CHARLIE ONION: KINDA NERVOUS TODAY. HOPE I GET TO KNOW SOME NICE ONIONS AT THIS NEW SCHOOL.

NESSA: HI CHARLIE O. I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR FIRST DAY AT OUR SKOOOL. IT’S HAPPENING, O.

CHARLIE ONION: THE LAND OF NOW SCHOOL LOOKS VERY UNFRIENDLY, NESSA.

NESSA: STICK BY ME. I’LL SHOW YOU THE ROPES, BUT DON’T STAND TOO CLOSE TO MY TAIL. IT TENDS TO SWING RATHER WILDLY.

CHARLIE ONION: WHEW! THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL. I’LL TRY TO STAND A LITTLE FURTHER NEXT TIME.

ROCKET: HI NESSA. WHO’S YOUR NEW FRIEND?

NESSA: THIS IS MY FRIEND, THE ONE AND ONLY, CHARLIE ONION. HE IS MY BEST FRIEND IN ALL OF THE ENTIRE ONION FIELD.

ROCKET: PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. ARE YOU FIRE BREATHING LIKE YOUR FRIEND NESSA THE DINOSAUR?

CHARLIE ONION: NO. SORRY.

ROCKET: THAT’S OKAY. I CAN’T BREATH FIRE EITHER. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE GIFT.

CHARLIE ONION: I HEAR YA.

NESSA: ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR FIRST DAY IN THE LAND OF NOW SCHOOL?

CHARLIE ONION: I SURE HOPE SO. I CAN’T HELP BUT BE A LITTLE SCARED.

ROCKET: I JUST ZOOM IN, AND ZOOM OUT. THEY HARDLY KNOW I’M HERE, AND THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT.

NESSA: I BURN ALL OF THE ONION GIRL’S PIGTAILS, AND THEY JUST LET ME OUT EARLY.

CHARLIE ONION: WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET NOTICED?

NESSA: JUST BE YOURSELF. DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT.

CHARLIE ONION: IS THAT RIGHT THOUGH.

NESSA: NOT ALWAYS, BUT THAT’S THE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE.

CHARLIE ONION: IS EVERYONE LIKE THAT?

NESSA: ALMOST EVERYONE. EXCEPT ONE WHO JUST LEFT OUR SCHOOL.

CHARLIE ONION: WHO IS HE?

ROCKET: HE IS CALLED “SPROUT”. HE DIDN’T STAY LONG HERE. HE MOVED ON REALLY QUICK.

NESSA: WHEN HE HAD QUESTIONS, HE WENT TO THAT DUDE CALLED “THE OWL”.

ROCKET: YEAH, “THE OWL”. CONFUSING DUDE, THAT OWL CHARACTER.

CHARLIE ONION: I KNOW OWL. HE SEEMED VERY NICE, AND HELPFUL TO ME.

NESSA: YOU GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT OWL.

CHARLIE ONION: IS SPROUT AN ONION TOO?

NESSA: YES SIRREE BOP!

CHARLIE ONION: WHAT WAS HE LIKE?

ROCKET: I DON’T KNOW HIM TOO WELL, BUT I DO KNOW THAT HE REALLY KNEW HIS ONIONS. THAT’S WHY HE WENT ON.

CHARLIE ONION: TO WHERE?

ROCKET: TO THE LAND OF IN-BETWEEN SCHOOL. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GO. THE LAND OF FOREVER SCHOOL IS A BIG LEAP FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE.

CHARLIE ONION: IS THE LAND OF FOREVER SCHOOL A GOOD SCHOOL?

ROCKET: I KNOW IT’S A BIG TRANSITION FROM HERE TO THERE. THAT MUCH I KNOW, BUT ONCE YOU GET IN, YOU DON’T WANT TO LEAVE. IT’S LIKE A FAMILY, YOU KNOW.

CHARLIE ONION: DO THEY EVER COME BACK.

NESSA: WHO WANTS TO COME BACK TO THIS DUMP?

