Lonely Oak Chapter 120 - How Bazaar
"Pledge. Pledge! Hey-hey! Pledge. _Hey!_" The classroom suddenly went silent. "...To the Republic, for which it stands," the students chanted, snapping into the patriotic pose. As soon as they were done, the announcements began, but amidst the...
4X+Y Chapter 01 - I'm Sorry (Part 1)
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls," the DJ's voice came through the speakers that hung from several points around the room; "I apologize, but _The Frog and Her Five Princes_ were unable to make it tonight." The audience murmured, some letting out...
Lonely Oak Chapter 108 - Zoological
The turnstiles ratcheted and clicked as each of the kids passed through, excitedly reforming into their groups on the other side to begin looking at the animals. As the group of four passed through, they were handed a pamphlet with a map of the...
Lonely Oak Chapter 107 - Frienemies
Though her ears were swiveled back and she had her head pressed against the back of the big, blue seat, there was little Lyza could do to muffle the noise. She hadn't ridden the bus since the middle of fourth grade, when her brother started taking her...
Lonely Oak Chapter 106 - Mrwt
"You are... growing crystals!" "Nope, not that either." Emeral huffed as she and Ket arrived at his door. "It _can't_ be Egyptian-related, that's too easy." He pulled out his key. "It is," he replied. "What!?" She raised her hands up in animated...
Lonely Oak Chapter 105 - The Long And Short
Ket winced as he heard the alarm go off. For a second, a wave of panic washed over him as he tried to get his bearings; but in the next he recalled where he was. "Okay, whatever you did not finish is homework," said their teacher, who thankfully...
Lonely Oak Chapter 113 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket
The bottoms of Lyza's blue socks made muffled footfalls as she paced about her room. It wasn't even two hours to noon, and she was already bored. She could watch TV, but it was all re-runs until the summer. She could play her flute, but she had done...
Lonely Oak Chapter 112 - Dark Side Of The Moon
End-of-day break. As Ms. Hupp's class filtered back in from their science lesson, the students snagged their backpacks off the hooks on the way to their desks. In small groups, they talked weekend plans and re-counted the number of school-days they...
Lonely Oak Chapter 111 - Forgiveness Versus Reconciliation
"Look at me, I'm Emmy. I'm a nurse! I diagnose myself with _I'mabuttitis_." "Kelly, come on," the rat grumbled. "That was serious, Justin and that other girl had to go to the med clinic." Kelly-Elly let the soles of her shoes hit the sand on the arc...
Lonely Oak Chapter 95 - Broken Wisdom
Nachos. One of the few lunch items that many kids could actually stand. After all, it was simple and easy. The nacho chips tasted okay, even if they were a little stale sometimes. The cheese was probably not healthy. But it was so runny and gooey, and...
Lonely Oak Chapter 94 - Bubble'n'Squeak
The day was humid. Since P.E., clouds had shrouded the skies and now the sun was hidden behind a gray, cumulonimbus monolith. Thankfully, now and again, a gentle breeze stirred the air. But that was a luxury, up in the Slide Tower. Emeral looked out...
Lonely Oak Chapter 93 - The Artist
"All right," coach Robert's said, "Your numbers dropped a bit, which is good. Make sure you're keeping active." "Uh-huh," Panda muttered. He knew what the coach meant. It was "Physical" day, or something like that. As if the Tests weren't boring...