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A Rebel In My Soul | Final Chapter: Rebel

Pairing: Jake “Hangman” Seresin x Fem!Mitchell!Reader

Word count: 3.1k

Warnings: MISSION CHAPTER with this, you can know basically all that happens, but here are the warnings. guns, missiles, explosions, mentions of death... you know the deal. fluufffffff at the end bc we deserve it.

Summary: Y/N “Rebel” Mitchell is one of the best aviators of her generation. She grew up hearing the adventures and stories of Maverick, her father, that he used as bedtime stories. She became an aviator with her best friend Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw and now both of them have to come back to the Top Gun Academy for an important mission. Only the best of the best is called for this mission, including the southern idiot called Jake “Hangman” Seresin. Both of you had hated each other since day one. Now, having to work together once more, you count the days for this mission to be over, not only to never see Hangman again, but to also cut all connections again with your father.

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A/N: GUYS I LITERALLY CRIED WHILE WRITING THE END OF THIS SERIES. It's so precious to me, it was this little series the one that gave me the strength and the courage to keep writing, and it brought a lot of you here... It's so sad to let it go. I just can't imagine not writing about Rebel anymore :( Thank you to all of you who had accompanied me in this first journey that its my very first series but don't worry, there's more to come! Special thanks to @purplevortexx because she had been giving me a lot of strength this past few weeks and without her support, and all of you my beautiful readers, this wouldn't have been possible.

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Jake is trying his best to restart the engines, the left one has been damaged by the SAMs explosions. He is looking at the picture that Payback gave him only an hour ago. He knows that the loving smile in Y/n’s face is lost forever. She has lost his father and his best friend, who she considers her brother, with minutes of difference. He cannot allow you to lose your boyfriend too.

He shuts down the left engine and breathes again when the right one starts working. These aircrafts are prepared to fly with only one functioning engine. Jake will make it to the carrier.

“Talk to me, Jake”

“Everything’s good, y/n. Breathe again, you’re not losing more people today” he says while ascending to situate his F-18 next to hers.

“I almost had a heart attack,” you confess.

“It takes more than one busted engine to stop me, sweetheart”

“Two busted engines” adds Bob.

“I don’t think it’s time for jokes, Bob” reprimands him Phoenix.

“Okay guys, we’re leaving now. Let’s get back. Dagger six, if your aircraft makes the slightest weird thing, you eject.”

“Roger that, dagger five” Jake confirms, knowing that you’re trying your best to not cry. Everyone’s hearing you right now, and if you let out the smallest indicator that the two of you are in a relationship, one of you is out.

You move towards the carrier, feeling more tired than ever.

“Rebel, tally two, 6:00 low” tells you Fanboy.

Well shit. They’re following the squad.

“Dagger five requesting permission to engage”

“Negative, dagger five”

“Sir, they’re right behind us”

“Wait for them to shoot first” says Cyclone.

“Dagger six has only one functioning engine, he’s gonna be the target!”

“Wait for them, Rebel” he insists.

“Dagger four, dagger six, fly ahead of us” you order.

“What? Rebel we’re not going anywhere” Payback isn’t having it.

“Guys, I need you to protect Hangman. And if you move ahead, and they follow you, I will shoot those motherfuckers back to their motherland”

“Reb-”

“Please, Hangman. It’s an order” you say, not looking in his direction.

“Let’s go, Payback” Jake gives in, knowing that he can’t help you this time.

When the two aircrafts move slightly away from the formation, one of the bandits shoots.

“Fight’s on, guys. Dagger six keep moving. Dagger four, defend him. Dagger three, let’s show these pilots not to mess with Dagger squad”

Phoenix turns her aircraft around, moving away from the formation and making one of the bandits follow her. You, however, are very tired of this mission and those assholes, so you opt for the easy way. You make a cobra maneuver, positioning right behind the bandit. In just a few seconds you have gotten rid of him. “I’m coming, Phoenix!”

“I’m out of flares!” she says.

You move faster and after some agonizing seconds, bandit’s down, and all of you can breathe again. “Dagger returning” you say, before moving with Payback and Hangman.

Once your feet touch the deck, you run straight to your friends and hug them. All of them hug you tight, knowing that this is not because you’re grateful to see them again. It’s because they’re the only family you have left.

