"Rock, wake up! We're gonna be late for school!" Rock opened his eyes to hear his twin sister calling.

She was putting her coat on over her uniform. "School starts in fifteen minutes! Get out of bed!"

Rock threw the covers off and jumped out of bed. "Is it that late already?" His brown hair was a mess.

She nodded. "Dad prepared us some breakfast downstairs. I already ate mine." She started to comb her blond ponytail, which was tied with a green ribbon.

Rock quickly put on his school uniform and hurred downstairs to where Dr. Light was waiting.

"Rock, you're awake!" He greeted them. "I was worried that Roll wouldn't be able to get you up in time."

The doctor had a white beard and hair and was rather large; he almost resembled Santa Claus. He had blue eyes, just like those of his children.

Near the other side of the room, sitting next to the door was a dog with reddish fur.

Rock chuckled. "Well, I'm up." He started shoveling cereal into his mouth.

"Calm down, son! Try not to spill it on your uniform, I just washed it."

"Oh, sorry." Rock slowed down his eating pace. "Where's Blues?"

"He headed off early, as usual." Dr. Light gazed out of the living room window. "What'll I do with that boy…"

"Maybe he's just going through a phase?" Rock asked as he put his bowl into the sink.

Roll ran down the stairs, wearing her backpack. She threw Rock's into his hands. "Catch!"

He barely caught the backpack and put it on.

"Here are your lunches. Be sure to eat the fruit and vegetables before you eat the cookies." Dr. Light handed them each a paper bag.

"Thanks, Dad!" Rock said as he started heading towards the door.

"Have a good day, you two!"

"Bye, Dad! Bye, Rush!" Rock reached down to quickly pet the dog on its head before he rushed out after Roll.

It was soon after seven AM when Rock and Roll arrived at Mega City High School. They hurried in and took their seats next to each other in their homeroom.

"Whew, we made it." Roll sighed with relief.

"Rock, my man!" A voice called from the seat next to him. He looked over to see Cut Man.

"Cut Man!" Rock smiled. "What's up?"

"I'm doing good, you?"

"I'm good."

"Oh, did you hear that they're changing the school?"

"What?" Rock looked at him with confusion.

"I heard Principal Wily was talking with the principal of Green Hill High to merge them with us."

"Green Hill?" Rock stopped to think. He had heard of Green Hill before, but it was relatively far away.

"Rock! Cut Man! Did it ever occur to you that class is starting?" An intimidating voice said. It belonged to that of a middle aged man with a brown beard and glasses. He held a wooden pointer in his hand, which was pointing directly at Rock.

"Sorry, Mr. Cossack." Rock started to wring his tie between his hands and looked towards him.

"All right, everyone, open up your textbooks to Chapter 5." Mr. Cossack instructed as he started to write on the chalkboard in the front of the room.

Rock sighed as he opened his textbook, looking at the clock.

"Sonic! Your chili dogs are ready!" A gruff yet friendly voice called.

Sonic zipped into the living room, grabbing one of the chili dogs. "Aw, yeah! Your dogs are the best, Uncle Chuck!"

"Well if they weren't, I wouldn't have the best chili dog stand in Green Hill, would I?" Chuck said. He looked at the clock. "Oh, school starts soon! You should get your uniform on."

"All right, fine…" Sonic sighed, placing his Chili Dog on a plate. He dashed into his room and returned a minute later wearing a shirt, tie, and pants.

"Tuck your shirt in."

Sonic groaned. He tucked his shirt into his pants. "I hate wearing this thing."

"But you look so handsome!" Chuck steered Sonic towards the nearest mirror.

Sonic looked at the reflection. He and his uncle were both hedgehogs, but he was a darker shade of blue. Chuck had a gray mustache and gray eyebrows above his blue eyes. Sonic had vibrant green eyes.

Sonic smiled as he looked at his uncle. "I'm pretty handsome, but I'd look even hotter without this dorky uniform." He paused. "Hey, where's Tails?"

"He already left because he wanted to take his time on the walk to school today."

