Nür raised both her eyebrows this time, but kept her surprise out of her voice as she answered his request. 'I'll request clearance for you.'

She switched channels and sent a message to Earth. 'Ground control, this is Nür. I have an alien from Saturn requesting clearance to land.'

'Saturn?!' the voice over the radio came back. 'You're kidding me.'

'I'm not,' Nür said. 'We'll have to check him out when we get to the surface.'

'We'll give you clearance,' the voice said after a bit of static. 'But, like you said, we'll be checking him out at the surface.'

'Understood; I'll relay the message.' Nür switched it back to his channel. 'You have clearance to land. We'll be inspecting you at the surface to make sure you're not a threat. Follow me.' She turned the channel off and directed her ship downwards toward her planet.