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Aces Made
Shinji and Seer made it home just fine but weren't able to keep away from the rest of the squadron for too long. After a little while of tackling Shinji and Seer down to the ground they began to tally up their present kill record on a wall in their dorm. Thomas: 4, Pabu: 5, Jessie: 7, Isabella: 5, Franz: 4, Shinji: 7, Seer: 8. Shinji was surprised to hear that Jessie had a total of 7 kills just like him.
Shinji and Seer were able to know each of their personalities now that they had returned from the battle. Jessie seemed to be happy most of the time and had so much energy. Isabella was straightforward and to the point, but she would joke around from time to time. Pabu was quiet just like Shinji but he tried to start or continue in a conversation as much as he could. Franz and Thomas were the most outspoken and were probably the best educated, they each tried to outwit the other but to no avail.
"Excuse me, Seer isn't it…where are you from?" Thomas asked Seer all of a sudden, to which Seer answered "Oh, I'm from the States but I also lived in Japan for a little while" Thomas nodded and then gave a look of deep thought "I've never heard a name like that before, do you know where it's from?" Seer shook his head and then answered with a smile "No, I just know that my father gave it to me before he passed away, my mother never knew where it was from either"
After that there was a deep silence, there wasn't very much to talk about so they started to talk about the past. Franz was the first "2nd Impact and the 3rd are things of the past now, aren't they…I hope it stays that way" Seer nodded while Isabella continued "I lost most of my family after the 2nd impact, my only living relative was my 'abuela' (grandmother) but that was it"
There was another deep silence before Jessie spoke up "Does anyone remember what happened during 3rd impact?" There was another silence as everyone began to give some thought except for Shinji. Then Pabu spoke up "I think I was pulled into the air with a sudden force, although not physically but I guess you could say mentally or spiritually" Thomas nodded "I think I can connect with what Pabu is saying, I felt that way too when it happened, then I can remember that I saw a gigantic pale woman that seemed to be carrying a flow of red dots towards a large black…sphere"
"Then, suddenly the dots spread out and floated around the earth for a while before coming back down, that's all I can remember" Seer said all of a sudden with a look of contemplation while everyone else was just confused. Jessie spoke up "That might be what happened but all I remember is waking up on a beach after all the stuff that everyone else said, I don't remember falling to the ocean or the ground" Everyone else but Shinji and Seer nodded.
Shinji then spoke up "I'd rather not talk about this, I still haven't met a few friends that might still be dead today" Jessie looked confused and asked "Why haven't you gone to check yet?" Shinji immediately shrugged and continued "Maybe because I was afraid some of the people might still be dead, or maybe I just wanted to grow up first…I don't know". "I'd say you've grown up enough, I mean you are fighting in a war after all…it can't really be helped" This came from Thomas, he was standing up with a serious look on his face. He then continued "There's only one other thing you could do before you get back……become a hero of this war…if you believe in that sort of thing"
Shinji chuckled and nodded "Well if that's all I can do…why not?" Seer laughed "I'm sure all of us are looking for the chance to become a hero, but I at least know that we need to get our ace wings first, all of us" Isabella then spoke with a sudden burst of inspiration "We also need to man our own squadrons, then we've proven just how good we are". The entire Dragon squadron was pretty pumped up by the thought of being heroes and fighting as a leader and an ace.
"Fall in!" Was suddenly yelled out as Charlie entered the dorm "Sorry people, but we don't have time for a break, we have a new mission, we're going to destroy an enemy radar station, I don't need to tell you that this war is in a crisis. Our soldiers are in a full retreat and they are moving towards a rendezvous point but if the radar spots them…their done for. We need to destroy that radar station before the soldiers move towards their spot. We need to try to focus on the radars more than the planes so that we can finish the mission quickly before reinforcements are sent. Now then, we have your call signs right now, you will use your call sign and add your squadron codename at the end of it. I have the call sign Grey, so at the moment my full call sign is Grey Dragon. Thomas, you were spotted barely skimming the surface of the ocean, thus your call sign is Skimmer. Isabella, you flew tight patterns during the battle, your call sign is Wind. Pabu you kept your plane in the sky and kept a good look out, your call sign is Sky. Franz, you were able to use your harrier to the fullest, your call sign is Hover. Jessie, you took your plane and shot down a score the same as Shinji, your call sign is Mirror. Shinji you took many of your shots from backing a fellow pilot, your call sign is Knight. And Seer, you have the most kills thus far, your call sign is Blood. That is all, now get to your planes, remember your call signs, and get ready for some action…Dismissed!"
