As part of their Literacy work, pupils in Year 4 have been writing description settings in the genre of Science Fiction.
Biotopia
I was driving my space ship calmly around space, when suddenly a strange blaze came out of a planet that looked like the sun. I knew it would be hot so I got my heatproof suit on and went to investigate. Next I decided to explore the planet. I landed gently onto the planet, and then I stepped out of my rocket ship and looked around me.
I saw lots of crators. I decided to look into the crators. I saw lots of stairs leading to the core of the planet. I stepped down the stairs wondering what would be down there. When I was completely in the crators I saw lots of small houses. Out of the houses came very small creatures, they were at least as small as baby kittens.
There was only one house that was really big. I guessed it was the ruler of the creatures. I was right, I was absolutely right. He shouted at me with an angry face, "Be, be, be, be, be!" "Nice creatures" I replied back at the creatures but they didn't respond.
I suddenly started running. I looked behind me and I saw lots of tiny houses. There was only one house that was a lot bigger than the others. It was huge! Then out of the big house came a giant version of the creatures. I was so interested in the houses that the creatures grabbed me and took me to the ruler's house.
He asked me lots of questions like, "What planet did you come from?" and "What is your name?" After that problem they took me to the top of the planet. "I…. am…. going…. to…. turn…. you…. into…. one…. us, be, be, be, be, be!" The ruler of the creatures strapped me onto some sort of bed. "What's the point of turning me into one of you when you hate me?" I muttered quickly. "Isn't…. that…. what aliens…. do? Be, be, be, be, be!" The ruler said. "Good point," I answered back.
Then I slowly slipped my hand into my pocket and grabbed a knife and cut the strap and I managed to run out of sight.
While I was sitting behind a giant rock eating space food, I suddenly heard the rulers voice not far away from where I was, and realised that it was coming nearer and nearer. I crawled to another rock. The voice seemed to keep following where I was going. I was at the side of one of the rocks and I saw a quick head of the ruler (peek round the rock.) "Ahh…. I…. have…. spotted…. you.” Be, be, be!", I shouted out loud. They grabbed me hard by my hand and dragged me along the ground.
In a few minutes time I was at a giant stadium of fire. "You've . . . only . . . got . . . three . . . minutes . . . to kill . . . me", said the ruler. "Ok then, lets see what you've got". The ruler breathed a whole lot of fire at me and I quickly dodged it. He kept breathing lots of fire until his filter of fire was empty. Then one of the creatures threw something that I found out was to be used to fill his entire body with fire.
He suddenly blew more fire and then flew in the air with the fire under his actual body. I realised that he could only fly if fire was at the bottom of his body. I grabbed a bucketful of cold water and threw it directly at the fire. The ruler of the creatures fell with a great big thump and was dead. I dropped the bucket and sprinted to my spaceship as the hundreds of tiny creatures chased me, running speedily with their tiny legs.
I was about a mile away from the ship and the creatures caught up with me. Eventually I reached the ship and opened the door. I sat down and strapped my seat belts, and was soon flying back to Earth. I saw planet Earth from a distance. I was thinking about what had just happened, and what would happen to me when I reached home, back with my Mum and Dad.
by Joe, Year 4
Planet Ionocarle (1)
The planet Ionocarle is a muscle with a curly ring around it. The surface is bouncy and red, and it is very flat. The aliens are called Icronians. They are ten feet tall and very strong, and they are almost like living muscles. Their antennae are curly and very brittle. All they do is watch TV, work, wrestle, and sleep.
They sleep by taking their heads off and putting them in a jar. Their ruler is twenty feet tall and four times as strong as the other life forms. The Icronians smell like sweat. They talk in a deep stupid voice, like this, "I w-i-l-l d-e-f-e-a-t y-o-u!". No other life forms can live on Iconocurle because the Icronians will kill you! When one of their antenna break they get another one.
by Lewis, Year 4
Ionocarle (2)
I was on a space cruise in a gym and the manager said that I could take as many hammers and shot-puts as I wanted. To be honest, I am only taking them in case an alien space craft comes up on radar in the Captains control bridge. It is the year 2099 and I am an Olympic champion!
Suddenly, an enormous rock, the size of Haley's comet came bombarding towards us! We accidentally came near a large planet (twice as big as Jupiter) and I fell off the deck! I landed right at the side of a hole, five times as big as the Grand Canyon.
Then from out of nowhere, two huge muscles (like the one at the side) came charging towards me chanting: "Must destroy rival!"
I dodged them and they fell all the way down to the far bottom of the hole. As I ran, I was thinking of how to stop any more coming my way. The landscape was like nothing I've ever seen! Lots of huge holes (or craters - the correct term) were my biggest threat. I felt very sore, but the planets rubbery surface helped me to cover more distance. Suddenly, the muscle-like creatures jumped out of nowhere and grabbed me.
Struggling, I was dragged to a colossal building and presented to another alien that seemed to be their leader. He was more massive, more whiffy (the others smelt like sweat) and mentally more powerful. His antenna was shaped like a crown (that's what gave it away!).
"Why have you come here?" he shouted in a loud but muffled voice. "Tell me your name and I will tell you!" I yelled back. "I am called Ziocon" it said, "Keep your promise!" "Ok, Ok. Asteroids hit my space-ship and I fell on the edge of the Canyon," I said, very coolly. It seemed that he was very dumb because when he sat down, he fell off again. "Do you know what a hammer is?" I said sarcastically, "Because you're going to be hit by one!" And with that, I took both hammers, swinging at them and RAN! "Dumboes," I muttered.
