Galaxy Patrol (8 page)

‘How about you, Acting Ensign McGraw?' The captain turned, gravely, to look at me. ‘May we call on you for another mission?'

I said, ‘Yes, sir! Please, sir! Any time.'

‘Well, that is good to know,' said the captain. ‘As soon as we can arrange a new partner for you … I do have someone in mind. There is a girl called Lisa Lippincott – '

‘Lisa Lippincott?' Rosie's head jerked up. ‘She's in my class!'

‘Yes; that is how we picked up on her.'

‘Dunno what use she'd be.'

I couldn't very well say ‘More use than you'. Not after she'd told the captain I was a hero.

‘Of course, she is quite into science,' admitted Rosie. ‘I suppose that'd help.'

‘Rosie's more the literary type,' I said.

She flashed me a grateful smile. But it was the least I could do.

‘Well, Acting Ensign…' The captain held out a hand. ‘Here's to your next mission! And all
future missions. We shall be in touch very soon.'

‘Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!' I said.

‘Lieutenant Malandra, could you do the honours?'

Lieutenant Malandra beamed us back down just as Auntie Jay and Uncle Kev were getting out of their car.

Auntie Jay said, ‘Hello, you two! And what have you been up to?'

‘Nothing very much,' said Rosie. ‘Just back from the palace … been rescuing the Queen from an alien bug.'

‘Really?' Auntie Jay widened her eyes and gave a little shiver, making like she was impressed. ‘That sounds pretty hairy!'

‘Pretty hairy,' agreed Rosie.

‘How did you rescue her?'

‘Jake did it. He needle-gunned her and the bug shot out and one of the corgis ate it.'

‘As corgis do,' said Uncle Kev, winking at Auntie Jay over our heads.

Mum had opened the front door and was waiting for us as we walked up the path.

‘Guess what?' trilled Auntie Jay. ‘Jake and Rosie have been rescuing the Queen from an alien bug!'

‘Yes, they've been very busy that way just lately,' said Mum. ‘Only yesterday they were abducted by aliens.'

‘Well! Who says children don't use their imagination any more? You know what?' said Auntie Jay. ‘You should write it all down!'

So that's what I've done. Not that I expect anybody to believe me…

“
The bony hand zoomed right out of the screen and grabbed him
.”

When James is kidnapped by aliens, he can't believe his luck. They want to transform his feeble human body and James can have whatever superpowers he likes. He chooses super-speed, super-brains and super-strength. But James soon starts to realise he might have got slightly more than he asked for…

“
By a click of the clock, You can go in reverse, Time and Again, For better or worse
.”

With the discovery of a strange-looking watch, twins Becky and Chris gain the power to travel back in time. It's the opportunity to relive events and put things right. But trying to change the past doesn't always work out as the twins intend. Especially when class troublemaker Luke is around…

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Text copyright © 2010 Jean Ure

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