I clung onto the edge of the plane as I looked down to the icy kingdom below. I inhaled deeply and held it for a moment before slowly exhaling, my heart was beating quickly and I needed a way to calm it down. I had a bad feeling about this jump.

3...2...1... Here goes nothing.

I stuck my leg out and took the first step; falling forward, my heart rose to my throat. I spread my arms and legs out as though I were a starfish, the air caught the flaps between my limbs and I began to drift slowly along the current.

This isn't so bad.

I curled the corners of my mouth to form a slight smile. It quickly faded as I noticed a figure in the sky zipping towards me.

I looked around in a panic, how was I to dodge this? In my fear I began to flap my arms and legs as though I were a bird, that was a bad idea.

The flaps lost the current and suddenly I began to plummet.

Shoot! Oh shoot!

My skin turned pale and my limbs began to flail about. Soon the white tips of the mountain tops became visible through he thick smog of the town below.

My only thought was why do I keep doing this to myself?

I took a deep breath in an attempt to control one of my flailing arms so I could pull the shoot. Slowly, my left hand reached for the cord. I shut my eyes tightly as I pulled.

Snap!

I opened my eyes to see a string of the pull ord falling towards the approaching ground.

Oh no! Think! Think!

I looked around as panic caused my heart rate to rise. I stared down at the ground and became serious.

"I guess I'm doing this now." I mumbled to myself before I forced my arms to my side and nose dived down towards the ground.

I closed my eyes gently and began to think of the little girl waiting at home for me. "I can't let her down." I thought to myself as I began to reach speeds up to 150 km/hr.

I could feel sweat pooling under my helmet as I neared my destination.

Please let me survive this. I prayed, even though I didn't really believe in all that God talk. I survived the Inga rapids in the Congo, I will survive this.

I opened my eyes as it feels as though I've been falling for a life time. I looked around to find myself floating just mere feet above the snow.

How?

I turned my head to look behind me and I saw the creature that almost flew into me. It held me up by a purple light as though it was using the force on me.

"What are you?" I asked it, it made a squeak noise before vanishing. I fell face forward into the snow and stayed there for a moment.