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Epilogue: Beginnings

21 July 2013

Dina tossed her keys in her hand with satisfaction as she regarded her new home, a modest bungalow in the neighbourhood of Canoga Park. It was ideal for her future plans, being approximately halfway between the Firm headquarters in Thousand Oaks and the campus of UCLA where she was registered for a Master's program in Electrical and Computer Engineering starting in September.

She'd returned to Penticton after being assured that Michael's health was stable, and extricated herself from her former life. A restraining order against Lucas Redmond and a legal change to their house deed prevented her soon to be ex-husband from interfering with her. She gave notice at her job, citing that she'd been offered an opportunity elsewhere that she couldn't pass up. Thanks to a hot market the house had sold quickly, and she'd arranged to have all of Lucas' possessions put in storage so he could claim them at his leisure. She left messages with her friends from the community centre, telling them that she had to leave due to a change in her family situation (which was effectively true) and she'd keep in touch if she could. Her final act was to secretly drop off a letter at the home of Lucas' parents, explaining the reasons for her abrupt departure and wishing them well.

Upon landing in Los Angeles she was met by a white Firm limousine, whose driver handed her a thick envelope. It contained a brand-new passport and various ID cards bearing the name Dina Alexis Milton, age 28, born in Yakima Washington, now residing in Los Angeles. The other occupants of the limo turned out to be Marella and, to Dina's surprise, Michael, grinning ear to ear.

"Welcome, Ms. Milton," Marella said as Dina sat. "There's much that you need to know before you start working with us."

The first thing that they told her was that on the twentieth of May, Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III had been declared dead and his long-estranged 36-year-old son had arrived to manage his estate. His pony ranch would continue operation as a rehabilitation centre for young people with physical and mental disabilities. A small but thriving electronics business in his name would be absorbed into one of the Firm's clandestine properties and house educational programs – not unlike the internship that Dina had once been part of. A home in the Palisades had been inherited outright, and Michael Coldsmith-Briggs IV had decided to take up residence there. He'd promptly applied to work with the Firm as a legal investigator.

Exhaustive analysis of Dr. Vogel's serum had verified the conclusions that Dina and Marella had reached concerning its effects on the human body. The reduction in age depended on the subject's initial age, overall health, and genetics. Results ranged from forty to fifty-five percent, along with a corresponding increase in overall strength and stamina by twenty percent or more. In the haste of development, however, the conditions that allowed a stable and permanent outcome had been neglected. It was hardly the "super-soldier" serum of comic books that so many still sought, but it was deemed to be dangerous enough to not be allowed to reach the public.

The Firm's aeronautics program had been reinstated and the Airwolf helicopter was to receive a full technological upgrade, with the exception of its programming and the budding AI within. Nobody was to otherwise touch the machine without Principia's say-so.

Dina herself would continue to use the 'Agent Jophiel' moniker as understudy to Principia, and stood a good chance of becoming a full-fledged aide and field agent within a year. She also planned to upgrade her pilot's license, because one never knew if she might be needed to fly again. Life was good.

THE END

Sailor Chronos
June 2021

Thank you to the following people:
My husband, as always, for his support.
My beta-readers Doc0157 and RedRosePress.
Donald P. Bellisario, for creating the world of Airwolf to fly in.

*I dedicate this story to the memory of Alex Cord, aka Archangel. May 3 1933 - August 9 2021

Story References

Chapter 1: Nadine's nickname of Dina is another name for the mythical angel Jophiel, hence the reason for her adopting it as her code name.
Chapter 1: The explosion at Santini Air occurred in S4E1 Blackjack.
Chapter 1: Archangel shows a fondness for polo in S3E2 Airwolf II.
Chapter 2: The rumours of Airwolf "disappearing in Germany" refer to the fate of the actual helicopter used in the show, which crashed in Germany in 1992.
Chapter 2: Archangel's replacement, Jason Locke, was brainwashed in S4E20 The Puppet Master.
Chapter 2: Airwolf was stolen by its creator Dr. Moffett in S1E1 Shadow of the Hawke.
Chapter 2: 'Loki' was an aircraft control device that was stolen in S2E14 Inn at the End of the Road.
Chapter 2: 'Fortune Teller' was a device that enabled a pilot to fly a plane using mental commands, stolen in S3E4 Fortune Teller.
Chapter 2: The mention of the woman finding the cave in Valley of the Gods is an oblique reference to S3E14 Discovery.
Chapter 3: "Plan B" is a reference to a bag of weapons that appears in several episodes of Person of Interest.
Chapter 3: The code name "Principia" was derived from the term Principality, an angelic rank. The word also means "primary".
Chapter 3: Hawke's plan to hide Airwolf in an aircraft boneyard occurred in S1E12 To Snare a Wolf.
Chapter 3: Airwolf is flown through a hurricane in S1E9 Mad Over Miami and S3E14 Discovery.
Chapter 3: Archangel is captured and brainwashed is S2E7 Fallen Angel.
Chapter 4: Hawke's artwork collection is shown in S1E1 Shadow of the Hawke and is seen in passing several times through the series.
Chapter 5: "Angel One" was Archangel's call-in code, used several times in the Airwolf series.
Chapter 6: Archangel first flew with Hawke in S1E3 Bite of the Jackal.
Chapter 6: "Where does he get those wonderful toys" is a quote from the 1989 Batman movie.
Chapter 6: The six seconds to reach Mach 1 was mentioned in S3E12 Half-Pint.
Chapter 6: The scene where Archangel admits "it's what's kept me alive" was inspired by a scene in the 1995 movie Goldeneye.
Chapter 7: The confrontation between Archangel and Vogel was inspired by a scene in S3E2 Airwolf II.
Chapter 7: Nadine's crack about "bulls-eying womp rats" is a reference to Star Wars.
Chapter 8: Special Order Eleven was mentioned in S3E4 Fortune Teller.
Chapter 8: Nadine's new surname of Milton is a reference to author John Milton, whose poem Paradise Lost mentions Jophiel.