CHARLIE ONION: WHERE DOES SPROUT LIVE?

ROCKET: HE LIVES IN THE LAND OF IN-BETWEEN.

CHARLIE ONION: MAYBE I’LL GO SEE “THE OWL” LATER, AND ASK ABOUT SPROUT.

NESSA: BE MY GUEST.

(CHARLIE FINISHES SCHOOL, AND HEADS TOWARDS OWL’S HOUSE).

(CHARLIE KNOCKS ON OWL’S DOOR) (SOUND EFFECTS OF A KNOCKING DOOR)

CHARLIE ONION: HELLO?

OWL: COMING CHARLIE.

CHARLIE ONION: HI OWL. CAN I COME IN?

OWL: SURE. I’D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY FRIEND, SPROUT TOO.

CHARLIE ONION: I HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU, SPROUT.

SPROUT: FROM WHERE?

CHARLIE ONION: FROM THE LAND OF NOW SCHOOL.

SPROUT: IS THAT WHERE YOU GO?

CHARLIE ONION: YEAH, BUT I’LL HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DON’T FEEL LIKE I FIT IN THERE.

SPROUT: MAYBE YOU DON’T.

CHARLIE ONION: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SPROUT: JUST MAYBE YOU ARE HEADED TOWARDS ANOTHER WAY.

CHARLIE ONION: ANOTHER WAY?

OWL: THE PATH LEADING NORTH?

SPROUT: THE FOREVER PATH.

OWL: A PLACE THAT HAS ALL KNOWLEDGE, ALL POWER, AND ALL HONOR. THIS IS A PLACE OF WISDOM, AND A PLACE I BELIEVE YOU ARE HEADED TOWARDS.

CHARLIE ONION: I’M NOT THAT SMART.

OWL: BUT YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART, CHARLIE ONION.

SPROUT: I KNOW YOU DO TOO CHARLIE. I CAN SENSE IT.

OWL: ALL THE ANSWERS YOU COULD EVER WANT ARE RIGHT HERE IN MY HANDBOOK. COME TAKE A LOOK.

CHARLIE ONION: ALL THE ANSWERS TO WHY I’M SO CONFUSED?

OWL: YEAH. ALL THE ANSWERS FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.

CHARLIE ONION: WHY AM I SO CONFUSED?

SPROUT: I WAS CONFUSED TOO, WHEN I WAS GOING TO THE LAND OF NOW SCHOOL. BUT WHEN I PROGRESSED ON TO THE LAND OF IN-BETWEEN SCHOOL, THE ANSWERS STARTED TO COME.

CHARLIE ONION: CAN I LEARN AN EASIER WAY THAN THAT?

SPROUT: NO. YOU MUST GO THE ROAD OF DUE TIME. IT WILL LEAD YOU TO THE LAND OF FOREVER. I PROMISE YOU THAT.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU LOOK LIKE YOU GOT IT TOGETHER.

SPROUT: I HAD MY TROUBLES, AND I HAVE TROUBLES STILL. AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES I’LL TELL YOU A FEW. BUT WHEN I’M FINISHED YOU’LL COME TO FIND OUT THAT I AM JUST LIKE YOU.

OWL: ONLY FARTHER ALONG THE ROAD.

SPROUT: YEAH, FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD OF DUE TIME.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU MEAN THAT YOU’RE NOT A SUPER ONION DUDE.

SPROUT: I’M AFRAID NOT.

CHARLIE ONION: THAT’S COOL. I COULDN’T LIVE UP TO BEING A SUPER ONION.

SPROUT: OWL ACCEPTS YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.

OWL: AND CHARLIE ONION, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN MY HOUSE.

CHARLIE ONION: THANKS, FRIEND OWL.

OWL: YOU’RE ETERNALLY WELCOME.... I MEAN ENTIRELY WELCOME, CHARLIE O.

(CHARLIE LEAVES. THE SOUND EFFECT OF A DOOR CLOSES).

THE END OF “GOING TO A NEW SCHOOL”

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