The Planetologist grinned at his son. I don't know what controls I bumped into, but this pod just might lift itself out in less than an hour. He turned back to his instruments. He slammed his hands down on the emergency cutoff switch, and the suspensors faded. Confused, Kynes tried to protest, but his son urged him toward the open hatch.
Suspensors operate on a Holtzman field, just like shields.
Kynes blinked, then his eyes lit up as he understood. A worm comes. A worm always comes. The elder Kynes staggered out of the hatch and dropped to the sand. He recovered his balance and oriented himself in the glaring sun.