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It seems I was somewhat mistaken about you three.

I always thought you were nothing more than tin dolls with fake souls.

The annihilation of Earth...

...has absolutely nothing to do with you.

But you try to stop me in order to save the people of Earth.

What are you anyway?

I am...

We are...!

Saber Marionette J to X

Bearing many memories that cannot be undone...

I am happy at times, but why am I...

...sad sometimes?

You'll hurt if you deny your true feelings...

Something's changed since I realized that

There are times when people need kindness

Not with words but just by embracing them

There are times when people don't need kindness

In order to seek the future with your own strength

Rays of Light

This is my mother, wife, and daughter...

...albeit just hologram images.

I was separated from my family forever...

...and abandoned on Terra 2.

By the Earth people who I thought were my comrades 400 years ago.

Tell me, do humans deserve to be saved?

Look, we don't have time to argue about this.

Let's go.

Forget it.

There's a plasma web that protects the important parts of this ship.

You can't even leave this room without my say-so.

Damn!

And I'll tell you this...

The timer mechanism for the...

...nuclear extinction device installed on this ship...

...has already been set.

In another 58 minutes and 30 seconds...

...this ship will explode as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

You'll die too. Don't you know that, Dr. Hesse?!

I told you my life is about to end anyway.

It's my true wish to give it up along with Earth itself.

You bastard...!

Lorelei...

Dr. Hesse's ship has gained access to the Mesopotamia.

He's downloading data from its computer.

What?

I can't believe it!

Only Lime and the girls can access the Mesopotamia.

Can't be...!

What?

Hesse has downloaded data from the Mesopotamia?

Yes. He's taken the worm-hole charts to make a course for Earth.

I see.

That's why he wanted the girls.

What is a worm-hole, Lord Faust?

Pathways through the time-space continuum.

They exist throughout space.

By traveling through a worm-hole...

...one can travel through space at over 100 times the speed of light.

Whatever kind of spaceship you have...

...you cannot reach Earth unless you pass through a worm-hole.

And the only place where there's a worm-hole chart...

The Earth ship, Mesopotamia...

And the only ones who can gain access to that data...

...are the girls, whose systems were once integrated with the ship's.

The Neo Mesopotamia has begun to move!

The road to Earth is open.

It's all thanks to you.

Tin dolls...

You still dare to fight me?

Of course. We can't let millions of people die.

We're going to defeat you and take this ship far out into space.

You sure are strange machines.

You don't have to sacrifice your lives...

...for people you don't even know anything about.

Humans are nothing more than a pestilence in space.

They don't deserve to be saved.

An ugly, weak pestilence!

They're not weak.

And they're not ugly!

Everyone's doing the best they can!

They're fighting all kinds of things!

Difficult things and sad things...

...they're fighting against all sorts of things.

They believe in who they are...

...and they keep fighting on!

Humans are not weak!

Rubbish.

I must say I'm impressed by how human you've actually become.

I've had a change of heart.

Yes. If you promise not to interfere with me...

...I'll send you back to Otaru Mamiya.

This time I'll really turn you into human beings.

Don't you want to be human?

It doesn't matter anymore.

I understand what I want now.

What I really wanted was not a human body...

...but a soul of my own that I can feel.

Pain and kindness...

...and feelings of love.

Being able to feel the important things in life.

What I wanted was a human soul!

And we can find that ourselves!

We have to find it!

We don't need you for that!

Damn you!

You're nothing but a marionette!

Go, Blue Dragon! Smash those marionettes to bits!

The Neo Mesopotamia...

...has vanished!

Lord Faust!

Do they have to sacrifice themselves again for humanity?!

Otaru Mamiya...

Lime and the girls have...

What a fool.

What a fool I am.

Those girls...

Those marionettes were in so much pain...

...and I didn't even realize it.

There I was, just foolishly being affectionate, but only on my terms.

I'm not...

I'm not a man who deserves their love.

They gave me so much love over the years.

But I couldn't give them the happiness they deserved!

Tell me, Faust...

What am I?

What the hell am I?!

Otaru Mamiya, you are...

...only human.

It's so pretty.

Yeah.

Hey, sparklers!

I want in on it!

Me too! Me too!

After the sun sets...

...when today becomes yesterday...

...everyone gathers around...

...bringing with them their honest smiles.

My favorite place...

My favorite people...

The people I believed in.

The people who believed in me.

Lime!

Why didn't I realize it?

The spirit that I am made of.

That I am who I am.

Foolish tin dolls!

I have to take back the faith I have in me.

Or I'll never become myself again.

I can't be with everyone again.

So I will fight.

Not for anybody else...

...but for myself.

...in order to become...

...what I truly want to be.

You lose, Dr. Hesse.

We'll see about that.

