#‘Hangman walks away; leaving Rooster to contemplate the gravity of what’s happening’

[lesbiradshaw]

if they didn’t want me to believe that rooster and hangman were in love then maybe they shouldn’t have included significant scenes of them parting and reuniting that directly parallel each other… just a thought.

[rooster-the-love-of-my-life]

Two miracles.

The next day was filled with tension. Rooster and Y/N sat as far as possible and didn't dare look at each other. The rest of that gang was hell bent to keep them away. As of now they all were stiing in the debriefing room. Admiral Bates had just finished explaining the basics, that they were attacking an unsanctioned Uranium Plant that threatened NATO.

"Time will be your greatest enemy in this mission. You'll be flying through a cavern to avoid these SAMs. They are lethal. The height limit on the day of the mission will be 100 meters. No higher." Pete Mitchell came on next. He turned to the pilots explaining to them what exactly they were supposed to do. All eyes were on him.

"Then comes the hard part. You'll need to go up and do an inverted climb to hit the the Uranium plant on time. You'll do an inverted dive before going straight." He paused to let the diagram catch up. "Now here is where we need two consecutive miracles. Miracle #1 is hitting the uranium plant, now the single plane will launch the bomb, with the second plane providing a laser lock aim. Then the pilot will do a steep climb out. That's Miracle #1." 

"Now, Miracle #2 will be doing that second time. The second duo of planes will deliver the kill shot. And then they will also climb the steep dive out." He finished, as Hangman raised his hand.

Maverick nodded, pointing and motioning towards the hot shot blond. "Sir with a climb that steep you'll be pulling like 7 to 8 g's." He spoke.

"10. Minimum." The captin responded before continuing. "And right after you pass the climb, These SAMs will instantly be on you." He motioned.

"Assuming we even survive the climb, those SAM's will take out all of our defensive missiles. It'll be a dogfight all the way home." Rooster said from the back of the class.

"Excatly."

"Is this mission even possible sir?" Question Phoenix.

"It is. And that's waht I'm gonna teach you." Maverick replied. "I want Phoenix and Bob to go first, with Sparrow."

Upon hearing the orders, they all got up from their places and started getting ready for the filght. While Y/N was walking up to her plane, the voice of her father called from behind.

"Y/N. Y/N." She stopped in her tracks and truend around to see him. "Be safe okay."

"I always am." She answered.

"Good." He replied. "Now about yesterday-"

Y/N cut him off "Whatever happened happened. Let's not dwell on it."

"You should be glad that he didn't press charges or you would have been dishonorablely discharged."

"Well that would have been for the best." Grumbled Y/N.

"No, it wouldn't have." Maverick now started to get a little angry. "I need you on my team. I need you with me. Now go out there and be careful. I don't want to lose you."

To this Y/N just nodded and went her way. Soon her, Phoenix and Bob were in the air. Navigating the cavern was harder than they expected. All the power they had was not enough for this.

The force of gravity was too much for them to handle and flying so low was making it even harder.

"Come on guys, we're 20 seconds behind schedule." Said Bob.

"We gotta picknup the speed Sparrow." Phoenix said.

"Alright." Repkied Sparrow, doing as she was told . What she didn't anticipate was the turn she almost crashed into. Because of that she had to stop making Phoenix and Bob to be killed by going over the solo pilot, leaving them to die.

"Fuck." Y/N screamed over the comms as she remover her mask, flying back to the base.

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"Why are you dead?"

"We didn't contemplated that turn. We should have waited, it's our fault." Phoenix answered the question of the angry captain.

"Is that want toure going to tell their family at the funeral?" He now turned to his daughter. "I'm sorry sir, ma'am, but it was your daughter's fault. Your son fault."

His voice got louder as he spoke.

"I didn't anticipate the turn." Replied Y/N in a soft voice.

"Why?" Maverick was close shouting. "You were breifed about the terrain, yet you still made silly mistakes. What if it was you who died huh? What do you expect me to believe?"

Sparrow didn't answer. She kept staring at the ground. She had seen this side of her father before, when her mother died. He would have mood swings and would often scold her. She didn't blame him for it though, she understood what she did was wrong and what the consequences of her actions were.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you." Screamed Maverick. Now everyone was at high alert. "Do you not understand how important this is? Not only to you but to me? I've already lost enough people I'm not going to loose you too. Any of you. Hangman, Yale Coyote toure next."

With that he was off, with the three guys hot on his tail. The people left were all staring at Y/N. Bon slowly got up from his seat and sat on the empty one nex to her.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly.

"I'm fine Bob Bob." She said patting his cheeks. "Nothing I can't handle." After saying that she fot up and went to the hall.

The last person you'd ever expect followed her. He was walking behind her, trying to catch up. When he got closer he started saying her name. Upon hearing she stopped dead in her tracks. Turning around she found no one otherwise than Rooster.

"Are you okay?" He said catching up to her and standing directly in front of her.

"Yes. Why do care all if a sudden?" She questioned, shifting her weight to another leg.

"I know how you get when Maverick does that." He said looking down at the floor. "I was just worried."

"You don't need to be." She replied.

"Can you just except the fact that someone might just be worried about you?" Rooster asked annoyed.

"No." She answered quickly.

"God, you haven't changed at all." Rooster said while shaking his head.

Y/N just nodded. They stood in awkward silence for a few moments when Y/N said "I'm sorry for yesterday."

"It's okay. I was out of line."

"I shouldn't have hit you."

"It's good to have a reality check once in a while." Rooster replied nonchalantly.

"Glad to be of service." Y/N fake slauted, to which Rooster chuckled. With that she started walking again.

"Where you going?" Rooster called from behind.

"The ladies room. You wanna pester me there as well?"

"Nope."

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The same exercise went on for.a few days. Everyone would go up in the air and would fail to finish the mission. The only one who had done it by now was rooster, but he was a minute late.

"He's the only one whos finished the mission till now." Said Phoenix.

"Yeah a minute later. He gave time to the enemy's SAM'S to intersept him on his way out. He is dead." Maverick said.

"You don't know that." Retaliated Rooster.

"You not flying fast enough." Commented Hangman. "You don't have a minute to waste."

"We made it to the target."

"And superior enemy aircraft interspersed you on your way out." Maverick said again.

"Then it's a dog fight." Rooster replied.

"Against 5th generation fighters?"

"Yeah. We stand a chance."

"In an F-18?"

"It's nit the place sir its the pilot."

"Excatly." Maverick said loudly.

"There is more than on way for this mission to be flown."

"You don't get it do you?" Butted Hangman. "On this mission a man Flys like Maverick here, or a man dosent come back." He then nods toward Sparrow and Phoenix. "No offense intended."

"Yet you always manage." Bob replied.

"I get it." Hangman continues. "You're conservative. But we're going on a highly dangerous mission son. No living pilot has ever seen anything like that. Not even him. It not time to be dwelling at the past."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Rooster asked.

"Don't tell me I'm the only one who knows that Maverick flew with his old man. And that he was in the plane when his old man-"

Before he could finish thw sentence, Rooster was on him. Upon seeing this everyone got up as well. Payback, Fanboy and Yale were holding Hangman back while Bob and Sparrow was hoping Rooster back.

"Hey Rooster that enough." Siad Bob.

"Im cool. I'm cool." Hangman said and walked out if the room.

"You're all dismissed." Sighed Maverick as everyone left. Everyone except Rooster and Maverick.

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A/N: this is a shorter chapter compared to tbw other ones. Thank you sooooooo much for liking my story. It means the world to me. Taglist and requests are open. Love ya!!!