Pt. I Descent

R.o.b. was somewhere off ahead, god knows where his centuries old sensors had led him this time, the layers of malfunctions and AI gunk in that core of his sometimes seemed to compel him down strange paths, he’d find them when he wanted to. Echo was surprised at how warm it was, they’d only left the rim of the valley about an hour ago and already she’d stripped down to her tank top. Sec didn’t seem to mind though, she seemed more distracted than Echo could remember. Distracted but happy, Echo had caught her saying something about being “almost home”. Way off, many miles in the distance she thought she could start to make out the bottom of the valley, occasionally she caught the distinct hint of the sun glinting off of a winding river cutting through the fog below.