Chapter 1
The Young Adventurers
2705 AD:
"I know it's hard young adventure team, but we must leave now. Good Byes are never easy" Said a pale man with a paler face.
"We need to keep our chins up, as what we are doing will forever change the face of the earth." He followed as he scanned the faces of seven of the youngest astronauts he had ever seen.
The Young adventure team had been compiled by the pale man, and he was sure that they could handle anything that the cosmos would throw at them. All they had to do was leave their school, their families, and their lives as they knew them for the abyss of outer-space.
"I know sir, but it is sad to think about how I may never see my mother again" spoke one of the three boys of the expedition. His voice was just confident enough to reveal that he knew what had to be done, but cowardly enough to show just how badly he wanted to stay on earth.
The young adventure team loaded into a board room filled with press and scientists. The sobbing glances of their parents and childhood friends was almost too much for them to bear, they all welled up with tears, as billions of people from across the world watched their tear covered eye reflect the flashes from the cameras of the press. The pale man, simply read a pre-written speech off a small screen in the podium he was standing behind. Like a cold robot, with business and the success of his mission solely computing in his brain.
Questions began to roll in about the mission. None of the team actually heard the questions or the answers. All they could do was stare into the eyes and the lenses of those watching them. One of the girls had begun to cry, so one of the other girls had to escort her off to the bathroom to regain her composure.
"We are leaving, and never coming back" Was the first thing to break the silence of sobs the crying girl had created.
"No, we will come back as soon as the mission has been completed and the earth has been saved. Everything will be fine" The collected girl rebutted, not truly believing what she had just said, but feeling a need to comfort the crying girl, she said what she felt was necessary. "Lets go back into the conference, you've stopped crying".
Within minutes of the press-conference, the team had began to suit up for the journey. All the goodbyes had been said, and there was nothing more to say, that wouldn't make leaving all the more agonizing.
"This way please, one after the other. Just as we have practiced, get onto the ship" The pale man directed as he loaded the seven youngster onto their spaceship. "This is the last we will step foot on the earth, nothing but looking towards the sky for us, nothing but our mission." was the last thing the pale man said as the last of the four girl and three boy crew boarded their space craft.
Eager anticipation for the launch of the craft would have made the minutes feel like hours, but these were not normal minutes. The crew spent their last minutes on earth flipping switches, powering up computers, and strapping themselves in for a space voyage. Ignition hit the engines and the crew of 7, and one pale man went forward towards the endless abyss of space.
"Team 7, you have safely exited earth's atmosphere and you are about to start your journey." Came a metallic voice through on of the communication channels
"Roger that ground control" followed the pale man, without any emotion, just cold repetition from simulation after simulation.
"Enjoy yourselves up there in the wonderful and endless beauty of outer-space, We will see all of you in 40 years."
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2705 AD:
"I know it's hard young adventure team, but we must leave now. Good Byes are never easy" Said a pale man with a paler face.
"We need to keep our chins up, as what we are doing will forever change the face of the earth." He followed as he scanned the faces of seven of the youngest astronauts he had ever seen.
The Young adventure team had been compiled by the pale man, and he was sure that they could handle anything that the cosmos would throw at them. All they had to do was leave their school, their families, and their lives as they knew them for the abyss of outer-space.
"I know sir, but it is sad to think about how I may never see my mother again" spoke one of the three boys of the expedition. His voice was just confident enough to reveal that he knew what had to be done, but cowardly enough to show just how badly he wanted to stay on earth.
The young adventure team loaded into a board room filled with press and scientists. The sobbing glances of their parents and childhood friends was almost too much for them to bear, they all welled up with tears, as billions of people from across the world watched their tear covered eye reflect the flashes from the cameras of the press. The pale man, simply read a pre-written speech off a small screen in the podium he was standing behind. Like a cold robot, with business and the success of his mission solely computing in his brain.
Questions began to roll in about the mission. None of the team actually heard the questions or the answers. All they could do was stare into the eyes and the lenses of those watching them. One of the girls had begun to cry, so one of the other girls had to escort her off to the bathroom to regain her composure.
"We are leaving, and never coming back" Was the first thing to break the silence of sobs the crying girl had created.
"No, we will come back as soon as the mission has been completed and the earth has been saved. Everything will be fine" The collected girl rebutted, not truly believing what she had just said, but feeling a need to comfort the crying girl, she said what she felt was necessary. "Lets go back into the conference, you've stopped crying".
Within minutes of the press-conference, the team had began to suit up for the journey. All the goodbyes had been said, and there was nothing more to say, that wouldn't make leaving all the more agonizing.
"This way please, one after the other. Just as we have practiced, get onto the ship" The pale man directed as he loaded the seven youngster onto their spaceship. "This is the last we will step foot on the earth, nothing but looking towards the sky for us, nothing but our mission." was the last thing the pale man said as the last of the four girl and three boy crew boarded their space craft.
Eager anticipation for the launch of the craft would have made the minutes feel like hours, but these were not normal minutes. The crew spent their last minutes on earth flipping switches, powering up computers, and strapping themselves in for a space voyage. Ignition hit the engines and the crew of 7, and one pale man went forward towards the endless abyss of space.
"Team 7, you have safely exited earth's atmosphere and you are about to start your journey." Came a metallic voice through on of the communication channels
"Roger that ground control" followed the pale man, without any emotion, just cold repetition from simulation after simulation.
"Enjoy yourselves up there in the wonderful and endless beauty of outer-space, We will see all of you in 40 years."
Read more!
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