chapter = Chapter 2

author = Skull-1

dedicate = just to all the fans who vote and to all of the fellow fan fic writers

Rating = AP15

Type = Action

fanfic = Chapter 2

Rescuing Big Brothers

High above the battle over the ocean surrounding the SDF-1, LT. Floyd hovers in guardian mode, shocked by what he sees below him…

“Can’t be… That’s imposable… Skull Lead...” Ronnie’s thoughts drift off to his memories of when he first joined the RDF. “Private Floyd, right this way sir.” Said a young Lady holding his file.

“Yes Ma’am.” Ronnie said fallowing her down a hall and through the lunch room. Ronnie looked around at all the pilots in their jump suits talking about this move or that move, how they did this or how that did that Ronnie could feel the energy in the room, the excitement running though their veins, and he could not help himself and cracked a small grin. Ronnie fallowed the lady up two flights of stairs and out a door that lead to a bridge that crossed over the rear one of the runways and connected to the main training hanger bay on the other side, half way across the bridge a VF lined up for take off, The jets roared to life, as the VF Raced down the runway Ronnie’s hair was blown by the hot back burst of the jet’s boosters. “PRIVATE FLOYD!” the lady yelled from the end of the bridge, Ronnie turned and signaled with his hand he was on his way, a little embarrassed for he didn’t even realize he had stopped.

Once down stairs in the hanger bay, the lady walked over to a man it a white flight suit. “Captain Hunter, here is your new pilot and the files on him you requested sir.” The lady said Saluting Rick. “Thank you LT. Weston.” Rick replied saluting her back, then she turned and Walked by Ronnie and back to her desk. Ronnie turned and saluted Rick. “Private Floyd reporting for duty as ordered sir.” Rick Saluted Ronnie and said “At ease.” Ricked quickly thumbed though his file. “You have an impressive file, one of the most promising in your flight simulator class, and Captain Grant speaks highly of you.” Rick continued eyeing his new pilot trying to see what he was made of.

Rick saw that Ronnie was looking over his shoulder and knew what he was looking at. “Come on let’s go have a look at her.” Rick said with a bit of laughter in his voice as he turned and led Ronnie through the open hanger door where the infamous Skull Leader VF sat with crew members all around finishing her pre-flight check. Ronnie walked under the nose putting his hand up and touching the bottom ever so lightly with his finger tips, the cold smooth feel of the white metal sent chills running down Ronnie’s arm to his spine and then down to his fee and out the fingers of his other hand.

“She is very special not only has she been very good to me but she once carried a great man… Commander Roy Fokker… My big brother… He was shot down during a battle over the Pacific Ocean they didn’t even come for the SDF-1 that day… They came to hunt down one of our ace pilots Max Sterling. But during the evacuation Commander Fokker took on some heavy damage and bleed to death, and the next thing you know I was promoted to Skull Leader, me someone who was always getting shot down at that time.” Ronnie watched Rick as he told his story never taking his hand of the VF. “I heard they are retiring her today.” Ronnie said one of the techs walked up behind Rick “She is all ready for her final flight sir.” He said handing Rick his helmet. Rick thanked the tech and saluted him. “Want to ride piggy back?” Rick asked looking over his shoulder.

Ronnie grinned and grabbed an extra helmet the tech was holding out for him. Ronnie’s vision of his past bulled and faded away as he was climbing into the back of the Skull Leader cockpit. Suddenly aware of alarms going off inside his own cockpit Ronnie shook his head clearing his memory away and focusing on his monitor.

“NOT GOOD!” he exclaimed seeing that several missiles were heading right for him, with out thinking he switched to battloid mode and used his gun to detonate the missiles why they are at safe distance away. “Well looks like they know I am here, might as well join in the fun.” Ronnie thought to himself switching back into fighter mode and diving head first into middle of the battle.

“Captain Gloval there is an unidentified aircraft coming from sector g-4, its moving fast.” Vanessa said watching the radar read out on her monitor. “Is it a command ship?” Asked Gloval standing up out of his command chair. “No sir, it appears to be some kind of fighter.” She added. “Its readings are as that of one of ours a VF ranking, but not any classification I have ever heard of.” Vanessa finished looking over at Captain Gloval. Lisa Hayes turned to he command station bringing up the an image of the unidentified VF that was now spinning it’s way through the crowded battle zone and destroying several battle pods along the way.

