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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!

Wow.

Oh. Again. How beautiful.

Well, they're rocks engulfed in flames after all.

You wouldn't be able to say...

..."how beautiful" if you get up close.

Oh! Mr. Sako.

You have no dreams.

Huh?

Dreams, huh?

My dream is...

...to make this thing fly into outer space.

There are 10 years left before the meteors fall.

Then, I see this craft magnificently going beyond...

...the stratosphere and destroying every single meteor.

By doing so...

...people on the ground will be able to...

...live in peace and have good dreams.

Mr. Sako...

I...

Hm?

I'll help too!

Let's definitely fulfill it!

For our dream!

Miharu...

Mr. Sako?

What are you doing, dazing out into the sky?

Are you all right?

It's nothing.

Yeesh.

You keep going up continuously like this and...

...the expected useful life of the crafts shorten!

Something's definitely wrong.

Hey, what's with those gloomy expressions on your faces?

After the check is over...

...leave it to me and the crew and go take a break!

Huh?

I am exhausted.

Seems like we did a year's worth of interceptions all at once.

You guys take this time to rest up too!

Yeah.

Miharu...

Soon, the landing ship's preparations will be completed.

We'll time the launch and go during the chaotic...

...confusion caused by the next wave of comet attacks.

Roger.

We won't be able to go near the ships.

Since we can't escape from here...

...we'll have to somehow call for help.

Boy, I'm hungry.

Oh, no. That's not it.

I haven't had anything to eat in a while...

...so I'm just really hungry.

That's so misleading.

Please don't scare us.

Sorry. Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

But what to do?

Oh, subcommander! Thank you for a job well done.

Welcome back.

What's the situation?

Our base's interception rating is 100%.

Around the world, the rating is over 92%.

The missed meteors landed in oceans or deserts...

...so casualties have been held to a minimum.

I see. So?

When is the next interception schedule?

We don't have any until Nigel-87 arrives in 32 hours.

That behemoth.

Please take this opportunity to rest.

Heh. It would be nice if I could do that.

What's the matter?

It's a burst communication via encrypted file.

The password matches the code used by this base.

Decode it!

It's available from here.

Shimoji Island base, this is Honjyo.

Currently, headed toward Tanega Island with Shizuha.

We've discovered Karin was taken to Orbital Station 7...

...so we're now on our way to rescue her.

Karin's?!

What's this?!

If we don't get there in a hurry...

...we don't know what'll happen to her.

There's a high probability all the orbiting stations...

...have been taken over by people infected by alien life forms

We'll report the details after we return.

Over and out.

Mikaze...

What an unreasonable thing to do.

Use the same code and...

...give them the order to return immediately!

Yes, sir.

Everyone...

The subcommander's probably angry.

When we return, running laps on the runway's...

...probably not going to cut it.

We're bringing Karin back.

Definitely!

Yeah! Mikaze, you're starting to grow as a person.

I... I appreciate you complimenting me but...

But what?

It might be better to raise the altitude a bit...

No way.

If we did that, we'll be detected by radar.

We can't attract any attention. Right?

Uh... uh...

At this rate, before the radar gets us, the trees will!

This for real?

Yup, yup.

Whoa.

It's an inquiry room.

It is an inquiry room.

Wow. It's the real thing.

Did you know? In France, if you don't talk...

...they run electricity through "there" during an interrogation.

Really?

Hey! That's a see-through mirror?!

Hey! For real!

For real!

The real thing certainly is awesome.

Don't waste your breath!

OK.

Very well. Now...

What's that? Truth serum?

See! He's mad now!

Darn.

You know her, don't you?

Yes, yes, yes!

Mikaze Honjyo. Age 16. Gemini. Blood type B.

Her three sizes are 83, 52, 74 and...

...her favorite foods are seaweed and potato salad.

Things she hates are spiders, centipedes...

...and creatures with a lot of legs.

But she's OK with edible things...

...like crab and shrimp.

Her favorite hobbies are...

Shh!

I'll ask directly. What are you after?

What's the matter?

You've become very quiet all of a sudden.

What are you after?

W... well, that's...

Keeping it secret won't do you any good!

Wow. Awesome.

I'll ask you again!

What are you all after?!

I... I'm...

After...

Oops. Cutting it close.

It's Karin!

Why you...!

Say what?!

What's the big idea?!

Our goal is to look at planes and...

...Karin is just an oasis to heal our aching hearts!

You... you were staring at Karin with sinister eyes?!

But, but... You guys are the same!

Idiot!

Don't group me with you!

Even if you think it...

...it's much manlier to never speak of it!

So you say but you were taking pictures of Miss Ran!

Hey, what's with that?

It's a waste of time. Hey, what's with that?

These guys know nothing.

What shall we do with them?

If the information's not leaked...

...then there's nothing better than that.

Keep them on ice for a while.

Yes, sir.

Why do you reject it?

I've mastered the skills to evolve...

...much more efficiently and yet...

What is it?

Chizuru and her group...

...have passed the precautionary dragnet.

Annette!

OK!

Go!

Currently...

...Chizuru and her group are heading to the hangar.

We believe they're attempting...

...to escape by using the landing craft.

Such resistance is futile.

I'm distributing weapons.

Give me some personnel.

Roger.

Staff Room

Please!

Let me go with Mikaze and Shizuha!

No.

I can't allow...

...any more dangerous attempts at playing spies.

Why not?

Tomorrow, we'll continue with the interceptions.

Use this opportunity to rest up.

While I do understand how you feel...

...if I were her, I'd stop you too.

Why would you?

Because that's the job of an adult.

Hello. Kisaragi speaking.

