Kendall, Nini, Carlos, and Logan stood by as they had set up a sleeping James on a pool chair in the middle of the pool.

"Is it time?" Logan asked Kendall.

"It's time," Kendall stated before turning to Nini. "Nini, do the honors."

Nini grinned. "My pleasure." She cupped her hands and yelled, "Wow, free hair gel!"

James shot up. "Where?!" He tried to climb off the pool chair only to result in falling in the pool. The trio laughed, Nini, covering her face with her hand to stop herself from snoring. James looked at them. "Yeah, funny, very funny. Now, where’s the free hair gel?"

"Sorry, bubba. There's no free hair gel," Nini told him, still grinning.

"How's the sweet is this?" Carlos questioned. "It's like a vacation with singing. It's a sing-cation."

Nini tapped his arm. "Los, I love that. I'm going to be using that more often."

Kelly walked over as James climbed out of the pool. "Okay guys, dry off and get dressed. It's time to hit the studio."

"Kelly!" Kendall greeted as Nini handed James a towel. "What does the great Gustavo Rocque have in store for us today?"

"Harmonies?" Logan asked.

"Breaking down some new dance moves?" Carlos asked.

"New song?" Nini asked.

"A big Hollywood party to get us some 'red carpet exposure'?" James asked.

"Close," Kelly answered. "You're going to school."

The whole group all screamed in fear.

***

They all walked into the lobby with Kelly.

"School? You're kidding, right?" Carlos asked.

"Carlos, for the 11th time...I'm not kidding," Kelly replied. "You all thought you were gonna get three months off from school?"

"It was more 'hope' than 'thought'," Kendall replied to which Nini nodded.

Nini raised a blue pamphlet. "According to the actors, singers, and performers association, kids under 18 in the entertainment industry must attend four hours of school a day. Did you even look at the pamphlets I gave you?"

"Well..." Nini spoke as everyone thought it over.

Kendall balled his up to use as a puck to play hockey, Logan used his for crafts, James killed a fly with his, Nini kept using the sheets for song lyrics but she kept throwing each page away when she didn't like her lyrics and well Carlos...he ran out of toilet paper.

Everyone lied and said they did look at the pamphlets.

Suddenly a swarm of kids walked past the group.

Nini saw a familiar face in the crowd and asked, "Tyler, where's everybody going?"

"To school at the Palm Woods," Tyler answered before continuing to walk.

The boys saw the Jennifers going into a room with the swarm of kids and immediately followed while Nini just sighed before following them.

They walked into a classroom as all the students sat down in a desk and greeted, "Good morning, Miss Collins."

The teacher at the front of the room smiled. "Today, class, we're gonna learn about fractions. And I thought a fun way to do this would be if we divided up some..." She raised up some pies from her desk. "Pies."

"I love fractions," Logan said.

"I love pie," Carlos spoke in excitement.

"And after we cut them, I guess we'll have to eat them," the teacher continued.

Nini grinned. "Good because I am hungry."

"I think we're gonna like it here," Kendall added.

Kelly walked over. "Oh, no. You guys aren't going to school here."

"Well, what school are we going to?" James asked.

***

The group was at Rocque Records with Kelly sitting at tables in a small room.

Carlos, Logan, and James sat at their own individual tables with Kendall, and Nini shared a table.

Gustavo spoke at the front where the chalkboard was. "Welcome to the School of Rocque."

"I don't like this school," James spoke.

Gustavo pointed his stick at James. "Quiet. You love it! Because by studying here, you won't miss out on rehearsal time And recording sessions. Instead of a lunch break, the School of Rocque has harmony breaks. And every field trip is to the dance studio down the hall."

"And you're our teacher?" Nini asked.

"No."

Everyone cheered but Nini knew Gustavo enough to not celebrate too soon.

Kelly walked into the room with a man following. "Guys, say hi to Mr. Smitty."

A man with a bow tie, glasses, and a briefcase spoke, "But you all can call me 'Mr. Smitty'." The adults laughed while the group stayed silent. "Thank you so much. I can take it from here. Okay, then. Oh, excuse me. First up, We have probabilities..." As soon as the door closed, Mr. Smitty changed, he smacked his stick on James's desk as he spoke, "As in the probability that this band will fail before its first single is ever released."

"I don't think we're getting pie," Carlos mumbled to everyone else.

