Innverse Stats | Goblin Days (Pt. 2) — The Pilot and the Knight

Name	Text
Fightipilota	She had about eighty miles of fuel in the tank, and she was headed down through a rocky canyon pass with the enemy on her six. Fightipilota overrode the warning sounds and forced her craft to down in an insane dive, flaring the wing flaps at the last moment to abort the dive from ‘death’ to a mere snap-glide.
Fightipilota	A second, shrill whine came from her aircraft, and Fightipilota guessed she’d reduced the durability of the wings and overstressed the hull, but she had no choice. The enemy was right behind them, and—she glanced over her shoulder as she wiped at condensation on her glass goggles—
Fightipilota	Three of them. Two regular Wyvern-class fighters and what looked like a green Wyvern-bomber with a payload that was spitting constantly in her direction. The globs of acid landed well short of her, but she saw pitting where the acid had landed, releasing huge gouts of steam from the melting ground. One shot might be the end of her, so Fightipilota urged as much speed as she could from her aircraft as they headed for the canyon pass.
Fightipilota	Fightipilota swung up her dorsal turret and fired once, then twice. A [Double Tap] that missed both times given the speed and distance between her and her pursuers, but kept them wary. She grinned as the wind blasted her face, and the canyon mouth approached. It was so narrow it would barely admit her aircraft wing-tip to wing-tip. But she knew the specs; she was operating a Wyvern-class aircraft at exactly thirty-seven feet’s wingspan. The canyon? Forty feet if she was a judge.
[Double Tap]	Fightipilota swung up her dorsal turret and fired once, then twice. A [Double Tap] that missed both times given the speed and distance between her and her pursuers, but kept them wary. She grinned as the wind blasted her face, and the canyon mouth approached. It was so narrow it would barely admit her aircraft wing-tip to wing-tip. But she knew the specs; she was operating a Wyvern-class aircraft at exactly thirty-seven feet’s wingspan. The canyon? Forty feet if she was a judge.
Fightipilota	All the room in the world. Fightipilota’s aircraft came screaming at the canyon walls as her pursuers dived, still death-shrieking as they followed. The [Fighter Pilot] was reloading her turret when someone kicked her in the head. She ignored the blow, triggering the reserve fuel and urging the airplane to keep dead ah—
[Fighter Pilot]	All the room in the world. Fightipilota’s aircraft came screaming at the canyon walls as her pursuers dived, still death-shrieking as they followed. The [Fighter Pilot] was reloading her turret when someone kicked her in the head. She ignored the blow, triggering the reserve fuel and urging the airplane to keep dead ah—
Fightipilota	“Fighti, what are you doing?”
Fightipilota	The second kick to the back of her head made Fightipilota break out of her trance. She looked up, and the [Beast Tamer] clinging to his Wyvern’s back screamed at her. The Wyvern, Coldcream, screamed at her.
[Beast Tamer]	The second kick to the back of her head made Fightipilota break out of her trance. She looked up, and the [Beast Tamer] clinging to his Wyvern’s back screamed at her. The Wyvern, Coldcream, screamed at her.
Fightipilota	Their two Hobgoblin passengers were deathly silent, clinging to their seat straps. Fightipilota broke out of the haze of concentration as the Wyvern tried once again to abort its flight into the narrow canyon mouth.
[Aerial Boost]	“Keep going straight! [Aerial Boost]!”
[Beast Tamer]	A sudden jet of speed pushed the Frost Wyvern forwards against its will; it was still trying to flap its wings and fly up. The [Beast Tamer], Chickenruler, roared back.
Fightipilota	Fightipilota ground her teeth together as she sensed their forwards progress slow. They were engaged in wing-mode! It was a huge problem for Wyvern-class aircraft and all fliers operating on similar organic models, frankly.
Fightipilota	Damn. At least the other Wyverns were hesitating on following them into the canyon. Fightipilota fired again and winged one of them; she heard a scream as she yanked her aircraft left, avoiding a protrusion in the wall—
[Beast Tamer]	The [Beast Tamer] howled at Fightipilota, and Coldcream shrieked again, but right now, the Goblin didn’t have time for niceties.
Fightipilota	The [Beast Tamer] howled at Fightipilota, and Coldcream shrieked again, but right now, the Goblin didn’t have time for niceties.
[Beast Tamer]	She knew she was half-dreaming. The dream was that these were aircraft instead of angry Wyverns and that she was in a Wyvern-class fighter instead of…well, an unhappy Frost Wyvern being steered by a [Beast Tamer].
Fightipilota	But the chase was real enough. Three Wyverns had objected to the presence of the Frost Wyvern entering their territory and decided it was time for a good old-fashioned beatdown. They were a tiny pack led by a green Acid Wyvern…it was a big sucker, and Fightipilota hadn’t liked the odds of taking it, even with her Thunderbow—before the other two appeared.
Fightipilota	Maneuvering the Frost Wyvern was hard. The controls were nothing like what Fightipilota imagined and had seen examples of in Kevin’s sketches. She had reins, her feet, and verbal commands that Coldcream half-knew instead of a throttle and controls at her fingertips. The Wyvern would resist some commands, like heading into this canyon, or just react slower than she needed.
Kevin Hall	Maneuvering the Frost Wyvern was hard. The controls were nothing like what Fightipilota imagined and had seen examples of in Kevin’s sketches. She had reins, her feet, and verbal commands that Coldcream half-knew instead of a throttle and controls at her fingertips. The Wyvern would resist some commands, like heading into this canyon, or just react slower than she needed.
[Pilot]	Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.
Fightipilota	Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.
[Ship Captain]	Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.
Goblinhome	Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.

