Wyverncakes (01:44:16): In the year 74 AE, an object crash-landed onto South Ataria Island in the Pacific Ocean. The object, after investigation, was discovered to be a gigantic space battleship over 1200 meters in length.
Wyverncakes (01:44:25): Although no alien life was found onboard the vessel, it possessed remarkable technology and was just further proof that space was a battlefield. In the wake of this, the UN Spacey was founded to repair and reverse-engineer technology found on this ship and over the years restoration of the ship progressed steadily.
Wyverncakes (01:44:38): A city grew up around this vessel, and through the effort of countless individuals be they mechanic, soldier, or politician, the wrecked alien craft was reborn as the battleship "Macross". Ten years have passed since its arrival on Earth, and it is here that our story begins...
Wyverncakes (01:44:48): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_BxZwRBWRs
Wyverncakes (01:45:32): Speaking of South Ataria Island... that's where you're all now!
Wyverncakes (01:46:08): It's a special day of celebration, because the Macross is finally due to take to the skies and then space itself!
Wyverncakes (01:47:35): Shops are selling all kinds of memorabilia, there's stunt planes doing, well, stunts... all that great stuff!
Wyverncakes (01:47:57): For some of you, it's probably a great chance to unwind after the craziness of the past week, so how's everyone doing?
Aero (01:48:47): Willis is thankfully not nursing a hangover and is enjoying himself by buying a bunch of souvenirs.
Meraxa (01:48:48): Ataru: Man, I'd heard it was a proper city, but I never imagined it'd be quite so lively. *Ataru is checking out everything in sight - especially the ladies*
cubey@aol.pl (01:49:07): Izuru is eating a Macross-shaped candy on a stick.
cubey@aol.pl (01:49:19): "Oh wow, there is so many people!"
Ginkan SK (01:49:43): Russel is out buying a few things he's got a model kit of the battlefortess and a few things possibly for Katina in bag under one arm. He has however a corn dog which he is munching on. "That ship is massive...
frifreeman (01:50:47): A pineapple-headed man (notl literally) is walking around neck-deep in souvenirs and snacks somewhere.
frifreeman (01:51:06): Looking that he's waring a UN Spacy uniform, it's not clear if he's supposed to do that
Peter Kampschroeder (01:52:45): Kim, Shammy, and Vanessa are wandering the streets in their usual grouping, taking one final break before work begins in earnest.
tengusaur (01:53:10): Hetepheres is technically not supposed to be out in public yet, so she's watching from a private viewing area (shielded from unexpectd bystanders), waiting for the main event to begin. She wouldn't even be here if not for her job as ambassador.
Wyverncakes (01:53:48): Also, for people keeping track of the special events set up, there's supposed to be surprise special guests making their presence known any time now... though there's no sign of them jjust yet.
Ginkan SK (01:54:32): The Strange man would find Russel coming up on him. "Hey there enjoying the food?"
frifreeman (01:55:40): "Ho ho, I wish the Macross is debuting every day." he says in-between chewing
Wyverncakes (01:57:22): Meanwhile, up in space... THINGS are going on. Not that any of you know them just yet.
Wyverncakes (01:58:31): Global, you're also milling around next to a politician guy who's talking about how great the Macross is, and how over the years the city around it grew and became prosperous thanks to tourism and stuff.
Peter Kampschroeder (01:58:48): Thrilling, the captain thinks to himself.
Ginkan SK (01:59:21): "Just for the food I'd bet. It's quite the internation selection of food heere."
Peter Kampschroeder (01:59:39): Still, he looks as dignified as he should be for the monumentous occasion.
Wyverncakes (02:00:19): Fortunately though Global... one of the Macross's crew is coming to get you!
Wyverncakes (02:00:53): And thank god too! Though... oh crap he's looking kinda nervous as he gets very close to you so he can discreetly say what's he's come to you for.
Wyverncakes (02:00:57): "Sir, we have a problem."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:01:05): He'll step aside to listen to him in quiet. "...What is it?"
Wyverncakes (02:01:28): "We've detected gravitational anomalies and luminescent phenomena near the moon."
Wyverncakes (02:01:51): "... The same kind that we picked up ten years ago, just before the Macross entered Earth's atmosphere."
Peter Kampschroeder (02:01:52): "...That's just like..."
Wyverncakes (02:02:01): Hivemind, Global.
Wyverncakes (02:02:03): Hivemind.
Peter Kampschroeder (02:02:19): He nods, and steps away from the platform. Politicians can wait, he's needed on the bridge.
Wyverncakes (02:03:26): Politicians can indeed wait! And you manage to take your leave just before you'd get called up to waste a lot of time with speaches and crap like that. Huzzah for leaving a beaurocrat hanging there awkwardly while trying to do damage control!
Wyverncakes (02:03:43): "R-right... the captain obviously just... must have some minor thing to address!"
Wyverncakes (02:03:52): "... Moving right along...!"
Meraxa (02:04:34): Ataru: Heh, Izuru, bet you wish you could've just bailed on the press conference like that.
frifreeman (02:04:40): "Yeah, and having a city-wide celebration like this is great!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:05:30): Izuru: "Oh? I wonder why did the Captain do that... did something happen?"
Wyverncakes (02:05:36): Meanwhile!
Wyverncakes (02:05:38): Bridge crew!
cubey@aol.pl (02:05:38): He rubs his chin, looking confused.
Wyverncakes (02:05:53): You've also been summoned and have, by now gotten back up to the bridge of the Macross and...
Wyverncakes (02:06:04): Good news? The ship's systems are definitely online and functioning!
Ginkan SK (02:06:11): "We could use one after how many people were saved last week from the alien attack. That's somethign work having a party over and the name's Russel Bagman."
Meraxa (02:06:22): Ataru: Probably just couldn't care to deal with the press. Which is perfectly understandable.
Wyverncakes (02:06:28): Bad news: the ship seems to be entering firing mode for the Macross cannon!
Wyverncakes (02:06:42): People outside, you'll notice the bow of the ship is spreading open, like a Y-fin!
Wyverncakes (02:06:51): Izuru, now you know why that popsicle of yours didn't look the same as the ship!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:06:58): Claudia: "...Sir! The main cannon's started charging!" Gloval: "W-what?!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:07:02): Izuru: "Woah! It's opening!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:07:09): Super happy face.
Aero (02:07:16): Willis: "Is this part of the show?"
Wyverncakes (02:07:22): Yeah, bridge crew... the cannon's charging, charging... locking onto a distant target and...
Peter Kampschroeder (02:07:24): Gloval: "Shut off power right away! Evacuate the area!" Misa: "We're trying! It's not working!!"
Meraxa (02:07:27): Ataru: ...H-Hey, is it supposed to-
tengusaur (02:07:28): Hetepheres: "..."
Wyverncakes (02:07:47): With a deafening roar a tremendous beam of destruction arcs out of the Macross into the sky!
cubey@aol.pl (02:08:03): Super unhappy face! Super distressed face!
cubey@aol.pl (02:08:10): Izuru: "What's going on?! Why did it fire?"
Wyverncakes (02:08:15): Fortunately nobody was hurt, and after a few moments of confusion, the civilians begin to applaud!
Wyverncakes (02:08:23): Politician guy: "Y-yes, yes..."
Aero (02:08:32): Willis: "I hope that doesn't hit anything in Space."
Wyverncakes (02:08:39): "Just a demonstration of the Macross's capabilities, firing a salute, as it were!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:08:51): Note that this shot across the horizon has also taken out a large chunk of the mountain on the other side of the island.
Meraxa (02:08:54): Ataru: I don't know! *Ataru braces himself, at once awed and terrified.* But I don't think it was really so planned...
Wyverncakes (02:09:04): He's thanking God nobody's close enough to him to notice he's sweating bullets.
tengusaur (02:09:07): Hetepheres raises a radio to her face. "Menes? Re-run scans to make sure everything is alright, just in case."
cubey@aol.pl (02:09:11): Izuru: "I think you're right Suruga... I'm just glad it didn't hit anyone!"
Meraxa (02:09:36): Ataru: Well, never know how far a blast like that could travel...
Wyverncakes (02:09:48): Heph, Macross crew... at around the same time you get some distressing information relayed right back to you!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:09:56): Gloval: "Misa, damage report!" "Sir! Nobody seems to have been hit on the island. But..."
Wyverncakes (02:10:28): ... There were a cluster of unidentified alien ships located near the moon.
Ginkan SK (02:10:36): Russel stops mid bite as he sees the massive forward section of the ship is moving. "That is not supose to happen the ship's weapons are online?! What in the name of.." Things are going to hades in a hang basket he can feel it as there's this feeling of dead and then the weapons /fires/ Russel stares in shock at the amount of firepower a weapon like that could just wipe out an entire invading force."Hey I'm with the Unity Group. I have a feeling ... that wasn't in error..."
Wyverncakes (02:10:46): All of which destroyed by the Macross's cannon.
Wyverncakes (02:11:04): Whelp, congratulations humanity!
Aero (02:11:17): Thanks Macross!
tengusaur (02:11:17): Hetepheres: "...Prepare the Scaraber and send it here. Now."
