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(2/18/06 12:56 am) Reply
Hasty Launch
10am GST on a small island in the South Pacific.
Inside of the bridge of the Macross, a heated argument was taking place. A young woman was arguing with an important looking man in an expensive suit. The woman didn't really have the look of a military person but the fact that she was in uniform with commander's rank and sitting in the captain's seat of the Macross indicated that she was quite important.
"Well, we haven't even tested the fold drives yet so we have no idea what will happen when we use them," the woman said in an annoyed voice. "We could de-fold somewhere near Neptune just trying to get into orbit. The omni-directional barrier isn't even operational yet."
"The SDF-1's barriers are not what we are concerned with," flatly replied the man in the suit. "All of the tests indicate that the Super Dimensional Cannon can fire and that is all we care about. Your orders are to stop at the moon, unload the last of your civilian personel, head to Mars and destroy the Solar Cannon once and for all."
"But that's so boring. The food is really good too. There's this one place in the city-"
"You have your orders, Capt. Vess. Follow them," sharply retorted the man in the suit before turning on his heel and departing the bridge.
The young captain sighed as the man left, covering her face with one hand. With her other hand, she grabbed the receiver on the side of her chair and activated the ships internal communication system.
"The Macross will be taking off in two hours. All non-essential civilians disembark and all hands to their stations and prepare the final preparations for takeoff. Damn politicians."
Edited by: Damned Creature at: 2/18/06 1:08 am
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(2/18/06 8:28 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
Quiet footsteps were heard, as apparently another... no, make that two people came next.
"Ahem, Captain Vess," a new voice said behind her, the two new visitors being a man in a decorative uniform, a Commander insignia, and the Federation logo on his chest, and a young green-haired boy with an ensign insignia on his flight suit, who was staring at the captain with a look of awe. "My name is Nicholas Anderson. I'm the Commanding Officer of the 7th Federation Fleet, and I was sent here to escort your new pilot." The man rose a hand, as the boy saluted the woman, his awe-struck face quickly getting emotionless... except for a twinkle in his eye.
"M-Mam'! I'm Ensign Bailey Primrose. I'll be piloting the FALKEN, which has been assaigned to the Macross. It's an honor to meet you," the boy said, lowering his hand, as Anderson grinned.
"He's the Chief of Naval Operations' son, so treat him well, will you, Captain?"
"Mam', please don't mind my heritage. I do not expect nor want any special treatment," The boy quickly interrupted, the older man grinning a bit.
"Well... you heard him. It should be good to let the boy go out on the first maiden voyage of the largest space carrier in existance."
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(2/19/06 12:10 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
Capt. Vess was not really listening at all to the two guests on her bridge. She was arching her back into her captain's chair, a look of sheer bliss on her face. "This is so nice," she mused with her eyes closed. "I had no idea that this thing had a massage mode."
It was right about that moment a female ship operator gasped in surprise. Tilting her head to listen better to the headset she was wearing and typing furiously into her console, a look of horror began to sink into her features.
"Captain!" the operator called out. "There's a spike in the generators and it seems the anti-gravity control system is activating!"
Capt. Vess opened a single eye and replied flatly, "Then disengage them."
"The system won't respond! Trying emergency disconnect system... Failed!"
"Get the engineers to manually disconnect the link from the main generators to all propulsion systems."
"The doors to the engineering room have locked and will not open! The engineering team is trapped!" a second ship operator chimed in.
"Forget trying to stop the takeoff," Capt. Vess ordered in a distant tone.
"Captain?"
"Cease all disembarkments and order all remaining personel to return to their assigned places. Begin emergency takeoff protocol immediately. Somebody has left us a nasty going away present and we are going to be airborn before we can unwrap it." The captain turned to the two visitors and said with a big grin, "I'd find some place safe to hide out at. Things are going to get fun."
