Chapter 1: The day he got his powers

It was a normal day like any other school day. Like usual for Joey was sleeping. Today was December 14, 2004. The only weird thing about today was Joey was not just sleeping on his bed. He was floating or more like hovering over his bed. He was hovering no more then six inches from his bed. The alarm goes off. He falls like a ton of bricks onto his awaiting bed. "Ouch!" says Joey as he falls to his bed. "That wasn't my normal awakening feeling. I think I actually fell that time. What a weird dream too, flying over Booth Bay Harbor like that." Joey reached over and put on two rings and then walked over to the mirror to see his normal image. It was a guy with brown hair that was looking kind of messy with hazel eyes. He stood at a good height of five feet eleven inches tall. He looked to be a weight of about one hundred and fifty pounds and semi-muscular. He was of course wearing his lucky bracelet and thumb rings. One thumb ring had a dragon design on it and the other had a weaving plant like pattern. In his left ear he has an earring. The earring was a plain and small hop design. He looked to be at the time the usual teenage boy. He looked in the mirror with a disappointed face. "Another day in the life of a freak slash outcast. Well at least I am not alone in this world. I still have my friends."

Looked around his room, it was messy like usual. His cloths were spread around his room. "I really need to clean this room up when I get home." He then walked over to his closet and grabbed out one his blue sweatshirts and a pair of black jeans hanging there. He then walked over to his dresser and grabbed a pair of his boxers and some socks. After doing so he walked out of his room in his Victorian looking house and into his upstairs bathroom. It wasn't the largest bathroom in the world but it was big enough to be able to walk in comfortably and not be crammed. He then stripped down and jumped in to the shower not taking long. He knew he took a long time eating and didn't want to miss the bus this time. After showering and getting dressed he picked up his cloths and this time actually put them in the hamper. Joey then looked up for just a second when he saw a glimpse of himself in the mirror, but it looked as if something was swirling in the background. When he took a second look it had disappeared. It was his normal reflection. Well that is weird he thought. He finished getting ready in the bathroom by gelling up his hair into his normal spiked look.

Joey then walked out of the bathroom and headed to the kitchen like he normally did. When he entered the kitchen he saw his father at the table. Yet he wasn't the same this morning he was sitting at the table reading a newspaper like always, but his coffee was set on the table stirring itself. "What in the name of everything holy is that doing?" Joey said in a freaked out sort of way. "Calm down son and sit. I must tell you something important." said Joey's Father. "What do you mean you need to tell me something important?" Joey said with a bewildered look on his face. "I come downstairs assuming that I would find my parents getting ready for work and maybe get a happy birthday muffin or something and I find my dad sitting at our kitchen table and his coffee cup is stirring itself." Joey's Father then pointed his finger in Joey's direction and made the nearby chair move behind Joey's knees and then moved it forward resulting in Joey falling in the chair. "Now Joey, the thing I need to talk to you about is that things around the house are going to change a little. Some events and objects might be a little…" Joey's Father paused for a moment searching for the words he needed. "Well lets just say they will be a little hard to explain unless you except what I am about to tell you."

Joey had been sitting in his chair stunned. He couldn't believe what had just happened. "What are you trying to say dad?" Joey finally asked after a few moments. Joey's dad looked at Joey for a moment and then said, "Well what I am trying to say Joey is that you are a witch." Joey looked at his father and fell into a laughing fit. "What? That is hilarious dad. Okay now where is the camera? I know I am on a hidden camera show." Joey's dad just looked at Joey. "I am sorry son but it is the truth. You are a witch." Joey then laughed and said, "No I am not. Now how did you rig this little trick? Was it wire or was it automated?" Joey reached over and grabbed the cup. Examining the cup he found no trace of wire and looking at the spoon and the inside of the cup saw it was actually one of his cups. "Oh my god, How did you do that!" Joey's dad then said, "Well it is a very simple spell. I can teach it to you when you get home from school." Joey then looked at his father and said, "Wow… umm…" He sat there for a moment and then looked up at the sound of his father saying, "The only thing you need to be careful of is that you don't point at anyone today. You need to learn how to control your powers. Don't try any stereo-typical magic phrases, Most of them blowup in our faces unless we know what we are doing."

