Disclaimer: I do not own the rights or anything under the name of Robotech or Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. Nor do I own anything that I may cross this story with, they are all owned by their respective owners. I do not own the original idea that spawned this story, that belongs to , though I do own my own plot. I only my own characters and mecha I created for the purpose of this story. Also I do not own the VS-1 Series of Veritechs they are owned by my old friend EVA-01 Beta. So please no lawyers, I have no money to give them!

Robotech: The Long Road

An Robetech/Macross General Crossover Novella

Written by William R. Woods aka Deathzealot

With input and ideas from SethMKlein and Barbatisrahl

Chapter BGM is Why Did You Stop the World from Turning by Krypteria

Arc One, Chapter Two: First Contact

I was quite surprise to hear the voice of an old friend I thought dead when we first encountered the SDF-1 Macross. While the two of us are from very different universes, it did not matter to the two of us for hit it right off once more. It was quite an experience and proof that friendships can extend through more than one Universe.

Colonel Rolf Emerson
CO of Earth Ship Odyssey

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Ship's Corridor
Outside Briefing Room
SDF-1
Macross
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With a relieved sigh Captain Gloval exited from the briefing room as if he had just ran some sort of marathon or went through a large battle. Behind him Commander Tanaka felt the same way as she too exited the briefing room sighing in relief.

"Damn! I am never going to tease Marines again! Mayor Brewer was a real big help in there, and Avery followed her lead after she took control," Megumi said with another sigh exhaustedly leaning against a bulkhead. The Captain chuckled lightly at the Commander's statement for it was quite true for after the revelation that they were in some sort of Alternate Universe the gathered officers literally exploded with statements and questions. Gloval could not get control of the meeting and it had taken Mayor Brewer taking one of the Marine guard's side arm and firing at the roof to quiet the meeting down. Colonel Avery soon joined the mayor and provided the muscle she need to keep everyone in line while Lang went through the briefing. While some questions had been answered, the main thing everyone was worried about was the thought leaving their Earth behind at the mercy of the aliens. It was then Gloval told them all of his theory that the enemy had focused solely on the Macross mainly leaving the Earth alone. They only responded to whatever attacked them, like ARMD-01 and ARMD-02 when they opened fire on the enemy. Finally the meeting came to a close letting the two senior officers to leave the room with their hide intact.

"I agree Commander, I should go and thank the Mayor later for her efforts helped a lot in helping keeping everyone in line…" he said but was suddenly interrupted as alarms started to blare in warning and someone started speaking on the internal speakers.

"Attention! Second Stage Alert! Second Stage Alert! Captain Gloval and Commander Tanaka report to the bridge! I repeat Second Stage Alert! Captain Gloval and Commander Tanaka to the bridge! This not a drill!" came a voice from a nearby speaker. The two officers blinked in shock at this but soon started to sprint down the corridors heading towards the bridge. Luckily for the elderly captain and his exhausted Executive Officer the bridge was not far from the briefing room.

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Bridge
ES
Odyssey
Earth-Luna L4

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With a glare of purple and white light the Earth Ship Odyssey appeared at Earth-Luna's Fourth LaGrange Point. On the ship's bridge its captain one Colonel Rolf Emerson stood by the bridge's large view port with his hands clasped behind him. Behind him his XO Lieutenant Colonel Karen Sharp sat in the ship's command chair splitting her attention between the readings scrolling down one of the nearby monitor and her standing commander. Standing behind the command seat and its two attached stations is Major Jennifer Hailey the current commander of the famous SG-1 Stargate Team. While the team itself was spread around the bridge. The young major happened to be the fourth CO of the famous team, and she was quite proud to be the commander of a team such as SG-1. Like everyone else on the bridge, including Colonel Emerson her eyes were on the large ship that was getting bigger as the Odyssey closed with the ship.

"Sensors report on that ship?" the colonel ordered not even turning away from the view port. The officer sitting at the sensors station blinked up at the commander before shaking his head and turning his attention to his station.

