Disclaimer: I do not now or have I ever owned the characters of Sailor
Moon, Robotech. People I want to say something about Miss Lynn Minmei. I
don't like her. I like the Rick/Lisa romance and Minmei just gets in the
way. So if you like her don't read this, however, if you want to see a new
bitchy side to Minmei please enjoy! At first she'll be nice until the Miss
Macross pageant then watch out people Rick will leave her in the dust for
Lisa don't worry I slowly bring Rick and Lisa together. Again I want to
thank Chibi Halo who wrote 'Sailor Moon Macross' without this story
wouldn't have existed. As always please R&R this so I know how it is coming
across to people! Chibi Halo I would like to know what you think as well!
Chibi Halo there might be a few scenes in my story but I pray you won't
mind. One more thing for the beginning of the first few chapters I will use
your chapter names, I will come up with my own after the last chapter you
named. People who haven't read her story yet please do it is a great read!
Please enjoy and now on with the story! This is the only Disclaimer I will
write! I just wanted to thank Chibi Halo for being my beta reader!
Robotech Warriors Book 1 By thunderbird with Sections From Chibi Halo
A few days later after the whole movie premier fiasco Rick had finally decided to stay with Lisa because he knew that Lisa was making him happier then Minmei ever did. He also knew that yes although Lisa and he had gotten into fights these were little in compare to the ones Minmei and he went through. This morning was a day they would never forget.
Lisa wrapped herself deeper into Rick's arms as she took in his warm sent. "I hope the captain can talk my father and the others into letting us stay here in Canada still after what happened a couple of days ago."
"Lisa I'm sure he'll try everything in his power to get them to allow the people of Macross to stay! If not I'm not sure what's going to happen." Rick told her.
"That's just it Rick what are we going to do?" Lisa asked hugging Rick's chest.
"I'm not sure Lisa! I'm just not sure!" Rick said into Lisa hair.
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The time had come for Henry Gloval captain in the RDF to make his proposal for peace to the members of the RDF Command. Things had gone horribly wrong during the last battle with the Zentreadi and now Thunder Bay, Ontario was wiped off the face of the Earth and the government of the Canadian province didn't want the people of Macross anymore. In fact, the Canadian parliament passed a resolution stating that no province in Canada would take in the citizens of Macross City just two days later. Gloval remembered listening to the Prime Minister address the people of Canada from Montreal the following morning after the attack.
"My fellow citizens of Canada, it is with deepest sympathies that I address you today. Last night the city of Thunder Bay in Ontario was maliciously attacked by an alien force and by a battle cruiser belonging to the United Earth Government's Robotech Defense Force. The Canadian Air Force has identified the battle cruiser as being the Super Dimensional Fortress 1, or SDF1. The government of Ontario, with consent from the Prime Minister's office, had given permission to the SDF1 to transfer the citizens of the city known as Macross off of the ship. The citizens of the city were to be given land near Toronto to rebuild what was once the glittering jewel of the Pacific Macross City. Now with this tragedy on our hands I can not allow the people of Macross City to relocate anywhere in Canada. As we speak the Canadian Parliament is addressing this issue at my urging. The vote before the members of parliament is whether or not to ban the SDF1 from ever setting down within the Canadian borders. If the people of Macross and the SDF1 are listening to this broadcast then I personally apologize to you and hope you can understand why I have called for this decision to be made. I will not allow for anymore innocent lives to be taken and I will not allow for the war with the aliens to be brought to our land. We have been living in peace until last night and if the SDF1 had not been over Canada then this tragedy would not have taken place. Therefore, I am ordering the SDF1 to leave Canadian airspace immediately or face being fired upon. If the SDF1 is not out of Canada by tomorrow then the Canadian military will be forced to take action. The choice is yours to make if you truly value the lives of those you are transporting on your ship. Thank you." The Prime Minister had said.
Captain Gloval couldn't believe the government of Canada would change their minds so quickly. He had hoped they would still allow the people of Macross City to live in one of the provinces but that was not meant to be. With the decision made by both the Prime Minister and the Parliament the SDF1 was forced to leave Canada and it was the captain's job to inform the people of Macross of that decision. It wasn't something Gloval liked doing but he knew it had to be done.
"People of Macross for over two years you have resided here on board the SDF1. We, the members of the RDF assigned to the SDF1, have welcomed you with open arms. We have worked side by side with you to provide you with an existence similar to the one you had upon the Earth. We had hoped that your time here upon the SDF1 would soon be at an end when the government of Ontario, Canada gave us permission to land and allow you to relocate. But it seems after the outcome of our last battle with the Zentreadi on the same night as the movie premier the governments of Ontario and the entire country of Canada have decided that the SDF1 and the people on board her are not welcome within their borders. It is because of that reason we must try and find another place for you to live in. And it is because of this reason that I ask all of you on board the SDF1 to be patient as we search for a new home for you and deal with the conflict with the Zentreadi. I apologize on behalf of the crew and reaffirm my promise to you that you will have a place to call home away from the SDF1. I thank you for your time." Captain Gloval had told the people of Macross on the news channel.
Now almost a week after the battle had taken place Henry Gloval was about to make his case before the RDF Command via a teleconference. The RDF had to open the lines of communication between the humans and the Zentreadi before it was too late. There had to be a positive step towards peace between the two races. Henry Gloval knew something big needed to happen for the RDF Command to even consider the idea. But until that happened Captain Gloval was determined to do everything he could to convince them to begin peace talks with the Zentreadi.
"Sir, I am receiving a visual transmission from the RDF Command." Michelle told him bringing Gloval out of his deep thought.
"Put it on screen Michelle." Gloval said.
"Eye sir putting transmission on screen now." Michelle replied. "Captain Gloval, Commander Hayes it is certainly nice to see you doing well after we last spoke. Lisa you know my offer for a transfer off the SDF1 and to the RDF Command is still good." Admiral Hayes said half faking and half truly being sincere.
"Father you know that fake sincerity isn't going to work with me." Lisa replied.
Gloval noticed that Admiral Hayes was the only one on the screen and began to wonder why the other members of the RDF Command did not bother to show up for the teleconference. There had to be a reason for the other members of the RDF Command not showing up for the meeting and Gloval was going to find out what it was.
"Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way we can get to the reason I requested this meeting. I would like to put in a formal request for a line of communication to be opened between the RDF and the Zentreadi Command. It is time we begin to bring this war to an end." Gloval said.
Admiral Hayes took in what the captain had said and tented his fingers in front of his face while resting his elbows on the table in front of him. Lisa knew right away what the gesture meant. Her father had done the same gesture on several occasions when she made a request for a new material possession or to be allowed to go somewhere. Her father was stalling the negative answer he was going to give. The gesture allowed for him to give Lisa a false sense of hope that he would say yes and then when he gave the decision, already made before she even finished her request, Lisa would be crushed and would end up running to her room in tears. The young commander knew her father wanted to break the people of the SDF1 so badly they wouldn't think twice about making the request again. It was always the result when he shot down one of her requests. Turning to the captain Lisa gave him a look that spoke volumes about her father and said she knew what he was going to say next.
"No captain we will not making any peace negotiations anytime soon with the Zentreadi. You see we made our decision the moment you requested this meeting. That's the reason why I am the only one here. In fact captain we don't need the SDF1 anymore. You see we have a way to end this war once and for all. The Grand Cannon is finally completed and ready to be used. As of right now the SDF1 is no longer in service to the RDF. All crewmembers are no longer a part of the RDF. The people of Macross City are no longer welcome upon the Earth. Your final orders Captain Gloval are to return my daughter to me at once and leave the atmosphere of the Earth never to return. But then again once we fire the Grand Cannon the story we told the worlds' press agencies about the people of Macross dying in a terrorist attack will become true. We're going to do away with two thorns in our side in one shot the Zentreadi and the SDF1. You have forty-eight hours to comply with my orders Gloval." The admiral told them.
Lisa was livid there was no way she was going to be forced to leave the ship just because her father had a guilty conscience about sacrificing her life. Her father and the members of the RDF Command had signed the death warrants for everyone on the Earth not just the people of the SDF1. If she understood what Captain Gloval had told her when they left Alaska the Grand Cannon would destroy the Earth by ripping the gravity from the planet killing most of the inhabitants except for those in specially built shelters operated by the RDF.
"No father I will not be returning to you anytime soon. I'm sorry but I must disobey your order. If you want to kill the people of the SDF1 and the Earth with your cursed cannon then you're just going to have to kill me along with them. I don't ever want to have anything to do with you again. For the first time in my life I'm truly happy and you want to rob that from me. My duty is to this ship, its people, and the Alliance. If you don't understand that then I'm sorry you have such a cruel heart. I never thought the man I called father was a cold-hearted murderer. But then again as of right now I have no father Admiral Hayes you took him away from me. Good day sir." Lisa said with a deadly calm tone of voice.
"Lisa, have you gone mad?" her father demanded.
"Admiral Hayes I believe my commander has spoken for all of us. What you are doing is genocide and we will not stand for it. If we have to fight against the RDF to ensure peace then so be it. The military on this ship have another option open to them, one that promotes peace between the humans and the Zentreadi. We are prepared to take that option and a good number of my best crewmen already have. Your daughter in her speech to you has informed me and the members of my bridge crew that she is latest to accept this option. There are greater powers at work here and we will follow them if needed. So as the commander stated good day admiral." Captain Gloval answered for Lisa.
The moment the captain had finished his speech Michelle cut the lines of communication to the RDF Command. The three bridge Scouts looked to their captain and to Lisa. They knew that the game as it were had changed dramatically. Lisa had accepted her role as a member of the Silver Alliance and the captain was willing to turn the SDF1 and the two aircraft carriers attached to it into the flagship for the Royal Lunarian Army if it meant saving the lives of everyone on board.
"Captain, Lisa do you really mean what you just said?" Mina wondered.
"Yes Mina I do. Even though I have yet to discuss that option with your princess and prince it is one I would take in a heartbeat." Gloval told her as he pulled out his pipe.
"And I meant every word I said too Mina. I now realize that I can not turn my back on my duties to this ship or to Serena and Darien. And if defecting from the RDF is what it takes for true peace and this war to end then I am willing to accept the consequences of doing so." Lisa replied.
