A/N: Someone requested this back in August... I hope everybody enjoys it.
It was just another day in Birdwell Island as the young kids were getting ready for school.
"I'm so glad you get to come to school with me, Mike," Emily Elizabeth smiled at her new live-in boyfriend. "I'm sure you'll like it. You'll get to hang out with me, Vaz, Charley, Jetta, and a lot of our other friends."
"I hope I like it too, Emily Elizabeth," Mike smiled back. "You know, we should do something special for the weekend, especially for our new friends outside the island like Akito, Estelle, Vincent, and Felicity."
"Yeah." Emily Elizabeth smiled back.
"And don't forget Scruffy, Dot, Snow White, and the Pokemon too." Clifford smiled from outside the house.
Emily Elizabeth opened the window with a smile back to her pet. "You know, Clifford, since our new friends outside of Birdwell Island know how to do magic, maybe we should have them use magic to shrink you so you can come inside and watch the movie with us." she then suggested.
"Aw, Emily Elizabeth, I'd love to be inside the house with you," Clifford beamed. "I haven't been indoors with you since we lived in the apartment back in the big city."
"I'd love it too, Clifford!" Emily Elizabeth smiled brightly before she grabbed her backpack. "We're about ready for school, Mike."
"Yep, we sure are." Mile smiled as he grabbed his backpack while his knees shook.
"You okay, Mike?" Emily Elizabeth asked as they came out the door as Clifford lowered himself so they could ride on his back and they could ride him like a school bus.
"I guess I'm a little nervous." Mike said.
"You have nothing to worry about, I promise," Emily Elizabeth soothed. "I felt nervous my first time going to school here too, especially since I would be away from Nina and Shun."
"Now those are two names I haven't heard in such a long time." Clifford smiled as they climbed onto his back which made him stand up on all fours so that he could bring them to school.
As they made their way to school, they saw who would be with them at school.
"This is a surprise." Mike said.
"Yeah," Emily Elizabeth smiled. "On your first day too."
"At least it's the weekend." Mike then said.
"You just started school!" Emily Elizabeth replied as they both laughed from that.
Once they arrived at the school, Clifford sat down so then they could slide down. Mike and Emily Elizabeth laughed as they slid down the big red dog's tail.
"Hi, Emily Elizabeth." Charley, Vaz, and Jetta smiled at their friend.
"Hi, guys!" Emily Elizabeth smiled back.
"Is that Akito?" Charley asked as they saw Mike next to Emily Elizabeth.
"Actually no," Emily Elizabeth shook her head. "This is Mike."
"Hey, there." Mike smiled and waved at the group.
"...But he looks so much like that Akito kid who came over for that carnival." Jetta replied.
"...It's a long story." Mike said bashfully.
Clifford nodded in agreement.
"Well, uh, welcome to our school, Mike," Charley said to the boy. "It'll be cool to have you here with us."
"Totally!" Vaz added.
"Hmm... Yes, it might be interesting." Jetta smirked a bit.
They soon began to make their way inside school. Mike looked all around with wide wonder since this was his first time in a school, like ever.
"...Is he okay?" Jetta asked.
"He's been home-schooled all of his life." Emily Elizabeth said, which was the same case for the Fudo siblings, except this time, they had a cool new tutor other than their mother.
"I guess that makes sense." Vaz said.
"I just hope that Ms. Carrington likes him." Emily Elizabeth smiled.
"I'm sure she will." Charley smiled back.
"Yeah; I mean, what student doesn't she like?" Jetta asked.
"You guys are right of course," Emily Elizabeth beamed. "I just want Mike to have a good first day of school. Plus, I think that this'll be a great weekend for us."
"Do you have anything cool going on at your house?" Vaz asked.
"I invited Akito, Estelle, Felicity, and Vincent to come over to the island to watch one of my most favorite movies together." Emily Elizabeth smiled.
"Ooh, and that would be?" Jetta smiled back.
"Return to Oz." Emily Elizabeth announced happily.
"Cool." Vaz smiled.
