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Notifying all ships. No change in peripheral Woodstock airspace.

Stage A in progress. Procedure 101.

Operation guidance F. Presently, reserve unit #16 has been destroyed.

Prepare reserve unit #17.

To think that I have to become a murderer to save humankind.

That's the responsibility I bear, since I created the operation plan.

Renton... How did I get into this mess?

Eureka...

Unfortunately, I'm a scientist. I can't pilot a KLF.

I need your support since you're a Coralian. Sorry.

Are you cold, Adroc? You're shivering.

There are times when you tremble even if you're not cold.

That's how humans work.

I wanted to teach you more about humans.

Well, I guess I'm teaching you that now.

7 hours and 30 minutes have passed.

T minus 25 minutes.

Orange Farm terminal guidance systems online.

Coordinate correction, Valencia, 2123070. Mandarin, 40185. Sierra Mike Oscar.

We'll get through on the fourth round.

None from the first three rounds will work, as Dr. Thurston predicted.

What's the current situation on-site?

No change at target location Woodstock. They're engaged in battle.

How about Orange? How far in are we?

We'll reach stage B, but all machines were destroyed in stage A.

They can't even fire missiles in.

They haven't launched the Silver Box, either.

Continue firing AFX there.

Onboard emergency alert!

An armed man with a human-form Coralian has infiltrated the hangar.

Wait. Bodies of three prison cell guards have been found.

We can assume the same man is the culprit.

Could it be...?!

How many times do I have to say it?! It's Dr. Adroc Thurston!

He's already killed seven people.

Hurry, Eureka! There's no time!

All right. He's up.

Adroc!

I'm coming.

Don't stop!

There are people, at this moment,

who are dying because they're obeying and fighting

according to my operation plan!

You give a mistaken order and kill many.

Then, to stop it, you kill more.

How did it become like this?

I just wanted to save humanity.

Originate Zero is activated.

--He's defending the hatch to the death? --That's impossible!

This is bad! Take shelter!

Damn! We're going after them, Eureka!

Just as planned!

All right! Please make it in time!

Yakusanoikatsuchi thrust has declined 1/8th in Midori entry corridor.

Commencing final sweep.

Self-destructing, huh? They must be getting desperate.

Charles, prepare for a shockwave!

Jeez, no missiles landed in the third round, either?

Fourth round is on its way.

Recommence countdown in five seconds.

--Commencing countdown. 91, 90... --We haven't even...

...booked a place for the festival yet!

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Zero.

They're here.

One made it through!

That's what the Doctor was talking about!

Yes, that's the Apocalypse Warhead "Silver Box."

I know the Doctor told us about this Apocalypse Warhead

made from the collective wisdom of all humankind, but...

Damn, what the hell is this?!

Has the Apocalypse Warhead "Silver Box" started operating?

That is what it seems like.

I, however, do not prefer these strange weapons.

Is that why you confined Dr. Thurston?

Ridiculous. After investing so much into creating his operation,

he suddenly ordered a halt to it.

Sometimes when dreams are within your grasp, you suddenly get cold feet.

It's understandable.

If you're going to trick people,

you should keep it up until the end.

Can someone who cannot lead himself lead others?

It doesn't matter what he wants now.

He was a hero once the plan commenced.

Now he will just live on as a hero, or die as one.

Isn't the Silver Box called a musical weapon?

Saving the world with music.

To think that we're risking everything for such a fanciful plan...

We must be lacking options.

It's just like the Doctor said. The Silver Box's beat has synced with the Scab's.

Charles!

The festival's started. It's coming.

Coralians!

That's a nice snare drum roll.

It's a waste to let them hear it.

I'll defend this place to the death if I have to.

The A-Sound.

If only we can get the Apocalypse Warhead "Silver Box" to generate the A-Sound...

Humanity will win as long as we get it to generate the A-Sound.

The acid jazz isn't syncing!

Could it be?!

Charles!

The Silver Box isn't syncing! It'll go out of control at this rate!

Ray!

Trapar explosion sighted at point Woodstock.

Level purple!

The ground squadron?

--No response. --How about the Silver Box? Is it in operation?

No signal is being received! We can't control it.

This is Operations Division Manager Talho Yuki.

--Dispatch SOF to point Woodstock immediately. --Hey! What are you doing?

Manager Yuki! We don't have any KLFs that can fly into level purple trapar turbulence.

Then you suggest we sit back and watch as we lose the Silver Box?

The Silver Box is most likely out of control. We can only control it manually.

There are KLF riders in SOF who started as lifters.

They would be able to get past the waves and reach the controller!

You make it sound easy.

This is rough. Even we lifters can't get close.

This is Senior Airman Dewey Novak. We're going out.

Hey, Holland! Can you keep up?

You bet. I'm not a kid anymore!

Hey! You bastard!

See ya! Back me up, Yuudzuru!

I can't do that.

This ship is on its way to intercept the incoming rebel unit.

