Squall stood in the back of the cockpit, watching as the fighter jets took
up escort positions around the Ragnorak.
"What are they doing?" asked Zell, frantically trying to open a channel to the unidentified fighters. When he got no answer, Zell threw his hands in the air in frustration. Jace and Sonya entered the cockpit just as an explosion rocked the ship.
"Guess it's not a friendly escort then?" asked Jace as he got back up.
"Guess not," replied Zell, getting up from the comm. chair and running over to the weapons station. He didn't make it though, as another explosion threw the ship.
"Selphie? Do you know what evasive maneuvers are?" yelled Squall over the loud alarms that suddenly sprung up all over the place.
"You try it in a ship this size!" retorted Selphie, her face screwed up in concentration. Suddenly, Jace had a thought.
"Stay here!" he said to Sonya as he ran back out of the cockpit. He ran until he reached the mini-hangar in the stomach of the Ragnorak. He turned on the intercom and told Zell to open the door. Zell complied immediately, and the huge door, started to move down. He moved over the air car that was in the corner, and wound up the windows. He hit the comm. Button on the console in front of him.
"Zell! Send out a Mayday signal!" he shouted as the ship bucked again.
"What? Why?"
"Just do it!" shouted Jace as he turned on the air car.
"Done," said Zell a few seconds later.
"Good. Now, tell Selphie to make it look as though the next shot screws up the navigational controls. Then once I draw them away, make your way to Esthar. I'll meet you there."
"Hang on, Sonya wants to talk to you," said Zell. Jace immediately cut off the comm. He couldn't afford any distractions at the moment. Suddenly, another shot glanced off the Ragnorak's hull, making the whole place bounce around violently. When the bouncing didn't stop, Jace got a smile on his face, though it was mixed with uncertainty as well.
"I hope that she s just acting," said Jace to himself as he swung the air car around. "Twenty seconds," he said. He had timed himself on how long it had taken for him to get to the hangar, and he wanted to time this right so it looked genuine. When he reached ten seconds, he revved the engine. He was just about to go when the door opened and Sonya jumped in.
"What the hell are you doing? Get out!" shouted Jace.
"No! I'm staying with you!" replied Sonya forcefully. Growling, Jace hit the accelerator and sped out into gunfire-filled sky. He swerved around one of the fighter jets as it opened up on the little air car. Jace pushed the controls as far forward a he could, making the car go completely vertical in a downward drop. Sonya screamed, but Jace ignored her. When the car was about a thousand feet from the ground, he pulled back on the controls and shot away from the fighters.
"What the Ragnorak doing?" asked Jace. Sonya turned and looked back.
"It looks like it's sinking," she said. Jace nodded his head.
"Good. That means those assholes will follow us."
"I'd have to agree with you there," replied Sonya. Jace looked behind him and saw ten fighter jets peeling from pursuing the Ragnorak, and went straight after the air car.
"So much for getting to Esthar in this thing," said Jace sadly. "Do you have a parachute?" he asked Sonya.
"No, why?" she asked.
"Because we're going to plan B." Jace hit a button on the console and the roof of the car popped off. "Hold on to m," said Jace. Sonya grabbed hold as the seat flew up into the air. The two people dropped in a freefall until they were less than a hundred feet from the ground. Jace pulled the ripcord on his parachute, and the two of them dropped gently to the ground in the middle of a cornfield. As soon as they landed, Jace undid the parachute and pulled on Sonya's arm.
"Come on!" he shouted. Sonya shook her head and started running with Jace. They ran until they saw a huge barn. Jace grabbed Sonya and picked her up, knowing that he could run faster. As he ran, Jace heard the scream of the fighter jets growing louder and louder behind him. He passed a huge pile of hay that suddenly exploded everywhere due to a hail of gunfire let loose from one of the jets. He heard Sonya muttering something to herself as he ran, but chose to ignore it. He heard a whistle as one of the jets torpedoes shot away, and jumped to the side, making it shoot right past him and fly straight into the barn, which immediately blew outwards, making Jace and Sonya fly backwards. Jace got up and saw the fighter jets flying right at him. A look of grim determination came to his face, quickly followed by shock as the ground fell away from him and Sonya, giving way to stars. Jace looked around and saw the jets, with their thrusters on full power, staying completely still. Suddenly, a huge rock fell from above and hit one of the jets full on, shattering the metal and the pilot within. Jace moved backwards over to Sonya a more meteors fell, crushing all of the fighter jets. When the jets had been completely obliterated, the ground came back to Jace's feet. He looked over at Sonya, who was sitting on the ground.
"You did that, didn't you," he remarked. Sonya didn't say anything. She looked up and nodded, a huge grin on her face. "It could be good to have you around," said Jace as he helped Sonya up. "Come on, we have to get moving."
