Original subtitles

Dare ni mo makenai "I won't lose to anyone!"

Omoi dake naraba If it's only something you tell yourself...

sono uchi uso ni naru akogare no mama de ...eventually, it will just be a false ambition.

Yokubou zetsubou Desire, despair...

tsuyokute yowai watashi ...strong and weak me...

kono position ni zutto amaeteta ...I've always been spoiled by this position.

Te wo nobaseba If I stretch out my hand...

todoku kamo toosugita sora ni ...I just might reach that far away sky.

Ato ichimiri no yuuki Just a millimeter more courage...

mou nigenai to kimeta ...I've decided not to run anymore.

So on! So on!

Ichido shika nai jinsei dakara! Because I only have one life!

Nanige ni fuan dakedo... Though I am a bit unsure...

ima wa omoikomi demo I have doubts now, but...

hajimereba ii kekka all right! ...I just have to start, it will be all right!

Approaching altitude of four thousand feet.

Booster burnout.

Booster separation...

...turn over to level flight.

Heading 090.

Mach 3 cruise.

Mikaze! Mikaze!

What's up, Ayamo?

Instructor Kisaragi was calling for you.

She said in the briefing room.

Hey!

Hey, wait!

Hey! Be careful!

Sorry, Sako!

Don't call me by my nickname!

Effective today...

...Mikaze Honjyo's disciplinary grounding ends.

You are hereby ordered to...

...return to your pursuit duties.

Yes sir!

Independent actions will not be tolerated again...

...so keep that in mind... huh?

All right! I can fly, fly, fly!

While you're able to fly again...

...it doesn't seem like our turn's...

...going to come around for a while.

Looks like it, huh?

I wonder if we missed out on an opportunity.

Sorry, everyone.

Don't mind that.

Thanks.

Well, after having pulled a stunt like that...

...she's lucky not to have gotten fired.

There's no sense of urgency.

Stack one... It's for Miharu...

It's for Miharu... Stack two...

Don't scare me!

Still doing your gloomy thing, Sako?

Say what?!

It's important for men to accept defeat with grace.

Shut up!

Like you'd understand the purity of man's heart.

I... I love Miharu from the bottom of my heart!

Huh?

Not that. But that.

Huh?

You've made no progress for a very long time now.

Isn't it a good time to give up?

Even when it's done, it probably won't fly, right?

It will fly! It does fly!

Eh?

Hey! I told you that's not a parasol!

But it's so cool here.

Listen.

This is a spacecraft...

...which flies waaay higher than any of you!

Spacecraft?

Yeah. No matter how hard you try...

...your planes are limited to the stratosphere.

But the Stratos Zero can fly directly to outer space.

It can go into space...

...Stratos Zero.

I want to...

...repair this and launch it into space again.

If I do that...

...Miharu will probably see me in a...

...different light and come back to me.

Right, Miharu? Miharu!

Going into space...

On your own...

Here is the information concerning our next dispatch.

The final orbital path of the earth-bound comet Mizuho...

...will be known in about a month.

I see.

What of the overhaul of the interception crafts?

They're all proceeding well.

Work is proceeding...

...faster than expected within expected margins.

Then we could have taken more time down below.

There was no need to rush.

I would have passed on that.

My shoulders get stiff wasting time.

That's right. Gravity is an enemy to your figure.

But our faces get easily swollen in zero gravity.

Can I get another one of these?

Yes.

But Commander.

You certainly eat quite a bit.

Do I?

Really. It's amazing how you keep your figure.

You should be careful too, Betty?

It'll be troublesome to get a new suit if your figure changes.

It doesn't matter.

As long as it doesn't interfere with the missions.

But even if you fix it, you can't fly it right?

Still saying that?!

Don't take my skills so lightly!

If I really put my mind to it...

...I can fix a rocket, or two, or three, or four...

I don't mean that.

I mean who's going to pilot this thing?

Huh?

Don't "Huh?"

You're not going to fly it yourself are you, Mr. Sako?

Uh...

Don't "Uh..."

Oh, so it hasn't been decided.

Say, can I pilot it?

Huh?

Mikaze...

If I can really go into space...

I want to pilot it!

I want to go there by my own power!

You want to pilot this thing?

Yeah!

Really?!

I see.

If Mikaze's going to pilot it...

...then I'd like to take a ride too.

Ayamo?

It sounds so cool.

Going into space by your own power.

Hmm...

Since there is a chance we'll fail to be Comet Blasters.

It's a good thing to build a rocket as a backup plan!

Shizuha...

Will you ride with us too, Karin?

But I'm ok with helping you build it.

All right!

Sooo! I see!

You'll all ride in it!

All right!

I'll immediately go back to repairs!

Miharu, just you wait!

Commander?

Mr. Sako...

...is it all right to be using parts from a scrap heap?

Don't call it scrap. It's a donor. Donor!

I don't want the engine to stall as soon as we launch.

They're parts from a craft which was retired early.

There's still a lot of life left in them.

Stop complaining and take them apart.

I took them apart.

Thanks for a job well done.

You can take off now.

OK!

We're going to base for a bit.

For a bit.

What's with those girls, anyway?

Don't know.

All right. We'll start with the engine.

Without a running engine, it might as well be made out of paper!

Okay!

Betty.

What's the matter?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

All right.

All right.

All right.

What are they doing? All right.

What are they doing?

Looks like they're helping with Mr. Sako's hobby.

Heh. What a waste of their free time.

What's that supposed to mean!

I'm saying it's a waste of time fixing up that ship.

Don't you want to go out into space?

I will! That's why I'm making the repairs!

