Disclaimer: I don't own Battlestar Galactica or Macross
Disclaimer: I don't own Battlestar Galactica or Macross
Frak Deculture
Chapter 3: All That VF
The Cylons were created by Man.
They rebelled
They evolved
They look and feel …Human
Some are programmed to think they're human
There are many copies
And they have a plan…
Dr. Gaius Baltar , genius, former president of the Colonials, guest, prisoner, all around resource person, and traitor? No… no he is innocent of the destruction of the colonies and the people's deaths at New Caprica. How can he go against the flow of fate and destiny?
He is the ultimate victim in his mind.
Now he is figuring out where Earth could be based on the sacred scrolls. With not much luck. But it has been interesting lately.
Weeks ago he witnessed an organic energy based creatures' jump out of FTL.
It was something unprecedented to both the science of the Colonials and the Cylons.
A basestar can be considered a living being with the Hybrid as the brain but the hybrid as with the Cylons are artificially created organisms.
These…beings of light or bioluminescent energy organisms appear to be natural lifeforms.
Not intelligent as a raider though.
A Cavil had him do experiments on them and he discovers that it produces a compound similar to tylium.
In fact better than tylium, it generates more power for the FTL drives.
That and it has space borne bacteria. Taking no chances the human Cylon models had mechanical certurions handle the creatures processing. The original Cylon Centurion Model 005. Thousands were brought here in this sector by two basestars, an original first Cylon war era basestar and an intermediate basestar class to the modern basestar.
These basestars did not have hybrids and had to be piloted,both older basestars are grounded on the asteroid's surface.The reason is that even the new Centurion models have organic components.
Besides Centurion Model 005's are built originally for labor anyway.
Of course a telencephalic inhibitor prevents these Centurions from gaining their sentience once again.
Caprica Six enters Baltar's area of research. "Gaius we would like you to examine something…."
"That something is…?"
"Remains of a spy probe we destroyed. We think it's not Colonial." said Caprica Six
"Really? Well then take me to it."
SDF-3 Alus
Pilot Briefing Room
Captain Komilia Maria Jenius, first born daughter of Maximilian Jenius and Millia Fallyna Jenius, and commanding officer of the Alus briefs the Valkyrie squadron pilots of the Val Elna expedition. Composed from several services. The military forces NUNS, law enforcement Galaxy Patrol and the private military contractor SMS.
"As of 12 hours ago we received footage from one of our conserax monitoring Whale migration that an unknown force is poaching Val Elna."
The holographic monitor shows the attack. Three ships and dozens of fighters.
"Pirates?" asks Moaramia "Jifon" Fallayna Jenius, Komilia's younger adopted sister, squadron leader of the elite Dancing Skull squadron, call sign Purple Skull.
"That is one possibility but we've received intelligence from Macross 7 of an unknown fleet that has been appearing in this region of space. It is very likely these poachers are not."
"Meh these guys look like a piece of cake, they aren't even Valkyries or power suits" said SMS EVA (Eagle Valkyrie) squadron leader Isamu Dyson.
"Dyson how many times do I have to tell you never to be too cocky and underestimate your enemy" Moaramia was Isamu's flight instructor at Eagle Nest Aerial Tactics Center when he joined UN Spacy as new recruit years ago.
After the Sharon Apple incident UN Admiralty didn't know whether to hang Isamu Dyson for treason with his intended sabotage of the X-9 Ghost public presentation or award him a medal for saving the planet. They decided the worst possible punishment.
They decided to give him promotion. At that Isamu immediately resigned knowing when to get ahead while still in the game.
Richard Bilrer, a rich Zentradi billionaire offered Isamu to work for his transport escort business. SMS or Strategic Military Services a private military contractor.
Impressed by his record kills while patrolling for insurgent Zentradi.
It just so happens Isamu's squadron got hired into this research expedition by the Macross Consortium.
"Roger that old lady." said Isamu to Moaramia
"Old lady…Don't be conceited Isamu Dyson."Moaramia's eyes narrowed twitching
"I look much younger than you are." She said
"Yeah Yeah like an underdeveloped teenager not a full fledge woman. You'll never grow boobs." said Isamu
"Dirty old man" said Moaramia
Komilia sigh in exasperation of the two genius ace pilots' banter. She might as well give them knives. Then again that's how her mother Millia got married to her father Max.
"They are not rogue Zentradi are they? I've never seen fighters and ships of that configuration before." said Aegis Focker, squadron leader of the 727th Indpendent Special Command VF-X Ravens. Hero of Operation Remember Love that defeated the Vindirance terrorist group. A genius ace pilot known to instantly master every Valkyrie he gets his hands on.
