Xiro's face went red as Cairo spoke to Zion, his hand gripping tight on the throttle as he lifted up, turning on the speakers as he talked to the receptionist. "Roger, Prometheus taking off." he said through clenched teeth as he maneuvered out of Zion, slowly gaining speed as he cleared the city zone, finding a new set of buttons that he had little knowledge on, grabbing the manual and reading a page extremely quickly as he adjusted the two, the large wings spreading as the ship gained even more speed. He pulled back as the ship suddenly found itself rising upwards, everyone thankfully buckled in per his request as they soon accelerated towards the sky, moving past a flock of squiddies, quickly doing a barrel roll to dodge one straggler, finally doing a loop-de-loop to gain speed, before diving straight down.

Ares yelled as he unbuckled himself, moving forward to another empty seat behind Xiro as he screamed in his ear. "I swear to the maker above you better know what the hell you're doing! You've never flown this thing before!"

Xiro rolled his eyes as he retracted the wings, gaining more and more speed as he turned the ship to the left just slightly, diving into a rabbit hole that was well blended into the ground. Moments before it had seemed as if they were going to crash head on, but now it was revealed that Xiro had a few bolts left in his brain. Maneuvering the ship through various tunnels for a good hour, he finally set it down in a small cavern-like opening near the remains of an old subway station, turning off the thrusters as he jumped out of his seat.

Ares shook his head. Xiro was reckless at times, but he managed to pull it off. But how long would it be before something like that would cost everyone their lives? Sighing as he unbuckled his seatbelt, he stood as he nodded to the crew."Alright, everyone get some sleep. Prepare for reentry into the Matrix in 8 hours. I'm giving you guys an extra hour of sleep for your work yesterday." And with that, the captain left for his room.

Xiro gave a sigh of relief as he followed suit, unbuckling himself and looking over at Zion. "You have got to be the greatest co pilot ever, I'm saying it now." Standing up and stretching, he stopped as he leaned over, speaking in a voice only loud for her to hear. "I'm here if you want to talk about your dreams any more. I don't care what time it is, if you need to talk, come get me." Whistling as he walked, he threw a punch to Cairo, grinning. "Hey, if you need help with getting your seat belt next time, let someone know." Grabbing a loose belt for demonstration, he buckled it together, pressing the button on it, as it locked securely. "See, you missed a button right there."

Giving a laugh, he left the room as he headed for his bunk, and within a minute he was already out like a light.

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