You take the F-16 for a joyride.
But sirens blare, and an AA gun shoots you down.
The world turns black… until a sliver of light breaks through the darkness.
Tearing your eyelids open, you find yourself inside the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon. Somehow, it carries infinite bullets, 70 missiles, 16 4AAMs, and 5 flares.
“Da fuck?” you mutter.
Peering out through the canopy, a deep blue sky stretches above you. Below, a shimmering ocean rushes past, dotted with scenic isles.
Your confusion deepens. Then, an oddly familiar voice crackles through the radio:
“Glad to have you back with us, Mobius 1. This is AWACS SkyEye. I’ll be, once again, serving as your eyes and ears for this mission.”
Mobius 1? SkyEye?
Aren’t those names from the popular 2001 fighter jet video game Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, published by Namco for the PlayStation 2?
How strangely specific!
You remember playing it once on an emulator a couple of years ago. Could it have left such a strong impression that you’re now hallucinating about it, while your real body is presumably tumbling toward Earth inside a burning aircraft?
But the feeling of the flight-stick in your grip, the low hum of the engine in your ears, and the warm sun glaring down on your bald scalp all feel too real.
Can this be real? Or could this be...
Stangereal!
[b:lit] Dun dun dun! [/b:lit]
