“A beaut, ain’t <span class="mu-i">she</span>?” Winslow shouts to you from a distance as he approaches you with a relaxed gait. “I told you you’d like her. This is the <span class="mu-s">C-20X Long Range Aerial Command Center</span>, but we call her the <span class="mu-s">Providence</span>—Ash’s idea. She is a multi-mission strategic aerial transport craft originally built from the Globemaster III airframe, but we’ve had sent her up to companies like Kraber and Raytheon to retrofit her with stealth and electronic warfare capabilities.”
“It’s.. one heck of a plane for logistics, I’ll say that much.” You replied slowly so as to not stammer your words from the overwhelming wonder, while Castle simply nodded in agreement, as he was at a loss for words.
“Hahah, yeah. She used to be one of the eight Globemaster III in service within the Royal Air Force, carrying NATO personnel in and out of Afghanistan during the ISAF/RSM-era. After Kabul fell, however, <span class="mu-s">C</span> privately purchased the plane before she could get scrapped for parts and transferred its ownership to Caseman specifically for the task force. The rest is history.”
“Chief, Butch and his men are all already seated, and the ground crew just finished loading up their cargo. You should get inside.” Scar interrupts through the radio, cutting the introduction short.
Upon receiving this transmission, Winslow pressed the push-to-talk microphone on his vest to speak into it, “Roger, give the word to the pilots we’re go for pre-flight check.” He then gestured to you and Castle to enter the plane. “Welcome to Providence. Come on aboard, she is what you’ll be calling your new home now.”
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Winslow proceeds to escort you and Castle inside the Providence’s cargo bay, with the door promptly closing after your entrance. Passing through the containers and pallets of the hold, you sat down on the sidewall seats reserved only for your team on one side of the aircraft, with you at the center of it all as Ash and Castle were seated beside you—the latter of whom have already fallen asleep soundly. You fastened your seatbelt around your waist and leaned back against the backrest of your seat to relax.
A few minutes follow, and the jet engine begins whistling audibly outside the aircraft. You feel your seat vibrating through your rear end. Although there were no windows within the aircraft to look out from, you can clearly tell the Providence is on the move on the taxiway. Soon, you feel the side of your body beginning to resist some form of force, to which you determine the aircraft is currently accelerating on the runway of the airport before it tilts upwards gradually, making its ascent towards the night sky.
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