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Don't Touch My Private Spaceplane
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00:01Debris storm incoming! Evacuate immediately!
00:06Give me 10 more seconds!
00:08This satellite carries global communication!
00:17Leak sealed!
00:21Signal restored!
00:23I'm the only engineer on Earth who can fix a failing military satellite in orbit.
00:26That's why the government assigned me a jet. Special permit tail number, 0001.
00:32The second it hits the system, runways clear. Any airport. Any country. We land first.
00:37We take off first. Sometimes we even get fighter escorts.
00:41The day I got the jet, I parked it in my fiancé Ethan Bale's private hangar.
00:45He said he'd take care of it. Yeah. Big mistake.
00:48Today, a classified satellite glitched out. If I don't get there now, the entire defense grid goes down.
00:53So I floor it to the hangar. I run for the stairs.
00:56A woman I've never seen before leans out of my jet. Like she owns it.
01:00She's in a couture gown. Six inch heels. Old money cosplay.
01:04Glossy hair. Diamond drop earrings. Blood red lips.
01:07She looks me up and down.
01:09Oh. New crew. She says.
01:11Perfect. Fly me to Milan first.
01:14I need a new bag. Then swing by Switzerland and grab my friend.
01:19And don't make me wait. I'm not patient.
01:21I stare at her. Then I laugh once. Dry.
01:25Lady. This is my plane. I have an emergency call. Get off.
01:30She lifts one brow. Smirks.
01:32Your plane. She says.
01:34Ethan keeps this jet for me. Ask anyone around here.
01:37Before I can answer, the lead pilot walks over.
01:40Mid fifties. Stiff suit. Fake smile.
01:43The kind who folds when money walks in. He gives me a flat look.
01:46Everyone knows Chloe gets whatever she wants. He says.
01:50If she's flying we fly. My chest goes cold.
01:53Ethan. That lying bastard. He used my jet to fly his side chick around the world.
01:58On a government jet. That's not messy. That's federal prison.
02:01I look past Chloe's face. Then into the cabin. Champagne flutes. Luxury shopping bags.
02:07A silk stocking thrown over the seat. Like she turned my jet into her private hotel suite.
02:11I lock eyes with her. Using this plane without clearance is a federal crime.
02:16I say. You steal a federal aircraft. You go to jail. You block a defense mission.
02:21That's worse than jail. I take one step forward.
02:24If you leave this plane right now, I can still bury this. Chloe bursts out laughing.
02:29She covers her mouth. Like I just told a joke. Captain. She says, turning to the pilot.
02:34Where did this psycho come from? He gives me a look full of contempt.
02:38Probably ground staff. He says. New girl. No clue how things work.
02:43Then he points to the door. Move. You're holding up Chloe's trip to Milan.
02:47I check my watch. Three hours. After that, the satellite is gone. And there's more.
02:52Ethan's grandfather is alive because his cardiac monitor runs on that same satellite link.
02:57And I'm the only one who can fix it. If the signal drops, his medical team goes blind.
03:02If his heart stops, nobody gets a second shot. I don't have a choice.
03:06So I stop talking. I step around Chloe, head straight for the cockpit, and fire the system up.
03:11She screams. Are you insane? She lunges for the kill switch.
03:14You do not take off without my permission. The nose tips hard. Almost hits the hanger beam.
03:19I shove her back. Grab the controls. Steady the jet. Then I look at her.
03:24Buckle up. I say. Or get thrown around.
03:27She opens her mouth again, but Ethan's security team is already storming up the stairs.
03:31Three men. Black suits. Thick necks. Empty eyes.
03:35They grab me and drag me out of the cockpit. One of them barks.
03:39Do you even know who she is? Another laughs.
03:41Chloe isn't just an intern. She's basically royalty at Vale Global.
03:45The third cracks his knuckles. You picked the wrong person to mess with.
03:50I pull out my secure sat phone. Matte black. Military only.
03:54My last clean line to HQ. This is your last warning. I say.
03:58Step back, or I call the feds. That wipes the smile off Chloe's face.
04:02She didn't think I'd push back. Her heels hit the metal steps. Sharp. Loud.
04:07Then she gets right in my face. Her perfume is sharp. Expensive. Nasty.
04:11Do you even know who I am? She says. Ethan told me. On this plane. I make the rules.
04:18Then she swings. Fast. Her ring cuts my cheek. Hot pain. Blood. Throw this crazy bitch out.
04:24She snaps. The guards freeze for half a second. Some of them know me. That should've mattered.
