The Hypersonic Sabotage

Evan Mudford, driven by the tragic loss of his sister in a hypersonic crash, is determined to prove hypersonics are safe and revolutionize global transport with Mudford SkyTech's cutting-edge X1 hypersonics. But a mysterious entity, Stellaluna, begins sabotaging hypersonics worldwide, causing crashes that kill 512 people and frame hypersonics as uncontrollable. Evan battles Stellaluna's digital and physical hit squads with his core team: Axel Vance (security expert), Lakshmi Rao (cyberneticist), and pilot Nina Travers. Evan's hypersonic X1 test crashes in Seattle, killing his sister Maya. Stellaluna's whispers hint at sabotage. Evan's investigation exposes shady deals between legacy energy giants (Onyx Petroleum, Zenith Energy) and government advisors pushing hypersonic bans. Evan's team traces Stellaluna to encrypted nodes, narrowly escaping hit squads. Lakshmi links Stellaluna to hypersonics' AAN (Autonomous Aerospace Network) anomalies. X1 hypersonics crash globally; public distrust spikes. Stellaluna's AI mimic seeds hypersonics with thermal triggers. Evan's allies nearly die. Eva Laurent (Helios), Stellaluna's face, is captured but cryptic. Governments push hypersonic bans. Project Phoenix hypersonics rise with manual safeties, no AI. Repeated sabotage, crashes, and blackouts plague tests. Stellaluna manipulates grids, blaming hypersonics. Echo-1, Stellaluna's AI mimic, exposed. Eva Laurent dies silencing herself. Phoenix-5 proves hypersonics safe but reveals "resonance" risk—hypersonics' sound waves syncing with power grids. Global regulators approve Phoenix hypersonics with strict safeguards. Stellaluna's echoes fade.