[ WP ] First people on Mars discover buried ruins of ancient Martian civilization .

Being one of the first astronauts on Mars was a dream for James, as a child he would replay the first moments on the moon in his memory, replacing Neil with his own face. It made him laugh looking back now that he was strolling around on Mars' surface. He had landed a few days earlier and had already explored around 100ft from his ship with Jenny, Brook and Matt, but had been halted by the usual checks Houston forces... but now was his chance. 
 
 Escaping the hollow, metal shell of the ship James wandered outside. He decided to head East this time, towards the large canyon he saw upon entry. Seeing only a glimpse, he noticed several holes and it peaked his curiosity. `` It was better than the flat terrain every where else anyway'' he thought to himself. 
 
 `` James!'' 
 
 James knew that voice from the last 13 months of training, and it always put a smile on his face, though he could never show this affection to her. `` Jenny!'' he shouted back. 
 
 `` Where are you heading? We still need to finish doing our visual and internal checks.'' Jenny was always uptight about things being perfect, I guess that was a good trait with her job being the Engineer. This time though, James outranked her and this put a sly smile on his face. Jenny's expression became confused, `` What..?'' 
 
 `` Being the Commander on this mission, I'm calling rank, go ahead and do those checks with Brook. I just need some fresh air.'' He saw Jenny try to argue but he had already turned around and began walking away laughing loudly at his own joke. Something Jenny was unfortunately used to. 
 
 The walk to the canyon was easy enough for James. The lowered gravity helped and after a few dozen hops, he had reached his destination. The canyon was still visibly dark inside and it felt anything would come out at any time. Just thinking about it gave James the creeps. He decided he should probably stop watching Alien films before missions from now on. Slowly James began walking to the edge of the canyon, each step became more and more treacherous, he had not become accustomed to the difference in gravity yet. Scuttling to the edge, he reconfirmed what he saw on the opposite side, holes. Not just any holes either, ones that had been carved into arches leading deep into the wall. These were not natural either as the arches were too perfect and he noted small carvings on them. As James began thinking how they got there, and more importantly, what put them there he began to feel a presence behind him. It took him a few seconds to fully grasp the idea that something was truly behind him, but when he did, a natural reaction occurred and he quickly turned around. What he found in front of him was a large figure towering above him, face covered by shadow and two silhouettes coming from its back. Time slowed down for what felt like minutes while James was taking in what he saw, but only seconds had passed. James, as another natural reaction kicked in, jumped back and fell... 
 
 
 ***Will continue tomorrow, late and tired for now. *** 
 

