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1.
It is the last Friday in October, everybody in Appleton is excited for the derby of
an American football game between the Ferocious Ferrets of Fillmore High School
and the Chargers of Merrimac High School also known as the Big Game.
2.
Newton Newman (Newt) has a big brother, Chris Newman (Chris),who is a local
football star, who plays for the Ferocious Ferrets after an electrifying debut two
years back.
3.
Newt is preparing breakfast for his family when he comes across an article of his
brother in the Sports section of the local newspaper.
4.
At first, Newt is eager to show the article to Dad but he is held down when the
phone rings.
5.
On the other hand, Mom is also busy receiving a call from their neighbour.
6.
Newt gets frustrated as both of his parents have not touched their breakfast.
7.
To make himself feel useful, Newt goes upstairs to woke his brother up.
8.
Annoyed with Newts bellow, Chris throws a pillow at him but ends up hitting the
floor hard.
CHAPTER 2 : HALLOWEEN PLANS ARE MADE SORT OF
1.
Appleton Elementary is packed with different kinds of kids and actions.
2.
At times, he tries to be friendly and greets his classmates but often, they just
stare back fiercely and ignore him.
3.
Before the classes start, Newt finds a quiet place for him to settle down.
4.
He takes out one of his Secret Superhero Sketchbooks and starts playing with his
imagination.
5.
Newt has never shown his sketching of the superhero characters to anyone else
except to his two best friends, Cecil and JJ, who have utmost admiration towards
Newts creativity.
6.
Cecil alerts them of the coming Halloween and suggests that they celebrate it as
usual.
7.
Talking about celebrating Halloween, the three of them are bored with their own
costumes as they have been wearing the same outfits for years.
8.
Eventually, Cecil suggests that each of them needs to come out with
an outstandingHalloween costume based on their inner other that will catch
everybodys attention.
CHAPTER 3 : I SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY I AM NOT
1.
During social studies class, Newt is still searching for an idea for his Halloween
costume.
2.
He imagines himself as Zeus, the god of lightning according to the Greek myth,
but soon realises that he does not fit in the descriptions shown by his subject
teacher.
3.
Not giving up, he raises his hand asking Mrs. Young what the
American pioneers wore when they built the country.
4.
Although Newt is ridiculed by his classmate, the answer given by his teacher is
more than enough for him to rule out the possibility of having such costume for
Halloween.
5.
The school ends early so the students and locals can watch the Big Game Pep
Parade on the street.
6.
Newton is ecstatic to attend his brothers last game of the season.
7. On the other hand, Cecil and JJ are more incline to their Halloween costumes.
8.
That has put Newt back in dilemma as he is having hard time thinking about his
own Halloween costume.
9.
Newt falls asleep while figuring out the design of his costume only to wake up
after he has a terrible dream.
10. It is time for the Big Game as his parents are getting ready for it and with heavy
heart, Newt has to put aside his coming Halloween celebration and shift his focus on
the final game.
9.
Cecil also tells Newt that some of the Ferrets get some revenge on Reggie, the
Chargers defensive back who is accused of causing Chris to get into his coma.
10. As the Newt recalls the Big Tackle, JJ tries to divert his attention by asking about
their Halloween plan.
11. Speechless, Newt tries to avoid Halloween by saying that he has lots of chores to
settle.
12. Both Cecil and JJ are not convinced and they decide to meet the next day at 6.00
p.m for Halloween.
CHAPTER 6 : I GET A TERRIBLE IDEA
1.
Newt is frantically searching for idea as he is running out of time to come out with
his Halloween costume and falls asleep soon after.
2.
By noon, Newt is still clueless about his costume and he decides not to celebrate
Halloween.
3.
He then falls asleep when sketching his latest fantasy superhero character.
4.
Mom is already home when Newt wakes up.
5.
After peeping at Mom holding his brothers sweatshirt, Newt asks if there is
anything he can do to cheer her up.
6.
But Newt is told that he could do nothing for the moment.
7.
Taken aback by Moms words, he decides to prove that he is useful in such
stressful situation.
8.
Just before he can cheer Mom up by wearing his brothers football jersey, she has
already left home for the hospital.
9.
In the meantime, Cecil and JJ arrive at Newts doorstep.
10. Newt clumsily opens the door only to find that he is in awe of his two friends.
11. Cecil disguises himself as the famous musician, Mozart whereas JJ is dressed up as
Splendida, a fictional character from her favourite book.
12. Lastly, the big and important question pops out, What is Newton Newman going
to be for Halloween?
CHAPTER 7 : I HIDE AND FIND MYSELF
1.
