Conventional scientists were crying, everyone was exited, and only flat-eartheres weren't giving a damn, but it happend so, that the Earth is indeed hollow, with a great hole covered by the snows of Antarctica serving as an entrance toward it's innards.

The snows have crumbled, and countries around the world sent their expeditions. Geologists were throwing old scince books into their fireplaces. Media were buzzing with news about every new minor discovery. Futurists were coming up with new and new speculations on what we should find in that brand new world. They were talking about new ecosystems, civilisations and underground highspeed elevators rushing back and forth connecting inner and outer Earth cities.

Everyone was walking around looking down, imagining that, maybe, beyond this shell, right on the other side, similar creature walks as well, maybe, for  the hunt, maybe, to the daily work or, maybe, to the research center dedicated to searching of intelligent life somewhere "deep underground".

Everyone was looking down. So when astronomers have finaly looked up into the sky, the first thing they saw was Mars. Or rather, the lack of it. Only a cloud of debree was spreading around in open space on it's place, with numerous egg shell-like chunks scattered throuhout the area.

Soon after, the event has found it's horrible explanation, although it took some time to tie two things together. A massive object, 80% size of the Earth, was approaching our planet. The confusion took place, but later, despite all logic, scientists had to admit the fact, that the object was indeed a living creature. And after closer and detailed examination they had no other option but to come to a terrifying comparision. It was a gigantic space-traveling hermit crab.