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Last time, Neo Zeon started to drop a Colony. Raul decided to help put a stop to that while the other half of THE BOYS did something else.
[Underground Castle, Command Room]
A colony drop you say?
Think of it as dropping the space-living Earthlings’ homes onto the planet. It’s a simple attack that’s extremely destructive.
And this Neo Zeon group is doing something like that right now?
However foolish the Earthlings may be, would they really do something that would damage the planet itself?
I couldn’t believe it either. But when I looked into it, I found out they’ve dropped a lot of colonies in the past.
What’s the plan?
This is a good opportunity. Let’s take advantage of this.
Neither the Mycenaeans nor the Dinosaurs have a method of fighting in space. If we can show them that we can attack the Earth from space at any time…
I see. We can show our superiority without attacking them directly.
Yes. Jangal, we’ll go to space. We’ll take advantage of Neo Zeon’s plan and show the Earthlings our power!
[Nadesico, Bridge]
Jamil’s pilot instincts seem to be returning.
I was worried when I heard he hasn’t piloted a mobile suit for a while, but he seems fine now.
I heard he lost his Newtype powers though.
He did. He lost it after he couldn’t prevent a colony drop during the last war, but that’s all I know.
That’s why he’s so determined to stop this one.
[Nadesico, Deck]
Dammit, this is so different. I thought I was used to piloting by now.
You’re doing good, kid. Seriously good.
I mean I’m not the kind of guy who’d give up because I’m not used to something. Roybea, Hyoma, how are you holding up? Isn’t this your first time in space too?
It is. Even though it’s my first time in space, it’ll click soon enough. You want to go patrol with Combattler?
I don’t mind.
Sorry for dragging you into this, Garrod.
No worries.
Move it!
What’s all that for?
He’s trying to modify Kerott so it can be used in space.
Kerott? Surely that’s impossible.
Not really. It’ll be a bit difficult to keep its original shape, but modifications are possible,
Hey Kid, can you help me out with something?
Good grief. No rest for the weary.
Hey Garrod.
Hmm?
Do you remember the first time you used the GX’s Satellite Cannon?
Yea…and how Tiffa reacted too.
If the colony is dropped, the number of dying souls would be incomparable. If Tiffa were to experience that, her heart would break forever.
You’re scaring me.
The Captain’s right. I’ve felt the aftermath from a colony drop once. I never want it to happen again.
If you want to protect Tiffa, do not let that colony fall.
Yeah. Got it.
[Nadesico, Cafeteria]
This feeling…
What’s up?
Are we feeling a Newtype that Bright picked up?
I recall Bright mentioning he recruited a local boy as a pilot back in Shangri-La.
I wonder… It feels kinda warm.
Yeah, but at the same time it’s intense…
Reminds me a lot of Garrod.
I agree. Bright, you’ve found an interesting kid.
EVERYONE. THE NAHEL ARGAMA HAS JUST ARRIVED. GET READY TO BOARD. GET READY TO BOARD.
Okay. Let’s go.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
Thank you for coming, everyone. I’m Bright Noa, Captain of the Nahel Argama.
I’m Jamil Neate, Captain of the Freeden. Our team is under your command. Nice to finally meet you.
Likewise. I’ve heard good things about you.
So Jamil will be your second in command?
No. I’ll be concentrating on mobile suit piloting. Captain Bright has better commanding skills than me.
Well you’re certainly a better pilot than me. Hope you don’t mind me asking you for advice.
Bright, can you introduce us?
(Judau Ashta)
Right. Let me introduce you to Judau Ashta and Roux Louka.
Countin’ on you.
Nice to meet you.
(Roux Louka)
Both of them are Newtypes. Judau in particular reminds me a lot of Amuro and Kamille.
Bright’s just trying to flatter me so I keep working for him.
Oh, so that feeling was you.
And here’s our mechanic, Astonaige.
I only really specialize in mobile suits. I’d like you to help me learn the other machines.
Let’s learn from each other.