"Rogue Zentradi or not they must be stopped it is the mandate of this expedition to protect those Whales." said Zola Galaxy Patrol leader Liza Hollie. Who came in this expedition due to her eccentric boyfriend Lawrence.
In fact the SDF-3 Alus like every first generation Macross class vessel is part battleship, part city ship. Most of the civilians and scientists inside Alus are Zolans. A miclone race like the humans of Earth. Like Earth Zola is located at the rim of the galaxy.
"This poaching accounts for several missing Whales in the area. They must be stopped Galactic Whales are intelligent creatures." said the fleet's project leader Lawrence as he enters with Yang Newman, a technical consultant, he is the designer of some of the most advance Valkyries there is.
"Yo ! Yang." said Isamu
"Isamu, please don't wreck my new baby." said Yang Newman, he was Isamu's fellow conspirator to sabotage the AI based X-9 Ghost fighter demonstration during the 30th anniversary of the end of Space War 1. Then Sharon Apple took over the SDF-1 and Macross City.
In normal circumstances he would have been executed or imprisoned for life but instead UN Spacy at the time gave his company, Shinsei Industry, the Super Nova contract to mass produce the next mainline fighter. Alas the VF-19 would have been the main fighter of every colony and fleet but those cheap government bastards started buying the substandard VF-171 from General Galaxy. Damn Algus Selzer , him being a cultured Zentradi made him a shrewd capitalist. The VF-171 doesn't even compare VF-19 or the YF-24, which he designed also. Macross Frontier's LAI and those corporate Cyborg bigwigs at Macross Galaxy bought a license for his YF-24 design and made their own Valkyries using the YF-24 transformation parts. Part of the licensing agreement was for them to give schematics for the VF-25 and VF-27, along with their weapons systems, to Yang Newman for… Evaluation.
"We've already sent a Ghost for stealth recon and we have this." said Komilia
On the screen shows an asteroid that has facility on it. Three basestars, biomechanical raiders on patrol and one resurrection ship. Earth stealth technology are lightyears away from Cylon Dradis detection systems due to advance Overtechnology.
"These fighters of theirs appears to be different from the ones we've earlier seen. Judging from their size and behavior it is believed to be a drone fighter. The capital vessels are carriers with missile capacity. No anti-aircraft point defenses or beam weaponry on these ships. The base does have ground defense batteries."
"This operation codename All That VF will involve three phases."
" First phase : The Alus will fold in attracting the attention of the carriers and most of their fighters"
"Second phase will require four ace pilots to get the job done…Capt. Aegis Focker, Capt. Moaramia Jenius, Capt. Isamu Dyson and VFX you will pilot a VB-6 Koenig Monster. " said Komalia
The pilot codenamed VFX is a decorated variable fighter pilot of the stealth carrier Vahalla III. Known for rescuing the idol group Milky Dolls from rogue Zentradi captivity. His real name is Van Fanel X or Van Fanel the Tenth.
"Mr. Newman?" Komalia gives the floor.
Yang had the lights turned off as holograms of three fighters are displayed.
"Gentlemen and lady may I present the next generation fighters. The YF-24 and her siblings the VF-25 and VF-27." said Yang
"The VF-25 for Capt. Focker is equipped with Full Armor Pack that has 214 micro missile load."
Focker whistled that is more than twice the load of missiles on an Armored Valkyrie.
"The VF-27 for Ms. Moaramia is a highspeed stealth Valkyrie with a powerful quantum beam gun pod."
Moaramia smiled as it is colored purple.
" and my personal pride the YF-24 has the most advanced barrier systems built on a Valkyrie . All of them based on my original patented quick transformation system. " said Yang
The three Valkyries despite the different configurations and designations do resemble in torso parts.
"Original? It looks like you copied from the old SV-51" said Isamu
"Quiet you." Yang responded
The SV-1 was a variable fighter designed by the Anti-UN to compete with the UN Forces VF-0 and VF-1. Only few went to mass production and they were deployed as the Unification War ended.
"The second phase involves Raven-1, Eagle-1 and Purple Skull folding behind enemy lines with the Koenig Monster." Komilia continues
Raven -1 being Aegis Focker's call sign, Eagle-1 is Isamu Dyson's call sign, and Purple Skull is obviously Moarania Jenius' call sign for her short purple hair.
