Call Back {Top Gun Maverick - Completed}

20: Coffin Corner

Maverick and Phoenix passed the top of the  mountain. S.A.M's immediately launched.

"Here it comes," Maverick warned, looking for them, "Radar warning! Smoke in the air. Phoenix, break right."

"Emergency jettison. Dagger three defending," Phoenix announced, breaking right.

"Here comes another one!" Bob yelled, turning around in his seat.

"Dagger one defending," Maverick released some flares, "Rooster, status."

Rooster grunted, the five jets were still in coffin corner, climbing out. Rooster, Payback, and Fanboy flew out, more missiles launching.

"Oh, my god," Rooster looked over his shoulder, "Smoke in the air! Smoke in the air!"

"Break right, Payback!" Fanboy yelled.

"Breaking right!" Payback followed his WSO's order.

"Oh, my god, here they come!" Fanboy exclaimed.

"S.A.M on your six, Rooster!" Payback warned. Maneater grunted, her vision was tunneling.

"Almost there, Mav," Bambi said between heavy breathes.

"Deploying countermeasures," Rooster alerted, releasing his own flares, "Negative contact."

"Dagger one defending," Maverick said.

Bambi, Marilyn, and Maneater finally shot out of coffin corner, more and more missile launching at them.

"Holy shit," Maneater swore, feeling the almost instant relief as the G-force lowered.

"Talk to me, Bob," Phoenix ordered.

"Break right, Phoenix! Break right!"

"Break left! Marilyn, break left!" Vulture yelled.

"Breaking left," Marilyn responded.

"Mav! Nine o’clock! Nine o’clock!" Bob yelled.

Back at the control room, Icarus was pacing once more. To say she and the admirals were stressed was an understatement. Everyone was yelling on the comms, missiles were coming from everywhere.

"Rooster, two more on your six," Maverick grunted, an explosion happening behind his aircraft.

"Dagger two, defending," Rooster replied, releasing more flares.

"Bambi, break right!" Maneater yelled.

"Breaking right," Bambi broke right.

"Payback, S.A.M on your nose," Maverick stated.

"Dagger four defending," Payback replied.

"Maneater, four o'clock!" Marilyn yelled.

"See it, dagger seven defending," Maneater released some of her flares.

Rooster, tally, seven o’clock!" Fanboy yelled, watching Maneater and seeing the missiles coming for Rooster.

"Talk to me, Bob!" Phoenix yelled, panicking slightly.

Everyone that was in the air was panicked. Missiles were everywhere. Hell, Bambi had her own missiles still on her jet, if she got hit, she would be gone. Everyone was flying around in a panicked frenzy. Slider grabbed Icarus's shoulder, giving it a squeeze.

"On our six!" Bob yelled.

"Dagger two defending," Rooster stated.

Phoenix, break right!" Bob panicked.

"I see it!" Phoenix yelled.

Everyone was overlapping each other, making it hard to hear what was going on. Smoke from S.A.M's was everywhere as everyone flew around trying to avoid them. Explosions of dark gray smoke erupting as some of the S.A.M's were struck.