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[NARRATOR]
Emerging from hyperspace

above the planet Mars,

the Zentraedi forces
have traveled

far ahead of
Earth's space fortress.

Their plan is to stage
an ambush of the huge ship.

Deploying a Cyclops
recon vessel,

the aliens sweep over
the deserted Earth outpost

known as base Sara,

reporting back
their mother ship.

[ALIEN over radio] Our scanners
reveal no life readings,

no energy levels of any kind.

It would appear
that the Earth people

have abandoned this post.

[EXEDORE]
Most of the inhabitants, sir,

were destroyed in a battle
with our allied forces,

and the few that survived
were able to escape.

Then this will make
a perfect trap.

I have ordered
the 7th Mechanized Division

of the Botoru Fleet
to assemble here immediately.

Impossible. This just cannot be.

Surely, sir, you haven't
ordered up Khyron's Division?

Indeed I have. Why not?

[EXEDORE]
Aren't you familiar, sir,

with his reputation
and his battle record?

In the Mona Operation,

he got drunk and ended up
killing some of his own men.

In the Isyris battle zone,

he almost wiped out
two divisions of friendly forces

while successfully
destroying the enemy,

and for that,
his own troops have

named him "The Backstabber."

So they call him
"The Backstabber."

[explosion, rumbling]

[ALIEN over radio] Warning.
Ships emerging from space-fold

are too close to our forces.

Collision imminent.

This is happening
just as I expected.

Khyron. Sir, he is a commander
totally without discipline.

[beeping]

Commander,
the 7th Mechanized

Space Division has arrived.

We are reporting
as ordered, Breetai.

[snickers]

[EXEDORE groans]

[GREL]
Ha. Just as I thought.

We crashed
into four ships total.

You thought it would only be
three at the most.

I win the bet.

Be quiet, you fool!

Our conversation
is being broadcast.

[GREL]
What?

[chuckles]
Sorry.

Khyron, you'd better watch
your step around me

or I'm liable to take away
your command.

You know I mean that, too.

I've ordered you here
for an important mission

and I have no time
for any of your games.

Yes, Commander,
what is it you want us to do?

[BREETAI]
Listen, there's an empty base

on the fourth planet
of this star system.

We want to lure
an enemy ship to this base

and trap it with gravity mines.

Then I want you
to blockade the ship

without damaging it unduly

and capture
the entire crew alive.

I have enemy ships
approaching at three o'clock.

Reset main guns to AD down 20.

Yes, sir.

Skull Squadron,
attack the enemy forces

from coordinates
five o'clock relative.

[FOKKER]
Skull Leader, roger.

[RICK]
I could be next.

The enemy seems
to be retreating, Captain.

[GLOVAL] Hmm. Well, they've
decided they've had enough

for one day.

All planes, stop pursuit
and return to ship.

They've been
attacking us constantly

for the last three days.

I wonder why
they're so persistent.

Every time they attack,
we move farther

and farther away from Earth.

I know.

[FOKKER]
Rick, how you feeling?

You look tired, ol' buddy.

[RICK] Yes. These battles
every day are wearing me out.

[FOKKER] Well, I think
we've scared 'em off

for a while this time.

Why don't you try
heading into town?

Have some fun and relax.

[KIM over PA]
News from the bridge.

We have been attacked
by 120 enemy pods,

but our first, fourth,
and seventh fighter squadrons

have succeeded
in completely destroying them.

Our casualties have been light,

and our navigational system
has not been affected.

That is all.

- -[MINMEI] Hello.
- -Huh? Minmei.

Hi, Rick, how's it going?

I'm fine. Are you
out of school already?

[MINMEI]
Hmm. They closed the school down

when the enemy
attacked the fortress.

- -[RICK] Hmm.
- -What's wrong?

You seem to be very upset.

I was just thinking,

did you hear that announcement
they just made?

Yes. Isn't it wonderful?

The enemy pods
have all been destroyed.

But that isn't true, Minmei.

We didn't hit half of them,
and what's more,

we suffered much heavier
casualties than the enemy.

Oh, my.

Well, since everybody's doing
all they can for the war effort,

I don't suppose
anything positive

will be accomplished
by staying depressed.

