Heaven's Fall by David S. Goyer

Author:David S. Goyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Darwin was a full-sized city, which meant that its airport was fairly large, with a glittering tower and main terminal . . . and a distant, bustling cargo terminal where the Adventure crew’s plane had pulled in. Fortunately, it was the middle of the night. Nevertheless, there were still aircraft pulling into the terminal and crews preparing to load or unload them.

Seeing the activity, Rachel said to Pav, “We can’t let Zeds out.”

“He knows.”

“Does he need anything—?”

Pav was smiling. “You forget who you’re dealing with, lady. I assigned Yahvi to get water and whatever else he needs for the moment. Right now he’s operating on his suit, and we got it tanked up before we left Yelahanka.”

“Poor thing. It’s like he’s a prisoner.”

“Are we that much better off?”

Rachel laughed. They weren’t. Edgely had asked them to remain within one hangar in Darwin’s cargo terminal. “There are bathrooms,” he said, “and a bit of a buffet upstairs.”

Sanitary facilities and food—that was what Rachel’s life was reduced to. It reminded her of the things her father had told her about the realities of spaceflight. “Boredom and repetitious tasks,” he said. “And an hour of exercise every day, whether you think you need it or not. What you wind up thinking about is what’s next on your meal schedule, and how long is it going to take you to operate the zero-g toilet.”

Well, in a way, this trip to Earth was a form of space exploration.

“Speaking of which,” Rachel said. She didn’t need a bathroom as much as she needed a moment of privacy.

“Go,” Pav said.

“What about you?”

He tapped the side of his head. “Going to try to raise Keanu. They need to know about Sanjay.”

“From here?” One of the reasons Rachel had resisted leaving Adventure was the likely loss of communications with Keanu. Not that they’d been great or even good.

“You never know. It’s worth a try.”

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