This is the first time I will try to do a fanfic like this. I'm trying to be as accurate as I possibly can and account for everything, however, I am not a pilot nor am I in the military. I am in highschool and am liable to be wrong, if something is incorrect please tell me so that I may correct it.

The dialogue is based on the release version of the game and a mod called ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES RESTORED that restores cut dialogue and other things.

"Dialogue"

Thoughts and Warnings

"Gargoyle 1... Caution! Missile!" I shouted. I watched the missile pop up on my radar, and immediately broke off, knowing that if I turned now, by the time he reached us, whoever he is, i'd be in a good firing position.

"He's fast! It's like he-." Gargoyle 1 exploded. I didn't get to watch- I wouldn't have wanted to anyways.

"Skykeeper," I addressed the AWACS, "Gargoyle one, lost."

"What the hell?" Skykeeper asked.

Just as i predicted, the incoming bogey zoomed past me. As soon as he did, I turned the throttle up as far as I could, going full-afterburners in an attempt to keep the bogey in range of my sparrows.

"Golem 2, status report!" Skykeeper called.

The bandit pulled a cobra maneuver, blowing past my right wing and ending up right behind me.

"I'm up against an... Su-30! Orange wingtips"

I pulled back on the throttle, and dove- turning the throttle up and going as fast as my F/A-18 would allow.

Pull up! Pull up!

While diving, I activated what flaps I could and tried to pull up. I wasn't very high up at the time, and the altitude warning came quickly. As I flew over a small hill, I looked behind me and the Su-30 was still there. I started climbing, trying to get him off me.

AOA AOA

"I can't shake him off! He's matching me move for move!"

beep. beep. beep. beep.

My RWR was going off.

My flight lead, Knocker, tried to tell me something, but it didn't register, "Golem 2! Stop dogfighting and run!"

I slowed my damaged super hornet down as much as I could after leveling off, forcing the other pilot to overshoot, but not for long as he quickly performed a half-Kulbit, giving me a good view of his wing.

"Is that a... Sun? It's got a sun emblem." I turned up the throttle so that i didn't fall out of the sky.

Roll right! Roll right!

I rolled right and felt the entire F/A-18 shudder from getting buzzed. I looked down at my instruments and saw several errors I would eventually learn that these were a result of the TACAN antenna on the bottom of the plane getting ripped off.

What the hell is this guy flying? It's acceleration is insane!

The enemy pilot was right on my tail again. "I don't get it, why isn't it opening fire?"

By now the sound of my RWR had started to get to me.

"I'm scared!" I desperately tried to tell anyone who would listen. I rolled left and pulled back on the flight stick before rolling right and doing the same thing. "I'm scared." I whimpered again.

The flight lead of the squadron my friend, Trigger, was in, spoke up; likely talking to Knocker, "This is not good..."

"Brownie, break off!" Knocker ordered.

I'm trying, I just... can't!

"I'm dead meat..." I had lost nearly all hope of escaping this encounter alive.

After pulling more than 6 gs continuously, for what seemed to be minutes, the hunt evolved into a scissor maneuver.

Knocker radioed again, "Golem 2, what's your status?"

Bingo

I couldn't answer, I was nearly paralyzed with fear. I didn't even know how I was still flying.

"Status report!"

"He's a predator..." I wheezed, "The weak get eaten!"

"Golem 2, get ahold of yourself! Golem 2, get away from the enemy! Eject! NOW!"

beep.

Time seemed to slow, the Su-30 sped up, zipping past me like I was just some insignificant runt to be squashed.

beep.

The Su-30 performed a cobra once it was sufficiently far away, but instead of putting the nose back down, it completely flipped- now facing me.

beep.

"Mage 2! Support!" I called out to my friend from flight school, hoping he could do something.

beep.

"Somebody!" The desperate plea fell on deaf or occupied ears.

pirpirpir.

"Support!"

pirpirpir.

I don't want to die... My vision got blurry.

"Trigg-!" I screamed.

boom

The missile hit and I was left with no left wing. I immediately ejected.

Once I landed I was taken into custody by Erusean forces operating in the Chopinburg forest