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December 6th 2017 22:00 Hours (10:00PM)

The pilots were completing their preflight checks and entering their aircraft to prepare for the raid against the Ruvanian bunker.

Anthony: "You ready for this guys? This is where it ends...I can't wait to take Oscar down and for this war to end." Started up his F-22

Kim: "Not if I get to him first."

Juan: "Time to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I actually have some gum in here.", Laughed.

Alex: "Be careful out there Anthony...last thing I want to do is tell our family that you were shot down."

Anthony: "Who is this?"

Alex: "It's your brother...it's been a long time."

Anthony: "Last time I saw you was on TV standing a podium back in Adlaria after taking third in the grand prix...what the fuck are you doing here?"

Alex: "I'm doing my part..."

Juan: "Voodoo, I didn't know you had a hermano, man."

Anthony: "Yeah...me and him never really spoke much as he was always out for the race seasons...he raced for a Sensoan team before the war if I recall correctly."

Alex: "Yep...exactly and now i'm flying a Black Hawk for the KBD."

Anthony: "Y-yeah...stay safe out there Alex..alright Boomslang's let's roll."

Juan: "3, rollin'!"

Kim: "2, rolling." Ignited afterburners

Anthony: "1 Airborne." retracted gear and headed to cruising altitude

Juan: "Alright, folks...remember what Mr. Ebinger said, the target area is high in the mountains, so we gotta be careful not to faceplant the ground. Plus...expect insane SAM and AA fire to ruin our day. And last...the bunker is deep within the mountain...let's make our bunker busters count!"

Anthony: "Roger, B-2's will be present to deal with the AA using their cruise missiles."

Kim: "Yes the B-2 flights callsign is Dagger."

Juan: "3, taking off...about time!", Full burners and there he was in the air already. "I can feel it...coming in the air tonight...oh Lord...I've been waiting for this moment...for all my life...oh Lord..."

Dagger: "Dagger Lead here, good to fly with you. Keep the fighters off and i'll pop some SAM's for you."

Juan: "We got your back, Dagger squadron!"

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The trio were soon entering Ruvanian airspace, the stealth capabilities of their fighters making it relatively easy for them to pass the less protected areas.

Anthony: "Nosey, requesting a SITREP."

Nathan: "Nosey here, I got you on radar gentlemen. The Rufies can't detect you, so the path is clear for now. Fighters are maintaining CAP's around the mountain range, so be ready for them. IR signature indicates J-20's and J-31's.

Anthony: "Roger that Nosey...thanks a lot. Alright Boomslang's looks like with supercruise we're about two hours out."

Juan: "I'm glad I'm not using the water injection...plenty of fuel in her!", Checked the fuel gauge: 98%.

Anthony: "Yep! Those Tomcat's are well known for their big fuel tanks and with the R-14 which is more economical I can imagine it being even better." Chuckled

Kim: "All right guys we're about 30 minutes out, prepare for action." Toggled master arm switch on

Anthony: "Roger that...weapons hot."

Juan: "Roooger, weapons burning."

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00:30 Hours (12:30AM)

Dagger: "Dagger here we're nearing the target...targeting the AGM-158's...missiles away!" pressed the trigger

The missiles made their way to their targets, destroying most of the SAM sites so the fighters could head in.

Commander Petrovich: "We have just lost all contact with the SAM sites in point Alpha! Launch the fighters to investigate!"

Juan: "There! Those big hangar doors near the top of the peak! Dagger squadron, if you have AGM-158's, take'em down! There's a J-20 squadron incoming, we'll keep them away from you guys!"

Dagger: "Roger that. Keep in mind I have no flares on here so if they detect me visually i'm gone."

Juan: "They'll be gone long before they can get a visual on you...already got my first lock, aaaaand...FIRE!", Fires a heat-seeker that takes down a J-31. "Bullseye!"

Anthony: "Boomslang 1...fox two!" Fired an AIM-9 and downed the next J-20.

The trio defended the B-2's against the Ruvanian fighters as they prepared for their attack run.

Dagger: "Dagger 1-1 releasing payload." Fired the AGM-158's.

Anthony: "Come on....come on....HIT! Looks like most of the AAA was knocked out, now to press on."

Juan: "Yo, I got two signatures comin' fast, 10-o'clock. Could it be the Wicked Witch's unit?

Dagger: "Dagger 1-1 MAYDAY MAYDA *static*"

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Juan: "Geezus!! Where did that come from?!?!"

