Episode 65 - Walk It Off

Episode Description
The crew "successfully" land on the planet only to find themselves in a situation that might be too hot to handle. What else can go wrong?

Summary
Juniper casts Shatter to break up the glass in the thruster, and Z is able to fly again. She crashes the ship while landing, and they end up upside down. Everyone but Martle and Rell, who put on their seatbelts, fall to the ceiling. Martle extricates herself then goes to help Rell, concerned about his crashlanding PTSD. His Sundiver necklace is hanging into his face and he stares at it for a few breaths, then comes down gracefully, apparently fine. With the ship upside down, they conclude their only way back is via Juniper's teleportation circle.

The signal is a kilometer away. Lelia's chair won't fit through the emergency exits and isn't collapsible. Zarial tries smashing through the windshield, but it would take at least an hour. Lelia tries shooting it with the guns on her chair, but the shots bounce around the cabin. Martle ends up Misty Stepping out of the ship with the chair while Theran carries Lelia out.

They start to the signal. The surface is filled with craggy rocks, and Zarial rips a hole in the finger of his suit. With Z's help, Zarial gets his arm into the torso of his suit and they seal the finger with some molten glass. Zarial now has about 45 minutes of oxygen before he has to go to the ship.

As they continue, they hear very large footsteps. Theran sees a cave entrance about 10 minutes away. Lelia's computer says there are three large things a couple hundred yards to their side. As they get to the cave, Theran sees three gargantuan figures standing on the edge of the canyon. They look almost humanoid, but parts of their bodies are disconnected, like they're made of floating chunks of crystal. The leader puts out its hand and raises it up, holding a gem of varying colors, its light oscillating. The light starts oscillating faster, and the creature throws it at the cave entrance. The crew hurries into the cave, and the gem blocks the entrance behind them. When they're about 200 yards away, it explodes, collapsing the entrance. The episode ends with Juniper and Z both knocked unconscious, partially buried in rubble.

New Information
The drop ship weighs about 45000 pounds.

Memorable Quotes
Ben: In space, no one can hear you groan.

Rell: Well, at least there's no monsters on the planet to eat us if we crash.

Rell: That's probably the best crash landing I've been in, so, good job Z.

Matt: Let's just say this, Ben, it uses cold fusion. Ben: Okay. Jason: Alright let's get in there before Ben asks any more questions!

Trivia

 * Natalia got two nat 1s in a row to land the ship, one to land, one to attempt to recover.
 * The drop ship's weight is based on a F-15.
 * Natalia rolled a 6 on Z's INT check to see if it was possible to get the ship out.