“Attention unidentified VF, this is the SDF-1 please identify your self, once again, attention unidentified VF, this is the SDF-1 please identify your self.” Said Lisa

Ronnie’s image appeared on Lisa’s screen once he opened the video channel. “This is LT. Ronnie Floyd of the RDF, Jupiter Division.” Ronnie replied

“JUPITER DIVISION!” all five of the ladies in the bride exclaimed at the same time.

Lisa looked to Gloval who gave no reaction or emotion of any kind on his face to the bizarre response, and then she turned back to her screen. “There is no such Jupiter Division…” Lisa was cut off by the sound of Max Sterling over the open radio “It’s too late to stop.” He exclaimed. Lisa quickly flipped a switch bringing up Max’s fighter on her monitor, Lisa gasped and turned to Captain Gloval “They’re heading this way Captain, Straight for us” she exclaimed.

“Order all hands to battle stations, and seal off the ship.” Gloval ordered sitting back in his captain’s chair.

Back out in the battle field, Ronnie came around and lined up two more battle pods.

“Gottcha.” He said firing his gun and blowing them up. Looking over the battle field Ronnie saw an enemy fighter coming up on Skull leader fast. “Skull Leader, watch you’re seven.” Ronnie said over the open radio channel. Roy looked at his scope and saw the fighter that was pointed out to him, switching to battloid mode; Roy quickly spun around and shot the enemy fighter down with his gun.

“Thanks kid, I never saw him he would have got me for sure.” Roy exclaimed

With most of the battle pods destroyed and Max forcing Miriya out of the open roof hatch of the SDF-1, the Zentraedi fleet starting their retreat. “They’ve had enough boys, let’s go home.” Roy said returning to base.

Suddenly Lisa Hayes appeared on one of Ronnie’s monitors inside his cockpit. “LT. Floyd, You are here by commanded to head on course a-7 zero, niner, five and land in hanger bay G.” Lisa barked out her orders in a very stern voice.

“Rodger command.” Ronnie replied changing course to fallow as he was instructed.

“Lisa picked up her intercom and called the brig. “Yes this is Commander Lisa Hayes, we have an unidentified air craft preparing to land we need a cell ready to hold the pilot in until we can identify who he is and if he is a threat… thank you, and send two squads to hanger bay G to arrest him as soon as he lands, I will meet you there.” Lisa said switching off her intercom, she then turned and walked out of the bridge to meet this mystery pilot in hanger bay G.

Ronnie opened the cock pit of his fighter, and climbed out onto his ladder, stopping for a moment her removed his helmet and placed it on the pilot’s seat before climbing down. No sooner did both his feet touch the ground he saw several men marching towards him lead by the women that identified her self as Commander Hayes on his monitor. As they got with in ten feet or so of himself, Ronnie stood at attention and saluted Lisa. “Lt. Ronnie Floyd reporting ma’am.” He said holding the salute. Lisa quickly saluted him back “Commander Hayes, LT. Floyd.” She stated with an I out rank your ass so don’t try anything tone of voice. Ronnie just raised a brow and put his hands behind his head as one of the MPs came around behind him and cuffed his hands behind his back. “You are here by under arrest and confined to the brig until we can interrogate you and identify who you are and where you came from. Ronnie kept looking at Lisa, she looked strangely familiar but he couldn’t place who she reminded him of.

“Take it easy, he has cooperated with everything you have asked…” Roy said walking into the Hanger bay, but Lisa cut him off. “Fokker, he is an unidentified pilot flying an unregistered VF.” She said. “But he fought with us Lisa, and saved my ass… Look I am not saying doesn’t lock him up, but you can be nice about it, he has done everything you have asked without hesitation.” Roy replied making a face as he said it.

