Prologue 6 human years ago… Splash! The waves crashed into each other, and the sun flashed brightly in the Hawaiian weather. It was a beautiful day for some time at the beach. I was having the time of my life. I couldn’t believe that we would be leaving Earth in 2 days! It surprised me that I was going to leave the place I considered home. My family and I would be taking a rocket to Mars. I haven’t used my telescope in a while,  I thought. It is so comfortable in the house; y