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Galactica

Modern Satire

By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew PrimousPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
Galactica
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Now nearly a thousand years since Earth has been uninhabited. The International Space Council ordered all living beings to leave to Venus, Mars or the Moon. And they did this over a thousand years ago. I don't know too much about Mars or Venus but I know about the Moon we face harsh realities living on the celestial being. We have to be careful with our water. We have to save up food although food can come in different ways and different forms. We have to continually keep ourselves alert in this ship transformed into a space community. And we have to adjust to the new times and measures of the sun, those scientists that we do not believe now we should have believe. I wonder as Captain Marshales if we could have saved the earth, if we could have healed the earth then we would not have been place in this unpredictable position. But I was born in this environment as many children were in incubators and in science. We were fed these foods since we were conceived. And our mothers some live at a shorter time span which is why they give birth when they were mid-age. I just want to see the Earth. I just want to see where we all came from. I want to see the Mother of the Living. We were told stories that someday Earth will heal itself without mankind. That someday Earth will have no need for living creatures. And that someday the Earth will become once like it was before but more wonderful and more beautiful.

Just while I was thinking to myself, my attendant said Captain Marshales the Martians. And the Martians introduces themselves politely and then they move towards what they want. We need more supplies. This planet takes too much from us. We need more oxygen. Captain Marshales reported You must understand that we have a community too. We cannot suffer ours for yours but since we come from a similar background. I will do it if you help me rediscover Earth. The Martian Captain said, Are you deranged? Are you crazy? No that is suicidal. We are not going back to that planet where oceans rise to mountains and where mountains are covered in ice. Captain Marshales said All I asked is for a few good men and a few good woman. Martian Captain settled, Alright but you better asked Venusians too. Captain Marshales agrees Roger. Captain Marshales said Send word to the Venusian Captain. The Venusian Captain refused and said he would rather go to Pluto and purchase the dwarf planet. After many many months, the Martians sought their good men and good women and the Moonlanders sought supplies with their troops back home to Mars. Alas after a thousand years we get to orbit the Earth to see if it is inhabitable. So I set my second lieutenant Champagne in charge and set departure in a Modern Space ship. It took six days to get to the orbit of Earth. It was a sight that we recorded for Mars. There were sand-dusts, there were green hills. There was lots of water. And The snowcaps were smaller. Earth look almost like a paradise. And I sought the recording to the Martians. But somehow the Venusians intercepted. And we overheard say they are coming for Earth. That's when the Galactica Wars started. For a year in the universe, Venusians kept sending discovery ships and Martians kept damaging them to go back home. Then they still kept and Moonlanders join them. The Galactica Wars took a toil on us that in the aftermath. We have to resettle on Earth from what was left of our colonies and we brought the new technologies back with us. It was like back in time again.

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Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous

Known as a Significant Voice in Modern Literature, a Poet of the Year, 2020 Black Author Matters Winner, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children Book Awards Nominee for his books, and International Impact Awards' Author of the Year Nominee

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