Ace and Tyler gasped at the instructor that floated into the room, as she introduced herself as Doctor Meryl. She wrote some stuff on the whiteboard and said, "Alright class, as some of you may know, I'm Doctor Meryl... and I am going to be your instructor for advanced placement mathematics. In case if no one knows who I am, I'm simply a Chimecho, who is simply the Pokémon with that nice ring to it. This class is going to be quite tough for those that don't study as much like one particular student from last year, so please remember to do your best."
She took a gulp of air and continued, "Now, of course... aside from your typical school rules that we all would expect here, I do not mind food and drinks, but we can't be having a feast and all drinks must be in secure containers. Going to the lavatory is fine if you just ask first since I know that everyone including me can't hold it forever now can we? Anyway, let's cut to the chase... we are just going to be doing a bit of review first to refresh our memories before proceeding to the basics of calculus and other parts such as career math to prepare everyone for the future to come."
She wrote a few equations and other terms with their definitions as mostly everyone seemed to be taking their unique, but surely summarized notes after analyzing the newly written information on the whiteboard. Almost everyone seemed to behave in a manner deemed satisfactory to Doctor Meryl, as numerous questions from various students were asked and swiftly answered before the bell echoed its distinct dings and dongs to indicate that Ace and Tyler's second class was over.
After the resonating sounds ended, the two got up and headed over to their respective classes. Just as they were about to part paths to their destinations, an Aipom from the prior class got in front of Tyler and said with a pressing tone, "Heh, you sure are one heck of a teacher's pet... tell ya what, how about you do all of my homework and I won't be beating on you like those silly kids back in that other school."
Tyler reached into his pocket and kept his hand on a vial-like object, as he gave a slight glare and replied, "W- why... should... I... co- comply?"
Sensing a possible brawl about to eurpt, Ace scurried back to Doctor Meryl after picking up their clear quarreling. After a hurried talk with Doctor Meryl, she floated along with Ace and went over towards Tyler and the Aipom that seemed to be engaged by physical means now. She used her paranormal force to separate and restrain the two with a swift amount of kinesis involved. She gave off a deep sigh, as she stated, "Alright you two, before I go letting you both off to your next classes... I'd like to hear your stories first. I am not biased towards any student, so please do not blame me for anything. You, the seal... you're up first."
"M- me... do I really... h- ha... ve... to explain it... when no one is going... to... umm... wh... at... i- is that... word for... accepting something as the t- tr- truth?" Tyler replied after concealing his tearing eyes.
"Yes little seal, you must tell me your side of the story, and ahem... Like I said, I am not biased towards any student. The word you are seeking is believe. Do you understand?" Doctor Meryl asserted.
Tyler gave a vague nod, as she said, "Good, now please explain your side then. I may excuse the two of you for being tardy for your next class depending on how behaved you two are."
Tyler's body shook like a cascading tower, as he babbled, "H... e... w- w- w- w- w- as... I... c- c- c- c- a... n... n- t..."
Doctor Meryl eyed over Tyler's face that seemed to be covered in a flood of tears, as she asked, "Can't what? Do you need me to take you over to my office or something?"
Tyler shook his head in a vigorous motion, as Ace gave a slight groan and said, "Okay, if my little friend doesn't wanna talk, then I... suppose I- I- wi- will. So, that Aipom over there got in front of him... and he was bullying him with words at first. He said something a- about... umm... i- it was... about telling him to do his homework, or else he'd get his butt beaten up... y- yeah, I think that's how it w- we- went... and then... they both got into a f- fi- fight..."
Doctor Meryl glanced over at the Aipom and gave off another deep sigh, as she stated, "Now, it's your turn monkey mate. State your side of the story, I want to hear what you bring to this table."
The Aipom scratched his back with his tail after noticing Tyler's twitching arms and foaming mouth, as he blurted, "Umm... you see, I was walking past by and I saw that seal kid drop something, so I wanted to help him out with something, and then he just got a bit upset you know? Yeah, that's wh-"
Suddenly, he was stopped by an interjection as Tyler roared, "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WENT YOU LYING RAT! HOW ABOUT YOU SHUT YOUR DANG MOUTH FOR ONCE AND... STOP... BULLYING... ME!" His scowling blue eyes glowered with utmost umbrage at the Aipom, as he fired a highly pressurized shot of water towards him and readied another to be fired straight at the whites of his eyes.
Doctor Meryl gulped in some air, as she conveyed to Ace, "Look buddy, things are about to get ugly here... especially since I might need to deal with this little seal later. I suggest for you to go over to your next class. Since I know that you might be late even if you go at a runner's pace, here's a pass for you. Just present it to the teacher, it's all legitimate. If they ask anything, just say that it's from me and it should be fine from there. I'll handle these two myself, do take care now." Ace gave a hesitant nod towards Doctor Meryl and hastily walked towards his next class after wiping off a moderate amount of sweat on his forehead.