Robotech 06 - Doomsday by Jack McKinney

Author:Jack McKinney [McKinney, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2010-12-26T04:00:00+00:00

New Detroit had been placed under martial law. There was little reason to expect a follow-up attack, but the theft of the chamber had the resident Zentraedi up in arms. Some of them believed that the Earth Forces had staged a Zentraedi raid in order to gain possession of the chamber. Reconstruction crews and civil defense reinforcements had been flown in from New Macross, and a field headquarters (with Lisa Hayes in command) had been set up outside the city limits.

Whether a band of malcontents from the wastes were responsible for the assault had yet to be confirmed, but reconnaissance flights north of the city had revealed the existence of a base of some sort, hastily constructed around the remains of a crashed warship whose towering presence dominated that snowy region. A squadron of Veritechs under Rick Hunter's command was on its way to the site now, Lisa Hayes monitoring their progress from field HO.

Her screen had indicated no activity at the base, but when the Cat's-Eye recon dropped in for a closer pass, the displays had lit up: Enemy missiles had been launched at the approaching fighter group. Lisa went on the com net to warn them.

"Uh, we roger that, control," said one of Rick's wingmen. "Enemy projectiles maintaining tracking status. Onboard computers calculate impact in twenty-three seconds."

"Evasive!" Lisa heard Rick say over the net.

Lisa watched her screen: The missiles were altering course along with the fighters.

"They're still on your tail, Captain Hunter."

An elisted rating at the adjacent duty station turned to her suddenly. "Picking up a sudden heat emission."

Lisa was already back on the net. "The projectiles have activated protoboosters."

"All units," said Rick. "Send out ghosts."

Lisa studied the screen once more. The missiles had gained on the group, but the false radar images had confused them. Only momentarily, however. "They've swung around, Commander."

"Roger, control," Rick answered her. "We've got them in our tracking monitors. We're planning a surprise of our own."

Skull One led the group in a formation climb and rollout that brought them nose to nose with the incoming projectiles. Though eyes saw nothing but blue skies ahead, the Veritech screens read death.

"Impact in seven seconds," said Rick's wingman.

"Hammerheads on my mark-now!"

Missiles tore from launch tubes as the group loosed a bit of their own death; projectiles met their match head-on, annihilating one another in a series of explosions that fused into an expanding sphere of fire. The Veritechs boostered through this, scorching themselves but holding their own, the route to the enemy base clear as day.

They came in hugging the barren terrain, the tail section of the leaning hulk looming into view over the horizon. Rick ordered reconfiguration to Guardian mode when they hit the edge of the target zone and released a score of heat-seekers to announce his arrival.

The ground at the base of the Zentraedi warship was instantly torn up. Snow and dirt were blown from the area, and when the smoke cleared, there was a newly formed crater fully encircling the ruined warship. But no return fire or signs of activity.

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