Wow, an F for the entire semester based on one day in class? That's a little harsh.

And yeah, character development is probably a good thing, since I only have stuff laid out for Alex and not Lucas...

Lucas and Alex

Lucas sighed and put his book down on the table, and looked up at Archie. Alex kept reading.

Look, Archie, it's nothing personal. But I came here to learn, and that isn't what's going on in that classroom.

Even if we did go with you, where would we go? Maintenance?

The two didn't move from their places, Alex still reading, and Lucas awaiting a response.

Well sure, but Meowth's characters only asked what it was, and they were sent there.

Do what you see fit, and my characters will respond accordingly.

Lucas and Alex

Archie brushed the pair out of the way. He and Mordecai performed Soul Resonance and destroyed the black board, leaving behind a pile of rubble.

"Listen up, maggots. We can teach you things you'd never dream of, or you can go and attempt to learn the basics yourself, like your friend wishes to do."

The two of them stayed silent. Not out of respect, but out of disbelief. Disbelief that this teacher actually thought that was actually going to make them sit back down from a sheer display of strength.

"Some of you may also think of me as rude, yet  is it respectful to talk while the teacher speaks? Is it respectful to inform me you are going to sleep and won't be listening? Wanna fun fact? My parents are dead too, yet I expect no sympathy from it, and I take no anger from it anymore. They died, like any normal person, be they taken too early or not. You won't do them any good by acting like your some hero for walking away. If you wanna learn something, be here tomorrow. We didn't have time to teach a lesson today, which we would have gotten to if you wouldn't have been so rude as to keep talking."

Ironic, since neither of them had even spoken once the substitutes walked in.

"You think you can learn on your own, but that is incorrect. You must learn to harmonize perfectly with your partner, be in perfect sync, always anticipating each others moves. You are not ready for a true Soul Resonance."

If I wanted to see stuff destroyed, I'd turn on the TV and watch cartoons. And if you think showing us your own Soul Resonance really makes up for today, you're sorely mistaken.

Hopefully, your class will actually teach us something tomorrow. But it looks like most of today was wasted. Have fun with your broken chalkboard.

The pair walked past Archie and out into the hallway. There was no point in in staying in that class any longer. They soon found their way into the library and asked for as many books on Soul Resonance that they could carry. They sat down at one of the many empty tables and began reading.

Lucas and Alex

Look, Archie, you seem like a nice person, which is more than can be said about all the other teachers I've seen today. But I have yet to learn anything from the past hour of sitting here. I came here to learn how to use my abilities to the best of their potential, and to help those in need. So unless you can say something right now that can change my entire outlook on things, I'm gonna go to the library and learn how to achieve Soul Resonance.

Lucas stood with his arms crossed. Alex sighed, but he totally agreed with what his partner was saying.

Lucas and Alex

Lucas had been listening the whole time, while Alex was watching a bit more intently as Mordecai zipped around the room, giving students Maintenance. Though judging from the descriptions the teachers gave and the reactions of some of the students, it sounded horrifying. The two of them stayed quiet and well-behaved (though notably less anxious than most others), until his last remark.

Get to the office and report to Lord Death, and you can cry to him about your dead parents!

That phrase hit both of them like a bulldozer tumbling down a mountain.

The two of them looked at each other. It was pretty obvious both of them were thinking the same thing. Without a sound, the two of them gathered their things and headed for the door.