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The Robotech Masters
Episode 59: The Invid Connection
The final offensive is underway. Alien warship move silently toward Earth. Their plan is simple – attack without retreat or surrender until they reclaim the fallen protoculture factory. General Emerson engages the enemy once again. Leonard launches his fleet.
As the battle escalates, the Robotech Masters cast their infirm and aged citizens adrift in space. They drug their clone soldiers with anti-pain serum to enable them to fight longer. Merciless maneuvers give them the advantage. They issue an ultimatum to Supreme Commander Leonard: "Evacuate the planet within thirty-eight hours or we will be forced to destroy your homeworld."
Leonard orders all remaining squadrons to assemble at Monument City and prepare for an attack. Emerson returns the battered remains of the Southern Cross Defense Force to protect the planet and its people as his ship explodes. Marie Crystal manages to get the general into an escape pod, but they are picked up by the Robotech Masters before they can reach their own troops.
The aliens contact Zor Prime for a trade – Zor, Musica, and the dismissal of remaining Earth forces for the general and his crew. Zor accepts.
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