Rebel unit?! Hey, what's going on?!

Don't lose focus!

Damn. They keep coming!

Hey, Big Bro! Is this part of our teacher Dr. Thurston's plan?

How should I know? Even if it isn't, we have no other choice!

Holland!

--Damn it! --Operations to SOF 002.

Change in orders. SOF 002, change your position to intercept the rebel unit.

Huh? Isn't Yuudzuru heading that way?

Yuudzuru is down.

Go intercept the rebel unit and leave SOF 001 to carry out the plan.

The rebel unit is Originate Zero.

The human-form Coralian, Eureka, and Adroc Thurston are on board.

Wh-What did you say?!

I leave it up to you, Little Bro!

H-Hey, Big Bro!

They split up. Dewey's in front.

They say you become a hero if you kill a thousand people.

No, but...

Adroc. The antibodies are coming.

I'm sorry, Eureka.

It's okay. I believe in you.

Teacher!

Teacher! Open the comm line!

I'm sure they've given orders to shoot me down.

You've failed as a soldier, Holland.

And since you've failed, I'll have you come with me.

Wait, Teacher!

Back me up!

Please, wait, Teacher! What happened?!

Why are you doing this?!

I was just a fake.

I worked hard as a fake to save the world.

And I made the wrong decision.

No, that can't be!

This fake got big-headed. Serves me right.

So, Holland... I'm going...

To right my wrong.

I'm going to end everything... so everything can start.

Teacher, what are you doing?!

What are you planning on doing?!

Teacher!!

According to the information, the Silver Box isn't synced.

If that's the case, you know what you need to do, Dewey!

If it's not synced, I've just gotta physically connect it.

What? The Silver Box is already physically connected.

No way, what's going on?! This isn't written in the Doctor's manual.

What the-- What is this?!

--Big Bro! --Take cover!

We didn't make it.

Fall back for now.

It's going to Multiplize!

You'll get hit by it.

Multiplize?! What's that?

What's going on?

An unknown occurrence at point Woodstock! The crustal layer is being swallowed up.

I have the speed. 2.5 km per second!

Most of the earth will be consumed in about two hours!

Energy causing the phenomenon cannot be analyzed!

Ground units are dropping out of communication one after the other!

All cities are sending "Goodbye" by telegram.

We foresee it reaching the western hemisphere soon!

Somebody... Can anybody stop this thing?

Somebody!

Teacher!

Teacher, I'll go, too. Please let me help you.

Holland...

You stay here.

Teacher!

Hear my request!

Take care of the children.

Teacher!!

Let us go, Adroc.

No. You, too.

Me too, what?

Thank you for everything, Eureka.

You're also my child.

Why?! Why are you doing this?!

Adroc!

Why? Why are you leaving me behind?

Adroc!

Adroc'. Adroc'). Why'?!

Don't go! Don't leave me behind!

Sorry, Eureka. I can't bring you.

If I do, then I will have used you.

I will have sacrificed a Coralian for the benefit of humans.

I cannot allow that.

I couldn't show you guys anything.

The only thing I can do is stop this.

You'll have to find your future on your own!

Then, you can overcome what I couldn't. Carry it out to the end!

Don't beg for it, earn it. Then it will be granted to you.

I've lived my life believing in these words.

I still believe in them now, and will from now on.

Stop!

Stop!

What is--

My goodness! This is the world?

How energetic and beloved it is!

It's the Summer of Love!

I wish I could show this to Renton.

It's been ten years.

Enough time for children to become adults.

The ground was covered in ash and the sun dimmed.

From that day forth, we walked a difficult path.

We didn't abandon the planet and resolved to rebuild,

so that we could repay our compatriot who fought to protect us that day, ten years ago.

Dr. Adroc Thurston, who created a plan to stop the destruction of the world

and sacrificed his life to do so, is said to have named it the "Summer of Love."

"Summer of Love" sounds like such a sweet phrase.

Dr. Thurston probably intended these sweet words to show us

the hope needed to overcome our difficulties.

We must inherit this hope.

Teacher was probably disgusted at me.

Although he entrusted it to me, I was just a dog of the military. This is--

How sentimental. And unscientific.

But I understand how you feel.

In the end, we couldn't do a thing.

You're leaving, right? After you steal this and the girl.

Yeah. Will you come with me?

I'll go with you. I want to see the true world that the Doctor knew about, too.

Ten years have passed since then.

The ruin still continues.

In order for us to survive, we must calm the land and live in harmony with it.

However, we must not lose hope.

One day, the clouds will disperse,

and we'll declare the term "Summer of Love" to be not a signifier of hope amidst despair,

but rather the triumphant name of an era in which our pride and spirit have secured victory.

I believe that era will be a beautiful, joyous, and everlasting festival.

What festival is he talking about?

He says, "It's been ten years since then." I don't really get it.

What was saved? Destruction, restoration, rebuilding, resolve, dreams? The heck?!

