{"id":1136,"date":"2013-01-11T02:04:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T02:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/1136"},"modified":"2015-05-24T07:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T07:08:19","slug":"close-encounters-with-the-third-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/1136","title":{"rendered":"Close Encounters with the Third Kind"},"content":{"rendered":"

One night, I was awakened by the sound of distant thunder. As I opened my eyes, I discovered that I was on a gigantic surgery table. Lying beside me were two boys about ten years old. One of them was a vampire, and there was also a female Egyptian mummy. I looked outside. There were streaks of light which, I thought, should be stars. Evidently, we were in a spaceship which was travelling quickly. The kids woke up and we introduced ourselves.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThe humans have woken up,\u201d said a voice. I looked up to see the largest robot I have ever seen. It was mainly white, with some red parts which looked like an ambulance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cGood,\u201d said a deeper voice. I whirled around to see another robot. \u201cI am Optimus Prime, we will not harm you,\u201d it announced. \u201cWe are the Autobots. This is Ratchet,\u201d he gestured towards the first robot. As he was speaking, I studied him and saw lots of parts from a red truck. There were giant pieces on his shoulders too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have brought you here to teach us about human biology just in case Ratchet would need the knowledge to save humans.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cTo tell you the truth, we don\u2019t know much,\u201d Resus, the vampire said. \u201cBesides, I think this is kidnapping\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cShh!\u201d I whispered.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cDo you want to get squashed beneath their body parts? I don\u2019t. So don\u2019t offend them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cBut they said they won\u2019t harm humans.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThey could lie, you know.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe will send you home,\u201d Optimus said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cOptimus, we are under attack,\u201d a feminine voice said through the ship\u2019s broadcasting system.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cDo not let them destroy the engines, Arcee. Hold them off with the cannon,\u201d Optimus replied. \u201cWe need to get the children back home.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIs this a warship? Could we see the weapons room?\u201d Resus asked.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cCome with us.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>They brought us there, but the first thing Ratchet said was not encouraging. \u201cDon\u2019t touch anything.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In the room, there were lots of weapons, from Autobot-sized to hamster-sized. They were marked with labels with unintelligible (alien?) symbols.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cHey, what\u2019s this?\u201d Resus asked and slipped his hand into a glove lying on the floor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>It wrapped around his forearm and he could not get it off.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThere should be a release button somewhere,\u201d I told him.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are two buttons. What if the other one\u2019s a \u2018constrict\u2019 button? I couldn\u2019t read these alien symbols!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Autobots came back, fully armed. \u201cDidn\u2019t I tell you not to touch anything?\u201d Ratchet asked. \u201cThe button closest to your hand is the release button. The other releases a grappling hook. Here are three exo-suits. Optimus said you can each get a weapon to help us fight the enemies.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe went through an air-lock and arrived in the cannon room. Arcee was sitting behind a gigantic double-barreled cannon. She was blue and smaller than the two. There were also two more robots, a bulky green pickup truck robot called Bulkhead and a small yellow sports car robot called Bumblebee. They were firing at the five robotic spaceships following us. Optimus told us to fire at them and we did, my gun\u2019s blasts eating away at their metallic armour. Soon, the battle was over and we were victorious.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When we got back to the control room, Ratchet pulled a lever and a glowing green portal opened up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a GroundBridge,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will transport you home.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I stepped through the portal and ended up in a dark street.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the worst excuse ever for missing class,\u201d Resus quipped.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ratchet stepped through and said, \u201cHey, it\u2019s not your stop yet.\u201d So I stepped back through.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ratchet turned it off, typed in some symbols, and reopened the GroundBridge portal. I said goodbye to all the Autobots and stepped through. I went immediately to bed and fell asleep, exhausted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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