Cameo and the gang from "Fall of Ages".
“Harley, did you check to make sure the AI pilot is competent?”
“Ethaniel, for the last time, I based the AI off of real life pilots and normal flight patterns, and if something happens to the AI, I’ll be notified within two-tenths of a second. Don’t worry,” the petite girl assured Ethaniel.
“I’ll stop worrying when every tiny bit of turbulence stops sending pain through my torso,” he grimaced, knocking back more Tylenol.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3LwEue3j3
Cameo turned to the window, muttering Russian curses under his breath, not noticing the Idahoan terrain.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1xB6t8uLh
An alarm began blaring from the overhead speakers.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVB8ArJWQE
“WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?” Infinity yelled, hands firmly over her ears. Harley launched into the cockpit and glanced wildly around at the gauges and dials embedded in the walls. Gasping, she raced back into the body of the plane.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PcO1Qj0dt
“GUYS, GUYS, GUYS! WE GOTTA GO!” she cried, dashing to the tail of the plane. Wrenching what looked like backpacks off the wall, she tossed them to the rest of the gang and screamed, “MISSILES!”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcWhngMGy9
Cameo lurched and bolted for the emergency exit, strapping his backpack onto his chest and his parachute to his back. Throwing the red lever, the door swung open and he was nearly sucked into the swirling stratosphere. White-knuckling the edge of the door, he glanced back to make sure everyone was ready to jump. Ethaniel jumped, followed by Harley. Tanner was trying to help Infinity with her parachute, but the straps kept coming loose. Cameo shoved Tanner out of the way and yelled for him to jump. He ran and disappeared into the sky.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwK7TiS4mJ2
Scooping Infinity up, he raced for the door.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZt0wvD83u
The plane bucked violently. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MKWtZAYi1
“Мы поражены ракетами! Мы должны идти!” Cameo growled, flames exploding behind him. Holding Infinity close to his chest, he leapt into the atmosphere.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2VmSHZRU6
Cameo had never done anything more terrifying in his life. He hated to admit it, but he was dead afraid of heights. One arm wrapped firmly around the girl, he released his ripcord. The two jerked as the parachute caught the air and slowed their descent. He bit his lip, squeezing his eyes shut.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3XYfokD3Z
Infinity couldn’t look away from him. Tentatively, she brushed his hair out of his eyes. Putting her lips next to his ear, she whispered, “We’re nearly to the ground. Open your eyes.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSAaYpKfjP
Breathing out slowly, he hesitantly opened his eyes. The ground quickly rose to meet him, and he hit the ground running. The parachute cords tangled around his ankles and he tripped, tumbling through the long grass. Infinity landed on top of his chest and she quickly scrambled away from him. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJUjyrOcTh
“Thanks,” she whispered, breathless. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqH2vi1Pwca
“Don’t mention it,” he replied, teeth chattering, face pale, whole body shaking with fear. He clambered to his feet, legs wobbling. “Let’s go find the others.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa680CqxlgB
They hiked through the dry grasses, Infinity holding her phone high above her head, trying to get service.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡky5AyJ2MFt
“Put your arm down, I see ‘em,” Cameo said, breaking into an unsteady jog. Finally, they caught up to the others.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmw8Win1SF
“What happened just then?” Tanner asked, Canadian voice trembling ever so slightly. 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiKZSTAcvS
Cameo glanced at the sky. "Where did the plane go?"
Harley glanced at her tablet. "My scanners aren't showing any missiles in the area until the second they hit us. Jaiden may have advanced tech, but not that advanced."
Ethaniel frowned and got out his pain meds. "Ack!" he yelped.
"What?!"
"There's nothing in here!"
"Wait a second..." Infinity said. "Ethaniel, let me see that." He tossed her the bottle. "There's no label. Where did you buy this?"
"I didn't. I just found it in my bag."
"It's a prop. There were no missiles. The plane crash was staged!"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRLd5QPYhe
"We're characters in a book!" Harley gasped, eyes wide.
"Oh no. We've become sentient! Whoever is writing this is gonna have to kill us off now!"
"Cameo, say something in Russian!"
He stared at Tanner, bewildered. "I don't know Russian."
"Yup, I'd say we're in a book."
"Harley! You're the smart one, how do we get out?! I don't want to die in here!"
"Well, if we're in a book, that means we're inside a page. Straight up should be the paper, and if we break through, we should end up in the real world. Of course, we might be microscopic on the other side, but that's a risk we'll have to take."
"Okay, now that we know how to get out, how do we get out?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tpzF2sYSC
Harley opened her suitcase. "Jetpacks?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BUuJ2a7E4
Ten minutes later, the gang was zinging through the sky, headed straight up. Suddenly the blue sky fell away and a massive white expanse opened up before them.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviw1lBaHMN
"There's the page!" Infinity yelled. Cameo pulled ahead and flicked his knife out, ready to slash the paper open.
He hit the page and broke through with zero resistance.
He flew clear of the white expanse and turned off his jetpack. He felt himself growing, stretching, expanding to an almost unimaginable size. He landed in a crouch on a blue carpeted floor. He rolled out of the way, seconds before Infinity landed behind him. Soon, the whole gang was sprawled around the room.
"It looks like whoever was reading this is gone," Tanner remarked, picking up the book.
"Let's get out of here. I'm done with having my story written for me." Cameo pulled a can of red spray paint out of his bag. He turned to the wall and popped the cap off.
"Let's rewrite history," he grinned, painting the wall.
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