And we're back, readers! Get ready to go to school with Tiny Tino and meet his classmates. Be on the lookout for younger versions of some the minor characters in the main show. On with the story!

"Have a great day at school, scout!" Pappy said to his grandson as his wife handed him his lunch box.

"Don't forget to drop off your library books.," Granny added, placing his books in his backpack.

"Bye, Pappy! Bye, Granny!" Tino pecked both of them on the cheek and swam out the door, on his way to school.

Tino liked the fact that his kindergarten wasn't too far from his house. It was just a small walk... er, swim, across the neighborhood. And it gives him a chance to say "hello" to the good citizens of Bubbletucky. It is a friendly town, after all.

"Good morning, Mr. Langoustine!" Tino waved to the kindly park keeper. He was picking up litter at the park.

"Well, hello there, Tiny Tino," Mr. Langoustine said to the little fish. "Off to school, I see."

"You bet! Oh, I picked up some litter on the way here. I'll just recycle these things and be on my way."

So, Tino place the litter he picked in the recycling bins, waved goodbye to the park keeper and continued his way to school. He stopped at the library to drop off the books he had borrowed. One by one, he pushed the books down the slot.

He stopped to take one last look at a particular comic book titled: "The Adventures of Guppy Girl and Bubble Boy!". It was about a duo of superheroes who uses their undersea powers to protect Big Bubble City from supervillains. Tino sighed as he pushed the comic down the slot. If only he had powers like Guppy Girl and Bubble Boy. Then the big, mean kid in his class wouldn't mess with him and his friends.

Tino's thoughts were interrupted when he heard someone shout, "Whoopsie-Daizy!" He turned around and saw a couple of oranges rolling towards him. He managed to catch them before they went past him. He then saw an adult crab with orange hair carrying a large bag of groceries up the hill. Carrying the oranges in his hands, the little fish swam up towards the crab.

"Are these yours by any chance?" Tino asked, handing her the fruit.

"Oh, thank you dear," she said gratefully. "I was wondering where those rolled off to." She placed the oranges in her bag and continued her way up the hill. Tino looked at the bag. It seemed too heavy for a small crab to carry.

"Let me help you with those," Tino offered. Before the crab lady could protest, Tino was already trying to lift the bag up. Only to find that it was a bit too heavy for the small fish to lift.

"It's very kind of you to help," the crab said gently. "But I can take from here. Don't worry about a thing." And she walked away.

"I can't wait until I'm bigger," Tiny Tino thought with a sigh. He grabbed his stuff and resumed swimming to kindergarten.

At last, Tino had reached his school. The young fish took a look at the building. It looked pretty big on the outside, but the inside was even bigger.

"All righty! Time for another great day at school!" Tino said to himself. "I am not a tiny krill. I will not let the big meanie bring me down." And with that, he put on a brave face and swam inside the school.

"Hi there, Tino!" one of his classmates, a lobster boy, greeted him. He was playing with some plastic farm animals.

"Good morning, Joe," Tino waved to him. "Excited about tomorrow's field trip?"

"You betcha!" Joe exclaimed. "I've been busy learning what all the farm animals do. Did you know that the wool used to make socks come from sheep?"

Tino chuckled as he put his things in his cubby and swam into his classroom. Only to be stopped by someone blowing a whistle.

"Good day, Tiny Tino," greeted a lobster girl, the one who blew the whistle. She was wearing a police cap.

"What seems to be the problem, Officer Miranda?" the young fish asked.

"A traffic accident involving a shopping cart occur in this area," Miranda answer, pointing to a mess of soft blocks. "We're trying to have it cleared up before class starts, so please be careful."

"Can I help?" Tino asked.

"Why not," the lobster girl said with a smile.

And so, Tino helped his classmates clean up the mess of blocks. As they were finishing up, Tino felt a little bit of grumpiness in the air. He turned around and saw the grumpiest kid in his class, Irving Grumpfish, or simply Grumpfish as the kids called him.

"Good morning, Grumpfish," Tiny Tino cheerfully greeted the greenish-brown fish.

"What's so good about it?" grumbled Grumpfish as he took his seat on the Circle Time rug.

"Well, it's lovely autumn day," Tino said happily. "The leaves are changing colors and there's a cool breeze. What's not to love about today?"

"I don't like autumn," Grumpfish said in his usually grumpy voice. "Too chilly."

Tino sighed. He and Grumpfish were as different as night and day. Whereas Tiny Tino was always cheerful and enjoys the little things in life, Grumpfish was always, well, grumpy and didn't like anything. Yet despite their differences, Grumpfish was actually the first friend the little orange fish made on the first day of school. He didn't like him at first because he was "too happy", but Tino's presence slowly grew on the grouchy fish and although he doesn't like to admit it, he was one of Tino good friends.

As the young sea creatures got everything set up for class, two kids entered the room. One of them was a green crab, the other was a lobster with one antenna.

"All right, squirts!" the green crab shouted, getting everyone's attention. "You know the drill! Make way for the heir of the House of Cadaverini!"

"Come on in!" the lobster call out from the doorway.

The whole class cringed with fear, even Grumpfish, for they knew who was coming through the door and prepared for the worse.

"Please welcome, BOSSI CADAVERINI!"