Sunshine (Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw x OC)

Chapter 34

No turning back now.

"Daggers, assume attack formation." Maverick ordered and we fell into place. "Daggers set. Proceeding to target. Two minutes and 30 seconds in three, two, one, Mark." Maverick hit the point to start the countdown.

"Two Mark." Rooster said pressing the button.

"Three Mark." Phoenix added.

"Four Mark." Payback finished.

"Going in." Maverick claimed letting out a breath. We all breathed heavily as we made the twists and turns of the valleys, entering the real life version of our range we had practice on.

"First Sam site overhead." Maverick reported in warning and we all glanced up at it with worry.

"Looks like we're clear on radar, Mav." I reported to him.

"Let's not take it for granted." Maverick reminded everyone.

"More sams! Three o'clock high!" Fanboy called out and Rooster glanced at it with panic.

"We got two minutes to target." Bob reported out, following the timer we had each set.

"Copy." Payback replied.

"We're a few seconds behind, Rooster. We got to move." I warned him while glancing at the timer.

"Dagger, comanche. We're picking up two bandits. Single group, two contacts."

"Comanche, what's their heading?" Phoenix asked back.

"Bull's-eye 090, 50, tacked southwest."

"They're headed away from us. They don't know we're here." Rooster said with slight relief.

"The second those tomahawks hit the air base, those bandits are gonna move to defend the target. We have to get there before they do. Increase speed." Maverick gave us our next orders.

"We got you, Mav. Don't wait for me." Phoenix told him as they increased their speed. Roosters breathing grew heavy as he kept his speed and glanced at the Sam's above us.

"Tomahawk impact in three, two... Impact. Enemy runway is destroyed." We got the report from the command ship.

"Bandits are switching course to defend the target."

"Rooster, where are you?" Maverick worried that we wouldnt complete the mission in time, putting us in more danger.

"Come on, Rooster. Bandits inbound. We got to make up time now. Let's turn and burn." Payback called out.

"Heads up, Phoenix." Maverick warned as they had to slip under a bridge.

"Whoa!" Bob gasped as they passed under it.

"Sir, bandits are two minutes from target. Daggers are one minute from target."

"Guys, we're falling behind. We really gotta move." Fanboy called out in warning.

"Im, working on it!" I called back.

"If we don't increase our speed right now, those bandits are gonna be waiting for us when we reach the target." Payback warned Rooster.

"Come on, Rooster" I begged him with panic.

"Talk to me, dad." Rooster whispers to himself.

"Come on, kid, you can do it. Don't think, just do." Maverick replied softly.

"Come on, Rooster" I urged again and he let out a deep breath of focus before speeding up. "Oh shit!" I cursed out as my head hit the back of the seat from the sudden speed increase.