"Your team will clear the way for the Monster, destroying any enemy fighters left to protect the base as we take care of the capitals and main fighter fleet."
The VB-6 Koenig Monster is a variable bomber based on the destroid Monster.
"VFX your Konig Monster will bomb the main batteries."
"The Monster will then deploy Marines equipped with Extented Gear suits to capture the facility."
Shiba Midou, Captain of the NUNS Marine squad the Black Bombers nodded.
Shiba Midou was formerly a Tornado Crush player on Macross 7 before he joined UN Spacy.
"The SDF-3 Alus will attack the enemy fleet with rail gun, missile and beam canons. It is our belief that the enemy is virtually defenseless without the fighters. The Alus will fire the main gun to destroy the fighters. The Algenicus, Saratoga II and Valhalla III will then fold in launching Valkyrie squadrons to attack the vulnerable capital carriers."
"Operation starts at 15 hundred hours."
"Any questions?" Komilia asked
Isamu Dyson raised his hand.
"Have diner with me?" asks Isamu Dyson
"No" Komilia said flat out
"You're a million years too early for you to date a Jenius." said Moaramia
Colonial Fleet, Colonial One
"The Quorum of Twelve have all assembled Mam." said Tory Foster, President Roslin's aide
Laura Roslin enters the briefing room. All the representatives of each colony of Kobol.
"Madam President" said Tom Zarek, the Sagitaron representative, he like every one in the Quorum wants to know what really happened. Who was the large fleet they encountered? Where those unknown talk wireless broadcasts coming from? Is the fleet safe?
"Tom" Laura nodded
"Representatives, my fellow Colonials we have found the thirteenth tribe or rather… they found us."
This revelation stuns the Quorum.
"We're near Earth? Those transmissions and that large fleet are the thirteenth tribe?" said Sarah Porter the representative of Geminon
Roslin began explaining "From what I've been told we are nowhere near Earth. In fact from what I've been told it is on the other side of the galaxy. The fleet we encountered is an advance guard…"
"Nowhere near Earth? Then why do they have a fleet that big out here?" Tom Zarak interrupted
"As I was saying that the fleet we encountered was a advance guard of a colonization fleet of theirs. Their representative who entered the Galactica's hanger made an offer for us to join their colonization fleet called Macross 7." said Roslin
"There were rumors among the officers of the Pegasus and Valkyrie that a single giant Cylon was launched from that fleet." said Zarek putting things together.
"Not a Cylon but their fighter craft." said Roslin
"They offered us to join their fleet?"asks Aerelon's representative
"Yes, she has assured me that they will protect our fleet."
"What if it is a Cylon trick?" said another representative from Picon
"Those ships do not resemble any vessel from our Warbook. That talk wireless we've been receiving is from their fleet. Also if they were Cylons they would have destroyed us right then and there." Roslin explained
"Madam president why would they leave Earth? Has Earth experienced some disaster like Kobol and the Colonies?" said Sarah Porter, being a Gemenonese she is quite serious about her faith and she believes in the cycle of time.
"From what I've been told is that Earth experienced a war 50 years ago that devastated the thirteenth tribe. But from the ashes they forged an alliance with their former enemy, absorbing them into their culture… "
"My gods the Cylons found Earth?" said the Libran representative, fearing that when the Cylon war was raging in Colonial space they attacked the thirteenth tribe.
Roslin shook in the negative.
"They are called Zentradi but we may know them as the Titans. After their war to ensure the continued survival of humanity they began a program of colonization."
"It is said that the Titans were enemies of the Lords of Kobol who the Lords defeated. How can we trust them?" said Sarah Porter
"The Zentradi were a warrior race that did know anything but war until they met the Thirteenth tribe. The Zentradi lost the very basics of civilization. The Thirteenth tribe showed them there are more things in life than fighting. Those Zentradi that was infected by the Thirteenth tribe's culture joined them and defended the humans. Now they live together in peace."
The concept seemed abominable to Sarah Porter and some of the representatives.
How can the Thirteenth tribe accept the enemy that destroyed their world?
The Colonials hate the Cylons for the murder of their worlds.
"Sarah, remember even if the Titans were the gods enemies but some of them were friends of humanity. It is said that Prometheus taught us the arts of civilization, such as writing, mathematics, agriculture, medicine, and science." said Tom Zarek, he was a former terrorist on his home world of Sagittaron. Only because the other Colonies discriminated against them based on religion. Exploiting them the Sagittrons were treated like second class citizens. Zarek may be political animal but he sees that the Thirteenth tribe may be far better than their fellow Colonials.
