He did notice the funny emblem over his left chest pocket. Five seconds. He turned and saw the white hot flash as the Quantico military base exploded into a massive huge cloud. He felt the helo shake and jump around as the concussion struck the aircraft. It took a few seconds but Jocelyn finally got the aircraft back under control.
“That was a close one Joce,” said Marcus breathing a sigh of relief.
“Yes… Marcus we have another problem. Anti-aircraft missiles and guns have been detected. They’ve locked on to us. Deploying countermeasures,” said Jocelyn.
Marcus looked and saw the Falcon eject a stream of fireballs. Two missiles struck the countermeasures and exploded. The whole aircraft shook. Marcus was confused. Who could be firing on them now? The instrument panel lit up with warnings. Bullets began striking the aircraft. In a matter of a few split seconds, the cabin filled with smoke. There were bullet holes and cracks in the windows.
“Joce, set us down,” yelled Marcus.
“Marcus, I’m trying. There isn’t anywhere to land,” said Jocelyn. “And I’m losing control of the aircraft.”
Marcus looked down then at the forest below. There wasn’t a clearing for miles. Jocelyn’s voice was breaking up in his ear piece.
“Mar… systems fail… I’ve lost co…” said Jocelyn.
Marcus’ earpiece went silent. The only sound he could hear was the muffled sound of the giant rotors slowing down. Everything seemed to slow down and move in slow motion. The helicopter was going down. Nothing he could do but pray… Marcus could almost hear each “whoop whoop” as the helo blades would make one turn. “Whoop whoop.” The odds of him surviving this were practically zero. “Whoop...whoop.” His mind raced. He wasn’t thinking about crashing; he was thinking about his short life. “Whoop…whoop.” He had to grow up so fast just to survive. “Whoop….. whoop.” Of course some would say that he had lived a lifetime in his few short years but it really only felt like he was getting started. “Whoop…… whoop.” He hadn’t lived long on this earth but maybe, just maybe, he had made a difference in someone’s life. “Whoop…… whoop.” He did take relief in that at least he knew that Kim and David had made it and he had saved several lives over the past few months. “Whoop……. whoop.” He regretted not doing anything about the Jackals sooner but he was glad he finally came around. “Whoop…….. whoop.” Sweet Wynd. The thought of her brought a smile to his face. He truly loved her.
As the aircraft struck the tops of the trees, all the faces of the people he had loved were flashing through his mind; his dad, mom, sister, brother, his new found family, and sweet Wynd. Tears welled up in his eyes. There was a violent twist and Marcus was thrown up against his harness as the blades cut through the trees. Marcus was trying to hold on but he was thrown violently around and slammed up against the roof of the helo and then there was …nothing.
Meanwhile, Kim, David, and their two passengers were still in flight headed for home.
“Jocelyn, has Marcus cleared the base?” asked. Kim.
“Affirmative. He cleared the base,” answered Jocelyn.
Kim breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
“However…” began Jocelyn.
Kim sat straight up. “However WHAT?” said Kim loudly.
“Marcus’ helo was under heavy fire. The stealth mode malfunctioned. I tried to control the helo and bring it down safely but it was too heavily damaged. Based on my assessment, he has crashed in the Shenandoah National Park,” said Jocelyn.
Kim yelled, “Turn us around and take us back! NOW!”
“Negative, Marcus overrode the fail-safe for this mission. His command was to get you back home no matter what happened to him. The command is locked and there is nothing I can do to change it,” said Jocelyn.
Kim went into
“That was a close one Joce,” said Marcus breathing a sigh of relief.
“Yes… Marcus we have another problem. Anti-aircraft missiles and guns have been detected. They’ve locked on to us. Deploying countermeasures,” said Jocelyn.
Marcus looked and saw the Falcon eject a stream of fireballs. Two missiles struck the countermeasures and exploded. The whole aircraft shook. Marcus was confused. Who could be firing on them now? The instrument panel lit up with warnings. Bullets began striking the aircraft. In a matter of a few split seconds, the cabin filled with smoke. There were bullet holes and cracks in the windows.
“Joce, set us down,” yelled Marcus.
“Marcus, I’m trying. There isn’t anywhere to land,” said Jocelyn. “And I’m losing control of the aircraft.”
Marcus looked down then at the forest below. There wasn’t a clearing for miles. Jocelyn’s voice was breaking up in his ear piece.
“Mar… systems fail… I’ve lost co…” said Jocelyn.
Marcus’ earpiece went silent. The only sound he could hear was the muffled sound of the giant rotors slowing down. Everything seemed to slow down and move in slow motion. The helicopter was going down. Nothing he could do but pray… Marcus could almost hear each “whoop whoop” as the helo blades would make one turn. “Whoop whoop.” The odds of him surviving this were practically zero. “Whoop...whoop.” His mind raced. He wasn’t thinking about crashing; he was thinking about his short life. “Whoop…whoop.” He had to grow up so fast just to survive. “Whoop….. whoop.” Of course some would say that he had lived a lifetime in his few short years but it really only felt like he was getting started. “Whoop…… whoop.” He hadn’t lived long on this earth but maybe, just maybe, he had made a difference in someone’s life. “Whoop…… whoop.” He did take relief in that at least he knew that Kim and David had made it and he had saved several lives over the past few months. “Whoop……. whoop.” He regretted not doing anything about the Jackals sooner but he was glad he finally came around. “Whoop…….. whoop.” Sweet Wynd. The thought of her brought a smile to his face. He truly loved her.
As the aircraft struck the tops of the trees, all the faces of the people he had loved were flashing through his mind; his dad, mom, sister, brother, his new found family, and sweet Wynd. Tears welled up in his eyes. There was a violent twist and Marcus was thrown up against his harness as the blades cut through the trees. Marcus was trying to hold on but he was thrown violently around and slammed up against the roof of the helo and then there was …nothing.
Meanwhile, Kim, David, and their two passengers were still in flight headed for home.
“Jocelyn, has Marcus cleared the base?” asked. Kim.
“Affirmative. He cleared the base,” answered Jocelyn.
Kim breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
“However…” began Jocelyn.
Kim sat straight up. “However WHAT?” said Kim loudly.
“Marcus’ helo was under heavy fire. The stealth mode malfunctioned. I tried to control the helo and bring it down safely but it was too heavily damaged. Based on my assessment, he has crashed in the Shenandoah National Park,” said Jocelyn.
Kim yelled, “Turn us around and take us back! NOW!”
“Negative, Marcus overrode the fail-safe for this mission. His command was to get you back home no matter what happened to him. The command is locked and there is nothing I can do to change it,” said Jocelyn.
Kim went into
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