Fightipilota

She had about eighty miles of fuel in the tank, and she was headed down through a rocky canyon pass with the enemy on her six. Fightipilota overrode the warning sounds and forced her craft to down in an insane dive, flaring the wing flaps at the last moment to abort the dive from ‘death’ to a mere snap-glide.

Fightipilota

A second, shrill whine came from her aircraft, and Fightipilota guessed she’d reduced the durability of the wings and overstressed the hull, but she had no choice. The enemy was right behind them, and—she glanced over her shoulder as she wiped at condensation on her glass goggles—

Fightipilota

Three of them. Two regular Wyvern-class fighters and what looked like a green Wyvern-bomber with a payload that was spitting constantly in her direction. The globs of acid landed well short of her, but she saw pitting where the acid had landed, releasing huge gouts of steam from the melting ground. One shot might be the end of her, so Fightipilota urged as much speed as she could from her aircraft as they headed for the canyon pass.

Fightipilota

Fightipilota swung up her dorsal turret and fired once, then twice. A [Double Tap] that missed both times given the speed and distance between her and her pursuers, but kept them wary. She grinned as the wind blasted her face, and the canyon mouth approached. It was so narrow it would barely admit her aircraft wing-tip to wing-tip. But she knew the specs; she was operating a Wyvern-class aircraft at exactly thirty-seven feet’s wingspan. The canyon? Forty feet if she was a judge.

[Double Tap]

Fightipilota swung up her dorsal turret and fired once, then twice. A [Double Tap] that missed both times given the speed and distance between her and her pursuers, but kept them wary. She grinned as the wind blasted her face, and the canyon mouth approached. It was so narrow it would barely admit her aircraft wing-tip to wing-tip. But she knew the specs; she was operating a Wyvern-class aircraft at exactly thirty-seven feet’s wingspan. The canyon? Forty feet if she was a judge.