“Lisa… Commander Lisa Hayes…” Ronnie said once he heard her first name the light went on she was a younger version of the Great Lisa Hayes of the SDF-3 “Wait Fokker that is Roy Fokker? But he died was shot own…” Ronnie thought back to the story Admiral Hunter told him on his first day of flying a real VF. “Roy was shot down in a battle over the pacific ocean, and the thing was, they didn’t even come to attack the SDF-1, but to single out one of out ace pilots Max Sterling.” Suddenly all the pieces started to click, the first conversation he heard when he entered into the Earth’s atmosphere was Roy telling Max to retreat so they could tell if he was singled out for termination…and that enemy fighter that he warned Roy about… Roy admitted he never saw the enemy fighter… that must have been the one that shot Roy Fokker down and killed him… and… suddenly another piece of the puzzle fell into place this whole time Lisa has been saying SDF-1, but Ronnie was so wrapped up in the battle and surviving the black whole he didn’t even pick up on it. Ronnie suddenly felt really sick to his stomach and his head started spinning. “Could I have really traveled back in time?” he thought to himself.

Roy and Lisa finally stopped bickering at each other and she led her prisoner to the brig where he will spin the night, and first thing in the morning start his interrogation.

Rick opened the door to his hospital room, after seeing Max fighting a Zentraedi pilot inside the SDF-1,Rick couldn’t just sit around anymore so he went for a walk, he missed the action somehow though his body was in pain physically and his nerves a bit shaky after his near brush with death… Through all this his heart ached to get back in the air, Rick loved to fly all he ever wanted to do was fly. He grew up in his pop’s flying circus… Rick let his thoughts drift back to the past.

Rick Hunter it flying his fan jet in the amateur flying competition, he was climbing higher and higher increasing his speed, Rick is smiling form ear to ear, his mouth open wide like a 5 year old kid in a candy store, Nothing mattered not a worry in his heart… Flying was so easy back then, Rick never once thought about the possibility of crashing, he didn’t care about girls… his life was simple fly.

But now there were no more flying circuses only the war, now flying was filled with the fear of his next flight possibly being his last… but even in these new circumstances Rick loved to fly. Coming back to present time, Rick realized he was sitting on the foot of his bed where Minmei was sleeping before he left.

“Minmei…” Rick thought to himself. “We have drifted so far apart, now… now I think Minmei only comes around to get away from the drama that came with being Miss Macross…” Rick sighed and looked over at the flowers on the table by the door. “Lisa brought me flowers…” Rick thought to himself laying back on the bed and losing himself in thought of two completely different women in his life…

Claudia was putting the final touches on her pineapple salad listening to Roy playing the guitar behind her. “I don’t think you realize how terrified I get every time you fly up on one of the combat missions, it’s almost as if you pilots think it’s some wonderful game that you’re all playing when you go up in those veritechs.” Claudia said finishing her pineapple salad and picking up the dish to take to the table. “It has never been a game Claudia, maybe some day you will understand that. Roy replied “Anyway I said all that is on my mind, and I promise to keep my mouth shut in the future, dinner’s ready.” She said placing the food on the table. Roy just smiled at Claudia and enjoyed a meal with the one person dearest to his heart.

Ronnie was flying in space, his VFA free as a bird turning left he is suddenly forced back into his pilots seat, the veritech shaking violently alarms of every kind going off, looking up Ronnie sees the black hole with Maia Sterling falling, her VFA has ejected the cockpit but now she has no booster and is getting sucked into the black hole. Ronnie opens his thrusters wide open and races back into the black hole that changed his life for what looks like ever. Ronnie switches to battloid mode and reached for Maia but she suddenly disappeared, there is a bright whit flash, Ronnie is blinded by this new light, raising his hand, trying to shield his eyes, he hears Maia screaming from behind “NO!!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!” her voice yells. Suddenly Ronnie’s veritech vanishes and Ronnie is floating in his fight suit his helmet is gone and his hair is blowing in a clod breeze. “You left me…” says Maia’s voce from behind, Ronnie turns around quickly the breeze so cold now that his nose and ears are starting to sting, but he doesn’t care, all Ronnie can see in front of him the outline of a female body, the light so bright behind her it cover her body in deep, deep shadow. “Left… Me… You… You left me.” Maia says as the light dims and Ronnie can see her at last. “I did not want to.” Ronnie replies his own voice echoing in the nothingness that surrounds them. “BUT YOU DID!” she yells and hatred can be seen in her purple eyes, they no longer carried that sparkle of hope that Ronnie love to see when ever he looked at her... Now a flame burned in them.

