April 1, 2007

It was around 12:30 p.m. when the plane took off. It was a private flight; its destination was London, England. There were a total of four passengers on the plane, each one of them planning to contribute to the creation of The Beatles: Rock Band. The four passengers' names were Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Dhani Harrison, and Sean Lennon.

All of them had different thoughts in their heads when the plane took off.

Dhani was hoping that the concept for The Beatles: Rock Band would be used and a game would be created. He was relieved that he was able to get Sean, Ringo, and Paul's support for the meeting with Harmonix and Apple Corps.

Paul wasn't sure that the idea would set with Harmonix and Apple, but he was willing to support the idea. He remembered the days when the Beatles first began to fall apart. He and the other members tried to make the band survive, but eventually everything had fallen apart. He hoped that the idea for the game would be seen through, and then he wanted to be a part of the creation of the game.

Ringo thoughts were very much like Paul's, with a few differences. Ringo knew that The Beatles: Rock Band idea would be turned into a hit game. He also knew that the producers, or somebody would need help with the drumming rhythms, and that was his specialty.

Sean didn't really want to go to the meeting, because he wasn't sure that the game would actually be created. But if it was, he wanted to make sure that his dad's best songs (ones from when he was with the Beatles, of course) were in the game.

After the plane was in the air and flying steadily for about 15 minutes, the former Beatles, Dhani, and Sean began to relax for the flight ahead. Since they set off from America, the flight would take 6-7 hours.

Sean became extremely bored after 6 hours of cloud watching, reading, and listening to music. He looked around at his neighbors; Paul was trying to write a song, Dhani had gone to talk to the pilot, and Ringo was silently playing with his drum sticks.

At least the flight will be over soon. Sean thought to himself.

Then Dhani came running in, at the same time quickly telling something to his fellow passengers; "Guys, to may want to buckle up, like right now."

Paul and Ringo exchanged confused looks. Ringo spoke up, "Dhani, we know that you're excited, but…"

"This has nothing to do with me being exited, Ringo. It's the pilot that's excited. In fact, he's exited in the head!"

Sean looked at Dhani, "You mean crazy?"

"Well, sort of. He's currently trying to break the sound barrier with this plane…"

"WHAT?" Paul, Ringo, and Sean screamed at once.

"Well, it's not possible with this type of plane, but he could still try. But even if he does, the plane has a very small chance of crashing, but we'll probably arrive in London a little late."

Sean leaned back in his chair, "How late, exactly?"

Dhani looked up and thought about it for a few seconds, "By about 10 hours, maybe a day or two."

Sean sighed. "Oh, well. We'll have to reschedule the…"

Just then, Sean was interrupted by a large bump. Paul began putting on his buckle and putting his tray up. "Sean, maybe we should think about that later, Okay?"

"Agreed" Ringo said as he fumbled to follow Paul's example.

The plane began going though tons of lurches, bumps, and more. Sean was looking around in shock, trying to figure out what he should do. Dhani was leaning back in his seat with his eyes closed, hoping it would be over soon. Ringo was looking straight in front of him, and Paul was starring out the window.

Then all of sudden, they heard a pop. Dhani opened his eyes in shock and began mumbling to himself. "No, that's impossible…"

Paul, still starring out his window, noticed that the plane was descending. "Going down."

Sean let out a sigh, "Finally."

About half an hour later the plane reached the ground. The pilot staggered out of the control room. "I DID IT! EVERYONE LAUHGED AT ME AND SAID IT WASN'T POSSIBLE, BUT I DID IT! HA!"

"Okay, that's great," Sean interrupted. "But can we get off the plane, please?"

"Sure."

Ringo looked out his window. "Well, at least we're in London. But, the place looks different. Almost like…" He froze, studying the outside. "Paul, get over here."

Paul got up and walked across the aisle to Ringo's seat. "Yeah? What's wrong?"

"What does the airport look like to you?"

Paul looked out the window. He saw planes, the building, and stairs to get off the plane with. The airport looked different from his last visit. "Why, the place looks just like it did in 1970!"

He noticed that Sean and Dhani were departing. Paul decided to leave with them. He grabbed his things and headed to the door, with Ringo behind him. They exited the plane and headed to the building. The four men began wandering around, trying to find a way to the road to hail a taxi.

About five minutes went by when Sean asked, "Are we lost?"

Ringo answered him. "No, I just can't believe how different this place looks."

Two teenage girls then walked up to Sean and Dhani. "Excuse me," one of them asked. "Are you two by any chance John Lennon and George Harrison?"

Dhani and Sean exchanged looks. Sean spoke up, "No, we're not…"

"Oh, sorry for disturbing you."

After they were out of ear shot, Sean turned to Dhani and said, "Well that was weird."

Dhani shook his head. "Well we do look like our dads, but that was weird considering…Paul, what's wrong?"

Paul was staring into space with a look of shock on his face. He saw an information booth, and began walking towards it. "Excuse me," he began asking the woman behind the desk. "Do you know the date?"

"Certainly, sir," she looked at the calendar. "It's December 30th, 1968."

"Thank you."

Paul walked back to his accomplices. "We've got problem boys."

"We heard." Sean answered.

Ringo apparently began to panic. "How can we be in 1968? It's impossible! Dhani, it's impossible, right?"

Dhani tried to think of something to say. "Well, it was supposed to be impossible that the plane broke the sound barrier, but that happened too!"

"Okay!" Paul spoke up. "We'll have to find the pilot and get him to take us back."

The other three nodded their heads, and began to head to the airport boss's office to track down the pilot. As they started walking, Sean pulled Dhani to the side. "What up, Sean?" Dhani asked.

"The Rooftop Concert was in 1970, right?"

"Actually, in 1969. The album Let It Be was released in 1970. Why do you ask?"

"Think about it, Dhani. It's December of 1968."

"So?"

"So, it means that our dads are still alive."

Hoped you liked it!

I randomly got the idea to write this after watching The U.S. vs. John Lennon (great movie, by the way) and The Beatles music videos.

I'll try to keep this story updated.