04x06 - Science Is Elegant

[bunniefuu]

♪

[munching]

[sighs]

♪

[XENO] They have
no chance of escaping.

The scout plane I deployed
made certain of that.

We'll keep them pinned down
right there

and assassinate
the enemy scientist.

A-a-assassinate?

[XENO]
According to this gentleman,

Mister Gen, they only
have one genius scientist.

So it's simple.

In order to bring down

the fledgling
Kingdom of Science.

All we have to do is eliminate

that leader of theirs.

[cracking]

[rumbling]

Doctor Taiju.

♪

That idea does sound
completely illiant-bray.

But how can you be certain
you can really pull it off?

[exhales]

We can do it.

Huh?

Ugh...

How exactly?

♪

I can do it.

Now, Mister Gen.

If Stan says
he can do something,

you have no reason
to pry any further, understand?

It can be done.

[GEN] I'm so sorry about
this, poor Taiju.

I really need to warn him
about the asty-nay assassin

who's plotting to turn him
into Swiss cheese.

But they're eavesdropping

on all of our radio
transmissions.

I've got zero chance
of getting in touch

while they're watching
my every move.

[laughs]

[groans]

[GEN] Things
are looking dire about now.

♪

[birds chirping]

Tell me, whaddya make of him?

Can we trust this Gen fella?

Of course not.

Anyone who would readily trust

an enemy defector should
have their head examined.

At the very least,

he's capable of double crossing
his own people.

We'll keep him
until I've drained him

of any useful intel.

He's almost certainly
an enemy spy.

[birds chirping]

Mm, I thought so!

I mean, I knew as much,

I just wanted to make sure
you had caught on.

Stanley, that was a test

and I'm happy to report
that you passed it

with flying colors.
[chuckles]

I knew you would
never let your guard down.

[groans]

[STANLEY]
Why are you stopping, Luna?

Uh! I'm not, you're just
going way too fast, is all!

[both panting]

Miss Luna, look,

I'm carrying five more
bottles than this loser is!

Cool, right?

My a*s you are!

I know for a fact
you didn't fill those bottles

all the way,
that way you could fake it

-and look like a hero!
-[LUNA] Carlos! Max!

What took you so long?

How hard can it be
to get food and water?

To be fair,
it is a lotta stuff.

Perhaps a hair excessive?

See? I would never complain
about a task you've given me!

Unlike this whiny, sleazy,

wanna-be playboy
who won't stop

-back-talking you!
-Look at that. Your legs

are shaking
like a newborn deer,

under those shorts.

-[chuckles] Poke! Poke!
-Ah! Stop it!

[both groan]

[indistinct chatter]

[LUNA] [sighs]
You're both so useless.

If this is what it's come to,
you leave me with no choice.

I'll have to carry
some of these myself.

Unacceptable!

I'll take care of everything
for you, okay?

Nonsense!
Drop the act!

Go take a nap or something!

I've got this!

[both grunts]

[LUNA] Ugh.
They're completely hopeless.

[STANLEY]
You're not carrying a thing.

Why?
They're not cutting it.

[inhales]

[exhales]

Perhaps I was unclear.

I never said
you don't have to.

I said you're not.

Huh?

We can't risk any marks
that might reveal

you've done some heavy lifting.

Your work today
has yet to begin.

Save your strength.

[LUNA]
What work?

[thudding]

[hammering]

[metal clanking]

[groans]

[RYUSUI]
The air is stagnant today.

Hmph, it's a bad omen.

Never doubt
a sailor's instincts.

♪

[CARLOS]
Oh, is that the enemy ship?

Cool! So huge!

[LUNA]
Wow. Crazy.

This enemy scientist
is pretty impressive,

but he's nothing
compared to Xeno.

Uh?

[LUNA] Is that for measuring
the temperature and humidity?

And you've even got
a wind vane with ya?

[STANLEY] All provided by our
ever-helpful Doctor Xeno.

I told him I can deduce
such things by sense alone.

Still, more data will only
improve my accuracy.

[laughs]

Why do we need to track
the weather of all things?

Are you aiming to become
a weatherman or somethin'?

The weather affects
my b*llet's velocity.

[yells]

[gasps]

[thuds]

[clanking]
[whirring]

For real?

From this far away?

♪

I'm going to snipe him.

[both whimpering]

You are?
Whoa.

I'm taking out
their scientist leader.

With a sn*per r*fle
made by Xeno himself.

[GEN]
We're sniping?

[XENO]
Yes, that's correct.

We'll avoid an all-out
confrontation

and take out key targets
in one fell swoop.

That will ensure
this conflict ends

with minimal casualties.

It's rather elegant!

And the most scientific
approach to warfare, is it not?

♪

[STANLEY] We already got a read
on them with our scout plane.

We're in the ideal position.

You're k*lling them?

[STANLEY] Just
the enemy's genius scientist.

