Raritan Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: Same, but shouldn't the missiles have detonated the fuel and destroyed the whole plane? OOC: The missiles targeted the engines and the explosion wpould've been mostly contained by the engine casing. The only thin that would happen to the wings would be a bunch of holes puched into it. "Son of a !@#$%*..." Harvey sighed as he leaned back in his chair. He'd never lost a plane before. He could see the explosion a few miles out. There was nothing that he could have done. Flipping on the television, he saw the worst thing he could."Xaristan fighters shoot down civilian craft?" was the headline plastered across the bottom of the screen, with shaky home video already showing. "!@#$." Harvey grabbed his phone and dialed quickly. "Get me the Secretary of Transportation... and quick." Other air traffic controllers were handling their planes, but Delta 173 was ignored since it was doing exactly what it was supposed to and runway 18S was clear. OOC: 18s is plural (there are 2 runway 18s, 18L and 18R). IC: 173 descended on the approach path it filed back in Atlanta a maintained 2,000 as if it were preparing to intercept the glideslope down to the runway. Then, as it crossed over the edge of the city, the hijackers pushed the throttles all the way forward, accelerating the 757 up to 450 knots and began a shallow dive towards the Xaristani Congressional Building in the city center. It was less than 5 miles to their target and at 450 knots, it would only take 35 seconds to reach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McBride Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 IC:173 descended on the approach path it filed back in Atlanta a maintained 2,000 as if it were preparing to intercept the glideslope down to the runway. Then, as it crossed over the edge of the city, the hijackers pushed the throttles all the way forward, accelerating the 757 up to 450 knots and began a shallow dive towards the Xaristani Congressional Building in the city center. It was less than 5 miles to their target and at 450 knots, it would only take 35 seconds to reach it. Alarms blared throughout Redemptio Air Traffic Control as Delta 173 whipped past them deeper into the city. "No... NO!" Harvey screamed and reached for his mic, punching in the emergency number. "This is Redemptio Air Traffic Control, calling all Xaristan Military Forces. Delta 173 has been hijacked. Repeat, Delta 173 has been hijacked. Heading for the center of Redemptio at 450 knots!" Iglesias, still circling his plane over the first wreckage, turned his head to the city and saw the plane shoot in between some buildings towards the center of the city. "Code Red!" He yelled into his mic. "Code Red! Hijacked plane heading for downtown Redemptio!" He checked his RADAR... he didn't see where he'd get a shot. "Topgun Squadron, can you guys get him?" "Negative, Lieutenant. We launched so fast we never got missiles." "!@#$@#$ eh." Iglesias pulled his Mamba up into a steep dive and gunned the engines, hitting his afterburners in a desperate attempt to get above the hijacked flight to get a shot before it hit whatever target it was heading towards. He knew he didn't have much time. He flipped over at 20,000 feet, $@pit towards the ground and saw his target... and saw the plane's target. It was gleaming in the sun like a precious jewel and the buildings around it made the hijacked aircraft shoot towards it like a bullet from the barrel of a gun. The Congressional Building. Iglesias was already on missiles as he rolled his plane belly-to-ground again, and got a solid tone in his ear. But before his finger could tighten on the trigger, Delta 173 struck the Congressional Building, where the balled top of the Upper House and the boxy bottom of the Lower House met. The building seemed to resist the aircraft for a moment, but then gave way to the force, swallowing up the aircraft whole before a massive explosion shot the sides out of the Upper House's ball and the Lower House's cube, sending flaming debris spewing up into the air and rocking the ground for blocks. Iglesias could see people running, terrified in the streets. And then, the unthinkable happened. What was left of the Upper House's ball suddenly tipped, away from the point of impact, and crashed into the street, crushing cars and those unable to escape. That's when the flames really started. And the screams. The cries for help. But Miguel Iglesias couldn't help. He was 20,000 feet away, finger still on the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raritan Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 In the Delta Air Lines Flight Dispatch Center in Atlanta, the abrupt end of ACARS reports as well as strange message immediately after the stoppage attracted the attention of several dispatchers, one of whom alerted his supervisor who, in turn, got a message to the Ardorian government through the Transport Ministry. "They did WHAT!?!?!?!?!" was all the Transport Minsiter could manage to get out. "That's the only thing that could've caused it. Also, turn on your TV. TBS has something you might be interested in. That he did. TBS was the major news agency in Ardoria. "Xaristan fighters shoot down civilian craft?" was the headline plastered across the bottom of the screen, with shaky home video already showing. "Get me their Secretary of Transportation and their Secretary of Defense NOW!" We also now