Zombies And Nuclear Potatoes

• Riley Boardman, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2014

My heart was pounding as I jump out of bed “It’s my Birthday” I yelled, I
ran downstairs no one was there the TV was flickering, I tuned it back in.
There was the news covering a story “This is Tasha live from Belmont I'm
here today investigating a bottle of mysterious liquid that has spilt into a
burger and sparked a zombie apocalypse” Exclaimed Tasha.
I thought to myself it can’t be true, can it? I panicked, I now feel nerves
taking over my body.
Suddenly I hear footsteps coming closer from outside in the hallway, I also
make out a faint voice “Timmy”.
I think, that sounds like my dad’s voice he opens the door and charges in,
he explains that he and his mum went to get me some McDonald's for my
birthday breakfast but while they were there some zombies ambushed my mum.
I started bawling out in tears, dad calmed me down asking me if by any
chance one of my zombie comic books has a solution for this situation.
I said no, and then I remembered a few years ago I wasted all my pocket
money on a potato launcher from a comic book.
I rummaged through my cupboard desperately looking for it, I eventually
found it.
My dad turned looking out the window and asked me what we had to do next, I
told him this potato launcher would protect us while we head for the nuclear
control station.
When we arrived we cut a hole in the fence and entered the building, I
started to hack into the government’s top secret system mainframe and I
started activating the zombie apocalypse protocol which loaded the nuclear
missiles with anti-zombie potatoes.
I hit the launch button sending the missiles high into the sky, and then
they exploded in mid-air spreading the anti-zombie potatoes across the city
curing the apocalypse and turning the zombies back into humans.
I shot out of the building running straight towards the city desperately
searching for my mum.
I found her ,she’s passed out on the ground along with several other adults,
I try to wake her up but she doesn't wake, I try to speak to her but she
doesn't respond, I start to bawl out in tears as I fall to the floor and my
eyes close as I lay here next to my mum.
Suddenly I wake up still in my bed, I'm confused then I remember my curse I
must re-live this day over and over until I save my mum I say to myself ...“I
can do it , I CAN save my mum.”