The Asteroid Parts (2017)
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May 17, 2017 • By Jason Elhilow
DescriptionThe Asteroid Parts (2017) is the original story about two astronauts as they explore an asteroid with an alien to find parts to fix their ship.
MessageThis content is part of WRTN's historical collection, meaning it has been kept precisely as it was produced in 2017.
ImageWRTN/The Asteroid Saga
Original Story - 1 Of 1 • 1,300 Words
Click, rattle, screech, clunk, the rocket sped through The Asteroid Belt. Tim and Claren were going on a mission to Pluto. Tim was older and was a more experienced astronaut than Claren. As they were flying, the ship got very close to an asteroid. The ship was making weird noises. Mission Control called them. They said that the gravity on the asteroid was pulling them towards it and none of their rockets could stop them from crashing. Tim, scared, tried steering away to save their lives, but he failed. They were lowering inch by inch until…. crash!The doors to the ship opened. In walked a cute, small, green alien. The little alien scared Tim. Claren was amazed. He liked this little alien. The alien walked in, making funny sounds: "Tron-tridy te blackkme hes." Just the sounds scared Tim even more. Claren thought for a second, then gave the little alien a mini whiteboard and marker. In amazement, the alien wrote in English. The alien wrote: "I am Trimdin and I can fix your ship."Tim thought for a second and then picked up a metal pipe to hit the alien with. Tim got closer and closer to the alien. With a BAM, Tim hit the alien. Luckily, if threatened, the alien could deflate and inflate. Claren were amazed, but Tim just fainted. After a few minutes, Tim woke up. Claren gave the alien the whiteboard again. The board had said that the parts to fix the ship were deep in the asteroid and The King and his guards were guarding them. Claren and Tim packed to go on this adventure. They walked for a long time. Tim stopped and looked around while Trimdin was talking to his two alien friends. Claren looked at a huge hole that was extremely deep. To get a closer look he moved towards it. He fell in. Tim and Trimdin heard his scream and ran to help. There was lava flowing towards Claren. Luckily, Tim had packed a rope in the emergency kit. Tim and Trimdin held onto one end and Claren held onto the other end. Tim and Trimdin pulled with all their might and pulled Claren up from the hole. That was a close call for them all and they still had a long way to go.As time passed, Claren was less frightened. They walked carefully. They neared a huge, steep, dangerous mountain. If they went around the mountain it would take a day and going over the mountain would be two to three hours. They had to go over it. They walked up the mountain, but they all had a hard time climbing. Finally, they reached the top of the mountain. The three of them hung out before heading down the other side. Tim knew that this would be the most dangerous part of the mountain. They were walking down the mountain when Tim suddenly heard a crack. Claren noticed a crack along the rocks. There was a mini avalanche and then they all fell. Rocks covered them. Tim, Claren, and Trimdin had a hard time getting up. They moved several rocks and finally crawled out. Tim and Claren then noticed that their suits had little holes in them. There were warning alerts everywhere on their suits saying that they only had 24 hours of air and pressurization left. Now Tim and Claren only had 24 hours to get the parts, go back to the ship, and fix it. They headed towards the parts. Trimdin then picked up the whiteboard. He wrote that he had heard about a huge scary monster that was protecting the parts they needed. To Trimdin, Tim, and Claren’s surprise, there was actually a monster guarding the parts. The huge, monstrous beast was asleep. The boys walked carefully and silently to not wake it. Then, Trimdin sneezed. The monster moved but didn’t wake. They started to walk again. After a minute or so they reached the other side of the monster. Then they saw another head. This surprised them a lot. The two-headed monster woke up and growled. Tim, Claren, and Trimdin ran past it and went towards the parts. Instead of chasing them, the monster just lets them pass. They walked past the humongous monster. They were close to the parts. Tim and Claren were excited, but Trimdin worried that the king would catch them. Soon they saw a huge, pitch-black hole. It was rugged and looked very, very deep. Again they used the rope. Tim sent one end of the rope down the hole. Then Claren picked up a huge rock and tied it on the other end. They climbed down. Tim and Claren turned on the headlights on their spacesuits. The hole was creepy and dark with very sharp rocks. It felt like an endless pit. They were climbing down for a long time. Then Tim saw some light. The place was dimly lit and had a gold engraved wall with a dirty white floor with junk everywhere. Then they heard a deep, loud voice. All of a sudden, lights turned on and an alien appeared. This alien was taller and wider than Trimdin. Then the alien gave a command. Trimdin, with the whiteboard, quickly translated. He wrote that this alien was the king of the tribe. Then they all bowed to the king. They told the king they were there to get the parts to fix their ship. The king, now angry at them for sneaking in, pointed his staff at them. Quickly, soldiers came towards them. They all ran as fast as they could. The three of them went down a hallway and turned into another tunnel. They hid around a corner hoping the soldiers would keep going. A minute later they heard a faint voice. Then they heard soldiers’ footsteps. Tim, Claren, and Trimdin came out of hiding and ran down the hallway back to the king. The king was now extremely angry that his soldiers hadn’t killed them. He jumped down and pulled out of his belt a shiny gold sword. Claren picked up an old rusty pipe, Tim picked up a few rocks, and Trimdin picked up an old, dull, iron sword. The king ran toward them with his gold sword. Tim, Claren, and Trimdin ran. Tim led Claren and Trimdin to where the parts were. They turned around and the king was there. Quickly, Trimdin took the sword and hit the king on the head. The king fell to the ground.Claren put the parts in the emergency kit bag and they ran to the rope. They climbed up the rope as quickly as they could, passed the huge monster that was now sleeping again, walked over the mountain without falling, and moved around the huge lava hole. They made it back to the ship. Tim took out the parts from the emergency kit bag and they fixed the ship. They put on rocket boosters and fuel tanks. Then Tim and Claren got into the ship. Saying goodbye was hard for Tim and Claren. Tim was going to miss Trimdin the most. Suddenly, there was a knock. It was Trimdin. He wrote on the whiteboard that he wanted to go with them. Tim, Claren, and Trimdin continued on together to Pluto. After completing the mission on Pluto, Trimdin returned to the asteroid. They were thankful for Trimdin’s help and they would never forget their new friend.
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