The crushing weight suddenly vanished.
One moment, Jonah felt like the universe was trying smash him flat. Next thing he knew, he felt nothing at all. There was a sudden, silence and a feeling of being unbelievably light.
He was lightly floating against the belts of his seat. Beside him, Vanessa also was the same way, her hair moving slowly around her face.
Nobody said a word. For a second, it was just them, taking it all in, silent like someone hit the mute button.
Through the main viewer of the cockpit, their planet floated in darkness of space. It was a spinning marble of blue, white, and green, glowing against an endless sea of stars.
Dang," Vanessa whispered. "All those numbers and theories… none of that even comes close, huh?"
"No," Jonah agreed, his own voice barely audible. "It really doesn't."
