Unknown Skies part 4
Winter 595 was rapidly approaching what the radar indicated was the source of the powerful repeated energy pulse. Sam and Dan kept an eye on the radar screen in order to track further energy pulses. To assist in finding anything on the ground, Sam had lowered the 757's altitude to around 10,000 feet.
"You see anything?" Dan asked.
"No, nothing at this time" Sam replied, the tension in his voice evident.
The aircraft continued to fly for a while, the two powerful Rolls Royce engines consuming the remaining fuel at what seemed like a rapid rate. Before long the 757 would reach fuel exhaustion and the plane and the over 200 souls on-board would fall out of the sky.
As hope was beginning to be lost, one of the passengers, sitting on the port side of the aircraft, saw something and yelled out,
"I see lights!"
Everyone within earshot looked out of the port side windows of the aircraft and sure enough, there were lights below the aircraft, dimly glowing ones, but lights nonetheless.
Kate, after checking to see if the passenger was correct, sprinted up to the cockpit and burst in, causing Sam and Dan to both nearly curse in surprise!
"The passengers see lights on the port side below us!" Kate said excitedly.
Sam and Dan both looked out of the port side windows in the cockpit and sure enough, a large, dim, collection of lights were shining.
"Looks like we've found the source of the energy pulses our radar picked up" Dan noted.
Sam corrected his friend by saying,
"We don't know that yet. It probably is the general location, not the actual source. We'll find out when we are on the ground"
Then to Kate he added,
"Kate, you and rest of your team should get everyone into their seats; we are going to make a practice approach to see if it is safe to make a gear down landing or not before we make an actual landing."
Kate nodded before she left the cockpit and closed the door behind her.
At this Sam and Dan strapped themselves into their seats and began to turn Quebec Echo onto its practice approach.
Just as Flight 595 turned onto its practice approach, Elsa had joined in the ice skating on the frozen fjord. Everything was going great, the music played cheerfully into the night, smiles were on everyone's faces and apart from a few people slipping over, everyone was enjoying themselves. Especially the bride and groom, Anna and Kristoff.
It seemed to be a perfect end to a truly beautiful day, until Olaf, who was watching the stars noticed something odd. True, he didn't have a skull, or bones, but he was sure that stars didn't come in red and green whilst flashing!
"Elsa?" Olaf asked nervously.
Elsa, noticing the uncertainty in her creations tone skated over to him.
"Yes Olaf?" she asked curiously.
"Are stars supposed to be like that?" Olaf asked as he pointed to the red and green stars.
Elsa looked where Olaf was pointing, eyes squinting in concentration as she tried to see what Olaf was pointing to. Once she did, her eyes widened in horror and Elsa thought her heart was skipping a beat!
"The lights from my vision!" Elsa murmured under her breath.
Elsa looked again and was shocked to see that the lights were getting bigger and bigger, along with a sound getting louder and louder that Elsa knew all too well!
Elsa knew she had to do something without alarming everyone. She said to Olaf as carefully as she could,
"Olaf, I need you to get off the ice and head back to the castle"
Olaf with a disappointed expression on his face asked,
"Why?"
"No time to explain. Please just head back to the castle." Elsa replied in a cautious tone.
Olaf nodded and still confused at Elsa's sudden wariness, immediately moved off the frozen fjord and back to the castle.
As he did so, the shrieking, whining noise that Elsa was all too familiar with grew louder and louder with each passing second.
By now everyone else had noticed the sound and were all looking towards the lights.
"What is that?" someone asked.
"I have no idea" another person replied.
Anna moved to her sister's side in a supporting gesture, Elsa felt grateful for this. Just then the noise grew to almost unbearable levels and a pair of bright, harsh white lights appeared!
"EVERYONE, GET OFF THE FJORD!" Elsa yelled at the top of her voice.
No-one needed asking twice. Anyone who was on the fjord immediately began moving as fast as humanly possible to the land and hopefully safety. Elsa was the last to turn and run. As she moved, the noise grew to an ear splitting crescendo and the lights to an almost blinding glare before a massive, dark shape, which was barely illuminated by the lights that accompanied it, passed over her at a speed that was thought to be impossible! As the shape passed over, Elsa was pushed backward violently by some unseen force. Luckily, Elsa was able to use her magic to steady herself before she ended up in the unfrozen section of the fjord left open for ships.
Anna, upon noticing that Elsa had been knocked down, immediately skated over to her sister and helped her to her feet.
"Elsa, are you alright?" Anna asked in concern.
"I'm fine Anna" Elsa replied in a reassuring tone as the two sisters moved off the frozen fjord.
As they joined Kristoff, he asked them,
"What is that thing?"
"I have no idea!" was Elsa's fearful reply.
