Whumptober 2023
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What happens when rough seas make carrier living hard to take standing up? Literally? Slider and Merlin end up with two pilots in need of TLC and assistance!
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- Part 1 of Whumptober 2023
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“I—I didn’t—-” Maverick covered his face with his hands, crying uncontrollably.
They’re not going to help you. They don’t care about you—nobody cares about you, Mitchell—-nobody—-
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- Part 2 of Whumptober 2023
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EMCOM missions were the worst, in his opinion. Limited radio contact, no one to talk to but yourself, and even then it wasn’t advised that you do much talking at all. They were especially draining when you flew them solo, without another jet to interact with in any way. Just yourself and the dark abyss of the night sky for hours on end.
Maverick was getting pretty sick of them, having pulled almost exclusively EMCON missions or solo night patrols for the last two months. He was starting to believe he’d forgotten how to even talk to another human being. It had been so long since he’d interacted with someone in anything other than procedural manners.
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- Part 3 of Whumptober 2023
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Kicking at the prone figure on the ground, Jonathan huffed. Damn Navy’d made his boy soft. Or maybe, the stun stick was a bit more powerful than his favored cattle prod? Either way—-he was pretty sure the welp learned his lesson. Jacob would think twice before ignoring him again! Next time he was told to get his ass home, he would, mission or no mission. Jonathan was sure of that at least. He gave his son one more hard kick in the ribs before stumbling out of the apartment.
Maybe they had a decent bar ‘round here.
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- Part 4 of Whumptober 2023
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With a muffled curse, he snagged the toddler under his arms and moved quickly through the small housing unit. The shaking continued, actually beginning to intensify, and Pete felt panic begin to grow. This—-this was an earthquake and he was decidedly not prepared to be caught in one of those, especially not with his godson in his arms. Not when Nick and Carole’s entire world was currently clinging to his tshirt, excited giggles squelched by the tension he was feeling from his godfather.
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- Part 5 of Whumptober 2023
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“What the hell happened, Nick?”
“I—there—-we were arguing and there was a car—that car— it came out of nowhere and Maverick shoved me and he must’ve—-his bike, we were walking the bike and it—-C’mon, Pete!” Tears were streaming down Nick’s face but he didn’t care, moving to gently frame Maverick’s face with his hands. “Please buddy, c’mon—-”
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- Part 6 of Whumptober 2023
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He didn’t find any evidence of sick, luckily, but he did stumble across a dark shape up against the wall. His heart clenched; recalling a similar instance almost 40 years ago. Damn—-
Nick moved towards the individual, crouching down towards where the man was curled in a ball, head on his knees.
“Hello? You okay, bud?” Goose tapped the man on the shoulder, trying to rouse the drunk.
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- Part 7 of Whumptober 2023
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It was a sound Maverick never wanted to hear, ever again. Bradley’s high pitch squeal of pain and terror would haunt him for the rest of his life, filling the dark waking hours of his nightmares.
Maverick had never sprinted so fast in his life, flying out of the house and off of the porch to the driveway where the boy had been riding his bike back and forth. He’d only turned away for a moment, running to grab a water bottle for Bradley. But that was all it took.
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- Part 8 of Whumptober 2023
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Slider and Ice and just wanted a quiet evening at the O Club before the stress of Top Gun. All they wanted was to get a drink, check out the competition, and relax. But then there was this kid, in a white tshirt—
Slider grabbed his pilot’s arm, intent to point out the odd behavior, only to witness another pilot snatch the kid by the collar of his shirt, effectively scruffing him like a kitten. The burly pilot and a group of several other aviators then escorted the kid out into the night.
“What was that?” Ice muttered, confusion evident.
“Are we going to find out or—-“
“Did that look friendly to you, because it sure didn’t to me…” Kazansky asked, moving towards the exit at a brisker pace. “C’mon, let’s see what sort of trouble the kid got himself into.”
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- Part 9 of Whumptober 2023
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All four Daggers set off along the trail, taking their time and enjoying the scenery as they went. This was so different from the beaches they usually frequented, and miles from the all encompassing grey of the carriers they spent months on. They passed the time playing a variety of games, laughing and teasing one another as they went.
Suddenly, the ground dropped out from under them and they found themselves plummeting down the embankment in a wave of mud, rocks, and debris. All four scrambled for something to hold onto, anything to stop there careen down the steep cliffside.
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- Part 10 of Whumptober 2023
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The instant the punch from the second guy fell, Maverick knew something was wrong. Very wrong.