Newt is out of words when is asked to explain about his outfit as he is wearing his
brothers pieces of clothing.
2.
JJ asks Newt if there is something wrong with his brother.
3.
Newt replies that his brother is doing fine.
4.
He does not want to let his best friends down so he insists that both of them
should continue celebrating Halloween without him.
5.
Newt finally confesses that he does not have a costume for himself and he
immediately explains everything that he did in search for a suitable costume before
Cecil and JJ can respond to the confession.
6.
After a long silence, Cecil and JJ decide to transform Newts outfit on the spot.
7.
Both of them alter the pieces of clothing that Newt is wearing and eventually
they manage to produce an outstanding costume.
8.
They reach the ultimate transformation when JJ cuts two small holes on the
sweatband that Newt is wearing o his forehead and change it into a mask.
9.
Newt himself feels rejuvenated after looking at himself in the mirror.
10.
The three of them feel ecstatic as they finally manage to celebrate the
Halloween together.
7.
On a serious note, Mrs. Young jumps into a conclusion that Newt is having a hard
timecoping with his brothers latest condition and she reports that Newt insists of
being called Captain Nobody.
8.
After that, a more heated discussion is going on after the school counsellor and
nurse join in and later on, the principal tells Newt that Captain Nobody is welcomed
in the school.
9.
During lunch break, Cecil and JJ insist of becoming Captain Nobodys sidekicks and
tell Newt to continue becoming Captain Nobody because people start to notice them
ever since.
CHAPTER 11 : CAPTAIN NOBODY FACES A FEAR
1.
Newt runs home after he realises that his parents still do not know about Captain
Nobody and he does not want to get weird reaction from them.
2.
As he is running, Cecil summons for Captain Nobody and thinking he is joking,
Newt just ignores it.
3.
Although feeling reluctant, Newt decides to respond to the call and meet Cecil at
the corner of Wareen and Kander streets.
4.
Cecil leads their way, together with a wagon, passing by Dumpsters and garbage
cans until they stop at one point.
5.
There is a big bass drum which has been thrown away, sitting on the of the
Dumpster that catches Cecils attention.
6.
Feeling determined to own the drum, Cecil is feeling hopeful that Captain Nobody
will lend his hands to get it down from the top of he Dumpster.
7.
Newt is afraid of heights. So, he suggests Cecil to be the one who should climb
the Dumpster.
8.
After Cecil makes it clear that the job is meant for the fearless Captain Nobody,
Newt changes his mind.
9.
Captain Nobody climbs on and carefully passes the drum to his sidekick, Cecil who
is waiting with open arms on the ground.
10. As Captain Nobody is about to settle down, he screams his lungs out when a
hand suddenly comes out from the pile of cardboard boxes and grabs him by his
ankle.
CHAPTER 12 : CAPTAIN NOBODY FIRST COMES TO THE RESCUE
1.
Surprised by the incident, Cecil shouts at the old man who is holding Captain
Nobodys ankle and the old man quickly releases his hand off.
2.
Captain Nobody recognises the familiar face of the old man, Mr. Clay, who used
to be alocksmith, because his mother has used some of his services when she was
in trouble.
3.
Cecil is still skeptical about Mr. Clay and tries to warn Captain Nobody that the
old man might be dangerous to them.
4.
Captain Nobody claims that the old man is not harmful to them, it is just that he is
suffering from a diseases, Alzheimer.
5.
Mr. Clay drops his plastic medicine bottle into Captain Nobodys hand which
immediately explains the old mans situation.
6.
After introducing himself as Captain Nobody, he and Cecil walk Mr. Clay home.
7.
Captain Nobody knows where the old man lives as he always parks his cherry red
van in front of his house.
8.
Mrs. Clay is relieved when she sees her husband standing at the front door of
their house.
9.
Mr. Clay explains that he is rescued by Captain Nobody.
CHAPTER 13 : DAD MEETS CAPTAIN NOBODY
1.
Newt heads home and gets excited when he sees his fathers car in
the driveway.
2.
In the kitchen, Dad meets Captain Nobody for the first time.
3.
A moment after that, Dad starts to apologise to Newt because he has received
several calls from the school.
4.
After the meeting in the Principals office, the people from school think that
Captain Nobody appears in school because he is so upset about his brothers
condition.
5.
Newt tries his very best to reason with Dad about being Captain Nobody outside
the house.
6.
Dad feels relieved after Newt manages to assure him that he is still being himself
and his alter ago is just some sort of confidence booster.
7.
Dad even takes a photo of Captain Nobody and sends it to Mom.
