This is one of part 1 of a 4-part story that sees Lemy & Rascal heading for SuperTrain's ship - The TrainStar, where they'll eventually meet up with Lemu, Raiee, SuperTrain, Alexander Fox and a special mystery guest.

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It was now 2 weeks since they last left the strange planet with the big chickens. Using a repaired transmission device, Lemy and Rascal were able to steer the two spacecraft towards the general direction of SuperTrain's huge ship called the TrainStar.

"According to our radar, there are several planets we'll have to pass before we get within range of the TrainStar," said Rascal.

"Why don't we try landing on one of these planets to pick up some fresh supplies?" asked Ranger, the leader of the foxes.
"Good idea," said Lemy, thinking with his stomach again. "We could use some fresh eggs!"

"That's what got us into trouble in the first place, remember?" said Rascal looking at the Dodo chick on Lemy's head.

"Looks like we don't really have a choice there..." said Lemy. "Look at the fuel gauge....we're running very low on fuel."

With that, they decided to land at the largest planet that was right in their flight path.

"What a funny name...." exclaimed Lemy.
"What are you talking about, Mr Lemur?" asked Rascal.

"According to the charts, the planet is called...the Rainbow Planet...and it was named by SuperTrain himself!" answered Lemy.

"That's a real strange name for a planet alright..." replied Ranger, as the two space craft entered the atmosphere of the planet.

As the two spacecraft cleared the skies and headed towards the planet's surface, everybody gasped in surprise - this was an extremely beautiful planet that was brightly coloured - reds, greens, blues, yellows - everything was just so colourful.

"It's remarkable!" exclaimed Lemy. "It's just like earth...only it's got different colours!"

It was true - the planet was almost exactly like Lemy and Rascal's home planet....but for some strange reason,  the colours around did not match those of earth. For example - the ground was light green and trees were blue, while the sky itself was a bright orange and grass was red. There were also pink hills and the streams of water around were in purple!

 "This is crazy!!" said the lemur as the two craft landed. "It's almost as if our eyes are playing tricks on us..."

"Well actually...they are..." responded Rascal mysteriously. "According to my readings on this colour-o-meter, what we're looking at is actually caused by the fact that this planet has more oxygen than most, and that affects our sense of sight."
"Does that mean we're only seeing all these colours because we're breathing in more oxygen?" asked Ranger.

"I have another question...." said one of the other raccoons. "Is it dangerous to breathe in more oxygen?"

"My question is...." said Lemy. "Where did you get that colour-o-meter?? It wasn't there a few seconds ago..."

 

"So why are we seeing ourselves in the right colours and not in some mixed up colours?" asked Ranger.

"That's because we haven't gone outside yet. Once we do, we'll all look a little different but there won't be anything wrong with us really." answered Rascal.

"So what're we waiting for?" responded Lemy. "Let's go outside!!"
Next: Part 2
 
Copyright notice: Lemy & Rascal are part of the SuperTrain collection of stories, and the property of Alexander Choong & Aloysius Choong.
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