04:29It doesn't. They choose her. The lead guy reaches for my shoulder.
04:33I slip sideways. Hit the emergency key on the sat phone. Then one of them slams into me.
04:37The phone flies out of my hand. Hits the ground. Screen shattered.
04:42Chloe picks it up. Looks at it. Then stomps on it with her heel. Once. Twice. Crunch.
04:47She tosses it in the trash. Now. She says. Get on your knees. Apologize.
04:53Or I make sure you never work in this industry again. I stare at the broken pieces.
04:57My stomach drops. That phone was my only direct line. No backup. No time.
05:01I want Ethan. Now.
05:03Wow. Chloe smiles like she's been waiting for that. She taps her phone and opens a video call.
05:08Ethan answers from some rooftop restaurant. City lights behind him. White tablecloth. Crystal glass.
05:14Perfect hair. Perfect suit. Still a snake. Ethan.
05:18Chloe purrs. Boy sweet. Like poison.
05:20There's a crazy woman here trying to hijack your plane. She says she's calling the feds on me.
05:25He frowns at the screen. Then he sees me. For one second. His face changes.
05:29He knows exactly who I am. Then it's gone. Cold again.
05:33Claire. He says. Already annoyed. What are you doing now?
05:36Your intern hijacked my federal aircraft. I say. Flat. Clean.
05:41A classified satellite is failing. National defense is on the line.
05:45Your grandfather's life support relay is tied to the same feed. If I don't get to the launch site right
05:50now.
05:51Stop. He snaps.
05:52Every time with you, it's some giant story. He leans back in his chair.
05:57Chloe checked into you. You're not some irreplaceable expert. Homeland? Strategic aircraft? Seriously, what's this, a movie script?
06:04My hand curls into a fist. He keeps going.
06:07You fed my grandfather that whole hero act. That's how you got engaged to me in the first place. You
06:13really thought I'd buy it too?
06:14That lands harder than the slap. I look straight into the camera. That plane is federal property. I say.
06:20You used it. You broke the rules. And if this mission fails, you can't handle the fallout.
06:26He goes quiet for a beat. Then his tone changes. Soft. Smooth. Patronizing.
06:31Claire. He says. I know getting engaged made you think this was something it wasn't.
06:35I almost laugh. You've got to be kidding me. He glances at Chloe. The look in his eyes is sickening.
06:41Warm. Possessive.
06:42Then he looks back at me. But the one I really want to marry is Chloe. He says.
06:47Chloe may be an intern right now, but her mother runs the space agency. He lets that sit.
06:52And you? All you know is how to fix machines. What do you even bring to the family?
06:56I stare at the screen. I can't believe what I just heard.
06:59Director Shaw, head of the space agency, is my mother. Since when does Chloe get to call her mom? And
07:04engagement? Ethan still doesn't get it. I wasn't marrying up.
07:08Ethan. Director Shaw is my mother. Not Chloe's. Watch what you say. Every minute you waste. That satellite gets closer
07:18to failure. If it goes down, the entire defense grid is compromised.
07:22Tonight is the only repair window. Miss it, and the system stays exposed for months. Miss it, and his grandfather
07:28dies too.
07:29Oh? Really?
07:31Claire, I'm so scared. Stop using these scare tactics on me. He says, voice dripping mockery.
07:36I checked on you. Sure. You work on satellites. But you're not the only engineer out there. So stop acting
07:42like the world stops without you.
07:44My chest tightens. I open my mouth. He doesn't let me speak.
07:47I already had Chloe call a friend. He's flying out now. Best engineer in the world.
07:52He'll handle it. Your plane's busy today. Chloe's got more important things to do.
07:57For one second, I honestly think I misheard him. Best engineer in the world? That's me. There is no backup.
08:03Never was. I take a slow breath.
08:06If that satellite fails, can you handle that?
08:10It's not going down. He snaps. Then he hangs up. One of the maids standing nearby folds her arms and
08:15smirks.
08:16You heard him, Mr. Vale was crystal clear. So don't walk in here like you run this place.
08:21Chloe stands up like she owns the place. She's twirling the cabin key around one finger. Number 0001.
08:27My number. My plane. You really don't know when to quit, do you? Ethan put me in charge of the
08:33hangar and the plane.
08:34And, maybe now you know, I'm the woman Ethan chose. I almost laugh. These people are insane.
08:40If my mother had known what the valas were really like, she never would have agreed to this marriage. Not
08:45even for his grandfather's sake.
08:46The second I get that bird stabilized, I'm done with all of them.
08:50Relax. I don't want your man. He's all yours.
