Back To Earth

• Chloe Cheetham, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2014

I was waiting nervously outside the massive steel door. Finally it opened and I quickly stood up, while Lily walked out.
“They are sending me to Earth.” She announced.
“Well, I’m coming with you!” I cried.
“Are you sure? Going back to Earth is very dangerous.”
“I’m sure.”
“We are leaving straight away. Take this; you won’t be able to breathe in Earth without it.”
She handed me a white circle with a tube connected to it.
“Breathe through the tube and press the blue button.”
I did just that.
We walked towards the ship and we sat in our seats.
After an uneventful journey through space, I walked out the door suddenly feeling weight, so I fell on my butt.
Lily laughed. “Gravity.”
I laughed along with Lily and turned my head to see huge flowers and massive trees. I whistled.
“I miss this place… beats looking at red dust all day, huh?” I asked.
“Yeah… definitely does.” Lily murmured looking into the sky.
“Let’s go.” I said.
We searched around trees and over hills for hours.
“Hello!?” We shouted.
No answer.
Suddenly I stopped moving looking uncomfortably around me, I had the feeling someone or even something was watching me.
Red eyes looked at me from the darkness,
And it ran closer…
And closer…
I ran for my life, hearing loud footsteps behind me wasn’t helping, I grabbed Lily’s shirt as I ran past her.
“Run!” I shouted.
A tree was in my way and flowers were surrounding me. Two foot long bees buzz around the flowers. The alien ‘thing’ was charging towards us. At the last second I moved out of the way and the alien ran straight into the tree and got its horn stuck. It tried to get its horn free but instead it broke off. I ran for the horn and pulled it out of the tree and I stabbed the alien right in the chest with it.
Lily gasped.
“I know I’m amazing.” I announced.
“No, I found the ship!” She yelled in excitement.
“Well? What are you waiting for? Let’s go!” I screamed in excitement.
We finally reached the ship that crashed.
“Come on, everyone! The ship is that way!” Lily announced pointing at the ship to take us back to mars. A man that had survived had a broken leg. I went to go help him, wrapping his arm around my shoulder.
After a boring ride through space…
“I’m going to miss Earth…” I said.
Lily walked up to me.
“Good job on bringing back all four survivors, I couldn’t have done it without you.”
I smiled. The four survivors picked me up and chanted, ‘Chloe’
My stomach started to twisting and turning. Suddenly I didn’t feel so good; I started to get a headache. I heard the alien screeching my name ‘Chloe’, I had a feeling this wasn’t over, I had a feeling that it was just starting. Maybe it was the apocalypse… again.
~To be continued~