The Ribbon and the Razgriz. Chapter 2: The Unsung War
After Blaze and his team parked their planes, he looked over to his father's side of the apron. The X-02s he was flying were arguably the best fighters on the planet.
Kei watched blaze get a surprised look on his face when two pilots got out of the aircraft labeled "4" and "13." "Sean, something wrong?"
"Uncle John! Aunt Cassie! Why didn't you tell me you were here?!" he yelled as he dashed across the apron.
"Who the hell is he talkin' to?" asked Chopper, as he and Grimm stood behind Kei.
As the two pilots took off their helmets, it all became clear. Blaze had the most famous yellows for 'fake' relatives. Yellow four and Yellow Thirteen.
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As everyone exited the debrief, Sean senior pulled war dog aside. "Meet me in my room in five minutes. There is something you need to know. Something that could change this war." with that said, he took another sip of coffee and was off.
As Blaze and his crew stored their gear, those last words tugged at their minds. 'Something that could change this war.' just the thought of this hell ending was a good one.
As they opened the door to the General's guest room, they caught him in a peculiar act. He was looking down a bag of beef jerky, obviously looking for more. "Ahh man, they said there'd be more in here. Lying bastards." noticing his son and his respective friends snickers he motioned them in. "That stays here, you got it? If anyone in the media found out that I was addicted to Jack Links, that would murder my image."
Little did he know that Albert Gennete was standing right outside the door. As the general continued, he listened in.
"Yuktobania did not start this war." that caught everyone by surprise. "When the president was flying to North Point, I was sent to the coast to escort him. When I heard the dog fight you were in, I made all haste to get there. But what I did see, was not a dogfight, but an abduction. I watched as several F-15 S/MTDs covered an Mi-8, who was putting the president to sleep. I was detected by the unknown squadron, and I quickly retreated. This war is just so that the Belkans can wipe out both countries and get revenge for the loss of the war." he watched their stunned faces as he finished. "We play along for now, but the ISAF fifth fleet is waiting with the Osean Third fleet in the north to try to rescue him. Pops is already filled in on the details. But enough of that, the next mission is tomorrow. Pretend I never told any of you this until then. And son, I'd like a word with you." After the others had left, each with stunned faces, Blaze turned to his dad.
"What now sir?" he sighed in exhaustion.
"That Kai Nagase. I've seen the way she looks at you. I know it as the look of love." as he mentioned that, Sean's face turned bright red. "Ha ha! And I see you feel the same."
"Promise to keep a secret?"
"Sure son."
"We've kinda slept together."
"You did that on base and weren't caught? Damn, that's better than what your uncle and aunt can accomplish." Said Sean senior as he patted his son on the shoulder.
"You won't demote me?" asked Blaze as he stared at his father.
"Not my base, not my air force, not my problem. Now get some rest, tomorrow's the big assault on cruik fortess!"
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"Okay then. Mobius Squadron will take out the air opposition, while Wardog concentrates on the ground threat. Every one clear on that?" asked Sky Eye as they flew across the ocean.
"Roger. Excuse me Mobius 1, but how are the two most famous Yellows your squadron mates? Didn't you shoot them down?" asked Kei as she finished with the tanker.
"Well, you see, it would have been impossible if not for the world wide web. We met in a chat room and quickly agreed to "fake" shoot each other down if we ever met. They were only following orders to protect a weapon they thought was dis-honorable. Am I right guys?"
"Yes. And when he told us about his son, we were very intrigued. It seems that his family has a history of aces dating back to the Belkan war. I bet you didn't know Your Captain's grandpa was Galm 1." Said 13 as a stunned silence filled the radio.
"Well now we know why he's so darn good, he's got the bloodline of aces!" said Chopper as he looked over at Blaze's plane.
'All this time I was falling for a member of the royal family of air combat...' thought Kei as they approached the tanker.
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"War dog, use your PGBs to destroy the enemy bunkers. Like Sky Eye said, my dad will keep the bandits off our six. Got it?" Said Blaze as they approached the target.
"Edge, Roger."
"Chopper, roger."
"Archer, roger."