8.
Suddenly, the walkie-talkie squeals in the middle of their conversation.
9.
Cecil makes contact just to ask a silly favour from Captain Nobody and Newt, who
is in disbelief, starts to make a weird sound through the walkie-talkie as if the device
is running out of battery.
10. As Newt is about to sleep, Dad tells him that Mom is having a good laugh about
Captain Nobody and she starts showing the image to everybody in the hospital.
11. Dad explains about the current situation and hospital procedures that they need
to follow and he assures Newt will be the first one to visit if the situation improves.
CHAPTER 14 : CERTAIN THREATS ARE MADE
1.
The next morning, nobody is making fun at Newt disguising as Captain Nobody
and even Mrs. Young addresses him accordingly.
2.
Later on, after Cecil explains to JJ how to operate her walkie-talkie, the three of
them decide to test their new mode of alternative communication.
3.
As Newt is about to respond on the walkie-talkie, a football hit at the back of his
head.
4.
It comes from the students in the seventh grade and one particular kid named
Ricky Ratner approaches Newt in a non-friendly manner.
5.
Ricky, who happens to be Reggies cousin, wants Newt to make everyone know
that Reggie is not the culprit of the Big Tackle that leads to Chriss critical condition.
6.
Things are about to get uglier during the heated conversation between Ricky and
Newt when suddenly all of the fourth graders stand up for Newt, Cecil and JJ.
7.
Before the crowd disperses, the confrontation ends with a threat from Ricky for
Newt.
8.
Cecil makes a point that the vibes coming from Captain Nobody make everyone
in the fourth grade becomes more courageous.
9.
After what had happened, Newt has to carefully sneak out from the school.
10.
He is shocked the moment JJ calls for Captain Nobodys help through the walkietalkie.
11. Captain Nobody dashes to the Sullivans Jewelry Store after their conversation
ends with JJ screaming at the other end of the line.
CHAPTER 15 : BAD SPELLING LEADS TO SOMETHING WORSE
1.
Captain Nobody is almost out of breath when he arrives at the curb in front of
Sullivans Jewelry store.
2.
JJ cannot get herself over with the spelling and grammar mistakes found on the
cardboard signs in the jewelry store.
3.
She has tried talking to the Sullivan but she is ignored by the couple.
4.
JJ insists that Captain Nobody can make a difference if he goes in and talk to the
owners.
5.
Feeling obliged to the duty of a superhero, Captain Nobody steps into the store
where he can clearly see Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan at the far end with their only
customer.
6.
Afraid that he is interrupting their business, Captain Nobody wants to leave the
store but the couple insists that they will be hearing anything from him.
7.
Captain Nobody cannot believe his eyes as he stares at the customers sweatshirt
because he is holding a gun inside of the pocket.
8.
The situation becomes more chaotic when Mr. Sullivan manages to sound the
alarm in the store.
9.
Before the robber flees the scene, he threatens Captain Nobody not to report the
incident to the authority or something bad will happen to him.
10. After being warned, Captain Nobody immediately walks out the store and wants to
leave the scene.
11. JJ tries to convince Captain Nobody to talk to the police about the robbery.
12. Both of them run away when Captain Nobody explains about the threat he has
received from the robber.
CHAPTER 16 : I DONT APPEAR ON THE FIVE OCLOCK NEWS
1.
Newt reaches home late after the robbery.
2.
Although terrified with the incident, he is able to sense something is not going
well after hearing Moms response.
3.
The conversation is halted when the phone rings for Mom.
4.
Newt helps himself in the kitchen and watches the television.
5.
To his surprise, the news is reporting on the robbery in the Sullivans Jewelry
Store.
6.
He is quite annoyed with the news report as Captain Nobody is referred as the
little guy, amidget and even as a leprechaun.
7.
JJ phones Newt to talk about the news report and he reminds JJ not to spread a
word about the incident.
8.
That night, Newt to talk about the news report and he reminds JJ not to spread a
word about the incident.
9.
That night, Newt is having dinner with Mom and both of them seem to have
secrets that they do not wish to reveal to one another.
10.
Before he goes to bed, he reflects all the bad and good incidents that Captain
Nobody has gone through.
11. He dreams about his brother again, but this time Chris addresses him as Captain
and Newt feels proud to be acknowledged by his brother.
12. The next morning, he comes to a huge relief after hearing the first news because
the robber has been arrested.
13. The second news, however, is not that promising. He finds a crumpled paper in
the trash bin.
14. He is now aware that Chris will be in more serious trouble if he does not wake up
after 6 days.
