Monster High - The School Grounds

[Draconia St George]

Draconia just made it into Mad Science to coordinate with her lab partner, Scarah Screams. They were going to present a chemical-concoction based final demonstration, distilling essences of nightshade and wormwort into beakers and showing their chemical compositions on a well-drawn posterboard.

Draconia found herself thinking about that odd boo, Harry Herne. He had accepted her date proposal, but half the time she spoke to him he acted like he was being shocked with a cattle prod. Was she ever going to understand him?

"Ere now, take your seats!" Mr. Hackington grunted as he sat down in front of the class. "Final presentations out! No dawdling!"  

[Necrolin Rosin Ni Blue]

Atomica Servo

"Atomica, are you sure this is-" ZAP!! Too late! The helmet was already on her pale noggin and buzzing to go! No going back now... Whatever she got herself into, there was no way she was going to get out. All Necrolin could do is pray to her lord Cthulhu and not get her poor brains fried.

BAZINGA suddenly all this cool sports knowledge flooded into her mind at light speed! Her organic brain couldn't tolerate all the surging data coming from that freaky fabulous robot idk of hers. Maybe following her was a bad idea...? Oh no... the poor necromancer thought. This is too much...! I... Can't... Hold...!!

QUADDRA'L SHE'ONGRA JIÎLL FRAÊ NOŒ §
A FRENZY OF OMINOUS BLACK TENTACLES COME SHOOTING OUT OF HER EYES AND MOUTH AS BLACK VEINS BEGIN TO COVER HER FACE AND ARMS. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE HER FACE IS MELTING AS HER TRUSTY FLOATY NECRONOMICON STARTED TO GLOW A DEMONIC RED-

She closed the grim book of souls and tossed the weird helmet on to the floor, smashing it to pieces as she returns to normal. The poor mermaid gasps and heaves for air after her mouth just being assaulted by eldritch appendages. Nekki sighs and wearily shoots Atomica a scare. "please... Never... Do... That... Again...?"  

[Atomica Servo]

"If you do it RIGHT, why would you need to do it more than once?" Atomica shrugged confidently. It HAD clearly worked, after all. You didn't get a reaction like THAT for a failure. Face-tentacling was a surefire sign of success. "Meat creatures always need things repeated over and over again. SOOOO inefficient!"

Presentations were beginning. Now that Nekki was an SKRM hexpert, all they needed was Lin's hexpertly grimgeneered mermaid roller skates so Atomica could present. Atomica checked the window of the classroom door. No sign of Lin yet...  

[Akito Fox]

Estrella Espacio

"I mean..I suppose it's been a hard day for everyone...I'm not one to make excuses.."

Akito smiles.

Turning back around, "True, not only is it a time for the new student bodies but also finals for the old student bodies, yes?" the fox crosses his arms. "I still haven't caught your name." He raises an eyebrow.  

[Estrella Espacio]

Anyone else would have smacked their head at this point but nope. Essi merely smiled and took out her hand to shake. She didn't forget. She'd thought he'd read it while comparing scedules. Oh wells.
"It's Estrella...Essi for short...wait did you mention your name?" Ok never mind. Short attention span obvi.  

[Glen da West]

GlenRory and RoryGlen arrived just in time in Mad Science, shuffling around for a bit as they sat in each other's seats-then in their own seats-then back in each other's seats.

"All fright, who's first to present?!" Mr. Hackington looked at his class. Students looked at each other, wondering who would volunfear to go first.

Mr. Hackington cackled at them.

"Hahahahaha! *wheeze* Just kidding! I pick who goes first! And I pick..." His stubby, grubby finger waved through the air as he pointed at different pairings in the classdoom. At last, it came to a stop pointing at Abbey Bominable and Heath Burns.

"Bominable! Burns! PRESENT!" Mr. Hackington wheezed as the two students stood up.

Rory looked at Glen. Their final presentation involved electrifying several different mixed concoctions. When they were charged, they would separate in the flasks, forming a sort of a chemical rainbow.

The problem was that getting the chemical/electrical mixture just right required a lot of concentration and coordination...and concentrating and coordinating were the two things being shoved into a different body tended to throw off!

"Breathe...must breathe..." Rory reminded himself. What would the consequences be if they messed up? An F? Double deadtention? An enormous electrical black hole that sucked up the entire school?  

