You load into the shuttle. It's a little crowded, and you are moved to the front of the shuttle by the press of people, trying to find seats with harnesses among crates of medical supplies, medical droids, and medics. Within a minute, you are off.
Collan is in the interior of the shuttle with no view, but Niil ends up with a small porthole to see out of, and spots two Y-wing flying cover for the shuttle. Behind you, the other ships of the task force are spread out behind the corvette.
You have a few minutes before a course change brings the planet into view. You are already quite close, and only glimpse it for a few moments before the re-entry turbulence kicks in. In short order, it feels like your stomach is trying to break out of your throat. An alarm blares, and an overhead light goes yellow and the rear doors open. The troopers make a last check of their gear. This goes on for a couple of minutes before you are slammed hard into your seats as the shuttle flares and slows. It feels like moments later, there is an alarm of a different tone, and the light goes green. In moments the entire squad pours out of the shuttle into the open air beyond.
One of the officers from the shuttle flight crew comes back from the cockpit.
"Team two, stand by. We've got hostiles inbound. If we can get in to the landing zone, we won't be able to stay. Watch the signals, you'll need to unload fast."
The medics look a little nervous, and one of them wearing a Lieutenant's rank nods. The flight officer heads back to the cockpit.
The ship makes several violent manoeuvres, playing havoc with your stomachs. You hear one concussion, then a second, closer one. The shuttle shudders, and you hear a handful of gravel had been thrown at the hull. A third concussion, and the shuttle must have dropped a hundred feet. Loose gear and debris rise into the air. it is several seconds before the pilot can get control. You start to hear a disconcerting whine coming from the main engines. Another concussion throws you down into your seats for a moment, then you feel weightless. The engine sounds fade completely, and the ship starts to roll to the right. Looking out the porthole, Niil can see earth, rotating to sky, and back to earth as the ship starts to trace a corkscrew course towards the planet.
"Brace for impact!" is called over the intercom. You hear a couple of screams from the medics, as everyone assumes the crash position. The rotation of the craft increases, and the G-forces make it difficult to continue to brace yourself. Repulsors whine, pushed far beyond their capacity, as the ground rushes up to meet you. There is a cacophonous crash, and the shuttle bucks like something alive. With the screech of tortured metal, you watch in horror as a crack opens up in the deckhead above you. You see daylight out through it. A moment later, the entire rear section of the shuttle shears off, taking two screaming medics with it. The wind howls through the open fuselage, and the air is sucked from your lungs. There is another crash and you see rocks and trees fly past the now open rear of the shuttle, and the whole ship starts spinning rapidly. Then, the world goes black.
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Collan is the first to awaken. He feels like he's been put through a dough press - every centimetre of his skin hurts. He is having a hard time breathing, as each attempted breath brings a stabbing pain - it was that pain that woke him up. His vision is blurry, but he can make out blue sky, sparks and bodies around him. Some of them are groaning, others are still. The smell of smoke is thick in the air. He can't seem to make his left arm move, but his right seems to be functioning. He wipes at his eyes, which helps, but his hand comes away crimson. Looking down (painful) he can see he is still secured by the harness. His arm did not respond because it appears to be pinned under a crate of medical supplies that broke loose from it's mooring.
You can hear sobbing and groans, so at least come of the others are still alive.
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