I'm a Companion now?
Disclaimer: I do not own Companions, Heralds, Valdemar, Karse, Rethwellan, the Shin' a' in Rolan, etc. They all belong to Mercedes Lackey.
Author's Note: Thank you to my mom, who helped critique this story, and to TaliaAshke, who helped me get off the Writers Block.
*Chapter Two-Crash*
" This is the Captain speaking, we are currently experiencing some severe turbulence. Please fasten your seatbelts."
*Turbulence, Gee, do you think? * Xxenya thought sarcastically. She heard the motors stop rumbling and the plane fell for about five seconds while Xxenya's heart flew up into her throat. Then the engines kicked in again and her heart went back to its proper spot in her chest. *That was NOT fun! * She thought, shuddering, and realized that she had been holding her breath. As she resumed breathing, Xxenya heard man in the row behind her exclaim
"Oh, no! The plane is crashing! We're all going to DIE!!!!!!! AAARRRGGG!!!!!" Xxenya rolled her eyes, sighing in exasperation.
*Idiot. * She thought, annoyed. * The plane is not crashing, so we're Not going to die, and even if we were, screaming wouldn't help anything! Oh well...* She shrugged carelessly, and then went back to reading her book.
She managed to read about one sentence before the engines failed again. She heard a deep, rumbling roar that wound to a high-pitched screech, and then the noise stopped altogether as the engines died. The engines came back with a jerk, but Xxenya could still hear them giving off a noisy grumble that did _not_ sound normal.
And then the voice of the captain returned over the speakers "Ladies and Gentlemen I am afraid that the engines are malfunctioning. Please prepare for an emergency landing." He sounded rather frantic. The instant he stopped speaking, almost as if the plane had been waiting for a signal, the engines gave off another shriek, and died again. They stayed off. The whole plane shook for a few seconds, and then the nose went down, the tail went up, and the plane took a nosedive.
Down and down they plummeted, gravity taking its toll on the plane. Then the nose of the plane started to lift as the pilot struggled to bring it into some form of a controlled dive. A few more seconds passed, as Xxenya's heart stayed quivering somewhere in the region of her throat Slowly, bit by bit, the plane righted, and slowed from a straight plummet into a gentler, but still shaky glide.
"Oh, my god. Ohmygod, OhmyGOD!!!!!!!" Xxenya gasped as she started breathing again. Her whole body was slick with sweat, and her heart was pounding, but she didn't notice, because by this time her adrenaline and endorphins had kicked in when the plane fell again. "Oh my God. I don't want to die…" She moaned as she started to calm down a little. In the background, she could hear other people crying, and screaming the same basic thing. She took a deep breath. "Well, at least now they seem to have gotten some kind of control."
She was interrupted by an ear-splitting shriek as the engines came back. But they only stayed on for about two seconds, screaming the whole while, when the right engine went dead again. The plane shook worse than ever, as it began to tip over. And over, and over.
Xxenya screamed, and couldn't stop screaming, but she had plenty of company, as the rest of the passengers were screaming right along with her. Not that she noticed; she was too busy panicking.
And then she heard a loud thump as the right engine, which had come loose, crashed into the remaining stable engine, causing it to go dead again. For good this time. And the plane twisted, and fell, down, down, into an uncontrollable tailspin.
Down and down they fell, as Xxenya hyperventilated. The engines rattled, the plane was battered and rattled as friction took its deadly toll, and pieces of plane were torn off in midair. And then everything went black as she passed out.
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In the Havens, which lie on the border between the worlds of Velgarth and of Earth, The Goddess, known some as The Star-Eyed, to others as Lady Wind-Born, and to countless others by myriads of different names, looked down upon the plane that was hurtling through the air above the Earth, and sighed. *I am sorry, * She thought, * but there was no other way. Valdemar needs you more. *
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The plane finished its frantic journey, crashing with a great explosion that killed all its passengers in an instant, flattening three houses, and damaging others within a one-mile radius. All the passengers save one, because when the plane hit, Xxenya was no longer aboard.
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Wow! I finally got past the writers block!!! Yay!! *Does a little happy dance* Anyway, now it's time to thank all the nice people who reviewed! You all get pie!!
TaliaAshke: Thanks! I'll take you up on it! Have pie! And some cookies too, for rescuing me from the Block!
Jc: Thanks! Here's more, and it's about twice as long! Have pie!
Cat: Thanks! Have pie!
Fireblade K'Chona: Here's more! Have pie!
Dragonsdaughter1: Erm…ok…was that a flame? Well, have some pie anyway.
Blackened Heart: I did not call the plane a train. In larger airports, like DIA, they have these little trains that take you from one part of the airport to another…and that's what I was talking about. And for you information, she does NOT die! Have pie!
ecetera-cat: thanks! Really? Well thanks for letting me know. And I called her that because MY name is Xenya, and I like to be able to relate to my characters. Have pie! And a cookie for being polite and giving me the tip.
Kayshan: because that's where I wanted to end it. I made this one longer! And because it's a lot like my name; I like to relate to my characters. And it's spelled Xxenya. Have pie!!
