The metal hull of the Andromeda groaned, a low, rhythmic sound that echoed through the empty corridors of the cargo deck. In the belly of the ship, tucked away in Sector 4, sat a single, unmarked crate. Unlike the others, it didn't rattle with the ship’s vibration. It was perfectly, unnervingly still.
Vane stepped into the light. She looked tired, her eyes rimmed with red. She gestured toward the crate. "It’s not a vibration. It’s a heartbeat. Or the closest thing to one that the Union wants to acknowledge." Silent.Cargo.S01E04.PL.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.H264.DD...
"The reason we’re flying with the transponder off," Vane replied. "The reason we aren't stopping at the Port Authority for inspection. This 'silent cargo' is a prototype—a biological processor capable of terraforming a dead moon in forty-eight hours. But it needs a host to stabilize the initial reaction." The metal hull of the Andromeda groaned, a