Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24859608-20140515191030

The polar regions are some of the most beautiful places in the world. I mean the wild life is arguably the most marvelous on the planet. That's not the only thing however, the heavy snow stacking in the distance is sure worth the harsh conditions. Then there is the colorful icebergs singing in the breeze. It is such a wonderful thing to witness.



One thing truly exceptional about these polar regions is the Sun. There is so many things the Sun has done for such a beautiful area. Take the Winter and Summer for example. In the summer, the sun stays up past midnight, and in some places, barely goes down at all. While in those harsh winters, it is night time all the time. Of course, I would never want to live there, but visiting there is a number one thing on my bucket list.



There is one thing, that I want to see more than anything. That is, if I happen to make a journey to one of the polar regions. The Aurora is without a doubt the most eye-catching thing of the poles. It glows in the distance with it's colorful light that dances in the distance. The world's greatest light show they call it.



In case you are wondering how this phenomena works, let me explain. You see, when solar activity flares up from the sun, the poles become like big magnets. Since the suns light makes a prism, which allows us to see color, the magnetic field the sun shoots out is then sucked in by the Earth's poles, and left out a color. So in a simple manner, the phenomena is a magnetic field that is colorful because the sun gives it off.









I was 14 when I wrote that essay. It was a small report for 8th Grade Geography. I believe the topic was on natural beauties. 22 now, and I am about to get what I wanted. You see, the difference between me and the other students, was that I meant every word in my report. I truly did want to go to one of the polar regions, and now I can.



It was almost the perfect time as well. It was Spring, so the snow wasn't too unbearable, and solar activity had really fired up the past month. Enough time before my spring break, I planned to go to a remote hotel in Northern Greenland on March 21st, 2011. I planned to stay for the next 6 days.

I had checked in to a second story room with a balcony. I admit, as much as I would like to say the hotel gave me chills, it was actually well maintenance and modern. It was a local hotel, and they had nice rooms.



For the first two days, I had walked outside briefly, when it was day, and did a little exploring. I grabbed snowshoes and a snow mobile, and drove around. It was as beautiful. They're were white little bunny rabbits that ran across, and you would try to find them. Snow Owls would fly around you here and they're. If you ventured maybe 20 miles east, you would find a polar bear. If you got far enough, then you would see a walrus, and hear whales. It was a really nice sight, even if there was nothing to do except wait for something extraordinary. Although, you can't go too far, if you don't make it back to the house before maybe 5:00 pm, then these wolves will follow you. Jumping up at the snow mobile.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">On the third day, I did something a little different. I decided to not become one with nature, and find some internet. Take some pictures, watch some television. Let's face it, unless you grew up here, it would be hard to not have that temptation. So I went off the snow mobile track, and got in my car. The road was smooth, there actually was more snow than ice. So it was pretty easy, just took a while. It was probably an hour and a half, when I found a pub and grill. It was right near the border of Canada. A lot of people where in there for it being near the Arctic Desert and what not. They had internet and a television. I noticed the news channel was on, and I watched it. A huge smile had been slapped onto my face as the news kept talking. A huge solar flare, the largest since 1602, is most likely going to hit this Friday. I can finally see the Aurora.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">Thursday was just a fun day, I relaxed, slept, and went outside and explored. Then came Friday, the time of flare is estimated to about 8:20 pm. Luckily, I bookmarked the page that updated the flare's status, so I didn't need internet to view it. That's when I noticed something quite peculiar, but miraculous at the same time.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> Friday morning, and I got an app that kept track of the flare. So I didn't need internet.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“''Never Before Seen! Aurora Borealis is expected to reach as far South as Cuba! While Aurora Australis is expected to venture as far north as Jamaica! Possible Hybrid Aurora, Once in a Million, no Billion years does a phenomena happen so godly! Look what Jesus Did!”''

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal">I don't believe it, and I had almost a bad feeling. I guess I was just worried, but I should not be. It's just the closer that clock ticks to 8:20 the more I feel anxious. Not excited, but almost dread. The clock just struck 8:20. I quickly looked out the balcony window, nothing happened. Then scientists confirmed, that the flare hit at 8:22 pm. We didn't believe it, we thought it was a hoax, nothing happened at 8:22. Then the status update, said

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“''Scientists have just concluded that we may experience major earthquakes, and lose all power between 8:30 and 8:32. If you haven't felt anything yet, it's because the Sun's light and energy takes 8 minutes to travel. You have about 5 minutes to find some safe ground, please read your earthquake safety manual to know how to prevent a situation.”''

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal"> It pissed me off, it was 8:26, and I had no internet. I couldn't even see the link, I guess with no service, links are just left blank. I bet you there was some good information, and now I have to figure out how to survive this myself. I have experienced worse after all. It would be a difficult task, but I think I can pull it off.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal"> About 4 minutes later I get another update.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“''1 minute left, and the time is ticking. More and more hazards are being predicted. Anyone within 10 latitude from the equator will be dead almost immediately. The hybrid of the Aurora's magnetic field the poles become stronger, so strong that they will break there path, with the earthquakes most likely destroying...We have a problem”''

