When We Were Young (Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw x FEM reader)

Chapter Fifteen

My breaths were surprisingly normal and steady. "Get me eyes on that target, Bob," Maverick said. I've known Mav for a long time and I know when he is nervous. He tried to hide it in his voice. I could hear Bob shuffling. "Stand by, Mav," Bob replied and head moving her head all around. "Come on Bob, Come on." "Stand by-" Beeping interrupted him. "I've got it, Mav. Capture! Target acquired." I could the excitement in Mav's voice when he said "Bombs away." I watched the bomb fall and land perfectly on the target. "Bullseye!" I shout. "We've got impact! Check, direct hit. Direct hit!" As Bob shouted, that Mav and I start the very long and hard climb over Coffin Corner. 

 As the others made their way, the air was starting to feel heavy. My chest feels like it could collapse. But I have to make it home. But what if I don't. Dad's waiting for me. I could meet Goose. No! Stop it! Brandley's lost too much! You have to be there for him. "Rooster, something's wrong with this laser! Shit! Dead eye!" My ear's were buzzing from the shouting. My fear started rising. "Come one guys, were running put of time. Get it online," rooster called, still keeping his flying steady and quick. He was a natural born leader. But no matter how good someone is at being a leader, fear will always be there. "I'm trying!" Fanboy called out. Panic is non escapable, it's in everyone. But this, this is terrifying. "There's no time, I'm dropping blind," Rooster said. "Rooster, no, I can do this just wait!" "Bradley are you crazy?" I ask. "No, I just-" 

"Rooster, I got this!" Fanboy tried to said. But I know Bradley, he will not let go easily. "Bombs away! Bombs away!" The climb was getting harder on my self. I want to look back at the others but I couldn't. Gravity was pulling down at me. "Bullseye! Bullseye!" I my fear calms and all I can feel right now is just motivation. I'm ready to go home. Maverick and I pull through the clouds. And as soon as we do, SAM's starts flying at us. "Radar warning. Smoke in the air. Daggers break right!" Maverick called. Quickly, I move my stick and break right. "Emergency jettison. Dagger Three, defending," I say and smash my flairs button. Radars are blaring, smoke is blinding us. SAM's were chasing all of us. We can't find each other. I tried to keep close to Rooster. And there was a SAM was right on his tale. "God. Rooster you can't shake him," I call out and I drop leaving a SAM to fly directly into a mountain.

 "I know, I don't know what to do," he called out. I fly to find Mav. But I was too late. Mav's line went dead. No. No, no, no. "Mav?" I call out. He was hit. "Dagger one is hit, I reapeat Dagger one is hit!" "Maverick is hit!" "Dagger one status!" Rooster yelled. My head whips from side to side. I'm getting dizzy. "Does anyone see him? Does anyone see him?" I ask, yelling into our mics. "We have to circle back," Rooster called. I would agree, but we have bandits in the area who are going to come if we don't go back to the ship. But at the same time, he could still be alive. He could ejected. But it's not likely. What are we gonna do! "Rooster those bandits are closing in on us, we can't go look for him. We have to leave," my voice breaks as I say "Mavericks gone."

 I maneuver over to him. He looks at me. "You know I can't leave him, Y/n. You can't loose anyone else." And with that, he leaves. "Bradley. Bradley!" I call out to him. "Y/n we got go," Payback called. I huff "Alright. We go the same way we came and we stay low again. But we gotta go fast!" I say and launch back. We rush ourselves to the boat. My head is reeling. My breaths grew short. When we landed, everyone surrounded me. I couldn't take it. And suddenly everything went black.