Class time, Voyager Style

Jeffrey left the apartment, his head hung low. He was soooo not looking forward to all this. He shifted the half

full knapsack on his left shoulder and kept walking.

The secretary at the office of the school gave him his schedual and with a heavy sigh he looked at it.

Awwww, man, why Proffessor Brindle? And of all courses, Voyagers code?

He knocked on the door and Proffessor Brindle answered. She gave him an evil smile that made him a tad nervous.

She led him to the front of the class. “Class, this is Jeffrey Jones. He'll be a student with us for some time,”

Not long, I HOPE!

“Oh, so Mr. Genious finally decided to show his presence among us!” said a boy near the back.

“Roger....” Proffessor Brindle gave the boy a dirty look which made the boy shut it.

“Jeffrey, why don't you sit next to Mr. Abrams.”

As Jeffrey passes by Roger, he hears Roger say to another student, "Oh, Mr. Genious is going to sit behind me! I

think I'm gonna fucking faint!"

Jeffrey eyed Roger and sat down next to Kris, who smiled at him.

The class was okay, just boring as Jeffrey's mind began to wonder.

At the end of the class, he and Kris were walking down the hallway when Roger knocked his books out of his arm.

"You're not too tough with out your partner around, are ya, curly top?"

Jeffrey stood in front of Roger. They were the same height, so their eyes met.

"I'm not going to fight you, Roger." Jeffrey said, his voice calm.

"Well, YOU might not fight me, but I will!" Roger pushed Jeffrey down. Kris just stood there, shocked at what he

was seeing.

Jeffrey stood back up. "All right, if it's a god damn fight you want...." Jeffrey grabbed Roger's arm and threw

him over his shoulder.

Just then, he heard, "Jeffrey Jones!!!" He looked up and saw the angry look in Professor Brindle's brown eyes...

Jeffrey was thrilled when the day was over and he finally got back to the apartment. He slamed the door angrily.

“If the day gets any worse, I don't know WHAT the hell I'll do!” he muttered as he threw his knap sack, now full

of books, on the couch.

Phineas emerged from his bedroom, hearing his young partner grumble.

“Hey, kid, how'd it go?”

Jeffrey looked at him right in the eye. “You won't believe who my first teacher is, Bogg! You just won't!”

“Uh, oh. I'm not gonna like this, am I?”

“No. Would you believe Proffessor Brindle?!”

“You've GOT to be kidding me. What is she teaching? Attitude adjustment?”

Jeffrey snorted. “Would you believe the fucking Voyagers Code class?”

“Now, that is hard to believe. How is she?”

“As terrible as ever. Oh, and it gets worse, too.” Jeffrey plopped himself on the couch.

“Tell me,” Phineas said as he sat down next to the boy.

“I got into a damn fight and Professor Brindle saw me throwing Roger over my shoulder!”

“Uh, Jeffrey, I hate to tell you this...”

Jeffrey looked into Phineas' blue eyes and didn't like the look. “Uh, oh. I'm not gonna like this, am I?”

Phineas shook his head and sighed. “I'm going voyaging while you're at school,”

“Oh, great! Just great! Just when I thought it couldn't get any Fucking worse!” Jeffrey threw his arms up in disgust.

“Oh, it gets even better,”

“Really? Like how?”

“I'm being teamed up with Olivia,”

Jeffrey gasped. “Olivia? Why her?”

Phineas shrugged. “My guess is that she and I have a history together and we work real well together.”

“What about Morgan?”

The girl hadn't even crossed Phineas's mind till Jeffrey had mentioned her.

“I don't know, Jeff. Perhaps she'll be in school with you,”

Jeffrey shook his head. “I didn't see her today,”

“Maybe she'll start tomorrow. Just, keep an eye out for her, okay?”

“So, I'll stay here at the apartment alone while you're gone?” fear was clearly in Jeff's voice and Phineas understood why.

“No. They have dorms where you can stay and I'm certain Morgan will stay at the girls dormitory.”

