Age of Ice Page #2

to get in here if things get worse.

We have to get out, Now!

Ok.

Let's see.

Ok. Their airport is right

here, and it's outside

of the city and it's away

from the tall buildings.

Architecturally it's a very modern

building; it's probably the safest.

Yeah, architecture will save us.

I can't get in touch with my father.

I need to get in contact with him again.

You should definitely

contact your father.

The temperature is

already dropping, Dad.

Let's contact your father,

after we get to the airport.

Look, we have to get out

of here before sundown.

That's what? 7 o'clock?

Yes, about that.

Let's get a taxi.

A taxi? No taxi is

gonna come through here.

Nothing is gonna come to the hotel!

We'll take out chances.

I appreciate everything

you've done for me,

but I need to get in

contact with my father again.

I understand all that, but

you have to come with us.

Please, at least come

with us to the airport.

I don't want to impose.

We're in this together now.

All right. Come on.

Hey!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Hey!

Hey!

Come on!

Let's go! Let's go!

Go!

Mariam?

Dylan, give me your bag.

Here.

We can use these to dry off.

Thank you.

So, Tariq, where are you from?

I am from Jordan. That's...

I know where that is.

Of course you do. I left after

my father and I had an argument.

What kind of argument?

Dad! It's snowing!

How's it snowing so fast?

Wow, look at the airport!

It's completely covered. Dad,

they'll never let us fly out of there.

Ok, we can use these to keep warm.

Just wrap your heads.

Hello? Mariam?

Dad, can we get on the plane?

Yeah buddy, it's just like

LAX on a Monday morning, right?

Mariam?

Sir, can you keep it down?

You're scaring the children.

We haven't moved an inch in 15 minutes.

It's ok. It's ok. The safest place

for us right now is in this cab.

Until we are inside the airport gates.

I don't wanna go out there!

Then you don't have to.

- Ok, I've had enough of that!

- Let me try.

Hey!

Where is he going? Um...

- Oh my god!

- Did you see that?

How are the planes gonna

be able to take off?

It's fine, they just uh...

the de-ice the plane on the runway.

Dad, this is the desert.

Do they do that here?

Do they?

It's ok.

You know what?

We've gone about as far as we

can by car anyway. Why don't we...

Are you sure about this?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Ok.

All right, Amber, stay with mom. Dylan,

hold my hand and Tariq, try and keep up.

You ready?

Whoa. Keep up Dylan, OK?

I'm trying! I'm trying!

It's an ice age plane!

My god.

Jack!

Look!

Perfect.

Come on.

Wow! There's no one here.

When is the next train?

Dad, the landlines are down too.

The train comes through every hour.

There should be one leaving now. Come on.

- Are you sure? - Yes, I don't just

speak Arabic, Jack. I can read it too.

Right! Of course you can.

Come on.

I wish the snow would let up.

Stick with me.

Stick together.

There's not gonna be another train.

Come on buddy. I gotcha.

Honey!

- Grab my hand!

- Mom!

Come up! I got ya!

- Wow!

- Dylan!

Dylan! Dylan!

Amber! No! Amber!

Come on honey!

You can make it!

Come on!

They're not gonna make it.

On 3?

Ok, 1.

3!

Honey, are you ok?

Jack?

Just give me a minute to think.

Guys, don't fight. Not now! Whoa! Jack!

Calm down! If only we've gotten

there just a minute sooner.

How in the world... How the hell

are we gonna find transportation now?

I don't know. We'll figure

something out. Excuse me?

Maybe we can go back to

the city and find a taxicab.

It's gonna take us hours

to get back to the city and

find a cab. We don't have time!

- Excuse me!

- What?!

I was able to get a hold of my father.

And he's sending a pickup for us.

We need to get down

to the highway quickly!

Are the phones working now?

Mine's still dead.

Nothing on mine.

Mine too.

We have to move if you're

going to catch our ride.

Right. You're right.

I'm sorry.

We need to be at mile marker at 17.

There it is!

Any minute now.

They could drive right past

us and not even see us here.

Quick, turn on the flashlights

on your phone and give them to me!

Come on!

Here they are! Everyone! Back!

Why? It's just a pickup.

Whoa!

Come on guys!

Come on guys! Let's go!

Got your phones.

- Who is this guy?

- You got me.

Well if nobody else

is gonna say anything...

Who the hell are you?

Dylan!

Well?

Who the hell are you?

My father is a very

important person in Jordan.

- How important? - Obviously very important

considering the ride we've got.

- When you said pickup, I thought

you meant a truck. - No Crap!

Dylan!

It really isn't important.

I think it's important.

My father is the Minister of Defense.

All the large highways here were built

as secondary runways in case of emergency.

Your bodyguards make sense now.

I'm surprised you were in public even

with them after the uh, incident in Amman.

So that's what you meant

when you said and argument.

Oh my god!

Everyone, hold on tight.

Stay here.

Suez Center, this is RJA

5150, come in Suez Center.

I'm putting us on a heading

of 270 and dropping to

5000 feet AGL to get below this.

Can you fly into that?

We don't have a choice,

it's all around us.

I can't contact anyone anymore.

The weather blocking

off all communication.

I can't even get text

on the satellite link.

That means my phone won't

work here anymore either.

We can't fly into this!

The engines are freezing up!

GPS is down! I need a chart!

We need the blue binder.

Behind my seat!

We aren't near any airports or Highways.

We need to set down! Now!

We can come back around and put

down here. It's the safest place.

A water landing? You crazy?

Not exactly.

Go back to your seats!

This is getting rough!

Come on Jack. Their guys

know what they're doing.

- Are we gonna make it?

- We're gonna make it.

Heading 340, we're lined up perfectly.

Ok.

Here we go.

Gear is on green light.

10 feet off the deck.

Hold us up as long as you can.

We don't know how thick the ice is.

Come on!

Hold it!

Hold it!

Come on! Hold on!

Hold it!

We did it.

Everyone get out as fast as you can.

- Come on kids. -

- The ice beneath us is

breaking from the weight of the plane!

Watch out!

Come on.

Ashton! Look! Look over there!

Mom! Help!

Jack! Jack! He still

can't swim very well.

Are you ok?

My boy. Are you hurting?

I'm not a very good swimmer yet.

What are you doing out here?

We're trying to make it to

the banks of the Red Sea.

Are you crazy?

The last tweets I was able to

read before the signal went down,

were saying they was an

ongoing evacuation center.

That's why we have to go there.

It was something about the weather.

A warm zone next to the eruption.

What is he saying?

I'm not quite sure,

it doesn't make sense.

Excuse my husband. He

doesn't speak English.

What he is trying to say is that

we believe that god will protect us.

Just like he protected Moses and

the Israelites by the Red Sea.

I know. I don't believe in god, sir.

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