So, I fell into a plot hole and I can’t seem to dig myself out of it.
I’ve done some research on the UH-1 Iroquois. Not a lot, mind you, but enough that I could refer to one well enough to get through the mad dash through November’s 50K words. Unfortunately, all that reading and research doesn’t help when trying to figure out how three injured survivors can escape the wreckage of a crashed Huey.
Here’s the situation: The main character is banged up, bruised, suffering from whiplash and one hell of a headache. Notably, he has no combat or survival training. With him are a SWAT officer who is also suffering from tissue damage and a possible concussion, and a redneck survivalist whose arm is out of socket and sporting a serious fracture, as well as a nasty gunshot wound courtesy of the main character. All three have managed to get out of the wrecked helo, which has been turned on its side, and are sitting on what is now the top of the wreckage. Surrounding them is a large mob of overly enthusiastic cannibals whose life functions are questionable at best.
The helo came down in what’s left of an urban area, so there are plenty of buildings and alleys. Unfortunately, the aforementioned mob of hungry deaders has surrounded the survivors.
So, how do they get away from the wreck?
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Nov 4, 2009 - 05 23
Hmm...trying to think of something good, but all I can come up with is a a rescue by air support. Something on the lines of a goverment survelance crew spotting the mob like activity of the zombies and flies closer to inspect.
It isn't very original but it's the best I can think of at the moment. ;)
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Nov 4, 2009 - 05 27
How big a pack of cannibals?
A SWAT team member, a Redneck Survivalist and the MC(occupation unknown, but h'es already shot the redneck,) survive a helicopter crash. All of them are armed. (Ok... not specifically mentioned, but inferred from the information you gave. Besides, what redneck survivalist would be WITHOUT a gun?) This sounds like the set up to a joke... LOL
Could they shoot enough of the cannibals that the pack would turn and eat their own dead, giving the three long enough time to limp away?
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Nov 4, 2009 - 06 33
What good urban area doesn't have a respectable set of underground tunnels? You can set up reasons why the cannibals are afraid of the underground because of ???. Maybe there's a survivalist colony under ground or an animal that likes cannibal meat.
Have a character find a man hole cover and lift it off. They crawl down in and find the material/polls to carry their wounded or they find an old first aid kit or Dr's office and smash and grab supplies.
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Nov 4, 2009 - 06 44
The helo is leaking oil or gasoline, which they use to light something on fire (a shirt wrapped around a baseball bat-sized stick of some kind?) to disperse the undead. Oooh, or the redneck could throw malakoff cocktails! Can you tell I just watched the original NIght of the Living Dead on Halloween?
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Nov 4, 2009 - 08 33
Shooting there way out...said :)
Using the gasoline, fire, said :)
I think the others pretty much summed it up, but for funzies, what about this.
Try to lure as many as you can to the Huey, using rednecks survivalist SEVERED ARM (instead of just being out of socket), shoot your way to a safe distance, and blow up the huey.! That should take out quite a few!
Now, this may change some of the rednecks story line, but, it could make it more fun!
Good Luck!!
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Nov 4, 2009 - 10 16
I think the others pretty much summed it up, but for funzies, what about this.
Try to lure as many as you can to the Huey, using rednecks survivalist SEVERED ARM (instead of just being out of socket), shoot your way to a safe distance, and blow up the huey.! That should take out quite a few!
Now, this may change some of the rednecks story line, but, it could make it more fun!
Good Luck!!
Problem with that idea Charlotte, is they still need to get past the cannibals, not draw then in closer to them!
You've got Jet A fuel, which is basically kerosene. You've got several parts from the crash laying about. Perhaps the 3 heroes have enough Macgyver (which would be hilarious if your 3 characters had the names Richard, Dean, and Anderson) in them to build a flame thrower and burn their way through the cannibals.
Or, build some kind of pump sprayer to douse the cannibals with the fuel and then they can light them up with the flare gun from the emergency kit.
Either option will give some lucky cannibals a free hot meal, and what self respecting cannibal would turn that down for human sushi still on the foot? :D
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Nov 4, 2009 - 10 18
Don't be afraid to kill them off if you have to. That's my unhelpful advice. :)
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Nov 4, 2009 - 10 23
Either option will give some lucky cannibals a free hot meal, and what self respecting cannibal would turn that down for human sushi still on the foot? :D
This made my day. I thank you for the laugh, sir! *bows, in gratitude*
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Nov 5, 2009 - 13 20
Hush, give us an update.
Did you find a rope with which to climb out of you hole, and if so, how'd you do it?
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Nov 5, 2009 - 15 11
Jet fuel is highly volatile. The vapors from jet fuel can rise to about waist high and ignite just as easily as the fuel itself.
If a helo crashed, there would likely be at least SOME fuel on the ground. By bending the rules a bit and suspending some disbelief, I can create a situation in which there is sufficient fuel on the ground and sufficient vapors in the air to light, allowing the survivors to burn out the zombies. However, such an aid to our MC requires a sacrifice of some sort, and so one of the survivors dies as a result of the solution.
As the flames catch and the fuel burns, the sire quickly spreads to the fuselage of the helo. As the survivors are escaping, the wreck explodes, sending shrapnel flying. The SWAT officer takes the brunt of the damage and, consequently, dies.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 15 36
Obviously you've figured something out by now. I couldn't help but thinking that would have been a great time to introduce a rhino, though... I mean, they can stomp on little zombies and everything.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 10 45
I considered that, but I just couldn't see a rhino showing up there. I'm going to have one, but a little further out, or maybe closer to a zoo or something.
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