Captain Bright, greetings are fine, but we’re running out of time. Let’s get straight to the point.
Okay.
They’re trying to drop Colony X-18999.
Why wasn’t this colony marked as a potential drop target?
Of course it wasn’t marked. There’s a lot of people still living in it.
They’re going to drop an inhabited colony!?
The residents were all evacuated once the colony started to move. But there’s been no indication that this was planned, so everyone’s still confused.
How awful.
It seems Neo Zeon is taking the lead with this operation. Strange that they’re using a method that Spacenoids might not agree with.
They must be angry since we kept beating them on Earth.
Maybe.
How do we know all of this about the colony?
Our contacts are in regular contact with us. If all goes well, they might be able to stop it themselves.
Who’re they?
You guys should’ve met them on Earth already.
[Colony X-18999, Corridor]
Guh…
Tch. Guess I’ve gotten rusty. To think they’d spot me.
…
Hey Heero, don’t go off on your own.
Let’s hurry. We have to fix the colony’s orbit no matter what.
I know. Let’s mosey to the control room.
[Colony X-18999, Spaceport]
How’s the evacuation of the residents going?
We’re about 80% complete. The rest should be out before the point of no return.
(Mashymre Cello)
Hurry it up. We must avoid dropping a colony that has living humans in it. For Lady Mineva’s sake of course.
Understood.
(Chara Soon)
What about Dekim?
He’ll land on Earth shortly. I believe they’ll start the operation as soon as they join up with Rakan.
Even so, wouldn’t it be better to prop up Lady Mineva instead of that Mariemaia brat?
I agree. To think the people would support Mariemaia instead of Lady Mineva…
(Illia Pazom)
Unfortunately, most of the Earthnoids oppose the Zabi Family. Mariemaia is just an intermediate.
You’ve planned this far, Lady Haman. Of course you’d use anything you can.
If you didn’t keep losing to THE BOYS, we wouldn’t need to rush this operation.
You know that, don’t you?
Kuh…
Stop bickering. Now isn’t the time for allies to fight each other. Glemy, are the Ples able to be used?
Yes. We only briefly modified their minds, but they’ll still be useful fighters.
Good enough.
Are you worried about something?
I’m concerned about Ple’s previous encounter with Judau Ashta. I heard that Four Murasame also became unstable after coming into contact with Kamille Bidan.
It’ll be fine.
If you say so.
…Lady Haman.
(Lancerow Dawell)
What is it?
Could you please reconsider this colony drop?
Are you telling me to stop?
Yes. If possible.
Know your palace. You’re just a soldier. It’s not your place to interfere.
I’m voicing my opinion because I’m a soldier who’s about to head to the battlefield.
The arrogance. Is it because you were once a Newtype?
You’re an ace pilot who survived the war. The people love you.
That’s why I still tolerate you even though you’ve lost your powers. Don’t take it for granted.
Stop it. Lancerow, why do you oppose the colony drop? You once led a successful drop yourself.
That’s precisely why. Even in war, I believe there’s a line that humans shouldn’t cross.
That’s an opinion only a former Newtype would have.
It’s my opinion as a human being.
How dare you give your unsolicited opinion to Lady Haman.
…I don’t want to do this either. I hope you understand that much.
Right. Excuse me…
I think highly of your achievements. Please don’t disappoint me any more.
…
(Is history repeating itself…?)
[Colony X-18999, Control Room]
Hey! There’s no need to put your hands up… Just go take a nap.
You’re late…
Trowa, did you do this?
Yes…
So you were just pretending to be their ally after all.
When I realized Haman’s goal was Operation Meteor, this was the only method I could think of.
Sneaky as always.
Operation Meteor… Wasn’t that the plan the colonies once tried to carry out as part of their plan to take over the Earth?
Yes. The original plan was to drop a colony and then take over the Earth in the chaos.
At the time, the Earth’s side of the plan didn’t work out so they ended up just dropping a colony instead. This time it’s different. They’re using Rakan, Mariemaia, and Alternative Company to launch a large-scale simultaneous uprising.