Wyverncakes (02:11:20): You just started a war with what no doubt was going to be a peaceful race coming to say hellow!
Wyverncakes (02:11:26): ^hello!
Wyverncakes (02:11:32): ... Well, except not.
Wyverncakes (02:12:36): More information coming in now... oh crap. Tons more alien warships making their way known, and with all the confusion from the Macross's unexpected display of firepower and their own FTL-drives... they've arrived extremely close to Earth!
Wyverncakes (02:12:40): Unity Group members!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:12:55): This information is relayed, and understood. Misa: "...All hands, full combat alert. Prepare for combat with unidentified alien life-forms. This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill." This time, it's broadcast outside on speakers around the city.
frifreeman (02:13:10): Hayao drops his food and souvenirs. "What... what's happening? Is that supposed to be some sort of a opening show?""
Wyverncakes (02:13:12): ???: "Everyone? Everyone can you hear me?"
Wyverncakes (02:13:32): (You all have some form of communicator or some sort, in the event you'd be needed. And boy are you now!"
Wyverncakes (02:13:34): ^)
cubey@aol.pl (02:13:35): Izuru: "Eeh? Combat alert? So it did hit someone!"
Meraxa (02:13:41): Ataru: ...Oh no. I- Wait, who is this?
cubey@aol.pl (02:13:45): He's sweating now. Oh boy...
Ginkan SK (02:13:48): Russel looks to Hayao for a moment before pulling his com. "Bagman here."
Wyverncakes (02:13:49): "This is UG commander-in-chief Roland Antov and..."
Wyverncakes (02:14:11): "... I think we've just started a war with an alien race."
Meraxa (02:14:29): Ataru: ...ANOTHER one?!
cubey@aol.pl (02:14:47): Izuru: "Was that the blast? But... that was an accident!"
Wyverncakes (02:14:55): "I'm not sure what just happened, but a high-power beam was just spotted firing from a location the UN Spacey's confirmed to have been South Ataria Island and..."
Aero (02:15:09): Willis: "And?"
Wyverncakes (02:15:13): "At any rate things are going to take a turn for the worst very soon!"
Wyverncakes (02:15:46): "The aliens are sending in forces to your location... everyone get back to your machines as soon as you can!"
frifreeman (02:15:54): Hayao: "Oh crap, I think I'm suposed to be in my post."
tengusaur (02:16:07): Hetepheres: "Do we have any visuals on the invaders?"
frifreeman (02:16:32): With that, he skedaddles away, leaving a trail of snacks and macross-related souvenirs on his wake.
Wyverncakes (02:16:39): "Captain Global... I know this might be me stepping out of my bounds but damn the risk of panicking, if you can get the civilians on the island to emergency shelters, do so!"
Wyverncakes (02:17:29): "Some... but just of their warships!"
Meraxa (02:17:33): Ataru: Izuru, come on! We should be able to contact the Star Rose and the Godinion!
cubey@aol.pl (02:17:51): Izuru: "Got it! Let's go, Suruga!"
Wyverncakes (02:17:52): Images coming in for you too!
Wyverncakes (02:17:57): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/thuverl-salan.jpg
Wyverncakes (02:18:05): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/quiltra-queleual.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (02:18:06): He's already running away towards wherever Red Five is stationed.
Wyverncakes (02:18:09): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/quiltra-quelamitz.jpg
tengusaur (02:18:21): Hetepheres: "...Menes. Faster with Scaraber, if you please."
Wyverncakes (02:18:24): http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/queadol-magdomilla.jpg
tengusaur (02:18:25): Hetepheres: "It's THEM."
cubey@aol.pl (02:18:28): Izuru: "Instru... Captain Suzukaze, can you hear me? We're going to deploy the AHMBSs!"
Wyverncakes (02:18:32): Roland: "Them?"
Meraxa (02:18:38): Ataru: On the double too!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:18:47): Gloval: "We've already issued a general evacuation order." Misa: "Valkyrie teams Aqua through Rose are ready to sortie! All fighters, launch!"
tengusaur (02:19:00): Hetepheres: "We do not know much about these mysterious enemies. But they are some of the most vicious opponents Geb has fought."
Aero (02:19:01): Somehow Strahlend was launched out on it's own without Willis calling for it. Weird.
Wyverncakes (02:19:19): High up in the sky, there seems to be an shadow being cast on the city.
Wyverncakes (02:19:59): ... As the seconds tick by, yeah, it's clear these guys mean business by the swarms of machines coming down to play hardball.
Ginkan SK (02:20:07): Russel pauses for a moment t this. "Understood." He watches Hayao go and he'll need to get to the hangers pronto. "Moving out now have my Gespenst perpared for combat!"
Wyverncakes (02:20:17): Roland: "If they're like that... then I don't suppose trying to wave the white flag will do us any good, will it?"
tengusaur (02:21:12): Hetepheres: "I doubt it."
Wyverncakes (02:21:40): "... Great."
Wyverncakes (02:22:07): (Enemies: Gnerl x 40)
cubey@aol.pl (02:22:09): Izuru: "So even if the blast didn't shoot, they'd attack us anyway? What a relief..."
Wyverncakes (02:22:22): (Keep in mind this is just in your general chunk of space and other VF teams are fighting elsewhere)
Wyverncakes (02:22:30): (Gnerl: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/gnerl.jpg)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:23:15): Gloval: "...A booby trap, huh..." Bunnies: "Huh?" Gloval: "In world war two, retreating troops used to hide bombs in common objects. Enemy soldiers would pick them up, and BAM! No more soldier...We must have fallen for the same sort of trick..."
Wyverncakes (02:24:02): (Lineup: Macross crew, Kakizaki, Izuru, Ataru, Willis, Russel, Heph)
Wyverncakes (02:24:10): (Macross crew, Kakizaki)
Wyverncakes (02:24:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kJe40cgkA
cubey@aol.pl (02:24:20): Izuru: "Red Five, ready to deploy!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:24:37): He's putting his helmet on. Kinda redundant for an atmosphere fight, but...
Meraxa (02:24:51): Ataru: Gold Four... This'll be 'fun'.
frifreeman (02:25:48): Hayao just finished buckling his helmet as the crew gives him an okay to launch
frifreeman (02:25:54): "Hayao Kakizaki, launching!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:26:46): *Misa: "Rose squadron, Tulip Squadron, engage the enemy in zone 104! Gunners, provide covering fire!" There's a chorus of "yes ma'am's" as six Valkyries join the fight near the rest of our heroes, filling the air with missiles; some of the macross's own guns start hurling railgun shots towards the enemy Gnerls in that area as well.+
frifreeman (02:28:54): Hayao: "Oh, man, can't believe I'm also debuting right now!" Hayao finds himself in a field of explosions, and he decides to make more by strafing the nearest Gnerls with his vulcan pod.
Wyverncakes (02:29:28): [Macross] It's a chaotic mess of a battle, with explosions and casualties on both sides already. The saving grace: those enemy fighters are fortunately not all that sturdy and three of them are taken out without much difficulty... though one of Tulip Squadron winds up biting it as energy weapons tear through the top of the pilot's jet! Poor bastard.
Wyverncakes (02:29:42): (Izuru, Ataru, Willis)
cubey@aol.pl (02:30:39): Izuru: "We need to act fast before more people die! Suruga, cover my back, okay?"
Wyverncakes (02:31:14): [Hayao] Another pair of Gnerls get perforated by the gunpod's dakka, leading them to crash and explode on the ground below! But in all this hecticness you've got another bogey on your tail now too, missiles being launched at your jet!
Wyverncakes (02:31:18): (React: Kakizaki!)
Aero (02:31:42): * Strahlend gets a running start before leaping up towards the Gnerl with it's sword drawn, swinging at every single one that he got near. +
Meraxa (02:31:48): Ataru: Roger! *Ataru's already setting himself up into position, one arm of Gold Four locking into another to deploy its particle rifle... And he'll pick off units near Izuru!+
cubey@aol.pl (02:31:50): *Red Five shoots out from its docking place and flies through the air, its weapon firing at the Gnerl fighters. Izuru charges right at them - and when he's close, he stops shooting, revs the chainsaw up, and slashes widely before spiraling away to avoid counterfire!+
frifreeman (02:32:16): Kakizaki: "Oh no... But don't worry, I'm the best at this!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:32:47): #Kakizaki
Wyverncakes (02:33:19): (Gonna nix it this one time. Sorry)
cubey@aol.pl (02:33:46): Izuru: "Watch out, mr pilot!"
frifreeman (02:33:47): Kakizaki swerves right and left, trying to lose the missiles, but some of them are quite stubborn. and that's when Kakizaki pushes a lever titled B in his cockpit. "I'm the best!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:33:58): (Incidentally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kJe40cgkA )
Peter Kampschroeder (02:35:10): (make that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzQ3eBerHfM )
frifreeman (02:35:20): And lo, his plane transformed into a humanoid robot in the air, He grabs his vulcan pod with his robot's hands, and starts shooting the missiles around him. "Yeah!"+
Wyverncakes (02:35:27): [Wilis] It's kinda hard to get more than a few of the Gnerls this way, but hey, for the most part you're also fortunately out of their area of focus! You also manage to snag two Gnerls this way, saving one fortunate soul from an untimely death.
