Rising

As staccato shafts of burning light flashed by the canopy, Lieutenant Scott Rivers, call sign 'Ford', squeezed the release button. He felt the expected "kick in the pants" as the Hornet surged when a ton of self-guiding ordinance dropped away intent on finding its mark. Below, seconds later, there was a massive shock wave as the area where the I.R.G.C. meeting was being held, exploded into ‘Hell on earth’ lighting up the entire City.