[LUNA] Don't you think
that's a little too cruel?

♪

[whimpering]

Just kidding!

I'm totally cool with whatever,

of course, we just gotta
make sure these two fools

don't chicken out on us!

So cool and spicy!

Too cute!
We're unworthy!

Say, what's that special work
you mentioned to me earlier.

And why am I wearing
this striped outfit?

Looks good on you!
Really, though!

If that's
what ol' Stanley is into,

he's got great taste.

Oh, she looks fabulous!

Each stripe is five inches,
exactly.

I can line you up
to get a precise distance

to the target.

[whimpering]

You're about the same age
as them, Luna.

They'll be much less
suspicious of you.

Get on the ship and locate
that leader of theirs,

the esteemed Doctor Taiju.

Just three seconds.

That's all I need,

so bring him out on the deck

and give me a signal.

I'll take him out
in a single shot.

[g*nsh*t]

♪

-[panting]
-[water burbling]

[LUNA] I'm Luna,
a cool-headed gal!

I'm Luna, a capable woman!

[panting]

[both gasp]

[STANLEY] If they'd taken
the ship out into the open sea,

they very well
could've survived.

They only stayed because

they wouldn't leave
an ally behind.

Those children lack true grit.

[panting]
[thuds]

That's why I'm certain.

-Help, you! -They're bound
to come to the rescue

-of a girl crying for help.
-Help me!

[both pants]

[STANLEY]
A spy for a spy seems

a fitting countermeasure,
after all.

So, let the games begin.

Hey!
Are you hurt?

[LUNA] Please, help me!

I barely escaped that place.

The evil Doctor Xeno's
Kingdom of Science!

Doctor Xeno?

Hmm, she's a cutie!

This really isn't
the right time.

[RYUSUI]
Hmm.

Quite the predicament,
we've got.

I'd love to help
a lady in need,

but there's no way
we can trust her.

What will you do, Senku?

Are you unharmed?

Come, now, step on board.

You're safe here.

♪

You're too kind.

Get her inside!

We've gotta treat her wounds!

Well, that was slick.

Really, Senku?

♪

Ah, she really did it!

I knew she would!

The enemy's already
fawning all over her!

I can't believe Stanley's
putting her

in mortal danger like this!

What a heartless as*h*le!

[CARLOS] Man, how many hours
do we have to wait here

before you snipe those, um...

Oh, right!

We're waiting patiently
as long as it takes for her

to bring the target
to the deck,

then, you'll sh**t him, yeah?

And that's what all
the heavy water's for?

So you can stay focused
for as many hours

or days as it takes.

That's a super freaky
level of dedication, no joke.

Let's see, where is he?

Come on,
you little science prodigy.

Which is Doctor Taiju?

♪

[MINAMI]
Hey.

Right this way.

[NIKKI]
She's suspicious.

Was letting her come
aboard a smart decision?

Sure it was.
She's beautiful!

-[KIRISAME] Ugh.
-Yeah!

My dude Senku's a man,
if ya catch my drift.

Looks like doe-eyed cuties

push all the right
buttons for him.

I'm not so sure that's
what's goin' on, ya know.

♪

[RYUSUI]
Heh. That woman.

Fifty-fifty chance, for sure.

No, 70% chance she's a spy.

[evil chuckle]

That's not a problem.

We're going to extract
everything she knows

about Xeno and his crew.

Then, we'll transmit
an encrypted message

to Tsukasa's special squad.

The mightiest weapon

in a science battle
is information.

It's our spy against theirs,

and they're both two sly foxes
out on the hunt.

I knew it wasn't about
her hair color!

♪

[HYOGA]
I don't see anything

that could pass
for an enemy base.

And we really can't get
more than a general idea

of where Chrome is, either.

Some more information
would be helpful.

♪

We must capture
their leader first.

For Senku.

So...

That means
gathering intel quickly.

[MINAMI]
Anyway, the gist is that

we're hoping to cooperate
with you to revive

all of humanity,
and you can consider

that a hot scoop!

We're not going to surrender
or anything,

but, that said, we're always
ready to talk it out!

-[sighs]
-You really think

the bad guys can hear that?

Over the radio.

That's the safe bet.

So I figured it's worth a shot.

But honestly, we don't know
what makes Doctor Xeno tick.

[water burbling]

[sighs]

[LUNA]
I have only one mission.

To find their scientist leader,
Doctor Taiju,

and bring him onto the deck.

Though,
that's a lot of people!

This seems wicked hard!

[nervous chuckles]

But it's fine, no problem!

I'm Luna, a cool-headed gal!

I'm Luna, a capable woman!

I can't just waltz up and say,

"Which one of you
is Doctor Taiju, eh?"

They're already mega
suspicious of me.

If I were to profile
this science guy.

He's an intellectual
who single-handedly

led these youths to advance

stone-world science
to this point.

A hard-working,

diligent man
who's devastatingly brainy.

