Fanfic Name / Nombre del Fanfic: Asian's Contributions

Chapter / Capitulo: Chapter 16

Author / Autor: Shark 1

Dedicated to / Dedicado a: The brave men and women who fought for their country.

Rating / Clasificacion: AP15 (For Teenagers = Para Adolescentes)

Adventure / Aventura

Fanfic: Up in space, the newly bonded relationship between Zentreadi Commander Breetai and the people of the SDF-1 were preparing themselves to face Dolza’s Armada. Rick was in the flight deck’s waiting room looking at the earth from its window when he heard someone came in. “Hi Rick.” Rick startled when he heard the familiar voice from his past. When he turned around, he held his breath for a moment before he could say anything to the person he used to love before. “Hi Minmei. Thanks again for taking the offer to sing for us.” Minmei threw her arms around him and kissed his neck. “Oh Rick, you don’t know how long I’ve held myself back from you. I know what I’ve said before but all this while I’ve felt so lonely.” Rick tried to focus on what just happened and tried to keep his arms from hugging her back. 
“Minmei, I thought you wanted to concentrate on your career?” “Rick, I’ve to be honest with you. I missed you so much. Every time I heard about you and Commander Hayes is driving me insane. Please understand me Rick.” Rick held her shoulders so that she could see him in the eyes. 
Back on earth, the Veritechs were loaded on the special launch mechanism where they will take off horizontally. Azzedy shuts his space visor as they listened to the countdown sequences. “Attention all fighters, your ETA is sixty seconds.” Jack appeared on Izzy’s screen smirking. “This is going to be one hell of an express elevator.” Jennifer was breathing hard as it would be her maiden space flight. As the control tower personnel announced that they’re clear for lift off, the veritechs fired their boosters and headed towards the space. It took them a few minutes to be clear from the clouds. Azzedy switched his channel to Jennifer’s to see how she’s doing. “How are you holding?” “Good thing I had a light lunch. I think I left my gut down there…what the!” She was avoiding one of the Zentreadi scout ship as soon as they were cleared from the clouds. They were expecting to see stars and all but to their surprise, they saw millions of the Zentreadi battleships in front of them. Eric ordered all of them to assemble by the SDF-1 as they will wait for further instruction from the Alaska Base.  
As soon as the veritechs were placed by the SDF-1, the Zentreadi battleships opened fire upon the earth. Rick and Minmei saw it and ran towards the window. Minmei was yelling for her parents but she went silent when she heard Rick said Lisa’s name. He turned to her while grabbing his helmet with his right hand and asked her to sing it for everyone on earth. He was about to leave when she pulled his hand and gave him a passionate kiss. When they broke off, Rick touched his lips and looked at her. “Rick, please come back safely.” Rick smiled to her and left for his Veritech.  
All the veritechs on board has already been deployed except for the Sterlings and Rick’s. Miriya and Max were in a moment of their own. “Maximilian, no matter what happen, I’ll always love you and Dana.” “Miriya, I’ll love you both no matter what.” They kissed each other before climbing aboard their veritechs. Rick saw that moment and wished that Lisa was there for him. After the Sterlings took off, Rick’s Skull one was airborne and led the rest of the veritechs and the friendly Zentreadi forces. 
Moments later, they saw a bright light flashing from earth and headed towards the enemy fleet and destroyed most of it. Sammy reported it to Captain Gloval and he suspected that the earth isn’t entirely destroyed. “It must be the Grand Cannon! Then Alaska Base must’ve survived the bombardment.” Everyone on the bridge cheered and were glad because if the Alaska Base had survived, then so is Lisa.  
Not to their knowledge, the Alaska Base was suffering critical damage. The Grand Cannon’s system fired its maiden but last shot because the whole system is overloading. Commander Chase was still in the command centre trying to evacuate every single personnel from the area. The Sea Sergeant helicopters were ready and she ran for it just in time for the building to collapse. They took off and headed for the underground shelter.  
Max appeared on Azzedy’s intercom. “Hey Eddy. How are you buddy? Just to let you guys know that there are friendly Zentreadi fighters out here so watch your scanners properly. Good hunting guys.” Captain Gloval switched to open communications to all fighters to give them his orders. “Once Minmei’s song is being broadcasted, I want all of you to maintain radio silence until Lieutenant Hunter gives you the order to attack. This is our last hope. Good luck.” After the Captain signed off, the broadcast began as planned. When the enemy’s transmission was in disarray, Rick ordered all fighters to break and attack.  
