Lynn Minmay, having narrowly escaped death, clung to Xiao Shan's arm and refused to let go. Like the others, she began to cry bitterly.
Xiao Shan could only hold her in his arms and silently pat her back to comfort her.
At the suggestion of the people who had rescued them, everyone prepared to head for the shelter together.
Minmay's uncle's family immediately began gathering whatever they could still take from the first floor.
Meanwhile, Skull Squadron, led by Major Roy Focker, had destroyed most of the Zentradi aircraft and Bipedal Combat Pods and was preparing to return temporarily.
Major Roy Focker opened his communicator and said,
"Skull Leader to all units, Skull Leader to all units. The enemy air force has been repelled. Prepare to return."
On the bridge of the Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Hayase Misa replied, "Understood, Major."
At that moment, Roy Focker's dark-skinned girlfriend, Claudia Grant, rushed out and began flirting with him.
"How many enemy aircraft did you shoot down this time?"
"Ten."
"Not bad."
"It's because we haven't fought a war in two years.
"Also, do you know where VT-102 is?"
Hayase Misa replied,
"VT-102 was forced down in the city just now."
"Is that so? That's great."
"What happened to VT-102?"
"I'll tell you later. Communications closed."
Major Roy Focker cut off communications with the Macross and said to the other Skull Squadron members,
"Skull Leader to all fighters. Return to the Macross first. I have something to take care of, then I'll be back."
With that, Major Roy Focker piloted his VF-1S Valkyrie toward the city center where Ichijo Hikaru was.
He soon found Ichijo Hikaru's orange-yellow VF-1 Valkyrie in robot form and called out,
"Are you there? VT-102, respond. 102! Hikaru! Can you hear me?"
Major Roy Focker then switched his