Hey everyone, here's chapter two of No Way Out. Like I said before if you have any suggestions, no matter if it is spelling corrections or story ideas, we would love the feedback. Enough of this talking, here it is.
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“We can help with that.” commented Teresa, as the group agreed with her.
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“Alright, Jim, here’s the team.” commented Chase. “What makes you think that something happened to Tom?”
“He didn’t answer when I tried to answer his transmission that I missed. That you made me miss.” replied Jim.
“He never answers.” commented Rebecca, a little bitterness in her voice. “That’s nothing new.”
“This was different.” commented Jim, as he played back the last communication. “See? Hear that bang? How about the slight breathing?”
“I think Jim is right.” commented Amy. “It’s worth looking in to.”
“You would.” mumbled Ashley, as she grabbed the equipment. “I’ll set everything up.”
“Fine, we’ll look into it.” commented Chase. “But I’m sure he’s fine.”
“Then why do you think his breathing slowed?” asked Jeremy.
“He could've just tripped over his chair and hit his head.” replied Jason, before Chase even noticed that Jeremy had asked him a question.
“It’s not like that would be the first time.” commented Ed.
“Just get the rest of the fucking transmission!” yelled Jim. “And put aside your differences with Tom for five fucking minutes!”
Mumbling things about Jim under their breathes, the team set everything up to get the rest of the transmission.
“Alright, it’s all ready.” commented Jason. “All you have to do is play back the message.”
“Are you sure you want to do this?” asked Ashley.
“Just play it back.” commented Jim, better that no one believed him.
The first thing that everyone heard after Rebecca played back the transmission was a very loud stream of static.
“There’s obviously something interfering with the transmission!” Chase yelled over the static. “Can’t you get rid of the static so we can hear the transmission?!”
“We can turn down the volume on the static!” Jason yelled back.
“Just do it before we all lose our hearing!” yelled Jeremy.
As the static died down, Ed commented “We can always just get our hearing fixed. Losing our hearing wouldn’t be permanent.”
“We don’t give a crap!” barked Chase. “We’re here to listen to the message, not lose our hearing!”
“Just saying.” mumbling Ed.
“Shut up you guys!” barked Jim. “I’m trying to listen to the transmission!”
Mumbling under their breathes, Chase and the team did as they were told and listened to the transmission.
What Jim, Chase, and the team heard was:
“Jim! Come in! Jim! Damn it, Jim! It’s my job not to answer! Jim!”
“Jim! Damn it! Answer! The transporter is going to crash! The engine and everything else is failing! I only got about another fifteen light years! The next planet is over twenty light years away! A little help here! Jim!”
“Ok, this is old, but I guess . . . Mayday! Mayday! Transporter going down! Mayday!”
“See I told you!” exclaimed Jim. “And you made me miss his transmission! We could’ve saved him before he crashed into the planet! Find out what planet he crashed onto now!”
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“How are we going to get him titanium?” asked Carrie, once the group of friends were safely in Nelson’s room.
“Yea, the planet ran out years ago.” commented Jake.
“I don’t think it has.” commented Teresa. “And even if it has, we can always just grab our families’ old titanium suits.”
“Why don’t you think that there’s still titanium on the planet?” asked Nelson.
“The original people used it all for those suits.” commented Blake.
“Yea, it’s not like it can be grown.” commented Kelly.
“Actually that’s exactly what I think is happening.” commented Teresa. “I think the planet grows titanium all the time just to counterbalance the lava.”
“Even if you’re right, we can’t get to that titanium.” commented Andy.
“It would probably be way underground, if that was happening, I mean.” commented Terry.
“I know a way to get it.” commented Teresa.
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Looking out of his destroyed transporter, Tom sighed “How’d I get myself into this situation?”
Turning his attention to the energy grid of his transporter, he commented “Even if this planet was made of titanium, there still won’t be enough to get this disaster running again. I wonder if I can contact Jim, maybe he can send someone after me.”
Walking over to the communication system, Tom tried to turn it on. “Nope, it’s busted too.”
“At least the archive is still working.” commented Tom, as he pulled up the planet’s information again. “No wonder I crash landed. That’s one hell of a gravitational pull. I’m surprised that the transporter is still basically in one piece, and that I’m still breathing.”
Looking over the archive’s information on the planet for a few moments, Tom groaned “I’m never getting off of this planet. No one has even gotten a history. Let alone come anywhere’s near this place. It’s deemed a waste of time. I’m doomed.”
Just then a huge flash of light lit up the sky, blinding Tom in the process.
Looking up, Tom tried to look through the light to see what was causing it. “Oh, shit!”
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“Hey, Mike, hold on a second.” commented Karen.
“What’s up, mom?” asked Mike.
“Were there any problems at school today?” asked his mother.
“No.” replied Mike. “Why?”
“Nelson and his friends took a long time to get home tonight.” replied his mother.
“Well, Susan and I told him and Lola about our dad.” commented Mike. “But they weren’t really upset about any of it. Just confused. So I don’t think that’s why.”
Sighing, Karen replied “Alright, I’m glad you told me. They should know. Nothing else happened that you know of?”
“Nope.” replied Mike. “Lola and Susan walked home with me. They didn’t mention anything either.”
“Mention what?” asked Susan, as she and Lola walked into the kitchen where the conversation was taking place.
“Nelson and his friends took a while to get home tonight.” replied Karen. “Did anything happen at school today that you know of?”
“Nope.” commented Susan, as she sat down at the table.
“Are you sure they got home late?” asked Lola.
“Yea, I’m sure.” replied Karen. “They haven’t been home for very long. Why?”
“Because they left school before we did.” replied Lola.
“They left before us?” asked Mike.
“Yea, Nelson went to his locker right after school, and then they left.” replied Lola.
“Then why did it take them so long to get home?” asked Karen, as her three kids shrugged, not knowing the answer.
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“That transporter is really destroyed.” commented a shadowy figure that was hiding in the darkness of the forest.
“Sure is.” agreed another shadowy figure. “I think we should take it from him.”
“I don’t know. It’s really far gone.” commented the third figure.
“It wouldn’t take that long for us to repair. And then we can get off this dreaded planet and cause havoc all over the universe.” the fourth figure commented, with a whole lot of evil in his voice, while a total of nine figures agreed with him.
“We’ll just watch for a while longer, and strike when the time is right.” commented the first figure, as the ten figures continued to watch the transporter.
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Sneaking out of his room, Nelson made sure that his mother and his siblings were fast asleep in their rooms.
Quietly, Nelson went down the stairs, trying to make as little noise as possible, not wanting to get caught.
Hearing noise coming from upstairs, Nelson dived under the staircase.
Peaking out of the door under the stairs, Nelson saw a figure walking toward the door that he was hiding in.
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“How long are they going to take?” Tom mumbled from under the communication system, as he tried to fix it.
Zap! “Shit!” exclaimed Tom, as he got electrocuted by the very energy source that he was trying to disengage.
