Pre-chapter Conversation

"Hey all!" I shouted. "We're all set to start the next chapter and—"

"Hold on!" A mysterious voice interrupted.

"What now?" Izzy and I sighed.

Sonic came running up to us and glared at us.

"I believe you have something of mine."

"We do?" I raised an eyebrow. I then blinked, remembering our last adventure. "Oh yeah…" I turned to Izzy. "Ok. Fork 'em over."

"What?" The brunet asked confusedly.

°WHAM!°

"YOU KNOW WHAT!" I roared, brandishing my mallet. "GIVE 'EM TO 'IM!"

"Alright, alright!" My partner shouted. He pulled Sonic's SOAP shoes out of his pocket. "Here ya go." He handed them to Sonic, who promptly snatched them.

"It's about time! You don't know what I had to go through with the boss!"

I blinked. "You mean—"

"Yuji Naka?" Izzy and I finished.

Thunder is heard.

Sonic sweatdropped. "Yeah… Yuji Naka."

Thunder's heard again.

"Will ya cut that out!.?.!" All three of us roared, glaring at Thunder (from Teen Titans).

"Oops. Sorry." The blue, god-like dude said sheepishly.

Sonic and Izzy glared at me.

"What!.? I've never done a Teen Titans reference before!" I defended.

Sonic and Izzy sighed.

"I better get ready for the chapter." The former said before zooming away.

"Man that was close!" Izzy wiped his forehead. "I thought we were gonna get worse."

"Yeah…" I sighed before turning to Izzy with a death glare. "YOU BETTER NOT STEAL ANOTHER SONIC CHARACTER'S BELONGING EVER AGAIN!.!.!"

Izzy hid Amy's Piko-Piko Hammer behind his back.

"Ok Boss." He said with an innocent smile. He sighed with relief as I turned to the camera.

"Now let's start!"

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The Adventures of Izzy the Human

Chapter Three

First Day Chaos

The sun was shining brightly the next day in Diary Square. Everybody was merrily getting ready for the daily routines of life in the Boring Dimension. Well, except for one.

"Oh crap! I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!" A voice yelled as he skated through the lines of people. "Well, it's really the torment known as school, not a date, but still… I HATE IT!.!.!"

The voice belonged to a boy wearing a purple shirt, purple sweatpants, and a red vest. He had tanned skin and brown eyes. Around his neck was his dimension's Dragon Emerald. He was wearing a black helmet.

"Ugh! Move it already!" He yelled at a random person, who just flipped him off in response. The boy returned the gesture and looked at his watch. "Damn! I just had to get up late, missing my favorite show in the process too! I'll never get there at this rate!" He looked around before seeing a nearby alleyway.

"Unless…" He carefully skated into the alley and held up his emerald.

"Chaos Control!" He glowed brightly and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in an alley close to his school, Diary Square High.

"Ha! Now I'll just get inside and I'm safe." The boy skated out of the alley and was about to continue to the six-hour prison when he noticed something behind him. He then raised an eyebrow.

"Rings?"

Behind him floated three rings. He reached out to touch them, but the shift in balance caused him to trip on his skates and land on his face.

"Ugh… I've gotta learn how to control myself while on these things…"

He shook his head and picked himself up. He turned his attention back to the trio of floating gold doughnuts.

"What in the world is going on here? Rings don't float and circle in the air. At least not in this dimension, anyway." He grabbed them. The rings disappeared in a sparkle of gold. "Does this mean the balance between reality and belief is starting to shift?" The ringing of the school bell broke him out of his thoughts.

"Crap!" He quickly skated over to the school's entrance and tripped on the steps, causing the teens in the area to laugh and point at him.

"Seriously Izzy, you stink at skating!" One random jock teased.

"Yeah! It looks like you need to go back to training wheels!" Another one added. The rest of the student body laughed and left to their first classes. Izzy picked himself up and glared at them.

"Lousy little…" He muttered as he took off his roller blades and helmet, revealing a bush of black hair. "Ugh… Those cheap brats. I'd like to show 'em a thing or two." He took out a pair of white running shoes from his book bag and placed the skates inside. "If only I didn't have to hide my chaos powers." He put on his shoes and stood up. He started walking when the P.A. turned on.

"Attention all students, we're having an assembly right now." A female voice said as Izzy walked past the entrance to the auditorium. "Please come in an orderly fashion for once. That is all."

"Well, at least I don't have to worry about being late for once." Izzy said as he walked back to the entrance. He was about to push the door open when he got trampled on by a good number of kids and faculty members. When the parade ended, he had footprints all over his back and face. His body twitched in pain.

"Ugh… Then again…" He slowly picked himself up and walked inside the full auditorium. He found a place to sit in one of the middle rows. An old woman walked on stage amid boos and hisses. She glared at the student body as she prepared to speak into the microphone.

"SILENCE, YOU UNGRATEFUL BRATS!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" The woman roared, causing everybody in the first five rows to be blown all the way to the back wall. The remaining students looked at her in disbelief.

"DAMN! WHAT A SET OF LUNGS!.!.!.!.!.!" Everybody yelled.

"SILENCE!.!.!" The students who had just got back to their seats were blown away again. The woman cleared her throat. "Took ya long enough. Anyway, you're all probably wondering what we all are doing here."

