A/N: A little shorter this time, sorry it took a little longer then expected to get this one up. I did win the bet though! Woo: D Enjoy!

Professor Z ran to the spot Lucas had disappeared from a second before. After a moment, he ran a hand through his hair and leaned back against his desk. Now what? He thought, Lucas is in the alternate timeline and I have no way to contact him. Zachary lowered his gaze to an indiscriminate point on the checkered floor.

After a short while, he raised his head suddenly and snapped his fingers. "The Janitor!"

Professor Z ran out of the building to find the casually dressed Janitor putting his bag in the back of Kelly's car.

"Janitor…Lucas…is in the…other timeline, I need…your help…" Z panted to the silent man.

Noel caught his breath and paused long enough to make a complete sentence. "Lucas took the watch and went to the alternate timeline to help the other Josie. How do we get him back?"

The Janitor looked at him, then at the suitcase in the trunk, then at the school. He sighed. He turned to Kelly and Josie, who'd heard it all. "I'll probably be a while."

Without another word, he took his bag out of the trunk and started inside.

Josie and her mother looked at Z who shrugged and jogged to catch up with the Janitor.

Josie started after him, but her mother grabbed her by the arm and shook her head firmly. Josie turned to argue, but saw Kelly's eyes and stopped. Her shoulders drooped and they got in the car and drove away.

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Professor Zachary and the Janitor sat in the Science Office, scientific looking graphs and diagrams, notes covered the chalkboard, and two cups of coffee sat on the desk.

One cup was empty and the other was untouched. Noel had spent the night researching multiple theories on time travel and the connections of paradoxes on the space-time continuum, with little to no help from the Janitor.

More then a couple times, the silence had gotten to the professor and he'd attempted to start a conversation; it didn't amount to much.

As the sunlight started to lighten the room, Z looked at the Janitor in frustration, "How are we going to fix this? We've come to the conclusion that there's a slight chance that Josie may be able to come back to this timeline without destroying the multiverse, but it's a risk, Lucas may try to bring her back without knowing about the danger—"

"He knows, he'll be cautious."

"...Okay, let's just assume you're right, what do we do about it?'

"We wait."

Z bowed his head to gather his remaining patience, before addressing the man again. "How long?"

"Long enough."

"How long is long enough?" Z burst out.

At that moment, Lucas appeared in the center of the room.

The Janitor stared knowingly at a stunned Professor Z.

A/N: Poor Professor Z! He's slightly confused... : P I'll update tomorrow, the fourth and final chapter! Woo! It's long...er then the ones before though so hopefully it'll be satifying! Read, Review and Enjoy!