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Wings of a New Dawn
Book 1 of the New Macross Saga
A Robotech Story brought to you,
By
William R. Woods
"Deathzealot"
Chapter BGM is Rick Hunter's Theme from the Robotech Perfect Soundtrack
Part 04: Aftershocks and Debriefings
During those weeks after the Battle of Lagrange One, it was both a desperately needed break and yet the beginning of a new future for the SDF-1, no the entire Robotech Defense Force. It did saw the first human-to-human battles since the end of the Unification Wars, not counting the odd Anti-UN Terrorist attacks. However those first few hours afterwards set the groundwork for our later activities…
Taken from the Journal of Rick Hunter
Circa May, 2016AD
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Main Briefing Room
SDF-1 Macross
L1, Sol System
Two Hours Later
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With the battle over the small fleet of the expanded Robotech Defense Force stood silent at Lagrange One as they recovered from the victorious yet still disastrous Battle of Lagrange One that saw the near destruction of the SDF-1. The large battlefortress still stood in Attack Mode with the Altair Class Fleet Tender Vestal moored alongside the Daedalus Class Assault Ship that made up the large ship's starboard arm. The tech and engineers from the Vestal hard at work trying to repair the damage to the ship, most especially the superstructure. The sister ship of the Vestal the Vulcan was floating above the flight deck of ARMD-03 Enterprise her crews hard at work patching up the holes in the deck from when the large carrier successfully used its large bulk to hide three of its escorting Oberth Class Destroyers allowing them to attack an enemy cruiser successfully with their main guns. The destroyers themselves surrounded the two damaged ships and the tenders in a spherical formation with their two Pin-Point Barrier Disks on full power making sure no further attacks would strike the damaged ships without a shield in place to protect them. The fleet also had numerous fighters out on patrol, flown by pilots that were not as exhausted as the rest of the group.
The Altair Class Fleet Tender like the Vestal and Vulcan were constructed for the UNDF Orbital Fleet due to a need for a dedicated Tender Vessel for deployed Fleet Forces. It was designed not only to serve as tender to support a fleet with resupply and other such services but as a light repair ship as needed carrying dedicated equipment and personal for this job. This multi-use design of the Fleet Tender was thanks to a need to keep costs down after a reduction in funding for the Orbital Fleet saw the future introduction of a third warship class for the fleet dropped along with any further dedicated fleet support ships like a dedicated Fleet Repair Ship. Since the fleet needed such a repair ship thanks to the various damaged ships either scuttled or destroyed by the enemy during the Unification War when those ships could have been saved if the fleet sported a repair ship. Therefore the reason for the two tenders to be currently hard at work repairing the fleet's two main ships.
In the main briefing room of the SDF-1, a room that has yet to be used since the launching of the ship, the various senior officers of the fleet sat going over the battle and any future plans of the Fleet. First there was a still injured Captain Gloval who had a medic hovering over him, followed by his first officer Commander Lisa Hayes who also had a medic hovering along with a concerned boyfriend sitting next to her. The mentioned boyfriend one Lieutenant Senior Grade Rick P. Hunter the fleet's acting CAG had two other remaining senior pilots of the group sitting alongside him. One Lieutenant Senior Grade Charlotte Hepner, commander of VFA-03, newly named Firestorm Squadron, as well acting CAG for the Enterprise with her seniors either dead or in the hospital like Lieutenant Commander Christopher Banner commander of the fleet's single Fighter Corvette Squadron. The second pilot Lieutenant Junior Grade Max Sterling, Lieutenant Hunter's own XO in Vermillion Squadron took up the seat next to the senior lieutenant. Next there is Captain Alexandra Volkova, the Commander of the ARMD-03 Enterprise sat with her own senior officers along with the commanders of the Fleet's six Oberth Class Destroyers and two Fleet Tenders. Also included is Deputy Mayor Gabriella Brewer of Macross City, representing the people of the City and acting Mayor as Mayor Tommy Laun was currently overseeing repairs to the city once more. The Deputy Mayor had only recently been appointed after the previous Deputy Mayor had been killed during a recent battle were he had been caught in the city during said battle and had a building fall on top of him.
