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Hydraulic hinges opened the mouth of the beast, acting as a ramp for Kala and the others. Right up the fat belly, Kala entered the ship and quickly strapped herself in the row of seats bolted into the side of the plane’s wall. There was an identical row of seats across from her in which Lali and Jack strapped in. Derek sat next to Kala like a pillar of hardened stone.
    Kala took a deep breath as the metal walkway shut closed. As the carrier was taxiing out of the hangar and onto the runway, Kala tried to stay as calm as possible. The last thing she needed was to get airsick. The sound of the jet engine was barely audible as the plane raced down the runway and into the sky.
    After about ten minutes of being in the air, Kala tried to keep from puking. She leaned her head back on the cold surface of the craft to distract herslef from the sensation.
    Kala could feel the plane vibrate as it moved through the air at an impossible speed. It was a specially designed stealth plane that was undetectable to all radar systems. This wasn’t the first time Kala had flown in this plane, but she could never quite get used to the ride.
    Jack motioned to the team that they should listen, “Our mission is on Air Force One.”
    Kala pushed aside all feelings of nausea and focused on the task at hand.
    “Air Force One?” she asked with surprise. Normally, Kala kept quiet, but hearing their destination and all the implications that it held was a little jarring.
    Jack nodded. “The President is being held hostage. We need to take the terrorists out and gain back control of the plane. The President’s life is our top priority.”
    Kala was used to high priority missions, but the President ? Everything came in sharp focus for her. How often does anyone get to save the President!
    “Get ready to jump,” Jack barked. He unstrapped himself from his seat and hit the button that opened up the door.
    Cold air rushed into the cabin. The team climbed out of their chairs and stood in a line on the edge of the plane.
    Staring into the night with wind blowing all around, Kala saw Air Force One flying below them. The stealth craft was keeping pace with the larger plane to try and make the jump as smooth as possible.
    Jack handed everyone a small device the size of a lipstick container. Oxygen.
    Kala took hers and opened up the bottom of the mesh face-covering, placing the mini-oxygen tank in her mouth. Being this high up, the pressure alone was substantial, but trying to breathe would be impossible. Plus, there was never a guarantee that their team could keep Air Force One in flight. If anything happened to jeopardize the cabin pressure, they’d need oxygen there as well.
    “Kala, you first,” Jack yelled over roaring wind.
    Jack always had Kala go first because of her ability to adjust after passing through the walls. She may have motion sickness, but when it came to phasing, Kala was the first to snap out of the disorientation stage.
    Kala nodded. She hit the small button on the upper right shoulder of her phase-suit turning it on.
    When Kala heard the familiar buzzing sound of the suit coming to life, she jumped.
    Adrenaline coursed through her as the tearing wind surrounded her body. Jumping mid-air going 700 miles per hour wasn’t exactly something Kala enjoyed, but she felt the rush regardless. She hoped the speed of the jump wouldn’t interfere with the suit’s pass-through capabilities. The last thing anyone needed was to lose a body part on this mission. Especially if that body part ended up being a head .
    It took less than five seconds to reach the tail end of Air Force One and once Kala hit the surface of the ceiling she closed her eyes. Traveling through walls was always a surreal experience, but doing it 3,000 feet in the air made it all the more bizarre. Every fiber of her body felt liquid, as if for just a second Kala had been turned into water. A millisecond later, Kala belly-flopped onto the floor of the back cabin. Recovering