Chapter 12, Expelled.

Dr Crowler walked down the hallway to Chancellor Sheppard's office, "It doesn't matter that the shadow duellist failed, because now I have a real reason to expel Robin" thought Crowler as he knocked on Sheppard's door.

"Come in" came Sheppard's voice, Crowler entered the office to see Sheppard sitting at his desk, "Dr Crowler what can I do for you" said Sheppard with a smile, "Sir, I'm afraid we have an emergency, last night I saw one of the students trespassing in the forbidden dorm" as Crowler said these words Sheppard's smile disappeared.

Robin was walking to class, not far behind him was Alexis who was walking with Mindy and Jasmine, just as Robin was about to enter the classroom he was stopped by Dr Crowler who had a unusually happy smile on his face.

"Robin, Chancellor Sheppard want's to speak with you in his office immediately" said Crowler, "What does he want to talk about" asked Robin, "You'll find out when you get there, now hurry up we mustn't keep him waiting" said Crowler with a big grin, Robin had a bad feeling about this, but with no other option he followed Crowler.

Not far away Alexis could hear the entire conversation, and as she watched Crowler lead Robin away she felt dread in the pit of her stomach, "Are you coming Alexis" said Mindy from the classroom "Sorry, I just need to go to the bathroom, I'll be back soon" said Alexis as Mindy and Jasmine sat down.

Alexis walked in the direction of the toilets but as soon as she was out of sight of everyone she turned a corner and began to follow Robin and Crowler.

Robin followed Crowler to Sheppard's office, once there Crowler opened the door to let Robin in before following him inside, once inside Crowler stood next to Sheppard and Robin sat in the chair opposite to him.

Robin looked at Sheppard and saw that he looked very serious, "Robin Thorn, I have called you here to ask you some questions, and I want you to answer them truthfully" said Sheppard without a hint of joy in his voice.

"Firstly, what do you know of the old dorm building to the north of the island" asked Sheppard, Robin felt his blood run cold "The what? I don't know what you're talking about" lied Robin.

Sheppard looked more serious "Then tell me, how did Dr Crowler see you trespassing there last night" he said, Robin looked shocked "I take it that you do know what I'm talking about then, so tell me did you enter that dorm building" said Sheppard.

Robin looked worried as he started to speak "Well yes, but", "BUT NOTHING!" interrupted Sheppard. Sheppard leaned back into his chair and said very calmly "Pack your bags, your expelled from duel academy".

"What, you can't" the three hear a voice form outside the room, the door opened to reveal Alexis who had been listening from outside, "Miss Rhodes this doesn't concern you, return to your class immediately" said Crowler, Alexis ignored him and approached Sheppard.

"Chancellor you can't expel Robin, it's not fair" said Alexis, Sheppard looked cross "He broke a very serious rule" he said, Alexis clenched her fists "Well, well what about me, I was in that dorm as well" she said, Sheppard's face turned red with anger "Then your expelled too" he shouted.

At this point Crowler's face turned from one of joy to one of worry, "Chancellor, are you sure that's necessary, she is one of our best students" he said, Sheppard slammed his fist on the desk "No one may enter that building under any circumstances" he said, Crowler looked nerves "Yes, well, maybe we should have a meeting about this" said Crowler, Sheppard thought for a second "Very well, call the other teachers, and you two wait outside" he said.

Robin and Alexis waited outside Sheppard's office after a few minutes each teacher appeared and entered the office, first Sartyr, then Nurse Fontaine and finally Professor Banner, before entering the office Banner turned to Robin and Alexis "Oh dear, Dr Crowler didn't tell me that it was you two who was in trouble, what did you do to make the Chancellor so angry" he asked.

Robin was the first to answer "We went into that old dorm building and now the Chancellor want's to expel us" he said, Banner was shocked by this "You was inside that building, my this is bad" said Banner, however as he entered the office he couldn't help but think "How could they have gone to that place and survived".

After Banner shut the door Robin turned to Alexis "So if we do end up getting expelled what are you going to do" he asked, Alexis thought for a second "I don't know, I haven't seen my parents since I left home, I used to stay with Jasmine before coming here but now that all my friends are here I don't know where to go" she said sadly.

Alexis turned to Robin "What about you, do you think your parents will have you back" she asked, Robin looked at the floor sadly "My, my parents are dead, one of the reasons I came here was because I had nowhere else to go" he said, Alexis was shocked "My sorry, I shouldn't have asked" she said, "It's ok you didn't know" said Robin.

Inside the office all the teachers waited for Chancellor Sheppard to start the meeting, Professor Banner had stood next to the door and had heard Robin and Alexis talking and couldn't help but feel bad for them.

"Ok" said Sheppard to everyone "Just in case you wasn't informed, we are all here to discuss the expulsion of Robin Thorn and Alexis Rhodes", both Sartyr and Nurse Fontaine was surprised "Chancellor I don't understand, what are we expelling them for?" asked Fontaine.

Sheppard felt frustrated, only he and Banner know the truth about the forbidden dorm, the other teachers had only been told that the building was unstable and dangerous for students to enter.

"The reason I am expelling them is because they was trespassing in the forbidden dorm" said Sheppard, both Sartyr and Fontaine was confused "Chancellor, don't you think that expulsion is a little harsh" said Fontaine.

Sheppard clenched his fist under his desk "No, that building is dangerous, any who step foot in there must be punished" he said, "Now Chancellor, their only children, why I remember when I was their age I used to always go exploring, going to places that I wasn't allowed, it's just the nature of the young" said Sartyr.

Sheppard turned to Crowler "Dr Crowler, you brought this matter to my attention, what do you think" he said, Crowler looked nerves "Yes, well, I know they broke rules, but Alexis is one of our best students, can we really afford to lose her" said Crowler, no one seemed to notice that he didn't mention Robin.

Sheppard looked to Banner "Professor Banner, surely you can agree with me, those two must be expelled" said Sheppard, Banner thought for a second "Why I do agree that they should be punished, I don't agree that they should be expelled, perhaps a different punishment would be more appropriate" he said.

Sheppard slammed his fist on his desk "No, they must be expelled, it's the only way" he said angrily, all of the teachers looked to each other thinking the same thing, that this meeting was going to last longer than any of them thought.

Robin and Alexis waited outside the office for almost an hour, from time to time them could hear shouting from inside as the teachers continued to argue over what to do about the situation.

Finally the office door opened and all the teachers came out looking very tired, "Shut the door" came Sheppard's voice sounding very annoyed, Banner shut the door and the other teachers left to return to their offices leaving him alone with Robin and Alexis.

Banner turned to Robin and Alexis "Well, I have good news" he said "After much debating we've managed to talk the Chancellor into giving you a chance, tomorrow you two will face opponents of the Chancellor's choosing in a tag team duel, if you win he's agreed to drop all charges, but if you lose then I'm afraid you will both be expelled" explained Banner.

Robin and Alexis both looked at each other before looking back to Banner "And who are we facing" asked Robin, "I'm sorry to say that I don't know, however that meeting took so long that the rest of the school day had to be cancelled so I suggest that the two of you make sure that your prepared" said Banner before leaving to return to his own office.

Robin and Alexis both walked down the hallway towards the exit, "So, what do you think our chances are" asked Alexis, "I don't know, but at least I know I've got a good partner" said Robin with a smile, Alexis smiled back as they left the school building and started to make plans for their duel tomorrow.