[ WP ] A Man finally lands on mars , he finds human skeletal remains , and quickly realizes that in the past long long ago human 's lived on mars only to explore earth as they depleted the resources on mars .

I know im late as all hell. It took me a while to write this one between school and social shit. But im pretty proud of it. 
 
 Sorry for any formatting issues i worked on this off and on since starting it. 
 
 *skrrrr tssa skrrr tssa skrrr tssa* 
 
 **man this respirator is noisy today, i should just change the filter, we got a new shipment anyhow were almost swimming in em... i wish it was like. Apples. Or peaches... but no. Filters. We get filters. ** Ashton thought to himself. 
 
 **it's kinda meditative though. I guess thats nice, better than no background noise. ** 
 
 Surrounding the scout was the expanse. Dry. Red. Cold... Silent. 
 
 `` Olympus to Hermes, Olympus to Hermes.'' 
 
 `` What do you want Scar? And quit calling me that we dont need codenames except for our reports its only us on the comms anyways!'' Snapped Ashton. 
 
 `` Oh c'mon Ash, have a little fun, messenger of the gods?! You coulda had a shitty code name like... i do n't know scout 13.'' 
 
 `` Scarlett... i just dont give a shit anymore, every day i come out here, expand the length of out comms with these fucking stupid polls and then i wander in a big circle and then i come home. To what, watching the Avatar III. 
 
 Im sorry... im on another planet, there is n't shit out here! I came to explore... and now im just doing a job.'' 
 
 `` Well... you are doing more exploring than you would have done on old blue.'' Scarlett reassured him. 
 
 `` I guess you have a point... Pike planted go ahead and reboot the system, im gon na do my walk while we wait, so i can come home sooner and TRY to make something out of our supplies for the quarter. Did we get any beef? I want to make meatballs.'' 
 
 `` You know you are n't supposed to do the walk with comms down what if something bad happens?'' 
 
 `` When does ANYTHING happen here!? There is n't gon na be a storm for the next three days.'' 
 
 `` I guess you're right. Im gon na send out Stryder just to keep you safe, he should be there in about 3'' 
 
 `` You shitting me? I mean i love Stryder... he's the closest thing to a pet we have on this chalkball. But like we both know he's gon na hold me up every 2 minutes to show me another god damn rock.'' 
 
 `` Can it Ash. Take the robodog and do your walk you moody dick.'' *skrrt* 
 
 A dust cloud forms as the Boston Dynamics all terrain drone darts across the Martian landscape. It reaches its predesignated location and slides to a halt. Sensors resembling a head deploy and it takes a moment to survey the land. Locking in on Ashtons signature. 
 
 ***vrrrrrrrmmmmmna*** 
 
 `` Yea yea good to see you too bud.'' Lets get this perimeter walk done.'' 
 
 The two beings walk across the dust. A scene they have both encountered before. Stryder happily pausing every so often to scrape at a rock, scan it, yap mechanically and trot back to Ash. 
 
 `` Just another few 100 yards. Almost done boy.'' 
 
 ***skrrrrrzahhhhhhbbbbbbbb*** 
 
 `` Whoa... what? You find a rock that has a liiiiiitle more silicon in it or something?'' 
 
 Stryder turns. Stays looking in one direction. Repeats its robotic screech. And motions to Ashton to accompany it. 
 
 `` This better be fucking good man. I swear if its just some other rock im gon na take off your legs for a week.'' 
 
 ***skeeeeeeee: ( *** ***yap*** 
 
 Stryder beelines to the location as Ashton saunters behind the AI. Ashton can see Stryder frantically bouncing around a location. About 7 feet in diameter. 
 
 `` Huh. Maybe this might be good. Normally he does n't bounce, much less in a big ass circle.'' 
 
 ***skaaaaaaaaaeer skaaaaaeer*** 
 
 `` Yea yea im here, go ahead initiate your airduster, 65 % % hit it with one puff then one more angled at 40 % to toss that shit elsewhere. Okay? 3. 2. 1. Hit it!'' 
 
 ****BOWF**** 
 
 `` Wait... what... what the fuck is that? Everything here is fucking red... or more brown red... what the fuck is this?'' 
 
 `` Stryder, deploy a pick for me. And carve a perimeter based on your scan and put up survey rope. Go ahead and toss a MPS marker about 2 feet behind me. Im... im gon na dig this shit out.'' 
 
 *skzzzt* 
 
 `` Ash? Ash come in!? You okay out there?! Im reading a new ping? What'd you two find?'' The voice of Scarlett coming through the comms. 
 
 `` I... i dont know yet. I mean. I think i know. But. I. I dont understand this. I dont get any of this.'' 
 
 `` What do you mean, your helmet cam feed is n't up yet!?'' 
 
 `` Give me a second... just.'' 
 
 `` Oh. My. God... Ash. Ashton! Is. Is that what i think it is?!'' 
 
 `` I. I dont. Fuck Scar. I dont know. What the fuck is going on?'' 
 
 A skull. A human skull sticks out of the dirt. Eye sockets staring endlessly into the red horizon. Seeing things again. Exposed to the world again. After how long? Its mandable open. A silent voice. Speaking to the endless void of dust. And quiet. 
 
 `` Scar. Im leaving it here. I. I need to come back tomorrow. And. It needs to stay here. He. She. It. It has waited this long... it can wait a little longer. I need to. Process.'' 
 
 `` Im sending this back to old blue. They need to see this. Now.'' 
 
 `` No. Dont. Not yet. That can wait till tomorrow too...'' 
 
 `` Ashto-'' 
 
 `` NO! Scarlett.'' 
 
 `` Okay.. just... just come back to base. Okay?'' 
 
 `` Yea... Stryder, lets go home... well come back tomorrow... initiate buggy configuration and take me home.''