"What are they doing?" asked Zell, frantically trying to open a channel to the unidentified fighters. When he got no answer, Zell threw his hands in the air in frustration. Jace and Sonya entered the cockpit just as an explosion rocked the ship.
"Guess it's not a friendly escort then?" asked Jace as he got back up.
"Guess not," replied Zell, getting up from the comm. chair and running over to the weapons station. He didn't make it though, as another explosion threw the ship.
"Selphie? Do you know what evasive maneuvers are?" yelled Squall over the loud alarms that suddenly sprung up all over the place.
"You try it in a ship this size!" retorted Selphie, her face screwed up in concentration. Suddenly, Jace had a thought.
"Stay here!" he said to Sonya as he ran back out of the cockpit. He ran until he reached the mini-hangar in the stomach of the Ragnorak. He turned on the intercom and told Zell to open the door. Zell complied immediately, and the huge door, started to move down. He moved over the air car that was in the corner, and wound up the windows. He hit the comm. Button on the console in front of him.
"Zell! Send out a Mayday signal!" he shouted as the ship bucked again.
"What? Why?"
"Just do it!" shouted Jace as he turned on the air car.
"Done," said Zell a few seconds later.
"Good. Now, tell Selphie to make it look as though the next shot screws up the navigational controls. Then once I draw them away, make your way to Esthar. I'll meet you there."
"Hang on, Sonya wants to talk to you," said Zell. Jace immediately cut off the comm. He couldn't afford any distractions at the moment. Suddenly, another shot glanced off the Ragnorak's hull, making the whole place bounce around violently. When the bouncing didn't stop, Jace got a smile on his face, though it was mixed with uncertainty as well.
"I hope that she s just acting," said Jace to himself as he swung the air car around. "Twenty seconds," he said. He had timed himself on how long it had taken for him to get to the hangar, and he wanted to time this right so it looked genuine. When he reached ten seconds, he revved the engine. He was just about to go when the door opened and Sonya jumped in.
"What the hell are you doing? Get out!" shouted Jace.
"No! I'm staying with you!" replied Sonya forcefully. Growling, Jace hit the accelerator and sped out into gunfire-filled sky. He swerved around one of the fighter jets as it opened up on the little air car. Jace pushed the controls as far forward a he could, making the car go completely vertical in a downward drop. Sonya screamed, but Jace ignored her. When the car was about a thousand feet from the ground, he pulled back on the controls and shot away from the fighters.
"What the Ragnorak doing?" asked Jace. Sonya turned and looked back.
"It looks like it's sinking," she said. Jace nodded his head.
"Good. That means those assholes will follow us."
"I'd have to agree with you there," replied Sonya. Jace looked behind him and saw ten fighter jets peeling from pursuing the Ragnorak, and went straight after the air car.
"So much for getting to Esthar in this thing," said Jace sadly. "Do you have a parachute?" he asked Sonya.
"No, why?" she asked.
"Because we're going to plan B." Jace hit a button on the console and the roof of the car popped off. "Hold on to m," said Jace. Sonya grabbed hold as the seat flew up into the air. The two people dropped in a freefall until they were less than a hundred feet from the ground. Jace pulled the ripcord on his parachute, and the two of them dropped gently to the ground in the middle of a cornfield. As soon as they landed, Jace undid the parachute and pulled on Sonya's arm.
"Come on!" he shouted. Sonya shook her head and started running with Jace. They ran until they saw a huge barn. Jace grabbed Sonya and picked her up, knowing that he could run faster. As he ran, Jace heard the scream of the fighter jets growing louder and louder behind him. He passed a huge pile of hay that suddenly exploded everywhere due to a hail of gunfire let loose from one of the jets. He heard Sonya muttering something to herself as he ran, but chose to ignore it. He heard a whistle as one of the jets torpedoes shot away, and jumped to the side, making it shoot right past him and fly straight into the barn, which immediately blew outwards, making Jace and Sonya fly backwards. Jace got up and saw the fighter jets flying right at him. A look of grim determination came to his face, quickly followed by shock as the ground fell away from him and Sonya, giving way to stars. Jace looked around and saw the jets, with their thrusters on full power, staying completely still. Suddenly, a huge rock fell from above and hit one of the jets full on, shattering the metal and the pilot within. Jace moved backwards over to Sonya a more meteors fell, crushing all of the fighter jets. When the jets had been completely obliterated, the ground came back to Jace's feet. He looked over at Sonya, who was sitting on the ground.
"You did that, didn't you," he remarked. Sonya didn't say anything. She looked up and nodded, a huge grin on her face. "It could be good to have you around," said Jace as he helped Sonya up. "Come on, we have to get moving."