Ep.5: Six Minutes of the First Day of School

Holiday and Hoive running away from the Whittier helicopter

**Episode Description**

Holiday goes to school for the first time, but she'll soon learn she's not like other kids.

**Summary**

Holiday and Cyrus go to school but when they were going to homeroom they were interrupted by Brynleigh when she was writing a story on all the new kids for the online newspaper and when she noticed Holiday she started asking questions about her and started to get agitated since she wouldn't answer her last question.Once Holiday was in her homeroom and introduced herself and when her teacher Mr.Strain was teaching,her hoverboard turned on which made Holiday worried and when he heard Holiday's hoverboard motor hum he asked what was the sound. Brynleigh then told Mr.Strain that the sound was coming from Holidays bag and when Mr.Strain asked for Holiday to open her bag but she disagreed which made Mr.Strain get a little agitated the hoverboard started moving which the other kids thought was cool.

**Characters**

* James Anders (Intro)
* Holiday
* Cyrus
* Brynleigh
* Mr. Strain

**Script**

[Music plays]

James: There are kids in this world who are different ... special.They look like us and they act like us ... but they are not us. And one of them is missing.

[People cheering and then Holiday and Cyrus walk in]

Cyrus: So this is it, Whittier Middle School, is everything you dreamed of Holiday.

Holiday: Its ... loud...

Cyrus: I found the best thing to do is keep your head down don't attract to much attention.

Holiday: Don't worry attention is the last thing I am looking for.

Cyrus: Listen Holl before I walk you to your homeroom I wan't to talk about last night.

Holiday: What about last night?

Cyrus: Um well for starters that hoverboard in your backpack came to life and (Starts to talk quieter) flew you down to the docks.

Holiday: I know, weird, right?

Cyrus: Weird? That's all you have to say about it aren't you curious were it came from or how you knew how to ride it?

Holiday: Curious? (Someone starts to walk up to them) well sure but...?

Brynleigh: Hi there!

Cyrus: Brynleigh ... hi...

Brynleigh: Hi Cynus! Happy first day!

Cyrus: Its Cyrus.

Brynleigh: Right ... So I am writing a story on all the new kids for the online newspaper. Who's your new friend?

Cyrus: This is my sister, Holiday.

Brynleigh: Your sister!? Hi Holiday I am Brynleigh the g is silent. How come I've never seen you before?

Holiday: It's my first time in school ... in this school.

Brynleigh: Well where were you before that?

Holiday: I was ... home schooled.

Brynleigh: (Getting interested) Why?

Cyrus: Ok, Brynleigh uh we need to get to homeroom.

Brynleigh: Hang on! So Holiday, have you ever been in school before?

Holiday: I .. don't remember...

Brynleigh: You don't remember if you were in school before? Uh, sorry but I am totally lost here.

Holiday: It's not really any of your business, Brynleigh.

Brynleigh: (irritated) Excuse me I am just trying to get information for a article no need to be rude..

Cyrus: She's not being rude you are!

Brynleigh: (irritated) Really that's how you want to talk to me!

Holiday: Let's go Cyrus.

[Music starts to change]

Brynleigh: Why wont you just tell me where this girl has been before today?

Cyrus:She was ... floating around how's that for a answer?

[Music plays]

[Scene change:Home Room and Science]

[Bell rings and people are talking]

Mr. Strain: Good morning young lady.

Holiday: Good Morning.

Mr. Strain: I am Mr.Strain Home room and Science and you are?

Holiday: I am what?

Mr. Strain: Your name whats your name.

Holiday: Oh right, Holiday.

Mr. Strain: Holiday,I guess you have a couple of those creative parents,I miss the days when my class was full of Jennifer's and William's.

Holiday: Yeah ... so are there assigned seats?

Mr. Strain: Why don't you sit upfront next to Brynleigh with the silent g?

Holiday: Brynleigh...right.

Brynleigh: Hey homeschool!

Holiday: Hey.

Brynleigh: Sorry if we got off on the wrong whatever how about we start over?

Holiday: Sure, that sounds good.

Brynleigh: You know you're supposed to leave your backpack in your locker.

Holiday: [grabs her backpack] Oh, right.

Brynleigh: I guess they don't teach that when your classroom is the kitchen table.

Holiday: Guess not.

Mr. Strain: Ladies and Gentlemen and by what I have seen so far this morning I am using this term loosely,I am Mr.Strain you'll report to me first thing every morning I will take attendance and then we will begin our science lesson for today,Now I am sure your all looking around the state of the art science lab and wondering how is it possible that we six grade students are worthy of such a facility

[Brynleigh raises her hand]

Mr. Strain: Yes Brynleigh?

Brynleigh: Well our school has a excellent reputation and our parents are good tax residenters

Mr. Strain: Wrong,this lab was build by the generosity of the Whittier Corporation,Whittier building the science of the future today

Holiday: Did he just do a commercial in class?

Someone: Shhhhh

Mr. Strain: Does anyone know what type of work the Whittier Corporation does? Holiday?

Holiday: Me?

Mr. Strain: Please tell me we don't have more than one student named Holiday in this class.

[People laugh]

Holiday: No I,well my brother is a big fan he says they work at speeding up human evolution so that we...

Mr. Strain: Okay,enough science finction,fake news,the Whittier Corporation dedicated to improving the lives of people here in Alaska and all around the world with advanced in medicine and gene therapy,so now if you wouldn't mind and even if you would would take out notebooks and pens not pencils,I'll like you each to write a paragraph[kids groan] about or benefactors at Whittier and what they brought to your life [Hoverboard starts to turn on],any questions?,good I expect there to no talking during this assignment.

Brynleigh: [whisper] Your phone is going off, homeschool.

Holiday:Huh?

Mr.Strain:These essay will be shared so I expect proper grammar and respect .... what is that sound?

Holiday:No no no no not now.

Brynleigh:Shut off your phone.

Holiday:Its not a phone!

Mr.Strain:I don’t know what that is but who ever brought it I want see it right now!

Brynleigh:Mr.Strain?

Mr.Strain:Yes Brynleigh?

Brynleigh:Mr.Strain I am not a tattletale or anything but its coming from Holiday's bag.

Mr.Strain:Holiday do you care to open your bag for me.

Holiday:Um not really...

[People laugh]

Mr.Strain:Excuse me?

Holiday:I cant open it ... see I...

Ms.Strain:Ms.Anders hand me the bag!

Holiday:I cant do that.

Mr.Strain:What is in that bag and why did it turn on!?

Holiday:Its kinda hard to explain...

[Holiday's bag starts moving]

Brynleigh:Mr.Strain the bag is moving?

[kids get interested]

Holiday:Oh boy...

Someone:Cool!

[Music plays]

[Episode ends]