Chapter 51

The blue sphere with a rough, dented, white-capped landmass expanded through the control center shield.

“Almost home!” Nessa announced.

Relief flooded her soul.

“Where do we go first?” Elektra asked.

Nessa made a circular motion with her pointer finger, giving a rough indication of the largest central indentation.

“Capital Basin,” she said. “That’s what we’ve called. Coordinates 4693, 4798. Don’t forget to put the shield on.”

As the nose cone sliced the atmosphere, Nessa made a suggestion:

“Set it on stealth mode. People nowadays are sensitive. I can’t have them panicking and scattering.”

“Understood,” Scion said as he fumbled with the ship log-drive.

“We’ll land it outside of the basin,” she instructed.

“But not too far,” Maz said. “We have supplies for the vendors.”

“How’d you know what to do--and about the vendors?” Nessa asked with a slight chuckle.

“Well, if nothing’s changed since we’ve been here,” he said.