"DAMN STRAIGHT!.!.!"

"SHADDAP!.!.! Anyway, our principal and vice principal had to take an—err…—extended vacation." Everybody under forty in the audience cheered. The emcee then muttered, "Tch! Yeah right. I bet they just wanted to get away from these teenaged monsters a month early. Lazy little—"

She didn't notice that she was speaking into the mic the whole time. The student body glared at her darkly. The emcee sweatdropped and laughed nervously.

"Oops! Anyway, while they're absent, we have substitutes to take their place, but before we introduce them, we have some new foreign exchange students from Japan." She gestured to her left. "You can come out now." The Sonic crew stepped out of the curtain and walked up to the mic.

"Now you may introduce yourselves." The emcee moved away from the mic. Sonic was the first one to step up.

"Yo! The name's Sam Speed! Are there any cute human girls anywhere!.?.!"

The entire audience sweatdropped.

"Sam Speed? Like the guy from Sonic X?" Izzy asked himself as he put on a thinking pose.

Meanwhile, Amy whacked Sonic with her hammer and stepped up to the mic.

"I'm Amy Rose! You girls better stay away from my man!" That statement caused some people to raise a few eyebrows.

"That is one obsessed fan girl. She has the dress, the hair style, and even the hammer." Izzy commented, not catching on.

Next to take the mic was Tails.

"I'm Miles Prowler! You can find me at the computer lab!" He yelled with a grin.

"Eeeeeeee!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.! So kawaii!.!.!" A few girls screamed. The guys nearby sweatdropped.

'Ha! I knew the girls loved me.' Tails thought as he struck a cute pose and winked. The girls kept up their screaming.

"Well, that was weird." Izzy said before looking at the stage. "'Miles Prowler?' Strange… Not to mention that kid must be at least eight." He looked at the blonde girl. "And I bet she's gonna say she's Tikal or Rouge."

Now, it was Knuckles' turn to embarrass himself.

"I'm Bruce—"

"Why Bruce?" The audience asked.

"Do I look like a Walter?.!" Knuckles yelled. The audience fell over as he turned to the camera with a glare. "Is this gonna be a running gag?"

(Me: °Shrugs° Maybe, maybe not. Continue.)

"Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted(!), my last name is Fists. Any objections and you'll answer to my little friend!" He held out a fist and shook it.

Finally, Alice grabbed the mic.

"Hi! I'm Alice Palm!"

Izzy's eyebrow really went up to that.

"Wow. She has the same name as the love of my life." He murmured. "She also has the same dress…" He shook his head and wiped off the drool forming in his mouth. "But it can't be. I left her in the dimension of speed…" He lowered his head.

(A/N: Yes folks, he's really that dense!)

"Thank you." The old woman said as she took the mic again. "But I believe we had one more student to introduce. Come on out, son."

From the darkest part of the backstage area walked a boy that was a little taller than Sonic. He was wearing black pants and a black long sleeved shirt that had a white spot shaped like a jewel on the chest. He was also wearing white and black shoes that had a red rim around them. He had light skin and black hair that was arranged like quills. There were red highlights in them.

"My name—" The boy said as he approached the mic. "—Is Shade." The girls in the audience swooned and fainted after hearing his sinister voice.

"Woah. That's exactly the style I want my hair to be in!" Izzy cheered.

Shade's ruby eyes scanned the area until he saw the form of this dimension's guardian sitting. The Dragon Emerald gleamed brightly thanks to the lights above.

'Perfect.' He thought with an evil smirk. Sonic glared at the boy. There was something familiar about him and the blue haired boy didn't like it one bit. The mysterious raven haired boy noticed the glare and smirked again before walking off stage.

'So, they're here too. This may complicate things.' Shade thought. The other five teens followed. The lady took the mic again.

"Thank you. And now, I present to you your temporary vice principal." One of the doors at the end of the room opened and a tall woman entered.

She looked like she was too young for the job. She looked to be seventeen. She had short snow white hair. She also had green eyes. She wore scarlet lipstick on her seductive lips. She wore earrings that were shaped like bats. She was wearing a tight black work dress. She seemed to be wearing leather knee high boots. The only turn off about her, though, is that she was wearing way too much eye shadow. A sexy saxophone solo was playing in the background as she sauntered towards the stage area. The guys in the crowd made wolf whistles and cat calls as she passed them. The vice principal stepped on stage and walked up to the mic.

"Hello. I'm Ms. Red." She said with an airy voice.

The guys were still at it. She gave them a few more minutes before she took out a whip and cracked it on the stage. The guys went silent and started panting.

"Good boys. Now I am a very strict woman, so don't let me catch you in detention, alright?" She winked and blew a kiss, causing the guys to start up again. Everybody was going nuts, except for Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails, who were standing in back with the girls. The red haired guardian growled.

"What's she doing here?"

"I have no idea." Sonic answered. "But if she's here, then that kid who was with us on stage was—"

He was interrupted by a door slamming open. Everybody turned towards the source of the sound. A very large man stepped through and walked towards the stage, causing tiny earthquakes as he moved. He was wearing black boots, black pants, and a red business suit. He had an orange mustache the size of a paintbrush. He was wearing black sunglasses. He was also bald. Sonic and co. gasped.

