Disclaimer: I hereby declare that I do not in any way own the rights to the anime known as Robotech. This includes plot, characters, the mecha, and the ships, the only things I officially own is my own stuff introduced as part of this story. Therefore please no lawyers I do not have any money to give them. Thank You.
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 Together from the Robotech Perfect Soundtrack
Part 07: A Series of Surprises
The time after the end of the Battle of Lagrange One would later be known as the Interbellum for while there were still battles mainly between the corrupt UNG and the RDF there was nothing against the Zentradi. During this time several things happened and new ideas would be introduced. There were also some surprises as well…
Taken from A Brief Overview of the First Robotech War
Published July, 2014AD
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Quarters of Rick Hunter and,
Lisa Hayes
April 29, 2010
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A couple days after Rick was through putting his new squadron through its paces found him sitting on the couch dressed in a dress suit waiting for Lisa to arrive since he was going to take her out to dinner tonight. As if on cue the door opened and Lisa walked in with Rachael and Claudia at her side. She smiled when she saw him and with her escorts she slipped into her room to change. When she stepped into the room she saw the silver dress she wore at that fateful date beautifully restored. The sight made Lisa's jaw drop in surprise. For the last time she saw the dress it was just a pile of rags, now it was restored to what she saw now.
"Surprised Lisa?" Rachael asked with a grin. Rachael since she had reunited with Rick had got closer to Lisa, even after Lisa being furious at her when she got home from Alaska and found the two Hunter siblings wrapped up with one another fast asleep on the couch. It took some fast talking from Rick to explain what was going on and after everything calmed down the two women started talking before long Rachael found herself one Lisa's best friends. It had been Rachael who had gotten Claudia out of her depressed funk and soon after the three women become a sort of second Terrible Trio.
"Yes," Lisa replied slowly picking up the dress of the bed and took a closer look at the fabric to see it beautifully restored to what it was before that fateful day.
'That's not all your going surprised with Lisa!' Both Claudia and Rachael thought at the same time. The duo exchanged smiles behind the brunette's back.
"Right let's get you ready for your date," Claudia said after several moments taking Lisa's shoulders and leading her towards the bathroom to get her ready with Rachael right behind the two.
Back in the living room Rick smiled as he watched the Terrible Trio silently made their way over to the quarter's second bedroom before closing the door behind them. The group had been dressed in their Sunday best for some odd reason, a reason that made Rick chuckle. As Rick was about to doze off, the door opened to show dress clad Lisa standing in the entryway with intense blush on her checks. Just like last time Rick's jaw dropped in awe at the sight. After Rick picked his jaw from the ground he got up and stepped up to Lisa.
"Shall we go milady?" Rick asked offering his arm to her which she took with a girly giggle. She grabbed onto like a vise or like it was a lifesaver. Rick chuckled and led her out of the room and the base towards his car. He opened the passenger door for her like a proper gentlemen and ran to the driver side to get in. Once he got in he started the car and took off for, supposedly, the Electra.
Back in the combined quarters the Trio stepped out of the room and stepped over to the door of the master bedroom. Kim lightly knocked and Claudia answered it but instead of the slacks and loose shirt she was wearing a few minutes ago she was wearing a nice strapless dress. Next to her equally clad was Rachael in a nice strap dress.
"Well shall we go ladies?" Sammie asked with a smile seeing that they dressed themselves without their help.
"Yes but I may have to do my makeup in the car," Rachael replied with a smile picking a small bag of cosmetics from Lisa's dresser. Then they were off in a minivan lent to them by Lina and Max of the White Dragon.
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White Dragon Chinese Restaurant
Macross City, SDF-1 Macross
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Elsewhere Rick's small sports car pulled up to the darkened White Dragon which surprised Lisa since first it was closed secondly, she though they were going to Electra so why would they go to the White Dragon Lisa silently wondered
"Yeah Rick why are we here at the White Dragon I thought we were going to the Electra?" Lisa asked with a frown. Rick chuckled lightly as he shut off the car and got out to let Lisa out of the other side.
"Because I need something here Lisa, if you want to you can stay in the car," Rick suggested by a headshake in return. So Rick just shrugged and led Lisa into the darkened interior of the White Dragon. Just as the door closed Rick let go of Lisa's hand. Lisa looked around the darkened interior slightly worried. She had a mix of emotions, Fear, Loneliness, and anger. Anger Rick for leaving her in the dark, fear at the darkened room granted she was never scared of the dark as a kid but this was a bit much, and loneliness from standing alone in the darkness like this.
