Elon and the Space Man: part 3 Star Date 01.278

Captains Log: star date 01.278

Where would we be without ludicrous mode?

I just obliterated the previous record for the fastest Earth to Moon trip. The New Horizons drone destined for Pluto needed a little over eight hours for the 239.000 miles stretch. A mere milk cart in comparison to to my little cherry red Tesla roadster in ludicrous mode. It took me less than two hours to make the journey and that’s only because I had to slow down to make an unscheduled lunar pit stop.

Elon, it seems, prepared a little surprise for me and secretly launched a Falcon carrying a SpaceX lander a few weeks ago. Destination: The moon. Apparently it’s sitting on the Moon’s surface as we speak, awaiting my prompt arrival. I wonder what its cargo is? Knowing Elon it’s either something really cool or something really broken.

My roadster cruises in a lower Moon orbit and I am slowly descending towards my landing coordinates. An endless composition of smaller and larger craters is scattered over the Moon’s surface and my eyes are everywhere. From the blinking green dot on my screen I learn the Lander is fully operational and that it’s exactly where it is supposed to be. Well done Mr Musk! I park my roadster near the edge of a small crater, open the door and step on to the Moon’s surface. No need for big words, this is tourist stuff, been there, done that.

But still it’s an incredible experience standing here, looking at Earth, feeling like the only person alive. Those of you on that little blue ball out there are merely ants, scurrying about on your speck of dust, not able to grasp the immense vastness that surrounds you.

As I’m walking towards the lander I notice a strange pattern in the thin layer of dust that covers the surface. Are those foot prints? Surely not, they are too scattered and the actual prints vary in size, still it is definitely some kind of trail and it’s leading in the direction of the lander. The sense of absolute solitude that I felt just moments ago melts away on the spot and is replaced with the spooky sensation of being watched. I keep looking nervously over my shoulder as I walk the remaining distance to the lander and then notice to my relief that the trail stops a short distance from the lander. So no trail at all, some natural phenomena probably, nothing to worry about!

The chip in my suit that communicates with all Tesla devices does what it’s supposed to do and the lander’s cargo doors slide open upon my arrival. When I look inside I see a only a small plastic container with a champagne bottle on top of it. There’s a note attached to the bottle and I recognize Elon’s hand writing.

“Dear Space Man,
you are the 13th person ever to set foot on the moon, so I thought a few extra lucky charms were just the thing you need. In this container you’ll find a few cool gadgets we’ve been working on lately. They may come in handy at some point. Also you’ll find an experimental battery pack for your roadster that will boost performance significantly. Please be very careful when you install these batteries, they have the tendency to explode when dropped….The best of luck Space Man and make me proud”

PS. Good luck drinking the champagne!

Always the practical joker, but you never know, I might find a chance to open the bottle later. It’s coming along for the ride. As I’m about to proceed in opening the container my suit suddenly starts beeping violently. Damn, that’s the proximity alert, what the fuck is happening, is there something here after all?

When I step out of the lander I see it. A small circular object flying at high speed, no more than 20 feet above the surface. And it’s coming straight towards me.

To be continued...

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Check here for part 1:
https://steemit.com/story/@weddingdresses/elon-and-the-space-man-part-i

Check here for part 2:
https://steemit.com/story/@news-today/elon-and-the-space-man-part-2-star-date-01-038