A/N: Just thought I'd let everyone know, so no one's confused, Alex's adoption has nothing to do with the clouds. Jerry and Theresa know that the chances of them surviving are very slim, so they feel as though that is something they need to off their chests before anything bad happens.

Disclaimer: Yeah, Yeah, you get it.

Chapter 2

Alex was at a loss for words at what she just heard. All her life she thought she was a Russo. She lived with them, thought Justin and Max were her siblings, thought her parents were…her parents. She lived a normal life with them, with the exception of being a wizard…wait, how was she a wizard? And what about cab 804, the cab she was supposedly born in? She looked around, seeing everyone else's reaction. Max looked about as surprised as she was. Justin, however, looked like he knew this was coming. Like he knew all the facts. She couldn't help but feel sad about this. She was already heartbroken knowing she wasn't truly related to anyone in the room, but the fact that Justin, the one who Alex was closest to (though she would never admit it) probably knew before she did. She suddenly felt tears in her eyes as she came to that realization. She tried to hold it in as she asked question.

"Why didn't you guys tell me sooner," Alex asked in a very small voice. Jerry saw this coming, and decided not to give the full answer.

"It's very complicated, but basically we wanted to make you feel like you were part of this family," He said. "There's a lot that goes into it, but I don't have too much time to explain."

"Well what about cab 804, where I was supposedly born," Alex asked.

"Well, you were actually born in that cab," Jerry said. "But your mom didn't survive, due to some health problems during your birth; it's very complicated."

Alex could barley hold the tears that were in her eyes, after hearing that her real mom was dead. However, she kept her composure, and opened her mouth to ask another question (about how she was a wizard) but Jerry, as if he read her mind, beat her to it.

"Your dad used to be a Wizard, but lost the wizard competition," Jerry continued. "So, there was nothing your dad could do to save your mom; after she died, your dad tried to take care of you, but he had been fighting cancer for years, and after he learned he didn't have much of a chance of surviving, and having no relatives that were alive, he gave you up to us, and died soon after."

Alex couldn't take it after that. Knowing both that her real family was dead, and that the people she grew up with hid it from her all this time was too much for her to take, and she found herself sobbing over Justin's arm when he finished talking. However, mixed in with all her emotions was anger, especially considering that Justin may have known all of this. She didn't understand it.

"Ok, so Alex isn't our sister," Max said, obviously confused. Figures he would be the one not to understand what they were saying.

"Yes," Jerry said. "Unfortunately, that isn't the worst news I have for you; were in a situation where we could all be killed."

If they thought Jerry was scared to tell Alex she was adopted, you'll find that he was terrified with where this was going.

"This was thousands of years ago," Jerry said. "When dinosaurs still lived; they inhabited and controlled everything."

"However, an evil force came crashing down, named Hondo," Jerry continued. "He looked as human as we look, and was, at the time, one of the most powerful wizards of all time."

"I thought, as a full wizard, that you would have the same amount of power as everyone else," Justin stated.

"That's true now, but the power he had separated him from all wizards, which at the time, were dinosaurs," Jerry said. "His power is now contained in the stone of dreams, hidden by a bunch of cavemen wizards."

"Anyway, the dinosaurs fought this wizard to keep their world from being destroyed," Jerry said. "However, the wizard was way too powerful, and needless to say, he's the reason dinosaurs are extinct."

Justin, Alex, and Max all looked up, as if they learned an answer to a question they asked all their lives. Alex had stopped crying, but decided to put her head back on top of Justin's shoulder, for comfort.

"All the dinosaurs were gone, except 3, who banded together to create the stone of dreams, and lock his powers away for good," Jerry said. "While the dinosaurs were destroyed, the earth remained in tact, and these dinosaurs used the last bit of power to create other animals and humans, which kind of disproves evolution."

"Dang it," Justin said, snapping his fingers, while Alex was still on his shoulder. "So, what does this have to do with us?"

"Well, the 3 remaining dinosaurs knew that someone would activate his power again," Jerry said, and lowered his voice as he continued. "No one even needed to make a wish, all they had to do was touch the stone, and within a few months, his power would be unleashed."

