This story tells what would have happened if Chopper didn't die and a few other things. Plain and simple. I mean, we all know there was more than enough room elsewhere for him to eject, right?
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Sand Island, the home of the Razgriz. Blaze, or Sean Miller the second, loved this base all to well. As he was reading his mail, he dropped his cup of coffee as he read a letter from his dad.
"Hey son, I hear you have quite the squad over there. Me and the boys have been dying to meet them, so we've decided to come over the day this letter gets to you.
Best wishes,
The former Ace of Aces.
"Hey kid, why the spaced out look? It's not like you to be like this before a mission, even if it is just an armed airshow." said Chopper as he poured himself a hot mug.
"My dad's coming over to visit." he said as he walked back to the lounge.
"Oh really? Does he have clearance?" Asked Kei as she joined them. They both looked at the bottom of the page and stopped dead in their tracks.
"Your dad is Mobius 1?!" they both stammered as everyone in the lounge starred at Sean.
"You had to say it out loud..."
Just then, the whine of four jets could be heard outside. Everyone looked out of the windows to see four X-02s land on the runway one after another. Each of them proudly bore a ribbon insignia.
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As Brigadier General Sean Miller the first stepped out of his plane, he was greeted by a wave of people eager to see the 'Ace of Aces' for themselves. He hated that ever since he almost single handedly defeated Erusia five years ago, he had gotten almost instant fame. At that time he saw his son, and presumably his bewildered squadron mates.
He stepped through the crowd and walked to where his son was standing. He saw them salute and waved it off.
"Welcome to Sand Island sir." said the young woman standing next to his son.
"Hey you're kinda young to be kid's father." said a loud mouthed man next to Sean.
"Chopper, shut it!" said Sean as he elbowed his squad mate in the ribs.
"No son, I should explain myself. But, we'd better go inside, I'm starving!"
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As Kei watched the man who had basically inspired her to go into the air force eat, she spied a look at Blaze.
It was true, ever since he had helped in her rescue, she had quite the crush on him. She could see where he got his skills and good looks.
"Now the reason-gulp- for me being so young is that I made a few mistakes as a teen. When my girlfriend gave birth to Sean, she abandoned him on my doorstep. I had a distinct sense of honor in me, so I took to raising him. It didn't help that my mom harped on me every day about 'You should've waited' and so forth. By the time he was sixteen, I was already flying for ISAF in the continental war. I sent declassified videos of my HUD tapes and mission debriefings for him to watch. Needles to say, he was thrilled. When he moved here a few years ago when he turned eighteen, he enlisted in the OADF, hoping never having to use the skills he was taught by me." said the general as he finished the story.
"After the war, he took me for a few flights in a trainer jet and showed me some moves. I moved here to join because I didn't want to live in my dad's shadow all the time. That's why I kept it secret until now. I wanted to earn your trust, not get it as a celebrity." said Blaze as he finished his last piece of sausage.
"We'll now we know where kid's skill came from. Hey Grimm, why ya bein' all silent?" said Chopper as he looked over to the trembling boy.
"Top brass make me nervous." he said as he focused on his cup of tea.
"Don't be nervous around me! Unlike all those other commanders who never fly, I chose to stay in the air because I love it up there. But it didn't help that the people who I initially flew with, couldn't hit an aircraft carrier if they aimed for it." Said Sean senior as he he finished another cup of coffee.
"Want another cup dad?"
"That would be good."
"Black?"
"Yah, that's good." he said as he handed off his cup.
"So what's the secret on dog fighting?" Asked chopper as Sean settled in his seat.
"Constant doses of black coffee." he said, much to everyone's amusement. "And constant fight sim video games." that one got them cracking.
"Attention Wardog and Mobius Squadron! Report to the briefing room for mission orders!"
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As the jets streamed over November city, Mobius 1 kept in constant contact with Sky Eye. "Yes there are a few unknowns out side of the city, but that's all. Why, are you getting suspicious?"
"You could say so. I mean, fighters have snuck in before. Hold on!" he said as he turned in a high arch over the stadium. He and his squadron split off to maintain security.
"Unknown contact! Bearing 180, four miles! It's not ours!" Mobius 1 looked around to find several Su-27s swoop into the city. "Blaze, bandits comin' in at six o'clock! Engage them!"
Blaze turned the F-14D he was in into the on coming planes. "Fox two!" he exclaimed as he let a sidewinder loose. The missile stuck the plane amid ships, turning it into a fire ball.
"Hey kid, lets have a contest between Mobius and Wardog, eh?" said chopper as he gunned down a flanker.
"No need for competitions, just look and kill!" Yelled Mobius 2 as he loosed four XLAAs on a group of planes. Each of the planes were caught off guard and burst into flame.
"Wait! The demons have the Grim Reaper on their side! This is no use, bug out!" yelled one of the opposing pilots as he noticed the four X-02s with ribbon insignias.
"I can't believe it, they're retreating! We won!" exclaimed Thunderhead as he watched the enemy planes exit the city. "Mobius squadron, will you stick around for the rest of the campaign?"
"Well, since I am a general, and would love to help my son, sure why not. What do ya say boys?" he said as the rest of his flight formed up.
"Lets show those Yukes how to fly!"
"Any thing for the son of the general."
"This is just the action I needed!"
"Looks like we're in!" Said Mobius 1 as they turned for home. He switched to his son's channel and keyed the mike. "Son, I have something to say to you and your squadron when we get back to base. Something important."
"Understood sir."