garrattj

Five-Minute fiction - 23:42-23:47

Uhh, I think were dead, Pat said from somewhere out of sight.

What? Walter asked pulling his seat back into an upright position. Wait, where did everyone go?

Thats the problem, Pat said again.

Wait, where are you?

Walter unhooked his seat belt and pushed himself into a standing position. He stepped onto the carpeted aisle of the plane and walked forward looking down each row of seats, despite the fact that they were all empty was clearly evident from his standing position.

Im in the cockpit, Pat said, and Walter couldnt help but chuckle.

What is going on?

Your guess is as good as mine, but from accessing this simple point and click interface I presume we are about to collide with a mountain.

What mountain, Walter said putting a little more urgency into his stride. What are you talk oh.

Pat was seated at one of the two chairs in the cockpit, and in front of him stretched a huge dashboard filled to the breaking point with dials, switches, toggles (which Walter wasnt sure how they were different than switches), screens, and lights. Pats right was wrapped firmly around one of the planes joysticks