Justin and Alex immediately shot up at this. They knew that they had been the first ones in contact with the stone, and all of a sudden felt guilty for what had happened. Alex was the first to speak, probably as nervous as she had ever been.

"So your, saying, that it's our-I-mean- my fault this is happening?" Alex asked, nervously. Before Jerry could answer, Justin made a statement.

"Alex, don't blame yourself for what happened," Justin stated. "I had a part to play in it too, so you have to put me in this too."

"I'm not going to put the blame on either of you, because you could kind of blame me too," Jerry said. "I knew that the stone was much more dangerous than I was letting on, and that's what is probably keeping us down now; however, what happened was unavoidable, like you too activating the stone was meant to happen."

Justin and Alex shot him a confused glance, not quite grasping what he was getting at.

"Oh well, at least you can't blame me," Max said, causing everyone to look at him, seeing he didn't quite get the message of how serious this was. Theresa, who had been relatively quiet this whole time, finally spoke.

"Max, this is serious." Theresa said.

"I am serious," Max said. "I didn't give Alex the wand, cast the spell, or touch the stone of dreams."

Although this made sense, everyone had to shake their heads at Max when he said this.

"Anyway, you guys get more involved than that," Jerry said. "Along with creating humans and animals, these wizards transferred their full powers to two future families; One being ours, and the other being Alex's family."

"You're full powers are hidden in Maryland," He continued. "Where only you three can unlock there secrets and save everyone; either that, or humans become extinct, and Hondo can destroy everything."

Jerry stopped for a minute, trying to see if his kids would take all of this in. They all looked shocked, confused, and, most of all, scared. Scared that they may not survive, and that the lives of the many people they loved, could vanish into thin air. If that happened, they knew it would be their fault (not that it mattered if they were dead). Justin was the first to speak.

"Dad, does this have anything to do with the way those clouds are formed outside?" Justin asked.

"Yes, unfortunately," Jerry answered. "That's just one of the many signs that he's coming; later today, all the clouds will form into one and send a beam over the Caribbean, where the stone is, where Hondo will be revived."

"Uh, Jerry," Theresa said, looking out the window. "That's happening right now."

Everyone got up, and went over to the window. Sure enough, every cloud in the sky was coming together, and a giant beam shot out of it, apparently over the cave with the stone of dreams.

"Man, that was fast," Jerry sighed, shaking his head.

"Dad," Justin said. "Is there any other sign that Hondo may appear?"

"Yeah, here's a list of signs," Jerry said, taking a piece of paper out his back pocket.

"Ok, so we already saw the clouds form, and they are bringing Hondo back to life," Justin said. "Now it says someone very close, like a friend to the family, will be sacrificed to help bring him back to life."

"Sacrifice, huh?" Max asked. "Sounds like he wants to be friends with that person."

Everyone stared at Max, before wondering why they were doing that…this was Max, after all.

"Max, that made no…never mind," Justin said, shaking his head. "So who could this paper be talking a...?"

Justin's voice trailed off, as he realized who they were talking about. He and Alex looked at each and said at the same name at the same time.

"HARPER."

Theresa looked horrified at the thought. Jerry had to sit down, at this realization.

"What does Harper have to do with this," Max asked. This time, they didn't even bother staring at him.

Outside the Sub Station

Harper had just gotten back from visiting her parents. She was running as fast as she could, looking at all the clouds that were above, forming into one, and shooting a beam far away. She stopped in front of the Sub station, where a man walked up to her and grabbed her by the neck.

"Aghh," she screamed. But no one was around, because they were all gone because they were scared. Blood was dripping from her neck, as a knife was cutting through it. She couldn't believe it but she knew it; her time was up, and no one could save her from what was happening…

To Be Continued

A/N: A couple of things you need to know. Hondo happens to be an Egyptian name for war, which is why I used it here; to show that the earth was in war with him.

Also, I used Maryland as the place for their powers to be hidden because I used to live there (most of my life) and I am very familiar with this setting. I hope you're enjoying this so far.

If you are, I want you to view my latest WOWP story, "Weirdest Day Ever". I'm going to update both these stories, but I'm slightly more interested in that story. I hope you like that too.