“I’m so sorry, y/n” Fanboy says, caressing your hair. “You need us to go see Cyclone?”

“Shit, the report… I don’t know if I have strength for that”

“Darlin’, you sure you’re okay?” asks Jake, grabbing your face between his hands.

“Yes, I’m okay”

“Y/n, you lost-”

“I know what I lost so please, don’t remind me right now. I’m trying to not think about it. Because I know that once I let that thought sink in, I'm not gonna be able to breathe anymore.” you cut Payback, even though he was just trying to check on you.

“Why is Hondo running towards us?” Phoenix questions, looking at Hondo who is really happy.

“Rooster is in an F-14” he says when he gets to your group.

“HE’S WHERE?” yells Bob, scaring the shit out of you because he has never raised his voice. Not even once.

“He’s alive” Jake says, and your world stops spinning again for the hundredth time today. “Does he know how to fly an F-14?”

“No…but my dad does” you clarify, and see how the group hugs each other because, apparently, you have not lost anyone today.

Your eyes wander around the deck, stopping in your aircraft. Maybe you can go up again and make sure that they are okay.

“You know they’re not gonna let you fly, sugar” Jake says, his hand in the small of your back.

“I'm the team leader now,” you retort, trying to persuade him even though he is not the one that has to let you fly. “And those two are part of my team. It’s my responsibility”

“You’ve gone through a lot today”

“You’re just sulky because you can’t fly with me” you say, moving away from him and going to talk to Cyclone. Jake chuckles, knowing that you’re telling the truth, and follows you.

If you’re going up there, he’s going too.

“I don’t know, Mitchell. You acted better than many veteran pilots and that was your family up there” Cyclone says, pacing around the room, and considering the options. “Coyote is ready to go up, he could bring them back”

“Sir, I trust Coyote with my life. But I’m team leader. I have to do it”

He looks at you for a few seconds, scanning your face and thinking about all the possible scenarios.

“You’ve gone through a lot, Lieutenant. You’re staying here, I’ll send Coyote” Cyclone finally says.

“Let me go, sir. I’ll bring them back” Jake says, knowing that you want, at least, one of you to bring those two back.

“Your aircraft is in no condition to fly, Hangman”

“Then give me another one”

“There’s only two-seaters left.”

“Let Rebel be my back seater” that makes you look at him from the corner of your eye. It’s not what you wanted but at this point, you’ll take what you can get.

“That’s okay with me. I just want to save them”

“No. It’s a no, Lieutenants” Cyclone sits on his chair, signaling the end of the conversation. You’re not finished. You’re going to get them, even if he gives you the order or not.

“Sir, I don’t care” retorts Hangman, leaning over his desk, his voice hard and commanding, as if he was the one giving the orders here and not the man sitting on the chair in front of him. Honestly, if your father and brother weren’t in a potentially dangerous situation, you would find this rather hot. “I don’t care if you give me authorization. I’ll just go, get an F-18, and make sure my teammates make it back to the carrier in one piece. Those bandits that came for us weren’t the ones that we saw earlier on the radar. Those are probably chasing them as we speak. They need help”

Cyclone looks at Jake with a look that rather reflects admiration for the balls you need to have to talk like that to your superior, or a growing wish of chewing his head off.

“Rebel will be backseater. And you, Hangman, you better hand in a formal apology after this”

“You’ll have it before the day ends, sir” He salutes him and exits the room, you're following behind him and closing the door. You wait to be far away from the office before speaking.

“Did you just go against direct orders?”

“Yep” he simply says.

You laugh. “I didn’t know you had it in you”

“What can I say? I have a rebel in my soul”

You stop walking, looking at the back of his head. “Did you just-”

“Don’t say it” he cuts you in, his ears turning red because of the cheesy thing he had said.

Laughing, the two of you go straight to the deck, the crew already preparing a two-seater for you. Fanboy, followed by the rest of the squad, hands you your helmet. “Be sure to bring those idiotas back, so I can scold them,” he says.

“Bag man” calls Phoenix.

“Yes?”

“Take care of my girl” she gives Jake his helmet. He nods, getting in the front seat. You sit and turn on all the necessary devices.

