Table of Contents

Introduction....pg 3

Story.................pg 4-27

Conclusion.......pg 27

Theme explanation...pg 28

Bibliography....pg 29

Introduction

Tyler and Jace Hembridge are twins attending Arlington Boarding school for fifth and sixth-grade students.

It was a beautiful day for Tyler to be walking outside on his way to class. As he passed the gym, his phone began to ring. When he dug his phone out of his pocket, he saw that his brother was calling him.

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"Hey, what's up Jace?"

"I'm on my way to the gym...things aren't going so well Tyler. You need to get to safety."

"Why? What's going on?" Tyler said, as his voice filled with panic.

"Zombies...get to the gym."

Tyler hung up the phone and started running to the gym. 

He didn't take time to think about anything, he trusted that his brother knew what he was talking about. 

  As he ran down the sidewalk, he could have sworn that he saw a zombie hiding in the bushes. 

As Tyler approached the gym, Jace flung the door open, his eyes wild with fright. 

  "It took you long enough to get here!" Jace said as he pulled Tyler into the gym. 

"Jace, you said that there were zombies, and I don't believe in zombies...but I think I saw one on the way here. What is going on?"

"Well...I don't think that I have actually seen a zombie myself, but the other students said that they saw a teacher turning into a zombie in the hall, and then people started saying that they can't think at all." Jace said as they walked through the gym.

"They say that they can't think? What do you mean?" Tyler said, raising an eyebrow at his brother.

  "They said that the teachers took their brains and that's why they can't pass any tests. Some say that the teachers took their brains as punishment for not passing any tests. If they don't have brains at all, then they will never be able to pass. It would be punishment for not trying in the past." 

"I don't know about all of this, Jace."

   "Think about it though. It makes sense. Why don't you try to fail a test for once and see what happens to you?"

 "Jace, stop it! You are being ridiculous!"

   "No Tyler, I'm not. You're the smart twin so of course you don't care. It doesn't affect you."

"That's not true. I-" Tyler paused as he saw a teacher walk into the gym. 

Jace began to shiver and he hunched over the ground, grabbing his stomach. 

  "Jace, are you okay?"

Jace looked up at Tyler and shook his head. 

 "This is only the beginning of the zombie takeover, brother." He said.

"I will figure this out. I have to get to class, but you just stay here or go to our room. Just stay safe and get some rest. You don't look so well, Jace." Tyler said as he grabbed his backpack and headed to the door. 

  As he walked outside, he began to have a feeling that something was wrong. There were only a few students walking around and no teachers were anywhere in sight.

Suddenly, Tyler was in the midst of a large group of students that came out of the bushes surrounding the sidewalk. 

"Tyler, do you feel it? I can see a steam coming from your head. Does it hurt yet?" Troy, (who was one of Tyler's best friends) said.

Tyler looked to Troy his eyes wide, as his face began to pale. 

"Well, actually, I do have a little bit of a headache. I just thought that it was allergies or something. Do you think that it could be the z-z-zombies?"

  "Have you done badly on any of your work recently?" Troy asked.

"Oh No! I got a 'C' on my science test last week. That was my first 'C' ever!" Tyler said, holding his head in his hands.

"You're one of us now! We have to fight back!" 

Troy said. 

  "What do we do?" Tyler said.

"We do what people always do to fight back; we have a riot!"

Later that day, Troy and Tyler had gathered an army of students that had been affected by the zombie teachers and started planning their ultimate revenge.

"If we can find out whose side the principal is on, then we could easily have a way to get back at the teachers," Troy said.

"How are we going to find out if he is a zombie or not?" one girl yelled from the back of the group.

 Troy looked to Tyler. 

"Oh, no man. Not me." Tyler said.

"You're the one who's been the least affected. Plus, you are everyone's favorite student."

"Fine. What do I need to do?"

"Go into his office and talk about your grades. See if anything feels strange." Troy said.

"Ok. Peace out." Tyler said as he grabbed his bag.