[giggles]

[KIM] This must be
the observation data.

There's quite a lot
of it coming in,

but I'm not exactly sure
where it's coming from.

It's coming in from 16 degrees
off our present course.

- -Sara base on Mars.
- -What? That's impossible.

Are you sure you're
getting proper readings

- -from your equipment?
- -[VANESSA] Yes.

I thought Sara base
was deserted.

The reports from the last war
indicated that the enemy

had wiped out all life there.

- -No.
- -[GLOVAL] It just can't be.

Sir, do you think
there could be any survivors?

I don't see
how there could have been,

but it was a pretty big base

and I suppose
anything is possible.

[CLAUDIA] Sir, do you think
it would be worth our time

to check it out?

There would still be
plenty of supplies left there.

How badly hurt are we?

There was no effect
on our navigation, sir.

The attacks have already
knocked us off course

and we could replenish
our supplies, I guess.

All right, change course
and head for Mars.

[NARRATOR] The alien trap
proceeds according to plan,

as Captain Gloval takes
the huge battlefortress

on a course
that will bring it to Mars

and an almost certain ambush.

[NARRATOR]
Meanwhile, on the bridge,

First Officer Lisa
Hayes is tormented by

the memories of
her fiance, Karl Riber,

who was last heard from when
he was assigned to Sara base,

some time ago.

[RIBER] Lisa, do you see
that big red star up there?

Well, that's the planet Mars,

and that's where yours truly
is gonna be going

this time next week.

[LISA] Oh, Karl.
You mean that transfer

you wanted so badly
finally came through?

It came through today.

My application
has finally been authorized.

I wish it wasn't so far away,

but everywhere
I look here on Earth,

people are at war.

True enough.

No place on Earth
is safe, is it?

[RIBER]
Yeah, I may be a soldier

but I just can't take
all this fighting.

And that observation
post on Mars

will be just right for me.

But, listen, it's important
we keep this a secret

from your father, okay?

Oh, don't worry, dear,
I won't tell the admiral.

I guess... I won't be
seeing you again, huh?

We'll be together someday, Lisa,

when the Earth
is at peace again.

Ahh. I know!

I'll join the armed forces
and go to Mars myself.

[RIBER chuckles]
I hope you can make it soon.

Because I know
I'm sure gonna miss you.

Well, goodbye.

And remember, I love you!

[whimpers]

Take care!

[GLOVAL] Lisa, send out
a Cat's Eye recon unit. Lisa!

- -[LISA gasps]
- -[GLOVAL] What's wrong?

Are you sure
you're feeling all right, Lisa?

[LISA]
Yes, sir.

Lord Khyron,
recon unit heading your way.

[NARRATOR] Slowly,
the space battlefortress

descends toward the surface
of the planet Mars

and straight
into the Zentraedi trap.

[GERAO over radio]
Enemy ship descending.

It's down.

The enemy ship has landed, sir,

but it's way out of range
of our mines.

[KHYRON] Oh, I wouldn't worry
about that, Gerao.

Soon, the enemy
will approach the base.

And when they do, they'll
walk right into our trap

and there'll be no way
for them to get out.

[NARRATOR] Captain Gloval
has set the battlefortress down

well short of the base itself.

Now, he begins to deploy
a company of Destroids

to secure the supply route.

[NARRATOR] Squadrons of
Veritech fighters are launched

to observe the area and cover
the transport vehicles.

They've begun
loading the vehicles.

Move the battlefortress
onto the base.

Aye-aye, sir.

[KHYRON]
Come on, a little further.

Step into my trap.

Yes.

Requesting your permission
to leave the ship

to go check over the base.

But why?

I'd like to check out the source

of those recent signals
we monitored, sir.

- -But, Lisa--
- -[LISA] There could be

survivors from this base.

Please, it's important
to me, sir.

[CLAUDIA] Sir, I'll cover
her position, all right?

Very well. But it can be
very dangerous out there,

so be careful.

[GERAO] The enemy ship
is entering the effective zone.

Hold off, just a bit longer.

[NARRATOR]
As the battloids stand guard,

the space fortress personnel

continue to shuttle supplies
onto the huge ship,

unaware that their enemies

are just moments
from springing a deadly trap.