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> One minute later we realized that although the solar flare happened, it was a hoax done by the world leaders. They issued emergency with 2 seconds before informing us it was a practical joke. That was sickening. Although strangely enough, the Auroras did cross. I bet you it looked awesome from space, however, nothing tragic had happened. When they did cross however, it made a ball of the mix from around the world. It was the coolest thing ever.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> Who am I kidding. I am just an in-denial man praying to god he doesn't die. The Aurora showed for no more than a second, then the predictions where true. Plate tectonics fucking split to the center of the Earth, power went out and they're was no way of communicating with anyone.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I had to find away to make sure the building didn't collapse on me, or I fall into the Earth's core, either way. I jumped out my balcony to be not comfort by snow, but a football sized jagged rock, hidden beneath the snow I once saw beautiful. I hit my hip, and everything went numb in my leg. I saw my hip bone, while not being able to move any part of my body, because of the shock I had felt when I hit the rock. and I knew it was over for me. I crossed my self, and looked at the Aurora Borealis who made there one last fighting chance, and as a toppling hotel was leaning right above me, I would be lucky if the wolves get me. I closed my eyes and said “Father Son Holy Spirit.” and everything went black as a bunch of snow from the roof piled me.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“ Sir...Wake up!..Sir Please, Wake Up!.”

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> A little boy's voice ranged through my head. I awoke with a everlasting pain in my hip. I couldn't walk, I didn't know if this was a permanent issue or not. After gaining my senses I see a boy, maybe 6, standing on top of me...

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“ Sir, are you alright?” a little boy asked as he had me drink some water.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I was terrified, and I didn't know what to do..I had to tell the truth...”Yes I am, I am terrified of everything right now, I can't walk, the radiation will kill me, they're is no food, I don't want to die!” I told the boy. I felt like a wuss, a 22 year old man crying to a six year old child.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> He told me that the radiation is controlled, it is nothing fatal, it is just highly painful and too much of it can be fatal. He told me that the water was not contaminated, that only the USA and Mexico got real bad after effect, the damage that was done here, can't get worse.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> As I got to know the kid, his name was Gunner so you know, he seemed more and more strange. He had a meat in a cooler, he told me his mom and dad had an accident, and that he didn't want to talk about it. . He didn't want to talk about his family, he had a pocket knife on him. He had also told me how he used snow and tissues to get my flesh wound to stop bleeding. How he saw a dying man, who supposedly tried to attack him, had galls in his pocket. So he took some snow, and set it on the wound, then rapped it with galls. He said I was unconcious for almost 2 and a half days.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I actually started to get suspicious, he would treat my knee, and then go out to hunt for food. I think I should be the one doing it, but I just barely started being able to walk like that. The meat seemed kind of unique, and it was the same each time.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> A Month had past since I woke up, and I really started to question this kid. He would come into the hut, and we would have the same thing. Same type of meat. And everytime, he had an excuse for it. I could fully walk and run(with limits now), so I decided to go out and hunt for something different. He tried stopping me, but I held him aside and walked out there. Although I could walk, my whole body felt like that of a two year old girl. I couldn't lift a fork, and had to be spoon fed. I told him I will find something to kill and you kill it. He screamed in a high pitched voice to tell me not to. I told him I must find things on my own, and I appreciate his help. I open the door, look outside, and then just stop.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I can't speak. I can't think. I can't do anything, I look to see bodies of hundreds, possibly thousands of people laying with they're bodies looking like you dissected a frog, and filled the cleaned out portion with snow.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I puked, every time I think of the left over organs I just get squeamish. Not 10s not 100s but 1000s of these bodies. I can't live anymore. That sick son of a bitch had made me a cannibal. I will not want to live a day longer, unless I am wrong. Unless I am just sick, then, I turn around. He looks at me with just a blank stare. He doesn't move or speak, he just catches my gaze, and I started to walk away. I see the Aurora Borealis for the first time since the incident.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I turned back around to see him standing before me...He drops his knife, he says “Me and You”

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> Being still sick and weak from all the meat, which I am sure is human meat by now, the boy tackled me and starting beating the living daylights out of me...

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> He tries to suffocate me in the snow, although face down in it, I saw a bottle of pills. It was apparently for testosterone. He flips me over, then grabs the knife and stomps on my neck “I lied, weapons allowed”..

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I manage to pull him off of me, all of my energy was wasted with opening the pill bottle, so when I got him off of me, the only thing I can do is put a bunch of the pills in my hand. For some reason, this was easy and he didn't notice. Afterwards the kid manage to get in the me right where he had me. He didn't hold me there. He started going straight for my neck...

<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“ Your going to die, the Sun may have killed millions, but I am the most deadly!” the kid said.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in">“ STOP” I screamed, I told him I want to help him kill...He then let go of my neck and I said...

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> “Stupid Kid, I am going to die, but your not going to be the one who killed me” I said, in a clever tone.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I put all the pills into my mouth, swallowing them, that's when everything went black, but the everlasting colorful light of the Aurora stayed...

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> I awoke in bed. 7:00 O'clock when I jumped out of bed. Where did I get that dream from, I can remember the horrifying, disgusting look of a gutted out human. It scared me, I looked around for a little boy, and found nothing. I brushed it off, but still felt a little nervous. On the plane to Greenland, I sat next to an 8 year old boy. He looked nothing like the boy in the dream, but his name was Gunther. He was eating steak, and he told me that eating meat gets you big and strong.

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> Although feeling paranoid, I brushed it off. I said “They allowed you to bring Steak on the plane?”

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> The boy just chuckled and said “Well, I guess that's our little secret!”

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"> But the light in the Aurora Stayed... <ac_metadata title="Aurora Full"> </ac_metadata>