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He signals the bartender and drops some money on the bar. He stretches, looks around.
VIPER
It was a good day. You learned something. You lost and you’’re still alive to think about it. And, you lost your wingman. That’’s a cardinal sin…… don’’t ever do it again. You owe Hollywood an apology and you owe me a beer.
Viper touches Maverick’’s shoulder as he moves away. It was just the gesture Maverick needed, for he seems to relax from his tension. He sips his beer alone.
INT. SAN DIEGO AIRPORT – NIGHT
Maverick and Goose move through the terminal, anxious/expectant looks on their faces.
GOOSE
Relationships are a bitch, here. It’’s hard enough to concentrate…… under the pressure. Having a woman here is asking for it.
MAVERICK
I guess that’’s what I’’m doing, then.
GOOSE
Where do you find the time? Where do you find the energy. It’’s tough enough to keep your mind on school. A woman here is a real pain in the……
A pretty woman emerges from the crowd and spots them first. She rushes them, happily, carrying her sleepy four-year-old, RICKY. Goose undergoes an immediate change, beaming a big smile that he has practiced on her for years. She sets down the kid.
GOOSE
…… butt…… Hi, honey, God, am I glad to see you! I missed you.
Goose wraps his arms around Carol, smack, a kiss. She smiles at Maverick, turns back to Goose.
CAROL
I had to come, Willard, I got so lonesome I just couldn’’t stand it.
GOOSE
Sure, honey, I understand. It’’s great to see you. Hey where’’s your backseater, where’’s the world’’s smallest RIO……
He looks all around and then down at the kid, hiding shyly behind his mother’’s skirts. Goose grabs up the kid and zooms him around, a game they’’ve played before, every six months or so. The kid laughs happily. Maverick just sort of smiles to himself and shakes his head.
A POOL (OR BEACH)
Maverick comes to the surface. She enters frame by the side of the pool. She hands him a split fresh pineapple. He eats it in the most salacious manner possible. He’’s so contented, he’’s babbling.
MAVERICK
Food…… and you…… my F-14!
CHARLIE
In that order?
MAVERICK
Well no…… inverse order.
CHARLIE
I’’m still second best.
MAVERICK
You ever fly an F-14?
(she laughs)
CHARLIE
I don’’t fly in anything that doesn’’t show movies.
He gets out, grabs a towel, moves over to some chairs. His flight suit is draped over one. He moves it to sit down.
MAVERICK
Ahhh, you’’d love it. Night carrier landings! The most dangerous thing you can think of! …… next to you…… And the most exciting. You’’re living at one hundred and ten per cent. Greatest high in the world……
CHARLIE
Danger?
MAVERICK
(of course)
Yeah!
CHARLIE
Doesn’’t it ever bother you?
MAVERICK
Why, what’’s gonna happen?
His flight suit slips onto the ground. Charlie retrieves it. As she lifts the suit, something falls out of the pocket. Looks like a gold coin. She picks it up. Maverick is drying his hair. She holds the object out to him, questioning. He sees it, quickly takes it, stuffs it back into his pocket.
MAVERICK
Lucky charm.
CHARLIE
What do you take me for? It’’s a Navy Cross.
MAVERICK
Just good luck.
CHARLIE
Where’’d you get it.
MAVERICK
Pawn shop. What’’s to eat?
He roots through a picnic basket.
MONTAGE – PREFLIGHT ACTIVITY
VIPER (V.O.)
…… MiG sweep over the water. You will proceed down the one-seven-zero degree radial looking for MiGs. You will engage all that you find, destroy them, and return to base. Maverick, has the lead. Any questions? All right, let’’s go. Move like you’’ve got a purpose……
EXT. CLOUD COVER – 20,000 FT. – DAY
Four F-14’’s fly in formation over the Pacific, searching for MiGs. They spot them, engage. The combatants fly scissors patterns, slashing past each other, angling for position.
We hear the VOICES OF COMBAT from the planes, a barrage of information exchanges between pilots and RIO’’s. Maverick and Ice swoop close together on each other’’s wing – moving on each other, testing, they glance at each other and nod. The Challenge…… the fight is on. Suddenly an F-5 rises up out of the clouds in front of them – Ice has the advantage and rolls in on him.
ICE
ENGAGING BANDIT 12 O’’CLOCK.
MAVERICK
SHIT!!
The F-5 sees his pursuers. Goes into a hard left.
ICE
MIG’’S IN A LEFT. MIG’’S IN A LEFTHAND. I’’M ENGAGING.
Ice struggles against the G’’s to bring his nose to bear. They go around into a Lufbery – a tight circle, Ice has the advantage. He is closer to the F-5’’s tail than the F-5 is to his. But he can’’t close, can’’t line up the shot. He grunts and strains as the G force pushes him down.
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