Jeffrey sighed. This was NOT going to be a fun year, he could tell all ready.

“When do you and Liv go?”

“Tomorrow..”

“Tomorrow!” Jeffrey, though sixteen, found it hard to stop the tear from flowing. It was what he had always dreaded.

He felt Phineas's hand on his shoulder.

"You had to know they'd be sending me somewhere while you were at school,” he said quietly. He could see Jeffrey

was taking this hard.

“But couldn't they had made you a teacher or something?” Jeffrey wiped a tear with a sleeve.

Phineas forced a smile. “What? Me, teach? Are you kidding?”

Jeffrey thought about it. “Well, you taught me,”

Phineas shrugged. “You were easy. Besides, I'll come back to get ya once you've passed your schooling.”

“How long will THAT take?”

“At least a few months....”

“A few months!? Bogg!” Jeffrey gasped.”It's gonna feel like forever!"

“Hey, don't sweat it, kid. It could be a year.” Phineas sighed.

He made Jeffrey looked at him and saw tears beginning to flow in the boy's face. “You think this is gonna be any

easier on me? I don't like the idea of leaving you, either, kid. I'm gonna miss your smart mouth.”

Jeffrey forced a grin. “Yeah? Well, just wait till you come back!'

Phineas chuckled and gave Jeff a hug. “I can't wait!”

Jeff pointed a finger at his partner. “And no fair cheating, Bogg. If I can't Omni forward, neither can you!”

Bogg gave Jeff a shrug and a sheepish grin. “What? Me, cheat?”

“Nah, not you. I don't think you know how.”

“Smart kids give me a pain!”

Jeffrey couldn't help but laugh at Phineas's last remark. “You still want me to go to school?”

Phineas gave him a warning look. “Nice try, kid.”

Jeffrey shrugged. “It was worth a shot,”

“Just remember, you won't be alone. You'll have Kris and Morgan there with you,”

Jeffrey sighed. “Not to mention Roger,”

Phineas nodded. “Well, yeah. You'll have to watch out for that one. He sounds like a troublemaker to me,”

“Trouble with the capital 'T'. How am I supposed to stay away from him when he's in my math class?”

“Just try the best you can, Jeff. Just remember, if you need to, go to Professor Garth. You remember him?”

Jeffrey beamed. “Yeah! The guy who made us Voyagers again!”

Phineas nodded. “That's the one. He'll help you in any way he can. I've already had a word with him, and he's

agreed to keep an eye on you.”

“One question.”

“Shoot.”

“Am I going to stay here alone?”

“No. It's been arranged and you'll be staying at the dormitory. I don't know who with, but you won't be alone.”

“Oh, good. I just hope it's not Roger!”

“I don't think it is, kid.” Phineas smiled. He actually knew who it was, but didn't want to spoil the surprise

for the boy.

“That's a relief. Is Morgan going to a dorm, too?” “Yes, she is. A girl's dormitory - and they won't allow boys in. You'll only be seeing her during class, lunch and dinner.”

“That's okay. I'll be so busy studying, I probably won't even care!”

Phineas grinned and ruffled the boy's hair. “That's my boy.”

He looked up at the clock. “Oh, look at the time! We've been talking so much, it got later than I thought and I

told Olivia and Morgan we'd meet them for dinner!”

“I thought we'd spend tonight alone,” Jeffrey said.

“You don't want to eat dinner with them?”

“Bogg, I'll get to see Morgan for the next few months. Let's just spend this time alone, okay?”

Phineas nodded, understanding Jeff's meaning. “Okay, I'll go give Olivia a call and let her know.”

Jeff sighed with relief. He just wanted some down time with Bogg before the pirate took off with Olivia.

After a few minutes, Phineas came back with a grin.

“You know what? Morgan was the same way! So it's just you and me, kid!”

“All right!” Jeffrey exclaimed happily.

So, the day wouldn't be ending as badly as he'd been afraid it would.