Welcome back to Mobotropolis Elementary. I'm actually really liking how this story is going. What with all the introduction of the characters and even the storylines. I actually got to over 100 hits in three chapters. :D
I think that everyone is going to like this chapter. Since you've all been raving on about where a certain someone is. He's here in Chapter 4. So without anymore talking, I present to you...Jingle Bells, Echidnas Smell! Enjoy!
I don't know what it is about the holidays, but it seems like every time there is one I meet someone new. In this case, Christmas is coming up and that someone new has just joined our class. His name is Knuckles and he's a red echidna. I really don't like red except for the red on my shoes. He has abnormally large knuckles that I would hate to get punched with. I might as well go introduce myself to him.
"Hi, I'm Sonic. Sonic Hedgehog. Welcome to Mobotropolis Elementary." I said offering him my hand to shake.
"Yeah, whatever Hedgehog." He responded as he slapped my hand away.
"What's your problem? I didn't do anything wrong." I said.
"I don't trust you. And what kind of name is Sonic anyways?" He asked.
That made me mad. I don't like the way he just went off on me. And what made him not trust me? Fine. He wants to be all angry and distrusting. Let him. But I'm the popular one around here and he better not try to take my place.
"Oh and I will be taking your place as the most popular Mobian in kindergarten." Knuckles told me.
I glared at him. He has definitely lost his mind. Who does he think he is? Alright he thinks that he can do that. Let's see. Thankfully tomorrow is the last day before Christmas vacation for two weeks.
I left home that day upset. Knuckles really got under my skin. He even insulted my speed, saying that I wasn't even close to the fastest thing on Mobius. But then he has the nerve to say that he is the strongest person on Mobius. We'll see. And another thing. When I asked him who or what the fastest thing on Mobius was he just walked away mumbling to himself. I don't mean to rant tirelessly, but I just don't like the Mobian.
"Sonic, what's wrong? You haven't said anything on the whole ride home." Mom said.
"It's nothing." I answered.
"Well did anything happen at school today?" She asked.
"We got another new student." Manic said.
"Yeah, his name is Knuckles. He's a red echidna. He's six years old, but he turns seven in February." Sonia added.
Hmm, aren't Mobian kindergarteners usually five? They usually turn six in the next semester. I can use that to my advantage.
The next day at school was no different than the day before with Knuckles. He was the same level of hostile as he was before. Well I decided to pull out my card.
"So I heard you're six, Knucklehead. Aren't Mobian kindergarteners usually five?" I taunted. "And don't tell me that your birthday is late and you had to wait to register for kindergarten because I know that your birthday is in February."
"None of that is your business!" Knuckles yelled.
"What happened? Did you fail kindergarten? How do you fail kindergarten anyway? I mean besides the fact that you're a knucklehead." I continued
"You better shut up Hedgehog!" Knuckles countered.
"Why don't you make me? And while you're at it you can go blend in with the Christmas colors. Red is a horrible color. That must be why you're a–"
I didn't get to finish my sentence due to some strong knuckles hitting my face.
"I said SHUT UP!" Knuckles shrieked.
I got up from the ground and looked towards Knuckles to see him rampaging towards me like a crazed bull. Luckily with my speed I was able to dodge him, but I wasn't going to let him get away with hitting me. I quickly sharpened my quills and rolled into a ball to strike him in the back. He yelped in pain as I quickly hit him and pulled back, uncurling from the form of a ball. Knuckles turned around and began cracking his fist.
"Alright Little Boy Blue, you asked for it." He said as he walked towards me.
"Bring it on Knucklehead." I responded.
Nothing else got to happen though because Ms. Rosie showed up and had both of us by the arm. She marched us right down to the office and we waited to get our punishment. I did find out some great information while waiting for the principal. Sally's dad, Mr. Acorn, was the principal. That was good for me. Maybe he would go easy on me since he knew me. He already seemed to be going easy on Red Head.
"Sonic, come into my office please." Mr. Acorn said.
I went in and sat down, already knowing that a lecture was coming on.
"Sonic, I am very disappointed in you. You know better than to get in a fight. I know you mother has taught you better than that. Knuckles told me the whole story, but I want to hear your side of it too." Mr. Acorn said.
I bet Knuckles wasn't expecting that. I told King Acorn everything that happened. Honest to goodness. I left out no details and when I finished he was nodding his head.
"Sonic, Knuckles did not fail kindergarten. He was held back due to his anger. He has been doing a good job at his other school staying calm, but you made him angry enough to punch you" Me. Acorn explained. "And Knuckles, Sonic was just trying to introduce himself and welcome you to the school. You had no right to declare your distrust in him when you hadn't even met him. Both of you need to work out your differences. This is your only warning. I don't want to see you in my office anymore."
We got up and began to walk back to class. I decided to try and smooth things over with Knuckles while we walked.
"Hey man, I'm sorry for talking about you like that. I just didn't like the hostile attitude you had towards me." I apologized.
"No need to apologize. I should be the one apologizing for my attitude in the first place. There was no reason for me not to trust you. Sonia says you actually are the coolest Mobian in kindergarten. I guess I was just jealous. We good?" He asked as he held his hand out towards be.
"You know it." I said and we walked into the room with a shake of our hands.
Mom wasn't too happy about me going to the principal's office on the last day before Christmas break. I guess I should have thought more about what that would mean. My Christmas presents could be at jeopardy. Well, I would worry about that when the time came.
The next morning, Sonia, Manic, and I woke up to find out that it snowed. And the best part about that was that it was Christmas Eve. Hopefully we can have a white Christmas. We went outside to play and found a gift awaiting us on our doorstep. Three sleds. A blue, green, and pick one. There was also a note on top. We read it and found out that all three of the sleds were from Tails, but they weren't just sleds. They could also be transformed into snowboards with a push of a button and then once you jumped off of the snowboard it would turn back into a sled. That was neat. We spent all day playing in the park on them. Christmas vacation was already turning out to be good.
On Christmas day, it snowed even more. We could wait to play in the snow though. What I want to happen now is for Mom to come downstairs so that we could open our presents. Heh, I got what I wanted pretty fast because she came down right after that thought. We instantly ran over to the tree hoping she would let us open our biggest presents first. Instead, she let us pick which gift we wanted to open ourselves so we of course chose the biggest one. I got a guitar, Sonia got a keyboard, and Manic got a drum set.
"Way past cool! Thanks Mom!" I said as we continued the barrage of opening presents.
It turns out Tails had gotten each of us one more gift. Manic got a backpack that could be turned into a skateboard, Sonia got an automated clothes designer for her closet, and I got an automatic chili dog maker. My life was set. The rest of Christmas break was fun. Pretty much just playing with our Christmas gifts. Of course, I made chili dogs every single day.
When we got back to school everyone shared what they got for Christmas. We were all pretty happy and I looked at Knuckles. He was smiling. He looked over at me and nodded. I nodded back. Hmm, maybe the holidays bringing a new person isn't that bad. I wonder who Valentine's day is going to bring.
Finally Knuckles is here. You guys remember how Knuckles and Sonic always started their friendship off rocky, but then it became more friendly? Well I found out a way to incorporate that into Mobotropolois Elementary and have it as a sort of school drama type of thing. Are yall happy now? Knuckles is actually in the story. There was a bit of a hint at the end of the chapter who the next character to be introduced is going to be. Three automatic chili dog makers for who ever guesses who. Remember to review! Chaos Control!