"Alright, should be about a hundred kilometers away from the landing area." Neil said, redistributing the power supply and slowing the Highlander down. Steam erupted from a side valve to help cool the thrusters, and it brought an odd iron smell to the room. "If I was given the correct coordinates." He finished, hinting to York. The enhanced human gave a small laugh, patting Neil on the shoulder, assuring him that they had. 

"Alright men!" Woods called to her team down the hallway. "Double check weapons! Anders, keep an eye on that-" 

The Highlander slammed into something unknown and incomprehensible. It juttered so violently, Neil had thought it had hit the side of a mountain. Even with his seatbelt on, his head struck the console, and it was only thanks to there already being a metal plate in his skull that kept him from receiving a concussion. The others were luckier, not having anything close enough for them to crash into. Woods was flung into the wall, and by grace of her training, the safety was on in her gun. 

The Highlander was now freefalling, and sensors beeped loudly in the crews ears as it plummeted out of the sky, smoke trailing. Lonney came up on the display. "Captain, First Mate, all power has been drained from the central systems. Auxiliary power is online, at 37%. Life support systems ar-" 

They could breath and that was good enough for Neil. He cut Lonney off. "Us the Auxiliary to open the cylindrical core and insert a new cylander Lonney! Hurry!" 

"Performing..." 

The ship spun, and the vertigo was almost overwhelming. On the display, the view switched from forest to overcast sky over and over and over. Neil nearly began to lose consciousness, only by happenstance hearing a 'ping' from Lonney that signalled the task was done. With a scream, Neil returned the stabilizers and turned on the engines on low capacity, realigning the ship only half a kilometer over the forest. 

"Reroute shields to the keel!" 

The frigate smashed into the treeline, though Neil and Lonney had just managed to keep it from being a weighted comet. The Highlander hit the dirt and jumped, but it was controlled. Neil gritted his teeth as he kept it steady, the ship hauling through 3 kilometers of forest before it skidded to a full stop. Everyone in the cockpit was visibly shaken and relieved all at once. Neil checked Junebug and Taya to see if they were ok, then hastily unbuckled and vaulted over them to get to Woods, finding her on the floor but conscious. She'd had her helmet on, thankfully. 

"You ok?" 

She pulled him down and kissed him passionately. "We outta do that some more." she said. 
[@Penny]