Deadtime Stories (2012–2014): Season 1, Episode 2 - Invasion of the Appleheads - full transcript
Katie and Andy attend their town's famous haunted hayride, where legend says locals were turned into zombies. When the siblings see people acting strangely they have to find a way to save the town before history repeats itself.
Let's duck down, so we can
scare her when she comes in.
Where is she?
Ha!
[ laughs ]
you scared us!
Sorry. sorry.
All right. you guys ready
for a Deadtime Story?
What do you have for us
this time?
It's called
"Invasion of the Appleheads,"
and it is
really, really creepy.
What's an applehead?
Whoa.
They look pretty gross.
That's 'cause they are
[mockingly] pretty gross.
So, what's it about?
Well, it's about
a deserted, old apple orchard
that isn't really deserted
at all --
at least not when
the Lawrence family visits.
Are you guys ready
to be scared?
Okay.
Chapter one.
"Katie Lawrence thought
the torture would never end.
"she struggled to keep
the scream in her throat
"because she knew that
if she did scream,
"things would only get worse.
Isn't this fun, kids?
Who would have thought
that sight-seeing
in our new, little town
could be so exciting?
I can't believe we just spent
20 minutes looking at a rock.
What rock?
The one that said,
"George Washington
crossed here."
What was so exciting
about that?
That was very exciting,
Katie.
If Washington hadn't
passed through Appleton
on his way to battle --
Katie:
I know, dad. I know.
He would have been late
or something.
So, what exciting thing
are we gonna look at next?
Mother: the next stop
is the old Appleton orchard.
Do you want to hear what the
guide book has to say about it?
Both: no!
Mother: well, according
to the guide book,
the orchard was run
by a witch
who poisoned all the apples
and turned all the children
of Appleton into zombies!
[ spookily ] oooooh!
[ gasps ]
on Halloween night,
300 years ago,
the parents burned the orchard
to the ground.
So, what's there to see?
The oldest house
in Appleton.
It's still standing
on the property.
[ electricity crackles ]
I thought you said this place
was supposed to be deserted.
Hey, kids.
Check out the giant scarecrow.
Uh, dad?
That scarecrow's moving!
Oh! Wow.
I wasn't expecting that.
They must be putting on
a little show for us.
I mean,
tomorrow is Halloween.
What in the world?
Scarecrow:
[ yelling indistinctly ]
what the heck
is he saying?
I don't know,
but I sure do hope it's a show.
[ grumbling ]
Andy: dad?
Dad?
Do something!
[ grunts ]
scarecrow:
[ yelling continues ]
[ eerie music plays ]
♪ When you hear the scream ♪
Aah!
♪ Hide under the blanket ♪
♪ Don't come out ♪
♪ It's not a dream ♪
♪ Don't you sleep ♪
♪ This is your nightmare now ♪
scarecrow:
[ yelling indistinctly ]
Owen, get off that car!
Before I turn you into
the tongueless little rat
that you are.
Do you hear me?!
All of you!
Stop scaring these people!
[ groans ]
bad, Owen!
Bad!
The scarecrow's name
is Owen?
Hi, mom.
Hi, dad!
Oh.
Hello, my little pretty.
Come on out.
Don't be frightened.
I have a lot of little goodies
for you.
[ laughs ]
[ crunching ]
you see, kids?
I told you it was a show.
[ crunching continues ]
have fun!
Bye!
Mother:
so, after the hay ride,
I'd love to see
the inside of your house.
I hear it's the oldest house
in Appleton.
Our gift shop is inside.
Everyone ends up in there.
Drucilla, hurry up
with that cider!
[ laughs ]
[ crunching ]
I made it myself.
The peanut brittle?
No, the cider!
You're gonna like
this cider.
It's good for your head.
She means your sinuses.
Here.
Take these apples.
You have to eat them
on the ride.
They're
really, really juicy.
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
[ laughing ]
okay, then.
Get on the truck.
Here we go!
You guys excited?
Bye, guys.
Have fun.
Thank you!
Isn't this neat?
We haven't been on
a hay ride in years.
[ spits ]
ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!
What's the matter?
A worm!
I bit into a worm.
Gross.
Hey, mark.
Mark!
That's weird.
No, it's just a kid
from school.
Hey! Katie's boyfriend!
Why don't you say "hello"?
