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The Ghost of You

TITLE: The Ghost of You PAIRING: Past Iceman/Mongoose (OC) RATING: T CHAPTER: One-shot SUMMARY: A ghost from Iceman and Maverick's past comes back.

[A/N - I've been missing Mongoose for a while now, but this was actually requested on one of my other accounts.]

Iceman and Maverick entered Iceman’s office.

They stood at the desk and looked at the files sitting on top.

It was time to choose the next Top Gun class. They flipped through them, pulling out ones that looked like good prospects.

Bradshaw (Maverick hesitated on this one, but finally placed it in the accepted pile).

Trace.

Seresin.

Grenier.

That last name stopped Iceman in his tracks.

Maverick watched the blood drain from Iceman’s face.

He cautiously opened the file and the face that had haunted him for decades was staring up at him.

She looked exactly as she had in the 80’s, down to the defiant look in her eye. “It’s her.”

Maverick glanced over his shoulder. “Mongoose.”

“Minx.”

“She did tell us she wasn’t from our time.”

Iceman chuckled. “No wonder she was such a good pilot. She’d already gone through the training.”

“Not to mention that she said learned from me.”

But Mongoose had been very cagey with what she revealed and the men had seen enough time travel movies to understand why.

Maverick took the file from him and placed it in the accepted pile.

“She could be hurt or killed!” Iceman argued.

“But she wasn’t. otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to meet us in the first place. She said it was after her, Rooster, and Hangman became a squadron and that hasn’t happened yet,” Maverick reasoned with him.

Iceman finally nodded and they went back to looking at the files.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Once Maverick had left, Iceman glanced through Mongoose’s file again. He read about her schooling and her family and what she had accomplished. He would have been very proud to be have been…

Iceman sighed and pulled a wooden box off the shelf. It contained all the letters he’d written to her over the years.

In the bottom, was a letter he’d read many times over the years. He’d taken it with him on deployments and read it when he was feeling lonely. He was teased by his fellow pilots, but he always claimed it was from an old sweetheart, which wasn’t a complete lie.

He carefully unfolded it and began to read again.

Dear Ice,

           I didn’t know how to tell you this, so I settled for putting it in a letter instead. My name is Noel Grenier and I’m from the future. 30 years in the future. In the future you’re a four-star Admiral, which is how I knew you. Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, uncle to Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw. That’s right. Rooster is Goose’s son. Funny how their callsigns are so similar. You may not believe all this now, but you will one day. If by some chance I’m ever sent back, please look after Bradley for me? Be there for him because he’ll need it. I won’t spoil anything for you, but Maverick does something pretty stupid and he’ll need someone in his corner. I already told Mav about being from the future because I kind of let it slip. Sorry. If you don’t want anything to do with me after this letter, I’ll understand. I’ll strike out on my own and make sure you never see me again, but if you still wanna be with me I’ll meet you at the O Club when we get back to California.

                                                                                                    Your Minx

Iceman set the letter back in the box and placed it back on the shelf. He looked at the file on his desk and smiled.

This Mongoose wasn’t his, but once she had been.

“Welcome to Top Gun, princess. We’ll meet again soon.”

[callsign-mongoose]

Iceman Fic: The Sister Project

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to announce the creation of a Fic that has been coming for a very long time. After brainstorming it a few months ago with some fellow writers, I finally plotted and am writing a awesome, Multi chapter, Heart wrenching yet wonderful, Iceman romance. The love intrest being Caroles younger sister who comes in to help with Bradley and also Nicks funeral. I will keep everybody updated!

Hopefully y'all are excited about this because I am writing it anyway!

Lots of love,

Mongoose

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Bungo Stray Creatures character list: ------------------------------------------------

Armed Detectives Agency: Dazai: Cat Atsushi: Tiger Fukuzawa: Wolf Ranpo: Mongoose Kunikida: German Shepherd Kyoka: Rabbit Kenji: Cow Yosano: Axolotl Katai: Hermit crab Junichiro (and his wack ass sister): Geckos Haruno: Cat Port Mafia: Chuuya: Slug/Fox Verlaine: Snail/Jackal Akutagawa (and by proxy Gin): Hedgehog MORI: Dolphin you gross bastard Elise: Porpoise Hirotsu: porcupine Koyo: Hare Higuchi: Guinea pig Rimbaud: Penguin Kaji: Fork Tailed Katydid Doc: (Poisonous) Salamander lippmann: Golden Retriever Pianoman: King snake shirase: Ram Albatross: an albatross c'mon man Iceman: Crow Oda: Capybara Q: Tasmanian Devil Tachihara: Coyote The Hunting Dogs: Jouno: Bobcat Tecchou: Sheltie dog Terouko: Chihuahua Fukuchi: Mountain Lion Decay of Angels: Fyodor: rat Nikolai: Dove Sigma: Jerboa Bram: Vampire bat The Guild: Francis: Eagle Poe: Raccoon Lucy: Red Panda Lovecraft: octopus Steinbeck: gopher louisa: Magpie herman: Whale Mark: Rooster Nathaniel: Sheep Margret: Llama Uncategorised/I’m lazy (my bad gang): Natsume: cat Ango: Frog Aya: Fruit bat Adam: Pigeon Yokomizo: Legless lizard Sasaki: poison dart frog Gide: Maned wolf Shibusawa: Albino alligator rokuzou: bass Mushitaro: Snake Ivan: Termite

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This list is on my about page, but I thought I'd include it as a post too. A complete list of all the characters and the animal I draw them as! There's not really any rule system to it, mostly a combination of vibes/callsign, if they have one. Subject to change. Actually thinking of changing Coyote to a Coyote and Omaha to a Hooded Crow, but we'll see.

