Friday, July 23, 2010

When Worlds Collide -- Strange Things Happen

Mr. Pug opened his eyes a fraction and was extremely relieved that he was not looking at the underside of Squawk's foot. But something different was definitely happening. When Squawk had set his giant foot down he had landed on a giant red lever no one had ever bothered to pull. Suddenly, rising above the continuous noise of Nix was a countdown voice-over. Brilliant red arrows flashed in the sky and on the pavement, and numbers corresponding to the countdown appeared on a cloud. "4...3...2...1...Connected. Contact Imminent." And Mr. Pug gasped in surprise as something wondrous happened.

Beige A1 (Smiling Man in Igloo) looked up at the sky for no apparent reason and almost fell into the ocean from shock. There, shining in the sky, where the words "Connected to Sister-World. Please prepare for Contact." Beiges all over planet Blah looked up and saw the same words. No panic ensued though, as the Beiges were all too excited about this change in routine to be scared. They chattered eagerly with each other about something other than the perfect skies, or whether or not they thought the red team would win tonight. And then, falling from the sky, came the salvation of planet Blah.

Suddenly, even though it was a Friday, Mr. Pug, along with everyone else on planet Nix, began to float up into the sky. Oh no, thought Mr. Pug, are we all doomed to end up like that little Blub, lost in space forever? But no! When the outlaws of Nix were about to pass through the clouds of their planet they suddenly found themselves gently falling towards an idyllic landscape below. It had mountains and deserts and green grass and perfect sky. And there were people down there. Happy, smiling, dancing people who were staring up at the misshapen and wildly colorful creatures of Nix as they floated down from the sky.

And so began the new age of planet Blah. No longer was everything regulated and same. The Beiges quickly learned that their new neighbors from planet Nix never did the same thing twice. This made things so much more interesting, and soon the planet was one of laughter and happiness once more. The exiles from Nix were just as happy as the Beiges, because their new home had regular gravity and was much larger. No longer would they have to worry about if it was a Saturday or a Sunday to see if they would float into space.

The Sister Worlds of Blah and Nix, Yin and Yang, had finally reunited.

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic how the collision is a gentle one, that makes them both better places. Blah no more! Something spiritual about their descent from the sky, a benevolent invasion.

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  2. I like how the Beiges have no names, just numbers. It really emphasizes their blah-ness.

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  3. @Mr. Kelly: I really didn't want to hurt the Beiges, even if they were boring. :)


    @Mom: Yay for the Beiges! :D I like them, even without names. Plus I was too lazy to make up names, lol. ^^

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