A problem for future Kira.
For now, Kira kept her gaze trained on her head's up display and the dot representing Jin. That was where she had to go.
Her suit's hydraulics hissed as they worked to support her legs, taking some of the extreme pressure off her body. Her soul's breath helped, strengthening the muscles and joints until they were strong enough to withstand the G's she was pulling.
It always amazed her that humans managed to endure this without the benefit of ki. Raider and the rest of the Curs were either stubborn or out of their minds.
The ground approached fast, getting closer and closer. Her stomach clenched as she waited until the absolute last second before stomping on the waveboard's throttle, bringing it to life. It roared, resisting the harsh pull of gravity.
Kira landed hard.
The impact resonated up her legs into her knees and hips, rattling her teeth despite the way she had them clenched in preparation.
"Got to love human ingenuity," Kira muttered.
Without the suit, a landing like that would have broken nearly every bone in her body.
She stepped off the board, getting her first glimpse of the Tsavitee's home world. "Nicer than I imagined."
It certainly didn't look like the environment she'd associate with a species that had lain waste to countless Consortium planets. The Tsavitee had never given any evidence of caring how much destruction they caused to an ecosystem.
Maybe that only applied to planets that weren't theirs.
The plant life around her was lush and plentiful. Though admittedly some plants looked decidedly odd.
Kira kept her distance from those, not putting it past the Tsavitee to have engineered them to be lethal. It would certainly be in keeping with what she knew of them.
"J1N, report," Kira ordered.
"The atmosphere is within acceptable limits for supporting human life. Although, my sensors are detecting a dangerous toxin in the plants in our immediate vicinity. I recommend avoiding physical contact."
"Looks like I'm right again," Kira muttered, giving the twisted fronds of the alien ferns a wide berth. "What do we want to bet that most things we encounter today will try to kill us?"
The J1N floated above her as she crouched beside her board. "I am unsure of those odds. Please rephrase."
Kira shook her head and rolled her eyes as she fiddled with the board. "Never mind."
A few moments later, she straightened. "All done."
The next person who touched the board would set off an explosion that would rip apart anyone in the immediate vicinity.
Booby trapping the waveboard wasn't Kira's preferred choice, but there was little reason to take it with her. It would just slow her down.
At least this way, it had a chance of throwing any pursuers off her trail.
"Let's get moving. They'll have noticed my landing," Kira said, walking into the forest.
They'd probably already sent a squad to investigate. She needed to be as far away as possible before they got here.
"Any sign of the others?"
"Negative. My sensors aren't picking up any of their life signs."
Kira hoped that meant the others were too far out of range and not that they were already dead. Until she had evidence to the contrary, she was choosing to believe it was the former rather than the latter.
Her best bet was continuing the mission and hoping she stumbled across them at some point.
Kira turned to the north east where she thought she'd spotted tall, needle-like structures that pointed to signs of life. Coincidentally, they were also in the vicinity of Jin's signal.
