Me: Well, here we are. Next chapter. Let's see where Sonic's first periods lead him.

Sonic: Better be interesting.

Shadow: Better be sex. I practically got raped with Knuckles.

Me: I know, I know. But where could Sonic have sex?

Shadow: I don't know. Maybe in the bathroom.

Me: Probably not. Now, let me get started. Then I can get this over with.

Shadow: Fine.

Sonic walked into homeroom. A dozen pairs of eyes widened when he entered the room. One of them was the teacher's.

"You actually showed up to homeroom," the teacher said incredulously.

"Yeah," sonic replied. He walked down an aisle and watched as the others cringed when he got near. He spotted an empty desk in the back and sat down. He pulled out his English book to see what they were reading. It was The Catcher in the Rye. Sonic smiled. It was one of his favorite books. After waiting through homeroom, and the first bell, he walked to his English class. The teacher looked up.

"My, Shadow. What inspired you to show up to class today?" she asked.

How would Shadow respond? Think, think, think! Okay, he's a dark type of guy, kinda dumb, somewhat disrespectful… Got it! Sonic thought. "Just laughing at your ugly face," Sonic sneered. He inwardly shuddered. That was the total opposite of himself. To his surprise, the teacher laughed.

"Take a seat, smart-ass," she said. Sonic slowly sat down. So this teacher was somehow exactly like Shadow and his friends. Don't they have some sort of filter for this riff-raff? Sonic shook his head. The bell rang and the teacher got up to start the lesson.

"Okay, class. You all finished the book, right?" she asked. The class groaned.

"It was SO boring!" one student in the back yelled.

"Well, I like it. So shut the hell up!" the teacher retorted. The class laughed. Sonic's face flushed a little. How could the teacher get away with this crap? "So what did Holden mean when he said 'I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all.'"

Sonic raised his hand. "I think what he was saying was that he wanted to stop every child from growing up. The ravine next to the cliff represents adulthood and the field of Rye represents childhood and innocence. Holden wanted to stay a child forever." Sonic looked up. The teacher's mouth was hanging open and every pair of eyes were widened at him.

Shit Sonic thought. I need to think like Shadow! After a few moments, the teacher regained her composure. "V-v-very good, Shadow. Now class, you will have an essay due on Friday. It will be about the quote I just read." She turned to Sonic. "Except you, Shadow." Sonic turned red. As the teacher droned on, Sonic was left to his thoughts.

I really have to stay in Shadow's character. He doesn't seem too bright, seems to fit into the 'jerk' category, and could even be on drugs. I don't know. I'll have to see what happens.

The teacher talked about the book and what it meant for the rest of the period. Sonic listened attentively. The bell rang a quiet cheer came from the back. Sonic got up and walked out of the room. As he walked down the hall, he felt a gentle touch on his side. He turned. Amy was walking beside him, with her arm around him.

"Hey, Shadow," she said. "I missed you." She nuzzled her head into Sonic's neck. Sonic stiffened. Amy brought her head away. "What's the matter?" she asked

"It's nothing," Sonic lied. She planted a kiss on Sonic's lips. Sonic stiffened. This guy is such a dick! He's cheating! I would never do that! Amy broke the kiss.

"I should head to class." She turned away, stopped and turned her head to the side. "And don't forget our date tonight!" She walked away. Oh, crap. How am I going to wriggle out of this? He shook his head and looked down at his schedule. Basic Chemistry was next. Easy. I took AP Chem last year. He headed off to the next classroom.

He walked into the room. It was already packed. He noticed some sophomores in the class, a few juniors and a couple seniors. He shook his head. Some people just don't understand how important school is. He took an open seat near the front. The bell rang and the teacher walked into the room.

"Okay, class!" she said enthusiastically. "Today, we're working on the gas laws. Can anyone tell me what the three laws are?"

I can't answer. Shadow would not know this one. The class was completely silent. The teacher turned to Sonic.

"Come on, Shadow! You should know this! You are one of my best students." Now there was a surprise. It took a moment for Sonic to remember the three.

