Hi guys! I"m back with another chapter and I'm truly sorry for the / With college, it really bombarded me with some homework and of course, I'll do what it takes to update my fic at least a month after this release So sit back and happy reading!
Meanwhile, Tintin is still rowing the lifeboat as hard as she can wherein Haddock sat across Tintin.
"We have to get to Bagghar ahead of Sakharine," Tintin said as Haddock replied, "I know. I know... Why?"
"Is Haddock that dense as to why Tintin needs to go to Bagghar?" Claudine said in an irritating tone.
"Saijo-san, it is important that Tintin only saw the brochure that contains information. Possibly, the third model ship." Maya said to the Frenchwoman.
"Because he has the third model ship," Tintin said to the captain leading her to wonder how Tintin knows about it.
Tintin grabbed the brochure and said, "The Sheikh collects old ships. And this is the prize of his collection."
Tintin opened the brochure and showed Haddock the picture of what appears to be the Unicorn.
"Blistering blue barnacles, that is the Unicorn!" Haddock exclaimed.
"No way!" Junna and Karen said in unison.
"So that's why Sakharine wants to stop them! Bagghar is the location of the last model!" Misora said in shock.
"Wait a minute... Karen-chan! How did you guess that the brochure shows the third model!?" Aruru said in curiosity.
Karen chuckled as she tried to think of an answer leaving Hikari and Mahiru to sigh.
Usually, Karen sometimes blurts out random stuff on what might happen. Surprisingly, those said predictions had happened now and then.
"I wonder how this girl can pull off these kinds of surprises?" Hikari and Mahiru thought.
"Captain, do you see the distortion around the model?" Tintin said as she showed the captain the Unicorn's case.
The captain saw it as Tintin explained, "It means that Ben Salaad exhibits it in a bulletproof case in his palace."
"And Sakharine is going to steal it!" Haddock said, now knowing Sakharine's next plan of action.
"Yes, he has a secret weapon. The Milanese Nightingale. But that won't be enough to solve the mystery, and that is why Sakharine needs you." Tintin said to the captain.
The girls started to think about how the Milanese Nightingale be part of the plan. Aruru thought about a super-powerful gun that can break the case's glass while Michiru and Akira are discussing if the nightingale is a thief hired by Sakharine.
"That's why she made you prisoner. There is something she needs you to remember." Tintin said to the captain as Haddock replied, "I don't follow you."
Tintin then sat down and told her "I read it in a book. That only a true Haddock can discover the secret of the Unicorn."
Haddock started to smile as Tintin followed suit upon hearing those words, thinking that she's starting to remember about it. Unfortunately, the captain replied, "I don't remember anything about anything."
"You have got to be kidding me..." Claudine said whilst rubbing her temples.
"If she can't even remember anything then... How come Sakharine is keen on keeping Haddock alive?" Aruru said in wonder.
"I don't know Aruru... Maybe the more we listen to the story, the more we can find out about it." Misora said to her friend.
"But you must know about your ancestors, Lady Frances. It's your family legacy!" Tintin said to the captain.
"My memory is not what it used to be." the captain said.
"Well, what did it used to be?" Tintin asked but the captain replied that she'd forgotten it.
Tintin sighed and said to the captain, "Captain, can you get us to Bagghar?"
The captain gets up and said to Tintin, "What sort of a stupid question is that?"
"Well now... Someone's pride must've been hurt." Yachiyo said.
"She doesn't want to be belittled by Tintin didn't she?" Misora replied.
Haddock said, "Give me those oars! I'll show you some real seamanship, lassie.", Haddock said as she starts grabbing one of the oars and putting it in place.
"I'll not be doubted by some pipsqueak tuft of ginger and her irritating dog!" Haddock said as she placed the oars to the left of her.
She ranted on and on saying that she's the master of the seas, not knowing that while she's fixing the oars, she knocked out Tintin and Snowy because of it.
When the girls saw Haddock knock out Tintin & Snowy, some of them facepalmed at that incident.
