&quot;_What were you thinking?_&quot; Her mother rarely yelled at her, but Dareana knew she was in trouble when she reached that point. &quot;I just wanted to help,&quot; she said in her smallest voice. Her hands were clasped behind her back. The bulky asbestos coat hindered her movement, though at eight years old she should have been used to it by now. &quot;Well, you get your helmet _back_ on and march right back out there and flip it back over. _Now!_&quot; Mother cried and crossed her arms over her chest. Her lips were set in the way that said there was to be no arguing. Dareana slipped her helmet back on, her golden eyes welling with tears. As she walked the long hallway to the outside, she looked at all the poster sized pictures from so long ago. They were there to remind them. The red planet had once held vast oceans, green pastures, and monumental forests. Before pressing the button to open the hatch Dareana sighed, staring up at the shuttle that would carry the first inhabitants to a planet now called Earth. 2008-03-27T15:17:14Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/25367 <p>super good feel to this one, the info. was revealed just right.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/25367?basename=52008 2008-03-27T15:17:14Z duckn http://ficlets.com/authors/duckn <p>I love it! I had thought about her eyes and how they were anomalous&#8230;but I wasn&#8217;t exactly expecting that. Then, &#8220;red planet&#8221; and &#8220;rover&#8221; connected, and I got it. Hooray!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/25367?basename=50464 2008-03-21T16:35:19Z Storykeeper of Fae http://ficlets.com/authors/smile <p>Cool, spacey story. Very futuristic. I like ur title.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/25367?basename=50446 2008-03-21T15:12:23Z flute faerie http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061 <p>Ooh, great flip at the end there. At first I thought you were going post-apocolyptic, then maybe a super-powered kid story, then oh, we&#8217;re all really Martians. Very nicely done from a cute, small interaction/scene.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/25367?basename=50416 2008-03-21T14:22:01Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477