Prologue
The plane began to shake harder and bounce and I clenched the armrests with my hands. I could hear the storm raging outside and could see the lightning striking the wings when I glanced out the window. So could Luxa, and she pressed her side against mine, she had never before witnessed a storm, or even heard of one. I wrapped my arms around her, trying in vain to stop her trembling. In the seat in front of me I could see Susan and Jane clinging to Zack, who in turn was clinging to the two of them. We all knew that what was happening was very wrong. In retrospect, I never should have let Luxa get on this piece of junk, and I never should have let my couzins get involved in our plan to escape both the Underlanders and my family. "Well guys were going down. Hang on!" Brett shouted over the constant roar of noise. My grip on Luxa tightened as the plane began to plumet towards the sea.