The Encounter (REMIX)
This is Major Amiruddin again, only this time I am bring back an old story and giving it a new life. This time it will take place during the second season. The first chapter will be same as the old except for a few differences like a new pilot, Amirul Ashraf bin Sulaiman. He is the ace archetype of Amirah Aisyah Binti Sulaiman. Also the aces will get the same magic powers as their witch's counterpart.
Chapter 1: Troubling Skies
July 5th, 1943
Catania, Italy
Franco Lucchini, a Italian ace who has accumulated 20 aerial victories took off on his Macchi C.202 with 26 other pilots of 4° Stormo to intercept 52 USAAF Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", probably from 99th Bomber Group, that were heading to bomb the airfields around Catania, escorted by 20 Spitfire from 72 and 243 Squadrons.
"Bombardieri americani! Everyone attack the bombers now!" Franco said as he dashed for the bomber formations ahead.
Franco was leading 10° Gruppo that consisted of the 84a Squadriglia, the 90a Squadriglia and 91a Squadriglia. The Italian made a frontal attack to the bombers over Gerbini, ignoring the escorting Spitfires.
In the sky of Catania, Lucchini was last seen to damage – with other pilots – three bombers and then to shoot down a Spitfire. Franco just won his 21st victory.
"Va bene! There's another victory for the Regia Aeronautica!" Franco said. Suddenly a big storm cloud appears and surrounded Franco's plane.
"Ma che cazzo? What the hell is going on?" Franco said as his instrument board was going nuts.
Soon the storm starts to distorts and then a bright light starts to blind him. Franco was wondering what was happening.
"Wha…what is happening?" Franco stuttered before the light completely enveloped the Italian ace.
August 1st, 1943
Orel, Soviet Union
It was Soviet woman fighter ace with 12 aerial victories, Lydia Litvyak's fourth sortie of the day. As she and her fellow comrade pilots were returning to base near Orel, a pair of Bf109 fighters dived on Lydia while she was attacking a large group of German bombers.
"Ad? Where those fascist planes came from?" Lydia thought as rounds fly past her.
Lydia just didn't see the Messerschmitt Bf109s flying cover for the German bombers. A pair of them dived on her and when she did see them she turned to meet them. Then they all disappeared behind a cloud.
"Otlichno! Now to lose these fascists" Lydia said as she continued flying into the cloud.
The cloud suddenly turned dark, and it became stormy around her and the wind started to toss her Yak-9 around
"Kakogo cherta! What is going on here?" Lydia said as her instruments were going crazy.
Then the storm cloud starts distort around her, for the first time in her life, Lily was feeling fear take a grip of her. But she shook her head and calmed herself just as a bright light envelops her and her plane.
"Here goes nothing" Lydia said as the bright white light consumed the female ace.
March 23rd, 1944
Braunschweig, Germany
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke, a German Luftwaffe ace pilot who had got 162 aerial victories was leading JG 3 in an attack on a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bomber formation near Braunschweig.
"Jetzt, Attack the Amerikaner Bombers" Wolf ordered. His squadron followed his order and attacked
During the ensuing combat, Wilcke shot down his last victory, a P-51 Mustang fighter. He then sees two other P-51 barrelling towards him so he decides to peel off. Just as he peels off, he flies straight smack into a storm cloud.
"Eh? There no reports of storm clouds in the vicinity of Braunschweig" Wolf thought as he glanced at the storm around him.
"Okay something is definitely not right here" Wolf said as he saw his instruments going bonkers. Soon a bright light appeared and engulfed his plane
"Wow so this is what death looks like" Wolf said before being consumed by the light.
June 6th 1944
Normandy, France
He was a bit nervous, it was the biggest military operation at the time and he just survived it.
"Okay, Arthur calm yourself down, you made through D-Day you can definitely make it back to Portsmouth" Arthur Bishop, a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force, said to himself. He had just finished a strafing run on the French coast of Normandy. Suddenly a storm cloud out nowhere engulfs Bishop's Spitfire. At first, panic started to gripe the British pilot but he quickly calmed himself down.
"Come on, it is just a storm, you can do it!" Arthur cried. Suddenly his instrument panels go crazy and a bright light starts to consume his plane.
"I am sorry, father, I fail to make you proud" Arthur said before the light overwhelmed him.