"Rick what is going on?" Lisa asked the darkness around her and in response the every single light came on blinding Lisa.
"Surprise! Happy Birthday Lisa!" many voices called out in a grand roar and as Lisa's eyesight returned she saw every single friend she had aboard the SDF-1 civilian and military alike standing before her clapping. Her jaw dropped in surprise for the second time that day but not the last. She then recovered and joined her friends no family in partying the night away.
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Secondary Bridge
SDF-1 Macross
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Elsewhere in the ship Captain Gloval sat in the command chair of the secondary bridge waiting for the enlisted tech on the communication station get in touch with Alaska Base. The women had to get through a bunch of red tape, bypasses, and other such stuff to get to talk to Admiral Hayes. Finally she managed it to her relief and nodded to Gloval who sighed in relief as well. He then looked at one display screens on his chair and a couple seconds later the face of Donald Hayes his longtime friend appeared on his monitor.
"What is it Henry I am a little busy here?" Donald asked with a large frown on his face. Captain Gloval just sighed at this wondering how Donald got so bad over the years.
"Donald don't you remember what today is?" Gloval asked in return with a shake of his and a deep frown staring down at his friend. The other man frowned looking off screen presumably a calendar.
"The twenty-ninth of April why?" the Admiral mentioned with a confused look on his face wondering where this was going, while the Captain only sighed at his friend.
"Donald its Lisa's birthday," Gloval answered in a confronting tone and a frown not happy that his friend hadn't remembered it at all. On the screen Donald's jaw dropped in surprise at that statement and did a quick double take on the calendar.
"Damn! I do not know how I forgot, Henry I am going to send you a message I want you to hand it to her personally," Donald said after several long moments. Gloval smiled while he nodded in agreement pleased that Donald just simply didn't remember the birthday thanks to him being so busy and not for some nefarious purpose. A few minutes later the Captain of the SDF-1 had a tiny diskette in hand and handed over the watch to Lieutenant Lewis the rising star in the SDF-1 Officer Corps as he headed down to the party.
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Outside
White Dragon Chinese Restaurant
Macross City, SDF-1 Macross
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Outside the White Dragon was a single female figure watching the so called party in the Restaurant. This happened to be Miriya Parino the female Zentraedi ace and now a unauthorized micron agent in the SDF-1. She had finally spotted the Micron Ace that bested her and he went into this Restaurant. Miriya was very confused at what they were doing and it made her shiver partly in fear but some of her was curious what was going on but quickly shook her head and started head for the lodging she managed to secure for herself.
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White Dragon Chinese Restaurant
Macross City, SDF-1 Macross
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Inside the restaurant Lisa just had finished a dance with Rick and decided to sit down before she broke something either Rick's toes or someone else's. However Rick was not yet done with her as he advanced to her now with microphone in hand. Pulling her up from the chair and turning to the crowd.
"I have something very special to do this night and it will the best thing that will happen to this ship and its wonderful crew and so without further ado," he said and kneeled in front of Lisa.
"Now I know we have only been dating for over a month but we had been good friends long before that, and there is no one else I rather send my time with then you and so Lisa Hayes will you marry me?" he asked surprising Lisa yet again. After she composed herself she leaned down and kissed Rick on the forehead.
"Yes," she replied and the crowd went wild with their announcement especially the trio who were crying their eyes out along with Claudia. The rest of the night flew past very fast, but a few minutes after the proposal Captain Gloval arrived to deliver a toast and delivered a single disk to Lisa from her father. Lisa after staring at it for a while slipped it into her purse wondered what was going on, but promised herself that she would watch it though it would be later on when she could handle it. Before long the party came to a close and the engaged pair managed to make it home in one piece.
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Quarters of Rick Hunter and,
Lisa Hayes
April 30, 2010
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The next morning found Rick waking up to the ringing of a telephone and a serious hangover. He reached over to the side table and picked up the receiver from its cradle.
"Commander Hunter?" Rick said weakly into the phone wondering briefly what was going on.
"So did you two have fun last night Rick?" a familiar voice asked with a smile in the words. For the first time Rick realized that a warm body was pressed next to his which was nothing new for Lisa and him had slept together before however he saw that both of them where naked under the blankets. As he realized this he started to remember what happened last night and he flinched knowing he wasn't going to live this down.
