The pressure in the air drops and there is a silencing pop. With a gurgling puff of black smoke, the airship lurches forward. It pulls into the air as the guard bursts through the door. He curses at the thieves as the airship pulls into the clouds, and one of them looks out the porthole at him and gives him the finger. The city withdraws into the distance and for the first time in a while, the new crew breathe a sigh of relief.
Paddy Dobson
30th January 2022