08:54Then I look her dead in the eye. For the last time. Step away from the plane and let me
09:00do my job. Unless you want the feds involved.
09:03That sets her off. Her face twists. Oh, don't you talk to me like that. And don't even think you
09:11can threaten me.
09:11She rips a stack of cash from her Hermes bag and slaps it across my face. Bills hit my cheek.
09:16Fall to the floor. I could kill you. And nobody here would say a word.
09:21I don't pick the money up. I don't answer. I turn and head for the hangar doors. I need another
09:26way out. Another way to reach HQ. A helicopter, a car, anything.
09:30Three steps from the exit, something slams into my lower back. A brutal kick. I pitch forward and hit the
09:36concrete hard. Pain explodes through me, white hot, deep, crushing. It feels like something inside me just tore apart. I
09:42choke. Then blood spills out of my mouth.
09:44Behind me, heels click against the concrete. Chloe strolls over and looks down at me like I'm a dress she's
09:49deciding whether to buy. Then she smiles.
09:51You really want to do your little job that bad? She crouches. What if I tie you to the wing?
09:56And let the pilot drag you around the runway a few times? If you're still alive after that? I'll let
10:03you go save the world. No, you can. Do this.
10:07I try to get up. I barely make it halfway before two guards slam me back down. Hard. They move
10:13fast. Like they've done this before. Nylon rope bites into my wrists. Then my ankles. They tie the other end
10:19to the right wing. I go cold all over. This is real. They're really doing it.
10:23I twist and fight, but my body is already giving out. Chloe bends down and pats my cheek. Her crystal
10:29nails rake across my skin, leaving tiny cuts.
10:31Relax. Relax. You're not gonna die? Probably. Then says it like gossip over brunch. Last month a reporter lasted five
10:39minutes before he died. My blood turns to ice. She steps back in her heels and motions to the cockpit.
10:45The engines roar to life. Loud enough to rattle my teeth. Loud enough to drown out thought. Go!
10:52The jet starts to move. The second it clears the hangar, the blast hits me hard. The airflow rips me
10:57off the wing like I weigh nothing. One second I'm up. The next, the rope yanks me back. My back
11:02smashes into metal. I hear something crack. Or maybe I feel it. Pain explodes through my ribs. Blood floods my
11:07mouth. Over the speaker, Chloe's voice cuts through the engine noise.
11:12First lap. The wind tears at me like a thousand knives. My shirt tears apart almost instantly. My skin goes
11:19raw. Then wet. Then burning. I grab for a service latch on the wing. My fingers lock around it. My
11:25nails peel back, one by one. I want to scream, but I bite it back. The plane banks. My body
11:30whips outward. The rope cuts deep into my wrists, deeper with every second. Blood runs down the rope and splashes
11:35across the tarmac behind me.
11:39Second lap.
11:41My vision starts to blur. But my mind is still counting. Two hours left. By now, HQ had to be
11:47in meltdown. Secure channels blowing up. People yelling over each other. No signal from me. No solution. No backup plan.
11:54Then the plane jolts. Violent. My thigh is on fire. The rope has sunk into muscle. Another minute like this,
12:00and my leg rips apart. Over the speaker, Chloe is laughing.
12:02Half a lap lift. Look at that. She's tougher than the reporter.
12:10One last shot. I wait for the next vest. Use it. Throw my leg back toward the wing. Barely hit
12:15it. My teeth cut through my lip. The copper taste keeps me awake. One more second. Then finally, the jet
12:21slows. Rolls back into the hangar. By the time it stops. I'm not even sure I'm still in one piece.
12:26Everything hurts. Everything is soaked. I can't even see my skin anymore.
12:30They cut the rope. I hit the floor like dead weight. I can't catch myself. Can't move. Can barely breathe.
12:36Chloe crutches in front of me. She tips my chin up with her shoe.
12:39How? You actually lived. I force words out through a mouthful of blood. Can I do the job now? Her
12:47face changes. Instant rage. She slaps me so hard my head snaps back against the concrete. Light bursts across my
12:54vision.
12:55You're still sticking to that story. She grabs my hair and jerks my head up. Blood runs into my eyes.
13:01Ethan told me everything.
13:03So you can stop acting like some genius trying to save the world? Then she freezes. Just stops. Ethan? I
13:09force my swollen eyes open. Barely. Through the blur, I see Mason Reed, Ethan's assistant, rushing into the hangar. Sharp
13:16suit. Clipboard in hand. Corporate fixer vibe. Then he sees me and stops dead. His whole body locks up.
