Chapter One

BAM! The small plane jerked and wobbled. The thirteen teens whooped and laughed. Nathan McHugh slapped a high five with his friend Eric McGorrill. The class president, Daley Marin, and her friend Melissa Wu were laughing at their own inside jokes.

BAM! This time the plane rolled to one side then the other. Gear went flyinf around. Kristian Mahon's MP3 player flew down the aisle and hit Nathan in the head.

BAM! The plane jerked and dived. Now things were getting scary. The pilot, a bald sweaty guy, turned around. "Put on your seat belts! Now!" Nathan didn't need to be told twice. He sat down and quickly buckled up. Eric did the same. Nathan suddenly felt weightless. The plane was free falling! Kristian started screaming. "We're gonna die! Oh lord, we're gonna die!" Nathan gritted his teeth. Things didn't look good!

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NATHAN'S VIDEO DIARY

Hi, my name's Nathan McHugh…obviously. I'm a freshman at Hartwell High School in the small town of Rainbow Falls, California right outside of L.A. I'm one out of like twenty something students that are going on an amazing trip to some island in the middle of the Pacific. That's why I'm making this video diary. To tell my side of what goes on. I'm nervous about flyinf. I've heard too many stories about plane crashes. Hopefully ours doesn't!

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BAM! The plane jerked and rolled some more. Nathan gritted his teeth until they hurt. "Why did I say that? Why?" Nathan had made that video diary just mere hours before he got on the plane.

BAM! Nathan's head shot forward and banged against the seat in front of him. Daley's little brother, Lex Marin, turned around. "You okay, Nathan?" The ten year old asked. Nathan nodded and rubbed his sore forehead. The pilot turned around. "Hey! You with the fluffy hair!" He called. Nathan pointed to himself.

"Me?"

"Yeah you! Go back to the back of the plane and get out the life raft!" He yelled then turned back to his controls. "Get your friend with the hat to help you!" Nathan unbuckled then stood up.

"Come on Eric!" He said.

"No way!" Eric said. He pulled his dorky straw hat over his eyes. Nathan was going to start arguing, but it was useless. Once Eric made up his mind, there was no changing it. Cody Jackson stood up.

"I'll help." He said giving Eric his icy stare. Nathan nodded and ran to the back of the plane.

BAM! Nathan was thrown against the side of the plane.



BAM! BAM! Jackson was thrown to the ground at Nathan's feet. Kristian was still screaming.

"Someone shut her up!" The pilot yelled.

BAM! BAM! BAM! Kristian let out the loudest and most high pitched scream Nathan had ever heard. He was surprised the windows didn't shatter. Nathan looked out the window and immediately wished he hadn't. The whole left side of the plane was in flames. Lightning streaked across the sky.

BAM! Everyone was screaming and yelling now.

"Nathan, give me a hand!" Jackson grunted as he tried to pull the raft out from under the luggage. Nathan ran to help him.

BAM! The plane lurched and the life raft exploded, pushing Nathan into the back of Chianne Debri's seat. She was the only one not yelling or screaming. She just sat there with her eyes closed listening to her MP3.

"Nathan, are you alright?" Jackson lifted the raft off Nathan. Nathan crawled out.

BAM! BAM! Jackson swore as he was thrown into the life raft.

BANG! Nathan watched in horror as the life raft slowly deflated. Jackson sat up. "Crap!" He muttered.

"What happened?" Daley asked, suddenly beside Nathan.

"Jackson fell and stabbed the raft!" Jackson stood up.

"It was an accident!" He growled.

BAM! The plane took a steep dive. Almost straight down! Nathan's heart pounded loudly in his ears. This is it! He thought. He shut his eyes and waited for impact.