Jennifer was gripping her thruster lever nervously startled when she saw Lisa’s face on the tech channel. “This is Alaska base. Squadrons, engage the enemy fighters. Keep them off the SDF-1 until they’re ready for the final attack.” Eric appeared on their tech channels and ordered them to break and attack. “Well people, you heard her. Good hunting.” As soon as he signed off the tech channel, Jennifer punched her thrusters to the max and engaged the enemy. 
Azzedy went behind Jack to cover his tail while Jennifer was providing cover for Izzy. As Minmei’s broadcast was aired throughout the battle, the RDF forces had the upper hand as the enemy’s communications and radar systems were compromised by the broadcast. Max and Miriya transformed into battloid mode simultaneously and kept each other constantly covered. One by one the enemy battleships were destroyed and at the same time, one by one the veritechs were destroyed as well. Jennifer saw lots of her comrades exploded into pieces. She kept looking for her husband to make sure he is still there. She then noticed a fighter pod has its sight on her veritech. Her warning alarm was screaming at her. She thought her days are numbered but the alarm stopped and saw a green veritech flew pass her. She was glad Izzy was there. 
Azzedy saw multiple bogeys on his tail. He punched the thrusters to the max and as he anticipated, the bogeys followed him. Jack was concerned of his comrade’s well being but instantly was relief for what he just saw. Azzedy switched to guardian mode while his thrusters were still at full. The fighter pods passed him and straight into his multiple targeting systems. He smiled before releasing the light missiles towards them and it was enough to decommission their fighters. He switched back to fighter mode and returned to his position behind Jack.  
Max saw a group of Male Powered Armors has managed to slip pass the defense group and in a collision course with the SDF-1 bridge. He signaled Miriya to follow him to intercept. They sped over on their fighter modes before switching back to battloid mode to take them out. Sammy was screaming in panic when she saw one of the MPA was taking aim at them but it exploded into pieces. When the debris was cleared, they were glad when they saw the Sterlings’ Battloid came to their aid. The MPA pilots were good but they were no match for the two aces combined together. The Sterlings strafed around them in circles until the MPA’s were close with one another before they release their missiles and destroyed them. 
Jennifer had sets her multiple targeting system on a few of the battle pods ahead of her. When she saw that they were firing their lasers towards her, she boosted and rolled while releasing a barge of missiles towards them. After the missiles connected, she climbed and bank to rejoin Izzy.  
Rick just took out another scout ship. He was about to engage another one when several pods fired their missiles towards him. He evaded most of it but the impact from the explosion was enough to knock him out. Jack and Azzedy had taken out another laser turret on one of the battle cruisers when they received an order from Lisa. “All guard fighters break off and assume attack formation.” Jack and Azzedy switched back to their fighter mode along with the rest of the Wolf squadron pilots when they saw a Quadrono mecha was tearing the squadron apart. He had to do something before there will no one left to return home. “Eddy, take the rest of the men with you. I’ll deal with her.” Azzedy sped off with the rest of the Wolf Squadron as Jack takes on the Quadrono mecha. 
With his ammunition running low, Jack knew he couldn’t outfight the Quadrono head on but instead he had to outfly it as every single shot counts. When the Quadrono released her missiles, he switched to fighter mode and released a few flares before switching back to battloid mode. He stayed near the flares he left so that it will attract her missiles towards it instead of towards him. He used his missiles every chances he got near her. When he ran out of missiles, he relied on his gun pod. After a while, the Quadrono retreated while Jack took off to rejoin the rest of his comrades.  
Azzedy was looking for his wife and he was relief when he saw Jennifer was flying alongside Izzy taking out enemy fighter pods. While they were dicing around the airspace, they saw the SDF-1 dove into Dolza’s main ship. Moments later, the main ship’s exterior was expanding like a balloon and Eric ordered everyone to evacuate the area immediately. Max was looking for Rick but couldn’t find him anywhere in his scanners. Miriya came on his tech channel informing him of the situation and told him that they must evacuate as Dolza’s ship is going to explode. They sped off and joined the rest of the evacuating veritechs including the Wolf Squadron. 
The main ship exploded and the rest of the battleships were caught in the explosion. A few battleships including Khyron and Zeraal’s managed to escape and were heading towards earth. 
