by Siddharth Avasarala, 9
A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner
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One day in Minneapolis, 50 years ago, 15 year old Ronaldo found a monster in the woods. “Woah, that's cool!” whispered Ronaldo.
The toddler-sized monster was circle shaped and had scales and green fangs. Ronaldo went back to the lab to get his steel suit and wood box to trap the monster. Ronaldo went to trap the monster. When he got there he thought ‘Something has changed!’ He couldn’t find the monster. Then he saw the monster speeding at him!
“NOOOOOOOO!” screamed Ronaldo. Ronaldo used the wood box to defend himself. He opened the box and trapped the monster inside the box. The monster was scrambling to get out. ‘I don’t know what to do’ Ronaldo thinks, his heart pumping fast. At the last second he jumps out of the way! He kicks the top of the box closed and falls on the ground hard! He had caught the monster! He ran back to the lab to tell everyone about his victory. For 50 years they studied it and found out that it can mind control living things!
50 years later….
“Ok I’m going mailman, and remember the package is in the attic.” says Ronaldo.
“Okay,” says the mailman named Buddy.
“And the package is dangerous so fly with it. And I already got you tickets,” says Ronaldo.
“ Okay, got it,” says Buddy. So Buddy flew and flew and flew until he landed in the airport of the capital of Madagascar. Buddy was curious what was inside the box so he opened the box and he saw the monster named Scarnox!
Opening the box was a big mistake! And Scarnox jumped out! Scarnox could mind control people so he tried it on Buddy but he was a martial arts expert. He dodged it and it hit a random person. It turned that person into a zombie!
Scarnox hit everyone in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar! ‘I’m done for!’ Buddy thought. But he had some backup from Ronaldo!
“Ronaldo, we have to take all of the zombies first,” says Buddy.
“That’s true, Buddy,” Ronaldo says.
Both Ronaldo and Buddy think of a plan that Ronaldo will distract Scarnox and Buddy will capture the zombies and fly to the edge of Madagascar and push the zombies into the Indian Ocean.
“We got this,” says Buddy.
“ HEY, Monster, come at me!” Ronaldo says while Buddy takes off. Buddy flew for 10 hours straight!
When Buddy landed on the wide, blue sandy beach he pushed the zombies in the salty water then took off while the zombies floated off into the Indian Ocean. When Buddy landed back at the fight scene, Ronaldo was still dodging Scarnox’s mind control lasers!
“It has been 20 hours!” shouts Buddy.
Ronaldo and Buddy throw metal plates until Scarnox swallows one piece and falls down!
“Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!” Scarnox screams, while scrambling to stay alive. “I will be baaaaaaaaaack for reveeeeeeenggggeee!!!” Scarnox shouts, while disappearing into nothingness.
“We beat it!” Ronaldo exclaims, while jumping up and down.
“We actually beat the monster!” Buddy shouts, as he starts dancing.
And they lived happily ever after!
The End
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