“Jer-ry, it would appear that you are upset. Are you indeed upset?”

Jerry leaned his head against the window and sighed. Outside, the wind whipped the red dirt against the outer shell of the habitat. It reminded him of the heavy summer rains pelting the roof of his home in South Carolina.

“Yes, Alpha Three I am...

“It’s mine! I pulled it out of the water!”

“Nuh-uh! I carried it! It’s my purty statue!”

Lying on the pile of gold, jewels and gems, Sir Gilroy wanted nothing more than to stretch his legs. There were few times he hated the armor, but this was one of them.

“No it’s not!”

“Yeah-huh it is!”

Unarmed and too...

Ash’s limbs swayed and her leaves rattled as the wind rushed by. Squirrels ran around her trunk, tickling her as they raced to the top.

“Morning Maple, how you feeling?” Ash called across the path.

Maple only groaned and whistled in the wind.

“Maple? Are you awake?”

“You…your…” Maple creaked.

“What’s...