[ slaps on leg ]
uh-oh.
Looks like we're headed
for the scariest
part of the ride now.
Mom? Dad?
Quit trying to scare us!
Andy?
I'm right here.
Quit touching me.
I'm not touching you.
Cut it out!
It's not funny.
Let go of my arm.
Let go of my hand!
I don't have your hand.
Well, somebody has it.
And something hairy
just licked it.
Ah!
Both: mom?! Dad?!
Help!
So, what happened to them?
Both: read!
Okay, all right.
"Katie looked back at the fog
"that lay on the ground
like a white cloud.
"her parents were in that mist.
She knew it.
"she was only hoping
that their disappearing act
was some kind of a joke."
Mom? Dad?
Where are you?
Hey, Owen,
you have to stop this car.
Our parents are missing!
Owen!
Someone must have stamped us
in the fog.
Andy, look!
It's those red-headed kids.
Their parents
must be missing, too.
Owen, Yaga wants
all the new zombie kids
chained up pronto.
I'm beginning to think
this isn't a show.
Let's just get out of here
and go look for mom and dad.
[ groans ]
[ owl hooting ]
hey, where are
all the cars?
Owen!
Where are you?
You overgrown nincompoop!
We're missing
zombie children 458 and 459!
We're zombie children
458 and 459!
She's looking for us.
Drucilla!
Here.
Where are those
lost, little brats?
I -- I don't know
where they are,
but I know who they are!
I found their pictures
in their father's wallet.
We've got to
get out of here.
Without mom and dad?
We need to go get help.
I can't believe they made us
leave our cellphones at home.
Where are their parents?
Secured with the others.
[ cackles ]
and the car?
At the bottom of the lake.
[ laughs evilly ]
secure the property.
I want every goblin and ghoul
out looking
for those two mangy brats!
[ crickets chirping ]
come on!
[ sirens wail ]
hurry!
[ electricity crackles ]
over here!
Yaga: [ screaming ]
find me those kids!
Find me Owen!
I should have gotten rid of him
years ago!
Yeah.
He's a loser.
[ wailing continues ]
all we have to do
is sneak into the gift shop
and figure out
how to turn off that gate,
so we can get out of here
without getting fried.
Hurry up!
It stinks in here.
None of these switches
are labeled.
How do I know
which ones to flip?
Just flip them all
like dad does at home.
[ alarm blares ]
uh-oh.
I know. I know.
No, I mean uh-oh.
Here comes Owen!
[ door opens ]
Andy,
you've got to see this.
It's a diagram
of all the switches!
No.
You have to see this.
What? [ sighs ]
they almost look real.
Don't they?
I mean, look at this guy.
Who does this
look like to you?
Are you kidding me?!
We don't have time
for this!
Just tell me
who this looks like.
[ sighs ]
Mr. Steel, the principal.
Right.
And this one?
Frank,
the butcher mom goes to.
Exactly.
It even has his initials
on the apron pocket.
So?
So, don't you think
it's kind of weird
that this little butcher
has Frank's apron?
I guess.
And walt, the mailman.
And the two
red-headed parents
that were in the truck
in front of us.
Andy!
Mom and dad are appleheads!
no way!
Their parents are appleheads?!
This book
is freaking me out.
Okay, I have an idea.
Why don't we take a break?
Are you guys thirsty?
Do you want to get a snack?
Like, what kind of snack?
Maybe like apple
or something?
That isn't even funny.
Sorry.
Can you just keep reading,
please?
Okay, okay.
Here we go.
"now that Katie and Andy
had found their parents,
they weren't about
to leave them behind."
[ crickets chirping ]
it worked.
The diagram worked.
The gates are open.
I can't believe we did it.
Come on.
We have to get home.
Go.
[ both panting ]
we should call the police.
Yeah.
Watch out!
You almost smushed mom.
Is she okay?
How should I know?
She's an applehead.
We need to put them
somewhere safe
before they really
do get smushed.
Like where?
Put them in there.
The fruit bowl?
You want me to put mom and dad
in the fruit bowl?
At least they'll be safe.
[ telephone rings ]
Appleton police.
Name, please.
My name is Katie Lawrence,
and my brother and I need
your help right away.
What seems to be
the problem?
This afternoon, our parents
took us sight-seeing,
and we ended up
at the Appleton orchard,
which was
supposed to be charcoal --
you know, like, burnt?
