They’d been hunting this one for three days. EW intercepts called it “Wraith.” Three of theirs gone in the valley below. Now K9w7 had the angle. Just enough defilade. Just enough time.

Tar 124 wasn’t coming back.

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For two seconds – nothing but motor whine and the thud of their own hearts.