<div style="text-align: center">{<a class="link link--external" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrg75oOFQv1r2ijboo1_500.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Francesca “Frankie” Smith</a>}​</div><br/>Frankie stretched her small frame far to the ceiling of the galley. She’d been bent over a counter trying to make it shine for the last hour. David was working on securing things for landing. At least that was what she assumed.  It wasn’t that she didn’t care; it was that she didn’t want to bother him. She smiled at the thought; it wasn’t so long ago that she’d have only watched him from afar. However with the upcoming arrival James had suggested for her to help in the kitchen. Her work with him would help David out once they arrived on land.  The announcement caught her b surprise, she thought the call would come later in the day, their timing must have been better than expected.<br/><br/>Letting out an excited squeal she almost wanted to hug the giant she called friend. Instead she smiled at him and strapped herself into one of the built in seats off to the side of the kitchen. The kitchen, even after being strapped down, was still a dangerous place. “I can’t believe it… we’ll be there soon. Perhaps we will soon be able to feel land, smell flowers and see the sky.” Her chocolate depths sparkled with excitement, like a child. “Oh, ohh, this means I’ll get to see the sunset.” Her words and thoughts were shut off by the violent shaking of the spacecraft as it maneuvered toward their home. Their<i>new</i>home.<br/><br/>Silence. Yawning she popped her ears before gazing up at David in the eerie stillness as they waited. The Captain’s voice came on again directing James to go on out. Francesca unclipped and went into motion, legs and body moved slower than her mind wanted. She had to prepare, “I’ll come get you when I head out.” She called this over her shoulder to David as she took off out the door. Her room was on the other side of the ship, as soon as the soldiers got out of the way she’d be on the ground with the rest. Hope had landed, they were here finally.<br/><br/>Each update was like music to her ears, she slid out of her apron and food stained clothing before slipping into  clean clothes and moving to the alternate exit. She hadn’t lied she needed to see the soldiers off before getting him. Knowing how he felt about most others she wanted to save him the stress. Few others, none military, milled about. She shared excited smiles with them before turning her eyes to the wide hatch that would open soon and let in and out the sights and sounds of their planet. Her heart beat soundly in her chest, how she envied James now being out there. She’d soon enough be there and waited with eager anticipation as the soldiers readied to hit the ground, Frankie wished they’d hurry.