“Even when this stupid thing has crash landed, it’s still being a pain in my ass!” exclaimed Tom, as he finally got the energy source disengaged.
“Now what the hell is wrong with this fucking thing?!” exclaimed Tom, seeing nothing wrong with it right away.
Zap! “What the hell?!” yelled Tom. “There’s no fucking energy source! How is it fucking possible that I just got zapped again?!”
“Wait that didn’t come from down here . . .” commented Tom, as he slowly got up, only to see a figure standing over him.
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“Where’s Nelson?” asked Kelly.
“Maybe he couldn’t sneak out.” replied Jake.
“Maybe we should go on without him.” commented Carrie.
“No way.” commented Blake. “He hates being left behind.”
“Alright, let’s go back for him them.” commented Terry.
“What about the titanium?” asked Teresa.
“We’ll come back.” commented Andy.
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Stopping in front of the door, the figure put his hand on the door handle. Turning the knob, the figure stopped, being interrupted.
“Lola, what are you doing?” asked Mike.
“Huh? What?” asked Lola, as she snapped out of her trance.
“Sleep walking again?” asked Mike.
“I guess.” mumbled Lola.
“Alright. How about both of us go back to bed?” commented Mike.
“Yea, all of this sleep walking makes me tired.” commented Lola, as she made her way back upstairs.
The two siblings laughed, as they went back into their rooms, allowing Nelson to breath again.
Waiting a second to make sure that no one else was coming down, and then Nelson pushed the door open and left the house.
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“Calm down, Jim.” commented Chase. “We can still help him.”
“If he’s even still alive.” mumbled Jim.
“If he’s dead, then we can at least bring him back.” commented Chase. “Not that I’m saying that he’s dead.”
“How can we bring him back or help him if we don’t even know where he is?!” exclaimed Jim.
“The team is on it.” commented Chase. “Just calm down.”
“The team?! The team?!” barked Jim. “You mean the team that basically hates him?! The team that doesn’t want him back?! That team?!”
“Umm . . .” is all Chase could think of to say.
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“Hey, guys!” yelled Nelson, as he saw his friends coming toward him.
“Nelson. Where’ve you been?” asked Andy.
“Sorry, Lola was sleep walking again.” replied Nelson.
“Trapped under the stairs?” asked Blake.
Nodding, Nelson came to a stop in front of his friends.
“Did she almost open up the door again?” asked Carrie.
“Of course, she did.” replied Kelly. “She knows things when she’s unconscious that she doesn’t know when she’s awake.”
“Yea, and I’m sure Mike stopped her.” commented Jake. “He hears everything.”
“Yea, Lola almost had the door opened, when Mike stopped her.” commented Nelson.
“Alright, Teresa is about to burst.” commented Terry.
“Let’s go get the titanium.” Teresa blurted out, as she turned around and started back, followed by her friends.
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“That’s not possible!” Amy blurted out.
“What’s not possible?” asked Ed, turning to see what Amy was looking at.
“The only planet near him when he sent the transmission was Ravelson 27.” replied Rebecca, noticing that Amy wouldn’t be able to answer.
“The lava planet?” asked Jeremy.
“The very same.” replied Ashley.
“Jim is not going to like this.” commented Jason.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
No Way Out: Chapter One
“Tom! Come in, Tom!” yelled a very angry voice over the communication system.
“Oh, now what?” moaned Tom, as he continued to fix the leaking sink pipe in the only bathroom on his transporter. “Maybe if I ignore him long enough he’ll give up.”
“Tom! Damn it! Answer me!” yelled the angry voice again. “You never answer! You need to report in! Tom! I know you’re there!”
“Damn . . .” mumbled Tom, as he got up and left the bathroom. “A guy can dream . . .”
“Tom! There’s no where else you could be! Don’t make me send someone to intercept you!” the voice continued to rant.
“Hey, Jim, what’s up?” Tom calmly replied. “Haven’t heard from you in awhile.”
“Bull shit!” yelled Jim. “You never answer when I try to get your report!”
“Now, come on, Jim. You really need to clean your mouth out with soap. Just because I don’t answer doesn’t mean I can’t hear you.” commented Tom. “I’ll report in when I’ve got something. I really don’t need to report in every couple of light years.”
“Tom, you know the rules.” sighed Jim. “Just because you’re out in space, alone on a transporter, doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want. You still need to follow the rules.”
“But . . . Jim . . . Every couple of light years? I mean, come on, a transporter can travel twenty light years in about thirty minutes at its top speed.” commented Tom. “I’m doing about half that right now.”
“Rules are rules.” commented Jim. “But I guess, since you never answer when I call anyways, I can look the other way for now.”
“Thanks, Jim. I’ll report in when I’ve got something.” commented Tom. “Talk to you later.”
Ending the transmission, Tom got up to go back to the bathroom, but before he could even take a step, something happened.
He was flung back into his chair at the controls so fast that he thought that the transporter had hit something. While he looked all around for the source, it happened again.
“What the hell . . . There was nothing there . . .” mumbled Tom, as he started looking over the transporter’s energy grids. “Oh . . . Crap . . .”
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A little over twenty light years away from the failing transporter was a massive planet, almost too massive. Its size didn’t matter very much, there was still an atmosphere, and there was life on this planet. The life on this planet wasn’t normal life though. No, this life had evolved to survive on this planet. Which is the real mystery of this planet, because the water on Ravelson 27 isn’t water at all, it’s lava. The lava runs all over the planet, mostly underground. The trees are basically dead, and so are the plants. But the creatures drink the lava like it’s water.
Ravelson 27 is a peaceful, overlooked, out of the way planet. Every time someone comes across this planet, they rule it a waste of time, because no one can survive on a lava planet, and even if someone could survive, why would they want to? There’s only one answer to that question, and that is there’s no way off this planet.
At first the creatures that inhabit this planet fought to get off of Ravelson 27, but after they tried everything there was to try, they gave up. They accepted their fate. That’s when they started to teach themselves how to survive on an unlivable planet. They made suits out of the remaining titanium on the planet, so they could move about and live their lives. But when that began to interrupt their lives, they threw their suits away and took their chances. They expected to die a very painful death the second they stopped using their suits, but instead they found out that at some point they evolved, most likely when they were making their suits.
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“Hey, guys! Wait up!” yelled a little boy named Nelson, as he ran out his front door to catch up with his friends.
He couldn’t even get out of his front yard before he was grabbed from behind. “Nelson, hunny, you know you can’t go swimming.” commented his mother, as they started back toward the house. The house was the average size for this planet, a small two-story house, with a two-door storage unit at the back of the house. It’s a blackish blue house, same as the storage unit.
“But mom! They’re my friends! I want to hang out with my friends!” exclaimed Nelson, before he started to pout, as they walked inside. Once on the inside, Nelson looked around and sighed, tired of seeing the same plain old house. To Nelson’s left was the medium-sized living room. Off to his right was a large kitchen/dining room. Straight ahead was the staircase that lead to the second floor. “If they can go swimming, why can’t I?! I hate being left out of everything!”
