Perky, Senil, Symphony, Sunny and Chakra stared at the front of the school. It was a huge building with at least 2 floors, and what they could tell by looking at it, there was a 'Now Enrolling' poster in the window of the main entrance. "So," Perky said to the other four Mobians while grinning wildly, "Wanna go in?"
"Yeah!" said Sunny and Symphony in unison.
The green hedgehog's face fell slightly as he didn't get a response from either of the boys. "Senil? Chakra? How about you?"
Senil immediately said, "If Symphony's going, then I'll go as well. I wouldn't want to leave her alone." He put his arm around Symphony's shoulder, making her giggle, "Aw, thank you!"
Chakra the Echidna, however, was still thinking. I must resume my search for the one they call 'Eggman', but I have not been educated at a real high school before... "Alright, then. Yes, I will join you." Perky's signature grin came back. "That's what I'm talking about!" he said, leading the group towards the front door. He knocked on it three times before it opened automatically. His eyes widened at the sight of that. "Cool..." Inside the room there were some leather sofas and tables, with a big digital clock on the wall. Artwork that the students had created lined the walls, with class photos mixed in with them. "This must be a pretty arty school..." Symphony thought to herself, now linking arms with Senil. "I wonder what their music classes are like..."
At the far side of the room there was an open panel in the wall where they could see teachers working in the office. There was a large desk behind it, presumably where the receptionists would sit.
Sunny was the first to reach the front desk, practically bouncing with excitement. Sitting at the desk was a dark green cat with reading glasses on, giving her an odd look. The female hedgehog didn't seem fazed by it, though. "Hi! Is this where we can sign up to go to this school?" she asked, putting her hands on the desk.
The cat said back, "Yes, yes it is. I just need to ask you all a few questions first. As I can see you are the most eager Mobian in line, I will ask you first.". She opened a drawer and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen, ready to write down the information.
"Now, what is your name and your species?"
Sunny moved her hands away and said, "My name's Sunny, and I'm a hedgehog!"
"O-kay!" she said, her attention focused on the paper. "And how old are you?"
"I'm fifteen! That would make me in 9th grade, right?"
"Yes, it would. Thank you for answering the questions. You have just been accepted into a fine school. I wish you well!" Sunny squealed in delight and sat down on one of the chairs, her legs swinging back and forth.
Without looking up, the cat said, "Next!"
Senil was the second in line, next to Symphony, and they both moved up to the desk at the same time. He banged his fist on the desk to get the receptionists' attention, making her jump. Perky had to stifle a laugh from behind him, finding her reaction hilarious. The old cat stared at him coldly. "I have not even met you yet and I already find your manners appalling!" Taking a deep breath in to calm herself down, she asked them both for their names and species. "I'm Senil , and if you couldn't tell already, I'm an ocelot.", he put on a posh British accent, making Perky laugh for real this time.
"And I'm Symphony, a wolf!" his girlfriend said straight afterwards.
The cat was seething now, her hands shaking. "Should I call the principal now and tell him to expel you before you have even enrolled?"
Senil shook his head slowly after receiving a worried look from Symphony. "No, ma'am."
"Then get your act together! Now, if you will answer sensibly, how old are you?"
The female wolf spoke up, "Miss, we're both fifteen."
The receptionist was thankful that the ocelot didn't answer that. Grudgingly, she said, "Then I have no choice but to accept you into this school."
Symphony smiled at her, but Senil laughed with Perky. "You won't regret it!" he hollered, going to sit down with his girlfriend.
Chakra, at the back of the group, had already made his mind up about this receptionist. "She has such a short temper... he thought to himself, One of many adults like that in this school, I am betting.", he thought to himself. The echidna shook his head, dreading what was to come.
Perky was next to go. Upon realising this he stopped laughing abruptly, because the receptionist could see him now and was giving him a death glare. "If you are going to be like the last Mobian then you can walk on out!" she said. "However, if you will behave, I will let you in."
Still grinning from the incident, Perky said, "I heard what you were asking the others, so I'll just say I'm Perky, I'm a hedgehog and I'm fifteen. Is that okay?"
The cat nodded and wrote it down. "That was fast."
Senil mouthed, That's what she said! from the chairs, making him burst out laughing yet again!
"I grant you entrance into this school. If you follow the rules, you won't get into trouble."
Calming down, he said, "Don't worry, Miss, I won't.", leaving to sit down next to Senil.
That left Chakra. Sighing, he made his way up to the desk, awaiting the questions.
"And you are...?" said the receptionist, tired out from dealing with the other four. "I am Chakra." the echidna said bluntly.
"What is your species?"
"I am an echidna."
"And... how old ar-"
"I am fifteen." He said with an almost monotonous voice. She was taken aback by his interruption, but shook it off. The cat said, "Well, I can see you doing well at this school. Welcome to Emerald Hill high school." She put on a forced smile as Chakra simply nodded and went to sit down. "Now that you are all registered, I can tell you that your first class will be just down the hall," she said, pointing to her right. "If you are quick, you will make it before the bell rings."
The five Mobians stood up again, following her instructions. "What do you think the class will be like?" Sunny asked casually.
"I don't know, but I hope the teacher's nicer than her." Symphony responded. "Yeah, any teacher would be better than that old bag!" Senil said a little too loudly.
The receptionist got up to shout at him again before the bell rung.
"Now we need to hurry," Chakra said, fast-walking ahead of them.
