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[NARRATOR]
In the year 1999,

an abandoned
alien battlefortress

crash-landed
on the planet Earth.

Our most brilliant
scientists and engineers

spent the next ten years
reconstructing the damaged ship

and studying its highly-advanced
space technology

called "Robotech."

A race of warriors
from deep space,

the Zentraedi,
entered the scene,

bent on recovering the lost ship

and destroying
Earth's civilization.

A battle for our planet's
survival was on,

and young Rick Hunter found
himself caught up in the war,

piloting an unfamiliar
fighter plane

with sophisticated engineering
he couldn't begin to understand.

Out of control, the fighter
plunged to a crash landing.

Incredibly, the plane
survived the crash,

and then it underwent
a startling transformation.

[NARRATOR] As young Rick
ponders what to do next,

the Zentraedi invaders
draw ever closer

and aboard the
reconstructed battlefortress,

Captain Gloval
and his inexperienced crew

prepare to confront
the vastly superior forces

of the alien enemy.

[VANESSA]
Twenty-four unidentified objects

are descending
just offshore, sir.

Oh, and why didn't
we detect them before now?

When the main guns automatically
fired at the first attack,

it sapped so much power
our radar was knocked out.

Those scout ships
were just a decoy.

Very clever strategy.

Lisa, call Lieutenant
Commander Fokker's team

back here immediately.

They're still combating
the first attack wave, sir.

I doubt if they can break away.

[GLOVAL]
I understand. Thank you.

[VANESSA] The unidentified craft
have landed in the water

25 miles west of us,

and they seem to
have submerged, sir.

[GLOVAL]
Call Prometheus and order them

to send out
reconnaissance choppers.

I did, sir. They'll arrive
in five minutes.

Mind reader.

[LISA]
Uh... Yes, sir.

- -[MAN 1] What is that?
- -[MAN 2] A giant robot.

[MAN 3]
Could be an alien invader.

Whatever it is,
it's stopped moving,

it's just standing there now.

Wow! Hey, Minmei,
come see what's out here!

An honest-to-goodness
giant robot!

Jason, be careful!

Oh, Jason, what if that thing
had stepped on you?

Ah, I can take care of myself.

I wanna get a good look
at that thing.

Come on, we'll go upstairs
and look out the window.

Ohh! Jason, wait for me.

Don't let him fall out
the window, you hear?

Don't worry, Auntie,
I'll watch him.

[PILOT] This is PHP-202,
we're approaching target area,

and no sign of alien craft,
so far, over.

[LISA over radio]
Roger, PHP-202,

approach with caution.

Craft suspected
to be submerged in the ocean.

[PILOT] We're being fired upon!
Let's get outta here!

[MEN screaming]

They're gone, sir,
they've been shot down.

[GLOVAL]
Hmm...

And here I am,

the helpless captain
of an untested ship,

with an inexperienced crew.

Well, Captain, it's lucky for us

that we got
this ship ready in time

to fight off the invaders.

When do you take off?

[GLOVAL]
Hmph.

You are ready, aren't you?

Why haven't you taken off,
what are you waiting for?

You must think
I'm out of my mind.

I can't take this ship
into combat

with a crew of raw recruits

who have never flown
in space before.

What's more, the ship hasn't
even been tested yet,

and with all due respect, sir,
we don't even know if it'll fly.

Hey, Kim, do you think
he means it?

[GLOVAL] ...but it'll be
against my better judgment.

[SEN. RUSSO]
I am ordering you

to take off, Captain,
understand?

I think he means it.

Oh, wow!

[KIM]
What's wrong, Sammie?

I thought you wanted
to go into space.

I do... I think.

This is an alien ship.

While we were able
to reconstruct it,

we don't understand
how to operate

even half of its functions, yet.

[SEN. RUSSO] It sounds to me
as though you're saying you have

no confidence in your crew.

Is that what you're
telling me, captain?

I didn't say that.

Well, then, what is the problem?

We spent a fortune
on this Robotech ship

and I don't wanna see it
destroyed on the ground.

- -Senator--
- -[SEN. RUSSO] No, Captain.

No more excuses, take off.

Well, if that's your order.

That's right, Captain, it is.

SDF-1 is a battleship.
That's what it was built for.