Which is exactly my type!

In other words,

all I've gotta do
is hunt down my type!

[laughs]

I'll use my own passionate
emotions

in service of the mission.

I'm so cool and capable!

[laughs]

♪

[LUNA]
Perhaps this man?

Negative.

[giggles]

♪

[sighs]

[LUNA]
What about him?

[screams]

[LUNA] [sighs]
I think not.

[metal clanks]

[LUNA]
Now, there's a man.

Ew.

♪

[LUNA]
Hard pass.

♪

There's a good chance

he won't show himself
so quickly

in front of a stranger like me.

Hunting down the right man
could take a while.

Where are you, Doctor Taiju?

[chuckles]

You there, Taiju?

Right here!

[screams]

We've been looking for you!

There's something heavy
we need you to carry.

Oops, sorry!
I'll be right there!

[shattered]

[yells]

[LUNA] So not how I imagined
he'd be, but that's fine.

Anyone else would have
missed you completely,

Doctor Taiju!

And now, we've come
to the hard part.

He'll be stationed
inside the ship,

focused on science work.

He won't set foot outside.

So how do I lure him
onto the deck?

I'm heading outside!

Deck ahoy!

[screams]

[LUNA] All that's left
is to point at him!

Then...

That's the end.

-Hey.
-[gasps]

[SENKU]
Your name's Luna, isn't it?

Call me Senku.

[KINRO]
He's so natural!

Smooth, Senku.

[YUZURIHA] I know what this is.

He's gonna pry her
for info on Doctor Xeno.

I need info on Xeno.

Tell me everything you know.

[all scream]

-[RYUSUI] Senku!
-Huh?

What? I'm right in the middle
of my interrogation.

You must allow Francois
to tend to our guest.

First, we'll need
this young lady

to open up her heart to us.

Please make good use
of Bar François.

♪

[finger snaps]
That's the ticket!

We'll give her whatever
her heart desires!

We have no idea
what that might be,

so we'll simply have
to make a guess.

Huh. Easy, we'll try
the one thing in the world

that no one can bring
themselves to hate.

Which is...

Ice cream!

Gonna need
some citations, there.

Well, I'm citing myself,
"Captain Greed!"

He makes good points.

I can't think of anything

that fewer people hate
than ice cream.

What's not to love?

No such thing
as an ice-cream hater!

The recipe couldn't be
any simpler.

Milk, sugar, and ideally,
gelatin,

but in our case we'll use
powdered arrowroot.

That'll give it
a smooth texture.

All that's left to figure out
is vanilla essence.

[sighs]

Vanilla doesn't grow here
in the States,

so we'll make it with science.

Oh, yeah.

This reminds me
of when you made some

for Valentine's Day
that one year.

[SENKU] Wrap a test tube
with copper wire.

Then we toss in some iron.

And zap it with high-voltage.

Like so!

Whoa!
Is it supposed to glow purple?

[all gasps]

[electric sparkling]

What's he making in there?

Smells like a pool!

I'd say it's more
like a photocopier.

It's producing ozone.

[MINAMI] Why are we getting
further and further

from ice cream
by the minute over here!

Are you sure this'll work?

[SENKU]
Boil some bay leaf extract.

In a bottle of our old,

familiar friend
sodium hydroxide,

then infuse it with some
of that ozone we made.

And what you end up
with is pure vanilla essence!

Outta nowhere!

That scent is so sweet.

[clattering]

We stir the ingredients
thoroughly as we let it cool.

Throw a little bit of salt
onto the ice,

and it can get ten
or twenty below freezing.

[yells]

[LUNA]
Doctor Taiju's out on the deck!

If I go up to him and point.

-Whoa, there.
-[gasps]

What are you doing here?

You're injured
and should be resting now.

Ah, how nice.

Thank you, but I'm fine.

[SENKU]
Finally, just put it in a bag,

and squeeze it out.

♪

Soft-serve ice cream,
courtesy of science.

♪

For you.

♪

[moans]

[cheering]

[indistinct chatter]

Was it that electricity?

How'd you do it?

How do you even have vanilla?

If you don't have
something, you make do.

That's two million years
of human tenacity.

From the core of reality,

at the deepest
molecular level,

we can create things
that seem impossible.

That's the thrill
of organic chemistry.

[gasps]

[LUNA]
This isn't happening!

I'm supposed to be
attracted to intellectuals!

Doctor Taiju
is the genius scientist here!

Um, it came out
pretty nicely, didn't it?

In the words of Doctor Xeno,
well, it's rather...

Elegant.

[gasps]

[SENKU]
Luna.

♪

Was Doctor Xeno...
a NASA scientist?

Oh, wait a sec!

How did you know that?

♪

[all gasps]

Who is this guy?

♪

[SENKU]
When I was a kid,

he helped start me
down the path

of building rockets.

Their Doctor Xeno
was my old science mentor.

♪

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