Wild Storm

A.N. Now back to following the cannon lay out for a while. I wasn't planing on going that long on the information about how the Anzu work I got a little carried away on it. It will obviously have more later think of it like this it will learn it like Naruto learned justus. I hope though you all enjoyed it anyhow. Now that its getting to this point I am going to be viewing thing from Lisa more often, other then the outings with Naruto her life has followed the same path as it did in the cannon so if you need to know watch the anime.

Chapter 10:

Heart on Mars, Saying Goodbye

It had been two weeks since the the test pilot of the weapons on the Anzu and first run with Mystic Squad. Naruto was a little tough as a commander when not on patrol he made sure to use the simulators as much as possible working together to try to get used to one another flight capability and unique traits while increasing the level each time his goal was to be able to get the whole team to work well on level 18 or at least 17. Dixon and Jefferson complained until Sterling having seen the footage from the ambush near massacre realized why he was doing it and explained it to them. Over that time on the off times he usually spent with Lisa, Claudia and Roy the four of them getting close, Claudia and Roy mused to each other about the obvious sexual tension between Naruto and Lisa as the two flirted with each other nearly endlessly but never went any further.

Lisa in time really wanted to be with Naruto, still afraid every time she realized her feelings she feels like she is betraying Kyle. She knows he is dead but knows there is no closure yet, but when she heard about data from Mars she felt both dread and hope that there might be survivors there possibly even Kyle might still be alive even if she didn't say anything about that. She also felt a little fear about her growing feelings for Naruto if she found kyle would he still love her, would he still be the man she loved, if he was would she hurt Naruto with going to him.

Looking down at her console thinking about all the possibilities she knew she need to find out. If he was alive then maybe they can be together, if not then she may have a chance to say good by and get the closure she needed.

As the approached the base after sending out various units to secure it Lisa looks at the Captain asking to search the base for survivors because of the energy reading the received. After a few moments of pretty much begging the Captain and Claudia offering to cover her position she was given permission and told to keep safe.

It didn't take her long to ready herself into a space suit making cure it was air tight she walked up to a rover and pulled out of the docking bay and toward the base.

Heading inside she walked around in wander looking over the various discarded items that littered the floor. As she entered the lounging area she noted the dust on everything and knew that it had been a few years since anyone had ever been in this room or any other room she came to. It was abandoned only thing that seemed to remain where the ghosts in heart of her love.

She had found her self wandering down one of the corridors when her intercom went off with a message from Claudia.

"Cmd Hayes this is the SDF-1 we are pinned down with gravity mines, we can not move. We need you to overload the reflex furnace and blow the base. The explosion will set us free, please hurry you our only hope."

"Roger"

Picking up the pace into a run toward the control room for the base she checks the layout on her wrist computer noting that the furnace was in the basement below the control room. Not even slowing down she rushes onto the elevator and sets it to take her to the furthest level. It didn't take long to set the furnace to overload and was given 15 minutes to escape she ran back to the elevator and went back up ready to make her escape.

As she moved quickly down a corridor a set of blast doors drop suddenly in her path, figuring she would just double back to another exit another set of blast doors close off the corridor trapping her in the space. Looking around she knew she was trapped this was probably going to be the end of her life. As she looked around at what she figured would be her tomb she notice a door to a crew quarters then the name on the door 'Riber'.

"Is that it your telling me you want me to join you my love?"

Walking through the door into the last room her love had ever lived in she took it all in before moving to the desk and taking his journal into her hands. She opened to read the last few entries before his death while awaiting hers.

Naruto moved through the skies of this red sand planet attacking the battle pods as quickly as he could. The speed of Anzu making him fly past enemies in blinding speeds only for them to explode moments after his pass over. He was prepared to double back for another attack when he received a distress call from the ATC.

"Mystic one, this is Macross ATC we lost contact which Cmd Hayes she maybe trapped, please Mystic one your the fastest unit please head to the base and rescue her."

"Roger, Mystic one to the rest of Mystic Squadron I have been order to retrieve the Commander. Lt Richardson your in charge, the rest of you follow his lead and be safe I don't want to have to bury any of my men."

He pulled the throttle to full and fired the boosters making to everyone seem like he teleported to the base in a flashing streak. Moving over the base he had Anzu scan the interior for the location of Lisa as he lower the talons for a quick emergency landing finally picking up her signal he landed with a loud thud sound jerking to a skidding halt as the talons dug into the ground to steady him. He didn't wait a single moment after he stopped with out even opening the canopy she performed a shunshin out of his cockpit.

While Naruto was looking for her she was thinking about both men who came into her life. Kyle was gone he left her to go to Mars to follow his dream never visiting her once he got there, heck she didn't even hear from him again even before the attack. Then there was Naruto a man of mystery who literally fell into her lap, he was young attractive and while haunted by his own past in some ways in others never let it get to him allowing the experiences to only make him stronger. In the last few months since he has been on the SDF-1 he has shown great strength and determination that combined with his sweet attitude and never ending smile has been a source of hope to everyone he meets. In the two months she got to know him she fell hard for him he would give anything for someone he cared about and his only dream was to be strong enough to protect them all. When weighing the two in her mind she realized now that she really did love Naruto more she wanted to be with him and now here she was about to die with out ever telling him.

She readily broke down in sobs when a hand gently found its self on her should, she turned to see the golden suit of the man she had come to love behind her. She couldn't believe it he was here right when she needed him ready to save her, she had a chance. She didn't have enough time to even fully process it when the room distorted and she found herself in a cockpit of an odd vessel that was unlike anything she had ever seen but the amount of golden color around her and the head of the pilot she knew she was on Anzu, and the ship of her beloved.

Naruto had her on Anzu and quickly while applying chakra to his eyes brain and muscles to allow him to increase his speed and reaction time took off pulling up in a 90 degree vertical climb to clear the explosion in time. He only stopped when he was sure they were clear and turned his head to look back at her.

"Lisa are you OK, I heard you where stuck and I panicked I thought I failed you like I had so many others."

Lisa looked at him stunned this strong powerful man was crying at the thought he lost her. The sight to her did not make him look weaker it made him stronger to her he was unafraid to express his emotions

"Oh Naruto thank you I thought I was going to die in there before just after I came to an epiphany."

Naruto listened to her talk he needed to hear her voice to be sure she was ok that she was alive, that she was here with him. He had already pulled back heading back into the loading dock of the now freed SDF-1. He knew he need more to make sure she was ok.

"Control this is Mystic one I have returned with Cmd Hayes, she is alive unharmed but very shaken up with permission I would like to escort her back to her quarters and make sure she is going to be ok. Please inform my squad that we will have debriefing at 0800 when we meet for tomorrows stand by duty."

"Roger Mystic one, permission granted we will send out a message, just take good care of her ok Naruto."

"No need to ask me twice."

Settling Anzu down in it usual spot she opens the hatch pulling his helmet from his head and offers his had to Lisa who takes it with out hesitation. Helping her tong the wing ramp they head out of the bay not even taking time to remove their suits.

As they enter Lisa's quarters he helps her with her helmet and gently users her to the bathroom to get out of the suit. While he takes his off in the living room his uniform underneath. He waited when she walked out having t-shirt and a pair of pajama bottoms he gently takes her into his arms letting her cry out all her fears and anxieties.

"Naruto I can't be alone tonight would you stay and hold just for the night I need to feel contact so I know it is over."

Naruto nodded as he pulled off his uniform leaving him a pair of boxers and undershirt and gently pulled her into the bed only to lay beside her holding her as she snuggled into him in a need of reassurance. They stayed like that all night just holding each other to make sure that, that day was truly over.

To be Continued!