MagiSchool: Book 1 (GT-Reader)

***Author's note:** Warning: EXTREMELY cringey, as I wrote when I was in elementary (maybe 3rd grade)!*

## Chapter 01: Morning Dreams

As Rayla walked through the forest, leaves crunched behind her. She knew someone or something was following her. She whipped around when she heard a stick crunch, but no one was there. She pulled out her sword, slowly turned around and kept creeping through the forest. Another twig snapped, but this time Rayla didn’t turn around.

Instead she asked, “Who’s there?”

“Oh it’s just Viren, Rayla…” Viren answered. Rayla whipped her head around.

“Leave me an’ Callum an’ Ezran alone.” she  answered. Viren laughed.

“And why would I do…” Viren stopped. A snort sounded. Then a growl. Finally, a snore. Viren whipped around and there in front of his eyes was a giant…

Rayla bolted awake, sitting up in bed and drenched in sweat. Callum was lying right next to her, fast asleep and snoring.

“You are a mess, Callum!” Rayla whispered. She didn’t wake him up though. She just went into the kitchen laughing and snorting. When she finally got a hold of herself, she started thinking of her dream. Could Viren really still be alive? She wondered. Rayla suddenly heard a croak, telling her that Bait and Ezran were up. Callum followed the 2 into the kitchen.

“Rayla what are you doing up? It’s still 4:00am!” Callum asked.

“What are you doing up?” Rayla asked Callum back.

“It’s your birthday dummy,” Callum answered. Rayla sighed and headed back upstairs for bed. When Rayla fell back to sleep, she and Callum were over-towered by a dragon. He looked scary, with his pointy teeth and dried blood on his scales. But from the twinkle in his eyes, Rayla knew that this dragon was wee little. It was Azymondias (Zym)! Zym was now the king of the dragons, just like his father had been. Rayla and Callum smiled and waved up at him. Suddenly, he sounded a loud roar and fell to the ground. Viren stood behind the dragon, holding a sword up high in victory. He then turned to Callum with his dark magic eyes and jumped forward to kill him.

“NO!” Rayla shouted as she sat up quickly in bed. Callum came racing upstairs and into the room.

“What’s wrong? Fever? Runny nose? About to be killed?” Callum asked quickly as he searched Rayla for a sign of a flaw. Rayla laughed.

“Nope. You’re still flawless…” Callum trailed off. Rayla laughed a bit more.

Then she replied, “Just a dream, Callum.” Callum sighed and pressed his forehead against hers so that their noses touched.

“Good. I’m always here for you, if you need anything.” said Callum. Soon, he and Rayla were kissing. Then Callum did a backflip and headed downstairs. Rayla sighed and flopped back into bed.

“He better not be alive…” Rayla whisper growled. When she woke up again Callum and Ezran were at the foot of her bed. They immediately started singing the birthday song for her. When they finished, Bait spotted a piece of a jelly tart on the ground. He went to go slurp it up, but instead his foot got inside the jelly and Bait slipped and fell. Rayla, Callum, and Ezran laughed.

## Chapter 02: The Letter (s)

At that moment, letters flew in through the window. Callum turned around just as one of the letters hit his face.  The next letter fell to Rayla’s bed. The last one fell to the foot of Ezran’s feet.

“So… Are we opening them?” Callum asked.

“‘A course we are,” Rayla answered.

“Maybe we should wait until my advisors read them?” Ezran suggested, but Callum and Rayla were already opening theirs. Rayla’s read:

*Dear Rayla,*

*You might not remember me, but my name is Nyx. The Dragon Prince had me send you a letter saying that you are now accepted into MagiSchool. Headmaster is of course Ethari.  The Vice Headmaster is Lujanne and the superintendent is… AMAYA! I’m just the cooperator, who sends notes to all those who get accepted. Anyway, in MagiSchool, you will learn the arcanums of all the seven primal sources and will be taught to do Sky Magic, Sun Magic, NOT Moon Magic (you already know it), Ocean Magic, Earth Magic, Star Magic, and Dark Magic. You’ll have many classes and um… yeah this is kind of my apologies again. I hope you can forgive me soon and I highly appreciate you answering. Hope to see you soon!*

*Your “friend”,*

*Nyx*

Callum sighed after reading Nyx’s letter.

“Rayla, this is just the High School and vacation we’ve been looking forward to. MagiSchool!” Callum said.

Ezran replied, “I bet they have a pool!” At that point another letter flew through the window.

*The Directions to get here are…. Go to Lujanne’s hut on August 31st and stay for the day. On September 1st, head to the train station that appears only every September 1st and June 23rd. Board train 123 at 6:00am. The ride is only an hour. That leaves you another hour before class starts to get into your dorms and set up. PS: Rayla and Callum, you’re sharing a dorm. Ezran, you’re sharing the dorm with Emily Foosa. She’s an elf and she knows the Star Arcanum.*

*-Nyx*

“EMILY FOOSA?! WHO IN  XADIA IS SHE?!” Ezran yells.

“Rayla, we’re sharing a dorm!” Callum exclaims, happiness edging his voice.

“You all do realize that tomorrow we have to pack our stuff, right?” Rayla asks.

“Why?” Ezran asked.

“Tomorrow starts the month of August…” Rayla trailed off.

## Chapter 03: Time to Pack Up

The next night, Rayla was at Lujanne’s camp. She and Lujanne were meditating together when suddenly Lujanne asked how long she and Callum had been together.

“Oh um… Just 4 months. Was it that obvious?” Rayla answered and asked. Lujanne snorted. Then she drew a rune and said Restica Revels. Suddenly and slowly, Lujanne started to turn into Viren. Rayla pulled out her swords on Viren but again Rayla heard the words Restica Revels. Viren then turned into Runaan. Then Runaan turned into her dad, then her mom. Then, the most forgivable, lovable person in the world. Callum. Callum laughed.

“Rayla, Rayla, Rayla. You think I’d trust you? You’re an elf. I’m a human. What do elves do at the first sight of humans again? KILL THEM! What do humans do at the first sight of elves? K-” Callum started.

“Callum, wait! You can trust me. I’d never hurt you!” Rayla shouted out quickly.

“Then why do you have your swords out?” Callum asked. Rayla slowly put her swords in her pockets.

“You can trust me…” Rayla tailed off. Then Callum did something that caught Rayla off guard. Callum just, well, disappeared. Rayla looked around for him. Then Callum reappeared behind Rayla and killed her.

“AHHHHHHH!” Rayla shouted, waking up drenched in sweat again. This time she woke Callum up.

