[quote]"I'm thinking of meeting up with ya. Give ya an escort in anyway seeing as I'll be your guardian. Over" [/quote]

Scott grinned at the casual tone of his newly-assigned wingman. "Nice to have a helpful eye in the sky," he replied in the same playful tone she'd adopted. Her gave her his heading and co-ordinates, descending to be below the thick cloud layer as he closed in on the floodplains where the battle was taking place. Keeping a steady cruising speed, they'd be there in only a handful of minutes. He scanned around the skies, hoping to catch sight of Ericsson as she closed in for the rendezvous. He was curious about what she was flying, and anxious to get on with the mission; every minute they were delayed was one the people on the ground had to hold out for, and he didn't want to let his allies down. People dying because of him just didn't sit right, even if it couldn't be avoided.
He kept the A-10 straight and steady, frowning out at the thick, steel-grey cloud forming a canopy overhead. Vague white flurries danced past the canopy; the snow had started to fall.