Ace Combat : Shadows of War
Chapter 1
A lone figure was standing outside a hanger that was sitting on a military airbase, he stood at an even 6 foot tall with a slender but muscular frame, he has short white hair and light blue eyes. Most would think he was in his 50's because of his hair but he is only 38 years old, he looks up some as three jets in formation fly overhead. He leans back against the hanger and closes his eyes some, "Soon it will be time." He says softly to himself, a few moments later he feels a gentle hand on his shoulder. He looks back and sees one of his wing mates.
A young woman standing at 5'2" with a slender frame, she has long raven black hair and dark blue eyes. She is 27 years old, "What is going to be soon?" She asks as she looks at him smiling some.
He smiles looking at her, "Nothing important, just something personal." He says to her as he looks forward.
She nods her head some her smile fading a little as she slowly lowers her hand from his shoulder, she leans up against the hanger too as she looks down towards the ground some. "How long do you think this war is going to go on Alteric?" She asks kicking at the ground some.
He looks over at her some, "Don't know Jessica..." He then looks forward again, "...but such thoughts usually don't come across the mind of an old war dog like myself." He says smiling some.
She stops kicking at the ground as a light blush goes over her cheeks, "I don't really think you're that old..." She says softly.
He looks over at her, he smiles some. "Thanks." He says softly, he then looks forward some. He closes his eyes as he sighs, "Where are the others at?"
She looks at him, "Andrew is in the flight chamber training, Mark and Kimiko are in the mess hall eating lunch." She says to him.
He nods his head some, "Alright." He looks over at her some, he had a strong urge to reach over and touch her, but he didn't want to break her heart anymore then it already may from what he has to do. He then looks up suddenly as the blaring sound of alarms sound, "Looks like our time of rest is over." He says softly.
She looks up at him and nods her head some, "Yeah..." She says a little sadly.
The two of them then head into the hanger and get into their flight suits, they are shortly joined by the others in their wing. A young woman with medium length red hair and light green eyes, standing at 5'5" with a slender frame and 27 years old; a young man with short spiky blonde hair and dark green eyes, standing at 5'10" with a slender but muscular frame and 28 years old; and another young man with short streaked back black hair and black eyes, standing at 6' with a slightly muscular build and 29 years old.
Alteric looks over at them, "Its about time the three of you joined us." He says looking at them as he climbs up into his aircraft the Falken.
The young man with the black hair looks over at him, "Yeah, Yeah. Its hard to hear out of the Flight Chamber." He then looks over at the other two, "Those two were probably lost off in their own world in the bunks." He says smiling some.
The other young woman, Kimiko, rolls her eyes some. She then leans over and kisses the other young man, Mark, on the cheek. "You're just jealous because you don't have anyone." She says looking at Andrew.
Alteric looks at them, "That's enough, get suited up and get to your planes." He says sounding a little upset.
The three of them flinch slightly at his tone knowing not to waste anymore time, they quickly suit up and join Alteric and Jessica out on the runway in their SU-47's, the same aircraft as Jessica. Once all of them were on the runway he pushes his throttle forward and takes off into the air, the others follow him up into the air.
"Kaizer squadron prepare for combat, we have an unknown number of bogeys closing in on our base, your orders are simple. Eliminate all hostile targets before they reach us." The tower tells them over their radios.
"Kaizer one roger that, eliminate all hostile targets. Kaizer squadron engaging." He then pushes his throttle to full, the others do the same and they fly off to the engagement zone.
End Chapter 1