Only it wasn't burnt,
and there was a witch there.
You know,
like the one in the guide book
that had turned
all the kids into zombies.
Listen, kid,
this line is for emergencies,
not for prank calls.
This is an emergency.
Yaga the witch turned
our parents into appleheads.
Well,
where are your parents now?
In the fruit bowl.
Okay.
Uh, why don't you have one
of them get on the line for me?
I can't.
They're appleheads.
Right, right.
Just like the last kid
who called here
who said his parents
had been abducted by aliens.
Listen, kid,
I know it's mischief night,
but the police department does
not take kindly to prank calls.
If you call here again,
I'm gonna send someone out
to talk to your parents.
[ dial tone ]
he hung up.
[ sighs ]
[ dialing ]
who are you calling now?
You'll see.
Officer: Appleton police.
It's Katie Lawrence again.
I forgot to tell you
about Owen the scarecrow.
[ crickets chirping ]
they're here.
Go get mom and dad.
Those cops just ran over
our mailbox.
Who cares?
At least they're here.
Hey.
There aren't any cops
in here.
What if Yaga and her ghouls
already poisoned
all the apples in Appleton?
Then anybody who eats apples
or drinks apple cider is doomed.
I wonder why the apples work
differently on different people.
Maybe the poison
works one way in adults
The only way
we're gonna figure this out
is if we find out more
about Yaga and that orchard.
And how are we gonna do that?
We can't go onto the internet,
because mom set up
those stupid controls,
and dad can't
bypass them for us,
'cause he's sitting
in the fruit bowl.
We'll have to go to the library
in the morning.
I'm sure they have
a bunch of stuff there.
There's nobody here.
There has to be
somebody here.
The front door was open,
wasn't it?
Hello?
Let's just go
to the back.
That's where all
the history books are, anyway.
[ both sigh ]
doesn't anybody
in this town drink coffee?
[ sighs ] I can't believe
there's a whole book
on the stupid Washington rock.
[ groans ]
[ screams ]
it's Owen! Run!
[ groans ]
[ both screaming ]
[ Owen groaning ]
[ groans ]
what was all that about?
This, I think.
It looks like a diary.
Is it Owen's?
I-i don't know.
No, it's someone
named...Martha grant.
"my name is Martha grant.
I am 12 years old.
"i hope that
a hundred years from today,
"someone will read this diary
and stop Yaga...
Before it's too late."
Andy, look at the date!
She wrote this
a hundred years ago today!
So, Martha didn't
eat the apples either.
No, but everyone else
in Appleton did.
"at midnight,
the orchard began to burn.
"Yaga burst into flames
and disappeared.
"at first, I was relieved.
"but as soon as Yaga
was gone,
"everyone else inside the gates
disappeared, too --
"even the zombie children
and the applehead adults.
"my own brother and parents
have disappeared.
"Appleton
is completely deserted.
I am alone in a ghost town."
[ slaps desk ]
we're running out of time.
To do what?
I don't know yet,
but we have to figure it out.
Bring that diary.
I bet Martha can help us.
What's going on?
It looks like
all the zombies
are rounding up
all the appleheads.
It's mark.
Katie, mom and dad --
they're home alone.
Go!
We're taking mom and dad
with us, right?
Yeah. we can't
leave them alone anymore.
You sure
this plan will work?
No, but we have to try.
According to Martha's diary,
if we can get Yaga
to swallow her own poison,
we can break the curse
and save mom and dad
and maybe everyone else.
And if it doesn't work?
At midnight tonight,
mom and dad will disappear
forever.
[ sighs ]
now what?
Katie: we're gonna have to
pretend we're zombies.
Are you nuts?!
We're gonna get caught.
Not if we hand over
a couple of appleheads.
We can't give them
mom and dad.
It's the only way
to save them.
I think I'm gonna puke.
Be quiet.
Zombies don't talk.
I can't do this.
Yes, you can.
Let go!
Let go!
Look up.
Owen's up ahead.
Just keep your head down
and hope he doesn't remember
our numbers.
Owen: [ groans ]
[ groans ]
[ groans ]
has anyone found me
458, 459 yet?!
No.
Every house in Appleton
has been searched,
and every applehead
is accounted for.
[ growls ]
you!