What about Wufei? Didn’t he join Neo Zeon to thwart their plans?
He wouldn’t do something so deceitful.
If you have time to talk, help me. It’ll take time to fix everything.
Oh no you don’t. You talk too much.
Lancerow… Why are you pointing your gun at us? You’re against this plan as well, aren’t you?
Then please help us! We must prevent any further slaughter.
…But I…
Forget him. We have no use for someone who can’t even create his own future.
…
[Alarrn]
We’ve been had!
They’re in the control room!
We have no choice. Let’s go outside and attack the thrusters directly. Bright and Jamil should be here soon!
What!? Jamil is here!?
Hurry!
[Colony X-18999, Spaceport]
Intruders?
Yes. We’re currently pursuing them. We have reports that they’re working with Trowa Barton.
Trowa, you traitor!
Lady Haman, there’s a mobile suit in front of the colony!
That’s Tallgeese… Treize? No, Zechs!?
EW Route Chapter 22: Haman’s Black Shadow
Guess a man who can’t get used to peace can still be useful.
(Zechs Merquise)
Zechs Merquise… I didn’t know you were still alive.
Yes, I was dead. But as long as Treize’s ghost can’t rest, I can’t sleep quietly in my coffin. Surrender now and return the colony to its rightful position.
Unfortunately, his ghost has already descended to Earth.
What?
You’re too weak to defend against this by yourself.
Good thing I’m not alone.
The AEUG!?
That’s a Tallgeese! Zechs!?
Noin, have you been well?
Yes… Zechs, It’s been a year and two days since we last met.
Sorry, but this isn’t the time for a tearful reunion. Help me out.
Of course.
The colony is still moving. Have they failed?
Super Robot Wars R - Last Impression
Sorry for the mess!
We have to destroy the colony’s propulsion engine from the outside.
Here’s the data…
Ah, it’s you!
The heavy weapons Gundam from the other day!
Hold your fire. Trowa was infiltrating the enemy to stop this from happening.
So can we trust him?
Yes. Believe me!
We don’t have much time. Hurry!
Understood. All units, launch! I’ll give you the attack target in a moment.
I won’t let you drop another colony!
Deploy 7 units. Jamil in the GX (regular or Divider depending on what you set in the intermission), Judau in the ZZ, and Roux in the Zeta are mandatory.
Is that Jamil!?
Uuuu…
(Elpeo Ple)
This feeling… Ple… Elpeo Ple!
Wasn’t she at the NRI?
The very same. Ple Two is here too. Help out those kids!
Judau is the enemy… My enemy…
You’re all the enemy!!
(Ple Two)
Ple! Ple Two!
What’s going on? Are they enemies?
No. They’re probably being mind controlled.
What the hell? What kind of human would do that!?
Hehe. No matter how hard you try, the Ples are already mine…
You’re despicable, Glemy!
Roux? Roux Louka!?
This pressure. It’s Judau… Fufu. I’ll join in the fun too.
Haman Karn!
Char, eh? I don’t need you anymore!
Everyone, listen carefully. Our goal isn’t to rout the enemy. It’s to destroy the engines that are moving the colony.
The engines are here.
We have five minutes before the point of no return! If we don’t reach the colony and destroy the thrusters by then, it’s all over.
Okay. We’ll have our showdown with the enemy later.
All units, do whatever you can to defend the colony until the point of no return!
New units first.
[SCVA-76 Nahel Argama]
The replacement for the Freeden. It inherits all upgrades you gave to it (as well as the Ra Cailum at the start of the game). It’s the generic battleship, slow and bulky with weapons that misses more often than it hits.
[MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam (And G-Fortress)]
This Gundam has Too Much High Power Man. Its main selling point is a very powerful MAP attack, but that and its normal High-Mega Cannon take up way too much EN to use consistently. The ZZ is worth investing in, especially maxing out its EN. Also it can transform and has a beam coat for a defensive option.
[MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (And Waverider)]
Really, the Zeta is a better version of the Super Gundam. Its best attack can only be done by a powerful Newtype (which Roux is not), so feel free to give it to Kamille or Quattro.
[OZ-00MS2B Tallgeese III]
If each of the Wing Gundams have their own speciality, then Tallgeese is the Jack-of-all-trades. It has great mobility, alright armor, a nice free 3-range melee attack, and a powerful long range beam cannon. It cannot really compete with the other Gundams from its series in each of these departments, but I just really love Tallgeese. I will probably use this for the rest of the game.
[XXXG-01H2 Heavyarms Custom]
Basically like the Leopard Destroy. High ranges and firepower but it becomes a lot worse if you need to move. Between it and the Leopard, it’s up to personal preference if you want to use one over the other. If you do want to use it, make sure you give it a Giant Magazine part.
You’ve got until the end of turn 5 to get any unit onto those thrusters. Or you can defeat all enemies as long as it’s before the start of turn 6. I’m opting for the latter. Basically move in from both sides and, at least for the Wing characters, try to occupy the colony’s great terrain.
We’ve got new bosses to worry about. There’s Haman Quebely, Ple and Ple Two’s Qubeley Mk2s, Mashymyre’s Hamma Hamma, Chara’s R-Jarja, Illia’s ReGelgu, and Lancerow’s Crouda.
SECRET ALERT
There are three secrets to worry about for this stage. Firstly, make sure Jamil has at least 20 confirmed kills before the end of this stage. Secondly, have Judau use Convince twice on Ple before you finish the objective. There’s nothing you can do about Ple Two right now. Thirdly, make sure Jamil has a combat encounter with Lancerow
The game will remind you about the time limit as the turns pass.
Turn 3
Three minutes left until the limit!
Turn 5
One minute left!
Turn 6
Oh no. It’s past the point of no return!
We didn’t make it in time!
[GAME OVER]
Next up, the boss conversations. And there are a lot of them.
Kamille Bidan, wake up. The current UESN is made up of humans whose souls are held down by Earth’s gravity.
And that’s reason enough to drop a colony!?
Char! If you want to return to me, you still can.
You’re still on about that!? The times have changed!!
You should’ve realized it. If you’re a Newtype, then you should obey me. Right, Judau Ashta?
(There’s fishy about this. But she smells nice. Why can’t I see her as the enemy?)
Judau, don’t let Haman draw you in!
Mashymre, is that you again? Stop being so persistent!
Silence! Every time I fail to kill you, Lady Haman gets more disappointed in me. I must kill you!
Feel the ZZ’s power!
Just because it’s bigger doesn’t mean it’s better!
No matter what you do, my Newtypes will defeat you!
Ple and Ple Two aren’t your toys!
Judau Ashta. I will defeat you!
Ple!?
I won’t lose to anyone!
Me neither. I can’t let that colony fall!
…What trickery is this? I feel electricity is running through my body!
Roux Louka, I have nothing more to say. Surrender. I don’t want to fight you.
Sorry, but surrendering isn’t an option! This is all your fault!
Don’t waste this second life of yours.
It’s my life, I’ll do as I please.
Haman Karn, I won’t let you drop another colony!
Since you’re no longer a Newtype, you can’t beat me.
Jamil, is that really you?
Lancerow!? How ironic. I’ve ended up fighting you once again over a colony drop.
You… What are you fighting for!?
To stop Newtypes from being tools of war!
All this for Newtypes?
Lancerow, I’ll never let you drop another colony. Not again!
Jamil…
The first time Judau convinces Ple…
Ple, stop! Don’t you recognize me!?
Fall, Judau!
Calm down, Judau! There must be something driving her to fight. We can’t do anything until we eliminate that.
Ple, defeat Judau already!
Bastard! You’re the one controlling Ple!?
And the second time…
Ple, have you forgotten me? It’s me, Judau. We ate a chocolate parfait together, remember?