"Him!.?.! What are they doing here!.?" Amy shrieked.

"Heh. I guess losing to me in our dimension was too much for them." Sonic scoffed.

"So they're trying to take over this dimension…" Tails added.

"We have to find Izzy." Alice said. "Whatever they're planning probably involves him."

By now, the big man reached the stage. He panted as he climbed up the tiny steps.

'He really needs to go on a diet.' Ms. Red thought while sweatdropping. The man made it to the mic.

"°Huff° I—°Puff°—made it…" He breathed. He cleared his throat and stood straight up. "Now then, I am your temporary principal, the greatest scien—Oof!" Ms. Red had elbowed him. He glared at her before turning back to the audience.

"As I was saying, I'm the greatest principal in the world! Dr. Chickenman!"

His voice echoed around the auditorium. It only took a few seconds before what the man said sunk in.

"Pffffffffft!.!.! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" The entire audience roared with laughter. Dr. Chickenman fell over.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.! That's his name here!.?.!" Sonic laughed, rolling on the floor.

"Can't he think of anything dumber!.?.! HAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!" Alice added, holding her sides.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.! No! HAHA!.!.! No more!" Amy screamed, banging the floor.

"HAHAHA!.!.! He's done a lot of stupid stuff before, but this really takes the cake!" Tails yelled, banging the wall.

"Heh." Knuckles grunted, trying to look serious, despite the grin on his face.

After the laughter died down, Dr. Chickenman coughed and glared at the crowd.

"Anyway, I hope that you'll have a productive few weeks." He then added under his breath, "Because when I capture this dimension's guardian and rule the world, you fools won't have anything to laugh about. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"

Unfortunately for him, he had spoken into the mic. The crowd sweatdropped and gave him the most freaked out look yet! Ms. Red gaped at the fat principal. Dr. Chickenman sweatdropped and laughed nervously.

"Now shoo! Do your book learning or whatever it is you people do."

The crowd sweatdropped again before getting up and leaving to get to their first period class.

"Do you see him?.!" Alice yelled over the noise of the crowd as she tried to find Izzy. The rest of the group looked around the crowd before Tails saw a bit of green gleaming.

"I think I found him!" He said.

"Where!.?" Tails pointed at where he saw the bit of green, but the person was nowhere to be found. Alice glared at the blond boy.

"Well, I think I saw him, anyway." He said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Ugh!" Alice groaned as she slapped her head.

"Come on! We'll look for him later." Sonic said as he and the group started walking. "For now, we have to get to our first class."

"Oh Sonic… If we're in the same class, do you think we can sit together?" Amy asked, leaning on him. Sonic groaned and looked at his and her schedules. He sighed with relief.

"Oh thank God. We don't have the same classes."

"WHAT!.?.!" Amy screamed. "There must be a mistake!" The others put on nervous expressions as she grabbed her hammer. "I'll bash whoever set up that schedule good!"

"Actually, we all have lunch together." Tails corrected as he looked at everyone's schedule. Amy grinned and put away her hammer.

"Good. Save me a seat, Sonikku-chan." She grabbed her schedule from Tails and left with Alice. Sonic glared at the younger boy.

"You just had to tell her, didn't you?"

"She would've found out anyway." Tails defended with a shrug.

"That or she would've knocked out everybody in sight until she got the schedule changed." Knuckles said, crossing his arms. "Concentrate, Sonic. If that really was Eggman and that bat girl, it's important that we find the kid as fast as possible."

"Chill Knucklehead. Speed is my middle name, remember?" Sonic replied, smirking.

"I thought your last name was Speed." Tails commented, scratching his head. The other two boys sweatdropped.

"Well we better get going too." Knuckles said as the trio moved out into the hall.

After walking a few feet, they noticed Shade leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. He gave them a defiant smirk.

"Hello, faker."

"So I was right!" Sonic yelled, charging towards the boy. Knuckles and Tails held him back though. "What are you up to this time, faker?.!"

"You'll find out in due time." The dark haired teen moved from the wall. "In the mean time, I've got a date with a certain dragon."

"It'll be a date to DIE for!" Sonic yelled. He then blinked and chuckled. "See!.? I told you that was my line!"

"Idiot." Shade scoffed as he started walking down the hall. Knuckles and Tails let Sonic go. The emerald eyed boy glared at the retreating form of his rival.

"Shadow…" He hissed.

"So they are after Izzy or at least his emerald." Tails said as he held a hand to his chin. "But why?"

"Aside from taking over the world, I'd say revenge." Knuckles said flatly. The bell rang and the three ran to their first class.

With Izzy…

"Ugh… I hate French class." Izzy groaned as he sat at his desk and took out his books. "Bad enough I can't speak Spanish at home. Now I have to learn another language here."

"Bonjour class!" The French teacher said cheerfully in an authentic French accent.

"Bonjour…" The rest of the class droned, messing up the pronunciation.

"Today, to advance the plot of the story, we'll be reviewing colors. After all, we'll need to know them for Friday's test."

The teens in the room screamed bloody murder at the news.

"Now repeat after me." The teacher started again. "Blue is bleu."

"Bleu." The class repeated.

"Yellow is jaune."