"We're all going to have so much fun," Emily Elizabeth beamed. "I'm so excited."
"We can tell," Jetta replied. "Are we also invited to this little party?"
"Oh... I wasn't sure if you'd wanna come," Emily Elizabeth said bashfully. "I guess you guys could come too."
"We'll have to see what we're doing first," Charley replied. "I'm busy sometimes since my dad works on the boardwalk after all."
"I'll ask my parents if I can come over." Vaz smiled.
"Hmm... I suppose if I don't have to babysit Cosmo, I could come along too." Jetta said, though in a snobby voice to hide her excitement.
"That'd be great, guys!" Emily Elizabeth smiled.
They soon went to the classroom. Clifford soon left the school to do his own thing with Cleo, T-Bone, and maybe Mac as Ms. Carrington came to teach her students while Mike was introduced as a new student.
Meanwhile...
"I'm glad you could make it, Felicity, because we're going to a movie night at Emily Elizabeth's house in Birdwell Island." Akito smiled as he showed a letter to his cousin.
"I'm glad to make it too," Felicity smiled back. "...Even if I do not have a dog of my own."
"That's okay." Estelle smiled back.
"Yeah, I don't have a dog, you don't see me complaining," Vincent replied as he brushed Snow White's fur as she sat in his lap. "Even if my cat's a bit of a drama queen."
"I can hear you." Snow White mumbled sleepily.
"Oh, I bet you can." Vincent playfully rolled his eyes.
"Don't make me scratch you." Snow White retorted.
Vincent sighed from that as he continued to brush Snow White's fur.
"Garfield... Must find Garfield..." Snow White mumbled in her sleep.
"This is gonna be great though," Akito smiled. "I loved visiting Birdwell Island."
"I sure did too," Scruffy added. "Especially since I got to help out Clifford."
"Even if you did get a little jealous of him." Dot said.
"Yeah..." Scruffy said bashfully. "Probably not my best moment."
"I know this doesn't have much to do with anything, but I have this wish sometimes." Felicity spoke up.
"What's your wish, Felicity?" Estelle asked.
"I... Oh... Non... It's nothing..." Felicity then shook her head.
"No, come on, tell us." Vincent said.
"Well... Okay..." Felicity said bashfully. "...Your guys's parents told you about the Equestrian medallions, right?"
"Yeah, of course," Akito replied. "They're a big staple in Mom and Dad's stories about Equestria and Canterlot High."
"Why do you ask?" Estelle smiled.
"Well... I sorta wish we could have our own Equestrian medallions," Felicity explained. "Like how we got those bracelets from Ace, Lexi, Slam, Tech, Duck, and Rev and would go on missions with them in Acmetropolis."
"Or how I got my amulet that allows me to enter the world of Winnie the Pooh." Vincent said.
"I remember you hating that," Felicity replied. "Think you'll see him again?"
"I dunno, but I'll change my tone about Winnie the Pooh from now on," Vincent remarked. "Plus, that would be cool, Felicity. Maybe someday we'll get our own Equestrian medallions from Celestia somehow."
"I just thought it might be interesting for us whenever we all have adventures together." Felicity smiled.
"Yeah." Akito smiled back.
"Well, I guess we better get ready to go visit Birdwell Island," Vincent soon said as he finished up with Snow White. "You think Mom and Dad would let us go on a ferry by ourselves?"
"I doubt it, but it was nice enough for them to let us go on this weekend trip." Felicity smirked.
"It sure was." Estelle said.
Felicity giggled a bit as they all shared a happy laugh together, hugging as best friends and cousins/siblings. "Guys, promise me that nothing will ever come between us all?" she then said to her cousins.
"We promise." Akito and Estelle replied.
"I promise too." Vincent added.
"Yay." Felicity smiled.
They all then shared a group hug, but of course, they would be given a brand new adventure very soon and not just on Birdwell Island. Scruffy and Dot also looked happy, though Snow White was too sleepy to join in.
"This is so exciting!" Scruffy smiled.
"Yeah!" Dot added.
Snow White groaned as she tried to get some more sleep.