Chocolate parfait… I want one!
Remember that sweet, creamy taste?
What’s he talking about… Ugh! The sweetness… UWAAA!
Yes, a bowl full of ice cream surrounded by whipped cream. A tower of bananas. The brown lines of chocolate sauce against the pure white whipped cream.
Ugh... I want one… But you’re my enemy…
(Dammit! I thought I had her with that one.)
What are you talking about, Judau?
Just roll with me on this. Ple has fond memories of chocolate parfaits.
So we just need to stimulate those memories.
Remember the way the cream melted in your mouth.
An entire castle of ice cream!
A symphony of vanilla ice cream and chocolate!
Uuuuu… Ch-chocolate parfait…
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What are you doing, Ple! Forget about the chocolate parfait!
Uuuu… I don’t wanna…
Ple, that’s enough. You’re tired, right? Come over to your big brother’s side. We’ll take a bath and eat a chocolate parfait together, alright?
A bath! A bath and chocolate parfait! I’m in!
…Well that’s one way to persuade someone.
Isn’t that fine? There aren’t many girls who’ll cave to a bath and a chocolate parfait.
Ple, what are you doing? Judau is the enemy!
He’s not the enemy. He’s my big bro!
Hey Ple! Don’t get inside someone else’s head without permission! Stop it!
[Ple Two then retreats]
[AMX-004 Qubeley Mk-II]
If you want a machine with funnels, this is your man until the end of the game. It’s alright, but its main/only selling point are the funnels. You could do worse.
There’s more than enough time to take down all the named Zeeks.
I swear on this rose I will win next time!
(Forgot to take a screenshot of Chara’s defeat)
Ah, so this is the release of the soul!
Dammit!
I’ll never forgive you!
Is this the result of my indecision…
Haman retreats at 30% HP (4200). When she’s defeated or retreats, all other Zeeks retreat with her. Make sure she’s the last one. For being a series final boss, she’s extremely hard to hit without spirits.
Damn you THE BOYS… Oh well. We’ve achieved our other objective. All units, retreat!
Don’t miss the target. Fire!
We’ve destroyed the colony’s thrusters.
How’d you like that?
We did it!
…We actually stopped it.
Captain Bright! A large number of enemy mechs are approaching us from Earth!
What!? What affiliation?
It’s the Boazan Army!
What!?
Hahaha. Not even Neo Zeon can defeat THE BOYS.
Heinel!
Now that it’s come this far, let’s restart that colony drop.
The Boazans are trying to continue the drop!
Jangal, deal with them! We’ll take the colony and transform it into a giant bomb before dropping it ourselves!
Yes sir!
If it’s not one thing it’s another. At least there’s no time limit anymore. Regroup (preferably on X-18999’s terrain) and defeat the Boazans. There’s a new grunt enemy, but nothing you can’t handle.
Heinel, I won’t let you drop the colony!
It won’t end the same way as on Earth, Voltes!
I won’t tolerate an inhumane act like a colony drop.
How can it be inhumane when it was humans who were doing it in the first place?
Damn you Earthlings. What a shame!
Heinel retreats at 30% HP (5940).
Dammit. I was caught off guard. I have no choice. Retreat!
The map ends when all enemies are defeated.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
We’ve managed to prevent the colony drop.
I’ll contact HQ right away and have them deal with the colony.
Good. It’d be a big problem if someone tried to drop it again.
But it’s not over yet. Relena is still missing.
She’s on Earth.
What do you know?
There were originally two purposes to this drop. The first would be to drop the colony and have it damage the UESN.
And the second?
As a diversion to lure THE BOYS into space.
WHAT!?
Their main force should already be on Earth by now. Neo Zeon was here just to buy time.
Haman was here just to distract us?
Why didn’t you mention that earlier?
What’s the point? Even if we know it’s a diversion, we still need to stop the drop.
We’ve been tricked.
So where’s the main force heading?
