Magazine August 2018

The Adventures of
Rocket Rabbit &
Sidekick SquirrelThey faced
Rocket Rabbit and Sidekick Squirrel are the code names
for the two best superheroes in England.
They happen to be a rabbit and a squirrel …. they also
happen to be completely awesome!
The duo are employed by the Queen of England and
the Government – led by the Prime Minister herself.
Carrying out their work alongside the police service,
they are a very important part of the safety of our
whole country. They protect it from the bad-guys!
Today, they are at a school. A pre-school - on a day like
today. The reason for their visit is to meet the children
and reassure everyone that England is in good hands
(or paws).
Rocket especially loved these visits, she
is very confident and likes to talk, a
lot, a lot, a lot.
Sidekick on the other hand, is more
shy and withdrawn. She would
rather be at home with a book or hunting criminals with
her computer.
They had visited about a million schools this month! It
felt like a million to Sidekick anyway.
It had actually only been 20 different schools, which
was still a lot of schools.
They had both suited up for each visit and this
particular visit was no different. Their costumes are
a dark blue colour, very smart. They both wear face
masks and the logo of the Crown of England sits on
the right of their uniform. They are elite; the best of the
best.
Rocket is extremely well-trained in combat and usually
knows what a bad-guy will do next – even before they
do! Sidekick is wonderfully intelligent and can use a
computer in her sleep better than most people can
when fully awake! She also designs the costumes and
gadgets for the duo, with the help of a few people in
the Secret Service.
the usual questions at school;
“How come you can talk even though you’re an
animal?”
“Why do you wear those dark blue suits with the
masks?”
“Do you know Mickey Mouse?”
There was, however, a different question this time. A
young girl named Suzie, sitting right in the front row
asked what Big School would be like, as she was
worried.
This made Rocket, who would usually answer every
question without even blinking, freeze up. You see,
starting a new school can be
scary, and even though Rocket
could fight villains all day
long – change was one
of the few things that
scared her. When she
was little, she wanted
to stay in her school,
changing worried her
and this was the
same all through
her life.
Now, she was happy with being a superhero but that
question brought everything back to her.
It was Sidekick who offered the response. “Well, moving
to a new school can be scary, but it’s also very exciting.
Everyone will make new friends and experience new
things.
Like when I became a superhero, I wasn’t sure if I
was good enough, clever enough or if my tail was
long enough! But once I started, it became the best
thing ever. If I didn’t go to big school, I wouldn’t be a
superhero right now.”
Suzie looked happy, as did her friends, maybe moving
to a new school was exciting and not scary after all.
Maybe there they could all work towards their dreams.
Maybe some of them could even become superheroes.
You could see some of them dreaming right now. A few
of the children were dreaming about being able to fly.
Some were invisible, catching bank robbers or scaring
their friends. While others were driving a super car or
picking their favourite colour for their costume.
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