September 3rd, 1944
Karelian Isthmus, Finland
His 94th victory was a Li-2, the Russian version of the Douglas C-47, shot down on 3 September 1944 over the Karelian Isthmus, and now Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen, a Finnish fighter ace that had just got 94 aerial victories, was returning to base.
"Se on niin tylsää…I wished that there was a bit more excitement" Eino yawned. Suddenly a storm engulfs his plane.
"Hm? A storm, that was unexpected" Eino said as he surveyed the stormy sky. Suddenly his Bf109 was being tossed around by the wind and his instrument panel was going coo-coo.
"What the hell is going on?" Eino said as the storm around him begins to distort and soon a bright white light starts to shroud his plane.
"Okay I take back what I said well a little" Eino said before being overwhelmed by the light.
January 1st 1945
Deurne, Belgium
Who would have thought an Asian, to be precise a Malayan could be an ace fighter pilot, and now the Germans will find out how well this one can fly. The ace in question is Flight Lieutenant Amirul "Amir" Ashraf Bin Sulaiman, twin brother to Colonel Amiruddin Arif Bin Sulaiman, the famous Malayan tanker in the British Army.
"Alright, let's show these jokers what the RAF is capable off, Jack!" Amir said as he revved the Griffon engine of his Supermarine Spiteful one of just few ever built.
"I am right behind you, Amir" Jack, Amir's wingman said. The two RAF pilots pounced on the German fighters that were attempting to attack their airbase. Amirul played a very dangerous game as he engaged the German Bf 109s and Fw 190s.
"That was your fifth kill, Amir; you just became an ace in day! That brings your killstreak to fourteen" Jack radioed.
"Hey, you are not bad yourself, you got three kills and that makes nine" Amir said. Suddenly his Spiteful was engulfed by a strange storm cloud.
"Apa yang berlaku sini?" Amir said as he finds himself inside the storm cloud and he was now struggling against the strong winds. Suddenly a bright light appeared and it began to engulf his plane.
"Oh Mighty Allah, I pray that you do not take my life now, I have a war to win" Amir said as the light blinded him.
January 15th, 1945
Somewhere over France
It was his last mission before ending his tour in Europe, Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, an American fighter ace with 12 aerial victories was now returning from his mission.
"This is my last one before I see Glennis again, oh I do hope she alright" Chuck said as he was flying back to base. Then out of the blue, a storm quickly forms around him.
"What the hell? Where this bloody storm came from? And damn my instruments are going nuts!" Chuck said as his plane was battered by storm winds. Then a bright light engulfs his plane.
"It looks like we will be separated for a bit longer than expected" Chuck chuckled before the light completely engulfs him.
March 24th, 1945
Over Northern Germany
Pierre Clostermann, a French ace serving in the Royal Air Force who has gotten 18 kills was flying with pride now that his homeland was freed from Nazi Germany.
"Now it is time to make the Jerries pay for invading France" Pierre said. He spots a column of German armour.
"Just the targets I was looking for" Pierre thought as he positioned his Hawker Tempest and then he strafes the unsuspecting German Panzers. His rockets tore up the German Armour
"Ha, ha, ha, there goes more German Panzers out of Hitler's hands! Viva La France!" Pierre cheered; suddenly a storm cloud consumes Pierre's Tempest.
"Qu'est-ce que? There is something fishy going on" Pierre said as his gauges malfunctioned. Then a bright light appeared and started to swallow Pierre's plane.
"I do hope that's sunshine" Pierre prayed as his plane was swallowed by the light.
April 21st, 1945
Berlin, Germany
He would be happy to fly the first jet fighter only if he scores a kill in it; Gerhard Barkhorn was flying a Me262 over the burning city of Berlin.
"Superior against other planes they said, you would easily get kills they said, If only if they didn't make so difficult to fly, I would have already beaten Bubi's score!" Gerhard growled. He found flying the jet flying difficult. Suddenly a black menacing cloud appeared and overwhelmed Gerhard's jet
"Oh was nun? Now I can't see anything in this Gott verlassen storm" Gerhard moaned. Then his instruments panel started to haywire and a bright light begins shroud his plane.
"If this is the end, then I must say that I love you, Christl" were the words Gerhard managed to say before the light shrouded his jet.
July 24th, 1945
Bungo Channel, Japan
Kaneyoshi Muto, a Japanese ace that has achieved 22 kills and other pilots scrambled to attack a large group of American fighters which turned out to be VF-49 Hellcats, part of Task Force 38 supporting the bombing of Kure.