"Uh… Boyle's Law is PV equals PV, Charle's Law is V over T equals V over T, and Gay-Lussac's Law is P over T equals P over T. These can all be combined to PV over T equals PV over T." Sonic looked up. The teacher was beaming.

"Very good, Shadow. Now, these three laws are also derived from the ideal gas law." She turned to the whiteboard behind her. She took out a marker. "PV equals nRT. She wrote it out on the board. Or as I like to remember it, perv nert." The class laughed. Sonic shook his head.

This is too easy. He leaned back in the chair and watched the class struggle through the new material. When the class finally ended, Sonic rushed out of the room. He wanted to get to Geometry class. He sped down the hall and quickly entered the room. The male teacher was at his desk.

"Welcome, Shadow! How are you feeling?" he asked.

"I'm…" Sonic started.

"Were you sick with a cold?"

"I'm…"

"Did you watch too much TV?"

"I'm..."

"Come on! Speak up!" Sonic laughed. The Geometry teacher was a total comic.

"I'm fine now."

"Well, that's good! We're learning about CPCTC. Which will be difficult with my PTSDADHDABC." Sonic laughed even louder. He finally stopped and took a seat with a smile on his face. The geometry teacher could have been a very successful comedian if he tried. Sonic looked up at the board. The bell rang and everyone was in his or her seats. The teacher stood up.

"Now! I want everyone to look outside!" the teacher said. Everyone turned. It looked bleak outside. Gray clouds covered the sky. The trees were bare and it looked cold. The teacher walked over to his laptop and clicked a button. The chorus of "Surfin' USA" started playing. "Doesn't that make you want to put on a bathing suit?" Sonic laughed, then covered his mouth when the rest of he class didn't join in.

The teacher shut off the song and went to the board. He started writing a new problem. Sonic suddenly felt really tired. His eyes slowly drifted shut.

Sonic looked around. He was in a laboratory. There were monitors covering the walls. Sonic recognized that they were measuring vital signs. He looked down at his body. He was in his own body, but he was strapped to a metal table. He turned his head. A nurse was in a wheeled chair next to a monitor she was speaking into a recorder.

"Psychic experiment number twenty three. Subjects are both young male hedgehogs with similar DNA structures. Experiment to proceed within thirty minutes." She clicked off the recorder and saw Sonic staring. Sonic felt terrified. Why am I scared? Sonic thought.

"Go to sleep, young hedgehog." She said. She got up with a syringe in her hand. She pushed the plunger and injected the contents into his IV drip. He felt tired and closed his eyes.

Sonic woke up. The teacher was about two inches from his face. Sonic yelped and fell out of his seat. The class laughed and Sonic's face flushed in embarrassment. "Sorry to disturb your peaceful slumber, but we have GEOMETRY to learn!" the teacher shouted. Sonic climbed back into his seat.

What was that? Sonic wondered. That didn't seem like an ordinary dream. Sonic shook his head and looked up at the board. A student next to him rose his hand.

"I have a question," the student said.

"I'm forty-two," the teacher said without hesitation. Sonic grinned. That teacher should have a microphone instead of a marker.

The rest of the class passed by slowly. Sonic tapped his pencil impatiently. Next period was lunch. His lunch period. He might be able to find that body-snatcher and get his body back. When the bell finally rang, he rushed out of the room at top speed. He had to slow down when he stopped at his locker to drop off his books. He reached in for his lunch, but didn't find anything.

Oh, right. I didn't make a lunch this morning. Great. He closed the locker and walked to the lunch room. He instantly spotted his body. The bastard wasn't looking behind him. Maybe I could take him down right now! Sonic thought. No. I have to be civil about this.

Sonic straightened up and walked up to his body. He calmly tapped his shoulder.

Me: And that's it!

Sonic: Really?

Me: Yep! You'll have to wait until the next chapter to see what happens.

*Shadow groans*

Shadow: Well, come on! Don't just stand there! Write it out now!

Me: When I get to it. I have a life other than writing!

Shadow: You shouldn't.

Sonic: I agree. Get on with it!

Me: Just be patient.

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