Aero (02:36:37): Willis: "This might take a while."
Wyverncakes (02:36:55): [Kakizaki] It's definitely a manly maneuver, those missiles grazing your machine but never quite hitting the mark... and then it's YOUR turn in the fancy, Battloid version of a VF-1, with missiles being launched Itano Style that shoot down... all of one Gnerl. Goddammit Kakizaki if you say you're the best actually live up to it!
frifreeman (02:38:55): Kakizaki :"Huh wha... that actually works!"
Wyverncakes (02:39:01): [Izuru and Ataru] Red 5's speed is tremendously useful with zeroing in on the Gnerls, and your chainsaw is also more than what's necessary to smash through their armor! And Gold 4's supporting fire helps you together chew threw seven Gnerls... though a few close calls with Gnerl missiles and cannons cause Red 5 to take some minor damage. Ataru does a good job keeping you okay though!
Wyverncakes (02:39:09): (Russel, Heph)
cubey@aol.pl (02:39:41): Izuru: "Nice teamwork! Huh... where's that fighter? It turned into a humanoid robot when I wasn't looking?"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:39:51): Misa (to kakizaki) :" VT-106! What are you doing there?! You're not even close to your assigned squadron!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:39:53): Looks like SOMEONE doesn't know about VFs.
Meraxa (02:40:05): Ataru: ...Izuru, you've never heard of Valkyries?
tengusaur (02:40:18): * As a group of Gnerls flies past some tall buildings, suddenly something jumps down on one of them! It's Scaraber, which raises a khopesh held upside-down, and then brings the sword down on the fighter's cockpit!
Ginkan SK (02:40:24): *Russel has made fo the baseas quickly he doesn't even have time to drop his bag he just gets into his machine. He's already powering the personal trooper up and he stows the bags under his pilot seat. "More Aliens? God help us all." Russel goes over the final flight check and the Gespenst's optic band flares to life. "Octo 2 ready for launch." The drive system in the Personal trooper comes online and Russel's machine is now taking to the skies weapons ready to go. It's not long before he encounts the enemy and a pair of split missile pods detach forming a cloud of missiles seeking out the nearest of the Zentradi fighter pods.-
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:48): Izuru: "The viking ladies with wings?"
tengusaur (02:40:56): Hetepheres: "Be gone from this planet." She tries to surf the (hopefully) uncontrolled Gnerl towards others, and crash it into them. +
Meraxa (02:42:26): Ataru: ...Okay, props for studying the source material, but wrong answer. They're a type of multi-modal combat unit! Adaptable to land and sky!
Wyverncakes (02:42:31): [Heph] You have to wonder if possibly the pilot inside of the Gnerl was surprised at the sight of the Scaraber... but oh well, he's dead now and his craft's sent flying and crashes into a second one as well. Both explode spectacularly!
tengusaur (02:42:57): Scaraber jumps down towards the ground and raises, the explosion in the background.
Wyverncakes (02:43:00): (Russel, currently we're just fighting Gnerls)
cubey@aol.pl (02:43:16): Izuru: "So basically, they're fighters that can turn into mecha?"
Ginkan SK (02:44:08): ((Sorry my brain set to Robotech where the Gnerls are called fighter pods))
cubey@aol.pl (02:44:12): Izuru: "That's awesome!"
Ginkan SK (02:44:22): ((Also because damn Zentradi makes my brain hurt ))
Meraxa (02:44:43): Ataru: You know, if you just paid attention in class...
Wyverncakes (02:44:55): [Russel] But at any rate, the missiles arc out in a swarm, blowing apart another pair of Gnerls and causing a third to crash into to the ground and explode there.
Wyverncakes (02:44:58): So good news everyone!
Wyverncakes (02:45:12): In your own little sector (though technically not Kakizaki's)...
Wyverncakes (02:46:01): (Gnerls: 19)
Wyverncakes (02:46:09): Unfortunately though...
Wyverncakes (02:46:13): Macross people!
Wyverncakes (02:46:18): You're detecting a new signature!
Wyverncakes (02:46:32): More alien signatures coming from the water...
Wyverncakes (02:46:35): A ground assault!
Peter Kampschroeder (02:47:06): *assorted panicked shammy noises* Shammy: "E-everyone! There's several new enemy signatures from the coast!" Gloval: "An amphibious assault?!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:47:22): Izuru: "We're in a pincer attack? Oh no, the city!"
Wyverncakes (02:47:24): Rising from the waters, you can see the strange, legged pods emerge and just sorta...hop to dry land!
Wyverncakes (02:47:42): Yes, with the defenses pulled in response to the Gnerls, there's token defenses down there!
Wyverncakes (02:47:47): (Regults: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/regult.jpg)
tengusaur (02:47:59): Hetepheres: "They are sending in their main troops. The infantry, so to speak."
Wyverncakes (02:48:07): (Regult light missile troopers: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/regult-lightmissile.jpg)
cubey@aol.pl (02:48:13): Izuru: "I won't let you reach the city!"
Wyverncakes (02:48:23): (Regult heavy missile troopers: http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/regult-heavymissile.jpg)
VJockey (02:49:07): ???: "They won't even get close."
VJockey (02:49:11): ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhE42Noj1Lw )
Wyverncakes (02:49:35): (Updated enemy list: Gnerls x 19, Vanilla Regults x 30, Regult Light Missles x 20, Regult Heavy Missiles x 20)
aldo salt (02:49:55): ???: "Damn right they won't, little brother!"
Wyverncakes (02:50:03): Oh hey...
Wyverncakes (02:50:10): There's something else out in the water.
aldo salt (02:50:14): ???: "Because the ocean's our turf!"
Ginkan SK (02:50:19): Russel: "Any idea who the heck these headless Ostriches belong to?!"
VJockey (02:50:21): [About that ground assault... its sort of getting intercepted by a massive machine rising from the water.]
Wyverncakes (02:50:25): ... Aaaaaand... it's bigger than any of these alien machines.
Meraxa (02:50:39): Ataru: ...N-No way...! That's!
VJockey (02:50:39): ( http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11113/111137696/3498231-3182067-pacific-rim-robot.jpg )
frifreeman (02:50:40): Kakizaki: "Oh crap oh crap. This is Kakizaki, I'm heading toward.... what is that?"
VJockey (02:50:47): [Its the one. The only.]
cubey@aol.pl (02:50:54): Izuru: "Eh?"
Meraxa (02:50:56): Ataru: Its Gipsy Danger! The real thing!
cubey@aol.pl (02:50:56): "Ehh?"
tengusaur (02:50:57): Hetepheres: "A giant raises to fight against the invaders. How appropriate."
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:00): Izuru: "EEEEH?!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:12): Izuru: "It's a Jaeger!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:15): Starry eyed now.
Aero (02:51:16): Willis: "That's a Jaeger alright."
Aero (02:51:31): Strahlend is just looking up at the massive machine.
Wyverncakes (02:51:32): (Becket boys, take your turn)
Peter Kampschroeder (02:51:42): Misa: "Gipsy Danger, hold the coastline!"
Ginkan SK (02:51:53): Russel "A Jaeger?!" Russel opens a channel to the Jager crew . "Good to have you with us Rangers."
VJockey (02:52:03): "You heard the lady Yancy. Miracle mile!"
aldo salt (02:52:03): A brassy, bold foghorn noise emanates from the massive Jaeger, as it brings a fist and palm together.
aldo salt (02:52:32): Yancy: "The Rangers hold it at all costs!"
Peter Kampschroeder (02:52:35): Kim: "Whooo, cool~" Shammy: "A real live jaeger..." Vanessa: "Pretty timely, aren't they..."
frifreeman (02:52:47): Kakizaki: "A Jaeger! Oh man!"
Ginkan SK (02:53:00): Russel: "I'll do what I can to cover your backs." Russel boots upa data feed to the Jager and sends what little data he's got on the alien units so far.
Wyverncakes (02:54:13): (Macross team and Kakizaki can also act)
Wyverncakes (02:54:32): (Also, in spite of what's been said, don't feel obligated to just fight the Gnerls. There's plenty of ground mooks to go around)
aldo salt (02:55:13): Yancy Beckett receives the combat data from Russel and grunts as he reads it. "Right. All friendly forces, this is Yancy and Raleigh Beckett from the Pan Pacific Defense Corps! We'll handle the enemies around the shoreline!"
frifreeman (02:56:03): Kakizaki:"This is Kakizaki! I'm heading to the city!"
aldo salt (02:56:14): Yancy glances at Raleigh, from within the Jaeger's cockpit/bridge, and grins. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
frifreeman (02:56:53): Kakizaki flies his fighter toward the city, then he transform it into battroid mode, and attempts to land.
VJockey (02:57:10): "You know it!"
VJockey (02:57:24): [Grins all around. Time for smashing!"
