Atomic Galaxy

Planet 100: A Cup of Sugar

The police officer made his way past the yellow lines that surrounded the front yard of the house. This murder was exactly like the other murders that happened on the same date of each month for the past three years. He had spoken to the neighbors and just like the neighbors of the past victims, they testified that earlier that night they had seen a little girl knock on the door. They didn't know why the little girl was there, but they said she left quickly without taking anything from the house. Some people said the girl was a spirit and because she was denied what she asked for, she came back for revenge. The officer didn't believe such a fictional tale, he only believed in facts.

Stepping into the house, he looked at the bodies on the floor for a brief moment. He couldn't look at them for too long before feeling the need to look away. A young couple was on the floor, their heads at the other side of the living room, as if they had been ripped off with amazing strength. The expression on their faces was of pure terror. The bodies presented no wounds from the shoulders down, but they were covered in sugar and there was a large pool of blood around them.

No matter how many murder cases he investigated, such scenes would always impress him. Even if he didn't believe in ghosts, he wondered if there was a connection between the little girl and the murder cases. He had learned in his investigation that something like this happened every month, but it took a long time to establish similarities because the murders happened all over the universe and didn't follow a pattern in terms of the victims. There had been victims of many races and ages, rich and poor.

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The next month, far away, Maximus IQ was watching TV in a large living room at his lair. Minimus PU had fallen asleep on the other side of the large couch, but since Maximus didn't need anything at the moment, he didn't wake his sidekick. His channel surfing was interrupted by the sound of the door bell and Maximus wondered who could it be at this hour of the night. Normally, he would send Minimus to get the door, but something unusual was going on. Some people say that many years ago felines had the ability to look into the spirit world. Many say that less evolved felines can still do it. Maximus never believed he had such a power, if there was a spirit world to begin with, but he couldn't deny that there was something going on. He was so curious, he went to answer the door himself.

Upon opening the door, he found a little girl. "Hello Mr. Super Villain. Could I please have a cup of sugar?"

Maximus remained silent for a moment. There was something very strange about that little girl. He was trying to figure out what it was, but couldn't. It was as if she was there, but at the same time wasn't. It was a sensation that was very hard to explain.

"Please?"

He didn't know what was it about that little girl he was sensing, but something told him he better give her that cup of sugar. "Yes "

"Thank you Mr. Super Villain. I guess not all villains would commit a murder over such a simple request." The little girl smiled. "May you be safe of lost spirits who are looking for revenge." Then she vanished without waiting for the sugar.

Maximus never told anyone about the strange event, but knew the remnant of a forgotten instinct had saved him.

End of Planet 100

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Planet 101: Guardian of the Spirit World

Betty's mother was all alone with her cat Sir Purrsefus in her house that night. Her husband was on a business trip and would not return for two more days. Her daughter was at a sleepover and wouldn't be back until the next morning. The blond woman sat in her room with only the light of her flashlight. Her cat was scarred and wouldn't let her sleep. "It's alright Purrsey," she whispered as she petted him gently. "You're safe here, mommy's with you." Her words didn't calm the feline. There was something out there, Purrsey knew there was something, but he didn't understand it.

A loud crash of thunder that sounded like it landed right in the backyard made her suddenly hug the cat. She took a deep breath and waited for her heart beats to slow back to normal. A violent storm was taking place outside and she knew the electricity couldn't be repaired in that weather. The wind created strange noises in the darkness of the night. "I'll be right back Purrsey," she would feel better if she checked to make sure all the doors and windows were closed.

Leaving the cat that was like a child to her in her room, she ventured into the rest of the house with only her flashlight. She tried to check everything quickly so she could return to Purrsey. She was going to check a window that faced the backyard when another loud crash of lightning was heard, followed by Purrsey's terrified meows. Assuming that window was closed, she rushed back to her room. She didn't see the creature that jumped inside the house by the open window.

"Purrsey sweetie it's okay, mommy's here." She searched for the cat but couldn't find him. "Purrsey honey, where are you?" She threw the blankets and pillows all over the floor desperately searching for her baby. "Purrsey, this isn't funny!" She looked under the bed and in the closet, but he wasn't there. Maybe he ran past her and she didn't see him.

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A creature about the same size as Purrsey stood a few feet away from the window it used to enter the house. Purrsey hissed angrily, warning it to turn back.

The creature was covered in blood stained black fur and had glowing red eyes. It shows its long sharp fangs and claws, warning Purrsey to retreat.

"Be gone evil one!" Purrsey hissed. Only another cat would be able to understand him.

"Get out of my way guardian. The human's blood will be my meal this night!"

