[ 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 .

The colony had been thriving on Mars for a quarter of a century but still there was more to do. Every year, hundreds of people arrived from Earth. The air quality was getting worse, temperatures were rising, and consumable water was swiftly running out. An up and coming billionaire had figured out a way to transmute salt water to fresh and was lauded as a hero of mankind. But it wouldn ’ t last forever and everyone knew their time was running out. 
 
 
 The popular media had dubbed the colonizers Martians and spoke about them as if they were pioneers journeying to a new world in order to save their old one. There was no divisive language, no us against them terror. The Martians were the future of humankind. 
 
 
 People still on Earth would look up at night, into the light speckled blackness of space, with wonder and hope. They had finally done it, humanity had left Earth for a brighter tomorrow, and the Earthlings left behind breathed a collective sigh of relief. Soon it would be their turn, soon they too would leave Earth to die and move on to the next planet. 
 
 
 Most of the Martians were specialized in some sort of astroscience, and Hiro was no different. A studied astrogeologist, she had cataloged and characterized a hundred sites by now on the Martian surface, but science never slept and she had work to do. 
 
 
 It wasn ’ t often she was allowed to go out alone, due to the dangerous nature of suited work, and she cherished every second of solitude. But this time was different. 
 
 
 She wished she wasn ’ t alone. 
 
 
 She had walked too far east, out of the tower ’ s range and communication with the colony was impossible. But she had her trusty camera and took dozens of photos proving what she had found before sitting back, dumbfounded, against the nearby rock face. 
 
 
 After a few hours, her legs were starting to arch and she got up, approaching the site with apprehension. 
 
 
 There, right where she had been digging, was the unmistakable remains of a human form, and the rock it was covered by tested as ancient. Beside it was some strange piece of equipment she had never seen before. It was totally alien to her, looking more like a piece of animate flesh than the cold metal technology she was used to. 
 
 
 Hiro sighed and knelt down closer. This couldn ’ t be here. This was absolutely impossible. Her logical mind was spinning in angst, trying to work out how this could happen. 
 
 
 She flicked on her audio recorder and spoke softly. “ Hiro Rossi, Unit 42, geology division. I ’ ve stumbled upon, or rather dug up, an incredibly discovery. A human skeleton. A goddamn human, here on Mars, and if my tests are to be believed, they have been here a very, very, very long time. This could change the course of human history. Maybe… ” She looked down at the strange piece of technology again, “ Maybe we could search this site, find more of them, find more of their technology, back engineer it, put it to use for ourselves. Or maybe…this is our home. Maybe this is just what we do. Use up a planet, move onto the next one or, I suppose, the last one, and forget about it; collective amnesia. The ouroboros of humanity. ” 
 
 
 Forgetting she was suited, she put her hand to her face and was stopped by the glass. She tapped it instead, the closest thing to pinching themselves to wake up from a dream an astronaut could do. She heard the clear, ringing sound sing out and took a deep breath. 
 
 
 “ One thing is for sure, we ’ re not the first. We might all be Martians. And they might just be our ancestors. ” She looked up at the darkening sky and fancied she could see the tiny speck of light that was Earth. “ Maybe, after a long vacation, we ’ re finally coming home. ” 

