Sora
A single F-15 Eagle flies just below the cloud layer over the ocean near a distant land. Below, a massive fleet of warships forms a blockade and turns their guns towards the shore. At a nearby base, a conscript reports to his commander.
"Sir, we've spotted multiple Sorian warships close to our shore. One plane guards them."
"Only one?" questioned the commander, "If the Sorians want their princess back, they'll need more than a single bird protecting their boats. Send out our air force!"
The enemy air force takes to the skies. That's our cue, thought the Sorian F-15 pilot.
"Ships, begin the bombardment. All planes, let's get our princess back!" he calls. At command, the destroyers and battleships opened fire upon the enemy's beachhead. Meanwhile, the Akarian air force was in for a huge surprise. That one Eagle was not alone, and dozens, no hundreds of planes doves through the clouds and ambushed the attackers.
"Fox two! Fox two!" cried a female pilot, callsign Bliz in her F-16 Falcon. She fired a sidewinder, hitting an Akarian Tomcat in the nose.
"Great shot!" The Eagle pilot, callsign Kiba, congratulated Bliz.
In the days prior to this event, the Federation of Akaria kidnapped the princess of the Sorian Republic, demanding money, soldiers, and resources for her return. Negotiations began, but the country of Sora refused the demands. Akaria threatened to kill the princess, whose name was ironically Sora as well, and gave the country one week to give into demands. Should Sora refuse, the princess would be killed, and their most important citizen would be lost. Instead of peacefully negotiating, however, all out war ensued. Everything from covert operations to armored strike missions was tried in attempt to save the young girl, but none were victorious. Then it was time for the last resort.
Invasion and takeover.
The invasion of Akaria is where our story begins…
"STIR, what's the deal with the anti-air from the ground? They haven't fired a single shot at us." asked Kiba to the Sensor, Targeting, IFF, and Reconnaissance plane (and equivalent to AWACS).
"This is STIR Gold. Aegis sensors show that anti-aircraft is manned, and in range, but are not firing." said the leader of the STIR crew. Kiba pondered this for a couple seconds.
"It was a good plan they had, but it won't work." he said suddenly
"What do you mean?" asked a female Tornado pilot, callsign Sky Wolf.
"Alright, listen up people. They want us to get the princess back. The only reason they do is that so they can kill her. They plan on doing this by letting a helicopter in then shooting it down during its escape." said Kiba to all the Sorian units.
"If they want to kill Princess Sora so much, why not just do it there where she's being held?" Sky Wolf inquired.
"The reason is most likely to blow up our hopes as well at the rescue chopper. That's pretty cold." replied the Eagle pilot. Although the battle was loud, the thought of losing the princess made everything seem silent.
"Jonathan. You'll see her again, I promise." said the young Tornado pilot as she noticed Kiba's flying to get a little lazy.
"Thanks, Rai… "He said, straightening out his plane. "Ok. Sky Wolf, Bliz, come with me. We'll take out the air defense so our helicopters can get in. Once it's down, we'll personally save the princess."