Maverick: Bighorn Sheep

Iceman: Mountain Lion

Goose: Canada Goose

Bradley: Derbyshire Redcap Rooster

Hangman: Mule deer

Bob: Fox Squirrel

Phoenix: Black-eared Kite

Payback: American Badger

Fanboy: Coyote

Coyote: Golden Jackal

Slider: North American River Otter

Charlie: Corsac Fox

Cougar: Mountain Lion

Merlin: California Scrub Jay

Sundown: Bobcat

Chipper: Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Hollywood: Jaguar

Wolfman: Gray Wolf

Jester: Virginia Opossum

Viper: White Tailed Mongoose

Carol: Silkie Chicken

Penny: Pronghorn Antelope

Amelia: Pronghorn Antelope

Hondo: Spectacled Bear

Warlock: Roan Antelope

Cyclone: African Lion

Cain: Black-chested Buzzard Eagle

Yale: Old English Bulldog

Harvard: Alpine Ibex

Halo: Jungle Cat

Omaha: Yellow Nosed Albatross

Fritz: Cape Fox

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The WIM HOF "Iceman" Method.

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May have to write something for Mongoose/Iceman or Mongoose/Rooster because I’ve been thinking about them lately…

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Two Ghosts Chapter 1

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 1 PAIRING: Iceman/OC, Rooster/OC (if you squint) RATING: T CHAPTER: 1/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

“Good morning, aviators. This is your Captain speaking,” Maverick’s voice came through their comms, “You know the rules. Only guns, no missiles. We do not go below the hard deck of 5,000 feet.”

“That means you, Roos,” Mongoose quipped.

Rooster rolled his eyes at his wingman.

“No one bet any pushups this time,” Fanboy said.

“What’s the matter, Mickey Mouse? Didn’t you like all those pushups?” Mongoose asked.

“I know you did, Mongoose,” Hangman teased, “I caught you staring.”

“I’d rather get blown out of the sky.”

“You have! Twice!” Rooster reminded her.

“Roosie, have I told you how much I hate you?” Rooster chuckled.

“Not today, darlin’. I was afraid you’d forgotten.”

“Okay, enough chit chat. Let’s turn and burn!” Maverick said.

Mongoose anticipated Maverick’s move and shot up into the clouds.

“Mongoose! Where the hell are you going!” Hangman yelled.

Mongoose laughed. “Keep up boys!”

“Where is she?” Hangman asked Rooster.

“I don’t know. She disappeared from my radar.”

Mongoose leveled her jet out in the clouds, keeping an eye out for Maverick. The clouds started swirling around her. “Guys, anyone else seeing this weird storm?” Mongoose asked.

“What weird storm? The sky is clear,” Fanboy said.

“Where the hell are you?” Rooster asked.

“Mongoose, descend now!” Maverick ordered.

Mongoose tried to descend, but nothing happened. “My controls won’t work!”

“Where are you? I’m coming for you,” Rooster said.

“I don’t know! Rooster!”

Rooster could hear the panic in her voice. “Just hold tight, princess.”

“Ro….he…”

“Mongoose?”

There was nothing.

“Noel?”

Rooster was starting to panic.

“GOOSE!”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The next thing Mongoose knew, she exited the clouds and breathed a sigh of relief. She looked down at her radar and saw nothing. “Rooster?” she asked.

There was silence.

She looked down and saw water.

“What the fuck?”

She’d been flying over the mountains of California, not the sea.

“Hangman?”

Mongoose scanned through radio frequencies until she heard a voice.

“Uh guys, I’m picking up a plane.”

“Is it one of ours?”

Wait. She knew that voice. She’d heard it on videos at the Academy. “Admiral Kazansky?”

“Holy shit! It’s a girl,” the other voice said.

“Admiral Kazansky? That sounds good doesn’t it?” Iceman said.

Mongoose rolled her eyes.

Great. Another Hangman.

“You? An Admiral? Yeah right, Kazansky!”

“Mav?!”

Maverick’s brows furrowed.

“Of course you fucking know her,” another voice said.

She looked over and saw Maverick next to her and in his backseat was Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.

What the fuck was going on?

Suddenly there were alarms screaming at her. She let out a pathetic whimper, really wished she had Rooster and Hangman covering her.

“Eject! You’re gonna go into a tailspin and trust me, you don’t wanna hit that water in a jet.”

Mongoose laughed. “You know, I always feel so much better after we’ve talked, Mav.” She pulled the handle under the seat, but her parachute didn’t deploy.

“Shit,” Maverick cursed, “We’re gonna need the coast guard.”

Mongoose tried again and it deployed partially.

Well it was better than nothing.

The last thought Mongoose had before she hit the water was of Rooster.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

When Mongoose came to, her vision was blurry. All she could make out was a blonde man with a mustache and a dark headed man.

“God Roose, you are not gonna believe the dream I had…”

Her vision cleared and Goose and a younger Maverick were standing in her room.

She immediately started freaking out. “No, no. This cannot be happening. It’s not possible. Please tell me Rooster and Hangman are punking me.”

“Rooster and Hangman? Are they part of your squadron?” Maverick asked.

“They’re my wingmen. They were covering me when…”

“We’ll have a search and rescue team sent out. See if they can find anything.”

“Wait. I’m in hospital. They must have given me something. I’m hallucinating. I have to be.”

Mongoose tried to sit up and nearly cried out at the pain in her ribs.

Goose lightly pushed her back down. “Don’t try to move, darlin’. You hit the water pretty hard.”

Tears filled Mongoose’s eyes. She didn’t understand what was happening.

Where was Rooster? Why was his dad here? Why was Maverick so young?

Before she could freak out again, Maverick asked, “What’s your name?”

“Lt. Noel Genier. Callsign: Mongoose.”

Maverick laughed. “Mongoose?”

“Me and my…my squadron were at a bar and the guys got into a fight. I took four of them down on my own.”

“Like a mongoose,” Goose said.

Mongoose nodded.

“Do you know what year it is?”

Judging by the fact that she was most definitely still in Miramar and Goose was still alive...

“1984.”

“And the president?”

Shit.

