"Unngh.." I groaned, weakly blinking a few times as I awoke. I seemed to be in some classrooms of sorts. It was a pretty neat looking classroom too!

If it wasn't for the huge metal plates covering the windows.

I steadied myself (Doing a backflip in the process) as I observed my surroundings. It was a basic classroom with chairs and desks in assigned places. However, there were huge plates of steel bolted tightly to the windows, covering them completely.

Weird...

I would have left by now, but the fact that I had gotten here without any previous indication of such thing happening was a bit iffy...

Then I heard a scrunch.

I looked down, seeing a scruffy piece of paper at my feet. I had apparently started walking around the room out of boredom. Huh.

I moved my other paw to the paper and tried straightening it. Small, black scribbly letters were on it, so it seemed like a note of some kind. I attempted to read it.

Dear Ultimate Pilot,

Congratulations! You have officially made it into the game we'll be playing at this exquisite school in Adventure Bay! You're the 6th student here, out of 16. Don't worry, it'll be a fun experience! I only ask you for one favour. Please meet up with the rest of your classmates in the gym, at 9:00. Thank you!

MR.

What was on the note...     confused me. Severely.

Game? What game?

Oh well, I'll probably find out later.

I glanced around the room, searching for a clock of some kind. I eventually found one above the door.

8:30

Nice. Plenty of time.

I casually left the classroom, entering into a completely abandoned hallway. I looked to either side, seeing if I could find any signs indicating to the gym. I couldn't, so I just pondered to my left, looking for a route to the gym.

Along the hallway, there were more iron plates covering places where windows would usually be. The sight baffled me even more. It was obvious that whoever put me in this school didn't want me to leave...

Eventually, I reached a T-junction in the hallway. There was a large poster facing the hallway I was currently in. The left hallway was quite short, and it ended with a pair of large, cream-coloured doors. The right hallway was longer than the left one, and it had many doors on each side. But something on one of the doors caught my attention.

It had my name on it, branded in golden letters.

Ok, now that's bizarre.

I hesitantly looked away from the door and took a glance at the poster. It had a small hill and a summer sky on it, with some kind of tall tower with a yellow telescope on the top.

I...     does it feel like...    I've seen that tower before?

I shook the thought off, looking down the left hallway and the pair of doors at the end of it. Above it was a huge sign that read 'GYM'.

That's where I need to be.

I walked up to the doors and pushed against them. They slowly parted, revealing a large room with 15 other dogs in it. They all glanced at me with looks of confusion and wonder.

"Another one?"

"Well, the note did say 16.."

"Who are they?"

Various voices talked on about me and my arrival. I piped up into their conversation.

"Hi! I'm Skye, the Ultimate Pilot!"

They stopped talking immediately.

Then, a Dalmatian started running up to me. I stared at him as he approached me. When he was about a metre away from me, he tripped over, flying right at me. He knocked me over, landing on top of me.

"O-Oh god uhh- Sorry!" He swiftly stumbled off my chest, sitting down in front of me awkwardly.

"Heh, it's fine.." I replied. "Who are you?"

"Umm...    I'm Marshall. And I-I'm a...       a medic." He replied nervously. I could tell that he was lying a bit, although I didn't want to pressurise him..

§*§ Marshall - Ultimate Medic? §*§

"Okay... I'm gonna go see the others. Ok?" I told Marshall.

"Ohhh, Wait a minute! I know someone you could meet!" Marshall piped up.

"Really? Who?" I asked.

"Hold on! I'll get him!" He replied, before turning around, running for about 5 seconds and then tripping over.

"I'm okay!" He reassured.

Oof. I feel bad for him.

I was calmly waiting for Marshall to come back with his...     I'm gonna guess friend, when a grey mongrel-looking dog walked up to me.

"Oh hey there! I'm S-"

"I already know your name, Skye." The grey dog interrupted me. Ohhhh yeah. I already told them earlier.

"Anyways, I'm Rocky. My talent is...   uhm..   I'm not really sure how to put it but...     it's basically recycling? But like, fixing stuff up at the same time. Mechanic? Yeah, I think they're called mechanics.." He stumbled with his words, although I could get a vague picture of what his talent was..

§*§ Rocky - Ultimate Mechanic §*§

"Recycling? So...      You're into ecology?" I asked Rocky.

"Huh? Oh of course! Green means go after all, heh..." He chuckled a bit.

Rocky definitely looked like a pup who cared about nature and the world's biodiversity...

"Hey! Skyyyyye!" I heard Marshall call me out. I turned around to face him, he was rushing towards me with another dog. A german shepherd.

Then Marshall tripped over for a 3rd time.

The shepherd rushed to his side, asking if he was alright. He replied with a "Yep!". The shepherd rolled his eyes playfully.

"Ayo Chase." Rocky told the shepherd, fistbumping him lightly. I just stared at the so-called 'Chase'.

"Sooooo his name's Chase?" I asked.

"Yes. And I believe you also want to know what I do...?" Chase formally answered my question.

"Yeah."

"I'm a detective."

Wait- what?!

Wow... he must be really skilful then...

§*§ Chase - Ultimate Detective §*§

"Wow. You have a pretty skilled talent Chase.." I complimented.

Chase deadpanned at me, his facial expression showing thankfulness and awkwardness. Weird, but...     Acceptable.

"I'm gonna get to know the rest of these people, ok?" I told Rocky, Marshall and Chase.

"K."

"Fine with me!"

"Ok. See you later."

I walked away from the three pups, feeling happy that I knew who they were, and confused, for why we were seemingly trapped in this school...

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