The Adventures of Plant Pete!

Chapter 11: The Massive Horde Arrives

Jordan woke up. He was VERY HAPPY.

"Oh, I can't wait to find out what my specialty is!" He sprung out of bed happily. "And when I use it, it is going to be so cool!"

"Yeah, I can't wait either." Someone said.

"Huh?" Jordan looked around. Jordan's closet opened. DAVID came out.

"AAAAAAAAA!" Jordan screamed so loud, that you could hear if you were in the house.

His Aunt, Uncle, Mom, and Dad heard from downstairs.

"I'll go find out what's going on!" Marco got up and ran upstairs. "I bet someone is in his room."

"What?" His grandmother was confused.

*BANG!*

Marco kicked the door down. "BUSTE-"

Jordan was standing in his room. "There was a rat."

"Sissy," Marco called him. "Scared of rats."

"Heh!" Jordan nervously chuckled and scratched his head.

"Oh yeah, come downstairs. Breakfast is ready."

"Eggs again?" Jordan rolled his eyes. "I bet there are eggs downstairs."

"No," Marco replied. "Just come downstairs."

"Why can't you just tell me?" Jordan asked.

Marco left his room.

"UGH!" Jordan grunted.

David came from under the bed.

"Anyway, WHY were you in my closet all night?" Jordan asked.

"I was just bored at home. At home, it's just me, my cat, and my plants. My brother, mom, and dad are dead."

"Sorry for you." Jordan looked down at the ground. "But you can't just come in here without my...I mean, my aunt's permission, since this is her house. That's just crazy."

"I am crazy. When I was your age, they called me Crazy David!" David made a funny face. "Anyway, see you after school!"

"Wait, where are we going after school?" Jordan asked.

"You don't know? We are going to see the Watchmaker!" Dave shouted.

"Oh right! How could I forget!"

"See you then." Dave opened the window and jumped out.

Jordan ran out of his room and slid down the stairs.

"JORDAN." His mom called. "Don't slide down the stairs. Just because you are living here doesn't mean you can treat it like it's your house. This isn't your house."

"Yes, ma." Jordan looked down at the ground. "I remember the last time I slid down the stairs at home."

FLASHBACK...

"Jordan, lunch is ready!" His mother shouted downstairs.

"Coming, ma!" Jordan called. Jordan slid down the stairs.

*THUD!**THUD!**BASH!**CRASH!*

Jordan fell on his head. "OW... Uh, I'm good!" He smiled and gave a thumbs up.

But then, Jordan heard cracking. He got up, dusted himself and looked behind him.

*CRACK!* *CRACK!* *BREAK!*

The whole stairwell cracked (it's made out of wood). The handle also cracked, and it fell on Jordan.

*THUD!*

"UGH..." Jordan groaned.

"HA!" Marco laughed.

END OF FLASHBACK...

Jordan walked to the table to eat breakfast. He glanced at the table, and then he made a big smile.

"WOW!" Jordan ran to it and looked again.

On the table was a plate of bread heroes, french toast, pancakes, and bagels. Also in separate bowls were tea bags, sugar packets, salt packets, cream cheese packets, and jelly packets.

"WOW!" Jordan said once more.

"Why so surprised?" Marco asked.

"You never cooked this much, Auntie."

"I know." she nodded. "I just thought I could do something different today."

"This is better than eating eggs every day!" Jordan grabbed a knife and fork and picked what he wanted. His mother looked at him in disappointment.

LATER...

Jordan was ready to leave.

"Please don't get into any trouble." His mother said.

Jordan didn't say anything and he just left. He walked to school. Reggie was on the street.

"Come on," Jordan told himself. "Why is he always here when I am here?"

Jordan noticed Reggie was not with his two friends, who would always walk on the street with him. Jordan assumed that they suddenly stopped being friends. Jordan kinda felt bad for Reggie, and he wanted to see if they could be friends.

"HEY!" Jordan called.