She didn’t know that answer. History had never been her best subject. So she faked a headache.

Mongoose pressed her hands to her temples. “God. My head is killing me.”

Maverick gently lowered her hands and kissed her hairline. “I’ll have a nurse get you some painkillers.”

Goose stood up and patted her on the knee before leaving with Maverick.

She stared at the place where they stood.

What the fuck was going on?

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Two Ghosts Chapter 3

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 3 PAIRING: Iceman/OC, Rooster/OC (if you squint) RATING: T CHAPTER: 3/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

They landed back on base and Iceman stormed over to Mongoose.

“You shouldn’t be allowed in the cockpit of a F-14!”

Mongoose rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips.

“Why? Because I’m a woman?”

“Because you’re reckless and dangerous!”

“So is Maverick! You wouldn’t be saying these things if I were a man!”

Iceman opened his mouth to argue again (probably something about how women shouldn’t be allowed to be fighter pilots), but luckily Jester and Viper walked up.

“I have never seen a woman fly like you, Lieutenant Grenier. Welcome to the Top Gun program,” Viper said.

Both Jester and Iceman shared shocked expressions.

“Sir…” Iceman started.

“Are you questioning your superior, Lieutenant?”

“…No sir.”

“Then that settles it. Lieutenant Grenier will move into the barracks.”

Viper and Jester walked off and Mongoose gave Iceman a smug smile.

As she was walking back into the hangar, Maverick and Goose caught up with her.

“Mongoose!” Maverick called.

She turned to him.

“Nice flying up there,” he said.

Mongoose smirked. “Thanks. Learned from the best. See you in class.” She gave him a two-finger salute and walked off.

“That girl is a minx,” Goose said.

Maverick smiled. “That’s a pretty good callsign for her. We can’t have two Goose’s walking around. Too confusing.”

Iceman, who had heard their exchange, couldn’t agree more.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Mongoose walked into class that afternoon and heard the catcalls. She rolled her eyes and sat down near the front, but away from Maverick and Goose.

“This is Lieutenant Grenier. Callsign: Mongoose,” Viper said.

“Minx, sir,” Maverick said.

Mongoose narrowed her eyes at him. “Excuse me?”

“Minx. Your new callsign. If we’re in a dogfight, no one would know if they were referring to you or Goose.”

She couldn’t argue with his logic, but that didn’t mean she liked the callsign. “My callsign is Mongoose, Mitchell. Has been since the Academy.” She left out the fact that she had been called Goose before by Rooster.

She didn’t appreciate being called a minx though. Mongoose didn’t like the implication that she was overly flirtatious. She did not need that reputation in the Navy.

“I think it fits you,” Iceman added.

Mongoose had never wanted to punch someone so much in her life and she flew against Hangman in her Top Gun program.

“We can discuss callsigns later. Lieutenant Grenier will be joining your Top Gun class as a single flier,” Viper said.

Whispers broke out and she rolled her eyes.

“But she’s a woman, sir!” someone called from the back.

“A woman that beat the two best pilots in this current program.”

Maverick preened at the fact that Viper thought he was one of the best pilots.

Like he needed someone to stroke his massive ego.

As she listened to that day’s lecture, she played with her dog tags. One was hers and one was Rooster’s.

They’d exchanged them on graduation day so that wherever they went, they would have a piece of each other with them.

It wasn’t approved by the Navy, but it was Rooster and Mongoose’s little secret.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

That night, Mongoose was attempting to fall asleep when there was a knock on her door. She got up and found Maverick standing there. “What are you doing here?” she asked.

“Couldn’t sleep. Can I come in?”

Mongoose nodded. “Uh, yeah.”

Maverick entered her room and Mongoose quickly looked to make sure no one had seen him.

The last thing she needed was rumors of her and Maverick sleeping together.

“I hope I didn’t piss you off with my comment earlier.”

Mongoose waved her hand dismissively. “It’s fine. I understand where you’re coming from. My…my wingman actually calls me Goose from time to time. I don’t think he realizes it most of the time.”

“Rooster, right?”

Mongoose blushed. “Uh, yeah. But we’re not…”

“Oh…I just thought…with the way you talk about him…”

The two awkwardly looked at each other for a second.

“Well, have a good night,” Maverick said.

“You too.”

Maverick left and Mongoose closed the door, setting her forehead on the cool wood.

“Talk to me, Rooster.”

But when there was no answer, Mongoose stepped away from the door.

Maybe she could get through one night without dreaming about her life in the future, but she wasn’t counting on it.

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Two Ghosts Chapter 13

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 13 PAIRING: Rooster/OC RATING: T CHAPTER: 13/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

[A/N - Welcome to the canon ending of “Two Ghosts”. This is the ending that was originally planned. There’s still some more angst, but there’s happiness on the horizon!]

When Mongoose opened her eyes, instead of being dead she found herself in a hospital…again.

“Why do you always do this, kid? You should’ve descended when I told you!”

She coughed. “I always feel so much better after we’ve talked, Mav.” Mongoose opened her eyes and saw an older Maverick sitting by her bedside.

“You want me to get Rooster? I seem to remember you wanting him the last time you woke up.” Maverick stood up and she grabbed his wrist.

“Wait. It…it was real…right?”

Maverick kissed her hairline. “Your secret’s safe with me, Minx.”

As Maverick left, reality came crashing down on her.

Oh god. Iceman.

Iceman was dead and she never even got to say goodbye. She started to cry as Rooster ran into the room. “Bradley…”

He threw his arms around her. “I thought I lost you, princess.”

The nickname made her cry even harder. She’d only had Tom for a few weeks, but she felt like a piece of her had died with him.

“Shh, you’re safe. I got you.”

Mongoose fisted Rooster’s flight suit in her hands and breathed in the scent his cologne mixed with sweat and jet fuel to ground herself. This was real. Rooster was really here.

Her Rooster.

