About a month later, the day of the transfer had arrived.
Rock and Roll approached the new school building.
"Whoa, is this really it? It's huge!" Roll admired the building, which towered over her head.
"Look at all the people…" Rock studied the crowd, filled with both humans and anthropomorphic animals. "I'm a little nervous…" Rock muttered.
The sound of a whistle came from behind them. They turned around to see Blues, the tall boy with a red scarf, sunglasses, and unkempt brown hair.
"Good luck, you two." He smiled briefly before heading towards the school building.
"Wait, Blues, do you wanna-" Rock began, but Blues ignored him.
"Can't he actually stay and talk to us for once?" Roll complained.
"I wish. But maybe one day he'll calm down." Rock said as the duo stepped through the doors.
"It's so crowded in here!" He exclaimed, standing in the main lobby. The throng of students was concentrated in front of a bulletin board.
Roll snuck through the crowd and returned with a piece of paper in her hand. "It says, 'Dear Students, today will be a large adjustment for you, so we would like to make the process easier. There are no classes today, and instead we are having an exhibition for all of the clubs that Mega Hill High School will have to offer. Use this as an opportunity to get to know your new fellow students and teachers. From, Principals Eggman and Wily." She looked up at Rock. "Oh, there's a list of clubs here and directions to where they all are."
"This might be fun…" Rock smiled. He held out his hand and Roll gave him the paper.
Suddenly, a blue blur sped by, knocking into Rock and causing him to fall over. The paper slipped out of his hand and fell on the floor.
"Ow!" Rock said as he hit the ground. "What was that?"
"I'm not sure, it looked like some kid who was in a huge hurry." Roll held out her hand.
Rock took it and stood up. "Thanks." He reached down to grab the paper. "Oh, they have a robotics club! Maybe I should try that!" He looked at Roll. "What are you gonna do?"
"I'm gonna go find the cooking club." She waved at Rock and began to walk away.
"Oh, wait! Have you seen Cut Man anywhere?" Rock called out.
"No, I haven't seen him!" She said.
Roll walked into the kitchen, glancing around at the other students who had gathered there. Her eye was caught by a beautiful pink hedgehog girl who was making a pie. The girl seemed to radiate confidence. She was wearing headphones.
Roll slowly walked over. "U-um, hello. That pie you're making looks delicious!"
"Hm?" The girl took out her headphones.
"Oh, I was saying that pie you're making looks really tasty!"
"Thanks!" The girl responded. "And sorry, I was just listening to my music and didn't hear you at first."
"It's fine!" Roll said. "What were you listening to?"
"I was listening to Big Time Rush-"
"Whoa, you like Big Time Rush too?" Roll was surprised.
"Yeah, they're like, my favorite band ever!" The girl took out some chocolate chips and started sprinkling them onto her pie.
"I love them! Like, I watch their show, like, all the time." Roll smiled as she pulled out a stool and sat on it.
"Did you see the new episode where they go on strike?" The girl asked.
"Of course! It was like, hilarious!" Roll said. "Oh, um, can I help you with making that pie? I bet some chocolate syrup would be really nice on it."
"Sure!"
Roll got out a bottle of chocolate syrup and started to slowly pour some on.
"This pie is gonna be like so much better with your help." The girl said. "Oh, what's your name?"
"I'm Roll. Uh, Roll Light."
"Nice to meet you! I'm Amy Rose!" They shook hands.
"Um, is this the robotics club?" Rock asked as he peered in the doorway.
"Yes, welcome!" A young fox cub with two tails greeted him.
Rock came in and walked towards the boy. He scanned him up and down.
"I know, I'm really young for high school." He chuckled. "My name's Miles Prower, and I'm president of the robotics club. Well, I was back at Green Hill anyway. But, you can call me Tails."
"Nice to meet you!" Rock shook Tails' hand. "I'm Rock Light." He took a seat next to Tails, who was tinkering with a complex robot. "So, how old are you?"
"I'm eight years old."
"Wow, seriously?"
Tails nodded. "Yes. I have above-average IQ for my age, so I was allowed to skip many grades."
"That's amazing!" Rock stared at him with wonder. "Do you get along with older kids at all?"
"Yep! Well, my older brother, adopted, goes to school here too, and he's really nice. And I have this great friend named Knuckles, too."
"Oh, that's cool! My twin sister goes to school with me so I have her to talk with. And my close friend Cut Man is here, too. But otherwise, I don't really have too many friends. I'm…kinda shy." He paused and rubbed the back of his neck. "Oh, my older brother is a senior, too, but he doesn't talk with us much. He likes to do his own thing."
"Sounds like Knuckles." Tails muttered. "But you strike me as the type of guy who lots of people would like. Are you sure you don't have many friends?"
"Well, I guess people are okay with me. But not many close ones."
"Well, I'd be happy to be your best friend!" Tails said, full of energy.
"Thanks!" Rock smiled.
"If you like, I can try and take you on a tour and introduce you to some people."
"You already know the whole building?" Rock asked.
"Yep. I memorized it this morning."
"Here's the track." Tails said as he gestured towards the circular pathway. "Oh, it looks like they're practicing now!"
"I don't see anyone from my school there…" Rock said, gazing at the boys running on the track. They were moving quickly to the point where they looked like streaks.
"Wanna go back inside? I can show you some more places." Tails asked.
"Oh, sure." Rock said, although he was still glancing at the track. "They're so fast…"
"Oh, our school has some great track runners. Sonic is the fastest student in school, and Principal Eggman's adopted son, Metal Sonic, is almost as fast as he is."
"That's really interesting…" Rock commented as he followed Tails back into the building.
"So, what do you do for fun around here?" Roll asked Amy as they walked down the hallway.
"Well, usually, I hang out with my best friends Sally and Blaze, but I think they're like busy looking for clubs. But we can always go and get food at the cafeteria."
"That sounds like fun!" Roll said. "So, it's fun to hang out with those friends? Do you, uh, have sleepovers?"
"Yeah, like all the time."
"Really?" Roll seemed awestruck.
"What, you've never had a sleepover before or something?"
"Well, no…I was wondering, what do you do at one?"
"Well, we usually play video games, or watch tv, or we might even talk about the guys we like. But if you want, you can totally go to our next one!"
"Oh, wow, thank you so much!" Roll was overjoyed. She was distracted when something in a nearby room caught her eye. She stopped and looked through the window. Is that…Blues? She wondered. "Hey Amy, what's in here?"
"Oh, that's where people get tutoring."
Blues? Getting tutored? No, that can't be right. She walked back up to Amy.
"Um, excuse me!" Ice Man called out from behind her.
"Hm?" She turned to look at him.
"Uh, how are you doing today, Roll?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm doing good. How are you?"
"I'm good, thanks for asking!" He said.
"Well, see ya later, then." She walked off with Amy.
He sighed.