"Can't she ever be careful about it!?" Fumi said in annoyance as Claudine is trying her best to not rant about it.
"Oh, brother..." Misora groaned seeing that Haddock had just knocked out Tintin and Snowy by accident.
Aruru awkwardly chuckled about what happened and as far as she's concerned, she silently hoped Haddock would do something amazing in the future.
"I know these waters better than the warts on my mother's face!" Haddock said as she began to row the boat. She then noticed that Snowy and Tintin are all knocked out.
Haddock chuckled at the sight of them, saying, "Look at the pair of them. Fast asleep. Typical landlubbers. Aye, no stamina these days."
Haddock then starts to row the boat, telling Tintin that they'll be able to get to Bagghar in no time.
"Well, that's because you knocked them out!" Rui screamed in annoyance.
"Rui-chan! Please calm down!" Tamao said as the kind girl is calming Rui down with her words.
Meanwhile, Aruru's face is beet red as her counterpart is doing nothing but trouble. Aruru then felt a pat on the back wherein she looked at Tsukasa who smiled at her.
"It's ok, Aruru. I know that pain too well." Tsukasa said, leading Aruru to hug her back.
The scene changes as a pair of similar shoes appear as it's walking across the street. The figure appears to be flicking its hands as it walks.
"So we're back in Antwerp this time. And it looks like we're seeing Yuyuko's counterpart." Tamao said.
"Well, we better catch her this time! Right, Ichie!" Lalafin said to the former idol with a determined look on her face.
"You got that right Lalafin!" Ichie said with a smile.
Two similar pairs of feet were then seen walking wherein they're hanging their respective canes on their left arms.
The camera then reveals Yuyuko who is looking around the area. She's wearing black pants along with a pair of glasses and a bowler hat.
She then noticed that the detectives were walking the same street as well.
"Look, Thomson. There's the fellow." Thompson said to Thomson.
Ms. Silk (Yuyuko) noticed them as she began to search her jacket, leaving her scared and nervous.
"Why is my other self getting nervous? Shouldn't she be calm?" Yuyuko said.
"Maybe it's because she believes they might notice her perhaps? The detectives might have some evidence that placates her as the pickpocket." Fumi said to the sleepy girl.
The detectives immediately walked faster as Ms. Silk managed to grab her keys as she went towards her flat.
She was about to open the door when the detectives arrived and said, "Ms. Silk?"
"Yes?" she said.
"My name is Thompson," Thompson said as Thomson replied, "And Thomson."
"We're police officers!" the two men exclaimed.
"Whoa! I didn't know our other selves can be in sync with each other!" Lalafin said in surprise.
"Maybe we can try doing that in a future play!" Ichie said.
Ms. Silk heard what they said, leaving her to say, "Oh crumbs."
She walked past them as the two detectives looked onward until they saw Ms. Silk crash into something.
"Ms. Silk!" the detectives exclaimed as they went towards Ms. Silk who accidentally bumped into an old lady.
She was in a daze as one of the lady's pet birds circle around her when it perches onto her hat.
When the girls saw it, some chuckled while the rest laughed at the scene.
"Very funny girls…. Very funny." Yuyuko said in an annoyed tone.
"It's kind of fitting that you're so sleepy in class Yuyuko. It's a surprise you didn't end up in an accident so far!" Ichie proclaimed while Yuyuko huffed in annoyance.
Yuyuko indeed acts like a sleepyhead merely because of her late-night practices but in truth, she is very aware of her surroundings. Sure she does sleep in class but whenever class is over, she's very awake when walking across the school's hallways even though some people think she's half-asleep.
The detectives began to help her out as the pet store owner began to catch the birds.
"Are you all right?/Are you alright ma'am?" the detectives said to Ms. Silk as they help her get to her feet.
Meanwhile, a random man began to help the old lady who was knocked on the ground.
"No need to run away sir," Thompson said as Thomson replied to Ms. Silk, "No, no you see, yesterday we very nearly caught the pickpocket who's been terrorizing the town!"