“That’s right, baby. Your Rooster.” He pressed kisses to her hair and forehead as he tried to calm her. “Hey, hey. What can I do?” Rooster asked her.

Nothing, Mongoose wanted to say. Nothing he could do would make this okay.

Eventually, the nurse came in and gave her a sedative to calm her down.

“Roo-Roo?” Mongoose asked him as she felt the medicine start to kick in.

Rooster lowered her to the bed and Mongoose grabbed a hold of Rooster’s wrist. “Shh. It’s okay,” he cooed.

“Don’t leave me. Please don’t leave me.” Mongoose was afraid that if she closed her eyes, Rooster would disappear and she’d wake up in 1984 all over again.

Rooster stroked her cheek. “Go to sleep, princess.”

Mongoose closed her eyes and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

Rooster stood up and kissed Mongoose’s forehead before leaving the room. “They gave a sedative. She wouldn’t stop crying.”

“Well she did almost die, Bradshaw,” Hangman told him.

“You guys go. I’ll stay here with her,” Maverick said.

“Are you sure? I should…” Rooster started to argue.

Maverick put a hand on his shoulder. “Go get cleaned up and get some rest. It’s been a tough day on all of you.”

Rooster looked into Mongoose’s room. “You’ll tell me when she wakes up?”

Maverick nodded. “I’ll have someone come get you.”

Rooster left with the others and Maverick sank down into the chair next to her bed.

He looked up to the ceiling. “Talk to me, Ice.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Unlike the last time, Mongoose was quickly discharged from the hospital and the first place she went was Maverick’s office.

“Hey, you should be sleeping,” he told her.

“You should be too.” She sat down in the chair across from his desk. “I can’t stop thinking about him.”

“Goose?”

She shook her head.

Maverick leaned back in his chair and sighed. “What do you want me to say?”

“Talk some sense into me!”

Maverick just looked at the younger pilot in front of him.

Somehow, she’d ended up in 1984 and then just weeks later had been thrust back into the 21st century after giving her heart to another man.

“I can’t talk to anyone but you about this and it’s killing me inside, Mav. All I can think about is Ice.”

“He was heartbroken, you know? Swore he’d never fall in love again, especially not with another pilot. Then Sarah came along. She was a civilian, but I think he missed your fire. A part of him continued to love you, even after your ‘death’. You should have seen the look on his face when he saw your file. He was convinced you were a ghost coming back to haunt him. He wanted to come see you, but I told him that probably wasn’t a good idea.”

Mongoose chuckled. “I met him once, you know? At our Top Gun graduation. I had no idea…”

“Well Ice was always good at hiding how he was feeling. I’m sure he wanted to tell you everything right then and there, but Rooster’s a good guy.”

“But I don’t…”

“Part of you does, kid. He’ll never be Tom, but he loves you. Maybe you’ll learn to love him how he loves you.”

Mongoose stood up and got ready to leave when Maverick stopped her.

“Ice wanted me to give this to you.” He handed her a wooden box.

“Thank you, Mav.”

“Anytime, Minx.”

Mongoose rolled her eyes. “Please stop calling me that.”

“Goodnight.”

“Goodnight, Pete.”

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Two Ghosts Chapter 14

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 14 PAIRING: Rooster/OC RATING: T CHAPTER: 14/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

Mongoose went back to her room and opened the wooden box.

A letter sat on top with her callsign, Minx.

Mongoose opened the letter and something dropped to the bed.

It was a dog tag.

Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.

Maverick must have told him about she wore one of Rooster’s.

She added it to the chain around her neck and turned to the letter.

 My dearest Minx,

           This will be the last letter I write to you. My days are growing short, but I can’t leave this earth without letting you know how I feel about you. I love you. I have and will always love you. I should have told you before that mission, but I was too scared that you didn’t return my feelings. Sarah was never a replacement for you. I never told her about you, but I think she could tell that my heart didn’t completely belong to her. She’s a good woman and never asked. I sometimes think I should have been a better husband to her, but it’s too late to think about what-ifs. I gave this box to Maverick the last time I saw him and told him to give it to you when you were ready. I hope you find happiness, princess. Whether that be with Rooster or with someone else. That’s all I want for you. See you on the other side.

                                                                                     Love your Tomcat,

                                                                           Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky

Tears filled Mongoose’s eyes. She pulled out more letters Ice had written her over the years when there was a soft knock at her door.

She quickly put everything away and shoved the box under her bed. She tucked her dog-tags into her shirt before she opened the door.

Rooster stood there.

“Roos…” She was cut off by Rooster slamming his lips on hers, his hand cradling the back of her head. Mongoose returned the kiss, grabbing onto Rooster’s worn-out US NAVY shirt.

Rooster pulled away, his lips just brushing hers. “I almost lost you out there and I would have never forgiven myself if I didn’t tell you how I feel about you. I love you Noel. Ever since Top Gun, maybe even flight school. You’re my wingman and best friend.”

The irony of this moment was not lost on Mongoose. Rooster was here professing his love for her when Tom had done the same in a letter.

Mongoose sighed. “Rooster, I…”

“Shh. You don’t have to say it back right now. I just needed you to know.” He turned to go, but she grabbed onto his arm.

“Will you…will you stay with me?”

Rooster nodded and Mongoose pulled him towards the bed.

They laid down and Rooster wrapped an arm around her.

Mongoose intertwined their fingers and pulled them up her mouth. She kissed the back of Rooster’s hand and Rooster pulled her closer to him.

She vowed that she’d never tell Rooster about what happened.

How would she explain that she was there when his father died? Or how she fell in love with Iceman? A man who went on to get married and have children after her “death”. Children that Rooster grew up. She didn’t want to sour the memory of his uncle.

No. She’d take that secret to the grave.

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Two Ghosts Chapter 12 - Alternate Ending

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 12 - Alternate Ending PAIRING: Iceman/OC RATING: T CHAPTER: 12/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

[A/N - Here’s your happy ending where Mongoose and Iceman end up together. I’ll have one more chapter of the Alternate Ending before we get to the canon ending and that will happy too...sort of.]

