It was soon the end of August. School would be starting in a few weeks' time.
Bill smiled. "It's my birthday." he says.
Savannah baked a cake for tomorrow as the Chipettes would be having their birthday.
Luke would try to be there and the same with Shane. They had stuff to deal with for school and they weren't sure how long it would take.
Meanwhile 5-Volt was doing back to school shopping for 9-Volt and 18-Volt as Ashley followed.
"I need to get you new clothes, Ashley." 5-Volt says
"No need, I hate shopping." Ashley says.
"I insist. You and 9-Volt will be attending the same school, after all." 5-Volt says.
Ashley rolled her eyes as 5-Volt made 9-Volt try on some clothes.
Meanwhile, Charity took Lisa back to school shopping as the others had their turns.
"Hey, Lisa." 18-Volt says as Lisa turns and sees him.
"Oh, hello." Lisa says " Wait why aren't you in your world?' Lisa asked
"Our mall got burned." 18-Volt says.
"How?" Lisa asked.
"Eh, Ashley got mad." he says.
"Whether she likes it or not, she has to at least try to go to school." Lisa says.
With Penny, she was at her lab working on a science project.
"Penny, you start school in a few days." Dr. Crygor reminded her.
"I know." Penny says.
"Are you excited about going to school with Shane?" Dr. Crygor asked.
"No…" Penny admitted, nervous about being teased. But at the same time, she knew Shane would protect her.
Meanwhile, Bill got a new pogo stick for his birthday.
"Thanks, Brandy." Bill says as Angry Luigi smiled a bit.
"Are you guys going to attend the Chipettes' birthday?" Savannah asked.
"No." Emila says as Emma shrugged.
"We are." All five Foxes say.
"Okay, if mom says so." Emma says.
"I'll bake the cake. I already set up a big party." Savannah says.
Later, Bill hits a piñata. "Thanks, guys." Bill says.
"No problem." Alex says.
The next day, the Chipettes woke up.
"Happy birthday!" Eleanor says to her sisters.
Luke and Shane had a busy day of school stuff ahead. They were helping with new student orientation and Shane is planning to give Penny the school tour himself. Then they had practices for cheer and glee club, and they were signing up for extracurricular activities today as well. They weren't sure how long a lot of this stuff would take, and that's why their RSVPs to the Chipettes' birthday party were a "Maybe" for the two of them.
Penny was interested in the science club. She entered the school with Dr. Crygor. Shane smiled upon seeing Penny.
"Hi, Shane!" Penny says.
"Hello, Penny, are you ready for your tour now?" Shane asked with a smile.
She nodded. Shane took her hand as the tour began.
With the Chipettes, they had already been treated nicely for their birthday. Their party would start in two hours.
Alvin was not really ready for school.
"Which school are we going to, anyway?" Simon asked.
"Greendale." Theodore says.
Alvin smiled. Later Savannah gave the Chipmunks and Chipettes a tour as Gemma had moved to Greendale since the Chipmunks and Chipettes were close to the Cosmic buddies.
The one thing the cosmic buddies would have to understand is that Gemma isn't known for living in just one town. She was a tour manager and host for a show, which the cosmic Buddies could understand as Delta was known for her lack of steady interest.
The others decide to decorate.
Meanwhile, Ashley sighed, looking at the new stuff.
Red got a cool hat as Ashley looked annoyed. "She's really trying Ashley." Red says.
"Ashley, honey, is everything okay? I know you don't like the idea of school, but can you at least give it a try?" 5-Volt asked. "School can be fun sometimes."
Ashley frowned. "Fine." She says.
Meanwhile, the party wasn't too big as most of the Cosmic buddies were preparing for school, but the Foxes, except for Oliver, showed up at least. The Foxes did their school shopping a week ago with Gabriel.
It turned out that Shane and Luke wouldn't be able to make it. Their practices were going to be two hours each for cheer and glee club respectively. By the time they would be finished with both of those practices, they would still have their extracurricular activity sign-ups to do, and they wouldn't be done with all their stuff until the very end of the party, so they had to decline their party invitations due to all this. They would try to make it up to the Chipettes regardless.
"Thanks for showing up." Jeanette says to the Foxes.
"You're welcome." Griffin says.
With Luke, cheer practice had just started.
"O-A, we're more than okay! K-L, we sure are swell! E-Y, our team is fly! Goooo, Golden Knights!" Luke, Oliver, and Shane said with the squad.
"Wonderful!" Howard says to Luke, Oliver, and Shane. "You boys are in fine form today!"
Luke, Shane, and Oliver smiled.
Penny entered the Oakley Academy high school science lab, looking amazed.
"Hey!" some kids say. Shane approached them as he walked out of the gym.
"Are we going to have any issues?" Shane asked, looking at the group of kids trying to hurt Penny.
"No…" They say nervously.
"Then leave my girlfriend alone!" Shane says. "If I hear of you hurting her, then you'll get messed up, musically and physically!"
The kids run away like cowards, now knowing what Shane is capable of.
"Are you all right, love?" Shane asked Penny.
She nods. "Thanks to you." Penny says and kisses Shane. Shane then heads back to practice as no one else dared to bother Penny.
Penny saw Tina, who smiled at her.
"Hey, Penny, how are you doing?" Tina asked.
"Fine. Shane is my knight in shining armor…" Penny says.
"How so?" Tina asked. Penny told her about how Shane came to her rescue.
Later, Luke and Shane were walking to glee club practice. The two boys see Penny coming with them as she was in the glee club, too.
"Penny, you don't have to join every club I'm in." Shane says, smiling at her.
"I signed up for this club, too, Shane." Penny says. "I love singing, too. You know that."
Meanwhile, it was piñata time at the Chipettes' party. Savannah assisted them. She helped them break the piñata as candy fell from it.
After the piñata came the desserts and musical entertainment. Tina and Savannah perform a few songs since Luke and Shane weren't there. The girls knew Luke and Shane would make it up to the Chipettes later.
The Chipmunks took the stage and did a song for the Chipettes. They loved it.
Penny sang a duet with Shane during practice using the song Mockingbird by Toby & Krystal Keith.
"Sakes alive! What a duo!" Mrs. Coleman, the glee club director says. "You two are amazing!"
"Um, thanks." Penny says, blushing.
"Thanks, Mrs. Coleman." Shane says.
"You two will be one of our star duos this school year! I can just see our glee club going to state this year!" Mrs. Coleman says, excited. "Of course we'll have star soloists and groups this year, too, but Shane and Penny are one of the star duos!"
The couple just blushed and smiled.