have reports that an airliner has crashed into the Xaristani Congressional Building in their capital Redemptio. We are attempting to contact their government for any information and will bring you more updates as soon as we get new information. The station kept rebroadcasting the same image of a Delta widebody spiralling out of control with its tail completely ripped off. An aide finally came back with a telephone link to their Secretary of Tranportation. It rang thre times before being picked up. "What the hell is happening over there?!?!" he asked with more disbelief than anger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McBride Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 The station kept rebroadcasting the same image of a Delta widebody spiralling out of control with its tail completely ripped off. An aide finally came back with a telephone link to their Secretary of Tranportation. It rang thre times before being picked up."What the hell is happening over there?!?!" he asked with more disbelief than anger. "We could ask you the same thing, Mr. Minister." Sharron Edwards said into the phone, her eyes plastered to the television set in front of her which was now showing the carnage that was surrounding what was left of the Congressional building. "Two planes, Delta Flights 173 and 733, took off from your country, both were hijacked and now, well the result --" an aide ran up and interrupted her. "No, I don't care if they are ten minutes from landing. Unless we have the fighter escorts for them, turn them the hell around and get them out of here!" She cleared her throat and turned back to the phone. "The result, Minister, is right before us." Airports across Xaristan were being shut down. All planes were being told to land at their nearest airport, immediately. Planes inbound were being turned away, either to Tahoe Cuba or Ardoria. A full seven squadrons of the Home Defense Force and another seven Interceptor squadrons were flying Combat Air Patrols all around the country as she spoke. Suddenly, the room fell silent and Sharron turned, shocked to see Director Egon striding towards her, his face harder than stone. He grabbed the headset she was wearing and pulled it on, growling over the other end. "Look, I don't care if you are the goddamned Pope on the other end there, you listen to me. We just had our people die today. If we want to talk to you, we'll call you." He hung up the phone and turned to Sharron. "That wasn't the Pope, was it?" "No, sir." "Good. I don't need another few billion mad at us. Come on, Sharron, we've got a meeting." He grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raritan Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 "Look, I don't care if you are the goddamned Pope on the other end there, you listen to me. We just had our people die today. If we want to talk to you, we'll call you." He hung up the phone and turned to Sharron. "!@#$%^&*," he thought to himself, "We had our people die to." Brett Colten stood silent for a moment, then spoke. "Get ACAA (the Ardorian Civil Aviation Administration) to shut down the airspace. Anything on the ground stays there. Anything in the air lands immediately. No exceptions." "Yes, sir," an aide replied who then left to carry out the orders. "Sir, the President's called an emergency Cabinet meeting." "Ugh," as he rolled his eyes and walked out of the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McBride Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: Thread end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: Oh, I see. you continue this series of events in another thread. Nice one here, I must say. What parts of it are public? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McBride Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: Oh, I see. you continue this series of events in another thread. Nice one here, I must say. What parts of it are public? OOC: Everything but the conversations are public. Xaristan and Ardorian news are already broadcasting images of what happened which can be seen internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raritan Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: Everything but the conversations are public. Xaristan and Ardorian news are already broadcasting images of what happened which can be seen internationally. OOC: Yep, everything but the conversations are public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: All right, cool. IC: "It is for reasons like these that security measures are so strict for those wishing to enter our borders, to prevent tragedies like this. Nevertheless, we offer our deepest sympathies to the lives lost in this horrific attack." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEDCJT Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nevertheless, we offer our deepest sympathies to the lives lost in this horrific attack." We second Promised Land's sentiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yort92 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 OOC: EPIC!!!!!!!!!! You guys are rockin out here. We should have some sort of Eastern US cataclysm one day. Or anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razgriz 2K9 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 We offer pur deepest sympathies to Xaristan for this terrorist agression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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