Post by paradoxpanda on Jul 25, 2011 14:38:17 GMT -5
Artemis griped the wheel so tight that she could feel the splinters digging into her hand. Didn’t matter. She heaved against the helm, her back aching as she tried to level the ship out. Something had broken, some critical failure within the mechanics of the sky ship, and now, it was going down hard. Her efforts didn’t seem to be doing anything, the entire vessel was out of control. With a loud bang, it suddenly leveled out momentarily, tossing the startled captain over the side when the ship gave a lurch. Changing forms, Artemis took flight, darting right back to the controls. Despite the beating that this crash landing was giving her, she pushed aside her aches and bruises, trying to take advantage of this momentary stall in the vessels plummet, angling bow towards the island which was fast approaching. The support lines to the fins which direct the airships course strained, and began to fray.
“Hold on tight” She yelled, as the lines gave way, and the ship began gliding, tilting forward as it did, turning into a nose dive. “This is goanna hurt”. And it would. Artemis wasn’t sure if there would be any walking away from this one. And the ship…it might never fly again.
A moment later, the ship touched down in the surf, the soft sand helping to muffle the force of impact. Timbers crunched as the vessel came to rest. For several moments, it was silent and still. Artemis sighed, feeling her ship crying out below her. It had taken the worst of it, and without looking, she could tell that the damage was likely far beyond her ability to repair.
“Hold on tight” She yelled, as the lines gave way, and the ship began gliding, tilting forward as it did, turning into a nose dive. “This is goanna hurt”. And it would. Artemis wasn’t sure if there would be any walking away from this one. And the ship…it might never fly again.
A moment later, the ship touched down in the surf, the soft sand helping to muffle the force of impact. Timbers crunched as the vessel came to rest. For several moments, it was silent and still. Artemis sighed, feeling her ship crying out below her. It had taken the worst of it, and without looking, she could tell that the damage was likely far beyond her ability to repair.