Those have nothing to do with it. Don't just go entrusting things to us.

Who begged to be saved? At least I didn't! You didn't either, right?

They did as they pleased, wrecked everything, and left us a sucky, broken world.

Debt, liabilities, responsibility! And these pompous guys talk about things proudly.

Folktales, shmoke-tales, idle gossip, tall tales. What's with the "Summer of Love" crap?

Hey, you're doing well, right?

I'm Renton. Renton Beams, 14 years old!

It may look like I'm running away, but I'm not.

These guys who are chasing me is my fault.

Dogs howl and I run. That's all.

Which is why I could care less about a world on the brink of destruction.

I wanna shout this out at the top of my lungs to the guys at the top.

This is sucky. This really sucks.

You ask why I'm in this pinch?

Then, why don't you listen to my story?

I have no intent to resist.

Please cease fire.

I'm Charles Beams, sublieutenant of Reid Unit A.

I'm on a special mission. Check my code.

Code confirmed. Sorry to have bothered you.

I'm Sergeant Major Milton of patrol battalion No. 4.

We're on high alert for suspicious KLFs

in preparation for tomorrow's attack on the Gekko.

I look forward to fighting alongside you tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm counting on you.

What do you mean?

Aren't you on vacation right now? And...

I guess we can call it even, Renton.

The other day, I was ordered to participate in the Security Bureau's special mission

to shoot down the Gekko and kill Eureka, who's on board.

I return to duty tomorrow morning at 0700.

You're joking, right?

No.

--It's a lie! --It's not a lie.

--It's a lie! --It's not a lie!

--It's a lie! --Renton!

Tell me that it's all a lie!

Please, Charles!

I'll practice!

I'll do my best to call you guys Papa and Mama!

So, please...

Because... That can't be true...

It's all a lie!

The mission commences tomorrow.

I don't care if you go back to the Gekko to tell them.

If you want to keep it in the corner of your heart,

you're free to stay on this ship.

We're hoping you'll take that option.

You also have the option of running away from both sides.

It's up to you.

However, if you will regret it...

If you won't have a fragment of courage left to hold on to...

Is that what you should do? You must decide!

We will accept anything as long as you're doing it out of genuine feeling.

Just make sure you see it through!

Decide?

At that time, I didn't even know what was stopping me from making a sincere decision.

But I knew that I would regret it.

Until then, I didn't need to know words to push people away.

But there was something I wanted to know.

Were you looking for me?

This is Charles Beams.

He's my adoptive parent.

And I guess he just lives by going with the flow.

He's quite a character, on many levels.

Can I ask you one thing?

Would you have adopted me, even if I weren't Adroc Thurston's son?

Yes, of course!

And this is Ray Beams...

...Charles' wife.

She may seem cold at first, but she's actually a passionate woman.

Then, I'll be going.

Charles, Ray... Thank you.

Thank you very much!

Let's go back to the times of hellos and goodbyes.

You and me. Her and me. Us and them.

It all started, of course, around here.

Transparent light particles.

Right on the frontier of a planet covered in these mysterious floating particles--

Bell Forest.

West Bell Forest-- southern winds, wind force 3.

Transparent light particles: 36, later increasing to 56.

North Bell Forest-- southeasterly winds, wind force 1.

Transparent light particles: 11...

It's here!

It was 14 years since I was born.

Thinking about it now, when I was living in that city, nothing happened to me.

And I couldn't sense anything was going to happen, either.

It was such a sucky life.

That's why I'm saying it's impossible for you.

Don't say that to a young man with a bright future.

I've told you many times already.

Renton, you don't believe in the waves, do you?

You don't believe in them, so you can't ride them well.

At that rate, it's impossible, just impossible, for you to do a Cutback Drop Turn.

But they say Holland could do a Cutback Drop Turn when he was 14.

I'm sure I can, too!

Oh, Holland...

You're wasting your time. I mean, he's a genius.

He's not like us at all.

Besides, he was born in North Shore.

The environment he grew up in is too different.

But Holland often says...

Where you were born doesn't matter much.

The spot that one seeks is always right in front of his eyes.

I'm gonna gain a big name in this spot.

I'm gonna earn a big name, and someday,

I'll execute a Cutback Drop Turn on a KLF, just like Holland!

Here ya go.

It's on the house.

Is it really all right, Mistah Uno?

Yeah, it's a parting gift.

A parting gift?

Yeah, I'm moving.

Wh-Wh-Where to?!

To a Tower city with more waves.

I mean, I'm getting no business at all here.

You're my only customer, and you just look at the stuff. You don't buy anything.

This sucks.

Yeah, Bell Forest totally sucked.

Even if I wanted to lift, there were no decent waves.

To live a decent life, all you could do was join the military.

But then, I didn't know how to escape from this city.

I was too young to know how.

I mean, I had only been alive for 14 years.

That was why I had to stay there, in the suckiest city there was.

