"What?!" Sonic exclaimed as the principal handed him a bright, neon-
orange vest. "You're just signing me up?"
The principal nodded, again. "Think about it," he said, "You are fresh out of college, without a job, and proper working age. Why not? It's $6.50 an hour. $2 extra for after school hours as well."
Sonic looked at the vest on his lap and sighed. "Fine," he said, "but can I at least have the name of my employer?"
The principal nodded. Sonic was getting sick of that. "My name is Principal Gibbons. Welcome to Saint Mark's Elementary School."
"Thanks," Sonic grumbled as he got up and put on the vest. It was a little tight, but he would manage. "Any special privileges with this job?" he asked.
Principal Gibbons nodded. "You get free access to the Teacher's Lounge and you can interrupt a class and/or issue detentions as needed. Do not abuse these privileges."
"Yeah yeah," Sonic mumbled. "Do I start my duties, sir?" he asked, doing a fake solute.
"Of course," the principal said, while nodding.
Sonic humored the man and nodded back, then left the office. Sonic walked out into the hallway, keeping alert and listening intently, just in case.
Thankfully, he didn't have to wait long. After a few minutes (which seemed like hours), Sonic heard a huge crash down one of the hallways. He sped in the direction of the noise as fast as he could, getting to the scene in mere seconds.
A couple of boys had just tossed over a garbage can and were preparing to run when they bumped straight into Sonic.
"S-S-Serin!" one of them exclaimed.
Sonic smiled. "Guess what, kid?" he said as he snagged the sleeve straps with his thumbs and pulled slightly to show off his new vest, "I'm official now, so I don't necessarily have to do classes."
The boys were beginning to panic.
"Now you can get free detentions! Isn't that nice?" Sonic said in a mock sing-song voice, clapping his hands together and smiling as if he thought he was a cute little girl.
He suddenly turned serious. "Now pick up this junk and march to the principal's office!" he commanded, pointing forcefully at the garbage all over the floor.
The boys hastened to appeal to the command. After they had picked up the garbage, Sonic followed the boys to make sure they got to the right destination. Afterwards, Sonic began patrolling again.
As he walked around, Sonic would occasionally peek into classes, whether it was through the windows on the doors or by actually poking his head in, it didn't matter. Actually, something interesting happened at Cody's kindergarten class.
Sonic poked his head in, smiling broadly when the teacher looked at him.
"Yes?" she asked, closing the book she had been reading.
"Sorry, teach, but just checking up on things," he replied.
"Why aren't you in class?" she asked.
"One, because I've already finished school, and two, because I'm the new one-and-only School Patrol Guard this school has to offer," Sonic bragged.
The teacher nodded, mostly to herself. "Would you like to visit the class a minute?" she asked.
Sonic pointed at one of the kids in the room, and the teacher averted her attention to see why.
Cody was straining to get his hand up in the air, squirming in his seat on the carpet to get noticed.
"What's wrong, Cody?" she asked.
"Can Soni-I mean, Serin come in for Show 'N Tell?" he asked.
The teacher nodded. "I don't see why not," she said, then looked at Sonic. "Would you mind?"
"No, sure. I'll come for Show 'N Tell"
"It's in fifteen minutes. See you then."
The principal nodded, again. "Think about it," he said, "You are fresh out of college, without a job, and proper working age. Why not? It's $6.50 an hour. $2 extra for after school hours as well."
Sonic looked at the vest on his lap and sighed. "Fine," he said, "but can I at least have the name of my employer?"
The principal nodded. Sonic was getting sick of that. "My name is Principal Gibbons. Welcome to Saint Mark's Elementary School."
"Thanks," Sonic grumbled as he got up and put on the vest. It was a little tight, but he would manage. "Any special privileges with this job?" he asked.
Principal Gibbons nodded. "You get free access to the Teacher's Lounge and you can interrupt a class and/or issue detentions as needed. Do not abuse these privileges."
"Yeah yeah," Sonic mumbled. "Do I start my duties, sir?" he asked, doing a fake solute.
"Of course," the principal said, while nodding.
Sonic humored the man and nodded back, then left the office. Sonic walked out into the hallway, keeping alert and listening intently, just in case.
Thankfully, he didn't have to wait long. After a few minutes (which seemed like hours), Sonic heard a huge crash down one of the hallways. He sped in the direction of the noise as fast as he could, getting to the scene in mere seconds.
A couple of boys had just tossed over a garbage can and were preparing to run when they bumped straight into Sonic.
"S-S-Serin!" one of them exclaimed.
Sonic smiled. "Guess what, kid?" he said as he snagged the sleeve straps with his thumbs and pulled slightly to show off his new vest, "I'm official now, so I don't necessarily have to do classes."
The boys were beginning to panic.
"Now you can get free detentions! Isn't that nice?" Sonic said in a mock sing-song voice, clapping his hands together and smiling as if he thought he was a cute little girl.
He suddenly turned serious. "Now pick up this junk and march to the principal's office!" he commanded, pointing forcefully at the garbage all over the floor.
The boys hastened to appeal to the command. After they had picked up the garbage, Sonic followed the boys to make sure they got to the right destination. Afterwards, Sonic began patrolling again.
As he walked around, Sonic would occasionally peek into classes, whether it was through the windows on the doors or by actually poking his head in, it didn't matter. Actually, something interesting happened at Cody's kindergarten class.
Sonic poked his head in, smiling broadly when the teacher looked at him.
"Yes?" she asked, closing the book she had been reading.
"Sorry, teach, but just checking up on things," he replied.
"Why aren't you in class?" she asked.
"One, because I've already finished school, and two, because I'm the new one-and-only School Patrol Guard this school has to offer," Sonic bragged.
The teacher nodded, mostly to herself. "Would you like to visit the class a minute?" she asked.
Sonic pointed at one of the kids in the room, and the teacher averted her attention to see why.
Cody was straining to get his hand up in the air, squirming in his seat on the carpet to get noticed.
"What's wrong, Cody?" she asked.
"Can Soni-I mean, Serin come in for Show 'N Tell?" he asked.
The teacher nodded. "I don't see why not," she said, then looked at Sonic. "Would you mind?"
"No, sure. I'll come for Show 'N Tell"
"It's in fifteen minutes. See you then."