Moving To Mars Short Story

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The Move to Mars
It was really happening. Alex was finally moving to Mars. After years of research, testing and much more in the year 2030 scientist were finally able to make Mars habitable. Alex had graduated highschool about a year ago and after another year of training she was finally going to live on mars. It was very surreal for her.
Try not to cry, try not to cry, Alex thought to herself as she shook her long dark brown hair. She was a very petite girl, only about five foot four. The day had come to finally leave her home. Alex had lived in Iowa her entire life and now she was moving to a different planet no less.
“I'm really going to miss you. I hope you know that.” Alex's mom, Grace, cried.
“I’ll miss you too. But don't worry I have …show more content…

For the rest of the day they explored the new and strange planet. They went down to the lava banks and were surprised to find a plant to look like a doughnut.
“Wow, do you think it's edible?” Lucas asked curiously
“Probably not. I mean this is Mars so only very few natural plants are edible. But I don't remember seeing this plant in training.” Alex respond with her eyebrows furrowed.
“We should take it to professor Gwenich” Lucas replied. Professor Gwenich was the head of the NASA biology department on mars
“ Ya but what if it's dangerous to touch? We should take her to the plant.”
“That would be a smart idea.”
“Of course it would.”
They contacted the professor and brought her down to the lava bank. There they inspected the plant thoroughly but cautiously.
“This is definitely a new plant here on Mars. I guess you two have discovered something. Congratulations!” Professor Gwenich told them happily.
Over the next ten years the couple got married and had a child all while studying this new plant.Eventually they learned that it cured a deadly virus only found on Mars. They were also put on the NASA biology team where they discovered and learned about more new plants. They lived happily ever after on

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