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Ace Combat X: Etherion Skies

Prologue

Santa Elva, Aurelia

05:30 A.M

Down the streets of Santa Elva, a man with brown hair and blue eyes could be seen jogging while wearing his headphones. The man's name is Chris Johnston, age 26. He is a pilot in the Aurelian Air Force and also the squadron leader of the Etherion squadron.

Chris is currently at the end of his morning jog as he jogged towards the house that he shared with his squadmates. He kept on jogging until he reached the front door of the house and knocked. The door opened to reveal a woman with blonde hari and brown eyes. This is Carolina Emmerton, Chris' squadmate with the callsign "Etherion 2". She then proceeds to greet Chris.

"Hey Chris, good morning run?" She asks while smiling. "Nah, the usual. Nobody's up at this hour. Just accompanied by the sound of my music." Chris replied while he hung his headphones on his neck. "Just don't put it every time you jog, okay? It's bad for your ears." Carolina said while sighing. "Okay, will do." Chris said as he stepped up the house's stairs.

Once inside, Chris pulled off his jacket that he wore during the morning jog and hung it on the door hanger. He then proceeds to go to the kitchen to get himself breakfast. "Chris, do you want some coffee?" Carolina asks him as she enters the kitchen. "Sure, a drink that could make me wide awake is welcome." He replied. "Aren't you awake already?" She asks while starting to brew coffee. "Just a bit." Chris replied through a shrug of his shoulders. "But I thought you had your morning jog?" Carolina asked him. "Yep, sure did." He said as he picked up a newspaper and started to read it.

Then, the sound of footsteps could be heard from the second floor of the house. "I think Stella woke up." Chris suddenly said after he heard the footsteps. "Or maybe Jacob woke up first." Carolina added. "Heh, it's obvious." Chris chuckled. A figure then went down the stairs of the house. "Good morning everyone." The figure said. "Mornin'." Chris replied. "Morning, Stella." Carolina said as she put a cup of coffee in front of Chris. "Where's Jacob?" Stella asks. "Him? Probably upstairs in dreamland." Chris said, still reading the newspaper. Carolina just chuckled to herself as she remembered her sleep-loving squadmate, Jacob.

The figure that just went down and conversed with Chris and Carolina is Stella Hanakawa, the squad member of Phoenix squadron who has Satsuman blood in her veins. She has black hair and black eyes and her callsign on the squad is "Etherion 3". The squad member that is still sleeping upstairs is Jacob Reynolds, callsign "Etherion 4", but everybody calls him sleep-deprived Jacob due to his tendency of sleeping in almost every situation, even in his fighter!. Jacob has black hair and green eyes, but his face always looked sleepy no matter how long he slept.