chapter = Chapter 3

author = Ronnie Floyd

Rating = AP15

Type = Action

fanfic = Chapter 3

Cooking for Your Heart

Claudia entered the Mess Hall for a cup of coffee, paying for her coffee she sees Roy waving his hands in the air pointing to the table his drink was sitting on.

“Well Rick I better go, I shouldn’t keep the lady waiting or they make you wait you know.” Roy said winking at Rick then walking over to join Claudia at the table.

“I saw that wink Roy.” Claudia said, “So?” Roy replied taking his seat.

“So, when Roy Fokker winks, it can only mean he has been talking about one thing.” Claudia replied Roy just grinned before taking a sip of his coffee “You offering?” Roy said raising his brow his grin so wide it could be seen around the side of his coffee cup.

Rick leaned forward on a wall ledge looking out of the giant size window that went from the middle of the wall all the way to the ceiling. “Earth, it seems like so long ago since the last time I saw it.” Rick thought to himself, Rick looked over his shoulder at Roy and Claudia, Claudia was poking Roy in the ribs, demanding Roy to take back what ever he just said, but Roy just laughed and grabbed for Claudia’s hands to stop her, both of them were laughing now. Rick turned back to his reflection in the window and sighed.

Lisa walked into the mess hall instantly seeing Claudia’s tickle attack on Roy, and felt she better not disturb them. “I am sure they want to be alone.” Lisa thought to herself, she ran her left hand through her hair and flung it back out of her face and resting behind her shoulder. “Rick?” she said under her breath, seeing him leaning against the wall resting his forehead on the window looking out over the city below.

“Hello Rick.” Lisa said leaning her butt against the half wall and looking out the window over her shoulder. “Lisa” Rick said stepping off the wall and giving her a nod of his head.

“I didn’t know you would be up here?” said Lisa.

“I just needed some fresh air.” Replied Rick. Rick turning around leaning his back against the wall mirroring Lisa’s position. “Look at those two.” Rick said pointing to Roy and Claudia now sitting at opposite ends of the table, both leaning forward on their elbows both hands holding their coffee cups, eyes locked into the others over the top of their cups sitting in silence just enjoying each others company.

Lisa just smiled looking at the two of them, based on the way they were sitting now, you would have had no ideal they were having a free for all tickle war just a couple of minutes ago. Rick shook his head clearing his thoughts and looked at Lisa. “I almost forgot, what is going to happen to all the civilians ?” Rick asked. “No body knows, but right now they have to stay on the SDF-1.” Lisa Replied. Just then one of Minmei’s songs came on over the room’s speakers. Lisa turned and looked at Rick who was staring off into space, as if he couldn’t see the room and all the people in front of him. “That girl singing on the PA, that’s your girlfriend isn’t she Rick? Are you still getting along?” She asked “Yes, at least as best as can be expected I guess, she has been spending a lot of time with her cousin Lynn Kyle.” Rick said. “Rick, I am really glad you are ok.” Replied Lisa looking at Rick, who has once again lost in thought. “He seems so different somehow.” Lisa thought to herself. After a couple of minutes Rick noticed Roy and Claudia leaving the mess hall together.

“So Roy told me you had an interrogation this morning.” Rick said. Lisa shook her head no, then leaned back against the window. “No we decided to make him wait and sweat it out a little longer.” Lisa said with a little smile.

At that very moment down in his cell, Ronnie was doing some push ups, his flight suit unzipped and pulled down to his waist. Trying to kill time before his interrogation. Suddenly the cell door opened and two guards walked in closing the door behind them. Ronnie stood up sliding his arms into the sleeves and pulled it up over his shoulders looking over at a guard pulling out a pair of hand cuffs. Ronnie zipped up his flight suit, turned his back to the guard and crossed his hands behind his back. The guard walked over and cuffed his wrists together.

