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SALT LAKE CITY — If the zombie apocalypse that conspiracy theorists have predicted for years finally arrived, would you bring your dog or your cat with you?
A girl named Millicent faced this question just last week when two of her brothers took advantage of her impaired state after having her wisdom teeth removed. The duo used a fake announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and even a call from their mom to convince their younger sister that a zombie outbreak had in fact struck their town on their way home from the dentist.
Our family always knew Millicent would be famous...
— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) April 12, 2016
Not sure if this is what she had in mind
The hilarious video, which is filled with quotable gems, was posted to YouTube Monday and already had over 900,000 views as of Tuesday morning.
“We armed her, packed up the car and hit the road,” Cabot Phillips, one of the brothers, wrote on Twitter. “It’s all on tape, and it’s my favorite YouTube video we’ve ever made.”
People are angry I chose the cat but look at that thing how could I not? https://t.co/4idYQHmt13
— milly cheestake (@millicentcp1) April 12, 2016
Friends, other family members and even the dentist chipped in to make the prank feel real to Millicent, according to Phillips. She remained impressively logical during the ordeal despite the medication, questioning her brothers’ choices of weapons and wondering why they would need cake mix.
Phillips wrote that he wasn’t proud of the pain he caused his sister, but that is was totally worth it.
