1100 hrs. Lighting and Raptor's
"Whaddya mean this attack is my fault?" Sid asked rather confused about why Raptor's confronting him.
"You fucking dumb ass! You took advantage of me! You made me look slutty. It's Your fault this happened. Why it picked me. You made me weak Sidney." Raptor said as she was hitting him with a pool noodle as to not chip pieces of aluminum off of Sidney and make a mess of debris she'd have to clean later.
"What the fuck! What fucking attacked you you psychotic bitch!"
"T-50! IT attacked me you fucking dipshit! In the name of Celestia, does anything I ever say go into your head?" Raptor said as she gave Sidney a black eye.
"Well there's all the times you ask for."
"Other than that you self centered prick!" Raptor yelled as she hit him again with her hoof.
"Not really, that's about all I listen for." Sidney said just before Raptor knocked him out.
 
1100hrs. Behind Flight Ops.
"Sully, I've got a task for you."
"I know, Sergei sent me. What did you need Brezhnev?" Sully said as the two of them were scanning for any sign of trouble.
"T-50 has become much more than we can safely handle. We need as many eyes on the situation as possible. He has yet to report back to us." Brezhnev said bringing Sully up to speed with what was going on in the Russian camp.
"Ah, so that's who Mulder's looking for. Looks like us spyplanes are back in business. I'll see if I can't get the Smiths working with us." Sully said as the two of them exchanged information.
"Great, the little nuisances that buzz around like gnats. Fortunately for them they tend to be everywhere. Sighting them is normal." Brezhnev said showing his distaste for the drones
"I hear ya, but they ain't got what we have Brezh, they ain't got the creativity we have. We'll always have that on them." Sully said as he paused to take a peek around.
"We're clear Sully, tell your people to keep their eyes open. We are doing the same." Brezhnev said
"I'll relay this to Echo, She'll call a conference. I'll pass the information myself." Sully said as he checked the corners before leaving the premise leaving Brezhnev to scan the perimeter of the strip.
"Americans, only ever listen to their spyplanes and AWACs. Think for yourselves. Stay safe Sully, he might not be able to catch you, but he can still surprise you." Brezhnev thought to himself as he walked around the perimeter back towards the commune.
 
1145 hrs. American High Command.
"Settle down ponies, settle down. Sully's brought us information." Echo said as he tried to bring the commotion of ponies under his control.
"What'd Sully bring? Mulder's still on deployment over the Wonderbolts." Phantom said as he chuckled at the fact that they were spying on the other ponies.
"Phantom! Shut up so Sully can talk. He didn't even tell me what it was. You hornets quit your fucking buzzing! What in blue blazes happened to you Sidney?" Echo said as he looked at Sid as he walked in late.
"Nothin I didn't deserve sir." Sidney said as he took his seat.
"Smiths say Raptor gave you that." KC said as he chuckled.
"Shut the hell up KC."
"Just sayin Sid." KC said as everyone settled down.
"Alright I've done a bit of work around the Russians, they say T-50's out of their control. All of the Russians are on edge watching for him, I suggest we do the same. It's in our best interest if we work with them instead of trying to compete to take down T-50, we can't do it alone." Sully said leaving out the fact that he was talking to Brezhnev, his favorite source of what's going on in the Russian camp.
"I'll get the Smiths out looking for anything suspicious. When Mulder returns she's going to stay either within range of base defense or higher than T-50's max alt." KC said as he made a few notes in a scrappy notebook for reminders.
"Good. Everypony keep your eyes open. Don't go anywhere alone. Stay in pairs. Dismissed." Echo said getting everyone from the hangar.
1200 hrs. Outside Command building
"Stay in pairs that's fucking ridiculous." Sidney said as the Hornets passed by as one big pack as always.
"Get over it Sid, you just gotta go find a new wingman. Lightning hates your damned guts." Phantom said as he walked past with KC.
"Phantom! I'll fuckin fight you. Right here right now!" Sid said as both Phantom and KC laughed it off.