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Part 17: All's fair in Love and Romance
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Miriya Piryno had been on the SDF1 for a month now and had still yet to find the micronian that had defeated her in battle or fully understand micronian life. But for some reason Miriya felt as though she belonged on the SDF1. She felt as though she would find her true destiny on the ship run by the Micronians. And this was one destiny Miriya wanted to find.
The Zentreadi pilot knew this particular day was different from all the others on the SDF1. It was something called the weekend and most of the Micronians would spend the day called Saturday going to the park, the movies, or one of the other recreational places on the SDF1. So far Miriya had tried the park and found it to be green and full of sights and smells she had never experienced before. Miriya had also checked out the movie when she finally was able to see White Dragon. She was disgusted and intrigued at the same time by what she saw on the screen. Today, however, Miriya wanted to try one of the many other recreational places on the SDF1. Today Miriya was going to go to the local arcade.
"The Sakura Game Parlor." Miriya said reading the sign aloud.
Looking in the window Miriya saw many people of all ages playing the games. At least she figured they were the games the sign mentioned. Some people were sitting down at rows of game terminals while others were crowded around a machine that had a claw that kept dipping in and out of a pile of odd little dolls. Some were trying their hand at the racing games. Still others sat in front of odd machines that pinged and gave out little metal balls. And then there was the large crowd standing around a three- dimensional flying game. It was this one that got Miriya's attention. Miriya knew she would spend her day inside and went through the automatic door.
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The Sakura Game Parlor was modeled after the typical Japanese game parlor. In fact, the man who ran it happened to be Japanese. And for the members of a certain little group on the SDF1 it reminded them of home and the place they used to hang out in as teenagers, the Crown Fruit and Game Parlor. There was however one small difference between the Crown and the Sakura. The Sakura had a row of pachinko machines in the back where the Crown was targeted more for teenagers and university students. And it was at the Crown where most of the members of said group first met Andrew Furahata a sandy haired university student whose parents owned the Crown and who worked there with his little sister. Andrew was connected to every member of the group in one way or another.
Six members of the group of fourteen who called the Crown their home away from home had gone to the Sakura on that Saturday to get away from the pressures of the war with the Zentreadi. By a sheer coincidence their entire group of ten had the day off and they were going to spend it any way they could. Once inside the Sakura the blonde in the group spotted a racing game near the back and decided to give it a try remembering the day the Crown had brought another member of their larger group to them.
"Man I haven't played the racing game since the day Amara lapped me at the Crown." The blonde commented to her friends.
"Mina face it you were never all the good on that game." The brunette replied.
"Lita watch what you're doing okay." A tale male brunette said.
"Yes I know my heart!" Lita told him.
"Oh yeah Lita time to put your mouth where your money is." Mina challenged.
"Mina you almost had it right. It's put your money where your mouth is." The blue haired member of the group corrected her.
"Okay Ice princess calm down!" A tall male reddish blonde said.
"I know Zack and I will!" Amy told him.
"Whatever Amy let's just do this Lita." Mina said.
"Mina don't do over board my love goddess!" Kevin said.
"I won't my knight in shining armor!" Mina told him.
Lita, the brunette, began cracking her knuckles one by one and went over to the right side of the racing game followed closely by her what appeared to be boyfriend. Mina went over to the left side and sat down also followed by her own boyfriend. Both girls then placed two cards in the card reader above the coin slot. When the welcome screen came up Mina and Lita chose their cars and waited for the race to begin. The green light flashed and the girls took off. The race was pretty close with the lead constantly changing until Mina's foot slipped near the end letting Lita win by a narrow margin. Lita then turned to her friend and gave her a hug smile and a quick V with her fingers.
"Man I would have won that one if my foot hadn't slipped." Mina complained, "I'm going to go find the Sailor V game."
Mina then got up from the racing game and went over to the rows of game consoles to search for the game designed after her exploits as Sailor V in London.
"Mina love calm down please!" Kevin said.
"Kevin please leave me alone!" Mina scolded him.
"No Mina I will not! See you guys later!" Kevin said following after her.
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Serena was supposed to have the day off and for a good portion of it she would. But when the captain of the SDF1 wanted to speak with you there was no saying no especially since he learned the truth about the Scouts and Generals. Henry Gloval, captain of the SDF1, didn't want to talk to Serena Tuskino first lieutenant in the RDF he wanted to talk to Serena Tuskino reincarnated princess of the Lunarian Kingdom. The message sent to Serena asked her to meet him at the local noodle house for lunch to discuss their current situation. Henry Gloval had a proposal to make to make to the moon princess.
Serena, dressed in a pink skirt, white turtle neck sweater, green denim jacket, white tights, and brown boots, walked into the noodle house and spotted Captain Gloval sitting in a corner booth. Serena walked over to the captain and sat down with a polite smile on her face.
"Thank you for coming." Gloval said.
"You're quite welcome captain." Serena replied.
The waitress in charge of the section the booth was in came over and took their lunch orders when she saw Serena sit down across from Captain Gloval. Serena ordered a bowl of soba noodle soup with tofu and peas in a spicy wasabi infused chicken broth and the captain ordered a bowl of udon noodles with tofu, bean sprouts, and vegetables. Serena and Gloval also ordered a couple of glasses of Asahi beer to have with their meal. When the waitress left to get their drinks Gloval got straight down to business.
"Let me get to the reason why I asked you here today. As you probably know the battle that took place on the night of the movie premier resulted in catastrophic losses. The entire Canadian City of Thunder Bay in Ontario was demolished in the attack resulting in a great loss of life. Because of this the Canadian government no longer wishes to take in any people from the SDF1 in any of its provinces." Gloval said, "But that is not all. The other day Admiral Hayes of the RDF Command informed me that the SDF1 has been relieved from active duty. He then proceeded to tell me that we were to return to space and that the people of Macross City were not to leave this ship. He also told me that the RDF Command will not be making any efforts towards opening a line of communication with the Zentreadi and that they had their own methods of ending the war, the Grand Cannon. The RDF Command not only intends on blowing up the Zentreadi fleet but the SDF1 right along with it. Of course both Lisa and I were livid when we heard this news. That was when I told him we had an option available to us that we would take if needed. And that is why I asked you here today."
The waitress returned with the beers and placed them down in front of Gloval and Serena. Henry took a sip of the cold brew to calm his nerves before continuing on with the conversation. He hoped the young princess would be willing to go along with his idea of accepting the SDF1, its crew, and the people of Macross as members of the Lunarian Kingdom and the Royal Army. It was the only chance the people on board the SDF1 had of surviving the war with the Zentreadi.
"What option did you have in mind captain?" Serena asked him.
"I was wondering if you and your people would be willing to take in the SDF1 and the people on board as members of your kingdom. I am willing to defect this ship and her crew from the Robotech Defense Force if it meant giving the people of Macross City a chance at life." He told her.
Serena took a small sip from her glass as she thought about the captain's request. If the people of Macross City were to become citizens of the Lunarian Kingdom it would mean taking the throne before she married Mamoru and before Crystal Tokyo or the Lunar Palace had a chance to be realized. But if she didn't allow them to take this option then over seventy thousand people would die at the hands of the beaurocrats running the RDF. They believed violence was the only way to solve things not peace.
"Captain, I have given your situation some thought and have decided to allow you that option. We will take in the people of Macross City and the SDF1 and her crew but only if there is no other alternative left. We must make every effort to open the lines of communication with the Zentreadi. It is the only way to end this war. I feel something big will take place very soon that will change the minds of the members of the RDF Command. All we have to do is wait for it." Serena told Gloval.
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Meanwhile as this was all going on Rick was busy visiting his dear friend Roy Fokker who was still in the hospital thanks to what Khyron did to him. He was still hoping that his would be big brother would wake up sooner or later.
"Hey Roy it's me Rick! Well guess what Lisa and I are seeing each other now and until you get out of that bed I'll take care of your squad. I don't want to keep your command so please get better soon!"
"Well it's also official Minmei really has moved on with her life as well! She's going to marry that cousin of hers. I kind of find that weird though! I only hope Minmei will be happy cause I am actually glad she's out of my life for a change!"
"Lisa's afraid of what her father and the RDF will say as well as for what the Canadian government after what happened a couple of days ago. I just hope we can work all this out." Rick told his friend.
Rick was about to continue until he heard. "Will you shut up!" A quiet voice said.
"Huh who said that?" Rick said standing up.
"I did you big goof off! You're giving me a bigger head ache then I already have!" The voice said.
Rick looked around until his eyes came upon the weary eyes of Lt. Commander Roy Fokker.
"Roy!" Rick screamed in delight.
"Damn Hunter not so loud jeez!" Roy wrenched.
"Oh sorry man! Doctor please come here quick!" Rick called out the door.
A few minutes later a tall woman came into the room. "Yes what is wrong Sir!" The doctor asked.
"Doctor Lt. Commander Fokker is finally awake please contact Miss Claudia Grant on the Bridge and let her know!" Rick told her.
"Yes alright! Mr. Fokker it is good to see you finally among us!" She told him.
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Max Sterling, like the rest of the Veritech Squads, had the day off. The young second lieutenant had decided to spend his first day off in a long time at the Sakura Game Parlor. He had heard Serena and Lita talk about how they used to spend their teen years in a game parlor back in Tokyo. It was a great way to spend time with friends and it was a lot of fun. Max recalled his life on Earth before he and his parents moved to Macross the year before the launch from Australia and the times he and his friends would spend in the local arcade. They had a lot of fun playing the more sophisticated video games especially the ones involving racing or flying.
Max enjoyed playing the games at the Sakura just as much as he enjoyed the games back in the Wallaby Arcade in Melbourne. And while he was good on the normal games Max was an expert at the three dimensional fighter jet game. So far no one could beat Max at the fighter game. Walking into the Sakura Max went over to the game seen from the street through the window, the three dimensional fighter jet game. As usual there was a good sized crowd gathered around the game.
Etiquette in the game parlor stated that a person played a game until they lost or wanted to move on. And with the more popular games like the three dimensional fighter jet game people usually lined up to play the winner of the current game. As it stood when Max walked over to the game a young woman with green hair was smoking the competition and had yet to loose since sitting down at her side of the game. Max was amazed at how well she had been doing at the game and how quickly she had been defeating her opponents. In the short time he was there she had defeated three challengers.
