Why I, the Mitochondria, Should Remain on the Boat

Running, walking, standing, eating - even breathing - requires energy. The basic functions of our daily lives can only work with energy, energy that we get from the food that we eat. How does this relate to cells? Why should I, the mitochondria, remain in the cell? I am the power house, I provide energy for the cell to function. Without me, the cell would not be able to move, divide, breathe or survive. During the day time, chloroplasts can provide their jobs and create food for the cell. But what happens if there is nobody to convert that food into usable energy? That's when I come in, I take the food that the chloroplasts create and transform it into ATP, the energy that the cell uses to carry out basic life functions. Without me, the plant would surely die by lack of ATP which is made by cellular respiration in the cristae, folds in my inner membrane. That is why I should remain in the cell.