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Rosie was a fire bird. In those days, fire birds 

were considered evil, and cruel. She believed 

herself to be one of the last one the planet 

Spazulia on which she resided. She had only two 

friends, that had been through a hard time to be 

allowed even to see her. Their names were Pip 

and SunStar. Pip was small and white , and 

SunStar was big, with a black back and bright 

yellow and orange markings on her chest. 

They lived in what is now known as the planet 

Spazulia (it was the 31st planet to be discovered, 

just after planet Juno). At that time only bird-like 

species lived there, although Fire Birds were a rarity. 

It had one sun, and twenty-seven moons. Pip, 

SunStar, and Rosie had been banished to the un-

inhabited plains. They were supposed to farm the 

land or something, but that was impossible. Pip 

usually just snuck into the market for food.

"I'm hungry" said Rosie, "Do you think we can get some 

berries in Kawonski city?". Kawonski city was the capital 

of Spazulia. Pip nodded eagerly, but SunStar shook her 

head. 

"They'd never let us in, and we can't get past the fence. 

Plus, everybody thinks you're evil, Rosie". Rosie nodded 

sadly. 

"Yes, let's try, let's try, try try!!" said Pip, bouncing up 

and down. SunStar shook her head, but allowed Pip to 

try the gate. 

"Where is your entrance pass?!" barked one of the duck 

guards. 

"Uh," Pip stuttered. He had almost forgotten about the 

passports required to get into the city. It was to keep 

banished citizens from re-entering to take supplies. 

"Here" Pip slipped a paper into one of the ducks wings. 

Now, Pip is no baby, but a very crafty thief and spy for 

Rosie and SunStar. The second the guard took the 

paper (which happened to be a Happy Birthday card) 

Pip slipped through a slot in the gate and ducked 

behind a rock. He was small enough for that.

"Not a qualified pass" said the guard, "we will not 

permit your entrance!". 

Then he noticed Pip was gone. "After him!" they called, 

and ran down the wrong path! 

"Classic!" Pip snickered to himself quietly. Then Pip 

silently slipped towards   the city of Kawonski.

Rosie and SunStar slipped through the gate once the 

guards had left, and followed Pip towards the city. 

"Now all we have to do is cross the Karmata moat, get 

past the second gate, slip into market, and grab a 

baket of berries. Shouldn't be to hard" said Pip. 

"Maybe it isn't hard for you, but what about us?" 

SunStar was tired of nonsense. 

"You stay here, I'll do this, cuz I'm the smallest" said 

Pip, and he hurried towards the edge of Karmata moat. 

He flew across it's waters and into the city. Rosie and 

SunStar watched the sunset, and then the moons begin 

to rise. The 17th moon had risen by the time Pip 

returned. He dragged a basket of berries through the 

slot in the gate. Rosie and SunStar followed him 

towards the plains, where their nests were.

Rosie, Pip, and SunStar settled into their nests. Pip 

set the basket of berries on a rock, and took one to 

eat. The last moon rose, and they all realized how 

late it was. "Goodnight" Rosie told her friends, but 

they were fast asleep. She snuggled down into her 

nest, and soon she was asleep as well. 

"Rosie, get up!" Pip shook her the next morning. "You 

missed the guards! They said that Fire Birds didn't 

belong here!". 

Rosie rolled over, "Of course they said that, what do 

you expect?" 

Pip shook his head, "They said that you're an alien 

from some other planet, that you're an intruder! Of 

course, it's not your fault, but I think they might be 

right!". 

Rosie sat up, "Talk slower, and what planet were 

they talking about?". 

SunStar walked over, "They said planet Desratinga" 

"Des what?" asked Rosie. 

"Des-ra-tin-ga" Pip said the word slowly. 

"Never heard of it" said Rosie.

 Pip tossed their used nests in a pile."Hurry up!"

"They said that you are going to be taken there in ten 

minutes, except they said that nine minutes ago". 

Rosie lept up, "They said what?!" she shrieked, "That 

they're taking me to another planet in one minute?". 

"30 seconds now" corrected Pip. He hopped into a 

gigantic bag, and closed it behind him. "Patend dat we 

wuggage" She heard his muffled voice say. The next 

second an entire troop of duck guards marched up, 

pulling a small rocket with them. 

