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One morning a group of friends were sitting in the park when suddenly a spacecraft struck near them. This vehicle was all made from glass and its shape looked like a very big circle. Everyone got scared and ran away. Only one boy Gilbert stayed because he was interested about this situation.

After few minutes from this spacecraft went out a very strange and unusual creature. It was very tall and fat with very long curly hair. It was wearing long dark coat. Its eyes are very big and light green. Its body was all blue. Its face looked really friendly. Gilbert was coming closer and closer (to say hello) but suddenly the creature started to attack him. Gilbert was in panic and he started to escape.

The creature was running after him. Gilbert was running faster and faster when suddenly he fell down and hurt his arm. The creature was very close to Gilbert and the creature came closer and closer. Gilbert was so scared because he thought that it was going to eat him but then it just looked at him, smiled and gave him a big hug.

Gilbert was surprised. He tried to talk to the creature, asking who he was and where he came from, but it was clear that it didn’t understand. The creature made a weird noise and tried to communicate with Gilbert but Gilbert didn’t understand that either. The creature walked into the spacecraft and came out with a weird looking machine.

Gilbert was confused. The creature pressed a big red button above the machine and it started making weird noises. Then the creature started speaking the same language that Gilbert did. “Hello! My name is Bob and I come from the planet Mars.”, the creature told Gilbert. “Oh wow”, said Gilbert, “I can’t wait to tell all my friends that I have actually met an alien!"

"Can I take a selfie with you? No one will believe me otherwise.” The creature looked frightened and yelped: “No! No one can know that I am here. I have heard stories of planet Earth, and that anyone who is captured there, never returns. If your species will learn that I am here, they will certainly capture me too. Will you help me?”

Gilbert thought about all the movies he had seen about aliens and figured he might have a point. “What do you need me to do?”, he asked.

Alien: Could you help me find a place to stay because my spaceship is out of order?

Gilbert: Mmm! I have an idea!! You can live with me for a while.

Alien: Is it safe? Are you sure they won’t find me?

Gilbert: You can always count on me! Come to my house!!! I have a “secret room “at home. It is called a ‘’panic room“, it is for emergencies!! Noone can find you there!

Alien: "I don’t know… How can I trust you?"

Gilbert: "I want to help you!! It is your only chance to stay alive!"

Alien: "Ok! I’ll come with you. Hide me well for a while or else I will die!!"

Later……… on the way to Gilbert’s house.

Alien: "Thank you for your help finding me a place to hide but I can’t stay here for ever… I have to go back to my planet soon."

Gilbert: "How can I help more?"

Alien: "Well… You have done a lot!! First you have found me a place to hide then you could help me fix my spacecraft engine."

As they were walking, they were talking as best friends!

The next day they visited the spacecraft again to fix the engine but as they were repairing it they heard someone shouting.

It was another alien who was trying to find Bob. He came to the Earth one year ago because of the time shift. He said that his name was Felix.

Felix looked at Gilbert and asked: “Who’s this? Can we trust him?“

“Yes, we can.“ , answered Bob. “How can you be sure? You know him only for one day.“, said Felix.

“He is helping me fix the spacecraft. And he even took me to his secret room where I could spend the night without anyone noticing me.“ , explained Bob.

They continued repairing the spacecraft. Bob and Felix were standing around the corner. Gilbert tried to catch what they were talking about, but he did not understand them.

They were too far away and he was not wearing the communication device at the moment. It seemed strange to him, but he let it be.

A moment later, they asked him to come inside the spacecraft to check if everything was in its place. When he entered the spacecraft, the door closed and it started to hover. Gilbert began to panic.

“Hey! What’s happening? What are you doing?” asked Gilbert. He was very scared.

Then he saw his best friend Rosie. “Rosie! Why are you here? Where are they taking us?” asked Gilbert. “Don’t worry Gilbert. Everything is fine. They are our friends.“ Gilbert was very confused. “I don’t understand anything. How do you know them?” asked Gilbert. At that time Bob and Felix came near them. “Gilbert, we want to thank you for all your help you did for us. That’s why we took you and your best friend Rosie. We want to show you our planet.

If we scare you please, forgive us. We want to make a surprise to you. Please let us show our hospitality to you and then we will take you home.” said Bob. Gilbert was surprised. “OK. Let’s go then.” said Gilbert. They went to Mars. When they got out of spacecraft, they couldn’t believe their eyes. In front of them……