Freaks of Nature
Written by
Prince Bartholomew
Nightshade the Treecko
Kino the Kinoko
Story Idea Started By
Nightshade the Treecko
Kino the Kinoko
Neither of us own Tiny Toons, nor do we own any of the characters in this story, except for ourselves.
-Plink…plink…-
A few students glanced out the windows of the classroom, some of them frowning slightly.
It was raining.
It was not unusual for it to rain, but something about the droplets falling from the heavens so suddenly made it seem odd. Was not the sun shining a few minutes ago? The sudden rain would certainly put a damper on the afternoon. How would the students go outside in this weather?
Well, the rain was still light. At least it was not a downpour. Not yet, at least. So it would not be a bad thing to go out…
-Plink, plink…Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…-
A few of the students groaned. The light drizzle had become a ferocious downpour in so little time. How would they go outside now? Surely, they could catch pneumonia in the downpour within a few minutes. None of them had brought umbrellas or raincoats….
While none of the other students put more thought into the sudden downpour, there was one student who was trying to calculate the odds of a sunny morning suddenly turning into a heavy rain shower within a few minutes. There had not been any clouds in the sky, right? The conclusion was that the situation was not technically possible, but…
Since it was raining heavily at the moment, it made the situation slightly possible now. The scientific explanation? Well, there were really no scientific reasons to explain what was happening…
Whatever. He should be focusing on the schoolwork. He could ponder more on the situation later.
Without another thought on the situation, he went back to his work.
Outside, a different type of toonster was making their way through the downpour, running as fast as they could towards the sanctity of the Looniversity. The rain was getting cold, even though it should not have had any effect on the toon. Soon, the toonster made it to the doors and went inside. Now out of the rain, it straightened up to its full height, which was around three feet. It appeared to be a gecko, and a weird one at that; its dark skin, two leafy tails, and dark crimson eyes made it look like it was not from around Acme Acres.
The sound of a door opening caught its attention, causing it to turn around to see two new arrivals coming in from the rain.
One looked like it was supposed to be a superhero, from the way it was dressed; it had a mask that only went down halfway of its perfect circle head, a leotard, shorts, gloves, and boots, all of which were black in colour. The part of its head that was uncovered was pure white, which was a little creepy, and it did not appear to have a visible nose or ears. It had large white circles for eyes as well.
The other one was a mushroom, yet it had a human figure. Its body was pure white, including the cap, even though the cap had three grey spots on the top. Its head was shaped like a human's, yet it did not have a visible nose or ears. Its eyes were clear, yet they had a glimmer.
The mushroom looked at the gecko, then at the other toon.
"Are you guys here to register for classes, too?"
The oddly-dressed toon nodded, as did the gecko.
"Let's go find the Principal's office, then."
With that, the mushroom walked away from the doors and into the hallways, the gecko and the other toon following close behind.
Soon, they found it. The three toons entered the Principal's office, ready to register.
The other students soon found themselves glancing out of the windows again. The rain was still a heavy downpour.
The rain had to dissipate sometime soon. Despite school nowhere near ending for the day, the students did not want the rain to continue.
The one student who had been wondering about the sudden downpour found himself questioning the possibilities again. There was nothing to explain; there had been no clouds in the sky all morning, yet it started to rain and became a heavy rain shower. Maybe…
The classroom door suddenly opened and a messenger entered the room, quickly handing a sheet of paper to the teacher, and left, closing the door. The students looked at the teacher, who started to read the sheet.
"Well, class, it appears that there will be three new students attending the Looniversity."
Three new students? It was in the middle of the semester…why would they be joining now?
The other students began to murmur, some of it in confusion. The teacher cleared her throat.
"Well, I'm sure that…"
The door opened again as three toons entered. The class went silent instantly as they saw the new students.
Not only did the new students look out of place, but they were shorter than average toon height.
One student muttered, "Freaks…"
No one else seemed to hear it, but the gecko's eyes narrowed slightly.
"You must be the new students."
The three toons nodded in unison at the teacher's statement.
"Well, why don't you introduce yourselves?"
The three new students looked at each other. Who would speak up first? The mushroom decided to introduce itself.
"I'm Kino."
The other students stared at the mushroom. Its voice sounded somewhat normal enough, even if it had a bit of a childish tone to it.
The teacher looked at the odd toon.
"And what's your name?"
The toon in question blinked, then spoke.
"My name is Bartholomew."
The other students stared at him. His voice was childish, but otherwise, he was fine. The mask covering half of his head was a little suspicious, though.
It was the gecko's turn. The teacher looked at the gecko.
"And you?"
The gecko's mouth did not move, but a strange voice was heard.
'I am Nightshade.'
