I don't own Macross Delta that belongs to its creators. This is for fun not profit.
The paring will be with my OC Ryu and Mikumo.
Macross Delta: Dragon Flyer
Chapter 1: Dragon Flyer
(Seven years ago)
In a snowy forest to young boys wearing winter clothes were talking.
One of them has short brown hair and red eyes. His name is Ryu Souma.
The other has short blue with mating eyes over his square glasses; on his hair was a special antenna-like tentacle shape of a wing. His name is Sora Zala.
"So you're really leaving?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, my dad got called back early so we're heading back home." Ryu said.
"Because of the war, I really can't stand it. Why do people always have to resort to violence and bloodshed?" Sora said.
"I don't know," Ryu rubbed the back of his head. "But we shouldn't let it bother us. So what we'll be separated, it doesn't mean we won't meet each other again."
"You really think so?" Sora asked.
"I know so." Ryu nodded before reaching for a hand shake. "We'll meet again someday Sora, I know it."
"Yeah you're right," Sora nodded before he shook Ryu's hand. "Let's meet again someday in the future, my friend."
"You can count on it." Ryu nodded.
After saying their goodbyes, Ryu and Sora turned around the other way facing their backs to one another, and begin walking away.
(Presently)
In the sky it was calm, bright and blue, and then it changes as two fighter jets chase after on another.
They are colored light brown with one being black highlighted while the other one was white. The black highlighted fired it bullets at the white one but it dodges it with a barrel roll, then it flew up. Inside the pilots were wearing brown pilot suits with orange visors.
"You're not getting away!" The jet pilot said he soon followed. He then fired at his opponent.
The other pilot notices it and moved his controls, his jet then dodges the fire, and soon the two of them chase one another while doing some fancy loops.
The black highlighted jet pilot got a good aim at his opponent.
"I got you now!" He then pressed the fire button and bullets fire at his target.
The white highlighted pilot smirk meaning he already predicted this, he bends his control stick, and his jet transformed into a different form; still keeping its jet form but with arms with the weapons on the forearms, and his engines turned into legs. He reeled back to dodge the fire and is now behind him.
"No way!" Black highlighted pilot gasped as his opponent fired his shots hitting him with red paint bullets. "Oh, damn it!"
The white highlighted jet then transformed back into jet form, and then headed down to what looks like a military base.
His jet soon brought out its landing gear, and soon landed on the landing platform. The cockpit opens, he soon jump down to the ground and took off his helmet.
It was a now 17 year old Ryu.
"Hey Souma!" He then looks at his opponent having his foot on the edge of his open cockpit. "You were pretty good today! But mark my words one day I will beat you!"
"Yeah, yeah, keep telling yourself." Ryu wave his hand before leaving.
(Ryu's room)
Ryu was talking a shower in his bathroom and was listening to music on red hand held device from past famous singers and band groups.
Ryu then turned off the shower, and his music device, and put on his military uniform, and enter his room which was kind of simple just have bed with a desk on if was an advance computer broad.
Ryu then took a sit on his desk and turned his keyboard which had pop out a holographic screen. It showed a news report of the recent Var attack on the planet Al Shahal, and how a singing group called Walküre had stops the phenomenon.
The Var Syndrome is an unknown phenomenon that destabilizes people's minds and reduces them to violent mobs and goes berserk. No one knows what cause it, but clear signs of symptoms are when people begun having veins appearing around their bodies.
To counter the Var Syndrome a team of talented idols, called the Walküre that uses the power of songs to calm down the infected by the Var Syndrome, they are assisted by the Delta Squadron; they are elite group of Variable Fighters pilots that battles alongside them.
"Man the Var Syndrome spreading everywhere." Ryu then took out something under his uniform outer shirt it looks like a wing shape pendent that was kept on a worn leather cord, made of silver with gleaming red gem inlaid in it as well.
Then a musical tone was made in the PA.
"Cadet Ryu Souma, the commander is calling for you. Will you please appear in his office?"
"Okay, now that's a little odd." Ryu said before getting off his chair and head towards the door before exiting to the hallway. "Wonder what the commander wants with me?"
(Commander's Office)
Ryu come to the door and knocks on it.
"Who is it?" The commander asked inside.
"It's Cadet Ryu Soume." Ryu answered.
"Come in." The commander told him and Ryu did so and closed the door.