"Jaune." The class repeated after the teacher again.

"And the French word for red is rouge." That seemed to ring a bell in the mind of the Boring Dimension's guardian.

'Rouge…' Izzy closed his eyes and smiled as he put his arms behind his head. The rest of the class continued to say the colors while he drifted off into his own world. 'It's been so long… I still remember the day I met her.'

°°Flashback°°

Izzy, as a hedgehog, had just skated into a corridor in Dr. Robotnik's desert base after grabbing Shadow the Hedgehog's Chaos Emerald. At the end of the room was a loop that went up a path that went into a spiral that seemed to go into a higher level of the base.

"Maybe I can get outta here through the top." He skated forward. He got a few feet further when he saw Rouge the Bat flying in the air in front of him. Izzy skidded to a stop.

"Hi Rougey Poo!" He yelled with a grin. Rouge cringed at the pet name.

"'Rougey Poo?'"

"It's cute, don't ya think?"

"Uhhh… No. Now fork over the emerald and come with me!"

"I got a better idea. Why don't you and me blow this popsicle stand, doll?" Rouge was seething now.

"DOLL!.?.!"

"Uh-huh." Izzy nodded with hearts in his eyes. Rouge had fire in her eyes, and they weren't flames of passion!

"No one, and I mean no one, calls me 'doll' and gets away with it!" She landed on the floor and got in a fighting stance. "Let's go!"

"But Roooooouuuuuugeeee!" Izzy pouted. "I don't wanna fight you." Rouge sweatdropped.

"Why do I always get stuck with the nutcases?" She sighed. "Well, you're gonna fight me and I'm gonna beat ya senseless!" With that, she ran forward. She closed the distance between her and Izzy and let her feet do the talking. She rapidly kicked the air in front of her as she got closer and closer. Izzy started hopping backwards to avoid her lethal feet.

"Rouge! I—°Hop°—don't—°Hop°—wanna have to—°Hop°—hurt—°Hop°—you! °Hop° You're too hot to get hurt! OW!.!.!" He got hit after that last one and crashed against a wall. He kneeled and panted.

"I'm sick of these games!" Rouge hissed. "Give me that emerald!" Izzy shakily stood.

"No way!" He smirked. "But I can give ya a little gift." With that, he switched off his skates and ran forward in a purple streak of light. He went around Rouge really fast, conjuring up a mini tornado and sending her flying.

"AHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!" Rouge shrieked.

°°End Flashback°°

'Those were the days.' Izzy thought with a sigh.

"Ahem!" That voice brought him out of his thoughts as he stared at the teacher with an embarrassed grin.

"B-Bonjour?" He offered. The teacher glared at him.

"Would you mind repeating what I just said?" She asked.

"Uhh… Omlette du Fromage?" Izzy tried, chuckling nervously. The teacher kept up her glare for a few more seconds before turning away.

"That's correct. I better not catch you daydreaming again." She said as she walked back to the front of the room.

"Yes ma'am." Izzy replied, sighing.

'Thank you, Dexter's Laboratory.' He thought with a small grin.

Later…

At gym, a good number of the students were out in the field, which was a football field surrounded by a track. The concrete bleachers were close to the school.

"Ok, you maggots, I want each of you to run a lap around the track!" The gym teacher bellowed to his class, which included Sonic. "Any volunteers?" Everybody stood still.

"So, what's the night life like?" Sonic was heard asking. The teacher turned and found him talking to some kids.

"YOU!"

"Me?" Sonic turned to the teacher and pointed at himself.

"Yeah, you! Sam Speed! Get over here and take your place! You're going first!" Sonic walked forward while everyone else laughed at him. He had a smirk on his face as he got into a runner's stance on the starting line.

"On your mark!" The teacher began, getting ready to start his stopwatch.

"Get set!"

Sonic bent forward.

"Go!"

Instantly, a dust cloud appeared where Sonic was standing. The gym teacher and teens coughed and gasped for air. After a minute or so, the dust settled, revealing Sonic, who was standing with a cocky grin. Everybody gaped at him.

"H-How did…?" The teacher sputtered. Sonic, playing dumb, shrugged and started walking back to the kids he was talking to.

"Hold it!" The man yelled. Sonic turned towards him.

"Yeah?"

"Do that again." Sonic, again, shrugged.

"If you say so." He walked over to the starting line and stood still.

"Go!" The teacher said. Sonic just stood still.

"…Wanna see me do it again?" The students laughed at the blue haired boy's seemingly defiance towards the teacher, who growled.

"Stop playing around and run, boy!"

"Who said I was playing around? That's how I always run." Sonic said truthfully. The gym teacher slapped his head.

"Then go slower." He said, playing along. Sonic nodded and got into a runner's stance again.

'I just had to be stuck with a wise guy.' The teacher thought as he got ready to start the timer.

"Go!"

Sonic took off like a jet, becoming a blue blur as he sped around the field, astonishing his class and anybody else watching.

In the football field, another teacher was standing with a rifle in her hand. A few feet away from her was a machine for launching targets. To her left was a line of girls, including Alice. One of the girls walked up to the teacher and took the gun. She then held it in a targeting position.

"Pull!" She yelled. The teacher pressed a button on a remote, which launched a red disc into the air. The girl followed it with the gun for a few seconds.

