"Now, you'll also be trained and evaluated by a few civilian specialists," Jester reveals as he stands in front of the class the next morning.

Everyone sits in desks that have been placed inside a hangar. Maverick and Goose sit in the front row while Maverick clicks his pen and Goose has his aviators on. Quicksilver and Venom sit behind them as Quicksilver bounces her leg due to the excitement of them getting to fly today.

"The civilians are here because they are our very best source of information on enemy aircraft. One of the most qualified is our TAGREP, callsign Charlie."

Charlotte Blackwood walks in behind the class where no one can see her besides Jester.

"She has a Ph.D. in astrophysics and she's also a civilian contractor. So, you do not salute her but you better listen to her because the Pentagon listens to her about your proficiency."

Charlotte makes her way down the middle of the desk rows to the front, causing the men to start whispering amongst each other. This catches Maverick's attention which causes him to see Charlotte, who he had hit on the night before. Iceman watches as Quicksilver and Venom send Charlotte a small wave, as if the two know the woman. Which Venom has met Charlotte on a few occasions while Quicksilver only met her once.

"It's all yours, Charlie."

"Hello," Charlotte says as she smiles at the two women. "We will be dealing with F-5s and A-4s as our MiG simulators. Now, then, as most of you know, the F-5 doesn't have the thrust-to-weight ratio that the MiG-28 has. And it doesn't bleed energy below 300 knots like the MiG-28. However, the MiG-28 does have a problem with its inverted flight tanks. It won't do a negative-G pushover. The latest intelligence..."

"Are you gonna tell her?" Goose asks as he leans over to Maverick, who shakes his head no.

"I think you should," Venom encourages while Quicksilver nods in agreement before raising her hand.

"Excuse me, Ms. Charlie," Quicksilver says to get Charlotte's attention.

"Yes, lieutenant," Charlotte responds as she turns her attention on Quicksilver before noticing Maverick's wide eyes. "Is there something wrong?"

"Yes ma'am, the data on the MiG is inaccurate," Quicksilver answers, which causes some of the other pilots to glance over at her in disbelief.

"How's that, lieutenant?" Charlotte asks with a fake smile while Maverick sits up straight.

"I'll let Maverick tell you," Quicksilver replies with a smirk as she nudges Maverick before Charlotte looks at him expectantly.

"Well, I just happened to see a MiG-28 do..." Maverick starts to explain.

"We, we," Goose quickly corrects him.

"Sorry, Goose," Maverick apologizes before he continues. "We happened to see a MiG-28 do a four-G negative dive."

"Where did you see this?" Charlotte asks as she has a hard time believing him.

"It's classified," Maverick repeats as Iceman and Slider try not to laugh. "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you."

"Lieutenant, I have top-secret clearance," Charlotte reveals as she grows tired of Maverick's game. "The Pentagon sees to it that I know more than you."

"Well, ma'am, it doesn't seem so in this case, now, does it?" Maverick sarcastically asks with his smirk returning.

"So, lieutenant, where exactly were you?" Charlotte asks once again.

"Well, we..." Maverick says to correct her as he glances over at Goose, who thanks him for the recognition.

"We started up on his 6 when he pulled through the clouds," Maverick explains as he adds in some hand motions before looking up at Charlotte. "Then I moved in above him."

"Well, if you were directly above him, how could you see him?" Charlotte asks as she thinks she has found the hole in Maverick's story.

"Because I was inverted," Maverick answers as he puts the backs of his hands near each other to signify the planes.

"Bullshit," Iceman coughs in an attempt to hide what he said.

"No, he was, man," Goose quickly defends Maverick as he looks back at Iceman while Maverick stares Charlotte down. "It was a really great move. He was inverted."

"Any good pilot can go inverted," Quicksilver states as she glances around at the pilots before her gaze settles on Iceman with a taunting smirk.

"You were in a four-G inverted dive with a MiG-28?" Charlotte asks with her eyebrows raised in doubt as she sees if Maverick is serious while Quicksilver and Iceman continue to stare each other down.

"Yes, ma'am," Maverick answers with a nod.

"At what range?" Charlotte asks as she attempts to prove him wrong.

"About two meters," Maverick responds as he looks over at Goose to confirm.

"It was actually about one and a half, I think," Goose corrects with a nod as Iceman is the one to finally break the stare, causing Quicksilver to smile victoriously. "It was one and a half. I've got a great Polaroid of it."

"It was a nice picture," Maverick agrees as Iceman and Slider share a look of disbelief.

"Lieutenant," Charlotte says to get Maverick's attention. "What were you doing there?"

"Communicating," Maverick repeats what Goose quickly whispers to him with a nod. "Keeping up foreign relations. I was, you know, giving him the bird."

"You know the finger," Goose explains as he holds his hand up to show Charlotte while unintentionally flipping her off.

"Yes, I know the finger, Goose," Charlotte says as she narrows her eyes at him.

"I'm sorry, I hate it when it does that," Goose apologizes as he uses his other hand to push down the hand that is flipping her off which causes the class to chuckle. "I'm sorry. Excuse me."

"So you're the one," Charlotte says as she stares Maverick down.

"Yes ma'am," Maverick responds with a nod of his head.

"All right, gentlemen and ladies, we have a hop to take," Jester announces which causes the men to stand up. "The hard deck on this hop will be 10,000 feet. There'll be no engagement below that. Move it!"

Maverick smirks as he continues to stare at Charlotte while putting his sunglasses back on which causes her to shake her head. Jester motions for Quicksilver and Venom to hang back.

"I was told to repeat to you two specifically that the hard deck is 10,000 feet. Is that clear?" Jester reveals which causes Quicksilver to hold back a eye roll while she nods her head instead.

"10,000 feet. Yes, sir," Venom replies with a nod of her head, knowing it was her father that told him to pull them to the side.

"And do not do anything crazy on the first day," Jester jokes since he has heard that Quicksilver can be a little reckless.

"No promises," Quicksilver responds with a smirk before she and Venom take off after the men.

Quicksilver is suggesting ideas to Venom on what crazy move she should do while Venom says no to all of them before they find Iceman at the top of the stairs.

"Why don't you just go inverted if it's so easy?" Iceman challenges since he had heard their conversation. Quicksilver motions for Venom to go ahead despite the unsure look on her RIO's face.

"What's in it for me beside getting in trouble on our first day in the air?" Quicksilver asks with a slight smirk as she subtly looks Iceman over.

"You do it then I will take you on a date?" Iceman offers since he would not mind spending a evening with someone as gorgeous as her.

"I don't date pilots," Quicksilver states with a shake of her head because she knows a pilot can leave her just as quickly as Ruby's father did.

"I think I can change your mind," Iceman flirts as he stands a few inches in front of her, causing his cologne to fill Quicksilver's senses.

"You wouldn't be able to handle me," Quicksilver flirts back as she fights the urge to lean her head against his chest to smell him.

"One date then. No strings attached. We will be able to see if I can handle you or not," Iceman compromises with a shrug of his shoulders while taking a step back with a slight smirk appearing on his lips as Quicksilver has to stop herself from moving with him.

"One date, if I do not go inverted today," Quicksilver agrees as she holds her hand out to Iceman, who quickly shakes her small hand.