“You aren’t left out of everything.” his mother commented slowly. “You’re allergic to lava, and you’re friends aren’t. You know that. Anyways, you’ll see them at school tomorrow.”
“How is it possible that I’m allergic to lava? We live on a lava planet.” commented Nelson. “It’s just not fair.”
“I know, hunny. How about you invite your friends over after school tomorrow?” offered Nelson’s mom.
“Why would they want to hang out here when they can go have fun?” asked Nelson, as he started up the stairs toward his room.
“Because they’re your friends. Friends hang out with each other.” answered his mother, as Nelson reached the top of the staircase.
“Yea . . . Whatever . . .” mumbled Nelson, as he walked passed three bedrooms and two bathrooms to his bedroom.
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“Jim! Come in! Jim!” Tom yelled into the communication system. “Damn it, Jim! It’s my job not to answer! Jim!”
Silence . . . That was the only thing coming from the communication system.
“Jim! Damn it! Answer!” Tom continued to yell into the communication system. “The transporter is going to crash! The engine and everything else is failing! I only got about another fifteen light years! The next planet is over twenty light years away! A little help here! Jim!”
Silence . . .
“Ok, this is old, but I guess . . .” Tom mumbled, before he turned his attention back to the communication system. “Mayday! Mayday! Transporter going down! Mayday!”
Silence . . .
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“Nelson! What’s your hurry?!” Nelson’s older brother, Mike, yelled, as he watched Nelson run out the front door.
“I got to go to school!” Nelson yelled back, not wanting to stop for chit-chat, especially with his older brother.
“You know that someone has to walk you to school!” Mike yelled, as he walked out the front door.
“I’m twelve years old! I’m old enough to go to school by myself!” exclaimed Nelson.
“You know the rules. You got to be fourteen before you can go by yourself.” commented Mike.
“That’s just not fair! Lola can walk to school alone! So can Susan!” exclaimed Nelson.
“You are the youngest out of the four of us.” commented Mike. “Until last month, Lola couldn’t walk to school alone, and you know it. Just like you know that both Susan and I are seventeen. You’ll get there.”
“No, I won’t!” yelled Nelson, as he ran back into the house and up to his room.
“What was that about?” asked Karen, the four siblings’ mother.
“He hates being the youngest.” commented Mike. “He wants to go to school by himself. You should cut him some slack. There’s a lot he can’t do that others can.”
“I’ll talk to him.” commented Karen, as she headed upstairs.
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“What am I going to do?” Tom kept repeating to himself, as he paced back and forth in the control room. “I’m not going to make it to the nearest planet. I’m going to be stuck in space forever, unless I do something.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Shit! The engine is worse than I thought!” exclaimed Tom. “I won’t even make it within ten light years of the next planet at this rate.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Wait! I know!” exclaimed Tom, finally getting an idea on what to do.
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“Nelson? You in here?” asked Karen
“No, I’m not.” mumbled Nelson, as he hid inside his closet.
“Nelson, I know you came up here, so answer me!” demanded Karen.
Pushing the closet door open, Nelson said “I’m right here.”
Kneeling down in front of the closet door, Karen carefully said “I know it’s hard to be your age, but . . .”
“Hard?! Hard?! You have no idea!” Nelson interrupted, before he sighed. “It’s not just my age. I can’t do anything my friends can do.”
“Hunny . . . It seems like the sky is falling now, but it’ll get better, I promise.” Karen carefully commented. “As for your friends, they don’t have the problems that you do. Your allergies. They know you have them, and they don’t care. If they’re really your friends, then they will hang out with you no matter what, allergies or no allergies.”
“Nelson! We got to go!” Lola yelled up the stairs.
“Invite your friends over tonight.” suggested Karen. “I’ll tell your siblings that you’re going to walk home with your friends, ok?”
“Really?! Thanks, mom!” exclaimed Nelson, as he kissed his mother, and then ran down stairs to go to school.
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“That’s better.” commented Tom, looking at the control system again, and noticing that the energy levels had increased, just like he wanted. “It will just barely make it.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Hmm . . . I guess killing everything that doesn’t help me get to the planet didn’t help much.” mumbled Tom. “But I still should be able to make it to the planet.”
Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash!
“That wasn’t the engine . . .” groaned Tom, as he looked out the window. “Well, I would’ve made it to the planet if I didn’t have to go through an asteroid storm . . .”
Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash! Ka-Boom!
“Now, what?!” exclaimed Tom, as he turned around to see an asteroid coming straight at his head. Ducking out of the way, Tom just barely avoided the asteroid, as the asteroid went right through the windshield of the transporter. “God damn it! I have two holes in my transporter that are sucking out pressure! I’m in an asteroid storm! The steering is out on the transporter! And I’m still about eight light years away from the planet! Can things get any worse?!”
KA-BOOM!
“Figures! Now I’m spinning out of control! Fucking asteroids! Fucking wing that can’t stay on the fucking transporter!” yelled Tom, as an asteroid the size of a car came right toward the windshield of the transporter.
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“Why are you all walking with me?” asked Nelson, as him and his three siblings left their yard to walk to school.
“We couldn’t decide which one of us should walk the most amazing twelve year old to school.” replied Susan.
“Yea, right.” mumbled Nelson.
“No, it’s true.” commented Lola, as she put her arm around her little brother.
“We know you’ve been having a hard time lately.” commented Mike.
“I just want to be normal.” commented Nelson. “Do normal things. With my friends. Not have to worry about the side effects.”
“Normal is over rated.” commented Lola. “Your friends hang out with you all the time.”
“Yea, at the house.” agreed Nelson. “They want to go swimming. Play outside. Stuff like that. Stuff I can’t do.”
“Don’t worry. They’ll grow out of that.” Susan jokingly said. “Just look at Mike. He never leaves his room now. He used to love being outside.”
“Ha ha, very funny. I still go outside.” mumbled Mike. “It’s just when you’re younger there are more things to do outside than there are when you get older. When you’re older you have different priorities than you do when you’re younger.”
“How does any of this help me?” asked Nelson.
“All we’re saying is that it’ll get better.” replied Lola. “School sucks. Kids are mean. But it won’t always be that way.”
“I hate you’re stupid psychology class.” mumbled Nelson, before the four siblings burst out laughing.
“I still think mom’s rule about having to be fourteen before we can go to school alone is stupid.” commented Nelson. “I mean, we can see the school’s roof from our backyard. It’s not that far.”
“She’s only trying to protect us.” replied Mike. “She has her reasons.”
“Like what?” asked Nelson. “Making us even stranger than we already are?”
“No, of course not.” replied Mike. “It’s just . . . it’s complicated . . .”
“What do you mean complicated?” asked Lola.
“She doesn’t want dad to take us away from her.” replied Susan. “He’s been trying for years. Ever since the first time you went to the hospital, Nelson. When you had your first allergic reaction. You probably don’t remember. You weren’t even five years old.”
