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With everything stored and loaded they were as ready as they could be in the overly cramped shuttlepod to return to the Sojourner.

GM CockRoach

Helena stood, and checked the seal on the door and returned to the controls. The thrusters shivered to life under their feet and the Pod rose smoothly several feet in the air. The low humming vibration of the impulse engines sounded and the shuttle rose higher and then angled up and banked back to the right for ascending through the atmosphere.

[O]SS Sojourner this is shuttle Pod 2 on approach for docking.[C]

Bixby came back over the comms, [O]Pod 2 we have you on sensors, preparing docking clamp.[C]

A handful of minutes later, [O]Sojourner we are moving on inertia and aligning with the clamp in 3…2…1[C] There was a cloud magnetic clump as the docking clamps grabbed the shuttle and raised it into the bay. The sound of the doors closing and the bay repressurinsing with loud gusts of air was heard. Helena watched out the port for the green light in the bay. When it lit up she spoke over her shoulder, “Clear to disembark.”

Lt Laursen, pilot

Marceau was quickly out of his seat and getting off the shuttle. “Lieutenant Locke, start studying the samples we found on the planet. Helena, bring the ship closer to orbit, work with science and see if we can get those life forms on sensors.” He looked at the MACOs, “Keep on those cameras and tell me if you see anything interesting.”

~ Capt Renault

“Aye Sir.” Helena, as always, was the last off the shuttle. She completed the shut down sequence and inspection. Then she passed the check list over to an engineer to complete. She made her way back to the bridge making a stop at her quarters to stow her go bag.

Laursen, pilot

With everyone from Pod 2 back on the ship they were free to return to their stations and get updates.

OOC: Consider this thread line closed

GM CockRoach