Stealth Page #3

lost radio contact for a second there.

There you go. l wasn't worried, baby.

l wasn't worried.

Activating swarm logic,

going full-stealth egress.

Roger, Talon 1 . Full-stealth egress.

Swarm logic is on.

Battle damage assessment,

Collateral damage, zero.

Let's go home.

Going hypersonic.

Same old Ben.

Yep.

Oh, and, George...

...hell of a first mission.

Thank you, captain.

On my way to the bridge.

Talon 2 and 3 are on deck.

Talon 1 and UCAV EDl

are on approach.

Roger, Control. UCAV will go first.

l'll take the last trap.

UCAV, confirm you've got the ball.

Confirmed, Talon 1.

Tin Man will land next.

Okay, 1 to Control,

we've had a lightning strike.

The UCAV's very unstable.

Landing sequence is altered.

l'll go in first...

...but the UCAV

is gonna need the net.

Nice landing, ma'am.

On the flight deck,

stand by to rig barricade.

Extreme Deep Invader aircraft

inbound for crash landing.

Pull it out! Pull it out! Pull it out!

-Hold on! Stop! Stop.

-Stay low, stay low! Pull low!

Pull starboard! Pull starboard!

Clear the deck!

Move it! Move it! Move it!

-You scared me.

-Sorry, just a bit restless.

Really got whacked tonight, right?

Like a hair dryer in a bathtub.

Oh, he can't hear you.

l pulled his voice recog.

l'll call it a '' he'' when it gets out of its

cockpit and takes a piss, how's that?

-You all right?

-Yeah.

lt's just a power surge, that's all.

-And that's normal?

-Normal?

Let me show you something.

That was EDl's neural network.

Now, check this out.

l mean, ever since the lightning strike,

he's just been writing all of this....

l don't know. A language or a code.

And what does it mean?

Yeah. '' Mean.''

The person that could really

answer that question...

-...is its designer, Keith Orbit.

-Orbit?

-The guy's name is Orbit?

-Yeah, l know.

He did all the Al on the Raptor

when he was 22...

...and l guess, after that, he decided

that his given name was too earthly.

Off for Tim, please.

At least it's a good song.

He downloads songs from the Web.

Yeah? How many?

All of them.

You're in a peck of trouble

with the record companies there, son.

Ben, could--?

l saw how serious

that sh*t is up there.

So l think it's only fair that l tell you

that EDl's been designed to evolve.

-lt's just unpredictable--

-Let me ask you something.

Just between you and me,

do you have confidence in this plane?

There's your answer.

lt's open.

Have a seat.

''Waffle'' for 1 5 points.

l'm kicking your ass, buddy.

You didn't cheat, did you?

Cheating's not part

of my vocabulary.

Listen, l scheduled your jet

for a little maintenance.

l gotta get the bugs out of that radio,

don't you think?

lt was a difficult situation

and l made a decision.

You made a mistake, Ben.

Sir, there's a thin line

between insubordination and--

No, no, no,

that's not the mistake you made.

Your mistake was getting competitive

with a machine.

l'm the point of the sword

up there, sir.

And l pulled it off, 1 00 over 1 00.

Yes, indeedy, and l congratulate you.

Calls have been coming in all night.

But that doesn't change the issue.

What is the issue, then?

-Would you like a cigar?

-Thank you, no.

-You sure?

-Fine, thank you.

Rolled on the thighs

of mulatto women.

What are you afraid of, Ben?

Being replaced? ls that it?

You afraid EDl's

gonna take your job?

No. No, to be honest with you...

...l just don't think war should become

some kind of video game.

And how do you feel

about black body bags?

What am l supposed to tell

all the weeping mothers?

We could've got the job done

without sacrificing their children...

...but no, we decided not to

because of what?

-Tradition?

-Not tradition, it's....

Look, we have things

those computers can never have...

...like instincts and feelings

and moral judgment.

You can call me old-fashioned,

you can call it whatever you want...

...but l just don't think that in war...

...the action should ever be divorced

from the consequences.

You don't think l consider

the consequences...

...every time l send you up there

with bombs?

-l know you do, sir.

-l've dedicated my life...

...to considering the consequences.

l got a bad feeling about this plane.

l don't know, l think it needs more....

l don't know, trials before it's ever

put in a combat situation again.

You been talking to Marshfield?

-Sir, you're my commanding officer.

-That's right.

And l guarantee you this thing will be

Look, Ben...

...all we need is

one more successful mission...

...and this project will be out of

the stovepipe and into the light.

Are you with me on this?

-l'm here to make it happen, sir.

-All right.

l've arranged a little R and R for you

and your team. You've earned it.

Thailand maybe.

We just got here.

Yeah, but this could turn out

to be a long tour.

You better take it while you can get it.

We'll pick this up when you get back.

Hey, how you doing? Henry Purcell.

l'm from America. Look, l fly jets.

You like to go fast?

-B, it's the future and it works.

-l don't think it works.

lt's just technology.

You know, it's here to make me safe.

lt keeps me alive.

EDl is no different.

-You think it keeps you safe?

-Yeah. He's here...

...to help me get the job done...

...keep me in one piece...

...so l can visit my folks

for Thanksgiving.

Anyway, our safety's not the point.

War's meant to be terrible. lf it stops

being terrible, what's gonna stop us?

lt's become some kind of sport.

Just send in the EDls.

Yeah, but it's neutral.

-What?

-l mean, EDl...

...if it's controlled by moral people,

then it'll be moral.

Oh, l know l'm not moral.

As a matter of fact, l should be

arrested for the thoughts l have now.

l say something?

Well, you boys will have to excuse me.

l have to go pee-pee.

-Do you wanna go?

-Okay.

-What?

-You know what.

Take it easy. Nothing's happened.

No, something's happened.

You just ain't done anything about it.

Sh*t, man.

-l didn't want for this to happen.

-Come on.

l tried for it not to.

Navy's got rules about it...

...but it's like this force

and it's got ahold of me.

l love her.

B, you and l both know

that Kara Wade...

...is being groomed by the Navy.

She's a poster girl, you know?

She went to the right schools,

got the right background, connections.

lf any woman is gonna rise to the top

of this business, it's gonna be her.

-l agree.

-And you're in a perfect position...

...to mess all that up.

So l hope that your love is powerful.

You have a beautiful country.

l mean, look at this.

This is paradise.

Know what l think? When l'm down

here, things look so much different.

As opposed to being up there.

Flying around, everything is so small,

everything goes by so fast.

And then they tell you....

They tell you to drop a bomb.

lt's like you just erase something

they told you had to be erased.

l mean, don't get me wrong,

l got a job to do.

lt's the flyest job you'll ever have,

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