After a little while longer it was time for Joey to go off to school. Joey's dad had been talk so long that Joey didn't get anything to eat so his father zapped him up a donut and a cup of milk and sent him off to school.

Joey had gotten his drivers license a few weeks earlier, but he hadn't gotten his car yet so he still had to ride the bus. He walked out to the bus stop and started to wait as usual. Like usual the captain of the football team drove by in his nice beamer. As he went by the passenger who just so happened to be one of the other football players rolled down the window and yelled out, "Ha freak! Riding the bus again? What a loser." He then started to laugh and rolled up his window again. Joey was use to the guys driving by every morning. Usually one of the jocks had to say something. Most of the popular guys had cars. If you didn't have a car and didn't get a ride from one of your friends then you were considered to be a freak unless you could prove you had a good athlete quality to nullify the bus riding one. That was the unwritten law of booth bay harbor high. When the bus finally came Joey got on only after finishing the last part of his donut. As usual he walked all the way to the back where only the desperate sat. It was his usual seat. No one actually ever tried to talk to Joey on the bus. Most of students were sophomores or freshmen who didn't have any junior connections to give them a ride. They were not associated as 'bus people'. Most people knew most sophomores and freshmen had no choice in the matter of riding the bus. Juniors did though because they could get there license and a car. The bus arrived at the school a few minutes early. Joey got off the bus as soon as he could. He knew he might be able to catch up to one of his friends and talk to them until classes started.

Joey walked down the hall and to his locker. Joey's locker was located in a place where he had to walk though what everyone called 'The Hang Out'. The Hang Out was a place where the jocks and the cheerleaders always stood, Most of whom where dating each other. Everyday he walked by The Hang Out he would see Jennifer. Jennifer was the usual teen guys' fantasy girl. She was a short five foot eight inches tall. She was a fit flyer for the cheerleading team. She also was the co-captain of the cheerleading team. She was dating the captain of the football team. Every morning Joey would walk by and get a glimpse of Jenn. Jon, the captain of the football team, would always have his arm around her waist and be talking to the other guys. Jenn would usually be listening to the conversation they were having and comment every so often. Yet today Jenn wasn't listening to the conversation. She was watching everyone else go by. Her boyfriend too arrogant to notice talked on as normal. As Joey walked by Jenn, he had a funny feeling that Jenn was watching him walk by her. He tried to ignore it because if he was not right Jenn might tell her boyfriend and Joey did not want to fight Jon now.

Joey walked on until he got to his locker. This is where he saw his two best friends. Their names were Caroline and Matt. Caroline was the stereotypical looking artist. She wore cloths from the local thrift store. She always looked so natural in the cloths Joey usually thought she them herself. Matt was the more 'preppy' of the group. He wore cloths you would mostly think would come from a Pac Sun store. The three of them had been friends ever sense the first day of their freshmen year. Joey yelled out, "Ha guys, the bus came early today. I thought we could hang out and talk." Caroline turned her head and said, "Oh ha Joey. Yeah sounds cool. Happy birthday by the way." Then Matt said, "Yeah man happy birthday. How does it feel to be sixteen?" Joey laughed and said, "It is just another day in the life of me. I swear the only reason I live is to talk to you guys." Caroline chuckled a little. Matt looked at Joey and said, "Man you look different. What is wrong?" Joey looked himself over and then told them, "Well nothing really… Well maybe a little. I think Jenn looked at me while I was going by. It seemed as if I stood out more then usual this morning." The two looked at Joey for a moment and then Matt said, "Well I wouldn't be surprised if little misses' high and mighty did look at you. She probably came to her senses and actually saw that being in 'The A Group' isn't all it is cracked up to be." Caroline then added, "Yeah, those girl have to be starving themselves and backstabbing each other twenty-four seven. I mean who can be that pretty and popular if they don't do exactly that?"

