Chapter 1
"Kids, you know, today is the last day of school."
A loud cry from the children followed by paper airplanes flying around the room forced the teacher to yell, "Quiet! As you all know, your stories are due after summer break, so don't mess around." RING! The final bell of the year rung, and the kids ran out of the building like a swarm of ants.
John and Rob skated home followed by their little brother and sisters. "John, what are you writing about this time?" Rob asked. "I actually don't know, Rob. Maybe I shouldn't have written a fantasy last summer." John answered. "Maybe you could write a sequel…"Rob paused and stared in one place. John followed his gaze and saw a big cloud of smoke on their block.
Rob ran towards the smoke. "Wait!" John ran after him, and when he turned on his block, Rob was standing next to their burning house. Rob ran inside. "No!" John screamed.
He ran and pulled him out. Rob was crying. "Mom! Dad!" John rubbed his lucky necklace and thought, Mom and dad, please be okay. A big explosion sent them flying back. John saw a small stone land next to him. He picked it up and examined it. It looked like it had an engraving of a square cat's head with a thunderbolt zigzagged across it. He tied it to his necklace. A sharp zap came from it, making John's vision black out. He felt as if he was falling down a hole. He opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a hospital.
"I see you've woken up." A doctor walked over to him. "Your siblings are okay, but I have bad news, John." He didn't have to listen. His parents were dead.