01x14 - The Past and Reality

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THE NORTH, NEAR PLATO CRATER

MOON CHAINS CHEMICAL PLANT SITE

[General] It has grown

rather large, hasn't it?

You don't foresee this being a problem?

[Salamandra] No. Over the past year,

Whiz-B's SEED4

information processing abilities

allow it to keep Mary in check

by maintaining control.

As a result, we're placed in a position

where we're going to have to rely on her.

How's he taking it?

I mean, she's like a younger sister

to him, right?

[Salamandra] Jack is the linchpin

to the success of this whole scheme.

Perhaps that's why he

why he seems so assured.

But sometimes, I worry

about his unshakable faith in Jack.

Jack detests us.

Despite this, Phil believes

he will never betray us.

[General] Merely because

they were childhood friends?

I hope his faith is not poorly placed.

Hm.

The kind of man that sticks to his g*ns

once he's made a decision,

or so he says.

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Phil's right. I've seen that determination

in his eyes myself.

- Hm.

- [Salamandra gasps]

[uneasy music plays]

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[Salamandra] Hey! Can you please

hold off on the jump scares?

[giggles]

[gentle music plays]

13 YEARS AGO

- Champagne, sir?

- Yes, thank you.

[Jack's dad] Go on, Benedetto.

Have a drink!

We're celebrating you, after all.

Great job. Just look how far you've come.

Now we get Mona to introduce you to

a few people. And, again, excellent work.

[Benedetto] Hm.

[man chuckles]

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree, sir.

It's the same with mine too.

Osma, where are your manners?

[both laugh]

- Hm?

- Huh? Ah.

- [young Georg] Ah!

- [woman laughs]

Well, hello, little precocious one.

[sighs]

- [applause]

- Huh?

Attention, everyone. Firstly, I want to

thank all of you for coming here tonight.

If I'd known

we'd have this kind of turnout,

well, I would have had the festivities

begin at lunchtime.

[Mona laughs]

And now, I am thrilled to introduce our

most esteemed guest, the man of the hour.

The mastermind behind the development

of our Engrave technologies,

Benedetto Baker.

[applause]

[Mona] Benedetto, come on. Get up here!

You're the reason

we all have something to celebrate!

[applause]

Huh?

[Mona] Come on, get up here. Don't be shy.

This is no time to be humble.

Hey, Eric. Aren't you going to listen?

[game beeps]

Your father is going to give a speech

about the future of the world

and all the wonderful things to come.

[Mona] Hm?

- Well, uh--

- [microphone static]

[squeals]

G-Good evening.

You mean the project

meant to save the planet?

You can't be serious, Rhys.

But, um, the project has been endorsed

by Sapientia, hasn't it?

Well, yeah. That is true.

Everyone knows that thanks to Sapientia

the whole world has peace.

I thought everybody

would like to know about it.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

[gasps]

[sighs] You're always on that game.

Eric, is it really that fun?

I guess. It's pretty cool.

[Rhys] Hmm.

[Benedetto] It was Sapientia's suggestion.

- Oh, don't be a silly goose!

- [Benedetto grunts]

Sapientia doesn't have any say in

what likes or hobbies people might have.

[laughter]

[uneasy music plays]

Hey, Eric. Don't you hear something?

No.

[piano note plays]

[gasps]

[uneasy music continues]

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["Moon River" plays haltingly on piano]

[young Rhys gasps]

["Moon River" continues]

["Moon River" stops]

[young Rhys] What song is that?

[young Jack] Actually, I don't know

the name of the song or the singer.

[young Rhys] Oh, well, it sounds lovely.

["Moon River" plays]

Aren't you him?

It's just that I heard the Shadow family

recently adopted a boy.

I I wonder, is it you?

May I sit next to you?

Huh?

Uh, oh.

["Moon River" plays fluidly on piano]

["Moon River" stops]

- [young Rhys] How did I do?

- [young Jack] Oh!

- Dude, you're so good!

- [gasps]

Hey, play it for me one more time.

Don't call me "dude."

You can call me Rhys. I'm, Rhys Rochelle.

Rh-Rhys.

And my name is Jack.

So, will you play it for me

once more please?

Sure, Jack.

I'm so happy that I met you today.

Can you sing this song?

I'll play along with you.

[Osma] Rhys.

Rhys. Rhys!

What's the matter?

Don't you know we're on duty?

I just got lost in thought for a moment.

There's a new transmission from Lewis.

Come on.

Well, the time has come.

Nyjer, maintain the current altitude.

We hold our position for now.

Got it.

- Let's hear it.

- Patching through now.

Hey, hey, hey! Looks like I finally

got through to y'all. It's me, Lewis!

I've confirmed the location

of the ship housing the target.

Hoo-hoo!

Oh, but don't worry,

I'll mark the chart now.

Oh, and make sure that babe Rhys

knows that it was me that delivered.

The icier she is to me, the hotter I get--

[disconnecting beep]

[Inanna exhales]

Who can we pin the blame on

for letting that character in

as one of our spies?

Who? Right, Dahlia?

If I remember correctly,

it was you who said it'd be fun, Georg.

I voiced my opposition loud and clear.

[chuckles]

Major Rochelle.

I've confirmed the target's location.

[Georg] All I'm saying is

this would be so much easier

if Zowan and Duan were still with us.

[Osma] Might as well forget about them.

Their names are on the blacklist

now, you know.

- [Georg] Suppose you're right.

- [Rhys] Initiating operation.

First Headquarters is currently

on the move. We take our chance now.

Everyone, to your positions!

[suspenseful music plays]

[Inanna] Visual confirmation

of the First HQ fleet beneath us.

Begin your descent.

We should blend right in.

[Inanna] Entering formation.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Dahlia] Is something up?

