Disclaimer: I do not own Action Man, or the hit TV show Lost. I do, however, own your brains! Muahahahaha!
Chapter one
"Rikki quit being such an ass!"
"You're an ass!"
"You're a bigger ass!"
"Oh yeh well you're…an even bigger ass!"
Fidget gave Rikki a shove. Rikki staggered a little, before he shoved Fidget back. Fidget shoved him again, harder this time.
"Hey! Cut that out you two!" Alex's voice caused both of them to jump, but they stopped instantly. Fidget now had Rikki by the hair. She let go of him.
"Where are we now?" said Rikki.
"Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, I think." said Alex, "I'll ask Grinder."
"Over the Pacific Ocean." said a voice from somewhere up the hallway.
"Grinder! Aren't you supposed to be flying the plane?" said Rikki.
"No worries, mate." said Grinder, "I have it on Autopilot."
Alex noticed slight worry in Grinder's voice. "What's wrong, Grinder?"
"Nothin'." said Grinder, "It's just…the compass has gone haywire…don't know why. I have no idea where we are, but we're definitely over the Pacific Ocean."
"Don't worry Grinder, I'm sure we will be fine." said Alex.
"Come on, Alex, I'll show you."
Alex followed Grinder down the hallway, to the cockpit of Big Air, the plane that doubled as the team's home. Grinder switched off the autopilot and took the controls.
"We should be in New York in about half an hour." said Grinder.
Alex tapped the compass. "Maybe there is a giant magnet somewhere?"
"That could be it…" said Grinder, "I'll get into contact with the nearest Air base in New York."
He pushed a few buttons.
"This is Big Air. I need a location. My compass is throwing a hissy fit…"
"Ok, Big Air. We're locking onto your position right now…" there was a silence over the com-link, "Big Air, you are very far off course…"
"What?" said Grinder.
"Ok, you should be going west, you are now going in the opposite direction…" the signal started to cut out and the voice became muffled.
"Can you repeat that?" said Grinder.
"What's going on Grinder?" said Alex.
"We're loosing signal…" Grinder pushed a few more buttons.
The signal was gone, and was replaced by another voice. "4, 8, 16, 23, 42…"
"Grinder…what do those numbers mean?" said Alex.
"I…I don't know…"
Another voice came on, a female. She was speaking in French.
"Alex, do you know any French?"
"A little…" said Alex, "I think…she needs help…um…someone died…that's it, that's all I can make out…"
Grinder switched off the com-link. "Bugger…"
Alex had never seen Grinder so upset before.
"Do you think we should go help her?"
"I don't know Alex." said Grinder, "I don't know where this broadcast is coming from…"
They heard the plane engines suddenly go silent.
"Shit!" said Grinder, as he tried to restart them, "What the hell is going on?"
"Take it easy Grinder. I'll go check on Fidget and Rikki."
Fidget was fine. Rikki on the other hand was having a panic attack.
"Alex…w-what the hell is going on out there?" said Rikki, trying to breathe normally.
"Calm down, Rikki. Its nothing." said Alex, "We just started hearing weird voices over the com-link, then the engines died. I'm sure Grinder can start them up again. We will be fine…"
A sudden explosion sent them flying.
"We will be fine, huh?" said Rikki.
"Sorry guys, we're going to have to make an emergency landing." Grinder shouted over the noise.
They were falling fast.
"I got the engines started up again. Unfortunately only one of them is working."
Alex glanced out the window. Flames and smoke poured from one of the engines. He gulped.
There were a few more crashes. Alex grabbed Fidget by the arm. "You ok Grinder?"
"She's not gonna make it, mate…she's falling…"
Alex now had his arm around Rikki's waist.
"Don't worry guys…well be fine…" Alex said, trying to calm them down. He knew it wasn't true.
What followed was the most horrible sound they had ever heard. The screaming sound of the damaged engine as they headed closer to the ground. Rikki covered his ears and whimpered.
"That's it. We're gonna die…"
"We are not going to die, Rikki!"
"Alex!" said Grinder.
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There was a heavy thud as Big Air hit the ground, sending broken pieces of the plane flying everywhere. The plane skidded across the ground, leaving a trail of black smoke and broken trees where it went. The engines were still screaming. A tree branch caught in the undamaged one, causing it to explode. The plane finally came to rest at the edge of a cliff. Both engines were severely damaged beyond repair. One of them had stopped completely, the other stopped shortly afterwards as the planes fuel tank ran out. Then there was silence. The now very frightened animals of the forest watched the plane carefully, but kept their distance.
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Rikki awoke to the sound of birds. He was now sitting up, trying not to panic too much, trying to remember where he was and what happened.
He did remember Grinder saying something about a compass…then Alex had his arm around him for some reason…and…an explosion? A crash? Rikki was really hyperventilating now. WHERE ARE THEY!
What would Alex do at this moment? Probably tell him to calm down, that worked a little. He looked down at himself, scared that he could have broken something. His clothing was torn a little and he was bleeding from a few places. He noticed a massive gash in his leg. He saw something…a piece of metal? Rikki whimpered and tried to pull it out, but gave up when it hurt too much. He looked up again. Something caught his eye. The plane! Sitting on the edge of a cliff! He tried to stand up, leaning against a tree.
"Hey guys!" he called, "Alex!"
There was no answer.
"Fidget? Grinder?"
Still silence.
"Fine! Who needs you! You're all a bunch off asses anyway!" he screamed, and instantly regretted it.
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"Alex! Alex, wake up!"
Alex groaned and rolled over. "Five more minutes…"
"Alex, you're bleeding…"
"What?" Alex suddenly sat up, "Where?"
"Don't worry, It's just a scratch." said Fidget, holding something over his head wound.
"Where's Grinder?"
"Over there." Fidget pointed to the unconscious pilot, "He's fine. Just taking a nap…"
"And Rikki?"
Fidget shook her head. "I can't find him…"
"Don't worry Fidget, well find him. I promise."
"Alex…" said Fidget, "Do you have any idea where we are?"
"Maybe we're on an island somewhere…" Alex said, "We were flying over the Pacific Ocean…"
There was a groan coming from the other end of the plane.
Fidget and Alex looked at each other.
"Grinder!" they both said.
Alex helped him up.
"Grinder, are you ok?" said Fidget.
"I'm fine, Fidge. What happened?"
"Well…you see Grinder we kind of…crashed…" said Alex.
"But Big Air is ok, right?"
Fidget sighed.
Alex shook his head, "I…don't think so, Grinder. I think we are going to be grounded for quite some time…"
Grinder was silent for quite some time.
"Well…that really sucks…"