Fightipilota

All the room in the world. Fightipilota’s aircraft came screaming at the canyon walls as her pursuers dived, still death-shrieking as they followed. The [Fighter Pilot] was reloading her turret when someone kicked her in the head. She ignored the blow, triggering the reserve fuel and urging the airplane to keep dead ah—

[Fighter Pilot]

All the room in the world. Fightipilota’s aircraft came screaming at the canyon walls as her pursuers dived, still death-shrieking as they followed. The [Fighter Pilot] was reloading her turret when someone kicked her in the head. She ignored the blow, triggering the reserve fuel and urging the airplane to keep dead ah—

Fightipilota

“Fighti, what are you doing?”

Fightipilota

The second kick to the back of her head made Fightipilota break out of her trance. She looked up, and the [Beast Tamer] clinging to his Wyvern’s back screamed at her. The Wyvern, Coldcream, screamed at her.

[Beast Tamer]

The second kick to the back of her head made Fightipilota break out of her trance. She looked up, and the [Beast Tamer] clinging to his Wyvern’s back screamed at her. The Wyvern, Coldcream, screamed at her.

Fightipilota

Their two Hobgoblin passengers were deathly silent, clinging to their seat straps. Fightipilota broke out of the haze of concentration as the Wyvern tried once again to abort its flight into the narrow canyon mouth.

[Aerial Boost]

“Keep going straight! [Aerial Boost]!”

[Beast Tamer]

A sudden jet of speed pushed the Frost Wyvern forwards against its will; it was still trying to flap its wings and fly up. The [Beast Tamer], Chickenruler, roared back.

Fightipilota

Fightipilota ground her teeth together as she sensed their forwards progress slow. They were engaged in wing-mode! It was a huge problem for Wyvern-class aircraft and all fliers operating on similar organic models, frankly.

Fightipilota

Damn. At least the other Wyverns were hesitating on following them into the canyon. Fightipilota fired again and winged one of them; she heard a scream as she yanked her aircraft left, avoiding a protrusion in the wall—

[Beast Tamer]

The [Beast Tamer] howled at Fightipilota, and Coldcream shrieked again, but right now, the Goblin didn’t have time for niceties.

Fightipilota

The [Beast Tamer] howled at Fightipilota, and Coldcream shrieked again, but right now, the Goblin didn’t have time for niceties.

[Beast Tamer]

She knew she was half-dreaming. The dream was that these were aircraft instead of angry Wyverns and that she was in a Wyvern-class fighter instead of…well, an unhappy Frost Wyvern being steered by a [Beast Tamer].

Fightipilota

But the chase was real enough. Three Wyverns had objected to the presence of the Frost Wyvern entering their territory and decided it was time for a good old-fashioned beatdown. They were a tiny pack led by a green Acid Wyvern…it was a big sucker, and Fightipilota hadn’t liked the odds of taking it, even with her Thunderbow—before the other two appeared.

Fightipilota

Maneuvering the Frost Wyvern was hard. The controls were nothing like what Fightipilota imagined and had seen examples of in Kevin’s sketches. She had reins, her feet, and verbal commands that Coldcream half-knew instead of a throttle and controls at her fingertips. The Wyvern would resist some commands, like heading into this canyon, or just react slower than she needed.

Kevin Hall

Maneuvering the Frost Wyvern was hard. The controls were nothing like what Fightipilota imagined and had seen examples of in Kevin’s sketches. She had reins, her feet, and verbal commands that Coldcream half-knew instead of a throttle and controls at her fingertips. The Wyvern would resist some commands, like heading into this canyon, or just react slower than she needed.

[Pilot]

Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.

Fightipilota

Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.

[Ship Captain]

Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.

Goblinhome

Rather than being a [Pilot], Fightipilota was more like a [Ship Captain] giving orders that had to be relayed and acted upon. That Chickenruler and Coldcream obeyed her was because she was still the best damn flier in Goblinhome. Only Snapjaw and Icecube even came close; Fightipilota had studied aerial combat. She’d gone over how aircraft worked with Kevin. So—in moments like these—she was the Goblin you wanted.

Goblin Days (Pt. 2) — The Pilot and the Knight

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