Something to write for those who are still stuck in quarantine and waiting to go back to school and maybe have the chance for seniors to graduate.
Also, a kid character from the baseball scene, I decided to call him Chris. To replace the original Chris from Sonic X. As if Chris existed in the Sonic paramount universe but with a different personality.
Sonic characters belongs to (c) SEGA/Paramount.
(Sonic's POV)
I can't believe Donut Lord and Pretzel Lady wanted me to go to a high school filled with human teenagers. This is a bad idea! These kids will be looking at me all day and the teachers would maybe send me to detention.
"You guys! This is a terrible idea! I'm not even a human! They'll be looking at me all day!" I complained to them.
"Sonic, this is the perfect time for you to get to know kids at your age. And who knows, maybe you'll make a friend" Tom said.
"I'm so gonna regret this. Fine, but I hope you save me from bullies trying to steal my power when school is over" I said, grabbing my red backpack.
"You'll do just fine, Sonic. Don't go lightning again" Maddie said.
"Okay, I'm going. I know where it is" I sped out of the house and found Green Hills High just in the middle of town.
Oh boy. I'm definitely gonna die. So many teenagers looking at me. My height is not exactly the same as them. Remember not to use your speed at school, Sonic. Don't mess this up.
"Hi. I'm Chris. You must be Sonic" A human kid with brown hair and dental braces walking up to me.
"Yes, um, it's nice to meet you Chris. Um, do you know where the headmaster's office is? I need a schedule for my first day of school" I said.
"Down the hallway to the left" He pointed at the direction where the principal is.
"Thank you" I walked to the direction and found the door.
"Ah, if it isn't Sonic the Hedgehog?" The Principal recognizes me.
"The one only blue devil of the town" I said.
"Have a seat please" He said and I got to the chair in front of him.
"So, your guardians Tom and Maddie signed on to have you in this school?" He asked.
"Yeah, they believe that I should go to school and learn things like a real teenager" I said.
"They have a point there. Green Hills High is the best high school for young teenage students. You will fit perfectly in this school. Here's your class schedule, your locker number combination, and the map" The principal hands me the papers.
I looked through it and there were many things like math, English class and so forth, "Hmm interesting" I said to myself.
"Indeed. You might want to get started, Sonic. Whenever you hear the bell ring, it means class is over and you go to your next class" The principal said.
"Got it. And thanks for welcoming me here" I said.
"Have a nice day" The principal said.
I headed out and found my locker at the hall and put my name on it. I opened my locker and put my backpack in my locker. From what I see from other teens' locker, they can put magnets and pics on the side door of their locker. Maybe I should do the same for next time I come to school again.
"Look, it's the blue devil Crazy Carl talked about" Another teen saw me.
"Actually I'm town's blue angel now" I said.
"Sorry" The teen said with regret.
"It's okay. Least I'm on your side" I said.
The teenage girls looked at like I'm a cute animal, "Okay girls, stop looking at me like that" I said slightly nervous.
"Guys, I know you're all excited but let's give the blue guy some space and his first day of school" It was Chris coming this way.
"Thanks Chris" I thanked him.
"You're welcome" He replied.
"So, what's your schedule?" I asked him and closed my locker.
"I got biology class. You?" He said.
I looked at my schedule and my first class is biology. We look at each other's schedule and it seems we have the same classes together.
"Looks like we have the same exact schedule" I said.
"Great. Let's go" Chris said and I followed him.
We got to the class room, biology class was about to begin.
"Class, meet our newest student Sonic the Hedgehog" The teacher introduced me to class.
"Hello" I waved shyly at them and quickly sit next to Chris.
"Now, open up your books" The teacher told us.
We picked out our biology books and checked page one.
"Today we will be learning about frog dissecting and I hope all of you don't throw up in my classroom" The biology teacher said.
"No way" I gasped quietly.
During the whole class I nearly got sick but I got used to sickness whenever I hold my lunch down when running too fast. But still, dissecting a real dead frog was like a nightmare.
I heard the bell ring and our next class was Algebra.
"You feeling okay, Sonic?" Chris can tell by how nervous I was with the frog dissection.
"Yeah, I just never dissected a dead frog like this" I said, walking with him in the halls, avoiding eye contact from teenagers.
"Trust me, no one likes dissecting frogs" Chris said.
"Oh thank god. I thought everyone likes to" I sighed in relief.
We got to the Algebra classroom and I see numbers on the walls. Must be a math class but with different symbols or something.
"Hmmm this should be fun" I had my seat and took out the math book.
There were so many questions about the answer and I had to calculate the answer to them. I need to stay concentrated.
