AN: CHAPTER 10 IS UP PEOPLE! Woo hoo! I got some great reviews last chapter which always motivates me, but there was one reviewer who really got my attention. He hasn't been able to see any of the episodes from season two, yet he knows so much about Code Lyoko! It's amazing! And you know who you are. Lol Anyways, with that said, here's chapter 10!

Chapter 10: From Nightmare, to Dream

It was happening again! It was that same nightmare he always had when he fell asleep. Actually, Ulrich hadn't had this nightmare for a while. In fact, he almost forgot about it.

The nightmare would play in his head like a motion picture, showing everything that happened on December 18th. The weird thing, was that Ulrich saw this event through another perspective than his own. For some reason, it was like he had been in someone else's body who had been watching the entire catastrophe!

Each time, it was the same. They fought off the one crab, then the two hornets, and then Aeltia would get into the tower and Ulrich would run for Yumi as fast as he could to save her from falling into the digital void, but just like in real life, he was always too late, and Aelita never made it in time. The nightmare was horrible because it only reminded Ulrich of that day. It was like a curse, making sure he never forgot that it was his fault Yumi disappeared.

But in reality, it wasn't, he just mentally beat himself up for not getting there in time to grab Yumi's hand and bring her beck to safety.

This night, however, was different than all the other times he had this nightmare. He groaned inside, because he knew this play-by-play too well and didn't need the grief again.

Everything went the way it was, and nothing had changed, until the "flashback" got to the part when Ulrich ran to save Yumi, but was too late. This time, he dived for the edge just 2 seconds sooner, and he felt a small, smooth hand in his.

He had done it! He finally saved Yumi! He held onto her tight grasp, and brought her up to the ground. He got one last final look at his beauty before a white light took hold of everything, and this time, he wished Aeltia waited just a little longer.

Ulrich woke up to the sound of a beeping fanatic. It was his alarm clock. He looked at the time, and realized he was already running late. He got mad at his alarm clock for being the cause for the "return to the past trip" in waking him up, and threw it at the wall and ended up breaking it.

He didn't care though, so he ran out of his room and tried to find his way to through the humongous house.

Once he had finally managed to get himself together, he flew down the stairs and ate the breakfast his mom had made. It was pancakes with strawberries and whip cream. One of Ulrich's favorites.

"Mom, how am I supposed to get to school?" Ulrich asked, realizing that there probably wasn't a bus to take.

"Well, I'll drive you of course. That's what all the other kids do here. And if you want to get to school on time, you had better cram that down your throat, and hop into the car." Ulrich's mom replied as she turned off the burner and put her coat on.

Ulrich looked at his mom and gave her a questioning glance. She understood what her son was trying to say, and led him out to the 3 car garage.

"Behold our new car!" Mrs. Stern exclaimed as she pointed at a black Mercedes. "But how?" Was all Ulrich could manage to cough up.

"It was with the house. Your father paid for it, and asked for it to be at our house when we arrived. So no more questions get in the car!"

Ulrich obeyed and hopped in the driver's seat. "Umm. Another thing Ulrich, in the United States, the driver sits in the passenger's seat." Mrs. Stern said as Ulrich blushed and noticed the wheel and other controls were indeed on the left side of the car.

"Why? That's kind of weird don't you think?" Ulrich asked as he slid to the other side. "Well, people here think it's weird to have the driver's seat on the right side of the car. And besides, it's the law."

So Ulrich just sat there and waited through the drive to his new school. He got to enjoy the scenery this time. Since it wasn't so dark.

After a 5 minute drive, Ulrich and his mom pulled up to a school with a huge fancy gate that had kids of all kinds walking through it, and into the courtyard. They weren't wearing uniforms, and Ulrich was thankful to know that he wouldn't have to start wearing navy blue collared shirts.

The sign at the top of the gate read Westbury Academy in gold curvy letters and the school itself was enormous! Much bigger than Kadic. But then again, it looked like there were more kids who attended school there.

"Well, honey, I hate to leave you, but you need to hurry off now and meet some friends." Mrs. Stern said as she glanced at the clock. It read 8:30 am, which meant Ulrich had 15 minutes before school started.

"Alright mom, I get the picture. I'll leave." Ulrich said in a jokingly manner. "See you on the weekend! And call us every night! Okay?" Mrs. Stern said as she waved goodbye to Ulrich. "Alright mom, see you on Saturday!" Ulrich said as he shut the door and his mom sped off.

Ulrich put his book bag on his other shoulder as he walked through the gate of his new home. He closed his eyes for just a second as he braced himself for the day.

He had to open his eyes very abruptly though, because he had bumped into someone as he was walking. Great, Ulrich thought, just what I need. Humiliation! But, when he looked up to see who the lucky winner was to be the first person he talked to, he was surprised to see a very familiar face. So familiar, it was almost scary!

AN: Sorry the chapter was so short, but I had to leave a cliff there. Anyways, you can guess who it is. The Yumi look-a-like. So if you want to find out what happens next, review and if I get enough, I'll update tomorrow. Thanks for taking the short amount of time it took to read this chapter! tinkerbellbt

Question of the Day:

Give me names that can be used for a super star. Whoever's is the best, gets to have their name in the next authors note, and obviously I will use your celebrity name. Thanks!