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In order to accommodate vital military intelligence information, the Supreme Commander of the Army of the Southern Cross asks for volunteers to re-establish communications with an isolated space station, earth's only link to the Robotech defenders who have gone into the cosmos in search of their homeworld.

Rick and Minmei find themselves trapped inside an unexplored area of the gigantic Space Battle Fortress.

A counter-attack by the United Earth Forces causes the Robotech Masters to re-evaluate their plans to regain the protoculture factory. Although there are no precise winners, the battle lines are being drawn.

The Robotech Masters have finally arrived near the vicinity of the earth. They are so certain that there will be no resistance offered as they try and recover their lost protoculture factory that the strong fighting spirit offered by the citizens of earth confuse the zealous interstellar techno-voyagers.

It is fifteen years later and Dana Sterling, the child of Miriya and Max Sterling, recalls the turbulent romance that her parents had in order to put to rest the fears of a new recruit in the Army of the Southern Cross, the earth's latest defense force.

Admiral Gloval has ordered Lisa Hayes to command a new version of the Robotech Space Fortress, the SDF-2, and undertake a new mission to search the far reaches of space and discover the true homeworld of Robotech. Khyron has other plans for the SDF-2 and original SDF-1.

The Christmas season serves as a backdrop for Khyron's plans to steal the earth's remaining supply of protoculture matrix. Many of the complex relationships developed over the past episodes are coming to a resolution.

Minmei tries to become part of Rick Hunter's life again after returning from her tour of the frontier. It is a situation complicated by Rick's growing concern for Lisa and his final realization of his duty as a soldier.

Claudia gives Lisa a lesson in psychology as she recalls the early stages of her romance with the late Commander Roy Fokker. A touching flashback sequence.

In a totally unexpected move, Khyron has managed to capture Minmei and Kyle. He holds his micronian prisoners for ransom; the price for their freedom is the earth's gigantic Robotech vessel, the SDF-1.

The evil Zentraedi warlord, Khyron, plots to persuade the surviving micronized Zentraedi to re-join the ranks of the elite guard of the Robotech Masters now under his command.

Breetai organizes a raid on the last remaining Robotech factory in order to try and hold the upper hand in case the wandering Robotech Masters do eventually find their way to the earth.

In order to avoid the total destruction of the earth, the crew of the SDF-1 make an untested jump into hyper-space.

In some faraway spot in the galaxy, the Robotech Masters find indication of a giant battle that has taken place in the vicinity of the Earth. They feel this might be the location of their lost protoculture factory. They begin the long journey to find their precious biomechanical life force.

The citizens of the SDF-1 try to put their lives back together following the cataclysm of the past several months. The earth has become a barren wilderness where the pioneer spirit of the survivors is put to the ultimate test.

Dolza tricks his advance armada and surrounds the earth with 4.8 million armed ships. For Dolza, the time for talking has ended. The SDF-1 and the earth must be destroyed. It forces Breetai to join with Captain Gloval to counteract this terrible threat.

Exedore is sent to the SDF-1 in the wake of the marriage between Max and Miriya in order to negotiate a peace settlement between their two warrior civilizations.

Miriya's attempt to ambush Max turns into a more complicated affair when they fall in love and decide to get married.

Max Sterling meets the micronized Zentraedi warrior, Miriya, on a different field of battle as combatants of a video game championship.

Rick goes on the warpath to stop an invasion of the SDF-1 by the defecting Zentraedi. In the midst of this battle scene, Minmei and Kyle are faced with more dangerous implications.