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[DANA] Stay in formation!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] It goes as we planned. Take your leave.

[ANGELO] Watch out, Lieutenant.

[DANA] Phillips, cover my flank.

[SIMON] Oh, no!

[screaming]

[ANGELO] Simon, you all right?

[SIMON grunts]

[DANA] Angelo, get him!

[DANA] Good work, Angelo!

Now let's go back and get Simon before they do!

[GREEN] The modular self-deployed recon camera

seems to be working well, gentlemen.

[ANDERSON] I hope our patrol is successful on its mission.

It would be ironic to have to sit here and watch them fail.

[ROLF] Mmmm...

Why? It's not my fault my craft was disabled.

[DANA] I know, but without it you're defenseless,

so you'll have to stay behind.

[JORDAN] You just have to understand, Simon.

This is a very important mission,

and we can't afford to jeopardize it

by dragging you along with us!

[DANA] Still, it's far too dangerous

to leave you here by yourself,

so I think you'd better stay with him, Private Jordan.

[JORDAN] What? But, Lieutenant, I go...

Ahh, too bad, old buddy!

[NARRATOR] The command center continues

to monitor the operation,

both above and below the surface.

Using the most sophisticated Robotech surveillance equipment,

Earth headquarters is able to follow

the scouting party's progress, deep inside the enemy ship.

[ROLF] So far everything seems to be going well.

I just wish their helmet monitors

could see around corners!

You're "go" to continue the operation, Lieutenant.

[DANA] Roger! Keep the comm line open, Louie.

[NARRATOR] The progress of Dana's scouting party

is being monitored by someone else, as well!

[ANGELO] All clear ahead, Lieutenant!

This is turning out to be a lot easier than I thought!

[DANA] Too easy, if you ask me. Stay alert, Sergeant!

Wait a second. Stop!

All right, we'll split up.

Angelo, you take half the squad down the left corridor.

Corporal Nichols and I will take the one on the right.

We'll rendezvous back here in exactly two hours.

Okay, move out!

[sinister laughter]

- -[DANA] Oh, no, not again! - - [BOWIE] Now which way?

[DANA] Bowie, you and Louie come with me down the right corridor.

Sean, you and the others take the left one. Got it?

[BOWIE] Roger! Hey!

[DANA] Bowie, what is it?

[BOWIE] Just my imagination, I guess!

[ROAD] Wow! Would you get a load at the size of this place?!

[whistles]

[ANGELO] Hold it down, Private.

Stay alert, and keep your eyes peeled for anything

that might be threatening.

[SOLDIER 1] Threatening? This whole place

looks pretty threatening to me, Sergeant!

[SOLDIER 2] I've seen some pretty creepy places in my time,

but this one tops 'em all!

[ANGELO] All right, that's enough small talk.

We have a job to do, remember?

First, we'd better scout around and get our bearings.

Don't stray too far apart. Stay in sight of one another.

And if you see anything suspicious,

sound off right away.

- -Come on! - -[SOLDIER 1] Right. Hey!

Private Road has disappeared!

Huh? What?

Well don't just stand there! Spread out!

[SOLDIER 1] He was here just a second ago!

[SOLDIER 2] He was standing right to me!

[SOLDIER 1] Hey, Road! Where are youl!

If this turns out to be somebody's joke, I'll bust him!

Road!

[DANA] This is Lieutenant Sterling

calling Sergeant Dante, over!

[LOUIE] I haven't been able to raise him either, Lieutenant.

Do you think we should go look for him?

- -[LOUIE] Uh-oh! - -[BOWIE] Hey, Lieutenant!

The gate's closing behind us!

We're being boxed in like rats in a trap!

[DANA] Full power! Hit it!

[BOWIE] Like I said, rats in a trap.

[DANA] All right. Don't panic.

Louie, call headquarters and report our situation.

You know, Bowie, I've had a funny feeling all along

that we were being watched.

