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Sarox and his friends went to school right after breakfast with Merlin.

They arrived earlier than any student and to make sure that Max wasn't at school yet since they weren't allowed to be in the building. Sarox, Marlene and PJ waited on a nearby bench while Max G. patrolled the area.

Sarox inhaled the fresh morning air and took in the bathing sunlight. The relaxation reminded him of how it used to be like in school, how things were more peaceful in more than one way. Though the ball practices was a torment to the body, Sarox never complained much about it. In class, Marlene would help him with subjects he didn't understand, which was almost everything except English.

Though they were freed from the tormenting days of school life when Sarox and Marlene began their journey with Max G. and PJ, they weren't going on vacation. They were on a job to fight against a great dark power roaming the universe. They didn't feel it as a life-threatening pressure though. In fact, they enjoyed the journey after all this time. Their seemingly endless travels throughout the worlds had led them to joy as wide as the skies. By making friends in those worlds, they were thankful to be chosen for the job. But that didn't mean they forgot about the importance of the mission. If they failed, darkness would spread and devour all worlds in existence, and no one will be able to escape this fate.

"Hey, guys!" Max G. called, making his way to the bench. "No Heartless in the area, and Max is on his way."

They left the bench and started in Max G.'s direction until they spotted Max. Sarox shook his shoulders, and then approached him.

"Good morning, Max," he greeted politely.

"Good morning," Max answered with a grin.

He didn't know what else to say, so he asked directly but subtle. "So, did you find your journal?"

Max's grin turned into a frown and shook his head in response. Sarox's smile faded into a frown very quickly. Marlene approached the boys with Max G. and PJ and landed a hand on Max's shoulder, prompting Sarox to eye at her in surprise.

"Don't worry," she comforted Max. "I'm sure you'll find it."

Max's frown lifted to a light smile. That comfort sounded real in Marlene's voice, but they could tell it was just words. They knew that it was taken by someone, and unless that someone appears with the book in hand, they wouldn't be able to find it. Which was likely impossible since Merlin said that it was taken by someone with ill intentions.

They were soon joined by Marissa.

"Good morning," she greeted.

Max answered with a lighthearted tone. "Good morning."

"Well, well, well, if it ain't dreamboy Max," a boy said in a mocking tone from behind.

Sarox, Marlene, PJ and Max G. turned to see a brown haired, round-faced boy in a black and purple shirt with white lines and a large "L" on the chest. Max didn't need to turn around to know who it was.

"Linus," he muttered under his breath before turning around to face his head bully. Sarox could hear the disgust in his voice.

"Hey, Max, look what I found yesterday," Linus said as if he hadn't heard Max while reaching into his backpack and took out a brown-skinned book. Max recognized it as his dream journal. "My dream journal!" he said out loud.

"You dropped it during the commotion yesterday afternoon, so I figured I might as well keep it. Because you know, it looks awful and I wanna puke on it."

Max felt a strong fire that boiled in him.

"Give me my book!"

"Sorry, dude, finders keepers."

"That book's not yours to begin with, Linus!" Marissa said defensively.

"Who asked you to talk, little girl?"

Anger began to rise in Sarox, but he fought it back and thought through his options. "Hey, that's enough! You can either give Max back his book or you can await to answer to your teacher when we report to him about this. Just because we're not students here doesn't mean we can't tell the teachers what we saw."

Linus eyed Sarox angrily. After a moment, he held out the journal and Max took it. Marlene noticed Linus form a cunning smile as Max began to flip through the book. The first page was covered by a cross in black ink, the second by a wave; he rapidly flipped through other pages. Every single page was added with black inks that covered the original pictures. Max's flames increased by every passing page. Pain and anger traveled through his heart and mind. He eyed Linus with immense hatred and yelled out with as much force: "HE'S RUINED MY DREAM JOURNAL!"

Linus's smile remained as cunning. "Your book was too disgusting, I had to REVISE it! Guess if the teacher will buy your story when I tell him you've already ruined it by the time I picked it up."

Max's heart burned like a volcano's eruption. PJ, Marlene, Sarox and Max G. shared worried looks. The object that represented Max's dreams was now ruined. They were too late...

Suddenly, the book burst into a bright light. Max shut his eyelids while the others shielded their faces with their hands. The light spread, swallowing everyone in it. Sarox wanted to see what was going on, but the blinding light made his body completely immobilized. Then, as if he hadn't slept in days, he began to feel heavily sleepy, and then fell...