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Oliver sacrificed.
Yup, he did that, for that bunch of teenagers. Sorrow spread around the room faster than the Amazon wildfire. All that was now heard was silence. Nothing, but silence.
Just two minutes ago, everyone was alright. They made it out of the town full of zombies, made around the road and fought their way all the way to a plane to America, all in one piece, but someone just had to leave for the others to proceed
Someone just had to sacrifice.
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Boom! Orange and yellow, now blinking with the sky, before a gray cloud covered it all up into deep sadness. The explosion made Steven jump, before turning his head and looking back to where the sound came from. There was nothing. Just a large, dark gray sky that seemed to cover the whole airport and the sky of the whole region.
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He is gone, confirmed by the explosion. He slowly sat back down. Liam, the guy that usually makes everyone all right, isn’t doing anything; he himself is shocked and scared and sad and disappointed and is currently suffering from emotional damage along with the rest. Elijah’s words don't seem to cheer them on, he looked at them in pity as he waited for an opportunity to spark hope again.
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It’s been only 3 days since the zombie apocalypse hit the world, and somehow, it made life look like a living hell. Panic and chaos had gripped the entire planet as people were running for their lives. No one knew how the virus had spread yet, but it had unleashed hell on Earth, and the world is no longer safe.
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Except that according to Jules's intel and devices, she had been able to confirm to their great relief, that the North-American continent is still safe, therefore that is their plan for now; to escape to America.
After a whole hour, Elijah can’t take the silence anymore.
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“So what? He died for us to go on. He sacrificed.” Elijah started, everyone looked at him in anger, like he just betrayed them and left them to rot.
“The point is, we have to carry on. He told us not to let his sacrifice go in vain. With his death, we use it to continue! So that we can survive! Without anyone else…” He stopped for a moment, realizing his mistake, and he tried to change the topic.
“Let’s just get to Ameri…”
“What did you want to say before? Say it! Without anyone what? Without anyone else Sacrificing! So what if we survive in America, what will happen then? I think that you are being greedy and wanting to survive for yourself!” Noah shouted, before stomping off into the backroom of the aircraft, tearing up.
“Elijah, I know you just wanted to cheer us up, but, I don’t think there is really a way to, you know,” Liam spoke quietly, before heading off to find Noah. Elijah hung his head in shame as he wanted to cheer them up, but it only feel the gloom in the room . What if another person has to sacrifice? He looked right to left, and stopped looking around just staring straight ahead.
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What if.
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Liam went and spoke to Noah.
“Just get over it. Come out when you are ready.” Liam said without certainty, as a way to hold the group together, before heading back. Norman looks at the depressing teenagers. He can’t take it anymore; this is just slowing themselves down. They have to move on and get themselves together before they land.
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“Everyone get out here! Including you Noah!” He shouted across the plane. Noah was shocked for a second, before walking out of the backdoor, back to the main seating area. Norman flicked the switch to “Autopilot” and stood up in front of the main room, taking charge and standing strong.
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“This isn’t working at all! You guys just, I know that you guys are just nothing more than kids but get yourselves together. Everything is going to go back to Normal.”
“Yeah! What about Oliver!” Noah shouted back, eyes still in tears as he took a seat and looked towards Norman sarcastically. Chloe looked over at Norman; she knew this wasn’t easy for him, not for anyone, yet he still had the courage to do so.
“Because of one single death are you guys gonna give up on everything? What about your family, huh? What about your friends, what about your uncles, what about your pets, what about well, most importantly, home? A place you feel you belong? Yeah. Yes. The people might be turned into zombies and that’s why! We must not give up. We will turn everything back to Normal. We will drop you off in America and we will find the cure. So stop pulling us back and making us lose hope and faith! We will, and must, save Andle.” Norman finished his speech. He sighed and felt a little bit proud of himself, as he walked back and continued to steer the plane. The kids were left with eyes wide open and jaws hitting the floor after Norman’s speech.For once he might be right. Jimmy thinks in surprise. Noah, who seemed just like the grinch a moment ago, slowly brightened up and said “Sorry” to Elijah and the rest of the group. Thoughts filled his head in uncertainty. I had never thought about my family, the rest of my friends, and the world, now I am the one being very greedy.
