A-man-with-no-plan t1_j9irwzl wrote
Reply to comment by A-man-with-no-plan in [WP] You volunteered to be the first person to pass through a black hole. What did you see on the other side? by ShowerSauce
What do you do when you can tell left from right? Or South from North? The inside of this black hole was exactly as I had feared. Nothingness.
I was trying to contact NOR-A & ground control. Neither responded. I knew my craft was heading somewhere, though. 𝘏𝘰𝘸? I had no explanation, no idea. And the concept of time meant nothing.
This was going to be my fate. Hung in an all-consuming void till I died. Suddenly, NOR-A came to life. 'Captain, captain!'.
'NOR-A! Where are you?'
'No idea, Captain. But I am getting a signal. 1-2 light years from us.'
Signal! It meant: Either I was heading back to my planet, or I had managed to secure a frequency from another planet. Hell, even another universe maybe. Anyway, there was only one way to find out.
'NOR-A, try connecting to ground control. Also, direct the craft to the source of this signal.'
'Captain, we are on 37% fuel. We do not have enough fuel for a return trip. Are you sure?'
𝘞𝘢𝘴 I? 'Affirmative.'
I couldn't see where we were heading. Well, I could see, sort of. As we approached our destination, the inky darkness gave way to a shade of grey. The grey became lighter & lighter. And then, I saw it. A grey planet came into my view.
'25% fuel remaining.'
'20% fuel remaining.'
By the time the landing sequence had completed, the engine was at 13%. Well, I had traversed a black hole. I had found a new planet. And I was stuck here for rest of my life.
Sighing, I looked around. Imagine a black & white version of your planet, and you'll get the idea of what I was looking at. And it looked like I had landed in the countryside. I picked a direction and started walking.
Around 10 minutes later, I met a little girl. Well, at least these people looked like us. Gazing at me in wonder, she asked, 'Who are you? And why are you looking black & white?'
𝘐 looked black & white?! Huh, guess their world was coloured in these people's views. 'I am Tessa.' I said, extending my hand.
'I am Tracy.'
'Nice to meet you, Tracy. Can I ask what planet I am on?'
And that's how I found out that I had ended up on planet Earth.
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