The spaceship landed on the polar caps of Mars. White geysers of ice swirled on top of the red surface, and frozen carbon dioxide snow covered the oval windows of the spaceship. More frozen concentrations of CO2 extended into the horizon like large Earth-like mountains. Sechruj touched a flashing amber button and the spaceship went vertical, penetrating through thousands of layers of polar Martian ice. The ship's anti-gravity properties allowed us to walk about about the craft freely, an amazing and unforgettable sensation as we looked through the UFO's windows. After several minutes, we completely penetrated the polar caps, and we emerged inside a new and fascinating world. Sechruj leveled the spaceship and we skimmed the surface, dodging the tops of volcanoes, hot water springs, and strange cities. Above the craft was an icy carbon dioxide ceiling haze, thousands of feet to the surface. Below us was an expansive ocean, brilliant and beautiful. &quot;Their _is_ life on Mars! There always has been and I...&quot; 2008-06-09T01:10:18Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/33556 <p>Intriguing possibility and obviously well thought out. And I see Sechruj is making another cameo appearance as well.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/33556?basename=69198 2008-06-09T01:10:18Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>High marks for creativity</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/33556?basename=68977 2008-06-08T08:30:12Z Bilfurd http://ficlets.com/authors/bilfurd