Saturn! It's the solar system!

I'm finally home!

My 400 years of longing has come to pass!

What?! The Frontier?!

Why?! Why...?

It is the ship that abandoned me on Terra 2!

Why is it here?!

What did you say?!

It's the ice.

Just as we now experienced...

...it was damaged by the ice around Saturn.

According to the chart, the exit of the worm-hole from Terra 2...

...had a very serious problem.

This was...

...because of its close proximity to Saturn.

Immediately after exiting the worm-hole...

...the Frontier encountered the ice forming the rings of Saturn.

The ship lost control...

...and was then destroyed.

Can't be...!

No, that's not true!

The Frontier betrayed me 400 years ago!

They didn't abandon you.

I'm sure they wanted to keep the promise they made to you.

But they couldn't return...

...either to Terra 2 or Earth.

That's a lie! That's a lie! That's a lie!

What was the meaning of my 400 years?!

That's a lie! A lie!

I'm going to smash you to pieces!

Earth! You shall be destroyed along with me!

No!

Lime!

This is the end for him.

It's time.

Dr. Hesse...

Your hand is cold.

There's a wind picking up.

You should get in the house, Eril.

Okay, daddy.

Inga, could you warm up some soup for Eril?

Yes, my dear.

How's the fire going, mother?

It's burning nice and hot.

Good.

You should return...

...to your home.

I finally understand...

...what you're all about.

You are...

...rays of light.

Dr. Hesse...

We have 3 minutes.

We have to get away from the solar system.

Let's go.

Cherry, Bloodberry...

...I'm sorry about this.

Oh, stop with that.

We will always be together.

It was fun.

Yeah, it sure was.

All thanks to Otaru.

Yes, we owe so much to Master Otaru.

Tell me, Lime...

What?

What is it you want to do most now.

Well, I want to have a nice, long afternoon nap...

...on the tatami floor in our apartment back home.

Otaru...

...maybe I've finally become a human being.

The worm-hole...

...is shrinking.

I can only assume there was a major explosion within the worm-hole.

The Neo Mesopotamia...?

I believe so.

They won...

...Lime and the others.

Lime...

What happened, you guys?!

This can't be...!

The worm-hole...

Lime...!

Lorelei...

We've just heard that they found the stolen female clones.

Otaru...

There's something...

...I want to show you.

Probably the final message from the girls.

Right now...

...I don't have the right to accept anything.

I never did anything for them.

I don't...

Get a hold of yourself, Otaru.

To the very end, I'm sure the girls...

...were thinking about you.

You have a duty to accept those thoughts.

Only you can do it.

No one else but you...

...the one they loved the most.

I wonder...

...what is beyond that rainbow.

I know...

...there must be a wonderful future that lies ahead.

A wonderful future...

...where people live without sorrow, and where laughter abounds.

And the young man...

...gathered up his courage...

...and began to climb the bridge of hope that shined with color.

Welcome home.

Looking straight ahead...

...with a sparkle in his eye.

Great. It's finally finished. "The Tale of Otaru."

Children well into the future will read this story...

Hey, Hana!

Otaru's calling!

It's not Hana! You call me Uncle Hanagata!

I'll give you athlete's foot, you filthy child!

Hey!

How many times do I have to tell you?!

Draw your pictures on paper, not on the wall.

Hao!

"Hao" is not the answer I was looking for.

What is it?

I'm sorry, Master Otaru...

Don't cry. Don't cry.

I'll get you another pair.

Otaru sure has it rough.

He sure does.

Otaru's

The kid's festival, huh?

So, it's already been three years now.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Hey, you better be careful or you're gonna...

See what happens?

You get too excited.

It's just a scratch.

I can fix it with my magic.

Magic?

Hold on...

May the hurt go flying away!

It's true! It doesn't hurt anymore!

Wow, Otaru!

It's not Otaru. It's daddy.

Okay, daddy!

All right. Let's go, Lime.

Cherry.

Yes!

Bloodberry.

Yeah!

Let's go!

This time it's my turn...

...to bring happiness to you.

You always give me a smile

But what can I do for you?

Words that mean more than an apology

I thank you from the bottom of my heart

I am protecting and I am protected

Let's support each other

Tears are not a sign of weakness

I know that deep in my soul

I am alone and I am with another

The times I have spent with everyone

It is all stored within me

And the moment that my soul trembles

I am seeking and I am sought

This must be where happiness lies

Let's search step-by-step...

For something more than simple answers.

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Thanks for watching Saber Marionette J to X to the end.

What?! There's one more?!

That's right. An amazing, brilliant, wonderful...

...and a miraculous special just for you!

The 26th phantom episode that follows up on the girls' new life.

It's amazing there's such a thing.

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A forever blue sky.

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