1. The Boy Who Drew Mars

In the brightly lit room of the Musk residence at Starbase, Texas, the ocean wind whispered through the windows, blending with the soft scratching of a pencil. A young boy sat at a wooden desk—Eron, Elon Musk’s seven-year-old son, a child whose imagination was as vast as the skies his father dreamed of conquering.

Eron wasn’t like other children. He spoke little, spent long hours watching the violet-red twilight sky, his eyes reflecting distant planets. Each night, he sketched spaceships and Martian cities—bizarre shapes filled with wonder—and wrote tiny stories only he seemed to understand.

One evening, Elon returned from the launch site and found a piece of paper on Eron’s desk. In uneven handwriting it said:

“I want to go to Mars with you. But if I go, you must promise to hold my hand.”

Elon froze. He had always believed himself to have a steel heart, but something warm stirred in his chest.

2. The Seed of a Book

Late one night, Elon came home to find Eron fast asleep at his desk, surrounded by scattered drawings. Gently, Elon picked them up—and stopped breathing for a moment.

It wasn’t just doodles.
It was a story.

A boy named “Ari” lived in a smog-filled city. His father worked day and night building ships to take humanity to a new planet. Ari missed him terribly, but each night he looked at the stars and whispered:

“My dad is somewhere out there doing something big. I’ll understand him someday.”

The final page hit Elon in a way he hadn’t expected.

Ari was holding his father’s hand, stepping onto the red surface of Mars. Beneath the drawing were trembling words:

“If you ever forget the way home, I will remember it for you.”

Elon rested a hand on his son’s hair and whispered:
“You’ll never have to remember the way for me. I’ll always find my way back to you.”

In that moment, he made an unexpected decision.

3. The Announcement That Shocked the World

Three months later, the tech world erupted when Elon Musk tweeted:

“I’m publishing a book. But I’m not the author.”
—Elon Musk

Speculation went wild.
A prodigy?
A secret engineer?
A brilliant scientist?

No one guessed a seven-year-old child.

Until Elon revealed the book cover:
“TOGETHER TO MARS – Written by Eron Musk”

A childish drawing of a small hand holding a bigger one.

The world fell silent.

4. Transforming a Child’s Story into a Real Book

No one knew that it took 42 days of Elon working side-by-side with Eron to shape the book. Not in conference rooms—but on the sandy Starbase grounds, beneath the shadow of Starship.

He asked Eron about every character and drawing.
The boy’s eyes glowed as he explained.

“Dad, Ari is me.”
“And the father?”
“You. But… the you in my heart.”

Elon had to look away for a moment.

Together they edited the story, keeping every original drawing. Elon instructed the publishing team:

“Don’t polish it. Don’t make it perfect. Its imperfections are what make it perfect.”

The first special edition was printed on recycled material from SpaceX. Half the profits were donated to support children pursuing science.

5. The Launch Event—and the Boy Who Hid Behind the Curtain

On launch day, Tesla Hall glittered like a sky full of stars. Thousands filled the room. Elon walked onstage, but Eron hid backstage, trembling.

“I’m scared,” he whispered.

Elon knelt beside him.

“You wrote an entire book. You don’t have to be brave for the world—just for yourself.”

Eron inhaled deeply. When the spotlight hit him, he held his father’s hand—just like in the final page of the book.

The audience erupted into applause.

Not because Elon Musk appeared,
but because a small boy had reminded the world that science is also love.

6. A Global Phenomenon

Within 24 hours, the book became:

#1 Amazon Best-Seller

The most searched children’s book of the year

The top trending topic on social media

Linguists praised its innocence.
Psychologists praised Elon’s way of bonding with his child.
Media outlets declared:

“One of the most touching books ever written by a child in the 21st century.”

The moment that touched Elon the most, however, was a letter from NASA:

“Eron, if you truly want to step on Mars someday, NASA’s doors will be open for you.”

Elon smiled the entire evening.

7. The Final Secret—For His Father Only

One night, after the book’s release, Eron was drawing again. When Elon entered, he hid the page.

“What are you drawing?”

“Not for you to see… yet,” Eron mumbled. “I’m making part two. But this part… is only for you.”

“You don’t want to publish it?”

“No. The second one is for saying thank you to you… not to the world.”

Elon’s throat tightened.

He lifted his son and carried him on his shoulders.

“You can write as many books as you want. And wherever you go—even to another planet—I’ll be right behind you.”

Eron hugged him tightly.

“If you forget the way home, I’ll still remember it for you.”

Just like the final line of the first book.

8. A Promise Between Father and Son

A year later, as Starship prepared for its next major mission, Elon took Eron to the launch tower. They stood together under the massive spacecraft glowing in the sunset.

“Son,” Elon said softly, “keep writing your dreams. One day, you won’t just write about Mars… you’ll walk on it.”

Eron squeezed his father’s hand.

“But only if you go with me.”

“I promise.”

They looked up at the red-tinged sky as the wind rustled the pages of Eron’s unfinished manuscript—Book Two, unread by anyone but Elon.

A small story, written by a small heart, had moved the entire world.

But to Elon, the most important things weren’t sales, fame, or awards.

It was something simple:

His son had written the kind of story every genius longs for—
a story that makes humanity look up at the sky again.