They immediately began to drill the ground, because
they knew there was a net of underground rivers just below the surface. But
none of them was prepared to what they saw the minute they reached the first
underground cave.
When the astronauts, after long excavations, came to
the first cave, they immediately noticed that it was very big, full of
stalactites and stalagmites, a confirmation that there was actually water in
the Martian caves.
At the bottom of the cave the astronauts noted the
presence of an underground lake of modest dimensions, and having very
sophisticated spacesuits that could also be used as diving suits, they decided
to inspect the bottom of the underground lake, to look for possible Martian
life forms underwater.
At the bottom of the lake the astronauts noticed a
pile of rocks, probably fallen into the water after a failure of the cave ceiling
above, or so they thought. The rocks seemed to obstruct an underwater passage.
One of the astronauts decided to remove one of the large rocks, but the minute
the rock was gone, a strong undertow pulled everyone violently through the
underwater passage.
After covering several meters underwater, the
astronauts found themselves on the surface of another lake in another cave. As
they made it to the shore, they saw some strange people on the shores. The
astronauts were very frightened, because the strangers were pointing some
strange objects to them which looked like weapons, and did not seem very
friendly.
The strange people were different from any kind of
creature that the astronauts had ever seen: they were very tall and strong,
with a very long face and long blonde hair, almost white. Their eyes were
completely black and their skin was gray with blue and purple stripes.
The astronauts tried to communicate with the Martians
without any great success. Then a Martian, who had different clothes from the
others, came forward. With great amazement on the part of the astronauts, he
spoke their language. He told them that his people had been watching them since
they had left the Earth with their spacecraft, and had been waiting for their
arrival on the Red Planet. The Martian, named
Lincoln, also explained that for centuries his people had been watching humans,
so they knew to perfection every single feature of their culture as well as
their language.
Lincoln took them to their capital city with a
spaceship navigating at high speed through the long caves and underground
channels. The capital was named Thronjeim, it was in a huge cave of incredible
height, so wide you could barely see the end of it. The astronauts had never
seen a city so full of futuristic buildings and structures, and shiny vehicles
that flew effortlessly in the midst of the tall buildings. The city was on the
move and nothing ever stopped.
Lincoln reached the highest palace of all, stopped the
ship and asked the astronauts to get off. Inside the building the astronauts
met the Governor of the Martian people. The Governor of the Martians was a
women with long hair, electric blue skin and a tall and slim body. Her name was
Clair.
Clair told them the story of her people since the
early Martians, told them they were peaceful people who did not use violence,
except when threatened. Finally, she told the astronauts that the Martians knew
that the humans would to colonize Mars if they knew it was possible to live
with the water underground. Thus she asked the astronauts to swear allegiance
to the Martians and never reveal the truth about Mars, saying that it was
uninhabitable. If the truth was ever revealed, her people would extinguish the
human race to defend themselves from their destructive ways.
With these last words, Clair left the room, and the
Martian Governor escorted the astronauts back to their spaceship.
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