But...

And so, the emergence

of numerous transparent light particles caused tectonic shifts.

The physical destruction this caused threw the world into chaos.

That is what the world calls the Summer of Love.

And the man that stopped that catastrophe by sacrificing his own life

was the legendary man from our city, Adroc Thurston.

And the son of the heroic Adroc is, of course...

...one of your classmates: Renton!

This totally sucks...

S-Study hall! We teachers will dispose of the scabs!

All of you should stay inside!

So, did anyone actually see your dad save the world?

You must have it easy-you can ride on your hero dad's coattails

to get into the military academy with a scholarship.

I lived a sucky life in a sucky city, but it was all okay as long as there were waves.

No problems here as long as I could lift.

I was doing all right.

As long as I could lift, any place I was in was the best!

But...

Dammit!

This city... This city... This city...

...totally sucks!

I ran away from the city.

I ran away from what I saw, what I heard, people I met, people I left...

...and from her... From the incident...

From the reason why I live, its meaning, and how I found a place to belong.

Iran away from it all.

Then...

Gone!

Gone! Gone! It's all gone!

What was left after losing everything. That was...

I don't know how many days had passed since the incident.

Before I knew it, I had nothing but my board.

I didn't have a plan or anything.

I just wanted to go as far as I could.

But I realized something after I became alone.

So many things had happened, and I had no place to go, but...

But there, I wasn't alone.

But, well... Because of what happened, I still don't really want to think about it.

I'm going to protect Eureka!

I am going to take Eureka to a big hospital!

Dammit, dammit, dammit!

So what if your body's a little bit bigger than mine?!

I don't like this whole "pretending to be a knight" attitude of yours!

I'm not pretending! Someday, I'll become a real knight!!

He's Holland Novak.

He's Gekko's leader, boss, a genius at lifting,

temperamental, moody, and quicker to start a fist fight than use words to resolve things.

I'm not going to help you out.

I'll never help you on that rescue mission!

Don't be so full of it! I don't need you!

I can take care of it by myself!

We're aboard the Gekko.

It's where I stumbled into

after some things happened, and I escaped from the sucky town of Bell Forest.

And here's the crew.

Well, I could talk about them, but it's a long story, so I'll omit that.

I can do it... by myself.

Hey! Are you still alive?

You ask what happened?

Well...

I don't want to tell you.

I was tired.

I was so tired... Yeah, too tired to even think...

Music was what saved me.

Rave, rhythm, and beat. In other words, dancing.

To dance with all you've got.

With your heart, your body.

And to feel the planet's natural forces, pulsation, and waves to your very core.

It's hard to describe the feeling with words.

I was enveloped in the beat before I knew it.

Music always draws people in.

Uh, I... Sorry.

So, learn a lesson? You ran away and ended up here, right?

Ran away? That's not what I meant to do.

Ray and I thought maybe you developed a crush on someone.

Bull's-eye, huh? What a surprise to meet you here.

I'm sorry.

No need to apologize. I felt the passions of youth when I was around your age, too.

But Renton, she's been looking for you this whole time.

You know that, right?

Yes, I do.

But I didn't know you were looking for me until a little while ago.

So, it's such a coincidence that it feels like a dream.

Ray, too.

I see.

Over there.

Not the DJ!

Damn, she's one hot babe.

She looks like she's dancing her heart out, but she's waiting for you to go talk to her.

Okay...

But I just went off on my own...

After you left, the two of us thought about what might've happened to make you go.

But honestly, we still don't know.

She just wanted you to know that you're part of our precious family.

I see.

Then, go and talk to her.

I hear something muddy starting to bleed into the bass track, though...

A tectonic shift?!

Ray!

Uh, I-- For what happened earlier...

Care for a drink, our runaway youth?

Come on, don't you have something you should say?

Are you hungry?

It's a little embarrassing, but I couldn't beat her smile. She didn't even scold me.

So does our home bring back memories?

Amazing... You guys are keeping it so neat.

Thanks.

This is such a big difference from that other ship.

Boy, no need for compliments.

No, that's not what I meant.

Kids can behave as kids.

Don't go saying things that are considerate of adults.

Because a kid can be a kid for only so long.

In the end, I took advantage of what he told me.

But at the time, I actually wanted them to scold me.

I couldn't tell them anything about how I left the city,

the military academy, or running away.

I won't give you any. They're all mine.

I wasn't thinking that! Did you start again recently?

I was born with a board attached to my feet!

But... you can't make really quick maneuvers with this board.

The wheel's so big, you can't do that many tricks with it, either.

So it's hip for real boarders to go wheelless?

Maybe that's what the magazines are writing,

but what others think of you doesn't matter in lifting

as long as you're having fun, right?

In this world, the one who feels pleasure all the time is the real winner.

Am I wrong?

I felt that he was saying the right thing.

Because it was in magazines.

Because I looked up to Holland.

That's why I believed that everything about it was good,

without thinking it through.

