Penee could hear the whistle of wind coming from the Owls wings and impact seemed imminent.  Penee braced and watched the owl pull up into a perfect loop then fly alongside the PPP-1 matching the speed of the paper airplane exactly. 

Go to cruise!  Time, that had seemed to be going so fast now was in slow motion and climbing at 900 feet per minute. 

Penee was riding lookout at the nose of the PPP-1 and was shocked to see three other people suddenly stand and outstretched their arms trying to catch the plane.  Acro had committed the PPP-1 in its dive and all they could do was hold on and watch in horror as the PPP-1 took them towards disaster.

The PPP-1's loaded to 9 g's as it pitched up into a screaming wing-over and finished off with a diving left spiral.  The skydiver shot right past them, Acro's skills had averted this possible catastrophe but there were still over 200 to go.

Centered in the rising thermal the ants gathered at the center of gravity and were feasting on baseball stadium hotdog while drifting downwind oblivious to the world.

Upstairs in the dining car Dave, Anne and Bobby enjoyed a continental breakfast as they watched the city turn to country.