Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Night without end article

I was given the task of following the Marines to retrieve a highly confidential mechanism no matter what it takes. The whole incident took place at the Greenland ice-cap where we were informed that a British Airways passenger plane had crashed in the middle of polar ice caps, 640 kilometers north of Artic Circle.


As the aircraft closed in on coast of Baffin Bay, I witnessed a situation where a man tried to persuade a man who seems to be the villain.  The Marines were approaching them slowly in hope of trapping the murderer unaware but he noticed he was in danger and grabbed a lady hostage with him into the tractor and drove away. The next thing we saw was the scientist, Dr. Mason trying to chase the tractor as it started to lose control and eventually crashed into some big rocks. The murderer, Smallwood while holding onto Margaret, an air stewardess, slipped and fell into the crevasse. Just then the aircraft started shooting toward those men who were believed to be Smallwood’s cohorts as they ran for shelter. From afar, I saw Dr. Mason threw a rope down the crevasse. Just so quickly, he made an unexpected move in attempt to cease control over the murderer. There was a long struggle in the pit I found out later as Dr. Mason had fell on top of him and contended with all his might to weaken him. I felt movements in the ground and vibrations. The ice was moving and the crevasse looked to be closing. Jackstraw, another scientist had successfully pulled Margaret up into safety as well as Dr. Mason moments later. So, Smalwood was trapped in the crevasse begging to for a rope. Jackstraw threw a coil of rope down and stepped back. The mouth of the crevasse closed swallowing the murderer to his end. It was finally over, the struggle for survival. The survivors were treated and given plenty of rest. The heroic act of the scientist in the polar ice-cap were lauded and given due recognition for their courage and critical thinking that made their survival possible.


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