Well, girls, we're all
depending on you,

so don't let us down.

[GLOVAL]
We aren't ready for combat.

We just aren't ready!

Wow! Look how big it is!

[MINMEI]
Be careful, Jason.

[JASON]
I wonder where it came from.

[MAN 1]
Look, it moved its head!

[MAN 3]
It just fell out of the sky

and crashed
into several buildings.

[MAN 4] It's as big
as a building itself!

Look, its back opened up.

- -[MINMEI] Uh-huh. [gasps]
- -[JASON] Huh?

- -There's nobody running it.
- -Huh.

But... Wait, there he is!

Huh? What's going on here?
Where am 1?

[JASON]
The pilot looks confused.

[MINMEI] Maybe he was
injured in the crash.

[RICK] I must be seeing things,
this used to be a fighter plane.

Excuse me, what is this?

I mean, what does it
look like to you?

- -[MINMEI] Huh?
- -[RICK] What is it?

Some kind of robot, I think.

Oh, great. Wow.

When I got in this thing
it was an aircraft,

I thought I'd gone nuts.

[BOTH]
A convertible airplane?

You must be joking.

I'm as puzzled
as anybody about it.

[MINMEI]
You're kidding? You're the pilot

and you don't even
know what it is?

No, I'm not a military pilot,
I'm just an amateur.

What? How'd you get that robot?

[RICK]
It's all a big mistake.

I'm not supposed to have it.

- -An enemy spy!
- -Jason!

Spy?

Look, this was
the army's idea, not mine.

- -Wow. Look at all the damage.
- -[gasps]

You don't have to pay for it?

Me? I hope not.

- -[horn honking]
- -What?

[DRIVER]
Get that thing off the road!

I have a truckload
of vital military supplies

to deliver, and I'm in a hurry.

Now, move it!

I don't know how
it works, but I'll try.

- -[MINMEI] Good luck!
- -Thanks.

And please be careful.

Sure. I will.

So long.

[MINMEI]
I hope I see you again sometime.

Well, all I can do is
throw a few switches

and hope for the best, I guess.

At least I can see
where I'm going,

if I can just figure out
how to get there.

[panicked chatter]

[yelling] Whoa!

- -[MINMEI gasps]
- -[JASON screaming] Whoa!

Run!

[screaming]

Oh, please tell me
you're okay, Jason.

- -[gasps]
- -l am.

[RICK]
Are you okay in there?

- -Huh?
- -We're okay.

Phew. Thank goodness.

[SAMMIE] Gravity
control systems 1 through 48

are green light.

Please confirm, over.

[MAN 1 over radio]
Roger, green light.

[SAMMIE]
I am now switching

from manual to computer control.

[MAN 2 over radio]
Bay 16 reporting

countdown procedures
are completed, over.

[SAMMIE]
Roger, bay 16, clear.

[KIM]
...A-F-7-4 through 1-4-0, over.

[MAN 3 over radio]
G-H-2-4 is clear.

Priority one transmission from
headquarters, Captain Gloval.

Armor-1 reports completion
of recovery procedures

and is departing now
to join Armor-10

at rendezvous Charlie.

Hmm. Thank you, Vanessa.

Claudia,
check the reflex furnace

and see if we've recovered
full power yet.

[MAN 1 over radio]
A-F-7-4, clear.

Ready condition
on furnace power, sir.

Very good.

Antigravity. Full thrust.

[KIM]
Aye-aye, sir. Full thrust.

[VANESSA]
Antigravity, full thrust.

[SAMMIE]
Full thrust, one through ten.

Reflex furnace now activated
at full thrust

and induction control-board
countdown is underway.

Ten, nine, eight, seven...

six, five, four,
three, two, one.

Full power.

Activate the antigravity
control system.

[LISA]
The gyroscope is level, sir.

Well done.

- -[ALL groan]
- -What the blazes is going on?

Trim the pitch attitude
immediately!

It must be the gyroscope.

- -[LISA] No, look.
- -[CLAUDIA] What?

The gravity pods
are breaking away!

What is it? Oh, no!

They're tearing away
from the ship

instead of lifting it.

This can't be happening.
[groans]

[LISA] The ship is
losing altitude, Captain.