“Something wrong,” He asked, “Or was it a dream again?”

“Dream,” Rayla answered. Callum sighed as there was a crash in Ezran’s room.

“Today’s pack up day!” he moaned.

“Urgh.” Rayla agreed. A couple hours later, Rayla was kneeling in the room, deciding what to take. She decided to definitely take her assassin blades because, you never know when there’s gonna be danger. She then fit the “Rune Cube” as they had been calling the cube with the drawings of the six primal sources. As Rayla picked it up, it turned into a pentagonal prism with the rune of Dark Magic. Rayla sighed and moved on to packing several different elf clothing. She fit some perfume and scrunchies into her suitcase along with a couple belts. Then, she headed into the castle to grab some jelly tarts for Ezran and Bait. As she walked past the guards, they bowed, murmuring the words ‘step-princess to be.’ She bowed back to the guards and walked inside. When Rayla got back, she fit the ziploc bag that was full of jelly tarts, into her suitcase. She next fit her phone into her suitcase. Its main screen had a picture of Zym, Bait, her, Ezran, and Callum. Rayla laughed.

“I was so naive,” she whispered to herself. She then turned to face her bookshelf full of books. She stuffed a couple inside followed by her notepad,  pencil, and pen. She thought she had filled up with just about everything. OH YEAH! Rayla suddenly realized that she had forgotten her jacket and sweater. Also, a couple more school supplies. When Rayla finally finished, she zipped up her suitcase. That sound was followed by a BANG in Ezran’s room.

“HEWP!” Rayla heard Ezran call out. She looked at Callum who was across the room and at the same time, they stood up and rushed to Ezran’s room.

“HEWP!” Ezran called out again. Rayla bust the door open as fast as she could. But to her surprise, Ezran was alone with Bait. He had somehow done a spell to make his room completely flooded. At that moment, both Rayla and Callum understood. Ezran knew the Ocean arcanum.

## Chapter 04: August 31st

On the morning of August 31st, everything was surprisingly calm and still. Except for Rayla. Rayla was wide awake already as she had been awake all night. She paced the kitchen as she thought about Viren.

“He’s not so alive. He’s alive. He’s not so alive. He’s alive. He’s not so alive. He’s alive. He’s not so alive. He’s alive!” Rayla said counting on her fingers. When she ended on he’s alive she cried out. Ezran and Callum came rushing into the room with their suitcases.

“Time to go already?” Ezran asked, rubbing his eyes. Rayla sighed and nodded. So the trio (and Bait) started off to Lujanne’s hut. After a couple minutes of walking, Rayla stopped.

“I forgot my suitcase. I’ll be right back!” Rayla said, running back to the house. Callum slapped his head. A minute later, Rayla appeared dragging a blue suitcase with a picture of a snowelf, a picture of burrs, a picture of Zym in flowers, and a picture of her and Callum falling down a leaf from a giant tree. Ezran gasped.

“HEY! You have the seasons in order! Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall!” Ezran exclaimed.

“What? No! I have the pictures of Retima, Gnisaw, Remuyer, and Llaiu. What’s winter, spring, summer and fall anyways?” Rayla asked.

“THE SEASONS!” Callum yelled.

“No. The seasons are what I just said: Retima, Gnisaw, Remuyer, and Llaiu.” Rayla exclaimed.

“Never mind that. Maybe Xadia has different seasons than Katolis, Duren, Neolandia, Del Bar, and Evenere. Let’s keep going” Ezran said. Rayla nodded in agreement, but kept her head down. Until they got to Lujanne’s camp, she’d have to be the only elf for a while. There was a rustle. Rayla’s elf ears perked up. She pulled out her swords and started to circle Callum and Ezran, trying to protect them from the threat. Ezran and Callum noticed this and soon stopped.

“Why are you circling us?” Callum asked. Rayla didn’t answer.

“Hello? Elf? Rayla? Why are y-'' Callum started. Soon there was another rustle. Louder this time. Rayla stopped and moved in the direction of the rustle. She put her blades in front of her. She slashed at a bush. What she saw surprised her. There was a little girl about Ezran’s age. Her silver hair glowed in the morning sun and she was holding a glow toad. There was a star marking on her head and she had pointy ears. She was an elf!

“So… um… hi! Hey, you’re a moon elf. HUMANS HUMANS! AHH.” The girl shrieked.

“Ahh. So you’re an elf. Me too. Moonshadow moon elf to be exact. Are you heading to MagiSchool? By the way, this is Callum, my boyfriend. He’s Ezran” Rayla said calmly, pointing to the two boys. Callum blushed.

“Okay. I’m a Starglow elf. I am going to MagiSchool. My name is Emily Foosa.” The girl replied. Ezran introduced himself and Emily Foosa realized that they were going to share a dorm. Afterwards, the quad started towards Lujanne’s hut. However before they could make it there, Chitter (What they had been calling the Illusion Spider), jumped in front of them and roared. Ezran laughed, but Emily cowered in fear.

“Oh yeah! Emily, the spider doesn’t hurt. Just roar back!” Ezran said. Emily seemed nervous, but she roared back at it. An alarm started to beep and it was really loud. In a few seconds, Lujanne appeared, looking stylish in her new Moon Nexus Dress. It had moon patterns all over it which were surrounded by illusions.

“A-a d-do you happen to be named Lujanne?” Emily asked her.

“That depends. Do you happen to be Emily Foosa?” Lujanne asked. Emily just nodded.

“Then I am Lujanne, My job is to help you get to MagiSchool.” Lujanne replied. Suddenly Lujanne pointed to Rayla, Callum, and Ezran.

“I already know those 3!” She exclaimed. Bait croaked and glowed red and so did Justice (Emily’s glow toad)

“And Bait and Justice,” Lujanne laughed. Bait and Justice returned to their normal color. So the quad (Plus Lujanne, Bait, and Justice), headed for Lujanne’s camp. When they finally got there, it was time for dinner (they had lunch on the way) and they ate burgers while chatting about MagiSchool. Finally, Rayla and Callum realized something. Ezran and Emily had a crush on each other! They looked at each other and laughed. A few hours later, Callum and Rayla grabbed a tent together, snuggled up on their single bed (like always), and fell asleep.

