School is School!!
Chapter 8# AAAHHH!!!
It was a fast and bumpy ride during the trip to Street High.
BOOM!
"Ouch! Hey! Watch the road bucky!" Sonic yelled from behind. The bus just accidently flattened a squirrel. "Take a look at that poor thing!" Manic said worriedly, popping his head out of the window. "Oh my! How cuuuute!" Amy said. Manic gave Amy a you-are-sick look. Amy grinned as the bus zoomed faster," I wish I could hang it up on my bedroom wall!" Manic shook his head and turned away. He saw Shadow rehearsing something at the corner of the huge bus.
Shadow got into a dramatic pose; on his knees as he rehearsed, "Oh my sweet Maria! Come with me and we shall live a peaceful life!" He then walked slowly to Maria who was talking on the handphone. "Oh my swe--" before Shadow could continue, Maria cut him off by saying, "Later Shadow, I'm talking with Nike!" Shadow gritted his teeth, containing the anger in him,"Yes Maria," and he walked backwards; away from Maria. Nike this! Nike that! ARGH!
Knuckles walked slowly towards Rouge and said to her,"Rouge!" "Knuckles!!!" Rouge retorted back at Knuckles. Rouge was talking with someone on the handphone.
"Rouge!"
"Knuckles!"
"Rouge!"
"Knuckles!"
"But- Rouge-!"
"KNUCKLES!!!!!! SHUT UP!!!"
Knuckles muttered angrily under his breath and walked away.
"Knuckles! We have a big challenge in front of us!" Shadow said, dramaticly to Knuckles. "Uh.. we do?" Knuckles asked. Shadow slapped himself on the forehead,"Doh! Can't you see?" "See what?" Knuckles asked, absolutely having no idea what is Shadow talking about. Shadow turned to Manic instead,"Manic, I know that you know that we all know that the boys are having a big problem here." "Wha-? Say that again?" Manic asked. "ARGH!!" Shadow yelled angrily and headed towards the bus' window.
"Useless creatures of the world! My Maria's gone! Taken away from me! And my friends have been brainwashed! All because of those 'Street High' people! Farewell cruel world!"Shadow announced while putting his right foot on the window. He stole one last glance at Maria who was still chatting with that Nike. "Oh Nike, can you hold on?" Maria asked Nike on the phone. "Sure," Nike replied. Maria cried out to Shadow," Shadow!!!!" Heh. My brilliant plan is working. Shadow thought happily. "Bye Shadow!" Maria said and resumed talking with Nike.
Shadow stood there dumbfounded. No one else seemed to care at all either. "OH I GIVE UP!" Shadow said and slumped down in his seat.
A few minutes later, the bus arrived at an impressive and humungous school. The school looked so clean and shiny that you can actually see your reflection on the wall. All the girls immediately shut off their phones.
"Welcome...," said Nike, "...to Street High." The girls oohed and aahed as they were brought to the caferteria.
In the caferteria....
"Why can't Rouge speak to me!?" Knuckles cried dramacticly as he stood with Manic, while watching Shadow trying to gain Maria's attention. "Why not try to speak to her about something that will make her reply?" Manic suggested to Knuckles. "Like what?" Knuckles asked, his eyes narrowed in frustration. "Talk to her about something close to your heart. A topic deep inside your heart. Get it?" Manic answered, while spinning his drumstick with his right hand. "Hey! Of course! Thanks Manic!" Knuckles replied enthusiasticly, with a wide smile on his face as he walked to Rouge.
"Rouge!" Knuckles cried the moment he approached Rouge. Rouge ignored him and kept on talking to the guy sitting next to her. Knuckles waved his hand in front of Rouge's face. "Ugh! Knuckles! Cut that out!" Rouge yelled, annoyed while trying to wave his hand away. "Blood, veins, arteries, intestines...." Knuckles began to rattle off some bodyparts that he could think of (that was close to his heart). Rouge stared at Knuckles questioningly. "Is he always like that?" the guy next to Rouge asked. "Occasionaly," answered Rouge with a wry smile.
"OooOoohh.... you're sooo manly," Amy said to a funky guy in blue. Sonic was sitting right next to them; not paying attention at all. "You look so cool," Amy said aloud; hoping Sonic would hear her. Sonic just continued munching a couple of his chillidogs. "You're so great unlike Sonic, right?" Amy asked the guy. "Right," Sonic answered instead with a mouthful of chillidogs. Amy pouted and took out a notepad. "Plan A: Failed. Must figure out plan B," Amy mumbled while scribbling on her notepad.
