Angel: Well since it is getting near Halloween, let us begin by updating Dark Amnesia some more eh? Huh? Oh OWBoH still needs polishing; I've been editing it like a mad woman on steroids. It will get updated sometime this week I'm sure. It needs some love. Hmm, been getting less and less reviewers lately… ah well, I can live without them, this story is here for enjoyment purposes.

Will this chapter be dark? Maybe… read on to find out. (Maybe doesn't always mean yes, but read anyways) I fear that this may have to be Rated M for Mature though. (It would be my first story to be Rated M if it did) I think I might be stretching the ratings on this story a bit as it is really dark and not quite suitable for people under 17. Well if I turned this to Rated M, people will probably wonder where it is if they aren't a member. As this will go to the Rated M section and… not many people go there. There is like barely anything over there. But we'll see I suppose. No I won't place sexual content if this gets an M rating, don't ask, that's MA stuff!

Enough of my ramblings though, enjoy the chapter!

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Apli and the gang stepped out of the house and proceeded to walk to the Spiral Door that was a mere mile away from where they were. It was morning, but like every morning here in Haunted Hills, it was still very dark and mysterious. The Sun never shines in this world. Apli wondered why this place doesn't get Sunlight. Sure it is a spooky place and it is supposed to be dark but… one can only tolerate so much darkness.

"Oh ya… before we go anywhere… we need to put on our disguises." Alice remembered as she reached into her purse she was carrying and pulled out 6 different costumes for each of them to wear. Apli looked at her with a confused look. What is with the disguises and what do they need it for? Are they hiding from something? She voiced her questions to her.

"We need them. Almost everyone in the Spiral, including the ones in Neo Wizard City, is looking for us. There is a 100 million gold reward for the Capture for even one of us, dead or alive. That is something no one can ignore…" Alice said to her, hoping she understood the situation at hand. Apli looked appalled at that. What the hell did all of them do to make almost everyone search for them for so much gold? She was scared about the answer to that.

"Yeah, we have been doing a lot of things to help Mael win against the Council of Light that Ambrose placed that reward up for anyone who finds us. He is that desperate to want us dead…" Patrick said, shrugging his shoulders like he didn't care and that he knew that they wouldn't get caught so easily.

"So place this on…" Alice said, handing her what looked to be… a boy's outfit… The hell is this?!

"What the! I have to dress as a boy?! WHATEVER FOR?!" Apli asked, practically outraged at the fact that she has to disguise as a boy to get past people being suspicious for her. She thought she would be in more fitting disguise… but this… was way off the mark for her.

"I knew you would react like this…" Alice sighed and shook her head. She looked over to Ahisa for help on explaining the situation. Ahisa shrugged and walked over to Apli, placing her hands on her shoulders.

"Apli… in the past, you were also wanted back then. In order for you to train your spells back then… was to dress like a boy named Max Powers. You murdered him… we have no idea how you did it as you didn't tell us in the past… After that incident, you decided to take his clothing and be a part of Isaac Dino's Prehistoric Class."

I… murdered someone named Max Powers? Why would I do such a horrid thing? What the hell was I like in the past..? Ugh I wish I remember, but at the same time I don't want to know as I don't want more horrid memories like the last two. Apli said nothing as Ahisa released her hold on her. She stared at the clothing in her hands. There was some boxers… she hoped that it was clean…, some ripped jeans, a brown T-Shirt with a T-Rex head on it, a baseball cap that will tuck her long red hair in, and some bondages of some sort to make her breasts squished so she don't seem like a boy with breasts.

"I guess I'll go back in to change…" Apli muttered in annoyance as she headed back into the mansion. "No taking a peek of me while I'm changing!" She yelled back to them as she slammed the door to change into her boy disguise.

Technically I have already seen you naked… but man do I want to see that again… Alice screamed in her mind as she resisted the urge to just peek through the window to see her change… although the Mansion likes Apli a lot, so she would probably be denied by her own home.

