(Viper has caught the Daggers and the ‘86 squad digging up a time capsule on the old Top Gun base in Miramar)
Viper:…Maverick, Iceman, Slider, Wolfman…we meet again.
Viper: Big Boy detention!
Maverick(to Iceman):…I can’t handle Big Boy Detention…!
(Viper walks over to the Daggers)
Viper (to Rooster, about Maverick):…Is he a good parent, you poor, poor little boy?
Rooster(nods): I’m very lucky.
Viper(to Hangman, about Mav): And is he a good teacher?
Hangman: I think he’s the best there is. But he says you are.
Viper(looking at the box Mav is holding):…So, that’s what you came for, huh?
Maverick: It’s our time capsule. We stashed it here at the end of our training in ‘86. You remember that?
Viper: Oh, I remember everything…
Iceman: We wanted to see how these past years have changed us.
Wolfman: You got any more wise advice for us, sir?
Viper: Well, it’s been all these years and you’re all still together…What else do you need to know?
(the 86ers all smile, and the Daggers all smile looking at their future)