Are We There Yet? Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Nothing has changed – yet. I still don't own them – yet.
A/N: Ah, A/N & reviewer responses at the end, ahm, or not.
On with the story…
Chapter 5
Polly gasped.
Joe's mouth fell open. He blinked. Once, twice, three times.
Franky was still there. She smiled and pointed upwards.
Joe nodded and revved up the Warhawk, moving her to the surface of the ocean.
Franky floated up beside them.
Once they had reached the surface, Joe opened the cockpit, holding the frame for balance.
Polly stood up beside him and clutched his forearm.
Franky opened the top of the bubble contraption and smiled up into their disbelieving faces.
"Joseph," she said, nodding. "Polly."
"How in Heaven's name did you do that, Francesca?"
"I'll explain later, let me in. I'm not sure how well this balances in water with its top open. I don't fancy being soaked to the bone."
Joe and Polly helped her into the Warhawk and she settled in on the seat next to Polly.
Joe brought the cockpit's frame down into its proper place and started the plane. Franky didn't start to explain until they were airborne.
"Just a few months ago, our Invent Team came up with an escape device, ideal for over-water flights," she began. "That was what you saw. One is installed in every one of our Squad's planes. When the craft below began to fire through the clouds, I found it an ideal time to test its ability. My radar pinpointed the danger coming and I was able to escape seconds before it hit. The globe was ejected out of the bottom of the plane, which was enveloped in clouds. You had no way of knowing that I was safe."
"Wow Franky. That was a right close one. You had me convinced."
"Quit talking Joseph, get us to Australia."
They reached Australia that night, landing smoothly within a mile of their destination. They climbed out of the plane and surveyed the area.
There were strange pillars poking out of the ground, twenty feet apart all around them. Joe walked up to one and rapped it with his knuckles.
"Hollow," he announced.
"I wonder what they're for?" Mused Polly, puzzled.
"No clue. Look, this place must be underground; we're going to have to find a way in.
Just as Joe had finished speaking, a green light flared off in the distance. It got brighter and brighter, lighting the bare land around them with an eerie glow. A noise came from the nearest column and though they were no where near, the three could tell that all were making similar sounds, it sounded as though someone – or something – was stirring inside each one, and from their experience, they knew it could be nothing good.
Joe, Polly and Franky flinched as the metal surface of the pillar dented out. Something was inside it, trying to get out. It punched again, breaking a hole into the column. Joe moved over to the front to look into the hole to see a transparent fist throw another punch at the metal near the gap.
Joe pulled out his Colt .45 and shot just at the hole, undoubtedly hitting the creature inside, but to no avail, the sprit-like fist continued to punch at the metal, soon, it would have a hole big enough to fit through.
Joe looked around at the other posts to see that the same thing was happening to them. There they were, stuck in the middle of nowhere in Australia with hundreds of unknown, undying creatures with nothing to do but jump in the Warhawk and fly away.
"This is going to be a very long night," Joe muttered, as he tried, and wasted, another bullet on the strange creature.
"How long indeed, Mr. Sullivan," muttered a man one thousand feet below. "How very long indeed."
A/N: I've decided to put this at the end from now on, it's gets a bit annoying at the top, now you can easily just skip over it – wait, don't go! I got a surprising amount of reviews, and as usual, I am going to thank you all – in a bit. First of all, I am so sorry it took so long, I know there's no excuse, but I have had horrid amounts of work to do and I've been on vacation and it actually just comes down to pure laziness, you know, 'I'll do it tomorrow.' On that note, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, comes out Tuesday January 25, 2005, a week from today!
Thanks everyone, I'll really try to get the next chapter out soon!
ALSO, I DEMAND THAT YOU ALL GO SEE THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! TWO WORDS, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! OH, AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU MUST DESPISE RAOUL! PHANTOM (AKA, ERIK) AND CHRISTINE ALL THE WAY!
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Ahem, right sorry about that, got a bit carried away – it's all true though!
Kitsune Suzume: I just looked at my review board to do reviewer responses and freaked out when I couldn't find Yasha Wolf anywhere, then, I wondered where on Earth Kitsume Suzume came from and it clicked (Yes, I'm quite slow) Anyway, thanks for the review and for telling me about his other movies! I'll have to see those when the time comes… Thanks again, sorry for the long wait, hope you liked the chapter!
thebookishcat: Thank you so much for the review! I LOVE your story, and it makes me really happy to know that you like mine! Thanks, hope you liked the chapter! Also, will there be a sequel? I hope so, you guys are awesome authors!
Casper: Here's an update! Thanks for the review!
MJ-Skywalker: Yeah, Franky can get out of anything! I look forward to reading any Sky Captain story you write in the future! Thanks for the review!
Rosiegirl: Jude Law is the best! Yeah, I can totally understand about the Alfie/Closer thing. Did you see A Series of Unfortunate Events or the Aviator? They are both amazing movies and really worth seeing! Unfortunately (for us) he's engaged, of course, you probably already heard. Thanks for the review!
CarEtoDreaM: Yes! Another Jude fan! Seen the latest? Series of Unfortunate Events or the Aviator? They are both really good! Jude is so awesome, too bad he's engaged now, did you hear? Thanks for the review, hope you liked the chapter!
Alori Kesi Aldercy: Although you probably won't read this for a while, I'll still say hi. That really sucks, huh; you won't be able to go on for months! Thank you so much for reviewing, it was really nice what you said about adding on a review for every chapter, I'll be sure to! Thanks for letting me know, leave me a review when you are back so I know, ok? Hope you liked the chappy when you get to reading it!
Cielag: Thank you so much for letting me know! That's really helpful! I haven't got to fixing it yet but I will soon, thanks so much! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
I'll try to update again soon! Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Kwanzaa and anything else I missed (any birthdays out there?)
Right. Okay, toodles,
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