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It was already the next day and we are all at school. I saw A-li trying to open the door and approached the aliens, Bree and Bonzo."You have to pull." Bree said.

A-li pulled open the door, smiled at us and stepped inside, A-spen and A-lan quickly followed.

"They're funny. I like them." I said.

"Yeah. But werewolves don't like them." Bree said.

"Well, they didn't like us at first either, but they eventually warmed up to us, I'm sure they'll like the aliens one day." I said and they both agreed.

I walk into the school and see Addison and Zed singing. Okay, I know it's a musical, but it's still weird how everyone just sings for no reason. They just start singing. This definitely doesn't happen in the real world.

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Addison and I were in the library doing homework when Bucky came over.

"Addison, you can't help those invaders."

"Back off, Bucky." Willa came. "Your cousin's the cheer captain now. Not you." 

"Thanks, Willa." Addison said.

"But Bucky is right." 

"I'm right?"

"He's right?" Bucky and I asked at the same time.

"Yes, of course I'm right." 

"When have you ever been right about anything?" I asked.

"A little right. I don't trust the aliens, Addison. Last time outsiders swooped into Seabrook, our moonstone was stolen. And this time, we might lose our shot of getting into Mountain College." Willa said.

"Which is why we need to protect what's ours. The Seabrook Cup, my legacy. Me, in general. Right, Willa? Or should I say, Wacey?"

"You should not." she growled at him and he squealed and ran away.

"Don't worry about the aliens. I'm not afraid of a little competition." Addison said.

"I assure you they won't take the moonstone, I promise you." I said.

"How are you so sure?" she asks me.

"Oh, um, well, why would they take it? They're just here for the cheer competition, right?" I said nervously.

She looked at me suspiciously. I quickly got up and gathered my things.

"Well, see you later, bye!" I said and quickly got out of there.

I have to be more careful. I have to be careful especially around Willa, she's very smart, she'll know something's up for sure.

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"So, when's your application due?" Eliza asked in her robot body as me, her, Zed and Bonzo walked down the hall.

"Uh, today, so not technically last minute?" Zed said.

"Okay, let me get this straight. The only way you can get in is as an exceptional student? Okay, hold on. Let me pull up your transcript." 

"Hey, check it out. I'm ranked third in our class for grade point average." but suddenly, he was in ninth place. "What? I'm ninth now?" and then he became eighteenth. "I'm ranked 18th? Wait, okay, this doesn't make sense at all. All these grades ahead of me are... otherwordly."

"Zed." the director called him. We walked towards her. "They did the entire course in 23 minutes. It only took them that long because they couldn't figure out how to work a pencil sharpener."

A-li broke the pencil and A-spen started sharpening another pencil. All the aliens looked surprised.

"Look, the utensil is functional again!" A-spen said happily.

"The aliens stole all my class rankings. And beat my athletic records. What? Hey!"

"Oowee, Zed, A-lan just obliterated your best times. He ran crop circles around you. Bench press records, blew yours away. High jump, he's a VFO. Very identifiable Flying Object. He has six-pack abs." the Coach said.

"I can get to eight, Coach. Just give me time." A-lan said.

"And the best part? The laws of gravity do not apply to them." 

A-lan uses the device on his arm to fly.

"I'd be happy to dunk on you, Zed."

"Well, there goes your chance. Now monsters will never get in." Eliza said.

"Yes, being better that others is very enjoyable." A-lan said as he, A-spen and A-li approached.

"Hey, aliens. You are ruining my chances to get into Mountain College." Zed said.

"Oh, I do not like this conflict." A-li said.

"Cannot wait to leave this discort." A-lan said.

"Yeah, okay, so then why don't you just go back to your own planet?" 

"Because it was destroyed. We don't have a home." A-spen said, crying.

"Uh, I-I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I really am. You know, as tough as things have been for zombies, we've always had Zombietown. Is there anything I can do?" Zed asked.

Everyone raised their heads. "You would help us?"

Zed and I looked at each other. Well, here begins the interesting part. We just shouldn't let the werewolves catch us.

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