VJockey (02:57:27): ]
frifreeman (02:58:08): Unfortunately he stumbles and rolls over. He pretends that it's on purpose as he rolls over and shoot an incoming regult from behind a building with his vulcan pod!+
Peter Kampschroeder (02:58:17): * "Rose squadron! ROCK AND ROLL!!" The 3 valkyries of Rose squadron split up and dive into the city, zipping nimbly through the streets on Gerwalk mode...and crashing through buildings every now and then. The two from Tulip follow Kakizaki from above, staying in their fighter mode and providing air support to. This frees up the air, as the macross's AA guns try to tackle the Gnerls.+
aldo salt (02:59:02): *"Right!" Yancy replies. "Put your weight into it!" Targeting one of the nearby Regult Heavy Missile units, Yancy draw backs his hand. Outside, Gipsy Danger own fist draw back…&
aldo salt (02:59:16): (I'll have Jockey finish the action)
Wyverncakes (03:00:08): [Becket boys] Well, considering your size the Regult missile units aren't just going to stand and gape at you! Some are opening fire, their missiles zooming towards Gipsy's frame while others work on hopping to safety!
Wyverncakes (03:00:15): (Continue/react)
Wyverncakes (03:00:45): [Macross team] Well, at least you'll be providing Kakizaki some backup with the units pulled to cover him... and you manage to cut down another Gnerl on top of everything else!
Wyverncakes (03:01:21): [Kakizaki] In the meantime though, even as you stumble into that total not-fall, you do manage to catch a Regult from behind, wrecking its legs and backside! Whoo! Well... except...
Wyverncakes (03:01:41): ... As the Regult crashes to the ground... you can see a hatch flip up.
Wyverncakes (03:01:59): And out steps a man. But... the size is all wrong!
Wyverncakes (03:02:04): This guy... he's a GIANT!
Wyverncakes (03:02:10): Holy cow he's the size of a VF!
Wyverncakes (03:02:28): http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h454/Steamrollerssolveall/Zentradi2_zpsea0abccd.jpg?t=1399062426
Wyverncakes (03:02:38): And he's also might pissed at what you just did!
Meraxa (03:02:54): Ataru: ...H-H-How is that even...?!
Wyverncakes (03:02:59): [Kakizaki cont.] He's coming for you man, grabing a telephone pole to drive through your machine's body!
cubey@aol.pl (03:02:59): Izuru: "A giant human?!"
Wyverncakes (03:03:03): (React: Kakizaki)
Peter Kampschroeder (03:03:05): #Kaikizaki?
frifreeman (03:03:08): Kakizaki:"It's a giant!"
Wyverncakes (03:03:10): (Approved)
tengusaur (03:03:12): Hetepheres: "Yes. Why do you think their ships are so large?"
Wyverncakes (03:03:16): (Izuru, Ataru, Willis)
Wyverncakes (03:03:25): Roland: "W-wait.. you knew they were that... big?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:03:36): Izuru: "We were fighting humans all along? Err... giant ones!"
Ginkan SK (03:03:42): (We can hear Kakizaki on the comm, right?)
Meraxa (03:03:53): Ataru: Ah yes, because clearly the Godinion is handled by a giant as well...
VJockey (03:04:00): *Ahahaha, no. Raleigh's going to let the missiles hit. Sure it'll do some damage but nothing he's not used to from Kaiju. The elbow rockets roar to life as a massive punch flies forward!+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:04:24): *Rose Squad zips around a corner, its leader putting a good dozen or so rounds into the giant with his gunpod. "KAKIZAKI! Let your guard down and you're dead! ROCK AND ROLL!"+
Wyverncakes (03:04:35): (Yes)
frifreeman (03:04:38): Kakizaki: "Aaaah!" Kakizaki steps backward slowly as he also fires his gun shot by shot toward the incoming giant.
frifreeman (03:04:43): +
tengusaur (03:05:14): Hetepheres: "Yes. It is not important what form the enemies take, if it does not affect the way they fight, which is why I did not mention it. Fighting is more important right now."
cubey@aol.pl (03:05:57): *Izuru is not sure what to think about it. But he knows what he must do. "Stay away from the city!" Red Five drops down to street level and charges at the Regults, swinging its chainblade left and right - the weapon going for those thin and tall legs, to take down as many of them as possible!+
Wyverncakes (03:06:44): [Becket boys] Yeah, Gipsy's meant to take on larger threats than these new aliens. Admittedly those are one-on-one fights and now you're fighting a small swarm of glass cannons, but fortunately when you're built to last you're built to last. A few outer layers of armor are blown through and there's some minor damage, but what you do to four of those Regult Heavy Missiles is FAR from minor damage since they're now pretty much pancakes now.
Wyverncakes (03:07:48): [Kakizaki and Macross team] Well? Good news about this startling reveal is that these gigantic aliens are not going to be bullshit second lives for every single battlepod shot down! The alien gets reduced to a bloody, blended pulp in short order!
aldo salt (03:07:49): Yancy grunts to himself as he withdraws his fist inside his feedback harness. "Damn! It's like swatting flies!"
Aero (03:07:59): * The white machine lunges forward at the Regult's with his sword pointed forward to unleash a powerful thrust at the pods. He's trying to tear through as many of them as he can in one move. +
VJockey (03:08:43): "Yeah well these flies are trying to swat back!"
aldo salt (03:09:36): "Heh!" Yancy chuckles. "Maybe we could try catching a few, tie 'em to a thread, and use 'em as Kaiju bait!"
Wyverncakes (03:10:38): [Izuru] Red 5's going to be exposed to a lot of retaliatory fire by doing this though, your chainsaw doing an admirable job of keeping you save as you cleave through three Regults... but the solution to that problem is to just flank you and fire from multiple directions at once!
Wyverncakes (03:10:43): (React: Izuru)
Wyverncakes (03:11:04): (Remind me, how big is Willis's machine?)
Ginkan SK (03:11:09): Russel "Wait VT-106? Giant human come again!?"
Aero (03:11:22): (30m)
Wyverncakes (03:11:32): (Righto)
cubey@aol.pl (03:11:40): *Red Five looks to one side and then another. Its left hand grabs for a pistol and fires retaliatory rounds, and then the AHSMB takes to the skies! The full-body shield better hold!+
Meraxa (03:11:56): Ataru: Tch... *Ataru continues to give Izuru is supporting fire, because that is kinda his job!+
Meraxa (03:12:09): Ataru: Wish we had Kei to keep track of all this!
frifreeman (03:12:22): Kakizaki stands for a while, heavily breathing, while he watches the giant corse. "Yes! The enemy mechs are piloted by giant humans!"
Wyverncakes (03:13:08): [Willis] You're making a Regult shish-kebab with some potentially tasty meat on the inside! Unfortunately, by the time you run through a third Regult there's not that much sword stabbing into it and none stabbing out, and that last one levels its guns at your machine before opening fire with everything it has for what little time it's got left!
Wyverncakes (03:13:24): (React: Wilis)
aldo salt (03:14:40): Yancy blinks at that announcement, then opens a comm channel to Kakizaki. "GDF pilot, could you repeat that last bit?"
Wyverncakes (03:14:54): [Ataru and Izuru] Your pistol shots help thin out the crowd of missiles and down one of the Light Missile Regults, so hooray for that! Still, a lot of crossfire now and your shields are soaking up as much damage as they can. Best not to push them that much more though...
Wyverncakes (03:15:41): [Ataru] More worriseome though... is now that Gold-4's turned its back on the Gnerls, one of the fighters is zooming in, opening fire on the AHSMB with its beam cannons and missiles from behind!
Wyverncakes (03:15:43): (React: Ataru)
Wyverncakes (03:15:57): (Heph, Russel, Becket boys)
Aero (03:15:59): * There's only one way to solve this. Strahlend pulls back for a second before charging back in and slamming it's fist into the sword to send it flying into the third Regult. +
Meraxa (03:16:25): Ataru: And this is why! *Ataru realises it, and the best he can do, aside of dodging, is try to counter missiles with missiles!+
cubey@aol.pl (03:17:14): #Ataru
Wyverncakes (03:17:25): (Approved)
cubey@aol.pl (03:17:49): "Suruga, watch out!" *While it goes up, Red Five's hand points in Gold Four's direction... and fires! Is this a rocket punch?
Wyverncakes (03:17:52): [Wilis] The Regult gets off a few shots before you force your sword through the rest of the machine, and the Strahlend isn't going to be looking as great as it did five seconds ago. But those three alien craft are going to look at lot WORSE when they explode... and curiously before long your machine is actually going to be looking JUST as good as it did five seconds ago!
cubey@aol.pl (03:18:15): *No - it's a rocket BARRIER punch! As soon as the fist is by the friendly AHSMB, it deploys a half-sphere barrier. Hopefully it will hold...+
tengusaur (03:18:49): * Hetepheres charges towards the land enemies, holding a khopesh in one hand and a staff in the other. Scaraber spins, in one quick, graceful and vicious gesture cutting at the legs of a Regult and kicking at its hopefully legless body, to send it flying towards other enemies and knock them off-balance! Then she raises the staff and bombards the group with rapid-fire lasers. +
Ginkan SK (03:19:06): *Russel seeing that the Regults are becoming a large problem he's going after the ones that have the heavy weapons. With Hayao's warning about the aliens being Giant men? He's got to wonder about that but there's no time to think on it too hard as his Gespenst charges for the formation he keeps his path almost randomized to mak him harder to hit and he's firing with the folding two way canon in it's folded mode as he goes. "Engaigng the enemy support units!"-
tengusaur (03:19:43): Hetepheres: "They have strong guns, but fragile armor. And are absolutely hopeless in melee. Take advantage of that."