°BLAM!°

The crowd cheered as pieces of the target fell to the ground. Alice yawned at the performance. Everybody else glared at her.

"Perhaps you would like to give it a shot, Miss Palm." The teacher said, suspecting the blonde to be one of those stuck up snooty types.

"Gladly." Alice said as she walked towards the teacher. The older woman handed her the rifle. To everyone's surprise, she looked the whole thing over.

"Not bad, but a little crude." She said, tossing the rifle to the teacher, who barely caught it.

"Wh-What are you—?" The teacher stared wide eyed as Alice reached into her purse.

"I would rather use my own gun, if you don't mind."

With that, the blonde pulled out a rocket launcher. Everybody in the area sweatdropped as she prepared to fire.

"Pull!" She ordered. Her gym teacher nervously pressed the button on the remote and dived for cover. The rest of the class did the same thing as Alice followed the soaring disc and pulled the trigger, launching a rocket.

°BOOOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

The explosion that followed rocked the entire field. Everybody, including students and teachers looking out of the school's windows, gaped at Alice. Sonic slapped his head in exasperation.

'Why did she have to overdo it!.?.!' He thought as the girl giggled.

'I wonder if Izzy saw that one.' She thought.

Inside the school…

Outside the gym, you could hear tons of screams and cheering. A bruised and bloodied teen flew out of the double doors that marked the entrance. Inside was a wrestling ring and standing in the middle of it was none other than Knuckles.

"Come on! I'm just getting warmed up! Is anyone man enough to face me!.?.!" He roared to the crowd. He punched the air in front of him, creating a few blurs. He also performed a few kicks to impress the girls, who swooned.

Suddenly, a trio of buff-looking guys jumped into the ring.

"We'll take you on, Red!" The middle brute proclaimed. He was wearing a green shirt. Knuckles smirked at the challenge.

"Three-on-one, eh? Very well. This should provide a good challenge."

"We'll wipe that grin off ya when we're done with the rest of ya!" The left bruiser yelled. He was wearing a blue shirt.

"What they said!" The last thug added. He was wearing a yellow shirt.

"Bring it on!" Knuckles replied, getting into a fighting stance.

"Begin!" The teacher in the area ordered.

"Let's get 'im!" The middle guy said as he and his teammates charged towards Knuckles. The auburn haired boy also ran head on. The left guy was about to punch Knuckles when he jumped up and gave the guy a hard roundhouse kick, knocking him into a corner. He was knocked out cold.

Knuckles grinned and ducked as the guy in the yellow shirt went for a kick. He flipped backwards as the guy didn't let up the assault. Knuckles was soon boxed in by his remaining two enemies. The guy in the green shirt charged in, but the red haired boy punched him in the face. The kid stumbled backwards, holding his nose.

"Ha. No contest." The echidna-turned-human scoffed. The remaining teen took advantage and landed a hard right hook, knocking him to the ropes. Knuckles looked pissed after that.

"No one sucker punches Knuckles!" He roared as he backed up as far as possible and launched himself with both fists held out.

"Aw crap." The teen in the yellow shirt groaned.

°POW!°

"And Bruce is the winner!" The teacher proclaimed, raising Knuckles' hand in the air. The crowd cheered while the guardian's latest victims were placed in a stretcher.

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"…And that is how you complete the square for quadratic equations." Tails said cheerfully after writing on the blackboard.

He then moved away to show his work to the teacher and the rest of the class. An extremely complicated-looking problem was displayed. It practically took up the entire board! The class and the teacher had their mouths touching the floor. They were also sweating waterfalls. The teacher kept that expression as he cleared his throat.

"Ummm… Good job, Miles…" He said before fainting. Tails grinned and gave the rest of the class a peace sign. They also fell over. Tails shrugged and pulled out a copy of Genius Scientist Monthly.

At lunch…

"Eeeeeeee!.!.!.!.!.!.! SONIKKU-CHAN!.!.! I missed you so much!" Amy screamed as she ran up to Sonic and gave him a "loving" hug. Sonic turned bluer than usual. Everybody in the cafeteria gave the group an odd look.

"Ugh! Amy! Let go!" The green eyed boy yelled. Amy kept it up for a few more minutes before letting go. Sonic kneeled and gasped.

"Air! Sweet semi-polluted air!" He breathed deeply as his normal color returned. Everybody else sighed.

"So, any luck?" Alice asked. To her displeasure, everybody else shook their heads. "Man! How hard can it be to find him!.?.!"

"First of all, we don't even know what he looks like here." Knuckles said.

"He could be anywhere for all we know." Tails said. "He might even come to us unknowingly."

"Please Tails! Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?" Knuckles scoffed. "What are the odds that he'll just show up right in this room?"

Just then, the quintet heard a lot of noise coming from the kitchen. Izzy was tossed out of it. He landed backwards on the ground.

"How dare you say my cooking stinks, Izzy?.!" A male voice screamed from inside.

"'Izzy!.?'" The group yelled.

The black haired boy stood up and dusted himself off. His clothes were covered with all different matters of food.

"Didn't you notice all the kids who had to get their stomachs pumped!.?.!" He yelled into the kitchen. "A robot could make a better meal than you ever could!"

