Unscramble Landing Novels & Stories

No ground forces could follow; only the imperial skyships, now disabled or in retreat. A sudden tremor ran through the sky-cycle. Lucien’s eyes narrowed. “They sabotaged the landing gear—probably before launch.” He peeled off throttle control and yanked a lever. The aft stabilizer snapped free, exposing the fragile frame beneath. Vera’s heart pounded. “We can’t fly like this.” She scanned the ridge: snow-slick ledges and frozen spires offered few landing zones. Lucien’s jaw clenched. “We leap. Brace yourself.” He cut the engines. The sky-cycle pitched forward, plunging through a curtain of drifting snow. Vera’s breath froze on her lips as jagged rock and ice rushed up. Lucien twisted the cyc

She can’t leave us! “Uhm... Ath... We aren’t landing here, right?”. She lets out another screech. Great. “Understood. Yeah. Just awesome”.

"The Land of Dawn straigh ahead. Please use the manual control for landing." It said and off it goes. "hey! This won't do. Come back. I'm not done with you yet. We're still talking!" "Hold on. We're gonna crash!"

"Engine one is flaming out! We’re going down!" The Osprey lurched violently to the right. The sudden gravity shift threw Robert and Ben against the cargo netting. "Where are we landing?" Marcus roared, grabbing a strap with his good hand and hooking his leg around a cargo crate. "Nowhere good!" Elena yelled. "Old mining strip. Rough terrain. Hold on to something!" The world became a blender of noise. Metal shrieked as the landing gear sheared off against the tops of pine trees. The fuselage slammed into the frozen earth, bouncing once, twice, grinding over rocks and snow. Sparks showered the interior like fireworks.