Disclaimer: I don't own WOWP or TOTC. All I own is the plot and the orginal characters

Alex rolled her eyes as the teacher read from the book, Tale of Two Cities.

"It was the best of times it was the worst of times"

"It is the dumbest of books," she said causing the whole class to snigger and laugh.

Note"Alex," Justin hissed, "the book is a classic"

"Yeah," Alex said, "as Candice would say it's classically BORING" Justin glared at her.

"There where a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face on the throne of France"

"Any chance either of them will ban STUPID BOOKS LIKE THIS"

"Ms. Russo," the teacher stated with a stern face, "I have had quite enough of your shenanigans and your comments. You'd better watch your butt"

Alex just rolled her eyes.

"Ms. Russo thinks that this book is dull," the teacher said, "so perhaps she should get a feel for what this story is really about."

In order for you to appreciate what happens next you must understand that they were not in regular school. They were in Wizard tech. At this school extraordinary things happened everyday.

"Alex Russo doesn't appreciate the book we are reading today. As punishment for her rude behavior she has to learn about the book the hard way. Send her into the book and she will live it day by day. She fails the book unless she gets an A."

Alex suddenly found herself in a place that she didn't even recognize. She was in a body she didn't recognize. "Lucie dear," an older woman, maybe 40 called to her. Who? But her body wouldn't bring herself to ask the question.

"Coming Ms. Pross"

Ms. Pross… that sounds familiar, she thought to herself, and I must be Lucie.

She walked out into the living room and examined it. It was big and spacious. At one end of the room a comforting fire burned brightly. The carpeting was the color of the most beautiful sun she had ever seen. She sank into a comfortable couch made of the most plush material she had ever sunk her tush into. She also noticed a baby grand piano nearby the other side of the room.

"It's time to practice the piano love," Ms. Pross told her gently. Piano, Alex thought wearily, busted. Alex had no idea how to play the piano. But Alex wasn't Alex. Alex was Lucie. Lucie said down at the piano and played the notes beautifully.

"You're really improving my ladybird," Ms. Pross praised. I could get used to this, Alex said to herself. From now on Alex will be referred to as Lucie unless it is written in italics.

Ms. Pross fixed Lucie her favorite lunch, and told her a story of her childhood days as they ate.

"Lucie my dear I have something to tell you. You received a telegram today. A gentlemen, the one that brought you across the channel when you were but a babe needs to see you about something. What it is I can only guess."

"Will you at least come with me friend?"

"Of course I am going to come with you, pet,". Ms. Pross gave Lucie a comforting look. Boy I could get used to this. Why does my professor think this is a punishment. It's much better then sitting in a boring math class.

"What do you suppose it might be about," Lucie asked.

"I can only guess ladybird," Ms. Pross answered gently, "but he did say to be prepared to find this of a surprising nature." Well surprising isn't necessarily bad, Alex thought to herself, after all, a surprise can be good.

"We leave tomorrow. The trip should take about 4 days."

"4 days!"

"Well Calay is about 4 days away" Ms. Pross explained as though all of this would make sense.

"Where will we eat? Where will we sleep? Where will we make our necessities?"

"Why in the carriage of course… eating and sleeping that is," Ms. Pross explained, "as for making our necessities there will be stops to do that. The carriage stops every other hour"

That must be why it's going to take four days, Alex thought, oh well, better that then the alternative. This still isn't so bad. It's not bad at all in fact.

The next day Lucie and Ms. Pross set out for Calay. Lucie was tired having woken up at 4 o'clock in the morning just to get to the carriage. She fell asleep immediately.

"Still think it's so easy," Alex heard her teacher say in her dream, "and you still think it's so boring"

"Easy yes," Alex admitted, "but definitely not boring. This is fascinating. Though I must admit it wasn't so easy to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning."

"You will have learned a lot by the time the punishment you face is done m'dear student," the teacher said.

"I don't see how this is considered a punishment. Sure some of this is annoying but-"

"Wait," the teacher said, "Just wait"

Note Justin is a teacher's assistant in that class