10:26 AM, July 13, 1978

It was a hot summer day in mid-July, 1978. The enormous 1,000 foot tall Tree of Wisdom stood tall and acted as great cover from the heat. Under the tree was a little cave, and in the middle was the Almanac, the memory of the Tree of Wisdom itself that collects all information about the Freneza family and their inventions. Under the tree also stood Dave Freneza, a curious 10-year-old boy whose interest was becoming an inventor and expert botanist like his father.

Dave's dad, Wanson, was the mayor of the giant city of Suburbia. He and his family owned a big piece of land next to the town hall, and they called it the Mayor's Backyard. On the left side was the tree of wisdom, a teleportation station where you could teleport to anywhere in Suburbia, and a little garage where Dave, with the help of his dad, was building a miniature flying RV, about the size of a toy car. On the right was the Freneza family's mansion, complete with a pool and a very big front yard. In the center was a giant field in the shape of a circle with a few tents, a bonfire, and 4 picnic tables.

A voice from behind Dave startled him so much he almost dropped the Almanac he was reading.

"Hey!" screamed a voice. It wasn't an adult, he could tell it was a kid's voice. He walked forward a little more when suddenly he saw the kid running towards the Tree of Wisdom.

"Woah, I've seen you in the newspaper before. Aren't you like the mayor's son or something?! Hey, I just moved into Suburbia. My name is Edgar Zomboss. Want to be friends?"

The kid was about as short as Dave was, and he looked relatively similar to any other kid except he had an abnormally large head.

Dave, who was kind, accepted the friend request.

"Sure! I'm Dave Freneza. My dad owns all this land." He pointed to the other side of the Backyard.

"Hey! Why is there a giant tree here?" asked Edgar.

"That's the Tree of Wisdom. It's pretty cool!" replied Dave. "My dad can grow plants that come to life. This tree can think and talk, and it puts all its memory and knowledge into this Almanac," Dave pointed to the book.

"What? I don't believe that! Plants can't talk!" exclaimed Edgar.

Just then, the Tree spoke. "But yes they can. It's never wise to assume things. Also, I have some new wisdom for you! This one's special because Wanson just grew me to 1,000 feet! I'm so tall, I can see my cousin's house from here!"

Edgar was in shock, as he had never seen a talking tree before.

"That's not the only cool plant he grew! Look at all of these species!" Dave started counting them down. "Peashooter… Sunflower… Kernel-pult... Melon-pult.. the list goes on! And he's still growing more as we speak!"

At that moment, Dave's dad walked out of the garage.

"Hey Dave, come inside, breakfast is ready. We're having cheese croissants!" called Wanson.

"Alright, I'm coming," replied Dave. "Let's meet out here at 1:00 PM, OK, Edgar?"

"Sure! I'll be here. I have to go eat too," replied Edgar.

The two headed back to their homes.

There was a Green Shadow on the wall.