I want you to find me
458 and 459.
Hurry up!
They're coming!
How much time do we have left
before midnight?
Less than five minutes.
If we go up in flames
without those two urchins,
Owen will pay big time!
It's like that Martha kid
all over again.
One of these hundred years,
we're gonna wipe out
this whole stinkin' town.
[ crunches ]
oh.
[ growls ]
that peanut brittle
tastes like poo!
No!
It's him!
It's zombie kid 458!
Katie: leave him alone,
you witch!
Get them!
Oh!
[ groans ]
what?
[ groans ]
Yaga's on fire!
Owen: [ groans ]
Drucilla: that's right!
In just a few seconds, we're all
gonna poof out of here.
[ shouts indistinctly ]
cider?
Yaga: no! No!
Noooooo!
[ gurgling ]
no!
No!
Nooooo...
Uh-oh.
[ screams ]
it worked!
We're still here.
Thanks to you.
You can talk?
Yep.
Ever since
I got my tongue back.
You didn't have a tongue?
After my sister escaped,
Yaga didn't want me
to be a zombie anymore.
She wanted me to remember
everything that happened,
so she took out my tongue.
So, Martha was your sister?
Yep.
We came for the free
haunted hay rides, too...
110 years ago.
You're 110 years old?
Yep.
You saved our lives.
And you saved mine.
And thanks to my sister,
in another hundred years,
Appleton will be safe...
...from this rotten applehead.
Girl: so, that's it?
It's over?
What about their parents?
Aren't they gonna get
to see them again?
Oh, well,
of course they are.
You don't think a Deadtime Story
would end this way, do you?
Uh-oh.
Guess we better
buckle our seatbelts.
[ chuckles ]
yeah, you better.
"as Katie and Andy
exited the gift shop,
"they couldn't believe
their eyes.
"the sun was shining,
the sky was blue,
and all the cars were
back in the parking lot."
Both: mom, dad,
you're not appleheads anymore!
[ laughing ] what?
They don't remember
a thing.
Hey.
[ chuckles lightly ]
wasn't that apple orchard
fun?
Yeah, dad.
It was great.
So, guess
where we're headed next.
Home, I hope.
No!
The Appleton lagoon!
According to the guide book,
legend has it
that the Appleton lagoon
was home to the world's largest
sea serpent.
[ both screaming ]
scare her when she comes in.
Where is she?
Ha!
[ laughs ]
you scared us!
Sorry. sorry.
All right. you guys ready
for a Deadtime Story?
What do you have for us
this time?
It's called
"Invasion of the Appleheads,"
and it is
really, really creepy.
What's an applehead?
Whoa.
They look pretty gross.
That's 'cause they are
[mockingly] pretty gross.
So, what's it about?
Well, it's about
a deserted, old apple orchard
that isn't really deserted
at all --
at least not when
the Lawrence family visits.
Are you guys ready
to be scared?
Okay.
Chapter one.
"Katie Lawrence thought
the torture would never end.
"she struggled to keep
the scream in her throat
"because she knew that
if she did scream,
"things would only get worse.
Isn't this fun, kids?
Who would have thought
that sight-seeing
in our new, little town
could be so exciting?
I can't believe we just spent
20 minutes looking at a rock.
What rock?
The one that said,
"George Washington
crossed here."
What was so exciting
about that?
That was very exciting,
Katie.
If Washington hadn't
passed through Appleton
on his way to battle --
Katie:
I know, dad. I know.
He would have been late
or something.
So, what exciting thing
are we gonna look at next?
Mother: the next stop
is the old Appleton orchard.
Do you want to hear what the
guide book has to say about it?
Both: no!
Mother: well, according
to the guide book,
the orchard was run
by a witch
who poisoned all the apples
and turned all the children
of Appleton into zombies!
[ spookily ] oooooh!
[ gasps ]
on Halloween night,
300 years ago,
the parents burned the orchard
to the ground.
So, what's there to see?
The oldest house
in Appleton.
It's still standing
on the property.
[ electricity crackles ]
I thought you said this place
was supposed to be deserted.
Hey, kids.
Check out the giant scarecrow.
Uh, dad?
That scarecrow's moving!
Oh! Wow.
I wasn't expecting that.
They must be putting on
a little show for us.
I mean,
tomorrow is Halloween.
What in the world?
