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[NARRATOR] In our last episode,

the members of the 15th Tactical Armored Squad,

lead by Dana Sterling, found themselves caught up

in the nightmarish environment

of the Robotech Masters' mother ship.

Bowie Grant was reunited with his star-crossed love, Musica,

while a battle to control the giant ship

raged all around them.

Rebellious members of the elite Robotech society were subdued,

and Dana Sterling and the rest of her squad

became the prisoners

of the cryptic Robotech Masters.

[NARRATOR] The remains of an extremely devastating battle

float listlessly in the vacuum of space

surrounding the Robotech Masters'

heavily damaged fleet.

It is a grim reminder of the horrors of war,

especially a war fought with the awesome weaponry

forged from the science of Robotechnology.

[LOUIE] This chamber is peculiar.

There's no sign of a ventilation system of any kind.

Logically, we should be suffocating.

[SEAN] That kind of logic we don't need, Louie,

though an air duct would be nice.

We might've been able to escape through it.

[DANA] Oh, I wish I knew what they had in store for us.

That friend of yours, I bet he knows.

[gasps, sighs]

[ANGELO] Yeah, our good buddy Zor,

who kept the enemy informed of every move we made.

That's not fair!

How was I supposed to know he was a spy?

That's right.

After all, love is blind,

and a woman can be excused for overlooking

a little character flaw like that. Hm?

Hey!

That's enough out of you, Phillips! Hmph!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Fascinating. The Earthlings have a tendency

to turn on each other when in captivity.

They are too primitive to comprehend

that what we are doing will ensure

their survival, as well as our own.

If the Invid should obtain the Protoculture before we do,

it will mean the destruction of the entire human species.

Hm. That is not a particularly unpleasant prospect.

As to the prisoners, my suggestion is that

the four of them should be reprocessed

into clones straight away.

I say it might be more efficient

to simply destroy them.

Excuse me, My Lords, but I propose you wait

until we've deprogrammed Zor Prime's memory matrix.

[CLONE MASTER 2] His experience on Earth has increased

his bioenergy index above that of any other clone.

[CLONE MASTER 1] We believe it has something to do

with his extended exposure to human emotions,

but we can't be certain until--

[ANNOUNCER on PA] Attention, all sectors,

this is Clone Control.

Clone quadrant four reports that Zor Prime is missing.

- -What? - -[ANNOUNCER] Repeat, Zor Prime

is not in his assigned sector.

All security units report to clone quadrant four.

[NARRATOR] In another part

of the Robotech Masters' enormous ship,

Musica's mind is troubled

by feelings that she has never known before,

that none of her people have known before.

Feelings of sadness and love.

[MUSICA] Oh!

Bowie.

[ALLEGRA] Musica, you must try to lift your spirits.

Octavia and I are here. We will accompany you.

[MUSICA] Mmm.

[ALLEGRA] Let us begin.

[MUSICA] Perhaps they are right.

Perhaps the music will free my mind from--

No! It's hopeless!

[BOTH gasp]

[MUSICA] Oh, will it be this way forever?

What? Why, what do you mean, Musica?

I'm sorry, sisters, but sometimes I wish

we weren't always together.

The three who act as one.

- -Musica! - -Stop that!

Yes, I am guilty of wondering what it must have been like

before the triumvirate, when each of us was able

to act independently.

A time when we were capable of feeling pleasure,

pain, happiness, or even loneliness.

You mean, like the human prisoners?

I wonder. What is it like to feel love?

You can't mean such a thing, Musica. You can't!

You must cast such thoughts from your mind!

[MUSICA] My sisters, I only wish that I could.

[MUSICA sobs]

[GUARD 1] Any sign of him?

[GUARD 2] No, none whatsoever,

and we've been through this sector

backwards and forwards.

Well, he can't have gone far in this amount of time.

[GUARD 2] Agreed. Why don't we split up

- -and take sectors one by-- - -What is it? What's happened?

It seems Zor Prime has disappeared

from the clone quadrant.

What?!

[GUARD 2] We don't know what he's up to.

But it's important that he be found quickly

because the fate of the human prisoners depends

on what the Masters discover in Zor Prime's memory matrix.

He may be on his way here, so be careful.

In his present condition, he's capable of anything.

[ALLEGRA] I understand.

[MUSICA] I know what I must do now.