The guy sucker punched him in the chest, just as soon as he’d dodged the uppercut from the first guy. So not only did he turn straight into the punch, but he felt when something gave way, and suddenly he was on his knees, unable to catch his breath.
What the hell was that?
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- Part 11 of Whumptober 2023
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Maverick blinked wearily, turning to stare at the red lights that seemed to mock him. 2:17 am—-13 minutes had passed. Only 13 minutes. Tears of utter exhaustion and frustration stung the corners of his eyes.
He was going insane.
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- Part 12 of Whumptober 2023
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/Brad, listen, we were going to tell you, buddy, we just— it’s only been a few days. We wanted to confirm everything—/
“Confirm what? How to best ambush me?! How to screw with my head, again?! You knew what I was doing tonight. You really thought tonight was the best night to try and reconcile? To clear the air?!”
/—-What are you talking about?/
“Da—Mav! He’s— was this a set up? Send me to the cemetery, make me confront him there?”
/B—Bradley, Mav was shot down. He—kid, he deployed to the middle east the week after your fight—-/
“He’s—-what the hell, Sli? He’s here! He’s sitting at their graves!”
/What?!/ Part of Bradley realized that Slider sounded terrified.
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- Part 13 of Whumptober 2023
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After Hop 31, all of the focus is on the RIO who hit the canopy; the man who is, somehow, still alive. As it should be, as far as Maverick is concerned...but what happens when Maverick was hurt during the ejection too? What happens when he's overlooked?
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- Part 14 of Whumptober 2023
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Not again—-
Bradley sighed pitifully and sank down into his chair, trying desperately to ignore the mounting throbbing beginning to plague his left eye. This couldn’t be happening again. It had barely been a week since the last one!
He covered half of his face with his hand, the sleeve of his hoodie providing a brief respite from the stabbing the light had started to invoke on his retina. He couldn’t keep missing school. He already had a note for his many absences, and for his rapidly falling grades.
He was trying, but it was hard! High school, in general, was hard, but it was especially problematic for a newly minted orphan who’d transferred in part way through the year. People weren’t exactly understanding of his situation at times, not that Bradley was all that forthcoming with it.
Was hard enough being the new kid, let alone the orphan.
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- Part 15 of Whumptober 2023
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He reached over and gently squeezed the motionless pilot’s forearm before he forced himself to turn and walk out of the room.
This was easily the hardest thing he’d ever had to do.
He’d been there when they told Maverick Goose didn’t make it. Now he was going to have to tell him his wingman might never wake up.
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- Part 16 of Whumptober 2023
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“You will not talk back to me, boy—” the Admiral growled, shaking his fist at his youngest. “Get your name on that board, Thomas, or I will make you wish you’d never been born, do you understand me?”
“Yes, sir,” Tom grit out through clenched teeth, the entire left side of his face throbbing.
He should’ve known better; the Admiral never wanted to be in his presence. Upcoming 18th birthdays were definitely not cause for celebration as far as he was concerned.
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- Part 17 of Whumptober 2023
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This wasn’t supposed to happen. He wasn’t—-he wasn’t supposed to be actually in danger. This—-he knew there’d be hazing. There always was when you joined a new class or squadron but—-
“Good luck there Bob,” someone snickered. “God, what a name, huh?”
“Gonna cry, Bob? Baby on board?”
“Beast of burden, more like. Good luck to whoever’s saddled with his quiet ass.”
“Hard to say anything now, isn’t it?”
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- Part 18 of Whumptober 2023
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It’s all he’d ever wanted; to belong somewhere, with someone. But Mav was starting to think he just wasn’t cut out for being in relationships, any kind of relationship. He was apparently too clingy, he ate the wrong things, he didn’t communicate properly, he clung to the past——hell, he was arguing more with his supposed girlfriend than he’d ever argued with anyone. That wasn’t how it was supposed to work.
Even now, on the day he’d planned to start off with a nice romantic breakfast in bed, Charlie was closed off in the bedroom crying. Why was he so bad at this?
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- Part 19 of Whumptober 2023
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Katastrophe (Karrington)
Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)
26 Dec 2023
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Jake wasn’t sure what was happening. He’d been asleep, he’d been good! He hadn’t even cried when Papa used the belt that afternoon! He hadn’t even asked for presents this year! He— what was going on?
Or….
It takes Jake a long time to learn what being a family REALLY means….
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- Part 20 of Whumptober 2023