21st June 2071
We are extremely lucky. The base was explored this morning, only to find it almost the same as it was before they attacked. It is confirmed 5 dead, all due to combat. No aliens have been found in or out of the dome, and the effect of the EMP strike has dissipated.
After Commander and his small team had ventured the base, everyone was sent to go back to their rooms. Ours was untouched, lucky I locked the door. As Aurora was getting ready for the mission, I began to go into my 'deep space' thinking out loud.
"So apparently the universe is flat with a 0.4% margin of error, but that means it's infinite? Something must end somewhere, right? Dark energy can't just expand the universe forever, it must eventually dominate all forces, or simply dissipate. Aren't there other universes too? Like a multiverse? Ugh, I wish someone knew all this"
"Brian"
"And what about space time? Mass bends space time, so orbiting around a blackhole for a minute may be multiple years on Earth. So does time traveling into the future mean you have to slingshot around a blackhole? Like the one in the centre of our galaxy?"
"Brian I don't know"
"The universe is so large and complex, there are so many things we don't know about it... If only we were a Type 5 Civilisation..."
"Brian!"
"Sorry Aurora, I just have these moments"
"You're smarter that I thought you were"
"But not as smart as you, you got a higher FES"
"True, but they don't really judge you on your space knowledge"
"You mean astrophysical intelligence?"
"Shut up"
We leave our room, equipped with all the mandatory gear for the mission.
***
We have a meal and meet Commander at the hangar 9 MST sharp.
"You're right on time"
"Yes, yes, please get on with the mission"
"Very well then, I'll get John"
Aurora and I sit down on a nearby bench as we wait.
"So, tell me more about this 'mass bending space time'"
"Alright then. Every object has somewhat of a gravitational field, and the gravity determines the object's mass. So as I said before, mass bends space time therefore being around a large mass will slightly alter time faster than someone that's further away. Also, going close to the speed of light will also alter space time forward"
"Cool"
"Let me give you an example; you know the supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy?"
"Yeah"
"Let's say you slingshot around it, going near light speed. The journey takes you about a minute. But on Earth, it would have taken you years, maybe evens decades"
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Invasion
Bilim KurguWe are not alone. An alien race has left its home due to it's galaxy colliding with another. Fortunate for them, a wormhole was constructed, that lead to the Zeta Reticuli system, only 39 light years away from Earth. It's taken them around a hundre...