"None of your damn business Max," Rick growled into the phone.
"Do you know that half of the base heard you guys?" Max asked with a chuckle, this made Rick's face heat up with embarrassment.
"No I didn't, tell them that it is none of their business," Rick said dryly his headache increasing as he thought of what had happened. He also flinched knowing that all of the quarters around theirs had the members of Skull and Wolf Squadrons making him moan at that realization.
"Well you might want to know that we are to go on duty in forty minutes boss and the dear Commander needs to report to the bridge in thirty minutes," Max informed him. Rick's eyes widened in surprise as this finally sank in. He then turned to look at the clock beside him to see that they had managed to sleep in.
"Why didn't tell me this earlier instead of beating around the bush!" He nearly yelled into the phone.
"Because it is fun playing around with those with hangovers," the other pilot said with a smile in his words.
"Right I need to get ready then," Rick drawled out, before throwing down up the offending instrument back onto its cradle. Then he looked down at his fiancé lying next to him and leaned towards her ear.
"Lisa, wake up dear," he whispered into her ear. She started mumbled in her sleep but didn't wake up.
"Lisa wake up you are needed to report to duty in a thirty minutes," he tried again this time louder but she pulled the blanket over her head. Suddenly an evil thought overcame him and he grinned as he leaned down for the third time and last time.
"Ah, did I wear you out already Lisa, that is quite a shame. Maybe I should marry someone else after all," he whispered with a smile. That got her up in a flash and earned him a slap on cheek, but he was suspecting it and caught it in midair.
"Right before you go and get angry at me, you have thirty…no twenty-eight minutes to get dressed and report for duty." Rick said with a frown. Lisa's eyes widened and jumped off the bed, bolting towards the shower picking up a clean uniform along the way. Rick sighed and followed her into the shower knowing he was going to hell for that quip of his.
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SDF-1 Macross
Pacific Ocean
May 21, 2010AD
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As the weeks passed by, the SDF-1 waited at its landing point to hear word of any takers of the request to unload the civilians somewhere. Both the Captain and many officers wanted to unload the civilians so that the SDF-1 could take the fight to the enemy without worrying about them at all. With the superstructure fully repaired thanks to the dedicated repair crews from the Vestal the ship could transform back into cruise mode for the first time in several weeks. With that finished the crew of the SDF-1 and its squadrons would start training hard for the battles they knew where ahead. Skull Squadron continued to train hard becoming once more the ship's most elite squadron, while the other Veritech Squadrons got up to full strength and went through training as well. There were no longer rookie squadrons and thanks to the dedicated training there would no longer a time where the SDF-1 had to throw half-trained pilots out into the fight. Meanwhile while the soldiers and pilots trained the Robotech Foundries on board where building new mecha without the pressures of the last year, as well improving many of the designs already in place while building new ones. For thanks to Dr. Lang's connections to the Robotech Research Group, the Foundries are producing new VA-03 Intruder Attack Veritechs and FC-101 Fighter Corvettes giving allowing the ship to organize their own Attack and Corvette Squadrons for the first time.
Meanwhile in space the Enterprise Battlegroup geared up for war, with the Robotechnicians Dr. Lang left aboard the ships going through the systems to upgrade their performance, as well as further improving the pin-point barriers of the ships of the group. The battlegroup was gathering allies up in space from the handful of orbital colonies and a few from the Moon Base. Thanks to these allies and their own connections the battlegroup was getting new mecha as well replacing those lost during the Battle of Lagrange One. Thanks to a constant stream of shuttles going between the group and the SDF-1 allowed the two to work together as well as allowing the crews of the battlegroup some leave time down on the surface. Not to mention have an easy way to transfer crew between the group and the SDF-1
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Quarters of Rick Hunter and,
Lisa Hayes
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In the quarters of Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes, Lisa looked down at her medical report with wide eyes. She couldn't believe this and at first she panicked but as she continued to look down at the report she started calm down knowing that this wasn't a complete surprise for it was bound to happen sometime for the two of them did love each other after all. With a sigh Lisa finally sat down and smiled a bit.
'I must have caught the Silver bullet that night!' Lisa thought to herself with smile and a small chuckle and wondered has this changed everything for there were only a couple of days before their planned wedding. Lisa sighed as she waited for Rick to get home secretly hoping he wasn't going to be made or something. He arrived home ten minutes later, with Max and Rachael in tow. The three veritech pilots fresh from the day's training walked into the quarters laughing about something or another. Rick stopped inside the door when he saw Lisa sitting on the couch looking at him, this either means that he was in trouble or something was wrong. The other two pilots saw this and looked at each other wondering what was going on here.