As they were explaining to Ms. Silk about the pickpocket, the kind man was dusting the old lady but as he tried to dust her backside, the old lady thought he's caressing it and began to hit him with the clerk's broom.
The girls chuckled as the good samaritan is being beaten merely because of his actions.
"Can't you give the guy a break! He's trying to help you!" Aruru said amidst her chuckle.
"I guess if that happens to us, we might as well give them some explanation," Mei Fan said, leading some of the girls to agree with her.
"Pickpocket?" Ms. Silk said as Thompson explained that she was able to pull out a wallet from the pickpocket's jacket.
"A wallet with your name and address!" Thomson said.
"That's my wallet," Ms. Silk said as Thompson said, "Well it's obvious he's stolen it from you!"
Some of the girls groaned as the two detectives WERE standing next to the pickpocket.
"Well…. They didn't see the pickpocket's face so naturally, they think that Ms. Silk is a victim of the pickpocket." Junna explained with a sigh.
"This time, we'll catch the thief for good! Right Lalafin-chan!" Ichie said.
"You bet Ichie-chan!" Lalafin said in determination.
"No, no, that's my wallet," Silk said nervously as Thomson asked if she's alright alright.
"We didn't mean to startle you. Let us help you in to your apartment." Thompson said as the two detectives follow Ms. Silk.
"Thank you so much. No need to come in. I'll be quite all right, really." Ms. Silk said to the detectives leading her to try and close her door. But, the detectives opened the door as they said, "No, we insist./ Better safe than sorry. It's the least we can do."
The detectives made their way into the room as Thompson said, "Good grief. What's all this."
It is revealed that the room is filled with countless wallets. While some of them are on shelves and boxes, other wallets were littered across the room.
"It's my collection?" Ms. Silk said.
When the girls saw all the wallets, they were in shock. All of those stolen wallets, all of those personal belongings, they were wondering when did it all start!
"How many wallets have you stolen!?" Fumi said in shock.
"I don't know…. It must've been a whole year…. I think?" Yuyuko said to Fumi.
"What a lot of wallets!" Thomson said in astonishment.
"I can't help it. It started with coin purses and sort of went on from there, really." Silk explained to the detectives.
"You want to be careful. Haven't you heard? There's a pickpocket about." Thompson said as Thomson agreed that whoever he was, he'll enjoy getting his hands on this collection.
"What do you mean, 'pickpocket'?" Ms. Silk said as Thompson explained that the pickpocket is nothing more than a criminal and a thief, leading Silk to be horrified.
"I'm not a bad person! I'm a kleptomaniac." Ms. Silk declared.
"A what?" Thompson said.
"It's a fear of open spaces," Thomson said to Thompson as the latter replied, "Poor woman. No wonder she keeps her wallets in the living room."
"I think Thompson and Thomson got the wrong definition. Am I correct, Mr. Edward?" Akira said, leading Edward to nod in response.
"You're correct Akira. What Thomson was referring to is agoraphobia. Kleptomania is a rare but dangerous mental disorder that makes anyone unable to steal something. In Ms. Silk'sm case, she steals wallets." Edward explained to the girls.
"So you're saying that Ms. Silk has a mental disorder that makes her steal wallets?" Rui said in surprise.
When Edward explained it to them, many of the girls find it very curious that someone has a mental disorder that rare. Junna, Akira, and Michiru find it very interesting that they decided to hit the books when they go back home.
"Wallets. I just can't resist the lovely things. It's a harmless little habit, really." Ms. Silk explained while the detectives are examining the wallets Ms. Silk has 'collected'.
"Good heavens, Thomson, look at this! His name's Thompson, too." Thompson said as she showed her partner a wallet with her name.
"What a coincidence," Thomson said but Thompson replied, "No, Thomson, this is Thompson without a 'P' as in 'psychic'."
"Are you for real?" Fumi said in annoyance as the detectives themselves were victims of the pickpocket.
"I think I know why they got the idea of the elastic band don't they…." Lalafin mumbled to herself.
"No, no, no, it's Thompson with a 'P' as in 'psychologist'." Thomson corrected Thompson as Ms. Silk started to explain about her collection.