“This way LT.” the guard said Ronnie turned to see the other guard had already opened the door. The two guards led Ronnie down a hall one guard in front of him and the other behind him. The front guard stopped and opened the door at the end of the hall. “In here Sir.” The guard said, Ronnie walked into and looked around, there was a mirror wall to the right witch he knew was where several people were probably standing on the other side listening and recording everything that was about to be said, There were two metal chairs one on each side of a big wooden table. Ronnie just sighed and sat in the chair closest to him, and allowed one of the guards to reset the hand cuff chain around the back of the chair, then he just sat and waited as the two guards took up their security positions on each side of the exit.

Several minutes latter the door opened, both men stood at attention and saluted as Lisa Hayes walked into the room, she saluted and walked around the table to the other metal chair and one of the guards closed the door behind him. Once Lisa was all set in her chair and pulled out a pad of paper and a pen, she started her interrogation.

“I am Commander Lisa Hayes, I will be leading your interrogation, please state your name, rank, and division.” Lisa asked.

Ronnie adjusted to the most comfortable position possible, if there was one.

“I am LT. Ronnie Floyd from the Juniper division.” Ronnie said eyeing Lisa.

“The Juniper division, as you just stated dose not exist.” Lisa replied.

“Not yet it doesn’t.” Ronnie said, Lisa raised a brow to his words.

“What do you mean?” Lisa asked.

Ronnie rolled his wrists in his cuffs that were starting to dig into his skin.

“That means the Juniper base did not finish completion until the year 2020.” Ronnie replied watching the look on Lisa’s face, trying not to laugh.

Lisa was in shock for a moment, and it took her a moment to regain her composer.

“So you’re saying you are from the future?” Lisa continued.

“Well that depends, what year is it?” Ronnie asked.

Lisa thought about that for a second before answering. “The year 2010.” Lisa answered.

“Then yes I am from the future.”Ronnie had to shake his head, the thought of traveling through time made his head hurt, something he just couldn’t comprehend, but obviously could not deny either.

Lisa felt her anger building up inside her, as she pressed her fingers into the table so hard they turned white.

“What kind of fool do you take me for LT.?” Lisa asked, her anger coming out a little in her voice. She stood up and walked around the side of the table. “Where is your time machine then? Is it built into the veritech?” she asked sarcastically. Ronnie looked up at her taking a moment to gather his thoughts before answering.

“No ma’am, I was fighting in a battle against an unknown enemy in the Omicron vectoer-7…” Ronnie pause to choose his next words carefully, for all this information was classified.

“My wingman was hit and her thrusters went out around a black hole, and the gravitational pull sucked her in towards the black hole, I was able to fly in grab her ejected cockpit but I had to use my VFA to block the gravitational pull of the black hole she drifted into the saving arms of another battloid, but I got sucked into the black hole… and ended up just out of orbit of Earth, so I flew down and saw the battle, and you know the rest.” Ronnie didn’t expect Lisa to believe what he just said; he lived through it all and still couldn’t believe it really happened.

“WHAT KIND OF FOOL DO YOU TAKE ME FO!?!” Lisa yelled, grabbing a handful of Ronnie’s flight suit, playing the bad cop.

Just then there was a knock on the door, and when the Lisa regained her composure she gave the guards a nod. One of the guards turned and opened the door. Kim Young from the bridge of the SDF-1 walked in. “Commander Hayes, Admiral Gloval would like a word with you in private.” She said looking Ronnie up and down. “Thank you.” Lisa said, and Kim took that for Lisa’s way of officially telling her to get the hell out. “Yes Commander.” Kim said then turned and walked out the door, looking over her shoulder at the man in questioning until the door was shut in her face.

Lisa grabbed her pad of paper and pen, and then walked out the door, the guard was holding open for her, saluting. Lisa saluted them and then walked out of the room turned down the hall and entered the room next to her, the room on the other side of the mirrored wall.