"Sid, you couldn't even get within range to hit me. Subsonic drunkard." Phantom said as he leaned against KC for support.
"Hate to say it Sid, but Phantom's right. You got the biggest tab, and you ain't paid it off. Ya runnin out of time till I collect bud." KC said as those two left.
"Fuck. Has anyone seen Lightning?" Sid asked the remaining planes.
"Left with the Hornets. Crazy carrier jets. Looks like you're on your own buddy." Raptor said as she walked out with YF-23.
"Wha? Raptor? You're ditching me?" Sidney said as Raptor and YF-23 turned around to talk for a moment.
"Until you learn to appreciate what I've done for you, stay out of my hangar. I'll get that A-10 to grind you into dust. She'll do it too." Raptor said knowing she'd send Lightning to talk to Thunderbolt.
"That big thing? She can't swing around fast enough to get a shot on me." Sidney said very oblivious to how maneuverable Thunderbolt actually was.
"She's more capable than you know Sid. Just because she can grind tanks into swiss cheese doesn't mean she can't turn like a MIG." Raptor said as both she and YF-23 left leaving him alone.
"You fucking cunt!" Sidney called out after her not before becoming saddened by Raptor's change.
"Damn it Raptor. Why do you always got to play hard to get." Sidney said as he walked back to his decrepit hangar.
Inside of his dusty hangar, there was only one thing still good, alcohol.
"Ah, there you are, if Raptor won't listen to me, I know you will." Sid said as he picked up the bottle and began to drink.
 
1300 hrs. Thunderbolt's Hangar.
"Sergei, Sasha, he's still sleeping. Just let him lie." Thunderbolt said as she intercepted the Twins at her door.
"We need his advice." Sasha said.
"Now's not a good time. He hasn't slept for an entire day. Even then, I know he hasn't been sleeping very well. Please come back later. When he wakes up I'll let him know you two asked for some advice." Thunderbolt said as she made a note of them coming by at what time and what they asked for.
"Thunderbolt, tell him we may know who's next but need help on what to do." Sergei said as he turned to walk off still a little frustrated with Sasha.
"What's got you down Yak?" Thunderbolt asked as she moved from her doorway.
"Are you talking to me?" Sergei said as Sasha coughed.
"Yes, what jammed your radar?" Thunderbolt asked getting Sergei to turn around.
"May we come in, it private matter." Sasha said.
"Of course, come in, just try not to wake Anon. I don't want to see him cranky." Thunderbolt said inviting them in for a chat.
"Da. Quiet." Sergei said as they quickly entered her very well kept hangar.
"Cozy. Not what I expected." Sasha said thinking aloud.
"My sister did always like to give us a hard exterior. She got carried away with it. I don't see the need to be so grumpy on the base." Thunderbolt said as they looked at the soft colored interior of her hangar.
"Was expecting more "prizes"" Sergei said as he looked around at the pictures that showed a dwindling amount of A-10s.
"The pictures are a better prize than any busted tank pony carcass or statue pilfered from the areas we destroyed." Thunderbolt said as Sasha looked in on you sleeping.
"Please leave him be. You two seem to be having a bit of issues." Thunderbolt said as she caught Sasha.
"Sorry. But yes there is an issue between us." Sasha said as Sergei snapped back at her
"Sasha! Enough. It's problem enough you go and kiss Lightning, don't go bringing the A-10 into this." Sergei said raising his voice only to be shushed by Thunderbolt.
"Quiet you two. I can see a problem if you two are together, but I never see you two doing things as a couple." Thunderbolt said as they nodded.
"Sergei's big brother. Protective big brother." Sasha said as she shot a dirty look at Sergei.
"Only because you get too excitable. Sasha, please. Not here."
"If not now, when? Never?" Sasha said irritated with Sergei.
"Hey Twins shut the hell up. I'm trying to sleep." You say as you walk into Thunderbolt's kitchen to get a drink.
