Jeremy, the 8th grader with the premature and indestructible beard, meets Loser Myrtle's father when he arrives to pick her up for the school dance (followed by a rented hotel room.) Her father says both a dance and a hotel is too much; Jeremy may only choose one, so he chooses the hotel. Bad kids from the school egg Myrtle as she leaves with Jeremy, but the couple is not deterred, and Myrtle vows vengeance.
Meanwhile, in the zombie-infested recording studio, opera star Rinatta Frinatta arrives to record her arias. Miss Frinatta tries to work with a zombie pianist and zombie recording engineer, but they turn her beautiful aria into an operatic rendition of "Brains!" Rinatta Frinatta leaves to complain to her manager.
In Solomon's River's General Hospital, Dr. Scarlett tries to get his new nurse to find his old nurse, Nurse. Describing Nurse's most distinctive attribute, the new nurse promises to report him to HR, but is promptly fired when a new, new nurse arrives. Rinatta Frinatta hurries in, worried about possible contagions from the horrible workers at the recording studio. The quiet hospital suddenly bustling, Princess Lakshmi enters, complaining about the unwanted superpower side effects of Brendeesha Scarf's Zombie Inoculation. Intrigued, Rinatta sneaks away. Dr. Scarlett scoffs at the idea of zombies, just before zombies enter. Lakshmi shows off her powers by crushing some zombies. Dr. Scarlett debates the limits of the Hippocratic Oath.
In Brendisha Scarf's laboratory, they worry about tracking all their missing subjects. Rinatta Frintatta, wanting to preserve her voice, arrives for a zombie inoculation. Three hours later, Rinatta finds out about the side effects first hand. She opens her mouth, and her voice is not only operatic, but very, VERY loud, breaking glass, plastic, and metal!
Tara the Cool Girl gathers her posse of fellow cool girls (Zelda, Shirra, and Gladys) and vows to get revenge on Loser Myrtle after being passed over by Hottie Jeremy of the Beard. The fellow cool girls, falling in line behind Tara, strut to the dance...
- Will Rajiv find Princess Lakshmi?
- Will Princess Lakshmi get her super strength under control?
- Will everyone's zombie inoculation super power keep increasing?
- Will Dr. Scarlett start treating zombies?
- Where has Nurse gone?
- Can Brendeesha Scarf ever publish her results when all her test subjects run away?
- How will Jeremy and Loser Myrtle's 8th grade date at a local hotel go?
- Will Tara, Zelda, Shirra, and Gladys find Myrtle and if so, what are their plans?
Find out the answers to these questions and more as we make it all up in, Solomon's River!