"Cleared to engage." Said Sky Eye as the jets streaked into the canyon.
"Finally, I get a chance to stretch my wings baby!" exclaimed Mobius 1 as he buzzed the control room.
A flight of four Rafales streaked out of the hangers, burning hard to engage the enemy.
"So, we get to face the Mobius squadron today? 'Twill be an honor." Said a female yuke pilot.
"Same here. Fox two!" exclaimed Mobius 1 as a side winder flew from his plane. The plane it was tracking swerved out of the way, just turning inside of the targeting reticle. The missile spun off course and detonated.
As this was happening, 13 found himself in a vertical scissors with an enemy plane. 13 cursed as he lost missile lock again. Just then, the plane he was chasing disappeared from his search screen.
"John, do I always have to clear your six?" said 4 as her missile struck 13's target.
"Dammit Cass, he was mine!" complained 13 as he circled the fortress.
"Then stop complaining and get this guy off me!" she shot back as she avoided another missile.
As the enemy pilot kept his focus on 4, 13 crept behind him and blasted him with his guns. The plane trailed smoke as the pilot ejected.
"Mobius 13 shot one down." said Sky Eye. "More Bandits on Radar! Shoot them down to provide air superiority!"
Down below, the enemy was trembling in their boots...
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As Blaze destroyed the last of the bunkers, he watched as Kei swept up the remaining tanks. Bartlett was right, she flies so wildly and still lives to this day. No wonder they were in love.
"Wardog leader, is it safe to go outside the fortress?" asked the ground commander.
"Yes sir, all clear." he said, snapping out of his day dream. He noticed a few more tanks and locked one up with a PGB. The bomb flew from it's rack and decimated the three tanks.
He watched as the ground forces proceed out of the gate and on to cinigrad. "We did it! We won!"
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As they flew back to base, the two flights were in deep conversation. "We've got to tell some one about the Belkans!" exclaimed Kei as they flew over a mountain range.
"Belkans? What's this talk about Belkans?" Asked Thunderhead.
"The Balkans are the ones who started this war! We can't trust our own leadership!"
"Dammit, loose lips sink ships! We were gonna tell them back at base but oh well. Ramble away, Ms. Nagase." Said Sean Sr. As Kei rambled, Thunder head listened more and more.
"I'll contact the higher ups. I'll gahh!" he said as an explosion ripped behind them.
"They got Thunder head!" exclaimed Chopper as several dozen Su-47s appeared in front of them.
"Go on ahead and tell the base commander! We'll tangle with these losers!" Exclaimed Mobius 2 as he armed his XLAAs.
As a dogfight broke out behind them, Blaze and his team made full burn for home.
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So much had happened in the last couple of hours. Blaze and his team had just escaped base, flew a crazy waltz through a chain of volcanic islands only to be "killed" by Captain Snow. Yeah, this war had gotten interesting.
"Hey kid, keep paddling! My foot is crushed you know." such are the dangers of the ejection system. As they escaped their trainer jet, Chopper's foot hit a part of the cockpit, crushing it.
"Keep up your bitchin' and I'll let you sink!"
"Are those helicopters friendly?" asked Kei as two HH-60s crept towards them. Blaze re-activated his radio and listened in.
"This is Sea Goblin, I've found the remains of the trainer jets in the water. It seems like they couldn't eject and sank with their planes."
"Roger that. You job is done Sea Goblin." said Hamilton as he turned off his radio.
As Blaze looked up, a rescue harness as lowered down. "C'mon, we've got a new home waiting for you."
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As Chopper was helped off the helicopter, Sean marveled at ISAF's newest carrier. A whopping one and a half miles in length, it could operate any and all fighter aircraft ever envisioned. And on the tarmac were the two most famous aces from the Belkan war.
The two ADFX-02s were sitting side by side. One had a white over all paint scheme with a single red wing. The other was also white, but had two blue stripes on it's outer wing. Galm 1 and Galm 2 were here for the fight.
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Whew, sorry it took so long. This is a bit more difficult than I imagined, so I had to make Chopper a non-combatant. There will be more soon, I promise.