"It would seem to me that Thirteenth tribe merely did the same for Prometheus' brethren. Regardless we've been given an opportunity for sanctuary. With a fleet like the one we saw we will never have to run from the Cylons ever again." said Zarek
Some of the representatives consider with what Zarek said. Roslin was surprised, she would have thought Tom Zarek would be opposed to this.
"The question is do we take upon their offer and join their fleet?" Roslin looking at the Quorum of Twelve.
Cylon Whale/Fuel Processing Supply Base
"Amazing simply amazing!" Gaius Baltar in a decontamination spacesuit examines the debris circuitry. Colonials used regular integrated circuitry and micro chips. Cylons use silicates and biotechnology thus more advance than the Colonials. The technology this probe has he can only call it super…no Over Technology.
The more he magnifies the electron microscope he still sees more finer and finer smaller circuits. This level of sophistication could indicate the ones who built this are as advanced or more than the Cylons.
"A penny for your thoughts? I think we found them." said the head six
"Found who?" asks Baltar
"Think about it Gaius if your people weren't so warlike and went into the dark ages…" The projection Six replied
"Earth of course! Without the inter-colonial conflict their technology did not stagnate!" Baltar said
"What did you say Gaius?" said Caprica Six over the wireless transceiver
"The technology is from the Thirteenth tribe. Colonial technology is like a vacuum tube compared to this circuitry… "
"Why were they spying on our ships?" asks D'anna Biers, a number three
"A ship just jumped in" said a Simon
The SDF-3 Alus defolds and begins Operation All That VF.
Three Basestars move in launching its raiders to intercept the unknown ship, the facility and Resurection ship guarded by some remaining raiders.
"The ship is of unknown configuration roughly the size of a battlestar." said a Number 8, the Sharon model known as Boomer.
"Begin the attack." said a Number 1 Cavil
The raiders try to attack the Macross class ship but their missiles and gunfire is intercepted by the SDF-3's pin point barrier system.
While the first wave of raiders are annihilated by rail guns, beam cannons, missile fire of the Alus along with it's many destroids providing cover fire.
Meanwhile at the near Cylon base while most of their fleet is preoccupied three Valkyries and one variable bomber defold upon their intended target. The four craft get rid of their fold boosters.
The raiders take notice and swarms upon them.
"This is Raven-1 Everyone Planet Dance!" Aegis Focker spins his VF-25 and fires fifty micro missiles, a fraction of his payload, obliterating dozens of raiders.
The raiders explode as they could not escape the missiles.
Through the smoke of the smoke of debris Purple Skull's VF-27 shoots the raiders with her beam emitter and guns at high speed, the raiders could not adapt to Moaramia Jenius' piloting skill.
As she gets to the middle of the swarm she transforms her Valkyrie to Battroid mode and in a patented Jenius fashion spins in a g-wrenching sphere-like manuever her Valkyrie shooting every raider in her sights.
"Yeehah!" Eagle-1 in his YF-24 is shooting down raiders one at a time. A squadron of raiders try to get on Isamu Dyson's tail.
"Amateurs"
Eagle-1 reverses thrust by transforming to gerwalk mode. The Cylon raiders move past him. Not expecting such a maneuver as they are more programmed and experienced in fighting Vipers not Valkyries which are variable fighters. The raiders try to do a 180 turn but was too late as Isamu kills them with his gunpod fire.
One raider tries to ram him.
"You got guts!" Isamu quickly converts to Battroid mode performs a pin point barrier punch on the raider destroying it.
The bases batteries target the approaching Valkyrie craft.
The VB-6 Koenig Monster piloted by VFX transforms into its Gerwalk mode firing its missile and canon ordinance at the base batteries wiping them out in a shocking explosive bombing force.
The Resurrection ship moves away from the battlefield and about to jump.
Moaramia, Purple Skull, notices this and charges her quantum beam emitter gunpod at high output.
"Where do you think your going?"
A powerful beam hits the Resurection ship damaging its FTL drive and making it dead on the water.
Aegis Focker converts his VF-25 to Battroid mode. Firing over a hundred missiles from his Armor Pack at the remaining raiders destroying them all, with more to spare.
Inside the base's command center the humanoid Cylons and Gaius Baltar are shocked at the sheer fire power and skill of these fighters. They are surprised as to their variable nature.