[BOWIE] Now that they've got us, what do you think they'll do?

[DANA] Your guess is as good as mine,

we'll just have to wait and see.

[BOWIE] I wonder if they caught the others?

[DANA] It wouldn't surprise me.

[LOUIE] Lieutenant Sterling! The radio's dead!

I can't raise headquarters on any of the channels!

Even my optic sensor is out. I can't understand it!

[DANA] That's not so hard to figure out, Louie.

The walls are probably so thick

the radio signals can't get through. That's all.

[ANDERSON] We've lost their signal completely.

Should we send in reinforcements?

No!

[DANA] Well, here's hoping the laser still works.

Stand clear!

[DANA] That wasn't so tough!

[LOUIE] What does the hole lead to, Lieutenant?

[DANA] Hmmm... Not much of anything,

but at least we're out of the trap.

All right, stay together now.

[DANA] Hey, what's that?

[cosmic music playing]

[BOWIE] I don't know! It almost sounds like music, doesn't it?

[DANA] Mmmmm...

[cosmic music playing]

[LOUIE] Hey, Lieutenant, you all right?

[DANA] Yeah, I'm fine. Let's see where it's coming from.

[BOWIE] It's hard to pinpoint. It's all around us.

[LOUIE] Whoever considers that music has to be pretty weird!

[DANA] Quiet! I can't concentrate!

It seems to be coming from over here...

[LOUIE] Wait! I think I've zeroed in on it.

[LOUIE] Mm-hmm.

Here's the source. The sound is loudest right near the air duct.

Yeah.

[BOWIE] You sure it isn't just faulty plumbing?

This is the first sign of life we've encountered.

We just have to figure out where it is

and how to get to it.

So what do you suggest we do, Lieutenant?

Should we foll... [screams]

- -Huh? - -[DANA] What is it? [gasps]

[BOWIE] I think I'm gonna be sick!

[LOUIE] Look at that! It's incredible!

I think I'm going to be sick, too!

[BOWIE] What is it?

[LOUIE] Spare parts of androids!

[BOWIE] Yeah, and look over there!

It's like some sort of assembly line!

[LOUIE] I think you're right, Bowie.

Just imagine the biotechnical knowledge this represents!

It's fantastic!

[DANA] I've never seen anything so gruesome!

[BOWIE] Too bad we didn't bring a cam-recorder with us.

[DANA] Ooh, don't touch it, Louie!

[LOUIE] Okay, but look at how lifelike the texture is!

It isn't cold or metallic, like our old cyborgs.

It appears they've come up with a method of

perfect biomechanical combination!

[BOWIE] Oh, man, I don't believe this!

It couldn't have happened to anybody else but me!

We have to move on. Hurry up!

Where's Bowie?

He's right... Oh, no!

[LOUIE] He was here just a minute ago.

[DANA] Come on, we better go find him.

[SEAN] Boy, these sure are the strangest looking plants

I've ever seen!

[CRANSTON] Yeah, do you think they're real, or manufactured?

[SEAN] I have a feeling they're a little bit of both!

[BOWIE] Ooohhh! Huh?

[grunting]

All right, what's going on here?

[eerie music playing]

Huh? There's that music again!

[music continues]

[BOWIE] It's... It's beautiful!

It's hard to figure out where it's coming from.

It sounds like it's in my head.

I feel like it's pulling me in this direction.

Now, keep your wits about you, Bowie. Stay alert...

[BOWIE] Laser-resistant ceramic...

Huh?

[BOWIE] Great, another long hallway.

Well, here I go.

[BOWIE] It's getting louder.

Aren't I at least getting warm?

What?

[gasps]

Oh!

[BOWIE] Don't be scared...

There now! Is that better?

Believe me, you have nothing to fear from me.

I want to compliment you on your playing.

I'm a musician, myself.

So, you see, we have something in common.

Well, they say that music is the universal language.

[music grows more intense]

[BOWIE] Easy, now! I'm not a monster.

