The land grew closer with dizzying speed, and she braced for impact just as the pod crashed into the trees. She’d rather take the chance of surviving on her own than being in the clutches of more aliens. Maybe that was a good thing, she thought grimly. She didn’t see any signs of civilization-no cities or roads or farms. Through the small porthole, she glimpsed the rapidly approaching planet-wide expanses of ocean and what looked like heavily forested land masses. Periodically the pod would hitch a little, as if it was trying to slow, but it never seemed to have any effect. The air inside the pod kept getting hotter, and she could hear a terrifying rattle that reminded her of the sound her old car used to make just before it broke down. Whether or not she was going to survive this descent was an entirely different matter. Her cheekbone still throbbed, but it wasn’t the first time she’d been hit. He had responded by slapping her across the face. In her attempt to resist, she had managed to land a solid kick to his balls before he was able to restrain her legs. She had been shoved into the pod with no explanation by one of the alien bastards who had kidnapped her. ![]() ![]() “Fuck!” Lily screamed as the escape pod rocketed towards a planet far below.
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