Chapter 1 - In transit
It had never occurred to Ophelia that the hyper-loop tube would be made from a transparent substance. Looking at the surrounding ocean, she felt both awe and terror in equal measure.
‘Isn’t this incredible?’ she said.
Nina’s eyes were open but so dull, Ophelia felt certain the young woman had no awareness of her surroundings.
‘Are you okay, Nina?’ she asked.
‘Mm.’
Ophelia gazed up at the surface of the water, drawing a sense of safety from the faint glow of sunlight breaking through. Straight ahead, the water was a deep shade of turquoise. And below, she did not want to know.
To the right, a dark object moved toward her pod, bringing with it a high-pitched whine. She had heard about the ocean drones that mined the seabeds for sunken space junk, so why this one