Ronnie couldn’t move, he opened his mouth but nothing came out.

“I TOLD YOU… NO I ORDERED YOU NOT TO COME AFTER ME.” She continued to yell, with each word the flames in her eyes grew bigger. Ronnie felt like some one kicked him in the gut, he could not breath his knees became weak, his whole body shaking uncontrollably. Unable to hold it back any longer a tear ran down his cheek.

“I… I…” Ronnie tried to say… anything he didn’t know what to say or do.

“You never even told me…” Maia’s words so soft so full of pain, as she started to cry uncontrollably hiding her face in her hands she fell to her knees and just cried “We all knew…” she said through a tear soaked mouth “We all knew… but you never told me you love me…” Ronnie’s heart broke and he could not hold back his tears any longer as they ran freely down his face, Ronnie wanted to tell her so many times… But every time he tried something happened, suddenly an image appeared over Maia it was showing the last time he tried to tell her, it was two days ago the night before the battle in Omicron Vector-7 She was putting another serving of food onto a plate in the mess hall.

“Hey Captain Sterling, you look great… err… uh… I mean you looked great out there flying today.” Ronnie said scratching the back of his head. Maia looked at him and just grinned

“Floyd, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Maia?” she said leaning her back against a wall at the end of the food bar, and folding her hands behind her head, she loved doing this around Ronnie it made her flight suit extra tight showing off every detail of her body, every line of her bust, every curve of her hips. She couldn’t help but laugh watching Ronnie looking at her and quickly looking away, he was so shy around her, she felt bad but it was just too much fun to flirt with him… well physically anyways. Ronnie’s eyes locked on her breasts her flight suit so tight now with her arms pulling it up and back behind her head, he could see she was still physically excited from her flight the adrenalin pumping threw her blood. Ronnie suddenly realized he was staring and dropped his head down, his cheeks turning a bright red.

Maia tried to hold back her laugh but her amusement was too great and it slipped out causing Ronnie to turn all shades of red. “Do you want me...” She pause to get another reaction out of him then finished her sentence “Do you want me for something fly boy?” she said in a seductive voice shifting her weight to the foot farthest from him and watching his eyes jump up to her hip now sticking out at him, she thought she saw his lips part slightly letting a silent gasp escape from his mouth, and a devilish grin came across her face. Ronnie tried to gather himself and look up at her face, but her head was down chin against her chest eyes closed, Maia slowly licks her lips opening her eyes and making eye contact, deep down she wanted him to make a move, she wanted him to just grab her trap her body against the wall with his body, and kiss her until they both passed out from lack of oxygen.

Ronnie could see her desire in her eyes, the sparkle of hope that was always there was now replaced with raw desire, the desire you see in a predators eyes as they watch their pray, the primal passion just before they pounce. Ronnie froze he couldn’t move, he knew in that very moment he was the prey, Ronnie tried to speak but his mouth was dry he hadn’t noticed his mouth was hanging open ever since Maia shifted her weight.

“I am sorry Captain Sterl… I… I mean Maia, a gentleman never stares, my apologies.” Ronnie finally forced the words out with a breathless voice. Maia pushed off the wall and walked over to Ronnie and ran her hand through his hair “try not to fall for me fly boy, I only love my veritech.” She said turning the back of her hand to his ear and slowly running the tips of her finger nails ever so slightly down the side of his neck tracing down the line of his flight suit’s caller reaching the middle zipper she pushed down unzipping it slowly, her nails still sliding down the smooth bare skin of his chest. She could feel his body start to shake and ran he hand back up his chest and putting her thumb under his chin she brought his head up to see his face. Ronnie’s eyes were open so wide tears were puddle up in the corners of his eyes, all Maia could see was fear, Maia took a step back from him to give him his personal space back, she new she had gone to far this time.

The whole mess hall roared to life with thunderous applause and cheers from all the solders that were enjoying the show all the ladies sat at the table smiling thinking Ronnie’s shyness was so cute, he had a reputation for being one of the nicest guys on the Ark Angel. But the men were jumping up an down clapping, whistling, and even a couple of the them yelling out amounts of money they will give to the Captain if she would come over and put on her little show with them.

