07/01/2052
The search for an alternate solution continued for over a year but no viable option was found. In the end everyone agreed that VES-19 was their best shot.
The main research priority now was to successfully replicate the drivers to arm humanity against the Manwols. The driver brought back was one of the four Imperial Drivers and had an extremely dense concentration of Chrysalis.
After months of research a method was devised to extract and split the dense Chrysalis present in the Imperial Driver to make more lesser class drivers.
The Imperial Drivers were immensely strong and even after splitting its core over a hundred powerful drivers were made.
19/08/2052
The project to replicate drivers had been successful but compatibility was now an issue. The script described the drivers to have 4 basic elements - fire, water, wind and earth.
The elements were said to exist in every driver and it was the affinity of the user and the class of the driver that decided the power of the element.
Tests were done to find people with affinity towards the elements, but the drivers did not show respond to anyone.
After months of trials, Prof. Wailomer found that only some children born after the splitting of the Chrysalis in 2050 harboured affinity towards it, though no theoretical logic could be given, it was practically proven.
03/11/2055
5 years have passed since the search for children with affinity for Chrysalis began. A cap was put at 100 children, so only the first 100 to show affinity towards Chrysalis would be chosen. It may seem inhumane but this was the only practical approach possible.
Spacecrafts with construction robots were sent to ready a base on VES-19 in September and were expected to finish by 2064. Supplies to sustain life for a while were also sent. It was impossible to create a lodging for more than 100 children in a distant planet in such a short span of time.
100 children between the age of 1 and 4 years were found by August, 2055.
The precise speed and trajectory of the asteroid were not known. So, to avoid any mishaps it was decided that the children would be sent in 2056, as soon as possible.
11/08/2056
The preparations to send the children are done. Though it takes only 4 years to send droids and robots, human travel takes much longer as the speed has to be controlled. At the earliest they could reach VES-19 in 10 years.
The news about the asteroid collision had not been made public all this time. Now, the parents of the chosen children were assembled and the situation was explained. Most complied while a few unfortunately did not do so immediately. In the end negotiations were made and all 100 children were slowly assembled over the course of 3 months.
24/12/2056
The 100 children were sent on their journey for VES-19 in batches of 10 daily. Today, the last of the 100 took off leaving for VES-19.
It has been decided that the situation will not be made public yet and the parents to whom the situation was explained were made to swear to not reveal it to the public.
22/07/2067
10 years have passed since the children took off. A slight delay had been calculated estimating their landing in 2069.
On the other hand the construction droids and supply crafts had landed and the base was ready, further research showed the atmospheric composition to also be similar to that of earth with just a slight variation in the percentage of Nitrogen.
The asteroid's collision was now certain, calculations showed that it would become visible in 2 months.
29/08/2067
The situation was explained and broadcasted throughout the world a week ago.
Chaos spread and crime rates increased exponentially everyday. Everyone was panicking but there was nothing to do. The end of Earth was now inevitable.
02/10/2067
The asteroid reached Earth earlier than expected, in about 3 hours the asteroid would collide with Earth. The estimated impact was enough to destroy Earth along with Mars and Venus while causing severe damage to the whole Solar System as well.
But that made no difference, everyone was already expecting this outcome and the last moments of Earth were spent rather peacefully.
The children were already well out of the asteroid's way moving towards their new home.
The last of humanity was still living.
All hope was not lost yet.
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