Once you two are airborne, however, all fun and jokes are gone. The radar show you two aircrafts, one is the F-14, the other one, who is flying straight to their nose, is one of the bandits from earlier.

“It’s flying straight to them and it doesn’t seem like it’s gonna stop, Hangman”

"It's gonna be a dog fight in a second"

He speeds the aircraft, but it doesn't seem to be fast enough.

"Jake"

"I know, were getting there"

You know that Jake’s flying as fast as he can, but for you, it seems like you’re not moving. The aircraft’s missile launches from under the wing.

"JAKE!"

But he's faster than you, and he has already pressed the button, your own missile hitting the aircraft and making the enemy's projectile explode.

Hangman flies the two of you through the smoke, and you see the F-14 up close. Both are moving their arms, Rooster letting his head fall against the seat.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. These are your saviors speaking. Please, fasten your seatbelts, return your tray tables to their licked and upright positions and prepare for landing" Jake jokes, making your father and Rooster laugh too.

"Hey, Hangman. You look good."

"I am good, Rooster. I'm very good" you roll your eyes. Some things don't change.

"How the heck did you get my daughter in the backseat? asks your dad, looking at you.

"You know, when your father and your brother act like idiots, disobey direct orders, and you have to assume team leader position, they don't let you fly to rescue them" you state.

"You good?" asks your dad with pain in his voice.

"I am now. Lucky for me, I don't have to go to another funeral this week."

"Reb, I-"

"We'll talk later, Rooster," you cut him. "Let's go, Hangman"

"We'll see you back on deck" he says, turning the aircraft and beginning the landing maneuvers.

Once they land, you run to them, helmet in hand, and wait until Rooster steps out of the F-14. When his foot touches the tarmac, you throw your helmet to his stomach.

"What WERE YOU THINKING?"

"The other Mitchell said the exact same thing to me before. I don't need to go over this again." Rooster says, getting close to you to hug you.

You push him away, raising an accusatory finger. "Oh no, no. You're gonna hear me out. You do this bullshit again, and I'll kill you myself"

"Mav also went down?" he says, trying to dodge the bullet.

"But he saved you. That was the whole point!"

"Why are you talking like him?" he whines, looking with pleading eyes at Maverick who is getting closer.

"Because you're dumb. Next time someone tells you to not think, you better NOT LISTEN"

"Hey, it worked out. Don't be too harsh" your dad remarks.

"And you! You had to save Rooster and I get it, better you than him. I get it, really. But why, why, do you tell a himbo to not think?" you berate.

"HEY" Rooster protests.

"What's a himbo?" inquires Mav with a frown.

"Oh, lord," you groan, exasperated by these two.

Hangman comes to your little group, patting Rooster's back.

"Hangman! Thanks for saving our asses," your dad hugs Jake, and you remember that you promised to introduce him to your boyfriend.

“It’s nothing, sir”

“Chalked yourself another kill, huh?” Rooster says, patting Jake’s shoulder.

“That makes two” he says, but he looks at you, a proud look on his face. “She has three. Four if you count the last one”

“I didn’t do anything, it was yours, Jake” you claim, looking at your father, who is smiling like a mad man. “What?”

“He’s the boyfriend” he states, and you hide behind Rooster, who is now laughing loudly.

Jake, not afraid of anything right now, smiles and nods. “Yes, sir. It’s only been a few days but I hope you don’t mind that I’m dating your daughter”

Mav looks at him and nods. “I wouldn’t trust anyone else to be with her”

Jake hugs you and kisses your head, knowing that it’s the only thing he can do in front of the crew. Mav and Rooster hug, and in their faces you see that their inner war is over. Everything will be okay. Your family is back together, with one unexpected new member. But you wouldn’t have it any other way.

Few days later, back at base, you follow Maverick to the Hard Deck. He wants to propose to Penny, but he’s nervous and doesn’t want to go alone. But when you get there, it turns out that Penny and Amelia are gone on a trip, and nobody knows when they’re gonna be back. It hurts to see your father like this… but you know that he will propose to her in a few days.

That same afternoon, you and Rooster are showing Jake pictures of the two of you that Mav has scattered around the hangar he calls his home. Jake literally steals one of you wearing a tiny flying suit and your dad’s aviators.

“I’m going to put this in my cockpit” he says, running away from you.

