short fiction
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Doughnut Planet
Samantha Young
Have you ever been to a place where your best of best dreams seem to come true? Well, I, Cameron Covela, have. Let me tell you about the time I went to Doughnut Planet.
It was a happy morning and I had just finished karate class. I was on my doughnut blanket reading a book called, "Our Planet and More". I'm obsessed with space, by the way. My bed was covered with books of all kinds. Space books, animal books, sport books, any book! You name a book and I have it. Anyways, I was reading about Mars when very suddenly, Earth started to look like a doughnut! I fixed my eyes and examined the sprinkles, then it seemed like the rest of the world disappeared from underneath me! Round and round I went, spinning in never-ending circles. I landed with a gentle, "THUMP!" and inspected this tiny world.
Holy moly, was this place cool! It had critters of all kinds! Or should I say one kind? The little critters were aliens! But not just any aliens, doughnut aliens! Soon after, I spotted another human sitting on a doughnut-like boulder. I was so excited to see another person on this planet that I wanted to say, "HI MY NAME IS CAMERON COVELA! WHO ARE YOU, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" but I held back. I didn't want to seem like a random new person on this super- cool planet, but if I was with a girl who seemed like she'd been there forever, then I thought that I could get away with it. So I approached her very slowly, tapped her on the shoulder, and waited for her to turn around. When she did, I said, " HI MY NAME IS CAMERON COVELA! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? IS IT BLUE BLUE IS MINE. WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL? IS IT A GIRAFFE LIKE ME? ALTHOUGH, I AM NOT A GIRAFFE IT IS JUST MY FAVORITE ANIMAL" all a little teeny-tiny too fast. She laughed and we figured out we had a lot in common. Her name was Bella. Bella told me the tale of the mysterious planet we were on.
"Once," she started." There were 4 baby aliens on a planet called, "%&# *^@!#% <> *<:#~>}% @^-#!+" (In alienese that means, "THE PLANET OF POWERFUL ALIENS".) Their names were; Frosting, Dough, Treat, and Sprinkles. Their mother was named Mother Galaxy. She was a giant alien who loved her babies very much. One day, she told her babies that they needed to go find their own home to start a new planet. They combined their powers to make a planet called, "=<};&#}% *<:#~>}%". (In alienese that means, "DOUGHNUT PLANET".) So you see, their mother's planet wasn't a very successful planet, especially because she did not combine powers with anyone, but the name Doughnut Planet drew aliens from all over the universe! Mother Galaxy was furious at how they succeeded more than she did, so she attacked Doughnut Planet! Doughnut Planet was okay, but everyone says that someday, she will come back for revenge."
"Wow," I said. " That's crazy.."
"Yeah." She replied.
"RUMBLE!""WHAT WAS THAT?"
"That," she replied, "Was my tummy."
We both burst out laughing. "Come on! Let's go eat, Cameron!" And we had a great feast from under our feet.
Once we were finished eating, Bella asked, "Do you want to stay in my house for the night?" Then it hit me, "Uh oh! My parents are probably worried sick about me!"
"Dont worry!" said Bella. I had started to cry."Time freezes when you are on Doughnut Planet." she assured me.
Soon after, there was an even bigger, "RUMBLE!" than before, and it sounded like it was coming from outside! There was also an enormously loud "BANG" coming from the same direction!
"WHAT. WAS. THAT?" I exclaimed.
"Mo...Moth...Mother Galaxy!" Bella quivered with fright.
We rushed outside to get a better look. "STAY INSIDE EVERYONE!" Bella yelled, but nobody, I mean NOBODY, listened. Mother Galaxy was holding all 4 of her daughters in one hand. Her hands were either really big, or her daughters were just really small.
"Gode buy!" said Mother Galaxy.
"Not so fast!" said Bella.
She did all the sword fighting skills I knew, plus more. Mother Galaxy was raging with pain.
"Awae wit ue!" yelled Mother Galaxy, and flicked my dear friend away. She started to leave, so I did all the karate moves I knew, and that did the trick. She dropped her daughters and fled.
"Great job!" Bella exclaimed.
"Goe Camwen!" shouted all the aliens.
"How do I get back home?" I asked Bella.
"That doesn't matter right now." replied Bella,"but celebrating our victory does!".
And we partied all night.
EPILOGUE
Once I finally got home, I ate dinner, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and I decided to read a little bit more about my book. At the end I noticed there were extra blank pages, and at the top of each page, it read "Cameron Covela and Her Adventure to Doughnut Planet". I couldn't wait for my next adventure on Doughnut Planet!
