A Boy and a Zombie

Return to Seabrook

Riley POV

We all walked back out of the campus and into the parking lot. "Wow! That only made me wanna go here even more!" Wynter exclaimed. We all laughed at her cheery attitude. "Yeah, I can't wait to come here." I agreed. "This place looks so amazing!" A-Li beamed as we reached our vehicles.

"We've got a long drive ahead of us, so we should get some gas and then get going." Zed said. "Sounds great." Bonzo said, in zombie.

We all piled into our vehicles and drove to the nearest gas station, however the aliens didn't need any gas, so I offered to show them the gas station's shop while the cars filled up. "Oh wow, how cool." A-Lan said, poking a bobble head. I giggled as A-Spen picked up a candy bar and examined it. "What is this?" They asked. "It's a candy bar." They looked at me, confused. "It's chocolate molded into a rectangular shape." I said, trying to talk like an alien.

"Oh, can we buy it?" A-Spen pleaded. I chucked, "Sure. Here." I said, opening a plastic bag. They dropped it in the bag and continued to look for more stuff. "Ry-Ley, what is this?" A-Li asked me, holding up an 8 Ball. "It's an 8 Ball. Don't buy it, it's just a scam." I said. "Aww, but it can tell me answers to my questions. Look." A-Li said, before shaking the ball.

"What is the meaning of life?" She asked. The 8 Ball responded with, "No."

"See? It's so truthful!" A-Li grinned. "Fine." I replied, seeing how happy it made her. She plopped it in the bag and ran off. "Hey, Ry-Ley?" A-Lan said, tapping my shoulder. I turned around and he was holding a bobblehead of Mickey Mouse. "Okay, you can get it." I said.

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After the aliens filled up the bag with random accessories and candies, Wynter walked into the store and told us the cars were full. I nodded and told her we were gonna go check out. "That'll be $23.55." The cashier said. I handed him $25 and told him to keep the change before handing the bag to A-Li and we all walked back outside.

"What took so long?" Willa asked.

"The aliens found a bunch of human things interesting." I explained. "Ah." Willa said, catching on.

We all got into our vehicles and continued the drive back to Seabrook.

Vanna POV

"We've decided to go today." Vance said, walking into my room. "Okay." I replied, floating off my bed, which was drilled onto the ceiling. "Let's go then, fuck boy." I remarked, pushing past him.

We walked out of the house, not before lathering ourselves with sunscreen, obvi, and walked up to Vincent, who was giving instructions to the other vampires. "We play nice, even to the werewolves." Everyone groaned. "I know, I hate it too, but we need to gain trust before we strike. It helps keep their guard down." He said.

We all followed Vincent through the forest and soon we were on the outskirts of Seabrook. "Okay. Y'all ready?" He asked. We all nodded and with that, we walked right into the middle of town. "Hello, Seabrook inhabitants! We are vampires. We've heard so much about your disgus-er...wonderful cheery town. We were hoping to also be inhabitant here." Vincent said, trying to put on an endearing voice.

Everyone in town seemed shocked for a moment, until somebody spoke up. "Well, we have zombies, werewolves, and aliens. What the heck, why not vampires as well! Welcome to Seabrook!" A guy behind a froyo stand said. With that everyone started to greet us. 'Wow. That was easier than I thought.'

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Riley POV

Soon it was night time and I was starting to doze off. "I think I'm gonna catch some Zs." I said, getting comfortable. Everyone wished me a good night and I grabbed a pillow I packed, fluffing it before I put it behind my head and shut my eyes, quickly falling asleep.

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I woke up several hours later to the sun beaming down on my face. I looked out the windows, realizing some things seemed familiar. 'We must be close.' I thought. "Good morning, Wy Wy." I said, noticing he was driving and Zed was passed out in the passenger seat. "Morning, Ry Ry." Wyatt said back, "We're about ten minutes away from Seabrook."

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A few minutes later we got to the outside of Seabrook, however it seemed something was big was happening since there was a big crowd in the center of Zombietown. "What's going on?" Addie asked, waking up and looking at the crowd. "I dunno." I replied. Eliza and Zed woke up after I opened up the door to the car.

We all walked towards the crowd and I managed to spot my parents. I tapped their shoulders and they turned around. "Riley!" Mom said, wrapping me in a very tight hug. "I missed you guys too." I said, strained. "Hon, let the boy go, you're suffocating him." Dad said. "Why's everyone gathered around here?" I asked after Mom released me from her grasp. "Oh yeah! We forgot to tell you." Dad said, "Another species introduced themselves yesterday." Mom finished.

"Woah, really?" Zed asked. "Who?" I added. "Vampires!" Mom and Dad smiled. "What?!" The wolves snarled. "We've been gone for a week and Seabrook welcomes vampires?!" Willa growled. "Oh, what's wrong? Do werewolves not like vampires?" Dad asked. "Nope. We'll explain later...what is this crowd for anyway?" Wyatt said.

"Missy is officially welcoming them to Seabrook, of course." Mom replied.

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After the crowd died down, we all decided to say hello, even though Willa, Wyatt, and Wynter were against it.

Vanna POV

After the mayor was done with her welcoming speech and everyone cleared out, a group of people walked up to us. "Hello! I'm Riley." An, oddly colorful, boy said. "And I'm Addison." A blue haired girl said. "We just wanted to welcome you all to Seabrook." Addison said. "I'm Vincent." Vincent spoke up. "And I'm Vance." Vance added, nudging me with his elbow. "The name's Vanna." I said.

"Hello, I'm Zed." A zombie said, holding out his hand. Vincent looked confused at him, before he realized what he want and shook his hand. My eyes then drifted off to three...werewolves. "Be nice." Vincent whispered, noticing me staring at the werewolves. "Listen. I do not know why you are here," A she wolf said, walking up to us. "But if anything happens to our moonstone, things will not be pretty." She snarled.

"Willa, calm down." Another blue haired person said, 'Hmm. They must be the aliens the people were talking about.' I thought. "Look, I know Vampires and Werewolves have had a...rough past, but I assure you. We are simply happy to be accepted by your cheerful town." Vincent lied. Willa glared at him before scoffing and walking off with the other two wolves.

"Sorry about her..." Riley chuckled, awkwardly. "If you would like, we could show you around." Addison offered. "That would be great, thank you." Vance replied.

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"Aaand this is our old school." Riley said, as we reached a building with "Seabrook High" on it. "Well, we appreciate the tour, however it is about time we head back to Vampireville." Vincent said. "Oh, before you leave, there's a talent show for the entirety of Seabrook in about a week." Addison said. "Yeah, and now since you guys are a part of Seabrook, you're welcome to come." Eliza added.

I nodded and tried my best to fake a grin, "We'll think about it. Anyways, see you all tomorrow!"