"Can't believe we'll be leaving this planet soon" Katy said with a tear in her eye. In a few days all she'd be seeing is stars and emptyness.
"Me either." said Christopher, taking all of it in. Murky water in the side of the street, metal shacks only god knows how they can even stand up by themselves. but in the distance the beautiful century old Empire State Building contraseted by the modern and sleek glass covered skyscarpers. So much different styles, all by the same people, humans. The two best friends from childhood were walking towards the big launch tower in the middle of the city, in a place called Central Plaza, which used to be a park. The tower was surrounded by buildings with no windows, inside those buildings was huge monitors showing what the rocket looked like from high above.
"Might as well check in." Katy said to Christopher, both of whom were walking through glass doors in the Scientista, a hotel owned by UEG, the United Earth Government. It has helped humanity ever since it was conjured in 2017. Science and global living conditions were made for the better. The moon was colonised in 2019 and the Mars 2024. Humanity reached 12 billion souls in 2026 and now, in 2033, after colonising Europa and terraforming it, plus Venus and Titan, a moon owned by Jupiter. Humans are finally launching into interstellar space, to Alpha Centuari to be able to find a suitable place for a colony. Humanity's resources are dwindling, civil war has already broke out in Central Africa.
"Thank you for checking in, your rooms are located on the 127th floor. Please take the elevator to the left, it's room 196C." said the lady behind the desk.
"What floor is it again Katy?" asked Christopher
"You have a short memory don't you?" retorted Katy
"We've been alive for more than 5000 years Katy, ever since the birth of Civilization, we watched countless fall, rise, and destory each other. So yeah, you'd expect me not to remember everything!" he exclaimed.
"Don't take it seriosuly, I was just kidding around." Katy replied, shoving him with a smile on her face.
"I know." he said, chuckling.
"I'm gonna go see the rest of the hotel Katy."
"Alright, come back in an hour or two." she told him.
"I can't believe I actually signed up for this." Katy thought staring at the ceiling in her bed.
"Atleast i'm helping us." with that she went to sleep still thinking about the events that'll unfold in about two days.
"Hey Chris" said a familiar voice.
Christopher turned around to see someone he thought he knew. His mind told him that he knew them even though he doesn't remember anything about them, basically strangers. Just a fuzzy warm feeling in his gut. Almost a motherly feeling.
"Does he remember me?" she thought to herself.
"Should I tell him or wait for him to figure it out himself? I just don't know, I finally found him after thousands of years before he leaves from this planet forever an-" she was interuppted by a voice.
"Mother?" asked Christopher.
His brain was going wild, asking many questions at one time until one was voiced.
"Is it really you?" he continued, tears forming in his eyes before hugging her and then they really fell.
His mother embraced him back, tears also falling from her eyes, the embrace lasting for what felt an hour. They took 2 well spent hours catching up, Katy also spent that day with all 3 of each other talking and catching up.
"I love you mom." said Christopher, tearfully putting on his helmet, walking up towards the space ship where Katy was waiting. He noticed that it was shiny, white, and resembled the Space Shuttle. They were going to be taken towards the huge ship built in orbit. As the Shuttle was taking off, he looked towards the Earth, admiring the city and the place he reunited with Mother. He was wondering why he, his mom, and Katy lived so long. DNA tests showed nothing special in their genes. He guessed they'll never find out. The city faded out and showed the whole Earth. Christopher noticed something bad in Central Africa, huge orange lights ever minute or so, orange smog covering the whole of it. He then noticed one of those orange lights where Madrid was supposed to be, London, and Rome.
"What are you looking at?" asked Katy.
"Nuclear fire" he responded.
She rushed over to the viewport and saw bright orange lights pop up in Paris and Cairo.
"The civil war spread" she darkly said.
"Let's just look forward towards the future."
They both looked down to the floor with blank expressions, realizing what future Earth had to come as they approached the interstellar space craft.
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