Niou clung that bit tighter onto Sanada as the shuttle lurched up off the ground, grabbing onto the bar nearby as he swayed. To its credit, the shuttle did manage to move, even though the engine was making sounds that made Niou's teeth grind and his stomach swooped up to his throat as the entire shuttle suddenly jerked downwards before steadying.

"Another... kilometre north west, and we should be clear," Niou said, peering at his screen, again with a sickening lurch of the shuttle whose engines were definitely not okay. "Sit down, Sanada, I think we may have a crash landing."