B.F.D. High

Science Fair

"Hi, guys!" Two greeted as he opened the classroom door and walked into the room. X staggered in behind him, carrying a stack of envelopes twice his height and weight.

The sixty-four students turned to look at Two and waved. "Hi, Two!"

Four let out a loud, annoyed groan. "Two, can you stop interrupting my class?"

"Guess what?" he said, ignoring Four.

"What?" the class asked.

Two held up a sheet of paper. "The B.F.D. High Science Fair's in two weeks! You guys better start thinking about your projects!"

"What do we get if we win?" Eraser asked.

"You'll get a prize!"

"...Which is?!"

"Um..." Two realized that he hadn't picked out a prize yet. "...It's a surprise! But I promise, it's one-of-a-kind!"

The class started chattering excitedly.

"Now, now, class, I know that you're excited. So, I've made these information packets to help you. Here, you'll find things like project ideas, where to get supplies, and what you should do. X, please pass out the envelopes." X wobbled over to each desk and held out his stack of envelopes, requesting that they take one themselves since he was too short.

"Um...X, do you need help?" Taco asked worriedly.

"No...thanks...Taco!" he replied cheerily, still bending under the weight. Two seconds later, X tripped and nearly fell. By some miracle, he managed to keep the stack afloat. Taco stood up and took half the stack, to X's surprising relief. "Wow, thanks, Taco!" As they passed around the envelopes, Two walked up to the front of the room.

"You can make any project you want!" Two declared. "It has to be original, and it has to be...you know...not breaking the law. Other than that, feel free to do whatever!"

"Hey, Two," Cloudy said. "Can we work in groups?"

"Hmmm..." Two thought. "You know what, sure! I'll accept groups of two!"

"Two, groups of two isn't big enough!" Four said. "Let them be in groups of four!"

"What?! No way! Four is two too many!"

"No, it's not!"

"Yes, it is!"

As the two teachers kept arguing, X finished passing out the envelopes and strode to them, separating them.

"Hey, you two, quit fighting!" he said. "I think we need to sing the friendship song together. Ready?" X inhaled and opened his mouth to sing.

"NO! STOP!" Two hastily yelled and covered X's mouth. "Groups of four is fine! Groups of four is...perfectly fine!"

"Yup! You don't have to sing!" Four added, chuckling nervously. "We've, uh, we've got it covered!"

"Good. I'm glad," X said.

"So, anyway, class." Two turned his attention back to the class. "I want to see creative and imaginative projects!" He motioned for X to follow him out of the classroom. "Let's go, X."

"Okay!"

As they walked out of the classroom, everyone started talking with each other about who they were going to group up with.

"HEY!" Four yelled. Everyone grew quiet and looked at him. "Quiet! Nobody is dismissed from this classroom until the bell rings!"

The bell rang.