18 Before The Attack (1/2)

Lance was on the medical facility of the aircraft carrier. He was laying there for two weeks since the torture. He had an IV bag attached to his hands and bandage that the nurse replaces every four days.

Admiral Andersen observed the port every day from the radar and noticed that the number of battleships and frigates in that port was increasing and forming a naval barricade. Since that ambush, Admiral retreated his CSG for about a hundred kilometers from the port. At the same time, they're planning the attack plan.

In the Admiral room, Dima had a meeting with the Admiral concerning the capabilities of the enemy. Though, Dima's idea was purely Shock and Awe to the enemy. Nothing can stop them from doing that for sure since the enemy didn't have any counter-attacks.

”But General Vyacheslavovich, we simply don't want to take a risk,” Admiral Andersen said after he heard Dima's plan.

”Please call me General Dimitri, that name is too long,” Dima said to him.

”Ok, General, I agree with your idea of shock and awe, but I don't want General Sharrington to take part in the operation with a super hornet, it simply can't carry big enough firepower,” Admiral Andersen said.

”Look, Admiral, one of our cruisers, is more than enough to take care of their whole naval fleet. But the goal of shock and awe can only be shown by a big amount of force,” Dima replied.

”Fine, but get an F-15, I don't think a hornet will carry enough firepower for him,” Admiral Andersen said.

”Ok, We agree, and the operation will commence tomorrow at 0900 hours,” Dima said as he looked at the clock, which shown at 1800.

”How will you transport the general?” Andersen asked as he was going back to the island.

”Easy, I will be his wingman,” Dima said as he left the briefing room for the medical bay.

In the medical bay, Lance was lying on his bed, wearing only pants and bandage across his torso and chest. Though, most of his wound had already healed up. His IV bag was waiting to be removed, and a flight was on ready 30.

A nurse removed his IV bag and his bandage, then Dima sat on a chair beside him, ”How is your penis?” he asked.

”I just heal up from torso damage, and the first thing that you asked is my penis? It's fine,” Lance replied as he took a peek to his pants.

”Well, Lance, there is a flight on ready 30, and we will fly back to the island, any question?” Dima said to him.

”For now? Not really,” Lance said as he put on his Navy BDU shirt.

After they took a shower, They walked to the flight deck, and an F/A-18E was parked on it. Lance wore a flight suit and a g suit and had his flight helmet on his head. Dima was the same too. Each of the jets has its own name painted near the cockpit. They entered their own jet.

The magnetic flight catapult was attached to the jet and the shooter; the person wearing that orange vest gave them the signal. They took off from the CSG and heading to the island again for a change of plane. During the trip, they were on the cruising speed without the afterburner so they can travel the 2000 km relatively with good fuel consumption. There was only a dark sky and ocean along the trip. So Dima decided to ask Lance about his previous deployment.

Dima: ”What was your most dangerous flight mission?”

Lance: ”What do you mean? In my young year or in my old year? Well, there was no most dangerous mission since they all were dangerous. However, I got a weird mission when I was 23.”

Dima: ”Ok, tell me.”

Lance: ”So Here is the story....”

FLASHBACK: 17/09/2030. 2100 GMT+0