Galactic Fire

• Leila Horton, Grade 3
• Short Story
• 2020

BOOM! I had crashed on planet Chilix Mushroom and all I see is galaxy, there is no ground below me. It seems to be invisible. I have been to this planet before but it's not the same. This is where the map says to go or actually, this planet is see through so maybe Chilix Mushroom is twelve light-years away. Nooooooo!

Well, I can't see any sign of humans here so I guess I can call this planet my own! I started to dig down into the centre of the planet when suddenly poof! I was teleported back to where I started. But something was different. Two sticks had been placed on the ground with some sort of stone on them. There was a sign saying "rub the two sticks together." I did so and I made a beautiful, emerald green fire. I was so satisfied, I had to make more. After half an hour I had achieved making five more colours - pink, yellow, blue, orange and turquoise, but I didn't know that the fire would soon go out of control.

I awoke the next day in such shock that I almost fainted. The whole galaxy planet was in flames! I cautiously took two steps out of the remains of my rocket and was immediately engulfed by fire.....but none of this mattered because it was a figure of my imagination;

or was it.....