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[♪ song playing]

♪ When I look up at the purple panorama ♪

♪ The galactic highway ♪

♪ A SHOOTING STAR pierces my heart ♪

♪ When I match my quickening heartbeat ♪

♪ To the sleepless city ♪

♪ Praying to an uncertain tomorrow ♪

♪ I hear that melody ♪

♪ A mysterious voice That won't let me go ♪

♪ Tell me, SEVENTH MOON ♪

♪ Where are you taking me ♪

♪ And this troubled heart of mine? ♪

♪ Palely shimmering, SEVENTH MOON ♪

♪ I'm just looking for an answer ♪

♪ In the rhythm With this crazy dance of mine ♪

[music stops]

[narrator] In the year 2009,

the human race made first contact with aliens.

Pushed into a war in space

with this army of giants known as the Zentradi,

Earth was brought to the brink of destruction.

March 2010. The war ends.

That April, the New U.N. Government was established,

ushering in a new era of peaceful coexistence

between humanity and the Zentradi.

Zentradi who wished to reduce themselves to human size were able to,

via a process called "miclonization."

September 2011.

The New U.N. Government devises the Humanity Emigration Plan

with the purpose of preserving the human race.

September 2012. The first Super Long-Range Emigration Fleet,

the Megaroad-01, is launched.

September 2030.

The first New Macross Class emigration ship is launched.

Dwarfing its Megaroad predecessors,

this new class can carry one million people.

In 2038, the Seventh New Macross Class Ship and flagship

to the 37th Super Long-Range Emigration Fleet, Macross 7, is launched.

Its destination: the Galactic Core.

The year is now 2045.

[controller] Captain Max! Distress call from one of our vanguard ships!

They're under attack from unknown hostiles!

What is that?

That means there's a battle going on right outside the ship.

Hit it!

♪ LET'S GO straight on through ♪

♪ To the daybreak we dreamt of ♪

Basara Nekki...

No way...

You're interfering with a military operation!

Is he perhaps trying to mimic Lynn Minmay?

Initial phase of operation is complete. We're leaving!

Hey, wait! I'm not done yet.

SPIRITIA LEVEL

[guitar playing]

[playing stops]

♪ If you're ♪

♪ To become the wind ♪

♪ I'd like to be ♪

♪ The endless sky ♪

Docker.

[playing resumes]

[person screams]

How are they?

Well, these symptoms are unprecedented.

Their vitals have fallen to practically the verge of death,

but I don't see anything specifically wrong with them.

It's as if they've lost the will to live.

What?

I'm saying that there's no known treatment, for now.

I'll finish it next time.

[controller] Clapton Leader of the Bolognaise reports everything normal.

[Max] Still no word from the SES?

[controller] No, sir. It may take some time.

There's just not enough intel.

We're unable to identify their weaponry.

Right.

Let's deploy some Conserax drones next time.

Captain, a Mr. Loverock is here to see you.

Oh, look at the time.

♪ If it'll ease ♪

♪ Your sadness ♪

♪ I'll sing ♪

♪ Until I lose my voice ♪

[guitar playing]

[♪ pop music playing]

Jeez, give up already. How long are you gonna keep chasing me?

[caller] Until you stop.

Where are you going?

Mylene, stop the car.

Oh, as if!

[caller] What are you doing? Stay on her.

Impossible. I can't...

Oh, no, Miss Mylene is headed for the slums.

Follow her.

But those slums are a dangerous area, unregistered with the fleet.

Why would she go there?

-I said, follow her. -Yes, ma'am.

What are you doing?

-[shouts] -Michael!

[music ends]

[Mylene] Ray! Ray!

[tires screeching]

Ray, are you in?

Ray.

Pipe down! Ray isn't here.

Where'd he go?

Dunno.

-Jeez. -[vehicle approaching]

Hey, let me in.

Why?

Don't ask why. Just let me in.

Come in, if you want.

How do I do that?

The door down there is open.

Down here?

What the...

What a weird room.

You don't have to come in if you don't want to.

I didn't say that, did I?

-[footsteps approaching] -[gasps]

Hey, I need a place to hide.

Hide wherever you want.

[knocks on door]

-[gasps] -[pet shrieks]

Excuse me.

Basara Nekki, right?

And you are?

Milia, the Mayor.

-You're the mayor? -[stammers] No, not me.

Don't you know about the mayor? About 30 years ago...

-[pet shrieking] -Hey, Gubaba. What the heck?

She got over 90% of the vote in the last election too.

-I know that. -[stammers]

Where is little Myle...

