Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Marcoss universe.
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Chapter IV: Phoenix
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Aimee watched as the Vf-4 took off. Almost immediately it soared into the skies, dazzling the crowd with its acrobatic maneuvers.
She huffed when she saw his program. She could do all of those in the dark and not even break a sweat.
"He is planning something," Captain Dyson said as he looked at the Lightning. Aimee turned to face him.
"Really?" she asked.
"If he's the one that matched you that is," the Captain leaned on his chair. "He's testing his maneuverability seeing if everything's normal."
"I don't know Captain," Clarissa crossed her arms. "You have a lot of faith in him."
"Call it a hunch," Captain Dyson said.
"Look!" Patty exclaimed as the Lightning suddenly made some sharp, high speed turns, making cloud trails as he went.
"He's out of control," Aimee said shocked. It looked like he was fighting for control of the aircraft as he flew in the air. Her heart raced as she watched fearfully for the pilot.
The pilot did loops and turns descending and ascending in the sky. The audience awed at the display not knowing that it could be a disaster in a few moments.
Suddenly, Captain Dyson laughed.
The three pilots looked at him as if he were crazy. The Captain merely smiled and looked at the Valkyrie.
"This makes me nostalgic," the captain said as he watched. The girls only nodded and watched the Valkyrie. Aimee, however, was nervous. Seeing this the captain sighed and smiled at her. His smile removed her nervousness... a bit.
The Valkyrie continued its reckless routine and in a few moments later, Aimee was on the edge of her seat.
The Valykyrie plummeted to the ground at breakneck speeds. If he didn't pull up he was going to crash.
The spectators screamed as they saw the Valkyrie fall. Aimee was gripping her seat in fear. And the captain was smiling in anticipation.
The Valkyrie suddenly transformed into its Soldier mode and landed on the ground hard. It actually skidded about fifty meters before stopping. When it did, the robot looked at the sky it was once on.
The other looked as well and they suddenly clapped and cheered.
Even Aimee was speechless.
In the clear sky he had made from his cloud trail a drawing of a gigantic bird of lore.
"A Phoenix," Aimee breathed.
Captain Dyson laughed and looked at his protégés.
"It's not quite as good as my dinobird but it's fantastic," he clapped his hands in appreciation.
"You mean he did that on purpose?" Patty exclaimed but inwardly was impressed.
"Yes," the captain said. "It takes precision and a well conditioned body. He took those Gs like a kid on a roller coaster."
"And it's all in the presentation?" Clarissa asked.
"And he did it with an outdated VF-4," the captain said.
"I believe that thing is anything but 'outdated'." Aimee said in awe.
"I would like a closer look at it," the captain said and stood. "Care to join me girls?"
Looking at each other, they agreed.
*** *
"Ah... Doc, don't look now but I believe we have company," Chris said to Mr. Newmann. The shopkeeper looked up and saw an officer and three lady pilots headed for their hangar.
"Judging by the looks on his face he's amused at the spectacle our friend did," Mr. Newmann sighed. "Where is he, anyway?"
"He's at the back of the hangar, probably trying to catch his breath," Chris said.
"Then let's entertain our guests," Mr. Newmann smiled and sat on a stool.
"Hello?" a voice echoed through the hangar.
"In here!" Chris called out as he shook his head. The cheery face of Captain Dyson greeted them as he and the Red Rubies entered the hangar.
"We hope we're not interrupting anything," the captain smiled.
"That didn't stop you before," Mr. Newmann said in a half smile.
"Yan?" Captain Dyson's eyes widened in astonishment. "Yan Newmann. Now I know why this VF-4 could out maneuver a Thunderbolt."
"Flattery won't get you anywhere," Newmann said as she walked towards the captain. "And you know that it's a joint effort in producing the best in the skies."
"I see you've been teaching him some tricks," the captain smiled.
"At least he's not as cocky as you are," Newmann said. Aimee was getting confused. They acted like they had known each other for a long time.
"Excuse me?" Aimee smiled at Mr. Newmann. "My name is..."
"Aimee, right?" she nodded. "Call me Doc."
"Okay, Doc," she smiled softly. "We were wondering how this marvelous Valkyrie could our class my Thunderbolt."
"Knowing Yan, he changed everything except the outer appearance of the VF- 4," Captain Dyson said. "I trust his engines are top of the line."
"With a little tweak here and there," Newmann said. "How's Myung?"
"She's fine," Dyson sighed. "Just miffed that I went to the airshow."
"Probably afraid that you'll steal a Valkyrie and do that stupid Dinobird cloud of yours," Doc laughed.
"Am I missing something here?" Aimee asked. Just then, from the front hangar doors, Nat entered carrying a bag of drinks.
"What's going on?" he asked as he looked at people in the hangar.
"Aimee was wondering how did the captain and Mr. Newmann met," Clarissa smiled. Nat frowned as he looked at them.
"You don't know?" he asked.
"Are you the pilot?" Captain Dyson asked.
"Electronics," Nat said and looked at Aimee. You don't know how these two met?"
