“Starship 782.226 clearance granted. Safe journey,” the voice of the control tower stated.
Star trembled nervously from where she was strapped into the chair. She had a clear view out of the front viewport. She watched as the ground slowly slipped away, becoming smaller. A burst of power had her jerking back into her seat.
She held onto the hand grips so hard her knuckles turned white. Within seconds, the darkness of deep space surrounded her and she felt herself relaxing again. She heard a mumble of voices over the communications system as the control tower gave them clearance to the jump gate. Armet answered calmly. Before she could let out the breath she was holding all the way, the lights dimmed on the inside of the starship while outside colors flared as the ship picked up speed as