Nini nodded, sinking in her seat. "This is really, really, bad."

***

After about an hour of being in class, Mr. Smitty wrote problems on the board that mostly Logan answered, "The answer is, 'x' equals 9."

Mr. Smitty didn't say if he was correct or not, he just got leaned on Logan's desk and said, "You know, I used to be in a boy band once. Oh, and we thought we had it made. Hot songs. Flying business class. Drinking milk straight from the carton." He stood up straight. "But let me tell you guys That that milk goes sour pretty fast."

"I never thought I'd say this, but can we get back to math?" James asked.

"Yes, yes. Let's get back to math," Mr. Smitty agreed.

"Thank goodness," Nini mumbled.

He opened the door and rolled in another chalkboard. "So...If four boys are in a band Making $10,000, their manager gets 15%, their record sales plummet 80%, what part of their dream is crushed? Anyone? Anyone?" The group went silent. "All of it!" He pointed his stick at Logan's textbook. "Let's turn to page 562 in our textbooks."

The group began to whisper once Mr. Smitty's back was turned.

"What do you guys suppose is going on At the palm wood school right now?" Kendall asked.

The group began to daydream about the Palm Woods school. The boys all had the same daydream the same thing while Nini just thought about the pie until-

Nini jumped as water got sprayed in her face by Mr. Smitty. "Pay..." He sprayed Kendall. "Attention..." Then Logan. "To the board." Then Carlos and James in the back.

"Did you guys just have the same Palm Woods school fantasy as me?" Kendall asked.

"Was the history assignment bungee jumping?" Carlos asked.

"Close enough."

"We have got to get out of here and into that school," Nini stated.

Kendall nodded. "Follow my lead."

Mr. Smitty saw them. "Hey, hey, hey. No talking. All eyes on the board." He kept pointing to the board in a weird way. "The board! The board!"

"Mr. Smitty, do that again," Kendall spoke.

"What, this?" he asked, pointing in the same way he did.

"Did you guys see that?" Kendall asked the others who hummed in response.

"Now that's a pro dancer move," Nini stated, catching onto Kendall's plan.

"The passion, the snap, you can't teach that," Logan admitted.

"Really?" Mr. Smitty asked, now moving his arm before like a dance move. "Well, I have to admit, I was pretty good."

"Which is why you can't give up your dream," James stated. "I mean, sure, you may be too old for a boy band, but you're perfect for uh...uh..."

"A man band!" Kendall finished which everyone mumbled in agreement. "Which are all the rage these days. Right?"

"In Germany," Carlos added which earned a look from everyone.

"You got a demo?" Nini asked Mr. Smitty. "I bet it's amazing."

"Yeah? No, no, no. I flung those all into the ocean," Mr. Smitty replied.

"Then we got to record you one right now," Kendall added.

"No, no, no. We couldn't do that. It was a long time ago. I've put this all behind me."

"You can sing one of the songs I wrote," Nini spoke as the boys praised her writing, especially Kendall.

***

The group was in the recording studio listening to Mr. Smitty try to sing Big Time Rush

"It's the only life you got
So you gotta to live it big time..." Mr. Smitty sang before falling over.

The group all cheered, shutting off the music and mics before going in to praise. Mr. Smitty.

"They're gonna love you in Germany," James stated.

"Ja voll!" Mr. Smitty giggled.

Kendall gave him a CD. "Here's your super hot demo."

Nini handed him his briefcase. "Here's your briefcase."

"And here's one travel moose.net one-way ticket to Dusseldorf," Logan added, handing him his ticket.

Mr. Smitty grinned. "Oh, what can I say, fellas, except...Auf wiedersehen?" He cheered before leaving the studio.

"Okay. Now to tell Gustavo our teacher bailed, and we need to go to the Palm Woods school and..." Kendall spoke before they all turned around to be met with Gustavo and Kelly making them all scream.

"Oh, of course, you can go there," Gustavo spoke. "Now that your teacher is off to Germany, there's really no other option except...Kelly, get them another teacher! Someone untrickable!"

"Man, we were so close," Carlos spoke.

"No, you weren't," Kelly replied before walking away with Gustavo.

***

A woman at the chalkboard wrote her name before turning to the group.

