Title: It Was Always You
Author: queequeg1013
Disclaimer: I do not own Robotech, Macross, or any of its characters. I, in no means, mean to infringe anything or anyone. I believe Robotech is still owned by Harmony Gold.
This is my second fanfictional work after many years of not writing just for the sake of writing. I hope you enjoy it. Reviews and criticism are welcome.
I was hoping that the newest installment of Robotech called The Shadow Chronicles would quench my thirst for Robotech. However, I found the movie to be a little lacking. I wished that the creators would have placed more emphasis on the human side of the story. More specifically, I would have loved to have seen the remaining original characters that we all adore (Lisa, Max and Miriya) in action or at least more than just mentioned. So I guess out of frustration, this story was born. I just hope to Bob that I can finish it and not hit some form of writer's block.
War. It is unimaginable. Yet, it is real. It can change the lives of so many. The people of New Macross City know this only too well.
From soldiers to ordinary citizens, each life was touched that day, the day now known as the Holocaust, the day Khyron the Destroyer made his last stand against the brave men and women aboard the SDF-1 and 2. Thousands of people were missing, even more killed.
Where once the mighty SDF-1 could be seen from the horizon, only an empty space covered with a grayish fog hovered. Soot continued to line the streets and buildings of New Macross, remnants of the damage done by the initial missile barrage directed by Khyron's battle cruiser. Because the military's focus was on recovery efforts, the bulk of the clean up was left to the already overwhelmed private sector; that was, until the area was deemed radioactive. Therefore, the relocation of civilians and personnel to Monument City became the main focus, making clean up a painstakingly slow process.
Everyday, people would roam the streets of Monument City in an almost zombie-like state, many in disbelief. Normally, they would be able to seek comfort in the familiar. However, they no longer had their homes to go to and the person they looked upon to provide hope, singing star Lynn Minmei, their Miss Macross, was no where to be found.
Some feared that the singer was caught in the firestorm that surrounded the city immediately after the attack, but a handful of witnesses swore they saw a lonely Minmei solemnly walking away from one of the city's shelters.
It looked like devastation was the only thing left of the once thriving New Macross City. However, the strength and courage of one man did not falter, and it was through this man that New Macross's resilient character would be found again. Rick Hunter, Captain in the Robotech Defense Forces and leader of the renowned Skull Squadron, would pick the people, and therefore the city, back up from the ashes.
During one of his recovery excursions, Rick made a short, impromptu speech that ended up being broadcasted throughout the nation. Little did he know that it would be that speech that would turn him into the beacon for hope and the future. With this single speech, he showed people that all was not lost as long as they were still alive. He helped the people to realize that cities could always be rebuilt, even bigger and better than before, but the people you love, once broken, could not. Therefore, they all had a responsibility to support one another and work together to ensure that the spirits of their loved ones and their fellow citizens remain positive, to celebrate the lives of those lost, and to show their enemies that they had not been beaten.
Rick Hunter would not have been so strong as to single-handedly provide hope to thousands of people after the attack if he had not become a changed man. Still, it was not the war itself that had changed him, but the lessons learned on the day of the holocaust.
With all of the lessons learned, Rick found the most important one to be that love is not something you find…it finds you. With it being the person you had least expected.