You're spacing out.

Huh? Not really.

It's just every time

I look at that damn thing,

since, like, day one, it, well

It reminds me of an omelet

that my mom used to make.

[Dahlia sighs]

It's a joke. He's messing with you.

[Georg] No. I'm dead serious, I tell ya.

It was that exact color!

[rumbling]

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- Entering combat airspace.

- Just maintain the course.

[Nyjer] Roger.

[Inanna] Just like that!

[grunts]

- [gasps] In our flight path!

- Evasive maneuver!

[Nyjer] Roger!

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So the Moon Chains

really are an armed escort for L-Zone.

Don't lose your focus, Nyjer.

Eyes on the prize.

I'd rather not end up

as a topping for that omelet.

You're joking at a time like this?

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[Nyjer] Captain! Above us!

[Inanna] Rhys! That's our mark.

By size and apparent capabilities,

it looks like the fleet's flagship.

So then that's where

[gasps]

[music stops]

[Dahlia gasps]

What was that?

[Inanna] Just as I thought,

it's crawling with drones. Nyjer!

We are at w*r after all.

Pushing the limits!

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Engines 5 and 6 engaged!

[laughs]

[Inanna] And off they go.

The hangar's our way in. Keep ascending!

[grunts] We're never gonna make it!

Hit the loop!

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They're closing the hangar doors!

Hold your course. Hit it!

[alarm beeps]

[dramatic music continues]

Rhys, we've got you covered from here.

Go! Go on!

[Rhys] Mm-hmm.

Georg! Osma!

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[weapons blast]

[Salamandra] Captain Pitter,

what's the situation?

A VC3 unit has managed to infiltrate

the ship through an open hangar.

VC3? They're here for one thing.

Indeed. We should assume

they'll exfiltrate the girl.

If those morons

at First HQ hadn't attacked,

they'd have never slipped in. Hm.

[Salamandra] This is no time

to get nostalgic.

It's as I feared.

I knew something would go wrong.

[foreboding music plays]

Shall we start then?

Over the past year, both of our primary

targets have evaded capture.

The traitor,

former Second Lieutenant Jacob Shadow,

and the spy, former General Pitter.

Right.

Nevertheless, reports indicate the ground

forces of the Second HQ in the north

have begun to withdraw.

Doesn't that mean that L-Zone,

or whatever it's called,

is on the move then?

Their goal is to capture the rebel army

forces serving as its vanguard.

First HQ is in preparations

for a full-scale aerial as*ault.

I guess she'll be there, won't she?

For now, that's the intel

we're relying on.

[foreboding music continues]

[Osma] There's something

I don't understand.

What does the rebel army gain

by helping L-Zone's advance

towards Copernicus?

They'd be exposing not only the city

they fought so hard to occupy,

but also its citizens,

to this deadly threat.

Why bring L-Zone there?

Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing.

It's been a full year

since they took Copernicus.

Why would they go and destroy it now?

[Inanna] Their objective remains unclear,

even to HQ.

What we know for certain

is that we absolutely cannot lose

Copernicus to the L-Zone threat.

As a result,

we have only one mission to complete.

We'll use the fog of w*r as cover

and seize the target.

And we can nab Sergeant Lewis, making this

not only a seizure mission, but also a--

- Rescue!

- Rescue!

[Dahlia and Nyjer laugh]

So L-Zone seems to have a destination.

And it's not far out from arrival.

[dramatic music plays]

[alarm wails]

Status report. What's going on?

[soldier 1] They're using ECMs.

I'm trying to manually bypass,

but I'm not gonna make it!

Damn it! We've lost block number three.

The intruders are jamming all our scans.

Initiate backup power.

Squads 3 and 4, begin scouring the ship.

[soldier 2] Yes, sir!

[tense music plays]

[tense music builds]

[Salamandra] Huh?

[music stops]

- [Georg yells]

- [soldier 3 groans]

- [soldier 4] Surround him. He's alone!

- No. They're coming!

[dramatic music plays]

Just as I thought.

- [soldier 5 groans]

- [soldier 6 whimpers]

[Osma grunts]

[growls] Evacuation orders.

Get to the second bridge

and make sure to keep this ship on course!

[panting]

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[soldiers groan]

- [Osma yells]

- [soldier groans]

- [Georg grunts]

- [Salamandra yells]

[Osma groans]

- [Georg] Are you okay?

- [Osma] Yeah!

[chuckles] I always did love

a big, strong woman.

I didn't forget you.

You really know how to flatter a woman.

Looks like we're both happy

to see each other.

[Pitter yells]

It's been a while, Major.

General. So, how long

has this all been going on?

And under whose orders?

[Pitter] So, you have suspicions then?

[chuckles] I'd say you've grown.

In the past,

you were nothing if not conformist.

Tell me where Mary is!

[grunts]

[Rhys grunts]

[Pitter yells]

[Pitter groans]

[dramatic music continues]

Come on, boys.

I bet I could take you both at once.

Oh, that's a courtesy I'm happy to extend.

[Osma yells]

Huh?

[grunts]

[groans]

[groans]

[groans]

[groans]

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- [groans]

[tense music plays]

[strains]

[footsteps recede]

[Pitter groans]

[groans]

[breathes heavily]

- [g*n c*ck]

- [groans]

[g*nsh*t]

[body thuds]

[somber music plays]

[Salamandra] Pitter!

[Rhys] Georg, Osma, cover me!

[b*ll*ts ricochet]

[tense music plays]

[Rhys yells]

No!

[Rhys] A shot to the head ought to do it.

[Salamandra gasps]

[gasps]

[somber music plays]

Target is confirmed.

What a touching reunion.

[snarls]

[gasps]

Hey there. Long time no see.

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