AN UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE

A/N will be in bold.

This story is loosely based on Wizard101. Some parts of the story do not fit the game exactly. This is to make the story seem less game-like.

If you find any grammatical errors, have any suggestions, or have any questions, feel free to let me know.

Disclaimer: I do not own Wizard101 or any of it's characters. All rights go to KingsIsle Entertainment.

Reviews are much appreciated. No flames!

Now, without further ado...

When Ryan opened regained consciousness he didn't remember much. He remembered his name, for a start. He recalled his two friends, Jake and Clarisse, but couldn't remember anything about them except their name and their face. Jake had dark brown and piercing green eyes. Clarisse had blonde hair and deep blue eyes.

Ryan's eyes snapped open suddenly. A confused old man in robes was standing over him. "Hello! I am Merle Ambrose," said the old man, introducing himself. "You can call me Headmaster Ambrose. Why are you here?" Ryan ignored the question. He sat up and rubbed his head.

"Where am I?" he asked sorely.

"Wizard City!" the old man replied jubilantly.

Ryan looked around. He realized it was the middle of the night. A massive lake stood out in front of him, there was a massive castle to his right, and many colorful houses to his left. He also noticed that Jake and Clarisse were unconscious next to him. Finally, Ryan dressed Ambrose's question.

"I have no idea why I am here."

The old man frowned at this. Suddenly the door of the castle to his right burst open and an owl flew out. For a second, Ryan thought that the owl was just hooting, but then he realized that the owl was asking "Whooo?".

"What is your name?" Headmaster Ambrose asked.

"Ryan. And that is Clarisse and Jake." He said, indicating the limp bodies beside him.

The headmaster nodded. "Well, this is great news! New arrivals in Wizard City! You three can enroll and become young wizards, if you wish." Jake sat up quickly and yelled, "Pancakes!". Clarisse began to stir. "Of course," the headmaster continued, "you could stay in student dormitories for the night and decide in the morning."

"Who's this guy?" asked Jake, extremely disoriented.

After a good night's rest, they were able to try to wrap their minds around whatever was going on. They were in a city full of wizards who learned spells and attended a school of magic. This wasn't very incomprehensible because none of them remembered anything besides each other and didn't have a sense of what normal was. Ryan and Jake had stayed the night one of the boy's dormitories, and Clarisse had stayed the night in one of the girl's dormitories with another girl named Bethany. A boy named Simeon had told the three of them to meet him by the lake at noon to be informed about Wizard City.

At noon, Simeon told them what they needed to do if they wanted to enroll.

"The timing of your arrival is amazing, because the school year begins tomorrow! You must attend one lecture for each of the schools of magic in the next two weeks. Level One magic is taught in the mornings, Level Two in the afternoon, and Level Three in the evening. Each year you will either advance a level or repeat a level. After Level Three, you are permitted to either end your school career or attend a more advanced wizardry school. Wizard City has the most advanced and successful beginner school of them all, so be prepared for a challenge!"

"You will be attending one Level One lecture for each school within the next two weeks. You will then have an idea of what school you would like to attend the most. After the first semester, which is half a year, you will be permitted to learn spells in a secondary school of magic. You may attend lectures for other schools this semester, but may not learn any spells for other schools this semester. In two weeks, you will report to Headmaster Ambrose at noon and he will determine what school your primary school will be. Any questions?"

"How many schools of magic are there?" Jake asked.

"Seven. Balance is taught on Sundays, Storm on Mondays, Ice on Tuesdays, Fire on Wednesdays, Death on Thursdays, Myth on Fridays, and Life on Saturdays. Today is Saturday, so the balance lecture will be tomorrow."

"What do we do in our free time?" Ryan asked.

"Good question. Either help out with some of the problems we are having down at Unicorn Way or practice your magic. You could also go check out the shopping district."

"When will we get robes?" Clarisse asked. Ryan looked at his clothes and realized that he had been in a simple T-Shirt and jeans since the previous night.

"That's right! We need to get you some new robes! We will give you some temporary all-black robes for now. Once you have determined what your primary school will be, you can buy some robes that will fit your school colors." Ryan's heart sank as he realized he didn't have any money.

"Oh, and you'll be needing this." Simeon handed them each 200 gold coins. "Courtesy of Merle Ambrose and Gamma the Owl!"

Each of them thanked Simeon and headed back to their dormitories to change into their robes. After doing so, they each went their seperate ways. Clarisse headed down to the shopping district, Jake went to Ravenwood to look at the schools, and Ryan went down to Unicorn Way to see what the problem was.

At the entrance of Unicorn Way, there was a guard in a chainmail. When Ryan tried to get into Unicorn Way, the guard stopped him.

"None shall pass! Unicorn Way is off limits to those who are not trained in the art of wizardry."

"Why?"

"Unicorn Way is infested with monsters! This may be the work of Malistaire!"