Shuttlepod 1 came in for docking with the Sojourner, Heather leaned back in her chair. It had been a smooth flight, but she couldn’t help but be a bit tense until they made it back to the ship. You’d think that even with all of the time she had spent in space, she’d be used to the shuttle rides. It was just easier to not think about all the things that could go wrong on the ship compared to the small pod. Though the results of their scans were also running through her mind. What on the surface was refracting their sensors enough to cover up some sort of native intelligent species. That changed the entire outlook of their survey report for mining on the planet.

With a final shudder the pod was retracted into the ship and the bay doors closed. With a hiss the hatch popped open.

“Alright, you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here,” she said with a chuckle. “Leave the gear for the decon team to clear while we head to the decon chamber ourselves.”

Standing up from her seat Heather pulled herself out of the hatch and headed for the decon chamber.

Cmdr. Grace - XO/CSO