Aria Kalsan

Sol System—

The Astronomical Association that serves the Elite recently voted to remove Pluto from the Sol System, hoping to use the minerals and gasses of the planet to restore Earth to the glory humanity knew before Exodus.

There is still much debate on the subject, with dissenters claiming that catastrophic events could come from the removal of Pluto.

“Our Baronage chose to sacrifice one of our own to restore the planet we originated from,” stated a baronial spokesperson, who wished to remain anonymous. “All we can hope for is that their decision was made with the best interests of all involved—that is, the people still living in the Sol System.”

One scientist—who also wished to be anonymous—relayed his fears not only for the people of the Sol System, but for the Kalsan who reside on Mercury, the planet closest to Sol, Earths sun.  

The Kalsan have not commented.

Professor Cal Salophax, from Mars University, also appeared interested in the ramifications of strip mining a planet to its core. “If we move enough mass—if we destroy that planet, or take it from its orbit, we will may very well change the orbit of every planet and moon in the Sol System. This is a matter of balance. One cannot simply change things to fix another without damaging something else.”

The debate over the mining of Pluto stems back to the origins of Pluto’s discovery. During the later portion of Earth’s history, Percival Lowell, a great astronomer of the time, calculated that more than eight planets were needed in our solar system to keep things in balance. Pluto was found shortly thereafter. Sadly, Percival Lowell never saw the fruits of his labor.

While Earth is no longer inhabited, and travel to the planet is strictly limited to those with a need-to-access reason, several other planets in the Sol System are still inhabited. Mars, which is Home to Baron Buffet and Baron Gates, is the most heavily inhabited planet, while Luna, Earth’s moon, boast the second highest population in the Sol System. Some scientists claim that space-stations throughout the system will need to have their orbits recalibrated, and some shuttle paths will need to be altered if Pluto is removed.

The Terran Restoration Initiative released this statement:

“While Earth is dead now, we will not rest until our children can again call the Blue Gen of the Galaxy home. We will seek every method possible return life to the planet that gave us life, so that we may once again breath the fresh air of a planet graced with a blue sky.

Pluto—whose status as a planet has long been debated—will not disappear from our Solar System. It will simply become another part of our Solar System, much like the various asteroids and comets of the Galaxy become part of the bodies they impact.”

The statement was signed by the members of the TRI.

If the Terran Restorative Initiative goes forward with the plan to mine Pluto for its resources, textbooks across the Galaxy will need to be rewritten, and educators will need to create new devises to help students memorize the Home Planets.