[Akito Fox]

Estrella Espacio

It's Estrella...Essi for short...

The fox smiles as his tail twitches once more, his ears constantly checking for surroundings. "Have I missed the school tour?" He says hopelessly. Ah well-

"Meowwww" Says a cat. Akito's ears flatten to his head as he turns around, seeing Toralei. He sniffs dirt off of her. She's a bad kitty. "... Gotta go." And with that, Akito makes a run for it. Down the hall, he opens his schedule and map that the kind Essi had given him. "Mad Science..." He murmurs to himself, "Am I supposed to go there?" the kitsune makes a sharp turn then slowly comes to a walk as he approaches the classroom. He takes a peek inside. Akito notices the teacher is a bit... rusty. His curious tail accidentally whacks into some robots leg, then opposite into a ghastly mermaids tail. somehow the feeling from her tail raised his furs on end as an awful deathly cold surrounds him... He notes to stay away from her.

Atomica Servo

 

[Draconia St George]

"Ms. St. George, Ms. Screams, you will present next!" Mr. Hackington wheezed as he scribbled some notes about the last presentation. Draconia and her partner stood up, and glanced at each other. Draconia had agreed to do most of the talking, despite her stage fright, because Mr. Hack was one of those who subscribed to the motion that listening to a Banshee talk was bad luck. They didn't want to tank their grade just because of superstition.

"Erm, well, you see, our, uh, our presentation...." Draconia tripped over her words a bit and blushed. As the student director of the Drama Class play, she never stumbled when she spoke...but as soon as the spotfright was on her, it was like something choked her and words struggled to escape. "Our, our final project is about chemical distillation from natural sources. We-we have a poster board."

Scarah held up their project board, covered in bright images depicting the process of distilling essences of nightshade, witch hazel and wormwort into their purest forms for both science and magical uses.

"Hmm." Mr. Hackington scribbled more notes. Draconia glanced at Scarah nervously. Scarah shrugged.

"L-like we learned in class, the key to getting the proper purity and pH of the chemical compounds is, uh, is heat and pressure. I mean, PRECISE heat and pressure. Too much heat and you destroy the essences instead of distilling them. Too little pressure and you leave a lot of waste behind." Draconia picked up several of the flasks, each one scarefully labeled.

"This is wormwort that was distilled too cold, and it is watery and weak. Using this in, er, in a spell MIGHT work but it is not Lab Grade quality wormwort. And THIS sample is distilled too hot, and when wormwort boils it releases a noxious cloud of gas that causes any nearby demons, trolls or goblins to break out in a scare-ible case of acne." Draconia scarefully set down the hazardous beaker of fail-juice. "Th-through our testing we, uh, we determined what the correct temperatures and pressures were for each of our selected essences."

Draconia paused for a moment.

"Oh! Samples available upon request." She tapped her claws together a bit nervously. That was it, the entire presentation. Mr. Hackington stared at the two ghouls with his narrow, bloodshot eyes.

It wasn't a very flashy presentation. There were none of the hexplosions or burning things that one got from (for example) a Glen da West presentation. Theatricality was important in Mad Science, but practicality counted too...right?

"Very well. You may sit down." Mr. Hackington finally said. Draconia let out a huge sigh of relief she hadn't realized she'd been holding in. Scarah gave her an encouraging smile. "I will hexpect all samples on my desk after class for inspection."

Draconia nodded confidently at the teacher. The 'good samples' were very, very good. And the bad samples...well, they were very, very bad. If Mr. Hackington wanted flash and explosions, all he'd have to do was uncork the bad witch hazel sample...  

[Atomica Servo]

Akito Fox

"EX-CUSE YOU." Atomica suddenly shouted from her station near the back of the room. "Keep your meaty appendages to yourself!"

Atomica's outburst naturally attracted Mr. Hackington's attention. Which was totally fine. Maybe he would say something about strange non-students sneaking into his classroom for the sole purpose of causing fleshy-bit-assault on innocent automatons.

Disappointingly, though, Mr. Hackington said nothing about the rude affronage. Instead he coughed a bit and started writing notes.

"Miss Servo, since you're so eager to speak up, why don't you present next?"

"GLADLY. AND-if any meat creature here wants to bump their meat parts into me again, I am warning you ahead of time that my atomic death ray IS partially charged."

