Macey hits a button on a controller in his hand and the sand shifts as a platform rises up from the ground. The purple dust is blown from the surface by machines, revealing a landing pad.“Inform the shuttle it can land.” Macey says into his earpiece. A shuttle emerges from the clouds, setting down on the pad and shutting down its engines. A bay door opens to reveal a group of soldiers sitting in the back. They unload supplies for the base as Alan and Vash watch.“I guess it’s time to say goodbye to Rinax,” Alan says, squeezing Vash’s arm. Vash turns and looked out over the crystalline sands with a look of longing. “Perhaps we will return someday.” Vash’s voice is soft, quiet as he says it. “Maybe it is an odd place to call home, but this is the first world to give me freedom. I hope it is not the last.” He evades Alan’s grip and walks towards the shuttle, passing the soldiers’ suspicious glances and climbing onboard. He finds a seat and sits down, strapping himself in as Alan follows and sits beside him.“It’s going to be okay, Vash.
