Wild Storm

A.N.: I know the last chapter was the shortest one but it was only there to really serve the purpose of setting up the future relation ships. Rick/Minmei will progress faster then Naruto/Lisa mostly because of what Naruto did. Lisa will be stuck on Kyle for a few chapters but will start to open up after Mars.

Chapter 5:

First Flight and a Transformation

The next morning found Rick and Naruto knocking at the door of the CAG who also happened to be their squadron commander. Naruto was awake and ready to go used to being up early from years of being of shinobi life style, Rick on the other hand was yawning trying to wake himself up he was nervous about today. They waited only a second when they her a muffle 'enter' from the other side. Upon entering the room they both stood at attention saluting their superior before them.

"Ensign Naruto Uzumaki reporting for duty."

"Ensign Rick Hunter reporting for duty."

"At ease gentlemen no need to worry much here. I heard good things about you two from the training corpse both of you have the potential to be the best pilots the RDF has ever seen. I warn you though its dangerous out there so don't let graduating at the top get to your heads that will get you killed."

Naruto nodded knowing many ninja who graduated shinobi of the year and let it get them killed and that is a eye opener. Rick was nervous still the thought of dying would keep him from becoming over confident.

"Good now I know all about Rick having known him all his life and seeing as no one asked our man who fell from the sky into the bridge yet about his past, how about you tell me about your self Naruto."

"Sir I am a warrior I grew up and was trained in combat from a child, I am what is known as a shinobi or ninja. I have been in a war before that lasted a year but have had a threat against my like pretty much all of it. Beyond that as well as any abilities outside of flying I prefer not to tell you all till I am ready sir, I learned the hard way that you should always keep many trump cards that only you know about."

Looking into his eyes Roy saw that he saw the ghosts of death of that of a true veteran of war. He knew from this that the blonde has seen many horrors in his life probably saw more death then he ever did in the global civil war. He also knew the blonde was right he knew about what to expect as a pilot if his class scores where anything to go by and keeping his self ones as long as he was not a threat to the crew was not much of his business

"Very well fallow me both of you and ill introduce you to your birds. Take good care of them and they will take care of you."

The headed toward the hanger only stopping once to let the two change into their flight suits before leading the the rest of the way. The slowly made their way to three VF-1s all a little different in coloring they were all black and white with a skull on the tail, but they also all had a unique third color and numbers on them. 012 had red, 011 had orange and the last one 001 had purple. (I have altered the color schemes a little)

"OK Hunter you have 012, Uzumaki your flying 011. The three of us are going on patrol and I get to see how you are in a real jet and not the fake ones you have been in."

With a single nod they climbed the ladder into the cockpit strapping them selves in. Naruto like the others closed his canopy and began his preflight checklist.

"This is Skull one to skull 11 and 12, report."

"Skull 11 ready to go Sir"

"Skull 12 all fired up Sir"

"Alright you two taxi forward to the Launch Pad and lets get out there."

With a affirmative from both pilots the got into position and waited a few moments for the signal to launch. As the signal is given Naruto pushes the throttle forward pushing him back a little into his seat as the jet lurches forward, Rick right on his wing.

Three hours out as the moved around following Roy's orders keeping an eye out for anything that could be out of the ordinary when the radar told them just that.

"This is Macross ATC to patrolling skull unit pull back and prepare we have incoming, pilots are scrambling to join you wait for back up to arrive."

"Skull one to Macross ATC affirmative OK guys you heard her lets get ready to pop those cherries."

Following command the two followed Roy back a little to await their help.

It did not take long as a large amount of pilots trinkled in to join the, just in time to as a few blasts narrowly missed Naruto. He was happen when he go the order to engage he hated the feeling of being a sitting duck out there.

The moment the order was given they all took off to intercept Naruto flew forward Rick serving as wing man. Naruto smiled as he looked relising why you couldn't score below 12 this was easily a level 15-16 in skill on the sim they were flying into. Naruto shifted and dodged the relentless fire as they got closer he paled a little. They where heavily out number by the enemy.

Naruto was on his 15th enemy trying not to focus on any of his downed allies, all those deaths. He heard Rick in his ears cry out as the 012 exploded, thinking the worst of it he looked over most of Rick's VF was still intact but helpless at the moment as he drew the enemies on him.

"Damn it to many of them!"

He felt a sting in his side as he jerked, heat reaching him as his jet burned from the inside. He knew he was done this was it the end.

"Well guess I will be seeing you all soon after all guy."

Just then time seemed to stop as the world around him lost its color.

"Guess its time brat the last gift I gave you made just for this world, use it well it has great power. You must learn this power for yourself, but I ill give you a freebie your storm cannon your ship will have access to that now. Take care brat this will be the last time you hear my voice ningen."

On board the SDF-1 Lisa looked out at the wreckage with horror as the Captain debated transforming the ship to us the main cannon. Suddenly something drew her attention to a single wreckage just as it started to be bathed in a golden light the grew brightly quickly till it was blinding as the sun.

"What the ..."

Roy was gritting his teeth at the mess and the numbers so many dead, so many lost troops he noticed that the enemy seemed to stop shooting suddenly, but didn't have time to think about it as a golden light bright as the sun filled his cockpit making him shield his eyes.

"What the ..."

The glowing finally stopped as from the wreckage of Naruto's ship stood a new massive mecha this one was mostly golden in color with huge wings coming from the back, a beaked face in the chest and the feet where like talons, more over it looked more like a mythological deity then a mecha. Coming to Naruto grinned big and said.

"Now lets see what you and I can do shall we?"

TO BE CONTIUED