It seemed that I had given them the slip. I started to feel sick. It must have been the atmosphere. I never knew that the planet had so many craters! There must have been ten in a mile! All of a sudden a muscle-like creature jumped out and shouted: "Surprise!" in a very good American accent. "My name is Professor Bicep." He was wearing a pearly white lab coat and glasses as clean as a whistle. He looked incredibly fit and exceptionally strong. He was much redder than the others as well.
"Er…….. Hi. I'm Lewis," I said uncertainly," Listen Doc, I need to get back to earth. Can ya help me?"
"No problem," said Bicep," All I need to do is make a flat piece of iron with an air dome on top. So are you ready?" "Am I ever!" I bellowed. A huge alien came bounding towards us! "Ill hold em' off," I yelled.
And so I did! My favorite part of the battle was when five shot-puts hit their antenna and knocked them out. It was such a coincidence because Bicep had finished. He tossed me back to earth and I landed in my back garden. "Good aiming," I thought. Then I rushed out to tell my mates. They didn't believe me. They thought I was mad. I know the truth: another planet besides our own has life.
by Lewis, Year 4
The Red Planet (1)
You are entering the town of Amarksville. It is a red planet. Everything is red. You walk further forward and you see a town. The taxis are red; even the houses are red. The houses hover over the planet. If you walk further on into the middle, you will see a hole. If you walk into the hole you will be sat in a cart. The cart will take you down and then you're in a palace.
You will see creatures. They are aliens. The women are beautiful. They have blue and silver suits, and they have red skin. They have blue long hair which is as long as Rapunzel's. The men are bald and have crinkly skin. You can hear the aliens speaking. They are speaking in a squeaky voice. It sounds like this "We are Aliens". The aliens eat a type of food called Kican. It tastes of milk, chocolate, lead and grass!
You will hear a loud beeping noise. Then suddenly there will be a horrible smell like rotten cheese. Then if you walk down a street it will smell like flowers. The planet has a very high temperature. You will need to wear a special helmet. At first you may not like being there but you will soon feel welcomed.
by Rebecca, Year 4
The Red Planet (2)
The spaceship was landing gently on the planet. It was a red hot planet. I saw a busy street with red taxis and red buildings. I also noticed red houses hovering over the planet. I walked further and I saw a big red hole right in the centre of the planet. As I was peeping into that hole, I lost my balance and fell into some kind of a cart which took me down and down and down. I heard a soft bang and it sounded like I had landed somewhere. I found myself in a big, red, shiny Palace.
I looked around. There were red glowing rubies. There were big crowns and small crowns for the kings or who ever lived there. As I walked further on, I saw a chocolate, cream mirror with a head in it! I felt baffled.
Then all of a sudden, somebody's reflection showed in the mirror! I turned around, and there in front of me, were two aliens. I knew one was a female because of her long, red, beautiful hair. Her hair was as long as Rapunzels, and her skin was really smooth, and there wasn't a single wrinkle. The males on the other hand were not handsome. Their heads were as bald as eggs! They had red skin just like the women, but their skin was crinkly.
The aliens said to me in a fast and squeaky voice, "Wel-come to A-marks-in- ville". Then the pretty alien (the female) said, "My name is Marge." "Why hello Marge," I replied. Then unexpectedly, she grabbed me and threw me into a dungeon! In the dungeon was a professor who had been locked up in there for nearly three years.
"Hello," said the professor, "Nice to meet you." I just ignored him and tried to find a way out. "There is only one way out," said the professor calmly. He explained that I would have to remove a sheet of metal and crawl through. I asked him, "Then why haven't you ever tried to do that yourself?" He told me because he wasn't strong enough to break the sheet of metal. When I broke the metal, the professor and I went into the spaceship and back to planet earth and told our friends all about what happened. I don't ever want to go there again!
by Rebecca, Year 4
Lumpa Planet
What I saw as I closed my eyes was a planet. I walked around the plant and accidentally fell inside a hole. I could smell a gorgeous smell but I didn't know what it was. Every time I said a word it echoed back at me. As I walked forward I heard squeaky little voices. I followed the voices and I came to a little house. The voices got loud – they were aliens setting off for a journey.
When they saw me they invited me in. they were very friendly and kind. The aliens had two eyes and two feet. Their lips were crinkled and coloured blue. Their skin was red and green. They wore yellow jackets and green trousers. They also wore hats with big lights on them.
They needed the lights on their hats to help them see where they were going as the planet was very dark inside. The planet was called Lumpa.
by Ria, Year 4
The Purple Planet
As the spaceship gently landed on the planet, I stepped out and saw this strange world. It was purple; in fact it was as purple as a blackberry. The strange animals underground rushed under my feet. Then I jumped as I saw hundreds and hundreds of bats in the air.
I suddenly felt scared as I saw the large spikes around me. The smell, well it was like earth. The temperature was also like earth. But not the landscape, that was not like earth. I had a little wander around this purple planet.
I saw the night sky, and I saw the stars. They seemed more close than the ones on earth. This made this planet hotter. One of the bats landed on my shoulder. It was like a normal bat that you normally see on earth.
by Tommy, Year 4
