StriderPhantom here. Here is my new Ace Combat fanfic Ace Combat: Independence Day. This is actually a reboot of the original fanfic I wrote back in 2015. Rewriting this since I wrote the original long before the announcement of Ace Combat 7. Now that AC7 has been out for three years now and know the plot, it's best to reboot this fanfic and the Strangereal-ID4 series. There will be stuff from the original fanfic that will be left in place but there will be lots of changes to the reboot. I will leave the original on the site so that you can see the differences. Of course, this fanfic is based on the movie Independence Day, ID4, but instead of taking place in the real world, it takes place in the Strangereal Universe. There might be real world references. Anyway, on with the story and enjoy. Disclaimer: I do not own Ace Combat or Independence Day. Just doing this for fun.

Chapter 1: Contact.

[July 2, 2020]

Up in outer space, the Osean flag and the lower half of the lunar module sits idly on the Moon's surface. Nearby is the plague that the Osean astronauts left behind when they first walked on the moon. It read:

'Here men from the Planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969. AD. We came in peace for all mankind.'

The Moon was peaceful until it started to rumble. The soil and rocks were moving, moving that the footprints were disappearing. Suddenly, the surface starts to turn dark as an object is blocking the Sun, preventing the sunlight from reaching the Moon's surface and the landing site. The object continues to pass the Moon, and eventually starts heading towards the nearby planet Earth.


At an S.E.T.I station in the Osean state of Califia, a station worker was taking a lunch break since there's not much to do. Suddenly, an alarm goes off and a red light is flashing. The worker stops what he was doing and goes to check the alarm. He clicks a button and starts hearing a radio signal. Excited, the worker starts calling his boss, who was sleeping. After a few rings, his boss picks up.

"If this isn't an insanely beautiful woman, I'm hanging up." the boss said.

"Sir, I-I-I think you should listen to this." the worker said before placing the phone on the speaker.

The boss hears the static noise. He goes wide eyed before he bangs his head on the bed above him.

"Sir?" the worker asked.

After a few minutes, everyone was working, determined to find the source of the signal, while their boss arrived to check on the situation.

"Come on, baby. Come on, baby." one worker said while typing on her computer.

"This better not be another damn Yuktobanian spy job." the boss said.

"Guys from Air Traffic RES say skies are clear." another worker said.

"It's the real thing. A radio signal from another world." the excited worker said.

"Okay, let's not jump the gun here. Becky, get on-line with Space Command. They're gonna want to know about this." the boss said.

"Wait, wait. This can't be right. The calculated distance from the source is only 375,000 kilometers. It's coming from the Moon." another worker said while her boss turned up the volume to hear the signal.


Meanwhile, at Space Command of the Osean Military General Headquarters at the Osean capital of Oured, Vice Chairman Edwards of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Lieutenant General Shepherd were talking about a signal they had heard from SETI stations.

"Who else knows about this?" Edwards asked.

"S.E.T.I in Califia identified a signal, but they're even more confused than we are, sir." Lt. General Shepherd said. "Major, get the photos."

Yes, sir." the Major replied.

"Radar reception has been impaired, but we were able to get these." Shepherd said as the Major lays down an infrared photo on the table. "And we estimate that it has a diameter of over 550 kilometers and a mass roughly 1/4 the size of our moon."

"What the hell is it? A meteor?" Edwards asked.

"No, sir." another General replied.

"No. Definitely not." an army Major said.

"How do you know?" Edwards asked.

"Well, sir, it's...slowing down." the army Major replied.

"It's what?" Edwards asked, not believing what he just heard.

"It's, uh...it's slowing down, sir." the army Major replied again.

Edwards then looked at Shepherd, who suddenly went to another room. He picked up the phone and waited for someone to pick up.

"Get me the Secretary of Defense…. Then wake him!" Shepherd said.

That's the end of the chapter. Hope you all enjoy the rebooted fanfic. And no worries, you'll soon see our beloved Aces, including the legendary protagonist Aces of Mobius 1, Talisman and Trigger soon, which they will have speaking roles, and some OCs as well. Speaking of, what have those three Aces has been up too since their respective conflicts that they fought in? Stay tune next time in the next chapter. Please leave out a review. :)