The dust slowly settled down after the rough landing and Emery could finally see what he had been longing for all his life.

After countless decades, he was the first human being to set foot on planet Earth again.

 

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+1 #4 Melony 2019-01-03 11:29
I really enjoyed the subverting expectations angle you took with this. How amazing that moment would have felt for Emery.
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+1 #3 Trailblazer 2019-01-03 10:34
Oh my God! What an intriguing twist. :D
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+1 #2 Belinda Bekkers 2019-01-03 00:20
I really enjoyed the twist at the end, fully expecting it to be a story about Mars. Great job.
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+1 #1 Christine 2019-01-02 22:25
I like this sort of "reverse discovery" angle. It was unexpected and well done.
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