Sunday, November 20, 2011

Chapter 7

As the next few minutes unfolded, everything began to slow down.  First there was a bang, followed by and explosion of fire.  The rotors drastically slowed.  Parts of the helicopter plummeted down to the city below.  An array of buttons started to flash in the cockpit and and all of the dials went to 0.   We began to descend at an accelerated pace, falling faster and faster towards the Hudson River.  

“Mayday! Mayday! Were going down!” the pilot began to scream into his headset.

Without hesitation, I grabbed the nearest parachute and readied myself to leap.  I looked back to see Colfer incapacitated, his body unconscious and bleeding heavily.  I thought about the second chance at life he was giving me.  Grabbing Colfer, I jumped out of the wrecked chopper and pulled the cable.  My parachute deployed and we safely landed in the river beneath.  I sighed in relief.  I did not want to die today.  I still had so many questions.

The chopper, along with its pilot, met their inevitable fate.  Spinning chaotically, it spiraled to a watery grave.
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Scar witnessed his bidding take his course.  He hit the chopper just below its rotors.  At the moment of impact, he knew that he had succeeded.  He quickly concealed his weapon and briskly departed the scene, being careful to be remain incognito.

On the way out, he nudged against someone.  He looked back and realized it was an NYPD police officer.  The officer suspiciously took a quick glance at him.  This was enough to prompt Scar to run, in fear of being caught.  The officer shrugged and continued his patrol.

This had better be worth it.  That bloke better pay up.

He hailed a taxi and drove off, leaving any sort of evidence of his crime in the dust.

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