Tunnel
Slowly, but surely, others began to smell the little bit of antiseptic at the very edge of perception.
"Hey, does anyone smell that?" Helen asked, sniffing at the air again in puzzlement, "Also, I think some of these roots might be thick enough for splints, if we need them."
Surface
Up topside, six fighters swooped in and began taking up positions around the half burnt shuttle, and another small cargo craft came by. The second shuttle lined itself up, then landed so that its rear hatch was on the same side as the dig team's and close enough to make any transfer quick. Soon, four of the fighters landed and out of the five vehicles, ten pirates popped out and made their way to their new prize
Laughing and joking, the pirates began going through the goods on the civilian shuttle, preparing to take whatever they pleased. However off in the woods that had not been razed, a predator stalked, disturbed by their activity and driven to deal with it.