Third Person POV

The sound of jet engines bellows throughout the sea as squadrons of jets and rotary aircraft lift off. A crackle of a radio rings out and a voice comes in.

Tom: This is Maverick, remember that the first wave hit them hard however not all targets are eliminated. Not only that, but caution was taken so that we didn't loose any pilots.

John: Copy that, remember lads. Stick together.

Jet Pilot 1: Hey, whoever downs the most tangos gets the drinks on me.

Jet Pilot 2: Oh you're on.

Tom: Focus on the mission first, we are going to be creating a distraction. AA guns and missiles should be taken out, however don't get too comfy. As far as we know there could be an aircraft formation in the area.

Jet Pilots: Roger that.

Tom: Alright then, once you complete your mission head back toward base. If you see any enemy aircraft, confirm if they see you. If they come to close, shoot them.

Jet Pilots: Yes sir!

The jets streak across the sky as a small formation of Ospreys mimic their movements. As they got closer to the islands Buck checked his watch and nods at John. John turned on the radio to the Osprey and taps it to get the men inside the Osprey's cargo bays attention.

John: This is your Captain speaking, we are approximately ten minutes out from the gorgeous enemy line. It's known for its 24/7 entertainment centers and free firing ranges. We thank you for flying with us and hope that you will love you stay here. If not, then their always the Coast Guard base once we get back to the states.

A chorus of laughter is heard and the click of parachutes and equipment quickly followed. As they did this, the boy sitting closest to the door undid his face mask, revealing Kenji in a very stressed mood.

Kenji: *sigh*

The Sergeant next to him nudged him slightly and Kenji turned to face him.

Charlie 1: You ok?

Kenji: Yeah, just waiting for the drop.

Charlie 1: First combat drop?

Kenji: You can tell?

Charlie: Well.....yeah. Its pretty obvious.

Kenji: I guess so, you would think that they would give the commissioned officers some real experience with this...

Charlie 1: Well its just like training.

Kenji: That's what they say. And by god I hope that both of you are right.

 Then the radio in the cockpit crackled and a pilot is heard.

Jet pilot 3: Enemy fighters, two o'clock low. 

Jet Pilot 2: I'm getting them too. Unidentified models, however there's a lot of them.

Tom: Copy that. Fighters one through five, launch three missiles. Once you do all aircraft climb. We need to get out of sight.

The sound of missiles soon began to fly and some explosions can be heard in the distance. The formation then started to move into the clouds and as they did, they can see glimpses of the horde of enemy planes.

Supermarine Spitfires

BF-109's

A6m Zeros

P-51 Mustangs

Yak-3

F-86 Sabers

Mig-15s

Me-262s

The enemy planes don't seem to see the Marines yet and are instead trying to dodge the missiles. The formation of Marine aircraft continue to fly overhead and they soon saw the island through a break in the clouds.

Tom: Everyone, island in sight. All aircraft with ground weapons, peel off. All aircraft with air weapons left, stay with us. We need to make sure this doesn't go wrong.

John: Osprey's drop your cargo under the confusion. We need to time this perfectly.

The ground attackers peeled off and soon the sound of flak is heard. Then multiple explosions and the flak fire stopped.

Jet pilot 5: AA has been destroyed.

Tom: Good.

John: Osprey's get to your targets through the clouds. Once you get there, you know what to do.

John then switches to his radio with the cargo bay and tapped on the mic.

John: Everyone get your seat belts on, this will be on heck of a HALO.

The clicks of seat belts quickly followed as more explosions are being heard underneath them. John and Buck craned their necks for any landmarks or enemies. A sudden flash appeared and John quickly banked left.

John: Bogey on my tail!

Tom: I see him!

The sound of machine guns ringed outside as tracer bullets fly past the plane. Then a screaming sound is heard quickly followed by an explosion.

Tom: Bogey down! You need to hurry up!

John: Where's the damn landmark?!

Buck: There!

John quickly looked and saw it, the landmark.

John: Everyone get ready!

The men stood up and checked their equipment one last time. Then Kenji looked back and saw the men behind him. He smiled under his mask and gave them a thumbs up, they quickly replied and he returned his focus forwards.

John: We are at 9,000 feet above the ground. Good luck!

The doors opened with a siren and the sky is seen. Kenji took a deep breath and looked at the light. The light turned green and he jumped.

Cold air rushed past him as he flattened himself, his rucksack pulling him down as he reaches pack for his parachute. The rest of the squad quickly followed grouped up with him and they made a circle, giving each other plenty of space. Then Charlie 1 nodded and they all pulled their chutes. The sound of ropes snagging is heard and Kenji felt a sharp tug as if god has pulled him up by his collar. Then the ground quickly came into view and he motioned the other two squads to follow him. After a dozen of more minutes of drifting through the air the group touched the ground. Kenji quickly got out his M4 and began to scan the area.

