An hour later we entered the habitat, It was unlike anything that I had previously experienced. The sheer scale and magnificence. It even seemed to have an atmosphere at its unenclosed entrance. One moment we were free-floating in space and the next propellors appeared at the side of the ship and there were clouds that we quickly descended below which revealed a thick, lush sea of green rainforest and a blue sky. Still, our journey was far from complete. The rainforest gradually gave way to savannah, becoming less dense at first before the trees became isolated from one another. Immense creatures were visible below.

“See, I wasn’t messing with you,” Tabitha shouted from her seat.

“No, you weren’t. I can see that.”

“Don’t worry. I will look after you,” she replied smiling back to me. It was surprisingly reassuring.

A few minutes later she confirmed that they were approaching the landing strip. A large warehouse came into view first before it appeared right beside it. The landing was unexpectedly soft.

“What now?” I asked.

“The cargo will be taken off by droids. There are no humans here. But the droids could send out an alert if we are spotted. However, they operate in a very predictable manner,” she replied as she took off her chair straps and stood up.