After a few seconds, Audrey felt her head being pushed back onto her headrest from the change in g force as the ship pulled up from the mountainous lava filled world below. Then relief, as the ship pulled level.
The captain turned his chair, with a large smile over his lined face. “We’re through the worst of it. We will be at our soft crash site momentarily, commander. The ship may even be space worthy after a few repairs.”
The ship shuddered and he swirled back to the control panel. “We’ve been hit. There’s major damage.” For the first time, Audrey sensed fear.
The ship began to rattle and a large erupting mountain came into view.
The captain yelled, “We’re going to have to go around it.”
Audrey gripped her chair as the mountain loomed, coming ever closer..
The ship swerved to the left making a large screeching noise.as it underbelly scraped the mountainside. Then, a plateau appeared.
The ship descended fast despite the best efforts of the captain, who was pulling and pressing every lever.
Audrey said a quiet prayer to the Emperor
A huge thud as the ship crashed.
All her thoughts turned to Timothy, before she blacked out.
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