I'm just a person, like you!

Look!

There... How's that, huh?

[BOWIE] Okay?

[DANA] I don't get it, I couldn't find

a sign of him anywhere.

[LOUIE] Me either, Lieutenant!

It isn't like Bowie to just wander off.

I'll bet the aliens caught him!

How? You and I were with him the whole time!

[DANA] All I know is, he's missing

and we've got to find him.

Louie, one way or another

we have to get the whole squad back together.

[LOUIE] Yes, ma'am.

[BOWIE] Come on, I won't hurt you,

I just wanna know who you are!

Mmm, maybe I've gone deaf? Testing... testing.

So... now what?

[BOWIE] Hmmm, well, now, let me think...

I know! We'll play a little game!

My name's Bowie. What's your name?

[BOWIE] You know, you keep reminding me

of a date I had in high school.

I guess you don't understand a word I'm saying...

What'll I do now, hmmm?

Hey! I was forgetting about music being

the universal language!

Maybe that'll work!

[dissonant note blares]

[BOWIE] Hm. How long's it been since you had this thing tuned?

[music playing]

[BOWIE] Hmmm...

[music continues]

[BOWIE] That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard,

and you're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[ALIEN] Don't make a move!

[BOWIE] Hey! What's going on here?

Oh, I get it! It was a trap, huh?

[ALIEN 2] Don't be a fool, human, give up!

If you make one more move, it'll be your last!

You're coming with us, now... Both of you!

[ALIEN 1] All right, earthman, you heard me!

Come along quietly now, or we'll have to--

[ALIEN 1] Don't let him get that gun!

[ALIEN 2 groans]

[BOWIE] Hey, what's wrong? You're okay now!

Don't worry. Those two won't bother you any more.

Don't tell me you're still afraid of me?

I saved you from those two, didn't I?

Doesn't that prove I'm your friend?

It's all over now, stop crying!

Now all we've got to do is get out of here.

Can you show me the way?

Okay, I'll try to find it myself.

Come on, I'll take you with me.

[BOWIE] What's wrong? Wait!

[WOMAN groans]

[BOWIE] Easy! I've got you!

You tried to warn me, didn't you? [growls]

[ALIEN 1 groans]

- - [WOMAN whimpers] - -[BOWIE] Huh? Hey, wait!

Don't go!

Come back here! Now where'd she go?

Hmm.

Hmmm? Well! That's better.

No, don't run off again! Come back here!

[BOTH panting]

[BOWIE] Take it easy.

You shouldn't be running on that wounded leg!

Huh?

She's unbelievable!

Come back here! Please, come back!

[BOWIE] Come on, lady, this is crazy!

- -[hover engines humming] - -Now what? Uh-oh!

Wow! Lieutenant Sterling!

- -[DANA] Hey! - -[LOUIE] Yahoo!

[DANA] And you say she ran away, after being shot in the leg?

[BOWIE] I know it sounds incredible,

but I saw it with my own eyes!

She was one beautiful lady, too!

[DANA] From what you say, my guess is, she's a clone!

Well, I guess she could be,

but she sure was really beautiful!

[SEAN] I think it's pretty strange

that we haven't run into any resistance.

[CRANSTON] Yeah, me too!

It's crazy.

They were awful anxious to get us out of here

in the first place, so where are they now?

[CRANSTON] Maybe they're hiding 'cause they're scared of us.

Somehow I doubt that, Cranston.

[CRANSTON] Ah, you're just being paranoid.

There's no reason to feel threatened,

just because everything is so quiet!

[SOLDIER] Whaddya got against peace and quiet?

That's exactly what I'm trying to say!

It's too darn quiet!

And then, when we least expect it,

we'll look around and find ourselves

surrounded by the aliens.

So don't be lulled by this quiet.

If they catch us napping, they can close in on us.

Like this!

