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Escape Pod Masters Saga Outsidrs

John Carpenter and a crewman enter an Escape Pod aboard Recon One(Masters Saga: "Outsiders")

An Escape Pod was a shuttle used on Starships in order to swiftly evacuate the crew of the ship in case of failure. Escape Pods on the Pioneer Expedition were spherical, with a hatch that allowed for enter and exiting the pod. The shuttle would be shot out of the ship and allowed to reach either another ship or the gravity of a planet. A parachute would deploy on planets, allowing for slow decent to the soil.

During the Second Robotech War, John Carpenter was sent with a squadron of fighters on Recon One to attempt to push the enemy Master's flagships out of Earth's orbit. Due to the REF Civil War, it was the only shuttle that the only shuttle which the Pioneer mission could spare. The Masters were easily able to destroy the fighters and strongly damage Recon One. As a last ditch effort, Carpenter evacuated all of the crew off the ship in their Escape Pods. Carpenter and his head Lieutenant were the last people left on the ship. The sent it on a direct course to the enemy fortress and escaped in their pod at the literal last second, blasting away from the ship just as it and one of the Master's flagships blew up.

Sean Phillips and Dana Sterling were put in charge of meeting with the escape pods as they landed and welcoming them back to Earth. Dana was the one who met with Carpenter's pod, as he ordered her to take him to United Earth Command immediately. During the ride, Carpenter let slip his worries about him giving away the position of Earth's fighters, before silencing when being reminded that Dana was not of a high ranking. (Masters Saga: "Outsiders")

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