Maverick, Merlin, and Mongoose climbed into the cockpits of their jets listening to the radio in their helmets.

“They’re at 15,000 feet now, dead ahead, ten miles. Air speed is still increasing.”

Mongoose looked over at Maverick. “You’ve got this, Mav.”

He nodded at her.

“Eight hundred knows. Dead ahead now, 8 miles. Dead ahead, 8 miles. Wood, you got them?”

“Not yet, I can’t see them.”

It killed Mongoose to not be up there with them. Now she knew how Hangman felt when he had been named Dagger Spare.

“They must be close, I’m getting a hard on.”

Iceman’s voice came through her helmet. “Okay, Wood, I’m taking the lead. Let’s identify them.”

“Roger Ice, you got the lead. I’m on your left side, a little low.”

Eventually, they were given the go ahead as they heard Slider call out that there were more than two bogies. There were five.

Mongoose had never launched so fast in her life. “I’m coming, Ice!”

“I’m hit! I’m hit! We’re coming apart!” Hollywood called out.

“You’d better come back to me, Rooster. If you don’t, I’ll kill you myself.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“Dagger one is hit!”

“Dagger two is hit! Dagger two is hit!”

“Dagger Spare requesting permission to assist.”

“Permission denied.”

Mongoose somehow snapped out of it and realized that she had lost altitude. She pulled up on her joystick and leveled out. She was breathing heavily.

“We’ve lost our wingman!” Iceman called out.

Mongoose flew over to Iceman and Slider’s right wing. “I got you, Ice.”

“I know you do, baby. Three MiG’s coming down the left side. I’m going after them. I’m bringing it around to the left.”

Mongoose mimicked Iceman’s maneuver.

“We got four on our tail! That makes six of them!” Slider called out, “Who do you think is hooking in the guns range? He’s firing! Break right!”

Mongoose pulled up so Iceman wouldn’t fly right into her.

“Voodoo one is totally defensive! I need Maverick! Mongoose and I are engaged with five!”

Mongoose had a crazy idea. She inverted her plane above Ice and then flipped so she was facing the MiG’s.

“Noel! What in the hell are you doing!”

“Saving your ass!” She got a missile lock on one of them and fired.

The plane exploded.

“Mongoose and Ice engaged with four. Hurry up, Mav!”

One of the MiG’s returned fire with guns.

Mongoose dodged them.

“Mongoose!” Iceman yelled, “Maverick! A little help! Engage, goddammit!”

Maverick was still having trouble engaging.

“Goddammit! Maverick’s disengaging!” Slider yelled.

“I knew it! Shit!” Iceman cursed.

Mongoose could hear Merlin yelling at Maverick. “Maverick! Don’t think, just do!” Mongoose told him, “Don’t think, just do.”

Maverick started to reengage.

“There you go, Mav.”

“I can’t get him off my tail!” Iceman yelled, “Mongoose?”

“Little busy, Ice!” she yelled back. She had her own MiG to deal with.

“Ice, I’ve your MiG dead ahead. I’ve got him dead ahead. I’ve got tone. I’ve got tone!” Maverick told them. Maverick fired and took the MiG out.

“We gotta help Mongoose out!” Merlin said.

“Hold in there, Mongoose. I’m coming,” Maverick said.

“Hurry!” Mongoose said.

Iceman could hear the fear and panic in her voice.

“Mongoose is right below us. She’s got a MiG on her tail!” Merlin said.

The MiG started firing, so Mongoose banked left.

“I’m coming in, Goose. I’m coming in,” Maverick said.

Everyone froze hearing Maverick use his RIO’s name.

“Guys! A little help!” Mongoose said.

“Hold on, baby. We’re coming!” Iceman told her.

“There he is, Ice. Get him!” Maverick said.

“Okay, you guys. I’m coming in! I’m on his tail. I’m on his tail. I’m going for it! I’ve got radar lock. Good tone. I’m taking the shot!” Iceman fired and took out the MiG on Mongoose’s tail.

“Woohoo! Great Balls of Fire!” Mongoose crowed.

“Ice, watch out! There’s a MiG to your right. He's firing!” Maverick told him.

The MiG fired, creating holes in Iceman’s jet.

“I’m hit! I’m hit!” Iceman called out.

“Ice!” Mongoose yelled.

“We’re hit! We’re hit in the right engine!” Slider yelled.

“I’m shutting it down. I’m shutting it down!” Iceman told them.

“Coming in, Ice. Coming in,” Maverick said, “Ice, that bogey’s still behind you. I’m maneuvering for a shot.”

“Stay with him, Mav. Stay with him!”

Mongoose positioned her jet above Iceman and the MiG, just in case she needed to take the shot.

“Take the shot! Nail him! Nail him!”

“Dammit Ice, I can’t get a tone!”

“Shoot, Maverick! I can’t get him off my tail!”

“Come on, Mav! You can do this!” Mongoose told him.

The MiG fired at Iceman’s jet.

“Maverick, we’re hit! We’re hit again!” Iceman called out.

“Mav! Take the fucking shot!” Mongoose yelled.

“It’s okay. Both engines are functioning. We’re okay,” Slider said.

“Ice, on the count of three, break hard right. Goose, break hard left. Three, two, one.”

They followed Maverick’s orders, allowing him to take the shot.

“Damn it, I missed!” Maverick heard tone in his cockpit. “I got him. I got him. Here comes a shot.”

The MiG exploded.

“Maverick! There’s a MiG on your tail!” Iceman told him.

“We’ve got a problem here. We’ve only got one missile left.”

“I got him. I got him. He’s right behind us. Between our tails!” Merlin called out.

Mongoose positioned her jet behind the MiG and before anyone knew what was happening, she switched to guns and fired. She successfully hit the engines and the MiG started to go into a flat spin. “Gentlemen, this is your savior speaking! He’s all yours, Mav.”