Admiral Gloval stood in the room arms crossed, there were only two other men in the room, one who operated the audio recording and the other in charge of the video recording. “Shut down your equipment, and wait outside a moment.” Gloval said. Lisa stood in silence waiting for the last man to close the door behind him.

“You asked to speak with me privately sir?” Lisa asked.

“Yes.” Gloval replied, pulling out his pipe and placing it in his mouth, but not lighting it.

“I believe there might be a chance he is telling the truth, a slim chance mind you.” Gloval continued when Lisa’s mouth dropped open “Sir?” She asked.

“Lisa, what I am about to disclose to you is highly classified, and dose not leave this room.

“Understood sir.” Lisa replied.

“I am one of only three people that know of plans to build a base on Jupiter… incase there is another attack after this war is over we want a base farther out to give the RDF more of a warning.” Gloval sad walking over to the mirrored wall looking at Ronnie, arms folded behind his back.

“Secondly, both his flight suit and his veritech are exact replica’s that have been shown to me for future modifications. Now none of these three projects are anything more then a thought at this point, yet he can show two of the three in completeness, and describe the third for exactly what ideals we have in our head for the base on Jupiter.” Gloval finished. Lisa was completely speechless; she just stood there looking down at what she had written down on her note pad.

“Sir, then what do you presume we do with the LT.?” Lisa asked. Gloval turned and looked Lisa in the eyes. “I have arranged a baric for the LT. he is to be under house arrest until we feel safe that he is no threat, and I want him placed in the rotation of pilots, on any squad that has an opening… he claimed to be the leader of the Wolf squad, if he shows leadership abilities we will make a wolf squadron, and place two rookies under his command.” Gloval said.

“Sir.” Lisa said saluting Admiral Gloval, then heading back into the other room to inform Ronnie of his sentence.

Ronnie looked up when the door opened and Lisa walked in with another lady hold a syringe, Lisa pulled up his sleeve and the nurse injected the serum into his forearm.

“A micro chip GPS has just been inserted into your arm, so we can keep track of where you are at all times. Lisa said signaling for the guard to un-cuff the man.

“So dose this mean I am free?” Ronnie asked. Lisa laughed “Hardly hot shot, you are under house arrest, how ever you showed exceptional skill out there yesterday so we are placing you into the flight rotations. You will fly one of our veritechs that we can shut down should you try and run, and because your veritech is under inspection by DR. Lange to see if we can reproduce any of your weapons and shields to add t our veritechs.” Lisa said leading Ronnie out of the interrogation room and down the hall they first came down.

Lisa showed Ronnie all the things he needed to know, how to get to the barics, and back to the bridge, then from the bridge how to find the hanger bay, and lastly the mess hall, these were the only places Ronnie was allowed to go as of now.

“Oh, and LT. after every flight I don’t care it is recon, a battle or just flying for the fun of it, what ever it be, anytime you go up in a plane you will fill out a flight report the very moment you land and physically hand it into me.” Lisa said once again reaching the entrance to the barics.

“Will do Commander Hayes.” Ronnie said smiling.

“Good, I had several flight suits in your size delivered and placed into your closet, here is your key, clean up and meet me on the bridge, you fly in an hour.” Lisa said, before she turned and walked away, she wasn’t happy with Gloval’s dissection, something about this guy scared her, not personally like she feared he would ever try to do something to her, but how quiet he was, and fallowed everything he was told to do with out question… it was different from the gossip and flack she got from all the other male pilots who know she was an Admiral’s daughter, and knew her personality.

When Lisa got back on the bridge, the terrible trio were doing what they do best, gossiping. “I hear he is a great pilot, and save Captain Fokker in this last battle.” Sammy said leaning towards Vanessa’s chair.

“Yeah, and I hear he is real mean to.” Vanessa added.

“I don’t know about that, but he sure is cute.” Kim chimed in. Sammy sat up in her chair, her eyes getting really big. “Really?” she asked showing a little more excitement in her voice then she meant to, but everyone was use to seeing her do.

