Author's Note:

Well folks! It's time for the new installment in the Funky Phantom saga! Here, we are introduced to some new characters.

Our next chapter for the adventures of the Funky Phantom begins, well, on a Monday morning at the home of Skip and Augie.

As always, this time of the day, you'll find two wonders of the bedroom shared by two teenage brothers - The brothers snoring away in their bunk beds as the alarm clock ticks towards the set time.

All of a sudden, the alarm clock started to go off and started buzzing like crazy, startling both of them.

"Ugh!" Skip exclaimed as the alarm clock started ringing.

"No worries, I got it" Augie mumbled before he smashed the clock.

After the alarm clock was smashed, the brothers returned to sleep.

Outside, their beautiful and loving mother, Kathy was getting out of bed and putting on her clothes.

She then made her way downstairs to make coffee and prepare breakfast.

She hummed to herself as she finished putting out some cereal and milk for her boys.

"Okay, now to go wake up the boys" she said to herself.

In the same time, the boys were still snoring away in their beds.

Just then, there was a knock at their door.

"Augie, Skip" Kathy said in a sing-song voice "Time to get up"

The boys grunted but didn't make a move.

"Wakey wakey..." Kathy said. "You don't wanna be late for school again, right boys?"

The boys turned around and continued sleeping.

As Kathy wondered what to do next, Mudsy, still invisible, opened an eye after waking up.

He yawned and started to moan in a strange, ghostly manner.

Kathy gasped "Wh-what was that? Wh-who's there?"

At that moment, the brothers heard their mother's gasp and both opened an eye tiredly.

"M-mom?" Skip squinted his eyes "Huh?"

"Wh-wh-what was that noise?" Kathy asked.

"I think it's probably just the wind outside, Mom." Skip said tiredly.

"Yeah, I guess it is just the wind" Kathy said nervously "Let me get your clothes, boys"

Kathy walked over to the boys' closet and took out their clothes. Then, she went over to the drawer and opened it up. All of a sudden, a sleeping Mudsy emerged from inside and started to wake up.

He tried opening his eyes "Huh? What's going on?"

"AAAAHHHH!" Kathy screamed at the top of her voice.

"AAAAAHHH!" Mudsy shouted.

Kathy ran out of the room, fleeing for her very life.

The scream drove away the sleep in the brothers and they find themselves waking up.

Unfortunately, that also caused them to fall out of their bunk beds and land on each other.

"Heavens to Delaware" Mudsy gasped as he flew over to the boys "Augie, Skip are you okay?"

"Yeah, I think." Augie said as he rubbed his forehead.

"Was that your mother back there?" Mudsy asked them.

"Yeah" Skip said as he picked himself up "She's pretty excitable"

"I'll say" said Mudsy "She looks like she's seen a ghost or something"

"She must have." Augie nodded.

"Well what are we going to do today, boys?" asked Mudsy.

"We have to get ready for school" Skip said as he put on his shirt.

"Sounds like fun" said Mudsy.

"Wanna come with us, Mudsy?" asked Augie.

"Augie" Skip elbowed his brother.

"What?" asked Augie.

Mudsy thought for a bit before replying "Sure. I'd be delighted. Overjoyed, underjoyed even"

Soon, the boys were downstairs in the dining room having their breakfast.

However, their mother was still shaken up by what she saw earlier.

"Mom, are you okay?" asked Augie "You look like you've seen a ghost or something"

"I-I did." She said.

"Mom, did you forget to take your medicine again?" Skip asked as he ate a spoonful of cereal.

"Oh yeah" Kathy remembered. "It's for my cold. Must've been my imagination."

After she left the kitchen to get her medicine, Skip and Augie sighed.

"Boy, mom can be such a nervous wreck" Augie remarked.

"Still, she really wouldn't take it so well if he found out we have a ghost as our best friend forever" Skip added.

"True dat, Skip" Augie said as he ate another spoonful of cereal.

After finishing breakfast, the boys were preparing to go to school.

"Ready for your first day at school, Mudsy?" asked Skip.

"I'm a little nervous" Mudsy gulped "I haven't been to a schoolhouse in hundreds of years and I can't imagine what has changed since"

"Just come with us, stay invisible and you'll see." Skip replied as they put on their shoes.

"Okay" Mudsy gulped "Lead the way boys"

Mudsy then turned invisible as he followed the brothers to the school bus stop, in time to see the big yellow bus making a turn onto their street.

