Chapter 1 Starve Or Barf July 23 2238 Lunar Galaxy Games Village Don’t eat that Gemma shouted to her twin brother Jones Jones sighed dramatically and set down the blueberry muffin in his hand Do you want it he asked his sister Sure Thanks While her eyes were focused on the giant muffin on its way to her mouth Jones quietly pulled a stick of celery from his pocket and started to raise it WHACK Gemma karate-chopped the celery and it tumbled to the floor Jones held his head in his hands I’m so hungry My stomach is eating itself Uhmm uu okay Gemma mumbled 6
with a mouth full of blueberry muffin Can I at least have something to drink Some orange juice maybe Gemma swallowed her bite I’d stick to water if I were you Jones grabbed his glass and took a sip It tastes like nothing Can you at least tell me what the muffin tastes like Describe it for me Give me a break Gemma said It’s only been a day since you’ve eaten Not even But I feel like I’m dying Relax Human bodies can survive weeks without food Not mine I’m a growing boy Finished with her muffin Gemma got up to toss away the wrapper While she wasn’t looking Jones pressed his thumb to the seven crumbs left on the table As Jones was sucking the crumbs off his thumb the rest of Team Earth entered the break room all carrying trays piled with heaping plates of breakfast 7
Jocelyn had an omelet the size of a small horse Nathan had a stack of flapjacks piled nearly to the ceiling Yvette had opted for Arcturian sweet cake Felix had made himself a bowl of yogurt and fresh Trillian berries Jones couldn’t look anymore everyone had gotten exactly what they wanted for breakfast Are you sure I can’t just have a little taste of something Jones asked his sister one last time It’s up to you she said Do you want to throw up or not Nobody wants to barf Jones said But doesn’t the Super Duper High Dive make everyone barf Yup Gemma said Then shouldn’t I enjoy myself now Jones said I’ll make this simple for you Gemma said Would you rather throw up just a little and maybe win a gold medal or lose and throw up a lot with the entire galaxy watching 9
