[ WP ] The apocalypse has occurred , killing all life on Earth . The Mars colony on the other hand ...

“ We ’ ve done it! ” 
 
 I looked up from my computer to see Jason barge into the room. He was holding a newspaper in his hand and had the widest grin on his face. “ Done what? ” I asked. 
 
 “ Won the revolution! We ’ re free at last. ” Jason walked over to the fridge and grabbed a beer. 
 
 “ Didn ’ t know we had a revolution. ” I looked back to my screen. I had a few hours left to finish this essay and it was going well. Perhaps, it would of helped if I hadn ’ t started it eleven minutes ago. 
 
 “ We didn ’ t. Not officially at least. ” He sat down on the couch, the old springs groaning underneath his weight. “ Not that it matters. Earth is dead, completely annihilated. ” He took a sip of his beer. 
 
 “ What? ” I turned, startled. “ What happened? ” 
 
 “ Dunno. But it was all over the news. ” He held up the newspaper in his hands. “ Every living thing was wiped out. ” 
 
 “ You kidding me, right? ” I grabbed the newspaper out of his hands. Flipping through the pages, I came upon the grim article. 
 
 *Apocalypse on Earth: No survivors. Yesterday at 10 pm, it was discovered that everyone on earth had disappeared. It was not just humans who suffered this fate. All plants and animals on the planet were found missing when shuttles were sent to investigate. “ It just one big deserted wasteland now, ” one of the investigators commented. Scientists are currently researching into how such a thing was possible. One believes that it may be a result of…* 
 
 “ Holy shit. ” I looked at Jason, stupefied. `` What the hell happened?'' 
 
 “ Who knows? ” Jason said, hopping off of the couch. He snatched the newspaper from me. “ All I know is we managed to get our independence overnight and did n't even having to lift a finger to do it. ” He walked over to the wall and began to pin the newspaper up. `` Its pretty awesome when you think about it.'' 
 
 “ I do n't know if awesome is the word I'd use to describe it... ” I shook my head. Regardless of the crazy news, I still had a paper to finish. I sat back down at my computer once more and stared at the blank page on my screen. 
 
 I wonder if the professor would take Earth ’ s Armageddon as a valid excuse? I sighed, probably not.
