[ WP ] You create custom-made worlds for a living . One day you created a masterpiece - and came to hate your client

( I wrote a `` first chapter'' that explained who the characters were and more about the planet etc, but I do n't think I actually need it after writing the second part. So here is the second part of my story. ) 
 
 We were five minutes into the flight and had already seen our glimpse of the beautiful blue green oceans, the white sand shoreline and the golden green plains and I was getting nervous that Mr. Bartum ( Junior if you please ) hadn ’ t said anything yet. 
 
 “ Is there platinum in those mountains ahead? ” 
 
 “ Yes, just as you ordered, and above it you will find the most interesting eco system. See the suckler plants actually require the wild… ” 
 
 “ Of course of course. What about oil and natural gas? ” Mr. Bartum Jr. asked. 
 
 “ Well yes, I was able to use it with the magma layer of the planet to keep the oceans at the exact temperature year round; it has never been done before. ” 
 
 “ But is there a lot of it? ” 
 
 “ Yes, but it is at a crucial balance to maintain the systems of the planet. Why do you ask? ” 
 
 “ So I know how much I can mine of course. ” 
 
 I wasn ’ t sure I had heard him right. “ Did you say ‘ mine ’? As in dig up? ” 
 
 “ Exactly. Oh, that ’ s beautiful! I love the way you have that giant river coming down off the mountain and heading towards the center of the continent. ” 
 
 Finally, he was starting to see the natural wonder this planet was. “ Oh, well thank you. Once those tributaries join in the foothills there, it becomes the deepest and widest freshwater river on any known planet. ” 
 
 “ That ’ s just perfect. Having that water source will make the strip mining so much easier. ” Bartum Jr. said with a smile as he continued to stare out from the glass observation deck. 
 
 “ STRIP MINE! ” 
 
 I heard my boss gasp and open his mouth but Junior answered first. “ Yes, strip mine. ” 
 
 “ This is the final master piece of my career! Why? If you can afford to buy a deluxe edition planet, why would you need to mine for anything? ” 
 
 “ Oh, Daddy said I needed to learn responsibility or some such thing and put me on a fixed allowance. But he bought this for me as an 18th birthday gift. So of course I had it made with some extras he would never notice paying for. ” Junior was now staring at the planet with undisguised lust. 
 
 I knew that his body guards would get to me in a split second, but I hated this guy with a passion and was already picturing myself choking his round little neck. 
 
 As I launched myself at him I was surprised upon impact at how light he was. My tackle that was meant to take him to the ground instead took us both into the observation window, and to my great surprise, through it. As we plummeted to the planet below, I couldn ’ t help but reflect that it was a very suitable ending for both of us for completely opposite reasons. 