The whole class was very difficult but at least it's over and the bell rang for our next class. My next class is Art and it's upstairs.
"Art shouldn't be too hard" I said and went upstairs with Chris.
"Mrs. Opal is the best art teacher. She's gonna let us draw what we dream of" Chris said.
"Hmmm good idea" I smiled.
When we got there, we had each board with acrylic paint and brushes next to us. I couldn't wear an apron because they don't have my height for one. So I just paint about my childhood home of my island. Man I miss my planet but I have to move on.
I looked at Chris' paint drawing and from what I see, he dreams of being a baseball player. Wait a second, the braces on his teeth, the smile. Is he that kid that won from the playoffs?
"Say Chris, do you play baseball?" I asked him.
"Uh yeah. Why do you ask?" He looked at me.
"Well, ever since I was hiding from the people in town for years, I saw you playing baseball at the baseball field. You were the kid that won the game and your friends huddled you and lifted you up. You were like a hero. I thought of you as Baseball Hero" I explained.
"Oh, thank you Sonic. Looks like I got one fan" Chris joked.
"I guess so. I play it too" I said, not wanting to mention when I got upset, I created an electromagnetic pulse destroying the arena. After all it was this that made me exposed to the government and Robotnik or so I called him Mr. Eggman.
"My, you two have such a unique art skill" The art teacher said.
"Thank you. It came from my memory" I explained, showing the island I came from on the painting.
"Oh, it's very beautiful" She looks at the painting.
"I'd love to call it Paradise Island but that's where Wonder Woman is from" I said.
"Hehe...you're quite a cute kid. And I love how you draw" The teacher goes to check on the others artwork.
"Thanks" I chuckled and added more details on the painting.
x
After art class, it was noon and it was lunch time. They call it a cafeteria or something. There were a lot of teenagers eating food at the table and some walking out of the kitchen place with food on the tray.
"Um, I never been to a cafeteria, except restaurants. Do I just get in line or something?" I asked Chris.
"Yes, so we have to have our turns in getting the trays and food" Christ said and picks his tray.
As the line moves I grabbed a tray and followed Chris so that I can see how it works. The lunch lady served us some burgers with French fries today. A little unhealthy but I gotta eat. We two shared table, ignoring anyone staring at me.
"So, you live with the sheriff and the veterinarian?" Chris asked.
"Yup, that's right. They gave me a home. Tom is such a great guy. And Maddie is so nice to animals. What about you, Chris?" I asked as I ate my burger. It wasn't bad but hopefully I don't get a belly fat.
"Well, I live with my wealthy family a bit far away from this school. They are proud of me taking sports into baseball but most of the time I spend time with grandpa, he's a great inventor" Chris said.
"I see. So you have like everything at your home? I used to have everything at my cave. But it was a very lonely life until I met Tom and Maddie" I said.
"You had a lonely life when you came to earth?" Chris asked.
"Yeah but not anymore. I may not be human but I was able to be more human in a way. Tom and Maddie are like my human parents to me and I became part of a family" I said, eating French fries with ketchup.
"Nice. Also I remember this guy in a hovercraft in this town" Chris said.
"Oh that. He just called himself Robotnik but there never was one with the name. But since he used egg-like drones I called him Eggman" I said.
"Hehe...but in the end you sent him to a different planet with a golden portal or something. That guy was a menace" Chris said.
"Yeah, and I'm sure he won't find a way back to earth. The planet I sent him to is mushroom planet" I said.
"I'd imagine so" Chris shrugs.
"Yup, and his agent sidekick, I'm guessing he forgot about him" I said.
"He has a sidekick?" Chris said.
"Yeah, He called him Agent Stone" I said.
"Never heard of him" Chris said.
"Neither do I but at least he's free to do what he wants" I said.
x
After lunch was over, our next class is gym. I followed Chris to the...boys gym locker room. I had a sports tank top for a kid since I'm only 3'3 feet tall.
"He's kinda short for a teenager" A teenager said.
"Well where he is from his species don't get bigger" Chris said.
"Yeah except a few other species there" I said, putting on a green and white tank top.
As soon as we got dressed, we got out of the dressing room. I see girls coming out of the other door too. What I see is like a basketball court.
"Alright boys and girls, line up!" The Coach shouted and blew his whistle pipe.
Okay, line up to Chris so I can see how this gym class is done.
"Good afternoon, kids! Let's all get warmed up. Give me as many push-ups as you can!" The gym teacher blew his whistle.
Everyone got on their hands and feet and started push up. I did the same but had to do it at a normal speed so I don't cheat. When having a super-fast pulse rate, you can't even try to be at normal average like everyone else but I have to try.
"16...17...18...19...20!" The Coach counted down.
