Planes: Interception

Taking Flight

Ben had got all the clearances and authorization to escort Dusty and Ember in a flight, Jeremy decided to tag along, It was night time the two Typhoons were parked outside the hanger, it was raining quite heavily, (This is what the cover is based on) 
Ben and Jeremy had already gotten in and strapped up, they both fired up the engines and were ready to go, both jets were fully armed in case anything happens which would compromise the safety of them or the two planes they were escorting.
"Rough night, eh Ben?" Jeremy said on the radio.
"Yeah, not really the best time to be flying but, if we can get above the clouds we'll be fine." 
"Where are they anyway?" Jeremy asked while looking around through his canopy.
"No idea, they said this was the time they wanted to go, we'll wait for fifteen minutes if they don't come we'll shut down the jets." 
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In the hanger, Ember was just getting ready to go
"Ready to go, Dusty?" No response came.
"Dusty?"
She turned around slowly to see him facing away, "Are you alright Dusty?"
Dusty sighed, "I'm just thinking about our friends at home, they must be scared to death, we went on that flight and to them, it's just as if we've disappeared, I mean they are probably already mourning, the whole world probably knows about our disappearance already, I don't want to think about it but, it's just in the back of my mind, have you ever thought about if we didn't get back? 
Ember Hadn't really thought about it, now that Dusty mentioned it she realised how bad the situation actually was.
Ember said with sympathy, "Look, I know it's hard but we need to try not to think about it and focus on getting home, the sooner we sort this out the better and we will, Me, You, Ben and Jeremy, Now are you coming or not?"
Dusty sighed again, "Yeah, I'm coming."
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"There they are, Ben" Jeremy stated.
The four planes taxied to the runway with the Typhoons behind the turboprops.
The tower radioed the two Typhoons, "Euro 1 and Euro 2, Your assigned callsigns are Scorcher 1 and Schorcher 2, Acknowledge."
Ben radioed back, "Acknowledged as Scorcher 1."
Jeremy also responded, "Acknowledged as Schorcher 2" 
"Schorcher 1 to Coningsby tower, requesting takeoff from runway 37, Heading 227, 6000 feet climb, Over."
"Coningsby tower to Schorcher 1, You are cleared for takeoff, turn heading 227 at 6000 feet, Over." 
Ben was ready to go, "Rodger, Out" 
Dusty and Ember went to full throttle on the takeoff, The Typhoons only went to 30% Throttle to avoid overtaking them, They all climbed to 6000 feet, And headed towards the south to fly over the sea, out the way where nobody would see them. 
"So" Dusty began, "Ember, would you care to explain what you said about me earlier?"
Ember's eye opened wide, she didn't expect Dusty to actually ask her about it.
"Oh, Uh, Nothing it was just what you said made me laugh." 
Dusty gave her a sarcastic 'sure' look, 
"Alright, Alright," Ember said slightly blushing, "So I may kind of like you, more than a friend kinda way..."
Now it was time for Dusty's eyes to widen, Ember liked her? But why? What had he done for her to feel that way about him?
"Well, uh-I----" 
At this point, Jeremy screamed through the radio, 
"WHOOO, I KNEW THEY WERE IN LOVE, DUSTY AND EMBER SITTING IN A TREE K-I-S----"
"That's enough, Jeremy," Ben said while also laughing his head off.
"Yeah, uh you two did kind of leave your radios on so we kinda heard everything you just said," Ben told Dusty and Ember
Dusty had never felt so awkward in his life, Ember liked her and not only that other people heard about it, 
Ember couldn't even speak she was full of shock and embarrassment, the two pilots in the jets were still laughing away as if someone put laughing gas in their cockpits.
Just as they stopped laughing one of Ben's alarms was going off.
Ben froze for a moment it was the one-alarm he never wanted to hear in his career, the alarm that meant he and everyone around him were in danger, the alarm that would make a pilot flashback on their lives, the alarm of an incoming missile.


Looks like they're in trouble, also another cliffhanger.