TTISI: Ace Combat 3 (pt 2)

//play_mmry-ftg2

Politics: playing
Me: God damn- ad blocker on. *skips ads*

Sally: Incoming message: Fiona.
Me: Aight.

Fiona: Ah! There you are! Your name’s hard to find. There’s something I need to tell you. Starting today, complete authority over UPEO’s peacekeeping activities has been given to Commander Park. From now on, you’ll be teamed up with Rena as a member of SARF. UPEO’s special aviation squadron.

Me: ... Rena....
Sally: Is something wrong?
Me: No, it’s just... I swear I’ve heard that name before.
Sally: Improbable.
Me: ....

Fiona: Well, if you’re going to be with a star like her, you’re gonna have some watchful eyes on you. So don’t mess up now. *giggles*

Me: Failure is not an option.
Sally: Indeed.

BEEP

I sit in my plane, ready for the next sortie. Our next mission has something to do with jammers or whatever. However, to my surprise, a figure walks into the hangar. I focus on the figure, and slowly recognize a space suit. Is that Rena?.... Of course it is.

Rena: Um, hello? Is anyone here?
Me: Yes... *realizes her radio isn’t on*
Rena: Nemo should be somewhere here... Maybe that’s his plane? *walks up to my plane* ... It’s hard to see the cockpit...
Me:.... *can’t seem to talk as I can see her face, and feel an immense familiarity*
Rena: ... I wonder... Where did he learn to fly.... *looks at time, sighing* I can’t afford to wait any longer. Maybe I can talk to him in the air...
Me: ... *sighs as she leaves*
Sally: Is something the matter?
Me:... No...

BEEP

Bases: *exist*
Me: I LIKE YOUR CUT G!!! *flings bombs*

BEEP

After I destroyed many targets.

Erich: Alright, no need to show off! *laughs*
Fiona: are you trying to be SARF’s Ace?
Me:...
Rena:...
Erich: Great, now he’s quiet again! We really gotta break you out of your shell rookie.
Me:... No.
Fiona: Alright, let’s RTB. No more teasing the new guy.

BEEP

*watching news*...
News: Abyssal Dision has been trying to “overcome the physical body”-
Me: .... Dision...
News: He is proving the be the ace of General Group.
Sally:... Is something wrong?
Me: No.
Sally: Your activity is spiking.
Me: ... The thought of an ace.... I want to fight him.
Sally: ...Any particular reason?
Me: ... I... I don’t know... it just feels like I’m.... challenged.
Sally: Dision has no knowledge of you. Why would he challenge you?
Me: He wouldn’t. It doesn’t change that he has.

Sally:... incoming message.

Commander Park: Get ready to sortie Nemo. You’re going to train with an ace today. Follow their instructions, that is all.

Me: ...

BEEP

As we fly, a General pilot nags at me.

Keith: Do you really think you have what it takes to train with us?
Me: Yes.
Dision: ... Heh, follow me. Show me what you can do.
Me: Yes.

BEEP

COMMANDER: Urgent orders! Neucom units are dispersing chemicals within General’s airspace without permission! Destroy the parachuting chemicals!

Dision: Damn dragonflies.
Me:... *speeds off, destroys them all quickly*
Dision: *scoffs*... This must be the limit of UPEO’s skill.
Me: *shoots a glare at Dision*
Sally: remember your earlier assessment. It seems I was incorrect. There is plenty reason to challenge him.
Me: You bet your ass I’m gonna fight him.

BEEP

Fiona: ... Still not back? I know Erich said I should expect this, but- oh! I see your name now! I heard from Commander Park how those aces gave you a hard time.

Me: They thought it was hard? I laugh at that.

Fiona: Technically, I’m supposed to reprimand you, but I know you’re better than that. For now, I’ll let you off the hook.

Me:...
Sally: Humans are frustrating.
Me: Yeah.
Sally: ?... Rena is messaging you.
Me: Alright.

Rena: Hi, I just saw your latest flight record... It’s strange but... your way of flying kind of resembles mine a little...

Me: ...

Rena: I’ve wanted to ask for a little while, where did you come from?

Me:... *as her face disappears, ending the message, I sit in silence.*
Sally:... Is something wrong?
Me:... Where did I come from?
Sally: ... Do you not remember?
Me: Well, I kind of do, but... I kind of don’t. I remember that I am a pilot, and have been for a while... I remember I’m from Osea.
Sally:... The Osea Federation?
Me: Yeah.
Sally: Sadly, I cannot pull records from there. Osea has cut most ties with Usea a few years after the Lighthouse war.
Me: Oh, it’s fine then... Where did you come from?
Sally: I am part of the Electrosphere, I am an AI created to help pilots such as yourself.
Me:... How so?
Sally: I help monitor your systems and support units.
Me: Like what, my heart?
Sally:... You are the oddest pilot I have ever met.
Me: Rena wears a space suit, and you’re calling me odd?
Sally:... Let’s just say there’s more to you than you know.

Me:... Can we play chess again?
Sally: We are 5-0, I don’t believe you’ll win.
Me: I’ll win eventually...