SOS!" I said. "Helicopter out of Salmon Creek. Pilot unconscious. Repeat, helicopter pilot unconscious."
I stopped transmitting and listened. Static.
"SOS!" I said. "Emergency situation. Helicopter over Vancouver Island. Pilot unconscious. Repeat, pilot !"
The helicopter dropped again.
Corey bent to look at the control panel. "You need to--"
"I'm working on it!" Sam snarled.
"Here, let me--"
I didn't see what Corey did, but the helicopter pitched to the side, hard and sharp. Corey fell onto the mayor. Kenjii barked, claws scraping the floor as she slid onto the unconscious pilot. Sam swore, her hands shaking as she reached for a lever. "Everyone sit down. Just sit down!"
The helicopter lurched again and Sam's hand hit something. A crack and a rush of air. Nicole shrieked. This time, Hayley joined her.
"The door!" Corey said. "Holy hell. The door's open!
I stopped transmitting and listened. Static.
"SOS!" I said. "Emergency situation. Helicopter over Vancouver Island. Pilot unconscious. Repeat, pilot !"
The helicopter dropped again.
Corey bent to look at the control panel. "You need to--"
"I'm working on it!" Sam snarled.
"Here, let me--"
I didn't see what Corey did, but the helicopter pitched to the side, hard and sharp. Corey fell onto the mayor. Kenjii barked, claws scraping the floor as she slid onto the unconscious pilot. Sam swore, her hands shaking as she reached for a lever. "Everyone sit down. Just sit down!"
The helicopter lurched again and Sam's hand hit something. A crack and a rush of air. Nicole shrieked. This time, Hayley joined her.
"The door!" Corey said. "Holy hell. The door's open!
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