I just got back from Jazz Camp last night, and I already miss my friends.

Now, the Wizards movie premiered last night, and here's my scoop on it:

The plotline was interesting, but with the last episode about the retest, it's almost as though they can't think of anything else except 'Let's get rid of the Russo family's powers!' So they need to come up with something new.

The acting was alright, there were parts where I'm sure my cat, Kikki, could do better. The scene before Justin disappears was confusing. Selena obviously put her heart into that scene; but David seemed to be smiling a bit and it made me feel like he was gonna say 'Gotcha!' or something. Not the best.

The green screens and special effects were too obvious; something they really need to work on. They weren't always very realistic if you ask me.

All together, I'd give the movie a 779 (out of 1000): worth watching.

The agony of sitting in the basement tore me apart. While sleeping, they managed to slip inside and put a plastic anklet around my foot, so there was no way I could use magic. They took my wand anyways, and would leave some nice hot food at the top of the stairs every morning. I felt like a trapped animal.

The basement was totally empty, and I had been searching the walls for something that might let me out; maybe a door or some magic seal, but I could never find anything. Usually I just sat on the floor and slept, having nothing to do.

"We're heading off to school!" Andrew called early in the morning.

I bounded up the stairs to hear the conversation, "Wait, what do we say about Alex?" Tina thought aloud.

"She's just sick," Ms. Cole answered simply. The back of my head rested against the door while I heard the two children leave the house. The woman sighed and I heard the squeak of a chair as she settled down.

I blinked and looked around, "Ms. Cole?" I called.

I could hear her gasp, probably from shock, unknowing that I was awake. "Yes, Alex?" she called in.

"Can you at least give me something to do? Give me a ball to throw around? At least give me my clothes? Maybe hand me a book?" I blinked. A book? Yeah, right, I was really going to read. I tapped my finger against my knee as I heard the chair squeal again as Ms. Cole left the room to find me something to do.

Finally, after about half an hour, she came back. "Alex, go downstairs this moment. You are rendered powerless, and I am holding a knife, and I will use it if I have to. Step away from the door and I will place a couple items on the top stair." I listened to what she was saying. Honestly, I didn't want to risk anything at the moment, so I ran downstairs and sat in the corner of the basement. A couple minutes passed, then the door closed once more and the lock clicked. "There you go, Alex."

I ran around to the top of the stairs. My clothes were in heaps, obviously looked through for anything that could help me. She was smart, and I started to wonder if she had done this before. When I looked under my clothes, I found all my homework. I blinked at it a couple times and wondered if my time was actually to be bothered with homework.

I took the stuff downstairs and opened up the books, and after twenty seconds I threw the hard cover book across the room and against the wall. A large THUD! arose into the air. I blinked and looked over to where I had thrown the book, to where a dent had emerged.

I stood up and ran over to the dent, shoving my shoulder into the wood, but it was sealed shut. I threw my body into the wall, and a handful of dirt dropped to my feet, so I started to wonder if anything had been accidentally left in my clothes.

I chased to the other side of the room and rifled through the garments, through pants pockets and found nothing except the necessities. A couple of pads and tampons ─ just in case; a mirror and some makeup; my iPod; and some loose change.

Change; like coins and such. Hard, rough-edged coins. I pulled out a quarter and ran to the wall, and whenever I managed to budge, I tried digging through the light parts of the wood, hoping that I could manage to run out through the wall.

For hours I threw myself against the wall, until I heard a large bang from upstairs. I ran up the stairs and pressed against the door.

"Wow, Tina, this necklace is cool." I bit my lip when I heard Max's voice. I was desperate for him to run out of the building, tell Justin and Dad I was here. "Um, where's Alex?"

"Sleeping upstairs," Tina added calmly, "Trying to rest up."

Max was quiet for awhile, "Can I see her?" he asked.

"No!" Tina called, then recoiled back, "I mean, you don't want to get sick, too, do you?" she told him wholeheartedly.

"Good point. Anyways, where do you want to study?"

"Here in the kitchen would be good."

There was silence, but finally Tina spoke, "Max, I know you're a wizard."

"I'm a what?"

"A wizard."

"That's crazy, there's no such thing as magic."

"Max, chill, I'm a wizard too."

"No you're not."

"Of course I am, want some proof?"

"Sure."

"Threemetris Movetris!"

Of course he fell right into her hands. Max would've never seen it coming, but a thud was heard, like a barrier. I stood up and backed away, expecting Max to show up from nowhere. Yet, nothing happened. "What are you doing?" A different voice commanded. I recognized it instantly: Justin.

Suddenly, something in the back of my head was reminding me that I should probably scream and warn them. I smashed my fist against the door, "HELP!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"Alex!" Justin and Max yelled in unison. They fiddled with the door, "It's magically locked!" Justin called. "Stand back, I'll blow it down."

"Not without a fight!" Tina screamed. I heard a snap.

"What was that?" Justin called at her.

Tina laughed sharply, "The same thing that your brother's necklace and your sister's anklet is made of. Plastic, and I know from experience that wizards can't use their powers when touching plastic. Now, let's try this spell again, shall we? Threemetris Movetris!" Suddenly, at the bottom of the steps, Max appeared. "Threemetris Movetris!" Then Justin.

"Enjoy the next week, because it'll be the last week you have!"

Short and sweet.

Also, as you can tell, this story will probably also be short and sweet.

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-Dj