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I've got them! - Ok, go!
Damn.
Today, we're presenting you a real scandal... - What is going on?
I am Hibiki Kanzaki, SNN's best newsreporter.
Would you give me an interview?
You must be Exxegran, commander in chief of our starfleet,
and you are the No.-1-Pilot Silvie Gena. Am I right?
Do you have no respect?!
What a beauty you are...
Oh no!
It's unbelievable that you, the No.-1-Pilot Silvie Gena,
gets all comfy with the general in a hotel!
Lieutnant Silvie Gena already won our sun system's Valkyrie-Piloting
Championschips when she was only 17 years old!
She is No.1 in our SNN-celebrity polls and far more popular than anybode else...
Oh no, what the hell is Silvie doing there?
You don't have to believe those scandal-reports.
Oh, Major Nexx...
The poor guy...
Their relationship is not going to survive this.
And you're awfully happy about that, aren't you?
This might be the chance I've been waiting for... - Stop it, you're terrible!
60%, 70%, awesome... 75%. What an unbelieveably high rating.
Good morning. - Hey Hibiki...
...is this your trophy?
You'll be elected "Reporter of the month" for sure.
Now you're exxagerating! - What?
You don't get it.
What do you mean?
High ratings aren't always the most important thing.
What a mess...
Hey? - That's enough, stop it!
Who was this?
Dennis Lone, a cameraman.
He's supposed to have been a war-reporter. But since we live in peaceful times now...
War-reporter? This has always been my dream. - Hibiki!
Good morning.
Could you both come into my office immediately?
An apology and a report?
You've released something without doing any research. That's not a good thing.
Did the military complain?
Research? What for?
A man and a woman meet without anybody knowing in a hotel, there's no doubt what's going on!
We have the duty to preserve privacy as good as possible.
It's wrong to disobey the rules just for a high tv-rating.
"Exciting television is as important as eating and sleeping"... those were your words!
This is going to get you into a lot of trouble. - What?
Why do you think you've got this job? - I've...
Because you were lucky.
We had the highest rating ever!
Now you're a star, but if you continue like that, it won't stay that way.
Everybody is aiming for high ratings!
You've got to change your methods if you want to become a pro.
Enough with the lecture! The military is putting pressure on us, isn't it?
If you want to continue working here, you'll better write an apology...
I can't believe it, I've got my hands on such an awesome story and now I'm supposed to drop it?
This is driving me nuts! - So there you are...
Come with me.
What were you thinking? Scandal-reports are the most disgusting thing ever!
Have you ever heard of "freedom of speech"? I won't allow to be censored by the military.
It's not fair of you to use the military and put pressure on me!
Don't put that face on. The military is controlling everyone of us.
But...
"Macross-Emergency! Everybody who is still in the culture-park
has to return immediately."
"Everybody in culture-park
has to return immediately."
Dammit, I hope the batteries will last long enough.
Incredible, it's much stronger than the last time.
Is it a critical outbreak again? - We have to disengage.
What did you say?
Hey, where are you going?
You're not my only enemy, you know. We'll finish this later.
The reaction was caused by an unknown fleet, which suddenly appeared near saturn.
Assemble the frontline in mars orbit.
First we'll send the second combat troop on an interception course.
Scanning-drones are in position now!
On the screen!
They're bulding an offensive formation
with 22 Battle-, 2 Carrier-, 2 Supply- and 4 Medical-ships.
That makes 30... that is quite a low number.
Must be some deserting Centraedi.
Centraedi, without any doubt.
Mars-orbit, coordinates MA224, "Operation Minmay", on standby.
Connection to our destroyers in mars-orbit established.
Attack-units 2, 3 and 4 are at MA200 and ready to go.
It has already been 10 years since the last war.
I wanna go and do the report, please!
No, that's much to important for you.
Please let me do it, I will deliver a sensational report.
The people will be glued to their seats,
when I'm in charge.
Just like 10 years ago... I was only seven then.
It's burned into my mind,
how our troops used the "Minmay- Attack" and ended the war.
The viewers will be just as breathless as the last time. - I understand.