[NARRATOR] Having lost communications

with the recon patrol,

and with the ground forces suffering heavy losses,

a growing concern begins to surface

at Earth defense headquarters.

[ANDERSON] Aaah...

[GREEN] Have you been able to re-contact

Lieutenant Sterling yet?

[OPERATOR] Negative, sir!

But we'll continue trying!

[ROLF groans]

Let's don't give up

on Lieutenant Sterling yet, Colonel.

She won't give up until she's succeeded in her mission!

Ah, I just don't believe it!

The architecture is just like ancient Roman!

[DANA] Intelligence says these people

are all clones of the original Robotech Masters.

Lieutenant. Stop the hovertank! I just saw that girl!

[DANA] Are you sure she's the one?

[BOWIE] I'm positive! She's one of a kind!

I'd know her any--

What? It can't be! I'm seeing double!

[LOUIE] Everybody here is either twins or triplets!

They must be clones!

[DANA] Well, headquarters will be happy to know

their intelligence reports were correct anyway.

Uh-oh! Looks like we've got company, boys!

[ALIENS growl menacingly]

[ALIEN 3] Don't make a move!

[LOUIE] What'll we do, Lieutenant, shoot it out?

No! If we fire into that crowd, we could injure innocent people.

We'll just have to try to make a break for it!

All right, Bowie, will you snap out of it?

Tell your girlfriends goodbye!

What?

[ALIEN 3] Stop them! Don't let them get away!

[ANGELO] Stay behind cover!

Don't try to return fire! They've got us outnumbered!

It looks like we've come to the end of the road, this time.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 2] Report.

[ROBO GUARD] Everything is proceeding as planed, masters!

[MASTERS] Hmmm...

[CRANSTON] Boy, this mission's a washout!

I think those jokers abandoned ship when they saw us coming!

I'm beginning to believe you're right, Cranston,

I've seen more action on a Sunday School

picnic than I've... Hey!

Do you see what I see?

[DANA] How much farther to the rendezvous point?

[LOUIE] It should be just ahead!

Hey! Come back!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] The first two groups have joined.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 2] We'll wait until we have them all together.

[DANA] I don't believe it! I was beginning to think

we'd never see you guys again!

[SEAN] This is the dullest mission I've ever had!

[DANA] Huh?

I'm beginning to believe the aliens all went home.

So, what's up?

[DANA] Hmph! Well for one thing,

I can assure you the aliens have not gone home!

[CRANSTON] Really? We sure didn't see any, did we, Sean?

That's right, Lieutenant!

They must've been avoiding us for some reason!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Ah, the third group is approaching now.

[ANGELO] I can't believe we got away so easy.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] There, now we can put them to a real test!

- - [ROBOTECH MASTER 2] Ready? - -[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Ready.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Proceed.

They're all together now...

Spring the trap.

- -[LOVIE] Huh? Hey! - -[BOWIE] What's going on?

[ALL screaming]

[ANDERSON] Almost an hour overdue.

I'm afraid the situation looks pretty hopeless, sir.

Shall we send another team in?

What purpose would that serve, Colonel?

Continue to monitor!

[DANA groans] Is everybody okay?

[BOWIE] All present and no injuries, ma'am!

[LOUIE] Speak for yourself, Bowie.

I've got some dandy bruises!

[ANGELO] Where the heck are we, anyway?

And what's that rotten smell?

[SOLDIER 3] I've pulled enough KP in my time

to recognize that smell anywhere, sir... It's garbage!

[ANGELO] Hm? Uh-oh!

Hey, I think this must be a garbage compactor

and we're about to be compacted with it!

My calculation of the rate of descent

gives us about 48 seconds

before we're all crushed flatter than pancakes, Sergeant!

Very good, Corporal, now how about calculating

a way for us to avoid it!

How are we gonna get out of here?

[LOUIE] I'm curious about that, myself!

I don't think that's one bit funny!

[DANA] All right, everybody, stand back.

I'm going to blast us out of here with the laser cannon.

