The Adventures of Protein

Ribosome, a married woman born in the nucleoli of Eukaryville, lived in the countryside. She struggled working 40+ hours weekly at the Mitochondrion, which provides energy to the city. Her husband, E. Coli, worked at the Golgi Complex distributing various supplies to different organelles. The two had a son, Protein. Ribosome and E. Coli wanted the best for Protein so they enrolled him in a top school of Eukaryville, Endoplasmic Reticulum. There they said their good-byes as Protein entered the Lumen Dormatory at his young, primary stage. Over his years of education and development, tuition became overwhelming for his parents. E. Coli turned to employee theft for support. He was soon prosecuted and jailed in the Peroxisome Jail Center to be "detoxified."

Graduation came quickly thereafter. Protein, now in his tertiary structure, was ready to face Eukaryville. Being an intellectual, Protein began studying at the Chromosonal Library in the Nuclear Envelope Section to understand where he came from. After his self-discovery, Protein went to work at the local post office, the Centriole. The Centriole was located near downtown Eukaryville, known as Nucleous Square. He quickly fell into the routine of his daily commute along Cytoskeleton Route K and Microtubial Ave.

A sudden realization overcame Protein one day overlooking Vacuole Pond. He hadn't seen seen his mother in years. He quickly drove along a dirt road, Microfilament Blvd., to the outskirts of Eukarville known as the Plasma Membrane. "Dad's sick" exclaimed Ribosome.

"What do you mean, ma?" questioned Protein.

"I had to put him in a home...," explained Ribosome.

Protein rushed to the Lysosome Retirement Home near the Golgi Complex. He had to see his father one more time. As he arrived, E. Coli was in bad shape. Protein said his goodbyes not knowing if E. Coli could hear...