Robotech vs Transformers: Revenge Road
The hovercraft Autobot Seaspraw skimmed across the waters, followed closely by one of the veritech squadrons from Fortress Six. "Nothing yet," he said, the Cybertronian's scanners probing the sea beneath them.
Captain Yurika Misumaru of Fortress Six frowned as the black haired woman sat back, listening to the reports sent back from the fighter teams. "Ruri," she looked at her second in command, "anything on sensors?"
The silver haired young woman frowned slightly, Ruri studying the read outs. "No, ma'am," the small young woman said in her usual deadpan tone, "sonar and radar show nothing. Should we drop depth charges?"
Jun Aoi's eyes widened as the short black haired weapons officer pointed out, "That might be jumping the gun a bit, miss."
"Jun's right," Yurika admitted. She brightened, "Is Akito ready to launch?""
Lt. Akito Tenkawa sighed, the brown haired man sitting at the ready in his veritech. "Why me, God?" he moaned, "Why me?"
"Seasick again?" Ryouko Subaru smirked, her dyed green hair falling in her eyes as she sat in the next fighter over.
"Oh shut up," Akito sighed.
"What's this I hear about your doing your hair to match your idol, Izzy Randal?" Hikaru Amano asked, the brown haired girl teasing her fellow pilot.
"I did not!" Ryouko yelped, but blushed tellingly.
Seaspray listened to the conversation as they combed their sector of the sea while thinking to himself, 'Humans are strange.'
In another part of the ocean Fortress Two used it's massive engines on low power to stay at rest against the powerful waves. Captain Titaniva Mu Koshigaya, often called Tita by her friends, frowned as she watched the dune buggy sitting on the main deck, titanium cables lashing it into place. "Why don't more of them have sea forms?" she complained good naturedly, sitting back in the captain's chair.
"According to data I've seen," her second in command Balboa noted calmly, "the planet Cybertron has few oceans."
"I suppose that makes sense," Tita conceded.
Ellyse Aldomordish smiled sweetly as the blonde bridge technician brought a tray over. "More tea, captain?" she asked.
Tita looked at her with a warm smile, "Thank you."
His veritech in robot mode Nichol knelt beside the transformer, his massive rifle at the ready. "Anything yet, Beachcomber?" he asked.
"All quiet," Beachcomber drawled, "not a peep of Decepticon. Sorta hope it stays that way, too."
"Know what you mean," Nichol admitted, sighing.
Over on the recently activated Fortress Eleven the captain frowned at the manufacturer's representative, who nearly cringed under her gaze. "What do you mean," Lindy Harlaown said dangerously, "the main gun's not ready yet?"
Kyoya Takamachi met her eyes as the young man said firmly, "Ma'am, we launched early because of the sinking of another Fortress. We didn't have enough time to complete the shakedown cruise, much less full system tests."
Lindy sighed, "Point taken, I suppose." She sat back, "How long till it's running?"
"We're doing parts testing now to determine the fault," Kyova answered honestly, "could be anything from a hour to a few days."
"I see," Lindy sighed as one of her bridge crew brought her the Japanese tea. To the horror of almost anyone watching she casually added sugar and cream, stirring it before drinking. Noticing his appalled look she looked at him questioningly, "Hm?"
"Never mind," Kyova decided not to ask.
Out on the deck Hoist had taken on his robot mode, sitting cross legged on the deck. "Sorry for all the fuel I needed," he apologized as they preformed their grid search.
Amy Limietta smiled warmly as the young woman stood nearby, "We appreciate all the Autobot's efforts, sir." She looked out over the waters off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, "Do you think they're here?"
"I would have expected a sighting or two if they were,." Hoist mused, "but maybe...."
"Yeah," Amy nodded, frowning as the cowlick on the back of her head suddenly popped back up again.
As they spoke pilots Fate Testarossa and Yuuno Scrya soared by in gerwalk mode, skimming along the water on boot jets. "I wish we could take a break," Fate admitted, the blonde smiling slightly, "the sunlight looks really warm."
"I know what you mean," Yuuno smiled slightly as he teased, "hoping to see your girlfriend Nanoha in a bikini?"
"Yuuno!" Fate blushed as Yuuno chuckled.
Fortress Eight worked it's way up the California coast as Captain Curtis Lawson frowned at the data coming in. "The pilots aren't keeping to the planned sweep patten," the sandy haired older man sighed. He looked over to his communications officer, "Ayano, put me through to Lt. Yamamoto."
Ayano Hakuhouin nodded respectfully as the quiet young woman hailed Yohko, "Bridge to Yamamoto, come in Yamamoto."
Yohko Yamamoto smiled grimly as her face came up on the screen, her4 dark brown hair falling into her eyes. "I know we're off flight plan," she said seriously, "but Depthcharge says he's spotted something."
"The mini-sub transformer?" Curtis asked, sitting up straight in his chair.
Yohko nodded, "He picked up a exotic power source down there, and none of our subs are supposed to be in the area."
"Is Momiji's aquatic Destroid ready to deploy?" Curtis asked.
Up on the deck of Fortress Eight, a modified humanoid robot fighter commonly referred to as a Destroid waited to be deployed. A non-variable unit if had been customized by the tech teams to go underwater, both with added water-proofing and the addition of a large back mounted undersea drive.
"Are we sure this is going to work?" Momiji Kagariya asked, the lanky brown haired woman sitting the cockpit. A junior lieutenant she was used to being sent out on dangerous missions, but this took the cake.
"The simulations test out," Ensign Erytron Scarlet said quietly, the young woman manning a console connected by remote telemetry to the Destroid.
"Let's go!" Rouge Scarlet yelled, the tall busty redhead standing by her sister Erytron, "Or I'll take it down myself."
"Yeah, yeah," Momiji grumbled as she leapt off the side of the carrier and sp[lashed into the sea. Thankfully the water seals seemed to hold as she triggered the engines, following the Autobot's signal down.
"There!" Depthcharge pointed, the angular light blue autobot floating in a calm pocket beneath the waves.
"Wow," Momiji blinked as the massive submarine slowed it's approach to them. 'It doesn't look Cybertronian,' she mused as she checked her scans, 'but it sure ain't anything I've seen or the computer knows.'
Up on the bridge Ayano blinked, "We're being hailed, standard military frequencies"
"Put it on screen," Curtis frowned.
A young woman with nearly white hair appeared on the screen, looking apologetic. "This is experimental sub Tuatha De Danaan," the young woman said, "I'm her Captain, Teletha Testarossa. Sorry to get in your way."
"Oy," Curtis sighed.
To be continued....
Notes: Yes, those are various other series' anime captains. Yurika Misumaru of Fortress Six and her crew are from Martian Successor Nadesico, Captain Titaniva Mu Koshigaya of Fortress Two is from Plastic Little, Lindy Harlaown and the crew of Fortress Eleven are from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and Fortress Eight's Curtis Lawson and crew are from Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko. Finally, the Tuatha De Danaan is from Full Metal Panic.