Mrs. Chisdak spoke, "So...You didn't like your first teacher? Well, I didn't like him either. The moment he felt the heat, he ran for cover. But me? I'm battle-tested. I have a black belt, And I'm not afraid to hit you with it." Nini squeaked quietly, trying to hide behind Kendall's seat. "And there is nothing, Nothing you can say or do to get me to leave."

Kendall pulled Nini so she was next to him but still holding onto him but he raised a pair of keys up. "Here's the keys to the Porsche out front. Leave now and it's yours."

Mrs. Chidsak grabbed the keys and ran out.

"All right," Nini cheered with the group, now loosening up. "Kendall, you are amazing."

Kendall smiled at her. "Yeah, I know."

"Oh no, I take it back."

"Too late, you can't take it back," he bragged.

Nini stuck her tongue out at him response while James rubbed his hands together. "Palm Woods school-here we come."

Seconds later, they heard Gustavo scream causing Kelly to come into the room where the group was.

"You know he's not gonna give up," she stated.

"Kelly, a proper education is very important to us," Kendall spoke. "And this is a supply closet!"

Gustavo's rang out. "Attention, students. Please report to principal Rocque's office. All students to principal Rocque's office."

They all got up as Nini said, "I don't understand how he did that."

With Kelly, they walked to Gustavo's office who had now refurbished the office to look like a school's principal's office. He even dressed for the part too.

"Children," Gustavo began as the five sat across from him at his desk. "I care about you. I do. And I would like to tell you a story from my youth. My principal was a jerk. And I vowed that someday I would be a principal; A good one...fair, pleasant..."

"But you're none of those things," Carlos spoke.

Gustavo slammed his hands on the desk. "Hey! Things don't always work out! Bottom line is, you kids are staying in the School of Rocque. End of story."

"But, Gustavo..." Kendall began to which Gustavo tapped his desk tag. "Principal Rocque. It's just, this school isn't meeting our social and educational needs. We need to go somewhere that actually feels like a real school."

Nini tapped Kendall's arm. "Exactly. Like a class not in a supply closet."

"With girls," James added.

"And field trips," Logan added.

"And pie!" Carlos nearly-exclaimed.

"You go to my school; you play by my rules. And I will find a teacher that will enforce those rules. A W.W.E. Superstar super teacher!"

Kendall laughed. "Who are you gonna get? Chris 'The Masterpiece' Masters?"

Nini watched Gustavo's expression. "Don't test him, Kend."

***

An hour later, W.W.E. superstar wrote the name Mr. Masters before turning around to face the group and ripping his shirt open, yelling.

Nini huffed. "Kendall, I'm gonna kill you."

"To be fair, Nins, I did not see this coming," Kendall replied.

"Okay, class, let's get started," Chris Masters-Mr. Masters said.

Carlos looked at the group. "Is that really Chris Masters?"

"That's right," Gustavo spoke through some hidden P.A. system. "W.W.E. Champion and the only certified A.S.P.A. Teacher Trained to use the master lock."

"That's right," Mr. Masters said. "And I believe that the key to a sound mind is a healthy body. So throw your books away." When no one moved, he repeated, "Throw your books away." Everyone dumped their books off their desks. "All right. Now I want you guys to lift your desks."

"Excuse me?" Logan questioned.

"Lift your desks!" he yelled, making everyone but Nini pick up a desk. "Now give me 500 desk presses! Count them out!"

Kendall looked to Nini who sat in her desk with her arms crossed. "You got this, handsome," she replied.

"No...fair," James spoke. "You...should be lifting...too."

"I can't. I don't have a..." She trailed off as Mr. Masters placed a desk in front of her. "Desk," she finished, her tone turning glum.

"Start lifting, girly," Mr. Masters stated.

"I..."

"Do it!" he yelled.

"Fine!" Nini yelled back, picking her desk up and benching.

***

The next morning, the group walked into the lobby sluggishly.

"I can't take another day at the School of Rocque," Kendall groaned.

"I can't move my arms," Nini spoke.

Tyler approached them. "Hey, guys! High five!"

The group tried to raise their arms but groaned in response and lowered their hands.

"Tyler, what are you so excited about?" James asked.

"Miss Collins says we're having class outside today!" Tyler replied, walking out with the rest of his classmates.

"Class outside..." the group all said before daydreaming again.

Nini didn't see what the boys saw. All she saw was pie again until Kelly snapped her fingers at them.