[ALLEGRA] Musica, did you hear?

[gasps]

[ALLEGRA] Musica, stop!

[NARRATOR] Meanwhile, the object

of the Robotech Masters' intense search

wanders dazedly through the labyrinth

of the huge ship's residential sector.

[ZOR groans]

[ZOR] Uh? Where am 1?

What's happened to the city?

It's so bright.

[DANA] Zor!

Zor, where are you?

[ZOR] Huh? Who is it?

[DANA] Hurry up, Zor!

- -[DANA] Here I am. - -[ZOR] Uh, Dana!

[DANA] Come on, catch me!

- -[DANA laughs] - -[ZOR] No, wait!

Are you all right, Zor?

[ZOR] Hmm.

Musica!

Huh? The residential sector.

Musica, tell me, how did I get here?

I don't know, but they have search parties

looking everywhere for you!

They're going to deprogram you, Zor.

Well, something brought me here,

something guided my steps.

But what was it?

Wait! I had visions of another place.

A city in the sky where men and women

were walking under a bright sun.

The place seemed somehow... familiar to me.

[MUSICA gasps] The Protoculture site!

It was in your dream!

Huh? What do you mean?

You visited the site of the Protoculture matrix.

You went there once with Dana and Bowie.

With Dana?

[DANA] Zor!

[laughs]

[DANA] That does it, you two-timing alien!

- -[ZOR groans] - -[IDANA] Zor!

Zor, where are you going?

[SEAN] Welcome to the club, stranger.

[ANGELO] Somebody's gotta keep an eye on him.

[DANA] That does it, you two-timing alien!

[SEAN] Welcome, stranger... Stranger!

Where are you, Zor?

[ZOR grunts]

[MUSICA] Zor, are you all right?

[ZOR] I can't take any more of this!

Please tell me who I am, Musica.

Why is my mind so full of nightmares like this?

You are Zor Prime,

a clone of the first Robotech Master.

[ZOR] What? What are you saying?

Stop it, Zor, you mustn't ask me for any more!

They'll deprogram you if they think you know too much!

[groans]

[MUSICA gasps]

What have you done to Zor, huh?

[MEGA] It was only a low-gain destabilizer.

The clone will survive.

How could you?

[MEGA] Thanks to you, Musica,

and his exposure to the trauma of human emotions,

Zor Prime is experiencing an unhealthy increase

in self-awareness,

causing severe dysfunctions

of the neuro-sensor of his brain.

He is no longer a dependable clone

and therefore must be dealt with accordingly.

- -Karno! - -[KARNO] Hm?

[MEGA] Take him and prepare him for deprogramming.

Then he and his human companions will be destroyed.

[gasps]

[MUSICA] Oh, Karno, please.

Musica, there was a time when we were chosen

to be mates and you refused me.

I can hardly believe you expect me

to disobey my orders on your account.

[MUSICA] Oh, Karno!

No, stop! Please!

Ohh!

[MUSICA sobs] They will destroy them all.

- -[OCTAVIA] Musica! - -[MUSICA gasps]

Your sisters are here now, Musica.

Everything will be all right.

Leave me alone!

[gasps]

Musica!

[MUSICA] Oh! I must find Bowie.

I must!

Musica!

I fear that we have truly lost her now.

They are strange things, human emotions,

and I do not understand how they work.

But, my sister, I have a terrible feeling

that destruction will follow them.

[SEAN] Hey, easy with the peashooter!

We are to proceed to the place of termination.

[DANA] Now, wait a second!

We're what you call prisoners of war, buster!

You can't just bump us off!

- -[GUARD] Back! - -[DANA] Mm?

[GUARD] No more talking. We go.

[MUSICA] Hmm.

[MUSICA] Now, let me see. Which one is it?

I think this one.

Oh!

[GUARD] Come along, all of you.

[DANA] You'll never get away with this!

[MUSICA] My sisters, my people, forgive me.

[DANA] Huh? Hey, watch out!

- -What is-- - -Huh?

[BOTH shout]

Huh?

There. I told you, you wouldn't get away with it!

- -[MUSICA] Bowie! - -[BOWIE] Huh?

Musica! Musica!

[BOWIE whistles] That thing is huge!

It looks like a hotel I stayed in once.

If I'm not mistaken, this must be

the nerve center of the entire ship.

Yes. Everything on board is controlled here.

