Spacecadets Stories

"Please.." He mumbled, grabbing the other person's hand tightly, as if he was afraid they'd slip away right then. "Please, if you promise me nothing else, promise me that you won't die." The person in question stared at him for a moment, then, overcome with emotions of awkward love, pervading stress, and a profound sadness, they burst into laughter. "Don't worry. I'm too nerdy to die." {cover by @sarcastics}

Parker, an endangered alien species, has grown up living in different foster homes his entire life until he decides to apply to go into the army. He soon figures out that he is qualified for the Space Cadets. He will be living in space with others who are also a different species.

Thirteen-year-old Kesha wrote a three-page essay to get onto this camp, but will her family's rough condition let her enjoy the month's activities? Being a closeted lesbian makes Kesha nervous about this All-Girls space camp, but will she feel that way around them?