Episode 17 "Phantasm"
Having been seriously injured in his last battle, Hikaru
is lying unconscious in a hospital. Will Hikaru the
"Crash King" be, able to rescue Minmay from the Zentradi?
Can he, defeat the evil Kaifun, who won't let Minmay
date soldiers? Why does Minmay become Misa? Is this
all just some horrible dream?
Episode 18 "Pineapple Salad"
Hikaru regains consciousness but is being kept in the
hospital for monitoring His first visitor is Misa, who
feels guilty for being responsible for Hikaru's injuries.
Roy, Max, and Kakizaki come visit but Hikaru seems terribly
depressed, so Roy arranges for a visit from Minmay,
who has been busy working on a movie with Kaifun. Milia
and her team attack the Macross, in order to lure out
and battle the mysterious human "ace" pilot, who just
happens to be Max. But no one aboard the Macross could
ever imagine what will become of this battle.
Episode 19 "Burst Point"
Roy is dead and the crew of the Macross has developed
an omnidirectional barrier that can shield the entire
ship for a brief period of time. In an attempt to find
some way to get tile UN government to allow the civilians
aboard the Macross to disembark, Global orders a low-altitude
flight over a major city. The Ontario Autonomous Region
overhears the conversation between Global and High Command
and agrees to take the civilians in. Milia informs Lap'lamiz
that she wishes to become a miclone spy, and is sent
aboard the Macross. But when the Macross is almost to
its destination, Kamjin orders an all-out attack on
the space battleship, with tragic results.
Episode 20 "Paradise Lost"
The explosion of the barrier system has not only destroyed
most of Kamhin's fleet, but decimated a nearby earth
city and claimed the life of Kakizaki as well. Now no
one will accept the Macross' civilians. In the Zentradi
camp, Bodolzaa reinstates Britai as commander of the
Zentradi forces near the Earth. The miclone spies Roli,
Warera, and Konda return to report to their commander.
Not only do they report to Britai and Exedol, but they
save some of the items they brought back from the Macross
to show other Zentradi soldiers. Meanwhile, the Macross
is ordered to leave Earth space as soon as they finish
taking on supplies from UN Spacy. Global regretfully
informs the citizens onboard the Macross of the order
as, once again, the Macross leaves its homeworld.