Renton.

Yes?

I'll show you something good.

So cool...

Not something you'd see at school, huh?

Huh? Excuse me! I don't see a board anywhere.

How about it? Wanna ride it?

Sure!

The basic structure... The frame sections, too...

It's not one of the MS types.

Overall, this looks closer to the TR series.

But the design has parts different from those of the KLFs.

You know quite a bit more now.

Oh, well, I like this kind of stuff.

By the way, where's the board?

This guy doesn't need anything like that.

Then how do you ride the trapars?

Actually--

Whoops. Excuse me.

Charles, I have an emergency request.

A request for transport from a cargo ship

that got stranded from the tectonic shift earlier.

Their engine broke, so they can't deliver their equipment.

It won't make it in time for their rave.

They should take care of it themselves.

I'm on vacation.

The client is DJ Banks. It sounds like a Vodarac party.

Illegal goods, huh? That still doesn't mean I can just bring in a Silver Box.

What should we do? The rave is about to start.

And we do owe DJ Banks a favor.

Renton.

You were asking how this rides the trapars without a board, right?

Let me show you.

Charles, wait!

You're heading out by yourself?!

It'll be an extracurricular lesson!

Don't worry. We're just going to deliver the cargo.

Amazing... The boards are attached to the body!

See? Dancing to music, something you can't see, by feeling it on your skin

and lifting by feeling equally invisible trapars with your heart are one and the same.

In the case of KLFs, having a board or not isn't the problem.

The question is whether or not you can ride the waves.

A battle!

You've got a good eye, Renton.

Mayday, mayday!

This is an emergency! Pirates are after our ship!

I won't be able to face Boss Banks if the goods are stolen!

Jeez... Thieves taking advantage of the tectonic shift, huh?

They use the chaos the disaster causes?

Yeah. Truly unfair.

Still, both sides are fighting to put food on their table.

Renton, hang on tight!

You're taking on three of them?!

They're nothing. Circus maneuvers, full throttle!

Amazing!

Eat this!

And the final touch!

See? You feel the trapars with your ears.

You understand, Renton?

Yes.

A battle to put food on the table.

Wow, this looks great!

It's all good because you weren't hurt, huh?!

Yeah, yeah.

You must have been scared.

No, it was fine.

It was true.

Even I thought it was really strange.

Charles was so forceful,

unconcerned with the situations I've been in.

But he's so grand, and...

On top of that, the meal...

The meal was so tasty, it made me cry.

Nature and humans can change in the blink of an eye.

That was a surprise to me.

But I think this was the first time in my life...

...that I felt so peaceful.

What is it?

I was just admiring what a hard worker you've become.

I did this all the time in the dorms.

People are truly amazing beings.

I was doing the same things, but the reactions I'd get were so different.

Over there, they yelled at me for being slow.

But over here, they asked if I was all done, surprised at the speed.

With things where I was told I was inconsiderate,

here they laughed and said I didn't have to go so far.

It had been a while since I got to spend time with them.

Honestly, this place was very comfortable.

I mean, when I was on the Gekko, I was just a... just a...

--What are you thinking about? --N-Nothing!

Take a look outside.

You can't see anything from here.

Is it a job?

We want you to come with us, Renton.

I think we're going to be spending the night in this city tonight.

As I told you, I hadn't run away.

It's just that... they weren't the only ones who chased after me.

It took me by surprise...

The reason for coming here?

Business.

I work as a courier, and I came here to pick up the cargo.

We have an anti-terrorist alert running.

When you step out, make sure to take your passport with you at all times.

It's almost time for the curfew.

You should hurry.

Then let's go.

- Hey, you. - Yes?

Your parents went on ahead.

It was the first time it really sunk in, that I was Renton Beams.

I didn't know what having a family meant,

and even when they adopted me, there was an uneasiness in me.

But at this point, somehow, it made me happy.

What is that?

--This is the place. --Here?

A war?

No. Terrorism.

"Terrorism? --Do you want to wait here?

No, I'll go with you!

I'm Beams. I received a courier request.

I've been waiting for you. Please, come in.

So, she's the one?

Is it possible for us to ask you?

In the current situation, I can't guarantee that I can take your daughter

to the Vodarac holy land before she passes away.

That doesn't matter.

Rather than dying here, I'm sure that my daughter would choose

to become one with the Vodarac god

by heading to the holy land to gain eternal life.

Besides, we can't even pray here anymore.

The curfew alarm.

What would you like? We could transport her out of here right now,

although it'd take a bit of force.

No, I don't want my daughter to face any more hardships.

Take her in the early morning when the curfew lifts,

when she won't be noticed.

So, it's not that she can't be saved?

No, that's not what I said.

I said she can't stay alive without life support.

So, if she had a life support system, she'd be able to stay alive, right?

Well, yeah.

If this hospital doesn't have one,

shouldn't we take her to one that does instead of to the holy land?!