"Come on! Come on!" she called to the group getting them to wake up. "You're gonna be late for school."

"Mine had globe beach balls," Kendall said.

"Mine had pool pie," Carlos added as Nini nodded in agreement.

"Mine had a low student-teacher ratio," Logan added.

"But how are we gonna get rid of Mr. Masterpiece?" James asked.

"My mom packed us corn chowder for lunch today, right?" Kendall asked with a smirk.

Nini noticed and smiled. "What are you thinking in that beautiful brain of yours?" she questioned.

***

Back at the school of Rocque, Mr. Masters spoke, "Now let me jot down something on how fitness and body oil helps build a strong immune system."

Once Mr. Masters had his back turned, Logan passed his thermostat full of corn chowder to Nini who dumped the contents onto James's desk before passing it to Kendall who hid it away as James covered his mouth with chowder before pretending to throw up.

This earned Mr. Master's attention who backed away. "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa."

"Awesome: chunky vomit!" Carlos exclaimed, pulling out his own spoon.

Everyone else did including James to which they all scooped the chowder into their mouths like wild animals.

Despite Mr. Masters yelling for them to stop, they kept eating the 'vomit' and laughed at his expression until finally-

He screamed, running out of the room.

"Yay!" Nini yelled as she heard Mr. Masters yell,

"Those kids are animals!"

***

The group sat back in Gustavo's office as he dropped a very large book on his desk.

"The A.S.P.A. Official school registry?" Nini read off.

"And it's filled with every A.S.P.A. licensed teacher that I can and will call. Every time you chase one off, I have 10,000 waiting in the wings," Gustavo replied, tossing it to Logan who caught it but fell out of his seat.

"It's a big book, guys," Kelly spoke. "Your next teacher will be here in 30 minutes."

"You play by my rules. I win!" Gustavo stood up. "I'm going to laugh and leave victorious now."

He laughed maniacally before leaving the office with Kelly.

"Well, I guess we can kiss the Palm Woods school good-bye," James stated with a sigh.

"Maybe not," Logan said, sitting back in his seat with the book open on his lap. "This isn't just a list of teachers. It also has the rules every A.S.P.A. school needs to follow."

"I smell brain," Kendall stated while everyone crowded around Logan.

"Okay, according to this, we're entitled to hot lunches, outdoor breaks, and interscholastic sports programs."

"We didn't get any of that," Carlos stated.

"Exactly."

"So if Gustavo wants to have a school here..." Nini trailed off.

"He's got to play by these rules," Kendall finished, high fiving Nini who interlocked their fingers, holding his hand in hers.

Neither of them thought anything of it.

"I smell plan," James spoke.

"I do too," Nini stated. "What can we do?"

***

Kendall, James, and Nini walked into the recording studio where Gustavo and Kelly were, dumping their clothes and sports equipment into some small containers.

As they walked out, Kendall held the book and waved to Gustavo. "Oh, hey, principal Rocque."

As they barely made it into the hall, Gustavo called, "Hey! I hope there's a good reason my control room is filled with your sweaty socks!"

"And sports equipment," Nini added.

"Well, A.S.P.A. Rule 209 States that all students must have adequate storage For personal belongings," Kendall stated, opening the book.

"Which the School of Rocque hasn't provided," James added.

"Oh, I don't like the sound of this," Kelly mumbled.

Logan and Carlos strode into Gustavo's office before closing the door to which Gustavo rushed in and yelled, "Hey! That shelf is for my awards!"

Kendall, James, and Nini went in with Kelly as Logan stated, "You wouldn't want to be in violation Of A.S.P.A. rules, would you?" Kelly grabbed the book from Kendall.

"You could lose your business," Carlos added.

Gustavo looked to Kelly who turned to him. "They're right."

"Find a place for the dogs to keep their smelly stuff, which is not in my office!" Gustavo exclaimed. "And where's your teacher?"

"Yeah, the guys and I told him A.S.P.A. Ensures teachers five paid sick days And two personal days a year," Nini spoke.

"Whoo-hoo!" The teacher cheered as everyone saw him holding a surfboard. "So long, suckers!"

He laughed before leaving causing Kendall to say, "Sounds like a personal day to me, right, Nins?"

"Oh, it absolutely sounds personal," Nini answered, sharing a smile with Kendall.