The presidential palace on Earth. They’re going to occupy it, declare the end of the UESN, and the establishment of a New Federation.
Dekim Barton’s coup d’etat!!
That’s right.
What’s wrong? You look pale.
I-it’s nothing.
Ah hell. Contact Nadesico immediately. We’re heading to Earth at full speed!
…Where are you going?
I’m not going to relax on a battleship. I’m going to get there with Wing Zero first. Relena’s probably with them.
Heero!
Let him go. No one can stop a knight from rescuing his princess.
Emergency communication from Earth!
THE BOYS. Sorry, but please come back immediately. About five minutes ago, the presidential palace came under attack.
(On the phone)
What are the enemy forces comprised of?
It’s mainly composed of mobile suits, but we’ve also spotted the Devil Gundam.
The Devil Gundam!?
Please hurry. At this rate, it’s only a matter of time until the palace falls.
Roger.
[Mycenaean Empire, Command Room]
What? The Boazan Empire tried to drop a colony!?
Yes, but they were thwarted by THE BOYS. It seems they wanted to secure a means of attack from space.
My Emperor, it seems we’ve been too relaxed lately. It’s a shame we have no means of space travel.
After we rule over the humans, we were planning to study their technology, but I don’t think we’ll be able to do that in time.
Sir, I think it would be best to quickly rule the Earth and turn the human’s fire power into the Mycenae’s.
Okay, General. As soon as we have enough Mass Produced Great Mazingers, launch an all-out attack on the presidential palace!
Sir!
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
Before we descend to Earth, let’s introduce ourselves.
I met you at the NRI. I’m Quatre Raberba Winner.
Name’s Duo Maxwell. I can’t be beat when it comes to honey and speed.
Trowa Barton.
I’m Zechs Merquise. Just Zechs is fine.
!! The former leader of the White Fang… You’re alive.
You can’t make any public appearances. Is that why you became a Preventer?
As long as there’s light, there’s a need for shadow.
And the ray of sunshine who just left was Heero Yuy.
How should we treat you guys?
We’ve been investigating Neo Zeon’s movements on our own, but we’ve reached our limit. If you don’t mind, we’d like to join THE BOYS.
You’re more than welcome to.
(The rest of this scene is only if you saved Ple. If you didn’t, you’re a monster.)
By the way, who’s that girl Judau brought with him?
Elpeo Ple. A Cyber Newtype like me…
That has nothing to do with anything, right?
Of course.
A Cyber Newtype is basically an artificial Newtype, right?
Not exactly, but it’s kinda similar.
I wonder how Carris is doing…
Waaah! Judau’s a liar! The bath is broken!
Bright, you haven’t fixed it yet?
There’s more important things to repair first. Just make do with the shower!
Even if you say that… Ple, would you be fine with a shower?
No. Only baths!
What’s wrong?
There’s no parfaits either! Waaaaah!!
Ugh, come on! Bright, we don’t have any parfaits in the caf?
Of course we don’t!
All we have here are military rations and some hamburgers and noodles from the vending machines.
They probably have some on the Nadesico.
Ooooooh. Bath! Parfait!!
Bright, do something.
You brought her here. You take care of her.
You’re awful. Demon! Devil!
…Maybe we can do something about this.
How?
Captain, do you have a barrel or a small container?
This scene is only if you’ve recruited Ple.
[Nahel Argama, Deck]
Yay. Bathtime bathtime feels so good.
Make sure you make a solid wall with sheets… Boys shouldn’t peek.
Making a container into a bath was a great idea.
You deserve an award for putting a heat-resistant sheet on the bottom.
This is the Koga-ryu Ninjutsu Goemon Bath.
We can’t just ignore her since we lack a bath or parfaits.
You got anything about a parfait handy?
She’ll just have to be patient.
Good grief.
You made her a promise, didn’t you?
I did.
The following scene is only if you got Jamil the required 20 kills.
Hey Judau, what’s what?
Isn’t it nice? It’s a Neo Zeon unit, but all it needs is a little TLC.