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“Yeah. It’s just like a game of chess. Sometimes, you gotta sacrifice a piece to maintain your position and advantage.” Bob un-classifies, and this time, Steven gets it. But the thought of more people sacrificing kept circling in his mind.
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He pushed that thought to the back of his head and straightened up.
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“Let’s do this, let's land this plane!” Steven confirms his stand to the rest of the group with a glimmer of hope in his eyes and determination in his mind. Elijah looked at the now more brightened group and turned back to Norman, thinking: Who is this guy?!?! He’s a god!
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Soon, they’re approaching America, but little do they know that their plans would get ruined into nothing more than a pile of burning garbage.
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“Cabin crew prepares for landing,” Norman states through the microphone, just to let everyone on board know that they’re approaching America while trying to enlighten the mood. Everyone quickly got to their seats and buckled up. He flicks off the auto-pilot switch and turns on the seatbelt sign,safety is important, children.
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Charlotte, hoping to see something outside, opens the blinds, revealing a bright, shiny sun. The brightest they have ever seen in the past few days. Steven looks out at the opened blind and feels warm. They might be approaching the end. This might finally end peacefully and maybe just maybe, there’s a bit of hope to grasp onto till the end. They’re all enjoying the sun until Xander shouts ragingly.
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“Oh my god please pull down the blind the sun is turning my eyes into boiled eggs!” So, Charlotte pulled it back down.
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Jules looks down through the side pilot window; they’re directly on top of the border that stops the zombies. But just as she suspected, they’re too high; all you can see is the sun and the dense clouds that separate the light from the dark.
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Static sounds started to appear from the coms of the airplane, but it wasn’t until a full 10 seconds later that someone in America actually spoke through microphonically.
“Good afternoon, Tower speaking. Please identify yourselves. Over”
“We’re from Andle, Bombardier Global Express heading to port. On board, we have Commander Taylor and this is Pilot Norman speaking. We have 14 people in total and we wish to land as it is safe there. Over''
“Can you assure us that there is NO ONE infected? Over”
“Yes, we can. Over”
“Waiting for confirmation, yes. Your landing has been WAIT!” Norman’s ears died for a second, as another voice which seemed to be an aged woman interrupted the microphone of the control tower.
“As per the CEO and president of the CDC Foundation, Dr. Judith Monroe, to ensure the safety of the remaining survivors along with the confirmation from the president of the United States, the prime minister of Canada, and the president of Mexico, all flights towards North America have been temporarily restricted until further notice. Please go back to where you came from. By any means entering our premises is considered an offense to International Law and therefore can and will be prosecuted.” The CEO spoke firmly while trying to hide that she was nearly out of breath. They have been advised about a plane coming in, and they have to be cautious about it.
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Norman explained the situation to the rest of the group before turning the built-in airplane communications device back on. The CEO took a step back, as a group of people that was what heard like CDC personnel, approached and took over the situation. Steven can hear Norman’s desperate attempt along with his sweaty face as he tries to argue his way out of the situation, but the CDC personnel weren’t budging at all. They had to ensure the safety of everyone, and they would not allow any entries that would put others at risk.
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The group was not pleased with the interruptions. Their fuel tank was more empty than a rat’s stomach, as traveling from the Indian Ocean to the east side of America was a long distance. They need to come out with a solution soon, or they will meet their demise.
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They can’t turn back; they don’t have enough fuel to do so, or to land anywhere else except the North-American continent in fact. The closest point is Portugal, but even so would take more than 10,000 liters, when they only had less than a thousand liters to spare. Norman made one final attempt as he re-connected the device and explained their fuel condition, but the CDC personnel were not willing to take any chances, so he just cursed them before cutting them off.
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The commander looks at Norman, as he takes off his headset and turns down the communication system. They both nod at each other, and Norman slowly rotates the jet towards the opposite side. The group at the back looked confused, but Steven could tell whatever they were thinking off, and it was going to be risky. Jules also noticed; the nodding and that the two never give up, not even once, on her experience with them since the previous operation.