The young woman was on her fourth challenger when Max placed his frequent player card down on the console to indicate he would play her next. It didn't take long for the fourth challenger to be defeated and leave the area in a huff. Max then sat down where the prior challenger had been and placed his card in the slot just above the coin slots. The young woman, not having a card, placed her money in the coin slot for her next turn at the game.
"Alright challenger," she said, "do you know the conditions of this game?"
"No but I'm willing to bet you'll tell me them." Max replied.
"We each put the money for the game out on the table and if I win I get all the money and if you win you get all the money." She told him.
"Sounds fair enough." Max said as he pulled out the coins for the game and placed them on the console in front of him.
With that said they both pushed the start button on their side of the console and waited for the game to begin.
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Serena needed some time to relax after her lunch with the captain. After discussing the possibility of making the SDF1 and everyone on board members of the Lunarian Kingdom Serena needed time to not think of royal or military duties and the best place to do that would be at the Sakura Game Parlor in the shopping district of town. Heading over to the Sakura Serena noticed the large crowd gathered in the window where the three dimensional fighter jet game was visible. Curiosity abound Serena headed straight for the crowd after entering the game parlor.
There before her at the controls of the game Serena spotted Max Sterling one of her good friends. Max was playing against a young woman with green hair and brown eyes. Both players seemed to be holding their own with the game. Max would make a move and then the girl each one dodging the move made by the other.
"This is the longest game since she's sat down on the red side." Someone in the crowd commented.
Serena knew right away that there was something special about the young woman playing the game. She was a lot like Max a flying prodigy. Serena knew she had to get the young woman to enter the next round of training sessions. She wanted her to pilot the Veritech.
"She's the one. She's the one person who'll get the RDF Command to listen to us. I just know it. And I know Max will be involved in it somehow." Serena thought aloud but not loud enough for other to hear her comments.
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Mina had no trouble beating the Sailor V game. After all when she gave the game designers her honest feedback as the Sailor V model Mina was allowed to play the game before it was released to the game parlors. And it also helped that she was Sailor V in real life. With the game beaten Mina was looking for something else to occupy her time. That was when she spotted the crowd around the fighter jet game. Pulling Kevin along with her and grabbing the attention of Lita, Nathan and the others Mina made her way over to the crowd.
The group was surprised to see Serena standing amongst the crowd of onlookers. They knew she had a luncheon meeting with captain to discuss the recent events dealing with the RDF Command but they didn't think she would be able to come to the Sakura. They could tell Serena was very interested in one of the players sitting at the game console by the way she was looking at her. Why she was interested was still a total mystery.
"Man that girl playing against Max is real good." Lita commented.
"I'd have to agree with you there Lita." Amy said.
"There's something different about her." Rei added.
"Yeah, there's no way anyone can be that good and not be a pilot military or private." Mina said as the group headed over by Serena.
"I have to agree with Mina she really is good!" Kevin whistled.
"Boy what was that whistle for?" Mina asked.
"Oh now my beautiful love goddess! I was simply showing respect for her piloting skills! I am only in love with you lover." Kevin whispered into her ear before kissing her check.
"Good save!" Justin said after he came in earlier.
"We can't take him anywhere!" Nathan said.
"Tell me about it!" Zack laughed.
"Hey I heard that!" Justin yelled.
"GOOD!" They both said.
Serena noticed the gang standing near her and smiled at them before speaking to them.
"Hey guys have any luck on the games?" Serena asked.
"Lita beat Mina on the racing game at the last moment when Mina's foot slipped off the gas pedal. Then we went off to play some of the other games breaking off into little groups. I guess Mina wanted something she could beat so she went over to the Sailor V game dragging poor Kevin with her while I went over to the Zodiac puzzle game with Zack and the others messed around on the pachinko machines." Amy told her.
"Yeah we love those pachinko games!" Justin smirked.
"Justin do shut up!" Nathan told him.
"Please you both need to be quiet! You're giving me a head ache." Zack said holding his head.
"Oh my poor baby! Okay that's it you boys need to behave now hear me?" Amy mocked.
"Yes mother!" the other men said, which caused the rest of the group to laugh.
"So what's the deal with the girl playing against Max?" Lita asked Serena.
"I have no idea Lita. All I know is something very important is going to happen soon and those two will be at the center of it." Serena replied.
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The game had reached the twelfth level and didn't show any signs of letting up. Max had to admit the young woman he was playing against was very good. It was almost as though she was a military pilot but he knew she wasn't. Max like everyone else in the military knew who all the Veritech pilots were and the young woman was not one of them. The more Max played against her the more Max wanted to get to know her. There was something about her that had him intrigued. Max was falling for her and he was falling hard.
Max continued firing at the asteroids and the opposing fighter on the red side. That was when he noticed an opening and a small flaw in her defenses. Any normal person wouldn't notice it but as a military pilot Max was trained to notice such things and take advantage of them. Waiting for the right moment Max let one of his missiles fly at the red fighter. The fighter was hit by the missile and blew up seconds later ending the game. Max then let out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding.
"You're a good pilot. Probably one of the best I've ever faced. I look forward to playing against you again someday." Max told her with a genuine smile, "I also want to get to know you better. How about we go out for dinner. I know a great place. Meet me at the park overlook in an hour if you're interested."
Max didn't know if he had said something wrong or not because the young woman stared out into space with a look of fear and recognition before getting a look of anger upon her face. She then stood up and turned to run out of the game parlor. Max was concerned for her because she was taking her loss too hard and it showed in her body language.
"I hope I didn't offend her." Max thought aloud.
"I have a feeling things will turn out just fine Max." a familiar voice said from behind him.
Max turned around and saw Serena and her friends standing at the front of the crowd. Serena had a reassuring look upon her face that had him feeling better.
"Will it Serena?" Max wondered.
"Serena is right if you believe things can work out for the better then they will." Amy told him.
"Yeah Amy's right you can trust Serena!" Zack told him
"Thanks guys. I better get going because I have to see if I'm going to have a date tonight." Max replied with a smile.
Max then left the fighter jet game to head for the park and what would eventually become an evening he would never forget.
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Claudia was about to go on her break when the call from the hospital came in to the bridge. Fearing the worst Claudia had picked up the phone and nervously waited for what the doctor had to say. When she heard the news that Roy had awoken during a visit from his friend Rick Hunter Claudia began to cry but she wasn't sad one bit. The tears that fell down her face were tears of pure joy. Racing out of the bridge Claudia knew she had to get to the hospital to see Roy. There was so much she wanted to tell him but what she really wanted to do was kiss him and see him smile at her once more. As she made her way to the city Claudia had once again thanked God, Serenity, and Serena for giving Roy a second chance at life.
When she reached the ICU in the hospital Claudia was greeted with the sight of Rick Hunter talking to Roy. Entering the room Claudia could hear what Rick was telling Roy.
"Minmei and I are no longer going out. We broke up with each other and moved on although I think she may have been cheating on me before the official break up. But I'm not mad about that because I've moved on." Rick told Roy.
"Really and who's this mystery woman who captured your heart so quickly?" Roy wanted to know curiosity eating away at him.
"Well you may not believe it but it's Lisa Hayes." Rick said with a smile.
"You're right I don't believe it." Roy deadpanned.
Claudia tried hard not to laugh and give away that she was watching the two close friends. Despite all that had happened to him recently Roy still had his trademark sense of humor.
"Lisa and I are really close now Roy. We've even spent the night together a couple of times already. I think it has to do with our connection to Serena and the others. Before I woke up I started having these dreams which I later found out were actually memories. I had a whole other life a long time ago and so did Lisa. We even had sibling's back then. The way Serena explains it we were meant to find one another again just like she and Darien found each other." Rick said.
"So what's all this about you taking over my squad Hunter?" Roy wondered.
"Well with everything that happened the captain felt it would be for the best if I got a promotion. In fact, a lot of us got promotions. Serena and I are now first lieutenants with the others becoming second lieutenants. Anyhow the captain decided that until you were able to return to duty I was to be put in charge of your squad." Rick told Roy before saying the next part quietly, "Also since my plane is toast they want me to fly your plane."
Claudia watched as Rick began to back away slowly. She knew as well as he did how Roy felt about his plane. Next to her it was his baby and no one touched it unless they had a very good reason. Roy usually got very mad and defensive when it came to his plane.
"I'm not mad you're going to be flying her but you do have to promise me that you will bring her back in one piece after each and every battle." Roy said.
"Don't worry I will." Rick replied.
Claudia decided it was the perfect time to make her presence in the room known. She had been waiting for well over a month for this day to come and now that it had she wanted to spend as much time as possible with her fiancé. Walking over to the bed Claudia began crying once again. She was very happy to have Roy back in her life. All she wanted to do was be there with him.
"Hey there handsome." Claudia said through her tears of joy.
"Hey there yourself beautiful." Roy replied with a smile.
Claudia couldn't hold it in much longer and launched herself at Roy enveloping him in a hug.
"Oh Roy!" she cried as she began planting kisses all over him.
From his seat next to Roy's bed Rick let out a small laugh as he watched Roy react to the hugging and kissing Claudia was giving him. Rick knew the two lovers needed to spend some time together alone before the doctor came to give Roy a thorough check up before deciding if he was healthy enough to be moved into a private room.
"Well, looks like you two could use some time alone before the check up. I'll see you later Roy." Rick said as he got up from his chair.
"See ya Little Buddy and take care of that lady of yours she needs you just as much as you need her." Roy replied with a smile.
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The hour had passed by rather quickly for Max. Whether it was the excitement of the possible date with the mysterious young woman or trying to figure out why she had recognized him when he didn't the hour seemed to be over as soon as it began. Standing in the park overlook Max watched the city below him. Over seventy thousand people called the inside of the SDF1 their home. At first Max was just like them. He and his family had come to Macross Island because a better opportunity had opened up within the investment firm his father worked for. But when the Zentreadi had attacked and the island became caught in the space fold the lives of the Sterling family had changed. Max's father went from being the manager in a large international investment firm to becoming one of the men responsible for establishing a working financial system for the people of Macross City.
At first Max took life on the SDF1 one day at a time volunteering to help get the people of the city settled in. Then he saw the signs at the local rec. center where he volunteered to help the younger kids with their studies. They had advertised a wave of recruitment for the RDF. More importantly they were looking for Veritech fighter pilots. With being months and possibly years from home the RDF on the SDF1 was going to need new fighter pilots to replace the ones lost in battle. Max loved planes and although he loved helping out at the rec. center Max knew he had to do something that would benefit the entire city of Macross. That was when he joined the RDF to become a Veritech pilot.
