I dedicate this story to my loving mother and a good friend for helping me through a dark time in which I doubted myself, and didn't know what to do. The worst is over now.

Emerald Twilight

The sky was painted entirely with yellow and red with streaks of orange from various jets that had flown through the air earlier that day. The air was cool and crisp, and it felt like home. Miley leaned against Jesse atop a grass-covered hill, overlooking the city of Malibu, which was illuminated with green and yellow lights from buildings, street lights, and cars speeding through town.

"I'm really glad we found each other," said Miley, her voice gentle and loving.

"Me too," replied Jesse, abandoning his "bad boy" attitude, and giving into his love for his girlfriend.

The two leaned towards each other, preparing to kiss. Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded from high above them. The teens' hearts skipped a beat, and they looked up to the sky to find what had just happened.

Meanwhile, in Queens, New York, Raymond Barone sat on a couch in the living room, his heart heavy as he stared at a black-and -white picture of Frank, his late father. The Italian man could still see his father's final moments: the doctors had informed the Barones that Frank would not survive his devastating heart attack. Frank knew this, so he made sure his last hours were spent with his family and their loved ones. Following Last Rites, the elderly man felt his life fade from him, and asked Raymond and Robert to take his hands. The brothers agreed: Raymond took the left hand and Robert took the right. Debra gently grabbed Raymond's hand, and Amy did the same for Robert. Marie laid down on Frank's chest, knowing it would be the last time she could touch him.

"Thank you," Frank whispered. The elderly man then closed his eyes, and turned his head to the side. The room fell silent.

The memory ended, and Raymond set the picture down on the coffee table. I have to move on he told himself. It's what Dad would want.

"Ray," Debra called from the kitchen. "Are you alright? You've been awful quiet."

"I-I'm fine," replied Ray, wiping a the tears from his eyes.

The redheaded woman walked into the living room, a look of concern in her face. "No, Ray..." she said. "...You're not." Debra sat down next to Raymond, and put her hand on his leg. ""You're still in a lot of pain over your dad. Let me help you."

"I'm fine, Debra," Raymond replied, his voice short. "I just... need to be alone." The Italian man stood up, and went upstairs.

Debra sighed, having failed yet again to help her husband. Times had been so hard ever since Frank's passing.

A great explosion tore through the air, its origins from the very sky. Debra jumped forward, her heart pounding, and her breath heavy.

"What was that?" she asked herself, her voice reduced to a terrified whisper.

In Waverly Place subsection, New York City, Jerry, Theresa, and Alex Russo sat at the family table, their hearts heavy.

"I don't believe this happened to Justin," declared Jerry.

"I know," replied Theresa. "But Julliet's dying changed him so much."

Alex remembered the painful moments, the moments that tore Justin's mind: Juliet a vampire gifted with a soul, knowledge of right and wrong, and a conscious. She was tall with long, curled blond hair, and had a somewhat pale complexion. She was 2,000 years old, but had the body and maturity of a teenager. The girl lived with her parents, Alucard and Cindy Vanhusten, two vampires with compassion for humans, but lacking hearts or souls to combat their vicious blood lust.

Justin met Juliet when her parents opened a sandwich shop across the street from the Russo's. At first, their parents forbade them to date, just as in Shakespeer's story of Romeo and Juliet, due to the rivalry of their businesses. However, the two teenagers managed to form a relationship in secret. At one point, the two revealed their deepest secrets: Justin's being a wizard, and Juliet's vampireism.

After persuasion, the two got their parents to accept their love. Unfortunately, the Vanhusten parents' need for human blood lead them to attack Alex and Max Russo. Alex survived, but Max was savagely killed. As punishment for their atrocity, Alucard and Cindy banished themselves to Antarctica, a frozen wasteland where they would no longer be able to prey on the innocent. Despite this, Juliet stayed in New York, destined to be with Justin. For this time, the two were happy, but things soon took a turn for the worst: The Russo family, other than Justin, had trouble accepting Juliet after what her parents had done to Max, to their family. Alex hated Juliet for Alucard and Cindy's deed, but found it in herself to forgive her after coming to terms with her younger brother's death, and accepting the fact that it wasn't the girl's fault. As the family grew close to Juliet, though, her ex-lover, Mason, a werewolf, came to the city, searching for his old love.

The boy instead fell for Alex, but soon became violently jealous of Justin for "stealing" Juliet from him, and tried to kill him. In the end, Juliet was forced to bite Mason, reverting him into a wolf. The werewolf managed to cut the vampire girl's arm with his claw before he was turned into a wolf, causing her to lose her powers, and die of old age.

Justin was devastated, and searched for a way to revive his lost love. Knowing using magic would mean unbearable punishment, the teen gathered Juliet's ashes, and went to the famed Land of Vampires, where a way to reanimate deceased vampires was rumored to exist. Justin then discovered that the valley had been destroyed by an unknown force, and desperately cast a spell to save Juliet and the Land of Vampires, to make sure he'd never lose her. The spell worked, but the Wizard Council captured Justin before he and Juliet could reunite. The boy assumed his love had not been brought back to life, and sank into a deep depression.

Once in the Wizard Realm, Justin was put on trial, and his great remorse and fear caused his mind to collapse. The wizard then killed the Wizard Council, and absorbed their magic. The Realm was destroyed, and Justin departed into space.

Alex pulled her mind back to the present. "What do you think he's gonna do?" she asked her parents.

"I don't know," replied Jerry, gravely. "But we have to stop him."

The explosian roared above the town, and the Russo family felt their hearts sink.

"Justin," Alex sorrowfully whispered.

In the infinite blackness of outer space, Justin flew through the stars and gasses, his new magic powers granting him flight, and the ability to survive without oxygen. Soon, he told himself. Things will be different. I'll never have to experience another death again. We'll be together forever, Juliet.

Back on Earth, the winds grew more violent. The oceans stop flowing, and became crystalized. The skies over California became scarlet. The skies over New York turned dark blue, and the stars shined through them. The entire world was changing.