"Get in" commanded on of them, "and take your alien 

junk with you!". Rosie lugged her friends (in the bag) 

into the ship. Within an hour they were on a new 

planet. "Desratinga" breathed Rosie.

Before Rosie could say another word, she was pushed 

out onto the planet's surface. The rocket blasted off into 

the cloudy sky. Rosie unclipped the case in which her 

friends were hidden in. They jumped out and examined 

their new surroundings. "Desratinga appears to be un-

inhabited, likely discovered by Spazulia citizens. That 

means we're not on Rosie's planet. We're on Spazulian 

territory, and we're stuck here," Pip announced. SunStar 

muttered something about guards under her breath, but 

listened to Pip for a moment. 

"What are we going to eat, on this ridiculous planet" 

grumbled SunStar. Clang! Rosie jumped back as part of 

a metal fence clattered to the ground. SunStar had 

kicked it out of frustration. "So these guards were trying 

to strand us in a pen, huh" SunStar was not in a good 

mood. 

SunStar muttered something about guards under her 

breath, but listened to Pip for a moment. "What are 

we going to eat, on this ridiculous planet" grumbled 

SunStar. Clang! Rosie jumped back as part of a metal 

fence clattered to the ground. SunStar had kicked it 

out of frustration. "So these guards were trying to 

strand us in a pen, huh" SunStar was not in a good 

mood. 

"Let's start with food" Pip was ignoring SunStar's 

grouchy remarks, "There are plenty of berry bushes 

around here. What do you make of them, Rosie?". 

Rosie flapped over, "Safe to eat, alright" she said, 

"You stole these from the foreign market stand one 

time Pip, remember?"

Pip nodded. "Oh," he said, "I remember all right. That 

merchant was not telling anyone where they were from, 

and I almost got caught when he turned around". 

Rosie plucked a berry and nibbled thoughtfully, "If he got 

them from here, than this planet must have visitors 

from time to time." Clang, Bang, Clong, Crach, BOOM! 

SunStar quickly dodged the falling remains of the metal 

fence. 

"Well that fence sure wasn't built well" observed Pip. 

"Now that the fence is down, let's take a little 

time to explore" SunStar was obviously curious 

about their new surroundings. She had neer 

been away from Spazulia before.

"Why not?" asked Pip, "But let's bring supplies 

first". Rosie hopped of the case that her friends 

had hidden in, "Let's stuff this with berries". Pip 

nodded, and eagerly began filling the case. 

SunStar helped him, and soon they were off on 

their journey. 

"What a land" breathed Pip, "Too bad nobody else lives 

here". He stopped suddenly, "Wasn't our fence knocked 

down?" he asked, for they had come suddenly upon 

another fenced in area. 

SunStar nodded, "The rest of it fell down when I kicked 

it". 

Pip hurried over to the gate. "Locked" he called back. 

He gave it a shove, "And a lot stronger than the one we 

had! Say, do you think this is like their prison planet?". 

The same idea had occurred to Rosie, and she nodded. 

Something suddenly moved behind the fence, and they 

jumped back. Rosie stared, for the creature behind the 

fence was a Fire Bird! She wished Fire Birds could fly as 

high as the fence, but they simply couldn't do it. "It is a 

prison planet" she whispered, "but I think most of the 

prisoners are innocent"

"Innocent?" repeated Pip, "what evidence do you have 

to support this theory?". 

Rosie looked at him, "Okay detective Pip, where's your 

notebook?" she teased. 

Pip produced a notebook from under his wing, "Here" he 

said, "now state the facts". This is what Pip wrote in his 

notebook:

Clues to why the mysterious planet-

- Fire bird prisoners, which are likely 

innocent

-multiple prison areas

-sent by guards

Guess: The Fire bird's planet was taken over by 

planet Spazulia? This is the Fire Bird planet? 

This is Spazulia's planet?

"I'm Rosie, and I and my friends are here for the same 

reason." 

Magma nodded. " I suppose you are also from the Fire 

bird planet project, are you not?". 

Rosie tipped her head sideways, trying to understand, 

"I don't know what that is". 

"It was an exploration project of 30 Fire Birds that left 

our home planet a few years ago, but it seems most 

were stranded on planet Spazulia when the ship 

crashed there. We were then slowly imprisoned on this 

planet, and few have been able to escape".

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