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Jade
Our flight was transmitted, so we went to the gate. Since it was a private plane there was no line, and all we had to do was show our passports. We had to walk down a long hall, and then we reached a small door that said "private flights". Had to be ours. We opened it, and walked outside.
'This way!' someone called, and we followed him. He led us to a small plane, that looked like it could collapse any second. I felt like my heart stopped beating. Someone please tell me we got the wrong plane.
'Hello everyone, I'm Michael and I'll be your pilot.' I stared at him coldly, and I saw him go pale. Works every time.
'This... piece of garbage is our flight?' I said, still not believing my eyes. I was gonna kill Sikowitz when he returned. Michael the pilot nodded, and I saw him look at me with a terrified expression.
'Jade, leave the guy alone,' Beck said softly, grabbing my hand and pulling me towards him.
'I'm not flying in that thing,' I told him. I hated planes, and I wasn't planning on entering one that looked like this.
'I'm sure they wouldn't let us fly in it if it wasn't safe,' Beck assured me, but I could see he had some doubts too.
'Ehm, you can get in now,' said Michael, who apparently had found his voice back. I protested at first, but when I saw everybody get in I had no choice. I still didn't trust it, though. We'd have to cross the freakin' Atlantic in this thing!
'You'd better be a good pilot,' I hissed at Michael before getting in. When we got inside the plane looked a lot better; not perfect, but sufficient. It improved my mood just a little.
Robbie
I'd always hated planes. Once, when I was little, I went to the airport with my parents. We got a special tour, we could see the planes from a really small distance. But there had been a small communication mistake, and one of the planes started it's motors. I was so startled I dropped my favorite teddy bear, and we had to hurry away. I never got it back. So, now that I actually had to fly in one (which I'd done before of course, but still) I didn't feel all that comfortable. The accident had given me the idea plane motors could suddenly start and stop by itself, which I knew wasn't true, but I was still scared the motors would suddenly stop while we were in mid-air. I didn't tell the others bout it, afraid they would laugh. I knew at least Jade would.
André
We made a stop in New York, to fill the tank of the plane. Really surprising it'd been able to fly this far without stopping. I started to get a little more confidence in it's ability to fly us across the Atlantic. We had to wait at the airport for about an hour, so we got ourselves some coffee and lunch. The flight had taken us about six hours, so we could all use some. Our next flight would take even longer, more than seven hours.
'You're sitting next to Cat,' I told Tori. Cat had been even more hyperactive than usual, and she'd been chattering to me almost non-stop. Tori looked at Cat unhappily; the redhead was talking about some movie she saw, her coffee cup already empty.
We spent the remainder of the hour playing card games, and before we knew it we had to get back into the plane.
Beck
I was glad Jade hadn't refused to get on the plane. I knew she didn't like flying, and it's true this plane really didn't look very reliable, but we all wanted to go to Europe, Jade as well. So I just tried to comfort her as much as possible without anyone noticing, holding her hand the full six hours. I saw her look outside with every little bit of turbulence, but she was Jade, so she didn't say anything. One of the many things I admired about her.
After the break we all got back, and Jade didn't even hesitate before entering. I smiled. I knew she was still scared, although she'd never admit she'd been scared in the first place, and she'd never show anything close to fear to our friends. I sat down next to her, and when I tried to grab her hand she pulled away. I stroked her hair instead.
'Seven hours flying and we'll be in Europe,' I whispered. She didn't react.
'Unless we crash in the middle of the ocean,' I said teasing. I saw her stiffen, but she still didn't say anything. If we'd have been alone she'd have yelled at me, but right now she was trying to keep up the "cold and fearless Jade" image. I grinned and leaned back in my seat.
Jade
The flight to New York was bad, but not as bad as I'd expected. True, I was startled every time the plane went down and I had to listen to Cat's endless chattering, but I could sit next to Beck, and we didn't crash.
I was glad when our break was over: I wanted to be in Europe as soon as possible and have three amazing, plane-less weeks. When we got back to the plane I was determined not to show any fear again. I knew Beck noticed, and I tried to ignore him when he started to push my limits. I couldn't help my nervous reaction when he talked about crashing. How could he speak of that so lightly?
We'd been flying for three hours when we heard a strange noise.
'What's that?' I asked, and I couldn't help the panic in my voice. Beck, who was sitting at the window this time, looked outside.
'The motor is smoking,' he said seriously. I tried to find the slightest bit of a smile in his expression, but I already knew I wouldn't find it, even if he was acting. We suddenly went down, and kept going down.
'Beck Oliver, if you're lying to me you're going to regret it,' I said, while trying to look out of the window myself.
'I'm not lying,' he said, at the moment I saw the smoke. I felt my face turn white. 'We're going to crash!' Robbie squeaked. The others had noticed the smoke to. I felt the plane start to decrease level, faster and faster. I heard people scream, and I screamed myself, too.
'Brace yourselves!' I heard Michael call. I grabbed Beck's hand. I was the only one who still had a safety belt on, and when the plane started to turn upside down I was the only one able to stay in my seat. I heard a nauseating crash when my friends landed on what had once been the roof. We were still screaming, everyone except Beck. And Cat, I noticed.
I looked at my best friend. Her eyes were closed, and she was being tossed around by the still turning plane.
'We're going to land!' Michael called. He had a strange definition of landing.
When we hit the water I was sure I was going to die. I knew Michael had gone as low as possible when he noticed something was wrong, but I didn't know how much. The crash wasn't as hard as I'd expected, and it didn't kill me either. In fact, I had nothing more than a few bruises.
We were sinking, but the plane had somehow managed to stay in one piece, and the water came in slowly. When I got loose, I looked for my friends. They'd all been thrown across the plane. I heard Beck groan.
'Beck!' I yelled. I noticed the plane had stopped sinking, but it wasn't important to me. What was important was that Beck was safe. I crawled closer to him, but I stopped when I saw Cat. She was lying still, eyes still closed.
'Beck, can you get here?' I asked. A moment later I saw Beck's head appear between the seats.
'Are you okay?' he asked me, and I wanted to cry. I'd never been more happy to see him.
'I am, but Cat isn't,' I quickly told him, while bending over my friend. I felt her pulse. There was a heartbeat, but slow. Too slow.
'We have to get her out,' I said, lifting her in the meantime. The plane had apparently landed on something, because I was able to stand up. I saw Beck shake André's shoulder, and his friend opened his eyes.
'You okay?' Beck asked, and André nodded.
'Just bruised.' Beck went to look at Robbie, while André checked on Tori. I still stood there with Cat in my arms. I somehow managed to reach the cockpit, where I saw Michael hanging upside down in his seat. When I felt his pulse, there was no heartbeat. I stumbled away from him as fast as I could.
'Are they okay?' I asked Beck anxiously, not telling him what I'd just seen. He nodded, and it was like my heart suddenly started beating again. I searched for one of the windows. I mostly saw water, but there was a small bit of light coming through.
'I think we landed next to an island,' I said. Had we really been that lucky? I walked to the door, and tried to open it.
'To much pressure,' Beck said. He'd gotten Robbie to wake up, and I saw Tori standing too. Beck and André tried the door together, and it finally opened. A splash of water entered the small plane, almost throwing me off my feet. I managed to grab the door, and looked outside. I was right. We were on an island. Our plane had landed right next to it, only partly under water. I remembered to pick up my bag before crawling outside.
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Xxx Red