“But he left before I was even born.” commented Nelson. “Why would he care if I have an allergic reaction or not?”
“He’s been helping mom with child support ever since he left.” replied Mike. “When you had your allergic reaction, he got it into his mind that mom was hurting us somehow.”
“But no one can cause an allergic reaction.” commented Nelson. “How could he think that mom caused this?”
“He’s sick. Very sick. That’s why he left in the first place. He just doesn’t want to face it.” replied Susan. “He’s not all there, mentally. And he probably never will be again.”
“Maybe if we go see him every now and again, then he will get help to keep us in his life.” suggested Lola.
“I’m sorry, Lola, but that won’t happen. Mom has full custody of all of us. Dad isn’t mentally stable. The courts won’t let him anywhere near us, which only made his condition worse. He just can’t cope with it.” replied Mike. “That’s when he tried to take Susan. She was walking to school. She was eleven at the time. About a year after your first allergic reaction, Nelson.”
“I was close enough to school that he wasn’t able to take me, but mom swore that it would never happen again.” commented Susan. “He almost had me in his hovercraft, when some teachers came running to my rescue because they heard my screaming. He got scared and ran off. But ever since, he’s been trying to get another chance. If you two knew what he looked like than you both would be able to identify him basically everywhere you go, I’m sure.”
“We see him everywhere. So, we’re sure that he’s watching you two as well. Mom thinks so too.” commented Mike. “That’s why we have bodyguards following us all the time. That and your allergies.”
“What does he look like?” asked Nelson.
“That’s him right there.” replied Susan, as she pointed at an overgrown, puke looking bush off to their left. There was a tall dark figure trying to hide behind the bush, but he was failing miserably.
Noticing that the four kids were staring at him, the man stood up and stepped forward into the light, revealing every little detail of him.
“He looks like me.” gasped Nelson.
“That’s why he’s after you the most.” commented Mike.
“Can we go now?” asked Lola. “He’s scaring me. Why won’t he go away?”
“It’s a part of his illness.” replied Susan, as the four siblings started to walk again.
“He doesn’t know he’s doing anything wrong.” commented Mike. “It just doesn’t register.”
“And there’s nothing anyone can do to help him?” asked Nelson, as they walked onto school grounds.
“There’s plenty that people can do to help him. It’s just that he won’t let them because he doesn’t know or won’t admit that anything’s wrong.” replied Mike. “But don’t worry; he can’t come onto school grounds. The principal watches out for him all day long.”
“Well, enough of this. There’s no need for any of us to worry. He won’t get us. There are too many people watching us and him for anything to happen.” commented Susan. “Anyways, here come your friends.”
“Have fun walking home with them tonight.” commented Lola.
“And we’ll see you back at home.” commented Mike, as Nelson’s three siblings walked into school.
“Hey, guys.” Nelson said, as his friends came up to talk to him.
“Hey, sorry about yesterday.” commented Teresa.
“We know about your allergies, and that was insensitive to go swimming when you couldn’t even come with us.” commented Jake.
“It’s ok. It’s just hard sometimes is all.” replied Nelson. “Mom said I could walk home with you guys, if you want to come over tonight.”
“That sounds like fun.” replied Terry.
“Hey, where’s Blake?” asked Nelson.
“He’s running late. Family stuff.” replied Kelly.
“Again?” asked Nelson. “He always has stuff going on with his family.”
“That’s true.” agreed Carrie.
“Anyways, we should get to class.” commented Andy, as the bell rang.
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“At least I’m out of that fucking asteroid storm.” mumbled Tom, as he patched the last hole in his transporter that was caused by the asteroids. “I’m no longer spinning out of control, which is good.” Tom rechecked the remaining wing to make sure it still had most of the control over the stability of the transporter, and it did. “Plus, I can see the planet. I’m still going to make it.”
“Hmm . . . the planet is a little smaller than what the archive says that it is.” commented Tom, as he brought up the measurements onto the damaged screen that is also the windshield of the transporter.
Bang! The transporter stopped dead in its tracks.
“Now what?!” groaned Tom, sick and tired of everything going wrong. “I have enough power to make it to the planet! What the hell is the problem?!”
Just then the transporter started to move backwards. “What the fuck!” yelled Tom, as he started the transporter again, and then gunned it to go forward. Even though the transporter was showing that it was going forward at top speed, it was still moving backwards. Looking off to his left, Tom could see something behind the transporter.
“If that’s the planet behind me, then what’s in front of me?” Tom asked himself, as he started looking through the planet’s history. “Shit! That’s not a planet! That’s the planet’s moon! And I’m stuck in the planet’s gravitational pull! And I don’t have enough power to get out of it!”
Boom! Crash! Bang! Boom! Crash! Bang!
“Well, there goes the rest of my power . . .” mumbled Tom. “There’s not going to be a transporter left if the gravitational pull doesn’t stop tearing it apart!”
Just then the transporter started spinning out of control again, as the other wing broke off. “Fuck! What am I going to do?!” yelled Tom, as the transporter hit the atmosphere, and then caught on fire. “I’m going to crash and burn! Yay! This is definitely the way to go! Not!”
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“Tom. Come in, Tom.” Jim said into the communication system. “Sorry, I missed you before. I wasn’t by the communication system. Tom, you there?”
Silence . . .
“Come on, Tom. Don’t be mad.” Jim commented. “The boss called me away. You know how that is. Don’t worry, I covered for you. Tom?”
Silence . . .
“Tom, come on, answer. This isn’t funny.” commented Jim. “You sounded kind of worried. I didn’t get all of the transmission. Something was interfering. Come on, Tom. Just answer already. Tom?”
Crack! Crash! Bang! Ka-Boom!
“Tom! What was that?!” Jim yelled, suddenly realizing that the rest of the transmission wasn’t good. “Tom, damn it, answer me!”
Silence . . .
“Tom!” Jim yelled again.
Slight breathing . . .
“Tom! Are you ok?!” Jim yelled. “Damn it, answer me!”
Breathing slows . . .
“Shit!” yelled Jim, as he jumped up. “Chase! We got a problem! Something happened to Tom! Get a team in here now! We need the rest of his last transmission!”
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“Hey, Nelson! Wait up!” yelled Blake, as he ran to catch up with his friend.
Stopping right in front of his locker, Nelson turned around to see his friend running toward him. “Hey, Blake! Missed you this morning!”
“Yea, I know.” commented Blake, coming to a stop in front of Nelson. “The guys said that we’re walking with you to your house to hang out.”
“That’s right.” agreed Nelson, as he put his books away in his locker. “Everyone is outside waiting for us.”
“Cool. Yesterday kind of sucked without you.” commented Blake. “But we had to go. Our mothers wouldn’t let us out of it.”
“Yea, I know. The guys told me at lunch.” commented Nelson, as he closed his locker and started to walk toward the door a few feet away. “You can come over, right?”