Reggie kept walking on the street and didn't even look to see who called him.

Jordan squinted. Reggie has AirPods in his ears.

"HEY!" Jordan called, this time waving to get his attention.

Reggie glanced behind him, meaning he actually heard. But he just continued to walk.

"Shoot," Jordan said.

LATER...

The first-period class had begun.

"Good Morning, class." Mr. Green called. "Everyone take a seat, and please take out your homework from yesterday for it to be collected."

Jordan took his homework out from his folder. "You did it?" He asked Chris.

"Nope!" Chris put his hands behind his head and smiled as if he were happy about it.

"You don't care at all?"

"Nope."

"Ok." Jordan handed it to Mr. Green.

"Alright, now we are going to start a new topic for systems of the body. Last time, we did the Immune system."

"UGH!" Everyone groaned.

"Why do they hate it?" Jordan thought.

Mr. Green pressed a button on the remote, and it changed the slide on the SmartBoard. "We are now being introduced to the Nervous System."

"Oh," Chris said. "I thought we were doing the Reproductive System first."

"I think they are doing it last," Jordan told Chris.

"The Nervous system is the function of nerve cells that transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body. It consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve cells." Mr. Green explained. "The brain sends nerve cells to the part of the body that wants to function. Once it receives it, it will work. Get it?"

"Yes, Mr. Green." The kids said on the bored way.

"Now answer this summary question NOW!" Mr. Green changed the slide. For some reason, he instantly got mad. "And there is NO TALKING!"

"Ha!" Chris laughed.

"Minus 5 Points Mr. Edwards." Mr. Green said.

Chris put tape on his mouth. Jordan looked at Chris awkwardly. Chris wrote something on his notebook and showed it to Jordan. It read: "It helps me keep quiet."

LATER...

School was over. Jordan stood in front of the school.

"Hey, Jordan!" Chris called. "Let's go back to our secret hideout again! I invited 3 other kids who go here with us. We are going to have an awesome game of tag!"

"Sorry Chris, I don't have time now. And last time, I got into trouble."

"Come on, it will be fun!" Audrey said, who was with Chris. "Please?" She asked politely and held onto Jordan's hands.

"Seriously, I-" Jordan tried to pull his hands away.

Chris and Audrey stood there and made sad faces.

"GRR..." Jordan growled. "No. I'm sorry guys, but I can't go! I need to leave!" Jordan ran off.

"Fine Jordan." Chris left with Audrey and the 3 other kids. "See you later, I guess."

Jordan looked around to see if anyone was looking. Then, he ran into a bush. He pressed a button on his watch to call Master Dave.

"Come on, come on," Jordan waited for a response.

*BEEP!*

The hologram of David came appeared. "Yo," Dave said.

"Alright, are we going to see the watchmaker now?" Jordan asked.

"Yeah, we still are. Just follow me and I will show you the way."

"Okay, but where are you?"

"Oh, I'm behind you."

"Stop making jokes-" Jordan turned around. "GAH!" Jordan jumped and fell down.

"Heh heh." David laughed. "Let's go to the Watchmaker."

David had a White T-Shirt on and Blue Jeans, but this shirt had a picture of a garden on it. It also read: "GO GREEN!" He also didn't have his Frying pan on his head.

"Shouldn't your mother be concerned about you?" Dave asked.

"Nah, I told her I had practice after school," Jordan said.

"Jordan, you shouldn't lie to your mother like that," Dave said.

"So what am I supposed to do, tell her I have superhero stuff?"

Dave was silent. "Let's just go."

30 MINUTES LATER...

They arrived at the Watchmaker. It was just a Tea Shop.

"Really?" Jordan looked up and read the sign. It read: "Watchmaker. Tea, Cakes, Weapons and Watches."

Jordan and Dave walked in. The door hit a bell and the bell rung.

*DING!*

Jordan and Dave walked in. Jordan looked around. There were spears, knives, guns, and grenades on one side of the wall, but on the other side were tea, teacups, and teapots.