Cats were once long ago the guardians of the spirit world. Some say that even today when a spirit escapes, cats can sense it and drive it away. If it is a good spirit that has gotten lost, cats can lead it to where it belongs. In times of the past felines had the power to exterminate evil spirits and ghosts, that is why the supernatural still fear them, that one was a traitor. That cat had sided with the undead and betrayed his kind. "You won't go near her!"

A desperate battle began between the two felines. Purrsey was injured but he wouldn't give up, even if there was little he could do against this creature. No matter how much he scratched the undead cat didn't appear to be affected by it.

Hearing the cats fighting, Betty's mother followed the sounds armed with a baseball bat she borrowed from her daughter's room. If some alley cat was picking a fight with her Purrsey, he was in for it now. "Purrsey, come here! I'll handle this!" She tried to hit the creature with the bat, while also holding the flashlight.

The creature moved too fast. With lightning falling near by, light entered by the window and for a brief moment, the woman saw the creature's appearance clearly. "It's a zombie vampire cat!"

The creature leapt, aiming to bite the human's neck. Purrsey jumped at him from the side, biting and scratching until the creature's spine was broken. Even with its spine broken in half and sticking out its back, the creature didn't give up. "You will pay for this guardian of the spirit world!"

"Only if you catch me first, that is if you dare!" This is exactly what he wanted, to anger the creature and lead it away from his human mother. The creature chased Purrsey as he jumped out the window and disappeared into the darkness.

"Purrsey, come back!" It was so dark outside and the wind and rain were so strong. "Purrsey!" She went out to the backyard to see if Purrsey was still there. "Purrsey!" The batteries of her flashlight died out, leaving her in darkness.

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"No, stop, don't hurt her! Ah!" Paloma screamed as she woke up from her realistic nightmare.

"Paloma?" Betty, who was sleeping over woke up also. "What's wrong?"

"I had a nightmare, but it's not too late, you're awake, it won't sneak up on you now." Paloma had predicted many things that came true.

Betty suspected that there was more to her than a normal human girl. Maybe she wasn't from Earth. "What is it? What's going to happen?"

"Someone betrayed the guardians of the spirit world. They are our protectors of ancient times. But one of them joined the evil spirits. That one should have been sealed away." It was dark but Betty thought she saw Paloma's eyes turn orange for a moment. "They're coming!" Paloma opened the window for Purrsey, then she quickly closed it again, even if she knew it would be useless.

An undead cat scratched at the closed window before his black fur became a ghostly white and he passed to the other side without breaking the window. Purrsey hissed angrily. He was leading that thing to Betty in hopes that she knew what to do. She once took him to that place where that super evolved cat lived. If she knew him, then maybe she knew how to help.

Betty couldn't waste any time. She had to attack with her bracelet's laser. It had no effect, so she tried throwing stars but the creature simply shook them off. "What is that thing?"

"It is a powerful undead creature, a traitor of the guardians of the spirit world, but he should have been sealed away!" To Paloma, this didn't make sense. If only the vision had come to her earlier she would have time to think about it. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, when she opened them again they were bright orange with a black line in the middle. She tried to concentrate even with the fight going on. "The lightning, it was the lightning. I know what to do. Betty hold him off, I'll be back soon!" Paloma jumped out the window.

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Paloma ran as fast as she could to Betty's house. She thought she saw Betty's mother at the other side of the street, but looked away and tried to hurry. She didn't have time for questions now. She jumped the fence to Betty's backyard and searched for the area where the lightning crashed. She found a hole on the ground and in it there was a magic medallion, broken in half. It must have been buried there for a long time and the lightning was powerful enough to break it, but Purrsey could fix it. He probably didn't know how it worked, but maybe he could help. She ran back to her house, she had a bad feeling about this.

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Betty had tried everything by the time Paloma came. The only thing left to do was avoid being attacked and hope Paloma had a solution. Finally, the creature was able to tackle Betty to the floor. He was about to bite her when Purrsey pushed it against a wall away from Betty. They didn't get along but he wasn't going to let that thing kill her.

"Purrsey!" Paloma returned and set the two pieces of the medallion on the floor. The symbol of a cat's paw could be seen broken in half.

Paloma picked up Purrsey and kicked the creature away. The creature fell on its feet and jumped at them, but Betty punched it in mid air.

"Here you go Purrsey, just concentrate and your ancient powers should return to you just long enough to make that thing go away," Paloma placed Purrsey's paw on the symbol of the medallion. The medallion began to glow and the two pieces were magically repaired. The creature was trapped once again and by the magic of the spirit world, Purrsey was completely healed. "It's over Maybe you should hang on to this for safe keeping," she handed the medallion to Betty.

The red haired girl looked at it. She would have to make sure the Galactic Guardians kept it in a safe place so that creature wouldn't escape again. "I'll make sure it doesn't break again."

End of Planet 101

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