## Chapter 05: Train 123

It was the night of the Assassin’s Attack. Rayla was chasing Callum through the castle. I can’t betray Runaan, she thought. Rayla soon had her blades on Callum’s neck. But tonight, they didn’t discover the Dragon Prince’s Egg. That’s because in a few seconds, Callum’s head was rolling away and there was blood everywhere. Rayla had killed Callum! Suddenly, behind her, Viren appeared. There was a large snake draped across his neck named Aaravos.  Rayla turned around. Tonight, she wasn’t an assassin who hadn’t killed anyone. She’d killed 2 (including the guy in the mud.), and she was now aiming for 4 (including Aaravos). Rayla soon had her blades at Viren’s neck, just as she had had at Callum’s. However, when Rayla sliced, Viren’s head didn’t roll like Callum’s. There wasn’t any blood. That was because Viren was an illusion. Rayla sat up in bed screaming, her head just below the tent roof. From all the torches suddenly lit up, Rayla assumed she had just about woken up EVERYBODY! Lujanne came running towards their tent followed by the load of students that had arrived last night. What an embarrassment that it was just a dream. Last to follow the group were Ezran and Emily because Ezran was telling Emily about the Ocean arcanum and Emily was telling Ezran about the Stars.

“Rayla? What’s wrong?” Callum asked her without even opening an eye. Rayla sighed. She had to admit it soon.

“I- I- it was just a dream…” Rayla replied. Lujanne stepped forward.

“Don’t be embarrassed. Dreams are okay. If they’re scary, you have a right to scream. Just try not to do that in MagiSchool. Rayla gurgled and made bubbles in her mouth. She had forgotten all about MagiSchool. They were leaving TODAY! A few minutes later when elf and human alike had left, Rayla scrambled to the girls changing room. She pulled out her first elf clothing and changed. When she was finished, she fit her pajamas back in her suitcase neatly and left. When she got back, Callum wasn’t there so Rayla went to check on Ezran who also wasn’t there. Neither was Emily. Rayla was confused. She pulled out her phone.

*Callum: Where are you? It’s 5:30. We gotta get moving!*

*Rayla: Sorry. Are you boarding the train? Gonna wait for 30 mins?*

*Callum: Yes and Yes. What’s wrong with that? They have free wifi and there’s…*

*Rayla: What?*

*Callum: TREATS!!*

*Rayla: nvm, I’m leaving and never going to MagiSchool. Especially with YOU!*

*Callum: Serious? :(*

*Rayla: A course not dummy. I’m headed for the station.*

*Rayla: Is Ezran with you?*

*Callum: Yeah. And Emily too.*

*Rayla: okay. Coming!*

Everyone was safe. Rayla sighed. Then she ran to ‘Station 123’ as it was called. Rayla had a feeling it was called ‘123’ because it only appeared every September 1st and August 23rd. Before Rayla could get inside the train however, Callum came out and Rayla bumped into him.

“Sorry Rayla!” Callum exclaimed as he helped Rayla up.

“I- it’s okay.” Rayla sighed. She then followed Callum inside the train. But what Rayla saw couldn't be described. Only described as un-describable. Rayla saw a train that looked like a house! There were about 5 chandeliers hanging on the ceilings in each section of the train and instead of regular uncomfortable train seats, there were COUCHES! Over to the side of the section Rayla was on, there were 3 tables with 4 seats for each table. Those were fancy as well. Callum was right, food and drinks kept appearing and disappearing to the seated guest’s wishes.

“Okay so, I never got your name, Moonshadow.” Emily Foosa said from behind Rayla. Rayla turned around and knelt down to be about level with the girl.

“The name’s Rayla!” Rayla answered. Rayla scanned Emily quickly, to see if she was right for Ezran. Justice croaked at Bait from across the room. Emily was dragging her suitcase next to her… WAIT! Rayla had forgotten her suitcase. AGAIN!

“Can I- Excused? Suitcase!” Rayla fumbled on her words. Her mind was so dizzy and all over the place.

“Someone. Suitcase. Can. Get. Please. My….” Rayla trailed. She grabbed a couch and fell asleep. TOOT TOOT! Rayla didn’t know how long it had been, but in a couple minutes it felt like, she heard the whistle of train 123. Rayla's eyes fluttered open. It had been such a long time since she’d had a peaceful dream and now she’d been awoken from it! Rayla's eyes looked everywhere. She soon realized that her head was on Callum’s lap. Rayla didn’t mind and neither did Callum. She looked around some more and saw her suitcase. It was time to go to MagiSchool. People started to depart and Rayla really wanted this vacation. She sat up, grabbed her suitcase and stood.

“Gimme one second, Rayla. I’ll be right there” Callum said. Rayla nodded and stepped out of the train and into the bright sunlight.

## Chapter 06: MagiSchool

In front of her eyes, Rayla saw a huge castle. She spotted a dorm in which one side had Xadian stuff and Moon arcanum things and the other side with human stuff and Sky arcanum things. In the middle was a bed half on the Moon side and half on the Sky side. Rayla guessed that was for her and Callum. A few seconds later, Callum stumbled out of the train and into Rayla. Rayla gasped and laughed when she hit the ground. She almost didn’t even notice she was bleeding a little.

“Rayla, hurry up! Let’s see if there’s a pool or jelly tarts!” Ezran exclaimed.

“Actually Ezran, I already brought jelly tarts for you and Bait!” Rayla answered.

“THANK YOU, RAYLA!” Ezran replied as he hugged Rayla tight.

“No-” Rayla started. CRASH! A window broke from above. Nyx looked down on the many students.

“Sorry! This isn’t the door. I’ll um- I’ll be there soon” Nyx yelled to all the students. A few minutes later, Nyx opened the drawbridge and it fell on top of the moat separating the students from the castle.

“Now sorry students, just where is vice principal Lujanne?” Nyx asked, using her most formal voice. Lujanne squeezed out of the crowd of students.

“Students, sorry. I’ll have to go now. Nyx will help you to your dorms.” Lujanne said as she crossed the drawbridge. Rayla pulled out her phone. It said: 7:11.Rayla sighed.

“We will go to each dorm in alphabetical order. Anybody do Dark magic?” Nyx asked the crowd. Claudia (who Rayla did not know was on the train) and a few others stepped forward. Nyx led them to their dorms. Ethari came out of the drawbridge.

“Anybody do Earth magic?” Ethari asked. A boy named Justin and a few others stepped forward. Ethari then led them to their dorms. Lujanne came out of the drawbridge next.

“Mooner Magickers like me?” Lujanne asked as she searched the crowd. Rayla stepped forward followed by a couple more people.  Rayla followed Lujanne through the many halls of the school. Lujanne went every here and there, dropping off students in alphabetical order. Rayla was the second to last. She was in dorm 450A. Callum, Rayla guessed, was in dorm 450B.

