Well, it's Halloween, at least Fright Knight won't be terrorizing this year, so what better way than to upload this chapter. Anyway, as Thor: Ragnarok is about to hit theaters, let me remind you that this story takes place in April, 2017 in the MCU timeline, but then again, the first chapter tells you that. Also, this chapter will have inspiration from Mission 16 of the video game Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War for the PlayStation 2, so if there was the background song, it would be the mission soundtrack 'The Demon of the Round Table'. Anyway, replies to my awesome and loyal DPxMCU reviewers/fans.
KuriMaster13: Yep, lol. :)
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Here's chapter 36 and Part 1 everybody.
Chapter 36: Phantom Squadron. (Part I)
Danny and Dani, or Phantom Squadron, were piloting United States Air Force F-22 Raptors at full afterburner towards Cape Canaveral in order to prevent a Harvester ghost attack there as pre-launch operations are underway to launch the Fenton Rocket, carrying Jack and Maddie, as they try to get a advanced ecto-detection satellite into space. Phantom Squadron had took off from Tyndall Air Force Base 20 minutes ago and are flying over the skies of the Florida Panhandle, though they are passing through a rain shower. Tyndall's tower can still detect Danny and Dani and are providing orders as the two continue towards their destination.
"Phantom Squadron, maintain current course. An AWACS aircraft will help provide you once you reached your destination." the Tyndall controller said.
"Roger that, Tyndall." Danny said.
Danny and Dani continued their course. Everything was going to plan. They will make it to the space center in time with no problems on their hands. Suddenly, Tyndall came back into the radio.
"Phantom Squadron, unknown aircraft has been detected on radar, heading towards your 12 o' clock at high speed." the Tyndall controller said.
"Got them on my radar, eight of them." Danny said.
"Same here. No IFF responding." Dani said.
Suddenly, Danny's and Dani's ghost sense suddenly went off inside their oxygen masks.
"And it looks like they aren't ordinary aircraft as well." Danny said.
"Harvester ghost aircraft, but why are they here?" Dani asked.
"Dan and Dana must have found out and send a small number of aircraft after us when we took off from the Fenton Jet." Danny replied.
"Well, their Harvester air force think we might be still flying the Fenton Jet. Let's give them a surprise." Dani said.
"You said it. Phantom 2, prepare to engage in air-to-air combat." Danny said.
"Roger that, Phantom 1." Dani said.
Meanwhile, a few miles from the two Raptors, eight Harvester ghost fighters are searching for the Fenton Jet, intending to shoot it down. One Harvester pilot screeched before doing a barrel roll with its craft before flying it at top speed as the remaining seven followed from behind. Back at the Raptors, Phantom Squadron spots the Harvester craft from out their canopy windows, HUD, and radar.
"I see them." Danny said.
Phantom Squadron then lower their visors on their helmets before they switch to their special weapons before each getting a lock on four of the enemy craft, which alerts the Harvester pilots.
"Fox Three." Danny said.
Danny and Dani each launch four AIM-120 long-range missiles toward their intended targets. The missile alerts goes off on all eight aircraft. The Harvester pilots did evasive maneuvers as the missiles tried to hit them. The Harvester ghost pilots spotted the two Raptors and screeched before locking on and firing their air-to-air missiles.
"Missile, break and evade!" Danny hollered.
Danny and Dani break formation to invade the incoming missiles as Commander Moore tries to communicate with them.
"Phantom Squadron, this is the Base Commander, you don't have time to play around with them, hurry up and shoot them all down." Moore said through the radio.
"Roger that. Phantom 1, engaging!" Danny said.
"Phantom 2, engaging!" Dani said.
"Lets fry these suckers!" Danny said.
Danny and Dani started piloting their Raptors to engage the Harvester craft. Danny piloted his craft and got behind one Harvester aircraft and got a radar lock.
"Phantom 1, Fox Two." Danny said.
Danny fires a AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, but the Harvester craft managed to evade. The Harvester pilot then performed a maneuver and managed to get behind Danny.
"He's behind me!" Danny said.
Danny then use his joy stick to break left but the Harvester still managed to stay behind. The Harvester pilot fires a missile and Danny deploys flares which successfully confuses the missile. Danny then level his aircraft before performing a Pugachev's Cobra and get behind the Harvester. Danny gets a lock on.
"I got you now." Danny said.
Danny fires another Sidewinder and gets a direct it, the Harvester aircraft exploding in a fireball.
"Sierra Hotel." Danny said.
Meanwhile, Dani is facing against one Harvester aircraft of her own. Dani is currently doing a barrel roll as the Harvester fighter is shooting small ecto beams from the cannons near the cockpit. The Harvester pilot screeched as it couldn't get any hits.
"These guys are tougher than I thought." Dani said.
Dani then reduced her plane's throttle and speed and performs a tight loop known as the Kulbit Loop as the Harvester overshoots and gets in front of her.
"You're mine!" Dani said.
