Sarah T.

The Constellation Formation of Arnold Higifer

On the day of March 23, 1803, planet Nubula was a peaceful, quiet planet. It was a planet where everyone was a bluish yellow color and had large ears. Each individual thing on planet Nubula was called a Netzu. Although this may be pictured as creepy, surprisingly enough, there were no wars and no fighting. It was all peaceful and warming. Everyone helped each other, comforted each other, and nothing could go wrong. Until one chilly, breezy evening, a figure appeared in the distance. A figure that was not of their kind. There could only be one face that fits that figure. It must be, the Evil Gremlin.

The Evil Gremlin stepped out into the open and showed himself. The automatic reaction of all the people on the planet was to run and run far. They ran into the comfort of their homes and locked their doors. The story of the Evil Gremlin goes back 207 years ago when he first stepped foot on planet Nubula. The planet was at peace as usual and everyone was outside doing their daily chores. A young girl named Zorcan was in the middle of watering her 5 dying flowers that represented her lost family members, when she felt a scrawny finger tap on her shoulder. She turned around and there standing in front of her was a wrinkly, but strong looking man. He had this weird purple tinge to his skin tone and his eyes were especially high for the average Netzu. In a calm voice, Zorcan asks, “How may I assist you sir?” The purple man doesn’t reply, but simply opens up Zorcan’s mouth and pours in a steaming substance. Zorcan immediately passes out, and the ugly man escapes.

Hours later, another Netzu is doing his field work when he notices Zorcan on the ground. He runs to her and says, “Daughter, Zorcan, wake up.” It was too late. Motzo, Zorcan’s father couldn’t save her. Zorcan lay there motionless with no pulse. Motzo hears a voice behind him. “So sorry about this. It was an accident,” the voice says with a smirk. He turns around to stand face to face with an evil looking purple man. Motzo knew he was the one to have killed his daughter, Zorcan. With tears escaping his eyes, Motzo pulls out a cross bar and whacks the purple man with it. The man goes down in the blink of an eye, and before he goes unconscious, he says, “Remember the name, Evil Gremlin. I will be back.”

To this date of March 23, 1803, everyone was completely frightened of the Evil Gremlin. From the moment the Netzus of the planet laid eyes on the Evil Gremlin, they knew their planet would not be the same. Evil Gremlin’s one want was obvious; kill Motzo. He headed right in the direction of the home of Motzo. He slammed on the front door with a sword in hand and waits for a simple reply on the other side of the door. Instead, the door automatically opens and standing there, waiting, is Motzo. “What have you come for?” Motzo asks. Before Evil Gremlin could say anything, he pulls out his sword and makes an attempt to slash Motzo. With this event occurring in his mind, Motzo pulls out from behind him, his glowing light saber. The fight goes on, each of the men getting equally injured and slashed at, but they both stayed standing on their feet. Suddenly, Motzo saw the tip of a sword slice through the front of Evil Gremlin, yet it was not the sword that belonged in the possession of either one of the fighters. Evil Gremlin fell to the floor with a blank stare in his eyes. Standing behind him was a tall, muscular, husky man. Motzo was almost in tears. The creature that killed his daughter was gone, forever. This was the happiest day of his life. Motzo asked the special man, “Who are you, and what can I do to rep-“ Before he could finish his sentence, the husky man says, “Remember the name, Arnold Higifer, great warrior. I will be back; to help.” Remembering hearing a similar phrase come out of the mouth of Evil Gremlin, Motzo was in shock. When he turned to the man, the spot next to him was empty. In the midst of the late night, the brave man turned around and yelled, “My brother was a terrible person.” The next moment he was gone. Motzo was still in complete shock, and ran to tell all the Netzus of the planet.

Motzo was so thankful, him and the other Netzus planned the idea to honor the great warrior. They decided to find a group of 7 stars in the sky and form the figure of Arnold Higifer with his long sword, into a constellation. One of the stars is named after Motzo and Zorcan, and the other 5 stars all honor the 5 dyings flowers that Zorcan was watering. The Netzus of planet Nubula will never forget the day Arnold Higifer stepped into their lives and saved their planet; especially Motzo.

To find Arnold Higifer, look straight up to the North Star and you will find two stars very close to each other. That is the hand of Arnold and the end of the sword he holds. You will be able to find this constellation at all seasons of the year, as long as it it very dark outside. He isn't the brightest constellation, but he is there.