“Goodbye, Rayla. I’ll see you every Monday and Friday for Elements of Moon class. It’ll just teach you how to use your magic better.” Lujanne said. Rayla nodded and dragged her suitcase inside her room. There was a shelf on one side of the room and her half of the bed was blue with the moon embroidered every few inches in silver fabric for the blanket. So far, Rayla loved her room. But once she got to the other side, her happiness faded. There were pictures of Runaan and her parents surrounded by flowers to honor their death. Rayla burst into tears and sat down for a few minutes. When she was finished tearing up, she noticed on a wall, there was a detective board with clues leading to Viren’s whereabouts. On the board, she was just about NOWHERE. Yet even so, the board made her feel better. In the minutes before Callum arrived at the dorm, Rayla wanted to get her stuff, set up, and clean. She hurried because Callum’s name started with a C, so he would be one of the first few to arrive. After 5 minutes, Rayla had the room cleaned up and she sat on the bed. She set an alarm for 8:00am because she knew she was going to fall asleep after Callum got there. The door opened and Callum turned up on the other side of the door.

“Hey Rayla!” Callum exclaimed as he went over to her side and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

“Hey Callum,” Rayla replied.

“I’ll just set my stuff up and I’ll come join you on the bed in a second.” Callum said.

“Okay,” Rayla replied. Rayla got out of bed, lifted up the covers, put her phone under her pillow, (The pillow matched the blanket) and got into bed. Rayla fell asleep easily.

## Chapter 07: Elemental Sky Class

Rayla was lying down in a meadow. She could feel the grass tickling her skin. She laughed. She enjoyed this. Her parents appeared by her side.

“We’re sorry, Rayla honey. You have to carry our burden. We’re proud of you!” Rayla’s dad exclaimed.

“I know it's selfish, but sometimes, I wish you guys didn’t protect Zym, just so I could have you all to myself” Rayla said, not even looking at her parents.

“I-I’m sorry honey. Our time is-” Rayla’s mom stopped. She turned around and Viren was standing there. He easily sliced through Rayla’s parents and they cried out. BEEP BEEP! Rayla heard a strange beeping from somewhere below her. BEEP BEEP! Rayla sighed. She wanted to stay in her dream for a few minutes. But she knew she had class. Rayla got out of bed and so did Callum. They had left their schedule under their bed. Rayla looked under. She grabbed her schedule. It read:

*Schedule for Rayla: Monday*

1. *Elemental Sky Class -8:00*
2. *Elemental Earth Class - 9:15*
3. *Beginners Telescope - 9:45*
4. *Head Back To Dorms For Break - 10:30*
5. *Social Studies - 11:20*
6. *Lunch - 12:30*
7. *Star Arcanum - 1:40*
8. *Writing - 2:30*
9. *Reading - 3:50*
10. *Elements Of Moon - 4:20*
11. *Dinner - 5:30*
12. *POOL IS OPEN!!! - 6:59*
13. *Bedtime - 9:30*

*From,*

*Lujanne ;)*

Rayla looked up at Callum’s face.

“Do you have ‘Elee mental Sky Class?” Callum asked Rayla.

“YEAH! Do you?! Wait, it’s Elemental,” Rayla said, excitement surging her voice.

“Um… YEAH! DUH!! Idiot,” Callum scoffed. Rayla pretended to be offended.

“Dummy,” she replied.

“Elf head,” Callum answered.

“Know it all,” Rayla said.

“Lovebugs! EWWWW” Ezran said from outside the door. Rayla and Callum didn’t mind.

“Rayla…” Callum trailed.

“Callum…” Rayla trailed.

“GUYS!! We gotta GO! We have Elemental Sky class NOW!!!” Emily Foosa yelled. Rayla and Callum were shocked. They grabbed all their stuff for class and ran for it. They had to find the class! After 10 minutes of searching, they found out that there was a class called Sky where they would have all of their classes that had ‘Sky’ in it. A ton of people were already there. 2nd years, 3rd years, and 4th years alike. It looked like an elf was teaching the Sky class, even though there were tons of regular humans in the class. Some pure with no Dark Magic, some with Arcanums, and Claudia was the only Dark Magic girl there. Soren was in the class as well but he was a Puree (What people called pure NO Dark Magic people).

“Hello. Nice to see you people. Humans and elf alike. We were doing an introduction. Would you like to join?” Mrs. Joanna (The teacher) asked. All 4 of them nodded.

“Alrighty then. What are your names in alphabetical order? This school is formal, you know.” Mrs. Joanna replied. Everyone looked towards Callum. He was first.

“What?” Callum asked.

“Dummy you’re first!” Rayla answered.

“Oh um… My name is Callum, I’m a step-prince and my favorite thing to do is spend time with my girlfriend.” Callum said, quickly coming up with stuff to say.

“My name is Emily, I have a glow toad named Justice and my favorite thing to do is eat.” Emily said, grinning when she said her favorite thing to do.

“I’m Ezran, I’m a king, back in Katolis, but for now I’m a student. I also have a glow toad, his name is Bait and my favorite thing to do is eat jelly tarts!” Ezran exclaimed, saying everything very quickly.

“My name is Rayla, I’m an elf. I know Moon Magic and my favorite thing to do is spend time with my boyfriend.” Rayla said slowly.

“Good, good. Now have a seat. There are two over there and two over there.” Mrs. Joanna said, pointing to seats.

“I- uh… So, Rayla, I forgot Ezran was a king. It’s my duty to protect him from harm. I’m gonna sit next to Ezran.” Callum said.

“What, why?” Rayla asked. Rayla was starting to get a bit mad at Callum. Ezran! What about her?

“Ugh! This is confusing Rayla okay? I can’t- ugh.” Callum said, starting to get a bit mad himself.

“FINE! I’ll just go sit in the desk next to Emily!” Rayla replied, storming off to sit next to Emily Foosa. From across the room, Callum, who was sitting next to Ezran, sighed. He wished he could explain to Rayla why he had said that. Why was he such a dummy? He needed to choose his words more wisely.

## Chapter 08: Missing

Rayla had been skipping her last few classes. She was now sitting in front of her pictures of Runaan and her parents. She sat there, but she didn’t cry. Instead she went to her bookshelf (Where she had already stored her books) and picked out a book. It was titled: *Why Did The Dragon Guard Run?* Rayla wondered. Why did the dragon guard run anyways? Everyone except her parents. Rayla opened the book and turned to the first page.

