Life with the Video Game Cast

Chapter 5

Thank god I didn't have to stay for very long! That class couldn't have gone quicker. I left wondering if I should fear for my life or not. I looked at my last class of the day and realized that all I had left was gym. The other classes weren't too bad... but now I'm going to a class that I actually suck at! Oh well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to see what might happen. I had to walk a long way outside to get to the other part of the grounds before making it to the place. Everyone was heading to the locker rooms where we were going to get ready. I changed into the gym outfit given to me and then headed into the main place. "Alright everyone, today we'll be focusing on leg movement and speed to make sure you can keep on on heart rate and speed acceleration. I'll throw the barrels, you will do everything to dodge them, and then you will have to continue to jog. Make sure you can, otherwise, you will be left behind." Donkey Kong instructed.

Wow. Jumping over barrels and run! My gosh. This day couldn't get any more frustrating. Everyone else seemed ready to jump and run but god was I freaking out on the inside. "Ready, and, start!" he shouted and began to throw barrels right in our path. While everyone was dodging, running, jumping, and everything else, I kept getting banged in the head with every barrel in my way. "Hey! Kid, get busy! Stop slacking!" Donkey shouted and I got back up. It felt like fainting and just laying there on the ground. But somehow I got some motivation where I could finally finish the activity.

Everyone at the end of the class seemed so happy that they finished this. They couldn't speak for me though, I've never worked out this hard. I almost couldn't feel my arms. "Good work today folks. Now just go home and get lost. I want to go do my own thing now!" he snapped and began to wander off. I sighed in relief now that it was all over. I threw on my uniform and gulped down some water from the fountain. I headed out where Tails was waiting outside for me. "Hey, Derrick! I'm hoping you don't feel too dead!" he smiled. "Not really, I just feel like my legs might fall off. Somehow I'm still alive so that must mean something!" I replied happily. "I came over to tell you that we've got certain clubs today. Did you wanna look at them?" he asked me.

Since I wasn't in a rush to leave, and since I didn't have anywhere to be, I guess it wouldn't hurt. "Sure I guess, I've always wanted to know what I'd be interested in. Just show me where to go!" I replied and we both walked back to the main building. We walked in where some were leaving, others were just walking to other classes. "I'm in the robotics and engineering club! Wanna come?" he asked. I nodded my head and followed him into the class where I saw tons of others who had just walked in. Tails and some of the others were busy building and just goofing around. They were building all these amazing machines and I thought it was so cool! I didn't know they could ever make these things. I watched as they did their own thing but I was getting a little bored. I noticed there were other clubs in the school so I went to explore.

In one room, apparently, there was a music club. I decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to check it out. I was surprised to see who was even involved in this stuff. I decided to just chill for a minute. Everyone in the room was pretty good not going to lie. Music just wasn't my thing so I kept looking around. There was a baking club so I saw how cool it was in there. The food smelled awesome and they even let me try some of the stuff they made. After that, I decided to look around some more. Fashion club, chess club, computer club, literature club, and drama club. That's when I stumbled across a classroom that had labeled art club. I looked inside and there was only one person. Bendy.

Carefully I knocked on the wall and he looked up from his sketchbook. "Oh, hey. It's good to see you again." he sighed as he took a small break. "Where is everyone? Does the club begin later?" I asked confused by how empty it was. "Oh um... this is the club. Just me... I used to have someone but now it's only me and a book. It's kind of lonely but you get used to it." he replied. I wondered how he was dealing with everything so I just sat down next to him. "Why doesn't anyone join your club? I mean it looks like fun!" I asked surprised by this. "It's... complicated. Everyone just doesn't like me." he told me sadly. "Oh... well... you seem pretty cool! Who was the other person that was part of this?"