Skybound Page #2

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To you too, Matt.

- Bathroom door's at the back?

- Right.

[soft music]

What is this supposed to

mean?

Lisa, I didn't want you

to see that.

Just... forget about it,

okay?

No, Kyle,

you'll tell me why

you never answered

any of my calls right now.

I have a right to know.

Tell me.

You told me you had no

idea who I was, right?

I mean, when we

first met at that party,

you said you had no idea my

family owned Parker Industries.

Yeah, I suppose so.

That's not what your

friend Becca told me.

So after a weekend

of feeling closer

than I ever felt to any girl,

I had to find out

that Becca told you in advance

who was going to that party.

[scoffs]

That kind of thing

just happened

too often in my life.

What?

Are you trying to say that...

You knew who I was

when we met.

I didn't!

Becca mentioned

so many people who were

coming to that party,

by the time I arrived,

I didn't know anyone.

Fine, if you really think

I was with you

just because you're rich,

you're an even bigger

a**hole than I thought.

Lisa...

[engine revving]

But hasn't the world

in general

become a much safer place

since the end of the Cold War?

Just remember

those massive forces,

the Russians

and the Americans...

But do you really

feel better,

with those massive weapons

repeatedly showing up

on the black market...

Sound's there,

but wrong input.

Yeah, I can hear that.

In this world,

terrible things can happen

- any day.

- You're damn right, honey,

which is why we should

party as long as we can.

[upbeat pop music]

I've always wanted

to do this.

[pop music continues]

[moaning]

- Oh, yeah.

- Ohh!

Oh, yeah.

- Ohh...

- Ah!

He wants to talk to you.

Hey.

Hey.

Wanna take a seat?

Yeah.

How are you?

Good, thanks.

I, uh...

I'm just a little tired.

Well, if you can keep your

eyes open a little longer,

there's something

you might wanna see,

right over there.

[soft instrumentals]

So beautiful.

Put your hands on the yoke.

Excuse me?

The stick.

The controls.

Oh...

[chuckles] No, no, really.

- I, uh...

- Come on, it's easy.

[mechanical whir]

I am alive

You see,

there's nothing to it.

[mechanical whirring]

Now push it forward

just a little bit.

[mechanical thrumming]

Now try moving

a little to the right.

This is like a dream.

There's a silver lining

[music continues tinnily

over ear buds]

Phew.

What's up with him?

Autopilot's running now.

Thank you so much.

Honestly, I've never seen

anything as beautiful as this.

Me neither.

What's wrong?

I'm sorry, Matt really,

it's just,

I guess I'll just feel

a lot better

when we get rid of your

brother in L.A.

Sh*t, I'm sorry, no really,

please don't take this

the wrong way.

No, it's... it's fine.

I totally understand,

you know,

and in a few hours

we'll be on earth again.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I'll go get some rest.

[kiss]

[fist thuds]

Look,

I can see the sun again.

You're right.

How's that possible?

We're chasing the sunset

'cause we're heading west.

Man, this is one fast

airplane.

I think I'ma take

flying lessons too.

Odin.

Isn't that the name of a god?

It is.

It's the name

of a powerful

African god, actually.

God I agree, but African?

I thought he was European.

No, no, no,

it's African.

I know it for sure.

My parents told me.

No, now I remember.

Odin is a major god

in Norse mythology.

He's Swedish.

What?

Swedish?

You mean like those

blonde guys?

[laughs] Okay, Lisa,

you almost got me.

Not bad, but please,

don't make fun of that.

[laughter]

No way. No, I'ma Google

that sh*t right now, man.

That's not even funny.

Swedish man.

He ain't Swedish.

Someone's parents

got something wrong.

He is not...

[electricity buzzing]

[Roxy shouts]

What happened?

- Kyle.

- What's happening?

I don't know.

[alarm ringing]

The speed and altitude

are unchanged.

Primary navigation's

still working.

Alarm's coming from

the radar.

Looks like it's offline.

So is TCAS.

[tense music]

Great, now we can't locate

other planes around us.

Whoa, wait.

But they can still

locate us, right?

I mean, before they hit us.

Right, right, it's

nothing to worry about.

Ground control,

this is FJ2244.

Do you copy, ground?

It's dead.

Can't even change channels.

Cell's dead too.

Mine's still working but...

there's no signal.

Same here.

What does that mean?

Well, I don't know what's

happened to the phones.

That actually seems

kinda random.

But as far as

the plane's concerned,

it might just be

a short circuit

in the main electric system.

Get back to your seats.

We're gonna land.

No, wait, let me check

the circuitry first.

If I can't locate the

problem, then we'll land.

Matt, don't you think

it's safer to set down

and figure it out

on the ground?

Well, if it's just

a short circuit,

I can switch to secondary

immediately.

Then there is no problem.

And since navigation's

not affected, we're in no

immediate danger, right?

What is this TCAS

you were talking about?

Uh, it stands for,

uh, Traffic Alert

and Collision Avoidance

System.

Every plane sends out a signal

that the other planes receive

letting them know when they

get too close to each other.

That way you avoid mid-air

collisions.

But, we're not sending

that signal anymore.

Right, but, uh...

we should still appear

on the other planes'

radar systems, so...

[loud thudding]

Everything all right

down there?

Yeah,

just removed the casing.

[soft, suspenseful music]

Guys, take a look at this.

Impressive.

Looks like quite a thunder

storm going on down there.

Oh, and that might

explain the random failure

of our electrical devices.

Really?

How's that?

Lightning can cause a sudden

change in magnetic fields,

creating an electromagnetic

pulse,

and these can overcharge

sensitive electrical equipment.

That should do it.

[power-up whine]

Let's hope that works.

[dramatic music]

Please, I mean no harm.

Odin, get down here...

now!

[groaning]

[thudding, clattering]

- Matt, what's going on?

- Matt? Odin?

- [objects crashing]

- Move!

Up here.

Kyle, go check if the

instruments are working again.

I switched the circuitry.

Move!

Who's this?

[electricity buzzes]

[soft power-up thrumming]

- [blip]

- Radar back online.

It looks like it's damaged.

TCAS and radio

still completely dead.

What have you done to

our plane, motherf***er?

Please, I didn't sabotage

anything, believe me.

How did you get

aboard?

I got on

right after... he landed.

I was looking for some food

and then the jet was suddenly

locked from the outside

and soon after that,

you all entered

and we started.

Please,

can I introduce myself?

My name's Erik, Erik Harris.

Come on guys,

go easy on him.

Where's he gonna go?

[coughing]

Please, can I have

something to drink?

The air down there

is really bad.

Looking for food could not

have been the only reason

to enter an airport area.

You were trying to board

a plane, right?

It's true I have some

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