Max loved every minute of the time he spent in the RDF as a pilot. He had learned early on that he was perfectly suited for the Veritech and that he loved flying. The RDF had looked past his glasses and allowed him to continue on with the training. Max took to it like a duck took to water. And he took his role as a military man seriously. Once in the military Max made new friends. He became friends with his commanding officer Rick Hunter, and his fellow pilots Ben Dixon, Kevin Fukada, Nathan Sanada, Justin Tanaka, and the members of the Lunar Squad. Max had even made friends with the girls that ran the day shift on the bridge who turned out to be the love interests of three of his friends on his squad as well as two of the military doctors.
Max knew however, that such friendships wouldn't last. During the time when Rick Hunter and Roy Fokker were both in the hospital he had lost one of his friends. Ben was caught up in the crossfire during a pod attack. There was nothing the temporary commander of the Vermillion Squad, Nathan Sanada, could do to save him. There had been many losses before but nothing like the loss of a close friend. Max vowed from that day on no one would die while protecting the SDF1 and the people who called her home.
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Miriya was seething with rage. She had found herself during the hour before she was supposed to meet with Max confused and angry. On the one hand she wanted to kill the man who had twice beaten her. But on the other hand she wanted to get to know him better. He seemed kind, although she didn't understand what that was, and nice. His words to her were said in a gentle and sincere manner and somehow it had touched her heart in way she didn't quite understand. But the overriding thoughts of revenge and rage had led Miriya to a local knife shop where she proceeded to plunk down every last penny of money she managed to get on a fairly good sized hunting knife. Miriya was going to use the knife to kill the man she had been searching for, for over a month.
By the time she had reached the park Miriya had noticed Max was looking at the city with his back to her. He didn't seem to notice Miriya coming up behind him as he was too lost in thought. This is too perfect, Miriya thought as she drew her knife. With the knife drawn Miriya prepared to stick it into the back of the man standing before her. And when he was gone she would then be able to return to Azonia and her life as a Zentreadi pod pilot.
That was when it happened. For the first time in her life Miriya felt the fear and guilt rush through her body. She began to wonder about her life as a pod pilot in the Zentreadi military. And the more she thought about it the more she knew she didn't want to return to that life. Miriya wanted something more. Miriya wanted the man standing before her. But her duty to the Zentreadi military had to come first. Or did it? The new feelings rushing through Miriya were telling her she could be happy staying a micronian. Miriya had made up her mind, she wouldn't kill any more.
"I can't do this!" Miriya said as she dropped the knife to the ground.
For the first time in her life Miriya Piryno cried.
Max turned around and saw the tears coming down her face. Her face was a mixture of fear and anger. Why she was afraid and why she was angry Max intended to find out. He needed to know if he was going to take the first step in pursuing a relationship with her something he desperately wanted to do. Max had somehow wanted to fit into the little group that was forming around Serena and Darien. It seemed everyone he knew was somehow connected to them and he wanted to belong to that group. Max wanted to be whole and somehow the woman before him would help him do just that.
"You can't do what?" Max wondered.
"I can't kill you. I want to kill you but I just can't seem to make myself go through with it." Miriya said between sobs.
"Why would you want to kill me?" Max asked curious as to what he had done to her.
"You beat me twice in battle and then again today at the Sakura Game Parlor on that fighter jet game. And each time you beat me you said things to me about how I was a good pilot. Well, I'm not a good pilot. A good Zentreadi pilot does not let the enemy beat her. Now in order to avenge myself I must kill you with my own two hands but I can't do it." Miriya explained.
Max's face got a look of fear on it when he heard her mention she was a Zentreadi. He began to wonder how in the world a Zentreadi woman could be standing in front of him roughly the same size he was. Not being around to see the micronization chambers or hear the explanation of why the Zentreadi where the way they were Max just couldn't understand it.
"If you're a Zentreadi then how can you be standing in front of me?" he asked her.
"The Zentreadi are able to go through a process called micronization where our bodies are shrunk down in size. I went through the process so that I may find you and kill you. But the time I spent looking for you opened my eyes to the way of Micronian life. Now I don't want to go back to the Zentreadi military and that means letting you live." Miriya explained.
"Well that explains a lot. By the way I'm Max Sterling a lieutenant in the RDF. What's your name?" Max said as he held his hand out for her.
"I am Miriya Piryno commander of the Quadranos an elite female battlepod squadron." Miriya told him.
"Miriya huh? That's a beautiful name for a beautiful woman. And I'm not just saying that."
"You think I'm beautiful?"
"I sure do. From the moment I first laid eyes on you in the Sakura I wanted to get to know you better. It's the reason I made the date with you and the reason I want to keep that date."
"Then I would be honored to try out this date you speak of Max Sterling."
Miriya then picked up the knife and took it to a nearby trashcan tossing it in there. She no longer needed it because she no longer wanted to kill. Miriya was at peace for the first time ever.
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Rick, after spending time with Roy in the hospital, was going on a date with Lisa to a small Irish pub. It was the one place he knew of that didn't remind him of Minmei and the short relationship they had together. The pub, the Crionnacht, was decorated like any other Irish pub with dark wood panneling on the bottom half of the walls and dark butter yellow paint on the top half. On the walls were Guiness advertisements and other popular Irish ads and beer signs. The music playing in The Crionnacht was a wide variety ranging from Irish and British groups like U2, the Corrs, and Oasis to American and international groups like Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Midnight Oil, and Third Eye Blind.
Walking into the pub Rick and Lisa saw a fairly good sized crowd of people gathered at the bar and the tables surrounding it. Servers and bartenders all dressed in kahki pants and dark green golf shirts with black aprons around their waists ran about the pub going from table to table and person to person. It looked like any typical Saturday night back on Earth. Spotting an open booth Rick and Lisa went to sit down to eat their dinner.
Rick checked out the crowd while he waited for the server to come to the table and noticed Max seated at a small table with a girl Rick had never seen before. Her hair was green and her eyes were an odd shade of brown. Max looked relaxed and happy dressed in a pair of kahkis and a dark blue oxford shirt wirh a brown leather vest. His date on the other hand looked stiff, nervous, and scared even though she looked perfectly fine in a pink sweater set with a loose dark kahki satinny skirt with little pink flowers that ended just above the knee.
"Well I'll be. In all the time I've known him I don't think I've ever seen Max Sterling go on a date." Rick commented as he looked over the menu.
"Well there's a first time for everything." Lisa replied as she glanced over at the couple.
"There's something about the girl though. I don't think I've seen hair that's naturally that color. Sure I've seen people with hair so dark it has highlights that look that color but never naturally green."
"Maybe she dyed it."
"Lisa I've had friends dye their hair that color and it never looked that way."
By that time the server had come over to the booth and took their order. Lisa ordered some Shepard's pie and a Guiness while Rick opted for an order of bangers and mash with a Bass Ale. Rick had reached the legal drinking age in Macross during the time the ship traveled from Pluto to Earth. At nineteen and fully recovered and off the pain killers Rick was able to enjoy some alcohol now and then. And Rick had found out he loved Irish beers.
"So whose place do you want to go to tonight?" Rick asked Lisa.
"We can go to mine. That way I can cook you breakfast in the morning. I haven't had the chance to do that yet." Lisa replied in a way that told Rick she wanted to spend the night together again.
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Max and Miriya's date at the Crionnacht ended that night with a kiss. When Max had suggested he give Miriya a kiss to show her how much he enjoyed the date the former Zentraedi pilot backed away from him as though he were diseased. It took Max a good five minutes of explaining that a kiss was one way humans showed they cared for each other. He also explained that the other ways waited until a person was married before they used them. Feeling a little better about what Max wanted to do Miriya let the blue haired pilot kiss her on the lips. Taking things one step at a time Max gave Miriya a simple closed mouth kiss for fifty seconds before breaking it off. And as he left Miriya standing outside the hotel she was staying at Max saw the Zentraedi place her fingers over her lips where he had kissed her.
Upon falling asleep in their beds that night Max and Miriya dreamed that night. Their dreams were simple ones and were exactly the same. Both Max and Miriya found themselves outside in an elaborate garden on the moon at night. Max wore a blue and gold suite of clothes with epilets on it that reminded him of something worn in the eighteen century in Europe. Miriya was dressed in an off the shoulder gown of pink and white and her hair was pulled up into a bun. Around Miriya's neck was a simple gold pendant with a blue stone in the center.
"Maximillion as the science officer of the royal army and the prince of Mercury you certainly understand what this alliance between your Silver Alliance and the people of Zentraedi Prime means." Miriya said.
"Of course with your technology and the power of the protoculture we can protect our people from armies like the rebels on Earth." Max replied.
"Yes that is true. But it also means that I'll be the ambassador to the Silver Alliance and we will be able to see each other on a regular basis."
"I'd like that Miriya."
"As would I. Ever since I met you I've fallen in love with you Maximillion."
"I love you too."
With that said Max leaned in and gave Miriya a kiss on the lips. This time, however, the kiss was not a simple fifty second peck on the lips. This kiss was long and drawn out and full of passion. Max ran his tongue over Miriya's lips in order to gain entry to her mouth. Miriya answered the request by opening her mouth and letting him explore every inch of it. Max tasted the unique flavor of her mouth as Miriya let a moan escape her lips. A few moments later they broke the kiss only to begin a long make out session filled with kissing, touching, nibbling, and sucking.
The make out session ended some fifteen minutes later when a young woman with short stylized blue hair in a blue gown with a simple gold tiara appeared in the garden. The young woman was sent to find Max and Miriya and bring them back to the party inside the palace.
"Max mother and father are mad because you left the party without so much as a word to either of them." She said using her pet name for her brother.
"Amelia you know I wouldn't do anything to disobey our parents deliberately." Max replied to his sister who was older than him by two years.
"I realize that but they're still mad at you for leaving and want you back at the party. I also think Miriya should return as well. It looks bad when the Zentraedi ambassador goes missing from the party."
"All right we'll head back. By the way where is that consort of yours? You know the general!"
"Oh um Zoicite is waiting for me inside where you two should be so please come back inside now!" Amelia told the two love birds.
With that Max and Miriya followed Amelia princess and Scouts of Mercury back to the party at the Lunarian palace.
