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S02E193 Joy’s Shadow, Age: 9, The Ice Mountains of Mars

Guy Hasson
Age: 9, Told by Grampa Walt

Joy is tired, but she refuses to go to sleep. Suzy and I join her and Master Mind as she takes the ship to the ice mountains of Mars and climbs them, then skids down on the ice, then does it all again and again and again.

She does this for hours. Even when she clearly can’t really walk anymore, she climbs up very very slowly and does it again.

“What is she doing?” Suzy whispers to me as we watch her put one foot in front of the other.

I shake my head. I have no idea.

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#325: Joy's Fourth Birthday, Part 7: Joy's Solo Adventure

Guy Hasson
Age: 4, Told by The Red Dragon

Dragon Little stood in the doorway, little sword in one hand and little laser gun in the other.

Inside stood a Martian Space Pirate, three times taller than her, a large sword in his scabbard and a big laser gun behind his back. Behind him stood three more Martian Space Pirates. All of them looked at the door as he opened.

“Ha ha!” Dragon Little shouted at them. “I win! You lose!”

Dragon Father, standing beyond the fence, and looking from afar, slapped his forehead. “Never say you win before you win, Joy! We talked about that!”

The Martian Space Pirates were surprised for an instant. Then they stood up as one and all four armed themselves.

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#320: Joy’s fourth Birthday, Part 2: Joy the Leader

Guy Hasson
Age: 4, Told by The Red Dragon

“Martian Space Pirates? Joy, they’re a tough group. You can’t take them alone.”

“I’m Justin the Pirate! You’re Joy!”

“Ah, right.”

“Don’t be such a lily-livered wuss, Joy!”

“What?” Dragon Father looked up in surprise. That was not a phrase Dragon Little or Dragon Father had used on each other.

“Don’t be a wuss, Joy! Get up!” she commanded. “We’re going on adventure, not vacation!”

Dragon Father collapsed on the deck, laughing.

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#127: The Earth Is Round, Part 4: Mars

Guy Hasson
Age: 4.5, Told by The Red Dragon

Bonny’s Revenge hovered just above the surface of Mars. My hiding place, behind the bright glare of the dream’s two suns, was still good for seeing what Dragon Father and Dragon Little were doing on Mars just as well as what they were doing on the surface of Earth’s ocean. 

The pirate ship hovered just above the reddish, cracked desert which was Mars’ surface. 

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#126: The Earth is Round, Part 3: Appreciating Beauty

Guy Hasson
Age: 4.5, Told by The Red Dragon

Dragon Father exhaled slowly. “Jeez. It’s beautiful. You know, when I was a kid, I wondered if I would ever get to space, set foot on Mars, see alien planets, fight evil villains, and save the world. Now we do it every day.”

“A-ha,” Dragon Little was still clearly still resentful that they did not have any adventure that day. Her arms were crossed and her face sour. 

“Isn’t it beautiful?”

“A-ha.” 

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