Unknown Skies part 9
Several days later
The Passengers and crew of Winter Airways flight 595 were settling in calmly into Arendelle. After the council meeting, several large tents which belonged to Arendelle's military, were set up to temporarily accommodate the Passengers and Crew of Flight 595 whilst more permanent housing was built.
The Boeing 757, Quebec Echo was left where it was parked. Elsa leaving a small section of Fjord frozen so the Aircraft could be left parked. With those who had been on-board being allowed unlimited access to the Aircraft.
Many of the kingdom's citizens took time out of whatever they were doing to stare at the 757. Some of them were very wary of the passengers and crew. But if Queen Elsa and Princess Anna trusted them, the citizens would tolerate the passengers and crew of flight 595.
Sam walked down the main street of Arendelle, in an effort to calm himself. He had a very stressful morning, the power supplies on the aircraft were dwindling, despite the numerous solar mobile chargers cobbled together and hooked up to Quebec Echo's electrical system. Also, all of the children had been asking numerous times to meet Elsa and Anna. It had taken a lot of persuasion on Sam's part for the parents of said children to tell them no, for the moment of course.
It was no doubt that they really were in Arendelle but they couldn't let slip that in their home universe, Frozen was just a movie.
Sam quickly stopped to check his bearings before he set off again. He quickly found himself in a busy market street and by some coincidence; he saw Elsa and Anna standing at what appeared to be a confectionary stall. The sisters both had their backs turned to him and they both appeared to be deep in conversation.
Being rather fond of chocolates himself, Sam moved carefully forwards and stopped at next to Anna on her right.
Sam was fluent in Norwegian and as he read the labels on the shelves displaying the chocolates, he said in surprise,
"Coffee flavour chocolate? My all-time favourite!"
Elsa and Anna whirled around in surprise to see Sam right next to them.
"Sam, you scared us there!" Anna scolded Sam.
Sam briefly raised his hands in mock surrender,
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I just came over to see what chocolates were on sale. I am rather fond of them if I might say" He replied.
"Well, good for you. We happen to like chocolates ourselves." Anna replied.
As Anna and Sam talked, Elsa couldn't help but notice Sam's striking resemblance to herself again. A lot of people, including Anna and Kristoff, who had seen Elsa and Sam near one another, commented on how similar the two looked. Both Elsa and Sam felt a sense of Déjà vu whenever they saw each other. Although neither would admit it to the other.
Once both Sam and Anna had finished their conversation, they both bought a selection of mixed chocolates.
Once their purchases had been bagged, Elsa asked Sam,
"Why don't you come with Anna and me for the rest of our outing?"
Sam looked a little hesitant,
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Of course. You're a good person. I can tell that." Elsa replied in a kind tone.
That was good enough for Sam and he agreed to accompany the sisters on the rest of their outing.
The three moved from market stall to market stall, shop to shop, admiring whatever was on sale and chatting to each other.
The trio rapidly became friends over the next couple of hours and at lunch, Anna took Elsa and Sam to a beautiful little harbourside restaurant which had amazing views over the Fjord. The only issue was that Quebec Echo was parked well within view of the restaurant. As they ate, Sam couldn't help but gaze at the Aircraft which had brought him here.
Anna and Elsa both noticed Sam's gazing at the aircraft.
"Are you ok Sam?" Anna asked in concern.
Sam stopped gazing at the aircraft and looked back at the sisters.
"Yeah, I'm alright. I just miss flying that's all" He said.
"What was it like?" Elsa asked kindly.
Sam smiled as he remembered his days flying, the best days of his life so far.
"I can't really describe it. When I was up at altitude, you could see for miles and miles. To me it felt like freedom, and when you look out of the aircraft windows down at the land and sea below. You feel as if you are on top of the world and nothing can bring you down" Sam replied to Elsa with a nostalgic smile.
But then his smile faded,
"But sadly, all good things must come to an end. You know, Quebec Echo once was worth worth over 57 million pounds and a marvel of technological engineering. Now it is just a piece of Fjord side junk"
Elsa narrowed her eyes at Sam's remark about Quebec Echo being junk. She leant back in her chair as she thought.
Noticing this, Anna asked,
"What are you thinking?"
Elsa sat up and un-narrowed her eyes as she looked right at Sam.
"What would it take to get your aircraft flying again?"
Sam, who was having a sip from his drink, suddenly snorted it out in surprise and Anna just stared at Elsa with wide eyes.
Once Sam had gotten his breath back, he looked back up at Elsa and exclaimed,
"What?!"
Elsa, who seemed to not be affected by Sam's outburst, said,
"What would it take to bring your aircraft back into the air? You obviously miss flying and it is my duty as Queen to try and make everyone in the kingdom happy."
"It's almost impossible to do! We'd need a constant and reliable source of Electricity, a lot of lightweight spare parts and a truly enormous source of Pure Kerosene. Things that would be impossible to make given the level of technology here!" Sam exclaimed.
By this point several people nearby had turned to stare at Sam who was having lunch with their Queen and Princess!
Feeling quite uncomfortable, Sam finished his meal in silence and when everyone had stopped staring, Elsa spoke to Sam as quietly and carefully as she could,
"Then we will have to develop the technology needed. It shouldn't be too difficult"
Sam just smiled at Elsa and Anna and raised his glass to the sisters, who both did the same.
"Well then, I would like to propose a toast. To a future in these Unknown Skies" He said to the sisters.
"To a future in these Unknown Skies" Anna and Elsa both agreed.
The three then lightly tapped their glasses and after they finished off their meals and paid for them, the three parted with Sam going back to his tent and the sisters back to the castle.
Both Sisters and Sam were all excited as can be, if they could get Quebec Echo flying and that was a big if. The Boeing 757 would usher in a new era. The future could only look brighter.
