This story was written by a group of kids during the 2014 Heaters Heroes fundraiser in Niagara Falls (Information for Heaters Heroes is at the bottom of the page or you can click here to go to the website).
When Zyrg, a Martian child, crash lands on Earth; he meets a new friend named George and they go on an adventure to help him find his way home. Will he go back or will he stay on Earth? Find out below.
When Zyrg, a Martian child, crash lands on Earth; he meets a new friend named George and they go on an adventure to help him find his way home. Will he go back or will he stay on Earth? Find out below.
Zyrg, The martian child
"What does this even say?" Asked the man in the suit to the little boy.
"This is a note I received from my friend Zyrg before he left Earth.
It's his story.
Since you probably can't understand Martian I'll translate it for you"
The little boy grabs the note and begins to read.
Hello, I'm Zyrg and this is the story of my visit to Earth.
I noticed I was out of gas when my ship started slowing down
in an uncharted part of space; I believed I had little hope of surviving.
I was afraid I'd never find my home so I took a nap.
When I awoke I noticed a little star in the distance and I wondered what it was. I soon realized it wasn't a star but a planet as your gravity pulled me closer until I was in the atmosphere and then crashed on your planet.
BOOM!
I climbed out of my ruined spaceship and a large group of people were rushing over to see what happened. I had never been here before but it seemed I understood everyone as if my brain translated it as I heard it...
Or maybe I'd been here before and don't remember.
The sign in front of me read 'Welcome to Oake’s Park' and underneath it, another sign that read 'Heater’s Heroes today'.
"Just what I need" I thought to myself "Some heroes" and I joined the festivities.
It was some sort of race or running event.
I used some of my special magic on a frog that was hopping by
and it made him grow ten times his size...
when it was done growing I hopped up on it and joined the race.
George, a little boy in the race, saw me and wanted to be my friend.
I was trying to win, but he told me it wasn't a race so we walked together.
After the finish line we came across a trail towards the forest nearby:
“This is Heartland Forest” George said as the frog leaped into the trees.
We had fun all afternoon, I still wondered how I would return home but hanging out with them was the first time I've had fun in forever.
We came across a lemonade stand that was run by a rather large turtle
and George asked if he had any grapes.
“Yes, I do” said the turtle as he handed over some tasty green grapes.
We had a picnic in the forest and the turtle decided to join George, the magic frog, and I on our adventure. He told us of a ship hidden somewhere deep in the forest that will be able to get me home, so we decided we'd find it together.
Just then, the turtle and the frog started racing each other through the forest but the frog was much faster than the turtle and beat him by at least 40 steps.
The frog stopped right in front of a board that hovered slightly over the ground. It was painted with flames and had a cool sound buzzing sound coming from it. It looked like the material my ship was made out of and I didn't question how it got here, I just thought maybe I could use it to get home.
I tried to use the hover board but it wouldn't budge from its spot.
A woman came out from behind the trees holding a bunch of red beans.
“These are magical beans” said the woman. “But in return for these beans and my hover-board, I want to ride your friend, the magical frog”.
The frog was more than happy to give the woman a ride; he loved hopping through the trees and onto the rocks and would do it anytime, for anyone.
After a few laps around, the woman got off the frog and handed us the beans.
“Eat these and the board will be at your command”.
We were told that we had to wait a few hours before the board would be charged enough to go all the way to my planet.
Since we had time to waste, I taught everyone my language.
I wrote this note to declare that this has been the best day I've ever had.
The day I met you, the turtle, the frog, and everyone else at Heaters Heroes.
When the board has enough power I plan to go home but I promise I'll be back again next year if I can.
Sincerely,
Zyrg, the Martian child.
"This is a note I received from my friend Zyrg before he left Earth.
It's his story.
Since you probably can't understand Martian I'll translate it for you"
The little boy grabs the note and begins to read.
Hello, I'm Zyrg and this is the story of my visit to Earth.
I noticed I was out of gas when my ship started slowing down
in an uncharted part of space; I believed I had little hope of surviving.
I was afraid I'd never find my home so I took a nap.
When I awoke I noticed a little star in the distance and I wondered what it was. I soon realized it wasn't a star but a planet as your gravity pulled me closer until I was in the atmosphere and then crashed on your planet.
BOOM!
I climbed out of my ruined spaceship and a large group of people were rushing over to see what happened. I had never been here before but it seemed I understood everyone as if my brain translated it as I heard it...
Or maybe I'd been here before and don't remember.
The sign in front of me read 'Welcome to Oake’s Park' and underneath it, another sign that read 'Heater’s Heroes today'.
"Just what I need" I thought to myself "Some heroes" and I joined the festivities.
It was some sort of race or running event.
I used some of my special magic on a frog that was hopping by
and it made him grow ten times his size...
when it was done growing I hopped up on it and joined the race.
George, a little boy in the race, saw me and wanted to be my friend.
I was trying to win, but he told me it wasn't a race so we walked together.
After the finish line we came across a trail towards the forest nearby:
“This is Heartland Forest” George said as the frog leaped into the trees.
We had fun all afternoon, I still wondered how I would return home but hanging out with them was the first time I've had fun in forever.
We came across a lemonade stand that was run by a rather large turtle
and George asked if he had any grapes.
“Yes, I do” said the turtle as he handed over some tasty green grapes.
We had a picnic in the forest and the turtle decided to join George, the magic frog, and I on our adventure. He told us of a ship hidden somewhere deep in the forest that will be able to get me home, so we decided we'd find it together.
Just then, the turtle and the frog started racing each other through the forest but the frog was much faster than the turtle and beat him by at least 40 steps.
The frog stopped right in front of a board that hovered slightly over the ground. It was painted with flames and had a cool sound buzzing sound coming from it. It looked like the material my ship was made out of and I didn't question how it got here, I just thought maybe I could use it to get home.
I tried to use the hover board but it wouldn't budge from its spot.
A woman came out from behind the trees holding a bunch of red beans.
“These are magical beans” said the woman. “But in return for these beans and my hover-board, I want to ride your friend, the magical frog”.
The frog was more than happy to give the woman a ride; he loved hopping through the trees and onto the rocks and would do it anytime, for anyone.
After a few laps around, the woman got off the frog and handed us the beans.
“Eat these and the board will be at your command”.
We were told that we had to wait a few hours before the board would be charged enough to go all the way to my planet.
Since we had time to waste, I taught everyone my language.
I wrote this note to declare that this has been the best day I've ever had.
The day I met you, the turtle, the frog, and everyone else at Heaters Heroes.
When the board has enough power I plan to go home but I promise I'll be back again next year if I can.
Sincerely,
Zyrg, the Martian child.
What is Heater's Heroes?
Heater's Heroes is an annual charity event in honour of the late Robert “Heater” Lavelle who throughout his life was dedicated to helping local children in need. Mike Strange was a great friend of Heaters and considered him a mentor, so to continue Heaters legacy Mike founded Heater's Heroes in 2011.
Heater's Heroes is an annual charity event in honour of the late Robert “Heater” Lavelle who throughout his life was dedicated to helping local children in need. Mike Strange was a great friend of Heaters and considered him a mentor, so to continue Heaters legacy Mike founded Heater's Heroes in 2011.
