Estaba durmiendo en el 8A — cuando el capitán preguntó si había pilotos de combate a bordo

Chapter 8: The Escape

The hostile aircraft moved closer.

“Now!” Mara shouted.

She pushed the controls forward, dropping the aircraft sharply. The sudden descent sent objects flying through the cabin.

The enemy aircraft overshot them completely.

Immediately she pulled the plane back up and changed course.

“That buys us a little time,” she said.

“But they’ll come back.”

“We need to be visible,” she added.

She activated every transponder and signal system onboard.

“That will alert air traffic control,” the captain said.

“Exactly.”