13:22Miss Jones. Mr. Velo said to get Claire Hart to HQ immediately. Chloe's smile drops. What? Mason swallows hard.
13:30The satellite drift got worse. He rushes out. It's already hitting the defense grid. They asked for Claire by name.
13:38Chloe goes shrill. That's a lie! She lunges for the file in his hand and rips it apart. Pages are
13:43everywhere.
13:45Ethan told me she was a fake! Mr. Velo must have misunderstood. The situation changed. This is urgent.
13:53A misunderstanding! She grabs my hair and yanks my head up. Pain rips through my scalp. Look at her.
14:00Does she look like she knows how to fix a satellite? My vision is already fading. I can barely make
14:05out Mason's face.
14:07White. Stiff. Panicked. His fists are clenched so tight his knuckles go bone pale.
14:12Ms. Jones. Please calm down. This is way bigger than any of us. It's a national security issue.
14:20Mr. Valey's grandfather is involved too.
14:24National security?
14:25Pretty? Then she laughs. Soft at first. Then it turns ugly. The kind of laugh that makes your skin crawl.
14:33You know what the real threat is?
14:34She lets go of my hair. I drop hard. Then I hear a cap twist open. I know that sound.
14:40Her eye drops. She carries them everywhere. But something is off. Even through the blur, I catch the liquid inside.
14:46It's not clear. It's pale blue. Wrong. Chemical. I slides down my spine. She crouches beside me.
14:54I heard what you do depends on your eyes. So what happens? If you can't see?
15:00Stop!
15:01Too late. The liquid hits my eyes. And the world turns to fire. I scream. Not like a person. Like
15:07an animal being ripped open.
15:08It feels like a thousand needles drilling straight through my eyes. Then deeper. Into the nerves. Into the back of
15:13my skull.
15:14Burning. Melting. Eating through me. I claw at my face. My hands come away slick. Wet. Thick. Wrong.
15:20I can feel tissue breaking down under my fingers. My body folds in on itself. Convulsing. I choke on blood
15:26and vomit. Everything is pain. Everything is heat. Everything goes black.
15:31Chloe! What the hell do you think you're doing?
15:34But Chloe just laughs. Still sweet. Still calm.
15:38What are you gonna do about it?
15:43Ethan's going to marry me.
15:46My thoughts start to come apart. The pain is too big. Too loud. Too deep. But through all of it,
15:51one thing is clear. Without my sight, I'm done. No more in-orbit repairs. No more satellite work.
15:59Without me, that satellite is lost.
16:02The whole defense system goes blind. And Ethan's grandfather dies.
16:13I'm shaking so hard I can barely move. Blood and sweat soak my hands. Then my fingers brush the emergency
16:18locator clip to my waist. Tiny. Cold. Hidden. My last resort. A direct line for the worst case scenario. If
16:25I hit it, a response team would lock onto my signal and be here in minutes. I drag in one
16:29shredded breath. Pull together whatever is left of me. And press it.
16:36Looking for this, honey? Your little L.S. toy?
16:39She kicks the locator across the concrete. Her heel grinds into my fingers. Bone snaps. My world goes gray. Then,
16:45the heavy hangar doors slam open. Fast footsteps. Shouting.
16:49Where is Claire?
16:50That voice. Ethan. So he finally came.
16:53Chloe flips the switch. Instant tears. She runs to him. Clings to his arm.
16:57Ethan. Thank God you're here. This psycho tried to hijack the jet. She's been pretending to be some kind of
17:04expert just to get to you.
17:06Ethan looks past her. He looks at me. For a second, his hand shakes. His face goes blank.
17:11You did this to her.
17:12She attacked me first. I just... You know... I had to stop her.
17:18You don't want your bride walking down the aisle looking like this. Do you?
17:23Do whatever makes you happy.
17:24Ethan looks at her. He strokes her hair. Gentle. Devoted. The words hit like a blade.
17:29I thought he saved me. But he chose her while I was bleeding on the floor.
17:33That whole lot of theirs, they're just birds of a feather. Flocking together in their vileness.
17:37If I live to see the sun rise again, I'll make them pay.
17:41Ethan grabs my collar. Yanks me up like a rag doll.
17:44Get on that jet. One hour.
17:47You're coming with me to fix that satellite. If my grandfather dies, I'll make sure you go down with him.
17:54I stumble. My head lurches back. Fresh blood runs down my face.
17:59Ethan.
18:00I force my head up. Lift my face into the light.
18:02Look at me.
18:03His eyes lock on mine. He finally sees it.
