Oh looky, this is back :D Srry it's been so long. I own Alana and Michael and anything that ain't MoonScoop's, which is Code Lyoko if ya didn't know that already xD ENJOY!

I sat on my bed cross legged, laptop flashing lines of code as I typed in revisions and commands to my program. This was just one of the many afternoons I'd spent recently trying to perfect a search for the Lyokons on the network. This really was not a difficult program, I just took Jeremie Belpois's "sniffer dog" program and calibrated it to search for the Lyokon genetic code instead of that of a human. Just then the door opened, it was Michael with my lunch, something he called a BLT. Apparently that's two pieces of bread with leaves, squishy red fruit, and fried pig...appetizing, right? Actually it was pretty good.

"So how're you doing today?" Michael asked.

"Fantastic! In fact, I think it's ready! Just a teensy bit more work." I practically beamed. He smiled, putting the BLT on the table next to me and casually looking over my shoulder. He took a look at all the code, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

"I can't even look at this screen, let alone understand it. You're a real genius, ya know that?" Michael said for the 23rd time that week.

"I keep telling you it's not hard and that I'm not that good a programmer. All I'm doing is copying an existing program and tweaking it a little. If I were anywhere near good I could have done this in a day, instead it's taken a week!" I replied.

"Yeah, well it would have taken anyone here at least a month, so I still say you're great!" he gave me a thumbs up.

I thanked him before tweaking the last line of code and testing the program on a simulator. This took the visual form of the Holoweb system map being scanned by a small, blue circle. It ran for a while, slowly scanning the entire map, I kept my eyes trained on the screen. If any little thing went wrong, I would catch it.

"So-" Michael started to ask but I shushed him, this required concentration...everything looked good...and...It flashed the green plus sign.

"SUCCESS!" I screamed, quickly having to stifle myself in order to not be heard by a teacher.

"It works?" Michael asked.

"MHM!" I agreed excitedly.

"AWESOME!" he said. I was in disbelief, I thought for sure there would be something wrong, but there it was, maybe I hadn't given myself enough credit.

"And now..." I said, "we run it for real."

"What about classes?" Michael pointed out. I stopped short...oh yea...classes...

"Um...what day is it?" I asked, all this being stuck behind a computer and working had disoriented me.

"Friday." Michael replied

"Perfect, we have no classes tomorrow, we can run it then. It'll take all day." I said.

"Okay, sounds cool. So...classes are over for today and you finished with that...whatcha wanna do?" Michael asked.

"We could walk in the woods." I suggested. "It's what I...used to do..." He nodded.

"Sure."

We walked in the forest in silence for a bit before I stopped short.

"Wait a sec, Michael...you said I couldn't run the program now because of classes...and then that classes were over for the day...that makes no sense." I said. A small smile appeared on his face.

"Ya caught me, haha, just wanted you to take a break, ya know. You've worked really hard to get back to Lyoko and away from Earth, but I wish you'd take the time to see how great it can be right here. I mean look around. Wait...I know this place...come here Alana." he said, walking off to the right, I went with him and soon came to a cliff overlooking thicker forest with a lake right below.

"Oooo, a lake!" I said, there were lakes in lyoko, very few, but they were there, and I wasn't afraid of those. Without thinking I tensed up my legs, but Michael, seeing what I was about to do, tackled me to the ground. He looked down at me, blushed faintly, and got back up.

"What was that about, you want to end up in the hospital again?" Michael demanded.

"...I'm sorry...I keep forgetting about the whole nonexistence of lifepoints...everyone is so much more fragile here."

"It's alright, just try not to do it again." He said. I nodded. I looked out over the valley for a minute, this may have been a forest, but, it was nothing like the forest sector, this had more detail, it seemed...alien. That's because, well, it was...The clothing everyone wore, the food, the culture, everything was just different...

"I don't belong here..." My words came as scarcely more than a whisper.

"What?" Michael asked.

"I said I don't belong here, or on lyoko for that matter. I'm an outcast everywhere I go!" I was much louder this time.

"What are you talking about? You've only been here for a little bit and it seems like you fit in fine on lyoko." Michael said. I jerked upward and pounded my fist at a tree, a branchful of leaves fell.

"MICHAEL, THEY HAD ENOUGH SKIDS FOR EVERYONE BUT 1 PERSON, THEY COULD HAVE LITERALLY PICKED ANYONE ELSE TO STAY BEHIND, BUT WHO DO THEY PICK? ME!" I glared and steamed for a second before my angry spurt ended and I just slumped against a tree.

"I'm a total outcast no matter where I go, what I do, who I'm with...I may have a friend or two here or there but...I just don't fit, not here, not Lyoko, not anywhere..."

Michael knelt down in front of me, forcing me to make eye contact.

"I don't see an outcast. I see a strong girl who's just beginning to bloom in this world. One who has yet to be discovered. The reason they picked you, was because they saw you were strong enough to do it." he smiled.

"I suppose so..." I said, a faint smile appearing on my face as well which made his light up.

"Come on, I know something we can do." Michael said, gently pulling me away from the cliff and back to the academy.

"What is it?" I questioned.

"It's a surprise." We walked back and to Kadic and to the fields. Some kids were running around kicking a ball around and screaming.

"What is this...?"

"Soccer-"

"Oh, soccer, I got this." I said with a smirk.

"What do you know about soccer Alana?" Michael asked, confused.

"Plenty." I said, then ran off to play. I got the ball and ran through the crowd of about a dozen kids and scored even though the goalie was at least twice my size. The kids were stunned.

"Wow, this chick got game." One of them said.

"Lucky shot." The goalie said. "Let's see if you can do that again."

"Let's." I reply. Now I don't wanna bore you with the details, so I'll get right to the point. I kicked butt several times over.

"How..." they were left saying.

"And that's how we do that in Lyoko!" I cheered, then walked back over to Michael. "Well, that was fun."

"But how...how are you so good at soccer..." he asked, shocked.

"In Lyoko we played soccer too, 'cept we played with kankrelats. This ball you play with doesn't try to run away or shoot at you, making the game about 14 times easier. Plus on Lyoko I was a champ in the first place, so, yeah."

"You did?"

"Mhm, Lyokons need things to occupy their time as well." I stuck my tongue out at him. Playing soccer had taken my mind off things and I was now in a much better mood. Michael noticed this and smiled. The he causally glanced at his watch

"Oh wow, it's really late. We should get to dinner." He mentioned

"Tomorrow we run the search."

"And I'll escort you home."

"Right. Hey, what's for dinner?" I asked.

"Fettuccine Alredo." Michael answered. I gave him a blank look.

"Come on, you'll see." and he pulled me off to the cafeteria.

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