by Sam Hval
"Watch it Stelly," Cross warned.
"I'm tryin' my best here. Haven't gotten used to flying these big things," Stelly argued with his distinct deep voice.
"Stelly, you've been flying with us for ten years now. I'm pretty sure that's enough practice. You should be able to fly anything and everything," Goldan said.
Stelly just gave a slight grumble. He looked out the window to his left and saw the cavernous, orange mountains on the edge of Sector 5. He would have preferred to have a nice view of the expansive city of Corridia behind them, as well as the sandy hills surrounding it.
Only a couple of more hours until we reach Sector 6, Stelly tried the whole patience thing Cross mentioned.
"Believe it or not I've never been to Sector 6 before," Aliah announced as she sat back up her in seat.
"Really? We live so close and you never took the time to visit?" Goldan asked, surprised.
"All I heard was that it's pretty much exactly the same as Sector 5, minus the desert."
"Well that's one, big, fat, filthy lie," Stelly said with a chuckle.
"What do you mean?"
"He means it's not like Sector 5 at all," Cross broke in. "The only beautiful and noteworthy part of Sector 5 is Corridia. While Corridia is one of the larger cities in the system, Allistone is a sprawling metropolis. Practically the only community in Sector 6. Once Corrilide was discovered in Sector 5, the ruler of the province used most of his riches to buy out a healthy chunk of the supply from Morridia."
"And so he built a giant city?" Aliah asked.
"He didn't do just that, he created a whole new government system. Based around a principle he calls 'Majoritization'. Supposedly, the people who live there are allowed a free vote or say into pretty much all matters and issues in Allistone," Cross answered.
"Interesting. Is there any animal life or ecosystem at all?"
"Little to none. The only nature there is, are expansive parks scattered across the sector. What makes Allistone even more interesting is that most people would expect such an industrialized area to be filthy and crowded. But instead, it's actually quite beautiful. Everything kinda has a nice shine or glow to it."
"Well now you got me excited," Aliah muttered.
"We'll be there in no time," Cross said with a smile.
***
Goldan was jolted awake by Cross.
"We're here," He said.
Goldan rubbed his eyes, looked out the front clear glass window, and gazed in amazement. The beauty of Sector 6 gets him every time.
"Woah!" Aliah said, as if she was a little girl again.
The entire sector was cleanly cut around its edges, making a perfect circular landscape with little rock underneath of it. The futuristic skyscrapers shot up into the sky. Ships were flying to and from buildings, parks, and space.
Everything appeared white, with an aura of glow shining through everything. After spending so many years on under lit sectors, with only the red core as a source of pure light, this was simply breathtaking.
"Alright Stelly," Cross began, with his commanding tone. "Closest shipyard is only a few miles away."
"If I remember, we don't need any identification to get in right?" Stelly asked.
"Correct," Cross replied.
"Why?" Aliah said.
"Because the people voted for it," Goldan said. "The government hoped it would bring in more visitors and tourists."
Now that they weren't in the large depths of space, the large transport ship seemed to be going a lot faster now, as they flew into the shipyard.
The shipyard here was just about as busy and varied as the one on Parker in Sector 3, only bigger. There were small groups of ships, as well as large fleets, huge vessels, as well as miniature ones. They were everywhere, flying in and out like swarms of insects.
Stelly found an open spot to land, and shut the ship down. The slight buzzing and vibrating of the ship came to a pleasing stop, and the crew began to unbuckle their seat straps. Cross stood up first.
"Everyone ready to head out?" He asked. Everyone nodded. "Let's do this." He finished with a smile.