Some of the surviving battleships’ commanders surrendered and joined Breetai’s forces to fight alongside the RDF. As soon as it was confirmed that the threats were over, everyone cheered in delight over their victory. Azzedy and Jennifer made several barrel rolls while passing the SDF-1’s bridge. Sammy smiled at their actions. “Those two are very cute couples”. Max was still trying to contact Rick but to no avail. Sammy ordered all fighters to return to the ship as they’ll be heading back down to earth. “Max, he’ll be ok. Trust me.” Max looked at wife’s face on the tech channel and smiled at her. “You’re right Miriya. It’s Rick we’re talking about here. Let’s head home to see Dana.” All the fighters, including the ones from Alaska Base, returned to the Prometheus and greeted one another as soon as they got off their fighters.  
Azzedy shook hands, hugged and even back slaps on every single pilot while looking for his wife on the crowded flight deck. When he found his wife, he saw her running towards him and he scooped her up into a hug. They kissed each other as they knew they’ve survived the war. When an announcement was made saying that they’ll be entering the earth’s atmosphere, they were in tears. Jennifer wiped her tears and looked at her husband’s eyes. “We’ve made it. The war’s finally over.” The Sterlings left the celebration early to head towards the Infirmary to see their daughter. When they got there, Dana jumped from Jean’s desk and hugged both of her parents at once. “Daddy, mommy!” Jean was touched by the moment despite the hectic situation in the room where the medical teams were treating the injured Destroid pilots. 
As the SDF-1 was descending towards the earth surface, Rick and Lisa were having a breather after their narrow escape from the doomed Alaska Base. “I wonder if we’re the only ones that had survived. That would be sad don’t you think?” “It won’t be that bad. I’m here with you.” They embraced each other and paused for a moment when they heard a familiar voice singing. Rick’s eyes were widened when he heard that voice. Lisa looked at him and smiled. “It’s Minmei! That means, the SDF-1 had survived!” They looked at the sky and saw the space fortress was descending towards earth. Rick sat back in his seat while Lisa sat on his lap as they head towards the SDF-1. “Control, this is Skull leader. I’m coming home with Commander Hayes.” Sammy received the transmission and announced it to everyone. “Lisa is alright! She’s coming home with Rick!” Kim took off her headsets and stretched herself. Vanessa took of her glasses and rested her head on her control panel. 
Claudia was happy as well to hear that Lisa is okay. Sammy ordered Rick to land in the Prometheus. Rick switched from guardian to fighter mode before he landed. As soon as his fighter stopped on the flight deck, the medical crew came flocking them to see if they’re hurt. They helped Lisa to climb down the veritech while Rick climbed down by himself. Lisa insisted that she’s okay and she doesn’t need to be taken to the medical facility. Moments later, the Sterlings came and they made a group hug.  
Jack, Izzy and the Azhars were there as well. Izzy’s thoughts were with the rest of the people from Alaska Base. “Do you think there are more survivors from Alaska Base?” Azzedy looked at her and smiled. “Of course they will. I’m sure most of them survived including Commander Chase.” They went to the mess hall to have some drinks when they ran into Claudia and the trio who were on their way to see Lisa. “Hi guys. Just to let you know that we’ve got a call from Commander Chase saying that they needed some assistance. We’ve already sent some medical teams to get them.” The Wolf pilots were relief by the news. Claudia and the trio excused themselves as the pilots continued their way towards the Mess Hall.  
After they were seated with their drinks in hand, they gave themselves a toast for a successful mission. Jack puts his drinks down and sighed. “Since the war is over, what’s next?” Izzy sipped her drinks before she replied. “We’ll help the civilians to rebuild the city and maybe we’ll finally be able to live our normal lives.” Azzedy puts his arm around Jennifer’s shoulder and kissed her cheek. “Well, maybe we can settle down now?” Jennifer looked at him with a sarcastic smile. “That depends.” Azzedy arched his eyebrow giving her a confused look. “And may I ask depends on what ma’am?” “Oh, something like where we’ll be staying, our future duties or your sarcasm.” “Mind you that you’ve been naughty on the first night we were here.” Jennifer blushed by his words as Jack and Izzy laughs. 
As the night falls on earth, they hope that they’ll be living their normal life as they’ll start rebuilding the Macross city. New towns and base camps will be set as well. The Wolf squadron will be staffed at Base 6 while they will be watching over new places like Granite City, Graystone City and Towns of Ashfall. 

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