It is the year 2335 Life on Earth is very difficult Natural resources like trees water and oil are nearly gone Many animal species have become extinct and air pollution is causing widespread disease across the planet More than 50 years ago intelligent androids rose up to overthrow their human creators After the Robot Rebellion many Terrans people from Earth were suspicious of advanced technology They chose to return to a simpler more basic lifestyle Only a few families kept their outdated less advanced androids to help them with work and family Many people have traveled to the Moon to begin a new life on Lunar Colony But it’s overcrowded and has limited space and resources So now many families are choosing to move to Mars instead With the help of two alien races the Sulux and the Nabians the red planet was transformed to support life Terraforming the red planet has taken nearly 200 years Mars has much more to offer those searching for a new beginning Opportunities for work can be found in the planet’s largest cities or in the areas set aside as farmland For those willing to face Mars unpredictable weather dangerous water raiders and other unexpected surprises adventure awaits them on REDWORLD
Part One A NEW LIFE
Hoping to begin a new and better life the Song family has cashed in their savings and moved to Mars But as soon as they arrive they learn that their new jobs with the Belt Asteroid Mining Corporation or BAMCorp have been eliminated by the company What will they do now They can’t return to Earth where nothing but hardship awaits them Their only option is to find a way to build a new life for themselves here on this strange new world
Chapter 1 STUCK ON MARS So we came all the way to this planet for nothing Belle couldn’t believe their bad luck The Song family had sold all of their belongings and flown to Mars to start a new life Her parents had been so excited about their new jobs with BAMCorp and now those jobs were gone Made redundant Whatever that meant Those were the actual words used by the company’s representative What do we do now Belle’s mom Zara pressed her hands to her temples in frustration BAMCorp gave us a week’s stay in a hotel here in Utopia They’ll pay for the return trip too Bah Her dad Yun exhaled loudly Some comfort that is I believe you are using sarcasm Melody Belle’s android companion and best friend chimed in Would a joke help to make you feel better Belle nudged her Melody often said the wrong thing at the wrong time in her quest to be more human Secretly Belle was happy that they’d be heading back to Earth She’d never wanted to move in the first place Let’s go to the hotel then Belle said She was careful not to sound too cheerful Zara sighed She pulled her long hair back into a ponytail and put on her brave smile The hotel can wait she said On the way here I saw a lively marketplace Why don’t we do some exploring first Outside the corporation’s big black gates the Song family was attacked by hot red dust Belle sneezed uncontrollably
