The ultimate mission - in search of the last world.
They've been travelling in space for fifty six years now. It was time to wake up from hibernation and finally explore the Planet Lh-47. The
ship flew through the atmosphere, monumental wind storms and
cyclons. The land was closer and closer. After fourty two minutes the crew members were already taking measuremens of the ground and air. This planet seemed to be perfect.
Suddenly, they heard a voice saying ''training complete, open your eyes and get back to your lodgings''. The Planet disappeared, the ship was gone, they only saw a blinding lights and a man. He looked at them with a big smile on his face and said ''Great job everyone, this was your last training, your last world.''
It sounds a bit like a description of a game: imaginary spaceship, mission and planet. I'm not sure what the ending implies - is the game over, is the human race done or are they astronauts in training?
OdpowiedzUsuńThe third guess is correct although, later I came up with a bit more complex idea unfortunately, just in my head. But I left the possibility of other interpretations on purpose (which I hope is permitted in flash fiction).
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