The other students looked at the gecko in shock. Was this new toon a ventriloquist? Why did it choose not to speak normally?
The teacher did not seem fazed, though.
"Welcome, Kino, Bartholomew, and Nightshade. There are a few empty seats in the back."
They nodded, then walked down the rows of desks as the other students stared at them. The three new students ended up sitting next to each other, yet Nightshade also ended up sitting next to the same toonster who had been calculating the odds of the sudden rainfall.
Nightshade studied the toon. It was a coyote, and a grey one at that. It was wearing sneakers, but otherwise it did not have any articles of clothing.
The coyote looked interesting enough. The gecko decided to talk to the coyote after class.
Bartholomew was becoming more timid by the second. Some toons were still staring at him instead of focusing on their work. Why were they still staring? Maybe it was due to his mask. Or was it his large white circle eyes? He had no idea, but they were starting to intimidate him. It seemed like he would not be making any friends…
Kino, on the other hand, was ignoring the stares. The mushroom seemed to be doing a good job, too; it seemed to be unfazed by the judging eyes of the other students. Maybe it was used to the awkward stares. Or maybe the mushroom's mind was elsewhere.
When the bell rang, a strange, turquoise bird with a purple umbrella on its head popped out.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo! If you don't go to lunch, you're cuckoo!"
This startled the three new students, but the other students rushed out of the classroom, eager to get to the cafeteria. Only the coyote, Kino, Bartholomew, and Nightshade remained in the classroom before the three new toons realized what had happened.
The coyote seemed to be studying them with curiosity. Suddenly, the coyote held up a sign.
'What are you?'
Bartholomew seemed to be a little offended at the sudden question, but Kino spoke up first.
"Err…that's a little personal, and a bit rude, but I'm a kinoko. Also known as a mushroom in this region."
Kino raised an eyebrow, continuing.
"And that's a weird way of communicating…"
'He must be a mute.'
Bartholomew frowned slightly at this, but Kino nodded.
"Alright. But what's your name?"
'Calamity.'
Kino smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Calamity. Want to be friends?"
Calamity seemed a bit unsure at this question, but the smiles on Kino and Nightshade's faces convinced him otherwise.
'Sure.'
Kino laughed.
"Thanks, Calamity. We really need a friend right now…since it seems that nobody really likes us."
Calamity grinned.
'They'll get over it. C'mon, it's lunch time.'
The four of them walked out of the classroom and made their way to the cafeteria.
When they entered the cafeteria, the room suddenly got quiet. Judging eyes seemed to burn through the new students' souls, making both Bartholomew and Nightshade nervous and intimidated. Kino seemed to be ignoring the looks pretty well, though. Calamity seemed to be a little angry at this. Why was everyone being so rude?
One student called out, "What are you hiding under that mask?"
Suddenly, other students crowded around them, asking questions about Bartholomew's mask.
Bartholomew stayed silent, mostly out of fear. When the crowd realized that he was not going to answer, they pushed Nightshade, Kino, and Calamity away from him and started to tug on his mask. Bartholomew held on to his mask tightly, not wanting them to remove it.
Soon, the crowd shoved the other two new toons and Calamity further away as more and more hands reached out to tug on Bartholomew's mask. A few students tried to get the crowd to stop, but they continued pulling.
Nightshade, Kino, and Calamity tried pushing the crowd back so that they could defend the masked toon, but it seemed like they would not get through the mass of students.
It was then that Calamity sensed that something big was about to happen; the faint sound of electricity crackling through the air reached his ears, and he had a feeling of what would happen. He turned to Nightshade and Kino, holding up a sign to them.
'We have to get back!'
Kino and Nightshade looked at him, confused.
"Are you nuts? They're going to tear off his mask!"
'Trust me, I doubt that you want to be around when something bigger than that happens.'
The two new toons looked at each other before looking back at Calamity.
"Ok, how far do we go?"
The coyote pulled Nightshade and Kino quite a distance away before it happened.
A large amount of electricity shot out from Bartholomew, zapping everyone who had a grasp on his mask. After a few minutes, the electricity subsided, and the students who had been trying to pull off Bartholomew's mask fell over, shocked. The students who had not been trying to tear off his mask looked at the students on the floor, then back at Bartholomew. They backed away from him, freaked out by the stunt he just pulled.
"Wow…"
"Did you see that?"
"How did he do that?"
"Weird…"
Bartholomew ran back to Calamity, Nightshade, and Kino, obviously frightened at what just took place. He hid behind the three, intimidated by what the students had tried to do.
Kino frowned, muttering, "Well, it looks like we won't get any friends now…"
A stupid chapter, yes, but it's all we could come up with. If nobody likes this story, we'll delete it.