To be continued! Hope you're enjoying our little stories! Next part: Proposals stay tuned and we'll show you what happens next!
Coming Soon to a Mediaminer site near you! 'Robotech Warriors: The First Years' Learn a new prospective of the sailor moon story as told by Chibi Halo and myself. We'll follow the first years of Serena's life and find out the real reason she hates to do homework. We'll also watch relationships bloom and get torn asunder only to be found again! This is a prequel that I came up with and Chibi Halo had some great thoughts to use in it so I'm going to do what she had in mind!
Robotech Warriors Book 1 By thunderbird with Sections From Chibi Halo
A few days later after the whole movie premier fiasco Rick had finally decided to stay with Lisa because he knew that Lisa was making him happier then Minmei ever did. He also knew that yes although Lisa and he had gotten into fights these were little in compare to the ones Minmei and he went through. This morning was a day they would never forget.
Lisa wrapped herself deeper into Rick's arms as she took in his warm sent. "I hope the captain can talk my father and the others into letting us stay here in Canada still after what happened a couple of days ago."
"Lisa I'm sure he'll try everything in his power to get them to allow the people of Macross to stay! If not I'm not sure what's going to happen." Rick told her.
"That's just it Rick what are we going to do?" Lisa asked hugging Rick's chest.
"I'm not sure Lisa! I'm just not sure!" Rick said into Lisa hair.
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The time had come for Henry Gloval captain in the RDF to make his proposal for peace to the members of the RDF Command. Things had gone horribly wrong during the last battle with the Zentreadi and now Thunder Bay, Ontario was wiped off the face of the Earth and the government of the Canadian province didn't want the people of Macross anymore. In fact, the Canadian parliament passed a resolution stating that no province in Canada would take in the citizens of Macross City just two days later. Gloval remembered listening to the Prime Minister address the people of Canada from Montreal the following morning after the attack.
"My fellow citizens of Canada, it is with deepest sympathies that I address you today. Last night the city of Thunder Bay in Ontario was maliciously attacked by an alien force and by a battle cruiser belonging to the United Earth Government's Robotech Defense Force. The Canadian Air Force has identified the battle cruiser as being the Super Dimensional Fortress 1, or SDF1. The government of Ontario, with consent from the Prime Minister's office, had given permission to the SDF1 to transfer the citizens of the city known as Macross off of the ship. The citizens of the city were to be given land near Toronto to rebuild what was once the glittering jewel of the Pacific Macross City. Now with this tragedy on our hands I can not allow the people of Macross City to relocate anywhere in Canada. As we speak the Canadian Parliament is addressing this issue at my urging. The vote before the members of parliament is whether or not to ban the SDF1 from ever setting down within the Canadian borders. If the people of Macross and the SDF1 are listening to this broadcast then I personally apologize to you and hope you can understand why I have called for this decision to be made. I will not allow for anymore innocent lives to be taken and I will not allow for the war with the aliens to be brought to our land. We have been living in peace until last night and if the SDF1 had not been over Canada then this tragedy would not have taken place. Therefore, I am ordering the SDF1 to leave Canadian airspace immediately or face being fired upon. If the SDF1 is not out of Canada by tomorrow then the Canadian military will be forced to take action. The choice is yours to make if you truly value the lives of those you are transporting on your ship. Thank you." The Prime Minister had said.
Captain Gloval couldn't believe the government of Canada would change their minds so quickly. He had hoped they would still allow the people of Macross City to live in one of the provinces but that was not meant to be. With the decision made by both the Prime Minister and the Parliament the SDF1 was forced to leave Canada and it was the captain's job to inform the people of Macross of that decision. It wasn't something Gloval liked doing but he knew it had to be done.
"People of Macross for over two years you have resided here on board the SDF1. We, the members of the RDF assigned to the SDF1, have welcomed you with open arms. We have worked side by side with you to provide you with an existence similar to the one you had upon the Earth. We had hoped that your time here upon the SDF1 would soon be at an end when the government of Ontario, Canada gave us permission to land and allow you to relocate. But it seems after the outcome of our last battle with the Zentreadi on the same night as the movie premier the governments of Ontario and the entire country of Canada have decided that the SDF1 and the people on board her are not welcome within their borders. It is because of that reason we must try and find another place for you to live in. And it is because of this reason that I ask all of you on board the SDF1 to be patient as we search for a new home for you and deal with the conflict with the Zentreadi. I apologize on behalf of the crew and reaffirm my promise to you that you will have a place to call home away from the SDF1. I thank you for your time." Captain Gloval had told the people of Macross on the news channel.
Now almost a week after the battle had taken place Henry Gloval was about to make his case before the RDF Command via a teleconference. The RDF had to open the lines of communication between the humans and the Zentreadi before it was too late. There had to be a positive step towards peace between the two races. Henry Gloval knew something big needed to happen for the RDF Command to even consider the idea. But until that happened Captain Gloval was determined to do everything he could to convince them to begin peace talks with the Zentreadi.
"Sir, I am receiving a visual transmission from the RDF Command." Michelle told him bringing Gloval out of his deep thought.
"Put it on screen Michelle." Gloval said.
"Eye sir putting transmission on screen now." Michelle replied. "Captain Gloval, Commander Hayes it is certainly nice to see you doing well after we last spoke. Lisa you know my offer for a transfer off the SDF1 and to the RDF Command is still good." Admiral Hayes said half faking and half truly being sincere.
"Father you know that fake sincerity isn't going to work with me." Lisa replied.
Gloval noticed that Admiral Hayes was the only one on the screen and began to wonder why the other members of the RDF Command did not bother to show up for the teleconference. There had to be a reason for the other members of the RDF Command not showing up for the meeting and Gloval was going to find out what it was.
"Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way we can get to the reason I requested this meeting. I would like to put in a formal request for a line of communication to be opened between the RDF and the Zentreadi Command. It is time we begin to bring this war to an end." Gloval said.
Admiral Hayes took in what the captain had said and tented his fingers in front of his face while resting his elbows on the table in front of him. Lisa knew right away what the gesture meant. Her father had done the same gesture on several occasions when she made a request for a new material possession or to be allowed to go somewhere. Her father was stalling the negative answer he was going to give. The gesture allowed for him to give Lisa a false sense of hope that he would say yes and then when he gave the decision, already made before she even finished her request, Lisa would be crushed and would end up running to her room in tears. The young commander knew her father wanted to break the people of the SDF1 so badly they wouldn't think twice about making the request again. It was always the result when he shot down one of her requests. Turning to the captain Lisa gave him a look that spoke volumes about her father and said she knew what he was going to say next.
"No captain we will not making any peace negotiations anytime soon with the Zentreadi. You see we made our decision the moment you requested this meeting. That's the reason why I am the only one here. In fact captain we don't need the SDF1 anymore. You see we have a way to end this war once and for all. The Grand Cannon is finally completed and ready to be used. As of right now the SDF1 is no longer in service to the RDF. All crewmembers are no longer a part of the RDF. The people of Macross City are no longer welcome upon the Earth. Your final orders Captain Gloval are to return my daughter to me at once and leave the atmosphere of the Earth never to return. But then again once we fire the Grand Cannon the story we told the worlds' press agencies about the people of Macross dying in a terrorist attack will become true. We're going to do away with two thorns in our side in one shot the Zentreadi and the SDF1. You have forty-eight hours to comply with my orders Gloval." The admiral told them.
Lisa was livid there was no way she was going to be forced to leave the ship just because her father had a guilty conscience about sacrificing her life. Her father and the members of the RDF Command had signed the death warrants for everyone on the Earth not just the people of the SDF1. If she understood what Captain Gloval had told her when they left Alaska the Grand Cannon would destroy the Earth by ripping the gravity from the planet killing most of the inhabitants except for those in specially built shelters operated by the RDF.
"No father I will not be returning to you anytime soon. I'm sorry but I must disobey your order. If you want to kill the people of the SDF1 and the Earth with your cursed cannon then you're just going to have to kill me along with them. I don't ever want to have anything to do with you again. For the first time in my life I'm truly happy and you want to rob that from me. My duty is to this ship, its people, and the Alliance. If you don't understand that then I'm sorry you have such a cruel heart. I never thought the man I called father was a cold-hearted murderer. But then again as of right now I have no father Admiral Hayes you took him away from me. Good day sir." Lisa said with a deadly calm tone of voice.
"Lisa, have you gone mad?" her father demanded.
"Admiral Hayes I believe my commander has spoken for all of us. What you are doing is genocide and we will not stand for it. If we have to fight against the RDF to ensure peace then so be it. The military on this ship have another option open to them, one that promotes peace between the humans and the Zentreadi. We are prepared to take that option and a good number of my best crewmen already have. Your daughter in her speech to you has informed me and the members of my bridge crew that she is latest to accept this option. There are greater powers at work here and we will follow them if needed. So as the commander stated good day admiral." Captain Gloval answered for Lisa.
The moment the captain had finished his speech Michelle cut the lines of communication to the RDF Command. The three bridge Scouts looked to their captain and to Lisa. They knew that the game as it were had changed dramatically. Lisa had accepted her role as a member of the Silver Alliance and the captain was willing to turn the SDF1 and the two aircraft carriers attached to it into the flagship for the Royal Lunarian Army if it meant saving the lives of everyone on board.
"Captain, Lisa do you really mean what you just said?" Mina wondered.
"Yes Mina I do. Even though I have yet to discuss that option with your princess and prince it is one I would take in a heartbeat." Gloval told her as he pulled out his pipe.
"And I meant every word I said too Mina. I now realize that I can not turn my back on my duties to this ship or to Serena and Darien. And if defecting from the RDF is what it takes for true peace and this war to end then I am willing to accept the consequences of doing so." Lisa replied.
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Part 17: All's fair in Love and Romance
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Miriya Piryno had been on the SDF1 for a month now and had still yet to find the micronian that had defeated her in battle or fully understand micronian life. But for some reason Miriya felt as though she belonged on the SDF1. She felt as though she would find her true destiny on the ship run by the Micronians. And this was one destiny Miriya wanted to find.
The Zentreadi pilot knew this particular day was different from all the others on the SDF1. It was something called the weekend and most of the Micronians would spend the day called Saturday going to the park, the movies, or one of the other recreational places on the SDF1. So far Miriya had tried the park and found it to be green and full of sights and smells she had never experienced before. Miriya had also checked out the movie when she finally was able to see White Dragon. She was disgusted and intrigued at the same time by what she saw on the screen. Today, however, Miriya wanted to try one of the many other recreational places on the SDF1. Today Miriya was going to go to the local arcade.