Aero (03:20:00): Willis: "Way ahead of you."
tengusaur (03:20:14): Hetepheres: "Good. You're smarter than you look."
Wyverncakes (03:20:52): [Heph] Well, you've just invented Regultball. Or maybe it's an ancient Gebian tradition and you've just introduced it to humanity. WHATEVER THE CASE, the improved kickball blows up another Light Missile Regult with it, but your beamspam is countered by the Light and Heavy Missile Regults springing away from your shots while retaliating with a storm of their own beams and missiles!
Wyverncakes (03:20:55): (React: Heph)
aldo salt (03:21:25): *Yancy switches the interface ring to his right hand, and makes a cocking motion. Outside, Gipsy Danger's right arm shifts, it's fingers spooling outward and revealing a electrode rimmed barrel, that starts to crackle with electricity! &
Aero (03:21:26): Willis: "I take offense to that."
Aero (03:21:29): #Heph
aldo salt (03:21:54): "Plasma Caster ready!" Yancy shouts. "Time for some skeet shooting!"
Wyverncakes (03:22:18): [Ataru and Izuru] It's a dangerous game of finding a balance between missiles aimed at the enemy and missiles and at the enemy's missiles, but fortunately you've got a better shield backing you up courtesy of Red 5! Gold 4 comes out on top, the Gnerl being blown to bits!
Wyverncakes (03:22:32): (Approved)
tengusaur (03:22:35): *Hetepheres keeps firing her lasers, in order to shoot down the missiles! As for beams... This is the second turn, which means her Noble Barrier is in its silver, anti-energy weapon mode. It better hold. +
VJockey (03:23:02): "Got the targets in sight! Lets see some fireworks!"
Aero (03:25:53): * He has his mysterious healing ability for a reason so he might as well put it to use. The knight-like machine places itself in between Heph and the Walkers. +
Wyverncakes (03:25:54): [Russel] Well, it's harder to hit you when they're trying to specifically AIM at you, but the Light Missile Regults have tons of missiles to just flood the battlefield with! You do manage to ALL the crap out of a pair of the normal types and another Light one, but you've got plenty of missiles headed your way now too!
Wyverncakes (03:26:01): (React: Russel)
Wyverncakes (03:26:22): (You're fine. Proceed, Gipsy team)
Ginkan SK (03:26:25): (Would it be viable to fire my own counter volley of missiles?)
Wyverncakes (03:26:31): (Yes)
Wyverncakes (03:26:45): (No promises if they'll intercept everything, depends on how you write it)
VJockey (03:26:51): *See those heavy missile Regults? Fuck them and everything next to them. With Plasma.+
Ginkan SK (03:27:31): *Russel knows he can't dodge them all so he fires another salvo of split missiles in the hopes of intercepting the enemy Missile Regults fire with his own missile hwich hopefully will give him time to get up close and personal like he's planing. He likes to think, Katina would approve of this.+
frifreeman (03:27:33): #Russel
Wyverncakes (03:27:43): (Appoved!)
frifreeman (03:28:48): Kakizaki snapped out of his daze, and see dozens of missiles flying toward a gespenst. He transforms his battroid into fighter mode, flies toward them, and starts shooting at those missiles as well.+
frifreeman (03:29:11): Kakizaki: "Hang on!"
Wyverncakes (03:29:17): [Heph and Wilis] Well Wilis, you're kinda playing unnecessary knight there and eliminate the need for Heph to bother intercepting a number of those missiles, but the Strahlend is going to be hammered though! Fortunately though Heph is unharmed and her own retaliatory fire ends your bout of masochism before long! Three more Light Missiles down!
Aero (03:30:15): Willis is not an M!
tengusaur (03:30:21): Hetepheres: "Well done. Perhaps I should focus fully on offense and use you as a living shield."
Wyverncakes (03:30:32): (Of course not. Using a capital letter implies some form of dominance)
cubey@aol.pl (03:30:50): Izuru: "It seems we have the upper hand for now!"
Wyverncakes (03:31:06): [Beckets] Dick move, bro. You're cauterizing chunks of Ataria Island! The Heavy Missile Regults thought they just had to avoid the fists but now they're in for some serious doo-doo... their small size and fragile armor mean even at otherwise non-optimal range the Regults go down easy!
Ginkan SK (03:31:30): Russel: "Thanks for the assist."
Aero (03:32:00): Willis: "You wouldn't be the first person who's said that to me."
Wyverncakes (03:32:15): [Russel and Kakizkai] The Gespenst's own missiles and Kakizaki's interception fire help buy you some time... though all the explosions mean you can't really get too close in just yet.
cubey@aol.pl (03:32:17): Izuru: "W... wait! Isn't this what people say just before the situation gets much worse?" He catches himself.
Aero (03:32:22): Willis: "At the very least it looks like we're almost done here."
Meraxa (03:32:38): Ataru: Not sure you nullify it just like that...
Wyverncakes (03:32:43): Izuru... if only you hadn't said that...
Wyverncakes (03:33:02): UN Spacey guy: "... Captain Global! Unity Group...!"
frifreeman (03:33:03): Kakizaki:"No problem, man!"
aldo salt (03:33:07): "Dammit!" Yancy curses, as he notices a row of palm trees goes up in plasma-based flame, "we were going to get shore leave at this island!"
Wyverncakes (03:33:13): Oh boy, he's coming in all static-y, that's always a bad sign!
tengusaur (03:33:25): Hetepheres: "Do not think it's over just yet. The battle still rages on in other parts of the island."
Wyverncakes (03:33:32): "We're picking up a tremendous energy buildup from the primary fleet!"
Wyverncakes (03:33:37): "Oh god, they're firi-"
Wyverncakes (03:33:41): ... So everyone.
Wyverncakes (03:33:58): You know how before, you saw that massive killbeam fire from the Macross and hurtle towards the moon?
Wyverncakes (03:34:20): Well, you can see beams like that in the sky now. Beams. As in multiple. Getting closer and closer towards the Island.
Wyverncakes (03:34:27): (Reacting would probably be a smart move)
VJockey (03:35:06): [oh HELL] "Yancy!"
Meraxa (03:35:08): Ataru: Izuru, MOVE! *The best Ataru can figure is scramble like hell, even if they might not even make it...+
Aero (03:35:10): Willis: "THAT'S NOT GOOD."
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:26): Izuru: "Everything's getting blasted! Move... move!"
VJockey (03:35:43): *Raleigh's going to scramble with barely a thought and scoop up anyone in the Jaeger's massive hands as it strides to safety!+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:35:47): The best the macross can do is...continue sitting there and take it, while the bridge bunnies scream. "Gaaah!"
Ginkan SK (03:35:59): Russel: "An orbital strike?!
cubey@aol.pl (03:35:59): *Even if he wanted to try to take these shots with the barrier, the AHSMB's survival instinct doesn't let him! The unit moves on its own, trying to get as far from the beams as possible.+
Aero (03:36:10): Willis: "A bombardment is more like it!"
aldo salt (03:36:29): *"I see it!" Yancy shouts! "Out of the water now!" Yancy bends over too, in sync with Raleigh as he retrieves people and jogs toward land!+
Aero (03:36:35): *Strahlend just tries to book it far away as possible.+
tengusaur (03:37:38): Hetepheres: "Keep moving away. But look for blind spots in the bombardment at the same time!" she does as she says, and tried to get as far away from the attacked area as she can, while looking for places that are not targetted by the beams! The barrier won't take this much punishment if it all hits... +
frifreeman (03:37:45): Kakizaki: "Whoa! I don't want to get microwaved!" Kakizaki's fighter zig zags, trying to fly as far away from the beams as possible.+
Ginkan SK (03:38:35): *Russel to Hayao. "Let's keep mobile we don't want to be caught int his!" Russel also is going for crazy evades forgetting about his plan to go after the missile regults for now. For he does not wish to be atomized. That Tessla drive is getting a hell of a work out today+
frifreeman (03:39:35): Kakizaki: "You got it!"
Wyverncakes (03:41:39): [Everyone] The missiles rain down on the city, devesting roads, bridges, parks, festival attractions, and buildings including one for a "Studio Nue". Wonder what they make. As you all try to move for cover and avoid the worst of it you're bound to feel the pulse of the blasts... and Gipsy's back is going to get a helluva pounding as one beam strikes into it (though fortunately not THROUGH it). Red 5 and Kakizaki's VF get buffeted by the shots too... but fortunately between everything you're all amazingly alive!
Wyverncakes (03:41:50): ... Same can't be said for a number of the Macross's VFs though.
Wyverncakes (03:42:09): And yet, SPEAKING of the Macross... the entire vessel doesn't bare a single scratch from the assault!
cubey@aol.pl (03:42:11): Izuru: "Aaaaah!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:42:26): He yells in panic as Red Five spins around.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:42:31): Gloval: "...They're toying with us..."
Wyverncakes (03:43:40): And it's then and only then that the politician guy from before comes storming onto the Macross's bridge!
