When the countdown hit zero, he felt the lurch. It was far worse than the usual jolt of teleportation. It also felt like it lasted years. Time warped and twisted before snapping back to normal.
Matt's spirit felt wrung out when the sensation ended, and the teleport was over. He even heard familiar sounds of retching as he felt the platform move.
Being near the center of a middle level, he couldn't see anything but heard exclamations from those who could. After the platform jerked to a halt, the speakers instructed everyone to disembark quickly.
When Matt got his first view of the new planet, he was incredibly disappointed. Everything was gray. The ground, the walls, the buildings, all made from the same gray stone.
Looking past the monotony, Aster noticed it first and drew his attentio