15. He realises that his parents are heavily distracted because of the bad news and
he is determined to make the situation becomes better.
CHAPTER 17 : I CHEAT DEATH
1.
Darryl and Colby are on a special tour to show supports to Chris Newman after the
Big Tackle incident by bringing along the team ambassador, Ferocious the Ferret.
2.
A lucky student will get the chance to bring Ferocious home for one day.
3.
Newt gets to babysit the animal and he is unhappy about it since he has a plan to
visit his brother after school.
4.
As the three of them are walking home, Ricky Ratner and six of his friends are
blocking their way.
5.
Unlike before, this time around, Ricky is angrier as his cousin, Reggie, is still
being hassledby Chriss friends.
6.
Ricky notices the ferret and he signals his friends to scramble the animals cage.
7.
Suddenly, the cage door opens and Ferocious jumps out and gets away.
8.
Captain Nobody, Cecil and JJ chase the animal off until they reach the highway.
9.
Captain Nobody needs to come at the rescue for once again and this time, he
dodges the incoming traffic light just to get Ferocious back.
10. Being overwhelmed by the dangerous situation, Captain Nobody
waves frantically, hoping for the vehicles to stop.
11. As soon as the traffic stops, just about in the nick of time, a small aeroplane
carrying passengers makes an emergency landing on the highway!
12. Everybody who is at the scene cannot believe their own eyes and when the word
seems to stop for a moment, Ferocious sits on Captain Nobodys ankle and he
scoops the ferret up safely.
CHAPTER 18 : I LEARN AN UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
1.
After Ferocious the Ferret has been caught, they leave the place as they need to
gather their things that they have left by the roadside.
2.
At Newts house, the news about the aeroplane landing has become a sensation.
3.
Every person who is interviewed in the news gives their thoughts about the
incident, also mentioning what Captain Nobody has done in stopping the busy
traffic.
4.
The reporter concludes that it is undecided either Captain Nobody is good or evil.
5.
Cecil and JJ insist that they should go back to the highway and explain about the
whole situation.
6.
Captain Nobody, on the other hand, feels that he should revert himself by
becoming Newton Newman after what he has been through.
7.
By the time Cecil and JJ leave the house, it is already too late for Newt to visit his
brother.
8.
Around dinner time, Dad calls to inform that he is going to stay over at the
hospital with Mom.
9.
Newt also informs that his days as Captain Nobody are already over.
10. That night, he dreams about the highway incident which then suddenly the Big
Tackle incident starts to rewind.
11. At the end of the dream, Newt learns that it is Darryl Peeps who had clashed his
helmet against his brothers.
CHAPTER 19 : REGGIE RATNER DECIDES TO END IT ALL
1.
The next morning starts off with Newt having breakfast with Mom.
2.
Newt mentions that he knows about Chris only has 6 days to wake up and he
suprises Mom by announcing that he is going to visit Chris later on that day.
3.
Although he pledges that he will not be wearing the costume again,
he stuffs the outfit into his backpack and heads for school.
4.
He realises that he feels so lonely and ignored after returning to school as Newton
Newman.
5.
When Newt is heading for his lunch break, he notices a lot of teachers rushing into
the faculty lounge and gather around the television.
6.
There is news on the television reporting about Reggie Ratner wants to jump off
the Appleton water tower after feeling depressed since the Big Tackle incident.
7.
Newt is in dilemma as he claims that he is the only one who knows the truth
about the Big Tackle incident.
CHAPTER 20 : I CLIMB UP TO THE SKY
1.
As JJ trying to lift Captain Nobody to get a good trip on the second rung of the
ladder, a policeman approaches them.
2.
Cecil feels dutiful as Captain Nobodys sidekick and he tries to shift the officers
attention and it works.
3.
Although the water tower supportive structures, including the ladder, are not as
strong as it used to be, Captain Nobody manages to slither his way to reach Reggie
Ratner despites the other challenges that he had to face.
4.
On top of the tower, they both talk to each other about the Big Game and the
series of event that has been happening after the incident.
5.
Captain Nobody learns that Reggie climbs the tower to vandalise the water tank.
6.
The truth is actually Reggies left foot is stuck and he needs Captain Nobody to
untie his shoelace of which Captain Nobody manages to help Reggie and it is
broadcasted through the news channels in the country.
7.
Then, when they reach at a critical point, Reggie becomes unconvinced since
Captain Nobody needs to climb the ladder down first.
8.
As Captain Nobody is counting every step down, he is surprised to see Reggie is
also getting his hands on the ladder.
9.