It was a happy morning and I had just finished karate class. I was on my doughnut blanket reading a book called, "Our Planet and More". I'm obsessed with space, by the way. My bed was covered with books of all kinds. Space books, animal books, sport books, any book! You name a book and I have it. Anyways, I was reading about Mars when very suddenly, Earth started to look like a doughnut! I fixed my eyes and examined the sprinkles, then it seemed like the rest of the world disappeared from underneath me! Round and round I went, spinning in never-ending circles. I landed with a gentle, "THUMP!" and inspected this tiny world.
Holy moly, was this place cool! It had critters of all kinds! Or should I say one kind? The little critters were aliens! But not just any aliens, doughnut aliens! Soon after, I spotted another human sitting on a doughnut-like boulder. I was so excited to see another person on this planet that I wanted to say, "HI MY NAME IS CAMERON COVELA! WHO ARE YOU, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" but I held back. I didn't want to seem like a random new person on this super- cool planet, but if I was with a girl who seemed like she'd been there forever, then I thought that I could get away with it. So I approached her very slowly, tapped her on the shoulder, and waited for her to turn around. When she did, I said, " HI MY NAME IS CAMERON COVELA! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? IS IT BLUE BLUE IS MINE. WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL? IS IT A GIRAFFE LIKE ME? ALTHOUGH, I AM NOT A GIRAFFE IT IS JUST MY FAVORITE ANIMAL" all a little teeny-tiny too fast. She laughed and we figured out we had a lot in common. Her name was Bella. Bella told me the tale of the mysterious planet we were on.
"Once," she started." There were 4 baby aliens on a planet called, "%&# *^@!#% <> *<:#~>}% @^-#!+" (In alienese that means, "THE PLANET OF POWERFUL ALIENS".) Their names were; Frosting, Dough, Treat, and Sprinkles. Their mother was named Mother Galaxy. She was a giant alien who loved her babies very much. One day, she told her babies that they needed to go find their own home to start a new planet. They combined their powers to make a planet called, "=<};&#}% *<:#~>}%". (In alienese that means, "DOUGHNUT PLANET".) So you see, their mother's planet wasn't a very successful planet, especially because she did not combine powers with anyone, but the name Doughnut Planet drew aliens from all over the universe! Mother Galaxy was furious at how they succeeded more than she did, so she attacked Doughnut Planet! Doughnut Planet was okay, but everyone says that someday, she will come back for revenge."
"Wow," I said. " That's crazy.."
"Yeah." She replied.
"RUMBLE!""WHAT WAS THAT?"
"That," she replied, "Was my tummy."
We both burst out laughing. "Come on! Let's go eat, Cameron!" And we had a great feast from under our feet.
Once we were finished eating, Bella asked, "Do you want to stay in my house for the night?" Then it hit me, "Uh oh! My parents are probably worried sick about me!"
"Dont worry!" said Bella. I had started to cry."Time freezes when you are on Doughnut Planet." she assured me.
Soon after, there was an even bigger, "RUMBLE!" than before, and it sounded like it was coming from outside! There was also an enormously loud "BANG" coming from the same direction!
"WHAT. WAS. THAT?" I exclaimed.
"Mo...Moth...Mother Galaxy!" Bella quivered with fright.
We rushed outside to get a better look. "STAY INSIDE EVERYONE!" Bella yelled, but nobody, I mean NOBODY, listened. Mother Galaxy was holding all 4 of her daughters in one hand. Her hands were either really big, or her daughters were just really small.
"Gode buy!" said Mother Galaxy.
"Not so fast!" said Bella.
She did all the sword fighting skills I knew, plus more. Mother Galaxy was raging with pain.
"Awae wit ue!" yelled Mother Galaxy, and flicked my dear friend away. She started to leave, so I did all the karate moves I knew, and that did the trick. She dropped her daughters and fled.
"Great job!" Bella exclaimed.
"Goe Camwen!" shouted all the aliens.
"How do I get back home?" I asked Bella.
"That doesn't matter right now." replied Bella,"but celebrating our victory does!".
And we partied all night.
EPILOGUE
Once I finally got home, I ate dinner, brushed my teeth, got dressed, and I decided to read a little bit more about my book. At the end I noticed there were extra blank pages, and at the top of each page, it read "Cameron Covela and Her Adventure to Doughnut Planet". I couldn't wait for my next adventure on Doughnut Planet!
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