“Sure, my parents won’t be back for awhile.” replied Blake, as they walked out the door. “They’ll never know. Not that I know why they don’t like me coming over.”
“They think you’re going to catch some of Nelson’s allergies.” commented Jake.
“But that’s so stupid. You can’t catch allergies.” commented Carrie.
“You are such a bookworm.” mumbled Terry.
“There’s nothing wrong with being a book . . .” Carrie started, but the huge flash of light followed by a thunderous KA-BOOM interrupted her.
“What the hell was that?” asked Kelly, as she stared at where the flash of light was only moments before.
“I don’t know . . .” replied Teresa, as her voice trailed off.
“Let’s go find out.” commented Andy, as he started in that direction.
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Groaning, Tom tried to move but found out that he couldn’t.
“What the hell . . . Why can’t I move?” asked Tom, as he looked around, and what he saw was him with his head on the communication system. “What the fuck . . .”
Looking out the shattered windshield, Tom noticed that he had crash landed on the planet. “How am I not in my body?”
Trying to move again, Tom came to the conclusion that this had to be a dream. “All I have to do is close my eyes, and then open them, and everything will be normal again.
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“Look! It’s a transporter!” yelled Andy, as the group of friends ran into the clearing that it crash landed into.
“I wonder if anyone is in it.” commented Jake, as they stopped right in front of the transporter.
“There has to be. Someone had to be driving it.” commented Kelly.
“I wonder if they’re alright.” commented Teresa.
“Let’s go find out.” commented Terry, as he started into the transporter through the wall that was completely blown off during the crash.
“Wait. What about my allergies?” asked Nelson.
“I don’t think that a crash landed transporter can do anything to your allergies.” commented Jake.
“Yea, it’s definitely not from this planet.” commented Carrie.
“So how can you be allergic to anything in it?” asked Terry.
All Nelson could do was shrug, not really wanting to take the chance.
Anyways, you need a lot of exposure before anything happens, right?” asked Kelly.
Nodding, Nelson was still reluctant, not wanting to have a reaction, and not wanting to get in trouble.
“Come on, Nelson. It’s not going to hurt if we just take a quick look around.” commented Teresa.
Still reluctant, Nelson nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go.” commented Andy, as the group walked into the transporter.
Screaming, Kelly ran over to the man at the communication system. “He’s hurt! What do we do?!”
“Calm down, Kelly.” commented Terry, seeing that the man was still breathing. “He’s not dead.”
“Let’s wake him up.” suggested Carrie, as the group moved closer to the man.
“Let’s not and say we did.” commented Teresa, as the man groaned.
“Not what?” asked Tom, as he sat up in his chair.
The group jumped, as the man spoke. “Don’t do that!” exclaimed Jake.
“You are alive . . .” gasped Andy. “What the hell happened?”
“I got caught in your planet’s gravitational pull, and I guess I crash landed.” replied Tom.
“All of this damage came from the crash?” asked Terry.
“No, I got stuck in an asteroid storm before I got stuck in the planet’s gravitational pull.” replied Tom.
“Well, let’s get you out of here and into some fresh air.” suggested Nelson, still worried about getting an allergic reaction.
“Alright. Lead the way.” commented Tom, as the group walked out of the transporter, followed by Tom. “What the fuck is this place?!”
“A lava planet, duh.” Carrie matter-of-factly replied. “Isn’t every planet?”
“No. I’ve come from a planet that’s 75% water.” replied Tom.
“Water?” asked Kelly. “What’s water?”
“It’s blue. Something you can drink.” replied Tom.
“Oh, I’ve heard of that.” commented Terry. “We don’t have any of that here.”
“Well, I can’t survive on a lava planet.” commented Tom. “How do I get off this planet?”
“Your transporter.” replied Blake.
“There’s no other way.” commented Andy.
“How can I repair it on a lava planet?” asked Tom, not believing that was possible.
“Titanium.” replied Jake.
“Well, I’m going to need a lot of titanium.” mumbled Tom.
“We can help with that.” commented Teresa, as the group agreed with her.
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This is the end of chapter one. I hope you liked it. I will be continuing this story, and I will be posting more on my blog. If you have any suggestions, no matter if it is spelling corrections or story ideas, we would love the feedback.
Characters:
Tom: He is the pilot of a transporter that is supposed to collect data on all things in the universe.
Jim: He is Tom’s boss.
Nelson: He is a little boy on the planet Ravelson 27. He has a lot of allergies that make him miserable because he can’t do everything his friends can do. He is the younger brother of Mike, Susan, and Lola.
Mike: He is Nelson’s and Lola’s older brother. He is Susan’s twin brother.
Susan: She is Nelson’s and Lola’s older sister. She is Mike’s twin sister
Lola: She is Nelson’s older sister. She is Mike’s and Susan’s younger sister.
Karen: She is the single mother of Nelson, Mike, Susan, and Lola. She is trying to keep her four kids safe from her mentally ill ex-husband.
Terry: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Carrie: She is one of Nelson’s friends.
Kelly: She is one of Nelson’s friends.
Blake: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Jake: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Teresa: She is on of Nelson’s friends.
Chase: He is Jim’s boss.
Andy: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
“Oh, now what?” moaned Tom, as he continued to fix the leaking sink pipe in the only bathroom on his transporter. “Maybe if I ignore him long enough he’ll give up.”
“Tom! Damn it! Answer me!” yelled the angry voice again. “You never answer! You need to report in! Tom! I know you’re there!”
“Damn . . .” mumbled Tom, as he got up and left the bathroom. “A guy can dream . . .”
“Tom! There’s no where else you could be! Don’t make me send someone to intercept you!” the voice continued to rant.
“Hey, Jim, what’s up?” Tom calmly replied. “Haven’t heard from you in awhile.”
“Bull shit!” yelled Jim. “You never answer when I try to get your report!”
“Now, come on, Jim. You really need to clean your mouth out with soap. Just because I don’t answer doesn’t mean I can’t hear you.” commented Tom. “I’ll report in when I’ve got something. I really don’t need to report in every couple of light years.”
“Tom, you know the rules.” sighed Jim. “Just because you’re out in space, alone on a transporter, doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want. You still need to follow the rules.”
“But . . . Jim . . . Every couple of light years? I mean, come on, a transporter can travel twenty light years in about thirty minutes at its top speed.” commented Tom. “I’m doing about half that right now.”
“Rules are rules.” commented Jim. “But I guess, since you never answer when I call anyways, I can look the other way for now.”
“Thanks, Jim. I’ll report in when I’ve got something.” commented Tom. “Talk to you later.”
Ending the transmission, Tom got up to go back to the bathroom, but before he could even take a step, something happened.
He was flung back into his chair at the controls so fast that he thought that the transporter had hit something. While he looked all around for the source, it happened again.
“What the hell . . . There was nothing there . . .” mumbled Tom, as he started looking over the transporter’s energy grids. “Oh . . . Crap . . .”
