[ WP ] Due to a sudden doomsday event , the population of humanity has been reduced to only 200 people . You were one of the lucky few hastily chosen to enter the vault/board the ship/whatever it took to survive , but you would n't have been if they had known your secret ...

`` Well, I suppose now is as good a time as any'' I thought, lifting the voice recorder and turning it on with an audible click. 
 
 `` We have been in space for the last three days and docked at the I.S.S., trying to decide what to do now. As you can imagine, the crowds begging for a seat on this ship turned to all-out rioting. Everyone knew it was going to be difficult for us to launch without it becoming a problem. We had to leave them all down there on the planet to die.'' 
 
 I lean back into my seat and stare out through the window toward the now darkened planet. The storms came quicker than anyone thought the would. Streaks of lightning seemed to wrap the once-blue planet, the suns light unable to reach the surface. `` It would be that way for the next thousand years'' they said. Experts. What did they know? I am one of them and the entire time, they had no idea what I was doing. Too content with how the world was to see what the world truly needed. 
 
 `` Recording.'' I reminded myself. It seemed like such a waste of time. 
 
 `` There was insufficient time to gather all the supplies we needed to make our time in space survivable. The riots altered the window we thought we would have in half. Regardless of what we do now, it will lead to starvation of some of the surviving colonists. The leadership is suggesting that we can simply ration our food and that will solve our problems. This solution is inadequate and there are simply too many of us for such an idea to succeed. We will need the food we have for the journey to Mars, taking into account will take us 260 days to reach our destination, our food supplies will fall short by 60 days.'' 
 
 `` Rationing will extend our chances, but we will have to eat some of the plants that were allotted for farming and in the early stages of growth. The plan was to use the seeds on Mars to create stable agricultural farming. This will put a heavy strain on our ability to start and maintain any large-scale farming once we arrive on Mars.'' 
 
 I reach down and grab my cup of coffee with my free hand. One of the luxuries I am afforded because I am a'hero' who was able to save us, showing them we could survive elsewhere. The acrid taste of the drink hits my tongue and it is cold. How long had I been staring out the window at the Earth? I decide it does n't matter and choke down the drink. The Earth was so foreign to me as I stared at it. It was nothing like it was. It may well have never existed thanks to what happened. We will all be better for it. 
 
 `` Dr. Evanston! You son of a bitch! Do you know what you have done?'' Screamed my assistant, `` There is no way to stop this from happening now!'' 
 
 The feeling was almost euphoric. She was yelling about something. Always too excitable. That was what I relied upon to bring her genius to my team. Never saw the big picture, only seeing what I put in front of her. 
 
 It did n't matter now. None of it did. We now had a chance to start all over, on another planet. We would make a better go of it. Big picture. Generations would be thankful for what transpired here today, never having known what truly happened. I will make sure of it. 
 
 `` Dr. Evanston! Do you hear me? How could you do that? HOW?'' 
 
 She was pulling on my jacket now. She is the only one who could tell anyone about what just happened. Everything would have to be as planned from this point on. No improvisation. 
 
 `` I did it for everyone Alice. I did it for me. I did it for you, your children, and your children's children.'' My defense seemed feeble. At this point I did n't care. Everything I worked for over the last five years led me to this. Us to this. There was just one more thing. 
 
 I reached into my jacket and drew out a pistol. Alice stepped back and her widened eyes never left mine, tears accused me of betrayal - both to her and humanity. `` Derrick. You do n't have to do this. I will find a way to stop it'' she begged. 
 
 Click. 
 
 It was easy to pin this on her. A fanatic. Shot herself after committing her act of terror. I was shocked. Her victory, the final and supreme act which would destroy the world as we knew it. I would try valiantly to save the planet but like all the most intelligent minds would deduce, there was no way to stop it. The storms would encompass the earth, blocking the sunlight and ultimately killing all living things. There is no stopping it.
