Last Mortal Standing: Round VII

Here, on this day, at Spaceport Yewis III,
sits a group of astronauts and plenty of coffee.
Beyond your mug, a TV announcement catches your eyes,
bright and bold with a hefty prize.

You may forge a straight path, you may ramble,
but you accept the mission, you take the gamble.
The mission whispers to you,
speaking its words, loud and true.

"To those who see this, will you set out to bear
a journey that few could dream to dare?
Standing here, they took their vow,
and to this place they return, even now.

Will you, the brave one to see this, dare to weather
a quest that brings children and champions together,
until the end when the black hole's gale
brings an end to each hero's tale?

The sun circles round, another year to pass.
The young and brave start to amass
and the wounded rise up to redemption at last.
They voyage into the future with lessons from the past.

So come you with plenty, with your courage and might;
gather together on this blackened night.
Bring with you those things that you've loved and cherished,
for in the absence of such the strongest have perished.

Those who still wish to partake in this game
take up your stylus and sign your name."