“Just remember I saw him first, s I get first crack.” Kim added.

“He must be real cute if Kim s calling the first see rule.” Vanessa said, and all three girls started laughing. Lisa just rolled her eyes, and walked over to her station.

“So I hear after your little chat with Rick you spent all day with another guy, careful now, or Rick might get the wrong impression.” Claudia said jokingly.

“It wasn’t by my choice.” Lisa replied.

“Doesn’t matter, but tell me is he as devilishly cute as Kim claims he is?” Claudia asked. Lisa just looked down at her monitor trying to ignore all the gossip around her. “Ooo, the Silent treatment, that must mean Lisa thought he was cute to.” Vanessa said.

Sammy’s eyes light up “Oh Kim you have to take me to meet him.” She said bouncing up and down in her seat.

An hour later there was a knock on the frame of the open door to the bridge. Ronnie took a step into the room wearing his new flight suit, it was white with green as the secondary color and yellow stripes, his hair was still wet parted down the middle, and he was now clean shaven, removing the 5’o clock shadow he had in the brig.

“Lt. Ronnie Floyd reporting as ordered.” Ronnie said saluting.

“At ease.” Admiral Gloval said standing from his chair. “I am Admiral Henry Gloval; you will be under the direct order of Commander Lisa Hayes.” Gloval said.

“Yes Sir.” Ronnie replied.

“LT. Veritech VF-1J has been prepped and is ready for take off, you will be flying recon with the Vermillion squad in sector C-6 through G-8 is that understood?” Lisa ordered.

“Yes ma’am” Ronnie answered saluting once again before turning and heading out, Ronnie couldn’t help but notice the young lady that he saw earlier when he was cuffed to that metal chair in the interrogation room. Ronnie smiled when they made eye contact for a quick moment, then he was gone out the door. All three girls ran to the door, watching him until he went around a corner and out of sight.

“Oh, he is so hot.” Sammy said showing how excited she was. Vanessa just smiled a little. “Kim you are so lucky.” Vanessa said.

Kim looked down and blushed a little. “What do you mean?” she asked.

“Oh come on…” Vanessa said

“You two just had a moment just now.” Sammy said finishing Vanessa’s thought.

Claudia cleared her throat loudly “Ladies I believe we have work to do.” She said, the three girls just let out a sigh and walked back to their seats.

Ronnie pulled his veritech into position and waited for the green light to take off. Lisa appeared on one of the monitors, “Vermillion squad you are clear for take off.” Lisa said

“Rodger.” Ronnie said, then opened his throttle and took off, Ronnie climbed straight into the sky spinning over and over.

“Vermillion-3, you are spinning out of control, what’s wrong?” Lisa asked

“Nothing command, just getting a feel for my new veritech.” Ronnie replied leveling out and dropping back into formation.

Rick Hunter’s face appeared in Ronnie’s other monitor “She use to grill me the same way.” Rick said, Lisa rolled her eyes and sighed “Great just what I need, another hunter to babysit.” She said.

“She must be really impressed with your flying, if she is comparing you to my skill level.” Rick said laughing. Lisa’s image on the monitors showed she was less then amused “Alright cut the chatter you two or both of you will be bunking together in the brig.” Lisa said her face starting to turn red with anger.

“Yes ma’am.” Ronnie said moving his veritech into alignment with the other two veritechs in his squad, while Rick just laughed and turned off his video transitions. Lisa leaned forward onto her work station closing her eyes, and counting to ten trying to swallow her anger. “I didn’t like this guy before, now he reminds me of that loud mouth ht shot flyboy Hunter… Now I really hate him.” Lisa thought to herself, when she opened her eyes, she noticed an extra pair of high heels standing next to her, looking up she as all three of the Bridge Bunnies crowding around each other trying to look over Lisa’s shoulder to see the new pilot on the monitor.

“And you three get back to your stations.” She ordered.