With that, he stomped off towards his table. He hung his head low when a sudden thought came to him.

'Robot… Dr. Robotnik… It was so cool, getting his autograph and seeing him. Although, he did use me to try to take over the world.' He sighed as he sat down.

Meanwhile, the group looked at each other.

"Did I say the secret word or something?" Knuckles asked.

"Whatever you did, it worked out for us." Sonic said. "Now how do we talk to him?"

"I can't believe I finally found him." Alice said with tears of joy welling up in her eyes. The rest of the group sweatdropped and gave her a weirded out look.

Before they can object, she ran over to the boy of her dreams. When she reached the table, she was panting for air. She had ran almost as fast as Sonic could, hoping that this wasn't a dream. Izzy looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"Uhh… Can I help you?"

Alice practically broke down at the sound of his voice. After six months, it's impossible to forget a voice like his. A light Spanish accent with a hint of seriousness. She also saw the Dragon Emerald sparkling. Now she was sure it was him.

"I finally found you!" She screamed as she hugged him. Izzy's eyes bulged at the sudden squeeze. He gasped for air. "I knew that I would find you again!" Everybody else in the room gave the two the most freaked out look you've ever seen. When Alice finally broke the hug, Izzy gave her a questioning look.

"What was that about? And what do you mean by you found me again?" Alice looked shocked.

"D-Don't you remember me?"

"I should say not." Alice looked crushed. "I've never seen you before in my entire life."

"Oh no… Don't tell me you've forgotten about me. I'm Alice, remember?" Izzy put on a thinking pose.

"Alice…? Oh yeah!" Alice sighed with relief. "You're that exchange student from today's assembly!" Alice fell over.

"Yeah…" She said as she got up and sat next to the purple clad boy. "But there's more than that. Don't you remember how we met?" Izzy, again, raised an eyebrow.

"I told ya. I've never seen you before today!" Just then, the bell rang. "Now I have to go. Nice talking to you, I think."

He got up and left the cafeteria. Alice looked crestfallen as she followed the boy with her eyes. Sonic and co. walked up to her.

"Are you going to be ok?" Amy asked, putting a hand on her shoulder. A few tears fell from the blonde girl's face.

"He forgot about me…" She said in almost a whisper. "He has no idea who I am…" She sniffled.

"We better go…" Tails said. If he was in his normal form, his ears would be drooping. Instead his head was hung low as he started walking out of the room.

"Wait up!" Knuckles yelled as he followed. Sonic started walking before he stopped and turned to Alice.

"You're not giving up, are you?" Alice looked up after hearing that question. "If that really was him and he has amnesia, you just have to jog his memory."

With that, he ran after his two teammates. Alice wiped her tears and stood up with a look of determination.

"He's right. I can't just give up. If I can just find him again, I'll make sure he remembers!"

"Wow… Sonic really knows how to motivate people." Amy said with admiration. "Just another reason why I love him." Alice turned to her with fire in her eyes. The flames that burned were those of perseverance, purpose, and a strong will.

"So what's our next class?" She asked. Amy got out of her Sonic-fan-girl mode and looked at her schedule (they both have the same classes together).

"Next is Cooking." She replied.

"Then let's go!" Alice ran out, followed by Amy.

With Izzy…

'What was with that girl?' Izzy thought as he walked to his next class, which was Cooking. 'She acted like she knew me… Does that mean…? If that was her, then that would explain those rings I saw this morning.' He shook his head.

'No. It couldn't be! There's no way she could've gotten here. I'll figure this out later.'

Izzy soon passed by Shadow, who was leaning against a wall. He gave the boy in purple a grin and walked towards him.

"Excuse me." He said. Izzy turned towards him.

"Yes? Oh, you're that Shade guy from this morning. What can I do for ya?"

"Do you know where I can find this class?" The black clad teen handed Izzy his schedule. While the guardian looked at it, Shadow made to grab him.

"Let's see now… Ah yes!" The purple clad boy looked up. Shadow quickly withdrew his hands. "Your class is two floors up, I'm afraid. You better get going if ya don't wanna be late." Izzy handed the schedule back to the other kid.

"I can be a few minutes late." Shadow said. Izzy shrugged.

"Suit yourself. I, on the other hand, have to get going." He started walking.

"Wait." The Ultimate Life Form grabbed his arm. Izzy turned to him with a glare. Shadow was unaffected as he let go. "What do you think of my hair?" The guardian sweatdropped and gave him a curious look. He then smiled.

"Actually, it's a cool style. I've been meaning to ask. Who did your hair?"

"My creator did." Shadow replied. Izzy raised an eyebrow before relaxing.

"Oh, your dad's a barber? Cool." Shadow fell over. "How much do you think it'll cost to get that done for me?" Shadow got up and started sweating as he tried to come up with a number.

"It's pretty expensive, actually." He finally said.

"Oh well…" Izzy sighed. "I guess I'll need to get a job or something. Your hair is so cool looking. Forgive me for saying, but you remind me of someone."

"Really now?" Shadow grinned. Maybe this'll be easier than he thought. "Who exactly do I remind you of?" Izzy got into a thinking pose.

"It was someone I've seen about a million times before… Oh yeah! You remind me of that Yugi character!"

