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Ah. Yes. The planet of Earth was now truly destroyed. We were too foolish, too greedy. We as a species wanted too much power.

Oil fires burned throughout the planet, blackening the skies and the ground. Torched trees and huge empty plains of ash remained from the great forests. All signs of life are gone. All the water on the planet had been used up or dried.

There is no life on earth, no plants. At least we made it to the exoplanets before it was too late. People died from the billions.

Even now, we struggle. Welcome to Kepler 186f, one of the current homes of the humans. We also have neighbors! Introducing: Kepler 283c, another colonized planet.

['??']: Wake up, Y/N. We've got some colonization to do.

['Y/N']: Huh? Give me several more minutes, Emma.

['Emma']: bruh. You're literally 16 minutes behind schedule already! Do you really want to get banished from this damn planet?

['Y/N']: Oh shoot. Am I really that late?

You looked over at the digital clock, which revealed that you were not only late, but 21 minutes late. You scramble out of bed, and run to the bathroom. The rest of your co-workers were already up and eating breakfast.

You quickly changed, and then ran towards the table. Evan sets down a plate of synthetic bacon and eggs.

['Evan']: Hurry up. You're going to be late for our first duty.

['Y/N']: Okay-

You reach for a large funnel on the kitchen counter, made especially for rushed eating times like this.

You quickly put the smaller end of the funnel in your mouth, and you tilt your head upwards. Emma grabs your plate and she dumps the food into the funnel, and you eat it extremely fast.

It looks weird, but it's effective. You start choking a bit, and you start coughing. Nathan, the other co-worker slaps you on the back, making the food come back out of your lungs.

You give him a thumbs up, as you struggle to stand up straight from the blow of the slap. Bloody hell, Nathan sure can slap.

['Y/N']: What's our mission today? Anything interesting? I hope we're not stuck on sewer duty again.

['Evan']: Actually, we're supposed to be helping with the construction of O-928. They just started. Next month, we're scheduled to work on clearing a massive forest for agricultural land.

['Y/N']: Clearing forests? Wasn't clearing too much forest the reason why we are here now and not on Earth?

['Nathan']: Sorry, boss's orders. We can't do anything about it. I really wonder how that tyrant James came to power over this planet. I would do ANYTHING to be on Kepler 283c.

Your mind is racing. You sweat profusely as you think, Welp, we sure are stupid.

['Emma']: Let's get going!

Emma swings her wrench around, and then grabs her utility bag, filled with tools.

As you and your other teammates grumble and slowly move towards your own utility bags, Nathan speaks up.

['Nathan']: I really don't want to do this.

He gulps. Construction was dangerous. He had every right to be worried about our own personal safety. You smile, and tell him optimistically,

['Y/N']: Hey! At least we're not stuck on sewer duty anymore! I hope we don't die building this stupid place.

You said the last sentence with a dark and eerie tone, which scared the living hell out of your other teammates. You pick up your utility bag, frowning.

I don't remember it being this heavy.

Your other teammates are skeptical.

['Evan']: Why is it so damn heavy?

['Emma']: I put a couple extra tools in it so we could really speed up construction.

This interests you.

['Y/N']: What tools?

['Emma']: You'll find out soon...

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A/N: Thanks for reading the first chapter! This is my second book, so don't expect it to be that good. :/

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