Zack finally makes contact with his friend Rishi—and learns the devastating truth. His neighborhood is trapped inside a military quarantine zone, and his parents can't reach him. When Scottie escapes into the backyard, Zack is forced outside to rescue her and faces his first zombie. His homemade traps actually work—the tripwire, the Legos, even a laser pointer. For the first time, Zack feels hope. But Rishi's final message shatters it: "No one can get to you."

Parent Note:
Stay Home Z is a suspenseful adventure story for tweens. While it features zombies and moments of tension, there is no graphic violence or gore. The story focuses on problem-solving, bravery, and friendship.

Episode 5 Credits:

CAST

Narrator - Jeremy Lipps

Zombies - Christian Lipps

MUSIC - from freemusicarchive.org

All the Pretty Horses, by John Stebbe
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Stebbe/Lullaby_and_Goodnight/lullaby_and_good_night_13_-_john_stebbe_-_all_the_pretty_little_horses/

SUBSCARA, by Soularflair
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soularflair/mere-death-experience/subscara/

SOUND EFFECTS - from freesound.org

A Single barking Dog Clip, by EdTK
https://freesound.org/people/EdTK/sounds/513990/

assorted_crashing, by nothayama
https://freesound.org/people/nothayama/sounds/172498/

Dropping old stuf in open truck 001, by klankbeeld
https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/786213/

Radio static, by LukaCafuka
https://freesound.org/people/LukaCafuka/sounds/760335/

A Single Barking Dog Clip, by EdTK
https://freesound.org/people/EdTK/sounds/513990/

Breaking legos, by AnthonyOstrander
https://freesound.org/people/AnthonyOstrander/sounds/674594/

Legos cascade dump to carpet sorting many legos to bucket ed larez vsnr, by visionear
https://freesound.org/people/visionear/sounds/723694/