Gerard was flapping his hands motioning for us to follow him. He led us to a narrow door made from the same dark steel like substance as the rest of immense structure. Once inside, i froze for a moment through sheer wonder. As if my heart had missed a few beats.
It was beyond anything that I had seen. One large spaceship after another stacked in rows both vertically and horizontally. Gerard knows where he is going and we quickly follow him as he darts ahead.
We go left, then right as if in a maze. We hear others in the distance but we keep swerving away from them at just the right moment. Gerard has done this many times before.
After walking for what seems far too long, we come to an abrupt halt.
“Seo é do thicéad as seo amach.” said Gerard triumphantly.
(This is your ticket out of here.)
“What did he say Ciaran?” Tabitha immediately asked Ciaran.
“That this is our ship.”
It was an old mid sized ship from a bygone era. It would have been standard at the time with a large bridge at the front. It smelled of toil and decay, only exacerbated by its fading blue colour.
With that Gerard took a keypad and pressed some buttons. A side slowly clanked open.
With that I took hold of Tabitha’s hand and went to go into the ship.
“Wait, your coming with me?” she said surprised.
“Yes, there is nothing for me here.”
They entered the ship and the door began to squeak close. They turned to Gerard and waved goodbye.”
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