Sun opened her eyes when all motion finally ceased. She had clenched them shut, her whole body tensed into a ball of terror as she felt the ship buck and toss all the way to the surface. The stability net surrounding the pod protected Sun and Bronwyn from the worst of the vibrations, but not even that could prevent them from feeling the impact. Sun heard Bronwyn's endless screaming as it grew more and more hoarse. She clung to the other girl, knowing these could be her last moments, but unable to even pray for her own salvation.
The shuddering horror seemed to go on forever. When it stilled at long last, she couldn't believe it. In fact, it took the soft, whimpering cries of the girl next to her, the only sound now everything had fallen still, to shake her loose from her fear.
She was al