"Well sir, it is over twelve hundred meters long and it uses some sort of unknown power source that I cannot get a read on. Also the crew of the ship is all human, at least as far as our sensors can tell. There are some sort of unknown fighters flying some sort of CAP around the ship, and more of these fighters just launched from some sort of carrier like attachment along one side of the ship. In fact the attachment does look remarkably like our own naval carriers just without a superstructure. Other than that sir, I cannot get anything else for some sort of ECM is blocking our sensors," the officer reported a few moments later. A few people on the bridge blinked in surprise at the size of the ship.

"Damn! That is about six times larger than our own Daedalus Class, and it is even larger then a Ha'tak," Lieutenant Colonel Sharp managed to say in an awe-laden voice as she turned to stare out of the viewport at the rapidly approaching ship. However she was jolted of her thoughts as three of the patrolling fighters broke off from their CAP and started to head towards the approaching Odyssey. Three more fighters soon followed the first three. This act made the various officers on the bridge tense in reaction to this. At least till the youngest officer on the bridge, Lieutenant James Hunter the technical expert on SG-1 gasped in surprise as the six fighters rapidly approached the ship.

"Those look like some supped up version of the F-14, and those tail markings are similar to the inactive VF-33, a US Navy Fighter Squadron," the young man mentioned with wide eyes watching as the fighters came close enough for everyone to see that he was indeed right and the tail fins of all six fighters sported the tail markings of the retired VF-33 Starfighters, not to mention seeing that these fighters where indeed some version of the older F-14 Tomcat. From her position in the command chair Karen could only shake her head in shock at this new revelation. However as she took another look at the approaching fighters she stiffened as she noticed something.

"Are they going to do what I think they are going to do for they are not slowing down?" she asked with wide-eyes, the other officers looked at her confusion before they too realized that the approaching fighters where indeed not slowing down as they rapidly approached the bridge of the ship. The others who where standing around the bridge instinctually ducked down as the fighters buzzed past the large forward view port rattling the bridge around from the shockwave as they passed by. While those in where seated only flinched or tried to duck down. Slowly the others stood up and looked around to find that everything was still intact. Colonel Emerson blinked and got up from the floor before he shot an angry look at the now leaving fighters as they headed back towards their ship.

"Communications get me a line to that ship ASAP!" he ordered with a small snarl in his words, the young and pretty female lieutenant at the communication console shook off her shock before inputting a few commands into the console and nodded at the Colonel.

"Attention Unknown Ship! This is Colonel Rolf Emerson of the Earth Ship Odyssey, identify yourselves and your reason for violating Tau'ri Space," the Colonel angrily said into the communication pickup. The others on the bridge soon turned to look out at the ship and awaited the answer from said ship.

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Bridge
SDF-1
Macross

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On the bridge of the mighty vessel Lieutenant Commander Lisa Hayes looked angrily at the approaching Veritechs. For they gone against orders and buzzed what looked like a bridge on the other smaller vessel. Just as she was about to say something the Captain, who only arrived in time to see the stunt that those pilots had done, started to chuckle lightly, before looking over at Lisa.

"You did order them to a fly by of the ship Commander, but we shall give Lieutenant Mitchell a reprimand but that should do it. Anyhow perhaps we shall…" the older captain said with a small smile on his face, but was interrupted by the beeping of the communication station. Sitting at the station is the back-up communication tech who looked down at the station before looking over at the captain.

"Sir, we are receiving a hail from the ship. Should I put it up sir?" she reported with a nervous frown on her face. Captain Gloval raised an eyebrow at this and turned to look at the other crew who looked about nervous as the tech. For the next few minutes would be the final evidence that would symbolize that they where in fact in another universe.

"Speak of the devil, very well Ensign put it up," he ordered the young tech who only nodded before manipulating a few controls at the station and soon static filled the bridge's speakers before clearing and a voice started to speak.

"Attention Unknown Ship! This is Colonel Rolf Emerson of the Earth Ship Odyssey, identify yourselves and your reason for violating Tau'ri Space," the voice said with a harsh tone in said voice. Captain Gloval looked shocked as he looked over at the ship, which now rested almost alongside the Macross herself.