Shadow fell over again.

"Oh no…wait. It was someone else." Izzy said as Shadow got back up. "You actually remind me of Tai from Digimon!"

Again, the master of darkness fell over.

"You little brat…" Shadow hissed to himself. "I'm—"

°BRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGG!.!.!.!.!°

"Oh man! The bell!" Izzy ran off and waved at Shadow. "See ya around, Shade!"

Shadow growled.

"You may have eluded my grasp this time, but you won't be so lucky next time."

He turned around only to find Sonic staring him down. His previous scowl turned into a smirk as he prepared to go another round with the blue one.

"And what do you want?"

"I want you to leave him alone." Sonic replied bitterly. Shadow chuckled.

"And if I refuse?"

"You'll have to answer to me." With that, the blue hero turned and continued on to his class. The black villain sneered at him.

"You won't win, faker. Not after I destroy him." He left as well.

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Izzy panted as he entered the classroom. One half contained desks and the other half contained some miniature kitchens. The teacher glared at him.

"You're late." She said.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. Won't happen again." Izzy breathed.

"It better not. Take your seat." The boy moved to his normal desk, which was somewhere in the middle of the room. When he sat down, he gasped as he noticed Alice sitting nearby. She was looking at him with a hopeful glance. Amy was sitting nearby. The teacher cleared her throat.

"Now then, before I was interrupted—" She glared at Izzy again. "—We will be making a simple batch of chocolate chip cookies. Everybody grab your aprons and get to work. Izzy, since your two partners still haven't recovered from that explosion last week—" The rest of the class snickered. "—You will be paired up with Miss Palm and Miss Rose." The teacher gestured at the girls in question. Amy suddenly looked incredibly nervous while Alice was practically jumping in her seat. Izzy, on the other hand, groaned and buried his head in his arms. He so didn't need to deal with that crazy girl right now.

Later…

"There. The cookies are all set." Amy said as she placed the baking sheet in the oven and set the temperature.

"Thanks Amy." Izzy said as he finished washing his hands.

His mood has changed since the teacher assigned him and the two exchange students to be together. They got through the period without speaking to each other (except to get ingredients) since they went into the kitchen, which was a relief to the boy. The main reason for the silence was that Alice was trying to think of a way to make Izzy remember her. Despite the fact they were only a couple of feet apart, the blonde felt like she and he were miles apart. Amy, meanwhile, wanted to give them their peace although she wanted to reveal herself and end this charade. The trio sat at the table that was at their kitchen and remained quiet. After a few moments, Alice decided to try her luck.

"Izzy—"

"Save it. I can't figure out how or why you think you know me, but you honestly don't remind me of anyone."

"Izzy, she misses you so much. You don't know how it's been for her for the past six months." Amy spoke up. Izzy raised an eyebrow at her.

"Six months… That's the same amount of time—" He shook his head and turned his attention back to Alice. "I'm sorry, but nothing about you rings a bell." That did it. Alice glared at him.

"Oh yeah!.? Well how about this!.?" She reached across the table and placed a hand inside Izzy's apron.

"What're ya doing!.?" He hissed.

"This!" Alice pulled out the Dragon Emerald. Izzy's eyes widened.

"No! Don't!" He yelled as he closed his eyes. He was well aware that when anyone but him touches the emerald, they will receive an electric shock. A few minutes passed and there was no sound of electricity flowing or the smell of burnt skin.

"Huh?" He said as he opened his eyes and looked at Alice. The rest of the class was staring at the trio like they were crazy, but that didn't matter to the boy. What did matter was that this unknown girl was holding his emerald like it was a normal jewel and not getting shocked by its protective spell. He looked into her blue eyes.

"But how…?" He said as the memory of the only other one who can touch the emerald displayed in his mind.

°°Flashback°°

Izzy had just introduced himself to Alice after saving her from a shark.

"Anyway, thanks for helping me out back there." She said.

"No prob. What is this place, anyway?" He asked.

"You're not from around here, are ya?" She asked. Izzy shook his head. "This is the Emerald Coast."

"Ohhhh… I thought there was something familiar about this place." Alice gave him a confused look. Her eyes then lit up.

"Hey, what's that around your neck?" She asked, pointing at the Dragon Emerald.

"Oh, this is—" Izzy started.

"It's so cute!" Alice squealed with a grin as she reached out to grab the emerald.

"No! Wait!" Izzy yelled. Too late. Alice grabbed the emerald. Izzy closed his eyes and waited for a shock like the one that got Dr. Robotnik, but nothing happened. He opened his eyes slowly and found Alice looking at him strangely. She then returned her focus to the emerald.

"It's so beautiful." She murmured, inspecting the jewel.

°°End Flashback°°

'I don't believe it… No one but the Alice from the dimension of speed and I can touch the Dragon Emerald.' Izzy thought as he stared wide-eyed at the girl in front of him.

"A-Are you really—?"

The ringing of the bell broke the moment. Izzy got up and took off his apron.

"Izzy…" Alice said with desperation heavy in her voice.

"I have to go." The boy said abruptly, leaving with much to think about. Alice stared after him in utter dismay.

"I think you really got through to him that time." Amy offered.

"Yeah, yeah…" Alice's eyes clouded over in thought.