"YO," Dave called as he slammed his hands on the counter. "It's us. Plant Pete and X."

"Dave, you can't just say out loud that we are Plant Pete and Plant Pete X!" Jordan whispered loudly.

"Relax, they know who were are. Also, the store isn't open at the moment."

A white man walked from the kitchen and to the counter. The man looked very YOUNG, like 23 years old.

"Hello! You must be Plant Pete and Plant Pete X!" He yelled.

"Yup." Dave nodded. "Plant Pete unlocked his superpower, and he would like to know how to operate it."

"Ok, just a minute. I'll call the watchmaker." The man went in the kitchen.

"Oh. I thought HE was the watchmaker." Jordan scratched his head.

"No, he's the chef who makes the cakes," Dave told Jordan.

Another white man came from the kitchen. The man looked like he was in his 50's. He had a black and gray hair that was tired in a bun, wrinkly skin, and a cane made out of bamboo. He wore a yellow and black suit. He TOO had a Watch, and the watch was Gold and Yellow.

"I wonder what he has." Jordan thought.

The old man took off his glasses, and then he smiled. "HO HO! This must be the Plant Pete! Wow!"

"Heh, yeah." Jordan scratched his neck.

"You are the youngest Plant Pete I ever got!" The old man walked from the other side of the counter, to approach the side that they were on.

"Wait, really?" Jordan asked.

"Yup. You are the youngest Plant Pete." Dave nodded.

Jordan stared into the distance. "Wow." He said under his breath.

"Anyway, what brought you here?" The Watchmaker asked.

"Jordan unlocked his special, and he is awaiting to know what it is." answered Dave.

The Watchmaker smiled. "Yes." He put his hands on Jordan's shoulders. "It is time you unlock your special power. It is your strongest move yet. I don't know what it is because each Plant Pete has a different special, but we will find out now. Please, hand over your watch."

Jordan gave the Watchmaker his watch. The Watchmaker placed it on the floor. He grabbed lots of candles and placed them around the watch. Then, he grabbed a teapot and poured tea in a bowl. He placed the bowl of tea next to the watch.

"It looks like you are summoning a demon," Jordan said.

"Quiet, son." The Watchmaker sat on the floor and closed his eyes. "You may not speak."

Jordan and Dave sat on the floor and closed their eyes.

"OH JO HO MO. GIVE HE THE POWER, NO. LE HE BEE SHREE. HE WILL HAVE THE POWER GIVETH THEE!"

*FLASH!*

The fire from the candles floated in the air, above the watch. Then, smoke came out of Jordan's watch and the teapot, and it collided with the fire.

*BANG!*

It made a small pop, and wind flew all around the store. Jordan felt the wind on his body.

"EEH." He said. He wanted to look, but he didn't know if he should yet.

When the fire collided with the smoke, it made a bigger smoke. Then, that smoke went in Jordan's body.

*FLASH!*

"GAH!" Jordan rose in the air, and his eyes were YELLOW.

*SNAP!*

The Watchmaker snapped his fingers and Jordan fell.

*THUD!*

"UGH..." Jordan groaned. He got up and looked around. "Ugh, I have a bad feeling in my stomach."

"Put your watch back on." The watchmaker gave it to him.

He put it on. Nothing.

"Ok, do I have my special attack now?"

"Yes, you do." The Watchmaker said. "It is called: 'Plant Summon'."

"WHAT!" Jordan shouted. He was not surprised.

The watchmaker frowned.

"My special is just to grow stupid plants?! I can just grow some of those plants in my backyard!"

"You aren't summoning ordinary plants. You are summoning Peashooter-like plants."

"Peashooters?" Plant Pete asked.

*SMACK!*

David smacked his watch and transformed into Plant Pete X. He showed Jordan his Peashooter Gun.

"Peashooters look and act like these, but they shoot on their own." Plant Pete X said.

