Zero and Yuki led Sonic, Tails, Amy and Shadow up the stairs that led to the front gates of Cross Academy and passed through. Amy was looking around while she kept an eye on Shadow in case he tried to go off somewhere far.
"So this is your boarding school." Tails asked as he walked behind Sonic who was already yawning.
"Yep" Yuki answered. "The Headmaster's office is just right in this building."
Yuki took them into the school building and stopped at a door. A sign above it read "Headmaster's Office". Yuki opened the door to find Headmaster Cross sitting at his desk reading. When the door closed he looked up to find his adoptive daughter and the person he would like to call his son. He put down his book and took a sip of tea.
"Hello Yuki, hello Zero. You haven't visited me in my office during the day for a while." He said happily as he put down his tea and focused his attention on the two teenagers before him.
"We've had a lot to do Headmaster. We're sorry." Yuki apologized. "But we do have some news and something that we found that we think we should show you."
The Headmaster sat back while Yuki opened the door to the office again, whispered something and made a motion to come in to whatever was outside the door. A fox-like creature slowly made its way into the office followed by three hedgehog-like creatures. One had blue fur with green eyes, one had black fur with red stripes along its quills, arms and legs and red eyes and the last one looked more feminine with green eyes, pink fur, a red dress and a red headband on its head. The headmaster leaned forward to get a closer look at them.
"Headmaster" Yuki started. "We found these animals in the town while we were out and they seemed lost. They were being attacked."
The Headmaster sat up and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" He asked.
"I said that we found some lost animals that were being attacked. We want to know if you can provide them with any help." Yuki repeated.
Tails spoke.
"Mr. Headmaster sir, we were being chased by a crazy man in the town and…we're stranded here."
"Yuki, stop trying to trick me please. You know I don't like it when you trick me like this." The Headmaster pleaded.
Yuki shook her head.
"No, I'm not trying to trick you."
Headmaster Cross looked at his adopted children, and over to the anthropomorphic animals. His eyes weren't playing tricks on him, they were there, and if Yuki was this sincere about her case then he could believe this.
"Okay Yuki, I believe you. This may not be what I'm used to but if you really want me to go along I will."
Yuki smiled at him while Zero looked at both of them while leaning on the closed door. Sonic, Tails and Amy were relieved that he believed her.
"So can you help us?" Sonic asked.
"I'm sure I can at least do something to help out. I don't normally let animals inside campus but I can make an exception. But what was this about you being attacked by a man today?" The Headmaster asked.
"Yeah that, before we transported here I was being chased by a human." Sonic started to explain. "But I've never seen one move that fast and don't know why he was chasing me but we tried to fight him off. Shadow and I did manage to beat him up, but he was strong. He turned into dust when that guy over there shot him." Sonic pointed at Zero.
Headmaster Cross was listening to Sonic's story when Amy started to speak after Sonic.
"Mr. Cross, I saw his face when we were teleporting here. His eyes, they were glowing red and he had fangs. I saw them clear as day." She helped with describing the attack.
The Headmaster nodded and stood up.
"I see, what you say makes it seem like you were attacked by a vampire." He said.
Amy gasped.
"Vampire? But that's all from things like movies and books." Amy replied to the Headmaster's thought.
"I'm afraid not. Vampires are as real as humans. You've seen the school buildings from the outside right?" The Headmaster asked.
"Yes." Sonic, Amy and Tails replied.
"I run this school, but I also have a dream that vampires and humans can coexist."
Amy listened to him, confused. The Headmaster went on.
"This school is set up in a way that can help this dream come true. It has a Day Class for humans during the day, but at night there is a class called the Night Class that is made especially for young vampires to attend."
"But how will that help?" Amy asked.
"If I can teach the vampire youth of today my pacifist ideology and find vampires that agree there will come a day that the two species can live alongside one another."
Amy listened and nodded but was still a little bit confused.
Sonic started tapping his foot, growing impatient with all of this.
Zero started to leave, having heard all of this before. He pulled Yuki away.
"We have to go. I have something to do."
"Wait!" Headmaster Cross called after them. "I'm holding you two responsible for the guests while they're here."
Zero looked back at the anthros in the office.
"…Come on, follow me." He ordered.
Sonic and the others followed Zero and Yuki outside the office. The sun was setting outside and they had to get ready for their Disciplinary Committee duties.