"The Sakura Game Parlor." Miriya said reading the sign aloud.
Looking in the window Miriya saw many people of all ages playing the games. At least she figured they were the games the sign mentioned. Some people were sitting down at rows of game terminals while others were crowded around a machine that had a claw that kept dipping in and out of a pile of odd little dolls. Some were trying their hand at the racing games. Still others sat in front of odd machines that pinged and gave out little metal balls. And then there was the large crowd standing around a three- dimensional flying game. It was this one that got Miriya's attention. Miriya knew she would spend her day inside and went through the automatic door.
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The Sakura Game Parlor was modeled after the typical Japanese game parlor. In fact, the man who ran it happened to be Japanese. And for the members of a certain little group on the SDF1 it reminded them of home and the place they used to hang out in as teenagers, the Crown Fruit and Game Parlor. There was however one small difference between the Crown and the Sakura. The Sakura had a row of pachinko machines in the back where the Crown was targeted more for teenagers and university students. And it was at the Crown where most of the members of said group first met Andrew Furahata a sandy haired university student whose parents owned the Crown and who worked there with his little sister. Andrew was connected to every member of the group in one way or another.
Six members of the group of fourteen who called the Crown their home away from home had gone to the Sakura on that Saturday to get away from the pressures of the war with the Zentreadi. By a sheer coincidence their entire group of ten had the day off and they were going to spend it any way they could. Once inside the Sakura the blonde in the group spotted a racing game near the back and decided to give it a try remembering the day the Crown had brought another member of their larger group to them.
"Man I haven't played the racing game since the day Amara lapped me at the Crown." The blonde commented to her friends.
"Mina face it you were never all the good on that game." The brunette replied.
"Lita watch what you're doing okay." A tale male brunette said.
"Yes I know my heart!" Lita told him.
"Oh yeah Lita time to put your mouth where your money is." Mina challenged.
"Mina you almost had it right. It's put your money where your mouth is." The blue haired member of the group corrected her.
"Okay Ice princess calm down!" A tall male reddish blonde said.
"I know Zack and I will!" Amy told him.
"Whatever Amy let's just do this Lita." Mina said.
"Mina don't do over board my love goddess!" Kevin said.
"I won't my knight in shining armor!" Mina told him.
Lita, the brunette, began cracking her knuckles one by one and went over to the right side of the racing game followed closely by her what appeared to be boyfriend. Mina went over to the left side and sat down also followed by her own boyfriend. Both girls then placed two cards in the card reader above the coin slot. When the welcome screen came up Mina and Lita chose their cars and waited for the race to begin. The green light flashed and the girls took off. The race was pretty close with the lead constantly changing until Mina's foot slipped near the end letting Lita win by a narrow margin. Lita then turned to her friend and gave her a hug smile and a quick V with her fingers.
"Man I would have won that one if my foot hadn't slipped." Mina complained, "I'm going to go find the Sailor V game."
Mina then got up from the racing game and went over to the rows of game consoles to search for the game designed after her exploits as Sailor V in London.
"Mina love calm down please!" Kevin said.
"Kevin please leave me alone!" Mina scolded him.
"No Mina I will not! See you guys later!" Kevin said following after her.
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Serena was supposed to have the day off and for a good portion of it she would. But when the captain of the SDF1 wanted to speak with you there was no saying no especially since he learned the truth about the Scouts and Generals. Henry Gloval, captain of the SDF1, didn't want to talk to Serena Tuskino first lieutenant in the RDF he wanted to talk to Serena Tuskino reincarnated princess of the Lunarian Kingdom. The message sent to Serena asked her to meet him at the local noodle house for lunch to discuss their current situation. Henry Gloval had a proposal to make to make to the moon princess.
Serena, dressed in a pink skirt, white turtle neck sweater, green denim jacket, white tights, and brown boots, walked into the noodle house and spotted Captain Gloval sitting in a corner booth. Serena walked over to the captain and sat down with a polite smile on her face.
"Thank you for coming." Gloval said.
"You're quite welcome captain." Serena replied.
The waitress in charge of the section the booth was in came over and took their lunch orders when she saw Serena sit down across from Captain Gloval. Serena ordered a bowl of soba noodle soup with tofu and peas in a spicy wasabi infused chicken broth and the captain ordered a bowl of udon noodles with tofu, bean sprouts, and vegetables. Serena and Gloval also ordered a couple of glasses of Asahi beer to have with their meal. When the waitress left to get their drinks Gloval got straight down to business.
"Let me get to the reason why I asked you here today. As you probably know the battle that took place on the night of the movie premier resulted in catastrophic losses. The entire Canadian City of Thunder Bay in Ontario was demolished in the attack resulting in a great loss of life. Because of this the Canadian government no longer wishes to take in any people from the SDF1 in any of its provinces." Gloval said, "But that is not all. The other day Admiral Hayes of the RDF Command informed me that the SDF1 has been relieved from active duty. He then proceeded to tell me that we were to return to space and that the people of Macross City were not to leave this ship. He also told me that the RDF Command will not be making any efforts towards opening a line of communication with the Zentreadi and that they had their own methods of ending the war, the Grand Cannon. The RDF Command not only intends on blowing up the Zentreadi fleet but the SDF1 right along with it. Of course both Lisa and I were livid when we heard this news. That was when I told him we had an option available to us that we would take if needed. And that is why I asked you here today."
The waitress returned with the beers and placed them down in front of Gloval and Serena. Henry took a sip of the cold brew to calm his nerves before continuing on with the conversation. He hoped the young princess would be willing to go along with his idea of accepting the SDF1, its crew, and the people of Macross as members of the Lunarian Kingdom and the Royal Army. It was the only chance the people on board the SDF1 had of surviving the war with the Zentreadi.
"What option did you have in mind captain?" Serena asked him.
"I was wondering if you and your people would be willing to take in the SDF1 and the people on board as members of your kingdom. I am willing to defect this ship and her crew from the Robotech Defense Force if it meant giving the people of Macross City a chance at life." He told her.
Serena took a small sip from her glass as she thought about the captain's request. If the people of Macross City were to become citizens of the Lunarian Kingdom it would mean taking the throne before she married Mamoru and before Crystal Tokyo or the Lunar Palace had a chance to be realized. But if she didn't allow them to take this option then over seventy thousand people would die at the hands of the beaurocrats running the RDF. They believed violence was the only way to solve things not peace.
"Captain, I have given your situation some thought and have decided to allow you that option. We will take in the people of Macross City and the SDF1 and her crew but only if there is no other alternative left. We must make every effort to open the lines of communication with the Zentreadi. It is the only way to end this war. I feel something big will take place very soon that will change the minds of the members of the RDF Command. All we have to do is wait for it." Serena told Gloval.
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Meanwhile as this was all going on Rick was busy visiting his dear friend Roy Fokker who was still in the hospital thanks to what Khyron did to him. He was still hoping that his would be big brother would wake up sooner or later.
"Hey Roy it's me Rick! Well guess what Lisa and I are seeing each other now and until you get out of that bed I'll take care of your squad. I don't want to keep your command so please get better soon!"
"Well it's also official Minmei really has moved on with her life as well! She's going to marry that cousin of hers. I kind of find that weird though! I only hope Minmei will be happy cause I am actually glad she's out of my life for a change!"
"Lisa's afraid of what her father and the RDF will say as well as for what the Canadian government after what happened a couple of days ago. I just hope we can work all this out." Rick told his friend.
Rick was about to continue until he heard. "Will you shut up!" A quiet voice said.
"Huh who said that?" Rick said standing up.
"I did you big goof off! You're giving me a bigger head ache then I already have!" The voice said.
Rick looked around until his eyes came upon the weary eyes of Lt. Commander Roy Fokker.
"Roy!" Rick screamed in delight.
"Damn Hunter not so loud jeez!" Roy wrenched.
"Oh sorry man! Doctor please come here quick!" Rick called out the door.
A few minutes later a tall woman came into the room. "Yes what is wrong Sir!" The doctor asked.
"Doctor Lt. Commander Fokker is finally awake please contact Miss Claudia Grant on the Bridge and let her know!" Rick told her.
"Yes alright! Mr. Fokker it is good to see you finally among us!" She told him.
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Max Sterling, like the rest of the Veritech Squads, had the day off. The young second lieutenant had decided to spend his first day off in a long time at the Sakura Game Parlor. He had heard Serena and Lita talk about how they used to spend their teen years in a game parlor back in Tokyo. It was a great way to spend time with friends and it was a lot of fun. Max recalled his life on Earth before he and his parents moved to Macross the year before the launch from Australia and the times he and his friends would spend in the local arcade. They had a lot of fun playing the more sophisticated video games especially the ones involving racing or flying.
Max enjoyed playing the games at the Sakura just as much as he enjoyed the games back in the Wallaby Arcade in Melbourne. And while he was good on the normal games Max was an expert at the three dimensional fighter jet game. So far no one could beat Max at the fighter game. Walking into the Sakura Max went over to the game seen from the street through the window, the three dimensional fighter jet game. As usual there was a good sized crowd gathered around the game.
Etiquette in the game parlor stated that a person played a game until they lost or wanted to move on. And with the more popular games like the three dimensional fighter jet game people usually lined up to play the winner of the current game. As it stood when Max walked over to the game a young woman with green hair was smoking the competition and had yet to loose since sitting down at her side of the game. Max was amazed at how well she had been doing at the game and how quickly she had been defeating her opponents. In the short time he was there she had defeated three challengers.
The young woman was on her fourth challenger when Max placed his frequent player card down on the console to indicate he would play her next. It didn't take long for the fourth challenger to be defeated and leave the area in a huff. Max then sat down where the prior challenger had been and placed his card in the slot just above the coin slots. The young woman, not having a card, placed her money in the coin slot for her next turn at the game.
"Alright challenger," she said, "do you know the conditions of this game?"
"No but I'm willing to bet you'll tell me them." Max replied.
"We each put the money for the game out on the table and if I win I get all the money and if you win you get all the money." She told him.
"Sounds fair enough." Max said as he pulled out the coins for the game and placed them on the console in front of him.
