The Explorer

Fred sits in the cockpit of a six-seat airplane beside the elderly pilot. The plane flies over the Amazon River on the way to the city of Manaus, Brazil. The other passengers are all children like Fred. As night falls, the pilot starts burping and heaving, suddenly unable to breathe. The pilot loses control of the plane but manages to turn the engine off, sending the plane hurtling toward the ground. The pilot then slumps over in his seat, apparently dead.

Covered in bruises, burns, and cuts, Fred runs through the jungle calling out and receiving no reply beyond the roaring fire of the airplane and the thunder above. Fred is terrified but does not panic, instead searching everywhere for anyone else who may have survived the crash. A voice calls out to Fred suddenly, telling him to get away. Fred is at first mystified by the seemingly supernatural voice, but he quickly realizes it’s the other passengers from the plane. Lila, her younger brother Max, and Constantia (who goes by Con) come out of some bushes, badly injured like Fred.