How’d you find junk like this?
I used to be a junk dealer, so I don’t want to waste anything that might be useful. Even if it’s the enemy’s.
Apparently the pilot ejected. The cockpit’s mostly intact.
Is this… a Febral?
Do you know it?
I fought so many of these things in the last war. Lancerow was piloting one back then…
[Nahel Argama, A Room]
It’s finally time. Will Dekim’s coup succeed?
quote:
The time has finally come…
You mean Dekim’s coup?
Do you think he’ll succeed?
He will. And Vice Minister Relena will be executed.
What about THE BOYS?
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…It’s complicated. I feel like Total Pacifism is too extreme, but I don’t hate it.
What about THE BOYS?
I don’t know. But Captain Bright and Ruri made it out alive.
I guess they’ll be incorporated into the New Federation.
And then they’ll fight the aliens.
Yes.
(The cutoff is here between Raul and Fiona’s versions)
We made a mistake by choosing a side…
If we go to the presidential palace, we’ll get caught up in the fighting.
It’s interesting to witness a turning point in history, but… We’re on the losing side right now…
What should we do? We could say there’s something wrong with the engine and not fight.
…
Well?
…Raul, why don’t we do that? If we fight here and something happens…
I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. Everyone else is fighting like crazy and I’m only lying and holding back…
In that case, let’s just run away. The more we fight, the worse impression we’ll make of the enemy after we surrender.
In that case, I don’t even know why we’re fighting in the first place!
Raul!
…Fine…
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What should we do…?
What should we do…
If we stay here, we’ll have to fight. What about running away?
What would we do if we ran? The only reason we’re with THE BOYS was to get the funds and equipment for our time warp research.
…That’s right. If we wanted to avoid the fallout of this fight, we could just hide somewhere.
Can we warp yet?
No.
I see…
There’s no way around it. Let’s just say the Time Flow Engine broke down.
Huh?
We’ll pretend we can’t deploy, and then surrender when the time is right.
…Is that our only option…?
…
What’s wrong?
I’ve been thinking for a long time. I wonder if it was a coincidence that we were sent to this era. Maybe some will was at work to bring us here.
You’re overthinking it. I’m more worried whether we can continue researching the Time Flow Engine even after being absorbed into the New Federation. If we’re not careful, we won’t be able to keep researching.
Of course that’s all you care about.
I’m worried too. That’s why I want to warp back home as soon as possible.
The next two scenes are Raul only.
[Nahel Argama, Hallway]
…
What’s wrong?
I’ve been thinking for a long time. I wonder if it was a coincidence that we were sent to this era. Maybe some will was at work to bring us here.
You’re overthinking it. The warp was interrupted when the Time Flow Engine was forcibly stopped back then. It just happened to spit us out at this time period.
Is that so…
I’m more worried whether we can continue researching the Time Flow Engine even after being absorbed into the New Federation. If we’re not careful, we won’t be able to keep researching.
Of course that’s all you care about.
I’m worried too. That’s why I want to warp back home as soon as possible.
[Nahel Argama, Deck]
Mizuho, what was that earlier?
What was what?
About us coming to this time period due to some sort of will.
When we warped, we were fighting because it was a chance to show off the Excellence.
Yeah, stopping Axis from dropping would make it more appealing.
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Yeah, stopping the Martian Successor’s coup would make it more appealing.
I was hoping for that too. I wanted to use war to show off the Excellence.
Mizuho…
And when we time travelled, we ended up in another war. Maybe I wanted to do the same here too… So…
Don’t worry. Even if that’s the case, it’s different now. You want to rebuild the Excellence as a rescue machine, right?
Yes…
Then we need to go home. I don’t think we’d be allowed to make a rescue mech in this world.
I see… Um… Thank you, Raul.
[Nahel Argama, Bridge]
30 minutes until atmospheric reentry.
Everyone to your stations! As soon as we land on Earth, we’ll head to the presidential palace!