TOP GUN: BACK TO MY ROOTS

GIFTS

after about thirty minuets someone came out
"Miss. Mitchell dagger two is airborne" i turned to face her
"what" i stood up and ran into the room
"what's going on?"
beau turning to me
"rooster is airborne" he said
"i'm what?"
"it appears to be a F-14" a man below me said
"is maverick with him"
"unconfirmed"
they flew steady for about a minuet
"come on rooster get that radio on" i whispered once again clutching gooses tags
"they have company"
"any threats?"
"negative"
"they don't know their enemy"
"yet" i said
"this is gonna be a dogfight. i'm a first generation fighter"
and then i got a thought
"send out hangman"
bai looked at me
"do a she says"
"i got the radio working!" heard bradley's voice
"is captain mitchell with you rooster?" beau asked
"yeah"
i sighed, thank god
"he's moving into attack formation"
the enemy jet shot at dad, he released flares
once again he shot at dad, luckily he missed it
who knew how many flares it had in that old thing
once again the enemy fighters moved into attack formation
"i'm out of flares, bradley when i tell you too you pull those rings above your head" dad said
"what"
"just do it!" he yelled
"now rooster now!"
but nothing happens
"rooster i said now"
"it's not working!"
no, no, dad do something please
the enemy jet fired again, i saw everything flash before my eyes, i was about to loose the man i loved, my rooster, i lost him once five years ago, but i knew this would be worse, my future was gone, i felt like i had nothing without him
and then a missile hit a jet
"ladies and gentleman this is your savior speaking"
jake, he got there on time!
"please put up your tray tables and fasten your seatbelts as we prepare for landing" he said
"looking good hangman" bradley said
"i am good rooster" he said
"told ya, fawkes" he spoke again "looks like we won't be getting married after all" i rolled my eyes
"i'm sorry what?" dad asked
"uh she's taken" brad said
"just get your asses back to the carrier" i said and switched off my mic
i made my way down to the deck of the carrier where pheonix, bob and coyote we're
"you guys good?" i asked them
"you are good, how are you" pheonix asked me
"ready for them to come home" i said looking out into the distance
"mitchell" i turned around to find beau
"you showed great bravery and self control today, i was wondering if you would be interested in flying again, this time as an assistant instructor"
"sir i'm honored, but, i havn't flown in years" i said
"i know, just something to think about" he said before turning away
after a few more minuets dad and rooster landed, and it was rough
once they landed o ran straight to Bradley wrapping my arms around him
"i'm so happy your safe" i sobbed out
he pulled away and kissed me
"i thought i lost you" i said
"i'm never going anywhere, i love you so much" he said bugging me again
i heard someone clear their throat
"bradley, thank you for saving me"
"it's what my dad would've done"
there were cheers on the carrier as we headed back to land
i walked with brad as everyone else cheered
he brought my up onto a lookout point, it was beautiful the sun was setting and i could see everything
"Y/N" he spoke
i turned to look at him
"when my plane went down i could only really think of you, i didn't want to leave you here alone, without me, with hangman" he made a disgusted face and i laughed
"i was going to give you this before but, i don't like making promises i know i can't keep"
he handed me a small box, inside i found a small ring
"i'm sorry what?" i asked him, surprised, ready to walked straight into the ocean
"oh god no, it's kinnda like a promise ring, but not, cause promise rings are tacky at least that's what my dad said when he gave it to my mom" he started rambling
"anyways, i love you, so yeah here i'm not proposing" he smile at me
i laughed at him and put it on
"thank you bradley"
i thought for a moment
"i have something for you too" i pulled out the tags from my pocket
"dad gave them to me, before you left, they really belong to you though" i handed them to him
he stared at them for a second
"thank you Y/N"
he looked back up to me, h placed a hand on my cheek before pulling me in for a kiss
afterwards he rested his head on mine
"i can't wait to go home" he said
"me too, rooster, me too" we laughed