Dani pulls the trigger on her joystick and fires her aircraft's M61 Vulcan Gatling rotary cannon at the Harvester fighter, which did a barrel roll to evade the bullets. Dani then gets a radar lock on the enemy fighter.
"Phantom 2, Fox Two!" Dani said.
Dani fires a Sidewinder. The missile managed to score a direct hit and the Harvester fighter explodes.
"Splash one!" Dani said.
Danny continues to engage the next Harvester ghost fighters and decides to stay at full afterburner for the rest of the dogfight.
"Time to do this dogfight Ace Combat style." Danny said.
Danny makes a U-turn just as a Harvester fighter fires a missile from long distance at him. Danny managed to evade before firing his missile and gets a head-on kill.
"Bandit down." Danny said.
Dani is having a odd situation of her own as she is involved in a barrel roll 'dance' with a Harvester fighter. Dani is so close to it that she can look up and see the Harvester ghost pilot from its cockpit windows. The pilot looks back at Dani with deadly intentions from its red pupiless eyes. Dani however remained focused. She knows that one slight mistake can give the Harvester advantage and she will be done for. After a few minutes, the Harvester craft broke away from the 'dance', but Dani immediately made a hard G-turn and gets a lock on her target.
"Phantom 2, Fox Two." Dani said.
Dani fires another Sidewinder and gets her second kill.
"Bullseye. Bandit down." Dani said.
Danny goes after a third Harvester fighter. He fired some missiles a few times but the Harvester fighter managed to evade. The Harvester fighter also fired some of its missiles at Danny, but he also evade them as well. The Harvester pilot fired some ecto beams from the craft's cannons, but Danny did a barrel roll to evade them all.
"Oh, shooting me with ecto beams huh? We'll see about that." Danny said.
Danny did a U-turn before getting in position to attack the Harvester craft, which was also getting in position to attack him. Danny immediately fired the aircraft's M61 Rotary Gatling Cannon while the Harvester pilot fires small ecto beams from its aircraft's cannons. The two pilots fired their weapons until they pass each other. Danny managed to damaged the Harvester ghost fighter, but did not destroy it. Danny did another U-turn before switching to special weapons and fire a AIM-120 long-range missile at the damage ghost fighter. The missile hits the fighter and it explodes in a fireball.
"This is Phantom 1, bandit down." Danny said.
Meanwhile, Dani was chasing after another Harvester ghost fighter. However, a second Harvester fighter was chasing her. Dani needs to do something in order to shoot the first Harvester fighter while evading the second fighter's attacks. Dani then gets an idea. She reduced her plane's throttle and does the Kulbit Loop while also firing the machine gun as the Harvester fighter overshoots her. Dani managed to damaged the second fighter, making it spew black smoke, before getting back to level flight and sees the two ghost fighters. Dani then switch to her AIM-120 missiles that are at her aircraft's underbelly. She gets a lock on both fighters.
"I got you both. You two ain't getting away." Dani said with a grin under her oxygen mask.
Dani then fire her AIM-120 missiles and managed to destroy both fighters.
"Two enemy ghost fighters down. That leaves one remaining." Dani said.
Danny was now engaging the last Harvester ghost fighter. Danny and the Harvester has been shooting at each other head-on, like a air-to-air jousting match. However, the two miss with every shot. Danny then made a massive U-turn before facing the Harvester craft once more. Danny then gets a lock before hearing a tone that the Harvester has a lock on him. Danny and the Harvester pilot fires their respective missiles toward each other. Danny immediately did a barrel roll and managed to evade the missile. The Harvester however tried to evade, but the missile hits the craft, destroying it in a massive explosion.
"Enemy ghost aircraft destroyed." Danny said.
Dani flew her Raptor next to Danny's as they fly in formation.
"Phantom 2. Dani, are you okay?" Danny asked.
"I'm fine, Phantom 1." Dani said.
"Tyndall, any more ghost fighter aircraft?" Danny asked.
"This is Tyndall Tower. Radar's clear. All enemy aircraft are down. Continue your course to your designation. Good luck, Phantom Squadron." the Tyndall controller said.
"All right, Phantom 2. Let's get to Cape Canaveral and help mom and dad." Danny said.
"You said it, Phantom 1." Dani said.
With that, Danny and Dani put their F-22 Raptors to full throttle and soar their way to Cape Canaveral.
And that's the end of this chapter. Danny and Dani piloting F-22s and shooting down ghost fighter craft, awesome. BTW, if you don't know how the Harvester ghost fighters look like, be sure to check my deviantart. The Pugachev Cobra and Kulbit Loop are two air combat maneuvers. The F-22 Raptor is the only western aircraft that can perform these maneuvers. Other aircraft that can perform the maneuvers are mainly Russian Air Force aircraft, like the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker. Anyway, 69 years after Harry Fenton fought the Harvesters, Danny and Danielle Fenton are now the ones fighting the Harvesters and successfully use F-22s to take down Harvester aircraft, but can they make it to Cape Canaveral and save their parents on time? Find out in the next chapter. please review. :)