Monster High - The School Grounds

[HH Bloodgood]

The clouds always seem to be a bit stormy over the top of the belltower at Monster High. A constant stream of the most freaky fabulous monsters filter in and out of the school as the bell tolls and signals the beginnings and ends of class.

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[HH Bloodgood]

It's the first day of school! The school grounds are abuzz as student bodies all filter in from their homes or from the doomitories. One step inside of the Coffin Corridor brings with it the smell of death, decay and electricity. How exciting!

Lining the walls are posters and sign-ups for the many afterschool clubs and sports that will be available this Screamester. There are already names on the sign-ups for Comic Book Club, the school newspaper The Gory Gazette, Fearleading Tryouts, Fashion Entrepreneurs Club, Winter Sports Club, Spellbound Club, Chess Club and many others.

Attracting a lot of attention is the suggestion box next to the Headless Headmistresses' office.

Fall Formal Theme Contest!

Suggest the theme for the Fall Formal Dance. Past themes have been "Terror Under the Sea," "Scardis Gras," and "Scaris at Midnight." Hand your entry to the tentacle living in the box, and maybe Monster High will vote your theme into existence!

Meanwhile, other student bodies are finding their locker assignments, checking their class schedules and checking the map to find out where their homedoom is.  

[Draconia St George]

Draconia walked up to the school, looking at all of her fellow student bodies trailing in. She felt a twinge of fangxiety at the scores of new students she didn't recognize...but all of the old familiar faces helped grind her fears down. Dressed in her newest, most retro-fashionable outfit, Draconia smiled and waved at the truly posh looking Spectra Vondergeist, who was getting pictures of all of the students to post on 'The Ghostly Gossip.'

"Just a few more steps...." The truth was, she'd left home a bit early, because while any other day enduring Glen's friendly offer for a 'ride' to school would have been fine, on this first, claw-bitingly nerve-wracking day, she just wouldn't have been able to handle it. So many new classes to find! So much homework looming! And goodness only knew what else would be creeping around the corner at Monster High this year...  

[Kai Merha]

Kai Merha pulled up in his dad's Mobile Mad Science Transport. (Which was really a technical way of saying his dad's van.) Ah, school! Although Kai had enjoyed his Summer break, with all of the excitement of his dad's new marriage, his new step-sister and new step-mom, he was glad to get back to the regimen of school. Having a schedule helped SO much with his crippling indecision.

"We're here!" Kai announced to Nero, who was sitting in the passenger seat trying to avoid the large, unidentified ray machine stuffed in the back of the van. Kai gave Nero a ride to school because Nero's sense of direction was...not the best. It seemed like every time Nero set out to go somewhere, whether it was the Maul or the Coffin Bean or Boolittle's Grill, he always wound up in Little Zombietown.

Always, always, always. Kai suspected there was some sort of giant magnet under that part of New Salem or something. As the bros got out of the van, Kai spotted his friend-slash-art rival, Layla LaMia being let out of a long screech limo.

"Layla! Aloha!" He called at the pretty Lamia. "You ready for another year of me trouncing you in art class?"  

[Layla LaMia]

Layla slipped from out of the limo that escorted her from where she lived at the Monster Embassy of New Salem to Monster High, when she heard a familiar and most welcome voice call out to her.

Reaching back into the limo to grab her book bag and purse, she hefted both easily (lamias were surprisingly strong), she slid over toward Kai and Nero along the pavement and smiled toward the two boos.

"Kai! Nero! Oh it isss ssso wonderful to sssee the two of you again! I admit I was sssorry I did not get to ssstay here in Sssalem for the sssummer break. I did miss all of my friendsss."

Slinging her bag over her shoulder, she joined the two boos as they made their way toward the school.

"And I would prefer to think of your well earned victory last year as a graceful conceding on my part."

She winked.

"I've had time over the sssummer to concoct a few new ideasss for our little ... art war. I do hope you are prepared for a different outcome."  

[Dashner Hawke]

Dashner landed in the front of Monster High, and sucked in the air.
"Long time, no see, Monster High."
A bust of excitement went through him. It was his first full year at Monster High, for he arrived that past January. He had his backpack, and he walked up the grand stairs into the school.  

[Ascreama Poweurgh]

Ascreama stuck close to Meme as they walked from the Doomitories closer to the school. She hummed and clutched her satchel closer. Meme smiled and reassured her that everything would be okay.
"But what if I fall over in front of every monster? Look at how many there are!" She squeaked, gesturing to the swarms on school ghouls. "Or what if I forget to do my tombwork?" She tensed up, the possibilities of humiliation struck fear into her slime. "Or what if I get lost on the way to class? What if someone makes fun of my outfits?!" Dread gave her the jitters.


Meme stopped and turned to the blob monster with a stern look upon her face.
"You stop that right now," She said, wagging a finger. "The more you stress, the more you're going to get wound up like a rubber band, then the littlest thing will set you off and you'll freak out." Meme dug around in her satchel and pulled out a squishy juggling ball. "Squeeze that when you panic; it'll help."

Ascreama took the ball and nodded "Thank you," She said, feeling a little relieved.  

[Atomica Servo]

Atomica got off the schoolhearse with Lin. She still looked glum, despite her overall chrome polish. She was positive she hadn't made the SKRM team, not even the "A" (average) squad. Those jerks!