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(2/19/06 12:17 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
"What?!" Anderson's face was sporting a look of shock, before he regained his composture. "Ensign Primrose, stay with the Captain... I'm taking one of your Emergency Shuttles. Sorry Captain, I'll have the Kestrel take off once we figure out where you stop!" Anderson quickly left the room, his footsteps quickening pace as the officer started into a dash for the nearest shuttle.
Moments later, a small escape shuttle launched, signalling the Commander had escaped.
"M-Mam, what should I do?" Bailey asked, a worried look on his face... one that was completely red from her arching earlier and the blissful look she had sported.
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(2/19/06 12:33 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
Capt. Vess eyed the boy and exclaimed, "Hey! Kid! What are you doing on the bridge?! Oh well, I guess it can't be helped. Find an empty seat and strap in. It may get a little bumpy."
A few moments after the shuttle launched from the Macross, the anti-gravity units on the SDF-1 lifted the giant cruiser from the ground. The ship shook and rumbled as it took flight but it soon stabilized. However, the surprises were not yet done.
"Oh my God!" one of the three ship operators exclaimed. "The fold system is starting up!"
The captain inquired with a disturbingly pleased smile, "What's the destination?" It's Neptune, right?"
"No... there's no destination listed!"
"Heh. We'll probably end up at Neptune."
In a flash, the SDF-1 Macross was gone. The only thing that was left to ever indicate that the Macross had ever been there was fresh rubble created by the Macross' lift off.
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(2/19/06 12:46 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
Within minutes, Commander Anderson had arrived back to the Kestrel, his escorts getting off.
"Genette, call all pilots in the area! We're going after the Macross. Spegal, listen to all frequencies, try to find where the ship's at." Sirens blared at the base, as an announcement ran though...
"All Federation pilots on the base, report back to your vessals. All Kestrel pilots, prepare for a sortee!"
"What? A sortee after the Macross launched? ... Did something happen?" A young redhaire dgirl asked, rising from her seat. She had watched the launch, and was impressed by the ship. Such size, such ellegance, such speed... ".... Perfect." She quickly grabbed her jacket, heading for her ship.
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(2/19/06 1:17 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
Fortunately, the iconic, silver-plated Orbital Frame called Idolo was prepped and ready for combat. It's pilot, a skinny young man with brown skin, a white pilot's suit, and shaved head had his feet kicked up on the cockpit. Chewing on a BLT sandwich, he was peacefully enjoying his time off in his favorite spot on the ship.
"You're getting lettuce in my console," a mechanical, female voicce sounded almost irritated by the young pilot's eating habits.
"Doesn't it taste good?"
"I am incapable of taste."
"Then no reason to complain, right?" Dante continued to munch like a rabid hyena, dropping some mayonnaise on his seat, "So hush up."
"You're a louse, Dante Vercaeto."
"And you're not human," Dante snorted, taking a break from his meal to glare at the computer's "face," otherwise known as the main console.
"Incoming message."
"All Federation pilots on the base, report back to your vessals. All Kestrel pilots, prepare for a sortee!"
"Holy @#%$," Dante hollered, flinging his sandwich out of the cocckpit with excitement. Only after he did this did he notice his mistake,or rather, the mistake the intercom made. His eyes followed the downed BLT, horrendously spilled across the floor of the hangar. Useless and violated by the foul touch of just plain dirty, Dante felt his eyes sizzle with a fine mixture of sadness and dark, dark rage.
"You can interupt my lunch, you can send me out to fight some deadly robots in zero gravity with an annoying onboard computer with a mouth ...but nobody makes me drop my f*cking sandwich...!"
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(2/19/06 1:29 am) Reply
Re: Hasty Launch
"Sir, all pilots have arrived and are in their designated vehicles." Genette said, looking up. Anderson nodded, as he flopped into his chair, grinning.
"Start all the engines! The Kestrel will wait for a signal from the Macross at the Urenbeck Catapult, and then use the Catapult to provide escort for ot! Prepare to launch!" The ship shook, as the engines began, and slowly the Kestrel rose, heading for the Urenbeck.
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