Now that each pilot had their own call sign they were at less of a risk of being found out by spies and such as people from another squadron usually knew pilots from their codenames and nothing else, if not then a pilot would be assassinated easily by a spy. Although pilots with high rankings and high kill rates are usually well known but not always by name or looks, only by the code name. And now that each of them had that, they could call themselves a part of an ISAF squadron fighting in the war.
Each pilot from the Dragon Squadron was soon in the air along with another squadron, this squadron was the Raven squadron, a squadron that consisted of only F-18's. Charlie called in "Raven Squadron, this is Grey Dragon…were on standby…what's our heading and altitude?" There was an immediate response from the leader of the Raven Squadron. "Grey Dragon this is Time Raven…our heading is due West 120 at 15000 altitude, take the speed up to cruising speed before afterburners…that is all" Charlie quickly flew his plane into position and began to slowly rise the speed and altitude, all the other planes did the same.
"Grey Dragon this is Time Raven…just so you know this flight will probably take about an hour, there'll be a airplane carrier near the shore from our objectives, we'll land there at the end of the mission…you copy?" Charlie responded immediately "Affirmative Time Raven, we copy" "So, Charlie, who're your star fighter pilots?" Another Raven pilot called through as Charlie answered "Blood and Knight, they have 8 and 7 kills respectively and only from the first mission" "Hmm, not bad, not bad…they should be able to get their ace wings today if they cover for the other planes today"
"They will, their the F-16s in the Dragon Squadron, their the best along with the F-18 for dog fighting" Charlie answered with a relaxed tone "Gee Charlie, I didn't know you felt that way" Seer said over the radio suddenly. "Yeah, well don't tell anyone, that goes for Raven squadron too…by the way Seer, make sure you get your ace wings today, you too Shinji" Shinji nodded and then replied roger, I might even beat Seer"
"Oh, I highly doubt that" Seer said suddenly over the radio. The rest of the trip continued in moderate silence, there were sometimes a few bits of conversation here and there but mostly quiet. Then, the two squadrons finally made it to their destination "All right everyone listen up" Time Raven suddenly called out "We should all have about ¾ of our fuel still in the tanks, keep one eye on the fuselage, head towards the carrier when you got only ¼ left in the tank. Try not to over due it, the planes that are responsible for cover stay there unless told so by their CO, all right then…move out!"
All of the Dragon Squadron except for Pabu lowered their altitude; Shinji, Seer, Isabella and a few from Raven squadron stopped around 9000 ft while the rest began to attack the facilities. Then Charlie called through the radio "This is Grey Dragon, we cannot pay attention to the cover, Blood Dragon, I want you to lead that group during the fight, don't let us down" After that Charlie signed off without enough time for Seer to complain. "Well Blood, what do you want us to do?" It was an F-18 from Raven squadron who got his attention, Seer snapped out of it and tried to focus "Cover force call in!" Soon the planes that would take on the enemy planes each called in individually.