Commander, how about
giving me a day off

next week, all right? Over.

[FOKKER] Next week?
The whole squadron

is asking to take a day off.

[RICK]
Hmm?

[FOKKER] Everyone
has received invitations

to Minmei's birthday party.

Believe it or not,
she even invited me. [laughs]

- -Huh?
- -[CLAUDIA over radio] Hey!

Who is that gabbing
on this channel?

[FOKKER]
Hey, Claudia.

Who's Claudia?
Is she that old sourpuss, Roy?

The person you're talking about

should be passing
underneath you guys right now.

[RICK over radio]
Oh, no.

[FOKKER over radio]
Hope she didn't hear you, Rick.

[LISA]
What?

How can that computer
be online?

It had to have been activated
from this room somehow.

[LISA] But how could that be?
There's nobody around.

[LISA]
Hmm. I wonder.

[KHYRON] Gerao, aren't those
gravity mines ready yet?

[GERAO] The energy accumulation
is up to 70%--not much longer.

Blast it. This is irritating me.

[ALIEN SOLDIER] Captain,
I can't wait any longer.

- -I'm going now.
- -Huh?

What's going on?!

If I can sit here waiting
patiently, everybody can.

[ALIEN SOLDIER screams]

Listen to me,
you empty-headed idiot.

Don't you ever disobey
an order of mine again.

Or I shall kill you next time.
You understand?

I think it's nearby
in the mountains.

A disturbance or explosion.

My guess would be
it's an explosion.

An explosion?

Claudia, send out
a Cat's Eye recon immediately.

SDF-1 to Cat's Eye 207.

Investigate the 11 o'clock zone
at the 15 mile perimeter.

[PILOT over radio] This is
Cat's Eye 207. Roger and out.

A recon plane?

Are you ready with the mines?

[GERAO] Just ten percent
more to go, sir.

[growls]

A recon report is coming in
from the Cat's Eye.

I'm putting it up now.

[GLOVAL]
Good.

Huh? What is this?

An attack force of Battlepods.

[gasps] They're surrounding
the entire area, Captain!

It looks like
there's thousands of them!

Claudia, alert all stations
to prepare for battle.

All stations,
prepare for battle.

Repeat, all stations,
prepare for battle.

Captain Gloval,
do we really have any defense?

No, not really. Not up against
so many of them.

- -We'll have to take off.
- -[CLAUDIA] Yes, sir.

Attention.

Attention,
gravity control system.

Activate.

- -[beeping]
- -[CLAUDIA] We're not rising!

[GLOVAL]
Is the control system damaged?

No, sir. We're getting correct
readouts on all our sensors.

No, not on this system.

My monitor shows
something underground.

Maybe that's what's affecting

all of our
gravity controls, sir.

[GLOVAL]
Underground?

Whatever it is, it must be
part of the aliens' trap.

Stop all engines.

Full power?

[GERAO]
Yes, Captain Khyron.

I can now report
that the gravity mines

have achieved
their maximum potential.

The space fortress cannot move.

Good. Very well,
you have permission to attack.

A swarm of enemy Battlepods
are heading in to attack.

- -Blast.
- -Our defense squadrons

have already positioned
themselves for a counterattack.

- -But we can't assist them.
- -[GLOVAL] Hmm.

Vanessa, can you give us
a view of that underground trap?

- -[VANESSA] Yes, sir.
- -[GLOVAL] Hmm.

It's three kilometers down.

And we have no way
of getting to a device

that's been planted
that far underground.

Why don't we just override
the gravity controls

by firing our main engines?

[KIM] Don't you remember?
The main engines were disabled

when we were attacked
three days ago.

The enemy Battlepods have just
entered our perimeter red zone.

[CLAUDIA]
We're all just sitting ducks.

Hah! They fell for it.
Now kill them.

[CLAUDIA]
Captain, we're in trouble.

The sixth, eighth,
and eighteenth attack squadrons

have all been wiped out.

Calm down. I have a plan
that might help us

to get out of this trap.

How can we get to them
when they're underground?

I know something
about this base.

There was a reflex furnace
put in far beneath it.