Hearing the noise Maia shook her head, she got so into her game she forgot that they were in public, Ronnie didn’t his body started to shake even harder looking down Maia saw he was very excited and she knew everyone in the room saw it to, Ronnie stepped around her and quickly walked out of the exit, and headed down the hall for his baric. “WAIT, WAIT, STOP!” Maia yelled running down the hall chasing after him, Ronnie Stopped head up staring at the wall in front of him his fist clinched so tight his finger nails dug into the palms of his hands and blood dripped off of his knuckles. “It’s too late.” Ronnie said from clinched teeth.

Maia raised an eye brow not under standing he meant he all ready fell for her “To late for what?” She grabbed his shoulder and spun Ronnie around. “You cam in there to ask me something, what did you want.” She asked, but Ronnie was so embarrassed he wanted to ask her to his place for a candle lit dinner and a movie on his 13 inch wall T.V. and she decided to make a fool out of him in front of the whole ship Ronnie was filled with such rage, but once he saw those purple eyes and he knew how he felt for her, it instantly melted away, but the pain remained and showed in his eyes. “What you not going to talk to me, and just brute around now like an ass hole?” Maia regretted the words as soon as they cam out of her mouth knowing she was the one at fault here not Ronnie. Ronnie slapped her hand off his shoulder and walked off.

The image slowly faded and Maia looked up tears dried on her cheeks.”Why didn’t you just tell me?” She ask her voice still shaky, Maia stood “Is it because you don’t love me, that you never loved me?” she said as she started crying again just letting the tears run down her cheeks.

“NO!” Ronnie yelled out reaching his hand out to touch her but as soon as his fingers touched her face he felt the air get sucked out of his lungs but he didn’t care he pulled her close to him putting his other hand on her waist, Maia licked her lips and leaned her head slightly to the side Ronnie moved in, he could smell her perfume and it was exhilarating sending chills running down his spine, moving his lips in to kiss her he now could feel the warmth of every breath she took against his mouth. He wanted to do this for so long their lips were about to touch he closed his eyes but before they touched lips some invisible force grab the back of his flight suit and pulled him way from Maia at extreme speeds, Ronnie struggled trying to break free but couldn’t looking back Maia’s image became smaller and smaller the white light grew blinding him and he heard her voice once again “Why didn’t you ever tell me.” So soft and so full of pain full regret.

Ronnie sat up in his bed reaching out to the ceiling “MAIA!!!!” Ronnie yelled out from the top of his lungs leaning forward and holding onto his legs Ronnie cried into his knees realizing it was all just a dream and he was in the brig of the SDF-1… Knowing he would never get another chance to tell Maia Sterling how he felt “I love you…Maia…” Ronnie said ever so quietly in between sobs, Ronnie was afraid to try to fall asleep again even if he wanted to and just sat there hugging his legs resting his head on his knees… just rocking back and forth.

To be continued

Director notes: Wow only two chapters down and I feel the story has changed for the better but changed so much from what it was inside my head. It is still on track for where I had planned the main story to be by chapter 10 but some characters are taking a different rout then I first saw.

Case in point, the flash back in the dream was only going to be a quick small paragraph but Maia refused to stop seducing Ronnie, I swear sometimes I feel like the characters are alive in my head and tell me what they want to do.

Well I hope everyone likes the story, there has been mostly action, but that was to set up all the characters and the next few chapters are going to be a bit more on the romantic side and character development, but I was thinking I would love to get everyone involved in the story I have a good ideal for what chapter three is going to look like but at the end I am on the fence of going one way or another with a couple of ideals for chapter four and will put them in the director’s notes at the end of chapter 3 I would love to have everyone vote for what they want to see in the comments or via e-mail DarthmalumATadelphia.net as for right now Rick is going to be with Lisa that is a must but who should Ronnie be with once he settles into the story? (This will not start to develop for a few chapters but I want to see what you the fans want to see happen.) So please vote when you leave a comment or send me an e-mail titled Chapter 3 voting

Who should Ronnie fall in love with? 1: Minmei 2: one of the Bridge Bunnies 3: a made up female character

As always I thank you for your time, Ronnie

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