Finesse

After Starlight recovered the escape capsule, Starlight continued to orbit around Mars for a couple of days. It then began the return flight procedure and started to switch orbit.

Xu Zhenghong took out a key, inserted it into the console, then twisted it. A black item was released from Starlight's cargo storage and began to fall toward the fiery red planet.

Liu Biao caught a glimpse of the black object. He looked out the porthole, but he couldn't see anything.

"Did you see something outside the window just now?" he asked.

Xu Zhenghong stared at the speed diameter on the console. He reached out and pressed the main engine button.

"I didn't see anything, you must be imagining stuff."

Liu Biao was sure he saw something.

He was an ex-fighter jet pilot. He had the eyes of an eagle.

"Did they drop something?"