"This is Riley, The Heart Of Gold is now approaching the moon. Expected lunar lander deployment in 10 minutes, I'm now aboard the lunar lander and I've authorized VEGA of full spacecraft control instead of me."

Copy, Riley. Prepare the lander engines for PDI burn. Engage ITS engine for lunar departure burn!

Riley switches on the "Lockdown Latch" switch to "OFF" position causing her hab-lander hybrid to prime its engines.

"Deployment from Heart Of Gold cargo bay LB-7D in three... two... one... Lander deployment rocket's firing!"

Roger, you are now approaching low Lunar orbit. Automated engine shutdown will start once you activate the programmed descent injection burn!

"Copy, automated engine shutdown is activated as planned! PDI burn engaged."

A FEW MOMENTS LATER

"This is Riley, altitude is 100 feet, 3 1/2 down, 9 forward. Five percent fuel remaining. Quantity light.""Okay. 75 feet. And it's looking good. Down a half, 6 forward."

"Velocity light's on!" Vega, the hab's AI alerted Riley, but she didn't care.

*garbled* "feet, down 2 1/2. (Pause) 2 forward. 2 forward. That's good."

"40 feet, down 2 1/2. Picking up some dust."

"30 feet, 2 1/2 down." *garbled* "shadow."

"4 forward. 4 forward. Drifting to the right a little. 20 feet, down a half."

"Thirty seconds until bingo call Riley!" Mission Control alerted Riley that the hab's landing engines are about to run out of fuel and she have to abort the landing if she failed to land be for the bingo call ends.

"Drifting forward just a little bit; that's good."*garbled* "I think I see the surface now! It's dusty but I can see it!" Riley shouted as the lunar surface came in to view.

"Contact Light! And touchdown on the Moon!"

"Roger touchdown!"

"Mare Tranquilitatis base here, Apollo have landed!" Riley spoke calmly, trying to hide her excitement.

Riley decided to let Vega take control of the hab as she dons her spacesuit. As she is still adjusting her manned maneuvering unit Mission Control radioed her.

"This is Mission Control, are you ready to open the airlock?"

"Nope, Not yet! I'm stinn adjusting my MMU as Vega is preparing the hab's ECLSS unit for my stay on the moon!"

"Do whatever you have to lady! Call us when ready!"

THIRTY MINUTES LATER

"This is Riley Andersen reporting in, airlock cycling is ready, hatch opening in ETA 15 seconds"

"All right, you are clear to open the airlock!"

The habitat's airlock depressurizes with a loud hissing of air as it opens slowly, giving Riley a view of the lifeless, dreaded lunar surface.

"Wow, can't believe that I'm here again! When can I start my exploration on the moon? Will it start as I make my first steps on the moon?"

"Yes, your first step on the Moon marks the day one for your lunar expedition mission Riley!"

Riley suddenly got caught in awe as she realized that she had just landed next to the Apollo 11 descent stage"

"This... this is... unbelievable! I just landed next to the descent stage of Apollo 11!?"

"Yes you did Rie! Now feel free to roam around the landing site before planting the data probe!"

"Copy that!"

Back into the Headquarters, Joy and Sadness began recalling memories of Bing Bong. With each orbs slowly passing through the Memory Reader's projection beam. Causing Riley to Control heard her crying and decided to ask her.

"Riley? Are you okay?"

"Sorry, I'm just thinking about all the lives that have been lost during the mission to Europa... Okay, I'm now on the surface of the moon. What am I to do next?"

"Well, uh you can get started with giving us a speech! Or you can just plant the probe and give your speech at the same ti-" *inaudible garbled and warped white noise*

Riley was about to laugh and in all of a sudden, Riley loses all communications linking her and the Earth together.

"Uh, This is Riley to Mission Control! I have a loss of signal due to an unknown failure! Houston, please respond!"

Inaudible white noise and random screeching was the only response Riley heard through her suit radio.

With the communication systems offline, Riley found herself alone on the lifeless lunar surface with the habitat by her side. Knowing that all she can do is to fix the antenna. Riley returned to the habitat still in her spacesuit.

"Well, with the comms system down I'll be damned. The only way I can keep myself from being insane is to fix the antenna and regain radio contact."

Riley decides to call the habitat's AI which responds with his usual greeting Riley endured during her 9 months of training on Earth.

"Hello Riley! I am VEGA, your personal assistant. What can I do for you?"

"Vega, can you run a diagnostics on the hab's main antenna? I've lost radio contact with Houston."Riley asked.

"I have already made a diagnostic. The main antenna is damaged but the damage is not severe. Only a scratch and a small crater thanks to the field of space debris we've passed on our way to the moon. I will start up the secondary antenna but this process will take about a day to complete. I recommend you get some sleep as I work."

"Thanks for the advice Vega, and I guess you're right. I do need some sleep."

Riley began walking towards the crew quarters, humming "Space Oddity" as she entered the shower.

A few minutes later Riley emerged from the shower already dressed in her "sleeping suit"which is just a black shirt and light brown nylon pants.

She yawned as she entered one of the five rooms and slopped down on the bed. Before she finally fall asleep she whispered "I wish you could be here Bing Bong." after she finished whispering she fell asleep, she began snoring loudly a few seconds later. But what she never know is that a shadow of what seems to be a perfect combination of a pink cotton candy nougat-filled elephant-cat hybrid is slowly moving towards Riley's bed.

The end.