Monday, December 05, 2005

stealth mode and under the radar

The sound of the engine.
A red light bathes the cockpit.
Pilots breathing through oxygen masks, faces further covered by helmets and visors.
Its a dark sky in front of them.
The radio crackles to life.
"Alpha Bravo this is HQ, over."
"HQ, Alpha Bravo hears you loud and clear."
"Bravo, please confirm the status and what's with your last transmission, over?"
"We've engaged hostile fire, HQ. Switching to stealth mode."
"Going under the radar, over?"
"Roger. Going under the radar. Will re-engage in said mission when environment becomes more hospitaable."
"Roger that, Bravo. Please be advised that excessive implementation of said tactic could drain fuel cells. Keep in mind your power guage when in active stealth mode. Keep in mind your mission."
"Roger that, HQ. Everything should go fine. Just need to be forgotten about for a spell."
"Roger that."
"See you on the flip side, over."
"See you then."
"Roger. Radio silence in T-minus, 10. All systems strong. Power good. Flight plan corrected. Weapons systems powered down. Stealth mode on in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."
Radio static.
No more blip on the radar.
Silence.

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