As the conversation progressed into a long talk like usual talks with the three the bell rang. They all had to go to their homerooms. They all had different homerooms. Joey's homeroom was with Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker was the uptight English teacher and was not one to put up with any silly business. Mr. Baker's homeroom was mostly consisted of the over achievers and the cheerleaders. One of the cheerleaders was Jenn. This is was where Joey first saw Jenn and got his crush on her. Joey usually sat in the back of the class. He was not an over achiever nor was he in the A group. He did his homework most of the time in homeroom. It was usual whatever he didn't do the night before. He was doing his Geometry homework when he had the strange feeling he was being watched. He discreetly looked up to see the cheerleaders huddled in the group talking. This was a daily thing with them only Jenn was facing in Joey's direction today. She looked like she was dazzling off, Deep in thought about something.

All through out the day Joey kept in seeing Jenn. She was either deep in thought or acting strange. When he got home he dropped his stuff off in his room and he went in to the kitchen to find his dad sitting at the table looking at a book. It was a very large leather bound book. As Joey came up behind his father he saw that the book had really fancy writing. "What is that father?" asked Joey in an inquisitive manner. "Well this is your spell book Joey. It will have all the exciting spells you will be able to use. The only down side is that some of the spells have been banned. For example the time travel spell has been banned to any witch who has not had prior permission from the other realm witches council." Joey then sat down and said, "Well I guess my plan to go back to the past and embarrass the hell out of Jon is out of the question then. Well can I see my wonderful spell book?" Joey's dad handed the spell book over and said, "Yes, but you must not let any mortal see it. If you do then you might lose your powers or sentenced to a witch punishment." At that moment Joey's family dog walked in and said, "Yeah I really regret trying to rule the mortal realm." Joey's mouth dropped open. "When did you learn how to talk Benjamin?" Benjamin walked over and sat next to Joey. "Well I learned how to talk when I was about three or four years old. I can't believe that was two hundred years ago." Ben said. "Two hundred years ago! What do you mean two hundred years ago?" Joey's father then looked at Joey with a smile. "Well Ben here is a witch too. Witches live almost forever. I mean we are not immortal, but naturally we live forever." Joey then looked at the spell book to his father to Ben. "Any other things I need to know. I mean everything else in science and reality is being proven wrong." Joey's dad just laughed. "No, there isn't anymore. Now I suggest you go practice your magic. Start easy and progress to harder." Joey's father then got up and pointed at the table which had most of the dishes from lunch and zapped them to the sink.

Joey grabbed his book and ran up the stairs. "What do I want o be my first spell?" He flipped through the book looking at all the spells. Reading the first page he came across a spell for testing magic levels.

Testing Magic levels

Take your hand and do spell point position. Recite the following incantation while doing first point wave. "I am Testing my powers it shouldn't take hours, what level shall I study at?"

As Joey followed the directions he put his right hand fingers together all except for his pointer finger and pointed. He then waved it around and pointed up in the air. Suddenly a floating blue figure of smoke rose in front of him. It read: 'You are a newbie. You should go to the other realm and study at the other realm beginners' center.' Joey looking at the message confused walked out to see his dad in the hall. "I thought it might say that." He then motioned to the hallway closet and said, "Just walk into the closet shut the door and think of going to the beginners' center. You will arrive there. You will then meet your peers and your Spell master. They will be coaching you in your magical skills." Doing as his father said Joey entered the closet thought of the beginners' center and was magically transported there after hearing a strange booming sound. When he stepped out of the closet he was in the line. He looked around to see none other then Jenn standing in front of him. It looked as if she had been practicing for a while. She already had her spell book in hand talk to the people in front of her. "Jenn, you're a witch?" Joey said.