-Where's Miss Mylene? -I dunno.

Come on, Gubaba. Stop it.

[Michael] Don't play dumb with me!

I don't know where she is.

-She came in here! -[gasps]

[Michael grunts]

-How dare you? -You can't just barge in here.

I'm working, you know.

Bye.

Hey! I'm not falling for that!

Keep your family problems at home, would ya?

-What? -[Milia] Michael.

Mylene, I know you're hiding in there.

Listen to me, young lady, I won't allow you just to run wild.

You better come home soon or else.

[panting]

-[engine starts] -[vehicle departs]

[sighs]

[guitar playing]

So, this is where you keep it.

Where'd you get that thing anyway?

-What thing? -The Valkyrie.

-Ah. I got it from Ray. -[scribbling]

-From Ray? -Yep.

Where did he get it?

Dunno.

Hey.

-Why'd you do it? -Do what?

Fly into the middle of a battle and sing.

I've always wanted to do it.

Oh, come on. You think that's any excuse to just fly out there like that?

What if you or someone else got hurt?

-You could've died, you know. -[playing ends]

Eh?

Don't you think that's irresponsible?

We're musicians.

We have a duty to our fans.

Our job is to write songs

and entertain the audience with everything we've got, right?

-I see. -[playing continues]

No, you don't see.

Then tell me, why did you go out there and sing like that?

You don't know?

I don't. That's why...

This is making me thirsty. Got anything cold to drink?

There's lemonade in the fridge downstairs.

Get me one too.

[sighs]

What the hell is that?

Huh?

[groans] Nothing. Forget it.

Now I know why the last girl in the band quit.

Straws.

Why are there straws in the fridge?

For girls who come over?

Hey! Do you have a lot of girls over?

Hey!

These straws are for the ladies, right?

[gasps]

Hey.

Did someone leave these here? [gasps]

Hey!

You're not answering me.

-[knocks on door] -Basara!

MACROSS 7

[shouts]

Basara!

[gasps]

[screams]

Basara, you in? Hmm?

Oops, excuse me.

-[Mylene] Ray! -Hmm?

-You're back. -Yeah.

-Ray? -Hmm?

-What's the matter? -It's nothing.

Where'd you get to?

Had something to do.

Well, you weren't here when I needed you.

-What's she talking about? -Beats me.

She came in here to get away from the mayor.

-Your mom? -Mmm.

Did something happen?

She wants to force me into an arranged marriage.

-An arranged marriage? -Yeah.

I know she's my mom and all, but don't you think that's going too far?

Is it?

Get real.

Okay, okay. I got it.

Anyway, we need to set up for the concert.

We start an hour early today. Veffidas is already at the venue.

[alarm wailing]

Looks like they were able to sound the alarm this time.

Think it's the same guys from before?

[Ray] Probably, yeah.

Wait, Basara! What about the concert?

You'll just leave the fans hanging?

You're irresponsible! Irresponsible! Irresponsible!

I'll be back in time!

Liar! You're never on time!

Can't you take our concerts seriously?

Skipping out on your own concert to sing in a battle? You're a jerk!

This is ridiculous!

Shut it already.

You just don't get it yet.

Get what? What do you think singing is?

The beating of a passionate heart, that's what singing is!

[shouts]

Jeez! What if you get yourself killed?

See if your music gets through to them, Basara.

No matter how many times it takes.

First defense perimeter: B formation. Malcrais and Shibocris are accelerating.

Taking up position ahead.

What about Diamond Force?

Lt. Physica is in position and standing by.

We want to keep them from getting in range of the fleet this time.

Right. What about the Conserax?

Deploying one container of Conserax TA-1 units from the Bolognaise now.

-What a jerk. -[guitar playing]

You can read that?

-What? -I mean, Basara's writing.

Yeah. It's a good tune.

So you can read it.

All right, let's go then.

To the venue? But what about Basara?

He'll probably be late again.

[controller] Chinero Squadron commencing attack.

[commander] Gamlin! Physica!

We're running a bit behind, so we'll do an F2 X-off to catch up.

Roger.

Docker.

We'll take them out, or we're not the Diamond Force.

[controller 2] Seventy seconds to first defense perimeter.

[pilot groans]

Spiritia Level at 55.

[chuckles] Facing death increases their Spiritia.

This fleet's Spiritia average is high too.

[pilot shouts]

[bandit] Should we move in on their fleet?

Recon takes priority.

Understood.

[controller] D-Force, elevating to catapult position.

Twenty seconds till launch.