"Need help." Sasha says speaking out of turn as you turn a bleary eye to them then back to Thunderbolt's fridge.
"Ah, there it is." You say as you struggle with a container of orange juice that Thunderbolt takes from you and pours into a shallow bowl.
"Hate how everything is scaled. I could live with a 150 just fine, things would be the same size I'm used to, but that'd be god awful boring." You say thinking aloud to yourself as you use a clean piece of hydraulic tubing as a straw.
"Anon. Help please." Sergei said forcing you into their conversation.
"Wait. Give me like two minutes." You say as you walk off to the bathroom
You stand and piss for a good two minutes before going back to the bowl of juice.
"Alright, what's up you two? You're lucky you've caught me when I wanted a drink." You say as you resume drinking the juice.
"Sasha is in love with Lightning." Sergei says putting the issue straight into the center of the floor.
"For a second there, I thought you were going to say me. Sergei, let go of this one. If Sasha wants to go after Lightning let her. You two gotta enjoy your retirement not sulk about believing you're failed fighters." You say as you get ready to go back to sleep on Thunderbolt's bed.
"But with current."
"Sergei, fuck the current situation. Sasha knows the danger. She knows what IT will do if IT finds out. Let it go my friend. Perhaps you should find someone." You say telling him to calm the fuck down and let Sasha make her own decisions.
"Yes Anon. I understand. I do not appreciate the words you say, but understand." Sergei said almost resigned to his soon to be lonesome state.
"Don't worry Sergei if anything happens to Sasha, I'll bash his fukin skull in I swear on me mum." you say changing to a slightly British accent.
"You would harm the VTOL?" Sasha asked.
"No, just have a very good discussion about border lines. Sasha, due to how much work I've done on you, I'd consider you part of my family, so if anyone fucks with you they're fucking with not only Sergei, but the guy who fixes their broken asses." You say comforting both Sergei and Sasha.
"Thank you Anon." Sergei says as you get up and walk towards Thunderbolt's room.
"You're welcome. I'm going back to sleep. Oh and Thunderbolt, I'm cold." You say calling her back to have her warmth near you.
"See you around Anon." Sasha says as you only wave as you're more focused on going back to sleep.
"Well, good to know he's got your backs?" Thunderbolt asked as she walked the Twins out.
"Yes very good. Thank you A-10." Sergei said as they left Thunderbolt's hangar and went to the bar.
1800 hrs. Edge of Space Bar and Lounge.
All the regulars are in, the Russians in one half, NATO in the other. Climate has seemed to fall back into the normal cadence of NATO trash talking of the Russians. All in all, a typical evening for KC.
"Ain't it nice to know thing's hardly change given enough time. Ain't that right Phantom?" KC said relishing the relatively normal atmosphere of the bar.
"Depends on your version of normal. The shit that went down reminds me of something I don't want to go back to." Phantom said as he drank.
"Phantom, why the hell do ya always go for the Napalm in the Mornin?" KC asked about Phantom's drink.
"I dunno, guess I just like the smell of it." Phantom said as Osprey came in.
"Well hey there Osprey haven't seen you in a while. How've you been." KC said as he was pleased to see her again.
"KC, my favorite tanker, been ferrying supplies. You know what I'm going to say next don't you?" Osprey said as KC chuckled.
"Yea that's Galactus' job. Crazy C-5. Don't know how in Celestia's name he does it." KC said as Osprey smiled.
"He seems to have a thing for Mriya." Osprey said
"Those heavy lift ponies, they do nothin but stick together. At least the fighters and attackers mesh together." KC said just talking about his observations in the bar.
"Yea, and all the odd ones out clump together." Osprey said as she looked up at KC.
"So what's new with you?" KC asked as he passed her a drink.
"You know that VTOL. Sergei I think his name is."
"Yea, what about him?" KC asked as he leaned on the counter.
Osprey just blushed and quieted down, only to have the peace and normal rhythm of the bar shattered by a slightly sauced Sidney.