With that said they both pushed the start button on their side of the console and waited for the game to begin.
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Serena needed some time to relax after her lunch with the captain. After discussing the possibility of making the SDF1 and everyone on board members of the Lunarian Kingdom Serena needed time to not think of royal or military duties and the best place to do that would be at the Sakura Game Parlor in the shopping district of town. Heading over to the Sakura Serena noticed the large crowd gathered in the window where the three dimensional fighter jet game was visible. Curiosity abound Serena headed straight for the crowd after entering the game parlor.
There before her at the controls of the game Serena spotted Max Sterling one of her good friends. Max was playing against a young woman with green hair and brown eyes. Both players seemed to be holding their own with the game. Max would make a move and then the girl each one dodging the move made by the other.
"This is the longest game since she's sat down on the red side." Someone in the crowd commented.
Serena knew right away that there was something special about the young woman playing the game. She was a lot like Max a flying prodigy. Serena knew she had to get the young woman to enter the next round of training sessions. She wanted her to pilot the Veritech.
"She's the one. She's the one person who'll get the RDF Command to listen to us. I just know it. And I know Max will be involved in it somehow." Serena thought aloud but not loud enough for other to hear her comments.
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Mina had no trouble beating the Sailor V game. After all when she gave the game designers her honest feedback as the Sailor V model Mina was allowed to play the game before it was released to the game parlors. And it also helped that she was Sailor V in real life. With the game beaten Mina was looking for something else to occupy her time. That was when she spotted the crowd around the fighter jet game. Pulling Kevin along with her and grabbing the attention of Lita, Nathan and the others Mina made her way over to the crowd.
The group was surprised to see Serena standing amongst the crowd of onlookers. They knew she had a luncheon meeting with captain to discuss the recent events dealing with the RDF Command but they didn't think she would be able to come to the Sakura. They could tell Serena was very interested in one of the players sitting at the game console by the way she was looking at her. Why she was interested was still a total mystery.
"Man that girl playing against Max is real good." Lita commented.
"I'd have to agree with you there Lita." Amy said.
"There's something different about her." Rei added.
"Yeah, there's no way anyone can be that good and not be a pilot military or private." Mina said as the group headed over by Serena.
"I have to agree with Mina she really is good!" Kevin whistled.
"Boy what was that whistle for?" Mina asked.
"Oh now my beautiful love goddess! I was simply showing respect for her piloting skills! I am only in love with you lover." Kevin whispered into her ear before kissing her check.
"Good save!" Justin said after he came in earlier.
"We can't take him anywhere!" Nathan said.
"Tell me about it!" Zack laughed.
"Hey I heard that!" Justin yelled.
"GOOD!" They both said.
Serena noticed the gang standing near her and smiled at them before speaking to them.
"Hey guys have any luck on the games?" Serena asked.
"Lita beat Mina on the racing game at the last moment when Mina's foot slipped off the gas pedal. Then we went off to play some of the other games breaking off into little groups. I guess Mina wanted something she could beat so she went over to the Sailor V game dragging poor Kevin with her while I went over to the Zodiac puzzle game with Zack and the others messed around on the pachinko machines." Amy told her.
"Yeah we love those pachinko games!" Justin smirked.
"Justin do shut up!" Nathan told him.
"Please you both need to be quiet! You're giving me a head ache." Zack said holding his head.
"Oh my poor baby! Okay that's it you boys need to behave now hear me?" Amy mocked.
"Yes mother!" the other men said, which caused the rest of the group to laugh.
"So what's the deal with the girl playing against Max?" Lita asked Serena.
"I have no idea Lita. All I know is something very important is going to happen soon and those two will be at the center of it." Serena replied.
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The game had reached the twelfth level and didn't show any signs of letting up. Max had to admit the young woman he was playing against was very good. It was almost as though she was a military pilot but he knew she wasn't. Max like everyone else in the military knew who all the Veritech pilots were and the young woman was not one of them. The more Max played against her the more Max wanted to get to know her. There was something about her that had him intrigued. Max was falling for her and he was falling hard.
Max continued firing at the asteroids and the opposing fighter on the red side. That was when he noticed an opening and a small flaw in her defenses. Any normal person wouldn't notice it but as a military pilot Max was trained to notice such things and take advantage of them. Waiting for the right moment Max let one of his missiles fly at the red fighter. The fighter was hit by the missile and blew up seconds later ending the game. Max then let out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding.
"You're a good pilot. Probably one of the best I've ever faced. I look forward to playing against you again someday." Max told her with a genuine smile, "I also want to get to know you better. How about we go out for dinner. I know a great place. Meet me at the park overlook in an hour if you're interested."
Max didn't know if he had said something wrong or not because the young woman stared out into space with a look of fear and recognition before getting a look of anger upon her face. She then stood up and turned to run out of the game parlor. Max was concerned for her because she was taking her loss too hard and it showed in her body language.
"I hope I didn't offend her." Max thought aloud.
"I have a feeling things will turn out just fine Max." a familiar voice said from behind him.
Max turned around and saw Serena and her friends standing at the front of the crowd. Serena had a reassuring look upon her face that had him feeling better.
"Will it Serena?" Max wondered.
"Serena is right if you believe things can work out for the better then they will." Amy told him.
"Yeah Amy's right you can trust Serena!" Zack told him
"Thanks guys. I better get going because I have to see if I'm going to have a date tonight." Max replied with a smile.
Max then left the fighter jet game to head for the park and what would eventually become an evening he would never forget.
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Claudia was about to go on her break when the call from the hospital came in to the bridge. Fearing the worst Claudia had picked up the phone and nervously waited for what the doctor had to say. When she heard the news that Roy had awoken during a visit from his friend Rick Hunter Claudia began to cry but she wasn't sad one bit. The tears that fell down her face were tears of pure joy. Racing out of the bridge Claudia knew she had to get to the hospital to see Roy. There was so much she wanted to tell him but what she really wanted to do was kiss him and see him smile at her once more. As she made her way to the city Claudia had once again thanked God, Serenity, and Serena for giving Roy a second chance at life.
When she reached the ICU in the hospital Claudia was greeted with the sight of Rick Hunter talking to Roy. Entering the room Claudia could hear what Rick was telling Roy.
"Minmei and I are no longer going out. We broke up with each other and moved on although I think she may have been cheating on me before the official break up. But I'm not mad about that because I've moved on." Rick told Roy.
"Really and who's this mystery woman who captured your heart so quickly?" Roy wanted to know curiosity eating away at him.
"Well you may not believe it but it's Lisa Hayes." Rick said with a smile.
"You're right I don't believe it." Roy deadpanned.
Claudia tried hard not to laugh and give away that she was watching the two close friends. Despite all that had happened to him recently Roy still had his trademark sense of humor.
"Lisa and I are really close now Roy. We've even spent the night together a couple of times already. I think it has to do with our connection to Serena and the others. Before I woke up I started having these dreams which I later found out were actually memories. I had a whole other life a long time ago and so did Lisa. We even had sibling's back then. The way Serena explains it we were meant to find one another again just like she and Darien found each other." Rick said.
"So what's all this about you taking over my squad Hunter?" Roy wondered.
"Well with everything that happened the captain felt it would be for the best if I got a promotion. In fact, a lot of us got promotions. Serena and I are now first lieutenants with the others becoming second lieutenants. Anyhow the captain decided that until you were able to return to duty I was to be put in charge of your squad." Rick told Roy before saying the next part quietly, "Also since my plane is toast they want me to fly your plane."
Claudia watched as Rick began to back away slowly. She knew as well as he did how Roy felt about his plane. Next to her it was his baby and no one touched it unless they had a very good reason. Roy usually got very mad and defensive when it came to his plane.
"I'm not mad you're going to be flying her but you do have to promise me that you will bring her back in one piece after each and every battle." Roy said.
"Don't worry I will." Rick replied.
Claudia decided it was the perfect time to make her presence in the room known. She had been waiting for well over a month for this day to come and now that it had she wanted to spend as much time as possible with her fiancé. Walking over to the bed Claudia began crying once again. She was very happy to have Roy back in her life. All she wanted to do was be there with him.
"Hey there handsome." Claudia said through her tears of joy.
"Hey there yourself beautiful." Roy replied with a smile.
Claudia couldn't hold it in much longer and launched herself at Roy enveloping him in a hug.
"Oh Roy!" she cried as she began planting kisses all over him.
From his seat next to Roy's bed Rick let out a small laugh as he watched Roy react to the hugging and kissing Claudia was giving him. Rick knew the two lovers needed to spend some time together alone before the doctor came to give Roy a thorough check up before deciding if he was healthy enough to be moved into a private room.
"Well, looks like you two could use some time alone before the check up. I'll see you later Roy." Rick said as he got up from his chair.
"See ya Little Buddy and take care of that lady of yours she needs you just as much as you need her." Roy replied with a smile.
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The hour had passed by rather quickly for Max. Whether it was the excitement of the possible date with the mysterious young woman or trying to figure out why she had recognized him when he didn't the hour seemed to be over as soon as it began. Standing in the park overlook Max watched the city below him. Over seventy thousand people called the inside of the SDF1 their home. At first Max was just like them. He and his family had come to Macross Island because a better opportunity had opened up within the investment firm his father worked for. But when the Zentreadi had attacked and the island became caught in the space fold the lives of the Sterling family had changed. Max's father went from being the manager in a large international investment firm to becoming one of the men responsible for establishing a working financial system for the people of Macross City.
At first Max took life on the SDF1 one day at a time volunteering to help get the people of the city settled in. Then he saw the signs at the local rec. center where he volunteered to help the younger kids with their studies. They had advertised a wave of recruitment for the RDF. More importantly they were looking for Veritech fighter pilots. With being months and possibly years from home the RDF on the SDF1 was going to need new fighter pilots to replace the ones lost in battle. Max loved planes and although he loved helping out at the rec. center Max knew he had to do something that would benefit the entire city of Macross. That was when he joined the RDF to become a Veritech pilot.
Max loved every minute of the time he spent in the RDF as a pilot. He had learned early on that he was perfectly suited for the Veritech and that he loved flying. The RDF had looked past his glasses and allowed him to continue on with the training. Max took to it like a duck took to water. And he took his role as a military man seriously. Once in the military Max made new friends. He became friends with his commanding officer Rick Hunter, and his fellow pilots Ben Dixon, Kevin Fukada, Nathan Sanada, Justin Tanaka, and the members of the Lunar Squad. Max had even made friends with the girls that ran the day shift on the bridge who turned out to be the love interests of three of his friends on his squad as well as two of the military doctors.
