Episode 1 – The Pilot

A loud caw of a bird sound echoed through the trees. Her eyes snapped open she was looking up at a clear blue sky. The intense heat was making her sweat under her new deer jumper. There was a warm wet patch forming on her side, she placed her hand on her jumper and then looked down, she felt faint. The strong pungent aroma of blood filled her nose, she needed to get up. She stumbled up dazed and confused, she thought to herself 'Where am I? What had happened? The last thing I remember ...

We were on the plane I was sat next to Tina a man sat opposite he was young and I think English. He got up and ran towards the front of the plane as we hit some turbulence. Tina looked a bit frightened so I comforted her 'Don't worry Tina if we do go down I'm sure we would survive. I mean, there is more chance of drowning in your bath than a plane crashing ... or is that a plane crashing in your back garden?' Anyway whatever it was it definitely worked as she no longer looked frightened. Well the seat belt light came on and then there was more turbulence Tina gripped my hand I turned to her about to say 'Everything will be fine...' and then nothing.'

Rachel Berry looked around, what seemed like a jungle surrounded her. The canopy above created a green glow to everything below. Her ears suddenly popped and she heard a loud rumbling and screams coming from just beyond some bushes. She tried to shout out to them to tell them she was fine but nothing came out. She had lost her voice she clutched at her throat... this could not be happening. This has to be the worst thing that has and could ever happen to her, why can't she talk? She tried screaming as she walked through the high bushes. She stopped abruptly at the sight that lay beyond her. Parts of the plane lay scattered all over a long golden beach, people were running and screaming. She looked around not seeing anyone she knew, then she saw Mike. She ran towards him stopping a few feet short, feeling sick. He was cradling a non moving Puck in his arms. What had happened, her eyes filled with tears and she had to look away. As she turned around she saw Quinn, she was sat in the middle of everything whilst staring blankly out to sea. Rachel ran over to her trying to speak but still unable to, Quinn looked at her then looked back out into the open air. A man rushed past Rachel looking at Quinn. 'Are you ok?' he said. He has blood on his shirt too, he must've been wounded in the crash. 'Hey are you ok?' now he was looking at Rachel his close shaven face was puffy from the heat. She pointed to my throat and opened her mouth. 'Do you know her?' he pointed back to Quinn. She nodded. 'Stay with her I need to help out other people...' He walked off and turned back around. 'If you need any help just call for Jack.'

Rachel sat next to Quinn, perplexed, doing what Jack told her. The tears filled her eyes and emptied themselves down her cheeks but she didn't care she let them flow. Quinn hugged onto her arm for a little while ... it wasn't much but Rachel thought she was trying to comfort her. When someone cast a shadow over them. Rachel looked up and saw Finn staring back at them stone faced, they both jumped up Quinn grabbed hold of him and cried into his chest. Rachel looked at him worriedly. He held Quinn closely shaking his head frowning towards her. Rachel walked off leaving Quinn and Finn she needed to be somewhere else she couldn't be here right now.

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They stood on the stage waiting to get the results from the judges. 'And coming first ... for another consecutive win it's Vocal Adrenaline!' cheers ripped themselves around the stage as they stood there saddened by their loss to Vocal Adrenaline again. They walked back into the dressing room everyone of us as sombre as the next. 'Guys I'm sorry ... I don't know why we didn't win.' Mr Schuester said trying to encourage them more. But it didn't work.

'Face it, we suck ...' Santana being her usual glass-is-half-full-self. All Rachel did was sit there my head bowed down, 'How could we lose again it wasn't fair' she thought.

A few weeks later Mr Schuester called the Glee club all back into the choir room. 'Ok guys I know we got set back by Nationals ... but seriously we can beat them.'

'We may as well quit.'

'Is that you're answer to everything Quinn?' Tina asked sounding quite offended.

'Guys, no one has to quit. Look.' Mr Schue handed out a piece of paper to everyone 'I received this e-mail yesterday from a school in Sydney...'

'I thought Sydney was the old guy who sits outside the library?' Brittany said looking confused at Santana who just shook her head at her.

'It's from the teacher of a Glee club there, she says she saw us in Nationals and thinks she could give us some help and also there is an international Glee club competition going on there ... Invite only.'

Rachel read over the email and couldn't believe her eyes. 'Mr Schue ... if we can't beat Vocal Adrenalin how do you expect us to beat International teams?'

'It's all about the experience Rachel. Guys ... we're going to Sydney.'

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Lauren sat on the soft sand watching the water, she had no urge in herself to do anything. Usually she'd be ready for anything, do anything, fight anything but now all she could do was sit a stared. As she sat there she heard some people speaking she turned around and watched them. 'I heard you're going after the cockpit?' the small woman said talking to a puffy faced man.

'Yeh I am, I think if they have a radio we can use it to get help. And there may be survivors.'

Lauren stood up this is what she needed something to do, she walked over to the two of them. 'Sorry I overheard your conversation, well I'm not sorry I was listening but if you're going to go find the cockpit I want in too.'

'You know what's out there, you heard the jungle last night.' The man looked at her.

'I'm the state wrestling champion anything out there doesn't scare me.' Lauren said looking between the two of them.

'Ok then, get some water we leave in half an hour.' The man turned away then looked back, 'I'm Jack by the way.'

'Lauren' she said doing a little salute.