"Knight Dragon, ready"
"Wind Dragon, ready"
"White Raven, ready"
"Tear Raven, ready"
"Ground Raven, ready"
Seer nodded and then called out "Blood Dragon here, Knight Dragon is with me, Tear and White will partner up and Wind Dragon will go with Ground Raven…All right now…lower your altitude by 1500 and keep it steady, we'll split up with our partners and take care of any enemy planes in the area, be sure to keep your eyes on any AA guns that exist and be careful…over and out"
Seer and Shinji quickly turned to their left while White and Tear kept going straight and Isabella with Ground went to the right. Seer and Shinji met up with 7 Eurasian F-14s, that quickly split up and tried to cover the two F-16s. "All right Knight, let's get our ace wings today!" Seer and Shinji then split up suddenly and headed towards the enemy planes that were on their side. Seer and Shinji quickly aimed and fired two missiles at two different enemies and got their two kills and confirmed them. Seer quickly banked to his left and tried to get the other one in his sights but the enemy quickly moved away. Shinji on the other hand was able to shoot another one down and had it confirmed by Seer, before the other enemy plane also began to move away. "These guys are just too easy!" Shinji yelled out as he quickly adjusted his angle and got behind the enemy plane. Shinji quickly shot it down after a few bullets hit the engine and got that kill confirmed by Seer. Shinji turned just in time to confirm another kill for Seer.
"Looks like were even now, Blood" Seer nodded and answered "Well, Knight, I think we have enough time for one more kill, lets see who gets to it first, shall we?" Seer and Shinji immediately turned their planes towards the rest of the action and moved in at full throttle. "Where were you guys, I couldn't see you at all?" Pabu suddenly called out from the sky "Sorry Sky, we were at the 21st area, its under a cloud at the moment…but we've confirmed a total of 11 kills for each of us" Sky quickly replied "Well there's a lone fighter that's been working circles around the other F-18s, you guys could definitely help them out" Seer nodded his head and answered "Roger just point us in the right location"
After getting the location Shinji and Seer sped towards the spot where the lone plane was causing trouble. "It's an F-15 type A, but the pilot is pretty good, it is definitely an ace, everyone else is being pretty cautious, don't get yourselves killed now, you hear?" Shinji chuckled and nodded. Soon enough, the said F-15 was spotted and they could see the other planes flying around trying to get a few hits in but to no avail. "Blood, Knight, this guy can dodge missiles pretty well, it's all on the guns I guess" It was Isabella and Seer quickly answered "Well, lets not blame a guy for trying" He then aimed, locked on, and fired. The missile sped towards the F-15, before the plane suddenly nose dived and turned towards Seer.
"Wow! This pilot is good…all right then…guns it is" Seer immediately banked to the right and flew around the F-15. When Seer was right behind the F-15, it nose dived again with sudden speed, and Seer followed it. Seer tried to get as close as he could with his plane before he opened fire. There were a few hits but with minimum damage. "Hang on, Blood, I'll try to distract him" Shinji then dived again and sped right passed the F-15's nose, the speed of the F-16 pulled the F-15 to the direction that Shinji flew in, it was enough for Seer when he opened fire and destroyed the F-15. "Sky Dragon here, confirmed kill for Blood Dragon"
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That plane was the last one flying, and the rest of the team finished their mission pretty quickly as well. "Hey Shinji!" Seer called out as he ran towards his friend "Thanks for the help there buddy, couldn't have done it without ya!" Shinji smiled and shook his head "Yes you could've I just made it happen quicker" Seer laughed "Well, at least we made ace, now we can get our ace wings" Shinji smiled and laughed along with Seer.
"Shinji! Seer! Fall in!" Seer and Shinji quickly stood in front of Charlie at attention, then another person came in front of them. "I'm John Yelts, call sign Time Raven…that was some fancy flying you two did, and I'm happy to give you your wings and recommend for promotion and your own squadron. Shinij and Seer couldn't help but smile at this thought. Then they received the ace wings from their CO and were congratulated on a job well done, so far they were the only ones in the squadron, other than Charlie, to become an ace, Jessie was close with 10 because she attacked a few planes near the radar stations.
A new mission would soon begin, but for now the entire squadron would rest on the air carrier and take a long well deserved rest.
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Ok, now I see I have two reviews which is good. But I ask for a few other reviews please. That's all I really want to say, the next chapter should be up by next week……I hope.
