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Hayley Kelly

Why the sun is in the sky

Once upon a time, there lived a great king named Xanio. He ruled over all of Greece and had two sons, Zagger and Hephtus. Xanio favored Zagger because he was next in line for the throne, and so he gave Zagger the power to control fire to help him rule. Hephtus was given nothing. Hephtus was jealous of his older brother, so he went into his room to play a trick on him. When he walked in, he saw a journal laying on the desk. Suddenly, Hephtus had a better idea. He decided to read Zagger's journal. When he opened it and began to read, Hephtus realized that it wasn't just a journal. It was an evil plot to light the world on fire after he was crowned king. Hephtus ran out of the room, taking the journal with him. Just then, he bumped into Zagger. "I know your plan, and I have evidence," he said, holding up the journal. Zagger laughed and snatched the journal from Hephtus's hands, lighting it on fire. "Not anymore," he said. "Now, you've lost your proof. No one will ever believe you. Especially not Dad." He ran away. Hephtus thought to himself, "How am I going to stop him?" Suddenly, a memory from when he was younger popped into his head.

When he was a child, his father, Xanio, showed him a belt that could choose any super power for him. "It can only be used once," his father had told him, "So only use it in a life or death situation." Hephtus thought, "This is definetly a life or death situation. My brother, who I grew up with my whole life, is going to scorch the world to ashes! I have to do something about this." So Hephtus ran to his father in panic and told him the story. Xanio just laughed and said, "My boy, do not envy your brother, for he will be crowned king someday." Hephtus stood in disbelief. "If no one believes me," he said, "then I will have to do this myself."

Zagger was beginning to feel nervous about his plan since Hephtus found out. But then he reconsidered and said, "No one will believe him anyway." This made Zagger feel a little bit better, but he thought that he ought to put the plan into action a little earlier than planned. Meanwhile, Hephtus was running to the room where the Belt of Jurando (Jurando was a former king) was kept. He smashed the glass case that enclosed it and grasped it with his shaking hands. "I have to do this," he said. Hephtus stared at the belt thinking to himself, "What will the belt choose for me?" Suddenly,the belt started shaking in his hands, so hard he almost couldn't hold it anymore. Soon, it began to slow down, and it was clear to him what the belt had chosen. It chose super strength. "What does super strength have anything to do with stopping my brother from lighting the world on fire?" Hephtus thought. "Well, the belt never lies, or so i've heard." Hephtus remembered his dad also saying, "The powers will only last for 24 hours, and the longer you wait, the weaker your powers get."

The next day, Zagger was standing at the top of the highest hill in the land. He was preparing to throw a massive ball of fire to burn the whole world to ashes! Meanwhile, Hephtus was gathering everything he could find to try and stop his evil brother. Hephtus ran as fast as he had ever ran to the center of town yelling, "Run, run!!!!! Save yourselves." The town's people did not move or even listen to his words! Just as Hephtus was going to say, " WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME?!", there was a giant flash of light. Then, came a ball of fire bigger than the entire town! People were screaming and running. Hephtus didn't no what to do at first, but then he remember the belt that could save everyone from their horrible fate. Once again he thought, "How will super strength help me at all!" He decided it was worth a try. When the fire was about to hit the town, he raised his arms and the fire balanced right over top of him, not harming any of the town's people! It was getting harder to hold the fire because his powers were weakining. He threw the fire into the air so high, that it went into outer space. Because his powers were only half as strong, you can only see the sun for half the day. Hephtus was crowned king the next day and Zagger was locked in a dungeon for as long as he lives!