*It is said to be true that the Dragon Guard fled from the StormSpire, halfway to the moon when Viren attacked. But why did they? It was their literal job to protect dragons and they earned millions of dollars on that. So why didn’t they stay and fight? I bet they would have earned a trillion dollars if they survived. Well, guess what. The dragon guard didn’t flee to stay alive. They ran because Viren had the power of Dark Magic and he could suck people inside...*

BANG BANG BANG! Rayla heard pounding on the dormitory door. She turned to the door and went to answer it. It was Emily.

“Rayla Rayla! It’s 10:30 and- Is Callum here?” Emily asked

“No. Why?” Rayla replied.

“Did you not hear me?! It’s 10:30!! We’re supposed to ‘head back to our dorms.’ Ezran isn’t here either. BOTH CALLUM AND EZRAN ARE MISSING!!!!!” Emily Foosa exclaimed. Rayla held back a gasp. It must be Viren, she thought.

“Okay EF. Listen closely. YOU STAY HERE! I’ll go search for them, but you stay HERE!!!!!!” Rayla yelled.

“But-” Emily started.

“No ‘buts’ just FOLLOWING. Okay?” Rayla asked. Emily had wanted some of the action but she needed to stay. Emily sighed and nodded. She understood. Rayla first went to check out the boy’s bathroom/changing room. She knocked.

“Is Callum in there?” Rayla asked.

“Who’s Callum?” a deep voice replied.

“Um, messy hair, light white skin, he knows the Sky arcanum.” Rayla said.

“Nope, never heard of him. Sorry,” the voice answered.

“S’okay, thanks for your help!” Rayla said as she ran off. She next went to search the Sky class, because sometimes, Callum might have gone there just to feel his arcanum. But Callum isn’t there. Rayla searches up and down the grounds of MagiSchool but she never finds Callum or Ezran. She heads to Ethari’s principal office (By chance and accident) after a while of searching and not finding. She knocks on the door and Ethari comes out.

“Rayla, what’s wrong?” Ethari asks.

“I can’t find Callum!!!” Rayla exclaims, rushing her words.

“Okay, okay. I’ll search for Callum. Just give me a description and I’ll send you a letter when I find him.” Ethari answers calmly. So Rayla gives Ethari a description of Callum and goes in search of Lujanne, Amaya, and Nyx. Once she finds them, their replies are similar. Rayla sighs and heads back to her dorm knowing that that’s where she’ll find Emily. But Emily isn’t at the dorm.

## Chapter 09: Viren's Alive!

Rayla paces back and forth across her side of the dorm. She hasn’t even finished the school day, and already she can’t find 3 people. Suddenly over the loudspeaker she can hear Ethari’s voice.

“Lockdown Lockdown. This is not a drill. Callum, Ezran, and Emily have gone missing. I repeat. Lockdown Lockdown. This is not a drill.” Rayla sighed. There were so many things wrong with this and she couldn’t even name all of them. Soon, a bird flew through the open dormitory window, carrying Rayla’s message from Ethari and Amaya.  Rayla took the letters from the bird and waited for it to fly away before opening the first letter. It read:

*Dear Rayla,*

*I searched the whole building and a  bit beyond. I cannot seem to find Callum, Ezran, or your new missing person, Emily. I’m so sorry. I wish I could help furthermore but for now, my job is to help calm everybody down. I’ll keep you posted.*

*-Ethari*

Rayla hoped Amaya had had better luck than Ethari. She was about to find out. She opened Amaya’s letter. It read:

*Dear Rayla,*

*I can tell you’re really worried about Callum, Ezran, and Emily. I am too. But the thing is, when I went to search for them, I saw some sort of cage. It held myself inside of it. When I went even closer to investigate, however, my breathing slowed down and I couldn’t see properly. When I stepped farther backwards to snap out of it, my breathing and eyesight returned to normal and the cage had disappeared. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help.*

*From,*

*Amaya*

That was it. Rayla couldn’t wait around hoping for someone to find those 3. She needed to look for them on her own. So Rayla grabbed her Assassin’s blades out of her suitcase (which she was grateful for bringing) and she put them inside her weapon’s holder on her belt. After a few minutes of seeing where she could get on her ‘Viren’s Board’ (as she had been calling her detective board), she left the dormitory, locked it (only she and Callum had the keys), and left to search for her 2 friends and 1 boyfriend.

An hour later, Rayla still hadn’t even started her lunch. She was nowhere with her search. She felt exhausted and she just needed to sit down for a second and eat. NO! Rayla thought, jerking herself awake. She needed to find Callum, Ezran and Emily. Or at least Callum. After a few more miles of searching, Rayla felt like she would break apart. Until she saw a cage. A cage holding her 3 friends.

“CALLUM!” Rayla exclaimed.

“I- Rayla, listen. I got myself into this-” Callum started. But the sound of a cackling laughter stopped him. It was Viren. Viren suddenly appeared in front of the cage.

“Long time no see, Rayla.” Viren chuckled. Rayla gasped.

“Viren, you’re a monster!” Rayla said as she pulled out her blades.

“No I’m not. I’m a protagonist.” Viren replied.

“Protagonist? Yeah, right. You’re a villain, a monster a-” Rayla started.

“Don’t monsters and protagonists mean the same thing?” Viren asked.

“No. You’re more silly than I thought. “ Rayla replied.

“Rayla- I-” Callum started.

“Not a good time, Callum.” Rayla answered.

“But we-” Ezran started.

“Still not a good time.” Rayla said, trying to concentrate on Viren.

“WE’RE DISAPPEARING!!” Emily yelled quickly.

“Y- What?” Rayla asked, but she already had seen what Viren had done. Her friends were slowly disappearing into thin air.

“Viren! Stop at once!!” Rayla screamed.

“The only way to free them is to get through me.” Viren laughed. Rayla sighed. She’d have to do this the hard way.

## Chapter 10: Rayla vs Viren

Rayla started walking in a circle and so did Viren. This form of fighting was called a ‘catwalk.’

“Viren, give up. This fight is obviously MINE!” Rayla exclaimed.

“Oh, but is it?” Viren asked.

“Yes,” Rayla said, getting madder by the second.

“Hmm, I survived a fall halfway to the moon. Might want to consider it.” Viren replied, leading Rayla into a trap. Rayla fell for it and stopped to think. Viren took his chance and raised his blade. SHING! Viren had cut a hole into Rayla’s skin, injuring her right arm’s bone. The force of the attack sent Rayla flying. Right into the school wall. The school, Rayla thought as she jerked to stand up, I need to protect the school. Viren appeared in front of Rayla.

“Give up!” Viren said with a cold laughter. Rayla rubbed her arm. If only she- HEY! Rayla knew some Sky magic!

