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mumbled, to myself in a quiet fit of self loathing. Maybe next time the school is about to be eaten by a dimension hopping monster I’ll take my giant brain and magical toys and go home. Ungrateful bunch of people.
    Thankfully, my crew of misfits were here to calm me down and settle my nerves.
    “Lucas!” the Saint twins called out. My oldest friends on the planet, Roland and Morgan Saint. Born only moments apart, they were inseparable even though they argued half of the time. Roland and I had been best friends since kindergarden. We shared the same interests, computers, video games and comic books. Sadly, we even dressed too much alike. Roland stood in front of me with one of my favorite T-Shirts that he must have snagged from my closet. It was blue with the words ‘Doc Brown’s Custom Car Modifications’ painted across its chest. Roland grinned wildly and embraced me with a tight hug. His skinny arms barely holding onto me because he was so excited. His sister, Morgan, flipped her long hair behind her back and squeezed me as tight as possible. Her freckled nose scrunched as she doubled her grip. She was easily the sweetest person I had ever known. I was a better person because of her friendship.
    “Ro! Mo! I’m happy to see you, too,” I barely said, before they cut me off.
    “We tried to call you last night but your cell phone went to voicemail and your dad said you weren’t allowed any incoming calls on the home phone,” Roland said.
    Morgan added, “Yeah, Luc, he sounded pretty upset.”
    “You have no idea,” I smiled.
    “So, spill it,” Roland demanded. He was the conspiracy theorist of the group and wouldn’t let me go until he had heard every gory detail of what had happened to Sophia, Felicity and I.
    “We were so worried about you,” Morgan frowned.
    “No need to be, Mo.” I quickly held up my forearm and wiggled my fingers into a soft fist. “I had everything under control.” A fresh smile found my face and her cheeks flushed with pink surprise. It was a sweet moment between us but it didn’t last for long.
    From down the hallway an unwanted voice chimed in as she walked up. “Yeah, right.”
    “Felicity,” I grumbled. My academic archrival and all around pain in my butt had joined our small group, and she had brought her miserable pout.
    “You’re lucky I was there to bail you out, Lucas.”
    “Are you serious?” I snapped back.
    “Do I look like I’m joking?” she smirked. Her arms locked across her chest like an I-told-you-so shield. I was in no mood for her this morning.
    “For your information, Evilicity, we made it home despite you!”
    “Don’t call me that!”
    “It was your fault we were there in the first place, Evil!” I scooped up her hand that still wore the ring. It was dull and looked like it had no more power within it anymore. “You wished us there, remember!”
    “Yes,” she seethed, and snapped her hand back.
    “Soph and I saved you! Soph and I wished you back! Remember that, Evil?” I announced to all the other students roaming the halls. Felicity began to tremble with anger. Her hands balled into fists at her sides.
    “My name’s Felicity!” she roared. With a shove and a huff of toothpaste flavored air, she pushed past me. She stomped all the way down the hall and disappeared around a corner.
    Erupting in a chorus of laughter, Roland, Morgan, and I clutched each other for balance.
    “Only Felicity Campbell would take the time out of her first morning back to try and get a rise out of you,” Roland said, shaking his head. I stared past him toward the direction she had fled and for a split second I felt bad. I shouldn’t have pushed her buttons like that. Felicity experienced the same terrible nightmare I had. She just didn’t have the proper tools to handle it. Tracing the lines of the markings on my forearm with my eyes, Morgan sensed my mood had changed.
    “You all right?”
    “Yeah, she just rattled me a little,” I sulked.
    “Why’s