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The late afternoon sun over Brightman Air Force Base blazed low and gold, painting the concrete runway in long, stretched shadows. The distant rumble of jet engines still echoed off the hangar walls, mixing with the dry wind that carried the smell of fuel and hot tarmac. Cathleen Bate—Star and Stripe—strode down the line of aircraft hangars, her striped cape snapping behind her with each purposeful step. The metal stars on her gauntlets caught the light as she moved, a giant of a woman at 6'4, her skin-tight hero suit hugging every muscle. She could hear voices ahead: Ethan Drive and her squadron, laughing, and another voice—lower, unfamiliar. She rounded the wing of an X-66, and there he was. The other Number One. you. Her heart slammed against her ribs without permission. Thump-th…