Heroes

AO: thank you for your review, I have a plan on how to get the new and old characters to meet, and I will only say it has something to do with Mr.Archer. I know my grammar is not always the best, and I will try to improve on that aspect as I go along with this story.

Chapter 2: Battle above Macross Island

Last time

Before finishing his statement, something totally unpredicted happened, the SDF-1 fired a huge beam of light into the sky. At that second the red alert signals went off all over the ship.

"It looks like our days of fighting aren't over yet," Archer said.

"I am afraid that you're right," Russell responded with a serious tone.

This time

Jack had made it over to his fighter as fast as he possible could, the fear of being caught on the ground was a fear common to all fighter pilot, himself included. Jack quickly climbed up into his VF-1S. Only a handle of them were made, but as a test pilot he was able to get his hands one of them. When he got into the cockpit he purposely kept his breathing at a slow rate. He did this so that he would keep control of his heart rate, and thus keep at a more even keel. Jack checked all of his systems to be sure they were alright. He was not surprised to find everything in perfect working order. He knew that the mechanics aboard the Promethus always did good work.

"Lieutenant Russell, you and your squadron are to take of asap, and join the battle above Macross island, once in the air you will take you commands from the SDF-1's flight officer," the flight officer of the Promethus said over his communication link.

"Understood, we will proceed," Jack responded, chancing his com link to that of his squadron, "Well it looks like we have some hunting to do, once in the air everyone find a wing man and each others back."

Jack used his control sticks to get him in front of the catapult, and pushed all the machines inside his cockpit for take off. He waited as he mentally checked everything once again, still making it a point to control his breath. He knew what he was going to go against was different then anything he had ever gone against before and he had to show calm for two reasons. One it was the fighter pilot motto that they were always under control, and two he want to show confidence to his squadron.

"Crow one, and Crow Three prepare for take off," the flight control told to the two crow pilots.

In crow three a different scene was taking place as the young Sergeant Agar was tried into convince himself that this mission was not that big of deal, and that his commander was going to get them back alive. He sighed unsure of himself, sweat already running down his face, form the nervousness he was experiencing. He just hoped that he would live there the day to make this just one more memory. At the right time, he launched his veritech off the flight deck of the Promethus. He smiled just happy at the thought that he was able to get off.

In the other veritechs of the Crow squadron similar scenes took place as each of the members of the crow squadron made it off the Promethus with any problems.

Jack checked in with all the fighters under him, and was happy to see that each of them was seemingly doing ok. He check his radar to see the large incoming bogie force he was told was up there.

He noticed the face of a young female appear on his com scene in his cockpit, she said, "Crow squadron please split to cover area 5, Wolf squadron please go to join Skull squadron to cover area 4, over."

"Yes sir, Crow squadron moving to area 5, over," Jack replied.

He quickly then changed his com over to his other and told them, "We are to defend area 5; no one is to move past area to try and get more kills understood."

"Yes, sir," his whole squad responded at once.

Jack looked at his com to see his good friend Jack Archer on his com screen. "Well Russell, you want to make a bet on kill numbers," Archer said with a smirk.

"No thanks, anyway, I don't want to make you look bad in front of your men," Jack replied before cutting of the com link and focusing on the battle.

While most of the Zentraedi fighter pods were in area for they has sent a few into area 5 as well. The fighters had a bottle like shape with guns in the front of the ship. "Men brake off and engage, I repeat brake off and engage," Jack said over his com as his squad moved into a group of ten Zentraedi battle pods.

Jack rolled right, and then left to avoid the fire of two pods and he made his way into a firing solution, and then left off a barrage of missiles that destroyed two battle pods, as he flew through the formation, Agar was flying right behind, him, and was able to take out another 2 fighters. Then the other four fighters came from above the remaining Zentraedi pods, and took them out with out any problem. Jack smiled to himself for a second, surprised at just how good the other pilots in his squadron were. He also wondered why it had been so easy, he expected a really hard challenge, but he figured it was just the beginning, and that the challenge was going to come. Minites later in area 4, Zentraedi carrier carrying what looked pretty odd with a large circular main area with two feet coming out of it. As much as he wanted to go and help the veritechs in area four, he couldn't incase the attack would extend to area 5.

Later, he then watch in an amusement and awe as the SDF-1 began to take off, and was equal surprised when it seemed to come apart, and fell to the ground. Then just a bit later he saw it fly up into space, under its own power, Jack found it all to be an interesting sight to say the least reminding him self not to forget it ever, which would more then likely not be a problem.

At this point he saw the flight officer on his com screen again, "Crow, Wolf, and Skull Squadrons, please fly cover as we try to use are fold engines, over."

"Yes, sir, over," Jack thought wondering what this fold system she was talking about was.

"Men did you get that," Jack said over his com to his other pilots.

"Yes sir, but what is this fold engine," Agar asked.

"I don't know, but I am sure we are going to find out soon," Jack said as he flew towards a small group of Battle pods.

He came up from behind them and made quick work of the three of them with his gun fire. He then started to feel really weird, almost as if he was having a out of body experience, but he didn't have clue what the heck was going on, and after what seemed like a eternity, he was some how in space above a frozen land mass that looked a lot like Macross lsland.

"Skull, Crow, Wolf, please engage, and destroy the remaining forces," the flight officer said.

Jack flew his veritech over the battlefield, the battlepods had moved into a easy firing targeting positions on the island, but other battle pods were just swarming above, he had to roll and weave at a almost not stop to the horrible avoid crossfire, and to get locks on his targets, the battle was a pretty quick one, mainly because most of the battle pods were no in the area that was folded into space.

"Flight control, this is Crow leader, requesting permission to land, over," Jack said to the flight officer.

"You are cleared to land in Bay B7," the flight officer said.

"So how many kills did you get," Archer said over the com link.

"Archer, I will tell you once I get on the ship got it," Jack replied

"Sure whatever, but I bet I beat you out," Archer replied.

"Yeah right, you couldn't in your dreams," Jack replied, think of the number he got, and calculating it at 10 battle pods.