I'm starting to get sick of saying this, but....
I don't own Big O
I don't own the characters
I am not making money
Lawyers, begone!
It was big. Much bigger than Big Duo. Black, with two swept-back wings, a large, rectangular fueselage, and two tail assembelies extending backwards. It was trailing a line of black, oily smoke from one of the low-slung engines, and the pilot was having trouble keeping it on a straight line.
When Roger caught up with it, the aircraft was less then a quarter-mile from the ground, and still descending. He brought Big Duo up alongside.
As soon as he could see the cockpit, and, presumably, as soon as the pilot could see him, the whole jet swerved drunkenly to the left, away from Big Duo. Roger, puzzled, fell back a little and came up under the thing. He braced Big Duo's hands on a structural girder and tried to check the thing's plummet. The massive aircraft barely reacted.
The ground was dangerously close now. Roger let go and moved to a safe distance as the jet began plowing down trees. It jumped a rocky ledge, throwing up huge amounts of dirt and plantlife. After digging a mile-long trench, the jet finally came to rest.
Roger circled once, to be sure it wouldn't explode or something, then landed Big Duo nearby. He climbed out and approached the downed vehicle.
Just by his eye alone, he judged the main body more than capable of carrying Big O and Big Duo side by side. What massive cargo could it--
No, couldn't be. An aircraft to carry Megadeuces? The thought had popped unbidden into his head, and now refused to leave. It looked more than capable of it...
He spotted something that might pass as a hatchway some ways down the length. It was firmly shut, but had apparently not been designed to keep out someone with the strength of an android.
Inside, the ship was pitch black. 'I'll bet they lost power in the landing.' He pulled out a flashlight and looked around. A hallway led off in both directions. Arbitrarily, he followed it forward.
Roger passed several side doorways before coming to a bend in the hall. Another side passage had the word 'Cockpit' scribbled in hasty handwriting on the wall. There was no doorknob, but a keypad on the wall nearby. He pressed a few random buttons, but nothing happened.
"I'll have to do this the hard way, then." He gripped the door on the edge and slowly pulled it aside, metal screeching against metal the whole way.
When he finally stepped into the cockpit, he found four chairs facing several banks of indecipheralbe controls. He thought it was empty until he heard a groan. A young woman was slouched in the front right chair, her skin almost as black as the hull of the jet itself. She was unconcious, but alive. Roger picked her up and carried her back to Big Duo...
To Be Continued...
This one was a tad bit longer than I had anticipated, so I'm breaking it into two episodes. By the way, I remember somebody saying that Roger's car was Griffon instead of Gryphon. The two words are pronouced exactly the same, and used interchangebly. I simply felt that Gryphon was used less often, and therefore a more likely choice for Roger. Thanks for the feedback!
I don't own Big O
I don't own the characters
I am not making money
Lawyers, begone!
It was big. Much bigger than Big Duo. Black, with two swept-back wings, a large, rectangular fueselage, and two tail assembelies extending backwards. It was trailing a line of black, oily smoke from one of the low-slung engines, and the pilot was having trouble keeping it on a straight line.
When Roger caught up with it, the aircraft was less then a quarter-mile from the ground, and still descending. He brought Big Duo up alongside.
As soon as he could see the cockpit, and, presumably, as soon as the pilot could see him, the whole jet swerved drunkenly to the left, away from Big Duo. Roger, puzzled, fell back a little and came up under the thing. He braced Big Duo's hands on a structural girder and tried to check the thing's plummet. The massive aircraft barely reacted.
The ground was dangerously close now. Roger let go and moved to a safe distance as the jet began plowing down trees. It jumped a rocky ledge, throwing up huge amounts of dirt and plantlife. After digging a mile-long trench, the jet finally came to rest.
Roger circled once, to be sure it wouldn't explode or something, then landed Big Duo nearby. He climbed out and approached the downed vehicle.
Just by his eye alone, he judged the main body more than capable of carrying Big O and Big Duo side by side. What massive cargo could it--
No, couldn't be. An aircraft to carry Megadeuces? The thought had popped unbidden into his head, and now refused to leave. It looked more than capable of it...
He spotted something that might pass as a hatchway some ways down the length. It was firmly shut, but had apparently not been designed to keep out someone with the strength of an android.
Inside, the ship was pitch black. 'I'll bet they lost power in the landing.' He pulled out a flashlight and looked around. A hallway led off in both directions. Arbitrarily, he followed it forward.
Roger passed several side doorways before coming to a bend in the hall. Another side passage had the word 'Cockpit' scribbled in hasty handwriting on the wall. There was no doorknob, but a keypad on the wall nearby. He pressed a few random buttons, but nothing happened.
"I'll have to do this the hard way, then." He gripped the door on the edge and slowly pulled it aside, metal screeching against metal the whole way.
When he finally stepped into the cockpit, he found four chairs facing several banks of indecipheralbe controls. He thought it was empty until he heard a groan. A young woman was slouched in the front right chair, her skin almost as black as the hull of the jet itself. She was unconcious, but alive. Roger picked her up and carried her back to Big Duo...
To Be Continued...
This one was a tad bit longer than I had anticipated, so I'm breaking it into two episodes. By the way, I remember somebody saying that Roger's car was Griffon instead of Gryphon. The two words are pronouced exactly the same, and used interchangebly. I simply felt that Gryphon was used less often, and therefore a more likely choice for Roger. Thanks for the feedback!