It's not that this hospital doesn't have one.

They can't use it on her.

Why not?

Because they're Vodarac.

According to the military,

that terrorist act was caused by a group of Vodarac radicals.

The victims' families all fiercely opposed continuing treatments for her,

since they thought she shares the same beliefs as the terrorists.

But it's not like she was directly responsible for the attack!

Just because she's a Vodarac--

I feel the same way!

But her parents decided to accept it all.

That she's going to die?

Perhaps the Vodarac see death slightly differently than we do.

There is no such thing as eternal life!

If you destroy a person, he never comes back!!

That's why... That's why...

Everything is over when someone dies!

I'm sure that she...

That's something for the Vodarac to decide!

It's not something we should be meddling in.

Charles... You're much more cold-hearted than I thought.

It's not easy to raise an adolescent son, huh?

That girl's primary physician?

I think he's in the west wing.

Doctor!

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

Why?

Thanks to the kindness of her parents,

the life support system has been transferred to that boy.

You don't have any others?

Not here.

If we had more, we could help her.

We no longer have to cause her any more hardships.

Yes.

We're going to go thank the doctor.

Wait here for a while.

Mr. Beams!

Is something wrong?

My daughter... My daughter is missing!

Do you think... Did someone take her because she's a Vodarac?!

No, that's not it. I think it's our--

Impossible!

Jeez! Adolescent sons are such a pain!

Just hang on a little longer.

It wasn't that I was doing this for her sake.

It's true. I felt like I couldn't do anything. That's all.

You work in this hospital, right?

There's something I want to ask you!

Hey, you...

What's the idea?

Why'd you bring a Vodarac girl in death gear over here?

Death gear?

Anyway, before it causes any problems...

Why the hell did you come here?!

You don't have to play dead, dammit!

Say something!

Sum it!

That's not it! She's--

Give him back to me!

He was so dear to me! Give him back!

What are you doing?!

It's not like she caused the terrorism!

What are you accusing her of doing?!

What am I accusing her of?!

Then let me ask you! Why did you two come here?

Did you ever think about the feelings

of the people who suddenly lost their families?!

Have you found Renton?

Not yet. The girl's with him, so I don't think he can go too far.

How about you?

I didn't see any couples who looked like them

inside any vehicles or boats leaving the tower.

If they went back to the hospital,

I'm sure the girl's parents would have contacted us already.

Hey, Sam!

Looks like Mitch and the gang cornered that kid from before.

The Vodarac chick's with him.

Ray, what's wrong?

It looks like I've found him.

What?

Damn you... Is it fun for you to do something like this?

Fun?!

This has nothing to do with whether or not it's fun!

Then. Why?!

This is revenge.

For the massacre of our friends and family!

I'm sorry, but can you call it a day?

I don't want any more people injured.

The C.I.F. have caught on!

I won't condemn you for the actions that you took.

In fact, I believe what you did was the right thing to do as a human being.

But whether or not that girl really wanted you to do it is a completely different matter.

Moreover, it's not like you spoke to her a few times.

You never spoke to her, so how would you know what she wanted?

Just now, the girl... She passed away.

What do we do now?

We will take her to the destination of your choice.

Of course, I won't ask for any money.

To the holy land.

I'm sure that it is what she would have wished for as well.

Wait.

Thank you for doing what you did for her.

I didn't think one bit about her feelings

and selfishly thought that I had to protect her.

I didn't even stop to think about

whether or not it was the right thing to do.

Her feelings, huh?

I didn't think about them back then, either.

Renton...

Um...

What is it?

Got a minute?

I was told I wasn't supposed to see you.

That's what they told me, too.

They said that you'd become unstable if I came near you.

They're right about that.

After all...

I can feel my heart speeding up...

I thought I was the same as you, Eureka.

You freed me from the chains of my sucky life.

But you were also bound by chains.

So, I thought that it was my turn to free you from them.

But I was wrong.

About what?

You're different from us.

I didn't understand what it meant for you not to be human.

You aren't the same as me.

I didn't realize it.

I'm not the same as you.

But I want you to know this one thing.

I wanted to free you, for your sake...

For my sake? But because of that,

there was a great catastrophe, and I became like this.

Don't say it like that! You don't have to say it like that!

I'm sorry.

Where is he?

He's in his room. You know, raising an adolescent son...

It's not that bad.

Yeah.

Not bad at all.

It chases after me even if I try to forget...

...and I can't tell you about it.

I'm the worst.

Why? How did this happen?

Is it my fault? Am I to blame?

I didn't do anything wrong.

I was trying desperately. I was prepared to do so...

So, why?

Answer me, Nirvash!

Why is it always me who has to suffer?!

Why?! I can't take it anymore!

What's the meaning of all this?

I don't know.

You were right there, weren't you?

I don't know!

Even I... Even I don't know what's going on!

I won't accept that.

What the hell happened?

What did you do to Eureka?