"Rolf Emerson! This is a surprise, but I think that should be all the evidence we need to say that this is indeed an alternate universe," the aged captain said with a shake of his head. A moan sounded through the ladies of the bridge crew. Though Lieutenant Commander Lisa Hayes looked confused and looked over at the Captain, as well as Commander Tanaka who looked shocked as well, and wondered what surprised them so shocked at the name.

"Sir who is this Colonel Emerson?" she finally asked with a frown on her face. The Captain blinked in surprise and the girls quieted down at this question. Captain Gloval sat heavily down in his chair before sighing and reached his hand into his coat before guilty looking at Sammie and Commander Tanaka before shaking his head.

"Rolf Emerson is a personal friend of mine, and a fellow 'old hand' officer that signed up for the new UN Spacy when it was formed. He was the captain of the Oberth Class Destroyer Tsjolkovsky the fourth and final ship of the Flight One of the Oberth Class. However he recently been given command of the newly commissioned ARMD-03 Enterprise.The only reason the Enterprise was not with the rest of the fleet was that she was going through trails with the Desdemona and the newly commissioned UES Dido and UES Katherine at the Earth-Sun L2 Proving Grounds. Hence they where not available to help us intercept the enemy fleet. Anyways we better respond before Rolf gets an itchy trigger finger," the aged captain explained with a look of someone lost in memories, before he shook it off. He picked up the handset off his chair's armrest and nodded at the communication tech.

"Odyssey this is the SDF-1 Macross, Captain Henry J. Gloval in command. Hello Rolf, it has been a while old friend. Would you believe that we are a little lost," the captain said with a small smile on his face. Commander Tanaka rolled her eyes behind his back which made the girls chuckle lightly. While Lieutenant Commander Hayes huffed at his introduction, for since this is not the same universe where the two officers knew each other, hence the other man may not know who the heck Captain Gloval is. However she in turn would be shocked at the other's response.

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Bridge
ES
Odyssey
Earth-Luna L4

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On the bridge of the Odyssey Colonel Rolf Emerson jaw dropped in shock at the response from this mysterious Macross. The others on the bridge looked at the colonel in surprise at this for they where not used to seeing the colonel shocked like this. However the man soon shook off his shock and took a breath to calm himself down.

"Sir, I take it you know this Captain Gloval?" Lieutenant Colonel Sharp asked him with a frown on her face. Colonel Emerson only nodded at her before he looked at the communication tech again and nodded. When the young woman nodded back after once again opened a channel with this ship.

"Henry Gloval! This is a shock, the last time I saw you, you where on your death bed with lung cancer, thanks to that infernal pipe of yours. Care to explain how I am talking to a dead man Henry?" he asked with a slight smile on his face, before looking over at the Lieutenant Colonel.

"Well Karen, Captain Henry Gloval if you believe it was the commander of the Russian Submarine Minsk and when I commanded the old USS Hammerhead during the later years of the Cold War. Our two subs kept running to each other and would play various cat and mouse games throughout the last years of the Cold War. After the Cold War ended Henry immigrated to the United States and the two of us met each other. From that meeting the two of us became fast friends, however sadly he died in early '97. For he always would smoke a old tobacco pipe that I kept telling him would kill him one day, which came true years later to lung cancer. The last time I talked to him was on his death bed where he asked me to go to Russia and find his daughter to give her a letter he had written. Hence I did when my next leave came up and found the daughter as I promised before giving her the letter Henry gave me. I then helped her get a new life in the States and only recently married my only son. Anyways I think this is going to be an interesting story," he said almost lost in memories which his young inexperienced bridge crew listen with wide eyes. However Karen Sharp was frowning as she eyed the ship.

"Sir this could be some sort of trap of the Trust or another enemy," she cautioned her commander, who looked at her with a frown before another communication started to play through the speakers interrupting what he was going to say to her.

"What can I say Rolf, I like my tobacco. Though to answer your question, would you believe that we are not from this reality or universe if you will that we are from a totally separate universe from your own. Like I mentioned before we are a bit lost," the mysterious Captain Gloval responded with a small chuckle. This made the others on the bridge look shocked at the other ship. However Colonel Emerson only blinked slightly before shrugging for he kind of was expecting that.

