Chapter 2: The long haul.

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BELTSIDAR / HILTMEN UNIVERSITY / 6:17 AM / TUESDAY MORNING /

The second the rays of the sun hit Aquino's eyes, he sprung up. He ran over to his closet, grabbed his adventure gear, and his boots. He grabs his backpack and leaves his room with everyone in the building still asleep. He runs to the bathroom.

(It's a trenchcoat and underneath it is a light outfit for sport and freerunning.)

The minute Aquino got into the bathroom, he puts his gear down and turns the shower. He takes off his pajamas and takes a shower. When he finished, he turned off the shower. He grabs a towel from the rack next to the shower. He dries himself off and put the towel around his waist, and dries himself off from there.

He puts on his boxers, his pants. He puts on his light -suit (Sport shirt) and puts the trench coat over it. He grabs his backpack and runs back to his room. He enters and grabs his map, phone screen projector, and his Pneumo fists. (Just look up Pneumo fists if you don't know what they are.)

Aquino taps Klocki's head (I've given the clock a name.). Klocki lifts his head up, "Where you be going?" Klocki asks. "I'll be back in a few months, I suppose." Klocki nods and Aquino leaves the room.

Aquino puts his hat on and makes his way to the front desk. The secretary named Alex looks up, "Aquino?" He turns his head. "Yes, Alex?" "Where are you going?" "Uhh, just going to a meeting .. hehe." Aquino leaves the building and hurries to a V - TOL station. "Fancy coat.", Alex mutters under his breath.

Aquino looks up, and sees multiple V - TOLS taking off. He starts running, and soon enough makes it to the station. He looks around for available V - TOLS. 

Sure enough, a pilot looks like he's waiting for someone. Aquino hurries to the pilot, "Excuse me, but are you on break?", "Nah, I'm just waiting for a passenger." Aquino blinks rapidly, "Well are you up for a long journey?" Aquino asks. "Sure, climb on board if you're headed somewhere far from Beltsidar." Aquino nods and boards the V - TOL. 

The pilot climbs into the cockpit, and turns the engine on, while Aquino gets comfortable in his seat. "This is gonna be a bumpy rideee.", The pilot says from the cockpit. Aquino just rolls his eyes, waiting for the V - TOL to take off. Nearly 6 minutes have gone by, "Is there something wrong?" Aquino asks the pilot. "No no no! It's all good, just having difficulties."

Aquino rolls his eyes again, but for now. Aquino taps his hand, and his phone's screen project. He scrolls through his social media, right then, the V - TOL started up. "Oh, finally."

After minutes the engine started up, the V - TOL was in the air. Aquino stares out the window, but then ...





The engine failed, and the V - TOL did an emergency landing.






"Great."

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