It was an amazing day in the village.
At the Rocket Science University, Rudolph, Zoey, Slyly and Leonard were doing a special tour when they came to the launch pad.
"And this here," said the tour guide, "is our most recent project that will be launching tomorrow, the Mistletoe."
Everyone looked up to see the shuttle. It was so tall that one person fell back while looking up. The large fuel tank it was attached to was the color of wood. The rocket boosters were just as tall.
"Those rocket boosters could go up my ass." Slyly whispered.
Rudolph punched him.
"The shuttle," the tour guide continued, "will release a satellite that will allow Santa to look at the other kids around the world to make sure if they're on the right list. We've been able to use enough technology to make it invisible so that other astronauts from Earth will not be able to see it. And now," she clasped her hands, "we will have four each of you to tour the shuttle." She motioned towards Rudolph and his three friends.
As the four walked forward, the others in the crowd murmured in excitement when they realized it was Santa's most famous flyer.
The four got on the elevator. Slyly pushed the button, which made the elevator go up higher than a normal one.
As they entered the shuttle, they saw the beautiful tower through the front windows off to the side. The mountains were off to the other side.
"It's beautiful," Zoey gushed.
"Well, not as pretty as you," Rudolph said.
She blushed.
Meanwhile at Mission Control, a trainee by the name of Manny was working on equations for tomorrow's launch. Manny was rather good looking: brown combed hair and bright eyes.
"Manny, what're you doing?" said a feminine voice.
He spun around to see his crush Gloria, another trainee. Both of them were elves. Her brown hair was tied into a ponytail and she wore glasses that went in front of her blue eyes.
"Gloria!" he blushed. "Just writing a few equations."
He accidentally rested his elbow on the launch button.
Up in the shuttle, the four friends were about to get off when they heard the most violent rumble underneath them.
"Wh-what's going on?" Zoey stammered.
Rudolph already sensed the trouble and hopped into the command seat. "Get in your seats!" he yelled. "We're going to launch."
The three others did so.
Just then, the shuttle shook violently as it lifted off the ground.
Manny turned when he heard the noise, just as the shuttle lifted off the ground.
"Oh, shit." he muttered.
"Manny, what did you do?" Gloria asked frantically.
"I think I accidentally hit the launch button."
"Oh god we're going to get fired."
Rudolph was surprised by the shuttle's power. It felt as if a huge bull had ran right at him and hit him in the stomach. His back pressed against the seat.
Their heads rattled. The Mistletoe didn't stop shaking.
Just then, the rocket boosters separated. It wasn't as violent anymore.
A few minutes later, the external fuel tank released. It was all over.
They unbuckled their seat belts and were surprised as they started to float around.
"Uh, guys?" Zoey said. "You might want to see this."
They all floated towards the window and looked out to see a dark black void surrounding them.
They were in space.