It's pitch black everywhere. Where am I? Dr. Stein asks. A small light is coming towards him. It's a soul. He grabs it gently, and as his fingers touch the blue orb, he can feel it's incredible strength. What a great soul. So strong, and yet so gentle at the same time. But something with it is familiar. As if I have met it before. He takes it a little closer. It's so warm, a heart beating. A weird noise is heard from below Stein. Huh? Then he can see the black blood crawling up his legs. Oh, no. He tries to fight it off so it won't hurt the soul in his hands. But all of a sudden, the soul draws the blood towards itself. It slips from Steins' hand, and starts getting ripped apart. Stein reaches for it, but he only gets pulled further away from it. No! he screams, and then the soul is destroyed, and he wakes up all sweaty and out of breath. After he calms down, he sits on the side of his bed.

"Just a nightmare.. I think.." Then he goes back to sleep.

"Professor?!"

"Hm?"

Tsubaki comes running through the door and stops a few meters away from him. She bows in apology.

"I'm so sorry for interrupting, but it's BlackStar."

"Again?" he sighs.

"Well, you know him." she says with a hesitant smile. Dr. Stein sighs again.

"I'll be right there."

In the school dispensary. Stein sits on his rolling chair as usual and looks at BlackStar, who sits confident at one of the beds.

"What happened this time?" Stein says a little uninterested. Soul who stands, leaning towards a wall, shrugs.

"You know BlackStar, always looking for trouble."

"He thought he could handle the Enchanted Sword while sleeping." Maka says annoyed. Stein sighs once again at BlackStar's ignorance.

"Why would you do that?"

BlackStar jumps out of the bed and points at Dr. Stein.

"What if I get attacked while I'm sleeping? I have to be prepared for anything at any time!"

"Wouldn't that require Tsubaki to be awake for that? How do you know she's not sleeping as well?" Soul says.

"Oh, eh.. didn't think about that." BlackStar says and laughs. Dr. Stein shakes his head.

"Oh, boy.. Hm?"

The door opens, and someone steps inside the room.

"Excuse me, Dr. Franken Stein?"

It's a girl in Makas' age, with the white hair and a little lighter green eye color than Dr. Sten. She has a pretty face and is as tall as Maka.

"Pardon me but, who are you? I haven't seen you here before." Kid asks.

"Well, it is my first day here." she says a little uncertain.

"Yeah, eh, what's your name again?" Soul says.

"My name is Riley. Riley Stein."

Franken Stein drops his cigarette, and says:

"What?"

Everyone is shocked and stares at Dr. Stein with big eyes.

"But.. how? I don't have any relatives."

All eyes go to Riley now. She looks at Maka and Soul.

"Uhm.. Can we get a minute? In private?"

Maka gets back to reality and gives a quick nod.

"Of course.. Come on, they seem to have a lot to talk about." She starts to go towards the door, but BlackStar jumps up and puts his thumb on his chest with pride.

"Nothing will be kept from me, I'm the biggest star here! And a star needs to know everything about what's going on!"

"MAKA-CHOP"

And Maka drags a knocked out BlackStar out of the Dispensary, "Let's go, BlackStar." ,with the others tightly behind them, afraid of getting a book in their heads as well. "Now now, calm down." Tsubaki says carefully. Riley looks after them when the door shuts.

"Those are great students you have there, I've heard so much about them." she says gentle.

"Who are you?" Riley turns to Dr. Stein.

"What I told you is true. My name is Riley Stein and I'm a meister. I'm.." She hesitates. "I'm your daughter."