The Cosmic Caper
A Fatal Fight
You steady your heartbeats, squaring your shoulders. 'I can do this,' you think. Even though the Xion smugglers look mean and ready to fight, you decide to fight back. You feel your Zorb powers pumping. Remembering all your detective lessons, you recall the first lesson - bravery. Pushing down your fear, you stand tall and ready.
Just as the first Xion smuggler roars and charges towards you, you put all your strength and speed into one leap. Whoosh, you fly over him! Surprised, the Xion smuggler stumbles and falls. But quickly, the others come towards you. They are so fast and many. You do your best. You jump, roll, and swerve, matching their strength with your cleaver moves. Yet, their hits are hard. Really hard, and you feel a big pain in your tummy when one connects with a thud.
For a flashing second, everything goes black. 'Oh no,' you think, 'I'm losing.'. The sneering laughter of the Xion smugglers rings in your ears. The thought of the stolen coffee cups seems far away now. You feel sad. But you also remember that the bravest detectives meet hard times and don't always win. Shaking off the pain, you make an important decision. Yes, the battle was too tough this time, you may have lost. But you're not out yet. Breathing hard, you promise yourself, 'I will solve the coffee cup mystery and I will fight my foes. Next time, I will win!'.