1.SAVANNA
THE LAST DAY OF THURSDAY
On the vast Savannah lands, at the point where the semi-arid region meets the broad leaved yellowish grass from the iconic Savannah. A small village rest at the boarder of the two regions, the government has declared this village a national treasure to date. The tribesmen from this village are presumably the first humans to walk of the mother Earth, their ancestors are believed to be the first human beings to ever live in the world. The scientist from all over the world have travelled to this village from as far as 14th century, trying to find out how the first man came to be, how he survived and what made him.
Everyone has heard theories about very advanced technology that these early humans used but no one has ever came across it. Scientists believe that this technology is hidden somewhere on the Savanna hence so many wild animals preventing the man from accessing it. Lions roam around and their roar is music to the ears of the villagers woe unto you if you’re new to the village, you might pee in your pants especially at night. Many people have tried to be the first to discover the famous technology with no success. Some billionaires from around the world have been bankrupted by this desire.
Most conspiracy theories argue that there is a formula to bring back people from the dead since the technology came from whoever made the human race. This is enough motivation for a person to do whatever it takes to land his hand on this godly treasure. These theories are supported by myths from local communities. From Jakom community it is believed that there was a man who came from that village and lived amongst them . this man could not be hurt, he was a black superman who did not come from the sky. Weapons could not hurt him; his skin was like an advanced armor. He defeated many armies in battles with his spear, which spit out lightening.
The government decided to explore this potential excellent technology but failed terribly ending up losing millions of taxpayer money. For more than fifty years, no one considered the stories anymore, apart from few tourists from the western world who came to see where the human life began and probably their original homeland. Snatch a few photos from the Savanna sunsets, the big cats and maybe the big five and head back home to share the memories about the mother Afrika. It was no longer the place w here billionaires flew in with personal jets. The airport has been turned to a market already and only a few helicopters landed in a span of a long time.
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‘Not a chance am not missing that trip no matter what’ Kimani roars to a person in the other end of the phone, he seems disappointed. ‘I am the reason it is happening and am the founder and the chairman of the club, no way am missing out’ he hangs up and continues to fold his clothes. Kimani is a student at Afrika Scientific Research Institute commonly known as ASRI. He is pursuing a degree in Telecommunications engineering, his dream field since his childhood. His passion started when his late grandfather opened a radio set after it developed some problems and needed to be fixed. He was eager to maybe see how all those people lived in there and maybe say hi. He was actually surprised to see around four cockroaches run out of the headset as first as they could. To him maybe they were looking for freedom from overwork in the radio.
He believed that roaches were actually the workers in the radios and television until later in life. He worked harder in life so that in future he will not only be a billionaire but also be the owner of a station and understand how it works. His physics teacher told him that in order to achieve that milestone he had to attend ASRI. The best intuition in the world after the government in partnership with various global firms brought resources together to try and solve the Savanna mystery which had failed so well but the institution remained the best recruiting the best from around the world. Kimani was the best in the country and definitely had to join the elite ones at ASRI.
During the orientation in the school he was amazed by the vast resources that were provided at various departments. These resources had been provided previously to solve the puzzle and answer the questions about the past human civilization. ASRI being the main tool for the job, it benefited after the project scored an F. Everybody from around the globe wanted to enroll in the prestigious Institute.
After joining the institution Kimani wanted the world to recognize Africa and know that everything emanated from the cassava shaped continent. He went ahead and formed a club that would work towards the realization of that dream. Afrika Scientific Research Institute Tech Club (ASRITeC) was the name of the club. A few people joined in to revive the already dead dream that have been in the grave for over fifty years. As they say the journey of a thousand years starts with a single step. The journey was to start from the heart of it all, where it all started, The Savanna Grasslands themselves. They had to begin with a visit to the conserved village.
Everyone was enthusiastic and eager to get to the famous village, it was considered the second most popular thing on the planet. According to the researchers half the world's population had a wish to visit the famous Mumbi village and see where it all began. Apart from studying, everyone was happy to be on the trip. The childhood dream had come true.
They left the school to the Mumbi village. It was a great experience.They did not know what to expect they just grinned and waited. Waited to experience life before birth.