tw: weapons and infection. also i wrote this in third grade One day, A friend group of four were at the pool. Each of them were 12. There was Samuel the bored one, Laylah the calm one, Randy the explorer, and Kathy. Kathy was just Kathy. “Whew! The pool looks so nice,” Said Laylah, sitting down in a chair. “Meh, I’m just glad It’s cold,” Replied Randy. “I mean, there’s nothing bad about the pool expect for the..” Kathy came running into the pool and jumped in. “WAAAAAAAASP!” she yelled. Randy and Samuel Jumped underwater. Laylah looked around. “It’s just a leaf guys,” she picked up the leaf. “Anybody want to go inside and watch TV?” asked Samuel, placing his goggles on the side of the pool. “Uh..Alright,” Replied Kathy. Randy and Laylah didn’t hear them. “Come on let’s go,” Said Samuel, dragging Randy along. Laylah followed. Everyone went inside Laylah’s house. They all dried off and changed into pajamas. “Okay..So what are we going to watch?” Randy asked, looking at Kathy picking up the remote. “Hmmm..I’ll choose,” Samuel replied. “WAIT! THAT TV IS CURSED-” Laylah gasped as she saw Samuel click the “Watch Lorax” button. The TV glitched and flashed. “Is that normal?” asked Randy nervously. The TV blacked out. “Try unplugging it and plugging it again,” Said Kathy. Laylah didn't say a word. Samuel walked over and unplugged the TV. Before he could plug it again, the TV lit up. “Wait..what?” Kathy said Nervously. Suddenly, the Lorax slowly faded onto the screen. Randy screamed. “It’s..an illusion. It’s all part of the movie,” he told himself. “But.. how is it on?” He walked to the TV. He slowly touched the screen. Nothing happened. Suddenly, the TV flashed. The Lorax got closer. It flashed again. He was covering the whole screen. The screen blacked out. All the lights went off. Laylah flicked the lights on and off. “It’s not working- YOU IDIOT! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” She shouted at Samuel. “CHILL! CHILL!” He shouted, falling backwards. The TV lit up again. It switched to the news. The remote didn’t work. “BREAKING NEWS: CALLS FROM ALL OVER THE US ARE REPORTING STRANGE BLACKOUTS AND SIGHTINGS OF A STRANGE ORANGE BEING. LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS AND FIND SOMEWHERE TO HIDE. RETURN HOME ASAP.” A lady on the TV started talking. “More than 200 calls are reporting a second, This is truly a strange case. Get inside now and lock all doors and windows.” The TV turned off. There was a noise from the vents. Samuel walked over and unplugged the TV. Before he could plug it again, the TV lit up. “Wait..what?” Kathy said Nervously. Suddenly, the Lorax slowly faded onto the screen. Randy screamed. “It’s..an illusion. It’s all part of the movie,” he told himself. “But.. how is it on?” He walked to the TV. He slowly touched the screen. Nothing happened. Suddenly, the TV flashed. The Lorax got closer. It flashed again. He was covering the whole screen. The screen blacked out. All the lights went off. Laylah flicked the lights on and off. “It’s not working- YOU IDIOT! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” She shouted at Samuel. “CHILL! CHILL!” He shouted, falling backwards. The TV lit up again. It switched to the news. The remote didn’t work. “BREAKING NEWS: CALLS FROM ALL OVER THE US ARE REPORTING STRANGE BLACKOUTS AND SIGHTINGS OF A STRANGE ORANGE BEING. LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS AND FIND SOMEWHERE TO HIDE. RETURN HOME ASAP.” A lady on the TV started talking. “More than 200 calls are reporting a second, This is truly a strange case. Get inside now and lock all doors and windows.” The TV turned off. There was a noise from the vents. Kathy burst into tears. “What’s happening!” she cried. Randy tried to comfort her. “It’s going to be okay,” He told her. The vent noise repeated. Laylah held onto Samuel. “Where is my Mom and Dad!?” She mumbled. They ran to the door. Laylah’s parents were nowhere in sight. “Where do we go?” Randy asked. The vents rumbled again. Samuel looked up. He saw the vents rumbling. Suddenly, It burst open. A creature emerged from the darkness. “WHAT IS THAT!!?” screamed Kathy. Randy Jumped backwards and fell onto Laylah. “Is that..The Lorax??” A tiny orange peanut crawled out of the darkness. “Let