What?!

A scrambled communication?!

From where?! Yes...

What?! Orbital Station 7?!

This is Orbital Station 7.

Anyone, please listen.

Currently, including the commander...

...almost the entire crew have abandoned the...

...interception missions and are acting independently.

At this rate, Earth is completely...

...defenseless against incoming comets.

Miharu...

Hey! What's going on?!

Guess continuous low altitude...

...flying doesn't allow any fuel to last.

That guy isn't very considerate!

If he's going to lend us something...

...lend us something a lot bigger!

Hey, Mikaze. What do you plan to do now?

What else? I'm going to outer space!

I'll get there even if I have to walk there!

Apprehended one member.

The remaining four appear to be...

...holding themselves inside the communications unit.

Communications unit?

They appear to be sending messages to Earth.

Hm. So they made it look like an escape...

...but the goal was to communicate from the onset.

We are currently in combat with the...

...group and are cornered.

Please send help immediately.

I repeat, this is...

Communications with the station have been cut.

What's that mean?

Miharu! Is Miharu all right?

Mr. Sako. Calm down. Calm down.

Huh? What's a transport ship doing here?

One's not scheduled to come today.

What's the meaning of this?

That's...

Why are they armed?

Exit!

Chinese Restaurant: Kouchin

Welcome. Huh?

What? Who the heck are you people?!

Stop it!

Please answer honestly.

Have you had any communication...

...with Mikaze Honjyo and Shizuha Doi?

That's troubling.

If we can't have your cooperation...

...then we'll be forced to take measures we don't want to take.

As I've already stated several times...

...I don't observe employees on their private time.

There's no way to tell what they're doing during their time off.

I see.

So there are pilots with time off during this great assault.

What a tranquil base this is.

To be more accurate, she was a problematic pilot and...

...we gave her time off so she wouldn't...

...get in the way of our big operations!

I'm envious.

We'd like to wrap up our work and...

...then take some time off.

So? Where are they taking their time off?

We've already told you we don't know.

Please withdraw immediately!

Oh? Is that all right?

You'll be in quite a bit of trouble later.

Oh...

You're using rather old equipment.

There are 24 items in the trash bin taking up 796K of space. Erase these items completely? Cancel / OK

Excuse me. It looks like I pressed something funny.

Oh, oh no. No problem. That's been acting up.

I already told you!

You're merely an observer!

Please refrain from doing anything unnecessary!

Well, excuse me.

Wake me up when we reach Kagoshima, then.

Gotcha.

Uh... How many licenses do you have, anyway?

Tee hee. That's a secret.

Looks like she's awake.

What do you think...

...of the admired Comet Blaster base?

I'm hungry.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

We'll have a meal prepared immediately.

What do you plan to do with me?

Nothing. You're just one of us.

It's just that you being on Earth causes trouble.

I see.

You understand, don't you?

How emotions get in the way...

You'll no longer have petty...

...battles within the same organization.

I never realized how refreshing it is to...

...not have my heart being tugged on by anything.

Your awakening seems a bit delayed but...

...you're just like us, an evolved human.

There's no need to be confused...

...by unnecessary emotions, relationships, and...

...you can live an ideal a life as possible.

Is that so?

Do you understand?

The past is meaningless to us.

Wha... what the?!

Uh? Stop!

What's up?

What a stupid thing to do!

Oh, I told you so!

Those girls don't have chests this big!

That's not the problem here.

This happened because you're a slowpoke, Darling.

Stop talking like that! It's gross!

Oh? What's wrong with it?

You guys give it a rest, already!

A half-assed attempt...

I'm sorry, sir. They escaped.

Crap, it was that one.

Saying they escaped won't solve this!

I'm... I'm sorry...

Pursue them immediately!

R... roger.

Heh. It's definitely more interesting to observe.

I want to see them...

I want to see everyone.

We stayed up all night moving.

That's alright, that's alright.

It's a straight line from here to Tanega Island.

You can sleep for a little while.

I don't think that's possible.

You in the cruiser! Stop immediately!

So he said.

What should we do?

What should we?

You in the cruiser...

...obey our commands and peacefully stop your boat.

The target is maintaining its current speed.

Hm. Huh?!

Captain? Is something the matter?

Will something like that really work?

Of course it will!

With my attractiveness...

...even a spaceship is...

What?!

I was an idiot for even believing it for a moment.

In that case.

It can't be helped!

Eh? Both flanks, full speed!

Eeek! Run, run, run!

I'm desperately trying to do that!

Aren't there any weapons? Weapons!

Calm down! Mikaze!

Captain, in the sky to our right!

What?!

What the?!

If you don't run, you're going to get hurt.

I am so pissed off today!

High speed turn!

This is payback!

That can't be!

That was Ayamo just now, wasn't it?

Probably.

She's the only person who'd pull that kind of stunt.

Heh. Finally.

We're here.

You're late!

Ayamo!

You came!

Without me, nothing can start.

You're right!

What? You're girls.

Well, If I'm told to do it, I'll fire up anything.

To think...

...we'll be using a cargo ship to transport people.

Hey, Ayamo. Don't take up so much space there!

But it's so cramped in here!

OK, girls.

This is all automatic so don't touch any switches.

Oh, we were told to hand this to you.

What?!

Here.

But... why are you going up?

A friend of ours is waiting for us. Right?

Right!

I see.

Then do your best!

We will!

It'll be all right. A good wind is blowing.

Karin... We'll soon be there so wait for us!

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.

We finally made it out into space.

But does this mean we're in quite a pinch?

Don't get lost. That's your sky.

Next episode, Stratos 4, episode 13...