The Eagle and the Falcon

Damon Steele pulled the APC up to his squad's temporary HQ. He stumbled out of the

vehicle, head reeling. He heard voices and saw David Trenton, the alternate

Commander, sitting round a fire with the rest of the squad.

"Hey, Steele. How was the mission?"

"Hawkins…jungle….killed…survivor…." Damon collapsed from shock. The next

morning, he told Trenton about the attack in the jungle.

"It seems there's more to that place than tanks. We should call in an air strike." said

Trenton. They loaded Damon on to a stretcher packed up the camp at headed out to an

AN base near the outskirts of the jungle. They used a transceiver to patch in to Eagle.

"Eagle. We need some help with a Grey Nova base the area is impossible to breach by

land. There's something in that jungle."

"Right. I'll be coming over myself. I have my own suspicions about that place. Hold

tight, troops. Eagle out." A few hours later, the squad heard the scream of engines over

the HQ.

In the sky….

"All right boys, target is in sight. Ready rockets for fire on my word. 3, 2, 1, GO!"

The rockets shot through the sky and tore into the base. An explosion tore through the air.

Then…

"Huh?"

"But we just.."

Eagle was silent. He knew what it was. Then he spoke.

"Everybody pull back. This one's mine."

As he spoke a single grey fighter rose from the wreckage.

"Everybody, PULL BACK NOW!"

It was too late. The mysterious fighter ripped through them. Before he knew it, Eagle was

the only one left alive. The other Green Earth fighters' wreckage spiraled lazily to the

ground. His aggressor opened the transceiver channel. A man with a mask covering the

left half and the top right half of his face appeared.

"There's only one man with skills like that. It's been a while, Eagle."

"Falcon. You always were a backstabber."

"As I recall, we were last playing 'Chicken' in our free time at air school. You pushed the

ejector button at the last second and got out as your ship crashed into mine, horribly

crippling and destroying my body. But now I'm recovered. So, what say we finish the

game?"

"Fine by me." The two ships stopped circling each other and began a course straight at

the other fighter. As they neared, Eagle flipped up the cap on the ejector button. When

they were less then a meter apart, he pressed the button. He shot up into the air as a

sickening crunch and subsequent explosion sounded below.

"Old habits die hard." said Eagle. He drifted down and suddenly he was filled with dread.

His portable transceiver was destroyed and he was going to land in the Grey Nova base,

unable to communicate with his allies.

He pulled out his emergency pistol and prepared to land.

All right folks! That's Chapter 2 done! The base has to be kept secret for a little longer.

Just to clear things up, Falcon is Grey Nova's only CO, and Eagle will remain the main

character for the rest of this story. R&R please. Thanks for reading!