That unit governs the defense barrier

surrounding the ship.

It will have to be deactivated if you hope to escape.

Well, I'll be. So what you're sayin' is

this chamber's the whole shooting match.

Tell you what, if we throw a couple of cobalt grenades

in there, we'll bring this ship down so fast

it'll make you dizzy!

You must not do that!

If you destroy this system,

you'll be destroying thousands of my people!

I hate to break it to ya, but your people and mine are at war.

Angelo, she's right!

Anyway, our first order of business is

to find Zor and rescue him!

Zor? Forget him, he's one of them.

Let's start blastin'.

- -[DANA] No, Angelo. - -Huh?

What? Don't tell me you agree with them, ma'am?

Yes, I'm afraid I do. Let's go!

Huh? Argh.

[TECHNICIAN] My Lords, we are ready to begin

deprogramming the clone.

[TECHNICIAN] All systems are ready for deprogramming.

Good. Let us prepare to transfer Zor Prime's

memory matrix to the vault.

My Lord.

[CLONE MASTER 2] Of course, his matrix must be

completely restored before we begin the transferal.

Huh?

[gasps]

What are they doing to him?

Shh!

My Lord, systems show the clone's bioroid memories

have been completely reinstated.

Good. Now restore that part of the matrix

dealing with his time on Earth.

This is some screwy operation.

Why are they filling him up with all this stuff

if they're just going to dump it all out again?

I'm not exactly sure, but it's certainly convenient.

- -Huh? - -By watching very carefully,

we'll know just when to get down there.

I believe those gauges are indicators of the degree

to which his memory matrix has been restored.

So then, in plain English,

we'd better wait for all the gauges show full.

Yes, exactly. If we want him to have a memory.

[TECHNICIAN] Memory matrix restored to 87.9 percent.

[ZOR grunts]

Reinstatement of memory matrix is now completed.

[TECHNICIANS groan]

Don't anybody move!

Huh? It's the prisoners!

[KARNO] Huh?

Musica!

[DANA] Get Zor!

The rest of you, just stay where you are.

[ANGELO] All right, I've got him!

- -[GUARD] Hey! - -[DANA gasps]

Karno! Karno! Please, I beg of you! Stop fighting!

I believe you've gone mad, Musica!

What have the humans done to you to make you betray

your own kind like this?

But can't you understand?

Zor Prime is their friend!

They are only trying to save him from being destroyed!

[KARNO] I only know what I can see.

They are the enemy, and you, you are a traitor!

[GUARDS groan]

Everyone, this way!

- -Come on, Musica! - -Yes.

Huh?

Oh! So how does it feel to be back in the land of the living?

Zor, you're awake!

Yes, I guess I am.

Well, if you ask me, it's a little early

to start celebrating.

We've still gotta find ourselves a way

out of this joint, remember?

- -[engines hum] - -Huh?

We've got to get to the hovertanks!

I know, I know, I'm tryin' to!

- -[ALL screaming] - -[ANGELO] Look out!

[DANA gasps] Hey, we're back in the control center.

[DANA gasps] Get down, everybody!

Those creatures, they--

They call them bioroids.

That ring any bells?

Uh, they're familiar.

Of course, the bioroids!

Now I remember!

- -[ZOR whimpers] - -Huh? Zor, what's the matter?

Musica, tell me, why did they send me

to Earth in the first place?

Why am I so important

to the Robotech Masters?

Huh! But, Zor, didn't you know?

You were their eyes and ears.

You were sent to Earth as their spy.

A spy?

The Masters planted a neuro-sensor in your brain.

You had no control over it, Zor.

[alarm sounding]

Well, whatever it is, it's sure makin' me sick!

It sounds like... some kind of alarm.

- -It's a battle alert. - -Wha...?

Your forces must be attacking us!

[RADAR TECH] Enemy objective at 7-9, mark five and closing.

All fighters are ready for launch, sir.

[ROLF] Hm.

[chuckles] Emerson would never attack

when his own godson's on board.

He have any reason to want to blow you

to smithereens, Bowie?

Will you be quiet?!

The answer is no, Sean.

He doesn't have a special reason.

He doesn't need one.

He'd never let a thing like that

detract from his mission.

In his eyes, I'm just another common soldier!

Oh, Bowie.

Great! So much for family feeling.

