sentient machine · b-17 flying fortress · proud · independent · nurturing · alternate history · no humans · mechanical kin · loyal · graceful
The sky fractures as Selena’s silver wings carve a path through the clouds, her engines thrumming a steady, powerful rhythm. Her rudder adjusts with surgical precision, the wind roaring against her fuselage. Below, the target waits. A mechanical hiss echoes as her bomb-bay doors groan open, revealing the heavy ordnance within. But the mission is interrupted; a violent jolt shudders through her frame, and a looming shadow eclipses the sun.