So, that's all true.

What we're looking at here is, I believe, a CH-47 Chinook. It hovered a few meters above the Ohio River before plunging in and vanishing from sight. Shocked, the crowd gathered at the edge of the pier but couldn't see into the murky depths of the river. There was a smattering of applause from the few folks that weren't paying attention, and confused muttering from the rest. "Does it convert to a submarine?" I heard one child ask a stunned parent, mouth agape. I was pretty sure it didn't. The parent didn't answer but instead held the child closer. An eerie silence soon fell over the crowd as they waited tensely for the helicopter to emerge or, at least, for the pilot to swim up wet but unharmed. On the speaker systems set up for the event, a subdued hissing, which I hadn't noticed until now, was broken only my muffled calls for emergency crews. On the balcony above me, I heard a female voice, soft at first, suddenly erupt into a piercing cackle which echoed off the surrounding buildings, and which slapped me with faint recognition. It resonated deep in my chest, that harsh pitiless laughter, and I bowed my head, squeezing my eyes shut as I struggled to recall a memory. It fluttered on the edge of my consciousness, a tiny mote of light in the darkness and I, floundering, grasped for it. So cold! An intense flood of memories washed over me, freezing me, clawing at my efforts to suppress them. To control them. To forget again. Darkness. Screaming. Fire. Death. I remembered. My eyes snapped open with the fresh recollection and I narrowed them, focusing on the thoughts, piercing them with my resolve. I pushed my way into the hotel suite through the spectators still gawking at the river from the balcony and headed for the Command Center upstairs, knowing that to be the place she'd chosen. I heard a scream from outside but I already knew the fate of that helicopter and crew. Upstairs, she waited for me. I opened the door to the stairwell. It was time to end this. (Nikon D300, 200mm, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, ISO 200)