Wirt looks at himself in the mirror, standing determined, prepared for any unknown adventures that may await him. Wirt stares dramatically as his red and blue cape blows against the wind seeping into his home.
Then, suddenly Greg walks in, interrupting Wirt's dramatic pose.
"Are you just going to stand there all day or are you going to school,", Greg said in a sarcastic tone.
Wirt replied, "Of course, I'm just thinking about Poetry and whatever." Wirt and Greg then proceed to the kitchen where they eat a breakfast of Potatoes and Molasses.
After Breakfast, the two half brothers walk out of there front doors as Wirt says, as he does every day now, "Into the Unknown."
Then, the brothers step into an inter-dimensional portal in the river that transports them to The Unknown High School.
It's the first day of school, marking Gregory's first day in high school, and Wirt's first day of his senior year. As the brothers walk in they're instantly greeted by their friend group consisting of Beatrice, Lorna, Sara, and Jason Funderberker(the frog). Each classmate talks about their respective summers. Lorna explains that she read the book, "Tome of the Unknown," for the 98th time while Beatrice explains how hard it was to resist throwing rocks at birds.
"Everything in nature is so annoying, she bluntly explains. Sara only talks about all of the romantic dates that Wirt took her on. Both Beatrice and Lorna show clear disgust as they both secretly love Wirt, but for now, they couldn't have him. Jason Funderberker, didn't speak, but everyone in school couldn't stop talking about the summer musical tour he held across the Unknown. Greg went along with his frog, as he was his trusted drum player.
After each of the friends finish speaking, the Beast walks up to the group saying, "This summer I consumed the souls of many children because I'm dark, brooding, and edgy. Not that you care, you mere plebs." He then walked away, drifting back into his dark corner.
The Beast doesn't typically attend classes. Instead he stands in his dark corner, rebelling against society. The entire friend group is weirded out by their little exchange, if it could even be considered one.
Fortunately, the bell rings, and commands the students to walk to their first period class.
Gregory, so excited to start high school, runs with Jason the frog to his first period class. He and Jason walk into their designated classroom as both of the friends sit down in desks right beside each other. They look at the board which reads, "Literature with Langtree."
On the opposite side of Unkown High School, Wirt and Sara walk into their first class, woodshop. As they enter through the door they greet their teacher, The Woodsman, who solemnly hollers to them, "I warn you. This class is no place for children." Wirt and Sara, ignoring the Woodsman's comment, continue walking, until they're seated in the classroom.
Across the hall from the woodshop, Beatrice and Lorna arrive at their class, "Criminal Law with the Highwayman." As the school bell rings, Ms. Langtree states to her students, "Once the bell has rung, class has begun."