If we could just get to it
and blow it up...

Probability check.

[VANESSA]
It looks like it will work.

All right, we'll start
the operation immediately.

Lieutenant Hayes is on the base.

Tell her to find
the furnace controls

- -and turn them on.
- -Yes, sir.

You want me to blow the base up?

[GLOVAL over radio]
I want you to put the furnace

into overdrive
so it will blow up

and destroy
the enemy's mine system.

It's our only chance!

Lisa, listen to me.

You're the only one
who can do this in time

to save the 70,000 of us
here on the battlefortress.

If you can't do it, we'll have
to try a suicide mission.

Claudia, get me Fokker.

[LISA on radio]
No, wait, I'll do it.

[LISA panting]

[LISA]
According to the computer,

the furnace controls are located

in the basement level
of this complex.

Not much time.

[LISA]
Got to hurry.

[LISA]
There.

That should do it.

[alarm blaring]

[COMPUTER] Warning. Furnace fuel
reaching critical mass.

Danger! Danger!

Security systems
at fail-safe point.

Furnace in overdrive. Evacuate.

Fifteen minutes to meltdown.

Evacuate.

My meters show
furnace pressure building up.

[GLOVAL]
Good. Send out a retreat order

to all Destroid
and Valkyrie Squadrons.

And tell them they must lure
the enemy onto the base

or its immediate surroundings.

Yes, sir.

They appear to be backing away.

They're so incredibly spineless.

My victory is complete.

[CLAUDIA over radio]
Lieutenant Hayes, please return

to ship immediately.

I'm coming.

[alarm blaring]

Oh!

[groans]

[gasps]

[LISA gasps]

[gasps]
Riber.

[sighs] Oh, darling.
I finally made it.

[CLAUDIA over radio]
Lieutenant Hayes.

Please respond.

Lisa, the furnace will be
exploding in a few minutes.

- -Answer me!
- -She may be hurt.

Better send somebody in
to rescue her.

[FOKKER over radio]
Men, we've just been ordered

to fly onto the base
to pick up Lieutenant Hayes.

Rick, I'm putting you in charge.

Huh? Why me?

Because you've proved to me
you're responsible enough,

and besides,
you'll be saving someone's life.

I appreciate your confidence,

but why does it have to be
that particular lady? Hmm?

- -[FOKKER] Picky, picky.
- -All right, cut it out, Roy.

I'll bring her home.

[COMPUTER]
Furnace pressure approaching

extreme danger levels.

Five minutes to meltdown.

[LISA]
Oh, Karl, I miss you so much...

Got to admit it, that boy
has really gotten a lot better.

There's the base.

Stand back. I'm gonna blast
my way into the building.

- -Huh?
- -[RICK] Are you ready?

Here I come.

[LISA screams]

Ohh...

Come on, move it.

I'm not leaving this room.

I don't know why you're here
but you can leave right now.

Is it something I said?

Go away.

[COMPUTER]
One minute to meltdown.

One minute.

I have no idea
what's happening here,

but my life is
at stake now, too, so come on.

I'm not leaving.

No way, you have to come.

Leave me alone. No! Put me down!

[RICK growls]

[CLAUDIA over radio]
Thirty seconds to explosion.

Get out of there, Rick!

Riber!

They're mad!

[LISA sobs softly]

Oh.

I hate to lose a fight!

But we'll meet one another again
and, next time, I'll win.

[laughs]

[NARRATOR]
As the huge battlefortress

pulls away from the planet Mars,

Rick Hunter
sits on the flight deck,

watching over the woman
whose life he has just saved.

He is torn between
his growing attraction

for the vulnerable
and courageous Lisa Hayes,

and his strong feelings

for the beautiful
young girl Minmei,

someone who he, someday,

would very much like
to call his girlfriend.

[NARRATOR] As Minmei's
16th birthday approaches,

Rick Hunter finds himself
constantly on duty,

defending the hard-pressed
battlefortress from attacks

by the relentless
Zentraedi armada.

Rick's thoughts are torn
between his duty to the SDF-1

and his waning love for Minmei.

Be with us next time
for "Sweet Sixteen,"

the newest chapter
in the saga of Robotech.

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