“We are the first people to land on Saturn!” Janie exclaimed.
“Oh joy, ” Andrew said dully, “Maybe we’ll get to see a alien!” he said sarcastically. This time Janie couldn’t tell.
“Don’t be silly!” Janie said, “There’s no such thing as aliens.”
“I’m going for a walk, ” Andrew said.
“Don’t forget to put on your space suit!” Janie called.
“Sure, ” Andrew mumbled. Andrew suited up and was ready to go out. He went out the hatch and was ‘walking’ on Saturn.
“Gas, gas, gas, oh look more gas!” Andrew said sarcastically. “This is such an adventure! Helium, Hydrogen, Helium, Helium, … what the heck is that?”
Something was looming in the distance. IT looked like it had 3 eyes and holes over it’s hands and feet. The creature kept coming closer and closer until Andrew could see it clearly! It did have 3 eyes and holes all over it’s body but this creature was 7 feet tall! Andrew wanted to hide but THERE WAS NO WHERE TO HIDE!!! Andrew crouched down to make himself as small as possible, but the creature kept coming closer and closer until it said,
“What are you doing?”
By this time Andrew was freaking out! His mind was going a million miles a minute. Andrew thought, “What do I say? Do I say anything? Yes, I have to say something to be polite. Why should I be polite? This is a THING!!!”
“Uh, ” Andrew finally managed to say, “Just looking for my, er, never mind.”
“Oh, ” the creature replied.
“So… what and who are you exactly?” Andrew asked.
“I am IT and I have lost my family, ”
As andrew looked more at IT, he found that he was less scary and more sad. Andrew was finding meeting an alien was quite interesting and he wanted to hear more.
“IT, you seem like you could use a friend. How about you tell me about yourself?” Andrew suggested.
At this thought, IT seemed to perk up a little.
“Well you see, wait what’s your name?” IT asked.
“A-A-Andrew, ” Andrew stuttered. He was still nervous about talking to a alien.
“Well you see Andrew, I have lost my family. I do not know why, where or what happened to them, I only wish I did though.”
“Wait, wait, wait, how did you lose them?” Andrew wanted to know.
“I came back from gather medicine because my child was sick. For Zoomblobers, we inhale both Helium and Hydrogen at the same time through our holes in our hand and feet. Some times there are chemicals in the air that make us sick.”
“Sorry to interrupt, but how do you survive in such harsh conditions? What about eating? Sleeping? Shelter? Clothing? Waste? A family? Living?” Andrew finished.

Zoomblober Fun Facts
• Zoomblobers don’t need clothing. We have rubbery skin like seals to protect us.
• We don’t need to eat. The Helium and Hydrogen is our energy and ‘fuel’.
• Zoomblober reproduce eggs and after 6 months they hatch.
• Zoomblobers are up the whole day in Saturn. We live in small ‘tepees’ as you may call them.
• When we sleep, we create a giant ‘cocoon’ that keeps us safe and warm.
• Zoomblobers are hollow inside (except for a heart, brain, muscles and bones. We have everything but organs like intestines).
• Our holed feet produce air that creates us to hover above Saturn’s gassy atmosphere.

Back to the Story
“When I got back from gathering the medicine, I went into the village and into our tepee and my family was gone. I asked the others where they went and they said that my family just disappeared.” IT finished.
“Sad story, ” Andrew replied. “But I have an idea. Would you like to live with me as my half brother?
“YES! YES! YES!”

Back At the Spaceship
“Janie! I brought a new half brother back!” Andrew called as he and IT entered the space craft…
(Don’t worry. IT was perfectly safe in a hydrogen and helium bubble.)