fanfic_name = What If

chapter = What If XIV

author = Knights Templar

Rating = AP15

Type = Adventure

fanfic = What If

A/N: I hope everyone enjoyed my last chapter, I enjoyed writing it, and now I have made a significant turn in the story. Well, anyway everyone enjoy.

Rick's fighter got to the Zentraedi vessels that had destroyed the human ships only to run into a heavy screen of anti-fighter fire coming from the vessels. Rick and his team pulled away and a few of the other fighters that had fallen in were destroyed.

As the team reformed, they could clearly see the SDF-1's main cannon charging up, and they watched in ever lasting awe, and amazement as the huge beam erupted from the cannon and tore into the heavy Zentraedi ships and eradiated them from space.

The fighters of the RF were swarming all over the Zentraedi, something they weren't used to from micronians and they were quickly finding themselves being destroyed one after another. Another Zentraedi battlewagon went up in flames as a cruiser and a few destroyers.

Rick flew his fighter into the melee and found an intense battle being waged, explosions everywhere and the agonized screams of pilots and crewmen. The team flew into the rear of the enemy formation and started to tear the heart of the enemy force out.

Rick acquired a target and launched a score of missiles, and soon found another BP and finished off the poor sap with his gatling cannon. Rick pulled the G lever and the Veritech transformed into the bird-of-prey and started to dart around the enemy dealing death to all those who opposed him.

Rick looked up and saw a large formation of Frigates, and an equally large group of fighters utterly plastering the remaining BP's and soon the only large vessels left were the large destroyers and a few capital ships. But they didn't last long as they had bunched together in order to make a run for it.

The SDF-1's main cannon erupted once more in one of the largest beams that the entire RF had ever seen and the knot of vessels went up like roman candles. The RF had own the day and the few remaining BP's were being mopped up by the Veritech fighter squadrons.

But the Satellite Factory was a different story, there were over one million Zentraedi stationed on the inside, and they showed no inclination to surrender anytime soon. Captain Gloval thought a moment and decided to send a transmission to Breetai.

Captain Gloval was about to start conferring the tactical situation when one of the technicians bellowed something that sounded almost like, "More Zentraedi vessels are incoming," But Henry shook it off, that couldn't be it, but his worst fears were realized when two dozen Zentraedi ships de-folded within range of the battered RF forces.

The first barrage from the Zentraedi response force was devastating as half a dozen RF ships went up in a flash of blinding light, and another dozen or so were damaged so badly they just hung in space. The RF response was sluggish at best and only minimal fire was returned immediately.

The only ship on the RF side to return an effective fire was the SDF- 1, whose main cannon roared once again showing it's devastating ability by holing one ship dead center and obliterating the surrounding ships.

But the RF was now gearing up quickly for another round of fighting, and were about to test out a old, but new weapon: the torpedo. The torpedo was old in the sense that it was used almost one hundred years ago for the first time, but was new in the sense that it had been modified, heavily, to be fired in space.

The first salvo of torpedoes was launched by a dead in space destroyer, and as they streaked through space and make impact with the encroaching Zent Destroyer, nothing seemed to happen, but slowly the Zent Destroyer slowed and stopped and it seemed that the hull began to crack like a hard boiled egg being pealed of it's outside shell and eventually blew up.

The small Zent fleet gave a momentary pause to re-group and doused the offending RF Destroyer with laser fire and sent it up in a fiery explosion sending six hundred more men and women to their deaths. The blinding light made Lisa cover her eyes and the rest of the Bridge crew also.

Lisa watched the carnage unfold before her as the bulk of the Robotech Fleet move forward to engage the smaller Zent Fleet. She could see the beams of energy being traded back and forth, and she could faintly see the streaks of missiles in and around the Zent Fleet.

Lisa knew that the fight ensuing out in space between the Veritechs and Battlepods was out of her control and she went a silent prayer upwards to whoever was listening, 'Please let Rick survive this, I don't know what I'd do without him,' Lisa said, fighting the keep her nausea down.

Rick formed up with the Veritechs once again, and streaked towards what many would call a certain death, but to Rick, it was just another day on the job. He saw a flash above and to his right and saw a Veritech explode and another clipped with fire as streams of blue energy flashed all around him.

The Veritech met the Battlepods in space and death and mayhem ensued as explosions erupted all them and the screams of both sides on their respective nets told each side that this was going to be a bitter battle to end, but it was a battle that was never in doubt as the VT's outnumbered the BP's.

All around scenes of chaos and war played out as a Veritech in Battloid mode stood his ground, his foot thrusters disabled, loosing a barrage of steel at the Battlepods coming at him, the pilot bravely fought off as many as he could before he succumb to the BP's advance.

In another area Rick and his group of rag-tag followers breached the Satellite Factory hanger bay and landed in Battloid mode, they fanned out and started to clear the area when one of the Battloids was jumped by the hanger crew and killed.

Rick's team responded and took cover and returned fire and a urban style battle started in the hanger of the factory. Jacob took control and motioned to three other Battloids to form up on him and told Rick and the rest of his team to lay down some covering fire so they could advance.

