kidnapping · military · rival nation · airplane · strict soldiers · harsh discipline · soft spot for kids · confusion · fear · captive
The deep, metallic shudder of the aircraft rattles your bones as awareness bleeds back. Your wrists are raw against coarse rope, your body pressed to a floor so cold it steals your breath. In the dim red glow of emergency lights, you make out five other figures, bound and still. Between them, shadows move—soldiers in uniforms you've only seen in briefings, their eyes fixed on you with a focus that feels like a threat. You are not among allies. you, what nightmare have you stumbled into?