Theodore Pharris Saves the Universe
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Eight-year-old Theodore Pharris lives an incredibly boring life until the day he accidentally shoots a spaceship out of the sky with his slingshot. Discovering a crackpot alien plot to blow up the universe, Theodore, his quirky adult friends, and his faithful dogs Balfour and Breck launch out on a mission to save . . . well, everyone.
From the local planetarium to the local jail, from the veterinarian's office to the far-flung reaches of space, Theodore's adventures put his wits, his size, and his friendships to the ultimate test.
Along the way, important questions are raised: Why is King Marvin called "The Nasty"? Will Edgartina Richards ever get a driver's license? And how much can Jenny Fowler fit in that purse, anyway?
Being the good guys, they're almost certain to win. The question is, can they do it in time?
Rachel Starr Thomson
Rachel Starr Thomson is in love with Jesus and convinced the gospel will change the world. Rachel is a woman of many talents and even more interests: she’s a writer, editor, indie publisher, singer, speaker, Bible study teacher, and world traveler. The author of the Seventh World Trilogy, The Oneness Cycle, and many other books, she also tours North America and other parts of the world as a speaker and spoken-word artist with 1:11 Ministries. Adventures in the Kingdom launched in 2015 as a way to bring together Rachel’s explorations, in fiction and nonfiction, of what it means to live all of life in the kingdom of God. Rachel lives in the beautiful Niagara Region of southern Ontario, just down the river from the Falls. She drinks far too much coffee and tea, daydreams of visiting Florida all winter, and hikes the Bruce Trail when she gets a few minutes. A homeschool graduate from a highly creative and entrepreneurial family, she believes we’d all be much better off if we pitched our television sets out the nearest window. LIFE AND WORK (BRIEFLY) Rachel began writing on scrap paper sometime around grade 1. Her stories revolved around jungle animals and sometimes pirates (they were actual rats . . . she doesn’t remember if the pun was intended). Back then she also illustrated her own work, a habit she left behind with the scrap paper. Rachel’s first novel, a humorous romp called Theodore Pharris Saves the Universe, was written when she was 13, followed within a year by the more serious adventure story Reap the Whirlwind. Around that time, she had a life-changing encounter with God. The next several years were spent getting to know God, developing a new love for the Scriptures, and discovering a passion for ministry through working with a local ministry with international reach, Sommer Haven Ranch International. Although Rachel was raised in a strong Christian home, where discipleship was as much a part of homeschooling as academics, these years were pivotal in making her faith her own. At age 17, Rachel started writing again, this time penning the essays that became Letters to a Samuel Generation and Heart to Heart: Meeting With God in the Lord’s Prayer. In 2001, Rachel returned to fiction, writing what would become her bestselling novel and then a bestselling series–Worlds Unseen, book 1 of The Seventh World Trilogy. A classic fantasy adventure marked by Rachel’s lyrical style, Worlds Unseen encapsulates much of what makes Rachel’s writing unique: fantasy settings with one foot in the real world; adventure stories that explore depths of spiritual truth; and a knack for opening readers’ eyes anew to the beauty of their own world–and of themselves. In 2003, Rachel began freelance editing, a side job that soon blossomed into a full-time career. Four years later, in 2007, she co-founded Soli Deo Gloria Ballet with Carolyn Currey, an arts ministry that in 2015 would be renamed as 1:11 Ministries. To a team of dancers and singers, Rachel brought the power of words, writing and delivering original narrations, spoken-word poetry, and songs for over a dozen productions. The team has ministered coast-to-coast in Canada as well as in the United States and internationally. Rachel began publishing her own work under the auspices of Little Dozen Press in 2007, but it was in 2011, with the e-book revolution in full swing, that writing became a true priority again. Since that time Rachel has published many of her older never-published titles and written two new fiction series, The Oneness Cycle and The Prophet Trilogy. Over 30 of Rachel’s novels, short stories, and nonfiction works are now available in digital editions. Many are available in paperback as well, with more released regularly. The God she fell in love with as a teenager has remained the focus of Rachel’s life, work, and speaking.
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Theodore Pharris Saves the Universe - Rachel Starr Thomson
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This book was written by Rachel Starr Thomson when she was thirteen years old and a hopeful in the school of saving the world. She is rather older now, and is still writing. She has not entirely saved the world yet.
You can visit her here:
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Chapter 1
On the planet of Yenool , an age-old goal drew dangerously near completion. Inside a glass basin, liquids and powders settled and seeped into one another until they had joined in one thick mixture. A few bubbles rose lazily to the surface and popped. The basin gave off a deep sighing sound. A few tense seconds passed, and there was another sigh, this time from outside of the basin.
It’s no good,
said Jefron, collapsing into an uncomfortable lab chair. Another failed experiment. I’m beginning to grow weary of this. I wish the kings of Yenool had never thought of this experiment.
You’re not the only one to feel that way,
Chillion replied from the other side of the lab, where he was watching millions of calculations play out on a multitude of screens. We have a grand heritage, don’t forget. Why, Yenoolian scientists have pursued this same goal for many hundreds of years.
Sometimes I wish we could chuck our grand old heritage down the space toilet,
Jefron said bitterly. I never wanted to do this anyway. Just because I got good grades in science my mother guilted me into this. I wanted to have a family, settle down, be a common ignorant Yahbok trainer, but no-o-o-o, I had to spend my whole life in a laboratory chasing the idiot dreams of the monarchy.
Chillion took a minute to answer. He was staring at his screens with great intensity. His white and green eyes suddenly brightened with excitement.
