The airship was gliding through the sky, near to home. However, the ship was running low on coal and there were high chances of not making it. "It can't get any worse than this, can it?" said Theo, one of the crew members. "Didn't you learn to never say that? You're just gonna make something bad happen!" replied Thomas, Theo's brother. "Isn't it already bad enough?!" Theo shouted. Thomas was just about to say something back, but he was interrupted by Edward, the captain."Enough, you two! We're all going to be fine. All we need to do is stop somewhere and get some coal, then we can make it back home. Just enjoy the sights... For now..." He muttered the last part under his breath. "That doesn't sound convincing..." said Thomas. "Actually, that makes it sound a lot like something worse is going to take place." "Shut up, Tom." Theo told him.
Meanwhile, Cog, a robot with pure blue neon eyes, and Jackson, a friend of Thomas and Theo, were looking at the sky near the back of the ship. "Sure is a beautiful day today, isn't it, Cog?" Jackson asked. "Agreed." replied Cog, with a strange accent in his voice. But maybe that's just the robot part. The sky was amazing today, no cloud in sight, and the smooth air allowing the ship to pass swiftly. "I just wish we could get home sooner. I want to keep building more complex things." sighed Jackson, eager to return to the Steam Islands. Alice, yet another crew member (there are quite a lot of people here.), came out of the door of the quarters. "Just relax, you could try sleeping, it passes the time" she said. "Isn't it really hard to sleep, or something?" replied Jackson. "Not really. If you try you'll eventually doze off, but with the bumps and stuff it should be fairly hard... not too much, you will be able to. Unless we have some sort of trouble with the wind... but you-" "Just shut up, Alice."
Above the quarters, at a table, two other crew members sat down. One was Rudolf, an old, grey haired man who was a long-time friend of Edward. The other was Samantha, a girl who was also a friend of Edward. "This is terrible... we wont make it! At all!" Rudolf exclaimed "Calm down, Rudolf, all will be fine." "Are you sure? I mean, Samantha, when have you ever been right?" Samantha had a few flashbacks before responding. "That has nothing to do with this!" Rudolf couldn't tell if she was angry, because her black hair was partially covering her eyes. Seriously, get a haircut.
Everyone was continuing with their business, when suddenly, they were interrupted by Cog, who was sounding very uneasy. "Edward? My sensors are picking up a strange reading..." Everyone was confused. "What do you mean?" Edward asked. "It's... it's a storm! Turn around! Now!" But it was too late.
The airship was hit by lighting and struck down.
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