Andre

1. The book takes place in a world where there are only space shuttles. The planets had been blown up by the dreaded Yuos and their leader. (See Yuos in number
2. Yuos are a race of alien. They look like gigantic Siberian Huskeys. They are really dumb
3. This story takes place on the shuttle Riptide.

## Introduction

#### Told by: Andre

"Andre!” someone yelled from behind me. I spun around just in time to see Veronica sprinting towards me. She hugged me around the waist. “Don’t go. It’s too dangerous.” She begs. I stood there awkwardly with my arms raised.I finally put my arms down and embraced her back. Then I realized that she should have evacuated by now.

“Veronica, why are you here.” I backed away put my hands on her shoulders. “Get to the escape pods now.” I stare into her eyes with a stern look till she nods slowly. I pull her close and run my fingers through her Blonde hair.

“Come on you lovebird, we got Yuos to fight.” General Pierce yells to me.

“Coming sir.” I called back.

I turn back to Veronica and kiss her forehead. Pushing away, I start walking. I waved a quick goodbye and tried to push my fear away. I turn and run to my place and stand at attention. I tried not to look back, but I did. The sight crushed me. My wife stood there motionless with tears running down her cheeks. Her eyes had lost their shine and her lip quivered. How I longed to run to her and wipe those tears away, but General Pierce had given the command to march. I turn back to my General and start marching away.

Our ranks are made of twenty five people. Five people in the front row and ten in the two back rows. The five in the front row are the highest ranks in squad 7. From right to left there is Major Riley, Colonel Jensen, General Pierce, Colonel Dark, and finally Major Karin. I’m in the back row.

The door hissed opened. A Yuo with black fur charged in and tackled General Pierce. Colonel Jensen snaps his fingers and his gun hovers into his hand. Four bullets find their home in the Yuo’s skull. The monster roared in pain. It eye Colonel Jensen and pounced on him. Jensen tried to dodge but the creature’s claws scraped across his face. By now the rest of the front row had jumped into action. All accept Colonel Dark.

“Keep pushing on men. Row two stay here and fight the Yuo. Colonel Jensen, you’re in charge” General Pierce yelled motioning the rest to keep going down the hall. We pushed on leaving the middle row behind. People’s feet pounded on the ground all around me.

I glanced out the window and see to my horror a space pod was heading right into the window. If the suction hold broke we would all be to be sucked out into the endless expanse of space. I flung my hand out and activate my power. The pod starts veering out of the way but the momentum overcomes my power.

“Get down!” I yelled and jumped to General Pierce. I tackled him and held him on the ground. Everyone around me dropped to the ground and held onto something. I heard a loud crash, then nothing. I felt myself being pulled out the window. Not today. I gripped General Pierce’s arm tightly and reached for the edge of the window. A shard of glass flew past my face and into the expanse of space. My body temperature was dropping rapidly and I was finding it harder and harder to breathe. I tried to pull myself and the General back up into the shuttle, but my hands were frozen. I feel myself slipping. My hand let go.