Skybound Page #4

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[ominous chords]

Wow...

weather is getting rougher.

So how's things

with you and Lisa?

What? What do you mean?

They say an old flame

never dies, right?

Excuse me?

What are you talking about?

Lisa's here with you.

I'm fully aware of that.

Oh, come on,

even the stowaway noticed

- what's going on.

- Really?

So what is going on, Matt?

[thunder rumbling]

[edgy music]

You're being ridiculous.

Let's just say I would

appreciate it

if you stay away from Lisa

for the rest of this...

- journey.

- Matt, take a look at that.

That's way too warm for

this altitude, isn't it?

Display must be

malfunctioning as well.

Temperature's still rising.

It's now reaching 30 degrees.

Hey, can we talk?

I need to tell you something.

It's important.

Odin, accompany him.

What do you have to say?

I've been thinking...

what if something actually

has happened on the ground,

I mean something big,

like a natural disaster,

a volcanic eruption,

for example?

Bullshit. We would've

seen that in Chicago.

Temperature

now at 60 degrees.

What the f***?

This is the middle of winter

and we're still miles

above the ground.

- It must be a malfunction.

- What if it's not?

What if it's not such

a good idea to land here?

Oh, no man,

not a second time.

I am gonna land this plane

right now,

no matter what.

Whatever is wrong

on the ground...

what if we're actually

flying closer to it

instead of away from it?

100 degrees and rising?

[dramatic music]

Matt...

I think Erik

might have a point.

Maybe we should climb.

Matt!

Matt, let's climb!

Matt!

I'm taking over.

What the hell was that thing?

What's happening?

- Aren't we landing?

- That much light

can only come from

an explosion

or forest fires...

or...

I have no f***ing idea.

Why not some large area

natural disaster?

There are a lot of volcanoes

in the United States.

[whispers] What?

Is that really possible?

Look, the turbulence

is dying down.

As soon as we get far

enough away from here,

I'm gonna land this plane

wherever I can.

Military airport,

mall parking lot... I don't care.

I really think

it's important

not to freak out right now.

So far as long as we've

stayed up in the air,

nothing has happened to us,

right?

He's right.

We need to stay calm.

After all,

we filled up for L.A. right?

So we're not gonna run

out of fuel anytime soon.

For all we know,

some explosion or forest fire

happened in Kansas City,

or maybe there was

a connection

with what we saw in Chicago.

But either way,

we still have enough fuel

to get far away

from this whole area.

[static buzzing]

[bells tolling]

[intense musical build-up]

[tolling]

Where's the little ticker thing

at the bottom of the screen?

The one with all the stock

information?

Why aren't they

reporting on... on anything?

But... Christmas is over,

isn't it?

It is.

F***!

December 26th

and December 27th.

Here. Right now I guess

it's crucial to find out

what happened on the ground.

And since we don't have

the net, or any televised news,

maybe we can find some hints

in these papers my Dad left.

But they're from yesterday.

Do you think they predicted

the future?

Maybe there have been

some weather forecasts,

tornado warnings

or something.

Or military tests

or maneuvers

scheduled in the area.

Or a political crisis

threatening to break out.

Good point.

Let me help you.

The fashion part?

Baby, we're looking

for natural disasters.

Not fashion disasters.

Look at this!

I'm about to have

a nervous breakdown.

I need something

to calm me down.

[edgy music]

Matt,

take a look at this.

Did you guys find something?

[edgy music]

Nice to meet you, Mr. Lamar

Lamar?

You said your name was Harris.

Head of a religious movement

that believes in

the apocalypse.

His real name is Erik Lamar.

I knew I seen your face

before.

It says the FBI's been

after him ever since

plans of an assault came to

their attention last Wednesday.

What?

You piece of sh*t.

Are you the reason

behind all this madness?

I'm not.

How could I?

Each time we try to land,

you try to stop us.

You wanted to keep this

plane in the air at any cost.

Why?

Is it 'cause you know

we'll die down there?

What?

You must be out of your mind.

Did you bastards

cause an explosion

or diffuse a virus

or something?

Is that why all those planes

didn't want to land

back in Chicago?

You snuck aboard

because you knew

that only up here

you'd be safe.

No.

You must believe me,

I-I...

I just wanted to make

money with that sect.

I was good at talking

and my followers,

they kept donating...

and I myself never believed

in that apocalypse bullshit

at all.

And... we never planned

any attack.

I swear.

Oh, right,

the FBI was just mistaken

about that information.

Yes.

No.

Actually,

it was all

a huge misunderstanding.

Some of the members

got it all wrong

and they started

trash talking online,

and the FBI was monitoring it.

[watch beeping]

There! Guys, I have to

tell you something.

A moment ago I saw Lamar

checking his watch

right before there was

a glow outside the window.

I mean, as if he knew

exactly when to expect it.

Man, you are dead.

It's just a pulse watch.

Please, I suffer from diabetes.

It's true.

It's a pulse watch.

It warns me when I get

too excited, you understand?

To avoid seizures.

That's why

I looked at it earlier.

Oh, what a coincidence.

It's already started.

Please,

you know about the condition.

Can I get some insulin

from my pack?

It's still back

in that hatch.

I can die if I don't get it.

Right, I'll go with you.

Move!

Thank you very much.

So what do

you think of his story?

He just might

be telling the truth.

I just don't know what

to believe.

Move!

[suspenseful music]

Do you think Lamar threw

this away to hide it from us?

Move it.

Oh, sh*t, listen to this.

"Former sect members claim

"that Lamar

fed them psychotropic drugs,

"causing massive paranoia

and hallucinations

"in order to impose

his will on them.

"Upon consumption,

people believed that they were

actually witnessing...

the end of the world."

Holy sh*t!

Give me that.

We know all about you

and your drugs.

What?

Is this what made us

see and believe

- all those frightening things?

- Honey, what do you mean?

He gave hallucinogenic

drugs to members of his sect,

making them think that the

end of the world was near.

Look.

Well, you must believe me,

I...

I swear I didn't

give you anything.

It's true we experimented

with pharmaceuticals, LSD,

stuff like that,

but I can assure you,

none of us ever

experienced anything

like we did during

this flight.

Then why would you hide

that page?

Guys,

this could be the explanation.

It could finally be the

explanation for everything.

I really hope you're right.

Wait, hold on.

How is he supposed to

have given us any drugs?

[exhales]

Thank you.

Well, he was in

the cargo bay area

for a long time

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