I heard gasps of amazement as Dominic's eyes fluttered shut, his face twisting in an odd way. My heart raced. I stretched my arm out, my fingers reaching toward him in a slow-motion panic. "Nooo, Dominic, don' fly wivvv your eays clozshed. You might crasshhh."
From behind the door came muffled laughter, and I tried lifting my head, but something was holding it down. "Guys, bee careffol, there's glooo on the floor!" I yelled, but my words slurred together. "Domniick, don' land, yeewwl get sticked!"
I saw his body trembling, and whispered under my breath, "Uh-oh, engine fayluure." My stomach sank as I saw him clenching his face, trying to stop the inevitable. Then, a snort escaped from his nose, echoing in the air.
"Give it up, boss!" Hammer bellowed, his laughter breaking through the
