AUTHOR'S NOTE
Before I get this fan-fiction started, I wanted to talk a little bit about the Rodriguez's, who existed in this crazy, alternate reality of Degrassi.
George (the youngest Rodriguez) is a student who does indeed go Degrassi (he is in 7th grade in the first season) and he was apparently born on the same exact day as Emma, but he was born 5 minutes before her, which leads to many jokes. Emma, Spike, Joey, J.T., Toby and even Paige like him but annoy Mr. Simpson (at first), Manny, Craig (only in the 2nd season premiere), Ashley and pretty much everyone else. George's main interest in life is cartoons, his favorite cartoon character is Daffy Duck (everyone calls him Daffy, even the teachers) but he likes other cartoons as well. He is also well known for doing impressions of cartoon characters (think Joey Gladstone from "Full House"). He spends about 65 of his time at Emma's house when he is not at school. In the season 2 finale, the sub-plot features his father wanting to move out of their apartment and into a bigger house but everything's out of their price range, Emma welcomes them to move in with her family, where they stay from season 2 on. His best friend is Emma but in season 3, while Emma is falling in love with Chris, he is falling in love with Emma!
Laura (the Rodriguez's oldest child) is a student who goes to Degrassi as well (she is a freshman in high school at the show's beginning). Compared to her brother, Laura is mature. Emma really looks up to her as a friend and a mentor. Laura is half "dumb blonde" (even though she is a redhead) and half genius. Her character develops less progressively then her brother, but it is easy to understand her personality.
Mark is the loving father of George/Daffy and Laura. He is a single parent (it is never explained why his wife left) but he still manages to keep his family afoot despite houses being out of his price range. He works as Joey's assistant at Jeremiah Motors and has been friends with Spike's mom for years. Rick Moranis (he is returning to his roots, eh) play him.
I also believe it should be worth noting the origins of this fan-fic. It started when some kids in one of my classes were talking in class about how there should be Degrassi movie. Then, I had not even seen the show or know it existed until I saw a couple episodes earlier this year and now I'm hooked. When I was watching "White Wedding," I thought about Emma and Spike's relationship and see if it could be put to the ultimate test, but I didn't know how. Then I rewatched the film "Follow That Bird," based on the show "Sesame Street". In which Big Bird was sent away to live a bird family and soon headed back, my idea was to take that idea and put in the Degrassi characters, which explains the extreme plot similarities. I was also inspired by "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey". SO THERE!
Now that the Rodriguez's are introduced, let the story begin…
Chapter 1: A Walk Down Memory Lane
The summer of 2017 is almost over, and Degrassi is holding its annual high school reunions. Emma, now an adult, gets off the bus and walks over to her mom's house, only to run into Toby.
"Emma! Long time no see!" Toby said.
"Toby, it's so great to see you again. I haven't seen you since my wedding." Emma said joyfully.
"You are going to the reunion tonight?" Toby asked.
"That's why I'm here!" Emma said.
Emma and Toby began to walk down the street.
"So, where's Daffy?" Toby asked.
"He's on his way." Emma said.
They stopped at her house.
"You know, there's one memory I'll never forget about being a kid." Emma said.
"What?" Toby asked.
"Do you remember that summer between 9th and 10th grade?" Emma asked.
"How could I forget?" Toby asked jokingly.