for Lisa, who had been assigned to Earth and unable to leave. In the subsequent battle he picks up a distress signal from the Base where Lisa is. Rick flies into the heavily damaged base and reaches her. As the base starts collapsing, Rick flies his fighter out of the base and lands it on the planet's surface. They look and watch the SDF-1 land safely nearby, marking the end of the First Robotech War. As the survivors rebuild Earth, Rick again becomes obsessed with Minmei as he feels uncomfortable around Lisa. Meanwhile, Lisa wishes that Rick could understand that she loves him. When Lisa gives Rick photos of her for his photo album in an attempt to compete with Minmei, he is not sure how to react. After Minmei is kidnapped, Rick leads a rescue operation to save her resulting in a fight with Lisa later on. Rick lashes out at her and says to stay out of his personal life but later realizes he was wrong to behave the way he did. Rick decides to ask Lisa out for a picnic shortly afterwards, which she accepts. Minmei however, calls him to have lunch with her which he reluctantly agrees to hoping he can finish early enough to meet Lisa. After an unexpected Zentraedi attack he tries to salvage the day but Lisa learns he has been with Minmei and storms away from him in anger. Minmei goes out in search of Rick, rekindling their love during the holidays and sharing a kiss on Christmas Eve. Lisa is devastated and initially decides to resign from the military as she feels she cannot serve beside Rick due to her feelings for him. Rick eventually begins to realize though that he cannot relate to Minmei anymore, as his experiences in combat have changed him and that Lisa understands him better than Minmei does. When Khyron attacks New Macross City and the SDF-1, Rick leaves Minmei to attend to his duty. Minmei cannot accept that Rick must constantly risk his life in battle and begs him to leave the military. Khyron eventually launches a suicide attack at the SDF-1, killing himself and everyone aboard except for Lisa, who was pushed into an ejection pod at the last moment by Admiral Henry J. Gloval. As Rick realizes that Lisa is alive, the two run into each other's arms as Minmei watches nearby. Rick