A little later…

'No! I refuse to believe it!' Izzy thought. He was now in his last class of the day, Art. 'That couldn't have been Alice! It just couldn't! But if that wasn't her, then how was she able to grab the Dragon Emerald like it was just another trinket!.? Maybe when I got transported back to the Boring Dimension, the emerald's protection spell stopped working, like how some of my other abilities were hindered.' He looked around the class. The teacher had stepped out for a moment.

'Maybe I should test it out.' He looked around again. The teacher still hadn't returned.

"Excuse me." He said to a kid that was near him.

"Yeah?" The kid asked, looking up from his easel. "What's up?"

"I was wondering if I can ask you to do a small favor." Izzy replied.

"That depends. What is it?"

Izzy held up the Dragon Emerald.

"Could you hold this for just a moment, please?" The kid looked at the jewel and Izzy with a confused expression. "It's just for a few seconds, ok?"

"Alright. Let me see it." The kid said. Izzy walked over to the kid and handed him the Dragon Emerald. The teen grabbed it.

°BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTPT!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

'Hmmmm… So it does still work.' Izzy thought as he walked back to his seat. The other kid was charbroiled. 'But how was that girl able to do it?'

By now, the teacher walked into the room. He took one look at the twitching body of the guardian's guinea pig and turned to the rest of the class.

"Ok, class, I want you to continue your still lifes." Izzy was the only one who groaned.

'I hate doing still lifes…' He thought.

"And don't forget your shading. I want those shadows to correspond to the light." The teacher walked to his desk as Izzy started working.

'Shadow…' He thought before blinking. 'Man. What's with every little thing reminding me of my experience or at least those three?'

At the principal's office at the end of the day…

"This is the perfect plan!" Dr. Chickenman announced with a grin. He then glared at the camera. "Ok! You could drop the fake name now!"

(Me: Oops… Sorry. I wonder if I kept anybody guessing.)

"Anyway…" Dr. Chicken—I mean—Robotnik continued. "I have control of the entire school!"

"Figures this'll be the only thing you'll ever control." Ms. Red—I mean Rouge! Crap!—remarked. Dr. Robotnik glared at her. "Anyway, all we have to do is wait for Shadow to find that kid and you can get on with your latest flop of a plan."

"You know, you could be a little more optimistic." Ivo commented. Rouge shrugged.

"When a plan works, we'll talk."

"Dr. Chickenman." The secretary's voice was heard from an intercom on Dr. Robotnik's desk. His royal fatness walked over to the desk and pressed a button on the intercom.

"Yes?" He asked.

"A student is here to see you."

"Send him in." Shortly afterwards, the office's door opened and Shadow stepped inside. "I hope you have good news for me." Shadow just glared icily.

"Yeah. I found the kid." Dr. Robotnik grinned at that.

"Excellent." He said as he pressed his fingers together.

"But."

"But? What but? You know I don't like buts." Ivo said worriedly.

"I don't know about you, but…" Shadow started before breaking into song. "I like big butts and I cannot lie! You other brothers can't deny!" Ivo and Rouge sweatdropped badly.

"That couldn't have been necessary!.!.!" They yelled.

(Me: Sorry but you walked into it, Ivo.)

"He's got you there." Shadow said. "Ugh… I can't believe I just agreed with an author."

"So what's with the but?" Ivo asked. Rouge glared at the camera.

(Me: What!.? I'm not gonna do it!)

"Anyway, Faker's also here." Shadow finished.

"WHAT!.?.! Sonic!.? Here!.?.!" Ivo looked like he was on the verge on an heart attack.

Just then, a beeping sound was heard. The fat one was starting to hyperventilate when he got out of his over reactive mode and pulled his left sleeve back, revealing a wrist communicator.

"I hope you know you just ruined a great moment of acting." He spoke into it.

"What is that smell?" Rouge asked as she pretended to sniff the air. "Could that be a ham?"

"…" Ivo turned back to his communicator. "Anyway, what do you want?"

"Dr. Eggman, we have finished building the secret base." A robotic voice said on the other end. Dr. Robotnik laughed evilly.

"Good."

"Ten bucks says it's in plain sight." Rouge said, taking out some money.

"I say it's under the school." Shadow said, taking out a ten spot as well.

"You're betting on where the base is?" Ivo asked incredulously.

"Yep." Rouge replied.

"Oh where have the confidence in my abilities gone?" Dr. Robotnik asked dramatically.

"The way of the dinosaurs." Shadow said indifferently. "So where is it?" Dr. Robotnik muttered something. "I'm sorry?"

"It's under the damn school. Happy?"

"Very." Shadow turned to Rouge and held out his hand. "Pay up."

"You got lucky." The bat said as she slapped the bill into his hand. Dr. Robotnik turned to the huge window in the room and looked out at the kids leaving to go home.

"We'll capture this dimension's guardian soon enough and Sonic won't be able to stop me." He said before laughing a really loud, really long laugh.

"And how many times has he said that?" Shadow asked.

"Beats me. I stopped counting after fifty." Rouge replied.

"Good help is so hard to find." Ivo groaned.

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Will Izzy ever figure out what's going on and will he be able to elude the great Shadow and our other two villains? Tune in next time!