Okay everyone. I forgot to tell you that I made changes to the story, i which the event now takes place in Septemeber instead of July. Since it's in Strangereal, it needs to be symbolic for the Ace Combat series. Anyway, here's chapter 20 everyone.
Chapter 20: Welcome to Earth.
Jason and Thomas has been flying their X-02s for an hour now. They have flown a great distance from San Salvacion and are currently being pursued by two alien attackers. They are currently flying near the Gnome Ravine at low altitude.
"We go two on our six, Thomas. Check them." Jason ordered.
"Roger." Thomas replied.
Thomas looks back and sees the two alien attackers still right behind them, shooting their green laser beans and also at a low altitude.
"Come on, come on. Move, move, move!" Jason said.
The alien attacker continue to fire at the X-02s. Apparently these aliens wants to make sure their prey is killed.
"He's right on me like white rice, Axeman." Thomas said.
"They ain't got nothing for us. Let's push it. We've got to go. Gotta go!" Jason said.
"I can't shake him! I can't shake him!" Thomas said starting to panic.
"Yes, you can. Just the way I showed you during training." Jason said.
"Okay, I'm gonna try something." Thomas said.
"Don't do nothing stupid over there." Jason ordered.
"You know me, man." Thomas said.
"That's what I'm talking about." Jason said.
Jason the sees Thomas' aircraft starts banking up to a high alitude, with one of the alien ships doing the same.
"Thomas, what are you doing? You can't bank at that speed, and he's closing in on you!" Jason said.
However, Thomas situation is getting bad, in which he can't breath through his oxygen mask, which he takes it off and gasp for air.
"Put your mask back on! That's an order, Airman!" Jason ordered.
"I can't breathe!" Thomas replied.
Suddenly, Thomas' aircraft starts banking to the left as the alien attacker starts firing its green laser beams, hoping to hit it. The lasers missed a few times before the attackers gets a direct hit on the X-02, causing it to explode and kills Thomas.
"Noooooooooooo!" Jason yelled.
Meanwhile, back at the base, radar operators are detecting multiple unknown bogies on the radar. They are currently trying to get an IFF response or what aircraft they are.
"That's affirmative. We have incoming." an Air Force sergeant said.
"Let's identify them, son." an Air Force Major said.
"You got it."
"Friendly? Sergeant?" the Major asked.
The sergeant went wide-eyed before saying...
"I don't think so."
The base's air raid sirens then starts blaring loudly. Pilots, mechanics, and other base personnel looks up at the sky to see a large alien attacker squadron approaching the base, with intentions of attacking. Everyone starts running for their lives as the attackers starts shooting their green lasers. The attackers destroys everything in sight. Vehicles, the runway, and killing people. They also destroyed parked aircraft. They destroyed X-02s, F-16Cs, F/A-18s, C-130s, C-17s, C-5s, T-38s, XFA-27s, Rafales, Typhoons, F-35s, F-4s, F-5s, ADF-01s, ADFX-01s, F-15Cs, F-15Es, F-14s, MiG-29s, Su-35s, Su-27s, MiG-21s, A-10s, etc.
Meanwhile, Jason is still flying his X-02 besides the mountains of Gnome Ravine, still being pursued by a lone alien attacker.
"Come on and get me! Come and get me!" Jason taught the alien attacker.
Jason flies close to the mountain faces, while the attacker fires the green lasers, missing all the time, making explosions at the mountains.
"Oh what are you shooting at?" Jason taughted. "Where you at, alien scum! Come on! Come on!"
Jason makes tight turns at any mountain he comes close by. The attackers continues shooting at Jason's X-02, but misses all the time. However, the attacker is still in pursue, determined to get its target.
"Yeah, that's right! You can't hit nothing!" Jason taughted.
Jason then heards a beeping sound. He checks his onboard computer and realized that his plane's fuel tank is low. After a few more turns, getting close to the ground, and evading the lasers, Jason now has no fuel. He'll have to come up with something to bail out, but not get killed by the alien afterwards. He sees a big hill and comes up with an idea.
"Okay, let's see if you can fly that thing undercover." Jason said as he deploys his emergency landing suit before releasing it.
The parachute starts flying and appoached the attacker. The attacker couldn't evade the chute and it blocked the cockpit, causing the alien that was piloting the attacker to not see outside. Jason saw his chance to bail out.
"Ha! Hope you got an air bag!" Jason said before he pulled his ejection lever and bails out before his X-02 crashed into the hill.
Meanwhile, the chute has finally has been dislodge from the attacker. The first thing the alien could see is a wall of fire and aircraft debris. The alien piloting the attacker tried to pull up, but it hit the hill. Afterwards, it hit the ground shortly after and it dragged through the ground before coming to a halt. Meanwhile, Jason has now parachuted safely through the ground. After getting out of his chute and helmet, he noticed the attacker is on the ground spewing steam and has crash landed. His first alien score, kind of.
"Son of a gun." Jason said. "Ahh! That's right! That's right!" Jason said before he gets annoyed by his chute holding him. "Get off of me! Get off of me!" After fully getting his chute out, he continues to taught. He approaches the attacker and climbs to the top to find a door that leads to its cockpit and its alien pilot. Jason managed to find the door and somehow managed to open it. The first thing he sees tentacles moving everywhere. Suddenly, the alien, emerges from the steam and tries to attacker Jason with a loud shrieking noise. Jason then punched the alien in the face, causing it to fall back into the cockpit unconscious.
"Welcome to Earth!" Jason said to the alien before he sits down, grabs his cigar and says...
"Now that's what I called an close encounter."
That's the end of this chapter. Please review.