2 minutes later…

Apli stepped outside in her boy disguise. She looked radically different now. If any straight girl looked at her while dressed as this, they would most likely think she was very handsome. A few couple strands of red hair were shown, but at least most of her red hair is covered by the baseball cap. She indeed looked like a boy, yet still had that feminine side to her.

"I sure hope I don't have to be, "Max Power", all the time…" She said as she looked at herself. Then she looked at the others. Alice was wearing ski goggles, a top hat to cover up her lush black hair, some piercings in her ears, and wearing a tux… for whatever reason. Apli thought that it looked silly and wondered what kind of outfit was that!

Ahisa looked even sillier. She wore a rainbow colored afro and disco looking clothes. (1) Apli didn't know whether to laugh or be embarrassed. The others wore… whatever they wore. (2)

"Ready to go?" Patrick asked, wanting to get the show on the road. The red head took a moment to think about what her path will lead her to. It could lead to great good or… lead to horrible things… either way she was not prepared and she isn't looking forward to it.

"Yeah… I'm ready I suppose…"

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In Neo Wizard City, the sun was shining over the horizon. The 7 schools of its magic had already started its lectures today. The schools circled around a statue of what looked like the Headmistress of the School campus. Far off from the schools was the, "Coliseum of Pain", where wizards from across the Spiral can enter in to show off what they can do and win. Near that is the Stonehenge of Magical Dexterity.

Nobody really knows why Stonehenge is there, but they come there to improve their dexterity, hence the name. A few hundred feet from that are the Headmistress' Office and the 2 student dormitories, both boys and girls. Finally, there is a Shopping District for wizards to shop and eat next door to those.

The Spiral Door next to the entrance of the campus opened up. Apli and her gang walked out of it. The red head looked around, taking everything around her. It was certainly familiar to her. It looked like a cool place to study magic… though she has yet to see the other Wizard City. Too bad it is blocked off.

"So this is Neo Wizard City… a lot cooler than I expected…" Apli commented, admiring the beautiful landscape. She looked at the Prehistoric School, figuring that is where her teacher, Isaac Dino, is teaching now. Apli will have to head in there and ask for where her T-Rex spell now resides.

"Yeah… any place to study magic is better than what Ambrose has… ugh… man do I want to kill him…" Alice said, clenching her fists. Apli will ignore that for another time. There is probably a good explanation for all of this once they head back to see Mael again.

"Oh yeah… you probably should deepen your voice to sound like a boy before asking Isaac Dino anything…" Ahisa suggested to the red head. "Otherwise he will know you are a fake and you'll be discovered… game over friend…"

"Ugh… dressing as a boy is one thing…" Apli muttered as she cleared her throat and tried to think of an appropriate boy voice to act as. Thinking of one, she cleared her throat one last time before initiating her boy voice. "H-Hello… my name is Max Power…" Her voice was deep like a boy but had some squeak in it.

Alice and Ahisa giggled at her choice of voice, she kind of sounded like Draco Malfoy… but just a bit squeakier… Apli rolled her eyes and looked at them impatiently. "Yeah I know… I am not good as acting like a boy… jeez."

"I thought it sounded ok…" Patrick said. He really was convinced that Apli looked and sounded like a boy. Everything was going to be ok here.

"Thank you, Patrick…" Apli smiled at him before turning her attention back at the 7 schools circling around the statue of the Headmistress. She kind of wondered what the other schools were like. Mael did tell her to learn some new spells from the other professors… so she better visit the other 6 schools to learn more.

"Ok, Apli," Alice started as she placed a hand on her shoulder, "Speak with Isaac Dino. Try and act cool with your boy voice and think of quick excuses as to why you, 'Max Power', have been missing for over a year from his class. The last thing we need is to raise suspicion…" Apli nodded at that, thinking she can handle it.

