Alight (1/1)

Journal Entry 1,016Well if I wasn’t fucked before I am now. Alright, let me explain. Here I am, in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, when the ship was suddenly being pulled by gravitational forces. I think “Oh great, another black hole!” But no this was much, much worse. It’s from a planet! And you know what happens when gravity pulls you towards its source? Well I’ll fucking tell you. Your ship crashes!Maybe if Zitao, the ship’s pilot, was here it could have been prevented. But you know, us astronomy folk have no interested in technology. After all, China certainly didn't expect an eight year trip to become twenty.It was time to get my ass up and stop cursing. First, check the ship. Except for engine damage, the ship was fine. Now for the food. When I left China there was enough food for six people to eat in the next eight years but now it’s just me. So, that lasted me a while but now half of it was up in flames. Good thing the plant seeds were still good! Now I can plant my food when I get the ship up and working again. Next is water. I made my water once I ran out back on day nine-hundred. So, the water I made and stored is now destroyed. Well, fuck you then.So basic life materials: check!Now to check myself. Head? All good. Neck? A little sore. Back? Don’t get me started. Dick? Still intact. I’m all good!Journal Entry 1,020Four days since I’ve crashed and let me tell you, I’ve taken over the world! Literally, there is no other life on this planet. Not even a germ. My scanners were still working so I made sure I wasn't in danger of being attacked by aliens with green heads and twenty fingers. Actually, I wouldn’t mind that. At least I’d know I had someone listening to me. Anyway, I found some other supplies. Textbooks, clothing, computers, laptops, TVs, etc. I couldn’t find my Chinese textbook, thank God. I won’t miss that. I found a Korean textbook (probably belonged to Sehun), a flash drive with 100 gigabytes of porn (Jongin's most likely), and my Manchester United poster! I'm one lucky guy.Journal Entry 1,028After several repairs I managed to remove the engine and power up the energy compartments. That's when I realized something: I wasn't wearing a spacesuit. At first I think "Oh no, oh god I'm dead," but I also realized that my spacesuit was damaged in the crash and I haven’t been wearing the damn thing since.Oh man China and NASA would shit themselves! A planet that’s gravity and atmosphere is like earth’s? Fuck, I should be celebrated! Too bad I lost contact with China and NASA years before. Can you imagine the fame I’d have? “Handsome Young Man Named Han Lu has Found Earth’s Twin” sounds like the perfect title for my story in TIME Magazine. Now if only it didn’t take twenty years to get here and also there is no farmable land. But you know, baby steps.After establishing the planet’s air was safe to breathe, I sealed all rips and holes that was accumulated during the crash. Exhausting work but I’m glad China and NASA decided to pack a life supply of duct tape. Then, I go ahead and eat what food I found. Some stale rice and undercooked ramen was heaven on my tastebuds. I knew I had to figure out a way to plant the seeds the crew brought on board but now it’s time for me to take a rest. I cleaned up around the bunks, which was basically just shoving everything to the side, then dug out my own laptop. Awwww yeah, that’s right! Han is relaxing for the first time in four months. Manning a six piloted, ten ton hunk of metal across space by myself is hard work. I deserve it.Before we left earth all six crew members got 300 gigabytes to fill up with all the junk they wanted for their eight year trip. I was only five when I left but my mother figured I’d love my father’s favorite soccer team Manchester United. She copied all of their games that were ever filmed, two-thousand songs of various genres, and a video message from both of my parents.I vaguely remember them. I wish I did, they were great people I bet. After all, they created moi and I must say, I’m pretty great. Were they still alive? Did they miss me? I tried not to think about how they haven’t seen me since I was a kid. Well, that’s enough depressing shit for one night.Journal Entry 1,035Well, I’ve planted two corn seeds in this planet’s soil and after a few days of waiting it seems like they’ve finally taken root. Good to know I can farm this land! I made a box out of scrap metal just in case there are some alien deer (besides myself) on this planet. This food is for me, sorry alien deer. Get your own corn.As for the planet, it’s pretty boring. I walked about one kilometer from the wrecked ship and it’s grey all around. Besides the two hours of actual sunlight when the clouds part, there’s nothing interesting. It looks almost war ridden. I remember reading a fantasy e-book