"No," she shook her head. Nat sighed and looked at the two adults.
"Lieutenant Isamu Dyson was the test pilot for Project Super Nova, heard of it?"
"Yes," Patty replied. "That's where the two biggest companies were battling for the design for a new Valkyrie."
"Quite," Nat said. "Doctor Yan Newmann designed the YF-19 which the captain here piloted."
"And destroyed over and over again," Newmann sighed.
"Yf-19?" Clarissa asked.
"Prototype Valkyrie YF-19, Alpha One," Nat said. Then he smiled at Aimee. "Nice to see you again, I loved your program. It was like you were one with the sky, like you belonged there." Aimee blushed.
Patty and Clarissa saw this and teased their friend. It didn't come unnoticed to the captain either.
"Are they a couple?" Captain Dyson asked.
"Not yet," Chris commented. "You seemed amused, sir."
"Very," he laughed. "She has this rule that she'll marry the man who could defeat her in the sky."
"I say she's loosing in a ground battle," Newmann said just as amused.
"Tell me, Yan. Is he..." Captain Dyson saw him nod. Satisfied, he smiled.
"He does not want to enter the military," Newmann said. Dyson smirked at that.
"He's good," he commented.
"Better than you," Newmann seemed smug.
"Listen. Marcoss 20 will be here for six months," Dyson told him.
"If you can convince him, then try," Newmann said. "He has a lot of talent to be cooped up in this planet."
"What about you?" he asked.
"This is my home now," Newmann smiled. "And this is his home too. He will return here when he feels he has enough."
"Are you saying what I'm think you're saying?" he asked.
"Convince him," Newmann said as he looked at the five children.
"I'll try," Dyson smiled. Suddenly, a loud crash emanated from the runway. Everyone went outside to see a VF-1 Battroid destroying the other Valkyries and creating havoc.
"I just got word," Patty said as she touched her earpiece. "A madman escaped prison and stole that Valkyrie."
Nat glared at the Valkyrie as it headed for the stands. A few Valkyries tied to subdue it but it was faster and had the rest immobilized in seconds.
"We have to do something," Aimee said but their VF-11's were parked away from them.
They need to do something before it is too late.
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End of 4
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A/n: To Zauriel: Do you know the Valkyries that I'm talking about. I'm kind of worried that you may not get the full description. If you haven't seen it, I could email you some pictures of the Valkyries if available. Also, Isamu Dyson and Yan Newmann were in the OAV Macross Plus. Just wanted you to know. If you already did, disregard the last coments.
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Chapter IV: Phoenix
.
Aimee watched as the Vf-4 took off. Almost immediately it soared into the skies, dazzling the crowd with its acrobatic maneuvers.
She huffed when she saw his program. She could do all of those in the dark and not even break a sweat.
"He is planning something," Captain Dyson said as he looked at the Lightning. Aimee turned to face him.
"Really?" she asked.
"If he's the one that matched you that is," the Captain leaned on his chair. "He's testing his maneuverability seeing if everything's normal."
"I don't know Captain," Clarissa crossed her arms. "You have a lot of faith in him."
"Call it a hunch," Captain Dyson said.
"Look!" Patty exclaimed as the Lightning suddenly made some sharp, high speed turns, making cloud trails as he went.
"He's out of control," Aimee said shocked. It looked like he was fighting for control of the aircraft as he flew in the air. Her heart raced as she watched fearfully for the pilot.
The pilot did loops and turns descending and ascending in the sky. The audience awed at the display not knowing that it could be a disaster in a few moments.
Suddenly, Captain Dyson laughed.
The three pilots looked at him as if he were crazy. The Captain merely smiled and looked at the Valkyrie.
"This makes me nostalgic," the captain said as he watched. The girls only nodded and watched the Valkyrie. Aimee, however, was nervous. Seeing this the captain sighed and smiled at her. His smile removed her nervousness... a bit.
The Valkyrie continued its reckless routine and in a few moments later, Aimee was on the edge of her seat.
The Valykyrie plummeted to the ground at breakneck speeds. If he didn't pull up he was going to crash.
The spectators screamed as they saw the Valkyrie fall. Aimee was gripping her seat in fear. And the captain was smiling in anticipation.
The Valkyrie suddenly transformed into its Soldier mode and landed on the ground hard. It actually skidded about fifty meters before stopping. When it did, the robot looked at the sky it was once on.
The other looked as well and they suddenly clapped and cheered.
Even Aimee was speechless.
In the clear sky he had made from his cloud trail a drawing of a gigantic bird of lore.
"A Phoenix," Aimee breathed.
Captain Dyson laughed and looked at his protégés.
"It's not quite as good as my dinobird but it's fantastic," he clapped his hands in appreciation.
"You mean he did that on purpose?" Patty exclaimed but inwardly was impressed.
"Yes," the captain said. "It takes precision and a well conditioned body. He took those Gs like a kid on a roller coaster."
"And it's all in the presentation?" Clarissa asked.
"And he did it with an outdated VF-4," the captain said.
