Ace Witches
Chapter One: Sitting Duck
April 23,1991
Wilma: I was just a child when the stars fell from the skies.
Wilma: But i Remember how they built a cannon to destroy them.
Wilma: And in turn how that cannon brought war upon us.
Wilma: War was an abstract idea, nothing more than a show on TV.
Wilma: As a child, I only saw it as something that happen in some far away land...
Wilma: Until that final day of summer...
Wilma: One day while on my way to school, I looked up in the skies.
Wilma: A sound like distant thunder.
Wilma: In the blue skies far above me, Contrails drew dizzying circles around in a crazy waltz.
Wilma: A battle in the beautiful skies far away...
Wilma: I could not tear my gaze away from them.
Wilma: A deafening roar.
Wilma: And then sharp silhouttes appeared, as if to graze the hills, and streaked past me.
Wilma: The Fighter and the Witch Played the cat or mouse in turn as they climbed swiftly into the sky.
Wilma: One fleeing plane fell out of the skies, spiraling and spewing orange flames to crash by the cape.
Wilma: The same cape where my family lived.
Wilma: Now they only live in my memories of days past.
Wilma: The Witch circled around to confirm the kill.
Wilma: And on her Striker Unit there was a large number "13" emblazoned in yellow.
Wilma: I will never forget this.
Wilma: The Allies retreated across the ocean before the onslaught of the enemy.
Wilma: Our little town in the heart of the mainland, fell into deep isolation.
Command: Four years after the planetfall of the Liberion 1994XFO4 asteroids.
Command: Stonehenge, the Rebel Witches weapon of mass destruction, was originally built to shoot down asteroids.
Command: Upon discovering its potential as an anti-aircraft weapon, the Rebel Witches ruled the skies over the mainland.
Command: The ISAF's (Independent States Allied Forces) attempts to destroy Stonehenge through air strikes failed.
Command: As a result, strategic Positions on the mainland were lost. This in turn forced ISAF to evacuate form East Coast to North Point.
Command: ISAF GHQ (Genereal Headquarters) is regrouping its remaining combat forces at North Point.
Command: However, The Rebel Witches control most parts of the mainland, and they have forward deployed bombers to Rigley Air Base, a former ISAF facility.
Command: This Bomber Force will attempt to deal a lethal blow to the ISAF at North Point from this strategic position.
*At the Briefing Room: 1405 hrs*
Command: Here is the current sitrep and your orders for deployment effective immediately.
Command: Enemy Agents destroyed our early warning radar network, allowing several Bear bombers to penetrate our airspace.
Command: In 15 minutes, we expect this bomber formation to strike Allenfort Air Base, and then move on to targets at North Point.
Command: Our air defense forces are extremely weak at this point in time. Hence out GHQ is a sitting duck.
Command: It is mission Critical that you destroy the bombers and neutralize the threat before they get past Newfield Island.
Command: Remember, You are the first line of defense for North Point, and the fate of ISAF lies in your hands.
*In fliet deck*
Control Tower: Mobius 1 you are cleared for take off!
Control Tower: Mobius One take off immediately to clear the fliet line!
*Mission starts*
AWACS: Awacs here. Callsign SkyEye Do you read?
Mobius 1: I read you loud and clear.
AWACS: Your Callsign will be Mobius One. We'll refer to you by this name at all times.
Mobius 1: Roger that SkyEye.
AWACS: Six bombers on Vector 360 confirmed. Continue north to intercept.
Mobius 1: Copy.
AWACS: Today's my birthday! A victory sure would be nice.
AWACS: Mobius One, Engage.
Rebel Witch: Don't underestimate them.
Mobius 1: Locked on target!
Rebel Witch: A bomber's been hit!
AWACS: confirmed Bomber is Destroyed.
Rebel Witch: There's our welcoming party
Bomber: Let your Witch escorts handle them.
AWACS: Missles away.
Rebel Witch: Gray 2's been hit! Hurry! Eject!
Mobius 1: Bogey locked...firing!
AWACS: Mobius One shot down a bear!
Bomber: This is Gray one dammit, we still have a payload to deliver.
Rebel Witch: His mine, Im on his tail.
Rebel Witch: Fox 2!
AWACS: Warning, missile!
Mobius One: Evasive maneuver successful!
AWACS: 2 Targets remaining.
Rebel Witch: Bandit's right on me!
AWACS: fox two!
AWACS: Missed.
Mobius One: Locked...firing!
Rebel Witch: I've taken damage! can't maintain course!
AWACS: Mobius One Fox kill!
Mobius One: locked on Bomber.
AWACS: Fox two.
AWACS: Mobius One shot down a bear!
Bomber: Mayday! Mayday!, This is Gray 3. We're hit can't maintain altitude. Eject! Eject!
Mobius One: Locked on target...Missiles away!
Rebel Witch: Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! this is Red 9! I have no control! Ejecting!
Bomber: 8 miles to the target.
AWACS: Radar lock.
Bomber: 5 miles out from first target. Line up. Open bomb bay doors.
Mio: Mobius One missle! missle!
Bomber: 2 miles
Friend: Strange seeing fighters out this far.
Rebel Witch: This ain't mainland. Watch out for sharks if you go down feet wet.
Bomber: Target on the nose.
AWACS: Bandit at 5 o'clock.
Minna: Don't be predictable in heading or altitude when they close in.
AWACS: Bandit confirmed at vector 350
Mobius One: Fox 2! Fox 2!, Missle hit!
Rebel Witch: Ugh!
AWACS: Your in gun range.
Mobius One: Firing!
Rebel Witch: AGH! IM HI- *static*
AWACS: Good job Mobius One!
Allenfort: SkyEye this is Allenfort. Got visual on the downed bombers.
Allenfort: Whose kill was that? Make sure to thank him.
Shirley: That's a round up! Let's go on home!
Command: thanks to your efforts, the enemy bombers strike was averted.
Command: However, our victory will be meaning less should you fail on the next mission.
*Few Hours Later on the heart of the mainland*
Harry: The war seemed to unfold in the blink of an eye.
Wilma: I don't remember exactly when the forces from the west occupied my town;
Wilma: I was too busy scanning the skies day after day, waiting to "Yellow Thirteen" to reappear.
Wilma: Before i knew it, everything changed.
Wilma: the language they taught us at school... Our friendly local sheriff "disappeared" and was replaced by foreign MP Witches.
Wilma: In the begnning, some people secretly tuned into broadcasts from North Point on their parabolic antennas.
Wilma: But as time passed, the broadcast no longer came in; maybe the satellites were destroyed.
Wilma: All non-military computer networks were shut down.
Wilma: Gasoline was rationed to civilians.
Wilma: Though we lived in the 21st century, we were reduced to using crystal radios and horse-drawn carts.
Wilma: I moved in with my uncle in town who used to be a taxi driver.
Wilma: out of gasoline and out of work, my uncle did nothing but to drown himself in drink.
Wilma: I earned my keep by playing the harmonica in the the town bar, the one thing i was good at.
Wilma: I'd play for sullen occupation soldiers in exchage for their charity in loose change, and used the money to support my uncle and myself.
Wilma: My uncle trash talked the barkeep who catered to the enemy soldiers, but he never refused the money I brought home.
Wilma: As for myself I had a crush on the barkeep's only Son, who was a little older than me.
Wilma: Another day Passed yet still no sign of the Witch, Yellow Thirteen, in the skies above our town.
*End*
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