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[NARRATOR] A trap set by the alien forces

aboard their spaceship has claimed the life

of General Rolf Emerson.

Now, the 15th Squad races desperately

to find an escape route.

[LOUIE] Sergeant, these corridors

all look the same to me. Which one leads out?

[ANGELO] Who knows? We'll just have

to keep trying till we find one!

[screams]

Huh? Hey, look.

It's Lieutenant Crystal and Lieutenant Brown!

Quick, over here!

[DANA] Everybody, get down!

[ALIEN SOLDIER screams]

[DENNIS] Let's get outta here!

[BOWIE] Lieutenant, Musica says we may be near an exit!

[DANA] Terrific! Is everybody here?

[BOWIE] Yes, ma'am. Everybody except Zor!

[DANA] Zor? I thought he was with you!

[SCIENCE MASTER 1] My Lord, our situation grows

more and more critical.

In spite of repeated defeats in battle,

the enemy prepares for yet another offensive against us.

Since the capture of Musica by the alien intruders,

there has been a serious disruption

in the bioindex among many of our clones.

We must concentrate our main efforts

on the quick recovery of the Protoculture.

Eliminate anyone with a bioindex of less than 70 percent.

Oh, but My Lord--

[ROBOTECH MASTER 2] Do not argue!

They may not submit to elimination, M'lord.

There have been reports of rebellion among them.

Isolate them within the ship!

Stability must be maintained

so our forces will have the time to regroup.

We must begin an immediate counterattack

against the Micronians.

[ANGELO] Let's see what's in here.

Hmm. Looks like we found a storage area

for some of their troop carriers.

That means an exit must be nearby.

So how come they aren't guarding this area more carefully?

That bothers me, too.

It's like they want us to take one of their ships.

I don't like it. These shuttles could easily be booby-trapped!

And even if they're not, how are we gonna figure out

how to fly one to get us out of here?

[DANA] That's why we need to find Zor.

Phooey! We can get off this ship without any help from him.

[DANA] We're not leaving him behind!

Not after what he's been put through

by the Robotech Masters.

- -I'm going after him! - -[ANGELO] Wait, Lieutenant!

Come back here! Oh, for cryin' out loud!

Sarge, I'm going back too.

What's that?

[BOWIE] Musica says her people may be

in terrible danger.

And how does she know that?

I'm sorry to be a burden to you, Sergeant,

but I can sense it.

My sisters and I function together.

Everything each of us experiences

becomes a part of our collective personality.

And my sense memory tells me

that they are both in need of my help immediately.

I'm sure they'll be all right, Musica.

I'll go with you and we'll rescue them.

Yep. And I'm going along, too.

Since you all seem to be determined to go,

I don't suppose it would be very honorable of me

not to come along with you.

Wait a minute, I'm in charge here!

I'll decide whether anybody goes or not.

That's right, you are in charge. What do you say, Angie?

You wait here while we go find them.

[COMMANDER] We are about to begin a major offensive,

and I expect every man to do

his duty in defense of the Earth!

- -[SOLDIERS shouting] - -[SOLDIER] We're ready, sir!

[NARRATOR] And all across the planet,

at every outpost of the Earth Defense Forces,

the same scene is being repeated

as men and machines prepare themselves for the last

in a series of major assaults against the enemy invaders.

[SEWARD] Commander, all reports indicate

our forces are in formation.

Civil defense preparations are complete

and we are ready to launch.

Mm. Gentlemen, our backs are against the wall.

I expect this to be the final showdown

against this enemy.

Make sure all our commanders understand

this will be a fight to the finish.

[SEWARD, RUDOLF] Yes, sir!

Huh?

Hmm!

[ZOR] Take me to the Masters! I mean you no harm!

My business is only with them!

[KARNO] Ready?

- -Fire! - -[gasps]

Huh?

[KARNO] Hmph! You are a fool, Zor,

if you believe you have the power

to stand against us by yourself!

Now that your quest has failed, I am instructed to offer you

one final chance to rejoin us!

[ZOR] Never! I shall not stop

until I destroy this society or it destroys me!

It is as you wish!

Prepare to fire!

[DANA] Stay down!

[ALIEN SOLDIER screams]

Thank you for saving my life, Dana,

but I must go on alone.