“No! Give it back, it’s really embarrassing!” you whine, but he isn’t having it.

You stop running when you see Amelia looking around the hangar. “Dad?” you yell at the man who is working on his plane with Bradley.

“Yes, sweetie?”

“I think you have a visitor” you smile, pointing to the exterior, where a stunning Penny is waiting for Mav to notice her presence.

You watch in awe how Maverick talks to her, and kneels down, offering her one beautiful ring that you had help to choose. Penny, with tears in her eyes, nods quickly. Rooster and you hug each other, happy that your dad is now moving on, creating his own story, and hopefully, leaving behind all the guilty thoughts that had followed him since Goose died.

He had never told you or Rooster, but you don’t have to be a genius to know. He didn’t allow himself to be happy, to have a life with someone he loves, to grow up surrounded by a big family… because in his mind, the idea of having a life when Goose wouldn’t be able to live the one he had planned was heart-wrenching.

He seems to be able to move on, now. With Penny at his side, and you and Rooster at the other.

Maverick got his wife and kids, in the end.

“We should go on a holiday, you know” Fanboy says while finishing his tequila shot.

“Mickey, we only have a 3-day leave. Where are we going in 3 days?” you say, sitting closer to Jake, who is caressing your thigh under the table.

“I don’t know, Disneyworld?” he suggests, making you all laugh.

“We can go to my family’s ranch” Jake says, looking at you. “My dad wants to meet you”

You choke on your drink. “Your dad knows about me?”

“Of course, he does! Since the academy” he admits. “And I’ve been bragging about my badass girlfriend since we came back”

“He doesn’t believe she’s dating you right?” says Payback, laughing at Jake’s face.

“Dad Seresin doesn’t think someone as cool will be with a loser like me”

“Well, you’re my loser. And I love you” you say, kissing his cheek.

“I love you, too. But are we meeting my parents or not? Because we’re gonna need some plane tickets”

“Yes, yes we’re going” you say, making all your friends cheer and raise their drinks.

They talk about all the things they want to do there, when you notice Jake’s hand moving towards yours, grabbing it while he gets up. “Come with me”

You follow him outside the bar, moving to the benches. He sits down, motioning with his hand that you sit in front of him, which you gladly do.

“So… this is gonna be cheesy and if you say any of this to someone, I will deny everything” he begins, making you laugh.

“Duly noted”

“Well… you know we can’t tell everyone that we’re dating because… They will make one of us leave the team, and now we’re an Elite squad. I don’t want to lose one of the best pilots I’ve ever seen”

You smile, grabbing his hand between yours. “Don’t need everyone to know, Jake.”

“I know… but I have something for you” he says, taking something out of his pocket. It’s a necklace, with a… F-18?

“It’s our aircraft?” he nods, signaling the numbers written in the silver pendant. “Oh those are the numbers of the one we flow to save Mav and Rooster”

“I know it’s… corny. But I couldn’t get you a ring”

You raise your head so fast you feel dizzy. “A what?”

“I’m not proposing” he clarifies. “Not yet, anyway. It’s too soon. But it’s a promise. A promise necklace”

You can’t hide your smile, closing your fingers around the pendant. “What it’s the promise?”

“I promise to love you, be faithful, and protect your ass when you’re in the air”

You roll your eyes, ignoring your beating heart that it’s about to explode. “You were doing so good, Seresin…”

“I’m not a man of sweet words” he says, looking down.

You hold his chin between your thumb and index finger and make him raise his head. “No, you’re a man of actions. Someone who has been at my side in every single terrible moment this past month had in store for me. I don’t know what would’ve been of me without you”

He nods, smiling a bit and trying to hide his red ears. You have come to know in the last few days that he gets shy more often than he likes to admit. “So… with the necklace I’m trying to say that I will be with you, every step of your life, as long as you want me, just like I did when we were on that F-18.”

You kiss him with all you got. All your love, all your admiration, all your entire being. Every single part of your soul is focused on making him feel as loved as he makes you feel. It’s hard to explain all the emotions rushing through your body at this moment. But there’s one emotion that outshines the rest, the most important one.

You feel loved, more than you’ve ever been, by a man you swore to hate.

And when you look into his emerald irises once he pulls away, you see in them the promise of a future that no one else can give you.

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