Chapter Thirteen
The shuttle wasn’t due to leave until mid-morning, but Tina was glad that she got up early, in the pale light of the morning while it was still cool.
Getting to the shuttle was a hassle, and that was an understatement. The bus that took them from the terminal did not have enough room for Rex’s armour, so the only way to make their flight, for which Tina had paid dearly, was to take the armour off, and take Rex separately onto the bus.
She had to carry him, and to be sure, a boy with no arms and no legs got a fair bit of attention from the other passengers. Unfortunately, the problems didn’t stop when they left the bus, because the contraption didn’t fit in the shuttle either.
Because the safety harnesses in the shuttle seats were designed for people with arms and legs,