Hibiki, do you have a Valkyrie- License? - Of course I do!
Then go! - Yes!
But not as a reporter, you'll be a Valkyrie-Pilot.
Err... ok...
SNN-Valkyrie, prepare for start.
Hello, I am... What? It's you?!
Hello, you'll better fly save, yound lad, got it?
Oh no, why the old geezer...? - Pilot, get started!
Just great!
Are you always drunk during work? Do you think we're going for a walk?
You are right, I'm sorry.
We're here to make a war-report. If you don't like it, then get out!
If I only knew that it would be today... - Looking for excuses?
Ok ok, let's get going.
You just don't do things like that on duty. - Shut up and fly!
Report from the frontline. Defense-Systems ready.
First we'll break their spirit, then it's our turn.
Engage!
Isn't that the ship of Alus?
Incredible. The enemy also has songs.
Sing, Ishtar! That will strengthen our fighting spirit.
Commander, we don't have to interfere, do we? - Could be.
Master Ingues.
This planet knows music,
Their culture is a dangerous one.
The Minmay-Defense is falling apart. We have to interfere!
Go!
Until now our fleet never lost against the Centraedi...
That doesn't mean that the "Minmay-Attack" will always be successful.
The constant winning made us weak, we lost our perspective.
We cannot always be the winner.
But that the enemy also has songs...
We've reached the limit. Oh no...
Where did the Centraedi get those songs?
They don't seem to be normal Centraedi. We're in deep trouble.
What are we going to do? - Stay calm.
Close in on the battlefield!
Faster!
Idiot, don't let the booty escape!
But...
That's enough,
we'll fly to the next battlescene. - What?!
Soon they'll go into close-range-combat, we'll film our Flagship, the Herakles.
But we shouldn't go nearer...
Just do it!
We're here to report about the war, this is no game.
If you are afraid of dying, then just get out! - Hom am I supposed to do this?
I can do it!
Stop!
You shouldn't film how we lose!
This is not what the people want to see.
They want to see our victory.
What do you think you're doing? Just shut the hell up and fly!
How did you expect war would be like?
This is no broadway-show. War is gruesome.
Forget your fake celebrity stories, this here is not about high tv-ratings.
We have to document the truth.
Open your eyes and take a good look.
Our fleet isn't invincible. Space is huge.
It's a big mistake to think that we're the elite.
You thought, earth has the best culture?
Nonsense! You don't even know what culture is.
Nobody can be that arrogant.
The Herakles was destroyed...
I'm very pissed at the moment, so you better stay away from me!
Awesome! - Great shot!
Tell me, what did you actually do with Exxegran in the hotel?
We have no time for this now!
But we want to know.
You'd better concentrate on the enemy.
Yes.
Silvie. - Major Nexx?!
I'd like to know it too.
This is none of your business.
You didn't go to make battle-plans at the hotel, did you?
Be honest, what were you doing?
Privat talk isn't allowed during combat.
The idiots can't spy on us that way.
Idiots? Spy? Oh, so that's the case.
What's so funny?
This is so typical of you. - Enemy from behind!
Now I'm motivated again, I could go on for 24 hours.
Damn, that was it.
Ishtar, evacuate!
Pilot, over there!
Fly in there.
What?! - Are you afraid?
Don't be silly, I'll take you anywhere you want.
That's better. A report is only good,
when you show both sides of the story.
I have the best pilot I could wish for.
Yes, got it all on tape. - Idiot, we could have died here.
You're right, I'm already so blunted that I'm not afraid of death anymore.
It's time to return. - Dennis, look!
Is she a Mirconian? - That's going to be some story!
Is she alive? - Probably.
She's really beautiful, don't you think?
We'll take her with us. - What are you doing? Are you nuts?
What's going on inside his head?
That's a two seater!
It doesn't matter if men and women get a little close from time to time.
Dennis!
Hibiki. - Dennis.
Take our material...
No, not "our". It's yours.
Nonsense, without you I could have never made those shots.
We did this together.
I bet the rating will be the highest ever.
Dennis!