She signed and looked at Lin, who had nary a care in the world...except of course for balancing Gryff's 60-ounce free-trade goreganic fresh-roast cinnemoan and gutmeg coffinchino, heated to exactly 115 degrees like he liked it. Handling that wouldn't be such an ordeal, but Lin also had Gryff's books, Gryff's schedule, Gryff's grimnastic duffel bag and Gryff's bleakberry and iCoffin in tow as well. Indeed, Lin looked more like a pile of Gryff stuff than a student.

"Come ON, Lin! I need to go and steal the SKRM notice sheet before everyone sees how I didn't make it!"  

[Roswell Grey]

Beaming down from high above the clouds of Monster High, to ground level Roswell Grey smiled remembering fond moments here at his school only a few months ago. He also learned a lot as well, about Earth it's people through his friendships. He was happy to have made the choice to be rid of his Xero Gravity persona and just be himself.

“Hey Bro! Dash!” Roswell's grin widened even more as he ran up to him giving him a swift pat on the back.

“Guess what! I passed summer school! I've got a C- in Dead Languages!” He bounced a little happily.  

[Tori Underbridge]

The door to the catacombs creaked open slowly as a troll ghoul, Tori Underbridge emerged. Followed by an entirely different ghoul, who just do happened to frequent the catacombs herself. Opperetta.

“Well, thank ya sugar, you were right about that short cut through the slime pit.” Opperetta said gratefully, with a smile.

“You're welcome, it was no trouble at all. I was a little surprised to see anyone else down there.” On the first day of school she was ready for just about anything here at Monster High! Besides the occasional or lost student form years back there wasn't too many people down there.

“Oh honey please, my family practically used to live down there.” She laughed. “Well I best be getting to mine now, see ya again Tori. Holler if ya need anythang.”

“Yeah, see you.” Tori look around to see if she could spot any of her friends before classes officially started. She missed her friends and couldn't wait to catch up!  

[Lin McGearloch]

Atomica Servo

"Aw c'mon lass! Will you quit moanin' about SKRM already?"

Lin grunted as he struggled to blindly follow Atomica toward the steps that would lead them into the school. Easier said than done as he was carrying Mount St. Gryff in his claws and his own meager school supplies in the backpack on his (you guessed it!) -- back.

"You know as well as everyone else you hadta have made the team. You came closer than anyone in hiss-tory at beating Robecca! Anyone! That's gotta say a lot!"

Lin grunted as he balanced the vast majority of gryff's suplies on his knee and one claw while extending his free claw out toward her.

"Do me a favor an' carry Gryff's morning drink? Least you can keep it at the right temp with your sensors."  

[Glen da West]

*BEEP!* *BEEP!*

*HONK!!!*

Heads turn at the sound of the engine roars as the huge green and black SUV is seen racing down the street alongside the bubblegum pink convertible! The driver of the SUV can't really be seen, but behind the wheel of the pink car is, of course, Draculaura -- and at her side is a very fearing for his unlife Clawd Wolf!

"Run for your unlife!"

"They're doing it again!"

Luckily (for Glen at least) the SUV is on the proper side of the road and he manages to swerve into the Monster High parking lot as Draculaura just barely misses the turn!

The SUV is on it's right side wheels as it burns into an available parking space, right beside Kai's own vehicle and -- it stays on it's right side wheels alone?

Hunh!

The driver's door pops open and Glen stands up and shoots both fists in the air.

"Yes! W00 h00! Go Glen!"

He then spots a familiar form trying to discreetly make it inside and he waves enthusiastically.

"HI DRAKIE!"  

[Dashner Hawke]

Roswell Grey

“Guess what! I passed summer school! I've got a C- in Dead Languages!” He bounced a little happily.

Dashner gave his beastie a brofist.
"Congrats, bro! Good luck this year."
Dashner saluted at Draconia and Marceline when he caught a glimpse of them in the crowd. He took out his paper that Mrs Bloodgood had sent out.
"Well, I need to find my stuff! See ya, bro."  

[Marceline LaGhede]

Marceline stepped off the bus, her eyes aiming upward at the school. New year, new start, she thought to herself. She readjusted her schoolbag on her shoulder and nervously tugged at her skirt; as scary-cute as this thing was on the rack, she wasn't sure if it was exactly her style. She resolved to change into pants after Grim.

As she walked toward the staircase leading into the school, she fumbled in her bag for her schedule. Dead Languages first period, again... at least her A's across the board last year might keep Rotter off her back. She grinned at the sight of Advanced Mad Science; she was gonna enjoy that. Then she remembered, the SKRM notice sheet was gonna go up today! She was certain she didn't make it, but wanted to look anyway. She hastily walked through the crowds of monsters, trying to get into the school, when she nearly slammed into Dashner and Grey.

"Oh! Hey, boos!" She flashed a frazzled smile.  

[Nero de Sphinx]

Kai Merha

Layla LaMia

Nero unfolded himself from Kai's van. It had just enough room for him in the best of times, but it gave him a real hunchback when he had to share spare with unidentified-it-was-probably-lasers-machinery encroaching from the back. He rolled his neck and shoulders and was rewarded with a few loud cracks before joining Layla and Kai on the sidewalk.

He slipped an arm around each of his buds and grinned.

"You should take that challenge seriously bro and start bringing more canvases to school. More easily stored canvas, less death laser. I need the leg room."