No way, pal. I'm coming.

[ZOR] This will be too dangerous, Dana.

I plan to confront the Robotech Masters

and destroy them.

[DANA] That's fine. As long as you don't destroy yourself

at the same time.

Watch out, now!

[ANGELO] I don't get it. Where is everybody?

This place was full of people earlier, and now no one.

You think they all went to a different part of the ship?

[BOWIE] Either that, or they all left the ship.

[ANGELO] Now that's unlikely, isn't it?

Hmm.

[gasps]

There are my people!

They are outside the ship! We are too late!

They have been abandoned by the Masters and set adrift!

- -[LOUIE] Are they alive? - -Yes, but doomed.

Eliminated.

[BOWIE] I'm so sorry, Musica.

Maybe we can still save them.

I'm afraid a rescue operation would be pretty difficult

to pull off, Bowie.

I don't understand why the Robotech Masters

would abandon all their people anyway.

[gasps] Allegra. Octavia.

My sisters are here!

[ALLEGRA] His bioindex is down.

I'm afraid there's no hope for him.

There's always hope.

Oh, I would feel better if Musica would come.

Without the sound of Musica's harp,

I have no will left to live.

You must not say that.

We must live on our own.

We know nothing of survival as individuals.

Our lives have revolved around the triumvirate.

Then it's time for us all to learn a new way to live.

Musica is willing to stand on her own two feet and survive.

We can still be rescued!

It is much too late for any hope of rescue.

And even if we are rescued,

how will we adjust to life on our own?

[NARRATOR] On Earth, preparations

for the final offensive are complete,

and battle orders are about to be given.

[CONTROLLER on PA] Alien fleet at coordinates R5.

This is a code three red alert! Repeat, code three...

- -Uh, well, sir? - -Mm-hmm.

All squadrons airborne and engage the enemy at once!

No prisoners!

[SOLDIER] The Micronian fleet is advancing toward us, My Lord.

Assign half our fleet to engage the enemy in space.

The remainder will go down to the planet.

Once there, they must retrieve the Protoculture.

[NARRATOR] And so the alien strategy is set.

A flanking operation to avoid the Earth fleet

and to swoop down on a defenseless area

near Monument City, an area they have determined

contains the remains of the original battlefortress.

And hidden inside its Reflex Furnaces,

the Protoculture matrix they so desperately seek.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 2] There lies our last hope for eternal life

and the guarantee of perfect stability for millennia to come.

This time, we must let no one prevent us

from obtaining the matrix.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Yes, our time has finally come.

With the addition of the new Protoculture to this,

our last fertile matrix,

we shall finally have the power we need

to regenerate ourselves and our society

for the rest of eternity.

Our victory is within reach!

I shall never allow such a victory.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] So you have finally come.

We have been expecting you, Zor,

and you have not disappointed us.

[ZOR] Then I assume you know my purpose.

Yes, of course.

Your purpose has always remained the same.

You are the embodiment of Zor,

creator of the first Protoculture

and the Master responsible for our development.

You mean it was Zor who also developed

the Zentraedi people?

Zor became the prime force

behind all the advancements of our society.

But his most important achievement

was the Protoculture, which brings with it

the promise of eternal life.

No! No!

The Protoculture has brought only death!

I will end this evil here and now!

Surely you are not prepared to destroy

your most precious creation,

the embodiment of all your hopes and dreams.

Without it, your native civilization

will wither and die.

[ZOR] My civilization is already dead!

No!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 2] Do not touch the terminals!

We must hurry! The flowers have blossomed!

[yelling]

[BOTH gasp]

[gasps]

[yelling]

[NARRATOR] Attempting to save

the Protoculture vessel from destruction,

Dana Sterling has caused the seeds inside

to blossom, releasing their energy.

In terms of its usefulness to the Robotech Masters,

the matrix has now been diminished.

For Dana, the energy has unleashed

the racial memories

buried within her Zentraedi cell structure.

Huh? The triumvirate!

Huh? These flowers must have released the alien side

of my personality.

It must only work in triplicate!

[gasps]

Well, I am not a part of your people!

I am an individual human being!

[wailing]

[wailing]

[DANA] I reject the structure of your civilization.

I reject your values and your beliefs.

I am an individual human being from the planet Earth.