With the last member of the meeting having sat down Captain Gloval looked around at the gathering with a sigh seeing a few new faces filling in for those senior who died during the battle or have been injured heavily before looking directly at Captain Lucius Gadem of the Tender Vestal. Captain Gadem is considered to be an old hand in the Orbital Fleet due to him volunteering in late 2000 to help in the construction of the L-5 Shipyards, and then worked there for several years helping to build ships. When the Vestal was finished he jumped at the chance to command the ship knowing that it needed an experienced engineer and officer in command.
"Captain Gadem your report on the repair of the SDF-1?" Gloval asked the older man who sighed before leaning forward in his seat.
"Well Captain it is not good, while my boys and girls are on top of the few minor damages the ship took during the battle, the Superstructure is not something we can currently repair here in space. We need a dock of some sort to repair it, however thanks to the thrice-damned Council we can't," the older Captain replied with sigh before turning to glare at a small clipboard that lay innocently in the center of the briefing room table. The rest of the officers followed with glares, curses, or growls. This clipboard held a message from the United Nation Government Council basically saying that Captain Gloval's request to take the ship to the Moon Base ALUCE for repairs. Since the Moon Base currently sported the only dock in the Solar System big enough for the SDF-1. It was also mentioned Captain Gloval's request to disembark the civilians of Macross City somewhere was being considered. The original plan called for the ship to dock with the Moon Base to get repairs and to unload their civilians before taking the battle to the Zentradi fleet. However now they couldn't go through with this due to the Council's refusal and the Zentradi pulling back away from the Earth-Luna System.
"Very well what if we land on Earth Captain? Would that be easier for your crew to repair the superstructure without a dock?" Gloval asked after several moments of the gathered group staring at the message in front of them. Captain Gadem looked surprised before exchanging looks with man sitting next him, one of the senior members of the repair crew.
"I believe that would be better than trying to repair it up here, and would be the next thing better than a dedicated dock," Gadem responded after several moments. Captain Gloval nodded at this before turning to look over at the pilots.
"Lieutenant Hunter what is the status of the Veritech Squadrons currently?" he asked surprising Rick who quickly recovered and took out some notes he had with him.
"Well sir as you know we took a large amount of casualties during the battle but Doctor Lang's new escape software for the Veritechs managed to save many of the rookies. As for the rest of the group we have plenty of pilots still in the hospital or ship infirmaries, almost all of them are expected to recover and return to duty given time. A handful won't be able to return to piloting therefore either need to be discharged or assigned elsewhere. I do believe that is it Captain," he said finishing with a relieved look on his face making a few of the officers look amused at his nerviness. Rick mentioned the new escape software built into the new fighters being produced by the ship's internal factory block, it was supposed to be auto-eject the escape pod when the plane suffered damage that took it out of the fight or when the pilot was injured in some fashion. It was thanks to this new upgrade that managed to save so many of the rookie pilots, though there was still plenty that died.
"Very well then with Lieutenant Commander Kramer as one of those not able to return to duty, the other senior pilots either dead or heavily injured, and Commander Fokker still Missing it looks like you are the senior pilot Lieutenant. Or should I say Commander Hunter," Gloval responded with a small smile on his face as he took out a small box from one of his uniform pockets and handed it over to Lisa who opened the box with a smile before turning to Rick with a proud look on her face. Rick just looked shocked and watched in shock as his girlfriend exchanged the silver bars of a lieutenant with the silver leaves of a full Commander. Rick was just plain shocked for he just jumped two ranks which is not all that unheard of but still not normal. After a round of congratulations from the other officers Rick sat down heavily back into his seat before looking over at the Captain.
"Does this also mean I am going to be taking over Skull Squadron?" he asked with a frown on his face.
"Yes Commander for Vermillion is pretty much destroyed, the reminder can be merged with Apollo Squadron on the Enterprise," Gloval replied with a nod of his head to the young new Commander.
"Very well, but I am bringing Max with me to Skull then," Rick mentioned waving at the surprised pilot sitting next to him. Gloval only nodded at this having expected it.
"I see no problem with that for you are the new CAG after all," the Captain said with a small smile as Rick looked embarrassed. That done the Captain turned to look over at the remaining pilot who looked a bit overwhelmed by this all.
"Lieutenant Hepner with that done we need to turn to the Enterprise since with Commander La Flagga currently missing as well we need to look at who should be the new CAG for the Enterprise. Both Captain Volkova and I have talked about this and have come to a decision, Lieutenant Commander Banner will be promoted to Commander after he returns to duty and have the CAG position. However Commander Banner is a Fighter Corvette commander therefore we decided that you will be promoted to Lieutenant Commander and given the Deputy CAG spot on the ship," Gloval said with a smile looking over at the now surprised young pilot who could only nod at him in response. Chuckling a bit the Captain looked around at the group of officers before nodding to himself.