How did you come back from the Acperience?

I don't know!

When I came to, Eureka was already like this!

Then Eureka passed out along the way, so...

What?!

Then, you... You did this all by yourself?

Because Eureka...

Because Eureka ended up like that!

Listen up, Renton.

You're not to get on the Nirvash again.

And if you tell anyone what's happened to Eureka...

...I'll kill you.

Like I could tell anyone.

I didn't even tell you.

Those events just keep chasing me.

But right now, I don't want to think about anything.

I don't want to remember anything.

Huh?

So, well... Would you like to try calling me "Papa" and Ray "Mama"?

What?

Well, Ray said if you'd like...

Oh, honey, you did, too!

Now, Renton!

Try calling us Papa and Mama, with a big voice!

Huh? Uh... Hey.

You must have been surprised because it's so sudden!

I-I'm sorry!

It's okay, you don't need to call us that unless you want to.

You can just do it while you're aboard this ship.

But...

But I...

I did something really stupid in Olpasa and got in the way of your work!

I wouldn't be surprised if I was kicked out of here by now!

You're a dumb kid.

This is your home. Aren't we family?

Family will always be with you, no matter what.

Right, Renton?

Family...

P-Papa... Mama...

You're grinning, remembering what you did?

It's something that only kids can get away with.

Were you thinking about your girlfriend?

I-I was not!

You don't have to hide it!

You were thinking about that, right?

That's not it, Charles!

U-Um, uh...

P-Pa-Pa-Pa-P-Papa...

You can't say it naturally when you're suddenly told to say it, huh?

Even I couldn't do it.

Uh, well...

Can't I start by calling you guys Dad and Mom?

I don't remember living with my mother or my father.

So suddenly using "Papa" and "Mama" is kind of a hurdle for me.

I just worked up a sweat at the gym right now.

Do I smell bad?

No.

This is how your dad smells.

It really does smell good...

So, your father was an engineer?

I don't remember much about my father, since I was still young.

I heard that he used to put me to sleep in a cockpit like this often,

so it's somehow calming here.

That's right, you were still a baby when he brought you.

Adroc... He seemed embarrassed.

Embarrassed?

He always had a serious expression on and stayed away from unfamiliar people.

But that Adroc would say, "Isn't my son cute?"

Was I in the Nirvash at that time?

It didn't feel like the first time when I rode it.

You went on the Nirvash?

Yes!

I see. Yes, that might have been his.

That was father's Nirvash?

They let you ride the Nirvash when you were on the Gekko?

It fell in my hometown of Bell Forest! They came to scout me!

Wait!

Were you with Nirvash's pilot during the trapar field reversal last month?

Yes, you're talking about Eureka, right?

You mean to tell me that the light was your and Eureka's Acperience?

If it's a test, then I don't have to go with you.

It's a drive to see how it's doing.

And there's something I want to show you.

He would say, "Don't beg for it, earn it."

I wondered what in this world I would beg for and what I would earn.

Amazing...

But again, I had already decided in my heart before even looking.

Unchanging nature was before me.

I guess what he earned was something this wonderful.

Your father fought to protect the planet that held these amazing things.

But if he hadn't fought, I wouldn't have been abandoned.

And neither I nor Eureka would've been involved in that incident.

Am I right, Charles?

Tell me something. What happened on the Nirvash?

What did you both witness?

I don't really remember,

but after I put an attachment called the Amita Drive on the Nirvash's Compac Drive,

something called the Satori Program started up.

So that awakened Nirvash and created the explosive phenomenon?

It went out of control. When I came to, Eureka was already like that... as if she...

So was that during the phenomenon at Destiny's Gate last month?

Hm? Yeah...

The Amita Drive went out of control and created the Acperience Effect.

It's amazing you came back without being swallowed up.

Yeah. Eureka was unconscious,

so I did whatever I could to make Nirvash move by myself.

But I couldn't stop it.

You controlled Nirvash by yourself?!

I didn't do anything. But Eureka was with me, so I was engrossed.

Before I knew it...

Despite that, I couldn't do a thing.

I was scared.

I was so scared, it was the only thing I could do.

But I felt that the view before me was something I had seen before.

The only thing I could do was keep looking at it.

That was my Acperience.

I'm sorry. It's because of me, because I'm not human, that he left me, too.

Eureka!

Because I'm different from everyone else, everyone leaves me, right?

Renton, what should I do?

Sorry... Sorry...!

It's because I'm a monster...

I couldn't do any more. Even if I went back on the ship, I could do no more.

The Gekko wasn't where I was supposed to be.

Charles?

I didn't mean to hide it from you!

But I just didn't know how to tell you.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

I see.

Are you really okay with that, Renton?

KLFs?!

Charles!

What're we gonna do?! At this rate, they'll shoot us down!

You're kidding me!

Freedom is something that you need to earn.

It's not something that's given unconditionally.

Having freedom means that you need to carry its responsibility,

and be prepared for what comes with it.