3% charge was STILL partially charged, after all. A mild shock was probably more appropriate in this situation than a 2-mile wide swath of atomic destruction anyways. Atomica gave the offending meat creature an intense stare before standing up.

"MY presentation hexpertly blends the laws of Mad Physics we learned this scaremester with one of my passionate hobbies-Skulltimate Roller Maze. And since I don't have a partner, I have instead a volunteer. This is Necrolin Rosin Ni Blue, and she is going to demonstrate."

Atomica looked around impatiently. Yes, it's true that Lin was currently in another class, but that never kept him from finishing a project for her before. Especially one that involved as much grimgeneering as inventing roller skates for a mermaid.

*bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzrrrrrrrr*

Suddenly, a tiny, smoking drone flew into the classroom. It was held together with duct tape and bailing wire, but it still puttered along, flying through the air. One tiny engine was on fire.

This was DEFINITELY from Lin.

"Ah! The last element of my presentation has arrived!" The drone sputtered a bit and it dropped it's cargo - a cardboard box - in Atomica's lap. Atomica smiled into the drone's tiny camera..

"Thanks, Lin! You're the beast!"

Inside of the box - yes! It was mermaid roller skates! Designed to strap around Nekki's tail while still providing the proper amount of fulcrum to keep her upright as she skated. Everything was going HEXACTLY according to plan.

Atomica handed the skates to Nekki to put on as she headed over to a large, tarp-covered area near the back of the classroom.

"And HERE is my mini SKRM track for the demonstration! Today, with my assistance, Nekki will be demonstrating Diesaac Newt-ton's 3 laws of motion. Are you ready, Necrolin?!"

Atomica looked at her volunteer. This was gonna be good...pure A++ material!

Lin McGearloch

 

[Estrella Espacio]

Well that went adequately..Essi began to wander the hallways as well. May as well see where Haunting Music and the other classes are. She was still curious about that World Peace Seminar....
Essi went over her schedule in her head. Maybe she should switch something around if the classes are far from each other? If not, she'd have to rely on portals and those like to be..hard to manage. Her stomach began growling. Not again! Out of food in her pouch..vending machines?....
"I can't leave when school is still in session...perhaps no one would mind me sitting outside?"And outside she went..still hunting for a vendo machino  

[Draconia St George]

Draconia raised her hand. Mr. Hackington glared at her.

"I'm so sorry to grimterrupt, Mr. Hackington, but since I've given my presentation, may I be hexcused? If you recall, the Drama Class play-"

"Fine, fine." Mr. Hack waved a fat hand dismissively. "I should make you stay, but if Mr. Where gets angry with me, he has a way of making important things...disappear."

"Thank you! Sorry! Thank you!" Draconia stood up, gathered her things and exited the classroom. For her, finals were...done! Now she could do the last-minute preparations needed before the Drama Class students all returned and they performed 'Sinistaria!' for the entire student body.

It was going to be fangTAStic. It simply had to be.  

[Lin McGearloch]

Cassandra MH

"Im sorry im being stupid. Just ignore me" She laid her head down on the desk.

"You're not bein' stupid!" Lin wagged his foreclaw at her. "Nobluddy insults a Tribe member ... NOBLUDDY! ... Even if that nobluddy is a Tribe member too! As for gryff, he has plenty of important things that keeps a mind like his occupied! School is important! The latest coffin bean imports ... avoiding Byff!..."

Lin tapped his pen on the table he shared with Cassie.

"Come to think of it, never really have seen Gryff hang out with ghouls aside from you an' Atomica. Cept for the time at the Hometombing dance when he cut a rug with Catty."

He shrugged.

"Anyhoo, I..."

But it was at that precise moment Lin caught sight of Damon taking advantage of Miss Kindergrubber's back being turned and finally getting his claws on Lin's Final Hexam pie! ... Lin's HAGGIS meat pie ...

And unfortunately for Damon, he managed to get a mouthful!

"TEACHER!"  

[Cassandra MH]

Lin McGearloch

Cassandra chuckled as Damon bolted across the classroom, She sat up. "Thank you Lin" She smiled.