"With that done I need to mention that the SDF-1 will land on planet hopefully somewhere in the Pacific Ocean and start repairs. This should be around eight tonight, we have till then to finish up any further plans and such. That said this meeting is adjourned and we shall meet one last time before the SDF-1 leaves the fleet," he ordered allowing the medic to help out of the chair and out of the room towards his bed. The group of officers then dispersed and started to leave the briefing room behind.
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Pacific Ocean
Off the Coast of California
16:25 SDF-1 Ship-board Time
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In the black of night on the peaceful sea of the Pacific Ocean, a pair of large flames appeared on the horizon, which were not comets nor planes nor anything like it. The light from flames outlined a large human looking figure with flames coming out of its hands and feet falling rapidly towards the black ink like surface of the ocean. Before long the shape touched down in the Pacific Ocean and it started to floated with its arms stretched out in front of it looking like somebody surrendering or showing that they had no weapons on them. The SDF-1 after a brutal struggle had returned to its mother planet of Earth after two bloody years of conflict it had returned.
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Post Chapter Notes:
Well this is basically the missing chapter that should have been between Part 02 and Part 03 which explores the aftermath of the battle. Roy is now official MIA therefore Rick steps up to the plate as Commander and CAG of the SDF-1. Anyways from I understand the Moon Base is currently in the process of building the SDF-2 during this time therefore they would most likely have a dock large enough for the SDF-1 to go through repairs. However the governing council for the United Nation Government, which really should be the UEG Council but I introduced the UNG instead for this story, have started on their path to snub the SDF-1. Readers of Frozen in Time know where exactly this is going to go.
Anyways moving on there is not much here for it is only a bridge chapter bridging the small space arc of the story to the more major Earth Arc. Next we start on the beginning of the Earth Arc and what happens with the SDF-1 on planet. Some parts maybe different from what was written in Frozen in Time. For example the Attack on New Carter will be a bit different, along with the later UNDF Attack on Gold River.
I hope to get this story done before November 1, though it may go over and I will be posting these chapters as I start writing the sequel. But I won't start posting the sequel till such time this story is finished. Don't want to ruin the surprise after all.
Also I am aware that FFN kind of ate my formatting for the last chapter, I believe I got all of it but if there still is something there let me know in a review or something and please make sure you quote the exact text it is from. I really don't have to reread the entire chapter AGAIN trying to find a small mistake.
I would also like to mention that I already working Chapter 3 for Lucky Miracle so those waiting for it, I should be finished with it in a matter of days. Hopefully! That is if my schedule doesn't go crazy in the days ahead.
Thank you in advance and I hope to get the next chapter as soon as possible.
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Omake 04: Oh Frak
(aka Run Away II)
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The planet Earth a shining jewel in the middle of the coldness of space, it had been almost destroyed in past and the people of Earth where not about to let happen again. Therefore there are several thousand warships of all sizes and shapes along triple that of defense satellites orbited this jewel making it into one of the most fortified planets in the galaxy. Too bad no one mentioned this to the fleet that just jumped into the system. This mentioned fleet numbered one-hundred fifty large ships, called Battlestars by the people who built them, and around two hundred plus escort ships. While that was quite a large fleet for many others, compared to the Earth Defense Fleet it was just a small fry. In the darkened command center of the command ship of this small fleet the crew of the ship could only stare up at the display located upon the main plotting table showing the orbit of the planet that they come to…ah…liberate and the numerous ships now heading towards them. The commander of the ship and the entire fleet could only stare in horror at the display. He could only say one thing that came to mind.
"Oh Frak!"
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Similar to the first Omake for this story, just instead of an enemy from Robotech or another similar enemy there is the so-called Liberation Fleet from many different Battlestar Galactica Crossover Stories most often crossed with that of Stargate. Here instead they come across the post-Space War I Earth and UN Spacy. I really don't think Spacy is going to let the Colonials "Liberate" the planet.
Anyways that is about it. OH! I shall come back to the past chapter and post Omake Three there so if you like reading my Omakes check back in a few days.
That's all folks!
