One starry night, Zeke was lying in bed, staring out of his window. He imagined himself flying among the stars, fixing things with his tools, and exploring distant worlds. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a soft knock knock knock came at his window.
When he looked up, he saw a small, green alien with big friendly eyes waving at him. The alien wore a shiny silver spacesuit and had a helmet tucked under its arm.
“Hi there!” the alien said. “I’m Zarny. I need some help fixing my spaceship. Can you come with me?”
Zeke’s eyes lit up. Fixing a spaceship? That was his dream! He grabbed his toolbelt and climbed into Zarny’s shiny red space rocket, which was waiting just outside his house.
The rocket zoomed into the sky, faster than anything Zeke had ever seen. The stars twinkled all around them, and the Earth below looked like a big, glowing marble. Zarny pointed to a planet up ahead that looked like a giant blue and green jellybean.
“That’s Snorpax!” Zarny said. “My spaceship is stuck there, and the Snorpies need our help. They’re trying to throw a party, but their lights and music machines won’t work!”
When they landed, Zeke was amazed. The Snorpies were small, fluffy creatures that glowed faintly like fireflies. They bounced up and down excitedly when they saw him.
“Zeke, our hero!” they squeaked. “Can you fix our machines?”
Zeke got to work immediately. He opened his toolbelt and used a screwdriver to tighten some bolts, a wrench to adjust some pipes, and even some duct tape (because duct tape fixes everything!). Soon, the lights on the machines started to flicker, then glowed bright purple, blue, and gold. The music machines hummed, and happy tunes filled the air.
“Thank you, Zeke!” the Snorpies cheered.
To celebrate, the Snorpies threw their party right then and there. They shared alien cupcakes that tasted like sweet strawberries and spun sugar. Zarny and Zeke danced under the stars with the Snorpies, who twirled and bounced like tiny balls of light.
When it was time to leave, Zarny gave Zeke a shiny star-shaped pin. “This is for being the best space mechanic and friend,” he said.
As the rocket brought Zeke back home, he felt warm and happy. Helping others and exploring space had been the best adventure of his life.
When he climbed back into bed, he looked at the star-shaped pin in his hand and smiled. “Goodnight, Zarny,” he whispered. Then he drifted off to sleep, dreaming of rockets, aliens, and more happy adventures to come.
The End