"That is interesting Henry, why don't we meet up to discuss face-to-face, for you are not the first dimensional visitor we have had," he replies instead, for that was very much true though those visitors never arrived in a ship like the one Henry commanded. The officers on the bridge broken out of their shocked state by the Colonel's reply, nodded in understanding as well.

"Your right that is interesting, should we meet on your ship or mine?" the other man asked with a curious note in his voice. Colonel Emerson paused a moment before he shook his head.

"I have to get my superiors involved in this, so I shall call you in an hour or so," he replied with a frown looking over at the others on the bridge with him. Lieutenant Colonel Sharp nods from her position still in the command chair. For the General would not be happy about this at all, but they may get some very good tech from this ship for helping them. That would most likely cheer the Old Man up in some way.

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Bridge
SDF-1
Macross

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"Understood Rolf, I shall await your call then tovarisch," Captain Gloval said before hanging up the handset onto its cradle, on the armrest. He turned to look at Commander Hayes.

"Commander, have Lieutenant Mitchell and his flight return to the ship and put Wolf Flight One on Ready Five with Flight Three on light CAP duty around the ship. Just in case there are any surprises," he ordered the brown haired operations officer, who only nodded at his order before relying it to the Combat Operations Center located in the rear of the Prometheus where the ship's propulsion would been if the ship was on an well as the ship's Air Boss and Flight Personal are located at.

"Ah sir, I have Mayor Brewer on the line asking about how she should tell the Macross Residents about the Fold," Sammie said with a small frown. The captain however only looked surprised at the young woman before closing his eyes and rubbing them with one hand, for he completely forgot that in the hassle of the Odyssey showing up.

"Oh dear," he mumbled before sighing and getting up from his command seat and walking towards the armored door leading from the bridge. He paused at the door before looking at the girls on the bridge.

"Commander Tanaka you have the bridge, I need to go see about letting Macross City know about this disaster. If Colonel Emerson calls before I return let him know about the civilians on board and that I am telling them about our situation," he ordered before leaving the bridge not even hearing the commander's response to his orders. He felt like a man going to his own execution and wondered what he should tell the people about this. For it would not go over well with them, and he knew it, but he had to do this for since this was his fault that they were in this, he had to be the one to tell them.

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Post Chapter Notes:

Well not that much has changed in this chapter just fixing some minor errors and replacing Lieutenant Commander Kramer buzzing the Odyssey with another character. One that I am sure some people may get the reference. Here is a hint, the character and his stunt is from a 1986 Movie.

Anyways that is about it, nothing really to explain here.

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Omake #3
A Returning Wolf

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In one of the SDF-1's numerous pilot lounges the gathered pilots of VS-2 Wolf Squadron relaxed as they awaited to be deployed. The various pilots where doing various things around the lounge, a couple pilots sat in some of the chairs reading something or another. Another few pilots where playing a game of pool at the lounge's single pool table. A few others just simply tried to get some sleep on the low couches spread all across the lounge. Suddenly the entire squadron as one turned to stare as the lounge door slid open to admit a dark haired, hazel eyed Lieutenant Senior Grade Jack Archer.

"Jack! Your back!" someone cried out with a grin that was copied by the rest of the squadron for Jack Archer had been shot down during the Battle of South Ataria Island, and only now had he returned to duty. One particular Wolf Squadron pilot Lieutenant Senior Grade Izzy Randal could only hold back tears as she rushed towards the other pilot and hugged him.

"I am glad you are alright. I nearly had a heart attack when you got shot down during the battle," Izzy said into his shoulder. The other Wolfs either shook their heads at this display or just grinned and went back to what they where during

"Don't worry Izzy I'm back and I am here to stay," the returning Wolf replied with a grin hugging his friend in return. For yes he was indeed back and he did not plan on leaving again.

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/shrug/ I decided to have Jack saved before the Jump to Plato, he was just in the hospital since then and only now has he returned to duty.