Characters:
Josh - 12 year old boy
Zack - Josh's friend, 12 year old boy
Emma - Josh's sister, 10 year old girl
Lucy - Emma's friend, 11 year old girl
Dad - Josh and Emma's father
Mom - Josh and Emma's mother
Mr. Wilson - The kids' teacher
Scene 1 - Josh's House
[Josh and Zack are playing video games in the living room. Emma and Lucy are coloring at the table. Mom and Dad shuffle into the room staring at their phones and mumbling]
Josh: Hey Mom, can you make us a snack?
[No response, parents continue staring at phones]
Zack: Yo Dad, wanna play winners?
[Still no response]
Emma: Mom, Lucy's staying for dinner, is that cool?
[Parents mumble incoherently, not looking up from phones]
Lucy: Why are your parents acting so weird? It's like they're zombies or something.
Josh: I know, all they do lately is stare at their phones. They're like nombies!
Zack: Nombies?
Josh: Yeah, like zombie zombies, but with phones!
Emma: Nombies! I like it. We've gotta figure out what's going on with them.
Scene 2 - The Next Day at School
[The kids enter Mr. Wilson's classroom]
Mr. Wilson: Good morning class, please take out your homework from last night.
[Josh raises his hand]
Mr. Wilson: Yes Josh?
Josh: Mr. Wilson, have you noticed all the parents acting weird lately?
Zack: Yeah they just stare at their phones all day like zombies!
Mr. Wilson: Now that you mention it, I have seen a lot of parents distracted by their phones...
Lucy: We think they might be turning into nombies!
Mr. Wilson: Nombies? What's that?
Emma: It's like a zombie but for phones! All they do is mumble and stare at their screens.
Mr. Wilson: Hmm, you may be on to something here. I think we need to investigate this further! Let's table the homework for now and talk about these "nombies."
Scene 3 - Back at Josh's House
[Parents are once again staring at phones. Kids enter]
Lucy: Your parents are still nombified!
Josh: We've gotta snap them out of it!
[Josh grabs Dad's phone but he won't let go]
Dad: Grrr! No! Mine!
Emma: Mom, can you drive us to the park?
[No response]
Zack: Man, they're too far gone. What are we gonna do?
Mr. Wilson: [entering] I think I may have a solution! I did some research and found a frequency that should reverse the nombie trance.
[Mr. Wilson plays a shrill tone on a device. Parents shake their heads looking disoriented]
Mom: Kids? What's going on? I feel like I just woke up from a dream.
Dad: Me too, like I was in a fog or something.
Mr. Wilson: Your kids helped me discover that your phones were turning you into nombies! We used a special frequency to snap you out of it.
Mom: Oh my, we have been distracted by our devices haven't we? Thank you kids for saving us! Now let's put these phones away and spend some real quality time together!
[Kids cheer. Parents join them and they all celebrate by turning off their phones and eating dinner together.]
The End
Night of the Living Nombies
Characters:
Josh - 12 year old boy
Zack - Josh's friend, 12 year old boy
Emma - Josh's sister, 10 year old girl
Lucy - Emma's friend, 11 year old girl
Mom - Josh and Emma's mother
Dad - Josh and Emma's father
Mr. Taylor - The kids' teacher
Scene 1 - Josh's House
[Josh and Zack are playing video
games. Emma and Lucy are whispering at the table]
Emma: Have you noticed how weird Mom
and Dad have been acting?
Lucy: Yeah all they do is stare at
their phones and mumble. It's like they're turning into zombies!
[Parents shamble into the room, faces
glued to phone screens]
Josh: Mom, can you make us a snack?
[No response]
Zack: Yo Dad, wanna play winners?
[Dad lets out an inhuman groan, eyes
locked on phone]
Lucy: They didn't even notice us. It's
like we're invisible!
Josh: You're right. Something evil is
happening to them. We've got to figure this out.
Scene 2 - The Next Day at School
[The kids enter Mr. Taylor's
classroom]
Mr. Taylor: Sit down class and take
out your devices. Today's lesson will be online.
[Josh raises his hand]
Mr. Taylor: Yes Josh? Make it quick.
Josh: Mr. Taylor, have you noticed
changes with the parents? It's like they're turning into zombies!
Mr. Taylor: Nonsense! Now log on and
start learning. The future is virtual.
[Mr. Taylor's eyes glow red. The kids
gasp.]
Zack: He's one of them! The phones are
turning everyone into nombies!
Mr. Taylor: Nombies will rule this
world! You cannot stop progress. Now pay attention to your screens. Your
education depends on it!
[Kids look around in horror as
classmates succumb to the phones' hypnotic screens.]
Scene 3 - Josh's House
[Parents grunt and stumble around,
consumed by phones. Kids sneak in.]
Emma: Mom and Dad are completely
nombified! What do we do?
Josh: We have to resist the phones!
It's the only way!
[Josh smashes family phones. For a
moment the parents blink, looking normal.]
Dad: Kids? What happened? I feel like
I was in a trance...
[Then Dad's eyes glow red again. He
lurches towards the kids as eerie music plays.]
Lucy: Look out! Your dad's still a
nombie!
[Kids scream and run offstage.
Sinister nombie groans fade.]
FIN
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