Caution : Falling Objects

My Little Dipper coaster ascended higher and higher into the sky. It looked as if I was going to be sucked up into space, but the coaster eventually stopped. It rested on a plateau for a moment. Then it moved forward, ripping a hole into the night sky. On the other side was a cloudy day. I saw a team of Blue Angels fire a missile at a plane. They sped off seconds after striking. The attacked plane took a deadly nose dive. Fortunately, before it could hit the ocean below , the pilot was smart enough to hit the ejector seat. I witnessed the seat being propelled into the sky. I honestly thought that maybe the clouds had absorbed it. I didn't see anything come down for a long. As soon as I let my card down I heard a whistling noise followed by something red falling fast from the sky. I leaned over the edge of my Dipper Coaster. When the red flash came my way I grabbed hold of it. It wasn't easy. In fact it almost pulled me down, but I was able to hold my ground. That's when I saw it was Todd wearing my hood and cape. "Todd?" "Hey. Could you pull me in?" He said with a worried look. " Sure." "No. Now!" He shouts. I pulled him in as quickly as I could. I thought he was just being impatient. It should have dawned on me that something else was also falling from the sky. The ejector  seat fell  just seconds later, hitting the edge of my coaster in the process. Todd watched the seat smack the ocean, and he sat down in my coaster. "This is handy." He said, remaking about odd ride I happened to find myself in. "Yeah, it is. Now if only I can find a way down."

Rescue

As Olivia stepped out into the ocean, a ripple appeared in her vision. She knew she was stepping off the holographic island. She knew she could be spotted by the wrong people now, but she didn't care. She knew exactly what she had to do. She swam to the sight of the wreckage. There were bits of flaming debris here and there. Olivia got as close to the window as she could. The window was cracked and the pilot was nowhere in sight.  She went underwater, but she couldn't find anything. She thought it might be possible that he might fallen even further underwater. Olivia took a deep breath, but before she could go under water again a strange noise caught her attention. She looked up to something falling fast. Olivia swam as quickly as she could away from the hurling object. The object turned out to be Todd's seat. It landed directly on the plane and created a massive splash that pushed Olivia back to the holographic island.

Keep Watching the Skies

Olivia stared at the bright sky until water poured down her face. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to looking out for. Not wanting to burn her retinas, she turned away. Olivia was shocked to find that Madam, or the Purple Haired Woman was gone. The scarecrow was nowhere to be seen. Olivia wanted to search for her, but a second later she heard a loud crash. She turned in horror to find a sinking jet. Olivia was unsure if this is what the Purple Haired Woman wanted her to see. She wasn't about to stand around and find out though.

Starry Ride

I fell and I fell into infinite darkness. I'm not sure how much time had passed. Maybe days or months. I suppose anything is possible. It felt like I would fall forever and never stop. To my surprise and delight, I eventually hit a cold, linoleum floor. I still had no indication where I was though. I could not see an inch in front of me. Then, as if on cue, a thousand, tiny stars lit up the sky. Evidently I was outside somewhere. I stretched my index finger out to the sky to see if I could find the north star. A light, purple line appeared in the sky. I didn't think anything of it at first. I thought if anything it was a shooting star. However, the more I pointed to the sky, the more I noticed these purple lines. I quickly realized that I was drawing these lines with my finger. I played connect the dots and made visible constellations. Unfortunately, the only ones I really remembered were O'Ryan, The Big Dipper, and The Little Dipper, but as it turns out that's all I really needed. I did the The Little Dipper last. When I finished that one, it gracefully descended as if on an invisible track. I got up close to it. To my amazement the Little Dipper was three dimensional, and the cup was deep. It was at least 5 feet. I decided then and there that this was a ride I must take. I hopped into the Little Dipper. I heard a loud clang as I hit the bottom. Seconds later I felt myself lifted into the sky on what felt like a majestic roller coaster.

The Tracker

What Todd thought to be his saving grace proved to be his downfall. The auto pilot that he placed his faith in also happened to be an anti theft tracking device. He unknowingly alerted every military plane in the area of his presence. A loud, ear splitting boom could be heard, and within minuets five blue angels were tailing Todd. "We have you surrounded. Don't try and fight us. Reduce your speed." One of the pilots says over a speaker. Todd panics. He doesn't want to fight. He knows he would never win, yet he does not know what to do either. He foolishly presses a button. His plane starts to roll into one of the blue angels. The other pilots take that as a sign of aggression. "Alright! Take him out." "No." Todd shouts. One of the pilots shoots a missile into Todd's wing. The auto pilot shuts off. It take a nose dive. Todd tries to pull up on the controls, but it is as if they are glued down. They don't budge an inch. Todd panics. He sees the ocean rapidly approaching. He does the only thing he can think of. He presses every button in sight. Nothing happens at first, but then suddenly a tremendous blast pushes Todd's seat off the floor. He is shoot through the glass and into the blue sky.

Todd's Flight

Todd was ridding on, or should  I say flying on pure adrenaline. Somehow he was able to steal one of the jets from the hanger. Having flown the Wellness Center previously, he foolishly thought this would be similar. There were so many buttons in the cockpit. He didn't know what to do, and the controls were strange to him. They looked like something out of a sci fi movie. Todd dropped in altitude and did a nose drive. He pulled back on the steering wheel with all his might. He was able to avoid crashing into the Earth, but the jet shook like crazy. Desperate, Todd began pressing every button in sight. He pressed a blue button, and then a red button. Finally he threw a bright yellow switch. The jet stopped shaking promptly. The steering wheel rocked back and forth gently as if a phantom was behind the wheel.  Todd breathed a sigh of relief. He did it. He somehow found the auto pilot.

Be Watchful

"Was that your boat?" Olivia asks the Purple Haired Woman. She does not respond to Olivia's questions. "Was that your boat?" The Purple Haired Woman only smiles. "It was. Wasn't it?" "Does anyone really own anything?" The Purple Haired Woman replies. Olivia grits her teeth. "What about the journal? Was that yours?" "A journal?" "Fine. Diary. Whatever you want to call it." Olivia says. "I may have written a few words in it. You didn't read it, did you?" "I tried, but the ink ran and it turned into crows." The Purple Haired Woman's mouth opens wide. "So you did read it?" "No. I told you, it turned into crows." Olivia assures. "That's the same thing." "I didn't mean to read it." The Purple Haired woman tries to stare Olivia down, but a smile comes across her face. "I'm just kidding. The book was for you." Olivia shakes her head. "So, what now?" "Set up here?" "Huh?" "The Wellness Center. Build it here." "Why here?" Olivia asks. "Because we're hidden. We're safe." Olivia sighs. "Ok. Well, I should find everyone else then." "No. All you have to do right now is watch the skies."