"Does anyone even know what the lesson is?" Sunny asked again, worried that they might have needed to bring something.
Perky shrugged. "I have no idea, but I bet it'll be fun!"
"Yeah!" said Sunny and Symphony in unison.
The green hedgehog's face fell slightly as he didn't get a response from either of the boys. "Senil? Chakra? How about you?"
Senil immediately said, "If Symphony's going, then I'll go as well. I wouldn't want to leave her alone." He put his arm around Symphony's shoulder, making her giggle, "Aw, thank you!"
Chakra the Echidna, however, was still thinking. I must resume my search for the one they call 'Eggman', but I have not been educated at a real high school before... "Alright, then. Yes, I will join you." Perky's signature grin came back. "That's what I'm talking about!" he said, leading the group towards the front door. He knocked on it three times before it opened automatically. His eyes widened at the sight of that. "Cool..." Inside the room there were some leather sofas and tables, with a big digital clock on the wall. Artwork that the students had created lined the walls, with class photos mixed in with them. "This must be a pretty arty school..." Symphony thought to herself, now linking arms with Senil. "I wonder what their music classes are like..."
At the far side of the room there was an open panel in the wall where they could see teachers working in the office. There was a large desk behind it, presumably where the receptionists would sit.
Sunny was the first to reach the front desk, practically bouncing with excitement. Sitting at the desk was a dark green cat with reading glasses on, giving her an odd look. The female hedgehog didn't seem fazed by it, though. "Hi! Is this where we can sign up to go to this school?" she asked, putting her hands on the desk.
The cat said back, "Yes, yes it is. I just need to ask you all a few questions first. As I can see you are the most eager Mobian in line, I will ask you first.". She opened a drawer and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen, ready to write down the information.
"Now, what is your name and your species?"
Sunny moved her hands away and said, "My name's Sunny, and I'm a hedgehog!"
"O-kay!" she said, her attention focused on the paper. "And how old are you?"
"I'm fifteen! That would make me in 9th grade, right?"
"Yes, it would. Thank you for answering the questions. You have just been accepted into a fine school. I wish you well!" Sunny squealed in delight and sat down on one of the chairs, her legs swinging back and forth.
Without looking up, the cat said, "Next!"
Senil was the second in line, next to Symphony, and they both moved up to the desk at the same time. He banged his fist on the desk to get the receptionists' attention, making her jump. Perky had to stifle a laugh from behind him, finding her reaction hilarious. The old cat stared at him coldly. "I have not even met you yet and I already find your manners appalling!" Taking a deep breath in to calm herself down, she asked them both for their names and species. "I'm Senil , and if you couldn't tell already, I'm an ocelot.", he put on a posh British accent, making Perky laugh for real this time.
"And I'm Symphony, a wolf!" his girlfriend said straight afterwards.
The cat was seething now, her hands shaking. "Should I call the principal now and tell him to expel you before you have even enrolled?"
Senil shook his head slowly after receiving a worried look from Symphony. "No, ma'am."
"Then get your act together! Now, if you will answer sensibly, how old are you?"
The female wolf spoke up, "Miss, we're both fifteen."
The receptionist was thankful that the ocelot didn't answer that. Grudgingly, she said, "Then I have no choice but to accept you into this school."
Symphony smiled at her, but Senil laughed with Perky. "You won't regret it!" he hollered, going to sit down with his girlfriend.
Chakra, at the back of the group, had already made his mind up about this receptionist. "She has such a short temper... he thought to himself, One of many adults like that in this school, I am betting.", he thought to himself. The echidna shook his head, dreading what was to come.
Perky was next to go. Upon realising this he stopped laughing abruptly, because the receptionist could see him now and was giving him a death glare. "If you are going to be like the last Mobian then you can walk on out!" she said. "However, if you will behave, I will let you in."
Still grinning from the incident, Perky said, "I heard what you were asking the others, so I'll just say I'm Perky, I'm a hedgehog and I'm fifteen. Is that okay?"
The cat nodded and wrote it down. "That was fast."
Senil mouthed, That's what she said! from the chairs, making him burst out laughing yet again!
"I grant you entrance into this school. If you follow the rules, you won't get into trouble."
Calming down, he said, "Don't worry, Miss, I won't.", leaving to sit down next to Senil.
That left Chakra. Sighing, he made his way up to the desk, awaiting the questions.
"And you are...?" said the receptionist, tired out from dealing with the other four. "I am Chakra." the echidna said bluntly.
"What is your species?"
"I am an echidna."
"And... how old ar-"
"I am fifteen." He said with an almost monotonous voice. She was taken aback by his interruption, but shook it off. The cat said, "Well, I can see you doing well at this school. Welcome to Emerald Hill high school." She put on a forced smile as Chakra simply nodded and went to sit down. "Now that you are all registered, I can tell you that your first class will be just down the hall," she said, pointing to her right. "If you are quick, you will make it before the bell rings."
The five Mobians stood up again, following her instructions. "What do you think the class will be like?" Sunny asked casually.
"I don't know, but I hope the teacher's nicer than her." Symphony responded. "Yeah, any teacher would be better than that old bag!" Senil said a little too loudly.
The receptionist got up to shout at him again before the bell rung.
"Now we need to hurry," Chakra said, fast-walking ahead of them.
"Does anyone even know what the lesson is?" Sunny asked again, worried that they might have needed to bring something.
Perky shrugged. "I have no idea, but I bet it'll be fun!"