{"id":52014,"date":"2019-08-21T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T06:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.30.214.42\/?p=52014"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:15:13","slug":"trambu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writers-exchange.com\/trambu\/","title":{"rendered":"Trambu by Donna Louise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"product-component-1747121639324\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*<![CDATA[*\/ (function () { var scriptURL = 'https:\/\/sdks.shopifycdn.com\/buy-button\/latest\/buy-button-storefront.min.js'; if (window.ShopifyBuy) { if (window.ShopifyBuy.UI) { ShopifyBuyInit(); } else { loadScript(); } } else { loadScript(); } function loadScript() { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.async = true; script.src = scriptURL; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(script); script.onload = ShopifyBuyInit; } function ShopifyBuyInit() { var 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-217377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/everand-logo.jpg?resize=105%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Everand (was Scribd) Logo\" width=\"105\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1768435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/smashwords.png?resize=112%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Smashwords Logo\" width=\"112\" height=\"30\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208841 size-full\" \/><\/a><\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<div data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1670 size-medium\" 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Well, it all began when I was given an assignment. I was to take my spacemobile outside my planetary system to carefully and safely observe other planetary systems. That meant I was supposed to look at them, NOT enter them. But while I was looking at your planetary system and observing the cosmic images floating across my panel screen, there appeared the most wild looking planet I ever saw! It had swirls of white, blue, and green. I had to get a closer look.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I was warned that I should never get my spacemobile too close to a planet outside my universe or it might just suck it in. I really didn&#8217;t believe it. What did it mean that a planet would &#8220;suck it in&#8221;?\u00a0 Well, I certainly found out.<\/p>\n<p>My spacemobile began to shake slightly at first. Then the vibrations became more intense and the rumbling noise that started off as a low groan grew louder and louder. I wondered if it had something to do with the size of my spacemobile. After all, the Pinderbay model was one of the smallest spacemobiles, but I liked it that way.<\/p>\n<p>However, at that moment, my Pinderbay spacemobile was not doing what it should do. It was not flying where I wanted it to fly and I knew I was in trouble. I did everything I could to regain control. I shouted commands. &#8220;Level! Level!&#8221; But it didn&#8217;t level off. I shouted, &#8220;Reverse! Reverse!&#8221; But my Pinderbay continued in whatever direction it chose.<\/p>\n<p>In front of me was the panel screen. The view of your planet, something I was studying and admiring only moments ago, had turned into a whirling, swirling, blur of blue and green. My Pinderbay was trapped in a spiral suction and I had lost control.<\/p>\n<p>My only hope was to switch to ACE (Automated Control Entry) and see if anything had been programmed into my Pinderbay to get us out of this situation and direct my spacemobile home.\u00a0 My quivering arm frantically aimed for the orange switch and I finally managed to flip it to the &#8220;on&#8221; position. To my disappointment, nothing happened. Nothing changed. My Pinderbay was still spinning wildly.<\/p>\n<p>Where was I heading? What was the name of this amazing planet? With great difficulty, I maneuvered my wobbly bouncing body to the Destination Identifier switch and flipped it on before I was knocked back to the other side of my Pinderbay (spacemobile). I glared at the screen, which still displayed the fuzzy, swirling, twirling colors of your planet. Then it appeared in flashing blue letters! I couldn&#8217;t believe my eyes as I read the destination of my Pinderbay.\u00a0 The bright blue message blinked with great urgency as I read, &#8220;DESTINATION EARTH! &#8230; DESTINATION EARTH! &#8230; DESTINATION EARTH!&#8221; And then I heard it, a loud &#8220;thump!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4de8uhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-223648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?resize=800%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trambu Print Cover 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?resize=200%2C156&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/trambu-print-cover-800-2025.jpg?resize=655%2C512&amp;ssl=1 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Chapter One The Big Landing &nbsp; I guess you&#8217;re wondering how I arrived here on Earth. 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