"Bee attentive eveeybody!!" said a calm voice that was coming from the cafetaria's entrance. Everyone turned to that direction to see a tall, ugly, old woman. "Who's that hag?" Rouge asked. All the students from Street High glared icily at Rouge. Rouge gave them a puzzled look. Nike nudged her and whispered, "She's the principal, Principal Beerah." "Ack! I meant who's that beautiful woman?" Rouge said quickly. The principal looked at Rouge and said,"You beeh proud bee'cos Kueen Alina bee beutiful but you skool no bee beutiful...ah... so be' it!"
Sonic and his gang all arched an eyebrow questioningly. Meczy leaned over and whispered to Manic,"At least her name fits." Manic nodded solemnly. "Bee all shall bee against eech other in bee football match. Bee'll start now. Eveebody go now!! To da feetball feeld," announced Principal Beerah. She whipped out a cane and chased all of them to the 'feetball feeld'.
Principle Beerah held up her hand. "Reedy! Seet! Gee!" Principle Beerah cried as she blew the golden whistle.
Manic, the goalkeeper watched as Sonic kicked the ball, it came spinning towards Knuckles. "I got it! I got it!" Knuckles cried, but Nike managed to kick the ball away first. "Hah! Smell you later!" the Nike jeered. Shadow ran towards the Street High guy who was with the ball. "Watch me play," Shadow said under his breath. Shadow was about to kick the ball away when --
The cheerleaders (Maria, Amy Rose, Meczy and Rouge) cheered:
"Street High! Win the fight!
Win with all your might!"
Shadow opened his eyes really wide, shocked at the cheering. Instead of running, he stood still, feeling crushed. "MOBIUS TO SHADOW!!" Sonic shouted from afar.
The words didn't make any sense to Shadow. Nothing made sense now.
"What's the matter? Cat caught your tongue?" the Street High player teased as he kicked the ball.
Manic couldn't stop the ball. It entered into the goal. Principle Beerah blew her whistle.
"Score! Oneee-Zeero!"
"Shadow! What is wrong with you?" Sonic hissed angrily as he passed Shadow. Shadow walked slowly to where he is suppose to stand. He narrowed his eyes in anger. "I hate you Nike."
The whistle was blown. Shadow saw Knuckles kicked that ball towards him. Shadow grinned evily, as he spotted Nike nearby. Using his homing attack, Shadow caused the ball to head extremely fast towards Nike. "So long, pathetic creature!" Shadow yelled, his voice mixed with anger and pain.
Nike ducked.
BANG!
Uh oh.
The ball hit Principle Beerah squarely on the face. Her spectacles was swinging from one ear before it fell. She held up a red card. "The black hedgehog be evil!"
Shadow couldn't continue the match anymore.
***
"Score! 2-Zeero! Break time!" Principle Beerah shouted.
"Darn it! I can't believe we lost our best player!" Sonic wailed, throwing his hand up into the air. "You mean you're the only one left," said Manic, nursing his swollen eye, "Ow." "Are you really badly injured?" Sonic asked to Knuckles. "No, but I'm tired. Go and ask someone else," Knuckles said, sitting on the bench. "Like who?! Amy?!" Sonic asked sarcasticly.
"Not such a bad idea," Manic said, rubbing his chin. Sonic sighed. "I guess I could ask the girls _except_ Amy." Sonic ran towards the cheerleaders.
"So any of you ladies want to play football?" Sonic asked hopelessly with a monotone. "No," the girls said at once. "Please! Do it for our team, for all the students in our school," Sonic begged desperately, feeling that all hope is lost. "Sure," Maria volenteered with her usual sweet tone. "And me--" Amy Rose started to say, but Sonic quickly grabbed Maria's wrist and ran away with his super speed.
"Break bee over!"
The football players gathered at the field. The whistle sounded. Sonic kicked the ball towards Maria. Maria was knocked down by the impact the ball hitting her. Maria's eyes filled with tears and she started sobbing. "I knew I shouldn't let her play," Sonic thought, rolling his eyes.
"Are you okay?" Nike asked, as he helped Maria up. "I can't kick the ball!" Maria sobbed, wiping her tears away with her hand. "Just try!" Nike said encouragingly. Maria nodded, as she kicked the ball softly. The ball rolled a little. "Yay! I did it!" Maria cried happily, as tears of joy flowed down her cheeks. Sonic was staring at her, gaping. She said a few please and thank yous as she kick the ball gently into the goal.
"Oh, I can't watch this," Sonic said as he buried his face in his hands. In the end, Sonic's team won! Yeah! Thanks to Maria. "I'm so good at this!" Maria said happily, as Principle Beerah handed her a broken, dusty trophy.