on my laptop about ruins of a castle four kings and queens to inhabit. Ravaged by war, the castle was almost unrecognizable. Was is it The Chronicles of Narnia? Ah, that was it.I’ve decided to name it. Why shouldn’t I? I’m the only here and I’m going to die here. Might as well have some fun. Lu World is out of the question and just Lu sounds weird. Han World? Lu Lu’s Planet? Boring Grey Floating Ball? Han Lu’s Personal Sphere of Hell?Well I’m not sure how far I am from earth but I’m going to assume it is. I remember in my virtual astronomy classes I learned about several exoplanets that were being studied as a possible second home for homosapiens. It’s was interesting, because NASA and China were finally working together to create a crew to do just this! The only problem they could see was that by the time all of their available astronauts reached these planets, they’d already be too old to carry out the mission. That’s where my fellow toddler friends and I come in! We were trained within a year of our fifth birthdays and were shot up into space before we could even know our time tables. Pretty sad, if you think about it.Well, I’ve decided on a planet name! Exo planet sounds pretty damn awesome. Even though it actually is an exoplanet, but that’s not the point. Exo planet it is!Journal Entry 1,038Well, exo planet, fuck you. Fuck you and your stupid atmosphere, fuck your stupid boring ass land, and you can tell whoever created this floating ball of absolute boringness that they can fuck themselves!Sincerely, Han Lu, the best spacenavigator that ever lived.Alright, I need to calm down. Remember when I planted those two corn seeds? Well, they didn’t take root. Because, fuck me, I didn’t water them. I’m an idiot, I know. A stupid, ignorant, non-plant loving idiot. I guess it’s my fault and not really the planet’s. Sorry (not), exo planet.Wish me luck on my second planting. I’ll make sure I water them! I’ll beat in my head, write it in pen all over the ship’s walls if I have to. My life is depending on these seeds! Without food, I die. If I die, I can never reach earth and write a super awesome, world selling, New York Times #1 best selling author, book!Journal Entry 1,042Success! I’ve planted the seeds, watered them every day, and they’ve seem to really root this time. Oh man, what I would give to talk to NASA or China right now. What I’d give to have a conversation with anyone, honestly. I’m so lonely. Even when all of the other crewmembers were here, I still felt lonely. We grew up together, but none of us ever grew close for fear of losing someone in a freak accident. We did our jobs, that was it. I was the astronomer and navigator, Zitao was the physicist and pilot, Jongin was the chemist and maintenance crew, Kyungsoo was the mathematician and cook, Yixing was our geologist and communications expert, and then Baekhyun was our good for nothing botanist and commander. Really, the guy did nothing. He sat in his stupid chair since he was fifteen and got his position on the ship. We all wanted that job, but the least qualified was him. Hell, even I think it should’ve been Yixing. Whatever. Well, I’m taking the day off tomorrow. Thank God.Journal Entry 1,055Exo planet has something real fishy shit going on.First, the corn sprouted the day after I planted them. Oh man, Baekhyun would shit if he knew. Second, I found a giant puddle of water five feet away from the ship. I tested it and drank it and determined it was purified. It hadn’t rained and I’m pretty sure a giant tsunami swept through the night. I need to instal locks on the ship’s entrance, I think. Journal Entry 1,056Somehow, the corn I planted were ready to harvest by sunrise. Not like I needed to harvest them myself, someone or something already did. They left it in a basket made of a soft white material. I don’t want to think about who or what did this. Did they poison the corn?I’m scared shitless.Journal Entry 1,057Last night, I heard footsteps. I know  I did, I’m no idiot. They sounded light and maybe a good ten feet away. In the beginning they were approaching fast. I couldn’t tell if it was one or two sets of footsteps but I was soon able to figure out it was a lone creature. It must’ve figured out I was listening because it stopped abruptly. I was sweating and my heart was beating so fast I was afraid they would hear it. I hear some muttering and then silence. Then, they’re setting something heavy down and leaving. When the sun breaks out from the clouds, I run out to see what the stranger left behind. It was a blue basket filled with corn. Stuck to it is a note that read: You didn’t like the white basket? I whip my head around to look around but I see nothing but exo planet’s stupid grey land.Journal Entry 1,057 (2)I’m being watched.

A/N: Edited ver. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked it.