"As soon as you finish up with him and all, go and speak to the other professors. Reacquaint yourselves with them and ask if you can learn any spells from them. If you need us… we'll be by the Headmistress' Office that is just north from here…" Gabrielle said to her, adding her 2 cents as to what Apli will be doing here.

"Got it…"

"Oh and one more thing…" Jacqueline barged in before Apli decided to go out and start her tasks. "Be on the lookout for Emmaline Blossom. She is your enemy… ours as well. If Ambrose knows that you are awake… she must already know too. Emmaline is one tough Fire Wizard. It is best that you if you see her, try and avoid her. She may not know your disguise… but you can never be too careful with her… so watch out…"

Emmaline Blossom? Her name is very familiar. I feel… a lot of hatred. So she must have been an enemy of mine in the past since I seem to want to take down Ambrose or something like that… Apli understood what she needed to do now, but she does not remember how Emmaline looks. She voiced her question to her fellow team members.

"Blonde. Pretty. Has blue eyes and pretty darn tanned. She mostly wears Fire Robes…" Ahisa said bluntly, scratching her rainbow afro.

"That is a… descriptive profile…" Apli muttered, taking note of that in her head. With that, the others gave her a small wave and good luck before heading out to the Headmistress' Office, doing who knows what. Apli sighed and started to walk to the Prehistoric School.

The School was relatively large with paintings of dinosaurs decorated all around it. Next to the school was a brown tree with bones hanging from its branches. It appeared to be a tree with a face… and it was sleeping. Apli didn't question it as she has seen enough things that were already weird given her Amnesia.

Apli opened the door a crack and peered inside. She sees what looked to be Isaac Dino with his back turned, drawing on the backboard. The classroom was full with students except there was one seat empty. She figured that was her seat as Max Power.

"Sigh, come in Max Power… I know you are there… you have been absent for over a year… glad you could finally join us…" Isaac Dino said, not even bothering to turn around and look at her.

How the hell did he know?! Apli walked inside; ignoring the stares she was receiving from the students and headed over to the empty seat at the front of the class. She sat down and looked at the board. The red head didn't have any writing utensils or paper of any kind to do any school work, so all she could do was watch and listen to what her professor was teaching.

"Now as I was saying before a certain someone entered the room… What year did the Dinosaurs become extinct? I know they exist now again… duh, but I want to know when the first Apocalypse came and made the Dinosaurs extinct…" Isaac Dino asked the class.

A student raised his hand with an answer, "The year was 100,456,236 B.C." Isaac Dino nodded and gave him 5 points for answering. "Very Good… the First Apocalypse did indeed come at that year… who knows… perhaps it will happen again… and then we will be the unfortunate ones that become extinct…"

Isaac Dino wrote down the year on the backboard and then once again had another question to ask, but this time he was looking at Apli. She gulped in response and hoped she could figure out this incoming question.

"Now… after the Apocalypse… what were the next unique beings to have come into existence, Max? Here is a hint… it is similar to our hyperactive relatives that swing in trees…" Isaac Dino patiently waited for the answer, wondering if he could actually answer this question.

That would be… Apli thought hard for a moment, but then the answer came rushing into her head. Clearing her throat, she resumed her boy voice, "That would be the Homo-Erectus… or Cave men if you will…"

Isaac Dino was pleasantly surprised and nodded his head in approval. "Very good, Max. Homo-Erectus were evolved from our monkey ancestors and then became the humans we are today…"

Apli was pleased to have given the correct answer. She didn't know the answer immediately, but it somehow popped up into her head very quickly.

"Class is dismissed for today; I have nothing more to teach right now." He said to the class, but his eyes remained locked on Apli. "Max, stay here if you will, I have a bunch of questions to ask of you…"

Apli nodded and stayed in her seat as the class emptied out. Isaac Dino walked over to his desk and pulled out a folder that had the name, "Max Power" on it. He then walked over to Apli and kneeled down in front of her.