Scarecrow:
[ yelling indistinctly ]
what the heck
is he saying?
I don't know,
but I sure do hope it's a show.
[ grumbling ]
Andy: dad?
Dad?
Do something!
[ grunts ]
scarecrow:
[ yelling continues ]
[ eerie music plays ]
♪ When you hear the scream ♪
Aah!
♪ Hide under the blanket ♪
♪ Don't come out ♪
♪ It's not a dream ♪
♪ Don't you sleep ♪
♪ This is your nightmare now ♪
scarecrow:
[ yelling indistinctly ]
Owen, get off that car!
Before I turn you into
the tongueless little rat
that you are.
Do you hear me?!
All of you!
Stop scaring these people!
[ groans ]
bad, Owen!
Bad!
The scarecrow's name
is Owen?
Hi, mom.
Hi, dad!
Oh.
Hello, my little pretty.
Come on out.
Don't be frightened.
I have a lot of little goodies
for you.
[ laughs ]
[ crunching ]
you see, kids?
I told you it was a show.
[ crunching continues ]
have fun!
Bye!
Mother:
so, after the hay ride,
I'd love to see
the inside of your house.
I hear it's the oldest house
in Appleton.
Our gift shop is inside.
Everyone ends up in there.
Drucilla, hurry up
with that cider!
[ laughs ]
[ crunching ]
I made it myself.
The peanut brittle?
No, the cider!
You're gonna like
this cider.
It's good for your head.
She means your sinuses.
Here.
Take these apples.
You have to eat them
on the ride.
They're
really, really juicy.
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
[ laughing ]
okay, then.
Get on the truck.
Here we go!
You guys excited?
Bye, guys.
Have fun.
Thank you!
Isn't this neat?
We haven't been on
a hay ride in years.
[ spits ]
ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!
What's the matter?
A worm!
I bit into a worm.
Gross.
Hey, mark.
Mark!
That's weird.
No, it's just a kid
from school.
Hey! Katie's boyfriend!
Why don't you say "hello"?
[ slaps on leg ]
uh-oh.
Looks like we're headed
for the scariest
part of the ride now.
Mom? Dad?
Quit trying to scare us!
Andy?
I'm right here.
Quit touching me.
I'm not touching you.
Cut it out!
It's not funny.
Let go of my arm.
Let go of my hand!
I don't have your hand.
Well, somebody has it.
And something hairy
just licked it.
Ah!
Both: mom?! Dad?!
Help!
So, what happened to them?
Both: read!
Okay, all right.
"Katie looked back at the fog
"that lay on the ground
like a white cloud.
"her parents were in that mist.
She knew it.
"she was only hoping
that their disappearing act
was some kind of a joke."
Mom? Dad?
Where are you?
Hey, Owen,
you have to stop this car.
Our parents are missing!
Owen!
Someone must have stamped us
in the fog.
Andy, look!
It's those red-headed kids.
Their parents
must be missing, too.
Owen, Yaga wants
all the new zombie kids
chained up pronto.
I'm beginning to think
this isn't a show.
Let's just get out of here
and go look for mom and dad.
[ groans ]
[ owl hooting ]
hey, where are
all the cars?
Owen!
Where are you?
You overgrown nincompoop!
We're missing
zombie children 458 and 459!
We're zombie children
458 and 459!
She's looking for us.
Drucilla!
Here.
Where are those
lost, little brats?
I -- I don't know
where they are,
but I know who they are!
I found their pictures
in their father's wallet.
We've got to
get out of here.
Without mom and dad?
We need to go get help.
I can't believe they made us
leave our cellphones at home.
Where are their parents?
Secured with the others.
[ cackles ]
and the car?
At the bottom of the lake.
[ laughs evilly ]
secure the property.
I want every goblin and ghoul
out looking
for those two mangy brats!
[ crickets chirping ]
come on!
[ sirens wail ]
hurry!
[ electricity crackles ]
over here!
Yaga: [ screaming ]
find me those kids!
Find me Owen!
I should have gotten rid of him
years ago!
Yeah.
He's a loser.
[ wailing continues ]
all we have to do
is sneak into the gift shop
and figure out
how to turn off that gate,
so we can get out of here
without getting fried.
Hurry up!
It stinks in here.
None of these switches
are labeled.
How do I know
which ones to flip?
