Summer vacation's so close I can taste it. I'm out that door as soon as the teacher stops talking. Summer homework: keep a journal. That's not too bad. Better write my name on my notebook before I forget: Adam Clemens. Don't get me wrong, I'm not crazy about homework. Just, it could be worse. And I can already guess what my first entry's going to be: "Summer Vacation, Day 1: Aunt chewed me out. Grounded for a week." Maybe this journal thing's not such a great idea after all. Oh, we got another assignment, due today: "My Summer Vacation." We're supposed to write our goals for this summer. Well, here goes…

1.This summer I'm going to hang out with my friends!

2.As a personal goal, I want to be able to swim half a mile!

3.Next year I promise not to misbehave in class.

'I promise not to misbehave in class… Or at least not to get caught, hehe.'

Heh, that all sounds pretty convincing. Summer vacation, here I come… Not that I have any idea what I'm doing this summer. But, I guess not having any expectations isn't all bad. I mean, whatever ends up happening, it'll be a surprise!

"There's the bell Have a good summer. Class dismissed!"

Adam and his two friends start to head out the door when the teacher stops him. "Not you, Adam Clemens! Sorry, but your vacation doesn't start quite yet. Your friends are going home, but you're going straight to the library, young man."

"Aw, c'mon, Mr. Blair! Why?"

"Think about it."

"Mmmm… Done. I got nothing."

Mr. Blair shakes his head. "Let's take a trip down memory lane… to this morning! When you were late to my class for the-how many times is it now?"

Adam shrugs. "That would be… I don't know."

"Enough times that you've forgotten apparently!" Mr. Blair sighs. "Adam… You're not a bad student by any means. But occasionally, you require a little… correction, shall we say. Which is why, I have decided to put you in charge of cleaning up the library. Maybe a little straightening up there will help straighten you out, too."

"Look, I see what you're trying to do here. But the last day of school? You gotta be kidding! I mean, it's summer vacation!"

"Vacations are to be earned. And you've got a lot of earning to do, my boy. Mr. Randell's down in the library. Don't keep him waiting."

"…"

"And don't even think about loafing off or sneaking out. Not unless you want me to pay a visit to your house."

"…Yes, Mr. Blair. Well, see ya!" Adam turns to leave towards the library. "Oh, and I hope you have a really, really great summer vacation." As Mr. Blair had said, he wasn't a bad boy. He just needed some direction.

Once Adam had reached the library, he was surprised to find no one was there. "Huh? I thought Mr. Randell was supposed to be here." He looked around the desks and started to tidy up once in a while until he noticed something on the library table. "Check out that book! It looks older than Mr. Blair!" Ever the curious boy, Adam sat himself down to read it. "Wonder what it's about? The pictures are pretty cool. Swords…wizards…" As he turned the pages he discovered something odd about the book. "Huh? That's funny. The book just stops halfway through. The pages are all blank! Let's see what the last page with writing on it says… 'One is fated to fill these barren pages. Know you his name?'" Adam smirked as he got out his pencil. "'Know you his name'…? What's with all the backwards words? Well I never pass up a chance to write in a library book! I'll tell you his name! 'His name is…" He pauses just before he writes is own name in the book. "…'Adam Clemens!'" After he finishes writing his name a bright light from the book swirls around him and he feels like he's dropping a million feet. "Not Good!"