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A little over twenty light years away from the failing transporter was a massive planet, almost too massive. Its size didn’t matter very much, there was still an atmosphere, and there was life on this planet. The life on this planet wasn’t normal life though. No, this life had evolved to survive on this planet. Which is the real mystery of this planet, because the water on Ravelson 27 isn’t water at all, it’s lava. The lava runs all over the planet, mostly underground. The trees are basically dead, and so are the plants. But the creatures drink the lava like it’s water.
Ravelson 27 is a peaceful, overlooked, out of the way planet. Every time someone comes across this planet, they rule it a waste of time, because no one can survive on a lava planet, and even if someone could survive, why would they want to? There’s only one answer to that question, and that is there’s no way off this planet.
At first the creatures that inhabit this planet fought to get off of Ravelson 27, but after they tried everything there was to try, they gave up. They accepted their fate. That’s when they started to teach themselves how to survive on an unlivable planet. They made suits out of the remaining titanium on the planet, so they could move about and live their lives. But when that began to interrupt their lives, they threw their suits away and took their chances. They expected to die a very painful death the second they stopped using their suits, but instead they found out that at some point they evolved, most likely when they were making their suits.
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“Hey, guys! Wait up!” yelled a little boy named Nelson, as he ran out his front door to catch up with his friends.
He couldn’t even get out of his front yard before he was grabbed from behind. “Nelson, hunny, you know you can’t go swimming.” commented his mother, as they started back toward the house. The house was the average size for this planet, a small two-story house, with a two-door storage unit at the back of the house. It’s a blackish blue house, same as the storage unit.
“But mom! They’re my friends! I want to hang out with my friends!” exclaimed Nelson, before he started to pout, as they walked inside. Once on the inside, Nelson looked around and sighed, tired of seeing the same plain old house. To Nelson’s left was the medium-sized living room. Off to his right was a large kitchen/dining room. Straight ahead was the staircase that lead to the second floor. “If they can go swimming, why can’t I?! I hate being left out of everything!”
“You aren’t left out of everything.” his mother commented slowly. “You’re allergic to lava, and you’re friends aren’t. You know that. Anyways, you’ll see them at school tomorrow.”
“How is it possible that I’m allergic to lava? We live on a lava planet.” commented Nelson. “It’s just not fair.”
“I know, hunny. How about you invite your friends over after school tomorrow?” offered Nelson’s mom.
“Why would they want to hang out here when they can go have fun?” asked Nelson, as he started up the stairs toward his room.
“Because they’re your friends. Friends hang out with each other.” answered his mother, as Nelson reached the top of the staircase.
“Yea . . . Whatever . . .” mumbled Nelson, as he walked passed three bedrooms and two bathrooms to his bedroom.
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“Jim! Come in! Jim!” Tom yelled into the communication system. “Damn it, Jim! It’s my job not to answer! Jim!”
Silence . . . That was the only thing coming from the communication system.
“Jim! Damn it! Answer!” Tom continued to yell into the communication system. “The transporter is going to crash! The engine and everything else is failing! I only got about another fifteen light years! The next planet is over twenty light years away! A little help here! Jim!”
Silence . . .
“Ok, this is old, but I guess . . .” Tom mumbled, before he turned his attention back to the communication system. “Mayday! Mayday! Transporter going down! Mayday!”
Silence . . .
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“Nelson! What’s your hurry?!” Nelson’s older brother, Mike, yelled, as he watched Nelson run out the front door.
“I got to go to school!” Nelson yelled back, not wanting to stop for chit-chat, especially with his older brother.
“You know that someone has to walk you to school!” Mike yelled, as he walked out the front door.
“I’m twelve years old! I’m old enough to go to school by myself!” exclaimed Nelson.
“You know the rules. You got to be fourteen before you can go by yourself.” commented Mike.
“That’s just not fair! Lola can walk to school alone! So can Susan!” exclaimed Nelson.
“You are the youngest out of the four of us.” commented Mike. “Until last month, Lola couldn’t walk to school alone, and you know it. Just like you know that both Susan and I are seventeen. You’ll get there.”
“No, I won’t!” yelled Nelson, as he ran back into the house and up to his room.
“What was that about?” asked Karen, the four siblings’ mother.
“He hates being the youngest.” commented Mike. “He wants to go to school by himself. You should cut him some slack. There’s a lot he can’t do that others can.”
“I’ll talk to him.” commented Karen, as she headed upstairs.
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“What am I going to do?” Tom kept repeating to himself, as he paced back and forth in the control room. “I’m not going to make it to the nearest planet. I’m going to be stuck in space forever, unless I do something.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Shit! The engine is worse than I thought!” exclaimed Tom. “I won’t even make it within ten light years of the next planet at this rate.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Wait! I know!” exclaimed Tom, finally getting an idea on what to do.
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“Nelson? You in here?” asked Karen
“No, I’m not.” mumbled Nelson, as he hid inside his closet.
“Nelson, I know you came up here, so answer me!” demanded Karen.
Pushing the closet door open, Nelson said “I’m right here.”
Kneeling down in front of the closet door, Karen carefully said “I know it’s hard to be your age, but . . .”
“Hard?! Hard?! You have no idea!” Nelson interrupted, before he sighed. “It’s not just my age. I can’t do anything my friends can do.”
“Hunny . . . It seems like the sky is falling now, but it’ll get better, I promise.” Karen carefully commented. “As for your friends, they don’t have the problems that you do. Your allergies. They know you have them, and they don’t care. If they’re really your friends, then they will hang out with you no matter what, allergies or no allergies.”
“Nelson! We got to go!” Lola yelled up the stairs.
“Invite your friends over tonight.” suggested Karen. “I’ll tell your siblings that you’re going to walk home with your friends, ok?”
“Really?! Thanks, mom!” exclaimed Nelson, as he kissed his mother, and then ran down stairs to go to school.
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“That’s better.” commented Tom, looking at the control system again, and noticing that the energy levels had increased, just like he wanted. “It will just barely make it.”
Crash! Crash! Crash!
“Hmm . . . I guess killing everything that doesn’t help me get to the planet didn’t help much.” mumbled Tom. “But I still should be able to make it to the planet.”
Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash!
“That wasn’t the engine . . .” groaned Tom, as he looked out the window. “Well, I would’ve made it to the planet if I didn’t have to go through an asteroid storm . . .”
Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash! Ka-Boom!
“Now, what?!” exclaimed Tom, as he turned around to see an asteroid coming straight at his head. Ducking out of the way, Tom just barely avoided the asteroid, as the asteroid went right through the windshield of the transporter. “God damn it! I have two holes in my transporter that are sucking out pressure! I’m in an asteroid storm! The steering is out on the transporter! And I’m still about eight light years away from the planet! Can things get any worse?!”
KA-BOOM!
“Figures! Now I’m spinning out of control! Fucking asteroids! Fucking wing that can’t stay on the fucking transporter!” yelled Tom, as an asteroid the size of a car came right toward the windshield of the transporter.
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“Why are you all walking with me?” asked Nelson, as him and his three siblings left their yard to walk to school.