"You wanted to see me sir?" Ryu asked.
"Actually I wanted to see you." A different man said. Ryu look and saw man.
He's in his 30's with red hair with a small part of it grey, with a beard, and brown eyes. He was wearing a red jacket with a green shirt wearing grey blue pants with brown shoes.
"Cadet Souma this is Captain Arad Mölders." The commander said. Ryu has heard his name before, as Arad walks near Ryu and extended his hand for hand shake.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Cadet." Arad said.
"Likewise sir," Ryu shook his hand. "You're the Captain Delta Squadron correct; I heard a lot about you, it's a real honor to meet you."
"No need to be, so formal with me." Arad told him as he rubs the back of his head, before they stop their handshake.
"What brings you here sir?" Ryu asked.
"Believe or not he's here to recruit you." The commander said.
"What?! Recruit me?!" Ryu gasped.
"Yeah I check your files and I have to say I'm very impressed." Arad said. "You have top marks and your top of your class. I think you're more than Delta Squadron material."
"Really? I'm honored you think that of me." Ryu said.
"But before I can make that decision there's something I have to ask you." Arad said. "What is your reason to be pilot?"
"What my reason?" Ryu blinked. "Well I want to be a pilot because I want to be a used to the people and to protect those who can't protect themselves."
"Those are good reasons…but is there something more personally then that?" Arad asked.
Ryu saw the look in his face saying he wants to learn about his reason.
"Well I like to fly; I just loved feeling soaring through the wind, even if I was using a Fighter. And I want to help and protect the people because that's what my father taught me." Ryu said.
"If I recall your father was the ace pilot of his squad correct?" Arad asked.
"Yes sir." Ryu nodded. "I become a pilot not just to fly, but to follow what my father taught me as well."
Arad smiles as that what all he needs to know, and pats Ryu's shoulder.
"Pack your bags Cadet, because as of today you're official a member of Delta Squadron." Arad told him, Ryu smiles. "Now I expect to see at base as soon as you can. Got it?"
"Yes sir." Ryu saluted before leaving the room.
"You're sure about this? I mean he's still young." The commander told Arad.
"I wouldn't worry because that kid. I can tell he'll be a great pilot." Arad said.
"Well I guess I no longer have a say in this." The commander said. "But promise you'll look after him."
"Don't worry, like I said he be fine." Arad stated.
(A few days later)
Ryu was now on a planet named Ragnan where Delta Squadron's base is located. Ragnan is a planet with its specie's having aquatic animals traits, the humanoids has gills and have some fins on other parts of their body's they breath underwater but can also breath on land too, they even have cats that are pretty much half fish.
He was wearing some casual clothing, a white top shirt, a red button short sleeve shirt, black pants, and matching shoes.
"Man, I heard that Ragnan can be a pretty hot planet but man it's so hot here." Ryu said while fanning himself with his hand.
"ACHO!" Ryu look and saw two people.
One of them is guy who looks to be his age, with blue hair, and eyes. He was wearing some earth clothing like Ryu was.
The other is a girl who looks a few years younger than him, with voluminous peach hair with light yellow highlights and with what looks like a heart shape clip on her hair, and green eyes. She was her cloths looks like to be different design from this planet and from earth, meaning she was from another planet.
"Ugh…Damn mercats all over the place…" He said while rubbing his nose.
"What are you doing here?" The girl asked.
"I came to see you fail the auditions." He answered with some teasing.
"I'm not gonna fail!" She exclaimed.
"Huh?" Ryu blinked at the two before they notice them. "Oh, hello."
"Hello." The girl waved, while her friend did nothing.
Soon they three of them were walking and chitchatting at a shopping district.
"Really? You're going to audition of joining Walküre?" Ryu asked.
"Yes! I come all the way from Windermere to join them!" The girl said.
"What you were from Windermere?" Ryu asked a little surprised and she nodded, because he heard that planet was now in independence and is strict with their people of leaving their planet.
'Guess that explains the heart on her hair.' Ryu thought, because Windermerean have special antenna-like tentacle that grow from their heads. Ryu then remembers his friend Sora from Windermere.
"Is something wrong?" She asked which made Ryu snap out of his thought.
"Oh its nothing. Oh yeah I haven't introduced myself, my name Ryu Souma." Ryu said.