Maverick slammed on his breaks and the MiG flew right past him, allowing him to make the killing shot.

“Mustang, this is Voodoo Three. Remaining MiG’s are bugging out,” Merlin said.

“Mustang, this is Maverick requesting flyby,” Maverick said.

“Negative, Ghost Rider. The pattern is full.”

Mongoose laughed and all three jets buzzed the tower.

They landed on deck and everyone rushed for their planes.

Mongoose pushed through the techs and aviators until her eyes landed on Iceman.

His eyes met hers and she broke into a run, throwing herself into his arms. He hoisted her up as she laughed. He lowered her back down and slammed his lips onto hers.

“Stupid. Dangerous. Reckless. Woman,” he spoke between kisses.

Mongoose’s heart felt like it was beating out of her chest.

Iceman released her and she hugged Slider.

“You!” Iceman yelled at Maverick.

Maverick whipped off his aviators.

“You are still dangerous.” Iceman smiled.

“You can be my wingman anytime.”

“Bullshit. You can be mine,” Maverick said.

The two of them hugged as everyone cheered.

Mongoose threw her arms around the two. Her boys were safe and everyone came home safe.

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Two Ghosts Chapter 11

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 11 PAIRING: Iceman/OC, Rooster/OC (if you squint) RATING: T CHAPTER: 11/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

[A/N - I can’t believe this story is nearly over! But beware dear reader, there is more angst coming.]

Graduation day had come and everyone was dressed in their Navy Whites.

Last time she wore her Navy Whites, they were shipping out for the uranium mission.

“Gentlemen and Lieutenant Grenier.”

Everyone laughed.

As the Admiral gave his speech, Mongoose was taken back to her Top Gun graduation. An older version of the man who sat by her side giving the speech, drinks with Phoenix and Rooster afterwards, worrying that she and Rooster would be separated.

“Hey, you okay?” Iceman asked her.

“Yeah. Just wish Maverick were here.”

Iceman and Slider were awarded the Top Gun trophy, which came as a surprise to no one.

“Congratulations, baby,” Mongoose told Iceman.

Iceman smiled and leaned in towards her ear. “You gonna reward me later?”

Mongoose blushed. “The only reason you won the trophy was because Mav quit.”

Iceman put a hand over his heart. “You wound me, baby.”

Mongoose looked into the crowd and saw Maverick. She smiled. “Mav! Over here!”

Maverick shook hands with Iceman. “Congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

Mongoose hugged Maverick. “I’m really glad you’re here.”

“Future Top Gun students need me apparently,” he whispered in her ear.

They pulled away and Maverick turned to Slider.

“Congratulations.”

“Thanks, Mav.”

Maverick walked away and Viper walked up.

“Gentlemen and Minx, of course. I hate to break up the party before it really gets out of hand, but there is work to be done. Some of you have to depart immediately. We have a crisis situation.”

Iceman squeezed Mongoose’s waist.

“Ice, Slider. Hollywood, Wolfman. Maverick. Minx.”

They were handed their orders.

Mongoose’s hands were shaking as she opened it.

“Maverick, you’ll get your RIO when you get to the ship. And if you don’t, give me a call. I’ll fly with you,” Viper said.

Maverick nodded. “Sir.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

24 hours later, they were on a carrier in the Indian Ocean.

“Aviators, this is bull’s-eye. The communication ship SS Layton has become disabled and has wandered into foreign territory. A rescue operation is to begin within the hour. Your mission is to give air support to that rescue. There are MiG’s in the area and tensions are high. If you witness a hostile act, you will return fire. Those MiG’s carry the Exocent anti-ship missile. They can fire that missile from 100 miles away. This is the real thing. This is what you’ve been trained for. You are America’s best. Make us proud.” Stinger said, “Ice!”

“Yes, sir!” Iceman said.

“Hollywood.”

“Sir!” Hollywood said.

“Sector Two. Maverick, Minx, you back them up with Merlin on Ready Five.”

“Yes sir,” Maverick said.

“Rise!”

They all stood up and Iceman approached Stinger.

“Excuse me, sir. This is not personal, but with regard to Maverick, is he the best backup that…”

“I know what’s on your mind, Kazansky, just get on it. You’re lucky I’m even letting your little girlfriend fly with you.”

“Mon…Minx is one of the best pilots I’ve ever seen. Sir.”

Mongoose followed Maverick up on deck.

“Good luck out there,” Maverick told her.

“Thanks. But I don’t think I’ll need it.”

Maverick smiled.

Mongoose spotted Iceman and Slider headed for their plane and ran over to them. “Wait!” Mongoose said.

Iceman turned to her and she kissed his helmet.

“For luck.” She opened her eyes and Rooster was standing in front of her.

She’d kissed his helmet right before the uranium mission and begged him to be careful. To come back to her. She could still remember how her heart had stopped when he called out that he had been hit.

She blinked and it was Iceman again.

“You okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost. You good to fly?”

Mongoose smiled. “Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine.”

Iceman knew she was lying, but he didn’t have time to question her. So instead he grasped her chin in his hand and kissed her softly. “Be careful.”

“You too. See you on the other side.”

Before she let him go, she slipped a note inside his flight suit.

A note he wouldn’t find until it was too late.

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Two Ghosts Epilogue - Alternate Ending

TITLE: Two Ghosts Epilogue - Alternate Ending PAIRING: Iceman/OC RATING: T CHAPTER: 14/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

[A/N - The alternate ending may be over, but I’m still not letting go of Iceman/Mongoose.]

Mongoose sat with the rest of the parents as she listened to her husband give his speech. She played with the dog tags around her neck.

She still wore Rooster’s, along with one of Tom’s and one of Maverick’s. It reminded her that no matter where she went, her boys were always with her. She didn’t need to wear them anymore considering she hadn’t been in the Navy since the birth of her and Tom’s daughter (who was in love with Jake “Hangman” Seresin of all people), but it also felt wrong without them.