Ved'ma: "You shouldn't have come here Voodoo...turn back...turn back while you still can."

A: "Brooke...we've come here to finish a job. Oscar's evil ends here and we will do what we must to succeed."

J: "Don't get in our way, woman!", Fired a missile at Brooke's jet, but she easily evaded.

A: "Damn that bird can maneuver! Juan...we need a game plan..the bunker takes top priority and it looks like these Vidhi's will not make our job any easier." popped flares and performed evasive maneuvers.

J: "I have an idea...but it'll be risky like hell...", Sighed. "I was expecting that...that's why I told Elson to load up my bird with a last-resort weapon...Etiru."

A: "A nuke?! *sigh* I have a bad feeling about this but sadly we don't have much of a choice."

J: "Aye, sir...the bunker buster variant. It'll penetrate deep within the complex and detonate in 30 seconds, to buy us some time."

Dagger 1-2: "Hey, we're still here, we can still do this!"

A: "Dagger 1-2 your flight lead was just shot down...recommend you pull back."

J: "Voodoo, Plan B is a go?"

A: "Affirmative Razyr...Let's do it."

J: "Alright...2 and 4, back me up; 1, take care of that girl. Rest of the squadron, make sure to knock out enemy fighters to clear the path for Dagger flight!", Began to climb. "I'm gonna gain some momentum for this..."

Boomslang 6: "Roger that sir!"

Anthony: "Affirmative....i'll keep these Rufie's off you Stutz.."

J: "You better, or else we'll all die a horrible death, burned to ashes!", Chuckled while already reaching 60,000 feet. "Just a little more...c'mon, baby, gimme all the thrust you got!", Engines roaring at full power.

The fighting intensified as Juan maneuvered to gain the momentum needed to strike the enemy bunker.

Anthony: "Why'd you do it Brooke? Why did you betray Kesalia?" He asked

Brooke: "Oscar Diederich gave me a new lease on life...He's a visionary you know, he'll rid this world of all evil and corruption and it starts with Kesalia's destruction along with her allies." She fired a missile, downing a WePAC fighter

Boomslang 6: "THIS IS BOOMSLANG SIX I CAN'T HOLD AGHGHGHHGHGH *static*

Kim: "Ruvania is losing though...they've lost countless territories throughout this conflict."

Brooke: "And you think that can stop us?"

J: "Ironic you say he'll rid this world of evil and corruption, when he's a corrupt bastard himself!", 80,000 feet!!

A: "How many people have died by Oscar's hand Brooke, Million's? We're here today to put a stop to it and we'll die trying."

Brooke: "Then die because that's all you'll accomplish!"

Anthony: "JUAN HURRY UP AND DROP THOSE BUNKER BUSTERS!!" Fired the 20mm at the Vidhi but Brooke evaded.

J: "ON MY WAY!", Began the descent...70,000...60,000 feet...speed reaching Mach 3.4...almost as fast as with the water injection system! "Got a lock on...FIRE!", Pressed the button, missile released; with the increased inertia, it struck the military complex like a knife through hot butter, probably some 200 feet below the surface. "Now it's time to HAUL ASS! GRRRRRRRRRRR", pulled the stick as hard as he could, surpassing 11G's in the process. "FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!", Finally managed to recover.

A: "Boomslang 3 requesting a status on target? Did the bombs do the trick??"

J: "Standby! Boomslang flight and everyone else, RETREAT!"

Everyone retreated from the area waiting for the countdown to end

Kim: "I sure hope these birds are EMP resistant."

Anthony: "They are...at least I hope."

J: "Nothing to worry about...the warhead isn't powerful enough to hit us.", 5...4...3...2...1...detonation. From up there, it felt like a powerful FAEB had just detonated in the underground, opening a crater as the ground crumbled under the complex, everything falling inside the large hole.

Kim: "Did that do it? Is it finally over?" Watched the explosion

Anthony: "We're not done yet...Vidhi's are still present....*sigh* and no matter what we do they manage to evade us. Nosey are there any potential weaknesses we can exploit?"

N: "Nosey here. 3D scanning now, standby."

J: "Do it quickly, we still need to get rid of these pests!", Just shot down a J-31.

A: "AH SHIT! Got an J-20 on my six!" maneuvered to evade and locked on with his helmet mounted sight, fired an AIM-9X and downed the fighter.

