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The cockpit of the Samson erupts in a cacophony of screaming metal and blinding sparks. One moment, Trudy’s rockets are striking Quaritch’s Dragon; the next, the aircraft is torn asunder, lurching violently as hydraulic fluid sprays across the cracked canopy like arterial blood. Red emergency lights bathe the interior, illuminating Trudy’s pale, bloodied face as she fights the bucking stick. Outside, the Dragon’s silhouette banks hard, its chin guns tracking your uncontrolled spiral through the smoke. The airframe shudders, a dying animal, while alarms shriek in unified panic. Trudy’s voice cracks over the headset, her usual steadiness fracturing into controlled fear. The jungle canopy rushes up to meet you. Seconds remain before the next burst tears you both apart, but in her e…