The graduates walked across the stage and the ceremony was soon over. Everyone was drinking champagne and saying their goodbyes as Mongoose pushed through the crowd to get to her husband.

There he stood in his Navy Whites as handsome as the day he graduated himself.

“Great speech, baby.” She pecked him on the lips.

“Thank you, princess.” He leaned in towards her ear. “Even though you’ve heard it before.”

“Of course I’ve heard it before. You’ve only been practicing it for the last week.”

“Aunt Noel!” they heard.

Bradley came running up to them.

“My, my, Bradley. Don’t you look handsome!” Mongoose said.

Bradley blushed.

Mongoose refused to refer to him by his callsign, because in her mind he wasn’t her Rooster. Her Rooster had been happy go lucky, but with a deep sadness running through him due to the death of both his mother and father. Mongoose made sure this Bradley grew up surrounded with love and support.

“Have you seen Mav?” Bradley asked, “I wanted to introduce him to someone.”

Maverick had nearly pulled Bradley’s academy papers, but Mongoose had talked him out of it even if it meant breaking his promise to Carole. She knew the way her Rooster had flown and he was the best of the best if not a bit overly cautious sometimes.

A voice called Bradley’s name and he turned, smiling. A small brunette bounced over to him.

“There you are! Nyx and I were about to start celebrating without you.”

“Sorry. Aunt Noel, Uncle Tom, I want you to meet Lieutenant Cali Stolberg. Callsign: Minx,” Bradley said.

Tom let out laugh that he covered a cough when Mongoose elbowed him in the stomach.

“It is such an honor to meet you, Captain Kazansky! To be the first female Top Gun graduate! And of course it’s an honor to meet you too, Admiral Kazansky! Bradley’s told me so much about you!” Minx said.

Bradley smiled at her, a lovesick look in his eyes.

Mongoose’s heart broke just a little because she remembered when her Rooster used to look at her like that. But unlike her, Minx returned his feelings in a timely fashion.

“Goose would be so proud of you,” Tom told him.

Bradley smiled. “Thanks, Uncle Tom.”

“We should let you spend time with your friends,” Mongoose said.

Bradley hugged them both and disappeared into the crowd with Minx by his side.

Mongoose sighed, playing with her Rooster’s dog tag.

Tom noticed the sad look on his wife’s face and kissed her temple.

As much as she loved Tom, there were times where all she wanted to do was go back. Go back to her Rooster and fly with her squadron.

“She loves him,” Tom said.

“She does. She’ll make him happy. Happier than I ever could,” Mongoose agreed, “Doesn’t make it hurt any less.”

“C’mon. I’m sure Mav is around here somewhere. I wanna rub it in his face that we met the girlfriend first.”

Mongoose rolled her eyes.

The two wingmen still tried to one-up one another to this day.

Before leaving with Tom, Mongoose snuck one final look at Bradley and Minx.

They were laughing and smiling together.

She could never go back to being the Mongoose from before.

That Mongoose was a ghost. But she would always have another ghost haunting her.

Her Rooster.

A/N - And that’s the alternate ending to “Two Ghosts.” This fic was originally inspired by Harry’s Styles’ “Two Ghosts”, but with the canon ending it takes on a different meaning.

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Two Ghosts Chapter 9

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 9 PAIRING: Iceman/OC, Rooster/OC (if you squint) RATING: T CHAPTER: 9/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

“Dagger one is hit!” Maverick said.

A second later they heard Rooster’s voice. “Dagger two is hit!”

“Spare Dagger requesting permission to assist,” Hangman asked.

“Permission denied.”

They tried reaching the two on the comms, but there was no answer. They had no way of knowing whether Rooster and Maverick had ejected or survived.

Eventually Hangman was granted permission to go and look for them. After about an hour, Hangman landed back on deck and descended the ladder of his jet. He walked over to Mongoose.

“Jake, where’s Roo?” she asked him.

Hangman’s green eyes were misty with tears. “I…I’m so sorry Noel.”

“No, no.” Mongoose felt like her heart had been ripped out of her chest.

He couldn’t be gone.

There was no way.

“ROOSTER!”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Mongoose shot up in her bed, breathing hard. A few seconds later, there was a knock on her door. She got up and answered it.

Iceman stood there. “Ice?”

“You okay? I heard you screaming.”

“I’m fine.”

He gave her look that said he didn’t believe her, but he didn’t press her. He entered her room and laid down on her bed. “Come here.”

Mongoose curled up next to him with her head on his chest while he played with the ends of her hair.

“Noel?” he asked.

“Yes, Tom?”

“Are you in love with Rooster?”

Mongoose sat up and looked down at him.

“It’s just…the way you talk about him…”

Mongoose laughed. “Me? And Rooster? Rooster is my wingman, but I’m not in love with him.”

“You just woke up yelling his name.”

Was she in love with Rooster? She cared about him deeply, but she wasn’t sure she’d call it love. “Ice…”

Iceman sat up. “I care about you Noel, but if you’re in love with another man…”

Mongoose shook her head and cupped Iceman’s face in her hands. “There is no other man but you, Ice. I promise.”

Mongoose couldn’t say she loved Iceman, because she didn’t know if she did but he had taken up residence in her heart like Rooster, Hangman, and the rest of the Dagger squadron.

Just as Mongoose was leaning forward to kiss him, someone knocked the door. Mongoose got up and answered it.

It was Jester.

“Sir,” Mongoose said.

“Maverick’s asking for you.”

“Oh, okay. Thank you, sir.”

Jester nodded and walked away.

Mongoose turned to Iceman. “Do you wanna come with me?”

Iceman shook his head. “I’m sure I’m the last person he’s gonna want to see.”

Mongoose walked over to the bed and kissed him before leaving. “You’re my pilot, Ice. Never forget that.”

