Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Alison Barr (Chief Science Officer) in Shuttlepod Back to the Sphere

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Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Alison Barr (Chief Science Officer) in Shuttlepod Back to the Sphere
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“Okay, I think I see it,” Alison said as the shuttlepod came around the latest girder. “Confirm the landing coordinates and what our clearance looks like while I get the shuttlepod prepped to land.”

Flipping the controls, Alison slowed the shuttlepod almost to a standstill, preparing it to land. It looked like they had enough clearance, but she wanted to double check. The last thing she needed was to scratch the paint on the shuttlepod.

Ltjg Barr - CSO

Ensign Bohannon responded, “You appear to be clear to land; everything looks good to me” responded Bohannon.

Bohannon

Just as they were about to come to a firm landing the land began to move around them, if one could call it land. It was like another invisible hand was tugging at anything that it could. Not far away, one of the great anchor chains was nearly wrenched from its secure point as the metal skin pulled upward.

The upside was that anything not nailed down at that point was drawn away from them rather than down like any normal gravity would. Something below them that had been wrenched banged against the side of the pod with a loud clang. The pod itself lurched .. as if a hand had grasped it and pulled them upward .. compensation seriously required as they were pulled toward a mesh of girders they had just skirted.

Wookiee

“Everyone hold on,” Alison said as she tried to compensate, firing up the main engines on the shuttlepod. She grimaced as something hit the side of the pod with a loud clang.

They were definitely being pulled away from the ground, but at the same time, she didn’t want to over compensate and have them go splat into the surface if whatever had them let go. Turning the shuttlepod, she pointed the nose down, and the engines back towards whatever was pulling them up. Slowly she increased the thrust, hoping to pull them away from whatever had them, and down to the surface.

Ltjg Barr - CSO

With a jolt, the pull ended and the ship righted itself … at least was not being pulled out but the thrust took over launching itself toward some spiky girders below them ....
Wookiee

Alison cursed as the shuttlepod launched forward, right back at the girders on the ground. Cutting the main engines, she pushed the decent arrest thrusters to max. At the same time she pulled up on the stick, trying to pull themselves out of their steep dive into the surface of the sphere.

Ltjg Barr - CSO

As Ensign Bohannon held on for dear life he exclaimed, “Lt. Barr, sir, is there anything I can do to help? Otherwise, I think I might get sick.”

Bohannon