“We couldn’t decide which one of us should walk the most amazing twelve year old to school.” replied Susan.
“Yea, right.” mumbled Nelson.
“No, it’s true.” commented Lola, as she put her arm around her little brother.
“We know you’ve been having a hard time lately.” commented Mike.
“I just want to be normal.” commented Nelson. “Do normal things. With my friends. Not have to worry about the side effects.”
“Normal is over rated.” commented Lola. “Your friends hang out with you all the time.”
“Yea, at the house.” agreed Nelson. “They want to go swimming. Play outside. Stuff like that. Stuff I can’t do.”
“Don’t worry. They’ll grow out of that.” Susan jokingly said. “Just look at Mike. He never leaves his room now. He used to love being outside.”
“Ha ha, very funny. I still go outside.” mumbled Mike. “It’s just when you’re younger there are more things to do outside than there are when you get older. When you’re older you have different priorities than you do when you’re younger.”
“How does any of this help me?” asked Nelson.
“All we’re saying is that it’ll get better.” replied Lola. “School sucks. Kids are mean. But it won’t always be that way.”
“I hate you’re stupid psychology class.” mumbled Nelson, before the four siblings burst out laughing.
“I still think mom’s rule about having to be fourteen before we can go to school alone is stupid.” commented Nelson. “I mean, we can see the school’s roof from our backyard. It’s not that far.”
“She’s only trying to protect us.” replied Mike. “She has her reasons.”
“Like what?” asked Nelson. “Making us even stranger than we already are?”
“No, of course not.” replied Mike. “It’s just . . . it’s complicated . . .”
“What do you mean complicated?” asked Lola.
“She doesn’t want dad to take us away from her.” replied Susan. “He’s been trying for years. Ever since the first time you went to the hospital, Nelson. When you had your first allergic reaction. You probably don’t remember. You weren’t even five years old.”
“But he left before I was even born.” commented Nelson. “Why would he care if I have an allergic reaction or not?”
“He’s been helping mom with child support ever since he left.” replied Mike. “When you had your allergic reaction, he got it into his mind that mom was hurting us somehow.”
“But no one can cause an allergic reaction.” commented Nelson. “How could he think that mom caused this?”
“He’s sick. Very sick. That’s why he left in the first place. He just doesn’t want to face it.” replied Susan. “He’s not all there, mentally. And he probably never will be again.”
“Maybe if we go see him every now and again, then he will get help to keep us in his life.” suggested Lola.
“I’m sorry, Lola, but that won’t happen. Mom has full custody of all of us. Dad isn’t mentally stable. The courts won’t let him anywhere near us, which only made his condition worse. He just can’t cope with it.” replied Mike. “That’s when he tried to take Susan. She was walking to school. She was eleven at the time. About a year after your first allergic reaction, Nelson.”
“I was close enough to school that he wasn’t able to take me, but mom swore that it would never happen again.” commented Susan. “He almost had me in his hovercraft, when some teachers came running to my rescue because they heard my screaming. He got scared and ran off. But ever since, he’s been trying to get another chance. If you two knew what he looked like than you both would be able to identify him basically everywhere you go, I’m sure.”
“We see him everywhere. So, we’re sure that he’s watching you two as well. Mom thinks so too.” commented Mike. “That’s why we have bodyguards following us all the time. That and your allergies.”
“What does he look like?” asked Nelson.
“That’s him right there.” replied Susan, as she pointed at an overgrown, puke looking bush off to their left. There was a tall dark figure trying to hide behind the bush, but he was failing miserably.
Noticing that the four kids were staring at him, the man stood up and stepped forward into the light, revealing every little detail of him.
“He looks like me.” gasped Nelson.
“That’s why he’s after you the most.” commented Mike.
“Can we go now?” asked Lola. “He’s scaring me. Why won’t he go away?”
“It’s a part of his illness.” replied Susan, as the four siblings started to walk again.
“He doesn’t know he’s doing anything wrong.” commented Mike. “It just doesn’t register.”
“And there’s nothing anyone can do to help him?” asked Nelson, as they walked onto school grounds.
“There’s plenty that people can do to help him. It’s just that he won’t let them because he doesn’t know or won’t admit that anything’s wrong.” replied Mike. “But don’t worry; he can’t come onto school grounds. The principal watches out for him all day long.”
“Well, enough of this. There’s no need for any of us to worry. He won’t get us. There are too many people watching us and him for anything to happen.” commented Susan. “Anyways, here come your friends.”
“Have fun walking home with them tonight.” commented Lola.
“And we’ll see you back at home.” commented Mike, as Nelson’s three siblings walked into school.
“Hey, guys.” Nelson said, as his friends came up to talk to him.
“Hey, sorry about yesterday.” commented Teresa.
“We know about your allergies, and that was insensitive to go swimming when you couldn’t even come with us.” commented Jake.
“It’s ok. It’s just hard sometimes is all.” replied Nelson. “Mom said I could walk home with you guys, if you want to come over tonight.”
“That sounds like fun.” replied Terry.
“Hey, where’s Blake?” asked Nelson.
“He’s running late. Family stuff.” replied Kelly.
“Again?” asked Nelson. “He always has stuff going on with his family.”
“That’s true.” agreed Carrie.
“Anyways, we should get to class.” commented Andy, as the bell rang.
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“At least I’m out of that fucking asteroid storm.” mumbled Tom, as he patched the last hole in his transporter that was caused by the asteroids. “I’m no longer spinning out of control, which is good.” Tom rechecked the remaining wing to make sure it still had most of the control over the stability of the transporter, and it did. “Plus, I can see the planet. I’m still going to make it.”
“Hmm . . . the planet is a little smaller than what the archive says that it is.” commented Tom, as he brought up the measurements onto the damaged screen that is also the windshield of the transporter.
Bang! The transporter stopped dead in its tracks.
“Now what?!” groaned Tom, sick and tired of everything going wrong. “I have enough power to make it to the planet! What the hell is the problem?!”
Just then the transporter started to move backwards. “What the fuck!” yelled Tom, as he started the transporter again, and then gunned it to go forward. Even though the transporter was showing that it was going forward at top speed, it was still moving backwards. Looking off to his left, Tom could see something behind the transporter.
“If that’s the planet behind me, then what’s in front of me?” Tom asked himself, as he started looking through the planet’s history. “Shit! That’s not a planet! That’s the planet’s moon! And I’m stuck in the planet’s gravitational pull! And I don’t have enough power to get out of it!”
Boom! Crash! Bang! Boom! Crash! Bang!
“Well, there goes the rest of my power . . .” mumbled Tom. “There’s not going to be a transporter left if the gravitational pull doesn’t stop tearing it apart!”
Just then the transporter started spinning out of control again, as the other wing broke off. “Fuck! What am I going to do?!” yelled Tom, as the transporter hit the atmosphere, and then caught on fire. “I’m going to crash and burn! Yay! This is definitely the way to go! Not!”
