Literature
Team Captain: Alexander Donson Chapter 1
The rail transport’s pneumatic doors hissed open. Alex gripped his suitcase and stepped onto the sidewalk. Steel and glass buildings towered around him . . . each one white and spotless. A courtyard with a lawn, a garden, sculptured topiaries, and a fountain in the middle spread out in front of him, and every leaf on every shrub, grass, flower, and tree had a bluish tint to it. Alex had heard about the plants on Planet Cremen’s surface. Their leaves contained a radiation blocking chemical which protected them from the planet’s harsh suns and gave them their signature bluish tint. In fact, every, single, last one of the planet’s windows and glass doors had the same blue tinge. The ancestors of Cremen—having found a planet to colonize—had learned how to extract the chemical from native foliage to protect their buildings and vehicles. “Excuse me,” said a man departing the rail car. “Pardon.” Alex stepped out of his way to allow him to pass. Now that Alex was no longer blocking the exit