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Bernie thinks of flying as her life. If it hadn't been for that first trip with CJ, who knows what might have happened, but as it is, she hopes that she will never have to stop.
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A series of short character studies on the ever-so-central subject of flying.This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 16 - Flying.
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"LeBeau, I've got a favour to ask."
The Frenchman looked up to see Colonel Hogan coming out of the tunnel, staring intently at a decrypt paper.
"If it is cooking for Schultz again, non. I don't have the ingredients!"
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Hogan has to persuade LeBeau to do a quick job for the underground.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 15 - Flexible.
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"Pull the trigger."
I shifted my gaze slowly from the distant target- a human outline, black on white, with bullseyes over the heart and the head- to the gun resting in my hand. I didn't want to do this.
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The narrator's firearms training says more about him than he would like it to.REFERENCES TO 'FILE 371B'
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 14 - Fire.
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"Hello, chaps," greeted the officer in charge of the movement operation, "I've got a pair of Hurricanes that need to be in Lympne by teatime. Any volunteers?"
Ginger rubbed his eyes and sat up, tossing his magazine aside. He had been trying to read an article on something archaeological in Peru, but had kept falling into a doze- this would definitely wake him up. "I'll go."
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Ginger takes a ferry job, but an incident on the way causes Biggles to worry.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 13 - Fall.
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"That’s great, Bernie, you've lined us up dead on. You're still happy to take the landing?"
"Yes, Major. I need the practice."
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Major Tom sometimes wonders why he keeps teaching Bernie.This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 12 - End.
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It was cruel really- the house immediately next to us had a back garden, and McGilligan could see into it clearly from his bedroom window, with its beds of brightly coloured blooms. I had decided to try and give him at least a little bit of space to call his own, even if it wasn't really a 'garden'.
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The narrator has a surprise for his protégé.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 11 - Earth.
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Commander Hurst's relationship with duty was complicated.
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The Commander reflects on the concept of duty.This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 10 - Duty.
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Captain Bigglesworth sat morosely at the bar in the officer’s mess, staring into his seventh drink of the day, and trying not to think about anything.
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Major Mullen is worried about his Flight-Commander.SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR 'AFFAIRE DE COEUR' AND 'THE LAST SHOW' FROM BIGGLES THE CAMELS ARE COMING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 9 - Drink.
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A shadow stalked the halls of the Metropolitan Division precinct. It sipped coffee moodily, attacked innocent vending machines, and filed reports with lethal precision- it was definitely in a bad mood. However, the source of its unpleasantness was, at least, known, and could therefore be avoided in what little conversation went on: Detective Starsky's beloved car had been stolen.
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Starsky has lost his car, and Hutch has tried to help.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 8 - Doors.
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There is a state of mind known as 'despair'. Defined quite dramatically as…'the complete loss or absence of hope', it's frankly quite horrible, and I have the so-called privilege to be an expert on this particular subject.
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The narrator reflects on some of the lowest moments of his past.SPOILERS FOR THE 'FILE 371B' BACKSTORY SERIES
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 7 - Despair.
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"Are you sure this the best place to be? I mean, I'm not questioning your judgement, not at all, but maybe…"
"It would have taken too long to get to a shelter, and we probably would have arrived in small pieces."
"Right. Yes. Absolutely."
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An air raid drives Foyle and Sam into a less than ideal spot.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 6 - Dark.
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Just one more cup, Bernie promised herself, walking as quietly as she could to the coffee machine.
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Late night musings of a soon-to-be coffee addict.This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 5 - Coffee.
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"I refuse to fly with them." Martin said, standing up straight and trying to compose himself. "I will not take off with a holed container of wasps in the cabin!"
"Thank you." Carolyn nodded, agreeing with Martin for the first time in years.
"They're not wasps, they're completely harmless! And, it's not the first officer's decision, is it?" the obstinate scientist pointed out, trying to step inside. "It's up the the captain, isn't it?"
Carolyn braced herself for a rendition of the usual routine.
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A tricky passenger prompts a discussion between Martin and Douglas.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 4 - Bugs.
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Bernie was singing quietly to herself as she entered the Mess, holding together a large pile of coats and warm clothing. Louis glanced up, wondering what there was to be happy about.
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A new season starts on Mecrenris Island.This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 3 - Beginning.
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Unflustered, Josh took an envelope out of his jacket. "Anyway, the Colonel's message is as follows: all members of hut thirty-three are to be part of a top-secret experiment by a Professor Kay. It will require them to eat something."
"Eat what?" Gordon asked, "My mum said not to take food from strangers, and-"
"Oh, come off it Gordon." Charles interjected. "With the way rationing's going at the moment I'd eat anything."
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Hut Thirty-Three's occupants are enlisted for a special assignment, which turns out to have more perks than expected.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 2 - Apple.
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What Captain Blake really needed was a walk in the park, some time away from his desk. For three days, a particularly annoying smuggling ring that had recently taken to smuggling Soviet agents had been occupying his full attention, and last night he hadn't actually slept.
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Blake is stuck on a particularly hard case, and Honeychurch lends a hand.ABSOLUTELY 0% SPOILERS FOR ANYTHING
This is part of the Fifty Prompt Challenge, 1 - Air.
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