James K. Polk middle school. The place where Ned Bigby, and his two best friend, Simon Nelson "Cookie", and Jennifer Moseley (or call him Moze) attend. It was a normal, average peaceful day as it can be in this unusual yet great school. Ned was getting straight to homeroom in Mr. Sweeney's class, along with his good friend, Moze. They both took their usual seats.

"So, remember what I told you all about the class clown as a dispenser of justice?" Ned said to the viewers. "Well, it's all thanks to Morris Adams, the new improved Class clown. That's him. Lucky for me, I get to sit next to him to make it all the more fun. Oh, and but I got to be careful. Like I said before sitting next to the class clown is very entertaining, but it can also be dangerous, and it's good to do it in places like after class, or in the cafeteria, but if you do it near the teachers or the vice principal, that equals: bad."

"Okay, Class." said Mr. Sweeney, taking a break from writing on his chalkboard. "Take your seats for homeroom now." He got out his little notebook for rolecall. He called for everyone's names. and finally, Morris was last. "Morris Adams?" he called a second time. "Hmm. Must be absent. Oh well." then everyone was shocked to hear that. Minus Ned and Moze of course, began to act like zombies again, and the dark cloud from before returned, hovering over the school grounds with rain and lightning hailing down.

"It's happening again." said Moze in a doomed voice. "We don't have a class clown today?" she whispered to Ned. "What are we gonna do?"

"I don't know. But we jusat need to stay strong. It's just for today."

"Oh wait!" Sweeney said. "I remember that his mother called me and said that he will be answered for a week because he has Rhino virus." then the cloud became worse. "So that means... more quizzing!" then he gleefully passed out the extra quizzes that he just loves to do.

This did not sound good at all. How will the school survive without a class clown for a week? Of course it wasn't like Morris moved away like Tod, the original class clown did, but this school is in desperate need of laughter now.

After class, Ned, Moze tried to think of a plan. "Guys! guys!" said a voice. it was Cookie, Ned's best friend. "I heard about what happened to Tod! oh, what are we going to do?"

"calm down, Cookie." said Ned. "Let's not panic. We can get through this. We just need a temporary class clown until Morris gets back."

"For the whole week? I don't know who is can be funnier that Morris." Moze remarked. "Look at this place." they all looked around, and all the students, were walking in a zombie-like, gloomy state.

"Right. We might as well look now."

"Oh, I was I had my Laugh-Master 9000 with me again. That could have helped."

"That wouldn't be enough, cookie." Ned reminded. "We need more power than that."

"Who could possibly have more power to make people laugh other than Morris?"

"there's only one person that could possibly help us."

Cut to Gordy in his Closet

the janitor that was the there's words of wisdom was sleeping on his havoc as usual, snoring loudly

the door flew open and the three all exclaimed "Gordy, we need your help!"

The janitor woke with a fright and fell on the floor. "What? What? What is it?" He asked. He got back up with the blindfold in the wrong position, then got it off of his head. "What do you kids need?"

"it's Morris." Ned replied.

"he is going to be home all week because he has a bad cold, and that means one whole week without a class clown!" Cookie exclaimed. "Look at everyone." He made a funny shocked expressin n his face as it is becoming more dull then ever.

Gordy was just as shocked as they were, and was completely horrified what everyone has become. "This cannot be. Is Sweeney giving out more quizzes too?"

"yes!" They all replied

The janitor gasped. "This is so bad. Well, at least there isn't an outbreak of joy."

the three looked at him with faces of question. "Isn't that the point? To bring students laughter before it becomes too depressing?" Ned pointed

"ho ho ho, not that kind of joy." Gordy closed the janitor door and got a flashlight under his head with the lights off. "Without a class clown, there is not just depression. Usually many schools would always had one class clown as a backup, but here, Morris is the only class clown in this school."

"what does this mean?" Asked Cookie

"well, you know that the class clown is the balance of order and sanity, right?"

"right." Moze replied

"well, the principal in the sky punishes us all with a virus called the joy virus. It turns everyone crazy, like weird, happy zombies. And it's highly contagious." Then he turned the flashlight off then e lights back on

"Gordy, I'm not saying that what you said sounds insane, it sounds more like..." Moze couldn't really find a proper word other than that. "No wait, it does sound crazy."

"And what d you mean the principal in the sky?" Cookie added

"you know, the one that keeps us all in balance."

Then the three started to understand what he meant. "That guy." Ned said

"right. He punishes us with this virus passed down from one victim to another, spreading all over the school!"

They all gasped. They all exited out of the closet and looked around again.