Max knew however, that such friendships wouldn't last. During the time when Rick Hunter and Roy Fokker were both in the hospital he had lost one of his friends. Ben was caught up in the crossfire during a pod attack. There was nothing the temporary commander of the Vermillion Squad, Nathan Sanada, could do to save him. There had been many losses before but nothing like the loss of a close friend. Max vowed from that day on no one would die while protecting the SDF1 and the people who called her home.
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Miriya was seething with rage. She had found herself during the hour before she was supposed to meet with Max confused and angry. On the one hand she wanted to kill the man who had twice beaten her. But on the other hand she wanted to get to know him better. He seemed kind, although she didn't understand what that was, and nice. His words to her were said in a gentle and sincere manner and somehow it had touched her heart in way she didn't quite understand. But the overriding thoughts of revenge and rage had led Miriya to a local knife shop where she proceeded to plunk down every last penny of money she managed to get on a fairly good sized hunting knife. Miriya was going to use the knife to kill the man she had been searching for, for over a month.
By the time she had reached the park Miriya had noticed Max was looking at the city with his back to her. He didn't seem to notice Miriya coming up behind him as he was too lost in thought. This is too perfect, Miriya thought as she drew her knife. With the knife drawn Miriya prepared to stick it into the back of the man standing before her. And when he was gone she would then be able to return to Azonia and her life as a Zentreadi pod pilot.
That was when it happened. For the first time in her life Miriya felt the fear and guilt rush through her body. She began to wonder about her life as a pod pilot in the Zentreadi military. And the more she thought about it the more she knew she didn't want to return to that life. Miriya wanted something more. Miriya wanted the man standing before her. But her duty to the Zentreadi military had to come first. Or did it? The new feelings rushing through Miriya were telling her she could be happy staying a micronian. Miriya had made up her mind, she wouldn't kill any more.
"I can't do this!" Miriya said as she dropped the knife to the ground.
For the first time in her life Miriya Piryno cried.
Max turned around and saw the tears coming down her face. Her face was a mixture of fear and anger. Why she was afraid and why she was angry Max intended to find out. He needed to know if he was going to take the first step in pursuing a relationship with her something he desperately wanted to do. Max had somehow wanted to fit into the little group that was forming around Serena and Darien. It seemed everyone he knew was somehow connected to them and he wanted to belong to that group. Max wanted to be whole and somehow the woman before him would help him do just that.
"You can't do what?" Max wondered.
"I can't kill you. I want to kill you but I just can't seem to make myself go through with it." Miriya said between sobs.
"Why would you want to kill me?" Max asked curious as to what he had done to her.
"You beat me twice in battle and then again today at the Sakura Game Parlor on that fighter jet game. And each time you beat me you said things to me about how I was a good pilot. Well, I'm not a good pilot. A good Zentreadi pilot does not let the enemy beat her. Now in order to avenge myself I must kill you with my own two hands but I can't do it." Miriya explained.
Max's face got a look of fear on it when he heard her mention she was a Zentreadi. He began to wonder how in the world a Zentreadi woman could be standing in front of him roughly the same size he was. Not being around to see the micronization chambers or hear the explanation of why the Zentreadi where the way they were Max just couldn't understand it.
"If you're a Zentreadi then how can you be standing in front of me?" he asked her.
"The Zentreadi are able to go through a process called micronization where our bodies are shrunk down in size. I went through the process so that I may find you and kill you. But the time I spent looking for you opened my eyes to the way of Micronian life. Now I don't want to go back to the Zentreadi military and that means letting you live." Miriya explained.
"Well that explains a lot. By the way I'm Max Sterling a lieutenant in the RDF. What's your name?" Max said as he held his hand out for her.
"I am Miriya Piryno commander of the Quadranos an elite female battlepod squadron." Miriya told him.
"Miriya huh? That's a beautiful name for a beautiful woman. And I'm not just saying that."
"You think I'm beautiful?"
"I sure do. From the moment I first laid eyes on you in the Sakura I wanted to get to know you better. It's the reason I made the date with you and the reason I want to keep that date."
"Then I would be honored to try out this date you speak of Max Sterling."
Miriya then picked up the knife and took it to a nearby trashcan tossing it in there. She no longer needed it because she no longer wanted to kill. Miriya was at peace for the first time ever.
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Rick, after spending time with Roy in the hospital, was going on a date with Lisa to a small Irish pub. It was the one place he knew of that didn't remind him of Minmei and the short relationship they had together. The pub, the Crionnacht, was decorated like any other Irish pub with dark wood panneling on the bottom half of the walls and dark butter yellow paint on the top half. On the walls were Guiness advertisements and other popular Irish ads and beer signs. The music playing in The Crionnacht was a wide variety ranging from Irish and British groups like U2, the Corrs, and Oasis to American and international groups like Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Midnight Oil, and Third Eye Blind.
Walking into the pub Rick and Lisa saw a fairly good sized crowd of people gathered at the bar and the tables surrounding it. Servers and bartenders all dressed in kahki pants and dark green golf shirts with black aprons around their waists ran about the pub going from table to table and person to person. It looked like any typical Saturday night back on Earth. Spotting an open booth Rick and Lisa went to sit down to eat their dinner.
Rick checked out the crowd while he waited for the server to come to the table and noticed Max seated at a small table with a girl Rick had never seen before. Her hair was green and her eyes were an odd shade of brown. Max looked relaxed and happy dressed in a pair of kahkis and a dark blue oxford shirt wirh a brown leather vest. His date on the other hand looked stiff, nervous, and scared even though she looked perfectly fine in a pink sweater set with a loose dark kahki satinny skirt with little pink flowers that ended just above the knee.
"Well I'll be. In all the time I've known him I don't think I've ever seen Max Sterling go on a date." Rick commented as he looked over the menu.
"Well there's a first time for everything." Lisa replied as she glanced over at the couple.
"There's something about the girl though. I don't think I've seen hair that's naturally that color. Sure I've seen people with hair so dark it has highlights that look that color but never naturally green."
"Maybe she dyed it."
"Lisa I've had friends dye their hair that color and it never looked that way."
By that time the server had come over to the booth and took their order. Lisa ordered some Shepard's pie and a Guiness while Rick opted for an order of bangers and mash with a Bass Ale. Rick had reached the legal drinking age in Macross during the time the ship traveled from Pluto to Earth. At nineteen and fully recovered and off the pain killers Rick was able to enjoy some alcohol now and then. And Rick had found out he loved Irish beers.
"So whose place do you want to go to tonight?" Rick asked Lisa.
"We can go to mine. That way I can cook you breakfast in the morning. I haven't had the chance to do that yet." Lisa replied in a way that told Rick she wanted to spend the night together again.
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Max and Miriya's date at the Crionnacht ended that night with a kiss. When Max had suggested he give Miriya a kiss to show her how much he enjoyed the date the former Zentraedi pilot backed away from him as though he were diseased. It took Max a good five minutes of explaining that a kiss was one way humans showed they cared for each other. He also explained that the other ways waited until a person was married before they used them. Feeling a little better about what Max wanted to do Miriya let the blue haired pilot kiss her on the lips. Taking things one step at a time Max gave Miriya a simple closed mouth kiss for fifty seconds before breaking it off. And as he left Miriya standing outside the hotel she was staying at Max saw the Zentraedi place her fingers over her lips where he had kissed her.
Upon falling asleep in their beds that night Max and Miriya dreamed that night. Their dreams were simple ones and were exactly the same. Both Max and Miriya found themselves outside in an elaborate garden on the moon at night. Max wore a blue and gold suite of clothes with epilets on it that reminded him of something worn in the eighteen century in Europe. Miriya was dressed in an off the shoulder gown of pink and white and her hair was pulled up into a bun. Around Miriya's neck was a simple gold pendant with a blue stone in the center.
"Maximillion as the science officer of the royal army and the prince of Mercury you certainly understand what this alliance between your Silver Alliance and the people of Zentraedi Prime means." Miriya said.
"Of course with your technology and the power of the protoculture we can protect our people from armies like the rebels on Earth." Max replied.
"Yes that is true. But it also means that I'll be the ambassador to the Silver Alliance and we will be able to see each other on a regular basis."
"I'd like that Miriya."
"As would I. Ever since I met you I've fallen in love with you Maximillion."
"I love you too."
With that said Max leaned in and gave Miriya a kiss on the lips. This time, however, the kiss was not a simple fifty second peck on the lips. This kiss was long and drawn out and full of passion. Max ran his tongue over Miriya's lips in order to gain entry to her mouth. Miriya answered the request by opening her mouth and letting him explore every inch of it. Max tasted the unique flavor of her mouth as Miriya let a moan escape her lips. A few moments later they broke the kiss only to begin a long make out session filled with kissing, touching, nibbling, and sucking.
The make out session ended some fifteen minutes later when a young woman with short stylized blue hair in a blue gown with a simple gold tiara appeared in the garden. The young woman was sent to find Max and Miriya and bring them back to the party inside the palace.
"Max mother and father are mad because you left the party without so much as a word to either of them." She said using her pet name for her brother.
"Amelia you know I wouldn't do anything to disobey our parents deliberately." Max replied to his sister who was older than him by two years.
"I realize that but they're still mad at you for leaving and want you back at the party. I also think Miriya should return as well. It looks bad when the Zentraedi ambassador goes missing from the party."
"All right we'll head back. By the way where is that consort of yours? You know the general!"
"Oh um Zoicite is waiting for me inside where you two should be so please come back inside now!" Amelia told the two love birds.
With that Max and Miriya followed Amelia princess and Scouts of Mercury back to the party at the Lunarian palace.
To be continued! Hope you're enjoying our little stories! Next part: Proposals stay tuned and we'll show you what happens next!
Coming Soon to a Mediaminer site near you! 'Robotech Warriors: The First Years' Learn a new prospective of the sailor moon story as told by Chibi Halo and myself. We'll follow the first years of Serena's life and find out the real reason she hates to do homework. We'll also watch relationships bloom and get torn asunder only to be found again! This is a prequel that I came up with and Chibi Halo had some great thoughts to use in it so I'm going to do what she had in mind!
