Sanada could see all the lights and hear the pilot cursing as they dropped again before stabilizing as they took on the new heading that Niou gave them. He would have loved to strap himself in but he could hardly do that with Niou stuck to him. Instead, he peeled Niou off of him and shoved him, as gently as he could given the turbulence and his rapidly decreasing mood, and swiftly strapped him in before Niou could complain about the crabs that were most definitely being squished under him. He then used his new found freedom to brace himself with one hand holding the handle on the back of Niou's seat and the other a handle on the wall. "Will we make it?" Sanada asked the pilot.

"We'll get close! But he's right, it won't be smooth. And no promises on the engine!" The pilot said. One hand was flying over buttons even as he worked to maintain level steering but even still Sanada could feel the lurches and swoops as they slowed and accelerated and their altitude changed.

"Everyone, prepare for a rough landing. Strap in or hold on tight!" Sanada yelled to try and get across the chaos that was still happening in the shuttle. Even though he was sure everyone had noticed their less than smooth take off and flying.