"Amerika no hikōki! Everyone engage now!" Muto said as he led his squadron towards the American fighters. The Americans were at first surprised but soon returned fire. Muto engaged as many planes as he could; he managed to shoot down 4 Hellcats before being overwhelmed by a sudden storm cloud.
"Chikyū-jō de nani ga okotte iru?" Muto growled as he looked at his malfunctioning gauges. The storm begins to distort and soon a bright light starts to overwhelm his Shinden.
"Just beautiful" Muto muttered as the light swallows him.
28th April 1945
Berlin, Germany
It was the end of the Third Reich as the tanks of the Red Army rolled into the ancient city of Berlin. Meanwhile in the skies above, the fighters Luftwaffe and Red Army Air Forces were engaged in dogfights while bombers and ground attack bombers supported their ground forces. However there were reports of German, Japanese, French, British, American and even Soviet aces disappearing without a trace since 1942.
"Where are you fascist hordes? I have to repay you for my little Lydia" A Shturmovik pilot said as he scanned the rubble-filled streets for any German armour. Just then a radio message came in.
"Air Marshal Katherov Ivan Litvyak, how long did it take before they noticed that you weren't at my HQ?" A man asked over the radio. Katherov I. Litvyak is an experienced ground attack pilot. He joined the Soviet Air Forces in 1939 after his sister; Lydia Litvyak joined the Soviet Air Forces. He has seen a lot of combat since the summer of 1941 to now, the Battle of Berlin. He was one of the most prominent in developing new air-land battle tactics. This is gained the interest of both Marshal Georgy Zhukov and Joseph Stalin. He was soon promoted to Air General in 1942 after the winter counteroffensive then to Air Marshal during the battle of Kursk in 1943. He was disheartened to hear that his sister disappeared in 1943 but he believed that she was still alive as no reports of any crashed planes beginning recovered. He is the type that hates paperwork and prefers to be in cockpit of a ground attack fighter. He has managed to kill 14 planes in his Shturmovik.
"5 minutes, but they didn't give chase because Rudenko said to let me fly as I was more useful in the air then behind a desk" Katherov Litvyak replied.
"Well show them your skills and destroy those panzers" The man chuckled.
"Okay, see you later Georgy" Katherov said.
"See you later, Katherov" Zhukov said as he got off the radio. Just as Katherov placed the radio down, he spots an 88mm gun position firing at T-34s that were trying to advance down the road.
"So you think you stop the might of the Red Army did you?" Katherov said as he lined up his plane with the Eighty Eight and he pressed the trigger. The 23 mm cannons and the 7.62 mm machine guns of the Shturmovik ripped into the street, killing the crew and destroying the gun.
"Ha, ha, ha, another bites the dust, I hope you're out there watching Lydia" Katherov said.
"Why do you always say that last part, did you lose your wife?" The tail gunner asked.
"No, I lost someone even more dear to me, Godowsky" Katherov said as he pulled out of the dive.
"Who was she?" Godowsky asked.
"Do you know Lydia Litvyak?" Katherov asked.
"Do you mean that female ace with 12 kills that got shot down…?" Godowsky said before being interrupted by Katherov.
"They never found her plane or her body!" Katherov snapped.
"Sorry" Godowsky apologized
"Yes that ace, she was my sister if you haven't figured it out now" Katherov said as he glanced towards his left.
"Sorry for your loss, comrade" Godowsky said. Katherov spots two Bf109s bearing down onto his plane. Katherov immediately began evasive manoeuvres to dodge the Bf109s. Godowsky saw the planes and began to fight back.
"Come on, Godowsky, I don't hear that gun firing!" Katherov shouted.
"I am firing, I am firing sir!" Godowsky shouted back. This continued on for 5 minutes with the Bf109s still on Katherov's tail. The rounds were flying along the Shturmovik. Godowsky was losing his nerve.
"Hell, this is not good! We are going to die, but if I jump out then I will survive but that leave the commander vulnerable…Argh! Screw him! He is nuts anyway!" Godowsky thought. He then slid the cockpit cover back. However it was rusty so it made a distinctive sound. Katherov heard and glanced back to see Godowsky jump out of the plane.