"Look at this one! A green one that I managed to pick from a pickpocket actually pickpocketing at the time." Ms. Silk said to the detectives who are still arguing about the wallet with Thompson's name.
Ms. Silk keeps on telling her story as the argument blows out on who's the sidekick from them.
The girls started to chuckle that the detectives are just arguing about who is the sidekick.
Ms. Silk tried to keep on telling her stories but the detectives are too engrossed with their argument that she finally snapped.
"Listen! I can't stand it anymore! All right, I'll come quietly." Ms. Silk said as she had had enough of their shenanigans.
The theater erupted in laughter as Aruru, Karen, Lalafin, and Ichie are clutching their stomachs. While the serious ones like Fumi and Claudine are snickering because of what's happening.
"Who knew that Lalafin and Ichie arguing would lead the pickpocket to give up!" Fumi said while chuckling.
"I guess even criminals have their breaking point. In this case, it's the detectives' argument!" Misora joked.
Ms. Silk began to grab the wallets and throw them at them saying, "Take them! Take them! Take them all!"
"Stop it. Pull yourself together, woman! We can't take your wallets! Do we look like thieves?" Thompson said to Ms. Silk until Thomson said to Thompson, "Good heavens, Thompson. This looks familiar."
She then held the wallet in the air, showing it to Thompson as she saw the wallet's name. In her disbelief, she held the wallet as both of them said the owner's name, "Tintin!"
"They found Tintin's wallet!" Rui exclaimed.
"But the problem is… How will they get to Tintin? She's halfway across the ocean!" Mei Fan said.
"Knowing Tintin, I'm sure they'll find a way to get it to her!" Aruru said in confidence.
Meanwhile, Tintin is still knocked out as Haddock is still rowing the boat as she began to shiver.
"I'm so cold. And thirsty." Arsenia said as she wrapped her arms across her body and rubbed her throat.
"Shouldn't the ocean be warm?" Karen said.
"The reason why it's cold Karen is that it's early morning. You do experience cold mornings whenever it's autumn and early winter right?" Mahiru said to the brunette leading her to understand her friend's explanation.
Haddock tried to warm herself up by exhaling within her palms but it was in vain.
"My throat is parched. Let's see if there's any freshwater." Haddock said as she began to look at the lifeboat's compartment.
As she was looking for some water, she found something even better, in her opinion.
Arsenia chuckled at the sight of the bottle as she said, "What have we here."
It was revealed that she managed to get a bottle of whiskey as she started to close the compartment's doors.
"Oh boy… I have a bad feeling about this." Claudine said as she knew that something terrible will happen when Haddock gets a hold of her 'favorite' drink.
"Tintin. Tintin." a voice said to Tintin as light is slowly lighting up.
"Come and warm yourself, lassie." the voice said.
But when Tintin woke up, she immediately shot up in horror as it has revealed that Haddock lit a fire on the lifeboat!
Soon enough, many of the stage girls jaw-dropped in disbelief as the captain lit a fire in the lifeboat while some of them buried their faces in annoyance.
"Are you kidding me! Who in their right mind lights a fire on a boat in the middle of the ocean!?" Fumi said in outright anger.
"Pour l'amour de Dieu….. What is she thinking!" Claudine said as she clutched her head as Banana and Maya calm her down.
As for Aruru, let's just say she had never done anything this stupid. Sure she does some things that many of her friends might question her but this takes the cake. Seriously, who in their right mind would try and light a fire in the middle of the ocean.
"Please let this be over…" Aruru said praying that her other self would do something cool later in the story.
"Captain? What have you done?" Tintin said as she saw the captain warming herself up.
"No need to thank me," Arsenia said as Tintin replied, "What?"
"Well, you looked a little cold, so I lit a wee little fire," Haddock said she placed her palms near the flame while Tintin tried to stomp the fire out.
"In a boat!" Tintin said but then, Haddock grabbed the oars in adding them to the fire.
