Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Knight In Shining Moonlight

The Knight In Shining Moonlight

Setting: Asian building, 29th century, 2886.
Space, moon, 29th century, 2886.

Characters:

Sam Arthberry
Protagonist
Knight
Characteristics- kind, strong, intelligent, tall, dark hair, blue eyes, very pale skin, freckles.
Personality: Adamant, always wanting to do what is it right, means well, stubborn.

Nigel Clown
Antagonist
FBI Secret Agent
Characteristics- devious, sly, cocky, sneaky, short, blond hair, green eyes, tanned skin, spots.
Personality- Will do anything to get what he wants no matter the consequences, keeps himself to himself and doesn’t work in a team.

Helen Gartwright
Boss at Diving for Dolphins
Characteristics- kind, repetitive, fair, short, red hair, brown eyes, glasses, pale skin.
Personality- Paranoid, safety conscious, good manager, tends to drag things on though.

Theme
- Science Fiction

Points of View- third person

Conflict- The knight tries to send vast amounts of water to the moon. Later Noah’s ark is sent too. The Secret Agent works out Sam’s plan and tries to stop him. They argue, get angry and each go out of their way to make the other person unsuccessful.

Climax- When FBI Agent Nigel gets his devious little brain around Sam’s brilliant plan.

Conclusion- The Knight unloads the historical Noah’s ark, packed with animals of various species along with the masses of water he imported from Thailand.




The cold frost suddenly hit young Sam; the winter had really begun to take off in Thailand and due to reverse climate change, at -15 degrees it wasn’t on many people’s list for holiday destinations. The knight and part-time scuba diver was all set for his weekly lesson in the unknown. Sam wasn’t the typical lazy young adult we have today, but a generous and willing man. “Diving for Dolphins” was the centre where Sam had joined, the boss; Miss Helen Gartwright was in the middle of her usual boring, long speeches about Health and Safety. She had repeated the same speech without a single smile for months, and no one and I mean no one was listening.
Finally after what seemed like a good few hours, the group of eager divers were on the road, heading for a different location that was now going to be their new area. The water seemed tranquil and with hardly any people on the beech, it was a perfect spot. With everyone’s gear on, they set off on the 2 boats. 3, 2, 1, the boys dived into the dark blue sea.
Their oxygen supply only lasted 45 minutes so they had to be quick. There was a sudden glimmer that caught Sam’s eye. It was metal, old but shiny still. As he neared, it loomed upon him; a blurry figure was all that could be made out of it. An old ship maybe? Ahh, yes, but not just any old ship, Noah’s Ark!! Sam floated their, shocked to the bone.
He kept this amazing discovery to himself for a while longer. The diver checked it out a few more times, each visit sure it was a miracle. After his fifth trip to the ark, he plucked up the courage to finally tell somebody. The only sensible option was the boss of the diving centre. Miss Gartwright didn’t stop laughing for at least 4 hours.
Sam felt like a complete and utter fool, and was depressed for some time. He eventually got over himself, and decided to hire some workmen to lift the shipwreck out of the deep blue sea, to a place where he could fix it up. It was 6 months before the boat was ready for anything, by then some interest had built up towards to the ark. Sam had a brainwave, “What if I could transport water and animals to the moon, what if?” he thought to himself. It him like a smack on the back, he could achieve this remarkable dream. Water from the sea was gathered, put into containers and shipped to the moon; it was in the newspapers in every town. Sam, who was from a little hut looking over a river, had made it into the papers. Trouble began! FBI Secret Agent Nigel Clown had caught onto his plan, was it all over now? Sam worked faster, trying to ship the animals off before Nigel could do anything about it. Unlucky Sam was devastated. Nigel had ordered a full inspection on the boat, to make sure it was humane for travelling. It would delay the procedure by a month.
Noah’s Ark was declared suitable and the animals were loaded two by two. Within 15 minutes, the animals and Sam were in space, slightly confused, but in one piece. The water seemed to have stayed and looked like it had made a permanent imprint on the moon’s surface. The animals were unloaded off the trailer, all in space suites, and started to roam around, free! More and more water was ordered and it wasn’t long before the moon had become a habitable place for living things. Nigel had been defeated; the authorities had declared the ship safe, so therefore it was out of his hands.
Everyone was happy; Sam earned millions, much to the annoyance of Nigel. The animals enjoyed their new habitat, grass grew and there was a frequent supply of water being delivered to the moon. It was a world record, and no one else has achieved this goal to this day. I hope other planets can be conquered, maybe in the future their might be holiday trips to Mars and Venus. Who knows?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

A Taste of Salt- what really happened!


Djo seemed to be getting better by the day, but all of a sudden he had a stroke and as he was a;ready ill, it really damaged him and his condition. He became a vegetable, alive...just! It was like there was a body lying there but nothing inside of it. The doctors warned Jeremie that this was how Djo was going to be for the rest of his so called "life". For us, the choice would seem easy, but for Jeremie it was a hard and heart-breaking one. Her family was behind her all the way, but of course urged her to leave La Saline and go to France. With some gentle persuasion Jeremie said her final goodbye to Djo, who once used to be her everything! She left, and although some distance away she kept in touch with her family and Sister Claire. Jeremie knew it was never going to happen, but always asked if there was any change in regard to his condition. It was always "stable". Via her weekly telephone calls to home, she found out that Father Aristide had got the post as president, despite what the Tonton Macoutes thought of him. He helped towards making a better life for the Haitians but it did not last for long, does anything...??