"Damn can't you keep still!" Rooster yelled through the com. Dani laughed.
"Nah man! We're cruzin!" Dani laughed out. She heard Bradley sighed from the radio. "Well you tell me how we're supposed to get there, Rooster?" Dani sassed.
"Well I don't know 'bel.... Maybe by keeping on track!" Bradley yelled.
"Who placed a stick up your ass?" Dani chuckled.
"Shit incoming." Bradley said. Two jet were in front of them.
"Aw shit." They heard one of the pilots say.
"What?" The other asked.
"It's Rebel and Rooster." The first pilot said. The other sighed. Dani flew up next to the first pilot's jet.
"Well howdy there." Dani spoke. Bradley shook his head, not dealing with Dani's antics. That was one thing Bradshaw didn't know about her. She truly took after her father. He didn't know she was the daughter of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Though that was intentional on Dani's part. She didn't want to be treated differently because her dad was a pilot and her mom used to work for TOPGUN.
"Talk to me Rooster." Dani said.
"Roger, I got them. 900 knots closure." Bradley spoke.
"Firefly, you hear that?" Dani asked.
"Roger." The first pilot said.
"Memphis, you got them?" Dani continued.
"I've got radar contact." Memphis answered.
"Good. I'll get a visual ID. You hook them.
"I'll clean them and fry them" Rooster joked. All the jets turned."Anything yet?" Dani asked. Roosters flew up beside her.
"Nothin yet." He spoke. "Memphis? Firefly? Anything?" Bradley asked.
"No... wait there's something." Memphis said.
"Memphis, see if he's a single." Dani commanded. "Roger." Memphis said.
"Do you see a trailer?" Bradley asked.
"Looks like he's a single." Memphis spoke. Dani
"I'm gonna go head-to-head with him." Dani said.
"Take it easy. I'll see if he's really alone." Memphis fell back.
"He's coming right at us, Bel." Memphis spoke.
"Okay, buddy. What's on your mind?" Dani asked.
"Shit, there's two of them. MiG- s!" Firefly yelled.
"Memphis, you've got MiG one. I'm going after MiG two." Dani said. Bradley followed Dani.
"I lost him in the sun! Shit, what's he doing? You got him, Merlin?" Rooster asked.
"He's coming around on our tail!" Memphis said. "Goddamn it. This bogey's all over me."
"What's their range now? If they break miles, launch the alert five aircraft." Dani said.
"Airspeed. Go get them, Bel!" Memphis said.
"I'm going for missile lock." Dani said as her and Bradley followed
"Let's see if we can scare him out of here. Lock up, baby." Bradley said.
"I've got him locked." Dani focused. "Bingo!" She shouted.
"We got him, Bel. He's bugging out." Bradley smiled.
"Mustang, MiG two is headed home." Dani looked over to see Bradley.
"He's got missile lock on us!" Memphis yelled. "He's engaging me." Memphis was freaking out."Goddamn it, this bogey's all over me."
"We're on our way." Bradley spoke. Dani and Bradley fell back and headed towards Memphis. Dani tried to get a shot but couldn't.
"I can't shoot, so let's have a little fun." Dani smiled. Dani inverted her plane.
"Is this your idea of fun?" Bradley ask nervously. Dani's cockpit was over the enemy's.
"Greetings." Dani said in a sing song voice. Dani then flipped off the enemy. She got her jet back into position. The enemy flew away. "Geez, I crack myself up." Dani laughed.Great shot." Bradley joked. They both laughed.
"Memphis, your tail is clear." Dani flew next to Memphis. "MiG one has bugged out."
"I think we've had enough fun for one day, don't you think?" Bradley asked.
"I'm getting low on fuel, so we're heading home. We'll see you on deck." Dani said as her and Rooster flew off.
"Rebel! Rooster!, come in here." Captain called them in. Dani and Bradley walked in his office. "What the hell's going on?"
"I don't know." Dani spoke.
"Shit." Bradley whispered.
"Rebel, you just did an incredibly brave thing." The Captain said. "Your ego's writing cheques your body can't cash. You've lost your qualifications as section leader three times. Put in hack once by me
with a history of high-speed passes - Over 4 air control towers." Captain kept listening off things. Dani stood straight at attention. So did Bradley.
"Let's not bullshit. Your family name ain't the best in the Navy. You need to be doing it better and cleaner than the other guy."
"Just want to serve my country, sir." Dani spoke strong.
"Don't screw around with me." The Captain said. "You're a hell of a pilot. Maybe too good. I'd like to bust your but- But I have another problem here.
I have to send somebody to Miramar. I've got to do something. I can't believe it. I have to give you your dream shot. I have to send you up against the best.
You characters are going back to Top Gun. For five weeks,
you're going to fly against the best. You were number two. Memphis was number one. He turned in his wings. You guys are number one. But you remember one thing: You screw up, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit." The Captain informed.
"Yes, sir!" The both said.
"That is all. Tell me about the MiG some other time.
Fellas?" They nodded. "Good luck."
"Thank you, sir." They walked out. They stood in the hall. Dani looked back to Bradley with a huge smile.
"Shit. The fact you could have almost killed yourself with that stunt..." Dani just smiled.
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𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗚𝗨𝗡:𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗟𝗟
ActionAfter more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of...