"No! Those are our oars! We need those oars!" Tintin said in horror when Haddock replied, "Yes but not for much longer." as she snapped the oar in two.
"For crying out loud Haddock! That's the only way for you to row the boat!" Mei Fan said as some of the girls are about to have a headache.
"I have no more words for this stupidity…." Fumi said whilst rubbing her forehead.
"Have you gone mad! Quick, Captain, help me!" Tintin said as she began to scoop some water to extinguish the flames.
"She's right. What have I do!" Haddock replied as she went for the whiskey bottle to extinguish the fire.
"No, Captain, not that!/No don't!" Tintin and the girls said but unfortunately, Haddock doused the flame with the whiskey as an explosion rocked the boat.
"Thundering typhoons!" Haddock exclaimed.
"How in the world did this woman became a captain!" Tamao exclaimed.
"You and me both Tamao-san. You and me both." Misora said as the rest of the Frontier girls try to comfort Aruru on what has transpired.
"Even Karen wasn't that absentminded!" Hikari and Mahiru thought after seeing this fiasco.
It is then revealed that the boat was overturned with Tintin, Haddock, and Snowy on top of it.
"Well, this is a fine mess," Tintin said, annoyed that Haddock made the blunder in the worst timing while Haddock muttered to herself saying, "I'm weak.".
"We're stranded here…"
"Selfish."
"...with no hope of rescue…"
"I'm hopeless."
"...while Sakharine and his men are halfway to Bagghar."
"Poor, miserable wretch!"
"Can you stop your moping me! At least you're still in one piece!" Aruru snapped at Haddock leaving most of the girls to be surprised at the blonde's outburst.
"Wow, ryuu! I never thought I'd see her like that, ryuu!" Andrew said in shock.
"The last time we saw her like this is from her hijacking," Elle said as she remembered how Aruru hijacked the ReLive, turning it into a Live instead.
"Yes, all right. That's enough of that." Tintin snapped at the sea captain.
"It was her fault, you see. It was Lady Frances." Arsenia said as Tintin explained the reason for that.
"Because she was a figurehead of great courage and bold exploits. No one like her ever existed in my family. Why do you think I drink? Because I know I'll never be like her." Arsenia explained to Tintin.
"She's… She's just like me…" Mahiru thought to herself.
Before the ReLive, she always clung to Karen because she believed she shines the brightest. She loved her so much that when Hikari arrived, she's willing to force Karen to always help her. It wasn't until their Revue that Karen convinced her that she's already shining and she can be just like Karen.
"You're wrong, Haddock! You can be like her! You have to believe in yourself!" Aruru shouted at the screen.
Normally, Misora would tell Aruru to quiet down but this time, she'll let it slide.
"No, it's far better that I end it now. Put us both of our misery." Haddock replied as she shook Tintin's hand.
Then, Snowy turned his head noticed something in the distance.
"What is it, Snowy?" Tintin asked her dog as Haddock was about to jump into the ocean when a glint of light was seen in the sky revealing it to be the Karaboudjan's seaplane.
"Oh no! It's the seaplane!" Rui said in shock as the girls are hoping that Tintin would find a way to get out of this predicament.
"Those are Portuguese markings," Tintin noticed as Haddock replied, "Are you even listening?"
"Where is the Karaboudjan registered?" Tintin replied to the captain as she noticed the plane in the sky.
"We're saved. We're saved!" Haddock said as she believed that the plane has spotted them.
"It's a sign from above!" she exclaimed until the seaplane shot its rounds at them.
"Look out!" some of the girls exclaimed where luckily, the plane missed its mark.
The plane soared back to the sky as Haddock angrily exclaimed at them saying, "Troglodytes! Slave traders! Mutant malingerers! Freshwater politicians!"
"Is Haddock even trying in insulting them?" Michiru said as the girls were a bit weirded out by Haddock's choice of words.
"Well… It is set in a different time so you should understand their word choices." Edward said to the girls.
Tintin pulled out her gun and said to Haddock, "Bad news, Captain. We've only got one bullet."
