He had just about enough of the Iceman and Slider. Was winning so important that they were willing to kill both he and Maverick? Because if it was, TOPGUN could send him back right now.

Getting caught in the jet wash of their failed attempt to catch Jester wasn’t fun. What was even worse was the just about fatal flat spin that he and Maverick had been in. Iceman didn’t listen, and they could have died.

So yeah, Goose— no, Nick was pissed. He had a son! He was married! He can’t be dying!