Air Ferrets Aloft
From Chapter 3
No warning, a jolt of turbulence so sharp it took her breath, slammed her down in her seat, a clash and jangle of bell-balls from the cargo containers behind her. Yellow light glowed on the panel: Autopilot Disconnect.
She didn't notice, but at that moment Stormy Ferret had been joined in the dark by three tiny helicopters, the angel ferret fairies Prestor, Nimble and Baxter, the latter flying as close to her window as he dared, striving for a look at the pilot who could one day change his grandkit's life.
So much she didn't see. Far down the airway, a FerrJet aloft, heading north, the captain choosing to fly at a much lower altitude than usual for the failure of his airplane's cabin pressure. Had Stilton Ferret been aboard, Strobe would have returned at once for repair, but tonight he flew alone.
Also unseen, code name Goosebeak and a team of angel ferret fairies tampering with the earth's energy to boil storms for two.
"Stormy, hello!" said Baxter, his mind to hers. "It's important to everybody for you to divert tonight. We need you to land..."
"Oh-oh..." She saw the disconnect light, moved the autopilot switch to read full excerpt from: Air Ferrets Aloft ebook