"And what's the good news?" Haddock said to Tintin as she said to her, "We've only got one bullet."
"Is she seriously trying to shoot the plane down with her gun!?" Junna said in shock.
"I guess we're about to find out!" Aruru and Karen replied, seeing that Tintin is about to do something spectacular.
Tintin set herself in a stance as she anticipated the plane heading towards them. The plane began to fire at them and without hesitation, Tintin fired her shot as the plane bellowed smoke.
But in the midst of it, Haddock jumped over the water, thinking that it might come back.
"You got him!" Haddock explained as the plane landed at the water.
Tintin jumped into the water as Haddock praised the girl for her marksmanship. Meanwhile, the pilots immediately exited the plane and opened the plane's engine where smoke billowed out of it.
The girls cheered at this feat leading Karen and Aruru to reply, "So cool!"
"Tintin managed to shot the engine!" Maya said, impressed that Tintin shot the plane with ease.
"She must practice with her marksmanship that well," Rui said as she taught to herself, "I need to practice my kendo skills hard."
"Stay here, Captain," Tintin replied as she dove into the water to the plane.
"Don't take your eyes off of them," one of the pilots said as his partner tells him to hurry up.
"Just as I thought. The ignition lead has been cut. Lucky shot!" the pilot said, not knowing that Tintin is heading right for them.
"One more pass, and we'll finish them off," the pilot with the gun said not knowing that Tintin revealed herself and said to them, "Hands in the air!"
"Now!" she ordered as the pilots raised their hands, not knowing that Tintin's gun is out of ammo.
"Tintin's so cool! She managed to force the pilots to surrender! Even though she's out of ammo!" Lalafin said with a smile.
"Oh, man! I wonder what other adventures has she gone through before meeting Haddock!" Aruru said in delight.
The scene changes as Tintin began reading the airplane's instruction manual.
"Let's see here," Tintin said whilst browsing the manual while Haddock asked her saying, " You do know what you're doing, eh, Tintin?"
"Um… More or less…" she replied, revealing that the other pilots are bound behind them.
"I hope she knows how to pilot the plane," Futaba said knowing that for a first-timer like Tintin, she might have a hard time piloting a plane.
"Well, which is it? More or less?" Haddock nervously said Tintin replied, "Relax. I interviewed a pilot once."
"Seriously!? Just because you interviewed a pilot doesn't mean you know how to fly it!" Futaba cried out as Kaoruko giggled at Futaba.
"Calm down Futaba-han. I'm sure Tintin would figure it out. I mean… this could be proof that I could ride your bike if I read the instruction manual." Kaoruko slyly said as Futaba groaned.
The plane bounce off the waves and when it reaches its top speed, it lifts off into the blue sky.
"Which way to North Africa?" Tintin said as the plane soars into the air as the Karaboudjan is shown below it.
"Captain, look! We've caught up with them." Tintin said as the plane speeds ahead of the ship.
"Alright! They'll be able to get to Morocco ahead of them!" Rui said as some of the girls cheered Tintin in getting a headstart over Sakharine.
"Wonderful! But you think we might find another way to North Africa that doesn't take us through that Wall of Death?" Haddock said in a scared manner, revealing that their plane is heading towards a gigantic storm cloud.
"We can't turn back! Not now. Not now." Tintin said, determined to get them to Morocco
"Uh oh…." Aruru and Karen said in unison.
"Haddock's right! Tintin needs to find a way to get to Morocco or they're done for!" Shiori said in horror.
"I understand your concern, Shiori. But they have no choice. Either they turn around or take the risk of going through those clouds.
As the plane entered the clouds, thunder crackled left and right, forcing Tintin to dodge every thunderbolt that might strike them.
Scared of her life, Arsenia tried to calm down until she noticed something that caught her eye revealing it to be medicinal alcohol.
Haddock tried to get a hold of it when Tintin swatted her hand saying, "No, Captain! Those are surgical spirits for medicinal purposes only."
"Good job Tintin! Make sure the captain doesn't drink any of that stuff!" Aruru said.