Huh? How stupid.

You're just running away.

I'm not running away!

You are running away.

You probably gave up after your last screw-up!

You probably think it's too difficult...

...to earn your wings as a Comet Blaster.

That's why you moved into a different direction...

...and you're just relaxing.

Say what?!

Hey, stupid!

Whoa!

What are you doing, Mikaze?

Aaa! It was almost assembled!

Lets go!

Hey! Hey! Get back here! Come help!

That's not what I intended...

I wonder if I am running away.

If that's what you think, then you might be.

Instructor Iwasaki.

No need to be so surprised.

It's a small island.

You can only head off to a few places.

I often come here to do some thinking.

You want to go into space, right?

Yes.

Then go ahead and do everything you can.

But...

If you try and fail...

...at least you won't have regrets.

Of course!

Now, how should I arrange this?

They're 12 singles, 18 triples, 20 doubles.

You're calculating fast today.

You're in the mood to do things?

How about the next one, Betty?

No thanks.

I'll restrain myself.

For some reason, I'm not feeling well today.

Definitely...

Let's see.

Next, I put the cover on.

Oops. Grr!

Wait a minute.

C... commander!

That's not good at all.

Huh? Well, that is...

Wow.

The cover will need to tightened with the specified torque.

What?

Uh... yes!

The bolt which goes into the main body...

...needs to be tightened with the correct torque, or else...

...the main body will become warped.

What's normal for this, anyway?

Well, oh, it's this.

Hm. You adjust the torque rating like this...

...and tighten the bolts in diagonal lines.

Remember that.

Yes.

Oh...

You're going to revive Stratos Zero?

Yes!

While it's an old model, it's a good craft.

If you put time into it, it'll answer your call.

Commander... have you flown it before?

At this moment...

...space is a symbol of menace which falls on humanity...

...but that doesn't change the admiration we have for it.

Being drawn to raising altitude...

...I was always excited to see...

...the sky change colors out in space.

Commander...

To do that, you must put in your own efforts...

...to look after your own ride.

Whether it be a horse, a car...

...or a rocket.

Yes.

Well then, I don't want to bother you any further.

I'm going to excuse myself now.

Oh, Commander!

Hm?

Thank you very much!

Just don't let this affect your day job.

Yes sir!

Okay then!

All right. All right.

All right. Stop!

So there's finally going to be a combustion test?

I wonder if it'll really go well?

If this fails...

...I'm turning you into a parasol again.

Let's go, Mikaze!

Let's give it a shot!

Whoa! That thing is the real RD-204 engine!

Those things are still around after all.

These days you don't...

...get many opportunities to see them in action.

Hey! Looks like they're about to start!

Preparations?

All done.

The combustion test will be 120 seconds, as planned.

Countdown starts at 100 seconds. Got it?

Yes!

10 seconds before combustion!

9... 8... 7...

6... 5... 4...

3... 2... 1...

Begin combustion!

Don't stop! Please!

1... 2... Don't stop! Please!

3... 4... 5... 6...

7... 8... 9... 10 seconds passed!

Thrust stable.

Combustion rate, pressure normal.

All parameters nominal.

20 seconds passed!

100 seconds passed!

Do your best, my parasol!

117... 118... 119 seconds!

All right!

120 seconds passed! End combustion!

We did it, right?

We did it!

A big engine is awesome after all.

It looks like...

...they'll be able to go out into space.

They will go.

They're going into space.

It looks like it went well.

Yes. It's good there were no casualties.

Huh?

If it failed and caused a big explosion...

...that would have been awful.

Was that thing really that dangerous?

Now, party on, everyone!

It's on me tonight!

Before you do that, pay off your previous tab!

Don't say such harsh things.

Then I'll have another helping!

That's it! No hesitation is good!

Karin, you'll get fat if you eat so much.

All right! It's been awhile so here I go!

Mikaze seems to be happy.

Shimoji Tower...

...Trainer 01, ready to taxi, information Charlie.

Trainer 01.

Clear for taxi, runway 17.

Trainer 01, roger.

Clear for taxi, runway 17.

Someday, I'll go up in that.

Shimoji Tower, Trainer 01...

...ready for takeoff.

Trainer 01, taxi to position...

...and hold runway 17.

Trainer 01, roger.

Taxi into position and hold runway 17.

Trainer 01, wind 150 at six...

...clear for takeoff.

Trainer 01, roger.

Clear for takeoff, runway 17.

Positive climb, gear up.

Someday...

...definitely!

Chizu no nai mirai A future without a map...

mejirushi ni shite kita kimi no ...for a guide I've used your...

terasu hikari ...shining light.

Tarinai jibun wo iiwake ni shite Making excuses for my shortcomings...

nigedashite mata modotte kitari ...running away and coming back again...

heiwa sugita hibi ...days which were too peaceful.

Guuzen ni mikaketa genjitsu By chance I caught sight of reality.

Mishiranu kanojo to te wo tsunaida Holding hands with a girl I didn't know...

kimi ga ita ...there you were.

Atashi wa himawari de I am a sunflower and...

kimi wa taiyou mou kono hitomi wa ...you are the sun, you are the only thing...

kimi shika mienai ...my eyes can see anymore.

Mabataki dekinakute namida afurete mo I can't blink, though tears overflow.

Tatoe sono yubi ga Even supposing those fingers...

atashi dake no mono ja nakute mo ...don't belong to me alone.

Mock test, event, air show!

Today we'll have a fun base festival!

What's the matter with her?

She doesn't seem very well.

Next episode, Stratos 4...

...episode 8, "Go Gate".