"Egads, what is that thing?" Mudsy gasped "It looks scary and it looks like it's holding those youths inside"

"It's a school bus, Mudsy" Skip replied "We use it to get to school and we go back on it when school is over to go home"

"Gosh, that sounds pretty scary" Mudsy gulped.

"Don't worry." Augie said. "Just follow us and everything will be alright."

"Uh...sure thing." Mudsy swallowed.

Mudsy turned invisible and followed Augie and Skip into the bus. Augie sat with his best friend, Travis, Skip sat with his best friend, Hector and Mudsy stayed invisible through the whole way to school, still afraid of a 21st century school and what could have possibly changed these past couple of centuries.

Soon, the bus arrived at their high school and the students got off.

The boys started walking towards the building.

"You comic Mudsy?" asked Skip.

"Sure, right behind ya!" Mudsy said as he turned visible.

Mudsy followed the two brothers into school, where all the students were talking, using their phones or going into their lockers to get their things.

"Heavens to Murgatroyd, I've never seen such a large place" said the ghost "In my day, schools were one small building and one small classroom"

"I see" Augie nodded just as April spotted them in the busy hallway.

"Hey look! There's April" said Mudsy.

"Hey guys" April said as she approached her friends.

"Hi April" Skip and Augie sighed dreamily.

"How's it going?" April asked.

"Oh not much, except we brought the Funky Phantom to school today" said Skip.

"Indeed they have" Mudsy proclaimed.

"Guys, we can't bring Mudsy to school" said April "People might see him and get freaked out"

"Well we couldn't leave him at home with our mother and aunt" Augie shrugged "They might totally freak out"

"Yeah" Skip nodded "You should how loud our mom screamed when she saw Mudsy earlier this morning"

April sighed.

"Yeah, I guess that's wise" she said "Though I want Mudsy to remain invisible throughout the whole school day and not let anyone in school caught sight of him."

"April, darling. I'll be invisble like the wind" Mudsy proclaimed "After all, I am the Spirit of '76. What could go wrong?"

Just then, the school bell rang.

"Come on guys" said April "We don't wanna be late for history class"

"Come on, Mudsy" Skip said as he followed April and Augie to class.

"History class?" Mudsy thought.

He then followed the kids to their classroom, where the teacher was ready to give her Monday lecture.

Mudsy turned invisible right before they entered. Everybody sat down and started listening to the history lesson.

"...and to this very day, George Washington is renowned for his honesty and integrity of admitting to cutting down his father's cherry tree" the teacher finished.

"Objection" said Mudsy "That is all a bunch of white lies, black lies even"

"Huh?" everyone looked around to see where the voice came from.

Just then, Mudsy appeared right before the teacher.

"Au contraire, madame" he lectured her "I knew Washington, I worked with Washington, Washington was a friend of mine and I know for sure that he did not cut down a tree. It was some schoolyard bully who framed him and made him take the blame for it. It's a matter of perusing before accusing, don't ya know?"

Mudsy just then vanished again, leaving the teacher and other students confused and shocked.

"Is this some sort of a prank?" The teacher asked.

The students were silent.

"Because if this is, it's a month of Saturday detention and ten demerits" the teacher sternly told each other.

Just then, she saw Augie and Skip looking pretty nervous.

"Hmmm..." Her eyes narrowed as she walked over to the brothers.

"Oh, brother!" April thought to herself.

"So, you think this is funny, boys?" asked the teacher.

"No Mrs. Martin" Augie and Skip shook their heads.

"Then what do you boys have to say about your little prank?" asked Mrs. Martin.

"Honestly ma'am, we don't know how that strange person got here" said Augie.

"I expected you two to deny your guilt, your kind always does" Mrs. Martin glared at them.

"Our kind?" asked Skip.

Seeing that his friends were in trouble, Mudsy wasn't sure what to do.

"I shouldn't have done that." He thought to himself.

"The world is full of ne'er-do-wells, whiners and slackers like you boys" Mrs. Martin bitterly said "I know your type, I know it well and I know that you boys will not get away with this!"

"Huh?" Augie raised an eyebrow.

"Two hours of Saturday dentention for a month!" the teacher barked.

The two boys swallowed while Mudsy sighed silently.

"I sure hate Mondays." Augie sighed to himself.

Author's Note:

It looks like bringing the Funky Phantom to school is not going to be as easy as Augie and Skip anticipated. What more could be in store for this weird school day? Stay tuned!