Morning.

  Mia sits at her desk, trying to work on a school project.

  She opens her notebook. The first page is normal. The second page... is covered in Centopia symbols.

  The sword symbol.

  The pieces symbol.

  The Rift of Wishes symbol. Mia freezes.

  Mia:

  didnt write this.

  The symbols begin to pulse softly, as if they're alive.

  Mia touches one and sees a flash: Drake holding the 1Oth piece. Samson staring forward.

  Mo crying.

  Samson looking at her.

  Mo crying again.

  Yuko shouting her name. Mia slams the notebook shut. Mia:

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  No... no, this can't be happening. Not here. Not in the real world. Her phone vibrates.

  A message from Alex:

  "Are you okay? You seem... different." Mia doesn't answer.

  She can't.

  Mia walks into class, and everyone looks at her strangely.

  Not because she looks different. But because her energy is different. Professor Radu calls her to the desk. Radu:

  Mia.. did you bring your project? Mia searches her backpack. She pulls out the notebook. But when she opens it... the pages are blank. Completely blank.

  Mia:

  wrote it. It was here. swear. Radu looks at her with real concern. Radu:

  Mia... you need to rest.

  You're pale.

  You're pale.

  You have dark circles. And... you started talking to yourself in the hallway.

  Mia freezes.

  Mia:

  What? didn't-

  Radu:

  Iheard you yesterday.

  You said: "Not now, Drake."

  Who is Drake?

  Mia feels the air leave her lungs. Mia:

  No one.. just... a character. Radu doesn't believe her. Radu:

  If you need to talk to someone... I'm here. Mia leaves quickly, trembling.

  Mia walks home.

  The street is quiet, but the air is cold-too cold for a normal evening.

  Her shadow stretches again. But this time... it doesn't just move differently. It whispers.

  Shadow (softly):

  Mia...

  Mia stops.

  Her breath catches.

  Shadow:

  You can't run.

  There are no tO Worlds anymore. Only one...

  Mia steps back.

  Mia:

  Go away... you're not real... The shadow rises from the pavement like black smoke.

  Shadow:

  Drake sees you.

  Drake feels you.

  Drake is searching for you. Mia squeezes her eyes shut, terrified. When she opens them...

  The shadow is normal. The street is normal.

  Everything is normal. But Mia knows the truth: Centopia has started following her. The human world can no longer protect her.