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Flight No. 8756

pilot gave his usual spiel about the flight path and the expected arrival time

By Peter williamsPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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 Flight No. 8756
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Flight No. 8756 was supposed to be just another routine trip. The passengers filed into the plane, jostling for seats and stowing their luggage in the overhead compartments. The pilot gave his usual spiel about the flight path and the expected arrival time, and the attendants dutifully demonstrated the safety procedures.

But for one passenger, the flight would be anything but routine. Jack was a businessman, traveling to an important meeting in another state. He was used to flying, but this time, something was different. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

As the plane taxied down the runway, Jack's unease grew. He looked around at the other passengers, wondering if anyone else felt it too. But they all seemed calm, chatting and reading magazines as if nothing was wrong.

The plane lifted off the ground, and Jack felt his stomach drop. He closed his eyes, trying to steady his breathing. But when he opened them again, he saw something that made his blood run cold.

The clouds outside the window were...wrong. They were too bright, too sharp. And there was something moving in them, something that shouldn't be there.

Jack looked around again, this time with a sense of panic. But no one else seemed to notice. He tried to stand up, to shout out a warning, but he found that he couldn't move.

Suddenly, the plane shook violently. Passengers screamed and objects flew through the air. Jack felt himself thrown forward, his head hitting the seat in front of him. Everything went black.

When he came to, he was lying on the ground. He looked around, disoriented, trying to remember what had happened. Then it hit him. The plane had crashed.

But where was he? The landscape around him was like nothing he had ever seen before. It was barren, with strange rock formations and a red sky. And there was something else, something moving in the distance.

Jack scrambled to his feet, his heart racing. He saw a group of creatures approaching him, unlike anything he had ever seen before. They were humanoid, but with elongated limbs and glowing eyes. They spoke in a language he couldn't understand, but their intentions were clear.

They wanted him to come with them.

Jack didn't know what to do. Should he fight? Should he run? But he knew he was no match for them. He followed them, his mind racing with questions.

Where was he? Was he still on Earth? Was this some kind of alternate dimension?

The creatures led him to a ship, unlike any he had ever seen before. It was sleek and metallic, with strange symbols etched into the sides. They gestured for him to enter.

Inside, Jack saw a control panel that seemed almost organic, pulsing with energy. He knew he had no idea how to operate it, but somehow, he just...knew.

He sat down in the pilot's seat and took a deep breath. He had no idea where he was going or what he was doing, but he knew he had to try.

He hit a button, and the ship hummed to life. The creatures watched him with their glowing eyes, and Jack wondered if he had just made a terrible mistake.

But as the ship lifted off the ground, he felt a sense of exhilaration he had never experienced before. He was flying, really flying, in a way that he had only dreamed of before.

He guided the ship through the strange landscape, feeling more and more at home with the controls. He even managed to avoid some kind of energy field that would have surely destroyed the ship.

But where was he going? And why had these creatures brought him here?.............

WAIT FOR PT.2

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