Brooke: "You may have destroyed the bunker...but that's not enough to guarantee a victory. The threat of the Triton still exists this defeat will not be enough to falter Oscar's plans....your ride's over Boomslang's, it's time to die." Fired at Kim's F-70

Kim: "DAMMIT!" Pulled the stick to her gut and over G'd the Valhalla, narrowly missing the laser fired at her "OVER G OVER G!" Shouted the bitching betty.

J: "Nosey, hurry up!"

N: "Aaaaand GOT IT! Scanning suggests a secret pass under the mountain itself, heading North-Northwest, probably an escape route!"

J: "Son of a bitch!"

A: "Where could he possibly go though, any ideas?"

N: "No idea, unfortunately. The tunnel seems to disappear at some point near the shore, though."

A: Shit!" Sighed and slammed fist against his leg "Well then all that's left to do is decide the best tactical solution to defeat these damn fighters. I did hear that these XZ-0's were controlled by the thoughts of the pilots but other than that information is scarce."

Kim: "Sounds like something out of the movies."

N: "Not all is lost, ladies and gentlemen; we managed to obtain some data from them...", Reassured the team.

Anthony: "Excellent! Standing by to receive the data Nosey!"

N: "They use a new type of engine and other features...it's really like something out of a sci-fi book...we're talking about anti-gravity here...", Sighed

K: "Thanks Nosey...any ideas on what to do Stutz? Maybe we could radio Markham and the Sensoan rebels to come in..."

A: "Overwhelm them with numbers.."

N: "I wouldn't advise that yet, Boomslang 2. The little info we have on these aircraft is only enough to make us think 3x before attacking them. We need a proper plan and tactics to counter them. If we go all out, guns blazing...it'll be a massacre. Think of it as fighting an F-22 using a Tiger Moth..."

J: "Nosey is right, you saw what they did to us before...the bastards move like a goddamn living being!"

A: "Yeah, they'll make mincemeat out of the WePAC birds....but like us they must have to retreat eventually in order to refuel."

N: "...I wouldn't count on it."

J: "...keep going, Nosey."

N: "They use a different power source...something we're still trying to figure out how it works, but it's related to electromagnetism..."

K: "What do we do then? We have no way of properly defeating them and of course we need to refuel eventually."

N: "For now, at least...we don't have that answer. I'm sorry."

J: "Wait, guys, let's not give up just yet...to find out a weakness, we must to know and understand them properly...I guess it'll be good to have a good look on all that data when we get back, Nosey."

N: "Roger...I'll prepare a presentation for the crews."

****

The Boomslang's returned to base to see the WePAC and Sensoan forces celebrating. They then exited their planes and were surprised by the celebration.

Anthony: "What's with all the celebrating?"

James: "What kind of question is that!? You Boomslang's fuckin' did it! When you took out that enemy bunker you eliminated the highest ranking generals in the Ruvanian ranks which crumbled their leadership! The bastards are even issuing an unconditional surrender as we speak!"

J: "...you know...my bullshit detector is off the charts...and it's never ever failed me.", Shook his head in disapproval.

A: "The Triton is still out there...just because the Ruvanian military itself has surrendered does not mean that Oscar will just throw in the towel. Right now I would be guessing that Oscar is desperate and planning a last ditch effort to tip the odds in his favor." Rubbed his eyes and forehead

K: "The worst part is that while the conventional forces have thrown in the towel we still have to worry about those fiercely loyal to Oscar himself."

J: "That puts us in a pretty bad position, 'cause Oscar probably thinks nothing can stop him now...he'd be willing to destroy even Ruvania to reach his goals..."

A: "We need to pinpoint where the Triton is and intercept it...while Ruvania was our enemy we can't stand by and let him wipe the country off the map."

K: "And what about those fighters?"

A: "What about them? Nosey has managed get some intel during the mission so perhaps he can identify a weakness." Put his hand on her shoulder

J: "I hope so...but for now, we gotta rest...besides...Izumi and I need some private time...", Chuckled and grinned.

A: "I can agree on that...come on Kimmy let's go get some rest while we still can." He held her hand

K: "Roger that.." She chuckled

J: "Well, guys...see you later!", Walked away to find Izumi.

Alex: "Hopefully someday you'll introduce me to your friends Anthony...we're all in this together big brother."

Anthony: "I will...just stay out of trouble Alex.."

Alex smiled at Anthony and headed to his Black Hawk.

Kim: "You and your brother don't seem to be the closest."

Anthony: "It's a long story Kimmy...a very long story..." Walked her to her quarters.