Oh. Huh? Where am 1?

[gasps]

Is this the future of both our civilizations?

Is this it? Total destruction?

Help! Save me!

[GIRL] Dana! Dana!

[gasps]

Now where am 1?

[GIRL] Dana, wait for me! I'm coming!

[DANA] I'm not going anywhere. Who are you?

[GIRL] I'm your sister, Dana.

The other daughter of Max and Miriya.

[DANA] My sister? But why are you here?

[DANA'S SISTER] I've come to bring you these Flowers of Life.

And to warn you about the spores.

Please, let's not talk about that.

Tell me about you. What's your name?

- -[DANA'S SISTER laughing] - -Huh? Hey!

Please come back! I want to know more!

[MAX, MIRIYA] The spores, Dana.

Beware of the spores.

- -And the Invid! - -The what?

[MAX, MIRIYA] Beware of the Invid!

They will come in search of the spores!

[NARRATOR] Dana Sterling lies stunned

in the chambers of the Robotech Masters.

Her attempt to save the Protoculture matrix

has resulted in an hallucinatory vision

and a warning.

Zor also receives a warning,

but from the Robotech Masters themselves.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] All those who stand

against us shall perish!

Soon, we shall release the Flower of Life

from the surface of the planet and be all-powerful!

Surrender to us, Zor!

Your misuse of the Protoculture shall not go unpunished!

Till you are gone, I shall not give up!

I'll be right beside you.

But what happened to me

while I was holding that container?

Are these spores really dangerous?

And what about the Invid?

- -[ALLEGRA gasps] - -Musica has come!

My sisters! I am so happy to see youl!

I was afraid you both had perished!

Many of our people have now been set adrift in space!

We've got to move out. The troops are heading this way!

[MUSICA] Yes, you're right.

We've got to get out of here! There's great danger.

[CROWD murmuring]

[NARRATOR] Meanwhile, the armada from Earth

has reached its predesignated coordinates

and stands ready to unleash its full power

on the Robotech Masters' flagship.

All ships fire!

[NARRATOR] Back on Earth, the Civil Defense Forces

desperately battle a sneak attack

by enemy bioroids

intent on destroying Monument City

and retrieving the hidden Protoculture.

[SEWARD] Commander, the Civil Defense Forces

are vastly outnumbered!

The city's being cut to ribbons!

Sir, we have no choice. We'll have to evacuate.

Go if you want. I'm staying here till this battle's over.

[ALIEN GUNNER] We've locked in on their command headquarters!

Fire!

[NARRATOR] On board the Robotech Masters' flagship,

the 15th Squad is faced with a perplexing problem.

They must find a way to leave the ship,

while protecting hundreds of refugees.

Refugees marked for elimination by the alien guard units.

This hatch leads to a docking area.

[ANGELO] Okay, I'll take a look.

Hmm. Well, everything looks all right.

I don't suppose we have much choice.

All right, everything looks okay up here,

so bring everybody up. But do it quietly.

- -And hurry! - -[CROWD murmuring]

Snap it up. Let's go. Hurry up.

- -[blasters firing] - -[CROWD screaming]

[ANGELO] Uh-oh, we got trouble.

- -Huh? - -Huh?

[KARNO] Stay where you are!

Make no move or you will be shot!

We're trapped here!

Everybody in this room,

go back at once or be eliminated!

Karno, how can you do this?

Everyone here has a right to their own life.

Hmm? How dare you speak of rights

for those who have betrayed the triumvirate

and rejected our society and its way of life!

All of you return immediately

or you'll be shot down where you stand!

No one will be leaving here. These are not your slaves.

These are individuals who have chosen freedom

over the restraints of your society.

Then you will perish, you who disrupt our lives!

[CROWD screaming]

Get back!

Why did you jump?

You have always been the ideal for all of us.

Nothing must be allowed to happen to you.

Karno, stop this immediately!

- -[BOWIE] Hey! - -[KARNO] What is this?

Musica, the Micronians have cast a spell over you!

That's not true, Karno.

I have freely chosen a new way of life!

The truth is, we are all individual beings

with free will! And you know it!

I don't believe that!

You speak lies! You're bewitched!

Any ideas on getting out?

Mm-hmm. Pray for a miracle!