Please, tell me
I'm dreaming this.

[LISA]
Pardon, sir?

[GLOVAL]
It's a nightmare.

[CREW groans]

[GLOVAL]
Is everybody okay?

[CREW]
Aye-aye, sir, we're okay.

I want a full damage report.

Give me a computer read-out
on every system on board.

[CREW]
Yes, sir.

They'll never let me
hear the end of this.

You shouldn't blame yourself
for this, sir.

I am the captain.

[BOTH]
Hold it!

[BOTH scream]

[BOTH]
Oh, no!

Ugh. Wow.

[FOKKER] This is Skull Leader,
Veritech team, to SDF-1.

Mission completed.

We met the enemy air assault

and we sent them back
where they came from.

Very commendable work,
Commander Fokker,

- I'll--
- -[CLAUDIA] Let me talk to him.

How many did you shoot down?

Only ten, this time.

[CLAUDIA over monitor]
You're slipping, Roy.

Well, don't worry, Claudia,

I'll make it up.

Do you have any word
on VT-102?

[LISA over monitor]
He landed in Macross City

in the battloid
and he's doing more damage

than the enemy.

[laughs] Thanks, Lisa.

Who is he? He's not registered
as a fighter pilot.

It's okay, I know him.

[LISA]
He needs help.

I'd better go check on him.

[FOKKER over radio]
Skull Leader to group.

You guys head on back
to Prometheus.

I've got some business
to take care of in town.

Captain Kramer, you take over
group command, over.

[KRAMER]
Roger, Commander.

[FOKKER] I should have known
better than to leave him alone.

Aha!

There's the battloid.

This is Skull Leader
calling VT-102,

do you read me, over.

[RICK]
Hi, Roy, it's me.

Had a busy day
down there, I see.

Yeah, you might say that,
big brother.

[MAN 1]
Now what?

[MAN 2] I don't know,
but let's get outta here.

I must be dreaming this,
I don't believe it.

That airplane
became a robot, too.

Amazing.

A few small repairs
and you can take

that battloid back into action.

What are you talking about?

I don't even know
what this thing is

and I'm sure not qualified
to operate it.

[FOKKER]
If you can fly a jet,

you can operate a battloid.

The controls aren't
that much different.

I'll tell you what to do.

The legs are controlled
by the foot pedals.

Huh? Which foot pedals?

There must be
50 different controls in here.

[FOKKER]
Fifty-seven to be exact.

I'll explain them to you
while I'm making the repairs.

The battloids
are classified top secret.

And trust me,
there is a reason for them.

There, that oughta do it.

Switch on low energy and depress
the foot pedals slowly.

Okay, here goes.

[FOKKER]
That's it. See how easy it is?

Phew.

Wow, you learn fast, don't you?

[RICK]
Thanks.

[AUNTIE]
Minmei. Come on.

Okay, Auntie.

See you later,
we're being evacuated.

[ALIEN over radio]
The Recon and Battlepods

have landed, commander.

We're ready to attack.

Attention all gunnery crews,

prepare to give covering fire
to the recon assault group.

[ALIEN over radio]
Ready all guns. Ready all guns.

Set for long-range
covering fire.

[FOKKER]
We'd better get moving, Rick.

We still have a war to fight.

I'm still pretty
unsure of myself

trying to keep track
of all these robot controls.

I'm not ready for combat.

Pull the control marked "G"

and we'll switch
to guardian configuration.

[RICK] What the heck
is a "guardian"?

Here goes!

[FOKKER] The guardian controls
operate almost exactly

like the fighter plane.

You can fly it
without any problems.

Oh, no, I have to go back
for my diary.

Somebody might find it
and read it.

Don't be foolish, child.
You can't go back now.

It won't take me
a minute to get it.

- -Don't worry.
- -[AUNTIE] No, Minmei.

You don't have time. Come back!

[ALIEN over radio]
All guns standing by

for bombardment,
Commander Breetai.

Good. Level everything in
the path of the assault forces,

but be careful not to damage
that battlefortress,

I want to take it intact.

[MEN screaming]

[RICK]
They're invading the city.

Yeah, it looks like
the civilians

got out just in time.