Wyverncakes (03:43:42): "Captain!"
Wyverncakes (03:43:53): He's got a cigar in his mouth... but almost immediately he puts it away.
Wyverncakes (03:44:03): For he knows the Sacred Law of not smoking on the bridge.
Wyverncakes (03:44:06): And even he has limits.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:44:09): Gloval: "M-mayor! This is no time to..."
tengusaur (03:44:15): Hetepheres: "If this keeps up, the city and our soldiers will be reduced to nothing."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:44:19): [Also, Shammy is pointing to the no smoking sign.]
Wyverncakes (03:44:20): "Why hasn't the Macross lifted off yet?"
frifreeman (03:44:29): Kakizaki: "Whoa, I'm still alive!"
Aero (03:44:38): Willis: "We can't do anything about an orbital bombardment from here."
Wyverncakes (03:44:49): "You haven't spent ten years repairing this thing to just leave it lying around like a sitting duck!"
aldo salt (03:44:51): "Jesus!" Yancy curses, twitching at pain from the feedback! "What the heck do we do now!"
Wyverncakes (03:44:54): "And nonsense!"
Wyverncakes (03:45:04): "Barely felt a thing from that last attack!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:45:25): Izuru: "Ah... please stop spinning, head!" He tries to right Red Five somehow. "Suruga, can you fire into orbit? We need to fight back before the island is destroyed!"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:27): Gloval: "Well, no...but we still don't know much about the enemy, and we've received reports of ships much larger than the Macross..."
Wyverncakes (03:45:29): "It's either fight in the sky or stay stuck here on the ground, captain!"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:45:55): Gloval: "Still, just saying that..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:46:13): (oh god he's in my face again I might catch something)
Wyverncakes (03:46:59): "So you agree, I take it?"
Meraxa (03:47:04): Ataru: Well, in theory, yes, but there'll be diffusion, I'd have to account for the distortion from the Earth's mass and rotation, and I probably need a better scope... Not to mention, if they move even a little, the time for my shot would give them enough time to dodge... *He's rambling, but its clearly because of anxiety*
Peter Kampschroeder (03:47:13): Gloval: "..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:47:32): Izuru: "So in short, it's no good, huh..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:47:57): Misa: "Captain, the third space fleet is moving into orbit above us...ARMD-1 and ARMD-2 should be there."
VJockey (03:48:47): "Damn it... we could pick up rocks and throw them if it'd help."
VJockey (03:48:57): [Yancy sounds a bit agitated as well.]
VJockey (03:49:00): *Raleigh
frifreeman (03:49:30): Kakizaki: "Maybe we could point all of our valkyries up, and fire at the same time!"
aldo salt (03:49:45): "Maybe freight crates?" Yancy wonders aloud. "Can you see any freight crates around here, Raleigh?"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:51:11): Gloval: "Well, then...Full power to the anti-graivity generators! We'll meet up with the fleet in orbit and dock with ARMD-1 and ARMD-2." Claudia: "Full power to anti-gravity system...Anti-gravity system, all green!" Gloval: "All hands, prepare for takeoff!"
Wyverncakes (03:51:43): And with that, the fancy alien technology inside of the Macross humms online, energy coursing through the entire vessel and then-
Wyverncakes (03:51:59): ... And then suddenly a bunch of weird gizmos smash through the top of the vessel and fly up on into space.
Ginkan SK (03:52:14): Russel: "This is not good everyone whose still mobile keep an eye out for downed friendlies and remaining hostiles.....and the shio isn't suposed to do that, are they....the Macross is coming down!"
Wyverncakes (03:52:20): Roland: "Don't... tell me that those were..."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:52:31): Misa: "...The anti-gravity system..."
tengusaur (03:52:36): Hetepheres: "Those seem to be the anti-gravity generators, yes."
VJockey (03:53:00): "... Did that just-"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:53:00): Gloval gives an exasperated sigh. "That's what we get for buying a used spaceship..."
cubey@aol.pl (03:53:02): Izuru: "That... didn't go very well..."
Wyverncakes (03:53:14): ???: "Well if the plan is to get the Macross into space..."
VJockey (03:53:20): "Yancy. Did the ship just get hit by looney tunes physics?"
Peter Kampschroeder (03:53:34): The macross comes falling back down, landing on the supports it was resting on-and crashing right through them to the ground!
Wyverncakes (03:53:44): "And keep in mind this is just a suggestion, but shouldn't it have conventional methods of doing so?"
aldo salt (03:53:54): "Yup." Yancy confirms.
Wyverncakes (03:54:07): ???: "Samuel Dirchs, logistics of the Unity Group."
aldo salt (03:54:29): "I guess that didn't brace the anti-grav well enough."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:54:38): Gloval: "...Yes, that's the case. Misa! Prepare the rocket liftoff system!" "Aye aye, sir!"
Wyverncakes (03:54:42): Samuel: "Moreover, if they didn't attack the Macross when they had the chance..."
Wyverncakes (03:54:53): "We can use that to our advantage."
Wyverncakes (03:55:25): "Have everyone form up near the Macross to cover its launch, and pray that the aliens won't attempt another bombardment when they risk hitting the ship itself."
Wyverncakes (03:55:41): "... Just a suggestion of course, Captain Gloval."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:55:52): [Bridge bunny whispering] Shammy: "...I wonder, are we really going to space..." Kim: "Hey, what's with you? You were so excited earlier!" Shammy: "yes, but...still...!"
Wyverncakes (03:55:54): (At any rate... updated enemy list!)
Wyverncakes (03:56:42): (Updated enemy list: Gnerls x 17, Vanilla Regults x 22, Regult Light Missles x 15, Regult Heavy Missiles x 11)
aldo salt (03:56:46): "It's up to you, Captain Global, sir." Yancy replies over the general comm line. "General Pentecost told us to follow your lead!"
Wyverncakes (03:56:57): (Current objective: cover the Macross)
Wyverncakes (03:57:04): (Macross, Kakizaki)
tengusaur (03:57:08): Hetepheres: "An extremely risky plan, but better than any alternatives. Let us do this."
Peter Kampschroeder (03:57:20): Gloval: "...It's worth a shot. Everyone! Prepare for takeoff!"
aldo salt (03:58:43): "Right!" Yancy says. "C'mon Raleigh! Let's hold the…Macross Mile? Miracle Macross?"
cubey@aol.pl (03:58:52): Izuru: "Roger!"
frifreeman (03:58:56): KAkizaki:"Let's go cover the big ship, everyone!" With that, Kakizaki flies toward the Macross.
Peter Kampschroeder (03:59:04): *And the macross's mighty rocket engines ignite, the great ship lifting into the air (for real this time). Valkyrie teams fan out around it to try to surround the gnerls, and corral them into the AA guns various kill-zones.+
Peter Kampschroeder (03:59:28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwA-aKAQ0bQ
frifreeman (04:00:44): Kakizaki fires his missiles toward any enemies nearing the macross. He helps too!+
Wyverncakes (04:01:29): [Macross and Kakizaki] It'll take a short while for the engines to fully kick on, but you've got to start somewhere! In the meantime the Gnerls have been moving, take advantage of the casualties that the Valkyrie teams have taken already... but the VFs aren't going to give up without a fight and Kakizaki's proof of that as his machine cuts down three Gnerls who got overly greedy in their attacking! And the Macross's AA guns are there to lend them support, blowing crowd of Gnerls out of the sky!
Wyverncakes (04:01:35): (Izuru, Ataru, Wilis)
cubey@aol.pl (04:03:08): *Red Five dual-wields beam handguns and strafes down the Gnerls. If they try to reach the Macross, that's just convenient, it means Izuru is on their tails, and then fires! He zooms past the targets, damaged, destroyed or missed ones, no difference, and tries to reach the huge battleship!+
Meraxa (04:04:31): Ataru tries to lay down some sniper support whilst on the move, soon using buildings as the starting points for jumps, to then try and reach up onto the Macross itself!+
Meraxa (04:04:53): Ataru: This is just the worst!
Wyverncakes (04:04:57): [Izuru] You're engaging in quite the mad dash to the vessel to get there before it launches, with Gnels being cut down left and right along the way... when a near-hit from a Regult blasts you off-course and opens you up to more attacks from them!
Wyverncakes (04:05:00): (React: Izuru!)
Aero (04:05:17): * "We're really on the defensive now." Somehow Willis has retrieved his sword, it doesn't take him long to get rid of it though. He winds the blade back for moment before tossing it, sending the blade spinning towards the Gnerls as well. After that he'll make a break for the Macross. +
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:39): Izuru: "Aaah!" Flee?
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:43): No. Fight!
Wyverncakes (04:06:27): [Ataru] Your own run to the Macross goes a little bit smoother, thanks to the cover you're taking and conservative snipings! You reach the battleship, but you have another few Gnerls hot on your tail, missiles sailing down at Gold 4!
Wyverncakes (04:06:30): (React: Ataru)
cubey@aol.pl (04:06:42): Izuru: "Out of the way!" *With a flick, Red Five unlocks something from its forearm - it seemed like a decoration, but it's actually a long blade. Held in its hand, it is swung in one swift motion at the offending Regult.+
Wyverncakes (04:07:23): [Willis] Well that was a buzz-saw of destruction if ever the was one, two more of the fighters going down and clearing a path for you to the Macross to take!