I stopped and got back up on my feet. Though it was great to try like a human. Without using my speed.
"Okay, give me sit ups! Let's go! Get those belly fats burned up!" The gym teacher blew his whistle again.
We all sat down and folded our arms behind our necks and did the sit ups, once again I did it at normal speed. Doing this like the others in this pace really makes me sweat faster.
After we did sit-ups it was time to jog around the gym room but one of the bullies pushed me and I nearly sprained an ankle.
"Ahh...ow" I stand up while waiting to heal the injury in a couple seconds.
"You guys, that wasn't nice! He's a kid like us" Chris defended me against the bully.
"He does not belong here! Crazy Carl was right, he's a devil!" The bully said.
"Don't forget! If you upset me, I'll be dangerously electric" I warned.
The gym teacher blew his whistle for everyone to stop, "Break it up! You sir, detention for pushing the blue guy for no reason!" He points at the bully.
I can see a few of my blue electric sparks on my fur, "Go to your happy place. Go to your happy place. Go to your happy place" I repeated myself to breathe in and out to calm my emotions that Maddie taught me with yoga. The blue electric sparks ceased and I was finally calm.
"You okay Sonic?" The Coach asked.
"I'm fine now" I said.
"That jerk shouldn't push you down. My grandfather once told me that if someone pushes you down, get back up and don't let your enemies see your weakness" Chris told me.
"You're right, Chris" I got back up and kept jogging, ignoring my sprained ankle until it's healed.
The others were behind me running around the arena in a circle, I better don't go too fast to create another electromagnetic pulse. But it was not that difficult running normally with the others.
x
Soon after class was over, we all head to the shower room and boy those boys sweat like pigs. After that, we dried and got dressed up. Except I don't wear clothes, just my gloves and shoes.
"How was first day at gym class?" Chris asked.
"Aside from the bully it was great" I said.
"I saw and what was that electric spark on your fur? Is that like your super power or something" Chris asked.
"It only happens when I get emotional. Anger, angst, and determination triggers it. But tranquility is the only way to calm it down" I explained.
"Bio-electrical energy" Chris guessed.
"Something like that. But it's only linked to my extreme emotions" I said.
"Okay. Is there a limit to it?" Chris asked.
"My powers are unlimited" I said.
"Like forever?" Chris said.
"Yup, that's how Robotnik got my quill sample to power up his hovercraft thing. But I am no weapon to anyone. I'm using my power to protect the people I care about" I said.
"Good, so do Superman and Flash" Chris said.
"Yup, just like them" I said.
x
A while later after school was over, Chris and I head outside.
"By the way, I play baseball at the field on Saturdays in the morning. Do you think you'll come and cheer me on Saturday? And who knows, this high school is going to need a new mascot like you" Chris wondered.
"Well I'll think about it. But I wanna lay at a low profile" I said.
"Okay. See you later then Sonic" He waved good bye.
"See you on Saturday" I waved back and ran back home.
When I came to the Wachowski house, I knocked on the door and Tom opened.
"Hey Sonic, how's your first day at school?" He asked.
"Just great Donut lord. I got a lot to talk about" I said.
Once inside at the living room I told them my story and they seemed that they were right about sending me to school to learn teenage life like them.
"Not only that, the schedule of the classes were the right ones for me, even gym class" I said.
"We did the right thing. And you made a friend" Maddie said.
"Yeah, he really is a nice kid. He was thinking that the high school needs a mascot. What is a mascot?" I said.
"Well, it's an animal or an object is used on the logo. Take an example the Florida gators, they got an alligator as their mascot" Maddie explained.
"Even sports too. Like those football games that you and I watch on Friday nights. Animal costumes are mascots" Tom said.
"Okay. If I was, I'd be a living mascot" I said.
"Maybe but they could create a costume to look like you" Maddie said.
"Yeah, by the way. Saturday is the baseball game at the field and I promise Chris that I would be there but at a low profile" I said.
"It's a good idea, to not draw too much attention towards you. It's the players they need to focus on" Maddie said.
"Like I said, at a low profile" I said.
"Yep. But there were no problems at the school?" She asked.
"Eh, just some bully hit my ankle" I said.
"Did the Coach see it?" Tom asked.
"Yes and sent him to detention" I said.
x
On Saturday, Tom, Maddie and I went to see the baseball play and I saw Chris in his gear ready to strike the ball.
"COME ON! YOU CAN DO IT!" I cheered out to encourage him. He gave quick nod and as the ball came flying, he strikes it and it passes the other league's catch, giving Green Hills team a score. I was really proud making new friends in this town besides Tom, Maddie and Ozzy.