Iceman smirked. “Your pilot? I think I like the sound of that.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Mongoose entered the hospital on base and was directed to Maverick’s room.

He was sitting in the hospital bed, eyes rimmed with red and flushed cheeks.

“Hey, how are you feeling?” she asked him.

He shrugged. “He…Goose is…”

“I know. God, I’m so sorry, Pete.”

Tears filled Maverick’s eyes.

She knew how he was feeling right now. She’d felt the same waiting for news about him and Rooster.

“I guess this means you can have your old callsign back.”

Mongoose knew he was hurting because he was trying to use humor to cope. Rooster did the same thing.

She sat next to him and wrapped her arms around him.

Maverick completely lost it at the gesture of affection.

Mongoose felt a little weird comforting her mentor, but she held him as he cried and stroked his hair.

Maverick’s sobs quieted and he pulled away from her, wiping his face.

“What are you gonna do now?” Mongoose asked him.

“I…I don’t know. I don’t know if I can fly without him.”

Mongoose would have offered to be his RIO, but she was never trained. She wouldn’t know what she was doing.

She took his hand in hers. “I’m here for you, Mav.”

Maverick gave her a small smile. “Thanks, Mi…Mongoose.”

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Two Ghosts Chapter 15

TITLE: Two Ghosts Chapter 15 PAIRING: Rooster/OC RATING: T CHAPTER: 15/? SUMMARY: It was just a routine training session, but it changed Noel “Mongoose” Grenier’s  life forever. The legends of pilots flying through time vortexes was true, because it happened to her. Dropped into 1984 during Maverick’s Top Gun training, she must navigate keeping her secret while also completing the program…again. Will she return to her own time unscathed? Or will she lose her heart in the process?

Mongoose returned to training a few days later, but was never able to actually get off the ground.

“Rooster, requesting clearance for take-off.”

“Clear for take-off.”

Rooster started taxing down the runway. “You comin’ Goose?” Rooster asked.

“Yeah. Yeah. Go on without me,” she told him.

Rooster took off, but Mongoose stayed on the ground. She ripped her helmet off in frustration. Iceman would be ashamed of her right now. Every time she sat the cockpit of a jet, she froze up. It was like her mind went blank.

Mongoose dissolved into tears. She heard footsteps coming up her ladder and Hangman popped up.

“C’mon, darlin’. Let’s get you out of here.”

“I can’t…I can’t do it Jake!”

“You will. It’s just gonna take some time.” Hangman helped her out of the cockpit and down the ladder. Her feet hit the tarmac and she collapsed. “Woah!” Hangman gently lowered her to the ground.

Bob and Phoenix came running over to them.

“Is she okay?” Bob asked.

“Yeah. Help me get her inside,” Hangman said.

The three of them helped her to her feet.

“Don’t tell Rooster,” Mongoose said, “Please. I don’t want him to worry.”

The trio led her to the locker room where Phoenix helped her out of her flight suit.

“I don’t understand. Why can’t I fly anymore?” Mongoose asked.

“It’s gonna take time.”

“But…but you got back in the cockpit after your bird strike.”

Phoenix sighed. “Because my team needed me.”

“The team needs me too.”

“We’re not on active duty right now, Noel. No one would fault you if you took a leave of absence.”

Mongoose jumped up. “I’m fine! I promise!”

Phoenix didn’t believe her, but didn’t press the issue.

Mongoose hurried back to her room and threw herself on her bed, crying. She wanted to fly, she really did, but she just couldn’t take being in the cockpit of a jet right now.

Meanwhile, Maverick, Hangman, and Rooster were in the air.

“Where’s Mongoose?” Rooster asked.

Hangman sighed. “She…uh…she wasn’t feeling well. Bob and Phoenix are taking care of her.”

“She didn’t say anything to me.”

Maverick just sighed and shook his head. He'd been contemplating going to Cyclone to ask that Mongoose be placed on leave, but he was hoping he could get her back up in the air just like Viper and Jester had done to him.

Rooster landed and headed for Mongoose’s room. He knocked on the door, but got no answer. “Mongoose?” he asked, opening her door.

She was laying on the bed facing away from him.

Rooster stripped out of his flight suit and boots and joined her on the bed. “Noel?”

Mongoose rolled over and buried her head in his chest. Her shoulders shook as she cried.

“Hey, it’s okay. You’re safe.” Rooster stroked her hair and placed kisses on her head. Rooster’s heart was breaking because he didn’t know how to help her.

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The next day, Mongoose was in the rec room with the other pilots, waiting for

Maverick to come in and explain that day’s exercise. He came in holding some paperwork. “Noel? Can I speak with you?”

Rooster stood up with her and followed them to Maverick’s office. He turned to them and handed the paperwork to Mongoose. “You’re being placed on leave.”

“What? You can’t do this, Mav!”

Mongoose just stared at the wall blankly. “It wasn’t just me. Cyclone and Warlock were made aware of…of Mongoose’s mental state. They’re giving her a month’s leave.”

“You can’t just ground her!”

“This isn’t your decision, Bradley. The paperwork has already been filed. As of now, Lieutenant Grenier is grounded for the foreseeable future.”

“Noel?” Rooster asked.

Mongoose snapped out of her daydream. “Huh?”

It was then that Rooster realized how much she’d been struggling. Sure, she’d been a little shook up after the flat spin and ejection, but she was clearly more shaken up than he thought.

Mongoose knew she wasn’t in the right state of mind to be flying an F-18.

“Lieutenant Bradshaw, I believe you have a training course to complete. Go. I’ll meet you in the hangar,” Maverick said.

Rooster looked at Mongoose and kissed her forehead before leaving. Mongoose looked at Maverick.

“Thank you, Mav.”

Maverick put a hand on her shoulder. “Take some time off. Mourn for Ice. And then when you’re ready, come back and kick everyone’s asses.”

Mongoose laughed and hugged Maverick. “Aye Aye, Captain.”

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