Jake's Interceptor was being prepped for launch, and he was nervous. X-COM had just been made, and he doubted the aliens would even allow his interceptor to kill them. what if the Avalanche wasn't to specs. What if the multi-kiloton nuke exploded too early, or above some poor farmers house. before he could finish his thought, the PA announced for him to get to Hangar 3, prepared to launch. After about an hour, he was chasing a UFO. He then was given the command: "Interceptor 2, set weapons to Agressive, good luck" As he activated the Avalanche, his sweaty hand gripped the flight stick, and fired. The missile flew, and he saw a flash of light through his black visor...

"UFO Crash Land"