"I believe that thing is anything but 'outdated'." Aimee said in awe.
"I would like a closer look at it," the captain said and stood. "Care to join me girls?"
Looking at each other, they agreed.
*** *
"Ah... Doc, don't look now but I believe we have company," Chris said to Mr. Newmann. The shopkeeper looked up and saw an officer and three lady pilots headed for their hangar.
"Judging by the looks on his face he's amused at the spectacle our friend did," Mr. Newmann sighed. "Where is he, anyway?"
"He's at the back of the hangar, probably trying to catch his breath," Chris said.
"Then let's entertain our guests," Mr. Newmann smiled and sat on a stool.
"Hello?" a voice echoed through the hangar.
"In here!" Chris called out as he shook his head. The cheery face of Captain Dyson greeted them as he and the Red Rubies entered the hangar.
"We hope we're not interrupting anything," the captain smiled.
"That didn't stop you before," Mr. Newmann said in a half smile.
"Yan?" Captain Dyson's eyes widened in astonishment. "Yan Newmann. Now I know why this VF-4 could out maneuver a Thunderbolt."
"Flattery won't get you anywhere," Newmann said as she walked towards the captain. "And you know that it's a joint effort in producing the best in the skies."
"I see you've been teaching him some tricks," the captain smiled.
"At least he's not as cocky as you are," Newmann said. Aimee was getting confused. They acted like they had known each other for a long time.
"Excuse me?" Aimee smiled at Mr. Newmann. "My name is..."
"Aimee, right?" she nodded. "Call me Doc."
"Okay, Doc," she smiled softly. "We were wondering how this marvelous Valkyrie could our class my Thunderbolt."
"Knowing Yan, he changed everything except the outer appearance of the VF- 4," Captain Dyson said. "I trust his engines are top of the line."
"With a little tweak here and there," Newmann said. "How's Myung?"
"She's fine," Dyson sighed. "Just miffed that I went to the airshow."
"Probably afraid that you'll steal a Valkyrie and do that stupid Dinobird cloud of yours," Doc laughed.
"Am I missing something here?" Aimee asked. Just then, from the front hangar doors, Nat entered carrying a bag of drinks.
"What's going on?" he asked as he looked at people in the hangar.
"Aimee was wondering how did the captain and Mr. Newmann met," Clarissa smiled. Nat frowned as he looked at them.
"You don't know?" he asked.
"Are you the pilot?" Captain Dyson asked.
"Electronics," Nat said and looked at Aimee. You don't know how these two met?"
"No," she shook her head. Nat sighed and looked at the two adults.
"Lieutenant Isamu Dyson was the test pilot for Project Super Nova, heard of it?"
"Yes," Patty replied. "That's where the two biggest companies were battling for the design for a new Valkyrie."
"Quite," Nat said. "Doctor Yan Newmann designed the YF-19 which the captain here piloted."
"And destroyed over and over again," Newmann sighed.
"Yf-19?" Clarissa asked.
"Prototype Valkyrie YF-19, Alpha One," Nat said. Then he smiled at Aimee. "Nice to see you again, I loved your program. It was like you were one with the sky, like you belonged there." Aimee blushed.
Patty and Clarissa saw this and teased their friend. It didn't come unnoticed to the captain either.
"Are they a couple?" Captain Dyson asked.
"Not yet," Chris commented. "You seemed amused, sir."
"Very," he laughed. "She has this rule that she'll marry the man who could defeat her in the sky."
"I say she's loosing in a ground battle," Newmann said just as amused.
"Tell me, Yan. Is he..." Captain Dyson saw him nod. Satisfied, he smiled.
"He does not want to enter the military," Newmann said. Dyson smirked at that.
"He's good," he commented.
"Better than you," Newmann seemed smug.
"Listen. Marcoss 20 will be here for six months," Dyson told him.
"If you can convince him, then try," Newmann said. "He has a lot of talent to be cooped up in this planet."
"What about you?" he asked.
"This is my home now," Newmann smiled. "And this is his home too. He will return here when he feels he has enough."
"Are you saying what I'm think you're saying?" he asked.
"Convince him," Newmann said as he looked at the five children.
"I'll try," Dyson smiled. Suddenly, a loud crash emanated from the runway. Everyone went outside to see a VF-1 Battroid destroying the other Valkyries and creating havoc.
"I just got word," Patty said as she touched her earpiece. "A madman escaped prison and stole that Valkyrie."
Nat glared at the Valkyrie as it headed for the stands. A few Valkyries tied to subdue it but it was faster and had the rest immobilized in seconds.
"We have to do something," Aimee said but their VF-11's were parked away from them.
They need to do something before it is too late.
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End of 4
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A/n: To Zauriel: Do you know the Valkyries that I'm talking about. I'm kind of worried that you may not get the full description. If you haven't seen it, I could email you some pictures of the Valkyries if available. Also, Isamu Dyson and Yan Newmann were in the OAV Macross Plus. Just wanted you to know. If you already did, disregard the last coments.