I knew it was bad the minute I hit the ground. I was about to run for another touchdown when I was roughly brought down by an opposing player. I wasn't sure what had happened but I knew I had broken something. Turns out I broken my left wrist. I was devestated. This was the last game of the regular season and the highschool playoffs were set to start the following week.

I'm not sure if it was the shock of the injury or the intense pain, but the medical attendant sure looked weird. For starters, he was dressed in bright yellow from head to toe. And what was the deal with that giant mouse helmet?  He also kept referring to me as 'Earthling.' Where was this dude from anyway? I felt a little woozy following my injury so I decided to close my eyes and pretend that I didn't see what I thought I did. When you're in shock, the mind tends to play tricks on you.

I nodded off in the ambulance on my way to the hospital. I mean I was out cold. When I came to I was being carted in by two EMTs and to my relief, they were both human. I had some tests done, including an X-ray and was told to wait in the examining room for the docor. "Hello Odell. My name is Doctor Ladd. I have some good news and bad news for you." "All I want to know is if I'll be able to play football next Saturday." "I'm sorry but you have a broken wrist and won't be able to compete. But on the bright side you will not require surgery."

"You will be fitted with a light, waterproof cast. Whatever you do, try to keep it clean and let the fracture heal. Your Mom is in the waiting room. I'll go get her and then we can set up an appointment to discuss your mission....errr, your injury." What kind of cast was this? It looked like a Medievel weapon. I stared out the window and sulked during the entire car ride home. I loved playing football and it was going to be so hard sitting on the sidelines and not being on the field. I was sore, dirty, tired, and in a bit of pain. I just wanted to get home, shower, and forget about the day.

I couldn't wait to get to bed. I brushed my teeth and poured myself a glass of water in case I got thirsty during the night. "Greetings Earthling!" a pair of strange voices called out. It was the yellow mouse man from the ambulance and it looks like he brought a friend. I stood there frozen unable to move or make a sound. "Don't be scared Earthling. We are actually big fans of yours." "Sparky is right. That is why we have selected you for such an important mission." "Mission? What mission?" I stammered.

"We are from Pluto. When we lost our planet status in the mid-2000s we were forced out of the Intergalactic Council. We are now considered to be a dwarf planet. That has made us the target of other neighboring planets including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. In order to protect our people and our resources, we got ourselves a global guarddog. His name was The Mars Rover." "But I thought that the Rover was a motor vehicle that took pictures of Mars?" "Not this one" Spot chimed in.

"He's no regular guard dog. He is made up of stars, space rocks, and chemical elements including methane" Sparky added. "You mean....." "Yes. Deadly dog farts. He has kept us safe for the past few years but then he suddenly vanished. We believe he was taken by the Venutions, Martians, Jupiterians, or Saturians." "And you are our only hope Earthling." "Why? Because I'm athletic, smart, cool, handsome, and got the moves like Jagger?" "No. You're the only one we could find that fit that cast." "Oh, well sorry about your dog but there is no way I'm going into outer space!" I forcefully replied.

"Alright, we're here" Sparky said. "Wait? What just happened? You mean we're on Pluto?" "That's right Earthling and we've fitted you with a special spacesuit and goggles. Your mission is to go from planet to planet, battle their armies and space creatures, find The Mars Rover and bring him back to Pluto." "I appreciate the new duds but I'm a 14 year old kid from Earth." "Don't worry. Let the cast do all the work. It has been created by some of Pluto's top scientific minds." "Really?" "No, we just ordered it from Amazon." "You're kidding, right?" Before the pair could respond, I felt like I had been shot out of a cannon. "Whoaaaaaaaaaa!"

I had been launched into outer space as my cast powered me through the big black sky. I was moving at supersonic speed. I gotta admit, it was kinda cool flying through outer space as I zigged and zagged between the stars. I started to slow down as I grew closer to what appeared to be Venus. I didn't know a thing about Venus so I asked my cast for some information. I received no response so I tried again. "Hey Alexa, what can you tell me about the planet Venus?" But that didn't work either.

Venus was named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty and boy was it ever. When I landed on the planet I was immediately swarmed by beautiful girls who kept telling me how cool, handsome, and smart I was. For a while I forgot all about my mission. "Have any of you lovely ladies seen a gigantic dog? Answers to the name of Mars?" "Follow us handsome" the ladies said in unison. Well that was easy enough. Surrounded by gorgeous gals who would lead me to the Mars Rover? This mission was almost too easy. There had to be a catch. I began to get suspicious but continued to follow the bevy of beauties.

The girls all disappeared as I found myself face-to-face with a giant plant with rows of sharp teeth. "Hey Handsome" the plant lady whispered. It was the freakiest thing I had ever seen. "Uh, so have you seen a big dog here on Venus?" I asked. "Come closer" the plant lady replied so I repeated myself. And each time the plant lady kept telling me to come closer. "I think the dog is over THAT WAY!" she screamed as she tried to take a big bite out of me. My super-powered cast kicked in and bolted me out of harm's way. Whew! That was a close one!

Looks like my next stop was Jupiter. Geez, this place is massive and there doesn't seem to be anybody around. "Hello?" I yelled only to be greeted by total silence. My computerized cast began listing off a bunch of scientific facts about Neptune. I started to get dizzy listening to all of that information. But it wasn't the data about the planet that was making my head spin. It was Jupiter itself. I began to spin around faster and faster and faster. At the same time I felt myself sinking as I was being pulled down by some powerful magnetic force. "C'mon! C'mon!" Oh no! My robotic cast isn't responding!