"Max… you have been absent for over a year now…" He started, looking at her in the eyes. "You are failing this class because of your absence… Tell me… where have you been? What made you stop going to my class?" He asked not unkindly. Apli looked at him and tried to think of a quick answer to give him.

"I was out traveling abroad… I wanted to see the Spiral and learn a lot more things than just Prehistoric Magic…" She lied in her boy voice. That didn't sound quite right to her, but she hoped he bought it.

"Traveling abroad is more important than learning the ancient past after the Titan War?" Isaac Dino asked, flabbergasted at that answer. Apli slowly nodded in response. He sighed and shook his head. He handed Apli the big stack of papers that were inside the folder. It looked to be all the classwork and homework she had missed while being gone from his class.

"You are going to need a miracle to finish all of this and still pass with a C at the end of this term…" Isaac Dino warned her. Apli had wide eyes at the amount of paperwork she needed to do. She hoped she had time to finish all of this while also on her "Mission".

"Turn that in within a month and you'll pass… I don't like to fail any of my students… believe me…" Isaac Dino said as he placed the empty folder back on his desk. Apli placed those into her backpack she brought with her. She needed to ask him where the soul of her T-Rex spell is.

"Professor Dino...?" Apli started, looking at him. Isaac Dino locked eyes with her and gave her his full attention, wondering what his student wants. She reached into the belt buckle of the pants she was wearing and pulled out her spell deck. Apli pulled out the 3 blank T-Rex spells she has and showed it to him.

"While I was out adventuring, the souls of my T-Rex spells have gone missing… and I don't know where it ended up… could you tell me where they went?" Isaac Dino grabbed the cards from her and inspected them. He felt the cards for a little bit, contemplating on where indeed the soul of her spell went. He bit his lower lip in thought. A destination came to mind and he handed back the cards.

"Ah. The soul of the T-Rex has returned to its roots. Jurassic Park is where you must go to retrieve it. However, returning the soul of the beast is a tedious affair. One must defeat the soul and then seal it with magic in a placed called Azteca. Once that is done, it will return to your card and would be able to serve you again…"

Jurassic Park… Hmm, another familiar name in which I can't place a finger on. Azteca however is not a familiar name. What is that place? I'll have to ask my friends I suppose. Apli nodded, taking a mental note of all the steps she needed to take to take back her T-Rex.

"Now if there aren't any further questions, I have papers to grade…" Isaac Dino headed back to his desk to do just that. "Don't bother skipping any more classes Mr. Powers…" He warned her.

Apli sighed and got up from her seat. She headed back outside to head to whatever professor that was teaching in the school next to this once.

The next one was the Galaxy School. Unlike the other schools, it was made out of metal and had a huge telescope sticking out of the roof of it. It looked like it was a school that came from the Future. Paintings of milky ways and other various things in the Galaxy were decorated around the school. Next to it was another tree like this one has, except it was a gray tree with stars hanging from its branches.

"Galaxy School… hmm… people who study that are… Astronomers… I think?" Apli asked to no one in particular. The doors of the Galaxy School opened and students pooled out from it. She guessed class was over. So it was the perfect time to come in and learn who the professor is and possibly know more about the wonders of Galaxy Magic…

The red head squeezed through the crowd of students coming out of the school and walked into it. As soon as she entered, she felt a powerful mystical flow of magic around her. Stars, planets, and other matter were hanging from the ceilings. The inside felt very futuristic. Apli looked at the professor who was reading at his desk. He appeared to be wearing nothing but Silver and Black armor. The only thing she could see was his red eyes. Otherwise his face is completely hidden.

"Yes… may I help you?" The man asked in a booming tone, not even looking up from his book. Apli walked up to him and bit her lip, thinking of what to ask of the man.

"Excuse me… I kind of wish to learn more about the Galaxy School and if at all possible, I would like to learn a spell or two…" Apli asked. He shut his book and set it aside before giving her his attention.

