Tyler Gushiken has been coming to this high school for a couple of years. One day, Tyler discovers it's his old childhood friend, Melody had started to attend this high school too. Tyler had moved away when he was younger and had not seen Melody until now. When they were younger, they believed in some story about another world with magic and portals appearing every five years. Now, some people in this school talk about this event, too, claiming it is coming soon.
Catching up with one another, suddenly Melody "falls in love" with the popular guy named Matthew, in short, Matt. Matt and Melody start to hang out a lot more, which leaves Tyler behind. Tyler senses something off with Matt. Whether it is jealousy or not, he knows something is off about him. And he needs to find the truth about him and his sister, Lydia, before it's too late.
In the meantime, Tyler's and Melody's main two friends, Mason and Lydia, will have to reflect and fix their problems and get along with one another of opposite sides.
With Tyler, Melody, and their friends, will they be able to stop Matt and his plans? And
will they be able to get along with each other? Or will Matt have the upper hand and fulfill his goal?
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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