"Is something the matter Lisa?" Rick asked with a frown as he sat down next to her. Lisa just smiled and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Rick I'm Pregnant," Lisa fully stated with a smile. Rick's jaw dropped in surprise and his eyes widened before he passed out on the sofa to Lisa's horror and the amusement of the other two pilots thinking the same thing.
'It is about time!'
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Post Chapter Notes
Well here is Chapter Seven and nothing really has changed that much here. However this is only a small portion of Part Three of Frozen similar to Part 5. One more chapter before we get through Part Three. Hopefully. Anyways that is about it.
I do apologize to those wanting some sort of confrontation between Rachael and Lisa during this chapter sorry but no. Also yes that horrid Lemon Scene is gone, for this is a straight family story therefore no Lemons. I really don't know why I wrote that in there originally.
That is about it I do believe.
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Omake 07: A Father's Plea
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A few days after her birthday Lisa was looking through some of her things while Rick was away training once more with Skull Squadron, this time with several other squadrons as well when she found a small diskette that she remembered contained a message to her from her father delivered to her by Captain Gloval during the last bit of the party. As she held the small disk Lisa wondered what she should do with it since she was currently not all that happy with the man thanks to him yelling at her during the debriefing. She really wanted to just throw it away and never listen to it at all, however the small girl that had looked up to her father for the longest time demanded that she listen to it. With a sigh Lisa inserted the small disk into the computer built the desk she was currently looking through. After several moments of loading the computer beeped and started the message.
"Lisa I hope you get this message, or rather listen to it anyways for I know you and you would most likely not listen to this message. I know you are not happy with me currently not only for that bit during the debriefing but several other reasons like trying to get you off the SDF-1 before it launched. Therefore I know I can never fully apologize for what I have done to you over the years, via words as well actions. I can only offer an explanation for my actions and what I have been going through these past few weeks. For when we found out that the SDF-1 was actually not destroyed like we originally believed the Council started to debate on options. Myself I wanted to recall the ship back to the planet to help reinforce the remaining orbital fleet for our orbital sub-space sensors only have picked up a small amount of enemy ships directly in the system and I believed that with the SDF-1 spearheading the Orbital Fleet we could push the enemy out of the system allowing us some breathing space. Space we could we use to finish building the Grand Cannons, and expand our Orbital Fleet further. However as you known that is not what happened instead the Council decided to use the SDF-1 as bait to draw the enemy away from the planet and abandon you folks to the coldness of space. Ever since that decision I have tried repeatedly to get the Council to go with my plan or at least some other plan then using the SDF-1 as bait. This is reason for my yelling at you Lisa during the debriefing I just snapped; I guess would be the right word to use. With that said I need to deliver this warning to you as well as the others on board the SDF-1. Beware the Council they are not your friends or allies. That is all I really wanted to say besides I love you Lisa, you will always be my little girl and I am sorry for an old man's follies. Remember that Lisa. Good-bye," the image of her father went on to explain. As the message ended Lisa looked at the frozen face of her father and was quite surprised to find herself crying. Wiping her face Lisa leaned forward and put her fingers on the image of her father.
"I love you too Daddy and I forgive you," she whispered to the screen before starting to cry once more. A few minutes later found Rick returning home to find Lisa crying. He briefly wondered what would make her cry like this but refrained from asking as he tried to comfort her.
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Well! This Omake has an interesting story behind it, for originally it was to open the last scene of the story but I realized something in the end. Donald Hayes would not say anything against the council on an open non-scrambled communication line. It would be something he would have hand delivered to Lisa so the Council wouldn't know what he is planning or warning them about. I turn this into an omake since I wanted to show what exactly the message was, since in Frozen In Time is forgotten about and never brought up again after it was introduced. For the purpose of this story Lisa does listen to the message but it is mainly what he says here just without the warning about the council and mentioning he has been under a lot of pressure from the council and stress. A more warning-oriented message would be delivered to Lisa via the Dragoons during the events surrounding the attack on New Carter. I hope everyone enjoyed this little piece and I need to get back to rushing out these chapters as fast as possible. I hope to get the next one out ASAP. Time is fast running out. Till then Ciao!
