Captured!

[srwu_npc2]

[1 - talking to fellow prisoners]
A Zentraedi ship. Which one - who knows? This is the first time a human sees one from the inside! Although, in this case, this also means from the inside of a glass dome standing atop a table, which is where the giants put the several people they captured during the last battle. The inside of the ship is high-tech, with metal everywhere, and some slightly weird, rounded parts in some places, but overall, it doesn't look too alien - just like the Zentraedi don't look too alien themselves, though a few might have strange skin colors. Also, they're all men, for some reason. When the dome was moved through the ship, you might've noticed another thing too - some areas appear to be badly maintained. In fact, there's no visible maintenance crew around at any point, just soldiers.


Two of the giants are watching from afar, sometimes commenting in a weird language. They ignore any attempts to grab their attention, though, and there are ordinary soldiers around in case anyone starts to cause trouble. The guy with the metal dome on his head, who seems to be in command, is one you've seen before - when Kakizaki (and maybe other people too) started to cause trouble after getting brought in, he beat up his VF - without any power armor, just on foot! Needless to say, there's not much use out of that VF now. But no, this is not the same man who launched the ambush on Mars previously and damaged the Macross' sensors recently. That's someone else.

[2 - talking to the Zentraedi (single thread please)]
Soon after all the prisoners have awoken, they are taken to another room, and set in the middle of a large, empty table. The two Zentraedi from before are here, as well as another, bald and older-looking one, and three others who just watch, stay quiet and surely have no relevance whatsoever. And then, the giants start talking - and you can understand them!


"Lord Bodolza, those are the microns you asked for."


"The translation device seems to be working correctly!"


"Very good." He looks at the prisoners. "I am Bodolza, the supreme commander of the Bodolza Main Fleet. I would like to ask you some questions. When have your people made contact with the Supervision Army for the first time?"

[3 - the rescue]
Some time after the questioning from Bodolza*, one of the Zentraedi soldier approaches the glass dome where you're held. Only this one looks strange, with his collar put high up and his hat pulled down on his face. That's probably because it's not a Zentraedi at all, but a VF wearing the clothes of one of their soldiers! Amazingly, this disguise seems to fool the giants... Looking around to make sure nobody is watching, the VF quickly takes you out of the dome one by one and stuffs you into its pockets! If you're lucky, it's the breast pocket.
"Don't make any loud noises. I'm getting you out of here.", says its pilot. The voice is unfamiliar to most of you.

* - the second thread is not finished at the moment of writing this, but for the sake of pacing, you can post here already. You can also write and tag other posts with the presumption that you're back already - the imprisonment took only a few days.

Comments

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[majestic_keiki]

So...Any guesses for what the giants want with us?

[kill_all_vagans]

I don't know... but it can't be anything good.

[And Flit's trying to look for any weak points in the wall to possibly break through. That wouldn't be too much to hope for, considering the condition parts of this ship are in, right?]

[majestic_keiki]

Hopefully their tastes in cell design don't say anything about what they want to do with us...

[herodrawing]

[Izuru has a few cents to add to the conversation.]

The giants look so weird! Are they really aliens?

[ships_full_of_missiles]

They almost seem human...

[majestic_keiki]

I know. Just bigger and with really weird clothes.

[herodrawing]

Maybe it's like Wulgaru. Only... they are human sized, and Zentradi, well...

[Izuru looks around the oversized surroundings.]

[actuallyselfish]

Dido rubs at a bruise on her forehead and grumbles.

"...wherever they came from, they've got no idea how to do a repair job! If they're a warrior race, shouldn't they have a logistics division to take care of this?"

[ben_dixon]

Kakizaki yawns as he turns in his sleep.

"Five more minutes..."

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[kill_all_vagans]

We've never made contact with any kind of group by that name! And if you've been killing people because you think we have, then you're wrong!

[herodrawing]

Umm...

What's the Supervision Army?

[ships_full_of_missiles]

[Misa's gonna step forward for this one.]

As the ranking officer present, allow me to be clear-Mankind has had no recorded contact with anything called The Supervision Army.

[sang_av_helten]

Indeed! As a front line warrior I have never heard of such a force, not even in any historical battle records!

[Misa would find herself backed up by... a cat. Seriously.]

[srwu_npc2]

What is that creature? How does it talk?

[Inquiries ignored as Bodolza's attention shifts to the cat.]

[sang_av_helten]

[Skald looks up defiantly at the Zentraedi leader, puffing up to look as fearsome as possible. Of course he may as well be a teeny tiny cottonball to the giant.]

I am a cat! But not just any cat. No. I am a descendant of a lineage of mighty hunters and companions to fearsome warriors.

My ability to speak came from one who wished for me and others similar to myself to become warriors and thinkers ourselves rather than simple animals!

[majestic_keiki]

Are you sure it isn't just the giants we've already fought? They clearly have divisions of their military.

[srwu_npc2]

You speak of strange things. How is a hunter different from a warrior? Why would a warrior need the company of a cat?

[sang_av_helten]

Hunters are different from warriors in that in the wild it is for survival rather than a cause or glory or honor or camraderie! For a hunter to become a warrior they have become more than they were before and become even stronger!

And a warrior need the company of a cat as a symbol of favor and courage, and to keep their food and camp safe. Our senses are sharper than that of our human comrades.

[Also there's the obvious reason of fluffy animal, must pet.]

[actuallyselfish]

"Yeah!" Dido jeers. "How can you guys call yourselves the ultimate warriors if you don't have fluffy talking cats?"

[herodrawing]

Is it... really a necessity?

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[kill_all_vagans]

[Well this was certainly not expected. Still, if it's a VF...]

Thank you...!

[herodrawing]

Alright! A hero was passing by to rescue us.

[srwu_npc2]

Actually, I infiltrated the ship with just that purpose. Max Jenius, Vermillion Team. I prepared your machines for launch too; we just need to avoid detection until we reach them.

[actuallyselfish]

"Oh man!" Dido explains in relief. "You're a sight for sore eyes!"

She raps her fist against the prison's glass. "Get us out of here! They're trying to make us kiss!"

[srwu_npc2]

That doesn't sound so bad to me! But don't worry, I'm getting you out now. The hangar is nearby and-

[Suddenly, a Zentraedi soldier enters the room and starts yelling and pointing in your direction!]

Crap! Hold on tight!

[Having obtained all the prisoners, the VF starts to escape - first in Battroid mode, then quickly switching to Gerwalk for extra speed, still wearing its clothes while hovering! The closest way of escaping from the room is a large glass dome. Is Max going to...? Yes, he is! The VF crashes right through it, sending shards of glass flying everywhere while shocked Zentraedi on the other side are watching you fly over their heads! This includes Britai.]