"Cats." Scruffy and Dot rolled their eyes from that.
"Oh! Akito, do you think I could use some magic to shrink down Clifford so he could watch the movie inside with us?" Scruffy asked.
"I think that would be very nice, Scruffy." Akito smiled, feeling proud of his puppy's generosity for his friend.
Scruffy smiled back, feeling proud of himself. Akito pet his dog a bit as the four decided to get ready for their upcoming trip. However, like many days for the Fudo siblings and their cousin, this was just the start of a brand new adventure that would come true as soon as they would come together for Emily Elizabeth's movie night.
Meanwhile, back at the school on Birdwell Island...
"You are a very smart young man, Mike," Ms. Carrington smiled at her newest student. "It's so nice to have you in our class."
"I'm glad to be here too, Ms. Carrington," Mike smiled back. "I guess I had nothing to be nervous about for my first day of school."
Before they knew it the final bell rang.
"Well, class, we sure had a lot of fun today in school, didn't we?" Ms. Carrington smiled at her class.
"Yes, Ms. Carrington." The students replied.
"Well, I hope you all have a very fun weekend," Ms. Carrington smiled. "I know that I will and I will see you all back in school very soon."
Once they headed outside, the students saw Clifford there waiting.
"Hiya, Clifford!" Emily Elizabeth beamed happily at her big red dog.
Clifford barked before he lowered himself to give the kids a ride on his back. The kids laughed as they soon climbed onto the big red dog's back.
"That was the most amazing experience of my life." Mike told Emily Elizabeth before he joined her on the dog's back.
"The first day of school can always be the best." Emily Elizabeth said.
"I'm sure you felt that way when you were new too," Mike replied. "I wish I could've met Nina and Shun too."
"I'm sure they would've loved you and everybody else in our apartment building." Emily Elizabeth smiled.
Clifford also smiled from that. They soon rode off on Clifford's back since the school day was over and it was time to go back home and as always, it was a fun ride back home.
"See ya guys later!" Emily Elizabeth called out to her school friends.
The other kids all said goodbye as they soon went back home and Clifford took her and Mike back to the house.
However, as they were on their way back, there was a blonde boy in the house, eating a sandwich in the kitchen.
"Uh, who's the blonde boy?" Mike asked.
"Oh, my gosh!" Emily Elizabeth beamed. "Max!"
"Hey, Emily." The blonde boy smiled.
The two ran up to each other to hug each other while Mike glanced over, though his eyes seemed to flash green as he suddenly looked grumpy.
"I haven't seen you in so long, Max." Emily Elizabeth smiled.
"I know, it's been too long," The blonde boy chuckled before looking at Mike. "Oh, hey, there. I'm Max. Some of my friends call me 'Mighty Max'."
"Neat name." Mike said through his teeth.
"You gotta tell me all about your epic adventures." Emily Elizabeth smiled.
"I'd really love to some time," Max smiled back before patting Mike on the head. "Ooh, who's this?" he then asked.
"This is Mike," Emily Elizabeth replied. "He's a very good friend of mine."
"Right," Mike said softly. "A really good friend."
"You came at a great time," Emily Elizabeth told Max. "I invited some new friends away from Birdwell Island to come over for a movie night and a fun weekend together."
"Sounds great!" Max smiled. "I could also use a break from those adventures of mine, especially against Skullmaster."
"Well, they should be here in just a moment." Emily Elizabeth smiled back.
"I look forward to meeting them," Max said as he came over to see the big red dog. "Hey, Clifford."
Clifford let out a greeting bark. "Hi!"
"You probably don't remember me, but I was at Emily Elizabeth's sixth birthday party when you were adopted by her back in the city." Max smiled.
"He knew Emily Elizabeth when she was a little kid?!" Mike growled to himself as he sounded almost like a jealous monster. "You gotta be kidding me!"
"Did you say something, Mike?" Emily Elizabeth asked.
"Just excited to see the others again." Mike smiled.
"I am too," Emily Elizabeth smiled back. "This is going to be the best weekend ever."
"Yep... Just the best..." Mike said.