"Quite right, lassie, quite right," Haddock replied but suddenly, a thunderbolt struck the plane's wings as it turned upside down.
Shiori and Tamao screamed in fright as the plane got struck by lightning.
Luckily, Tintin immediately turned the plane upright making Haddock scared out of her life. She immediately grabbed the bottle and starts to unscrew its cap when the plane starts to dive rapidly.
The bound pilots began to float as the gravity dropped when suddenly, a portion of the medicinal alcohol began to float out of the bottle, turning into a sphere.
"How did that happen!?" Karen said in shock while the other girls are surprised to see that such a thing is happening before their eyes.
"Zero gravity, girls. Since the gravity dropped very low, water becomes spherical when gravity isn't present on a certain area." Edward said to the girls.
Haddock saw the alcohol bubble and tries to drink it, not knowing that Snowy saw the bubble first and was able to slurp all of it.
"Snowy why did you drink it!?" Shiori exclaimed.
"Calm down Shiori-chan! At least Captain Haddock wasn't able to drink some of it." Michiru said to her schoolmate
The plane immediately swung in time as Snowy dropped to the ground with a burp. The plane immediately shot up high until it began to nosedive again.
Another alcohol bubble immediately appeared as Haddock is determined to drink before Snowy gets to it.
Snowy also notices it as he tries to drink it but Haddock grabbed his tongue and immediately sipped all of it until she gets thrown back when the plane rises again into the air.
"Oh no! Haddock managed to get a drank the bubble!" Aruru exclaimed in horror.
"I hope she won't do something stupid again won't she," Fumi said as she prayed that Haddock won't cause another blunder.
The pilots were taken aback until the planer began to sputter noises from its propeller.
"No, no, no! The fuel tank! It's almost empty!" Tintin said as the screen showed that the fuel tank's meter is set on empty.
"They're going to crash into the ocean!" Tamao said in horror as the girls are now full of dread that the plane might crash.
Tintin managed to come up with a plan as she said, "Captain! This may sound crazy, but I've got a plan. The alcohol in that bottle may give us a few more miles."
Haddock noticed that she drank all of its contents as Tintin continued saying, "I need you to climb out of the plane and pour it into the fuel tank."
"Is she insane! What would happen if Haddock falls off of the plane!" Claudine snapped at the screen.
"It's called a calculated risk. Although the bottle's contents are gone, Haddock has to find a way to get the engine running." Junna said as she knew that somehow Haddock would be able to kickstart the engine.
"Christopher Columbus!" Haddock said as she put on one of the plane's parachutes.
She opened the plane's door as the violent wind and rain made their presence on Haddock where she immediately closed the door and said to Tintin, "There's a terrible storm out there. And it's raining."
Tintin turned around Haddock and said, "And you call yourself a Haddock?".
When Arsenia heard it her grew red, knowing that no one calls her a coward.
"Looks like her pride got shot by Tintin's words didn't she!" Yachiyo said with a grin.
"From what transpired there, I bet you girls would do the same if people called you a coward on stage!" Edward exclaimed, leaving many of the girls to understand Haddock a bit.
They indeed learned from the best in their respective schools but when push comes to shove, they'll be ready to prove to the doubters that they deserve to be on stage.
Arsenia flung the doors in fury as she went flying out of the door!
"Captain!/Captain!" Tintin and some of the girls said as they saw Haddock flew out of the door.
"Captain! Can you hear me? Captain? Captain?" Tintin shouted throughout the plane as Haddock revealed herself on the plane's right window.
When the girls saw this, all of them sighed in relief that Haddock was able to hang on one of the parts of the plane.
"Thank goodness, she's alright! I almost got a heart attack!" Fumi said in relief.
"You and me both sister," Shiori said to herself.
"You're doing fine! Now, pour the bottle into the tank. We're running on fumes." Tintin said as the captain thought of an idea saying, "Fumes!"
She began to walk towards the tank as she plopped herself onto the engine and opened the tank.
Tintin then noticed something on the floor as she saw the alcohol bottle.
