Look Up

**Look Up** is the fifth episode of the first season. It is the first to feature a slightly bigger emphasis on voice acting, although it is to a smaller scale. The story revolves around seismic activity on the moon and various super volcanoes across Earth.

## Synopsis

A scientist at the Yellowstone Observatory is warned of the possibility of Yellowstone being active soon. As he discovers this, he phones the main office and informs them of the possibility. Two emergency alerts are sent out simultaneously; one to areas bordering the park, and another in Canada which warns that Silverthorne could be active as well.

Several days pass, and the same scientist at the observatory begins experiencing a brief, but strong earthquake. Another alert is broadcasted, and warns that activity may have begun in the volcano. It also notes that there are reports of the volcano slowly beginning to sink into the surface.

Another batch of days go by, as the scene shifts to two men prepping to fire "the laser" according to "The Professor", who estimates that it would be ready on the 25th of June. The unnamed former overexaggerates it's power, but The Professor ensures that it can destroy an object the size of Pluto, and both plan on using it to destroy the Moon. Both reveal that the weapon uses an unnamed material and technology even the most advanced of nations have yet to acquire. The unnamed former stresses that they might be able to use it only once, considering The Professor believes they have to use up this material every time the laser is used. The Professor does assure that they will find a way to circumvent the dilemma.

Come the 13th of June, another message is broadcast, detailing that over 300 earthquakes have been happening around Yellowstone, and confirms that the super volcano is slowly beginning to sink below.

The story quickly rewinds 1 day earlier to document a news broadcast about NASA forming a 5-men emergency space crew named "Nitro", set to begin the program on the Moon the next day. NASA claims that they have been detecting seismic activity on the moon, believing it started in May. A correspondent for the news station outside of the Kennedy Space Center backs the anchorman up telling them of the progress of Space Shuttle Kingpin's deployment. They also note that NASA, the USGS, and Environment Canada are all keeping an eye on the moon, Yellowstone, and Silverthorne respectively. As the broadcast is handed back to the anchorman, the broadcast fades out as he begins talking about the stocks of private space companies dropping as a result of NASA's grant to be the sole operator on the moon.

On the 24th of June, the Nitro team, now on the moon, is communicating with the Kennedy Space Center. With a member of the crew wanting to know more, Kennedy confirms that Yellowstone and Silverthorne have been slowly sinking into the ground, along with the Laki and Toba super volcanoes in Iceland in Indonesia, and seismic activity has been occurring on the moon simultaneously. As the unnamed member assures he will look into the seismic scales, a major earthquake impacts Nitro's outpost. The Unnamed member loses his balance and falls, but assures he's okay. As the shaking stops, the Nitro crewmember checks what happens, and is surprised to see that a mountain formed just eastward of the post.

Cut to the two men, with the laser now ready to fire, targeting directly at the moon. As the laser is fired, a green beam of light appears, and goes straight for the moon before it violently explodes off-screen, causing mass panic. The Professor's ally is surprised to find that it works. An on-screen narrative provides that the laser instantly killed all five members of the Nitro crew.

45 seconds later, a barrage of weather radios begin going off, before an emergency alert warns that a national emergency is in progress. The main warning advises that the laser that was deployed caused the moon to break into thousands of pieces, and over a hundred of those pieces are returning to Earth's atmosphere. The pieces are believed to hit at different intervals, but assumes that the first impacts would begin in 20 minutes. It also warns that Lava has been observed in the chunks of the Moon hurtling towards the planet. The alert also warns of possible doom, as it advises that all meteorites will hit every continent on earth, but a majority of those would be headed towards North and South America. The station airing the alert also announces they will be going off the air, and shortly cut transmission.

An epilogue dialogue states that many are wanting to fend off against the astronomical attacks, and that only a few are bracing for the end. The story ends on a cliffhanger, humanity's fate unknown.