Thanks a bunch
Hawk Strife
Aces Made
Shinji and Seer made it home just fine but weren't able to keep away from the rest of the squadron for too long. After a little while of tackling Shinji and Seer down to the ground they began to tally up their present kill record on a wall in their dorm. Thomas: 4, Pabu: 5, Jessie: 7, Isabella: 5, Franz: 4, Shinji: 7, Seer: 8. Shinji was surprised to hear that Jessie had a total of 7 kills just like him.
Shinji and Seer were able to know each of their personalities now that they had returned from the battle. Jessie seemed to be happy most of the time and had so much energy. Isabella was straightforward and to the point, but she would joke around from time to time. Pabu was quiet just like Shinji but he tried to start or continue in a conversation as much as he could. Franz and Thomas were the most outspoken and were probably the best educated, they each tried to outwit the other but to no avail.
"Excuse me, Seer isn't it…where are you from?" Thomas asked Seer all of a sudden, to which Seer answered "Oh, I'm from the States but I also lived in Japan for a little while" Thomas nodded and then gave a look of deep thought "I've never heard a name like that before, do you know where it's from?" Seer shook his head and then answered with a smile "No, I just know that my father gave it to me before he passed away, my mother never knew where it was from either"
After that there was a deep silence, there wasn't very much to talk about so they started to talk about the past. Franz was the first "2nd Impact and the 3rd are things of the past now, aren't they…I hope it stays that way" Seer nodded while Isabella continued "I lost most of my family after the 2nd impact, my only living relative was my 'abuela' (grandmother) but that was it"
There was another deep silence before Jessie spoke up "Does anyone remember what happened during 3rd impact?" There was another silence as everyone began to give some thought except for Shinji. Then Pabu spoke up "I think I was pulled into the air with a sudden force, although not physically but I guess you could say mentally or spiritually" Thomas nodded "I think I can connect with what Pabu is saying, I felt that way too when it happened, then I can remember that I saw a gigantic pale woman that seemed to be carrying a flow of red dots towards a large black…sphere"
"Then, suddenly the dots spread out and floated around the earth for a while before coming back down, that's all I can remember" Seer said all of a sudden with a look of contemplation while everyone else was just confused. Jessie spoke up "That might be what happened but all I remember is waking up on a beach after all the stuff that everyone else said, I don't remember falling to the ocean or the ground" Everyone else but Shinji and Seer nodded.
Shinji then spoke up "I'd rather not talk about this, I still haven't met a few friends that might still be dead today" Jessie looked confused and asked "Why haven't you gone to check yet?" Shinji immediately shrugged and continued "Maybe because I was afraid some of the people might still be dead, or maybe I just wanted to grow up first…I don't know". "I'd say you've grown up enough, I mean you are fighting in a war after all…it can't really be helped" This came from Thomas, he was standing up with a serious look on his face. He then continued "There's only one other thing you could do before you get back……become a hero of this war…if you believe in that sort of thing"
Shinji chuckled and nodded "Well if that's all I can do…why not?" Seer laughed "I'm sure all of us are looking for the chance to become a hero, but I at least know that we need to get our ace wings first, all of us" Isabella then spoke with a sudden burst of inspiration "We also need to man our own squadrons, then we've proven just how good we are". The entire Dragon squadron was pretty pumped up by the thought of being heroes and fighting as a leader and an ace.
"Fall in!" Was suddenly yelled out as Charlie entered the dorm "Sorry people, but we don't have time for a break, we have a new mission, we're going to destroy an enemy radar station, I don't need to tell you that this war is in a crisis. Our soldiers are in a full retreat and they are moving towards a rendezvous point but if the radar spots them…their done for. We need to destroy that radar station before the soldiers move towards their spot. We need to try to focus on the radars more than the planes so that we can finish the mission quickly before reinforcements are sent. Now then, we have your call signs right now, you will use your call sign and add your squadron codename at the end of it. I have the call sign Grey, so at the moment my full call sign is Grey Dragon. Thomas, you were spotted barely skimming the surface of the ocean, thus your call sign is Skimmer. Isabella, you flew tight patterns during the battle, your call sign is Wind. Pabu you kept your plane in the sky and kept a good look out, your call sign is Sky. Franz, you were able to use your harrier to the fullest, your call sign is Hover. Jessie, you took your plane and shot down a score the same as Shinji, your call sign is Mirror. Shinji you took many of your shots from backing a fellow pilot, your call sign is Knight. And Seer, you have the most kills thus far, your call sign is Blood. That is all, now get to your planes, remember your call signs, and get ready for some action…Dismissed!"
