And now, time for another chapter!

Darkness...

Deep, deep darkness...

Paulina slowly awoke as she was looking around. "Am I... in the dream world again?"

Before the young Cuban teenager could question any further, a mystical door appeared as Paulina turned. She paused, feeling a little nervous about the situation, wondering what was going on. After taking a deep breath or two, she walked towards the door and hesitantly turned the knob as she opened the door and walked in.

As the young female halfa ghost girl walked through, she looked around and saw a very majestic palace as the Cuban girl stared in awe. She gave a warm smile as she said, "This place looks fit for a princess... I wonder where I am, though..."

It was at this moment, she noticed a group of girls in harem clothes sitting around and combing each other in delight and happiness. Paulina raised an eyebrow as she walked over and waved to them. "Oh, er, hello there, girls! My name is..."

"Did you hear about what the sultan did yesterday?" A blonde haired girl in red clothes asked as she combed a brown haired woman's hair up.

"No, I was in the baths with Monique. What happened?" The brown haired girl in yellow clothing asked as a red haired woman in blue raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"He just declared today a national holiday... Treat Your Camels With Respect Day... or Hump Day, as he put it." The blonde haired woman giggled.

"Woof. I bet his wife was P.O.-ed about the name 'Hump Day' officially sticking." The red haired woman, known as Monique, said.

"It should... I may have helped the Sultan come up with the name myself."

Paulina gasped as she and the other three harem girls turned to see a familiar, long black haired woman wearing pink and gold giving a small smirk to herself.

Monique and the other two harem girls laughed a bit as she said, "How did you do that, Desi?"

"Desi? As in... Desiree?" Paulina asked to herself as she continued watching.

"Oh, it was no trouble really. He talked to me about the name, I personally told him it was too long, and I merely suggested that 'Hump Day' would be better." Desiree gave a smirk.

"Oh, Desi, you're such a charmer!" The blonde haired girl laughed.

"Jewel, please, I just merely gave a suggestion." Desiree gave a small laugh.

"Yeah, I bet he only did that for you because he's your favowite!" The brown-haired girl smirked towards the blushing Desiree.

"G-give it a break, Lowee!" Desiree blushed furiously. "Just because he has his eyes set on me doesn't mean I'm his favorite. He has a wife, you know!"

"Yeah, and we all hate her. Always leering down on us harem girls." Lowee rolled her eyes. "Whenever she comes to visit here, she never hesitates to bad-mouth us right in front of our faces."

"And worst of all, the sultan is a bit of a pansy! I don't know why that fat tub of lard doesn't just grow a backbone and just cast out the harlot!" Monique said.

"You know what the sultan's guards say..." Jewel rolled her eyes as the four girls started to recite.

"Whatever the sultan says, it goes."

"Yeah, more like the wife is controlling the kingdom!" Jewel scoffed. "And saying that we don't belong in this palace? Who does she think she is!"

"Like, I mean we're the sultan's harem, we're SUPPOSED to do our job!" Monique said. "It's not like we're in love with him... present company excluded."

Desiree paused as she realized the three girls were staring at Desiree as she frowned and crossed her arms. "He's a sweet guy! But he treats me like the other harem girls!"

"Nuh-uh, Desi! You may not know it, but we've seen you and the sultan getting close together at the top of the palace. He fed you grapes!" Monique argued. "Do you know what other man would feed a lowly harem girl grapes? It's like, high level quality right there!"

Desiree blushed furiously as she turned away as she started to say, "Well, we're dancers, that's the point of a harem, to have girls the sultan can look at."

"Then why, out of all the harem girls, does he always select you for more than a few hours at a time?" Lowee asked. "From the looks of things, he's treating you like the wife he always wanted..."

Desiree's stance lowered as she turned to the three, "Do you really think so?"

"Honey, if you were the sultana instead of that harlot woman that's running this palace, you'd help lead the world into a better place!" Monique said.

"Well... I always do like making people happy." Desiree looked down as Paulina, watching from afar, held her heart close.

"So, even before her life turned horrible, she always had an interest in helping people." Paulina thought as she remembered what Desiree told her from her djinn times in helping kids.

"Sure, sure, but what if they were actually selfish at heart?" Monique said. "What then?"

Desiree paused as she thought about it. Before she could respond, a crack was heard as the door came crashing down. The four girls turned to see an angry black haired sultana in white clothing looking around furiously.

"The sultana!" The girls (save Desiree) said as all four of them stood still in formation.

The sultana walked in with a couple of royal guards as she said, "Line up, you harlots, it's time for inspection!"

"Yes, your highness." All four girls said as Paulina watched the sultana inspect each girl with an evil eye.

"Harlots, all of you. If I had my way with the laws, harems would be declared illegal in this country!" The sultana growled. "And all of you would be executed and cut up on the spot. But no, my faithful husband believes that you should be able to live in the palace, all because you're his favorites..." The sultana growled. "So let me make this clear again to you harlots! Any one of you make a move towards what is mine and I will not hesitate to have your heads cut off!"

The four girls looked fearful as they nodded. Paulina, on the other hand, watched as she gave a frown as she said to herself, "Those poor girls."

"If you'll excuse me, I have a husband that I have to find! Come come, royal guards!" The sultana said as she and the royal guards walked right out the door (with the last royal guard lifting the door and putting it back in the doorframe.)

Monique growled as soon as she was sure the sultana left. "GRRR... all words, no threat!"

"At least we have a reliable sultan to keep us safe." Lowee smiled.

"But the question is, I'm not sure how much longer we can hold on to that..." Jewel sighed as she turned to the blushing Desiree. "Now, g on, tell us more about the sultan. You like him, don't you?"

Desiree started to blush furiously as Paulina looked intently... before she noticed some green fog filling up the room. "Huh? What is this, what's going on?"

She then heard the familiar sound of a clock blaring beeping sounds as Paulina found herself floating high up...

Her eyes snapped open as she noticed the blaring alarm clock. 6 AM. Paulina groaned as she slowly got up. Time for another day at school.

As she got up, she looked over towards the bottle where Desiree was sleeping peacefully inside as she paused, wondering what that dream was all about. She took a deep breath as she gathered her clothes, hoping to take a shower. Today was just another day...

Meanwhile, deep in the Ghost Zone, inside the darkest reaches, Ember was looking around as she was shining a flashlight, as if looking for something in a large pile of junk. She groaned as she rubbed her head. "I wish I could find this thing, so much easier!"

Ember then accidentally tripped on a root as she fell down flat on her face. Ember groaned as she was getting up slowly, rubbing her face. "Ugh... this prophecy better be worth the trouble..."

Without anything further, Ember decided to keep walking, hoping to find what she was looking for in the junk...

All right, that's it for now! So, if you guys have any suggestions about what'll happen next, let me know in the reviews!