After their recon was finished, Ronnie returned to the SDF-1 with the rest of the Vermilion squad.

“LT. Floyd.” Rick yelled out running after Ronnie who just reached the exit. Ronnie stop turned and saluted. “Sir, Yes Sir.” Ronnie answered out of basic instinct from Admiral Hunter Drilling military edicts into all the cadets aboard the SDF-3before being shipped out to the Jupiter base. Rick just laughed and saluted him back. “You know you are the only one I have seen fallow every protocol the military has to offer.” Rick said “It’s the way you… I mean I was trained in the academy.” Ronnie corrected himself, afraid that if he revealed anything about ones personal future to that person it might change the way they live their life, thus having a major affect on the way the future played out.

“You looked good out there today, Roy Fokker and I are heading up to the mess hall for some drinks, want to come along?” Rick asked.

“Thank you sir, but I can’t, Commander Hayes ordered me to fill out a flight report the moment I land after every single flight.” Ronnie sighed knowing how much paper work that was going to add up to. “Then I have to march it up to the bridge and hand it to her directly or my ass is back in the brig long term.” Ronnie said, as he raised his arms making and I don’t know gesture.

“Well when you get done, head on up, we will probably still be there.” Rick replied running down the hall to catch Roy and his other Skull squadron member. 30 minutes later Ronnie walked onto the bridge paper work in hand. “LT. Ronnie Floyd, reporting to turn in flight report as ordered.” Ronnie said. Lisa was over talking to Claudia, she heard Ronnie. “I think I found our answer.” Lisa said to Claudia as she walked over to Ronnie. “Thank you for the report LT.” she said taking the file. “This should make for some good reading tonight, but since you want to get more acquainted with your new Veritech, I am assigning you to run recon tonight in sector A-11 through C-3, you will be alone, but it is pretty quiet out there.” Lisa sad grinning. Ronnie must have showed his disappointment on his face, because Lisa’s grin widened.

“Ma’am isn’t that shift until 9a.m.?” Ronnie asked.

“Yes it is, so you will land, refuel, and then go right back out with you Vermilion squad. Oh and should you make any contact with the aliens, radio the bridge right away and fall back to base until all the fighters are scrambled.” Lisa added.

“Yes ma’am.” Ronnie replied, then turning to look at the Bridge Bunnies who were all staring wide eyed and clueless to what was happening around them. Lisa looked over her shoulder and waited for Claudia to hand her station over to her relief “Come on ladies, our night shift is here, let’s call it a night and get some sleep.” Lisa said trying to get under Ronnie’s skin a little.

Nineteen hours latter Ronnie finished the last of his paper work, and headed up to the bridge to drop it off, but Lisa met him in the hallway. “Commander, I was just on my way to drop the flight reports off to you.” Ronnie said yawning. Lisa put her hands on her hips and looked at him. “I got off at 18:00 hours, that was 15 minutes ago LT.” Lisa replied, she could see the physical fatigue written all over his face, but at her words she saw something in his eyes, she had only seen in the mirror. He was mad at himself for being late, she noticed reading all his flight reports that he was very thorough no detail to little to add, he probably checked three times to make sure all his I were dotted and his Ts crossed. She figured 3 because that was how many times she checked every one of her reports. She talked to the night shift ladies when she came in this morning and non of them complained, said the LT. did what ever he was asked with a smile, and that is how he treated her when she sent him back out at 9a.m. He had the same drive that Lisa herself had to a fault, they both except nothing less then perfection out of every single task they have personally, wither it was a flight assignment or turning in a report on time Ronnie strived for perfection and Lisa saw it.

“You did a great job out there today LT. enjoy the rest of your evening, and your day off tomorrow. You earned it.” Lisa said saluting Ronnie. Gave Lisa a half smile and a salute back, then headed out the door, and prepared for the long walk back to the barics, but to his surprise Kim was leaning against the front door, waiting for him.

“Long day flyboy?” She asked.