'Kate.' Said the woman smiling slightly at her.

Lauren walked away grabbing a bottle of water. Waiting by the tree line for the others.

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'Hi? Umm.. a few of us were thinking of doing a memorial service for the passengers that died, if you could be there and have any information on people we'd very much appreciate that.' The young pregnant blonde girl was looking at Mike, Tina, Quinn and Finn they nodded. Mike got up walking with the girl telling her what they knew. Brittany walked over to them and sat down 'Have any of you seen Rachel?' she asked looking between them. They shook their heads.

'Not since the crash.' Quinn said looking back at Brittany.

'I saw her this morning on the edge of the forest.' Tina piped up.

Finn got up looking around 'We best go look for her then.' He said walking off in the direction towards the fuselage. Quinn watched after him biting her lip worried for herself and everyone on this island.

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'Thanks Emma for coming along, we needed an extra chaperone.' Will smiled at Emma as he loaded his suitcase on to the conveyer belt taking back his ticket and passport.

'No worries you know I'm always here for you and the Glee club.' She said smiling back at him taking her passport back too.

They made it through customs Tina has started to get nervous now. Mike was comforting her by the chairs. 'Ok guys,' Mr Schue had made everyone form a group so he could tell them what was happening, 'We're at Gate 10 in an hour so meet back at this spot in 30 minutes, we have a 3 hour flight too L.A then we change over to Sydney which on average might be around 12 hours.' Rachel looked at Tina who looked heartbroken, it was obvious she hated flying. They all dispersed into little groups looking around the shops some more excited than others. Rachel couldn't wait to get to Sydney the sun would be amazing and she always wanted to visit Australia. Lauren was stood in line at the little shop trying to buy some Cheeto's for the ride when a woman bashed into her 'Hey!' Lauren said the woman turned to Lauren, her brown flicking as she did.

'Sorry.' She said running on. Lauren watched her and saw a man running in the same direction shouting 'KATE!' Lauren was so engrossed that the cashier had to shout 'NEXT PLEASE!' to get her to move.

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Brittany was walking down the beach looking for any sign of Rachel, she walked up to a man. 'Can you please help me?'

The man looked at her worried 'What's wrong?' his Middle Eastern accent was strong but his English was good.

'I've lost my friend Rachel, she not that tall had brown hair and likes deer.'

The man smiled at her slightly 'I think I have seen your friend she is sat over there on the beach.' He pointed closely towards the sea, Brittany turned around seeing her. 'Do you know about the back end of the plane I can't see it.'

'The tail section broke off whilst we were in the air, I don't think anyone would have survived.'

'It's just my best friend was in the back.'

'Then I am sorry,' he said frowning at Brittany slightly.

'Santana's strong she won't let anything like this get her down.'

'You think very highly of your friend, she's lucky to have a friend like you. I'm Sayid.' The man held his hand out to Brittany.

She takes it smiling 'I'm Brittany.'

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Lauren was already trekking half way through the jungle with Jack, Kate and an English man called Charlie when they reached the cockpit. The front end was stuck in the canopy so they had to climb through the seats. Lauren felt sick the smell of death filled the cabin, she climbed up after Kate. Jack opened the cock pit door and a body fell out and down the aisle. They clambered into the cock pit Jack reached for the radio and then the pilot woke up. 'Hey,' Jack said 'Are you ok?'

The pilot coughed and said 'We lost all contact with the ground I turned around heading for Fiji we didn't make it.'

Lauren looked at the others looking for Charlie who has gone missing. 'Do you have a radio can we still get signal?' Jack was asking the pilot.

'I have one up here.' The pilot leaned out of his seat reaching to an overhead compartment, pulling out a radio and handing it to Jack. Jack was sorting out the radio when the pilot looks through the shattered window. Lauren looked at Kate who looked back worriedly, the cockpit shook and then a loud metallic noise can be heard just outside the plane they hear a loud scream and turn to the pilot who they see his legs getting dragged out of the plane. Jack turned back to them wide eyed as the cabin fell to the floor 'RUN!' Jack shouted getting up and running out of the plane Charlie then appeared from a side toilet looking confused but hears Jack and runs as well. Lauren runs as fast as she can as rain starts pelting down she falls over but no longer hears the monster. She gets up covered in mud looking around 'Jack? Kate? English dude?' she turns around and sees Kate and Charlie, she runs towards them as they're looking up. 'Hey what you looking at,' Lauren looks up too 'Oh hell no.'

Up in the canopy is the body of the pilot shredded into pieces. 'It's the pilot.' They all look down and see Jack, the rain suddenly stops.

'I thought you were gone.' Kate said looking relieved.

'It was right behind me and then it went. Anyway we best head back to the beach, Claire is doing a memorial service for those that died in the crash.'

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Most of the survivors gathered around listening to Claire talk about the passengers that had died. Rachel was stood next to Brittany, Quinn and Finn stood holding hands a few feet away. 'They were on their honeymoon..' Claire said talking about a couple who died on the crash. 'Noah Puckerman, he was on a school trip to Sydney for a glee club competition, he was 17. Also Kurt Hummel, he was with Noah and the trip.' Rachel's eyes began to fill with tears at the mention of their names. She looked at Brittany who was almost crying too. Together they listened to the memorial remembering the ones they had lost hoping no more death was to come.