“Viren, I’ve got the perfect gift for you!” Rayla exclaimed.

“Is it your death?” Viren asked sarcastically.

“No. It’s just a spell I learned.” Rayla said drawing the freezing wind breath rune in the air.

“ASPIRO FRIGIS!” Rayla yelled through the roaring wind that had suddenly appeared. Viren paused.

“NULATEYER EWASDECO!” Viren shouted, creating a tornado and a shield at the same time. Rayla gasped. She couldn’t do this. The tornado picked Rayla up and twirled her about 9 feet in the air. When the tornado suddenly disappeared, Rayla fell 9 feet to the ground. When she hit the ground, Rayla collapsed. She knew that at this point, she wouldn’t be able to defeat Viren. She looked at the school. Through her dorm room window she saw a pair of eyes. They belonged to Nyx. Rayla waved at Nyx. Maybe she wouldn’t be able to defeat  Viren. But maybe she could distract him until the reinforcements came.

“Why are you waving? Who are you waving to? This is no time to play. You’re supposed to be in agony!” Viren exclaimed. The truth was, Rayla was in agony.

“No reason. No one. It is time to play. I’m not in agony.” Rayla said, choosing her words carefully. Viren fell for it.

“Wait, what? What are you saying?” Viren asked. Rayla stood up quickly, knowing she didn’t have enough time, and made a dent in Viren’s leg. Viren collapsed and cried out. Then he started to say something weird.

“Reya Morsar Deliah Loliija Miyaa Amorst,” Viren said, using the last of his strength. Rayla stopped. Something was wrong. Rayla couldn’t breathe. Her vision blurred. Soon, she couldn’t see anything. She wasn’t breathing. She was lying limp on the ground surrounded by darkness.

## Chapter 11: Rayla's Awake

Rayla’s eyes fluttered open. She was on a hospital bed. There was a cast on her arm. Wait. What about Viren? Where was he now?

“VIREN! MagiSchool! I need to protect MagiSchool! LET ME GOOO!!” Rayla yelled.

“Viren has been dealt with. You’re still in MagiSchool, Rayla. Don’t worry. You just need rest and soon, you’ll be out of here,” A doctor replied from next to Rayla. Rayla sighed. If Viren was dealt with, then there was no need for worry. Rayla heard a knocking on the door. The doctor left to see who it was and Rayla craned her neck to see as well. It was Callum, Ezran, Emily, Ethari, Amaya, Nyx, and Lujanne. Geez, are they all here to see me? Rayla wondered. Apparently they were because as soon as they got inside the room, they all scurried over to Rayla’s bed.

“You deserve a medal for protecting the school the best you could!” Ehari said, rushing his words so someone else could speak.

“Yeah, you did the coolest Sky magic trick out there Rayla!” Ezran exclaimed.

“You saved us!!!” Emily whisper-shouted.

“You defeated the villain!!!” Nyx said, enthusiasm edging her voice.

“You did great!” Lujanne said.

“Amazing,” Amaya agreed.

“I- Y- You did some amazingly awesome butt-kicking things out there. We wouldn’t be alive without you!” Callum said slowly, while kissing Rayla’s hair, cheeks, and forehead.

“Thanks,” Rayla replied. She really appreciated everybody coming over just to see her.

“But shoo. Doctor says I need my rest!” Rayla said, laughing.

“You guys heard her! The princess needs rest!” Callum replied, following suit. Everyone groaned but reluctantly left. Except Callum.

“You sure you’ll be fine on your own?” Callum asked.

“Yeah,” Rayla replied. Callum leaned in closer and so did Rayla. Soon they kissed. A few seconds later, everyone else poked their heads inside.

“CALLUM!!” They all exclaimed.

“I- Coming! Coming!” Callum said, stumbling after them. Rayla laughed and sighed.

## Chapter 12: The Last Day

BEEP BEEP! *BEEP BEEP!* ***BEEP BEEP!!!!!*** Rayla rolled over. *OW!* Rayla sat up quickly, realizing her mistake. She had rolled right onto her damaged (but not in a cast anymore) right arm. Callum sat up from next to Rayla.

“Something wrong?” Callum yawned out.

“No. Sorry I woke you up,” Rayla replied momentarily embarrassed.

“Oh no. No problem. I just- never mind.” Callum sighed. Rayla got up and pulled out her schedule for today. It was about 8 months after her incident with Viren and today was the last day of MagiSchool until next year. Rayla read her schedule.

*Schedule for Rayla: End Of School*

1. *Breakfast - 7:00*
2. *Ceremony (Which Element Won?) - 8:00*
3. *Cafe and Snacks - 9:00*
4. *Party - 10:00*
5. *Talent Show - 11:00*
6. *Lunch - 12:00*
7. *ELECTRONICS - 1:00*
8. *Goodbye Party - 2:00*
9. *Take a nap before train ride - 3:00*
10. *Pool Party - 4:00*
11. *Dinner - 5:00*
12. *Train Ride - 6:00*
13. *Get Home - 7:00*

*I will miss you Rayla. See you next year. This time, Nyx is in charge of the Train Ride and all the stuff I did.*

*From,*

*Lujanne ;)*

Rayla snorted. Nyx! How could she of all people *DRIVE A TRAIN*. For goodness sake, she couldn’t even survive a day without breaking something.

A few hours later, Rayla was dressed in her fanciest dress (Gold with rainbows all over and at the bottom of the rainbows were moons. On either side of the rainbows lay the rest of the elements.) and Callum was dressed in his fanciest suit (tuxedo). Ezran had a mini tuxedo on (MagiSchool is an elementary, middle school, high school, and college) and Emily had on a mini copy of Rayla’s dress but with the Stars and Moons switched. They had to sort into their element groups, which meant that they would all be separated (Rayla in Moon, Calum in Sky, Ezran in Ocean, and Emily in Stars). Callum kissed Rayla goodbye and Rayla did the same. There were 7 people on the stage. Lujanne for Moon, Ethari for Earth, Nyx for Sky, Amaya for Sun, Mrs (Now Professor). Yula for Stars, Professor Morana for Ocean, and Professor Teresa for Dark Magic. Amaya took the microphone, as she was leading the ceremony.

“Before we start our regular ceremony, we have some points to be awarded and taken away. First, Dark Magic was in the lead with 4,896 points, but I hereby take 4,596 points away, due to Viren’s attack on our school. Now they are in last with 300 points. Ocean had 320, in last place, but I hereby add 80 points to them, due to Ezran’s kind heart and it was Professor Morana who stood out in the crisis and helped a special someone and nursed them back to health…” Amaya started. Professor Morana! She must have been the doctor in the suit who had helped Rayla in her time of need.

