Chapter Two
First Day of High School

Shadow and Rouge wake up in the other, unknown, dimension. Their entrance was a little rough.

Shadow: (mumbling) Ugh, my head.

Rouge: (sarcastically) Yeah. Talk about making an entrance.

Shadow looks up in shock to find that the Rouge he was talking to was not the Rouge he expected.

Shadow: (confused) Rouge, is that you?

Rouge: (obviously) Of course it is why would you…*gasp*

Shadow: What is it?

Rouge: (with total shock) Shadow, you're...you're..human!

Shadow: And so are you.

Rouge: (admittingly) Hm, guess you were right about this universe effecting us.

Shadow: I'm just glad we arrived with clothes on.

Shadow had on a gray jacket with a black t-shirt and his pants were black with a gray belt and had on his natural hover shoes and his hair was black and red like always.
Rouge had on boots with tall heels, tight yoga pants, a magenta tank top with a short black cami, and her hair was short and white.

Rouge: (with satisfaction) Damn! We look good no matter what we look like!

Shadow: (back to business) Focus Rouge. We to find out where-

The two realize that they're in the middle of what looks like a high school hallway.

Rouge: What is this place?

Luna: (interrupting) *ahem*

Shadow and Rouge: (slightly surprised) Huh?

Luna: What are you two doing in the hallway? You do know that class starts in about a minute.

Shadow and Rouge: (confused) Class?

Luna: Do you have your schedules on hand?

Rouge: (realizing the situation) Oh, schedules? We didn't get schedules…

Shadow: (catching on) We're new.

Luna: Ah, I see. Well, we always get new enrollments here at the start of some months. I am one of the school heads, Vice Principal Luna. What are your names?

Rouge: I am Rouge.

Shadow: And I'm Shadow the -

Rouge: *fake cough*

Shadow: Just Shadow.

Luna: Okay. If you'd follow me we'll get you enrolled here at Canterlot High.

Shadow and Rouge start following the Vice Principal down to the offices.

Rouge: (to Shadow) HIGH SCHOOL!?

Shadow: (grumpily) Just what we needed...

Rouge: You were the one who brought us here! *sigh* We might as well just play along. Maybe Scourge and Fiona might be here.

Shadow: I suppose you're right about that, and if they are here we might need to blend into the dimension to keep this low key.

Rouge: Gotcha.

Luna: (ending their conversation) If you'd follow me this way, I'll take you to the Principal of the school.

Shadow, Rouge, Luna make their way to the school's principal's office, where they meet the head principal, Celestia.

Luna: (to Celestia, who is busy at work in file cabinets) Sister, we have two new students.

Shadow and Rouge were shocked to see that the principal was not sorting files, but placing five Chaos Emeralds in one of the drawers and locking it. Luna leaves the office.

Celestia: (turning to Shadow and Rouge) Welcome to Canterlot High. My name is Principal Celestia. What might your names be?

Shadow: I am Shadow. This girl here is Rouge...my….sister.

Rouge gives Shadow a weird look.

Celestia: Well, it is always nice to meet new faces here! Hold on a second while I sign you in and get your schedules set.

Celestia starts typing on a computer. Shadow walks up to her desk.

Shadow: (with a lowered voice) Just out of curiosity, where did you find gems like that?

Celestia: The ones I was just putting away?

Shadow: Yes.

Celestia: A student named Fluttershy found them this morning on the front lawn. She brought them to me. I don't know exactly what they are but I'm keeping them safe for the time being.

Shadow: (thinking) I guess our theory was correct. Scourge and Fiona are here, but how did they lose the Emeralds like that? And where's the sixth?

Celestia: (almost suspiciously) Why do you ask?

Shadow: As I said, it was out of curiosity.

Rouge: (nervously) Thats my "brother"! Always curious.

Celestia: Well, alright. Here are your assigned classes.

Celestia hands the students papers with their schedules on them.

Shadow: Thank you ma'am.

Rouge: Yeah, thanks.

Celestia: Have a great day you two.

Shadow and Rouge: Bye.

Shadow and Rouge walk out of the office and into the hallway.

Shadow: The Emeralds that Principal Celestia had nails the fact that Scourge and Fiona are indeed here. But why?

Rouge: I don't know. They must be really planning something to come to a lame dimension like this.

Shadow: I agree. I'm not in for attending high school.

Rouge: I feel the same way, but what choice do we have?

Shadow and Rouge walk to the commons, ready to split for classes.

Rouge: You ready for this?

Shadow: Hell no!

Rouge: Just pull through one day, Grumpy.

Shadow: Ugh...fine.