Chapter 16“Coming in for landing,” a woman’s deep voice sounded over the speakers. “Ground teams, ready yourselves.” We picked up our packs and dutifully headed over to the team of medics. A young starseed loaded each of us with open duffels filled with what looked like rolls of parchment scrolls. “Why do I feel like we’re raiding the Library of Alexandria?” Jules muttered. Joaquin, the young medic, laughed. “Haven’t you ever seen an auto-stretcher before?” “Only on my back,” said Jules, probably remembering the time she’d suffered an in-game concussion last fall. “Well, this is what they look like before activation. When you’re ready to use one, just pull out a scroll, press the purple button here on the end and it will unroll and expand to hover at three feet above the ground. Once