“...I hereby add 200 points to Sky Magic, as a special someone used it to defend themselves. That puts the Sky in 1st place with 3,567 points. But we’ll have to double check that. Our special someone defended the school from Viren’s attack, putting her whole life in danger.” Amaya said, building up suspense. Everyone in the room was on their toes, begging to know who the special someone was and which team was going to be the winner. Rayla already knew.

“So… come on up and take a medal…. RAYLA!” Amaya said. Everybody gasped. Then they erupted into cheers and laughter. They screamed Rayla’s name. Rayla felt herself blush to the reddest color as she headed up to the stage.

“Rayla, I hereby title you ‘student of the year’ because you protected our school from our now common foe, Viren. I’m not saying that the people of Dark Magic are evil, because I’ve seen what they can do for the good of their people. But Rayla, you stood out against Dark Magic and drove Viren away from our school. At least until our school reinforcements could come and protect our school,” Amaya said as she put a medal on Rayla’s neck.

“Thank you.” Rayla replied, trying her very best not to blush or stammer.

“And due to your heroic acts Rayla, I hereby add 4,000,287 points, putting Moon in the lead with 4,000,587 points!” Amaya  exclaimed. Lujanne let out a yelp and then, she couldn’t contain it.

“YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESSS!!!!!” Lujanne yelled, jumping up and down. Rayla let out a chuckle and everybody else in the room followed suit until every single person was laughing.

“What?” Lujanne asked, literally confused on why everyone was laughing.

## Chapter 13: Through An Exploding Train

A few hours later, Rayla and her crew were heading back on Train 123, and saying their final goodbyes to MagiSchool. They had all loved the school except for the Viren Incident. Rayla had gotten over her Viren Nightmares even though she still thought he might not be dead yet. But before Rayla could step onto the platform, Lujanne ran outside a squeezed Rayla until she turned red.

“I am SOOOOOOOO proud of you! Does your arm still hurt?” Lujanne asked Rayla.

“Sort of, but not much.” Rayla replied, feeling awkward after the hug. Lujanne squeezed Rayla one last time, then left her to board the train. The train pretty much looked the same but it felt different because now, Raya could feel the driver (Nyx), and it just felt weird to Rayla. Is this what Callum felt on our ride over to MagiSchool? Rayla wondered. Rayla shook her head. She had missed breakfast the last time she was on this train. She wouldn’t miss the snacks they were giving out now. They weren’t giving out dinner because everybody already had dinner. But they were giving out snacks such as Sherbet Floaties, Tadpole Pops, Blood Taffy, Cheese Quills, Bertie Beans, Nervous Extinguisher Gum, Gummy Frogs Of Power, Wolf Sweets, and much more. Rayla looked around hungrily, not able to wait to eat them.

Callum spotted Rayla targeting the treats and said, “Woah. Slow down there. They will be there for an hour. What about me?”

“First of all, it’s what you said. The sweets are there for an hour. You are here for me forever.” Rayla said, still looking at the candy. Callum paused, not knowing what to say to this. A loud BANG in the animilitary made everyone stop what they were doing though. This loud bang was followed by three more. Finally, Ezran and Emily got up from what they were doing and went to check it out. What they saw surprised them almost as much as it surprised Bait and Justice (the glow toads). Ezran yelped and with Emily’s combined yelp, it was enough to send Rayla and Callum running into the animilitary. It wasn’t something to be scared about, but if you saw it, you would definitely be surprised. As much as Ezran and Emily loved their glow toads, they knew that they had to let them go. The 4 bangs were caused by the glow toads unlocking a new color (pink for love) and because of both glow toads' first kiss. Bait and Justice liked each other just as much as Ezran and Emily liked each other (And Rayla and Callum). All 4 of them went like ‘AWWWW!’ and left the animilitary because nothing was wrong and nothing bad was happening.

A few minutes later, Rayla was playing a couple games on her phone and asking Callum how the ‘human’ game worked.  Every time she asked this question, she would add, “Emphasis on human.” Callum would laugh at Rayla’s jokes every once in a while, but he soon got tired of it and fell asleep. Only to be woken up again due to Rayla dropping food on his face. Callum woke up with a startle and Rayla laughed and made spit fall on his face as well as the food.  But a sudden crackle made everyone stop in their tracks. It smelled like smoke. There was more crackling. The coal had caught fire. The train was burning! The train started to smolder and rust while exits started to close up and the magic was draining from the train! Ezran and Emily ran towards the exits. They tried to pull it open. It wouldn’t budge. Callum went to help. It still wouldn’t budge.

“Rayla help us!” Callum exclaimed.

“No. I’ve got a more important job,” Rayla replied.

“But what-” Callum started but it was too late. Rayla had disappeared into the flames of the train. Rayla felt the heat burning on her skin, but she didn’t care. She needed to get to Nyx (the pilot). That’s where the flames would be the strongest and where she knew Nyx would be. She stopped when she heard footsteps behind her.

“Why did you follow me?” Rayla asked to the footsteps with her back turned.

“Thought you might need some help with the fire, seeing as I know the Star arcanum, I have a connection to fire! Stars are made of fire.” said Emily’s voice from behind Rayla.

“Fine. Come along. But know this, you’re putting yourself in danger. You might not see Ezran again, Emily.” Rayla replied.

“How’d you know about Ezran and I being a thing?” Emily asked.

“Obvious. Now let’s go!” Rayla exclaimed, running to get to the engine room. She heard quick footsteps behind her and knew that Emily was following her. The two rushed to the engine room, stopping every now and then to make sure that people were safe. Finally, they reached the engine room and found the whole place burning on fire. It almost looked like a volcanic eruption.

“Sefere Safere,” Emily enchanted. Suddenly Rayla and Emily could see the entire engine room without their view getting blocked by fire. They could also walk straight through the fire without getting burnt. Rayla felt a pulling in her chest. Was someone dead? Rayla quickly turned around as she heard a BANG behind her. Emily had collapsed on the floor. Using so much energy for the both of them had drained her a lot. Rayla grabbed Emily’s hand and tried to drag her through the flames, but Emily was too heavy.

“L-leave m-m-me h-h-here.” Emily said.

“What?! NO!” Rayla exclaimed. Emily smiled and put her hand on Rayla’s arm. “No no no no no! I’m not leaving you here!” Rayla shot back.