"Aw, fuck you Godowsky!" Katherov barked. Katherov then decided to do something insane. He flipped the plane so that his right wing faced the ground. He then flew into the streets of Berlin. One of the Germans did not dare follow the Shturmovik but the other was determined to get a kill and followed. The two flew through city streets something just a few metres above the soldiers engaged in combat.
"Man, the look of their faces was priceless" Katherov chuckled as he glanced downwards to see the soldiers be awed to see two planes fly so close to the ground. The Russians waved Katherov on while the Germans either ducked for cover or tried to fire at him with their weapons.
"Alright let's give this Kraut the slip" Katherov as he pulled off some manoeuvres to lose the Bf109 as he turned into to smaller streets. The Bf09 lost him but continued to fly low in the city streets. Katherov then flew out of the city and he spotted the fighter and set him ablaze and a stroke of luck the Bf109 crashed into a Tiger.
"That's one more for the Strafer" Katherov said. Just then his Shturmovik got swallowed by a random storm cloud.
"Now what is this?" Katherov said as he checked his surroundings. Just then the winds began to rock the plane.
"Whoa there, easy there girl, easy" Katherov said as he tried to control the aircraft in the strong wind. Just then a light appeared. The light began to come closer.
"Maybe this where Lydia went to" Katherov said as the light swallowed his plane.
May 8th 1945
Brno, Czechoslovakia
It was the last day of the largest armed conflict the world has ever seen, World War 2 (well in Europe mainly). Although Nazi Germany was virtually defeated, there still active Germany units continuing operations. Over the city of Brno, two Bf109 were undergoing a reconnaissance mission to locate Soviet troop's positions. The lead plane was flown by Germany's top ace, Erich Hartmann. He and his wingman were surveying the Red Army's position in Czechoslovakia.
"Scheiße, the Reds are already this far deep into Czechoslovakia" said Erich's wingman.
"Looks like the war is coming to a close" Erich replied.
Erich or nicknamed "Bubi" for his youthful appearance spotted the first Soviet units just 40 kilometres away. Passing over the area, Hartmann saw two Yak-9s performing aerobatics for the Soviet columns.
"Hey Heike? Do you see the two Red planes over there" Erich asked.
"Hölle! They are performing aerobatics! They think they already won the war!" Heike replied.
"Why don't we give them a live dogfight?" Erich asked.
"That would be a good idea" Heike answered.
Determined to "spoil the party", Erich dove upon the fighters from his vantage point at 12,000 ft. (3,700 m) and shot one down from a range of 200 ft. (61 m). As he lined up the second fighter, Erich noticed a flicker of shiny dots above him coming from the West; they were P-51s.
"Scheiße, there are Amerikaner planes coming! Let's get out of here" Erich growled.
"Gut, let's get out here before we get swarmed!" Heike said.
Rather than make a stand and be caught between the Soviets and the Americans, Erich and his wingman fled at low level into the pall of smoke that covered Brno.
Suddenly a storm formed over Brno and Erich's plane starts acting strange, the instruments were going haywire.
"Was zum Teufel! There is something wrong going on with my plane!" Erich said.
However there was only static from his radio, Erich turned his view to where Heike was supposed to be. Heike's plane wasn't there.
"Verdammt! Where did he go?" Erich said
Suddenly the storm around him starts to become distorted and the wind was turbulent. Erich struggled to keep the plane level. Then a bright light starts to envelope him
"Mein Gott…" were the only words that escaped Erich's mouth before being blinded by the light.
August 18th, 1945
Somewhere over Japan
Saburo Sakai participated in the IJNAF's last wartime mission, attacking two reconnaissance B-32 Dominators, Hobo Queen II s/n 42-108532, and unnamed 42-108578, on 18 August, which were conducting photo-reconnaissance and testing Japanese compliance with the cease-fire. He initially misidentified the planes as a B-29 Superfortresses.
"Watashi no misu! I thought those were bombers attacking our home islands" Sakai radioed.
"It is alright Sakai, we thought those were American Bombers as well" another pilot said. However Sakai didn't like the idea that he has misidentified the American B-32s.
Out of nowhere, a storm cloud gulps Sakai's Zero. "Ittai nani ga! My gauges are malfunctioning!" Sakai complained. He looked around if he could find any planes in the vicinity. None, he was the only one there. Suddenly a bright light appeared it started to engulf Sakai's plane.
"Looks like Hatsuyo would be using that dagger" Sakai sighed as he was blinded by the light.