ᴘʟᴏᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴀɢᴇꜱ

ʀᴏɢᴜᴇ ꜰʟɪɢʜᴛ (ᴀᴠᴀᴛᴀʀ x ᴛᴏᴘ ɢᴜɴ)

A dad isn't just someone who catches you before you fall; he's the one who picks you up when you do, brushes you off, and lets you try again. A dad lets you find your own path, even if it breaks his heart to watch you stumble. Grace Sully knows this better than anyone—she's lived it. But in her case, the man who taught her all of that wasn't her biological father. It was Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.

Grace stopped being a Sully the moment her father, Jake, abandoned her on Earth. When Jake made the decision to leave his only daughter behind and flee to Pandora, he didn't just leave Earth—he left her. He traded his human family for the Na'vi, for Neytiri, and for a new life light years away. And to Grace, that was a betrayal she could never forgive.

Growing up in the shadow of her father's legacy wasn't easy. Raised by her godfather Maverick, Grace found herself in a different kind of family. Maverick taught her to fly, but he also taught her the values of loyalty, courage, and love. He wasn't just her godfather—he was the father Jake failed to be. As far as Grace was concerned, Pete Mitchell was her real dad. He was there for every scraped knee, every tear-filled night, and every triumph. She built a bond with him that was stronger than blood.

Jake Sully's betrayal cut deep, but Grace channelled that pain into something more. By the time she was in her twenties, she followed in Maverick's footsteps and became an elite aviator at Top Gun. She excelled in the cockpit, where speed and precision ruled, where every mission was life or death. She built a new life with Bradley "Goose" Bradshaw, Maverick's best friend's son, and together they raised their son in a world where flying was more than just a job—it was freedom. Alongside her brother-in-arms, Jake "Hangman" Seresin, Grace carved out a life of strength and loyalty, far from the pain of her past.

But life never stays peaceful for long.

One day, the RDA—the same corporate force responsible for her father's new life on Pandora—came back into her world like a storm. Only this time, they weren't just hunting for resources on Pandora. They were hunting her. The message came with a brutal ultimatum: Grace's son and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell had been kidnapped, held as leverage to force her hand in an impossible mission—killing Jake Sully.

The RDA's cruelty knew no bounds. They didn't just want Jake dead; they wanted to break him in the most personal way possible—by making the daughter he left behind pull the trigger. It was a twisted revenge, a cold-hearted ploy to destroy not only Jake's new family but also the last piece of his humanity. And for Grace, the choice was excruciating. She had spent years resenting the man who abandoned her, who chose an alien planet over his own flesh and blood. But now, the RDA was forcing her to confront those buried feelings head-on.

The Grace of her childhood might have crumbled under that weight. But Arabelle wasn't that girl anymore. She was a mother now, and the fire of a mother protecting her child was unlike anything else. She was a fighter—sharpened by years in the cockpit, hardened by loss, and ready to do whatever it took to protect her family. Jake Sully may have left her behind, but no one—no one—was going to hurt her son or the man who raised her without facing the full force of her wrath.

With her heart torn between vengeance and the complex emotions she held for her estranged father, Grace begins to piece together a plan. She won't let the RDA manipulate her. She knows their tactics, their arrogance, their belief that they can control the situation. But they've underestimated her. They think she's just a pilot, just a woman left broken by her father's choices. What they don't realise is that Grace Sully is her father's daughter—strong, relentless, and ready to fight for those she loves.

As she prepares for the ultimate showdown, Grace is forced to reconnect with the one man she swore she'd never face again—Jake Sully. Their reunion is far from a heartwarming family moment. It's tense, filled with the bitterness of abandonment and the weight of unresolved pain. Yet, as they're drawn into the battle for their lives, both father and daughter must confront their shared history. Jake must face the consequences of leaving her behind, while Grace wrestles with whether or not she can ever forgive him—or even save him.

In the skies above Earth and in the jungles of Pandora, a new war is brewing. Grace, flying with the precision and skill that Top Gun ingrained in her, finds herself caught between the two worlds her father once straddled. The RDA's forces are brutal, and they will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. But Grace isn't just fighting for survival—she's fighting to reclaim the pieces of herself that were torn apart when Jake left. She's fighting for the family that raised her, the family she built, and the father she might still have a chance to understand.

In the end, Grace knows one thing: no one—neither the RDA, nor Jake Sully, nor the ghosts of her past—will ever take her family from her again. She is more than just her father's daughter. She is Grace Bradshaw, and she will write her own story, on her terms.