Trying to find his balance with his feet dangling on the air, Captain Nobody loses
his grip and falls down.
8.
Chris insists that the victory parade should be led by the real hero, Captain
Nobody, instead of the winner of the Big Game.
9.
That night, although Newt cannot get rid of the pain, he refuses to take the
painkiller because he wants to wait for Chris instead of falling asleep.
10. When Chris arrives home, they set their eyes for good since the Big Game
incident andmiraculously, Newt can feel the pain fading away.
CHAPTER 24 : A LITTLE OLD LADY MAKES ME LAUGH
1.
The parade is one of the memorable moments for Appleton because for the first
time, the Fillmore High School band is joined by Merrimacs marching band.
2.
Darryl Peeps is not blamed for the Big Tackle and even Reggie gets backs his
peaceful life.
3.
To reward their special contributions to the society, Newt, Cecil and JJ receive
a token of appreciation from the Sullivan couple, the pilot and passengers of the
small aeroplane and MR. Clay the locksmith respectively.
4.
When they reach home, the normal routines get back on track, with Mom asking
Newt where she has misplaced most of her belongings and Dad gets himself busy
with his phone and beeper.
5.
But, it is not the same story for Newton Newman since all the exposure that he
has after becoming Captain Nobody.
6.
Newt is now as popular as his brother, Chris, and event at one point, Chris tells
Newt about a weird incident during the parade.
7.
A little old lady from outside town claims that she did know that Newton Newman
has an older brother and that has made Newt laugh heartily.
8.
The ending comes to a point when Chris jokingly says that there is a monster
under Newts bed just before he switches off the light.
CAPTAIN NOBODY - THEMES
Love and friendship
Newt loved his family members although sometimes he did not get the attention
he deserved
Newt, together with Mom and Dad, would attend and give support in every game
that Chris was playing
Mom and Dad were willing waiting for Chris to wake up from his coma
Chris loved his brother as they would share jokes when they met each other
Cecil and JJ stood behind Newt no matter what happened. They helped each other,
even in the event of creating Captain Nobody's costume
Chris and his teammates showed high level of determination to win the Big Game
although their opponents were leading at crucial part of the game
Newt was determined to stop the traffic on the highways despite the dangerous
situation he was facing so that he could get Ferocious the Ferret back into its cage
Cecil was determined to get the big bass drum that was thrown away even he had
to seek the help of Captain Nobody
Newt would remind Mom about important events and help his mother to find her
misplaced belongings
Captain Nobody helped Mr.clay to find his way back home after getting lost at the
Dumpster
Captain Nobody talked to the Sullivan couple after JJ asked faor his favour and it
turn out he saved the sore owners' lives from an armed robbery
Although the creation of Captain Nobody was unintentional, Newt gained much
confidence and courage when he was in the costume
Mrs.Young , the class teacher, showed great concern for Newt and brought up the
matter to the principal, who was later joined by the school counsellor and nurse
Newt reasoned out with his concerned Dad,who came home and talked to him,
after the school had informed Dad about Captain Nobody
When Newt was finally recognized and got the attention he deserved from the
local community including his family, he reverted to becoming Newton Newman
once again
Optimism
After knowing that Chris only had 6 days to wake up, he was still confident that
one day his brother would recover from coma
Cecil felt that they going to have a joyful Halloween celebration after coming out
with the idea of creating their own costumes
Chris Newman
Newt's older brother who is also an American football star and plays for Fillmore
High School
He forgives Darryl for knocking his helmet during the Big Tackle
He is obsessed with drum - summons Captain Nobody just to get a big bass drum
off a Dumpster
Also Newt's best friend who is also the tallest and smartest
Supportive as she helps Captain Nobody to get his hands on the ladder at the
water tower
Minor Characters
Mom and Dad
Responsible parents as they take turns to look after Chris at the hospital
Reggie Ratner
The defensive back of the Charges who is blamed for the Big Tackle incident
Stubborn - he does not listen to Captain Nobody's advice when they are on the
water tower and as a result, he lands on Captain Nobody and breaks his ankle and
ribs
Befriends Newt because they share the secret of his intention to vandalize the
water tower
Mr.Clay
He gets lost and is out of medicine and is helped by Captain Nobody to find his
way back home
He cuts the special gold key with purple ribbon in a velvet box for Captain Nobody
as a token of appreciation
Mrs.Young
Newt's class teacher who is very patient at handling elementary school kids,
especially during the case Newt gets teased for asking too many questions and
wearing Captain Nobody,s outfit
Caring as she brings the issue of Captain Nobody to the Principle's office