You understand, Renton?

I have no intent to resist.

Please cease fire.

I'm Charles Beams, sublieutenant of Reid Unit A.

I'm on a special mission. Check my code.

Code confirmed. Sorry to have bothered you.

I'm Sergeant Major Milton of patrol battalion No. 4.

We're on high alert for suspicious KLFs

in preparation for tomorrow's attack on the Gekko.

I look forward to fighting alongside you tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm counting on you.

What do you mean?

Aren't you on vacation right now? And...

I guess we can call it even, Renton.

The other day, I was ordered to participate in the Security Bureau's special mission

to shoot down the Gekko and kill Eureka, who's on board.

I return to duty tomorrow morning at 0700.

You're joking, right?

No.

--It's a lie! --It's not a lie.

--It's a lie! --It's not a lie!

--It's a lie! --Renton!

Tell me that it's all a lie!

Please, Charles!

I'll practice!

I'll do my best to call you guys Papa and Mama!

So, please...

Because... That can't be true...

It's all a lie!

Then, it came time to choose.

The mission commences tomorrow.

I don't care if you go back to the Gekko to tell them.

If you want to keep it in the corner of your heart,

you're free to stay on this ship.

We're hoping you'll take that option.

You also have the option of running away from both sides.

It's up to you.

Help...

Help... Help... Help...

Help... Help...

Help... Help... Help...

Help!!

I'm sorry. It's because of me, because I'm not human, that he left me, too.

Eureka!

It sucks to have to apologize.

I left you just like he did.

But I'm not him. I'm not Adroc.

I'm Renton.

However, if you will regret it...

If you won't have a fragment of courage left to hold on to...

Is that what you should do? You must decide!

We will accept anything as long as you're doing it out of genuine feeling.

Just make sure you see it through!

That night, I realized the reason why I left that city.

It wasn't because I wanted to run away...

I wanted to know you! To touch you!

To feel you...

Eureka!

You're what I needed to earn!

I'm glad to have been their son.

It was super comfortable being the Beams' kid.

So I had to ask one thing.

Can I ask you one thing?

Would you have adopted me, even if I weren't Adroc Thurston's son?

Yes, of course!

Then, I'll be going.

Charles, Ray... Thank you.

Thank you very much!

"How did you feel?"

I don't really know the song that asks that question.

Wait, what day is it today?

Oh, yeah, it's Monday. Beginnings are always on Mondays.

Of course, the night I met you and you touched my hand,

the night you told me who you are, was also on a Monday.

I'm not running away anymore.

Don't beg for it, earn it.

Then it will be granted to you.

Those words that he told me spur me forward.

I'm heading your way.

I'll meet you soon.

Just a little longer.

So, wait for me.

I haven't told you what really happened yet.

And about what happens between you and me in the future.

So, this isn't the time to be running away.

Hey...

You're doing well, right?

I'm Renton.

Renton Thurston, 14 years old!

You touched my hand. You told me who you are.

The Monday of the past, that Monday, this Monday.

Yeah, our new Monday starts now!

You know we are free; so fly with me

To a future away from here

We'll reach our dreams straight through the haze

And with our own hands we'll seize our glory days

Why me? What for? I don't wanna shoulder these expectations

I tried accepting them, I tried running away, and then I started to understand

I'm pretty sure I've run out of excuses

For why I keep getting better at excuses

You know we are free; so fly with me

To a future away from here

We'll reach our dreams straight through the haze

And with our own hands we'll seize our glory days

One day we will see; we're meant to be

I'm past all of my doubts now

We'll rise to shine and feel the praise

Straight to the finish line, our glory days

Blaming it all on the times never cures my blues

Blaming it all on other people never stops my tears

Who I am doesn't show in the mirror; it shows in what I do

So stay with me forever, telling me how stupid I am

The reason tomorrow is opaque to me

Is because today just shines so brightly

You know we are free; so fly with me

To a future away from here

We'll reach our dreams straight through the haze

And with our own hands we'll seize our glory days

One day we will see; we're meant to be

I'm past all of my doubts now

We'll rise to shine and feel the praise

This is the beginning of our glory days

There's no right answer anywhere

And yet complicated problems just keep cropping up

But look, the world is full of hints for how to solve them

I'll never forget that smile, those words

You have reached my heart in many ways

With the hand you offered me

One day we'll see; we're meant to be

Glory days are right around the corner

You know we are free; so fly with me

To a future away from here

We'll reach our dreams straight through the haze

And with our own hands we'll seize our glory days

One day we will see; we're meant to be

I'm past all of my doubts now

We'll rise to shine and feel the praise

Straight to the finish line, our glory days

The boy danced, cherishing the feelings that revolve around the planet.

The girl sang, holding the power to change fate.

The morning glories will soon bloom abundantly.

The Acperience at the end of love and hate will captivate the world.

Next is Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 2.

"One World, One Future."

To be continued!