It was a nice visit if I do say so myself. It felt better to have all of that off my chest. I stopped and looked out the window into the vast blue ocean facing north east. If I remember correctly, Darnet City was in that direction.

"Captain Schmidt?" A voice called my name, it sounded like the base commander's. "You know what time the sortie is right?"

"In a hour, correct?" I replied, hoping that I was right.

"You're right to a certain extent." He said as he walked to my left side and stared out the window. "We have decided the time not during nightfall but during O-hundred hours."

"At midnight?" I replied, "It's going to be real dark if they cut the power off."

"The city is an economic center for this part of the continent. The lights will be on. Plus they won't expect you. Though the rebel air force has a tight hold over the area. As I said before good luck."

2335 Hours

Our aircraft flew in formation towards Darnet City. There was the city lights as the commander said there would be. "Anglewing, what does the radar say about enemies in the area?"

"Only five jets, 4 AA installations, and the three skyscrapers, naturally."

"This better be accurate, otherwise I will put a bullet in your skull when we get back to base." David calmly said through the mic.

"David." Günter calmly asked, "Why do you act like this?"

"It's a perk of me." David replied, "I have always been like this."

"David, I do hope you remember what we were taught. If you fly with a lot of emotions stuck in your head, then you will surely get shot down. You must remain stoic." I reasoned, I have seen this belief in action before, such as in my duel against Bernitz.

"Wolfgang has a point David; I do hope you know I have your back." Lorianna assured, "The enemy used a lot of jamming so in the last mission he tried his best. All of the little variables you have to take account for."

"You are smart Lorianna. I would gladly take you under my wing."

That was a shock even for me. David never seemed like the kind to become an instructor. But I guess it's a path of life, he wants to be seen as being the best and flight teachers are usually shown as being the best. I would become a flight instructor, but I feel deep down inside that I have another destiny that has to be fulfilled. The last couple of sorties have shown that Lori and David are meant to fight and fly together. They make a great team. One day perhaps, David will learn to control his emotions.
To fly with a cool head. Emotional flying does have its advantages, at the right time of course. To fly with knowledge; one can do many things. Risks can be taken as well but with caution. Caution is the reason why two man teams work so well. They can serve as the voice of reason to the other pilot and the other way around.

"Darnet City is on the nose." Angelwing said as he started the scan of the right story of the two skyscrapers in front of us. "Destroy the antennas! For both of them!"

"I am going to engage the fighters. Lorianna, come with me!" David said as he broke formation to go deal with the two fighters.

"Alright I got him. Fox 2!" The sidewinder missile flew in a curve to hit the Mig-31. She then proceeded to fire her cannon at the supporting TNDF-01.

"Dropping a bomb right on top of the Comms device they set up on the taller skyscraper!" I said as I dropped two medium sized bombs right on top of the skyscraper.

"Bingo! You dropped the bomb on the head! Hahaha!" Angelwing said as he continued to monitor some of the radio frequency.

"This is Günter, ready to destroy the AA gun that's causing me some trouble." He flew around in a circle around the AA cannon that was defending the Darnet City International Airport. "I got 'em." He then launched a mk. 34 bomb right on top of the unit. "He's toast."

"Are there any reinforcements?" I demanded.

"Nope, it's weird. No one's coming." Angelwing said as we continued the assault.

"This is Günter, attacking the second Comms building." He said as he flew around to take out the antennae.

"We will take out the third." Lorianna and David said as they flew north to the third building. "Fox two."

"That was easy."Günter said proudly through the mic. "There were hardly any bad guys."

"To the Belkans in Scarface." Angelwing sounded serious, since when was he serious? "I have a broadcast that I am picking up from Cinigrad. Patching it in."

"Today we are coming from you live from a signing ceremony here in Lumen. The plaza is surrounded by a group of allied tanks and the atmosphere is stern. (Static...) Today will be a day of hope, a day in which the tension between countries will be greatly reduced. (Static….) Henri Rald, the Chancellor and President of the Belkan Reich, has been reported by Belkan officials to have committed suicide this morning. So General Guderian will be signing the document that will end the war that has claimed so many lives. A worldwide ban on nuclear weapons will be put into effect and the treaty that will cover these bans will be covered further in a later broadcast."

It's over but, it can't be over. It's only the beginning. That's right there's something at work there. It has to be.

"Hey the Belkan War is over!" Lara said, "You happy Wolfgang?"

"I am indifferent. They said that the officials claim Rald is dead? They didn't say who gave the report he was dead. The war is indeed over, but what of all the SS soldiers? Rald probably gave the order to the SS to fake his death, so he can plan the next moves to his plans."

"Why are you being that way, Wolfgang?" Günter said, "I am glad the war is over. No more people of our blood to die."

"It's a plot." I said discouraged, it just has to be. "That's how the SS worked in Belka, now they are going to operate in the shadows. Just like they always have."

Sotoan Island Airbase 0112

Lara sat on her bunk will I sat on a chair talking in private. The other pilots went to bed after a short debriefing from the CO. She was puzzled at what I told them.

The SS was responsible for a lot of covert operations inside Belka that involved monitoring the population and crushed anyone that spoke out against the nationalist government. They created a lot of state sponsored propaganda that was anti-Osean, anti-Yuke, and anti-Ustian. Which is what governments usually do in a time of war, but ours was a lot stronger. Every base had its share of SS troopers that made sure every operation was carried out in perfection. Ashley Bernitz and Michael Heimoroth were highly ranked members of the SS and so was the armaments minister of the South Belkan Munitions Plant. Pride is what every Belkan is born with; it's in our blood. Good and evil can vary depending on one's perspective. That's one thing I found out in the Belkan War.

"So why you say that there's a possibility that Rald is alive?" Lara questioned, "They say his dead. There are even pictures of his lifeless body…" She motioned me to a computer that showed information on the evil leader's suicide.

"They are edited. The SS has a knack for deception." I said after analyzing the pictures. "I met him in real life. You see, that is a full grown moustache. The Rald I met had a clean shave. And his hair was not blonde, it was brown. They used a dummy."

"Oh." She said after she looked close at the picture. "Look there's him." She pointed at another dead body that was lying next to a map table.

"He may just be dead. Never can be sure though." I replied as I closed the internet browser. "Good night, Lara."

"Good night, Wolfgang," she said as she crawled inside her bed and went to sleep. Out of respect I closed the door quietly. Then went to my room and got inside my bed.