"ah, there you all are." Said an enthusiastic male voice. It was the big shot vice principal himself: Crubbs. "How might you three be doing?"

"terrible. Mr. Crubbs, look at the place." Ned pointed "everyone is acting all sad and depressed."

then he took his shades out of his eyes in style. "Oh, they look fine to me." He retorted. I think it's great that Morris is not here."

"well we don't." Cookie protested. "This place is out of whack. Without one, sanity, and peace are out of place."

"oh puh-lease." Crubbs retorted "you guys are says that without a class clown, people will go insane?"

"yes!" The all exclaimed

"that is just completely certifiable. I doubt that would even happen." Then they heard some noise that sounded like a microphone feedback.

"What was that?" Gordy asked then Coconut-head walked by, walking in a weird fashion with a stupid look on his.

"Coconut-head?" Ned said to him "are you alright?"

"he didn't really reply anything, but made a microphone noise while flailing his tongue around his mouth. He walked in a ridiculous fashion and he hit himself against the wall many times, like he was just blind, or if he just lost it. Then another unusual thing he did was bang his arm against a pair of lockers rapidly.

"Coconut-head!" Crubbs scolded. "What do you think you're doing?"

"ololololololo." Was all he replied, flailing his tongue. Then he screamed while flailing his arms around in the air down the hall.

the four were really shocked by this, and weirded out that he just went crazy like that

"Oh, typical Cconut-head." Crubbs said, denying anything supernatural has happened. "Well, I might as well the nurse about this then get back to work. Crubbs out!"

"that is exactly how it is going to begin." Gordy stated. "We need to prepare ourselves."

"how?"

"we might need to barricade ourselves, or find Morris to fix this all up. He is the only one that can turn this place upside down." Ned stated

Then they heard Lisa screaming and running down the hall in terror. From behind her was Martin, chasing after her, laughing and running like a total maniac. His eyes looked more cartoony than normal ad he had some strange colorful liquid dripping his mouth.

he tackled Lisa and gave her a hug "no no!" Then she began to have the eyes, and drooled rainbow liquid too. She too began laughing stupidly and went to Loomer, causing him to turn him in the same state as the other two.

"it's the joy virus!" They all exclaimed. They all screamed and together, they ran down the hall. Many students already became infected. They all went to his door, and locked it to keep the happy zombies from getting them.

"what is the meaning of this?" Asked the teacher. Crubbs was sitting with him as well, enjoying a week without Morris.

"Crubbs, Sweeney, Joy Virus! Help!" Ned begged

"what? Joy virus, of come now, that is just crazy talk." Then the door broke open, with the infected students charging in. The two staff members screamed and felt tackled, then in an instant, they became infect with the rainbows dripping from their mouth.

now they were screwed. "Quick! Through the door." Then they ran past out of the classroom, and everyone, including Crubbs and Sweeney now, chased them down the hall.

"this is so bad!" Ned said. To his viewers, he said to all of them "remember, if there are joy zombies chasing you because of no class clown, you better run for it, because it is not good." Then he said to his friends. We need to find a class clown ASAP!"

"I know!" Cookie agreed while running. "We need to find Morris and fix this mess."

"do we even know where he lives?" More asked

"Ummm... Oh, principal Weight probably knows! But first, we need to ditch these weirdos!" Moze shouted.

"How?"

when they went down another road, running faster than ever, they noticed the principal, which spike of the devil. "Come with me if you want to live, fells!" He said. He was standing next to the fire exit and closed it when the four got out. It was a huge relief that the zombies did not notice them

"principal Wright." Ned said panting "You saved us."

"of course. I heard whatis going on, and I thought I should help you guys out." He replied.

"but first things first, we need to get out of here and get Morris before they come outside and spread this crazy virus around the city."

then they quietly snuck away from the school, and it was a success. They all went down the road to find Morris' house to help put an end to this craziness.

"wait, why are you helping us?" Gordy asked. "I thought teachers and principals were against class clowns?"

"because I was one myself when I was your kids' age."

"really?" Ned asked

"yep. I know that a class clown is a dispenser of justice throughout the laws of school. I knew this day might come sooner or later after Todd moved to Cleveland and heard or Morris' absence. He is the only one who can fix this madness."

"oh. Good. Glad we can count on you, mr. Wright." Moze complimented

"thanks, Moze. It's a good thing I know where Morris lives."

then Ned gave another tip to the viewers and said "turns out that there are some teachers that like the ideas of class clowns after all. Always count on them to help you fix a problem like this."

The ending will be in Chapter 2. Don't worry, folks. It won't take so long. I will try to remember to do this tomorrow.