Survival Rate

Calculations. Fuel. Preparations. Tools. Gear. Suits. Helmets. Hug. Kiss. Wave. Goodbye. Headcount. Buckle. Secure. Check. Switches. Check. Buttons. Check. Controls. Check. Checklist. Complete. Mission. Start. Countdown.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six. Burn.

Five. Explosion.

Four. Shake.

Three. Pressure.

Two. Breathless.

One. Lift-off.

White.

Blue.

Gray.

Black.

Orbit.

W e i g h t l e s s .

Free. Pioneer. Explorer. Earth. Sun. Moon. Stars. Darkness.

Halo. Fire. Horizon. Bending. Twisting. Dangerous. Close. Black-hole. Destruction. Crust. Panic. Ocean. Death. Earth. Fear. Home. Crushed. Family. Gone.

Dead? No.

New? Yes.

What? Rescued.

Who? Them.

Astronauts.

Living.

Indistinguishable.

Extraterrestrial.

Now.

Saved.

The last. Other side. Black-hole closed. New horizon. New species. Never before. New greeting. New ally. Still grieving. Not alone. New path. Walk together. Hurt still. Start healing. Aliens help. Humans thrive. Aliens thrive.

Aliens do exist.

Humans are alive.

Earth is gone.

We are left.

Home is built.

We are here.

Rocket is rebuilt.

We will go.

Live among aliens.

Live among the stars.

Explore new galaxies. Aliens are allies. Humans are allies. Together as one.

No longer afraid now. Many generations have passed. Many stories are recorded. History of Earth safe. New stories are told. Alien stories are added. Languages of both combine. No longer two species. One full beautiful race. Harmony among them all.

Knowledge grows quickly now. Technologies advancing faster now. Evolution happening every day. Humans are advancing too. Some advance without aliens. Some don’t want aliens. Believing aliens aren’t allies.

How would they react here? How should we tell them? Will they believe our words? Will they want to return? If they rebel against us? Should they ever know us? Will coexistence ever be possible? All questions with no answer. We should hide our truth. Aliens are far more powerful. Humans are far more destructive. Humans must not destroy us. We will destroy them first.

Beginning of fear again. Collective hope fading fast. Collective fear rises quickly. Truth is too powerful. Shield them from it. Must never know truth. Must never tell them.

Two opposing forces. Others will perish. Others will thrive. Dead or alive. Can not tell. Will be defeated. Soon no longer. Must work together. Together too hard. Together won’t work. Together is hope. Everything is lies. Truth is gone. Aliens or humans? One will die.

Escape planet. Go anywhere. Go far. Never return. Not home. Home gone. Aliens stole. Humans destroyed. Blame others. No responsibility. No acceptance. No recovery. No ally.

Calculations. Fuel. Preparations. Tools. Gear. Suits. Helmets. Hug. Kiss. Wave. Goodbye. Termination. Program. Simulation. Precaution. Discovery. Strange. Humans.

Strategy: Destroy.

Survival? Uncertain.

Outcome: Alive.

Analysis: Alone.