Welcome to Airway. The Airway Corporation hopes that you enjoy your commute to and from the city. Airway understands your needs for a safe and enjoyable drive and that is why the highest safety precautions are taken before your airway journey. Thank you for your wait… Leonardo listened to the same babble he heard everyday, but today was different…slightly. The computerized voice was drowned out by an even bigger amount of babbling. “I’m going to drive on Airway! This is soooo popping….I mean nobody else…I mean nobody…none of my friends has been able to drive on Airway! They’re all, like, have to drive or take the public transportation or something like that, but not me…and you know why???? Because, my Sensei is the greatest person ever. I mean his car has the airway package, and I wanted to drive on Airway and he said yeah…. Even after Uncle Mike said over his dead body….”“Carmen!” “Hmn?” “Calm down, please.” “Okay, okay, so is there always such a big line?” “Yeah, its rush hour.” “Oh. Yeah I guess that makes sense.” Leonardo shook his head slightly before turning back to the window. “Mm-hm.” We ask that you drive responsible while using the airway system. Airway regularly sends patrol cars out to uphold the great responsibility for the safety of our customers, because without you, Airway would not be as successful as it is today. Stupid Airway. The sad thing was it had been Leo’s idea. People moved up north of New York to the higher ground after the flooding began and many people began commuting. And turtleco was slightly low on funds, so Leo (who was a commuter himself) said, Don invent a flying car, build the road to put it on, and offer this flying car thing in a package on normal cars like… I don’t know…Air Conditioning or something. They laughed it off, but Don actually had some research done on Cars that could do that, since about half of NYC lived east of Albany now. And because of commuting, polluting is getting even worse. So Don came up with an idea, and Airway was born. Now all of the upper and middle classes that could afford to get out of the city did, and took about 1/3 of the time to get there. Airway understands that you are a busy individual, you need to shop, need to work, and need to spend quality time with your family. Airway helps you meet these needs with the new bonus plus miles system. For every five hundred miles you spend on Airway, Airway turns around and gives you….. They were actually setting on the ground, not doing anything but waiting in a line. After the line, the vehicle gets shot up in the air via some mechanism or another. (Don’t worry, there is lots of safety space before the vehicle takes off completely on its own, not that many airway equipped vehicles stall…Airway has Your safety at mind above all others.) There were many safety procedures to check. Finally some people ran out in front of the car, did about 20 things in five minutes and ran to the next car. “Hmph, this can’t take that much shorter than just staying on the ground if you have to be inspected all day?” “Do you want to fall out of the air at about 1000 feet?” “Ummm no I guess.” She scowled, what a thought, and changed the subject. She turned to the radio, looking at the display that showed the current list of songs playing. “So, what do you want to hear?” “That you won’t get us killed.” “Puh-leaze. I’ve seen you and uncle Mikey do this a thousand times.” She stretched her face into a fake smile. “Hello, how are you today. I hope the wait wasn’t long. Has there been any use of alcohol or illegal substances in the last 36 hours? Are you willing to prove that? Okay, Blow here. Very Good. Everything checks out…Hmmm do you have your Airway scanner ready. You have 400 miles left. Remember airway has a discount for mass transit and group commuters. You only have about a five minute wait left, thank you for using airway, the instructor will do the final check before your commute.—See Down pat.” “I think you listen to the airway lady to carefully.” Carmen pouted and went back to just sitting there. For everybody changing coasts in the next two years, we present a new product, Airway Los Angeles. Even on the Pacific, you can expect the same quality and personal attention… “They have it right on the personal attention.” Carmen noted. Leonardo smiled. “I have to admit you are right on that.” “Man, I can see the question lady, she’s only about five cars away. Alright! We should get special attention, Come-on Sensei you must own like half of the Airway shares, we shouldn’t have to wait in some line.” “I don’t mind.” “Hmph.” Carmen went back to the radio, and deciding she wanted to know the weather, clicked to display the current news stations. Nothing was discussing the weather, so she randomly picked a button and waited. “…..Just breaking there has been a bomb detonated in the old downtown area.” Carmen and Leonardo looked at each other. “The successful Corporation owned by the non-human (that’s the PC term ) Donatello Hamato, the Tutleco building has been evacuated due to a bomb that took out the five levels below sea level and seven above. More on that as it develops…And now the weather…” Leonardo looked at Carmen. “Maybe I should drive.”
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