Now that each pilot had their own call sign they were at less of a risk of being found out by spies and such as people from another squadron usually knew pilots from their codenames and nothing else, if not then a pilot would be assassinated easily by a spy. Although pilots with high rankings and high kill rates are usually well known but not always by name or looks, only by the code name. And now that each of them had that, they could call themselves a part of an ISAF squadron fighting in the war.
Each pilot from the Dragon Squadron was soon in the air along with another squadron, this squadron was the Raven squadron, a squadron that consisted of only F-18's. Charlie called in "Raven Squadron, this is Grey Dragon…were on standby…what's our heading and altitude?" There was an immediate response from the leader of the Raven Squadron. "Grey Dragon this is Time Raven…our heading is due West 120 at 15000 altitude, take the speed up to cruising speed before afterburners…that is all" Charlie quickly flew his plane into position and began to slowly rise the speed and altitude, all the other planes did the same.
"Grey Dragon this is Time Raven…just so you know this flight will probably take about an hour, there'll be a airplane carrier near the shore from our objectives, we'll land there at the end of the mission…you copy?" Charlie responded immediately "Affirmative Time Raven, we copy" "So, Charlie, who're your star fighter pilots?" Another Raven pilot called through as Charlie answered "Blood and Knight, they have 8 and 7 kills respectively and only from the first mission" "Hmm, not bad, not bad…they should be able to get their ace wings today if they cover for the other planes today"
"They will, their the F-16s in the Dragon Squadron, their the best along with the F-18 for dog fighting" Charlie answered with a relaxed tone "Gee Charlie, I didn't know you felt that way" Seer said over the radio suddenly. "Yeah, well don't tell anyone, that goes for Raven squadron too…by the way Seer, make sure you get your ace wings today, you too Shinji" Shinji nodded and then replied roger, I might even beat Seer"
"Oh, I highly doubt that" Seer said suddenly over the radio. The rest of the trip continued in moderate silence, there were sometimes a few bits of conversation here and there but mostly quiet. Then, the two squadrons finally made it to their destination "All right everyone listen up" Time Raven suddenly called out "We should all have about ¾ of our fuel still in the tanks, keep one eye on the fuselage, head towards the carrier when you got only ¼ left in the tank. Try not to over due it, the planes that are responsible for cover stay there unless told so by their CO, all right then…move out!"
All of the Dragon Squadron except for Pabu lowered their altitude; Shinji, Seer, Isabella and a few from Raven squadron stopped around 9000 ft while the rest began to attack the facilities. Then Charlie called through the radio "This is Grey Dragon, we cannot pay attention to the cover, Blood Dragon, I want you to lead that group during the fight, don't let us down" After that Charlie signed off without enough time for Seer to complain. "Well Blood, what do you want us to do?" It was an F-18 from Raven squadron who got his attention, Seer snapped out of it and tried to focus "Cover force call in!" Soon the planes that would take on the enemy planes each called in individually.