Chuck went into the kitchen. "I need to get you some food for lunch…" He took some food items out of the cabinet and put them on the counter. He took a minute to search for a bag until he finally found a large paper one.

"Have a good day, Sonic!" He said as he handed the bag to him.

"See ya!" Sonic ran out the door with supernatural speed.

"Yo, Tails!" Sonic found the two tailed fox as he arrived at the school.

"Hi, Sonic!" Tails greeted him cheerily. He examined Sonic's face. "You have some chili on your face…" He used his thumb to wipe some off.

"Thanks, little bro." He and Tails started walking towards their homeroom.

"So, do you wanna go adventure somewhere today? Maybe in the woods nearby?" Sonic asked.

"I have the robotics club today. But you could practice for your next track meet until I get home."

"Pff, I'm always practicing for my next track meet." Sonic untucked his shirt from his pants and unbuttoned it.

As they entered the classroom, Knuckles ran up to the duo. "Guys, class is delayed. Principal Eggman is calling for assembly."

"Ughhh. I think I'll just go for a run instead-" Sonic began, interrupted when Tails grabbed him by the shoulder.

"You really should go, Sonic. Principal Eggman will only hate you more."

"I don't care."

"I don't wanna have to make more excuses for you when Uncle Chuck finds out."

"Fine. You win this round." The three of them headed towards the auditorium.

"Greetings, my lovely students!" Principal Eggman stood at the front of the auditorium at a podium. He was a large, rotund man with an impressively large brown mustache. He wore dark glasses.

"Why do you think Principal Eggman always wears those glasses? Is he blind or something?" Knuckles remarked.

"Shh!" Tails shushed him.

"Today, I have a wonderful announcement to make! Starting next month, Green Hill High School will be merging with Mega City Highschool."

The crowd erupted with murmurs and conversation.

"Now, now, settle down!" Principal Eggman said, waving his arms. "Myself and the principal of their school, Principal Wily, have agreed to this after a long period of discussion. Although this may be a huge adjustment for all of you, I know that, since you are all my students, you'll be able to handle this in no time. I want you all to set a good example and stick it to- er, show Wily that the students at Green Hill are competent and talented."

"I wonder why Eggman's doing this…" Tails whispered as Eggman paused.

"I'll reveal more to you as time goes on, but, next month you all will have to start commuting to a different address, as we'll have a much larger school building. But, I would like to allow you all to go back to classes. This assembly is dismissed!" Eggman snapped his fingers and walked out of the auditorium, returning to his office.

Eggman eagerly dialed Wily's number as he sat down at his desk.

"Ah, greetings, Eggman!" Wily said as he picked up the phone.

"Hello, Wily. I just told the students the news."

"Wonderful! I can't wait to prove to you that my students are the smartest students around! After all, with them right next to each other, it'll be obvious!"

"Oh please, Wily. My students are far superior, and this comparison is gonna prove it."

"Have you even seen mine? Take that boy, Rock Light. He has a 4.0 GPA and is the smartest student I've ever seen."

"Yeah, well, GPAs aren't everything. Sonic, one of my students, may be a troublemaker, but he's also the best runner I've ever seen on any track team. My students eagerly participate in clubs and activities. Besides, did you forget about the boy Miles Prower? He's only eight years old but probably has a higher IQ than all of your students combined. He's the star student of the robotics club."

"Yes, well, my students are destined for greatness. Like Cut Man, who's going to be a master artist with his paper dolls, or Plum, who I guarantee you will be a journalist on the national news soon in the future."

"Y'know, this argument is pointless. We'll settle it once the merge starts. And then once and for all you'll know that my students are the best!"

"Don't make me laugh, Eggman!"

"You'll see! YOU'LL SEE!" Eggman shouted, aggressively hanging up the phone.

"That afternoon assembly certainly was strange." Roll said as she, Rock, and Cut Man exited the auditorium.

"Yeah. Like, is it me, or did Wily sound like he was almost mad at Eggman even though he's merging schools with him?"

"A little bit." Rock said.

As they walked down the halls, a voice called out, "Roll!"