"What is your name, young man?" He asked, getting out a quill and a piece of paper to write on. Apli was glad that her boy disguise was working really well. No one seemed suspicious of her… yet. How long will she be able to keep up this charade?

"Max Power…" She answered as he wrote down the name. He clicked his tongue and then placed the piece of paper in his drawer. Clasping his hands together, he started to give her a brief lecture on Galaxy Magic.

"First things first, I am 'The Armored Man', my friends and colleagues like to call me that, but you can call me Jack if you wish." He introduced, "Students who study this field of magic are called Astronomers. We look into the deep dark depths of the Spiral and look at the galaxies. All we do is search for the truth and wonders of the Galaxy."

"Galaxies are mysterious and unpredictable! We never truly know what is going to happen there, but all we can do is be in awe and study their magic. We then bring our knowledge of the Galaxy to life as spells and use them for our own benefits… Galaxy Magic is powerful and hard to master…" He explained to her. Apli listened with polite interest; all of this was quite fascinating to her.

"I can teach you a spell or two… However I am a little busy at the moment…" The Armored Man said as he reopened the book he was reading before Apli came in. "Come by in half an hour and I'll see how well you pay attention to our magic…"

Apli was a little disappointed to not learn a spell right now, but nothing will always go as planned she supposed. She was about to leave the school and head to the next one next door until she saw a very familiar blonde enter from one of the rooms behind the Armored Man.

That must be Emmaline… Apli thought as she stared at the blonde who was also staring back at her. Although she felt hatred towards this girl who she hardly even remembers, she can't help but feel a little attracted to her beauty. She remembered she was supposed to avoid her, but that was impossible now. Besides, will she even recognize her through this disguise she has on?

Emmaline walked over to her slowly, looking at her, sizing her up. "You look familiar… have we met before?" She asked suspiciously, wondering who this boy was. The blonde can't quite put her finger on it, but he looked like someone she knows very well.

Uh oh… she is starting to recognize me… I should probably think of some fast responses… Apli thought as she felt the piercing gaze the blonde was giving her. It was an uncomfortable feeling and she wanted out of there.

"No, I don't think we have met… I would think I would remember meeting a beautiful blonde such as yourself…" Apli responded in her boyish voice. Emmaline smiled at the compliment she received from this strange familiar boy.

"How cute… but I am a taken girl, buddy. I am off the market." Emmaline said, shaking her head. Apli was not surprised she was taken. How can anyone resist a beautiful girl like her, well she is not as beautiful as Alice though… Apli quickly shook that thought off. Besides, she was not going to pursue a relationship with an enemy from her past anyways, that would be… bad.

"Oh, then that person must be very lucky to have you…" Apli somehow felt sick saying that. She wanted to vomit for whatever reason. It could be her body was remembering things that her brain couldn't.

"Oh stop it, you." Emmaline giggled. Apli bit her lip and wondered why she was enemies with a friendly looking girl. Well the only thing is that they work for different sides. That was practically the only reason.

"I should be heading back to my gang… but… I kind of like to duel you… you know to practice…" Emmaline suggested, grabbing her sword from her belt buckle. Apli gulped and wondered how this will turn out. She is not supposed to be in a duel with her. Also, she doesn't even know how to duel…

"S-Sure…" Apli spoke out without thinking it. She mentally cursed herself for saying that. Now she had no way out of this one. This was going to end badly.

"Good! I would love to see your skills! Hehe, but I won't go easy on you…" Emmaline said as she started out the door. "Meet me at the Coliseum of Pain… we can duel there." With that, the blonde disappeared from sight as she left the school.

Apli stood there and just smacked herself in the face. The Armored Man looked at her strangely. "If you are going to slap yourself, do that outside! No self-harm is allowed in my class!"

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That's it. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. There IS something really dark approaching, but I won't spoil it. Tune in next time to find out what it is. Another Flashback? Or something gruesome? We'll see!