Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The names, events, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidence. Bold statements represent the dialogue of the characters.
This is Part 3 of my story entitled, “Going Back to Mars in 2050” please read the first two parts before reading the final part.
Part 1: Going Back to Mars in 2050
Part 2: Going Back to Mars in 2050
“3…2…1…we are now flying”
I still can't believe that we are now flying to Mars. This was my long-time dream since I was a kid. I just love planets, and the Universe. And I want to be one of the men who can step on Mars.
Everyone clapped from the Earth when we successfully went outside the Earth’s atmosphere. We are now floating because of less gravity in space.
We are five on the team, I am Bravo — just like the rank of my mother.
I smiled bitterly when I remembered my mom.
I looked in the mirror and stared at the beautiful planet of Earth. I can’t believe that this is how it really looks. I thought they were just editing and exaggerating the images on the internet.
I reminisce about the things that my aunt told me about my parents.
My parents died during the mission to Mars. It was 8 years ago when it happened. I was not that young at that time but I barely remember everything. My psychiatrist told me that I am experiencing trauma and extreme sadness from those events and it is normal.
But my aunt told me everything, it is hard to accept but I need to.
I know the risk of going on this mission. I know that the same thing might happen to me. But my aunt told me how my parents love the Universe, and I also do love it. I know that they will be happy.
My aunt said that the death of my parents is still mysterious. The organization said that there was an explosion, but they did not mention the reason.
It is the truth.
After pursuing the same career as my parents. I decided to dig more about their death. I watched and heard the recording on their spacecraft, but it was all a glitch and inaudible sound.
I want to know the truth. It is one of my goals why I continue to go on this project.
It took us 9 months before we landed on Mars. You will hear the celebration of our organization both on Mars and Earth after we landed.
We wore our spacesuits and decided to put on some rovers to explore Mars. It would be a long journey and study.
The first thing that caught my eyes after landing was the destroyed spacecraft. It could be my parent’s spacecraft.
We were observing this for 8 years and, strangely, we haven’t seen anything weird from it.
But seeing it in person. You will see the difference between the satellite image and personal sight.
I walked towards the spacecraft, it is amazing that it never gets old. I entered and there, I saw the destroyed and scattered windows.
But I felt nervous when I saw three bodies inside the craft.
They are lifeless.
I told my team about my discovery and they said we should bring the bodies back to Earth.
I saw the nameplates on their suits. I almost cried when I read it.
Alpha, Zander
Bravo, Rain
They are my parents. I can’t believe that I will see them. I don’t even see the name of the other body because of the mixed emotions that I feel.
The body is not decomposed yet. You will clearly see how they look.
Mars has no known bacteria causing the body not to decompose even after years.
We put the body on our spacecraft and reported it to the headquarters.
But one thing that caught my attention is the paper in my dad’s hand. I immediately grabbed it and was shocked by the words written on it.
I put it in my pocket. I will give it to the officers once I go back to Earth.
We continued our mission on Mars for 4 sols. We also put rovers so we can continue observing from the Earth.
While doing the mission, I can’t leave the thoughts in my mind about the words written on the paper held by my dad.
Is that real?
I was even shocked and nervous by that revelation. Should I believe in it? I asked myself.
But he’s my dad…he must not be joking.
What does it mean?
Those are the questions on my mind that I can’t forget.
I tried to forget it, but it is a big thing in our organization.
We successfully put rovers on Mars. We got samples that we need from it so we can study even when we are on Earth. We put everything that we need.
The whole world was celebrating after we landed at our headquarters. It turns out that there will be a press conference.
My aunt hugged me when we saw each other. She is happy to see me after the risky project. She almost cried.
I told her that we saw the body of my parents. She's in shock. She can't believe it. But we can no longer preserve the body. It needs to be decomposed.
Days after the mission, we had a funeral for my parents and the other members of the team. During the internment, the words from the paper are still bothering me.
I can't forget about it…but I already gave it to my officers.
They decided to put it in the secret room. Only higher members are the one who is allowed to enter.
We entered the room after the funeral. There, you will see the paper in a picture frame. The officers decided to preserve it while they are studying what those words really mean.
It is giving us goosebumps.
IT could be real…
I walk towards the frame. I looked closely.
And there, I read the 4 words on the paper.
“WE ARE NOT ALONE.”
This is the end of my story “Going Back to Mars in 2050”. I hope you like it! As you can see, it is kind of an open-ended story. Who do think is that we? Are we alone? Share your thoughts!!!
Mark Laurence, also known as Laurenceuuu and anonymous02 is a student who is currently taking a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is expanding his knowledge and skills by blogging where he mostly writes about self-development, cryptocurrency, making money online, and how-to articles.
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