Stories tagged “airplanes”

  • Diversions

    Harold ended the call and abruptly threw his cell phone into the wall, shattering it. I run an airport, for crying out loud, he inwardly fumed, not a Ritz-Carlton. There was a knock at the wall. Jenny Saunders was standing in the doorway with a pained,...

  • Involuntary Crash #1

    The plane’s instruments had failed. Seeing as how it was in the midst of one of the worst blizzards ever recorded, this was not entirely surprising. Such was life in the Northwest Territories. The small community of Wekweètì, situated about one...

  • Regrouping

    The wind protested through the compromised fuselage of the plane. Craig rubbed his head, steadying his Arctic-proofed tundra jacket. “Medicine all right?” he inquired. Timothy rifled through some assorted debris until he found four small ca...

  • Sacrifice of Men

    “All Rider’s form up on me!” “Copy that Rider 1” “Stick on Omega’s six! We’re too close to let it end now! Omega HAS to get through!” “Rider Squadron, be advised that the Olympus has taken sig...

  • Dogfight (Challenge Repost)

    “This is Rider 1 to Rider Squadron, please report” “Rider 3 to Rider 1, my scopes are clear. There’s nothing out here” “Rider 6 to Rider 1, I’m all clear. Can we go home now?” “Haha, once Big Bird gives us the all clear, we can highta...