Chapter 8

CNN's Melanie Report is discussing the satellite imagery from Mars. They are talking about it like they know exactly what is going on. They think that I am preparing Rover 2 for a long trip. I don't know why they would think that. They are saying that I am planning to go to Ares 4 and find supplies there. I wouldn't do that because I know that there aren't any.

They have this girl monitoring me at all times. In a way, I find that extremely weird, but if it'll help save me; I can't complain. Also, there is some trouble with the crew. Ares 3 crew hasn't been notified that I am still alive. They don't want them to worry because their main priority is to get home at this point.

Anyway, the plan is to use a probe to send me supplies. This probe was originally meant for Ares 4, but I need it more. They are planning to launch in the probe in about six months, a lot sooner than originally planned.

With all this waiting, I thought of something to do. I did in fact use the rover, but I didn't use it for what they think. I used it for Pathfinder. I want to get the thing up and running so that I can communicate with NASA. I just have to first figure out how to do that.

Chapter 9

I am on my way to the Pathfinder. I have no idea how long it'll take. I am bored outta my mind at this point. There is honestly nothing to do.

During my travel, I had much time to think. I hated myself. It was all my fault of how this originally started. Why couldn't I be just a regular kid my age who loved to hang out and eat. But no, I'm the type to want to sign up to go to Mars. My stupid curiosity got me into this mess.

Well, I'm still traveling. It has been about 10 days since I departed. I am still bored outta my mind.

Finally. The 11th day, I made it to the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder comes in two parts. It has a lander and a rover. I know that the lander is very important. I believe that it is the part that can communicate with the earth. My goal is to get it working. I have to fix it somehow if I ever want a chance to communicate with other human lives.

The rover came in many parts. I figured it wasn't bad to have it. I can use the spare parts for things to work on.

Chapter 10

I have been stuck on Mars for 90 days now! It has been 90 days! When I look back at it, what in the world did I do for 90 days.

I am currently traveling back to the Hab. I bought the Rover and the Lander with me. It has been seven days so far. Along the way, I made a few stops. Whenever I saw a cool rock or something interesting, I took it for keeps. You never know, if I make it back to earth; they can put them in a museum or something.

I became more comfortable with my situation. I feel as if I'm more optimistic. I have this lander that can help me communicate. I think that's a great thing to have.

So I'm finally back. I started to run around. It felt great to be out. Who knew I'd be this happy to see the Hab.

I started to work on the rover and lander. The lander's battery was dead. I left it outside and used the Hab's power for it.

I just observed the lander. I didn't notice any changes. It wasn't responding at all. I told myself not to panic. I gave it some time hoping for the best.

Chapter 11

YESSSSSS! Communication is key. The lander worked. I can finally communicate with humans! With earth!

The first image from Mars comes into NASA hq. It was a handwritten note telling them to point the camera in one direction to say yes, and another to say no.

The only major problem was that it dragged to get messages. It took like 30 minutes for just one message to make it across. So NASA created a system that moved a lot faster.

To improve even more, they thought of a way to hack the system to directly receive messages on the rover screen. The problem to that is that I had to hack the system. I am good, but I'm not that good.

I played around with the code. I looked at it over and over again and I started punching in random things. All I had to do was enter a code. I stared at it some more and I just put it in. I entered the code. Now, communication will be great.

As I was hacking the system, the people back at NASA agreed to let Ares 3 know that I am alive. I don't know if that's a good idea but they agreed on it because there is finally some hope.

Chapter 12

We are back to day 6. Day 6 is the day where everything went downhill.

From my crew's perspective, they knew about the storm. They knew it was coming, they just didn't know that it was going to be that bad.

So yeah, we were told to hide and get out of the way. So we did. After a few, we had to get back to the hab. And that's where I was taken by the wind and my crew thought I was dead.

Fast forward to present day, my crew is waiting for their e-mail vidoes from home. And in this email, they found out that I'm still alive.

They were happy. They started to celebrate. After a while, the moment got sad. They still did leave a teenage girl by herself on Mars. Yes I did sign a contract and stuff, but I don't know any better. These people were suppose to protect me and bring me back home. I guess not.