***

An hour later, the boys and Nini called in a basketball game with the hopeless housewives, turned the dance studio into a basketball court, and had a lot of people supporting the game.

The players have gone on a water break, letting Nini, who had dressed as a cheerleader and stood in the middle of the court with the cheerleading squad as the crowd cheered.

"I said..." Nini began before she started to dance with the squad. "Brr!
It's cold in here. There must be some Goats in the atmosphere. I said brr! It's cold in here. There must be some Goats in the atmosphere. I said "Oh-Ee-Oh-Ee-Oh Ice! Ice! Ice! Oh-Ee-Oh-Ee-Oh Ice! Ice! Ice!"

The boys entered back in the room with Gustavo who was looking unhinged.

"You know Nini's not usually the cheerleading type but-" Carlos spoke.

"But she looks great doing it," Kendall added, still watching Nini dance with a proud smile.

As the dance came to an end, the boys cheered loudly for the girls who stepped off the court and there was a loud buzz.

"Win, tigers, win! Win, tigers, win!" Most of the crowd chanted as the game went back on.

"We're playing the cast of Hopeless Housewives," James told Gustavo as the girls waved at him.

"Oh, don't be fooled by the score. We're playing great," Kendall stated before the referee bringing the boys back into the game.

Kelly had sat beside Nini who gave her a pom-pom and both cheered, "Go, goats! Whoo-hoo!"

When Kelly noticed Gustavo's look, she told him, "Hey, if you can't beat them, join them."

In mid-game, Gustavo tried to get everyone to leave but he got pushed down as all the players were focused on the ball.

As time ran out, one of the tiger players grabbed the ball and slam-dunked but fell over into a drumset nearby.

Kendall helped Gustavo up as he said, "Sorry, Gustavo. We'll get 'em next time."

Nini jumped on Kendall's back, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "At least you guys tried your hardest. We'll have a better game plan next time."

"Principal's office. Now!" Gustavo yelled.

***

A few minutes later, they were back in the 'principal's office' where Gustavo gave them all a stare-down.

"I am the principal of the school," he spoke. "And I do not give in to demands And hooliganistic tactics don't scare me. Sabotage? Shmoobotage. You Cannot Beat me! Now, what you've done here can not And will not go unpunished. Which is why I hereby expel you!"

"What? What does that mean?" James asked.

"It means...You are hereby kicked out of the School of Rocque! Now get out. Go on."

They all stood up. "So does that mean-" Nini began but went unanswered aa Gustavo told her,

"Move it!" They all left the office and closed the door but stayed outside and listened. They heard Gustavo tell Kelly, "It wasn't easy, but they needed to be disciplined."

"So from now on, I'll pick them up from the Palm Woods school and bring them here by 12:30," Kelly stated.

"Yep," Gustavo answered.

That's when the group cheered loudly, all high-fiving one another as Nini all hugged them, not caring they were sweaty.

Like last time, Kendall picked her up off her feet in the hug, spinning her as she laughed.

***

The next day, the group watched on the small TV in the Palm Woods lobby Katie and some boy wrestling in the mud as Mrs. Knight said, "Kids don't always get along, but they do always get dirty. So if yours are mud-magnets like mine, Be sure to use Suds-o laundry detergent. The only detergent that knocks out stains."

Kendall looked down at his little sister. "Nice job."

Katie grinned. "I am loving this town."

The hotel manager, Mr. Bitters came out in a large fur coat, sunglasses and a wad of cash said, "So am I."

The bell rang, signaling it was time for school where the group went in.

"Okay. Time to do school, Palm Woods style," James spoke as they all sat down.

"Okay, class, let's start with science," the teacher began. "Where we're gonna talk about water displacement."

Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan all stood up with water guns and beach balls, spraying the whole class.

Nini just sunk deeper into her chair and covered her head with a book in embarrassment, not bothering to stop them.

When they all caught on that no one was joining in, they stopped.

"This school was much more fun in our fantasies, wasn't it?" Carlos asked.

"Yep," the boys answered.

"Not everything in a fantasy is real," Nini hissed, still trying to disappear in her seat.

Lucky for her, the boys got detention. Just the boys.

***

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter.

Also question: does anyone know when the Big Time Movie takes place like as far as in between seasons like season 1 or 2?