Chapter 14
Siblings
The armada steamed for home, all of Shadow Company was rescued and so were the wielders of the elements harmony. Dashie had landed on the aircraft carrier, Evening Light and was now reunited with her friends. Our air force lost 8 planes but all the pilots had been recovered. The Marries landed with 200 men and were going home 176, 24 men were stunned but they were all brought back to the ships. No pony get’s left behind.
But we all remained alert; the empire could strike at any moment from sea or by air. Luna made sure the moon wouldn’t reveal the navy’s position; it was a moon less night. The ships were blacked out, not one light could be seen on the surface of the sea.
“This is the flag ship Marigold to all call signs, we have surface contacts bearing 7-3-7-0 on our port side, prepare for combat!”
“Air force, listen up! We are going to do the same thing as before. Nacht squadron attack the ships, Shark squadron protect our ships and Victor Squadron patrol the skies. Shamrock assist Shark squadron and Dashie get your flank in your jet immediately.”
“I’m on the run way now give me two minutes.”
Flares were fired into the sky from the enemy ships so they could locate ours. The flash of canon fire also lit up the darkness, shells started hitting the water around our ships one found its mark and hit a small frigate she was dead in the water, immobilized by the shells spell.
“All ships open fire!” ordered the Marigold captain.
All 20 cannons on the Marigold fired at once, the ship jerked suddenly to the right and the fleet followed with a barrage of fire. I wanted to help but I had to patrol the skies with Victor squadron even at 20,000 feet I could still hear the battle below and could tell when the Marigold fried her cannons.
“My sister is on one of those ships.” said a pilot.
“Concentrate on scanning the skies, she will be fine.” I replied.
I heard two explosions behind me, we were too high for AA canon fire.
“Enemy on our tail, scatter!” said another pilot.
I rolled into a dive narrowly avoiding a missile that was intended for me. I heard four more explosions and saw four more aircraft of victor squad blow up, the pilots ejected safely and floated down thanks to their parachutes. I caught my fist sight of our attackers. I’d never seen that aircraft before.
“Where the buck did they come from!” said a pilot.
“I don’t know. All planes engage!” I ordered.
Six aircraft down, six left and an unknown about of attackers. There was nothing on my radar just the remaining six. The attackers aircraft were using a new form of stealth technology.
I had an enemy on my tail the lock on alarm buzzed in my ear; I jinked just in time and popped flares to make sure. Another lock on, I rolled, climbed and popped flares, machine gun fire whizzed past my canopy I started pulling high-g turns to try and shake off my attacker, my G-suite inflated.
“I can’t shake him!”
“Easy Victor 7.”
“I’m hit!...”
“Victor 7!”
“Me too! Arrgh!”
“Victor 12!”
The green dots representing allies on my radar slowly diminished until there was me and only more. It was Victor 8 the pilot with their sister on one of the ships below. She had three attackers on her tail, I banked and moved myself onto one if the attacker’s tail.
“Hold on Ribbon Heart!”
“I can’t I’m out of flares!”
“Hold on!”
I squeezed the machine gun trigger; the bullets hit one of the attackers plane and shredded it to pieces. It blew up in my face the light from the explosion lit up the fuselage, it was painted light blue with yellow lightning bolts going along its body and wings.
The second attacker pulled up and out of the dog fight leaving only one enemy.
“One left Ribbon Heart just hold on a bit longer!”
“I can’t sir...I’m locked...no more flares...it been an honor to serve with you.”
“No!”
“Goodbye sir...goodbye Honey bell...my sister... I love you.”
The attackers missile burred itself into Ribbons jet, it fell from the sky in a ball of fire.
A wave of hatred and furry came over me I let out a scream and fired at the attacker but they dodged my bullets, who ever that pilot was they were good but I kept the trigger down hoping to hit them.
I was not going to let this bucker get away. I flicked the switch to select my missiles and waited for the lock on tone but it never came. The enemy jet was in my sights its exhaust burning brightly but why wasn't my missile locking on? I came to the conclusion that there new stealth technology had other hidden abilities.
The chase was getting old now. The attacker would perform a counter manoeuvre then I would and so on. I had to end this quick I was getting low on fuel. I still had some ammo left for my machine guns but I had to make it count. An idea came to me it was a long shot but it was the only thing I could think of.
I pitched my jet up and down, the enemy pilot weaved side to side I fired a missile blindly and fired my machine gun. I saw the tracer rounds hit the missile and it blew up engulfing the enemy jet in fire. The jet blew up in front of me, I had no were to go but through the explosion.
My jet jerky suddenly I must have hit some wreckage. Free from the fire ball I let out a sigh of relief and contacted Marigold.
(Song: End)
“Marigold this is Night Furry over.”
“Sir! We thought you were gone, I’m glad to hear your voice again-”
“Victor squadron is in the water, have you scrabbled SAR assets yet?”
“Um... the fleet has taken a beating sir we must head for home. I've contact Naval Command to send out a submarine to find them over.”
“Okay. Clear the run way I’m coming in for landing I’ll be there in 10 mikes. Also is there a pony on your ship called Honey Bell?”
“Um yes there is, Honey Bell! Sky Marshall Whirlwind wants to talk to you.”
I heard the mike of the captain’s head set fizz as he handed it over to Honey Bell. A soft voice came on the radio.
“Yes sir?”
“I’m sorry...”
My apology was interrupted by a loud bang and a vibration from my aircraft. I cut the communication and listened. Another bang, it was coming from my jets tail then another but it closer to me, then another, then another until it was on top of me. By breathing swallowed I was paralyzed with fear.
Suddenly my canopy shattered into pieces, some fragments caught my face the wind hit me hard. I was grabbed by the throat I looked up to see a battered, scared and bruised mare with a ripped and burnt blue flight suite and smashed goggles. She punched me then undid my harness and lifted me out of my seat.
The wind caught me I grabbed onto my plane’s tail my hijacker went into my cockpit and lower the planes speed then turned her attention to me. I landed on the wing and reached for my blaster, she short forward and knocked it out of my hoof and it landed on the wing. She hit me with a left hook then went for a right.
I blocked and countered causing her to fall back, she scrabbled for the blaster, I bit her tail and pulled her back. I was now on top of her I punched her then ripped her mask off. I could have died from the shock...it was her...my sister...Spitfire.
THE END...
