The ship vibrated and groaned and after producing a cacophony of noises that would put an elephant to shame,took of,hovering a foot from the ground.It progressed down the tunnel,the lights throwing into relief the numerous gashes on the walls which were the result of numerous failed takeoffs(?).My hearts pumped frantically as the craft silently slid into place in the launch bay.A few seconds later,the little ship began to vibrate as the thrusters powered up.The energy readings were off the scale...if this worked,life would never be the same again.My thoughts came back to the dimly lit cockpit of the craft as the computer asked for permission to take off...tapping in the right commands,i waited in silence for the familiar jerk as the craft took off...it never came.Instead,i was thrown off my seat as the whole craft shuddered violently.Pulling myself off the floor and onto the seat,i looked out the dome.
Nothing.Absolutely nothing...
I was in space.Frantically,i checked my comm. systems.They were damaged and so were the godawful navigation systems.What had i got myself into???The cockpit glowed a dim red from the error messages that popped up every few seconds.The nav. systems screamed that the craft was directed towards a planet not very far away.I vaguely remember being told that it was called earth(of all the planets to crash into...).Tired,i drifted off to sleep.When i awoke,earth loomed large and the computer was screaming at me to correct my course to avoid being turned into space goo by satellites(what ever in hell they were).I was captivated,for a moment by what i saw before me...The great blue ball hanging before me was breathtaking;The blue broken up by strands of white and patches of green and brown.I knew that come what may,i would never forget this sight.That moment was enough for the tiny craft to slam into a satellite(ohhhh...that's what it is) and plunge careening into the atmosphere of the planet looming larger before me every second.As i plummeted toward the surface of this planet i expected my life to start flashing before my eyes any second,but it didn't happen(DAMN IT!!!).I would have loved to be treated to a movie on my life but i guess there was more tape left.The craft(with me in it) burst into a white,fluffy patch of cloud.The hull started to heat up.Warnings popped up all over the computer screen.80 degrees...95 degrees...125 degrees...the temperature kept rising.All around me was a dense white white mist.Suddenly,i burst out of the cloud and got my first glimpse of the ground.It was densely covered by grey squares which i guessed were settlements,hopefully,i would crash into one of them and end up killing loads of the lifeforms that lived there.but i knew that was too much to ask for.The arcid stench of burning plastic filled the cockpit and suffocated me.I shot past what seemed to be a long conical cloud,except for funny pink-skinned creatures staring from clear patches in the cloud(i would later find out that it was called a plane,how primitive).The ugly pink-skins seemed surprised.Pushing them out of my mind,i pushed the big red button on the side of my seat...a tentacle lingering for a second over it,wondering if it was wise to eject in an unknown planet's atmosphere...but i NEVER did anything wise...
A second later,the craft righted itself in mid air and i was blasted from it,propelled by a jet pack on the on the back of the seat.I rose a few meters before the jet pack coughed,sputtered and died.I plummeted through the atmosphere again.Parts of me being ripped off my body by the sheer force of the wind.By the time i was about 200 feet above the ground,i was reduced to a speck of green goo(hence the name).My brains had shrunk to adapt to my size.I hit the ground and bounced a few times,landing in a depression in the ground.I ached all over,tiny tentacles popped out of my body and i started to move forward,but i felt a force propelling me until i smacked into a transparent barrier with a splat.I carefully peeled myself off the barrier and clung to it.I cautiously moved sideways,and fell yet again into space.I was whipped around by the same force i had felt earlier and noticed a white device with three evil looking blades whirling round and round(i later discovered that it was called a fan).I landed on the ground again,except,this time,something heavy immediately crashed on top of me.I felt the juices being squeezed out of me as i was compacted to an unimaginable degree...and then ,i passed out.
When i woke,i felt strange,like someone had dumped me in a vat of glue.I tried to move but felt suffocated.It was as if the air had solidified.Then,i realised that i was in water.Moisture helps us martians to regenerate so,understandably,i was happy.I sat there and waited for it to finish wondering what i was going to become...martians adapt to their surroundings by taking different forms.We have no control over what we become.Finally,it was over...i crawled out of the pool of water and setled down for another long wait.I dozed off before long...
When i awoke,i saw two pink-skins peering down at me.I felt wierd.I had only two eyes and four limbs...I had become a pink-skin.The two i had seen earlier took me home...and here i am,stuck...