"Knight Dragon, ready"
"Wind Dragon, ready"
"White Raven, ready"
"Tear Raven, ready"
"Ground Raven, ready"
Seer nodded and then called out "Blood Dragon here, Knight Dragon is with me, Tear and White will partner up and Wind Dragon will go with Ground Raven…All right now…lower your altitude by 1500 and keep it steady, we'll split up with our partners and take care of any enemy planes in the area, be sure to keep your eyes on any AA guns that exist and be careful…over and out"
Seer and Shinji quickly turned to their left while White and Tear kept going straight and Isabella with Ground went to the right. Seer and Shinji met up with 7 Eurasian F-14s, that quickly split up and tried to cover the two F-16s. "All right Knight, let's get our ace wings today!" Seer and Shinji then split up suddenly and headed towards the enemy planes that were on their side. Seer and Shinji quickly aimed and fired two missiles at two different enemies and got their two kills and confirmed them. Seer quickly banked to his left and tried to get the other one in his sights but the enemy quickly moved away. Shinji on the other hand was able to shoot another one down and had it confirmed by Seer, before the other enemy plane also began to move away. "These guys are just too easy!" Shinji yelled out as he quickly adjusted his angle and got behind the enemy plane. Shinji quickly shot it down after a few bullets hit the engine and got that kill confirmed by Seer. Shinji turned just in time to confirm another kill for Seer.
"Looks like were even now, Blood" Seer nodded and answered "Well, Knight, I think we have enough time for one more kill, lets see who gets to it first, shall we?" Seer and Shinji immediately turned their planes towards the rest of the action and moved in at full throttle. "Where were you guys, I couldn't see you at all?" Pabu suddenly called out from the sky "Sorry Sky, we were at the 21st area, its under a cloud at the moment…but we've confirmed a total of 11 kills for each of us" Sky quickly replied "Well there's a lone fighter that's been working circles around the other F-18s, you guys could definitely help them out" Seer nodded his head and answered "Roger just point us in the right location"
After getting the location Shinji and Seer sped towards the spot where the lone plane was causing trouble. "It's an F-15 type A, but the pilot is pretty good, it is definitely an ace, everyone else is being pretty cautious, don't get yourselves killed now, you hear?" Shinji chuckled and nodded. Soon enough, the said F-15 was spotted and they could see the other planes flying around trying to get a few hits in but to no avail. "Blood, Knight, this guy can dodge missiles pretty well, it's all on the guns I guess" It was Isabella and Seer quickly answered "Well, lets not blame a guy for trying" He then aimed, locked on, and fired. The missile sped towards the F-15, before the plane suddenly nose dived and turned towards Seer.
"Wow! This pilot is good…all right then…guns it is" Seer immediately banked to the right and flew around the F-15. When Seer was right behind the F-15, it nose dived again with sudden speed, and Seer followed it. Seer tried to get as close as he could with his plane before he opened fire. There were a few hits but with minimum damage. "Hang on, Blood, I'll try to distract him" Shinji then dived again and sped right passed the F-15's nose, the speed of the F-16 pulled the F-15 to the direction that Shinji flew in, it was enough for Seer when he opened fire and destroyed the F-15. "Sky Dragon here, confirmed kill for Blood Dragon"
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That plane was the last one flying, and the rest of the team finished their mission pretty quickly as well. "Hey Shinji!" Seer called out as he ran towards his friend "Thanks for the help there buddy, couldn't have done it without ya!" Shinji smiled and shook his head "Yes you could've I just made it happen quicker" Seer laughed "Well, at least we made ace, now we can get our ace wings" Shinji smiled and laughed along with Seer.
"Shinji! Seer! Fall in!" Seer and Shinji quickly stood in front of Charlie at attention, then another person came in front of them. "I'm John Yelts, call sign Time Raven…that was some fancy flying you two did, and I'm happy to give you your wings and recommend for promotion and your own squadron. Shinij and Seer couldn't help but smile at this thought. Then they received the ace wings from their CO and were congratulated on a job well done, so far they were the only ones in the squadron, other than Charlie, to become an ace, Jessie was close with 10 because she attacked a few planes near the radar stations.
A new mission would soon begin, but for now the entire squadron would rest on the air carrier and take a long well deserved rest.
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Ok, now I see I have two reviews which is good. But I ask for a few other reviews please. That's all I really want to say, the next chapter should be up by next week……I hope.
Thanks a bunch
Hawk Strife