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| Skyward Betrayal The cockpit hummed with the low growl of twin fusion engines, a symphony of near future power that Captain Lena Reyes had trusted for a decade. At 35000 feet, the horizon bled orange as the sun dipped below the Pacific, but her focus was razor sharp on the holographic display flickering before her. "Control, this is Eagle One. All systems nominal. ETA to Honolulu, twenty minutes." Static crackled in her headset. No response. Lena's gut twisted, her co pilot Jax had been acting strange all flight, his eyes darting like a man with secrets. She'd hired him fresh from the academy, seen the fire in him, the same ambition that drove her to leave her family behind for the skies. But now, as the plane's AI whispered warnings of a system glitch, Jax's hand hovered over the override panel. "What are you doing?" Lena snarled, unstrapping her harness in a heartbeat. Jax spun, his face pale, a small EMP device glinting in his palm. "It's not personal, Cap. They promised me the stars, real stars, not this corporate cage." The twist hit like turbulence, Jax wasn't just rogue, he was a saboteur for the underground net runners, hackers who hated the aviation corps for monopolizing the skies. Lena lunged, grabbing his wrist as the plane bucked, alarms blaring. In the chaos, she smashed the device against the console, sparks flying. The AI rebooted just in time, stabilizing the dive. As Honolulu's lights pierced the dusk, Lena restrained Jax, her heart pounding not from fear, but resolve. The skies were hers, earned through sweat and sacrifice. No betrayal would ground her spirit. But as control finally responded, she wondered, how many more wolves hid among the clouds? |
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