Adventures in the Respiratory System

The story begins with Brox-y-gon, a young piece of oxygen at the Miami Forest. This firecracker is trying to understand his meaning of living. His mother, That Tree in the Background, and his father, That Water Drop That Gets into Your Eyes, are trying to explain. What Brox doesn’t know is that he is in for a big adventure.

Brox: Mom, I have been wondering lately why I am alive. Your alive to make oxygen, Dad is alive to water plants and keep humans alive, humans are here to thrive, and even Uncle Adam has a job, AND HE IS A PIECE OF LETTUCE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

That Tree: First off honey, don’t badmouth uncle! He is the only reason his other comrades aren’t dead in the Human vs. Insect war. Second, everyone has a point in life. Everyone’s point is good, unless someone else changes it to evil or you do. Your job is to also keep humans alive like dad.

Brox: Really?

That Tree: Really. When your special human comes, you’ll be able to keep them alive and do good things in this world!

Brox: AWESOME!

Jack: I’m home!

After their dinner, Brox was getting ready to go to bed, but he tricked his mom and played Super Oxygen Bros. During this he heard a bunch of voices talking a weird language that Brox didn’t understand. So he got closer and realized they were humans! “This is my chance!” he said and he floated as fast as he can and got caught in a human’s breath.

Brox: Here I go! Wait, why is there a guy coming out?


Brox: Hey. Where am I? It’s dark and squishy in here. I want to go home!

Mystery Voice: So you’re new here eh? Don’t bust your bacon. I’m Axon eh. I’m from the beautiful country of Canada. Look, we are going to the lungs. It’s were everybody like us are. We are currently starting the process inside the Respiratory System.

Brox: Sounds painful.

Axon: Don’t worry eh! It is as harmless as… well… never mind.

Our hero, and his new friend enter the lungs.

Brox: Whoa! There is so much oxygen in here. Are these my cousins? Because some of them look a lot like me.

Axon: No, they are not your cousins, but your family. Except for that guy that looks like you… that’s just creepy. (Point to bloodstream,) Hey, do you see that stream of red mush?

Brox: Yeah

Axon: I any second, we will be chosen to enter in one of them eh. That is blood. We are able to go in one, and make them rich with oxygen!

Brox: That’s awesome! I hope I get a cool blood that always breaks the rules!

Axon: (Looks at board calling both of them,) Hey look. We are up to go to bloodstream 294. See you later eh.

Brox: (Walk to blood with his name on the sign.) Hello. I am Brox.

BloodNita: Hey little boy. Yawl should know who I am, but to clear the crickets out of your ear I’m BloodNita. Yawl better make me rich of your precious oxygen if you going to get out of this whippersnapper hole.

Brox: Ok. I’m new here. What I learned so far is that I am going through the process of the Respiratory System. I was inhaled and brought to the lungs. The lungs flow away blood with oxygen from, and they go somewhere. Do you know where?

BloodNita: Of course I do your pickled barrel piece of breath! We are going to all the cells in the body. Cells help keep the body functioning by protecting, or supplying the body. I am bringing you to the capillaries, which will then bring you to the body cells.

Brox: Thanks. Now shall we be going?

BloodNita: Don’t rush me! You’re as hyper as an acorn on a dry rodeo day against a pickle bull.

So they journey at top speed to Bronx’s next destination. Brox is very happy about the knowledge he is gaining and how informative it is to his purpose in life.

BloodNita: Well sweet pea, here we are. Your stop is here, and you are now off to the capillaries. Remember what I said?

Brox: Yeah, I remember. Thank you for helping me get here. I’ll do my best.

BloodNita: (Point to Stan,) Hey, check it out sugar. That’s my capillary friend Stan. I guess you’ll go with him.

Brox: Yeah, I guess. Thanks!

(Brox walks over to Stan.)

Stan: Hey bro. It’s your main man Stan. I’m here to get you to all the body cells in this smelly body! Anyway, do you know what will happen then?

Brox: No, I was hoping you would inform me.

Stan: Well it goes like this my hisel. When you get to the body cells, you are helping them live. So you help the people who help the people. When you’re in the cell, you are used for a process of cellular respiration. What this process does is release the energy stored in food molecules of the cell. So, sounds good?

Brox: Yeah, but then what happens? On my way here, I saw a piece of oxygen leave the body, but it looked different. What was that all about?

Stan: Son of a tree! I was hoping not to tell you, but I guess I have to. When you’re done helping the cell’s with respiration, you change. You change into something we all call Carbon Dioxide. Then, when you’re done helping, you kind of leave the body to never return. Sorry bro.

Brox: WHY IN THE NAME OF SAM TUCKER DID NO ONE TELL ME?!?!?! I AM GOING TO CHANGE! No! Get me out of here now!

Stan: I can’t, we are reaching our destination. Sorry bro, I tried.

So Brox enters in the body cell and under goes cellular respiration. His body change’s into a more mature man looking oxygen. When the process finishes. He gets onto the lung capillary, through the blood stream to get to the lungs and leave. When he leaves the body. He comes home to his worried parents.

That Tree: My god! Honey, where were you? I have been worried sick? Wait, you look like… NO! BROX-Y-GON, DID YOU GO INTO A HUMAN?

Brox: Yeah, I did.

That Tree: I’m so proud! You found your purpose in life. So, know it’s time to change your name. You are no longer Brox-y-gon. You are Brobon Dioxide.

Brobon: Thanks mom.

So with this, our new named hero Brobon has found his purpose in life and is starting a new leaf. He now knows what happens inside a body. This concludes the presentation of Adventure in the Respiratory System.