The only character I own in this story is Fangor, Green Lightning, and their dark sides (will appear in part 3). Thoughts will be in italics. The words of the sages will be in bold print. Sorry if I get the accents for Bunny and Anthonie wrong. This story is about the bonds of friendship and how it can influence even the strongest warrior to act selflessly to save that person from death. The story starts in Knothole and is done from Fangor's POV (point of view) throughout most of the story. It is probably going to be the best work I have done so far, so please review. And I must warn you: This story contains HEAVY violence. I will be listing the main characters' respective ages and birthdays at the beginning of each chapter (if any of their ages have changed) and possibly a quote by the Kintushian sages. Well, time to continue the story of: The Guardian of the Forest
Chapter 4: School begins
The next day…
FEBRUARY 8
I awoke to find that Tails had already headed for the school building and Amy Rose was at the door waiting for me. " About time you got up. C'mon! Its time to go. Follow me." I got up, walked over to the edge of the bed, jumped, and fell 6 feet to the floor. All I could say was "Ouch." I followed Amy Rose all the way to the eastern end of town and saw the school there. Like all other buildings, it was made to blend with the forest from above. I walked inside and was immediately caught off-guard by the color of the walls. They had obviously taken a great deal of time to paint it. It was blue, just like their hero: Sonic Hedgehog. The first area we entered was just a lobby. Nothing special. Then we took a left, heading down a long corridor. At the end of the corridor we entered into the cafeteria through a door with a picture of a plate of salad on it. We walked in, and I saw 7 long tables (one for each age group I believe) all becoming filled with students. Tails was just getting his breakfast from the self-serve line. My stomach decided to take this time to announce itself, grabbing Amy's attention. " I think you had better go eat, (oh what should I call him? Can't reveal his identity… I know! Green Lightning! He looks like that when he goes off at full speed anyways, so it's a perfect name for him!) Green Lightning." Amy said. Green Lightning eh? Well that will work. " Yes, miss Rose." I said, keeping my cover. I walked over to the self-serve line and decided on having pancakes for breakfast. After I had eaten, it was time for the first class to start, which I didn't have to listen in on, just be in and keep my eyes and ears open for a fight to start.
The table I had sat at (apparently for the 6-year old students, with student ages of the school ranging from 6 to 12) got up and followed Amy down another hall leading into a large classroom. I immediately took a seat at the back so I could easily watch the bullies. Tails took a seat in front of me. Then, after the rest of the students had chosen their seats and settled down, Amy Rose stepped up to her desk and started the first teaching session. "Good morning class. Today we will be learning multiplication tables, so please pay attention. First…" right after that I turned my attention towards listening for and spotting bullies. Didn't take long for the first few to make themselves known to me. " Hey is that some sort of freak? He's got two tails!" "Yeah! And look at the guy behind him! He looks like the hulk-turned-furball!" "Uh, yeah! Furball! Good one, Butch!" " Better watch out with the green one! He might go all hulk and tear the place up!" Four bullies. Each of them making rude comments about me and Tails. I leaned forward and whispered to Tails, " Just ignore them. They can do no harm." He nodded and returned to the lesson that Amy was teaching. After about another hour of the four bullies taunting Tails and I, Amy decided it was time for 'recess' what ever that means. We all followed her out the door, Tails in front of me, and the four bullies behind me.
While we were walking down the corridor to wherever 'recess' was to be held, the lead bully kept poking me in the back with a pencil. I completely ignored the poking, knowing he was just trying to start a fight with me. After a few more twists and turns through that long corridor, we came to a door leading outside into a fenced in area. Immediately most of the kids rushed onto the playground that was there (swing sets, sandbox, and slides). I leaned against the wall and kept an eye on the four bullies. Sure enough, they decided to pick a fight with Tails, backing him into a corner and preparing to beat him up. Amy looked down at me to see a smirk flash across my face and my eyes to glow red (indicating I was angry) just before I headed over to the bullies. " Excuse me, gentlemen. I think it would be a good idea to leave Tails alone.", I said, still smirking. They all turned around and saw me standing there. " Hey boss, it's that other freak. What should we do with him?" " You and Butch handle him. Johnny and I will take care of this other freak." I looked back at Amy for permission to handle these four, and she nodded. I turned around, and, before they could react, went into top speed and tripped all four of them, winding up back where I had been standing when I caught their attention. They all stood up and looked at me, wondering what just happened. "Hey boss? This one's kinda fast don'cha think?" " What ever just get him!" With that he and Johnny lunged for Tails only to be struck down and have their hands handcuffed before they were aware of it. Then the other two decided to attack me, with the same result. Then I had Amy call Bunny to have them taken away. It took about an hour for her to arrive. " Well if that don't beat all! First day and already the bullies are actin' up! Well a little time in detention oughta fix 'em right up!" With that she hauled them down the corridor towards the detention room.
After recess it was lunchtime. We headed for the cafeteria, which already had my favorite meal ready: mashed potatoes and hot rolls! I ate it the same way I always ate the stuff. It attracted everyone's attention and got a laugh out of everyone that was there. I sat next to Tails (who of course had chosen chilidogs as his lunch) while I waited for everyone else to finish eating so we could head back to the classroom. Sure enough, my mind trailed off leaving only my ears to do anything. About 10 minutes after everyone else finished eating I finally snapped out of it when Amy called for the class to follow her back to the classroom. Everyone got up and followed her, with me at the back, just behind Tails. About an hour later, the school day ended, so everyone went home. I didn't go straight home though. I made my usual rounds first, to make sure no gang activity had started up again. At around 8:24 P.M. I finished my rounds and headed for home. When I got there Sally was cooking supper (I couldn't use the stove. It seemed to have a problem with me, turning off every time Sally left the room so I could use it.) I walked into the dining room at the other end of the house where Amy, Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, and Tails were sitting. I sat in the same seat I had sat in every time I came into here (I had to climb up into it because it was made for my 8-foot Kintushian height instead for this almost 2-foot fox height.) and my eyes barely came up above the table when I sat down. Everyone seemed to know what had taken place on the school playground. Finally Sally came in with the dinner she had been cooking. It turned out to be a meatloaf. After everyone had eaten, it was 8: 54 P.M., meaning it time for the others to leave so Tails and I could get to bed. I went into the bedroom and noticed that someone had placed a staircase next to my bed so I wouldn't have trouble getting up there. I knew it was Rotor's handiwork because he was the only person that could build such a thing. After climbing into bed Sally gave Tails his usual bedtime story, and I went to sleep.
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