Chapter 1- Final flight
The blue liquid sat in it's test tube, being whirled around in the centrifuge.
This would be the final test it would go through before it would be ready for approval.
It's creator, Summer, watched happily as her creation spun around on it's carousel. This moment had been three years in the making. This liquid would be able to revolutionize medical technology, thanks to its remarkable ability to freeze the fluids of the human body, so bleeding and death by blood loss would be a thing of the past.
"Is it all done?" Elsa's assistant, Hans Westerguard asked.
"Just five more minutes, Hans, " Elsa replied. Hans had been helping her with this project since she had began it back at the university. Now, three years later and with their own lab and equipment, it was finally over.
"Good," Hans said with a smile, "three years of our hard work, and it all pays off with that little blue tube."
"And the amount of money it will make us," Elsa stated.
"If the medical board approves it," Hans reminded her.
"They'll approve it," Elsa told him, "the board is always looking to fund new ideas."
"Are you flying to Vancouver tonight?" Hans wondered.
"My appointment is at three on Sunday," Elsa explained, "but I'll be staying with my sister for a few days before I go. I haven't seen her in two years."
"Is she expecting you?"
"Yes, she sent me an email this morning to say that my room was all ready."
Hans smiled. "You deserve time off, Elsa. You working late every night is not good for your health."
Elsa kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Hans, you're sweet, but I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."
She pressed a button on the centrifuge and picked up the four test tubes, taking them over to a large silver briefcase on the other side of the room. She gently placed each test tube into it's corresponding slot on the polystyrene inside of the case.
"Good luck, Elsa," Hans bid her farewell as she closed the briefcase.
"See you in two weeks, Hans, " Elsa replied as she walked out of the door, carrying her briefcase in her hands.
Hans smiled as Elsa left, knowing that everything was falling into place for him.
xXx
"This is Echo-Lima-Sierra-Alpha-Three requesting take off clearance," Elsa radioed in from her private jet. She had acquired the jet from Hans, as a present from his rich family.
"This is LaGuardia tower, you are clear for take off. Have a pleasant flight," the air traffic control responded.
Elsa taxied her jet over to the main runway, lining it up with the long stretch of tarmac. She pulled the throttle back, firing up her jet's twin engines.
Soon, Elsa was racing down the runway, her jet pitching upwards and darting into the evening sky.
As she leveled off, Elsa turned on her jet's autopilot, not needing manual control for another hour, when she reached Vancouver. Elsa stepped out of the pilot's seat and went to the rear of her jet, opening the cargo compartment. Her silver briefcase and her prized creation were still safe in place.
Elsa smiled and let her long brown hair out of its bun, her hair braid roll down her shoulder.
She was looking forward to seeing her sister again. She and Anna had been born in Vancouver, despite their parents originally coming from Norway. They had been best friends for many years, but Elsa had to leave to study at a university. They had last seen each other at their cousin's wedding two years ago.
Elsa pulled out her phone and looked at the pictures section. She had saved many memories of her little sister to keep her happy when she was away. From the time that Anna and her had gone to an ice cream parlor without telling their parents when they were teenagers, to the dance Anna and their cousin Rapunzel had at the wedding- they were all memories that Elsa would treasure.
Elsa looked out of the window of her jet, seeing the evening red sky turn to a dark blue. Nighttime had fallen.
She walked back to the pilot's seat, getting a chocolate bar as a snack.
Her jet was flying over the rocky mountains, signaling that her destination was near. Elsa had always admired the cold of the mountains, as well as ice in general. She thought it was beautiful and powerful, how the mere action of freezing water would create something so powerful, so beautiful, so... deadly.
Suddenly, she heard a large bang from the rear of the plane. The dashboard began to light up with a red light and an alarm began to blare.
"What the fuck?!" Elsa exclaimed. She reached out and checked the status panel of the jet. It had appeared that one of the engines had exploded.
Her jet's nose began to point down, she was losing altitude and fast!
Elsa turned off the autopilot and grabbed the control stick, trying to pull her jet out of the dive.
The droning noise of the engines filled Elsa's ears as she tried to control her jet.
She felt a sense of fear rise in her chest. What if she would die doing this? Would all her work and effort be for nothing? Would she ever see Anna again?
Elsa couldn't think about that sort of stuff right now. She had to land this plane, hopefully in one piece.
She pulled the stick back as hard as she could, pulling the nose up.
The plane began to fall closer and closer to the ground.
"Come on, you son of bitch!" Elsa growled as the plane began to shake
The plane hit the snowy mountains with a massive smash, knocking Elsa out of the pilot seat.
The last thing Elsa saw was the back of the plane being ripped away from her, the silver briefcase falling out of the compartment and smacking her in the face.
And then everything went dark.
Author's note: Just a heads up, this will be a very long story. I don't know how many chapters there are going to be in total, but for the first "act" of the story there will be 9 chapters. I hope you all enjoy this story very much