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Dasha Homeyer & Dylan Walsh, Ages: 14
The House on Maple Street
Dr. Fleinenstein lived alone in his 1800s style house on Maple Street.
Every day, he would get up very early for work. He worked only in his house in the attic. He never stepped outside, only to get his paper and mail. Many neighbors wondered about him. Some didnt even know his name. His latest top-secret invention was building a house rocket. What is a house rocket, you might ask? Dr. Fleinenstein would describe it as "The new way to outer space!" The doctor had many ideas, some were useless once built, but some were helpful in everyday life. One of his past inventions involved a motor and metal hands, which he used to help him with building his inventions.
His new invention was all about getting to space. Dr.Fleinenstein always had a thing for the universe. His house was mostly decorated of space pictures of the earth and many of the planets. His theory was to make somekind of rocket in his basement of the house, strong enough to lift off the ground and into space.
On a bright Saturday morning, Dr. Fleinenstein got up and did the usual, a cup of tea, eggs, and bacon. Then, he went off to his office in the attic. His office consisted of old antiques and small gadgets. One of his most prized possessions was kept in a wooden chamber in his office. He took it out rarely, just long enough for him to clean it. But nobody knew what this thing was.
As Dr.Fleinenstein turned on the lamp, he started drawing many shapes and numbers. Once he had an idea, it must be put on paper, or else the idea wouldnt exist. Once he had all his ideas down, he started off to the basement where all the tools were held. Back and forth he went, until finally he had all his tools. Since the rocket would be underneath the house, Dr. Fleinenstein went to the basement to work.
It has been a while since anyone stepped foot in the bottom story of the house, so most of it was filled with cobwebs and boxes. Dr.Fleinenstein got straight to work. He measured and cut every piece of metal to its needed shape.
Weeks later, Dr.Fleinenstein had finished his most possessed project. It was 11:30 PM, and he was getting ready for lift-off.
Dr.Fleinenstein strapped himself in. he clicked off all the buttons, and soon after, lift-off began. "It was the perfect lift-off."
He saw many things, from the planets to shooting stars. According to his calculations, it would take about 10 hours to get to the nearest planet. Finally he got to the planets atmosphere. The name was planet Unknown. As soon as he landed, he got out and saw many great things. He thought to himself, "Wow! I made it!" He took many samples of dirt and rocks. As he was searching for intelligent life, he stumbled upon a Wallabeast. "Whats a Wallabeast?" he wondered. As he got out his notebook, to take notes, he suddenly thought, "How in the universe am I gonna get home?"