Meraxa (04:07:42): Ataru: Then I'll just-! *Ataru says, clicking a switch... to find no more missiles. Okay, see if he can line up shots on the missiles against the source machine!+
aldo salt (04:07:43): #Ataru?
Wyverncakes (04:07:49): (Approved)
Wyverncakes (04:08:06): (Heph, Russel, and the Becket boys)
Wyverncakes (04:08:20): [Izuru] The presence of an additional weapon catches the Regult by surprise, cleaving it and its pilot in two! Okay, need to fight eliminated, time to flee oncemore!
aldo salt (04:08:43): *"Watch yourself, Kid!" Yancy say, raising Gipsy Danger's left hand and sweeping it through the incoming Gnerls! "Don't get cocky!"+
Meraxa (04:09:31): Ataru: This coming from the 'rockstars' of the PPDC?
cubey@aol.pl (04:10:40): Izuru: "We're going to make it! Everyone!"
aldo salt (04:10:43): "What can I say?" Yancy says with a shrug that's echoed in the moment of the Jaeger. "It ain't being cocky if we're just That Good. Right, Raleigh?"
Wyverncakes (04:10:50): [Yance and Ataru] Well, under the pressure of this, lining up interception shots on those missiles is a bit difficult and Gold 4 is hit a bit... but fortunately it's the goliath Gipsy Danger to the rescue, clearing the air above it with a pimp slap of justice!
Peter Kampschroeder (04:11:26): Misa: "Rangers...quit your bragging! This is serious!"
tengusaur (04:11:39): * Hetepheres is taking steps back towards the Macross, but in the meantime... "Giant invaders, you have made a mistake in attacking Earth. Scarab Power!" A visible (and audible) wave of energy emanates from Scaraber! The insect-like mecha points its staff forward, charges energy at its end, and releases a huge laser down the street, towards the attacking Regults! Hetepheres aims into the open, so she won't cause any further damage to the city. +
Ginkan SK (04:11:57): *Russel gets the order and moves in he knows the heavy missile Regults are a bigger threat to the fortress with their heacy weapons so he's going to be going after them to do what he can to cover them by keeping them busy. He's closing again this time at high speed with his Jet magnum charging as he closes more shots are fired from his F2W canon as he moves in.+
VJockey (04:11:58): "Got that right Yancy!"
Ginkan SK (04:12:13): Russel: "I'm going after the heavy units I'll try to keep them off the Macross."
Meraxa (04:12:27): Ataru: One of these days you're gonna eat your own words.
aldo salt (04:12:54): "Heh…sorry ma'am!" Yancy says to Misa.
Wyverncakes (04:14:20): [Heph] Your beam cuts down the street, with several of the Regults backing off as if they know what this kind of display of power is going to be followed by! Too bad that Regults really just move on the ground via walking or hopping, and your searing laser cuts through another two normal Regults and one light missile type!
aldo salt (04:14:42): *The older Beckett brother focuses on the remaining ground Regults. "Right then: let's dance all over these guys!" He drives his legs forward, breaking Gypsy Danger into a sprint! Shoulder rockets fire, lifting the Jaeger off the ground! And then– &
Wyverncakes (04:15:32): [Russel] Your cannon shots manage to catch one distracted Heavy Missile-type off-guard, blowing the machine to smithereens just before the Jet Magnum demolishes a second, helping take some more pressure off of the Macross and clearing your own path to the vessel!
VJockey (04:15:58): *Raleigh lets out a loud whoop as he aimed to land right on top of the enemy force!+
Wyverncakes (04:17:19): [Becket team] Well, that's one way to do a goomba stomp, flattening another half-dozen Regults at the small price of minor discomfort on the bottom of your feet!
Wyverncakes (04:17:34): One way or another you've all gotten to the Macross, and just in time too!
Wyverncakes (04:17:42): Its engines are good to go, the ship is ready to take off!
Wyverncakes (04:18:21): Everyone who can't fly, best to just stick your guns outside of the hangar taking potshots at the enemies. Everyone who can? Don't get too far away!
Wyverncakes (04:18:33): Gloval, give the order to take off!
cubey@aol.pl (04:19:13): Izuru: "Did we make it?"
Ginkan SK (04:19:16): Russel "Scratch two. Moving for the Macross."
aldo salt (04:20:18): Yancy grunts as he crouches, and the Gypsy Danger does the same thing, backing into the large hanger bay on hands and knees. "Jesus! It's like creeping into a cardboard box!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:20:43): (The ship has been taking off for its entire action!)
Wyverncakes (04:20:52): (Righto)
Wyverncakes (04:21:08): Samuel: "Well, now you know what a TV dinner feels like, Ranger."
Wyverncakes (04:21:59): Up the Macross goes, soaring up... into the atmosphere as its defenses and the last of its intact VFs make their way back to the ship.
Wyverncakes (04:22:48): Unfortunately...
Wyverncakes (04:22:59): MOAR BOMBARDMENT from the alien forces!
Wyverncakes (04:23:19): Fortunately nothing's hit the Macross itself just yet... but you can clearly see explosions from up above.
tengusaur (04:23:23): Hetepheres looks down on the ground, quickly disappearing below. "It worked. But their fleet is still in the orbit."
Wyverncakes (04:23:41): The aliens definitely don't want you getting back together with the other UN Spacey ships...
Peter Kampschroeder (04:24:27): Gloval: "D-damnit....Misa! Get us through!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:31): Izuru: "We'll have to break through. How many enemies are there?" He looks around the space battlefield, strangely focused for himself.
Wyverncakes (04:25:26): And to answer your question Izuru...
Wyverncakes (04:25:51): ... A ton of enemies. You've seen large forces of UE and Wulgaru forces, sure.
aldo salt (04:26:10): "Yeah?" Yancy replies to Samuel. "Well, try not to get us cooked!"
Wyverncakes (04:26:31): But both those groups threw mostly grunt suits at you. This new alien flotilla has countless warships that dwarf even the Macross... and-
Wyverncakes (04:26:37): Another explosion above!
Wyverncakes (04:26:55): Hey Misa, you know how you were talking about the two ARMD carriers above?
Wyverncakes (04:26:59): Guess what both just got destroyed!
Wyverncakes (04:27:37): Roland: "Damn... how much longer until our reinforcements get there?!?"
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:03): Izuru is going to look at the destruction with a D: face.
Wyverncakes (04:28:39): Samuel: "Considering how much riff-raff the ESUN's forces are having to cut through? Not soon enough. And even if they are, with the Spacey's losses the Macross is going to be in a terrible position."
tengusaur (04:28:56): Hetepheres: "At this rate, we will have to leave the Macross and defend it in space, against the overwhelming enemy fleet. Get ready for this."
Meraxa (04:29:00): Ataru: Tch, and we were just celebrating our wins over invaders from space...
VJockey (04:29:04): [Raleigh's teeth are grit at this. Kind of a situation where all he can do is just sit and wait...]
Peter Kampschroeder (04:29:23): Misa: "In just one barrage...no way..."
Wyverncakes (04:29:30): Positioning...
Peter Kampschroeder (04:29:32): Gloval: "Hrrm...I wonder..."
Wyverncakes (04:29:43): Yes, Gloval...
Ginkan SK (04:29:52): Russel "They could have destroyed the ship while it was docked. Why didn't they? Do they want it intact?"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:30:05): Gloval: "Samuel! Where's the nearest fleet we can rendevous with?"
Wyverncakes (04:30:17): Samuel: "Checking, checking..."
aldo salt (04:30:19): "So…" Yancy says to Raleigh, twiddling his thumbs. "How about them Lions?"
aldo salt (04:30:39): "The Divine Crusaders-type mechs, not the sports team."
Wyverncakes (04:31:13): "When Hetepheres confirmed that diplomacy wouldn't work, we scrambled fighters and ships from our Luna Base on the moon."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:31:37): Gloval: "...On the other side of the enemy, hrrrm..."
Wyverncakes (04:31:50): "But getting through them would require getting through the enemy's blockade!"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:32:03): Gloval: "...Claudia. What's the status of the Fold Engine?"
Wyverncakes (04:32:43): Claudia, you'll see the Engine's systems are all reading green!
VJockey (04:32:53): ".. Pretty much on the low side if you ask me. If you want a plane, make a plane."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:33:54): Claudia: "It's ready, sir. But...that's system's untested..."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:35:08): Gloval: "I'm afraid we haven't much choice...Misa! Bring us down towards Ataria Island. Claudia! When we hit 1,000m from the surface, activate the fold engine and bring us to the lunar fleet. With any luck, they'll think we're landing..."
Meraxa (04:36:03): Ataru: Any idea what he's on about...?
aldo salt (04:36:03): Yancy coughs delicately. "Ah, Raleigh? That may not be the best thing to say next to a bunch of Valkyrie pilots."
VJockey (04:36:56): "That's different. Its can be an entire plane or an entire robot."
Wyverncakes (04:37:26): Samuel: "... Faking that out like that..."
Wyverncakes (04:37:51): "And actually... Roland? I think in this kind of emergency they have clearance."