"Oh no," Tintin said in horror.
Haddock began to beat her chest and screamed as she placed her mouth into the engine's entrance and burped revealing that the engine's mechanisms begin to turn leading the propeller to burst in flames.
"No way!" Rui and Fumi said in shock, seeing that Haddock was able to kickstart the engine through her burp.
"That's so cool! Haddock kickstarted the engine because of her burp!" Aruru said with joy as her other self was able to do something amazing.
"Of course! Haddock drank the bottle and because the alcoholic content is still in her system, her burp was able to start the engine!" Junna said leaving the rest of the girls to be in awe of what transpired… even though it was a bit weird.
Haddock was held aback by the force as the plane immediately went full speed.
"Captain! I can't see!" Tintin shouted as the captain said, "Land! Land!".
"We can't! We're not there yet!" Tintin shouted back and Haddock immediately scooch over the windshield and showed Tintin that they're on land and the plane is heading towards a sand dune!
"Tintin, turn the plane! Turn the plane!" Rui and Shiori exclaimed.
Tintin immediately turned as she tried to navigate the desert.
"No, no, no, starboard! Starboard! Starboard!" Haddock exclaimed as Tintin immediately turned the plane with Haddock at the front.
The pilots are starting to free themselves of their ropes when suddenly, lightning struck Haddock as she's about to launch herself out of the plane where she's able to cling onto the plane's tail.
"Haddock hang on!" Aruru screamed, even though the rest of the girls are shocked that she's still conscious after receiving a lightning bolt directly.
The pilots immediately exited the plane through their parachutes as they land on the desert sands.
The tail immediately broke as Haddock landed facefirst on the sand whereas Tintin accidentally broke the plane's controls.
"Oh no!" the girls said in horror as the plane was about to crash into the dunes
Seeing that they're about to crash, Tintin grabbed Snowy and braced for impact as the plane tumbled and crashed onto the desert.
Tintin crashed into the plane's windshield, knocking her out as the propeller is still spinning. The broken windshield turned into bits when it landed on the propeller as its next victim is Tintin.
"Tintin!" Rui and Aruru screamed in horror as Tintin is getting closer to the propeller.
Haddock woke up and saw the plane as Snowy is trying to pull her master out of harm's way.
"Hang on, Tintin!" Haddock cried as she raced towards the wreckage as Snowy is trying his best to pull her out.
"I'm coming!" Haddock cried out as the parachute launched her in the air because of the sandstorm.
Haddock was trying to land on the plane as she narrowly avoided the spinning propeller when the plane immediately shifted downward as Haddock was flown backward as she managed to grab a hold of the plane.
Haddock was able to get to the front as Haddock is trying to get Tintin out as her hair is nearing the propeller
The girls are tensed up as the propeller nearing Tintin's hair. Some are hoping that Haddock gets Tintin out while the rest of them like Shiori and Tamao closed their eyes.
"I can't look! I can't look!" Shiori meekly said in a frightened manner.
Miraculously, Haddock was able to throw Tintin out of harm's way until the parachute's strings got caught into the propeller as Haddock spun through the propeller, launching her right at the dirt.
Tintin regained her consciousness whereas Snowy fell off the plane into the sand.
"Oh, thank goodness she saved her! Who knows what will happen to Tintin if Haddock didn't throw her up!" Shiori said, sighing that Tintin's alright.
"Anyway girls, what do you think of the movie as of now?" Edward said to the girls as some of them began to share their opinions.
Karen and Aruru enjoyed the airplane scene, especially how Haddock was able to kickstart the engine. Rui also enjoyed Tintin's feats in regards to her sharpshooting and her gun bluff against the pilots.
All in all, the girls are now interested in how the pair will be able to get to Bagghar at this rate. While some are confident like Aruru who believes that they'll find a way while the rest of them are concerned like Shiori that Tintin and Haddock will stay safe.
And cut! Man, I'm finally done with this chapter and I hope you enjoy it!
I hope that I'll be able to submit the next chapter within the next month so stay safe and stay positive!
-William DeGrave