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“Tom. Come in, Tom.” Jim said into the communication system. “Sorry, I missed you before. I wasn’t by the communication system. Tom, you there?”
Silence . . .
“Come on, Tom. Don’t be mad.” Jim commented. “The boss called me away. You know how that is. Don’t worry, I covered for you. Tom?”
Silence . . .
“Tom, come on, answer. This isn’t funny.” commented Jim. “You sounded kind of worried. I didn’t get all of the transmission. Something was interfering. Come on, Tom. Just answer already. Tom?”
Crack! Crash! Bang! Ka-Boom!
“Tom! What was that?!” Jim yelled, suddenly realizing that the rest of the transmission wasn’t good. “Tom, damn it, answer me!”
Silence . . .
“Tom!” Jim yelled again.
Slight breathing . . .
“Tom! Are you ok?!” Jim yelled. “Damn it, answer me!”
Breathing slows . . .
“Shit!” yelled Jim, as he jumped up. “Chase! We got a problem! Something happened to Tom! Get a team in here now! We need the rest of his last transmission!”
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“Hey, Nelson! Wait up!” yelled Blake, as he ran to catch up with his friend.
Stopping right in front of his locker, Nelson turned around to see his friend running toward him. “Hey, Blake! Missed you this morning!”
“Yea, I know.” commented Blake, coming to a stop in front of Nelson. “The guys said that we’re walking with you to your house to hang out.”
“That’s right.” agreed Nelson, as he put his books away in his locker. “Everyone is outside waiting for us.”
“Cool. Yesterday kind of sucked without you.” commented Blake. “But we had to go. Our mothers wouldn’t let us out of it.”
“Yea, I know. The guys told me at lunch.” commented Nelson, as he closed his locker and started to walk toward the door a few feet away. “You can come over, right?”
“Sure, my parents won’t be back for awhile.” replied Blake, as they walked out the door. “They’ll never know. Not that I know why they don’t like me coming over.”
“They think you’re going to catch some of Nelson’s allergies.” commented Jake.
“But that’s so stupid. You can’t catch allergies.” commented Carrie.
“You are such a bookworm.” mumbled Terry.
“There’s nothing wrong with being a book . . .” Carrie started, but the huge flash of light followed by a thunderous KA-BOOM interrupted her.
“What the hell was that?” asked Kelly, as she stared at where the flash of light was only moments before.
“I don’t know . . .” replied Teresa, as her voice trailed off.
“Let’s go find out.” commented Andy, as he started in that direction.
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Groaning, Tom tried to move but found out that he couldn’t.
“What the hell . . . Why can’t I move?” asked Tom, as he looked around, and what he saw was him with his head on the communication system. “What the fuck . . .”
Looking out the shattered windshield, Tom noticed that he had crash landed on the planet. “How am I not in my body?”
Trying to move again, Tom came to the conclusion that this had to be a dream. “All I have to do is close my eyes, and then open them, and everything will be normal again.
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“Look! It’s a transporter!” yelled Andy, as the group of friends ran into the clearing that it crash landed into.
“I wonder if anyone is in it.” commented Jake, as they stopped right in front of the transporter.
“There has to be. Someone had to be driving it.” commented Kelly.
“I wonder if they’re alright.” commented Teresa.
“Let’s go find out.” commented Terry, as he started into the transporter through the wall that was completely blown off during the crash.
“Wait. What about my allergies?” asked Nelson.
“I don’t think that a crash landed transporter can do anything to your allergies.” commented Jake.
“Yea, it’s definitely not from this planet.” commented Carrie.
“So how can you be allergic to anything in it?” asked Terry.
All Nelson could do was shrug, not really wanting to take the chance.
Anyways, you need a lot of exposure before anything happens, right?” asked Kelly.
Nodding, Nelson was still reluctant, not wanting to have a reaction, and not wanting to get in trouble.
“Come on, Nelson. It’s not going to hurt if we just take a quick look around.” commented Teresa.
Still reluctant, Nelson nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go.” commented Andy, as the group walked into the transporter.
Screaming, Kelly ran over to the man at the communication system. “He’s hurt! What do we do?!”
“Calm down, Kelly.” commented Terry, seeing that the man was still breathing. “He’s not dead.”
“Let’s wake him up.” suggested Carrie, as the group moved closer to the man.
“Let’s not and say we did.” commented Teresa, as the man groaned.
“Not what?” asked Tom, as he sat up in his chair.
The group jumped, as the man spoke. “Don’t do that!” exclaimed Jake.
“You are alive . . .” gasped Andy. “What the hell happened?”
“I got caught in your planet’s gravitational pull, and I guess I crash landed.” replied Tom.
“All of this damage came from the crash?” asked Terry.
“No, I got stuck in an asteroid storm before I got stuck in the planet’s gravitational pull.” replied Tom.
“Well, let’s get you out of here and into some fresh air.” suggested Nelson, still worried about getting an allergic reaction.
“Alright. Lead the way.” commented Tom, as the group walked out of the transporter, followed by Tom. “What the fuck is this place?!”
“A lava planet, duh.” Carrie matter-of-factly replied. “Isn’t every planet?”
“No. I’ve come from a planet that’s 75% water.” replied Tom.
“Water?” asked Kelly. “What’s water?”
“It’s blue. Something you can drink.” replied Tom.
“Oh, I’ve heard of that.” commented Terry. “We don’t have any of that here.”
“Well, I can’t survive on a lava planet.” commented Tom. “How do I get off this planet?”
“Your transporter.” replied Blake.
“There’s no other way.” commented Andy.
“How can I repair it on a lava planet?” asked Tom, not believing that was possible.
“Titanium.” replied Jake.
“Well, I’m going to need a lot of titanium.” mumbled Tom.
“We can help with that.” commented Teresa, as the group agreed with her.
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This is the end of chapter one. I hope you liked it. I will be continuing this story, and I will be posting more on my blog. If you have any suggestions, no matter if it is spelling corrections or story ideas, we would love the feedback.
Characters:
Tom: He is the pilot of a transporter that is supposed to collect data on all things in the universe.
Jim: He is Tom’s boss.
Nelson: He is a little boy on the planet Ravelson 27. He has a lot of allergies that make him miserable because he can’t do everything his friends can do. He is the younger brother of Mike, Susan, and Lola.
Mike: He is Nelson’s and Lola’s older brother. He is Susan’s twin brother.
Susan: She is Nelson’s and Lola’s older sister. She is Mike’s twin sister
Lola: She is Nelson’s older sister. She is Mike’s and Susan’s younger sister.
Karen: She is the single mother of Nelson, Mike, Susan, and Lola. She is trying to keep her four kids safe from her mentally ill ex-husband.
Terry: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Carrie: She is one of Nelson’s friends.
Kelly: She is one of Nelson’s friends.
Blake: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Jake: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
Teresa: She is on of Nelson’s friends.
Chase: He is Jim’s boss.
Andy: He is one of Nelson’s friends.
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