"Nice meet you, my name is Freyja Wion. And this guy here is Hayate Immelmann." Freyja introduced her friend.
"Hey." Hayate said.
"Hi, mind telling me why you're here?" Ryu asked.
"I just want to see Freyja fail humiliating." Hayate said with a teasing tone.
"I told you I won't fail!" Freyja snapped.
"Man you two sure are an odd pair." Ryu said. Something had got Freyja's eyes; they look and saw a stand with some people showing off some fins that can give someone the abilities of Ragnans.
"Ragnans are a seafaring folk, they say." Hayate explained, Freyja mummed in wonder something warps around her wrist.
"Ew! What's this icky thing!?" Freyja said. They look to see three Ragnans kids with box of some more of the same item on her wrist.
"It's cheap! Buy one!" The tallest boy said
"It's a phone! Cell! Number one!" The other boy said.
"Kira, kira." The girl said.
"A phone?" Freyja wonders before pressing something that made it warp itself tighter on her wrist, before it blinks its eyes.
"Contract established. Commence payment process."
"Eh! Get if off me!" Freyfa tries to shack it off.
"Thank you for your purchase!" The kids said.
Hayate grabs Freyfa's arm.
"Time to run!" Hayate told her.
"Huh?" Freyja blinks before Hayate drags her running away.
"Hey wait up!" Ryu soon followed.
(In a different part of town)
After running for a while, Ryu, Hayate, and Freyja took a breather.
"Cites are so scary." Freyja said. Ryu and Hayate heard an engine sound they look, and a Variable Fighter flying in the sky, and saw another thing.
"Damn…" Ryu mutters in awed.
"Look at that." Hayate told Freyja. Freyja looks at what their looking and gasp in surprised.
They were looking at a colossal mecha standing.
"That's the Macross Elysion, Chaos Ragna branch's HQ." Ryu explained.
"I know what it is." Hayate told him.
"So they hold the auditions there?" Freyja asked the boys nodded. Freyja's rune started blinking as she was looking excited.
"My rune's running high!" Freyja said.
"Rune? You mean that tentacle thing on your head?" Hayate asked.
Freyja blushed before covering her rune.
"Don't stare at it, you perv!" Freyja told him.
"Huh?" Hayate blinked. "It's supposed to be arousing?"
Ryu can't help but chuckle at them.
(Inside the Macross Elysion, audition building)
"Ehh?! What do you mean I can't enter the audition?!" Freyja asked the desk worker.
"As I said, today is the final round." She told her.
"You'd need to pass the qualifier rounds first."
"There's qualifier's?" Freyja look at the poster in her hand, after seeing that was there, which made despair as her eyes turned white, and a little shaky.
"You just now know that?" Ryu asked.
"Are you for real?" Hayate asked.
"What are you doing here?" They look a young woman in a Delta Squadron uniform, has long purple hair and blue eyes, as well have really pointy ears, this was Mirage Farina Jenius.
And a young Ragnan man, wearing his uniform slightly different, then the female Delta member was wearing, this was Chuck Mustang.
"Oh, hey, it's dancer boy." Chuck said.
"Are you here to complain about me?" Mirage asked. Hayate chuckled.
"The world isn't all about you." Hayate told her.
"You guys already met?" Ryu asked Hayate.
"Long story." Hayate told him. Mirage was about to pounce on Hayate, but Freyja gone in front of her with tears in her eyes, as she was crying, before grasping both of her hands.
"You're from the Delta platoon! Please let me take the audition!" Freyja begged.
Ryu nervously chuckled, Chuck man looks at him.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Oh my apologies." Ryu said before saluting. "I'm Ryu Souma, from Judo military academy; I was recruited into Delta Squadron from Captain Arad Mölders."
"Oh yeah, the captain said you were coming. Nice to meet you, names Chuck Mustang." Chuck offered his hand for a handshake.
"Likewise, sir." Ryu shook his hand.
"Drop the formalities, okay." Chuck rubs the back of his head. "You don't have to up tight here."
"Oh sorry, it was how I was taught in the academy." Ryu nodded.
"Well, you need to learn to loosen up here. Okay?" Chuck said.
"Okay sure, Chuck then?" Ryu asked.
"That's good just like that." Chuck gave him a thumps up.
"Ah, right. In that case…" One of the desk workers said talking in her ear communicator. "Um, miss? You've received special permission to take part in the audition."
