During one of their missions, Rick landed his Veritech to look at a field of Dandelions, which had began to grow since the utter destruction of the Earth, temporarily going off com to see this. This caused concern for the other members of his party, Bobby worrying if he had come into trouble with rogue Zentraedi. His Commander noted that Rick could handle trouble and that it was likely nothing, and was proven right as Rick rejoined the Squadron to share his findings. (Macross Saga: "Reconstruction Blues")