Ronnie gave her a half smile, and nodded a yes.

“Come on, my jeep is right out front, I will drive you home.” Kim said, putting her arm around his, and dragging him out to the jeep. Ronnie nodded off and fell asleep on the ride home, and was awakened by the sudden slamming on of the brake, as Kim came to an abrupt stop right outside of Ronnie’s living quarters. “Almost missed it.” She said, jumping out. Ronnie climbed out of the passenger seat of Kim’s jeep and leaned against the handing Kim the keys. “It’s the only old one.” He said half nodding off again. Kim opened the door and put the keys in her pocket. Ronnie walked in, and his stomach started growling, he was so tired from flying he forgotten to stop and eat. Kim laughed a little watching Ronnie collapse onto the couch and listening to his stomach. “Tell you what, you take a nice shower, and I will run right out to the market and pick up some groceries, and cook you some dinner.” Kim said walking into the bathroom and starting the hot water running.

“Thanks.” Was all Ronnie could say walking pass her his flight suit unzipped half way and hanging around his waist. Ronnie pulled his white undershirt off and tossed it down the hall and into the bedroom. Kim just stood there and watched him, staring at his golden tan that told her ran without a shirt on, Ronnie’s chest, shoulders and back weren’t so much big as they were just very defined, but Kim loved the look of his tight muscular abs, and just stared until he disappeared into the bathroom.

“Ok I’ll be back soon.” Kim yelled from the front door listening to the sound of the water running, it was then that she realized he didn’t bother shutting the door to the bathroom. Kim Smiled as she thought about what the other half of his body looked like, and what all of it looked like with steamy hot water running over that golden tan skin.

Drying himself off, Ronnie felt refreshed a little, and more awake, he wrapped the towel around his waist, and walked down to the bedroom at the end of the hall. From his bedroom he could smell the food cooking in the kitchen, felling even more hungry now then he ever had, Ronnie quickly threw on a pair of sweats and a wife beater tank top, and headed out to the kitchen.

Ronnie, stopped at the end of the hall and watched as Kim light the last of two candles on the table, she had not only cooked for him, but found a table cloth somewhere or bought one, set the table both plates full of food, and had all the lights turned off. Ronnie smiled a little when he realized what was happening, Ronnie finally knew that to Kim this was a dinner date… and with that thought, Ronnie turned off the light in the hall and enjoyed a candle light dinner with a women that he noticed for the first time he was attracted to, and starting to like more and more, in the little time he has known her.

After dinner, Ronnie slipped in a movie, and Kim kicked off her heels and changed into a pair of sweats and a big T-Shirt that Ronnie gave her to get a little more comfy, then the two of them spent the rest of the evening talking, and even watched the Sun rise the next morning, Kim tucked under Ronnie’s arm. Ronnie Smiled picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, once she was tucked in, he quietly closed the door and grabbing a sheet out of the hall closet, Ronnie lie down on the couch and fell fast asleep.

****************************************************************************** Director Notes: Well the votes came in, and he winner of Ronnie’s eye was for one of the Bridge Bunnies, so I chose Kim, because I felt out of the three girls, she got the least attention in the Macross Saga T.V. Series.

And I am going to keep the story moving along quit quickly until I get to the point of the SDF-1 landing on earth after it was destroyed, that two year gap is where the prime of my story is going to take place, but I wanted to have LT. Floyd come far enough back into the past to save Roy Fokker, I feel there is so much story left untold with Fokker and Claudia, plus I like Fokker so I decided to keep him around. So in closing we are starting to see the character relationships start to pick up in this chapter and the fighting slow down but I will still keep some action it the story but the relationships and love story is where the main focus of this FanFic will be. And I might have to change the rating to 18 and over or write a cleaner version for the general public.

So I thank you once again for taking the time out to read my story and ask that you leave a comment or two and keep checking back for another exciting chapter of

Robotech: A Shadow From The Future

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