Xerox and Antoinette's Adventure
Xerox & Antoinette were best friends, they had been since birth. Their parents were very close friends and although they were not related by blood, their relationship was as if to say they were brother and sister.
They were very adventurous children, by the age of 7; they were exploring by themselves, and were very intrigued by the astrology surrounding their small planet.
Xerox and Antoinette weren't from the Earth, like you and me. They were from a very small planet called Yolina and an even smaller town called Zaura, located in a very barren part of Yolina. Yolina orbits the earth and has the same days as Earth. But, Yolina is such a small planet, we think it is a star because of all the brightly lit cities; and it only inhabits around 30,000 people.
The two children were very intelligent for their age, and have been brought up with their families living very close together. They were sitting in the Library, looking at the atlas, and the map of the universe, when Xerox gets an idea.
"Hey, Antoinette, you know, I think we should go exploring. I mean, look for different things, which we haven't seen before." Xerox said to Antoinette.
"Did you know? I was thinking exactly the same thing, it is so boring around here now, and we have explored almost everything." Antoinette replied.
"Yeah I know, it's amazing how we're only fifteen, and yet we have explored almost the whole planet…"
"Yeah, although, why haven't we gone through that cavern? I really want to see what's on the other side of it, we've never been there, and when we do, we would have explored the whole world."
Xerox had his eyes glued to the Astronomy guide, and map of the universe. A book he has been reading for quite a while now.
"Hmm," Xerox had a thought "have you ever thought about… oh never mind it's stupid."
"What? What is it Xerox?" Antoinette asked curiously.
"Well, I was wondering, have you ever wondered what the other planets are like. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Venus, Earth, and the others."
"Of course I have, but I have no idea how we would get there, except for some magical creature or something."
"Well," Xerox piped up "I know this may sound silly, but through that cave we haven't explored, I heard rumours of Unicorns of some sort. And some mythological books state, that if the Unicorn likes the owner, it has the power to fly."
"Really?" Antoinette exclaimed. "I think we really need to explore the cavern soon then! I would love to go travelling to other planets and ride on a Unicorn!"
"We will explore it tomorrow; let us go back home and think over. We need to see what we can do to make the Unicorns to like us, because if they don't like us, they won't fly. That is- if they can fly anyway."
Xerox & Antoinette got up, and left the Library, but before leaving, Antoinette checked out a book on Mythology, and Xerox checked out a book on astronomy.
It wasn't long before the two teenagers arrived at their homes, and said their good byes until tomorrow. Dinner was already cooked for Xerox, and he swiftly devoured his food before dismissing himself to his room, so he could read the astronomy book which he checked out.
Without surprise, Antoinette practically did the same as Xerox; she got in her house, and had to wait about ten minutes for her dinner to be ready. But when it was ready, she took it to her room to eat it in peace while reading up about Unicorns.
Neither of the teenagers could sleep that night, their minds were running with excitement and adventure that they couldn't get to sleep until late.
Xerox was reading the astronomy booklet, with great interest. He came across the planet section, and looked in awe and astonishment at how much information the book had on all the planets in the galaxy.
"Saturn. Barren, quiet, beautiful. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun, and is the second largest planet in the solar system. This beautiful planet is very gaseous, and has swirling hurricanes which go on for years and years, not showing any sign of dying down any time soon. The beautiful rings which orbit Saturn are that of ice and rocks…" Xerox read with amazement.
"I really think we should visit Saturn." Xerox said to himself out loud without realising.
Xerox kept on reading, until he came across the three-page section on the asteroid belt. "The asteroid belt is a belt which orbits the sun, just like any other planet, in the middle of the orbits of Mars and Saturn. It is made up of millions of large rocks, called asteroids, rotating and orbiting the Sun." the book stated.
Xerox had a look of surprise on him when he looked at the asteroid belt; it was pretty much what the book had said, a belt of asteroids orbiting the sun.
"This could prove a challenge, I think." Xerox said to himself again.
After Xerox finished reading the chapter on the asteroid belt, Mars and Saturn, he put the book down and attempted to go to sleep.
Antoinette on the other hand was still up and reading the mythology booklet, engulfed in the section of unicorns and mythological creatures.
"Unicorns are beautiful creatures, they are usually of the brilliant white colour, and grow to about 4 feet tall. Their brilliant ivory horn is like a cats claw, when not in danger, the horn is blunt and harmless; however if the Unicorn feels in danger, it then gets as sharp as a knife." Antoinette read, "Unicorns love playing and are loveable creatures. They eat food of a normal type horse, carrots, grass, fruits and other natural fruits and vegetables." She continued.
"Hmm, well at least we know what they eat now." Antoinette said in her head.
Antoinette finished reading the paragraph on the animals feeding habits, and was suddenly overcome with tiredness, so she put the book down, and drifted off to sleep.
Xerox and Antoinette were deeply dreaming about what will happen tomorrow, wondering what exciting adventurous events will happen tomorrow; and the excitement of exploring the different planets.