Kenji: Area seems clear.

Charlie 1 was talking on the radio with the other squads and he looked up at Kenji.

Charlie 1: Other squads are at their destination. We are ready.

Kenji: We have been spotted by a fighter plane, we should move while we still have some time.

Charlie: Agreed.

Then a Colonel came up to Kenji with binoculars in his hand. He had a very concerned face on and he quickly gave Kenji the binoculars.

Kenji: What's wrong?

Charlie 2: I spotted what seem like a small tank, west side of the ridge.

Kenji looked through the binoculars and scanned the area. He was skeptical but then a glare of light is seen in a clump of bushes.

Kenji: Sniper spotted!

The Marines quickly got down, just as a shot zipped past Charlie five's head.

Charlie 5: Det var nære...(That was close...)

Kenji: Is everyone ok?

The squad said yes and Kenji slowly got out his Barrett M82. He then crawled to a small crack and slipped his gun through the the crack.

Kenji: Alright, where are you....

Kenji then saw the glare again and he took aim.

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The rifle kicked back and screaming quickly followed. A girl with long blonde hair and a bow popped out of the bush and pulls another girl who had a rifle in her hand. The two made their way towards the hill and Kenji took aim again. Suddenly a Crusader tank quickly came out and Kenji stood down.

Kenji (thought): Frick, hopefully they haven't spotted the muzzle flash...

The Marines watched as the girls climbed into the tank and then sped off into the distance before quickly beginning to move.

Kenji (thought): Well, that would certainly bring some attention.

Timeskip brought to you by Johnson, Chris, and Ramirez making a new marching cadence.

With the Ooarai and St. Gloriana team.

Miho and Darjeeling sat in their command tent with several maps of the area. Just a couple of hours ago a formation of Marine planes disabled most of their AA defenses.Next they got reports of an Osprey near their position. They sent a scouting party containing of Assam, Yukari, Rosehip, and a Federation girl by the name of Sophia ahead and they still have not returned.

Miho: I'm worried...

Darjeeling: Assam is one of the most experienced scouters and I'm sure she can handle Rosehip. Yukari is also a very experienced intelligence officer and as far as I know that Federation girl is the best shot in the infantry we have.

Miho: No its just that....well.....they just seem to be taken a lot longer then normal.

Darjeeling nodded but then the sound of a tank engine was coming into the tent. But that was not the only noise that came into the tent. 

Rosehip: MEDIC! MEDIC!

Assam: We need medical personal stat!

Yukari: Where's the ice?!

Darjeeling and Miho's eyes widened and they rushed outside the tent. They came up to the Crusader and they saw Yukari quickly getting out ice from a cooler.

Miho: Yukari! What happened?!

Yukari: We spotted a squad of Marines, we attempted to use the sniper to maybe take out one of them when they spotted us. We shot at them but missed. Then they shot at us and it hit Sophia straight in the shoulder.

Darjeeling: How bad is it?

Rosehip:  Yukari! We really need that ice!

Yukari quickly motioned the commanders to follow her and she ran behind the Crusader. The commanders followed and they pushed past the crowd that had begun to form. Once they got to the front they where shocked at what they saw. On Sophia's left shoulder was a large welt, about the size of an American quarter, bleeding and showing an angry red color. Yukari quickly putted on the ice and Sophia begins to calm down. The medical staff quickly came with a stretcher and nodded towards Yukari. They then took Sophia to the medical tent and a silence followed. Then one of the Federation girls by the name of Amelia punched a nearby rock in anger. Then a chorus of angry shouting quickly followed however Miho and Darjeeling quickly put a stop to it.

Miho: I understand you girls are angry, we both are angry too. But we can't jut rush in. We need to think this through.

Darjeeling: We have the advantage in numbers, lets use it.

Darjeeling ran inside the tent and quickly came back out with a map. She laid it out on the Crusaders rear armor.

Darjeeling: Where did you see the Marines?

Assam: We saw them land on the rocks approximately an hour from this base. They where facing East however as we ran back towards base we saw them heading South.

Darjeeling: Ok, we can have our force screen the area from foot, tanks, and air.

Miho: We should also get some of our drones up to lessen the number of troops from our strong points.

Darjeeling: Agreed. All Crusaders and Infantry squads one through twenty with me!

Miho:  Anglerfish team, Duck team,Hippo team, and Infantry squads one through five with me! Mallard team, can you handle the drones?

Midoriko: Of course mam!

Miho: Thank you. 

Darjeeling: Vanilla, I need you to contact the airbase and tell them to  get a squadron of aircraft to search the area. We need all the help we can get.

Vanilla: Yes mam!

Miho: Alright, everyone else, protect the base. We are all counting on you!

The girls all gave their own signs of confirmation and quickly got to work. Tank engines started and the infantry quickly got onto the tanks. Then they where off, and the hunt was on.