"Viper-2, status check," Elias said, his voice a calm tether in the vast emptiness.
He keyed his mic one last time before heading for the tanker to refuel. "Beautiful night for a walk, isn't it?" "The best, Lead," Sarah replied. 2560x1440 Fighter Pilot Wallpaper">
They banked in unison, two slivers of dark metal disappearing into the deepening blue, leaving nothing behind but two white trails of vapor that glowed like neon in the fading light. Below them, the first lights of the coast began to twinkle, a thousand tiny sparks of life waiting for the dawn. Elias exhaled, the oxygen mask hissing in rhythm with his breath, and steered his ship toward the stars. "Viper-2, status check," Elias said, his voice a