"Incredible" said Gaius Baltar despite the fear he is a scientist. This… Overtechnology that the Thirteenth tribe possesses despite in some ways similar to Colonial and Cylon technology is hundreds of years beyond them. But why are they attacking them. Did they intrude upon their territory? No that can't be it. What has changed in this sector of space that they would be willing to take them on? Unless…
"We have to surrender." said Baltar
The Cylons look at him in disbelief.
"We have no choice we can't possibly stand against them." said Baltar
"You do not have the right to tell us what to do. We still have the upper hand!" said a Cavil
"The probe wasn't a spying device! It's a migration tracker for these Beings of Light!" said Baltar
"Beings of Light?" said Caprica Six
"The Fuel Creatures are a protected species! They view what we are doing as poaching."
SDF-3 Alus in Battle
"Hoo…" Yang Newman
"Captain these guys tried to infiltrate our network with a virus." said Yang
"Will it be problem?" asked Komilia Jenius
"Nah, The system security I designed took care of it. I haven't seen a heuristic virus like this since Sharon Apple." said Yang Newman who he himself has cybernetic implants to compete even with the most wily hackers.
"Sir permission to give them a dose of my own medicine." said Yang
"Granted"
"Captain the capitals are firing missiles. Sensors indicate they're nuclear warheads. Enemy fighters are headed back to their base. " said bridge operator Miho Miho
"Repulsion field! And begin transformation!"
The Cylon basestars launch nuclear missiles at the Alus resulting to a brilliant explosion.
The raiders try to hurry back to the undefended base and resurrection ship.
Out of the nuclear fire the SDF-3 Alus emerges. Not in its previous ship form but a giant humanoid machine, the Alus' Attacker mode. It appears to be shielded by some energy field.
"That's impossible!" said a Leoben model inside one of the basestars.
From the rear suddenly the NUNS carriers Vahalla III, Saratoga II, Algenicus defold.
The three carriers launch their Valkyrie squadrons. What's so unique about the Val Elna Expedition Fleet is that it has almost every Valkyrie ever built.
VF-1 Valkyrie, VF-4 Lightning III, VF-3000 Crusader, VF-5000 Star Mirage, VF-9 Cutlass,
VF-11 Thunderbolt, VF-14 Vampire even it's Varauta variant, VF-17 Nightmare,
VF-171 Nightmare II, VF-19 Excalibur, VF-22 Strumvogel II, VA-3 Invader and also Variable Glaug.
It looked grim for the Cylons then suddenly the basestar's Hybrid sang.
When I was in love with God
I didn't think that such a parting would come
It's long long good-bye...
The songs lyrics surprise the human model Cylons.
Yang Newman's computer virus disables the basestars, raiders even the centurions.
The Valkyrie squadrons destroy the helpless raiders and target the basestars FTL drives.
Leaving no escape.
"Sheryl Nome? You got to be kidding me. You do realize that this fleet is mostly Fire Bomber fans? Especially Valkyrie pilots." said Komilia to Yang Newman
"Nekki Basara is too outdated." said Yang matter-of-factly
"Miho transmit. This is SDF-3 Alus to unknown fleet you will surrender yourselves and your ships. Resist we will destroy you with our main gun." said Captain Komalia Jenius
Meanwhile at the Cylon base the same virus strikes the Centurions deactivating them.
This makes the NUNS Marines job easier without any resistance who landed from the VB-6 Koenig Monster.
All seemed lost for the Cylons. Upon hearing the Hybrid's song debated whether to surrender as Baltar said. The vote wasn't unanimous as the Number One model disagreed on the reason why the other models decided to surrender.
"Just because of one stupid line in a song that mentions God you want to surrender?" Cavil ever the persistent atheist.
"Number One the Thirteenth tribe may have something they have in common with us." said D'anna Biers
"Not to mention we are utterly defenseless. They also grounded your Resurrection ship" said Gaius Baltar stating the obvious.
The Command Center's doors are blasted NUNS Marines in Ex-Gear exosuits lead by Shiba Midou enter.
"Under the New United Nations Ecological Protection Act we place you all under arrest"
At the Cylon Base's Whale holding area Dr. Lawrence examines the three Galactic Whale that are still alive.
"They're hurt Lawrence what do we do?" said Liza Hollie who landed with VF-5000 Star Mirage earlier and opened the hold. She participated in the raider turkey shoot when she launched from the Saratoga II.
"Folding them to a star system for solar energy will take too long. There is one place that can help them heal…" said Lawrence
"Macross 7"
Colonial Refugee Fleet
"And so it has been decided" said Roslin
"We will join the Macross 7 fleet"