Just flip them all
like dad does at home.
[ alarm blares ]
uh-oh.
I know. I know.
No, I mean uh-oh.
Here comes Owen!
[ door opens ]
Andy,
you've got to see this.
It's a diagram
of all the switches!
No.
You have to see this.
What? [ sighs ]
they almost look real.
Don't they?
I mean, look at this guy.
Who does this
look like to you?
Are you kidding me?!
We don't have time
for this!
Just tell me
who this looks like.
[ sighs ]
Mr. Steel, the principal.
Right.
And this one?
Frank,
the butcher mom goes to.
Exactly.
It even has his initials
on the apron pocket.
So?
So, don't you think
it's kind of weird
that this little butcher
has Frank's apron?
I guess.
And walt, the mailman.
And the two
red-headed parents
that were in the truck
in front of us.
Andy!
Mom and dad are appleheads!
no way!
Their parents are appleheads?!
This book
is freaking me out.
Okay, I have an idea.
Why don't we take a break?
Are you guys thirsty?
Do you want to get a snack?
Like, what kind of snack?
Maybe like apple
or something?
That isn't even funny.
Sorry.
Can you just keep reading,
please?
Okay, okay.
Here we go.
"now that Katie and Andy
had found their parents,
they weren't about
to leave them behind."
[ crickets chirping ]
it worked.
The diagram worked.
The gates are open.
I can't believe we did it.
Come on.
We have to get home.
Go.
[ both panting ]
we should call the police.
Yeah.
Watch out!
You almost smushed mom.
Is she okay?
How should I know?
She's an applehead.
We need to put them
somewhere safe
before they really
do get smushed.
Like where?
Put them in there.
The fruit bowl?
You want me to put mom and dad
in the fruit bowl?
At least they'll be safe.
[ telephone rings ]
Appleton police.
Name, please.
My name is Katie Lawrence,
and my brother and I need
your help right away.
What seems to be
the problem?
This afternoon, our parents
took us sight-seeing,
and we ended up
at the Appleton orchard,
which was
supposed to be charcoal --
you know, like, burnt?
Only it wasn't burnt,
and there was a witch there.
You know,
like the one in the guide book
that had turned
all the kids into zombies.
Listen, kid,
this line is for emergencies,
not for prank calls.
This is an emergency.
Yaga the witch turned
our parents into appleheads.
Well,
where are your parents now?
In the fruit bowl.
Okay.
Uh, why don't you have one
of them get on the line for me?
I can't.
They're appleheads.
Right, right.
Just like the last kid
who called here
who said his parents
had been abducted by aliens.
Listen, kid,
I know it's mischief night,
but the police department does
not take kindly to prank calls.
If you call here again,
I'm gonna send someone out
to talk to your parents.
[ dial tone ]
he hung up.
[ sighs ]
[ dialing ]
who are you calling now?
You'll see.
Officer: Appleton police.
It's Katie Lawrence again.
I forgot to tell you
about Owen the scarecrow.
[ crickets chirping ]
they're here.
Go get mom and dad.
Those cops just ran over
our mailbox.
Who cares?
At least they're here.
Hey.
There aren't any cops
in here.
What if Yaga and her ghouls
already poisoned
all the apples in Appleton?
Then anybody who eats apples
or drinks apple cider is doomed.
I wonder why the apples work
differently on different people.
Maybe the poison
works one way in adults
The only way
we're gonna figure this out
is if we find out more
about Yaga and that orchard.
And how are we gonna do that?
We can't go onto the internet,
because mom set up
those stupid controls,
and dad can't
bypass them for us,
'cause he's sitting
in the fruit bowl.
We'll have to go to the library
in the morning.
I'm sure they have
a bunch of stuff there.
There's nobody here.
There has to be
somebody here.
The front door was open,
wasn't it?
Hello?
Let's just go
to the back.
That's where all
the history books are, anyway.
[ both sigh ]
doesn't anybody
in this town drink coffee?
[ sighs ] I can't believe
there's a whole book
on the stupid Washington rock.
[ groans ]
[ screams ]
it's Owen! Run!
[ groans ]
[ both screaming ]
[ Owen groaning ]
[ groans ]
what was all that about?
This, I think.
It looks like a diary.
Is it Owen's?
I-i don't know.
No, it's someone
named...Martha grant.