It seems to me, my friend,
he said, "that we may not be burdened with this idiot dream much longer. According to the computers, this is the closest we’ve ever come to achieving our goal. In fact..." Chillion trailed off while he fiddled with the computer for a few seconds, then smiled widely when a new screen appeared. His eyes became starry, and his voice was dreamy.
We’ve almost done it, old boy,
he said in a half-whisper. Only one thing more to do, and it’s finished. Finished! At last!
Jefron was so occupied with wondering how on earth Chillion did that dreamy-voice thing that it took him a minute to realize what had just been said. When it sunk in, he jumped to his feet.
Finished?
he asked in a choked voice. "Really, truly, finished?"
Chillion waved his hand in the air, with a grand sweeping motion that always made people feel that they were about to witness something awesome. Jefron had tried many times to make people feel like that, but he never quite could. Chillion spoke and moved majestically. Jefron spoke and moved like the common ignorant Yahbok trainer he had always wished he could be. Beneath the normal exterior, however, Jefron had a brain that could outdo Chillion’s if it tried. Not for nothing had he become an Esteemed Noble Scientist, one of the highest positions in the kingdom.
Finished,
Chillion said. "Just imagine it! For centuries our forefathers waited for this day, and now it’s come! And it was us, Jefron! It was you and I that finally did it!"
Jefron hastily pulled himself down from the imaginary cloud of glory he had nearly joined his friend on. You said there was one thing left to do, Chillion. What is it?
Just a trifle,
Chillion answered. Just one lone ingredient to be gained. Although,
he said, the stars in his eyes falling back to the ground, I’m not saying it will be easily gained. Such things are not so common as Yahbok trainers, you know. In fact, I’d say we’ll have to leave Yenool completely to get it.
Jefron was beginning to feel as if this was perhaps not such a great thing after all. Where do we have to go?
he asked cautiously.
Earth,
Chillion replied. His nonchalance seemed forced. Even Chillion couldn’t get excited about Earth.
IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE the Esteemed Noble Scientists found themselves in the court of the king, standing in the presence of King Marvin the Nasty and Prime Minister Felcop, wearing his Grandest of Grand Hats. The hat, which was large, blue, and somewhat floppy, sat on Felcop’s head like a sack on a pole. The Prime Minister was slight of build
if you were polite, and skinny as a beanpole
if you weren’t. It was also rumoured that he was bald, but this had never been confirmed. It was impossible to tell, as Felcop never took his hat off.
Chillion was giving a glorious account of all their work, in which he managed to include nearly the entire history of Yenool. It was a captivating narrative, liberally sprinkled with dreamy voice tones and majestic gestures. Jefron finally cut in.
Don’t let us give you the wrong impression, though, your majesty and your, uh, ministry,
he said. It’s not completely finished yet. In fact, we asked for this audience to request that a team be sent out to find and take into possession the last ingredient.
Prime Minister Felcop raised a skinny blue eyebrow. And if we should grant this permission, where would the team be sent?
Jefron nudged Chillion, who for once looked uncomfortable. He hemmed and hawed and finally answered, Earth. Sir.
It was, in Jefron’s memory, the shortest speech Chillion had ever given.
"Oh no, Felcop began,
Not Earth. Anywhere but Earth." He would have gone on, but Jefron timidly interrupted.
If you don’t mind my asking,
he said, why is Earth so bad? I mean, I know we’ve had a few experiences, but...
"It isn’t Earth itself that’s such a problem, Felcop interrupted.
It’s earthlings. Don’t ask me why, but every time we send a ship to Earth it comes back with earthlings. We send someone to fetch us a metal alloy, and they come back with some guy named Elvis. We send someone to find us a new kind of fish, and they come back with Amelia Earhart. And then there’s that idiot Holmes! The first time we ever send someone to actually bring back an earthling, and then the guy won’t leave."
Beg your pardon, your ministry,
Jefron said, but Mr. Holmes has done us a lot of good. If it wasn’t for him, we would be without a lot of scientific advancements that have served us well.
True,
Felcop grudgingly admitted. "Arthur Holmes has been helpful, even if he is a dunderhead. But so help me, if whoever we send this time comes back with earthlings, I will blow my regal stack!"
You needn’t worry too much, sir,
Chillion cut in. The ingredient should be easy to find. Earthlings needn’t be involved at all. If we use Shrink Technology, they won’t even know we’re there.
I should hope not,
King Marvin said, speaking up for the first time. I would hate to bother them.
Felcop ignored him. We’ll have to choose the team carefully,
he said. Only the very best will do. And no one must know of this mission. It is to be of utmost secrecy.
Yes, sir,
Jefron said. "But I have one more question, your ministry. When this is completed, that is, when it’s done..." he fumbled for words. He’d been getting up the nerve to ask this question for years. When it’s done, sir, what will we do with it?
Why,
said Felcop with a look that could melt steel, we’ll blow up the universe. What else?
JEFRON STOOD AT ATTENTION in an official-looking space travel suit, complete with brass buttons and a communicator. Seven others stood with him, ramrod straight, as the Prime Minister looked them over. Felcop was strutting up and down the metal walkway in the space port, nodding and grunting officially. At last he came to a halt in front of the expedition leader.
Captain Zoot,
Felcop began, to you is entrusted this day a great mission. Your name will be loved forever as one who helped lead us to our final victory.
Captain Zoot glowed, ignoring the obvious stupidity of Felcop’s logic. Once the universe had been blown up there wouldn’t be anyone left who could love anybody’s name. Still, Zoot had a tendency toward overlooking obvious stupidity. It was one of the qualities that had gained him high favour with the government.
I shall now take a role call, to be absolutely sure that there is no one missing at this historic moment.
Jefron snorted to himself. Felcop had been looking at