(Hex's POV)

"I know you're there, Espio. I have an infrared vision to see your body shape and mostly heat from a reptile." I said, knowing he's sneaking around in the library as always like a ninja.

"That's cheating when you see through your snake eyes" Espio became visible.

"What do you expect? I have snake instincts in my nature along with human nature like talking and walking like one." I said, winning the argument.

"Funny. And I don't have chameleon nature of slowness like them." Espio smirked.

"Good for you, chameleon. If you were, you would miss out everything in your life by your slowness, except your fast-striking long tongue like a frog." I chuckled while taunting him.

"I do not have a tongue like that. Sheesh. You study too much of earth animals" Espio groaned in defeat and just picked out a book to read.

"Snakes are fast, Espio. Don't you forget that" I reminded him and picked out a book of reptiles for my biology homework.

"Oh that. My buddy Vector would naturally eat me but no." Espio shrugs.

"Let's not get too much into the natural lifestyle," I said.

"Agreed, but we know someone will is green and has eyes like ice," Espió said.

"Jet the Hawk?" I guessed.

"No. That hedgehog we know that likes to make people miserable along with his sly red fox." Espió gave me a clue.

"Scourge? Oh, he has the same colors as Jet, except the difference between feathers and fur." I said.

"Yes, but to us, he is and always is a bully." Espio said.

"More like he became lonely for too long it twisted his mind mentally to one day make everyone have no friends. If he can't have friends, then no one can. That's what he's trying to do." I said, reading the page about cobras.

"Possibly. Loneliness can cause insanity sometimes." Espio replied.

"Yup. Nothing we can do when a person is beyond gone. As they become twisted, they can't turn back. Just like my ex-boyfriend Aarib did when he wanted to marry me soon, I broke up with him and he went rogue and twisted." I said, not wanting to remember how Aarib is so persistent in everything that he wanted, he couldn't respect anyone's opinions.

"I can imagine that. Well, I've been single my whole life." Espio said while looking at the window.

"So have I. Being single can be lonely sometimes." I said, writing notes about animals from the book.

"Yeah. But as long with friends you are not lonely." Espio said.

"Yup. Friends are like family. That's what Nebula taught me." I said.

(Sonic's POV)

Here I am at the weapon class learning to fight like a knight again but this time, I'm fighting against my worst enemy. Scourge.

"Ready for this, Blue Boy?" He taunted me.

"I'm ready when I win this war!" I taunted him.

"Bring it on then!" He folded the mask on his helmet and held his sword out.

"Your kingdom is mine!" I clashed my sword against his.

"No, yours is mine!" He blocked my attack.

"Really? Doesn't seem like the kingdom likes you very much" I pushed him down.

He got up and spins the sword around, "They will learn respect!"

"Heh? Respect? Since you're my opposite, that makes you a coward." I smirked and knocked his sword away.

"Score one for Sonic." The coach said.

"Thanks. My sword is filled with justice." I smirked.

"Lets us go for round two!" Scourge got up.

"My color fur is fresh as water. Yours is like sewage water!" I clashed my sword against his.

"How dare you insult my fur color!" Scourge got so angry.

"Okay. Your fur is like vomit color!" I laughed as we keep clashing each other with our swords.

"Oh, you insolent fool!" He hit his sword so hard my helmet was knocked off.

"Ow!! Damn it! Are you crazy?!" I felt numb in my head but it went away for a few seconds.

"I'd watch my words if I were you." Scourge said.

"You're one to talk. Your words threaten my friends the same way I threatened you. You sure don't know what vice versa means to you?" I clashed my sword intensely.

"Oh yeah?!" He tried to block my attack.

"Thou will yield!" I glared.

"Thou die!" Scourge almost sliced my quills but I kicked him down.

"That's enough Scourge!" I glared and kicked his sword aside.

"Mark my words, it's not over yet." Scourge said.

I simply glared that he's not gonna give up yet. One day, he's not gonna graduate to become king.

"We shall see," I replied.

(Amy's POV)

Sonic and I were in history class learning about the legendary King Arthur from the teacher. He was the one king worthy of the Excalibur. Especially with the help from a wizard named Merlin too.

From what I know he was the head of the knight of the round table and the kingdom of Camelot. He was the first-born son of King Uther Pendragon and heir to the throne. However, these were very troubled times, and Merlin, a magician, advised that the baby Arthur should be raised in a secret place and that none should know his true identity.

As Merlin feared when King Uther died there was great conflict over who should be the next king. Merlin used his magic to set a sword in a stone. Written on the sword, in letters of gold, were these words: "Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone is the right wise born king of all England." Of course, all the contenders for the throne took their turn at trying to draw the sword, but none could succeed. Arthur withdrew the sword for another to use in a tournament. After this, he became the King of England.

"Heh, I bet Sir Lancelot and King Arthur were rivals like me and Shadow," Sonic said to himself.

"Perhaps. Well, him being worthy of the sword is like how the one worthy can lift Mjolnir." I said.

"Do you think Avalon is a dead world filled with souls?" Sonic asked with a spooky voice.

"With all of them screaming in pain." I guessed.

"Thank god we are alive," Sonic said.

"It's gonna be a long time till that," I said.

"That our souls will be in the underworld or peacefully in heaven?" Sonic teased with a smirk.

"I'd say heaven," I replied.

"My rose, sometimes I find you as an angel with that cute angry pout of yours." Sonic chuckled and took down notes of King Arthur.

"You're a knight in shiny armor." I wrote my notes while drawing Sonic as a knight.

"Am I your perfect Prince Charming to wake you up from that evil eternal sleep spell?" He playfully flirted with me. The old times that he and I dressed up as Ladybug and Cat Noir for Halloween as kids.

"Yeah." I nodded.

(Nebula's POV)

"Tell me again why archery is your thing?" Shadow asked while I aimed at the target.

"Mi Familia loves archery and it inspired me to be like a warrior. Especially that video game Tomb Raider inspired me to learn about survival." I said at shot the target.

"Interesting. I prefer crossbows." Shadow said.

"They look like a gun and bow combo. Guns are never my thing because they're like killers. Do you know how many murderers use guns to kill innocent life?" I said with a scared and stressed look.

"A lot but I never kill," Shadow said.

"And that's why I prefer bows and arrows because they don't make noise, guns do," I said.

"You like stealth weapons?" He asked.

"Yes." I nodded.

"Sometimes you women are a mystery when it comes to not being a damsel in distress," Shadow said, slicing the dummy with his sword.

"Traditions can change, Shadow," I said.

"Indeed they do, shooting star." He said his nickname for me.

"Um, thanks," I replied.

"Maybe after class, perhaps a little night walk at the city?" Shadow said.

"I thought you like being alone in the city." I teased.

"True but it wouldn't hurt to have a friend to hang out with," Shadow said.

"Sure thing Shadow," I said.

"So, 6pm?" He suggested.

"Si." I nodded.