Episode 9 "Miss Macross"
A TV station is now running on the Macross. To celebrate
they are holding a "Miss Macross" beauty pageant. Minmay
enters, and has to break a dinner date with Hikaru that
was supposed to happen that same night. The Zentradi
picked up parts of the broadcast signal and soldiers
Roli, Konda, and Warera are sent to record as much of
the broadcast as possible. Hikaru, the only pilot on
duty after giving Max and Kakizaki leave for the evening
is ordered to intercept the Zentradi vessel. As he is
fighting, Minmay is crowned Miss Macross.
Episode 10 "Blind Game"
Roli, Konda, and Warera, after having all their recording
equipment destroyed by Hikaru, report to Bretai and
Exedol about the broadcast they witnessed. Exedol and
Bretai develop a plan to allow them to capture a few
humans for study. Back onboard the Macross, Captain
Global finally makes radio contact with UN Forces High
Command only to hear that the Macross will not be receiving
any aid. As the Zentradi try an intimidation attack
on the Macross, Kamjin comes up with a way to "accidentally"
hit the Macross. The attack demolishes the Macross'
long-range radar and they are forced to send out a Cat's
Eye recon plane to guide the Macross out of an asteroid
field and away from the Zentradi. Misa volunteers for
the mission and she is escorted by Hikaru, Kakizaki,
an Max. The Zentradi draw away Hikaru and his team and
manage to capture Misa. Can Hikaru, Kakizaki, and Max
rescue Misa from the giants?
Episode 11 "First Contact"
Hikaru, Kakizaki, and Misa, having been captured by
the Zentradi. are locked in a room for study. Britai
arid Exedol decide to contact Zentradi Supreme Commander
Bodolzaa for advice. Meanwhile, Max, having escaped
capture, looks for a way to rescue the others. With
her micro-video recorder, Misa records their encounters
with the Zentradi. Britai's ship folds to join the Zentradi
main fleet and Bodolzaa where they conduct an interview
of the prisoners. Here they discover that these miclones
(The Zentradi term for, being the size of the humans)
possess something called Protoculture. Back on the Macross,
Minmay makes her singing debut.
Episode 12 "Big Escape"
Britai Exedol and Bodolzaa decide they need to place
micloned Zentradi soldiers aboard the Macross as spies.
Roll, Konda, and Warera eagerly volunteer. Max dresses
his Valkyrie as a Zentradi soldier and rescues Misa,
Hikaru, and Kakizaki. They are detected and pursued
around Britai's Ship. Bodolzaa orders Britai to step
back from the front-line and puts Lap'lamiz and her
fleet of female Zentradi in command. Meanwhile, Max
and Kakizaki have had to separate from Misa and Hikaru.
Before reuniting with Max and Kakizaki and sneaking
aboard Lap'lamiz's ship, Hikaru, and Misa stumble across
the micloning devices and also discover that the Zentradi
cannot make repairs to their ships. Lap'lamiz and her
fleet space fold to the front lines where Hikaru, Kakizaki,
Max, and Misa steal a Zentradi pod and escape. During
a brief battle with the humans Zentradi "ace" pilot
Milia sneaks the Zentradi spies aboard the macross.
