A Space Adventure
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Momole' Bickford-Ngomeley, Grade 6
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Poetry
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2017
It was the 13th of October 2099. I was sitting on my bed when the doorbell rang. I went to the door and there was nobody there. I looked down to see a parcel.
My name is Lily. I am 19 years old and my birthday is in two days' time. You're probably going to want to sing happy birthday to me, but please don't.
Excited, I took the parcel to my room. I opened it and was thrilled to discover it was the latest model hover board. As I looked at the glimmering gold and silver board, I noticed a note hidden in the wrapping. It had no name only coordinates.
I ran downstairs with my hover board under my arm and rushed to my computer to search the coordinates. I discovered they were in Space!
I checked my space book, went to the window and looked out into the starry night wondering how I was going to get into space.
Then I remembered my cousin's car outside my house. I raced outside with my board, got into the car, entered the coordinates, pressed a button and flew into the air. I put the car on auto-pilot then fell into a deep sleep.
When I awoke I couldn't tell if it was day or night. I was startled by a big bang then I saw a space ship five times the size of my cousin's car coming right towards me. Then I saw four tall laser guns rise-up out of the space craft and point at me.
Petrified, I grabbed my hover board and jumped out the car into the blackness of space.
The last thing I remember were the lasers pointing at me, and then I blacked out.
I opened my eyes, surprised I wasn't blown to dust. I jumped to my feet, saw my hover board and realised I was in another space ship. A girl came up to me, she looked around my age but she had a long tail like a lizard,
and when she was in the light I could see scales all over her body.
She said to me, "You are lucky to survive the explosion."
And then she asked, "What is your name?" I told her my name and asked hers.
She answered Julia and then asked, "Did you get my message?"
"Did you mean the parcel and the coordinates?"
"Yes."
"But why did you want my help Julia?"
"I need you to help me to defeat Darktron." "Who is Darktron?"
"He has been destroying planets and now he is going to destroy our world!"
I told her I was willing to help.
She showed me around her ship and helped me get into a spacesuit. When she handed me a gun, I knew we were ready for war.