𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒘 𝒙 𝑶𝑪
Emily Mitchell finds herself back at Top Gun alongside her WSO and brother Logan Mitchell. She was already expecting to see Bradley's familiar face but she would have never expected to see again her father Pe...
Sound of the drums Beating in my heart The thunder of guns Tore me apart You've been Thunderstruck
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"IT HAS BEEN AN honour flying with you. Each one of you represents the best of the best. This is a very specific mission. My choice is a reflection of that and nothing more", it was a few days later and Maverick was standing in front of them as they all stood ready for the mission.
"Choose your Foxtrot teams", Cyclone told him.
"Phoenix and Bob", he started looking at two who looked quite shocked. Then he moved his gaze to the two behind them. "Star and Storm."
The twins looked up with furrowed brows as they looked back and forth between each other and Maverick. Did that mean he trusted them?
"And your wingman", Cyclone added. There was a small pause before Maverick spoke up again.
"Rooster", he said as he looked at him and at this the man in question looked up confused. Emily turned around and gave him a smile. She knew it was going to be him, it had to be.
"The rest of you will stand by on the carrier for any reserve role that's required. Dismissed", Warlock explained and they all walked away to get ready.
Emily was heading to get changed when Bradley quickly caught up to her.
"Hey, Emily!", he exclaimed and she turned around to look at him.
"Bradley?", she asked with a frown.
"Be careful up there", he told her, his tone serious as he looked down at her.
"You, too", she told him with a smile and he nodded. When she was about to leave again he suddenly stopped her and hugged her tightly.
"Seriously, come back to me, okay?", he whispered in her ear and she hugged him just as tight.
"I promise", she whispered back.
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"Your target is a clear and present threat. A secret uranium enrichment site under rogue state control. It's an underground bunker tucked between these two mountains. Your route of ingress is heavily defended by surface to-air missiles backed up by fifth-generation fighters. Once your F-18 strike team crosses the border, Tomahawk missiles from the USS Leyte Gulf will launch a synchronised strike on the enemy's airfield here.
"This will knock out their runaway. But you'll have to contend with any planes already in the air. The moment those Tomahawks hit, the enemy will know you're coming. Your fine to target will be two minutes and 30 seconds. Any longer than that, and you will be exposed to any aircraft the Tomahawks may have missed", Warlock explained as they stood before him in their flight gear.
"This is what you've all been training for. Come home safely", Cyclone added and soon they were out.
Emily was getting on her plane and watched from afar as Logan talked with Natasha and quite surprisingly Bradley with Jake. After the two were free they met halfway and she watched from her position as they went to talk with Maverick. Suddenly, though, a voice through the speakers announced that it was time and they were interrupted.
So, Emily watched as the two defeatedly walked to their own planes. Once Logan reached her, she spoke up.
"Everything okay?", she asked him.
"Yeah, let's get this over with", he replied with a smirk as he got in the plane behind her.
Then Emily moved her gaze beside her while the canopy lowered down. She found Bradley already looking at her through his own plane beside her and he smiled.
"Hey, Rooster", she called him.
"Yes, Star?", he asked her with a knowing smile.
"Ready to reach the stars?", she asked him, her smile big on her face.
"Always", he replied, like he always did, then they both looked back and put on their masks.
"Dagger One, up and ready on Catapult One", Maverick spoke up through the radio.
"Dagger Spare standing by", Hangman said.
"Dagger Four, up and ready", Phoenix spoke into the radio.
"Dagger three, up and ready", Star said as well.
"Dagger Two, up and ready", then Rooster spoke up.
"Support assets airborne. Strike package ready. Standing by for launch decision", they heard through the radio and they waited a few seconds before the voice sounded again. "Dagger One away." And Maverick left as he began to fly up in the sky.
"Dagger Two away", then it was Rooster's turn and he followed Maverick.
"Dagger Three away", Star quickly flew behind the two as she was sent up in the sky as well.
"Dagger Four away", and finally it was Phoenix's turn who didn't waste time to fly up behind them.
