[b]AWACS[/b]
[b]<<[/b]Six bombers down, one of each type remaining. No WMD's confirmed.[b]>>[/b]

Since they had been taken a slight distance away chasing the Harriers, Erika's and Charles' Phantom took a bit more time in arriving than the other planes, even the relatively slow A-7E. Thus, by the time they had arrived, most of the bombers had been destroyed. Charles made a split-second decision of finishing off the remaining Tu-95, as quite a few of his allies seemed to have dibs on the final Backfire. "Let's go for the Bear. Get ready to fire, Lieutenant." He ordered his WSO and she replied with an energetic nod. Engaging afterburners, it took them only a few seconds to reach the turboprop bomber, which kept an impressive pace despite its antiquated look. "Use two of our SAAM's. I want to keep the remaining SDM's in case we get into another dogfight."

"Got it. Keep the nose pointed at the bomber, please." Now it was Erika's turn to give an order. Charles confirmed this and continued to climb towards the bomber before flattening out behind the bomber and holding the nose towards it. The indicator began to beep as it picked up a lock and Erika held her breath as she did her part of the work. Finally, the beep became one continuous sound and Erika hit the button to fire. With a characteristic 'phmt' of the missiles being fired and the sound of the Semi-Active homing system in the cockpit, the missiles streaked ahead at a steady pace before colliding with the tail of the bomber. A fireball erupted from where the twenty-millimeter turret was before the rest of the plane burst into flames and began to dive.

Charles continued to watch the plane as it descended, accelerating the Phantom only enough to keep the Bear in his sight. Interestingly, Charles didn't see any signs of pilots ejecting from the cockpit and it seemed that Erika had remarked the same thing. Even moreinterestingly, however, was the explosion when the plane crashed into an open area in a suburban golf course; the explosion had a look as if only the plane had exploded and no bombs or weaponry had even been in the plane to begin with. Erika decided to report this as Charles brought the plane around to cover his allies as they went for the final Tu-22M. "AWACS, this is Ribbon. Have [i]any[/i] weapons been confirmed on the planes to begin with? And has there been any sightings of crew ejecting from the bombers?"

[b]AWACS[/b]
[b]<<[/b]Ribbon; we cannot confirm payloads on the bombers as of this time. It also seems like all of the bomber-crews went down with their craft. We'll update you as news comes in.[b]>>[/b]

Erika nodded reluctantly. "Got it AWACS..." she muttered, the suspicion of something fishy going on clear in her tone. For a moment after this, the situation seemed strangely calm as Peace Sparrow defeated the final bomber. Strangely enough, the AWACS didn't immediately acknowledge this. For a moment, there was almost complete radio silence; until Rim-Light came onto the radio with an urgent tone.

[b]AWACS[/b]
[b]<<[/b] Peace Sparrow, this is Rim-Light. High-altitude bandit has been confirmed as an XB-70 supersonic strategic bomber. Some of our men checked the bombers that were shot down, it seems that they were just unarmed drones, probably as a distraction so the XB-70 can get into our airspace.[b]>>[/b]

Erika gasped as her suspicions were confirmed. Charles only clicked his tongue as he realized the situation.

[b]AWACS[/b]
[b]<<[/b] Based on the bearing and altitude of the bomber, we have been able to confirm that it is most likely armed with a nuclear weapon. None of your planes or allies in our airspace are capable of intercepting the bomber. You are all required to evacuate the airspace immediately! It seems the Yukes and Stovies are doing the same, so don't pay any mind to them and leave as quickly as possible![b]>>[/b]

Charles gulped at this and a drop of sweat came down his brow. He wiped it off before pulling the plane's nose away from the city and out towards the bay. Taking a deep breath, he repeated the order. "You heard him... Get away from the city NOW!" Erika remained deadly silent.