the galaxy

Gurjas, a brave nine-year-old astronaut with short black hair and bright green eyes, floated in her spaceship sipping a sweet cup of boba. Suddenly, her radar beeped a terrifying warning. One astronomical unit away, a giant asteroid the size of Neptune was hurtling directly toward Earth and Mars!

"This could destroy all of humanity!" Gurjas gasped, putting down her boba. She had a mega-laser, normally used to search for aliens like the one she already discovered on Titan. This laser was as hot and powerful as the biggest star in the universe, and it was her only hope to blast the asteroid.

To power up the giant laser, Gurjas needed three special crystals to fill its three empty slots. She already had the first crystal from Titan, but it needed a spark to activate. She carefully popped a tiny laser beam into the crystal, and slot number one lit up with a brilliant glow.

Next, she needed the Pluto crystal. Luckily, she used her special "teleport-to-mom" gadget to beam the Pluto crystal straight to her space station! She slid the second crystal into the middle slot, leaving only one final piece missing.

The third crystal was on Venus, the only planet without a teleporter, so Gurjas had to travel there herself. She found the crystal stuck deep inside a strange, rocky rug. Using her silly "farting drill," she blasted the crystal free and giggled as the drill farted her all the way back to space!

Back on her station, Gurjas put on her special laser suit and wrapped herself in giant bubble wrap for extra safety. She popped the Venus crystal into the third slot, and the mega-laser hummed to life. With a deep breath, she aimed at the giant asteroid and pulled the trigger.

ZAP! The colossal asteroid exploded, but it shattered into dozens of smaller, dangerous rocks. Gurjas fired the star-powered laser again and again, popping the bubble wrap as she worked. She kept shooting until the scary rocks crumbled into harmless, tiny pebbles.

Just as the pebbles began to float toward her, giant Jupiter rolled in to help, spinning quickly on his short ten-hour day. Jupiter blocked the pebbles like a massive shield, keeping Gurjas and the Earth completely safe. Gurjas smiled, ready to celebrate with another delicious cup of boba.