[RICK] Wow, the whole place
is under attack,

I hope everybody got out okay.

If you're worried
about your girlfriend,

we might check on her.

Could we?

Do we have a fix on where
that bombardment is coming from?

[VANESSA] A fleet of spaceships
in lunar orbit.

Beyond the range
of our missiles.

[LISA]
Captain, an alien assault force

is approaching from the east.

- -We need air support, sir.
- -Call for it.

[LISA over radio]
This is SDF-1.

We are under attack
and need immediate support.

Assume guardian configuration.

Roger, SDF-1, comin' in.

All Veritechs switch
to guardian mode.

[screams]

[groans]

[FOKKER]
Oh, no, you don't.

Take it easy, honey,
you're okay. We'll protect you.

Take care of the girl, Rick,
I'll hold them off.

[RICK]
You can't handle them alone.

[FOKKER]
Don't argue with me.

I'll draw their fire
while you get her out of here.

[RICK] Stay right there,
I'll pick you up.

[MINMEI]
I thought you were an amateur.

Huh? Oh, no!

Trust me, I can do it.

Do I have to? Ohh!

[FOKKER] Get outta here, Rick.
Fire your jets.

[MINMEI yells]
Whoa!

[MINMEI groaning]

- -[inaudible dialogue]
- -[MINMEI] What?

What are you saying?
I can't hear you.

How's it goin', everything okay?

I'll be okay, Roy.

[FOKKER]
I don't care how you are,

how's the girl?

The girl? Okay, so far.

You'd better take
good care of her,

if anything happens to her
you'll have to answer to me.

Oh? Don't forget, big brother,
I saw her first.

That's how it is, huh?
We'll discuss this later.

[RICK laughs]

[sighs]

[groaning]

Oh, boy, I gotta find
some way to get her in here.

Uh-oh.

[MINMEI screaming]

Oh, no!

[screaming]

Here. Just grab my hand.

You can do it. That's it.

[MINMEI crying]

You're safe now, don't cry.

Are you okay?

[continues crying]
I'm all right.

Now... Oh, no!

[RICK, MINMEI scream]

[RICK, MINMEI scream]

You okay? Huh?

Oh, no, Minmei!

[grunts angrily] Yah!

- -[clicking]
- -[gasping]

Whew.

Huh?

[grunts]

[screams in fear]

[ALIEN grunts]

[ALIEN growling]

[ALIEN yells]

[gasping in fear]

[growls angrily]

[shakily] What was it?
What was that thing, Roy?

[FOKKER over radio]
That is the enemy.

Now you know why
we build the battloids, Rick,

to fight these giant aliens.

[RICK] They look just like
human beings.

Yeah, if you ever saw
a human 50 feet tall.

I guess you understand now
why we kept this a secret.

Engineering reports
backup rockets are fueled

and ready for firing.

How's the evacuation
progressing, Lisa?

[LISA]
All the civilians have been

safely transported to shelters.

The city is deserted.

Very well. Switch on
the main booster rockets,

we'll be blasting off
immediately.

I hope the standby
boosters work.

They'll work, Lisa,
they were made on Earth.

All right?

- -Blast off.
- -[CREW] Yes, sir.

[LISA over radio]
Attention, Skull Leader.

SDF-1 is taking off,
request air cover, over.

[FOKKER]
We're on our way.

[FOKKER] Come on, Rick,
let's go. Get the lead out.

Come on, Rick,
what's the matter with you?

[NARRATOR] Horrified by
the sight of the giant alien

and stunned by the death
and violence he has witnessed,

young Rick has fallen
into a state of deep shock.

The battlefortress has blasted
off to rendezvous

with the orbiting
space platforms.

A helpless Rick
and unconsciousness Minmei

are left behind,
surrounded by invaders.

[NARRATOR]
In our next episode,

the Zentraedi invaders
continue to close in

and the battle
for the planet Earth

becomes even more intense.

Attempting to escape
the superior alien forces,

Rick and Minmei
become stranded in space,

while trying
to rejoin the others.

Captain Gloval makes
a desperate decision

to execute a hyperspace jump,

which may take his ship
to safety,

or which might mean
the end for everyone.

Be with us for "Space Fold,"

the next exciting chapter
in the saga of Robotech.

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