"I could understand not fanging out with anyone but the tribe, I mean i only fang out with you, gryff and atomica"
 

[Atomica Servo]

"On your maaaaaark...." Atomica stood behind Necrolin, who was wearing Atomica's SKRM helmet and the special Mer-skates. She stood at the top of a small ramp that led down into an oval-shaped skating rink. It was nowhere near as elaborate or deadly as an actual SKRM track...but it would do for a science class presentation.

"Get seeeeeeet....." Atomica put both her hands on Necrolin's shoulderblades. She gave the now-hexpertly-informed Necrolin a helpful shove down the rampway.

"GO!!!!!!"

Necrolin rolled down the ramp, just like a pro! She gained speed, going faster and faster around the curves of the little track. Atomica turned and faced Mr. Hackington.

"Ah-HEM! Die-ssac Newt-ton's LAW OF MOTION THE FIRST - An object in motion tends to STAY in motion...."

Atomica gestured towards the wildly careening Nekki on the track.

"...unless an external force is applied to it. Like those speed bumps."

Just around the curve, the track was suddenly covered in speed bumps, each roughly a half a foot raised up from the ground.

Ba-dumpaBa-dumpaBa-dumpaBa-dump!

Necrolin bounced up and down, still sailing through the obstacle, but definitely moving slower thanks to the inertia exerted by the bumps. Atomica beamed proudly.

"Newt-ton's LAW OF MOTION THE SECOND: Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass of the object being accelerated, the greater the amount of force needed to accelerate the object. According to my calculations, Necrolin weighs hex-actly-"

"Hey! That's rude to say a ghoul's weight out loud!" Cleo DeNile shouted from the back of the class. Atomica rolled her eyes.

"FINE. She weighs more than she looks like she does, okay? It's all that magical ghosty floating that makes her seem less weighty. BUT, knowing her weight, I can calculate-"

As Atomica talked, Nekki was starting to circle around the far end of the track and loop back to the starting point. Atomica thrust her arm out into the track, timing it just perfectly to rest her digits on Nekki's back - and give her a massive, atomic-power-packed PUSH!

"-calculate HEXACTLY how much force she needs to accelerate past the sound barrier!!!"

*VWOOOOOSH*

Nekki SAILED around the track! She'd circled three or four times - it was hard to see through the blur - as Atomica turned back to Mr. Hackington proudly.

"AND NOW! NEWT-TON'S LAW OF MOTION THE THIRD! For every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action! Whenever an object pushes another object it gets pushed back in the opposite direction equally hard. Like so!"

Atomica, who as it turned out was wearing her own SKRM skates, stepped into the path of Nekki on the track, skating in the opposite direction.

"They going to crash!" Abbey shouted out, and Heath squeaked and covered his eyes. "It is unstoppable force versus immovable object!"

In mere seconds, Atomica and Nekki collided! The force of the impact caused both bodies to fly backwards from their spot! Nekki landed neatly on a pile of soft pillows near the front of the classroom. Atomica landed on both feet on top of her own desk. She took a bow.

"Ta-dah! And so concludes my presentation."

Mr. Hackington looked at Necrolin...and then at Atomica with a critical eye. He snorted a bit and 'harumph-ed'. He started scribbling down some notes.

"Not bad. Next presentation."

Atomica grimaced. That was not quite the reaction she'd hoped for. It was hardly the equal and opposite reaction to the amount of effort she'd put into this project.  

[Roswell Grey]

High above monster high, and it's darkened clouds, even Higher above earth, a intergalactic ship was soaring though space, inside was a single passenger. It's controls where run by MAX, a highly advanced Artificial Intelligence. It's mission, get back to the second place he called home. And to the ghoul he cared for. He needed to hurry! Or he may very well be too late.

“Xero Gravity” had rocked out the Milky Way and beyond on his latest Rock the Space Rocks musical tour, now it was time for Roswell Grey to spend sometime with the mansters and ghouls he called friends. On his ships controls he activated a melody, hoping it's sounds would reach earth, signaling his return home.

“Come MAX. Faster! Punch it! I can't miss this! I've missed so much already! We have to make it to the dance!”

Beep Boop BEEP!

“Atomica? Yes, I'm certain she still attends Monster High. Why do you ask?"

Beep Boop!

“Yes, I've been saying faster this entire time!”

"AHH!"

Suddenly the small ship rockets even faster, knocking back it's piolet into his seat, and a small blue planet could be seen right ahead.

"Not THAT fast! MAAAXXX!!!"