Top - Gun 2018

His RIO (unnamed) sighs. "Sundown... you locked up."

Top Gun: Maverick's Shadow (Alternative: Top Gun: Afterburn )

In 2018, the son of a disgraced Cold War-era pilot enters the elite Top Gun naval aviation program, only to discover that his instructor is the legendary Maverick—the man who inadvertently caused his father's downfall. top gun 2018

Maverick's voice over the radio: "Sundown. Remember. Don't think. Fly. "

Jake breaks down. Maverick pulls him into a one-armed hug. His RIO (unnamed) sighs

Jake slams the stick. A 9G turn. Black encroaches on his vision. He pulls lead, the piper on the drone's engine exhaust. He fires.

Maverick's engine seizes. He ejects at 300 feet. Parachute just opens before he slams into a pine forest. EXT. MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL - NIGHT Maverick's voice over the radio: "Sundown

The last drone locks onto a civilian dam. Maverick has no missiles left. He orders Jake: "Boresight merge. Guns only. I'll draw his fire."

Maverick ejects. On the ground, he grabs Jake by the flight suit. "You're right. You won't be me. You'll be worse. You'll be dead. And your father will have to bury his son—because he taught you to fear the sky."

Jake, bruised, stands outside Maverick's room. Maverick has a broken arm and stitches across his forehead. Iceman is there, holding Maverick's other hand.