Malcrais standing by to deploy all aircraft.

That fighter.

Captain, this is D2.

That Code VQ Valkyrie has...

[commander] F2 X-off, no changes.

-What? -[controller] D-Force, launch.

Captain. Receiving a visual from the Conserax units.

All right.

And the analysis team?

[controller] They're patched into channel 32.

[controller 2] Enemy changing formation, locking position.

[Max] Conserax controller, close in on their cockpits.

[controller 1] First defense perimeter...

[Max] No use.

[controller 1] ...set at range 400, bearing G of fleet trajectory.

Wait, could they be...

-[controller 1] Entering firing range in... -What is it, Mr. Exsedol?

-No, it's nothing. -[controller 2] And the enemy leader?

[controller 1] Bandits are...

[Exsedol] No, it's impossible. Besides, their fighters appear human-made.

-Mr. Exsedol... -[controller 1] Captain!

That Code VQ Valkyrie has...

It's him.

What is this?

There's something different about his Spiritia.

I've been waiting for this.

Civilian aircraft!

Withdraw! Leave the combat zone immediately!

[controller 1] ID Code VQ! Please withdraw!

Your Spiritia is mine.

This is a combat zone, you know!

War is senseless. Listen to my song!

[gasping]

♪ Okay, let's get started SATURDAY NIGHT ♪

♪ How you feelin'? ♪

♪ LET'S STAND UP ♪

♪ Can you feel the beat? ♪

♪ This is a flying paradise ♪

Withdraw! Leave immediately!

♪ NOW HURRY UP ♪

I said you're getting in the way!

♪ NO MORE WASTIN' TIME ♪

You're obstructing a military operation. Why is no one stopping you?

♪ Before everything fades away Like a dream ♪

What are you trying to do? Respond!

♪ HEY, EVERYBODY ♪

-♪ Head towards the light ♪ -Why are you singing? Respond!

Respond!

♪ DANCIN' ON THE PLANET DANCE ♪

What are you singing for?

Respond!

♪ A SAD SONG of resignation ♪

I said, answer me!

Why are you singing?

♪ You're not welcome here ♪

♪ Ever-shifting constellations ♪

♪ Unseen sweat and tears ♪

♪ INTO MY HEART ♪

♪ They give me courage ♪

♪ NO MORE WASTIN' LOVE ♪

The beating of a passionate heart, that's what singing is!

♪ There must be someone Who has eyes only for you ♪

-♪ HEY, EVERYBODY ♪ -[chuckles]

Their Spiritia is different from the others.

Gotcha.

What is this Spiritia?

Who the hell is this guy?

All units return to ship. We've got what we came for.

♪ Let's dance, man ♪

Bandits retreating, bearing SR 201. Speed 4600.

Have all squadrons return to ship.

Send out a team to retrieve survivors and enemy wreckage.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

♪ JUMPIN' ON THE PLANET DANCE ♪

[panting] They did it again.

Left before I finished.

Man, what a bummer.

[civilian] Well, that was over quick.

[civilian 2] Really? I thought it rocked.

[civilian 3] Why doesn't Basara attack?

[civilian 4] Guess that ain't his job.

[Ray] No applause this time either, huh?

Hey, where did Mylene get to?

That's odd. She was here a minute ago, right?

[chuckles]

Seriously, what a bummer.

Nobody listened to my song.

[Mylene] Basara!

What are you doing?

[Basara grunts]

The concert's about to start.

-[♪ rock music playing] -[crowd cheers]

Aren't you coming? The audience is waiting.

-[chuckles] -You said you'd be back in time.

You're a liar. Liar. Liar!

Shut it already. I never said I wasn't coming.

Well, you're late.

You going to make Veffidas and Ray keep repeating the intro again?

Yep.

[♪ song playing]

[Mylene] ♪ As if in love ♪

♪ Our voices intermingle in a KISS ♪

♪ My HEART is here ♪

♪ Forever always ♪

♪ But, OH! What are those Sparkling eyes of yours ♪

♪ Still searching for? ♪

♪ OH! MY FRIENDS ♪

♪ I run with you ♪

♪ Towards a world Where our dream goes on ♪

♪ If we look into each other's eyes... See? ♪

♪ Everything will come true ♪

NEXT EPISODE

[Mylene] Let's play at Super Nova Live. It's our ticket to the big time.

[Basara] Come on, you slackers.

I'll light a fire in your hearts with my voice.

[Mylene] Dad, Mom, I'll stand on my own two feet.

Next episode: Fire Scramble. Sing it to the extreme!