Zack Schneider

**Zack Schneider** is the German-born adopted son of Arlo Fernandez.

Hannah Schneider (daughter)

## History

Zack was born on April 19, 2030, in Munich, Germany, to Heidi Schnieder and, unknowing to him, Arlo Fernandez. He was put up by his mom and her boyfriend for adoption, since they didn't have the ability to take care of him. Zack spent the first ten years of his life in an orphanage. Zack didn't really have many friends in the orphanage, and was a social outcast. The orphanage where Zack was living taught him both German and English, so he could get by if he was adopted by someone who only spoke that language.

Zack longed to be adopted by a caring family, but no one would adopt him. Thus, Zack stayed in the orphanage for years. He began to lose hope that he would ever be adopted, until he saw Arlo Fernandez, a businessman, when he was 10. The two bonded while Arlo was occasionally going to meetings to plan the first German Hony Hotel. Zack thought that Arlo was the closest thing he had to a father. A month later, when Arlo was going to leave, Zack once again got really sad, thinking that he would never see Arlo again. Arlo surprised him by saying that he was adopting him. Zack nearly cried tears of joy and hugged Arlo. The two moved to America.

On the plane, Zack said that he would rather keep his German last name of Schnieder than have the last name of Fernandez, because of his German heritage. Arlo accepted, saying that it was 'probably legal to do that' and that he wanted to make Zack happy.

Although Arlo didn't know German, he allowed his son to speak German, as long as he translated it for him.

When Zack was 13, he met a preppy German-born girl named Teresa Baumann, whom he fell in love with almost immediately. Zack couldn't keep his feelings in and blurted them out to Teresa. Thankfully, Teresa liked him back, and the two became a couple. Since they both were from Germany, they would commonly flirt in the German language.

On his 14th birthday, Zack found out that Teresa had a nightmare disorder - she had nightmares nearly every night, Zack wished that he could help her, but couldn't think of a solution. Teresa's doctor gave her a prescription to try to help her, but it had no effect. Teresa confided these nightmares to Zack, with some being way more scary than others. A common theme in the nightmares were Teresa trying to save Zack's life and failing.

Soon after, Zack's father re-met and began to date Heidi Schneider, Zack's biological father. Zack also found out that Arlo was his birth father. Conflicted, Zack refused to talk to Heidi, believing that she abandoned him. Months passed before Heidi was able to convince Zack that she put him up for adoption because their family was unable to care for him.

When going to college, Zack knew he wanted to be a science teacher. Teresa wanted to be an author of horror novels, taking her nightmares and putting them down on paper. They went to the same college and continued to be together. Though some girls tried to get with Zack, Teresa remained loyal.

When Zack was 22, Teresa told him that he would soon be a father. Quickly improvising, he got his USB stick ring out of his desk drawer and proposed to Teresa with it. Teresa accepted. Zack said that he would've used a fancier ring if he had the time - and the money - to buy one, but Teresa still accepted it, saying that it really fits her, and that she doesn't need gold or diamond. Zack then said he put an image of the periodic table element of gold on the USB stick, and Teresa was rolling on the floor laughing.

Zack's first child, Phillip, was born on June 9, 2052. Zack and Teresa would have three more children, Hannah in 2055, and Nikki in 2057. Teresa wanted to have more, but Zack thought that three was enough. Zack soon found out that Nikki was deaf, so he, Teresa, Phillip, and Hannah learned sign language so they could understand her.