I was just about to drink last cup of hot Tea in the whole camp. When the attack Alarm sounded. I was so startled by the Alarm, I dropped the China Cup on the my heavy leather boot and spilled hot tea all over my leg. "Dammit" I said. And kicked the tea cup across the muddy rotten wood floor of the Pilot's Club and ran out the door. The camp was crazy with Regulars running in squads, some half dressed toward there muddy trenches. I hate mud, I prefer the air. "See you in the Air" I shouted in there general direction, While I ran towards the old barn we call "the hanger". I came in and put on the Barracuda and turned to the large open barn doors. And as I do before every flight. "Up, Up, and Away!!!!" I flicked the small start switch. And the Barracuda burst to life. I put my other hand one the labeled "Full Thrust". "3,2,1" Boom!!!! My feet felt heavy without the ground below them. I shot off into the sky. My foot just clipping some old pine tree. When the Altitude meter was at 150 ft. I turned to the east. I scanned the tree line for the Caps. Seeing the Red Cap of a Trooper. I swooped down. And send 6 southpaw rockets into the trees. Some exploded on branches others going to there targets on the ground. Hundreds of black bullet fired from the forest bounced of my Barracuda. "Stupid Caps think there cheap Mishima Bullets can hurt me" I thought I came around for another pass, but seeing that another Barracuda was already in his attack run, I turned North. I looked at my Air to Air Radar in shock to see two blips coming from behind. I thought there was only to be two Barracuda's in the air at a time. But now there are three! Suddenly I say one blip disappear. Confused I turned my Barracuda around to get a visual. When I turned I saw a Barracuda and its pilot screaming as he fell into the trees engulfed in flaming jet fuel. He hit the ground with a thud. I got on the comm-link "Sky-dog Down, Sky-down Down, Hostile unknown's" "Checking pilot".I said. The Barracuda's pilot was ripping off his burning Barracuda before the jet fuel touch the bright yellow flame of his Barracuda. I hadn't time to help him, I checked my radar to see the Hostile over the base camp. I sent three rockets into the Cap line before I turned in his direction. Then I saw him, a Purple shark. I used my aiming joystick now wet with sweat to get in his tall. "Firing"I said. 4 rockets flew across the sky towards the Shark. But lost all momentum and fell harmlessly to the ground. "Dammit" I said. The Purple shark shop up into the sky. And did a loop so now he was facing me. Sudden a spray of bullets from the purple shark rattled my Barracuda with hole and made one engine burst into flames. I did not even have time to swear at him before I was spiraling into the Imperial trench. The only thing I was able to do was lift my feet up like they told up to do at the academy. I was sent sliding across the mud about 10 ft before the weight on my back made me tip to one side. I ripped off the straps and dove face first into the muddy water of a artillery crater. Right before the Barracuda exploded with a bang that could probably be hear back in Hiemburg.