The Start Of Something Great

The Hornet's

Gina's POV: Jan. 17th 0803

As we entered the atmosphere we had IMC Phantoms following us. We were trying to lead them away from the MCS Dawn and Phoenix. "This is Hornet four. We are launching now." Hearing Ria was launching and making her way down to the planet as another crackle on the radio caught my attention. "This is Hornet five we are following your lead hornet four." More Hornet fighters were flying around us as we now were over the main compound. A IMC controlled Phantom was flying behind Edvard as he was trying to shake him. "I can't shake him." Turing to intercept the enemy Phantom. "Copy that Owl I got him." As he was trying to shake the Phantom I flew up behind it. Pulling the trigger for my gun, it spun for a second before it fired a burst of rounds into the engine of the enemy Phantom. A fireball erupted from the fighter as what was left of it fell out of the sky. "Thank's Curly." Edvard called out over the radio while splitting off and engaging more IMC fighters. Flying around, picking enemy Phantoms off one by one with the occasional fighter tailing one of us. "Curly you got one on your six." Colby said as gunfire erupted behind me the rounds were bouncing off my armor. Pushing the stick to the left my Phantom was now vertical. Swinging wide. "Radar get him off my ass." Hearing gunfire behind me for a split second before the enemy Phantom disappeared in a fireball as a Hornet came flying through it. "I got you Curly." Colby flew over me upside down giving me a thumbs up. Giving him a middle finger he just shook his head and finished his flip around me. "Quit being a show off." Saying this made him chuckle. "You know me mam can't help myself." He said while breaking right and engaging more IMC fighters. "Curly this is Mouse. I got Jay following me. We are ten clicks out." Hearing the status of our bombers made me radio down to the ODST. "This is Hornet three to Shadow one." A few seconds of silence before gunfire came over the radio followed by Buck yelling. "Send traffic Hornet three." Hearing a few explosions in the background made me worry they were in trouble. "Hornet four and five are about eight clicks out. What's your status?" Hearing more gunfire from the radio before buck responded. "We are being delayed by a Titan and enemy pilot." An enemy fighter was now on Edvard. Banking right to intercept the fighter he came into my sights. Pulling the trigger my gun spun to life before a burst of bullets ripped through the enemy Phantom as it nosedived toward the ground. "Copy that we will buy you time Buck." Turing left and flying behind another enemy fighter and swiftly taking it out. "Curly it doesn't seem like they are going to give up easy." Colby said as I took out another fighter. "Copy that Radar. Do you know where these fighter are coming from?" Banking right as rounds came flying past me than banking left to dodge another burst of bullets. Dropping into a nosedive for the ground the enemy fighter followed me. Feeling the bullets ricochet off my fighter as the ground got closer and closer then at the last second I pulled up. Hearing an explosion behind me then Jack over the radio. "We're here now Curly." Flying up to the dogfighting in the sky again while responding. "Copy that Jay. We need to buy the ODST some time." Making it back to the fight just in time to see Edvard take out a fighter that was following Colby. "Thanks Owl." Edvard then flew by Colby giving him a thumbs up while saying. "No problem Radar." As the fighting continued for another ten minutes we then got new orders from command. "Hornet three, two and one you have new orders to provide fire support for ground troops that use blue smoke. While Hornets four and five commence the bombing run." Banking right and launching flares as a missile almost collided with me. "Copy that command Hornet three out." Hearing gunfire and then an explosion behind me before Edvard came on the radio. "I got you Curly." Starting a slow decent with Edvard and Colby as we were now ground support. "Mouse to Curly." Looking around for any blue smoke we couldn't see any yet. "Send traffic Mouse." The radio went silent for a second before she answered again. "We are doing our run now." Seeing a plume of blue smoke to our left let us know where to strafe. "Copy that Mouse. Be safe you two." As we strafed a group of IMC infantry as a red mist mixed with dirt was all we could see until it was nothing but dirt being thrown into the air. "Shit they got rocket troopers on the roof now." Hearing that made me bank right now heading for the base. "On my way now." While heading there an enemy fighter flew right by me while fireing their gun. "Shit I'm hit. I'm not picking this guy up on radar." Looking over my shoulder as Colby was trying to lose the enemy fighter on his tail. "I got him." Edvard said while getting behind the enemy fighter. Looking Infront of me again I could see the base as well as Jack and Ria's bombers as they were about to drop their payload. "Dropping payload." Ria said as bombs dropped out onto the base as multiple explosions went off a rocket trooper was able to fire a rocket hitting Ria's bomber. "SHIT. I'm hit I repeat I'm hit and going down." She sent out a mayday right before she crashed through the roof of the compound. Another rocket was shot off hitting Jack before she could drop her bombs. "Mayday, mayday, mayday. I'm going down. Sending out SOS." I detected her SOS as she hit the ground just outside the base. Banking left trying to get back to Colby and Edvard but after finishing my turn I could see two Hornet fighters be engulfed in fireballs as what was left of the fighters crashed into the planet. "All fighters it's time to RTB now!" Command shouted the order to all fighters still in the planets atmosphere. Pulling the stick back and pushing my throttle all the way up. Clouds parted as my ship broke atmosphere. "Command I need a dropship sent to Jack's SOS." Making a hail to the MCS Dawn to get help for Jack before landing. "We will have the ODST look for her on their way out." Sighing while pressing a few buttons. My landing gear extended as I entered the hanger and landed. Reaching up and pressing a few more buttons to turn off the fighter then pressing the button to open my cockpit. *Hiss* the cockpit lifted up as deck crew ran up with a stepladder for me to climb down. Once on the ground I unhooked my oxygen mask and then pulled my helmet off feeling my curly hair fall onto my face while sighing at the fact that my whole crew might be dead. "Jack you better survive."