The shuttle hatch opened, and two figures waited formally inside.

He jerked free of the last vine holding him and rushed for the shuttle hatch.

The operative shuttle hatch was the first one he tried.

The other girl meanwhile had succeeded in diving through the shuttle hatch.

He slipped the rest of the way through the shuttle hatch.

No, it came up and parked again under the forward shuttle hatch.

He noticed especially when he tried to enter the shuttle hatch.

The shuttle hatch opened and two of the crew came out, carrying the Lethi.

The shuttle hatch was already open as he sprinted toward it.

"Okay," she said, standing out of her seat and moving to the shuttle hatch.