“Well, unless you want to carry a limp body, you have to.” Emily replied as she closed her eyes. Rayla started to shed tears but stopped soon. She needed to find Nyx and save her. She’d come back for Emily if she could. Rayla trudged through the fire, wondering when the enchantment would wear off. Not that she wanted it to. She just liked to know her limits. In a few minutes, Rayla’s foot hit another limp body. Was it Emily’s? No, the person didn’t have Emily’s silver hair. Or her glittering gold eyes. Rayla could tell because even when Emily’s eyes were closed, they still had a glow to them, though it was usually faint. The person definitely can’t be Emily, Rayla thought with a start. She’s a woman. About 37, Rayla guessed. Suddenly, Rayla realized that the girl looked very similar to Nyx… SHE *WAS* NYX!! Rayla grabbed Nyx by the arms and hoisted her onto her back. *This would be much easier with two people*, Rayla thought, feeling a sense of dread for leaving Emily. About 30 minutes later, Rayla found the exit to the train and found everybody off the train.

“RAYLA! HURRY! IT’S GONNA BLOW!!” Callum yelled. Ezran looked around nervously.

“W-where’s E-” Ezran started. He was interrupted by a BOOM which came from the exploding train. Ezran looked like he was going to cry and he looked to Rayla. *He wants to hear Emily’s alive,* Rayla realized. *Should I lie to Ez?* Rayla pondered. It only took her a few seconds to decide her solution. Rayla shook her head slowly. She knew how hard it was to lose to someone you loved.

“No. No no no! Emily’s alive. She- She’s on that train some-somewhere. S-she’s alive!” Ezran exclaimed, but rainfalls of tears had already started to pour down his cheek. Callum touched Ezran’s shoulder gently.

“NO!” Ezran yelled, ripping Callum’s hand off of his shoulder. An earthquake surprised everybody. It was so loud. It was shaking the ground so hard, and Rayla had a sinking feeling that it wasn’t an earthquake. Rayla was partially correct. A glowing figure surrounded by a constellation of stars was rising from the train wreck. It was Emily! But did this mean she was dead?

“Woah,” Callum exclaimed, “she’s reached her full potential!”

“Her what now?” Rayla and Ezran asked in unison.

“Her full potential. Come on guys! Didn’t you read Elves & Humans: Arcanums?” Callum asked, obviously confused. Rayla and Ezran just shook their heads. Emily landed in front of everyone and they had to shield their eyes from seeing the bright light, unless they would get blind. Ezran was the only one brave enough to walk towards the light. Emily’s glow grew brighter as Ezran approached. As Ezran approached, however, he started to glow pink for love. Ezran got closer and closer until he was nose to nose with Emily. They both said nothing, but Emily’s glow dimmed and they saw the two kissing. There were stammers from everyone, but they soon quieted down. Nyx stood up and shook herself off after the two had finished.

“What happened?” Nyx asked. Everyone laughed and fought over each other to tell Nyx their story. As for getting home, Rayla had already figured out that solution. They were in the middle of everyone’s houses and it should be close enough to walk to Katolis. So, after a few minutes, everybody grabbed their suitcases and animals (which had luckily slid out the back during the fire) and started off.

## Chapter 14: A New Threat

Rayla and her friends were safe, sound, and snug back in Katolis. Ezran was back to his kingly duties and Callum was back to doing well, everything. Katolis was asleep, the lamplights were off. Rayla was deep in her dreams. She was walking through the same forest where she had encountered Viren. Suddenly, a terrible cackling made Rayla turn around quickly. She didn’t notice who she was looking at, but he had spiky green hair and very sharp teeth. He had werewolf ears and very big eyes along with a bushy tail.. Rayla started to tremble.

“B-but w-w-werewolves don’t e-e-exist! Rayla exclaimed.

“Mhm. Yet somehow, I *do*. I am the Alpha Wolf, Cameron, Rayla. I’m here to destroy your world!” He cackled. Rayla’s eyes darted to his sparkling orange eyes. Then with horror, Rayla realized something was wrong. His eye sockets were showing every time he blinked. He was a dangerous threat, with his sharp claws. Yet Rayla had a strong feeling she couldn’t show her fear.

“Well I’m a moonshadow elf!” Rayla shot back with dignity.

“Hmm. One that betrayed her tribe. Your powers are useless. By the time you actually meet me, it’ll be day!” Cameron replied.

“How do you know that about me?!” Rayla demanded. And Cameron showed Rayla something truly creepy. His arm. It had a wristband on it and it was made of metal, but felt like flesh. And the metal was gold. Captured inside, was Runaan’s screaming face, begging to get out. Rayla gasped in horror.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO RUNAAN?!” She yelled. Cameron just shook his head, cackled again, and disappeared. At that moment Rayla woke up. It was day and Ezran was busy poking her (of course Emily was too). Callum was on the couch reading a book titled: Viren’s Defeat! It had been sent to him from Lujanne the day before.  They had no idea of Rayla’s dream and Rayla had no intention to tell them. She had a sinking feeling that Cameron was real. A real threat that Rayla might actually meet during the day. Her powers would really be useless then, unless she used the spells she had been taught in MagiSchool. Rayla pulled a chair next to Callum and pondered what spell she should use to defeat Cameron. Ezran grabbed a chair for Emily and himself and sat down as well. After a while,  Callum turned to face Rayla.

“Can you explain what’s on your mind?” He asked.

“What do you mean?” Rayla responded.

“You seem down!” Ezran exclaimed.

“You weren’t answering us when we called your name.” Emily replied.

“It’s 8: 40.” Callum shot again.

“We….” Ezran started.

“OKAY. I get it!” Rayla replied. She hadn’t realized she had been going over spells for so long. Her three friends stood in front of Rayla expecting an answer. Rayla grinned.

“You’ll have to catch me first!” Rayla replied, running off. Callum, Ezran, and Emily chased Rayla, but none were fast enough to catch her.

Until Emily said, “Teleportaties Rayla Caspee!” Emily glowed and her constellation of stars appeared around her. Emily was cheating! She was using her special potential! That was not fair. Suddenly, Emily appeared in front of Rayla and when Rayla tried to escape, Emily just teleported back in front of her.

“Now tell us!” Emily demanded, teleporting Callum and Ezran there with a snap of her fingers.

“I-” Rayla started. A loud rumble below the house interrupted her. Rayla started to panic. Could it be Cameron? The ground makes way and a small golden retriever dog comes out. Rayla and her friends pet the dog. They may not know what’s ahead of them, but they know that if they stick together, they can do anything.