"Tomas!" my mother yelled to me from the front hallway. "Get ready! You don't want to miss the first day of high school!"
Secretly, I did want to miss the first day, but I wouldn't let my mom know. She would be heartbroken.
"Don't worry mom! I wouldn't miss it for the world!" I lied. I liked to learn about science, but not the kind of stuff my school teaches. I want to learn about something real. Something out of this world. Literally. I want to learn about astronomy.
I got dressed, and ate a bowl of cereal with my mom, my dad, and my sister, Sydney .I walked to my bus stop and thought Here it comes. The worst part of the day: the bus. As I waited for the bus, I noticed something out of the ordinary. The streets were empty. For some reason, there were no cars, no people, and no bus. I went to the inersection and looked around the corner. Still, there was no one to be seen.
Suddenly, there was a flash and a ear-shattering bang. Out of no where, a figure appeared on the street. It was tall and slender, with dark purple skin. Other than that, it looked pretty normal.
"Excuse me," I said, my voice quivering. "Who are you?" It started to make weird alien-like noises, then spoke.
"Hello there, Tomas Watt" it said with a strange accent. "I am a high-ranking officer of the species, the Pyms. My name is Zach. You have two choices. Come with me, or stay on this planet to die."
"Wait," I said, still trying to take in the fact that I was speaking to an alien. "What will happen to earth? Where is everyone? Why are you talking to me?"
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Into The Dark
Science FictionTomas Watt was always interested in anything to do with science, especially space. He was about to enter high school, where everything was going to change, but not the way Tom thought it would. Soon, his entire life will change because of his action...