The group turned their heads to look at a short boy in a fuzzy coat.

"Oh, hello, Ice Man!" She waved to him. "Isn't it a little warm out to be wearing that coat?"

"It's no worry, I love this coat. And besides, my heart is always cold when I'm not around."

"Hmm, maybe you should see a doctor? That sounds kind of uncomfortable."

Ice man looked at the ground. "Oh, I guess I could try that. Well, I have to go back to hall monitor duties now." He saluted them and then walked in the opposite direction.

"That Ice Man, he's nice, but, something about him can be kinda weird sometimes." Cut Man commented.

"He's a good hall monitor, though." Rock said.

"But, why does he always wear that coat every day?" Cut man added.

"Never mind. Hey, do you wanna hang out after school?"

"I would, but I have the arts and crafts club. Don't you have the robotics club?"

"That's not until tomorrow."

The sound of the bell echoed throughout the hallways.

"Well, see you tomorrow, Rock!" Cut Man waved as he headed towards the art department.

Rock waved back.

"You seem kinda bored after school lately, Rock. Do you wanna come to cooking club with me on Friday?"

"No thanks, Roll. I don't think cooking is my thing." He started to head towards the exit. "We should probably hurry home. We don't wanna be like Blues."

"Yo, Knux!" Sonic slid up to Knuckles, putting his arm around him. "Wanna hang out now that school's over? Maybe practice sparring with me?"

"Nah, today's the day I get tutored. Have you thought of joining the music club since you play guitar so much?"

"That's just a hobby. And you know I'm not that into clubs. It took forever for Tails to convince me just to do track."

"All right, well, see you tomorrow, Sonic." Knuckles entered a classroom.

Before Sonic could take a breath, another voice said, "Oh, you have nothing to do after school today?"

He turned around to see Amy. The pink hedgehog was wearing a fashionable scarlet jacket and skirt.

"I think I'm gonna go for a run."

"Well, how about after that run, we go get ice cream together?" She batted her eyelashes.

"No thanks." Sonic started to walk away.

"Well, do you wanna go see a movie with me?"

"Nah. See ya tomorrow, Amy." He dashed off.

She groaned. "Why…?"

"Amy!" A voice called out.

"Oh, hey Sally!"

"Do you wanna go to the mall today? My dad gave me a bunch of spending money for us."

"Oh, sure! And let's bring Blaze, too!"

"We're home, Dad!" Rock announced, opening the door to the Light residence.

"Rock! Roll! How was your day!" Dr. Light hugged them both.

"It was good. Oh, but they said that soon our school's going to be merged with Green Hill high."

"Green Hill? Isn't that rather far from here?"

"It is, but both of the schools are gonna be put into a bigger school building not too far from here."

"Oh. Well, hopefully you both can make some new friends there!"

"That would be nice." Roll said as she sat down on the couch. Rush jumped onto her lap.

"There'll be so many new people…" Rock pondered, sitting down next to Roll. He started to pet Rush.

"Wanna watch some TV before we start homework?" Roll asked him.

"Sure."

Roll turned on the TV. "Ooh! Big Time Rush is on!"

Rock slouched down on the couch to watch it with her.

"Yo, Tails!" Sonic slammed the door shut.

"Hey." Tails was reading a book.

"You've already finished your homework?"

"Of course. It only took a few minutes. And now I'm reading this book I got at the library about Stephen Hawking's theories about-"

"Tails, you know I don't understand any of that." Sonic teased.

"Yeah. Now you should do your homework."

"You're only eight, you're not the boss of me."

"No, but I'm smarter than you."

"Hello, Sonic!" Uncle Chuck entered the room.

"Hey!" Sonic hugged his Uncle.

"Tails told me your school is merging with Mega City High soon."

"Oh, yeah, I guess."

"Were you even paying attention during that assembly?" Tails asked.

"Nah."

Tails sighed. "I should've known."

"Well, Sonic, you should probably get down to your homework now."

"But, Uncle Chuck-"

"You know I don't want to hire a tutor."

"All right, fine…" Sonic took his books out of his backpack.