Part 1

5...4...3...2...1 liftoff! Rabadaba cowered in fear as the shuttle he was in blasted off the earth and soared towards outer space. He had been selected to be the test subject for a shuttle to see if space was habitable for humans. He knew this was a one way trip and he was destined to float aimlessly through space for all eternity. "I will never see my friends and family again" he thought to himself as he settled down for a nap with a tear streaking down his cheek. 

While Rabadaba slept, his shuttle drifted towards a black hole until suddenly it was sucked in and disappeared without a trace. A sharp jolt awoke Rabadaba as his shuttle was spit out of the black hole millions of lightyears away. In his groggy haze he wondered "where am I?" And then suddenly he felt his shuttle plummeting as it caught in the gravitational field of a nearby planet and went crashing to the ground. 

Rabadaba hit his head on the control panel as his shuttle impacted and blacked out. When he woke up, a fox was standing over him asking "are you ok?" "Where am I?" Rabadaba mumbled, still a little shaken from his crash. "You crash landed on our planet, it's called Internet." The fox replied as he stepped back to reveal a whole group of animals standing around with looks of concern on their faces.

"We're a social planet, we encourage everyone to interact around here. In fact, that's how you earn rabs, our form of money.  Whenever you interact with others, you'll get a little something added to your bank account." the fox explained "here let me introduce you to a few of the other animals." The fox held out his hand and helped Rabadaba up, then he led him over to the group.

A mama bear was sitting nearby playing with her cub. "This is Heatherperk and her daughter Hannah. They love to help out in any way they can. Feel free to go visit them whenever you need someone to talk to or just need a laugh. Hannah loves showing off." As the fox introduced them Hannah giggled and stood on her head. 

Next to them, sat a beautiful lioness with a lei of flowers around her neck. "This is Alohapmarjoree. She may look fierce but she is really such a sweetheart. You'll see a lot of her around as she is very social and loves to help others out." As she was introduced Alohapmarjoree waved and smiled in a way that was so inviting that Rabadaba couldn't help but grin and wave back. 

A crow flew by with a camera dangling from around its neck. "That's Darkskylady. Don't be fooled by her dark exterior. She's really quite friendly. Plus, you've gotta check out her photography. She has a way of making something dark so beautiful." The fox held up one of the photographs that Darkskylady had taken and Rabadaba gasped in admiration. It really was a gorgeous photo.

"We've got a lot of great photographers around here." The fox continued as he gestured to a squirrel and a cat who were sitting off to the side sharing photographs with each other. "That's 2br02b and Stoyanovska. They're a couple other amazing photographers around here. They're always willing to help you out with some pointers if you need them." Rabadaba grinned. He had always wanted to try photography but never knew where to begin.

A wise owl wearing a mask sat hooting above them in a tree. "That's Q. He always seems to have the perfect quote to help you out in any situation. He's also extremely generous to those who help him out. He's a bit mysterious, but that's part of his charm. He has another secret identity but only a few know who he really is." Rabadaba peered up through the leaves at the owl vowing to one day discover his true identity. If there was one thing Rabadaba loved, it was a good challenge. 

A platypus went parasailing by. "That's Scunning2688 she's the adventurous one. She's always willing to share stories of her adventures if you want some excitement. Also if you develop a crush while you're here, let her know. She may just feature them in her talk show rabawinewednesday." Rabadaba blushed. He was already starting to develop some crushes on some of the other animals but he wasn't sure if he was ready to divulge that information yet.

A pink cat wandered by handing out flyers for a new contest. "That's Tickledpink. If you ever want to hold a contest and need help promoting it, she's your gal. She works hard to keep everyone in the loop about all that is going on around here. I'm amazed that she also has so much time to share beautiful pictures herself."

"Contests?" Rabadaba inquired. "Oh right." The fox replied. "Around here people love to hold contests. It's a way for everyone to have some fun and share their rabs with each other. There are some really fun unique contests going on right now. You should check them out once you get settled in." The fox handed him one of the Flyers that Tickledpink was handing out. "Here's a cool writing contest called #thestoryoftherabbit maybe you should check out this one first."

The fox led Rabadaba to a little hut. "There are so many others to introduce to you to but I'm sure you would like to settle in and rest your head for a bit. This will be your home. Feel free to do with it what you would like." As the fox started to leave, he turned back to say "oh by the way, my name is A_minus1988. I'm always here to help if you have any questions."

After the door closed behind the fox, Rabadaba sat down at the desk and grabbed a pencil and paper sitting there. "The story of the rabbit," he thought to himself. "I could have some fun with this contest. I think I'm going to like it here." The words flowed quickly from his pencil as he started writing about all the lovely adventures he imagined he would have with his newfound friends. Maybe being sent into space wasn't the curse he thought it would be. Maybe it was just the start of a whole new chapter of fun in his life.