I guess that means we'd better make our move right now.

You got it! Let's show these bioroids

what the 15th Squadron's made of.

All chopper pilots, maintain your battle formation!

On my order, you will launch the second wave!

Louie! Aren't you ready yet?

[LOUIE] Almost. It's a rather delicate procedure.

There! Alley-oop!

[MUSICA] Didn't you know?

You were their eyes and ears.

You were sent to Earth as their spy.

[ZOR] Hm?

[ZOR] Dana...

[MUSICA] There isn't much time.

The ship will be destroyed soon.

I must get to the barrier control!

Huh? Musica!

[MUSICA screams]

Musica!

- -[BOWIE] Are you all-- - -[MUSICA] Bowie, the barrier,

it must be deactivated!

[BOWIE] You stay here, I'll get it!

Uh, which one is it?

There is a knob on the lower right of the console!

Push it! A lever should appear.

[BOWIE] Mm? Yes, there it is!

Pull it downwards, Bowie.

[BOWIE] All right.

[MUSICA] That's it! The barrier will be down now.

Hurry, we must go!

[laughs]

Yippee!

That was the last one!

[SEAN] That was the last of 'em, huh?

[DANA] Ugh! How many of these tin-plated zombies are there?

[gasps]

[DANA] Huh? What the...?

Good for you, Zor!

[ZOR] You three go ahead, I'll stay here and delay them!

- -But, Zor-- - -[ZOR] I know what I'm doing.

Don't worry, I'll catch up with you. Now go!

Huh?

[ZOR] Get moving!

He's right!

Okay. But we'll be waiting for you!

[ANGELO] Okay, Lieutenant,

we got our tanks back, but what now?

They won't do us any good in deep space!

[DANA] I know that, Angelo!

- -Don't you think I know that? - -[ANGELO] Well?

[gasps]

[SEAN] Yech! What a pile of robo-junk!

It would appear to be some kind of a salvage yard.

Louie, about how much time would you need

to make repairs on five hovercraft?

Huh? Hm... it could be done if all their thrusters

and gyro-stabilization units are still intact.

But I can't guarantee you that they'd handle very well.

I'm not looking for state of the art.

Just make 'em shipshape enough to get us back to our side.

Huh? Direct hit received, sir.

Severe damage on B deck.

General Emerson, we can't take much more of this pounding.

Mm. Notify all of our Ajax.

We will maintain this position for just five minutes.

[MARIE] Sir, have you forgotten?

The 15th Squadron's still aboard that ship somewhere!

My orders remain the same,

all units will disengage in five minutes.

Let's hope this works.

[DANA] Oh, Zor.

[DANA] I betrayed my friends.

And now, the only way to redeem myself

is by betraying my people.

Everything I touch turns to ashes.

[ZOR] So be it.

Goodbye, Dana!

That big explosion, it could only have come

from somewhere in the main control center

of the ship, Lieutenant.

[gasps]

But, Zor, you stupid alien, you said you'd catch up with us!

[sobs] Oh, no!

[ANGELO] I'm truly sorry about that, ma'am.

I know you were fond of him.

Huh?

[gasps] It's him! He's come back!

[ANGELO] Hm. Look at that,

he's even brought a change of clothes.

[MAN] Sir, the five minute limit has expired.

Blast! Notify all pilots. We're pulling back.

[RADAR TECH] Six enemy hovercraft closing quickly.

But they're being piloted by battloids!

It's the 15th Squadron! They've made it through, sir!

[NAVIGATOR] Excuse me, General, we're awaiting your orders.

Right! Prepare to withdraw

as soon as we've got them all safely on board.

[NAVIGATOR] Yes, sir!

[sighs]

Musica.

[gasps]

Musica, what is it?

Oh, it's nothing, Bowie.

[BOWIE] Uh.

Look at that, the whole thing's gonna blow.

[MUSICA gasps]

[MUSICA] Farewell, my sisters.

[NARRATOR] In the next episode of Robotech,

the survivors of a critical battle

against the armada of the Robotech Masters

return to Earth.

Bowie Grant gets his friends in the 15th Squad

to help him smuggle his newfound love,

Musica, past the military police.

But the plan backfires,

requiring Bowie and Musica to flee for their lives.

Be sure to be watching next time for "Daydreamer,"

the next thrilling chapter in the amazing saga of Robotech.

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