"Look! We won!" Maria cried happily as she showed it to Manic and Knuckles, "Isn't it beautiful?" "Yeah! Look at it! It's got some really unusual shape!" Knuckles said, probing at the trophy's dented and bent part. Manic arched an eyebrow. "Don't you think it's nice too, Sonic, Manic?" Maria asked, trying to get a word of praise out of them. "Uh huh," Sonic mumbled. Maria looked at Manic. Manic gave a wide smiled, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
Rouge was watching Knuckles and Maria. Her blue eyes ablazed with jealousy. Rouge ran towards Knuckles, pulling him away, "Knuckles! Congragulations! You did it! You are our school hero!" "Really?" Knuckles asked, surprised. "Yes! You were SO brave! And you did very well! Our team wouldn't have won without you!" Rouge blabbed convincingly.
Sonic watched as Meczy went to Manic, coping Rouge style. "And they lived happily ever after," Sonic said, crossing his arms in contempt.
Suddenly, he remembered something.... He turned around and his eyes widen in fear.
"SONIC!! YOU'RE MY HERO!"
"No! NO!! NOOOOO!! AMY!! AAAAHHHHH!!!"
***
That night, the dorm was peaceful. The Street High students were playing cards or having a soft conversation.
Outside Street High....
"I can't live any longer!" Shadow cried, as he struggled to climb the tree, as Manic and Sonic tried to pull him down. "Take a chill pill dude! I'm sure Maria isn't purposely ignoring you!" Manic cried, pulling at Shadow's foot as Shadow was hanging down from a branch after trying to jump off the tree.
At that moment, Maria and Nike walked past them. Shadow stared at them, but they didn't seem to notice. "AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" Shadow screamed, as he knocked his head against the branch, causing it to shake violently. "Shadow! Would you just quit your stupid self-pity and just talk to Maria!" Sonic yelled, brushing off the leaves that fell on his face.
"Talk to her about what?" Shadow yelled back. "Tell her how you feel. Tell her what's in your heart!" Manic explained. Knuckles who was walking past them, arched an eyebrow at what Manic said, and continued on his way.
"She wouldn't listen!" Shadow said angrily, as he tried to jump off the branch. Manic and Sonic sighed as they let go of Shadow's foot. Shadow fell down flat on his face. "Come on, let's go," Sonic said, as he and Manic dragged the struggling suicidle Shadow to Maria.
"Hi Maria, Shadow has got something to say," Sonic said, as he pulled Shadow to face Maria. "He can say what he has to say later. Come on, let's go," Nike said, and Maria obeyed. Shadow clutched his fists tightly. "I can't take this any longer," he said under his breath.
"NO! MARIA HATES ME! SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ME ANYMORE!!" Shadow cried, going hysterical, knocking down Sonic and Manic who were franticly trying to calm him down. Shadow ran around, knocking himself against the High School's walls.
Principle Beerah then came running out of the school. "Stop the nonsense Shadow! The school would be gone if you be doing that!" Principle Beerah shouted, as she tried to get hold of Shadow, but got KO-ed by Shadow.
Rouge looked down from the school window, watching Shadow KO-ing High Street students who were trying to stop him. "Shadow! Quit doing that! It's so noisy!" Rouge cried, putting her hands over her large bat ears. "SHADOW!" an angry student cried out, followed by many other angry cries of "SHADOW!" "SHADOW!"
"QUIET YOU PATHETIC CREATURES!" Shadow cried, as he hit his head against the wall.
"Shadow...." a voice said from behind Shadow
Shadow turned around, his red eyes flasing with anger. "SHUT--!", but his mouth immediately snapped shut.
"I'm sorry Shadow," Maria said, her eyes full of sincerity.
"Maria...."
"Shadow...."
"Maria...."
"Shadow...."
"Maria...."
"Hello? I'm trying to say something here."
"Sorry."
"I've been so selfish Shadow, to forget about you. But you're still my no.1# hedgehog no matter what," Maria said, "do you forgive me?" "Yes. Maria," Shadow replied. Maria smiled.
"Awwww... that's so sweet," Nike interrupted. BANG! Maria and Shadow punched Nike on the face. "Quiet! You're ruining the scene!" Maria and Shadow cried at the same time at the KO-ed Nike.
"So everything is back to normal," said Manic to Meczy, watching Maria and Shadow walking together into the High Street school.
Meczy's crystal ball began to glow in her hands. Her eyes started to glow too. "By the prickling of my thumbs, I sense something manic will happen tomorrow, Manic...."
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Yo, peeps, Emerald Space2 here.
Just helped Sista3 basicly write half of the fan fic towards the end.
So what's up next people?
What is Meczy talking about?
Find out next in Chapter 9#: Manic Goes Manic