The door had swooshed closed just as the last people got in, and there was some slight thudding, but the beasts were no match for the thick hull of the ship and couldn't damage it at all.

There was a slight shudder as they lifted off and the return trip was much the same as the trip down as far the gravity cutting out--but this time, it was with an injured crew-mate and a hell of a lot of new questions.