"Wow," Jordan said. "So I can summon hundreds of these?"

"It depends. Every day, your watch generates 100 suns. Summoning a Peashooter costs 100 suns, so you can only summon one." The Watchmaker started to put his candles and teapots away.

"So, how can I get more sun?" Jordan asked.

"Easy. All you have to do is rest your watch in the sun, and it should get suns from there. Resting it in the sun for 1 Hour is 50 Sun." explained the Watchmaker.

"So I have to rest my watch in the sun for TWO Hours for 100 suns?!" Jordan asked. "It's kinda expensive."

"Now, I should show you how to use it. Transform."

Jordan smacked his watch to transform, but it didn't work.

"You are kinda mad." Plant Pete X said. "Remember, you can't transform when you are feeling some type of way."

"UGH!" Jordan grunted.

2 MINUTES LATER...

Jordan meditated for 2 minutes and smacked his watch. He transformed into Plant Pete. "Now how do I use it?"

"Just yell, 'Plant Pete Summon Peashooter', and smack your watch again."

"PLANT PETE SUMMON PEASHOOTER!" Plant Pete smacked his watch.

*FLASH!*

A seed flew out of Plant Pete's watch, and the seed landed on the ground.

*FLASH!*

The seed flashed, and it turned into a cute little Peashooter.

"AWW." Plant Pete said.

"This little guy can shoot peas at Zombies for you." The watchmaker pointed to the Peashooter.

"Wow." Plant Pete picked up the Peashooter.

*RIP!*

He accidentally pulled it out of the ground and it died.

"Oh." Plant Pete said. "Sorry, Peashooter."

"If you want to carry it around, you need to plant it on a flower pot." Plant Pete X explained. "You can even keep it too, but from there it's all about keeping it alive."

"How did you know that?"

"Well, DUH! It's logic." PPX said.

"So Watchmaker, I have 0 suns now."

"Yup." He said.

"What if I need to fight Zombies now?" PP asked.

"Relax, I don't think Zombies are coming today-"

*BOOM!* *BANG!*

They heard a BOOM BANG outside. The Watchmaker looked outside.

"OH DEAR!" He shouted. Plant Pete and X looked outside too.

There were BOMB throwing Zombies. Football zombies carried the Bomb-Throwing Zombies, and they threw bombs at people. There were Buckethead zombies in front of them, and they destroyed buildings and attacked people.

"YAAA!" A zombie picked up a car and threw it at a building.

*BANG!*

Fire was everywhere. The blue sky turned dark blue instantly, and the clouds were gray.

*VROOM!*

The SWAT Team arrived.

"This must the horde of 30K Zombies!" A soldier shouted.

"Uh, this looks more than 30K." Another said.

*BANG!* *BANG!*

The SWAT Team shot at the zombies.

The bomb throwing zombie threw a bomb in the air.

"OH SHOOT!" A soilder pointed in the sky. "Get it? 'Oh Shoot'? Heh Heh."

The bomb landed on them and then-

*BANG!*

They all flew in the air and landed on their backs.

"Uhh..." They all groaned.

"THIS LOOKS DANGEROUS." Plant Pete said. "I'M GOING IN."

*BANG!*

Plant Pete and X jumped out of the Watchmaker's shop.

"Aren't you going to help us?" PPX asked the Watchmaker.

"I'll meet you guys up later!" The Watchmaker said as he hid inside if his shop. "I need to hide my Watches because that's what Zomboss wants!"

There were actually 100,000 ZOMBIES! All the way in the back of the army stood 5 Giga-Gargantuars. A Giga-Gargantuar had twice the health of a single Gargantuar. One of the Giga-Gargantuars held a chair. Who sat in that chair? Dr. Zomboss!

"HA HA!" Zomboss laughed. 'Now that I'm in the back, I can see everything that goes on!"

PPX pulled out his Leaf Sword. Plant Pete got his vines ready.

"IT'S GO TIME."

END OF CHAPTER 11