Summary: After finally giving up on Linka and moving on, Wheeler has found someone else and things between him and Linka are damaged. Can a tragedy bring them together or will it be the end for our favorite couple...literally.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Not making money of this story. I wish I was. I wish we got paid for fanfic. I'd stay home and write all day! So Ted Turner, if you ever decide to revive the series (and I think that you should since everyone is so "save the planet" these days) gimme a call, I'll be a writer! haha.
A/N: I'm off to Dover Delaware for the weekend, but I wanted to get this started for you guys! Happy weekend!
Frozen
"Come on Gi, can't this thing go any faster?" Wheeler whines.
"Yes, as a matter of fact it can. But I have it powered down to conserve energy. I'd rather make sure that we have enough power going to the de-icers than the engines. Plus, I need to go slow because these mountains aren't easy to maneuver around and the snow storm isn't helping. The clouds are too high and thick to go above, so I have to fly below them. The mission's over. There's no hurry to get anywhere. I'd rather get there in one piece than in record time."
"Speak for yourself. You might not be in a hurry to get anywhere, but it just so happens, that I have plans for this weekend," Wheeler replies.
Linka rolls her eyes as she takes off the thick orange Planeteer issued snow jacket. For some reason, her temperature was rising.
"Big date?" Kwame jokes.
Wheeler glances over at Linka to gauge her reaction.
"Yeah, as a matter of fact," Wheeler says. When it appears that Linka is not interested in this admission, he continues. "Lily got us tickets to a Broadway show and she re-arranged her entire schedule at work so she could get this weekend off."
Lily Hendrickson was Wheeler's girlfriend. They met when he went home a few months ago for a friend's birthday. He invited Linka to go on the trip with him. Things had seemed like they were going well between the two of them. They were talking more than they were arguing and when he would flirt with her, she would flirt back. He was hoping that if she accepted his invitation, things would get even better once they were away from Hope Island and the pressures of being a Planeteer. He was a little surprised and very hurt when she declined, using the excuse of "needing some time to get some things done." Wheeler was surprised that someone as smart as Linka couldn't come up with a better excuse than that.
Linka chuckles coolly. "You? Going to a Broadway show? Wheeler, you do realize that Sesame Street Live does not qualify as a Broadway show, right?"
The other three Planeteers share a look and prepare themselves for a plane ride full of tension and juvenile remarks.
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do know that. And for your information, smartass, we're going to see Mamma Mia."
"HA! That is even better," she says.
"What? I heard it's good."
"It is. But you will not like it."
"How do you know?"
"Cheesy 70's Pop is not your kind of music," she retorts.
"I like all kinds of music. I'm not picky."
"Name one ABBA song," she challenges.
Wheeler opens his mouth to respond, but is quickly interrupted by Linka,
"BESIDES 'Dancing Queen.' That is too easy. Even Ma-Ti knows 'Dancing Queen' and he grew up in a rainforest."
"Umm, leave me out of this one please," Ma-Ti says from the back of the Geo Cruiser.
"So what? I'm sure I'll recognize the songs when I hear them. And just because I don't know the songs or the words to them, doesn't mean I won't be able to follow the story. What makes you think I won't like it? Do you think I'm too dumb and un-cultured to appreciate a musical?"
"Nyet. I just know what entertains you. You will not like it because nothing blows up. No one dies. And it is a love story."
"Well, unlike you, I'm not afraid of love. I enjoy a happy ending," he says.
"I am not afraid of…"
Just then, they are all jolted forward as the plain pitches to the left.
"WE HIT SOMETHING!" Gi cries.
"HALF THE WING IS MISSING!" Ma-Ti yells.
"EVERYONE. BRACE FOR A CRASH LANDING!" Kwame instructs.
Kwame and Gi both struggle with the controls, trying to get the plane to level out.
"THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN PUT IT DOWN GENTLY! GRAB YOUR PARACHUTES AND PREPARE TO EJECT!" Gi exclaims.
"HURRY UP! WE'RE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THAT MOUNTAIN SIDE!" Wheeler screams.
"EJECTING IN TEN…NINE…"
Wheeler looks over at Linka and sees that she's struggling to get her parachute backpack fastened. He reaches over and unbuckles her seatbelt.
"FIVE…FOUR…."
"WHEELER! WHAT THE…"
"FORGET THE PARACHUTE LINKA. JUST SHUT UP AND HOLD ON!"
"THREE…TWO…"
He grabs her arm and yanks her out of her seat and into his lap. He wraps his arms around her just as Gi finishes her countdown.
"ONE!"
The Planeteers are ejected from the Geo Cruiser just seconds before it crashes into the side of the mountain.
To be continued...
