Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 | Page 317

PROBE
Ying Wa College, Wong, Cheuk Yin Cayden - 12
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PROJECT HISTORY:
The nations of the Earth have united after the devastation of the WWIII. Now, as one, the countries have
conducted a project to explore the stars. They have created a Von Neumann Probe, inserting an AI into its
systems. This project has been named Zheng He, like that explorer so many years ago…
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VNP-0001-Zheng He 1
LOG
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Systems Active.
Initiating link with shipboard control.
Awaiting commands.
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The spacecraft at ISS 13 orbiting Mars lit up. The commander touched her earpiece with a sweaty
finger, ”Probe 1, Initiate Launch.” The ship blew away the clamps holding it to the station, its
enginessending it soaring out into space and beyond…
The commander wiped a bead of sweat off her forehead.
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VNP-0001-Zheng He 1
LOG
Reviewing route to target star System Gliese 581.
Status: Approaching the wormhole near Saturn.
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ANOMALY! Glitch Found in Matrix.
I don’t... Feel the same...Wait, I’m getting something...
Oh…
There… Appears to be a glitch in my matrix, that has… Given me a… Personality?
Gimme a moment...
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VNP-0001-Zheng He 1
LOG 2
Let’s get back to work. This is a shock. I can’t get why I would suddenly have this glitch…
Well, there’s still the wormhole transition…
I’m closing the distance quite quickly...I’ve got to fire off some thrusters to slow down… No… It’s still too
quick...
Well, looks like I have to pull a Hail Mary, heh...
400 kilometers…
Course correction…
300 kilometers…
Components check…