The two researchers stare up at the world above as their
damaged submarine bobbed on the sea’s surface. They were confused, dazed, and
even amazed by the sight before them. Not one, but two large full moons burned
themselves onto the night sky. A web of stars held the two moons proudly for
all to see. “This can’t be possible,” one of the men breathed. “Two moons? It’s
like something out of a book isn’t it?” The younger researcher said, looking over at his older partner,
who wouldn’t look away from the sky.
“No, those
stars. They’re not ours,” the other scientist said. “No no no, the
constellations are all wrong.” He glanced down at the map he held in his hands.
“We are not in our world.” He returned the look that his younger counterpart
gave him.
“Then
where are we, sir?” The two researchers continued to stare. The older scientist
looked back up to the sky, eyes glued to the new night air.
“I don’t
know,” he mumbled. “But wherever we are, we are not meant to be here.” His
younger partner began to laugh. The older man glanced over to his colleague. He
was smiling gleefully, his eyes wide with wonder and curiosity as the two moons
stared him in the eye.
“But
isn’t this great? We have made a discovery that no man has ever made before!
There is so much to look for. Maybe,” he said, looking back at the older
gentleman, “If this world is inhabitable, we could start moving the younger
generations here.” This caught the older one off guard. “Look, I know what you’re
thinking,” the young researcher laughed, “It may seem a little crazy, but it
could work. There would be less famine, more room to grow and harvest. People
would have better lives, no, improved
lives. Humanity’s population can continue to grow, we could start making new
inventions. This land might even hold something richer than oil. More water
than our seven seas, and finer than gold! We could conquer and accomplish more.
All we have to do is explore and take this land for us humans.”
“What
if this world has other inhabitants? There could be creatures far more deadly
than anything we’ve ever seen before. What about diseases and epidemics? Humans
wouldn’t be able to handle that.”
“Then
we’ll make a vaccine. Humans will adapt, they have for thousands of years. We
will make do with what we have.” The younger scientist turned and started
walking back to the entrance to the submarine. “And for the inhabitants,” he
turned back around to his friend and smiled. “They’ll just have to make room
for humanity.” With a wink he walked down the stairs and into the submarine’s
interior. “Now come on, we have much land and sea to explore.”
The
older scientist stood there, staring where his fellow researcher disappeared. ‘He’s
got a lot of spunk and ambition.’ Before the man could follow his friend, he
looked back up at the two moons shining next to the new set of stars. “It makes
sense,” he sighed. “But it just doesn’t sound right.” With that, the man pried
his eyes from the sky and went back into the submarine to keep an eye on his
ambitious student and try to fix the problems that their submarine seemed to
have.
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