You must have not been paying attention when I made that idle crack to Bullet that Excellen probably has a bunny suit in Kusuha's size. Once THAT little mental nugget got into his head, events progressed naturally from there.
Of course I did. I was standing back and admiring the scenery, so to speak.
I do my best to not get drawn into the insanity.
"Hate to interrupt, but we've got a problem, Jay."
Mike, don't tell me that. Please.
"Levi's made another announcement. Since the moon has attacked the Balmar empire, it is exempted from the 30-day cease-fire. In short, she's sending a force to make an example of us.
The Hiryu is out on patrol in the area. Lefina's confirmed the White Star's launched mecha. Lots of them. They missed the Hiryu, and are headed straight for Luna. "
What, lots of bugs? That's not what I call a problem. Bring 'em on.
"Not bugs. Well, not entirely. The first wave is all bugs. But about three quarters of their force is in a second wave, and that's mixed."
What's it made of besides bugs?
"Bootlegged Gespensts. And Vayyikras. "
Vayyikra... that was what they called those things that attacked us at the Black Star?
"Yeah. Kind of birdish looking. There's also a black mech we haven't seen before. "
*Jaybee sighs*
You said A black mech... so one unknown? You know what that means, right?
*Jaybee and Mike speak in unison.*
"Boss mech."
So... ignoring the overpowered one-off for a moment... How many is 'lots'?
"Thousands. They didn't get an exact count. They're trying to catch up to them, but the balmarian units launched at a pretty high velocity. The enemy mechs will reach the moon before the Hiryu. We should be seeing them in about a day, with the second wave an hour behind."
Dammit...
First, have the Macross launch all fighters once we see the first wave. A couple hundred VF-11s should be able to clean out the bugs before the second wave hits, regardless of who's piloting them.
And it spares the rest of us from fatigue.
"Sounds good. I assume we aren't telling them they're cannon fodder?"
Of course not. They're our first line of defense. Just make sure they fall back when the second wave hits. At least long enough to re-arm. I don't mind more guns, as long as they're on our side.
How are Britai's forces looking?
"Not good. They got chewed up in the Black Star attack. On the upside, most of the functional units are the elites. NousGer, QRau, and Sturmvogel teams. "
Hmmm.... we'll save them for the second wave.
Any functional Regulds, Glaugs, or Thunderbolts should launch in the first wave, pilots permitting.
Second... will the Hiryu arrive in time to help?
"They'll hit the back of the main force about the time it reaches the moon."
Perfect! Fire up the laser comm and tell 'em we're planning to turn this into a pincer attack.
"Already on it. Actually, Lefina already suggested it. "
Figured she'd be thinking the same thing. Well, send back a confirmation. We'll draw the enemy's attention, then they can attack their undefended rear.
The Banpreios, Irm and his Grungust, Viletta in a production Huckebein, Latooni in the Wildraubtier(Hell, Lat in a cardboard box)... I pity the fools.
"When you put it that way... are you sure there's gonna be enough left for everyone else?"
Third, spin control. Britai's probably already working on it, but check anyways.
Now's a good time to start bragging about the Black Star's destruction. We've got undeniable proof that these Balmarians aren't as invincible as they claim. Like hell we're letting Levi boast.
And lastly... Tell the damned Neo DC to either help us or get the hell out of our way. We don't have the time or desire to play cowboys and indians with a bunch of spoiled children.
"Those exact words?"
Yes.
"With pleasure."
Hanger, start prepping the Stamp... wait, I've got an idea.
*Jaybee grins*
Get the Konig ready. Load the cannon magazines with grapeshot cartridges.
And strap some beam sabers to the insides of the arms. Use duct tape if you have to. Don't worry too much about wiring up recharge racks. I can just smack some bitches if the sabers run low.
Have my Huckey on standby.
To hell with dancing around everything. I'm gonna walk right through it this time.
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