Ranka, Sheryl, and Alto's adopted brother get Alto three throughful but mutually exclusive gifts for his upcoming birthday. Alto is going to end up hurting someone's feelings. Which gift will he choose?

Ranka, Alto, and Sheryl are forced to consider each other's feelings when the Frontier fleet produces a movie remake of Macross Zero.

The sparring between Alto and Michael comes to a head when Michael nearly hits Alto's Valkyrie with friendly fire. Meanwhile, the mysterious purple Valkyrie makes a new appearance.

Ranka is starting to get work as a singer, but most of her jobs so far are minor or embarrassing. When she manages to transfer to Alto's school, her day that was looking up is suddenly tarnished by the arival of the Galatic Fairy Sheryl Nome.

Sheryl struggles with her emotions during her live concert while Alto and the rest of the SMS wage a desprate battle to save a pair of ships from the Galaxy fleet.

Ranka has finally gotten her first big break as a singer, but her excitment is quickly overshadowed by the news of the Vajra's attack on the Macross Galaxy Fleet.