Freegans part 50

Lucy
We were right below the Prison. It was on an island, out in the middle of the ocean, and it did, indeed, look like a giant squid from below. The giant mass overhead had several branches out in different directions, like giant tentacles. As we floated up, I saw that some were actually hollow tubes, big enough for some kind of underwater transport to pass through. We all stared, goggle-eyed. Finally, Matt asked, "So, how do we get in?"

"We need to park in one of the docking bays."
"Isn't that a little risky? After all, they may recognize the fact that we don't belong to them," Cara pointed out.
"We'll enter on the far right bay, where we're least likely to be noticed. Besides, almost all submarines look the same nowadays."
"But won't they ask for some kind of code or something?"
"That's where I come in," the Kestrel replied.

We slowly began to rise up toward the docking bay. Cara, Matt, Ben and I looked at each other nervously. Madiza was smiling, as if this were the best day of her life. Without saying anything, we took each other's hands, and squeezed hard, in a reassuring way. I felt as if there were something in my throat, and imagined that it was probably my heart. Looking at my friends, I realized that the same was true with them. It was nice to know that they were as afraid as I was. Except Madiza, that is. Even if she had been looking scared, she probably would not have reassured me.

Finally, the submarine was parked at the docking bay. On the viewing screen came the phrase, Password? Walking to the keyboard, Kestrel quickly and efficiently typed something in. After a tense second, we saw the words, Password confirmed. Everyone let out a breath of relief. We were in.