Ace Combat Sky Wanderers

by Patriot Pony

Hero`s welcome

Previous Chapter

As Aaron sees the runway is clear and no planes in the way, he puts open his landing gear and flaps of the fighter jet he`s flying, after the dogfight and battle against the enemy forces. His eyes were tearing up with a joyful smile after he dealt a big and devastated blow against an enemy ace, the Schnitter, and is thankful to believe that his father was there with him in spirit.

As his plane touched down on the runway, Aaron pulls down the throttle to decrease speed, and turns his plane to the lot with other planes. As he parks his plane, he looks onto his left to see everyone cheering, including Princesses Cadence and Twilight Sparkle, Twilight`s friends, and the base crew. And he sees Princess Flurry Heart smiles and waves slightly for him, with a smile across her face and tears running from her eyes in joy.

Aaron shuts down the engines of his plane and opens it`s canopy, and hears everypony cheers him on. Aaron turns to the crowd to balls his hand into a fist, and raises it in air in victory. Rainbow Dash and Applejack runs up to him and gave him a hug in celebration. "Yeehhaawww, partner! Some heck of a dogfight up there!" Applejack cheers.

"Yeah, Aaron! You fought against a tough opponent up there, and you sure put him in his place, and you made him ran away like a coward he is now!" Rainbow Dash cheerfully pats him by his shoulder.

"Yeah...I know!" Aaron sighs, feeling his emotions still got a hold him, feeling an urge to cry. He always knew that he was a bit of a crybaby at times, even when he does good for others that he cares so much for. Now since after defeating an fearful enemy ace, he felt that he has give his family honor and to pay tribute to his own father who served in a Belkan War, making him feel that he`s about to cry hard. But however, he started to fight back against his emotions and holds back his tears.

Flurry Heart opens her alicorn wings, and flies up to him and hugs him tightly, and sobs with joy. "Aaron," She whimpers, "I`m so h-happy that y-you came back!"

Aaron looks down at the teenage princess mare with smile, and hugs her from her waist and his other hand on the back of her mane.

They turn and their eyes met, and Aaron said to her, "I kept my promise to return to you. And I never wanted you to be alone. And I fought the enemy for you, and those around you and I."

"Oh, Aaron!" Flurry weeps, jumping up to him and plants a kiss on his lips. Aaron took his hand from the back of her head, and places it on her right side of her face, and uses his thumb to whip away the tears. They parted from their kiss, and she sighs, "...Thank you."

Aaron looks at the crowd, seeing Princess Twilight Sparkle gave him a wink. Twilight smiles to see that Flurry Heart and the human autistic boy grew closer in a romantic manner, and she thought, 'Well done, Aaron. You`re a good man, and you have a good heart. My niece truly loves your kind-hearted nature.'

Aaron looks back at Flurry Heart and took a deep breath, ignoring his rising anxiety, and made a confession to her. "Princess Flurry Heart, I love you. And Ill be honored to be your special-someone, if you want. I never thought of you have feelings for me; until right now today. And I wanted you to know that youre the most beautiful mare and Princess Ive ever met since me and my step-brother moved here. And since me and Nicholas are now pilots for the military, I promise you that I will protect; not just you, your family, your friends, and those around us. And Ill never leave your side, as long as I live. And I love you, with all my heart."

Touched by his words, the daughter of Princess Cadence started to walled up in tears, and smiles with joy. She leaps up to him and shrieks joyfully, "Oh, Aaron! My beloved!" She plants another kiss on his lips, and opens her wings and wraps them around both of them.

Aaron catched the crowds attention, seeing Princess Twilight Sparkle, Cadence, and Shining Armor smiling. "Awww!" Applejack and Rainbow Dash sighs.

"Youre one lucky guy, Aaron!" Rainbow Dash winks at him, patting him on his right shoulder. Applejack nods stroking Aarons head in a cowgirl manner, "Y`all two sure do make a mightly cute pairing!"

As the lovers part from their kiss, Aaron turns to the rainbow-maned and said, "Thanks, Applejack." Aaron turns back to Flurry and asks, "Can you move out of the way, Flurry? Cause I need to get out of the plane`s cockpit."

"Sure, dear." The teenage princess complies, as she moves aside and Aaron unbuckles the belt of the fighter jet`s ejection set, and jumps out of the fighter jet to the ground.

As Aaron got out of the fighter jet itself, Shining Armor walks up to Aaron and congratulates him, giving him couple pats on his left shoulder. Princess Cadence walks at her husbands right side. "You done great up there, Aaron." The Shining Armor stated to him. Aaron responds by giving Flurrys Father a salute and said, "It's my honor, Prince or Captain Shining Armor. And I`m just doing it to protect your daughter and for everyone or everypony from harms way!"

"Oh, so sweet and thoughtful of you!" Princess of Love smiles at Aaron, giving him a hug. "You`re truly are kind individual. And Flurry Heart was so fortunate to have you as a friend!"

"Not actually friends. But now, were seemed to be getting closer than friends." Flurry smiles, still tearing up for Aarons safe return. Aaron looks back at Shining Armor, and he gave him a wink and a thumbs up in approval of him and his daughter to start a relationship.

"Aaron," Shining Armor said to him, "You have me and Cadences permission to have a relationship with our daughter. Youre a good man, Aaron."

"Hehehe!" Flurry squeals with joy and her wings popped open, as she leaped to Aaron with a hug. Aaron held onto her and spins, sharing laugh with his new mare friend.

As they stopped, Flurry and Aaron looks at each other`s eyes, and Aaron cups her head from behind and uses his thumbs to stroke her right her, causing it to twitch and making her giggle.

"I love you, Princess Flurry Heart." Aaron sighs with his anxiety deteriorating.

"I love you too, m`love!" Flurry smiles, as she felt calm from worrying of Aaron going out to battle and came back in piece. Aaron and Flurry shares a kiss on the lips.

"Aww!" Pinkie Pie said out loud. "Ain`t it romantic?! Aaron and Flurry are so cute together!"


As he retreats from Canterlot`s airspace, Shadow was in mixture of shock and rage, thinking about how that you boy in the jet managed to fight him off like he is nothing to him. Shadow remembers the look the young pilot made to him, knowing that he was determined to fight for those around him and in the same time he was scared of dying.

"How..." He sighed with anger, "How can that boy beat me that easily?! What caused me to lose to a punk like that boy in the fighter jet?! Is it something he's fighting for? And who is that kid?!"

Shadow flashes back to the moment when he and the pilot looked at each other in the eyes, sensing fury and stern tensions between the two rival pilots. Shadow knew that; despite of the human boy`s youth, he can fight like a real pilot, and overcomes any obstacles standing in his way.

"That boy sure is a force to be reckoned with." He said. He angrily grips onto the joystick of his fighter jet with a thought still went after his defeat. "Or if he thinks he`s not a spoiled brat that brags on anything!"

Shadow Blade senses his fury got the best of him, vowing to get revenge against the pilot who defeated him in his first flight.

Suddenly, a badly damaged SU-35S appears next to Shadow`s Typhoon. It was Dimitri Asulf, his wingman. Dimitri calls onto his flight lead, "Shadow! Are you feeling alright, sir?!"

Shadow replies, "yeah