Professor Pete was the type of toon that could drone on for hours about anything. Doremi sat in his class, head in hand and staring into space. She drifted her eyes over to Winnie, a cheerful yellow bunny who always was whispering to somebody during Professor's lectures. Doremi rolled her eyes and sighed, why didn't Winnie ever get caught?
"Hey," Doremi leaned over and whispered to Winnie. Winnie's eyes shifted from her friend on her right to Doremi on her left. She tilted her head and responded quietly.
"What?"
"Doremi," boomed Professor Pete, "this isn't social hour at Cat's Pajamas. Pay attention."
Winnie widened her eyes and returned whispering to Sheriff Lollipop, the tallest pink cat in class. Doremi looked down and frowned at her wooden desk. She noticed scratches in the wood that resembled four vertical lines, the next one larger than the last, inside a circle. This symbol puzzled her; she had never seen any picture like this before. Maybe, she thought, you have to look at it from a different angle. She cocked her head left and right, the scratches still didn't make sense.
"Doremi, what is it? Why are you moving your head?" Professor's voice carried over the small schoolhouse making Doremi's fur stood on ends. She scratched her sea green arms and looked all over the classroom, only to discover that every eye was on her. Professor tapped his foot and crossed his arms; his face displayed the highest form of impatience. Doremi silently debated if she should ask what the symbol meant. She feared it was something inappropriate or vulgar; she didn't want to further embarrass herself.
"It's just…there's a scratch on this desk and… I think it might be some sort of picture or something." Doremi stuttered and could not keep eye contact with anybody. Talking wasn't her favorite thing to do, especially talking up. Professor walked over to her desk, the floorboards creaking with every step he took. He held his elbows behind his back and leaned over Doremi's desk. He let go of his arms and laughed.
"Doremi, that scratch is simply the symbol for Sellbots." The whole class leaned as far as they possibly could without getting out of their chairs, all of them wanting to see the symbol.
"Haven't I discussed Cogs and their types in this classroom?" Professor looked around the classroom. Every student displayed confused looks on their faces, while others were whispering to their friends if they really did do that lesson. Professor turned sharply and walked with purpose to the chalkboard. He picked up the piece of white chalk with his glove and wrote COGS on the board. Under COGS he wrote SELLBOTS CASHBOTS LAWBOTS BOSSBOTS. He picked up his yardstick and hit the chalkboard where it said SELLBOTS.
"Sellbots reside in Sellbot HQ, which you can access through Daisy's Gardens." After stating this fact, Professor Pete drew the very same symbol on Doremi's desk. He pointed to it with his yardstick and told the class that any building Sellbots have took over would have this symbol on it. Then, Professor smacked his yardstick where CASHBOTS was written.
"Cashbots, like each Cog type, have their own Headquarters. Cashbot HQ is accessed through Donald's Dreamland. Cashbot HQ is special because that is where all Cog Bucks are delivered and stored. Be careful if you visit, trains will not stop for toons. That's how I lost my wife…" Professor trailed off and stared into space, his lip slowly curling. Like a Cog he changed gears and smacked LAWBOTS.
"Lawbot HQ is accessed through the Brrrgh. This is where all Toons vs. Cogs and Cog vs. Cogs cases take place. Also, behind Lawbot HQ is where the Toontown State Jail is. Only serious criminals are placed under such horrible arrest." Before Professor could discuss Bossbots, a small cream cat in the back of the classroom burst into tears. Her friend, a pink cat, patted her back for comfort, and then ran up to Professor Pete and whispered something in his ear. The pink cat softly held her cream friend's shoulders and slowly walked her out of class.
"Alright class, back to the lesson. Bossbot HQ is accessed through Chip and Dale's Acorn Acres. This is where the Cogs take business trips to play golf." Professor rolled his eyes; he despised Cogs as much as Doremi despised Winnie.
"I have an excellent academic idea, class." Professor's eyes lit up like a light bulb. "Why don't we each do a report on Cogs and their Headquarters?" The class groaned and rolled their eyes. Some even gave Doremi the evil eye for starting the conversation.
"Doremi, since the Sellbot symbol was on your desk, you can have Sellbot HQ for your report. Class, please remember to include the founding of the headquarters, the symbol, any conspiracies, and any important facts."
The school bell rang.