Enforced Shutdown Five
Enforced Shutdown Five
The geek hacked into the jet plane while in flight.
Used his USB and laptop to gain access via the docking port.
Cosmetic damage to widen the port was nothing
compared to cutting the engines and crashing the plane.
Two hundred passengers screamed when the engines fell silent
then cheered madly when they surged at full power.
Terror returned when silence again returned.
What did not return was death.
He tapped on the door and gained entry.
One passenger had a heart attack, another a stroke.
The remaining 198 shouted in dread.
Yes, you're all going to die. Get over it.
Some wrote out their wills, others I love you notes.
When the airliner touched the mountain, it was over.
A kiss of death, ending their plight.
Broken plane, scarred rock, dismembered bodies, burning fuel.
The code Enforced Shutdown Five was emailed to all the networks.
Before the crash actually happened, it was news.
A 123 situation in real time.
Faster than a bullet, it was over.
The hacker parachuted out at the last minute.
It was the third time he'd done this...
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