[ 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 .

Neil checked his oxygen levels to make sure he was n't hallucinating. He had heard stories about the effects of a bad mix. It was described, during training, as the most expensive acid trip known to man. To his astonishment, the mix was good. 
 
 `` Mark, I'm gon na need you to take a look at something you're not going to believe.'' Neil said as he bent down and picked up the skull. `` And bring the old man with you.'' 
 
 `` Roger that.'' Mark replied as he finished chiseling a small square of ice from the ground and tossed it in his pack. `` Be right there.'' 
 
 The mission commander was lovingly referred to as `` the old man''. Compared to the rest of the crew he could n't argue the title. Though he looked no older than the rest, anti-aging therapy had made that commonplace. 
 
 `` What did you find?'' The commander asked as his buggy came to a stop. 
 
 `` This.'' Neil said as he held up what was unmistakably a human skull. 
 
 `` Holy shit! How is that possible?'' Mark chimed in, directing his question to his commander. `` Was there a failed mission I never read about?'' 
 
 `` No...'' The commander responded `` That skull did n't belong to anyone from Earth.'' 
 
 `` What? How do you know that? Where could it have come from?'' Neil was more confused than ever by his leaders calm demeanor, but his worry grew as his questions yielded only silence. 
 
 `` Commander!'' Yelled Neil, trying to awaken the old man from whatever trance he was in. `` Commander, what's going on? Commander... COMMANDER MUSK.... ELON!'' Neil screamed. 
 
 Musk stared off into the distance in silence as his crew yelled questions. It was all so familiar, yet so different. He recognized this place, and knew that just over the horizon was the place he had been searching for for so many years. He finally turned to his comrades, his friends, and told them what he had hidden for so long he was beginning to think it was a dream. 
 
 `` I'm finally home!'' Elon said, hushing his crew mates. A hush that turned to horror as he reached for his helmet and unlatched the seal. Neil and Mark were too slow to stop him as Elon removed his helmet and let it slip to the icy ground. Then they watched as their commander breathed deep of the Martian air and began his long walk to his former home. 
 
 Mark and Neil silently looked on at the old man as he faded into the distance. They had stood stunned for what seemed like days, but had only been a few moments. They finally looked at each other, and understood what they had to do. They turned toward their friend and followed. 
 
 

