School Bus to Mars

"Damn it, I can't get the damn bus to start." I muttered to myself.

"Hey! Mrs. Bus Driver! When are we gonna get the bus going?"

"I have a name," I grunted at him. "And soon, okay? I can't get the bus to start. Be patient, kid."

I took one last tentative push on the gas, barely putting any pressure down at all, and the bus shot foward, and the surroundings around us blurred into nothing. I yanked my foot off the gas pedal, and it kept going. I hit the brakes as hard as I could and nothing happened. I heard a couple of screams from the back of the bus.

I took down the speaker at the front. "Everybody calm down," the speaker crackled. "I can't get the bus to slow down."

"Idiot bus driver!"
"You're going to get us all killed!"
"Wait till' my father heard about this!"

The bus suddenly stopped. I looked out the window, and I didn't recognize the scenery at all. Wait a second, is that... MARS?!