Freyja smiles really happily hearing that, before sighing as she falling on her knees.
"Really?"
"Uh, what are the odds?" Ryu said.
"So damn lucky." Hayate said.
"And also…" The desk worker got their attention. "Are you Hayate Immelmann, and Ryu Souma?"
"Yes." Ryu nodded.
"I am." Hayate said.
"Commander Arad from Delta Squadron wants to see both of you."
"The commander?" Mirage said.
'I get why the commander wants to see me? But why Hayate too?' Ryu wonders in his head.
(Inside the Elysion)
After Ryu and Hayate part ways with Freyja. With Hayate leaving a little teasing for her before parting ways, they were following the desk worker to meet Arad.
After a while they notice that Hayate wasn't with them, the desk worker called Arad at communication screen on the wall.
"What? You lost him?!" Arad exclaimed.
"I'm so sorry!"
"Honestly…" Ryu growled. "That guy where could he have gone too?"
Ryu then remembers, that Hayate was looking at the flight deck arms, through a window, which made have good idea where he has gone.
"Excuse me," Ryu want to the screen. "Captain I think I have an idea where he might be."
(At the flight deck)
The mechanics were working on the Variable Fighters. Hayate was expecting the Fighter, the mechanics then notice him.
"Who's that?"
"That's a new face. You a rookie?"
"Kind of." Hayate told them.
Hayate heads the edge of the flight deck setting his bag to the ground, and was watching the birds fly in the sky; Hayate did a gesture with his hand flying the sky.
"Figure I found here." Hayate looked and saw Ryu with Captain Arad, and young man with black hair in a Mohawk stlye, wearing the Delta squadron uniform, this was Messer Ihlefeld.
"You showed off some impressive moves the other day." Arad stated. "I'm the commander of Delta platoon, Arad Molders."
"I was taken down in a flash." Hayate said. "It was my first time flying a plane."
"Wait you weren't in a military academy or didn't have any training, before coming here?" Ryu asked.
"Nope." Hayate told him.
"But you seemed proficient at controlling a battroid, despite being novice." Arad stated.
"I've used workroids for work." Hayate said making Ryu have flat face while his eyebrows twitch.
"I see." Arad said. Messer brought up a tablet in his hand.
"You seemed to move around a lot." He said. "Listania. Ebel. Gregor. Different jobs on every planet."
"So what?" Hayate asked.
"Commander Arad, this is a waste of time." He told Arad.
"I have to agree." Ryu said.
"Hold on now." Hayate got their attention. "You're the one who asked for me."
"Who do you think…?" Messer exclaimed.
"Well, I thought you could fly for us if you felt like it." Arad said before walking towards the edge. "How did flying feel?"
Hayate didn't answer his question.
"Come here." Arad told him, Hayate looks down the edge. "If you fall, you die. You risk your life. But you still take off. That's the fate of those who've tasted the wind. You've tasted it too, haven't you? The rest is whether you fly or not, whether you're willing to risk your life."
"Risk my life, huh?" Hayate mutters before going on the line of the very edge, balance walking on it, and soon stops facing his back on the ledge.
"Wait a moment, his not going to…" Ryu started. Hayate jumps off making him surprised before seeing an air draft kept him a flout.
"No way…" Ryu mutters in disbelieve. Arad and Messer also have the same look on their faces.
Hayate soon landed back on the flight deck.
"You've got guts." Arad said.
"Man, brother you have balls of steel." Ryu said.
"He rode the wind?" Messer said. Hayate looks up in the sky with a smirk on his face.
"That felt nice." Hayate said.
Hayate heads towards magenta color Fighter, and placed his hand on it.
"I hate the army." Hayate told them.
"So do I." Arad said.
"Taking orders too." Hayate said. "So I'll play by my own rules."
"Feel free to do so." Arad told him, making Messer look at him.
"Commander Arad?" Messer started, Arad raised his arm him stopping.
"I'll fly the skies with this beauty." Hayate said.
"Get away from her!" Ryu and Hayate look to see Mirage nearby looking really angry.
"She looks angry…" Ryu mutters
"Don't you lay a finger on my plane!" Mirage told him.
"This isn't going to be good." Ryu said. Looks like his life with Delta Squadron; is going to be a rough ride.
To Be Continued…
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