Flight of Black Angel Page #5

JUST PICKED UP:

A NEW RADAR PAINT.

BANDI APPROACHING VEGAS

FROM THE NORTHEAST.

YOU PICKED IT,

RINGLEADER.

HE'S ALL YOURS.

RINGLEADER COPIES. OUT.

OK, GENTLEMEN,

THIS IS IT.

LET'S GO TACTICAL AND COVER

THE BRIEF PATROL POINTS.

REMEMBER, THIS IS

THE REAL THING.

GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[RADAR BEEPS]

[BEEPS]

VISUAL CONTACT.

THIS IS FALCON ONE.

I HAVE VISUAL CONTAC WITH AN UNKNOWN COWBOY

APPROACHING BELOW ME

FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

I AM DESCENDING:

TO ANGELS 2,000

TO VERIFY.

RINGLEADER COPIES.

USE EXTREME CAUTION.

I'M ON MY WAY.

THIS IS FALCON ONE

TO UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAF AT 2,000 FEET.

IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

THIS IS:

RESTRICTED AIRSPACE.

IDENTIFY.

Falcon one:

MY ORDERS ARE:

TO ESCORT YOU:

OUT OF THE VICINITY.

PLEASE FLY:

BEARING 2-3-5 DEGREES.

RINGLEADER,

HE'S ON MY 6!

GET OUT OF THERE!

HE'S ALL OVER ME!

BREAK HIGH!

BREAK HIGH!

LEAD HIM HARD LEFT!

HE'S GOT LOCK ON ME!

RINGLEADER!

FALCON ONE,

COME AROUND--

NO! NO!

Ryan:
COMMAND,

THIS IS RINGLEADER.

FALCON ONE IS DOWN.

GORDON HAS BROKEN

OUR PERIMETER:

EN ROUTE TO CITY.

NO ONE ELSE IN RANGE.

I AM IN PURSUIT.

CAN YOU STOP HIM, MATT?

Ryan:
I DON'T KNOW.

RINGLEADER OUT.

BLACK ANGEL!

BLACK ANGEL!

THIS IS RINGLEADER.

DO YOU COPY?

RING LEADER:

TO BLACK ANGEL.

DAMN IT.

I KNOW YOU CAN:

HEAR ME, EDDIE.

THIS IS COLONEL RYAN,

COME IN.

COME ON,

YOU CRAZY BASTARD.

WHAT'S HIS HEADING?

3-0-0.

Ryan:
EDDIE,

THIS IS A MISTAKE.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONE.

Gordon:

THIS IS BLACK ANGEL.

FAILED TO COPY:

LAST TRANSMISSION.

[RADIO BEEPS]

Gordon:
PLEASE, REPEAT.

-I SAID YOU'RE NOT THE ONE.

YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL, EDDIE.

YOU HAVE NO MISSION.

YOU HAVE:

TO LAND YOUR PLANE.

I'M THE ONE.

I HAVE THE POWER.

I HAVE TO USE IT.

THIS POWER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH

YOU. IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.

IT DOESN'T BELONG TO ANY

OF US. IT BELONGS TO GOD.

I'M DOING HIS WORK.

-KILLING YOUR MOTHER?

YOUR FATHER? YOUR FAMILY? IS

THAT DOING GOD'S WORK, EDDIE?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

EVERYTHING DOWN THERE

HAS TO BE DESTROYED.

WIPED CLEAN.

IT'S GOD'S MISSION. -NO,

EDDIE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH

GOD. IT'S YOU. YOU HAVE TO STOP.

Controller:

20 MILES TO CITY CENTER.

RINGLEADER, THIS IS

GENERAL LINDSAY:

AT SAC HQ.

I AM AUTHORIZING YOU

TO DOWN THE TARGET.

YOU HAVE GO-AHEAD

TO FIRE.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

IF I HIT HIM NOW,

THE BLAST ALONE:

COULD KILL:

20,000-30,000 PEOPLE.

General Lindsay:

WE'RE PREPARED TO ACCEP CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.

IF WE WAIT ANY LONGER,

WE'LL LOSE THE WHOLE CITY.

WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE.

Controller:

BANDIT, 15 MILES.

EDDIE, I CAN

FIRE RIGHT NOW:

AND END YOUR MISSION.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

I CAN KILL YOU RIGHT NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU?

I WANT TO GIVE YOU

A CHANCE TO PROVE YOURSELF.

MAYBE YOU REALLY ARE

THE ONE, EDDIE.

MAYBE YOU REALLY ARE

DOING GOD'S WORK.

SHOW ME, EDDIE.

SHOW ME YOU'VE

REALLY GOT THE POWER.

TAKE ME OUT.

General Lindsay:

DAMN IT, RINGLEADER!

WHAT THE HELL:

ARE YOU DOING?!

Controller:

10 MILES.

I'M GIVING YOU THE CHANCE

TO PROVE YOURSELF, EDDIE.

YOU TAKE ME OUT,

WE'LL KNOW

YOU'RE REALLY THE ONE.

YOU FAIL,

WE'LL KNOW YOU'RE LYING.

YOU DO NOTHING,

AND I'LL SHOOT YOU

DOWN RIGHT HERE!

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

Controller:

4 MILES AND CLOSING.

I'M COMING AROUND

TO TAKE MY SHOT, EDDIE.

YOU WANT TO STOP ME,

THEN YOU COME AFTER ME.

Controller:
3 MILES.

Ryan:
IT'S UP

TO YOU, EDDIE.

YOU PROVE I OR YOU DIE.

Controller:
ONE MILE!

[RADAR BEEPS]

IT'S WORKING.

GORDON'S FOLLOWING HIM.

COME ON!

TAKE YOUR SHOT!

COMMAND, AM I OVER

THE BOMBING RANGE YET?

AFFIRMATIVE,

RINGLEADER.

KEEP THE OTHER PILOTS

OUT OF THE AREA.

RINGLEADER,

IS THERE ANY WAY

YOU CAN FORCE HIM

TO LAND?

NO.

I HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT.

MATT...

THERE'S NO WAY

YOU CAN SURVIVE:

IF THAT DAMN THING

GOES OFF.

RINGLEADER COPIES.

GODSPEED, MATT.

IT'S OVER, EDDIE.

NO.

GO TO HELL.

NO!

TV news anchor:

...YESTERDAY'S DETONATION

OF A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON

OVER THE NEVADA DESERT.

DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES

FROM THE PENTAGON

THAT THIS ATOMIC ACCIDEN POSES NO DANGER TO LAS VEGAS

OR THE SURROUNDING

COMMUNITIES,

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARE

DEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION

OF THE EFFECTS:

OF THE RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT.

IN ADDITION TO THE 36

CONFIRMED FATALITIES,

THE PENTAGON:

FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY

ACKNOWLEDGED:

2 MILITARY CASUALTIES,

A PAIR OF AIR FORCE PILOTS

FLYING OVER THE AREA

ON A ROUTINE MISSION.

THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS

COLONEL MATTHEW RYAN OF SEATTLE

AND CAPTAIN EDWARD GORDON

OF LAS VEGAS.

RYAN, A DISTINGUISHED

VETERAN PILOT,

WAS SENIOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

GORDON, A JUNIOR OFFICER

WITH THE ACADEMY,

WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN

ON A TRAINING EXERCISE

WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR BOTH

WILL BE HELD:

AT THE AIR FORCE CEMETERY

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