18:06The raw, ruined mess of my eyes.
18:08My fingers, white bone showing through the skin.
18:10He lets go.
18:11Staggers back.
18:14Your eyes.
18:15I try to smile.
18:16Gone.
18:16Ethan.
18:18She blinded me.
18:20Chloe just laughs.
18:21No shame.
18:22That's what you get for trying to steal me.
18:25A blind engineer?
18:27She's useless now.
18:28Ethan goes pale.
18:29He looks at Chloe.
18:31For the first time, he looked terrified.
18:34Then, a siren blares.
18:35The radio on Ethan's bell crackles to life.
18:38Sir.
18:38It's your grandfather.
18:40He's in cardiac arrest. We're losing him.
18:43The backup engineer was a fraud.
18:45He just crashed the entire system.
18:48There's only one person left who can fix this.
18:51We need Claire Hart.
18:52Now.
18:53Ethan goes still.
18:54Then he turns on Chloe.
18:56Who the hell was that engineer?
18:58Chloe's smug face crumbles.
18:59I.
19:00I don't know.
19:01My mother recommended him herself.
19:03The sound cracks through the hanger.
19:05Chloe hits the floor.
19:07For the first time, she looks small.
19:09She stares up at him, hand on her burning cheek.
19:11Ethan.
19:12You hit me?
19:13Over this.
19:14That is my grandfather.
19:15Ethan screams.
19:16His voice is raw.
19:17Pure rage.
19:18If he dies, I swear to God, you're next.
19:21Chloe goes pale.
19:22Then, her face twists.
19:24Vile.
19:25Desperate.
19:26It's a setup.
19:27It's her.
19:27She did this.
19:28She crawls to Ethan.
19:30Grabs his legs.
19:31My mother is Director Shaw.
19:32She doesn't hire idiots.
19:34Ethan looks at me.
19:35He looks wild.
19:36Director Shaw doesn't make mistakes.
19:38And neither does her team.
19:39He looms over me.
19:40So tell me what you did, Claire?
19:43Me?
19:43I cough, blood spilling down my chin.
19:45You blinded me.
19:47You broke my hands.
19:48What do you think I did?
19:50Liar.
19:51Chloe shrieks.
19:52She lunges.
19:53Grabs my hair.
19:54She slams my head against the concrete.
19:56The world flashes red.
19:57Enough.
19:58Ethan barks.
19:59I look up.
20:00I think he's finally going to stop it.
20:02But he takes off his suit jacket and slowly rolls up his sleeves.
20:05Don't touch her face.
20:06He says coldly.
20:08We may still need to explain this.
20:10Chloe smiles like she's been waiting for this.
20:12She grabs a rusted iron pipe from the floor.
20:14She swings.
20:16Miney gives with a sickening crack.
20:18I try to scream, but nothing comes out.
20:20Pain rips through my leg as something breaks deeper.
20:22Talk.
20:23Chloe screams.
20:24She drives her heel into my shattered knee.
20:26Did you crash the satellite out of spite?
20:28Answer me.
20:29Everything is going dark.
20:31Ethan kneels down.
20:32He grips my chin.
20:33His voice is soft now.
20:35Gentle.
20:35Like he's talking to a child.
20:37Claire.
20:38I get it.
20:38You're jealous.
20:39You hate that I chose Chloe over you.
20:41He strokes my matted hair.
20:43But if you did this to get back at me?
20:44That's sick.
20:45I choke out a laugh.
20:46Blood in my mouth.
20:47Ethan.
20:48You're pathetic.
20:49You're losing everything.
20:50And you're too blind to see it.
20:52Chloe raises the pipe again.
20:54Still melting off, bitch.
20:56The hangar doors are blown off their hinges.
20:58Blinding white light floods the room.
21:00Laser sights dance across the walls.
21:02Federal agents.
21:03Drop the weapon.
21:04Hands in the air.
21:05Now.
21:06Floodlights blast the hangar white.
21:07Twelve armed agents move in.
21:09Heavy boots on concrete.
21:10Barrels leveled at Ethan and Chloe.
21:12Eric steps through the smoke.
21:14Defense intelligence.
21:15My emergency contact.
21:17He looks at me.
21:18His jaw locks.
21:19His whole face hardens.
21:20Claire.
21:21I can't see him.
21:22I just hear the gravel in his voice.
21:24Eric.
21:24I whisper.
21:25You're late.
21:26Who did this?
21:27Eric's voice shakes the room.
21:28Who the hell laid a hand on her?
21:30The room goes.