Wyverncakes (04:38:08): Roland: "Right. Captain Gloval..."
Wyverncakes (04:38:23): "... We're giving you clearance to activate your TSEN teleporters."
Wyverncakes (04:38:56): "As soon as you complete your fold jump, we're going to send you as many people as we can for this fight."
aldo salt (04:39:01): Yancy blinks. "Teleporter?"
Wyverncakes (04:39:07): "Transmitting clearance code now..."
Aero (04:39:08): Willis: "Wait what's going on?"
Wyverncakes (04:39:20): And everyone, the Macross was going up?
Wyverncakes (04:39:38): ... Buuuuut now it's changing course and heading back down towards Earth!
Wyverncakes (04:40:17): Fifteen hundred, fourteen hundred, twelve hundred, one thousand fifty...
Peter Kampschroeder (04:40:20): Misa's voice echoes across the ship. "All hands, brace for acceleration. All hands, brace for acceleration. We will be executing a fold jump, secure all large objects and brace for acceleration."
Wyverncakes (04:40:28): ... One thousand!
cubey@aol.pl (04:40:43): Izuru: "We're going back doooown!"
tengusaur (04:40:43): Hetepheres: "I see what they're planning..."
Wyverncakes (04:41:16): The Fold Drive kicks in, space around not just you, but South Ataria Island and the area around it rippling...
Aero (04:41:17): Willis: "Mind explaining!"
Wyverncakes (04:41:34): ... And in a brilliant flash of light, you're all suddenly out in space!
Ginkan SK (04:41:57): Russel: "the fold Drive...." Russel hurks as th drive kicks in it seems like an enternity but then it's over. "What... was that the drive?"
Ginkan SK (04:42:14): (And so we ended up in SRW 3.2)
Meraxa (04:42:18): Ataru: ...N-No way! Its THAT kind of fold?!
Wyverncakes (04:42:36): Not only that, but South Ataria Island as well... along with a chunk of ocean now flash-frozen into ice. Thank god at least one fancy bit of alien tech on the Macross was working ri-
Wyverncakes (04:42:39): Wait.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:42:42): Claudia: "It worked..." Misa: "Damage report!" Gloval: "Kim, get those teleporters up and running. We haven't got a moment to spare."
Wyverncakes (04:42:43): Where's the moon?
cubey@aol.pl (04:42:44): Izuru: "We've teleported? Where are we?"
Wyverncakes (04:42:46): ... And the Earth?
Peter Kampschroeder (04:42:49): Kim: "Uh, sir..."
aldo salt (04:42:57): Yancy…is speechless. "How–" He begins to say.
aldo salt (04:43:00): "How–"
Aero (04:43:17): Willis: "Did we get teleported?"
aldo salt (04:43:41): "HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GUARD THE PACIFIC FROM HERE?!?!?!"
Wyverncakes (04:43:54): In fact... the closest large body near you is a planet most of you have only really seen from telescope or picture books...
Wyverncakes (04:43:58): (http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/uranus_voy2.jpg)
tengusaur (04:44:09): Hetepheres: "...I do not think this went as plannet."
tengusaur (04:44:11): *planned
cubey@aol.pl (04:44:13): Izuru: "The moon doesn't look like that! We're in deep space!"
Aero (04:44:13): Willis: "WOW WE'RE AT URANUS."
VJockey (04:44:22): "... Heh..."
Peter Kampschroeder (04:44:27): Gloval: "..."
VJockey (04:44:32): [Oh wow. Real mature Raleigh.]
Wyverncakes (04:44:33): Oh, and on top of everything else, the Fold Drive's just up and left too.
Wyverncakes (04:44:44): Damn this stupid refurbished alien battleship!
aldo salt (04:44:45): Yancy reaches over and smacks Raleigh across the neural interface helmet.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:45:01): Gloval: "What do you mean, left." Engineer: "Uhh, it's just that sir, it's gone."
VJockey (04:45:04): [Cue brotherly smack battle.]
Wyverncakes (04:45:25): The ONE saving grace though... at least the TSEN Device is functioning...
aldo salt (04:45:52): [Naturally, given that they're still wearing mo-cap harnesses, Gypsy Danger winds up doing a bongo solo on the inside of the hanger bay!]
Ginkan SK (04:46:08): Russel: "Waits that's uranus....?" Somehow Russel makes no jokes about this.
Meraxa (04:46:09): Ataru: ...Geez... if not for the teleporters, this ship and everbody on it would be stranded beyond even humanity's reach...
cubey@aol.pl (04:46:17): Izuru: "Umm. What's going on with the Jaeger?" He looks with concern at the epilepsy attack.
tengusaur (04:46:24): Hetepheres: "Once again, a malfunctioning teleporation brings me to a completely new location. Once again, we can return by TSEN. Only for the Macross itself, it will not be that easy..."
Aero (04:46:43): Willis: "Don't think we'll be able to TSEN an entire ship back."
Wyverncakes (04:46:50): And then... something suddenly shoots through the TSEN teleporter!
Wyverncakes (04:46:57): ... It's a tin can with a string attached.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:46:59): Misa: "...Miss...Heteph..ers...Please, do not narrate."
Wyverncakes (04:47:21): Roland's voice comes through it. "Captain Gloval? Anyone?"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:47:47): (That's probably in the hangar, not the bridge)
Wyverncakes (04:47:54): "... Sorry, but when the ship just vanished... we lost track of where you were. Hellow? Anyone there?"
Wyverncakes (04:48:01): (Then someone better go and answer the phone!)
aldo salt (04:48:22): Yancy pauses mid-slap to Raleigh's faceplate. "Ah. We're just recalibrating for deep space. Yup, recalibrating." He says to Izuru.
Aero (04:48:28): For once even Willis is confused. "How..."
cubey@aol.pl (04:48:33): Izuru: "Commander-in-chief? We're near Uranus!"
tengusaur (04:48:40): Hetepheres: "Commenting on a dramatic situation like this is only natural. Yes, commander?"
Wyverncakes (04:49:39): "Uranus? But that's..."
Ginkan SK (04:50:05): "We just went faster than light, the first humans to do so..."
Wyverncakes (04:50:07): "... I'll, try to see what I can do on my end."
Wyverncakes (04:51:09): "Fortunately, and I know this feels a bit anti-climactic, but the aliens have fallen back for now. Between the ship they're interested in up and vanishing like that and our fleets nearing theirs, I guess that was the incentive."
Wyverncakes (04:51:34): "In the meantime though... just try to get situated, and start heading for home. And we'll take this... one step at a time, I guess."
Wyverncakes (04:51:39): So...
VJockey (04:51:57): "Hey Yancy. Think the Marshall's upset at us up and getting thrown into deep space like this?"
tengusaur (04:52:26): Hetepheres: "They will be back. Those giants are a ferocious and stubborn race. Make sure to use the time to prepare for their return."
Wyverncakes (04:52:28): Oh right... and there's also South Ataria Island there too to worry about.
aldo salt (04:52:38): "He'll chew us to bits!" Yancy agrees.
cubey@aol.pl (04:52:39): Izuru: "Our secret teleporter is working, so maybe..." He's rather shy approaching the Rangers. Maintenance, huh...
aldo salt (04:53:28): He pauses, then grins slyly, shutting down the Drift link and unstrapping himself. "Want to take snapshots of Uranus while we still can?"
VJockey (04:53:42): "...."
Wyverncakes (04:53:51): Yancy?
VJockey (04:53:52): [Raleigh's just going to chuckle again.]
Peter Kampschroeder (04:54:03): Vanessa: "Uh, sir, I'm picking up something on our sensors..."
Aero (04:54:18): Willis: "Did they find us already?"
Peter Kampschroeder (04:54:33): Those of you looking out the window will have a wonderful view of...South Ataria island. Now, in space.
Peter Kampschroeder (04:54:38): Also it's headed right for you.
VJockey (04:54:46): ".............."
cubey@aol.pl (04:54:53): Izuru: "Aaah! The island! The island is out in space too!"
Wyverncakes (04:54:56): Yeah Yancy
Aero (04:54:59): Willis: "It was brought with us?"
VJockey (04:55:01): "Yancy."
aldo salt (04:55:04): Yancy reaches over and gives Raleigh a special noogie…then looks up at the viewscreen and notices the island.
aldo salt (04:55:06): "Oh."
Wyverncakes (04:55:07): In five seconds you're about to regret unstrapping yourself.
VJockey (04:55:08): "Yancy!"
Wyverncakes (04:55:20): CRASH!
Wyverncakes (04:55:25): Mission...
Peter Kampschroeder (04:55:27): Gloval: "Brace for im-"
tengusaur (04:55:28): Hetepheres: "The area of the teleporatation effect was wider than expected. Watch out, collission."
Wyverncakes (04:55:29): ... Accomplished?
aldo salt (04:55:33): "Oh SHI—!"
Meraxa (04:55:46): Ataru: ACK!
Ginkan SK (04:56:10): Russel: "BRACE FOR IMPACT!" Russel does so.
aldo salt (04:56:29): Yancy tries to strap himself back in, but–!
aldo salt (04:58:22): –Shenanigans still happen.