Don’t Stay Up So Late

Meanwhile, in the studio, the ticket lady told the parents of Miley that the little boy had stolen her. They all ran outside.

3—2—1—Blastoff!

They were too late.

They blasted off together. They were off, but Miley was afraid of going too fast on a rocket. She said that she didn’t feel real good. Darkness said, “You’re not going to…” And she did. She threw up. It got all over him, and he almost threw up, too, but he didn’t. While they were on their way to the moon, they kept looking for food.

Miley turned around and said, “Why are we going to the moon? Why can’t we just go to your house?”

He answered by saying, “Because you can sing really loud with no one screaming, and Mom doesn’t like loud noises.”

“Well, that’s a pretty good reason.” Then she asked in a normal voice, “What is your name?”

He said in a normal voice, too, “Darkness.”

She turned around and said, “I like that name.” And they both smiled at each other.

Then they heard a loud noise. It was an asteroid that had hit the antenna. They both said together with worried faces, “If we don’t fix the antenna, we’re dead! ”

Darkness said, “You can’t die, I’m your numberone fan.”

Then Miley said, “You are a fan of mine?”

Darkness replied, “Well, of course…everyone is! You didn’t know that?” Then they remembered the antenna. Darkness said, “Hey, why don’t I just go out there and put the antenna up straight and we’ll be saved!”

Miley said, “That’s a good idea, if you don’t want to die.”

“What? We’re not going to die!” he said.

“I said you, not me. I take good care not to die!” she yelled.

“Well, trust me,” Darkness said. He put on his spacesuit and helmet, opened the door, and jumped out. He fixed the antenna and tried to get back in, but the door closed. He saw Miley trying to open the door. Meanwhile, a huge asteroid was about to hit him when the door opened, and he climbed in.

He fell on the ground, and Miley got on the floor and said in a quiet voice, “Are you okay?”

He touched her face and said, “Yeah, but I’d rather die than see you suffer.”

“Really?” she said.

“Really,” he said.

“That’s so sweet,” she said.

“Not as sweet as you are,” he said. Then Miley suggested that they go to sleep.

“Goodnight,” he said.

“Goodnight.”

Chapter Two: The Black Helmet

When they woke up, Miley said, “Good morning.” Darkness said, “Good morning.”

Miley screamed.

“What part of ‘no screaming’ don’t you understand?” Darkness asked.

“No, not that, go look in the mirror!” she said. He screamed.

Miley was walking in circles, saying, “How can you grow one inch more than me?”

“It’s not that bad,” he said.

“Yeah, it’s not that bad. It’s really bad, and what’s up with your voice?” she said.