These high-density ceramic walls are laser resistant, Lieutenant.

I really don't think it would be such a good idea

to fire that weapon.

[DANA] If you can think of a better idea

in the next ten seconds, let me know!

In the meantime, everybody hit the deck and hope for the best.

- -[LOUIE] Wait! - -[ANGELO] Oh!

[SEAN, BOWIE] Oh!

[BOWIE] Duck, Lieutenant!

[SEAN] Look out!

[BOWIE] Whoa!

[ANGELO] It's coming back!

[LOUIE] Lieutenant Sterling!

[BOWIE] Huh? Oh!

Lieutenant Sterling!

Sergeant Dante, where are you?

Answer me! Anyone!

[LOUIE] Get me out of here!

[groans]

Over here, Bowie!

[BOWIE] Oh, no!

It looks like Lieutenant Sterling took a direct hit!

[ANGELO] Don't tell me that! It can't be!

- -[DANA] Hello? - -[LOUIE gasping]

- -[IDANA] Can anybody hear me? - -[LOUIE] Ahh!

- -[DANA] I'm down here! - -[ANGELO] What?

It's her! She's alive!

- -IDANA] Hello? Anybody? - -[ANGELO] Huh? Haha!

[DANA] I knew it would work. See?

The floor wasn't laser resistant.

[cheers and chattering]

[DANA] Quiet! Let's don't celebrate

till we're out of here!

[LOUIE] Which way, Lieutenant? Without our helmet monitors,

we can't tell one direction from the other!

[ANGELO] We'll have to navigate by dead reckoning.

[DANA] Everybody stay alert!

I have that funny feeling again that we're being watched.

[ROBOTECH MASTER 1] Now let's see how they function

without their leader.

[DANA] Now let's all concentrate

on accomplishing our mission!

[SEAN] Lieutenant! Look out behind you!

[DANA grunts]

[BOWIE] Good shooting, Sean! You got it!

Hey, the radio's working, ma'am!

Earth headquarters can resume monitoring us, Lieutenant!

Good! All right, move out!

And everybody had better stay together, this time!

[ROBOTECH MASTER 3] Stop them! Block all exits!

They must not get away!

[BIOROID DISPATCHER] All bioroid sentries to corridor M-79.

Block all exits. Repeat: Block all exits.

Maximum force may be used to prevent escape.

[DANA] Get ready. It looks like

we're going to have to fight our way out!

[MILITARY ZOR] The enemy is approaching.

All sentries take your positions,

and fire on my signal... Now!

[DANA] Evasive maneuvers!

Stay cool and concentrate on tactical driving!

It's our only chance!

Drive like you've never driven before!

[LOUIE] There's another one up ahead!

He's got the exit blocked!

[DANA] Well, we can't turn back now!

We'll just have to... [gasps]

Oh, no! It's Simon and Jordan!

[ANGELO] Well, it's too late to do anything for them.

[DANA] Ooh!

[LOUIE] We'll never get past him!

[DANA] Leave him to me!

[BOWIE] You can't take him alone! He's too big!

[DANA] He's no bigger than my battloid. And remember,

the bigger they come, the harder they fall!

[DANA] Wish me luck!

That's it for you, buster!

[LOUIE] United Earth Headquarters,

this is Squad 15 reporting...

- -[ANDERSON] Well... - -[ROLF] They made it!

[BOWIE] We're bringing out a little present for you, General!

Lieutenant Sterling has captured one of their bioandroids!

[NARRATOR] In our next episode,

Dana Sterling tries to keep her mind on business

while she struggles to shake off

the aftereffects of the near fatal meeting

with the warriors of the Robotech Masters.

Her mind fills with haunting memories.

Which lead her to believe that she is related

in some strange way

to the mysterious aliens who have come to Earth

to claim their lost Protoculture matrix.

Be with us next time for "Metal Fire."

The next dramatic chapter in the epic story

of Robotech!

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