[screaming]

[SEAN] So this is the reason

you stood me up for our date at the rendezvous?

Yeah, I meant to drop you a note,

but I got real involved!

[SEAN] Oh, yeah? No excuses!

[grunting]

Come on, let's get outta here!

[CROWD chattering]

[OCTAVIA screams]

[grunts]

[screams]

[MUSICA] Octavia! No!

Oh, it's all right, Musica.

I know my spirit will live in your mind.

We're still as one.

Yes, I know. To the end of space and time.

We three will always be as one.

[MUSICA sobbing]

Musica, come.

[SEAN sighs]

There, that oughta do it!

Everybody into the troop carriers!

[ALIEN SOLDIER] Particle beam generator

now locked on target.

Energy corridor open.

Level acceleration at 75 percent.

It is time. Set system to biomass now.

System now set.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] The moment of liberation is at hand!

The time has come for release of the Protoculture

from beneath the surface of the planet.

Our power will now be absolute!

Once the hidden spores have been collected,

even the Invid will not dare to stand against us!

[ZOR] Masters! Hear me!

The moment of retribution is at hand!

You must pay for your evil deeds!

Will you never understand, Zor? It is much too late!

We have destroyed the defenders and broken through

the planet's surface!

The Protoculture is about to be released!

You cannot stop it!

[DANA] Ugh! We're not gonna let you guys

get a hold of that stuff! It's too powerful!

[wailing]

Stop that machine!

Impossible. It's locked on automatic!

[screams]

[ALL screaming]

[ZOR] Master! You shall not escape me!

[ALIEN COMPUTER VOICE] Warning! Autocruise control damaged!

Ship out of control and descending!

Projected point of impact on planet's surface.

Coordinates C35!

It's heading for Monument City!

If we don't find a way to stop it,

this ship will crash right into them!

There must be a manual control system. Zor!

We have to capture him alive. We need him to run the ship.

[panting]

[ZOR] Stop, I command you!

Wait, Zor. No!

[ZOR] It's all over now.

What do you mean "all over"?

This ship's gonna demolish the city!

The Masters had to be punished

for their misuse of the Protoculture.

Well, what about my people?

Why punish them for something beyond their power?

Hmm?

[ZOR] Do not worry about your people.

I will allow no harm to come to them.

Huh?

- -[ZOR] Goodbye, Dana. - -What?

Zor! You can't do this to me!

Zor!

[NARRATOR] A fleet of troop carriers

bursts from the doomed ship,

carrying hundreds of alien refugees

and members of the 15th Squad to freedom.

Inside the command capsule of the flagship,

Zor has activated his bioroid,

and prepares to carry out his plan.

[ZOR] This shall be my final gesture.

My own sacrifice for the destruction

my creation has caused throughout the galaxy.

[DANA] Zor.

[ZOR] There is no other way.

The destruction of this ship over the site

of the battlefortress is the only guarantee

that the Protoculture will be obliterated

before it brings the Invid to this planet!

Now!

[gasps] He's destroying himself!

Stop it, Zor! Please!

Don't do this! There must be another way!

- -[explosion] - -[DANA gasps]

[DANA] Oh, no! The spores!

The spores, they're going everywhere!

[gasps]

[NARRATOR] Zor's final gesture

above the site of the SDF-1 has compounded the disaster.

In attempting to destroy his creation

and thus thwart the impending invasion

by the Invid, Zor has made

a critical miscalculation.

Instead of rendering the Protoculture matrix useless,

he has freed the spores

of the mutated Protoculture strain,

thus causing the Earth to become a fertile garden,

awaiting cultivation by the Invid.

Even now, the Invid sensor nebula

has detected the release of the spores

and the blossoming of the Flowers of Life.

For the survivors of the Second Robotech War,

the victory is a bittersweet one.

Their new society must attempt to rebuild once again,

but this time, in the face of an uncertain future,

as they must now await the coming of the Invid.

[NARRATOR] In the next episode of Robotech,

the people of Earth learn that despite all their efforts,

powerful invaders are on their way

through the cosmos to their tiny planet,

driven by a hunger that can only be sated

by the Invid Flower of Life.

Be sure to be watching "The Invid Invasion,"

the latest chapter in the amazing adventures

of Robotech.

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