by Nancy Krulik
BLEEEHHHHHH!
Zeus threw up a great big tuna-and-liver-flavored fur ball.
Just like any Earth cat.
12
I CAN’T BE THE ONLY ONE
It’s good to have the ship back,” Zeke’s mom said that night.
Zeus climbed out from under the dashboard. “I told you I would find a way to get it back,” he said.
“It was strange that they gave us paper instead of gold,” Zeke’s dad said.
“Paper money or gold,” Zeus said, “either way, I saved the day!”
Zeke wanted to say that it had all been his idea. But it was never smart to argue with Zeus.
“This will take a long time to fix,” Zeke’s dad said as they climbed out of the ship.
“Yes,” Zeus agreed. “The engines are broken. One wing is snapped off.”
“We will have to get used to living here for a while,” Zeke’s mom said.
Zeke sat down on the furry green stuff in his backyard.
He picked a string of sticky spiderweb from his hair.
And looked up at Earth’s one moon.
He wondered if there were other zeebops trapped on Earth.
There had to be.
He couldn’t be the only kid from Planet Z.
Could he?
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