My eyes opened to the vast expanse of
space, the stars sparkling like jewels in the darkness. The ship
turned to yield a view of the red planet. We had made it, and the
journey was half over. We continued past Mars and on past its moons,
within an hour arriving at our destination.
The hypergate lay before us. It
stretched two and a half miles across; a small distance in space, but
quite large in comparison to our ship. “Gate activation in
3....2....1....”” a voice crackled over the intercom. I had only
dreamed of this moment.
A bright beam of energy flew past
us, striking the side of the gate. The energy arced and crawled
around the metal ring, connecting on the opposite side after just a
few moments. “This is it...” I whispered to myself. The energy
began to fill the empty space, and as as it connected an explosion of
color and light was sent out from the center. A chill shot through my
spine. Two hundred years of development and here it stood, humanities
greatest achievement. But I was leaving most of humanity behind now.
Earth was at my back, and unknown worlds lay ahead. I closed my eyes
as the ships stasis cells were activated again, dreaming of the
moment when we arrived.
My name is John Kiersin, and this
is my story.