"Bottle of your finest Whisky you lumbering fool." Sidney said much to KC's irritation.
"Sid, go home, you've had enough already." KC said wanting this trouble maker out of his establishment.
"Just need one shot, and this whole places goes up in flames KC. Now gimme what I whant." Sid said threatening KC.
"You best have the bits this time boy. I ain't got the time for this." KC said with his hoof on an over sized trench gun.
"Yea yea yea, here's your fukin bits you stingy fuck." Sid said as he tossed a large bag of bits onto the counter.
KC looked at it, picked it up and analysed it's weight.
"That should about cover it. and a few extra. Here's your drink son, but I suggest you stop." KC said as he opened the bag to count exactly how much money was inside. It was more than enough, and KC was expecting a few rocks or chunks of steel.
"Hey Drunkard. You going to go and keep fucking with the Mechanic? You know he doesn't go anywhere without an escort." one of the hornets yelled out at Sidney.
"Fuck you guys. If that asshole wants to joke around, he shouldn't be such a shit about it." Sidney said as he was nursing the bottle.
"Sidney, he don't go anywhere without one of us following him. Thunderbolt's taking the brunt of that responsibility." Sergei said trying to reason with a drunk.
"Fuck that resource hog. Fuck everyone who spends more time in that shop than me. You Russian VTOLs take more resources than you're worth." Sidney said as Sergei very wisely backs away before he makes the situation worse.
"What the fuck you lookin at Osprey you fuckin failure of a plane. What the fuck are you anyways? A helicopter or a plane? I can't fukin tell." Sid said as he pushed Osprey around sending her into the dark place of being called a hybrid.
"At least I don't suck in my own exhaust." Osprey said in a very vain attempt to insult Sidney.
"You're a fuckin mess that's what you are. You suck resources like a helicopter. Why the fuck are you even here you accident prone cunt?" Sidney said pushing Osprey over the edge.
She flew out spraying him with her minigun.
KC decks Sidney who just lies on the floor.
"Son, ain't nobody done that before. Osprey might be different, but what makes us different is what holds us together. Now you, you're becomin a problem, boy." KC said
"Boy?? KC, I am not a child." Sid said as he attempted to get up off the floor.
"Boy, you actin like one. So we're gonna teach you a lesson boy." KC said as he left the bar unattended and put a hoof onto Sid's chest.
"Get off of me you lumbering bomb." Sid said as he tried to move KC's hoof.
"Boy, you gonna wish you ain't come in tonight." KC said as he dented Sid's chest.
"Fuck you guys you can't do shit to me." Sid said as he attempted to roll and fire his weapons, but with nothing on his pylons he was completely useless.
"Aww fuck." Sid said as KC now stomped on his right wing, cracking his spar.
Sidney yelled out in pain, but it only made the scene in the bar worse. All the planes he's angered are now taking their revenge on Sidney. It all ends an hour later with a little 150 punching Sidney's battered body as hard as she could. Even the Veterans joined in on the assault, the Allied and Axis aircrafts offering eachother the first crack at him, but not before finally ending with a P-51 and a BF-109 hitting Sid's face in unison. Though in the middle of the beating, the Russians took over and showed how little sympathy they had for planes like Sidney.
When the assault ended, Sidney looked like he had been hit with a crowbar repeatedly, with both wings bent up at an awkward angle courtesy of the biggest plane in the bar who remarked "Little harrier, he fold like paper." before letting out a deafening laugh.
In the end, Sid was thrown out onto the tarmac broken and unconscious.
 
2100 hrs. Thunderbolt's Hangar.
You're finally awake and feeling rested.
"Hey Thunder, I was thinking of taking tomorrow off. Did you want to go and do anything?" You say acknowledging the fact that you still owe her a date.
"Well, now that you mention it, the Wonderbolts are letting friends and family visit tomorrow." Thunderbolt says as your mind throws you into red alert.
"Uhh." You say as you're not exactly certain what to think.