Rick loaded his weapon once more and took aim and depressed the trigger and the rest of his team did also and a stream of metal encased slugs flew at the hunkered down Zentraedi. Jacob and his squad hurried to flank them before Rick and his squad ran out of ammo.

Jacob managed his squad behind a large stack of metal crates and peeked his head above the top and spotted the Zentraedi taking shots at Rick's squad, he made a few hand gestures in his mind and the VT mimicked them perfectly, he raised his gatling cannon, as did the rest of his squad, and fired a precise burst of lead at them killing or injuring all of them.

Jacob moved forward quickly and finished off any living Zentraedi so that there was no possibility of them jumping them from behind. Jacob wiped his brow and looked around, the hanger was secure for the most part and the reports coming into him were that the fighting outside was dying down.

Jacob knew that the fighting wasn't quite over, they had to move and secure the communications station on the factory before Breetai would be able to tow the factory back to Earth, or so the plan went. He shook his head and set about his business and picked Rick up on the tac net and told him they needed to get to the communications station in order to stop the Zentraedi from requesting anymore reinforcements.

They group set out with a corporal at point leading the column of metal shod techno soldiers through the corridors. All was quiet till they came to a large open room. They scanned the room and a war cry was heard, it was an ambush.

Laser fire started to rain down on the Battloids and two were destroyed instantly, the rest scattered. Jacob ran his Battloid to a covered position and started to fire back, hitting one Zentraedi and possibly wounding another. He rolled back to his cover and waited as Zentraedi fire was directed his way.

Jacob grimaced as he heard another agonized scream from the net that that pilots in the group he was in where using. He had had enough; he pulled the G lever and thought his mecha through the transformation, and shot up like a jack-in-the-box and loosed a furious barrage of missiles at the known Zentraedi positions.

Seconds later after the smoke started to clear all enemy resistance in the room stopped. Jacob landed and transformed back into a Battloid and he himself took point and led the ever-dwindling number of Battloids.

They ragtag group reached the communications station and busted down the door and killing all inside, and taking control of the factory's only means on communication. Rick moved his hand to the consol and cords shot out the fingers and connected in all the right spots and a message was sent to Lord Dolza basically explaining that the Humans had all been killed an they had been saved by Breetai, and that he was leaving a detachment to stay behind and guard the factory.

Rick sighed and plopped back into the Zentraedi sized chair. It had been a long day and they had achieved their objective. Rick signaled Captain Gloval the good news and he sighed again and posted two guards to barricade themselves into the room and if need be destroy the communication controls.

He got up and left the room with Jacob and Max in tow. Rick retraced his steps and made it back to the hanger without a hitch to see Destroids and Veritechs designed for Urban Combat start to stomp through. He and his team switched to Guardian mode and left the factory.

Rick lined his VT up for a landing and hit the runway hard, not bothering too much with descent, he was tired and all he wanted to do was kiss Lisa, and go to bed. As Rick jumped out of his fighter he could see the other pilots wore the same expressions. Rick trudged through the halls and went to his quarters, Lisa would have to wait, he was exhausted.

The door slid open and he found Lisa in his room reading a book, she looked up at him and her face brightened, she jumped up and ran to Rick. She practically tackled him as she gave him a hug. She clenched onto him and he wrapped his arms around her tiredly. She sensed his fatigue and loosened her hug and leaned in and kissed him.

Rick kissed her back, but he felt himself falling asleep quickly and broke the kiss and let go of her and walked over to the couch and sat down. Lisa at first was hurt, but understood his exhaustion, she walked over and sat down next to him, feeling tired also, and they fell asleep together.

Breetai's massive Battle ship de-folded from space and positioned itself next to the factory and started its fold operations. In a matter of seconds the satellite factory was hanging in space next to the Earth. Breetai smiled.

Admiral Gloval looked up and saw Breetai's smile and arched an eyebrow. "What is it Breetai?" Donald asked his giant friend. Breetai looked down at the Earth's most powerful man and smiled again, "Well, Admiral there are many reasons," Breetai said simply.

Donald didn't ask anymore question of Breetai, but turned to Exedore, "How long will it take for the Satellite Factory to be able to start producing Human vessels?" Donald asked the smaller, misshapen Zentraedi. Exedore looked at Donald, "Well, it would require you to bring up technicians to scale everything correctly, and given your proficiency, I would say eight to twelve micron weeks."

Donald nodded and knew he was going to need to bring up personal from the Earth, and use all personal from the remains of the Robotech Fleet, which was folding back now, short twelve vessels, and some nine hundred fighters.

Donald again looked up at Exedore, "When production starts were would you like the resources to be stockpiled?"

Exedore scoffed, "We are in no need of you to bring resources up from Earth when you have an over abundance of it from the Zentraedi debris and the large belt of 'asteroids' surrounding the first four planets." Donald nodded his head, one less headache later.

A/N: Ok, this is a shorter than normal chapter, and I guess a action filled filler chapter. Anyway enjoy, and R&R, as always.

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