Thread: Grounded! (Blackthorne & Ferny)

The Captain , Jack Ballard , was a seasoned professional, and a former air force pilot. The orders he was being given were not anything he was willing to obey, but he was not about to ram a tank , even a small one, with his 737. Even if the tank didn't fire it wuld be the end of the plane, the tank might burn up too depending on where the fuel went. Radio interference was keeping him from contacting company officials, and the terrestrial cell network seemed down as well, which was a fairly common occurrence in Karanga . And so he had no choice to shut down to idle as a stairway was rolled up to side of the jet, and several jeeps and a couple of range rovers swarmed black uniformed men with sub-machine guns pouring out. He was going to have to open up or else risk the lives of all the passengers on board. But first he was going to expain to her personally. He felt a lump in his throat , having always found her pleasant and more than that, very attractive. But that had nothing to do with this He composed himself approached Lily, touching the brunette on the shoulder Lily, I need you to conference with me on the flight deck. We've got a ground stop , a little last minute paperwork All of the jargon was basically standard airline speak for normal things, obviously this was not normal but he realized he didnt want to alarm the passengers any more than necessary. The angle that the soliders were approaching from was such it made it hard for anyone except perhaps first class to see anything amiss. However , the picture of the AMX 10RC out the front windscreen of the cockpit was clear enough and he quickly sealed the cockput door behind them. Now he touched her arm again I am not going to soft pedal this. They are asking for the flight attendants, and when I pushed them, specifically they named you. Now, I am not just going to let them take you, but understand there is little I can do. You stay here , Lily, until I get back , that is an order He smiled but he knew this was hopeless. But he also knew Lily would obey his direct order as the captain of the craft. At that time , the but ends of the sub machine guns were now tapping lightly on the door. Captain Ballard clearned his throat and picked up mic set for the intercom in the passenger compartment. Ladies and Gentlemen, we ask at this time you remain seated with belts fashioned, we have a bit of a paperwork snafu, but after a quick crosscheck we think we will be on our way and with an expected tailwind we will have you to your destination on time. Please follow al directions from the flight crew, and thank you for flying Air Duhvana. With that he hung it up and went to the door which the soldiers were now pounding more loudly, undogged the hatch and opened it. The barrels were leveled at him immediately, and he was escorted to the ground. Two soldiers stood inside the plane , 4 stood up on top of the staircase, and the rest escorted Captain Ballard. At the bottom was a white uniformed Commandant Savard , special minister for security. His uniform was festooned with a ridiculous number of medals, including not one but two US Congressional Medals of Honor. Commandant Savard had a very heated conversation with the captain, who vigorously argued against the woman being taken from his ship . Mid sentence, Savard had had enough, and 2 soldiers grabbed the captain's arms from behind, and a black sack put over his head. He was knocked to the ground, and Savard drew his ridiculous Desert Eagle handgun and put it to the captain's head and pulled the trigger. The sound of the shot carried everywhere including into the airplane and the people weren't sure what it was, but got very nervous. Now the Commandant strode up the stairs , and if he didn't see the woman he was here to take, he would pick up the intercom and speak directly to the passengers to demand the flight attendant known as Lilian Baxter to report for questioning, and the plane would not be further detained.