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AD 2029: Legacy of Humans

The meteor struck with enough force to destroy all of humanity. All human life disappeared in the giant impact, and in their dying they left behind a stew of artifacts for future generations to share. I am one of those artifacts, and they consider me a great source of knowledge. After all, I am something of an expert in the human experience considering I even look like they once did, and as a sentient being, I even had certain rights under the federal cyborg law.

Humans time stamped AD 2029 as the last year of human existence, and I have every newscast, broadcast, and every recorded event stored in my database. The Sqiuom seem both bored and entranced with my knowledge, and I’m more than happy to help them reach Mars.

I’m not human, and there is no human experience in my memory chips that can explain their emotions and feelings, but I am compelled to say that these were important to my masters. They want me to convey that they were here and that they had escaped to Mars colonies for survival.

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AD 2029: Legacy of Humans
YodaOnCrack
Posted 11 months ago

Want to know what’s next! Continue please… Great ficlet!
AD 2029: Legacy of Humans
Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 11 months ago

wow, i’m speechless, this was really good!!!!!!!!!!
AD 2029: Legacy of Humans
SupRspi
Posted 11 months ago

I liked it so much I wrote a prequel.

Hope you find it an acceptable take on your vision.

Cheers.
AD 2029: Legacy of Humans
Wil Wheaton
Posted 11 months ago

I absolutely loved this. It works brilliantly as a stand alone short, and it lays the foundation for something much larger, too.
AD 2029: Legacy of Humans
Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)
Posted 6 months ago

That was terrific! I agree with Wil that it works great as a stand-alone. But, as SupRspi’s prequel shows, it has so much potential! I hope we get to see more from this little future history you’ve created.
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