It groww..” It sang. “SOMEONE PINCH ME-” screamed Randy. Samuel ran and pulled Laylah up. Kathy grabbed a book and held it at the Lorax. “Is it friendly?” Mumbled Laylah. Suddenly It jumped up and landed on Kathy’s book. It started munching the book apart. Kathy Threw the book and screamed. The Lorax fell onto the floor. There was more rumbling from the vents. “We need to get out of here!” Samuel screamed, Grabbing Randy and Laylah’s arm. Kathy held onto Randy. Samuel grabbed a baseball bat.He fumbled around with the front door, yanking it open and running out. It was super dark outside. Screams and singing were heard from every corner. +
They could see a huge swarm of Loraxes close by. They started coming towards them. “COME ON-” Randy broke the window of a car using the baseball bat. He unlocked the car from the inside and pulled the door open. “WHAT ARE YOU- CRAZY?!” Shouted Kathy, Buckling herself up and holding onto Laylah. Samuel Hopped in and slammed the door, just before the Loraxes could grab him. “DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE-” He screamed, Loraxes climbing onto the car. Randy Pushed the Gas petal hard. He had no idea how to drive a car. The Loraxes flew off the car. They drove quickly, riding down the road fast. Randy Drove as fast as possible. Suddenly, they skidded to a stop. Loraxes were surrounding them. “WHAT DO WE DO!?” Shouted Randy, turning towards everyone squished in the back. Suddenly, he heard singing. He turned around slowly. A Lorax leaped onto his face. “AHHHHHHH! HELP ME!!!” He screamed. Kathy screamed, flipping around. Samuel shoved Laylah out of the way. “Ouch!” She said, rubbing her head. She was scared too. Samuel grabbed the baseball bat. He aimed it carefully. He jumped out of his seat and hit the Lorax off Randy. It managed to bite Randy on the arm. Randy rubbed his arm. Samuel leaned over and pushed the gas. They drove Far from the Loraxes. Everyone rushed out of the car. Randy was hurt badly. Laylah grabbed him and put him in the backseat. She rapped a piece of napkin from the floor onto his arm. “We need to find a doctor- fast!” she told Samuel and Kathy. Samuel had much more experience than Randy did. “My mom taught me the basics- I’m sure We’ll make it.” They slammed the doors and drove off. Samuel was pretty bad at driving, but not as bad as Randy was. Everyone cried, thinking of their families and friends. “They’ll be okay..” Samuel whispered. Suddenly, Randy gasped for breath. “What’s happening..” Laylah gasped, grabbing Randy tight. Suddenly, Randy’s bite grew farther. It was spreading- fast. He opened his eyes. “RANDY! ARE YOU OKAY!?” Kathy shouted. “I..see something,” He whispered. “I..I see you.” The car stopped. “What?” Whispered Samuel. “I see..All of you.” “Where are we..What are we doing?” Asked Laylah. “You are..Happy. All of you are happy. Everything is the way it was before. Calm.. Peaceful..” “RANDY! TELL ME YOU’RE OKAY!” Shouted Laylah. Samuel didn’t see the Loraxes approaching. “You..Will be happy. You will find hope..You..Will..Find a fluffy orange meatloaf.” Suddenly, The Loraxes banged onto the window. They felt the Car Sinking. A Lorax had deflated the wheels. A Lorax hopped through the hole in the window. It knew It couldn’t take on the four alone, but he knew a swarm could. He crawled into the mechanics and ripped the wires apart. The car shut down and fell to the floor. The Loraxes ate the wheels. Laylah screamed. Samuel pushed the petal. “IT’S NOT WORKING!” He screamed. He opened the car door and grabbed his bat. He flung it at the Loraxes in front of him. “RUN WHILE YOU CAN!” He yelled. The group of friends opened their doors and ran while Samuel distracted the Loraxes. Samuel hit a Lorax. Suddenly, One crawled onto his bat and swallowed it whole. Samuel screamed. A Lorax Jumped onto him. Samuel ran over to his friends. The Lorax went flying off of Samuel onto the car. Samuel looked at Randy’s bite. It had gotten much worse. Everyone ran into an alley where the Loraxes couldn’t see them. Samuel carried Randy the whole way. Randy got up slowly. Suddenly his eyes turned green. He grew a yellow mustache and he grew orange fur. “Oh no..” said kathy. “HES BECOME A LORAX!” Then they all died the end :)
