Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-30700719-20170122120745

Prompt: You walk out of your home early one morning when you hear a strange noise.You move further away from your house looking for the source of the noise.As you look skyward you notice something flying(not under its own power)towards you.Before you can move you are slammed by the object and you go flying backwards.After you regain your senses you look down to see an unconscious Sylph in your lap. "You okay? Are you hurt?" "My-my head...." she says weakly. I take her inside and set her down in the infirmary. A couple months pass, and she gets stronger every day. One day, she gets up and actively walks around. "Do you think you can fly now?" I ask, the Sylph says, "I-I think so."

The water is pushed aside by the Trieste surfacing, and we clamber up. The sun is shining as the Sylph looks around, like she can see the wind currents. She makes a satisfied face, gets ready, jumps into the air......and falls back down. "What! No...." She desperately jumps into the air over and over, failing each time. I can see tears forming on her eyes, as she silently falls to her knees, whispering, "No...." I am heartbroken. I can understand the feeling of being denied of flying. Then, an idea flashes out of nowhere, so crazy it just might work......

 announces ICARUS, and I rush to the runway. The special plane I made (nicknamed The Mother Hen) raises up onto the runway. With two seats and an alternate cockpit, I scramble up into the pilot's seat as the Sylph clambers into the ejector seat. I buckle up, check the fuel, and inquire, "You ready?" "Yes!" The Mother Hen starts rolling down the runway, slowly picking up speed. The takeoff cable kicks in, launching us into the air.

I pitch the nose up as we start to climb, the Sylph uncontrollably giggling with excitement. We hit 2000m, and I level out. "Activating ejector seat in five, four, three, two, one." I hit a button and the Sylph goes flying out the top. I look around, but I can't see the Sylph. Suddenly, The Mother Hen rolls at a sharp 45 degree angle. I fight for control, but it's staying at 45, not changing. I hear a small thud, then a "YAAAHOOOO!" from above me. The Sylph is hanging onto the cockpit exterior, ecstatic to be in the air again.

"Yes! We did it! ICARUS, we did it!" I yell, punching the air. "By the way, what's your name?" "Oh, I don't have a name. I'm usually just 'Air Elemental' by the villagers." Hmmm......a good name for a Sylph....."Stormi! How about that?" "It's amazing! Thank you!" "Well, I gotta get back to the Trieste and refuel. Oh, by the way, my name is TheJanadianKing, but you can call me Jan, for short." The Sylph smiles and waves as I turn around and head back to base. 