Disclaimer: Although the original concept for this story is mine, Sonic and all other related characters are property of their respective owner(s). Playstation, Vans, the Ford Focus, My Chemical Romance, Coldplay, and the Foo Fighters are property of their respective owner(s).

Author's Note: Hi ya'll! :) I had absolutely nothing to do, so I decided to start writing, and I decided to try something new. I hope ya'll like it! Please R & R!

Panic at the High School!

Chapter 1

Shadow the Hedgehog was having a very pleasant dream about buying himself a brand new Playstation 3, only to be rudely awakened by the large alarm clock that was on the bedside table next to him. Always keeping a mallet within easy reach, he took the tool by the handle and smashed the alarm clock into tiny pieces.

"What use humans have for those things, I'll never know." Shadow thought to himself.

He slowly opened his eyes, stretching at the same time. He opened the curtains that covered his windows and let some light shine through the glass.

Shadow's room was typical of someone his age. Each of the walls was covered in posters of all of his favorite bands, ranging from My Chemical Romance to Coldplay to the Foo Fighters. The walls had so many posters on them that the ebony hedgehog sometimes wondered if there was any base paint to cover them. Because Shadow was not very organized, his closet and chest of drawers were extremely cluttered. He had piles of folded clothes on his chest of drawers, waiting to be put into organized drawers. Unfortunately, that day may never come.

The ebony hedgehog was not looking forward to this day at all. Today, he would begin attending Metropolis High School in the center of town. Because of his service to society at large, Shadow felt like he didn't need to attend school of any kind, let alone subject himself to the indecency of having to wake up before ten o'clock in the morning. The only reason why the ebony hedgehog had to go to school in the first place was that his adopted father, Dr. Gerald Robotnik, would get into serious trouble with the federal government if he didn't attend school.

Besides, he didn't want anything bad to happen to the old man. As long as Shadow had a soft bed to sleep on at night, everything was okay by him.

As Shadow walked groggily to the bathroom to start getting cleaned up, he noticed that Robotnik's daughter, Maria, was still asleep. The ebony hedgehog thought that he would help her out this morning. As he walked over to her bedroom door, Shadow could still hear her breathing softly; more likely than not, she was still in a deep sleep. Shadow walked over to her door, knocked on it, and said, "Maria! Wake up! We have to go to that God- awful place called school this morning! As much as I know you hate that place with a passion, we still have to go!"

"Come on, Shadow! Can't you let me sleep just five more minutes?" The human girl pleaded.

"If I did," he responded, "you wouldn't wake up until noon, and then Dad would be incredibly pissed off with both of us."

Last night, both the human and the hedgehog had forgotten that school started the next day, and held a contest. They were trying to see who could stay up the longest, either Maria or Shadow. When it was 

about 2:30 A.M., they decided to call it a draw, and start the contest again in a few days. When Shadow realized that he had to go to school, he regretted his decision.

After a few moments of silence, Maria walked slowly out of her dark bedroom, shielding her eyes from the harsh light of the bathroom.

Seizing her opportunity, Maria was quickly awake after she realized that Shadow wasn't in the bathroom. She then ran into the bathroom and locked the door behind her.

Furious that he allowed himself to be so easily tricked, he walked over to the bathroom and started to pound on the door.

"MARIA! GET OUT OF THERE! I WAS USING IT!" the ebony hedgehog shouted.

"Well, too bad! I'm already in the shower so you'll just have to wait!" the human girl shouted back her reply.

"WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS GOING ON?!" a third voice bellowed. Shadow looked up and saw Gerald Robotnik, more than a little grumpy at being rudely awakened.

Nervous about the doctor's response, the hedgehog replied, "Maria conned me out of my chance to use the bathroom to get cleaned up before school."

"Then that's your own fault, isn't it?" the doctor asked.

"I guess so," Shadow said guiltily.

At this, Gerald returned to his bedroom and shut the door. "Stupid kids," he thought to himself, "they're fighting over the Godforsaken shower on my day off! Won't they ever grow up?"

Defeated, Shadow was forced to do the horrible task of making his bed, which was difficult because he had kicked all of the sheets off while he was asleep. He also did some other minor things while he was waiting for his sister to get out of the shower.

After about twenty minutes, the ebony hedgehog was starting to get very worried. Maria had been in the shower for over twenty minutes, and it sounded like she wasn't going to get out anytime soon. She was singing random songs while her brother was impatiently waiting for her to get out. It was 7:15, and school started in twenty minutes. Even though Shadow hated the thought of going to school, he was always on time to special occasions, and he wasn't about to let his sister make him late.

Shadow walked back over to the bathroom door. He was about to pound on it once again when Maria suddenly opened the door, fully dressed, and ready to go.

"Shadow! You'll have to hurry or we'll be late!" she said.

"You can say that again," the ebony hedgehog thought to himself.

He took a quick shower and put on a black t-shirt with a My Chemical Romance logo on it, along with black jeans and black Vans slip-on shoes. He then grabbed the keys to his car off of his dresser. When he walked into the kitchen, Shadow saw his sister sitting on one of the chairs, finishing her latte.

"Come on, you'll make us late! We only have five minutes to get there, so hurry up!" he said urgently.



As she put her coffee cup in the sink, Shadow held the door open for her as they walked out into the garage. He unlocked the doors of his black, two-door Focus and put their backpacks into the trunk of the car. He quickly backed out of the driveway and gunned his car down the road. He then turned on the stereo system, and they listened to Beck while Shadow sped towards the school, coming close to having a wreck more than once. Maria held on for dear life while her brother drove like a hooligan.

When they finally arrived at school, it was 7:30; they were too late. Shadow barely managed to get a close parking space when the tardy bell rang. Shadow popped the truck over, and the two of them walked over to the school building. They were already late; why try running now to get to class?

"Thanks a lot, Maria. You made us late on our first day of school." Shadow said sarcastically.

"You should've taken your shower when you had your chance. And besides, you were the one who came up with that stupid contest." Maria replied irritably.

"You didn't have to agree to participate in it." Shadow replied bitterly.

"Just shut up, Shadow. Now we have to get to school and try to have at least a decent day," said Maria.

As they walked over to school, the human girl and her hedgehog brother were trying to think up of ways to sneak into class without getting caught.

To be continued

Endnote: I hope ya'll like this story I threw together! Please R & R! :) By the way, Shadow and Maria are about seventeen in this story, just so you know.