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“Are we just gonna turn back?” Ethan questioned.
“Nope!” called out Norman’s wobbly voice as he told them to “Brace yourselves”.
“Yeah stupid, do you think that they were gonna turn back!” Xander made one final say, as he mocked Ethan and the jet made one final rotation toward America. Ethan had a bad feeling about this, but trusts the adults that they will make the best decisions. They’re military adults with experience after all. Norman pulled out a red cover, switched on a switch, and pressed the big red button. Then the jet sped as fast as hell.
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Going 2,000 kilometers an hour was the fastest anyone in the plane had been, including Norman who was piloting the plane, as it was supposed to be used only in an emergency, and by now, we all know this is an extreme one. Colored lights flashed over them like they were going at the speed of light. A moment later, the plane slowly slowed down; Norman speaks into the microphone in a raspy voice; “Welcome … to America”
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“This is just like Star Wars and a spacecraft!” Noah with loads of adrenaline in his veins as he looks outside enthusiastically. On the opposite side, Luxury was nothing but a pile of flesh, like her soul just ascended . Ethan tried to get her up again, and it worked, she was back to normal in no time, and her face turned back to its original color instead of being as pale and white as a ghost.
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“Weak!” Xander mocks the two. No way am I going to let him take that.
“Don’t call us weak, you couch potato, I bet that you’re so fat that big chungus is nothing compared to you!” Ethan took one final stand, as he stared hard directly at Xander.
“You wanna go!” Xander stood up too, with eyes of hatred shining directly at him. The world’s greatest roasting battle was about to begin, with the great … yeah no, their fight was interrupted by a speaker through communications.
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“You had objected to international laws by entering the continent despite having been clearly rejected from us, the CDC, and on behalf of the presidents and prime ministers of the countries in the North-American continent. We now give you one last chance to turn back, or we will have the authority to shoot back!”
“How do they see us? We are supposed to be going into stealth mode! And how in the world did they hijack our coms?” Norman shouted to the rest in panic. The commander spoke one final statement before the war was declared.
“You know what happens now.” She takes a big gulp and holds onto her will.
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The communications spoke, or should we say the CDC personnel.
“Well, you asked for it, bye-bye.” And the speaker went silent. After a few seconds, a BOOM can be heard with some clanks on the roof of the plane, as the crew looked out of the window, they saw what was coming for them. Fighter jets were now chasing after them, firing trillions of bullets and lasers against them. Plane sirens were now heard from the inside; they were hit.
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“Mayday Mayday!” Norman shouts. Jimmy looks over to the right towards the wing through the window; the engine was going up in flames, they were going down. They were diving as fast as a penguin directly down, directly towards underneath them. The group pulled their heads down with their hands covered in a brace position. However, nearby Ethan, he can see tears, dropping nearby him and a little whimper, coming from Luxury, and he had all rights to be surprised. Luxury usually looks intimidating and was assertive and loyal in class as what you would’ve expected to see as a class president. Ethan noticed her complete change when she got absolutely pale when speeding into America. She tries her best to hide herself and show to others about her strength and power when in reality, she was someone who can’t even take going very fast and revealed herself as someone who gets scared often. Ethan saw her change toward her scaredness and unusualness from school as he looked over at her face; it was like that phrase, she was a cat stuck on a tree.
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He grabbed her hand and held it firmly. Luxury looked over, as Ethan tried to be as confident as ever, gave her a smile, a wary one, but one that says ‘it’s not over’. To his surprise, she smiled back too. I am giving her the confidence she needs to survive this crash.
Xander looked over, and he felt massive Emotional damage.
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The plane was going faster and faster, as it passed through the clouds and the sky turned dark and gray from the light above the clouds. Norman tries to pull the brakes and tries to turn towards the forest, where hopefully the trees will reduce the impact. This is their only option since there were no lakes nearby.
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“Brace!” was the faint voice that Steven heard before everything blacked out. Now dear readers, what fate do you think if you’re Steven, will have to accept, do you see god, or do you thrive?
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