The anticipated imminent ground-shattering blast didn't happen, to the complete surprise of Husein. Still though, he maintained his course just in case the detonation happened to be a bit late. A bit later, he received a transmission that confused him even more.

[i]"Peace Sparrow, this is Major Dustin Zondervan, of the Belkan Air Force, Seventh Air Division, Twenty-first Tactical Fighter Squadron "Templar", with Fortieth TFS "Wichianmat" and Tenth Interceptor Unit "Wolf", all under NUN orders. The airspace is secure, nuclear threat eliminated. We shall escort you to get refueled and we'll lead you to new basing. Can you refuel alright? We can land at the nearby CAC base if repairs are essential, but I'd prefer not to waste anytime. The new base is a bit far."[/i]

[i]Who are these guys to give us orders?[/i] Husein thought. [i]And where's our AWACS?[/i] The fact that Belka has a bad reputation in the global politics discouraged him from trusting Zondervan. At first, however, he tried not to directly state it directly, and instead waited for his squadronmates to make the first move. That first move was made by Scott, and to Husein, Scott had not positively trusted Zondervan although he didn't antagonise Zondervan on the radio. He waited for another squadronmate to clearly state his or her trust in Zondervan, but the only other response that came couldn't convince him enough. With a bit of hesitation, and some delay due to trying to pick the right words, Husein asked to his mates on the squadron frequency.

"This is Mold. Does anyone know what happened to Rim-Light so that Zondervan seems to be in charge?"