Mankind finally got into a mess. It moved along the path of one-sided progress too enthusiastically. Inventing more and more new gadgets, the main purpose of which is to entertain and sell. Sell ​​without regard to resources. To enrich a small percentage of the population. Stamped tons of useless goods, pollute the planet more and more. He brought up generations of zealous consumers, who in the majority were not able to even understand how the device works in their hand or a simple washing machine. A handful of scientists and engineers have driven scientific advances in areas that have contributed even more to consumption. Space was allocated resources and money on a residual basis. The stupid mass of earthlings did not want to hear anything about space and did not want to spend money, time, or even dream about it. Instead, they holily and cherished the interests of different interest groups. The ideas of tolerance were built in the Absolute and could not say a word publicly without fear that it would offend someone. Sterile society of hypocrites and pretenders.

The universe appreciated such nonchalance. A hefty asteroid weighing half the moon crept up to Earth's satellite. Moving at a monstrous speed, he entered the solar system almost perpendicular to the axis of its rotation, which surprised and astounded the scientific community. Without splashing out tons of dust and fog, as befits decent comets. Absorbing and almost not reflecting sunlight. Without illuminating the night sky with a beautiful fluffy tail. At tremendous speed, the space rogue flew exactly like the moon. The Earth’s long-time companion shuddered in surprise. She threw billions of tons of dust into space and reluctantly broke almost in two. The shock pulse was enough not only to destroy the satellite, but also to significantly adjust its orbit. For the first time in billions of years, the Moon turned to the Earth with a dark side, in every sense. Scattering tons of debris in all directions, she moved straight to the blue planet. Before the collision there was a little more than a week. But the consequences of a sudden change in gravity in Earth’s orbit began to appear in a few hours. And little seemed to anyone ...

My ship drifted alongside the moon toward the earth. The spectacle was both fascinating and frightening. Fully protected by extraterrestrial technology, I felt uncomfortable next to such a mass that was rapidly moving in space.

And I was exultant. We got what we deserve. For many years I dreamed it to happen. Humanity should not foul the universe with its presence. Having observed the moon, I headed towards the Earth, where the last days of the hated fellow tribesmen were coming to an end. The giant former satellite of the Earth covered half the sky, inspiring terror and awe of those who were still alive. Destructive tidal waves, on the first day destroyed all coastal cities. Swallowing salty water, dormant volcanoes revived. Even the earth's crust rose resentfully, giving rise to earthquakes that did not fit the usual measurement criteria. It was the real end of the world. Fire, tsunami, tornado, finished off the remains of people across the surface of the planet and they did not care about the price or functions in their smartphones, popularity on the Internet, the amount of money and the available power. All were equal. Element overtook everyone and indifferently destroyed.

I moved the ship to horizontal flight and cut circles in orbit of the home planet. Round and round, I watched a unfolding picture of extermination, as if in a steep movie theater. Tectonic processes, processes of changing the landscape usually took millions of years. Now it could be observed for several days and even hours. And it was worth it!

Having seen it, I slowed down, somewhere over Siberia in Russia. My ship sailed like a ghost.Without making sounds, invisible, not only for instruments, but also for visual detection. Amazing car! From such a close distance one could see even more chaos. People running in horror. Abandoned cars. Sinking and falling buildings. Fires In the sky heaps of helicopters and airplanes. Mostly military. They stubbornly continued to fall people. Or not? I did not care.

Do not think. I have not experienced such gloating. I understood that besides adults and small children die and suffer down there. They have not had time to make adult mistakes. They still do not deserve such a death. For adults, I did not feel compassion. And they and I deserve it all. Maybe one day I will also interrupt my life. But not today. Today I could and wanted to see what I dreamed of. And yet, I did not want to hurt people. I didn't want the end of the world to be like that. The asteroid should have killed us all instantly.

A couple of people, holding hands, jumped from a high-rise building. Someone prays, sitting on the roof and raising his tear-stained face to the sky. Some family stood on the surviving patch. The father, his face gray with horror, embraced his wife and little daughter. It was visible tear-stained girly face. She seeks protection from her parents, but sees only impotence and fear in their eyes. A second later, they are covered with fragments of a fallen building. A strong wind throws a tree into the blades of a helicopter descending for landing. After a minute of desperate struggle for control of the pilot on the machine, the helicopter will fall to the ground. Military trucks scurry through the streets taking away the survivors. Pleas, screams, moans and howls. Humanity is dying vilely and painfully, not wanting to preserve dignity even once in a lifetime.

Sullenly sitting in a chair, I drifted over the burning city. Perhaps I could help. But for what? Save a couple, three people? Maybe just children. But why? Establish a colony? Try to revive life on your own terms? Build the humanity that I want? Right? Ideological? One day to discover that people do not want to live well. It is enough for them to live better than others. With an even prosperity and a peaceful life, they very quickly begin to take for granted and if they do not submit toilet paper or a glass of water in time, they will make a revolution? For it is simply impossible to live in such unbearable conditions! And their leader asshole and freak snickering. People. Our evolutionary limitations. Our emotions. We just can not be happy and satisfied. Everything that we do from best intentions turns into shit. In the eyes of a bystander, we are just a greedy locust. If we went out into space, the entire galaxy would have moaned, and then the universe. Not. Let it all end here and now.

Looking up from my thoughts, I noticed a lonely figure at the edge of the roof. Waving a limp hand, I approached the ship. It was a girlfriend. Disheveled hair, bright clothes, demonstrating the lack of taste. Well, or fashionable, how to look. Here I admit behind the times. She calmly looked at the dying city below and smoked, gently shaking the ashes down. There was no desperation or fuss in her gestures and posture. It was like an ordinary day. It did not seem that she was apathetically waiting for the end. Something other.

A little thought, I hung the ship half a meter above the roof, behind the girl’s back and went outside. Gray jumpsuit, gray short jacket. Quite a terrestrial view, if you do not look closely. He went to the fence on the roof and leaned a few meters away from the stranger and glanced at the horizon. The light of the sun did not reach the surface of the earth, completely blocked by the falling moon. Gloomy and oppressive purple light, gave numerous fires. Like in the pictures depicting biblical hell. Having assessed the situation, I realized that before the destruction of the building on which the stranger stood, there were still about fifteen minutes. Looking at the girl:

“It's windy today,” I said evenly.

The girl shuddered and looked at me in surprise. She had amazingly beautiful eyes. Bright green, very expressive and full of experiences, without which one could obviously do without.Not possessing a striking beauty, she inexplicably attracted the eye with its microscopic flaws. I looked at her spellbound. She, in turn, looked me up and down and even turned her back to the city ...