Maybe that ' s why they shut down pizzagate ? <| sep |> The moon isn ' t what we think it is . Through the thick glass of my helmet , I could clearly see the desolate object for what it truly was . The deep , uneven breaths of my crew rose above the crackly static of the radio system , only further inducing the slowly rising panic in my chest . My mind went back to a time when things were simpler , when euphoria was the only emotion on my mind . I ' d been asked to be the captain of the first manned mission to the moon . Every little boy dreams of being an astronaut , but I was finally the first one to achieve those dreams . For some strange reason , the mission was topsecret . That filled me with unease straightaway , knowing firsthand the type of things that can happen when it comes to classified projects . If I died , my family and the public would never know the true cause , if they even knew at all . Or perhaps we were going to be stranded on the moon , unable to come up with the means to get off . These type of scenarios ran through my head every waking moment , but all of the possibilities of the mission drowned those negative thoughts out completely . Being 48 years old , I was happily content with the way my entire life had played out . If anything went wrong , at least I would die in comfort that all of my dreams had been achieved . Now , standing before this bonechilling discovery , I asked myself if this was worth it . If this is what I had ever envisioned . It wasn ' t . My heavy boots were on the brim of a deep , deep crater formed by some asteroid that crashed her likely millions and millions of years ago . At least , this was supposed to be a crater . All of the thousands of years that humans have been able to gaze more closely upon the surface of the moon , this crater has always been marked . Although I ' d studied this object for years and years , the name of the pit escaped me in awe of what was before me . There was no crater . Instead , there was completely flat ground with what appeared to be a tiny crack running through the center . On either sides of the crack were thin , towering spires of what rock . For what seemed like hours , we stared at the abnormality before us . The surface of the flat area was considerably darker , and it was obvious that the coloration difference from the rest of the surface could create the optical illusion of a crater . Finally , Peters broke the silence . Cap , what the HELL is this ? I shook my head softly . I ' m not sure . It can ' t be some kind of joke , can it ? Gavin chipped in , a sense of anger washing over his voice at the thought . I don ' t think so , I comforted him , though the realm of possibilities was endless . That would be too hard and too unnecessary . Shouldn ' t we tell ground control ? Peter proposed . Neither me nor Gavin answered that question . I was afraid to admit that I wasn ' t sure whether or not ground control was on our side anymore . We stood in silence for a few moments more , minds racing to conjure an explanation to what was before us . Cap , maybe we should go check out that crack . If there ' s water underneath the surface Gavin began , but I cut him off before he could finish . Let ' s go . My boot landed on the surface of the dark area , and Gavin and Peter soon followed . Almost immediately , a rumbling shook the surface of the moon . The dark surface began to . quiver . The motions it was making was so difficult to explain . My heart began to race , but we continued on , now excited at the prospect of liquid water on the moon . The closer and closer to the center we ventured , the more intense the movements became . Then , all at once , they stopped . Cap . Peter began , pointing at the crack . My gaze followed to where he was pointing , and immediately , I took a shocked stepped backwards . My heart stop . The crack was widening , and the ground beneath us was carrying us back to the edge . RUN ! I screamed into the microphone , and all three of us began an awkward , slow , hoppy jog back towards the safer ground . It was difficult to run on ground that was already moving , especially when each bounce took us so high into the air . Our heavy breathing was all that I could hear , blood rushing through my head , stomach leaping into my throat , heart pounding with one final leap , we were back onto stable ground . Peter kept running back to the ship , but I grabbed his shoulder , whipping him around and shaking my head . What we saw behind us chilled me straight down to my core . Beside me , Gavin collapsed , knocked out cold by the nasty shock of what was before us . The crack had opened , revealing perhaps the most terrifying revelation to mankind . It was darting about everywhere , almost . angry . It was an eye . From elsewhere on the moon , it started as a low , rumbling roar . From there , it continued on into an ear splitting bellow , full of anger and despair . What had we done ?