Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated with the idea of exploring new worlds. Flying to other planets and meeting new races. The as I got older it seemed that the only worlds I could explore would be within the confines of our solar system. In my lifetime the only places I had a remote chance of visiting were the moon, mars, and maybe venus. Although going to any of those would be an amazing experience that only a few human beings could have, but I wanted more.
I wanted to see worlds and peoples that had already existed for generations. I guess I watched too much star trek as a kid. Up until the last few years it seemed like the only role I could have in this would be to help create a stepping stone for future generations. Most would say that this was a noble cause, but as you can tell I was greedy.
Then in the last five years everything had changed. They disclosed the discovery of a parallel universe to high level staff at NASA. A rift in space time had been found. This rift was a gateway to this universe and we had sent various probes through to investigate.
It seems that in this parallel dimension they found a planet very similar to our earth. The probes had completed a few landings on the surface and found signs of civilization there. Cities in very similar locations to our own planet. Similar technology as well. The only difference was there were absolutely no signs of living or dead people, and we hadn't discovered any yet.
What a mystery.
I find it kind of ironic that I had always longed for finding a civilization, and when we finally do, it turns out that they are our long lost twin or some sort.
