Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko, but I own this game. -holds up (insert game I own here)-

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It was 5:30 on a serene Saturday morning, and Jeremie was sleeping in his bed-- the supercomputer was destroyed, Aelita was out of danger, XANA was gone-- most importantly to the young boy resting peacefully, Aelita was safe.

The door to his room clicked, and a certain girl with pink hair slipped into his room and softly shut the door. Aelita slowly smiled as she saw how peaceful his face was, now that his enemies were out of the way. She felt like going over to him and giving him a big hug, but she knew she couldn't do that. She looked over at his computer. It was on, but idle at that moment. Suddenly, she saw a IM pop up on the screen. She looked at the username, and gasped. It couldn't be...

"Daddy?" she exclaimed softly, as not to wake Jeremie. She looked back, unsure of whether to wake him or not.

This is Franz Hopper. I don't know if any of you are even awake right now, but it's my only chance. I'm trapped in the supercomputer, and something- or someone- turned the computer back on. Please respond..

She decided to reply. But before she could, Jeremie stirred and woke up, stretching. She looked over at him again, getting up and walking over to his bed. He rubbed his eyes and yawned before speaking.

"Aelita? Is that you?" She nodded faintly.

She almost forgot what she was about to say when he wearily smiled at her. She smiled back at him.

"Come over here!" she whispered excitedly. "I think my dad is trying to communicate with us!"

"But why did you come in here at this hour?" he whispered back. It seemed that he had shook off the morning fog.

Her cheeks went the slightest shade of pink as she replied, stammering, "W-well, I was just going to check up on you, and then this popped up on your computer." He grinned then.

Jeremie moved over to his computer and looked at the incoming ID. He seemed deep in thought for a moment before speaking.

"Aelita, could you please get the ID papers from the drawer?" he asked.

She looked up, lost in her thoughts about a certain genius. "Sorry, I didn't catch that."

He repeated the question, and she replied, "Of course." She walked over to the set of drawers, opened one, and turned as red as a beet. She quickly slammed it back shut. Man, this is not my day, she thought.

Jeremie looked over at her, noticing she was blushing, and asked, "Is everything all right?"

She hurriedly said, "It's nothing, Jeremie, just the wrong drawer."

Knowing which drawer she had opened, he blushed as well. "It's the third drawer down," he mumbled.

"Here they are, Jeremie," she called, walking back over to him.

"Thanks. You can sit here, if you want," he said, rising from his seat and offering it to her.

"Thank you. You're always so nice…" to me, she added in her mind.

"It's… nothing, Aelita," he stammered, blushing. "Well, let's get to work on..." I can't believe I'm saying this... "your dad's materialization."

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As Jeremie finished typing in the last string of data for Franz Hopper's materialization, he stood up.

"Aelita, would you do the honors?" he asked, bowing.

She giggled. "Of course I will!" She pressed the 'Enter' key and ran to the elevator, along with the rest of the group. Odd mashed the button to go to the scanner floor, and off they went.

As the elevator doors opened, Aelita was the first one out, running toward the scanner. It emitted some steam, but she held her breath and waited.

Jeremie came up beside her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder and smiled at her. "It's going to be all right, Aelita."

"Thanks, Jeremie," she smiled uneasily, as she awaited the door's opening. Suddenly, the doors released, and the smoke started to clear.

"Can you see anything?" Odd shouted from behind them all. He had gotten there the last, and therefore was at the back of the room.

"No, not yet," Jeremie replied. "Wait... I see something.. it's-" he was interrupted by the pink form next to him. "It's my dad!" she cried, running up to hug him. Franz smiled, stood up and hugged his daughter.

Jeremie, who was grinning occasionally removing his glasses and wiping his eyes, looked like he had never been happier. Aelita pulled back and smiled at her dad.

"I thought... that'd I'd never see you again," she sobbed out. Franz spoke for the first time in who knows how long.

"I admit, I thought it not possible... after what happened before you shut down the supercomputer... but, here I am..." he whispered gently, walking out of the scanner. Almost everyone in the room was crying tears of joy.

Aelita seemed to realize at that moment that Jeremie was still there, and turned back around. She smiled at him, and spoke, her voice cracking,

"Jeremie... meet my dad."