I think that's it for this chapter! REVIEW!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Companions, Heralds, Valdemar, Karse, Rethwellan, the Shin' a' in Rolan, etc. They all belong to Mercedes Lackey.
Author's Note: Thank you to my mom, who helped critique this story, and to TaliaAshke, who helped me get off the Writers Block.
*Chapter Two-Crash*
" This is the Captain speaking, we are currently experiencing some severe turbulence. Please fasten your seatbelts."
*Turbulence, Gee, do you think? * Xxenya thought sarcastically. She heard the motors stop rumbling and the plane fell for about five seconds while Xxenya's heart flew up into her throat. Then the engines kicked in again and her heart went back to its proper spot in her chest. *That was NOT fun! * She thought, shuddering, and realized that she had been holding her breath. As she resumed breathing, Xxenya heard man in the row behind her exclaim
"Oh, no! The plane is crashing! We're all going to DIE!!!!!!! AAARRRGGG!!!!!" Xxenya rolled her eyes, sighing in exasperation.
*Idiot. * She thought, annoyed. * The plane is not crashing, so we're Not going to die, and even if we were, screaming wouldn't help anything! Oh well...* She shrugged carelessly, and then went back to reading her book.
She managed to read about one sentence before the engines failed again. She heard a deep, rumbling roar that wound to a high-pitched screech, and then the noise stopped altogether as the engines died. The engines came back with a jerk, but Xxenya could still hear them giving off a noisy grumble that did _not_ sound normal.
And then the voice of the captain returned over the speakers "Ladies and Gentlemen I am afraid that the engines are malfunctioning. Please prepare for an emergency landing." He sounded rather frantic. The instant he stopped speaking, almost as if the plane had been waiting for a signal, the engines gave off another shriek, and died again. They stayed off. The whole plane shook for a few seconds, and then the nose went down, the tail went up, and the plane took a nosedive.
Down and down they plummeted, gravity taking its toll on the plane. Then the nose of the plane started to lift as the pilot struggled to bring it into some form of a controlled dive. A few more seconds passed, as Xxenya's heart stayed quivering somewhere in the region of her throat Slowly, bit by bit, the plane righted, and slowed from a straight plummet into a gentler, but still shaky glide.
"Oh, my god. Ohmygod, OhmyGOD!!!!!!!" Xxenya gasped as she started breathing again. Her whole body was slick with sweat, and her heart was pounding, but she didn't notice, because by this time her adrenaline and endorphins had kicked in when the plane fell again. "Oh my God. I don't want to die…" She moaned as she started to calm down a little. In the background, she could hear other people crying, and screaming the same basic thing. She took a deep breath. "Well, at least now they seem to have gotten some kind of control."
She was interrupted by an ear-splitting shriek as the engines came back. But they only stayed on for about two seconds, screaming the whole while, when the right engine went dead again. The plane shook worse than ever, as it began to tip over. And over, and over.
Xxenya screamed, and couldn't stop screaming, but she had plenty of company, as the rest of the passengers were screaming right along with her. Not that she noticed; she was too busy panicking.
And then she heard a loud thump as the right engine, which had come loose, crashed into the remaining stable engine, causing it to go dead again. For good this time. And the plane twisted, and fell, down, down, into an uncontrollable tailspin.
Down and down they fell, as Xxenya hyperventilated. The engines rattled, the plane was battered and rattled as friction took its deadly toll, and pieces of plane were torn off in midair. And then everything went black as she passed out.
********************************************************************************************
In the Havens, which lie on the border between the worlds of Velgarth and of Earth, The Goddess, known some as The Star-Eyed, to others as Lady Wind-Born, and to countless others by myriads of different names, looked down upon the plane that was hurtling through the air above the Earth, and sighed. *I am sorry, * She thought, * but there was no other way. Valdemar needs you more. *
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The plane finished its frantic journey, crashing with a great explosion that killed all its passengers in an instant, flattening three houses, and damaging others within a one-mile radius. All the passengers save one, because when the plane hit, Xxenya was no longer aboard.
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Wow! I finally got past the writers block!!! Yay!! *Does a little happy dance* Anyway, now it's time to thank all the nice people who reviewed! You all get pie!!
TaliaAshke: Thanks! I'll take you up on it! Have pie! And some cookies too, for rescuing me from the Block!
Jc: Thanks! Here's more, and it's about twice as long! Have pie!
Cat: Thanks! Have pie!
Fireblade K'Chona: Here's more! Have pie!
Dragonsdaughter1: Erm…ok…was that a flame? Well, have some pie anyway.
Blackened Heart: I did not call the plane a train. In larger airports, like DIA, they have these little trains that take you from one part of the airport to another…and that's what I was talking about. And for you information, she does NOT die! Have pie!
ecetera-cat: thanks! Really? Well thanks for letting me know. And I called her that because MY name is Xenya, and I like to be able to relate to my characters. Have pie! And a cookie for being polite and giving me the tip.
Kayshan: because that's where I wanted to end it. I made this one longer! And because it's a lot like my name; I like to relate to my characters. And it's spelled Xxenya. Have pie!!
I think that's it for this chapter! REVIEW!!!!
