#SciFriday

Challenge 4 - Drabble

We landed on this pile of ice and dust expecting to find something that would advance our scientific knowledge, but what we actually found was magic. Of course the scientists call it "dangerous illusions" and search for scientific explanations. Now we've been sitting here for five standard days already.
I've got enough. I sneak by the lab, ignoring their heated discussion of theories. I'm going outside, exploring.
The orchard is almost as beautiful as my grandfathers was. We used to... Wait, isn't this Rebecca, up there in that apple tree? I must hurry, catching her, when she falls, this time...