"my name is Martha grant.
I am 12 years old.
"i hope that
a hundred years from today,
"someone will read this diary
and stop Yaga...
Before it's too late."
Andy, look at the date!
She wrote this
a hundred years ago today!
So, Martha didn't
eat the apples either.
No, but everyone else
in Appleton did.
"at midnight,
the orchard began to burn.
"Yaga burst into flames
and disappeared.
"at first, I was relieved.
"but as soon as Yaga
was gone,
"everyone else inside the gates
disappeared, too --
"even the zombie children
and the applehead adults.
"my own brother and parents
have disappeared.
"Appleton
is completely deserted.
I am alone in a ghost town."
[ slaps desk ]
we're running out of time.
To do what?
I don't know yet,
but we have to figure it out.
Bring that diary.
I bet Martha can help us.
What's going on?
It looks like
all the zombies
are rounding up
all the appleheads.
It's mark.
Katie, mom and dad --
they're home alone.
Go!
We're taking mom and dad
with us, right?
Yeah. we can't
leave them alone anymore.
You sure
this plan will work?
No, but we have to try.
According to Martha's diary,
if we can get Yaga
to swallow her own poison,
we can break the curse
and save mom and dad
and maybe everyone else.
And if it doesn't work?
At midnight tonight,
mom and dad will disappear
forever.
[ sighs ]
now what?
Katie: we're gonna have to
pretend we're zombies.
Are you nuts?!
We're gonna get caught.
Not if we hand over
a couple of appleheads.
We can't give them
mom and dad.
It's the only way
to save them.
I think I'm gonna puke.
Be quiet.
Zombies don't talk.
I can't do this.
Yes, you can.
Let go!
Let go!
Look up.
Owen's up ahead.
Just keep your head down
and hope he doesn't remember
our numbers.
Owen: [ groans ]
[ groans ]
[ groans ]
has anyone found me
458, 459 yet?!
No.
Every house in Appleton
has been searched,
and every applehead
is accounted for.
[ growls ]
you!
I want you to find me
458 and 459.
Hurry up!
They're coming!
How much time do we have left
before midnight?
Less than five minutes.
If we go up in flames
without those two urchins,
Owen will pay big time!
It's like that Martha kid
all over again.
One of these hundred years,
we're gonna wipe out
this whole stinkin' town.
[ crunches ]
oh.
[ growls ]
that peanut brittle
tastes like poo!
No!
It's him!
It's zombie kid 458!
Katie: leave him alone,
you witch!
Get them!
Oh!
[ groans ]
what?
[ groans ]
Yaga's on fire!
Owen: [ groans ]
Drucilla: that's right!
In just a few seconds, we're all
gonna poof out of here.
[ shouts indistinctly ]
cider?
Yaga: no! No!
Noooooo!
[ gurgling ]
no!
No!
Nooooo...
Uh-oh.
[ screams ]
it worked!
We're still here.
Thanks to you.
You can talk?
Yep.
Ever since
I got my tongue back.
You didn't have a tongue?
After my sister escaped,
Yaga didn't want me
to be a zombie anymore.
She wanted me to remember
everything that happened,
so she took out my tongue.
So, Martha was your sister?
Yep.
We came for the free
haunted hay rides, too...
110 years ago.
You're 110 years old?
Yep.
You saved our lives.
And you saved mine.
And thanks to my sister,
in another hundred years,
Appleton will be safe...
...from this rotten applehead.
Girl: so, that's it?
It's over?
What about their parents?
Aren't they gonna get
to see them again?
Oh, well,
of course they are.
You don't think a Deadtime Story
would end this way, do you?
Uh-oh.
Guess we better
buckle our seatbelts.
[ chuckles ]
yeah, you better.
"as Katie and Andy
exited the gift shop,
"they couldn't believe
their eyes.
"the sun was shining,
the sky was blue,
and all the cars were
back in the parking lot."
Both: mom, dad,
you're not appleheads anymore!
[ laughing ] what?
They don't remember
a thing.
Hey.
[ chuckles lightly ]
wasn't that apple orchard
fun?
Yeah, dad.
It was great.
So, guess
where we're headed next.
Home, I hope.
No!
The Appleton lagoon!
According to the guide book,
legend has it
that the Appleton lagoon
was home to the world's largest
sea serpent.
[ both screaming ]