04x12 - Reunion

[bunniefuu]

[XENO]
Most fascinating.

I'm rather curious
how you made it this far.

I didn't hear a single g*nsh*t
from my guards.

You found a way in,

without engaging in combat.

♪

The skies?

Doubtful

So it was a tunnel?!

What a delightfully
elegant solution!

REUNION

[yawns]

[groans]

-[rumbling]
-Ah!

[gasps]

[cow moos]

[rumbling]

[HYOGA] We have surfaced
in a ranching area.

That's bad.

How could this have happened?

A miscalculation.

Huh.

We did account for some error.

[rumbling]

[moos]

I'm sorry!
Pardon me!

Ah!

[splashes]

You're not hurt, are you?
Suika?

[whimpering]

[CHROME]
Isn't that...

♪

[TSUKASA]
It is.

They're dining on
yellow dent corn.

[scoffs]

You know
what that means, don't you?

We just need to capture
Doctor Xeno and his cornfields.

Then we'll have tons of food
and revival fluid.

Enough to let us revive
everyone in the entire world!

♪

[bouncing]

What in the...
A watermelon?

[exhales sharply]

[bouncing]

[GEN]
Hm?

[panting]

Huh?

[footsteps approaching]

[chuckles]

Huh?

-What's wrong?
-Owie, out of nowhere,

my poor tummy
started doing summersaults,

I don't suppose I could
trouble you fine gents

for some nice stomach medicine,
could I?

-[vomits]
-Stop it!

Don't just barf here, moron!

[GEN]
Is this normal, or no?

[gasps]

[groans]

[thuds]

♪

[gate creaks open]

[Kohaku gasps]
Huh!

♪

[Chrome chuckles]

Bad a*s!

So this is what real

-21st century science can do!
-Uh?!

-You must be...
-[alarm blaring]

Uh-oh!
Guess they know you're here!

[grunts]

Then let's go, now!

[alarm blaring]

[grunting]

[bouncing]

Hurry!
They're coming!

[strains]

Urry-hay!

Those angry guards
are right behind us!

Eh, there's no need to worry!

When this thing goes boom,
it's over!

The expl*si*n is gonna sh**t

Xeno's ride
straight down the tunnel,

while also closing
the entrance at his base.

It's two birds with one stone!

I never doubted you
for a second, Chrome!

So!
Who's gonna stay here

and make sure
it really goes off?

It's not like we can expect
Doctor Xeno to do it himself.

[fuse crackling]

[all gasp]

[all panting]

[gasps]

[KOHAKU]
It's gonna blow!

[TAIJU]
I hear ya!

[fuse crackling]

[panting]

Gotta hurry!
Up you go!

[explodes]

[explodes]

[explodes]

[expl*si*n]

[rumbling]

[CHROME]
What the hell just happened?

Why's it dark?

Seems your tunnel has caved in.

[Chrome breathes shakily]

[XENO]
On both sides.

[all gasp]

Hmm.

[grunting]

Let's search the surface,

and locate
the tunnel's other exit,

then neutralize those brats.

[smacks]

Cool your jets, greenhorn.

Stop tryin' to pick a fight,
and start thinking ahead.

If we waste time on revenge,

everybody underground's gonna
run outta air and die.

And there ain't
nobody on this planet.

Who deserves a death sentence!

That's why...

both sides are gonna
dig our hearts out!

[grunts]

[laughs]

It's a race.
A diggin' w*r, if you will.

The first group
to break through wins!

[Chrome grunts]

Tch!

[hammering]

[grunts]

[XENO]
Chrome.

Are you perhaps a descendant
of humanity's survivors?

Hm?

No matter what comes of this,

I must say,
I'm quite impressed.

To have built a tunnel
and plotted a monorail escape.

Well done!
Elegant!

Yes,
that's the only word for it!

Oh, Chrome.

Think rationally.

Use that intellect of yours.

Which direction should you dig?

Which path is calling to you?

The ship with all your comrades
has already been captured.

Stan has utterly
overwhelmed them.

[breathes shakily]

[XENO]
The battle is over.

And I don't wish
to take any more lives.

The only logical choice
you have

is to join the ranks
of this new world

in which I am the ruler.

Tch!

There's no way in hell
I'd ever follow you.

[XENO] I will guide
the ignorant masses!

Even thousands of years ago.

It was the rabid imbeciles
devoted to their sacred cows

of politics and ethics

that held back human progress
at every turn.

You've no doubt
seen them yourself.

Those who live
only by their fists,

and fail to comprehend
the true value of science.

Well,

yeah.

I've met a few.

Tell me.

Does the blood of science
course through your veins?

You do believe in it
completely, don't you?

Duh!

I mean, you're talking
to Chrome the science user,

I live for the stuff, man!

I could make you
one of the elite!

We can dominate
the fools of this world,

because science equals power!

[CHROME]
I believe you.

And to be honest,
I'll probably

never understand
meatheads like Magma.

The ones
who spend all their time

chasing muscles and might.

But so what?

It doesn't matter
if I understand them,

or think they're foolish.

Who am I to judge
whatever kinda sh*t

someone else may like?

[gasps]

[grunts]

[grunting]

[shatters]

[both laugh]

[Chrome inhales deeply]

Our mission was a success,
Senku!

We captured the enemy king,

Doctor Xeno!

[radio static]
[water burbling]

[LUNA]
Poor Senku,

and everyone else
on the planes.

[Max chuckles excitedly]

[MAX] You're actually insane,
Stanley!

You guys neutralized
the enemy base

in less than a minute?

Hey, nice to see ya, Max!

Miss Luna, thank goodness
you're all right!

But what in the hell
is going on up here?

[LUNA] Shh, shh, shhh, whisper,
oh, and also,

I finally have a boyfriend!

[knife clatters]

[screams]

[whispering] The guy
from the plane crash, yeah?

Okay, then,

tell me who you want
on the rescue team.

I'll need Francois,
who can help with first aid,

and maybe, uhhh--

Pardon me. Rescue might
require hull disassembly.

I would suggest Kaseki.

[whistling]

Don't waste your whistle
on me, boy,

I can break through
the rope myself.

-Uh.
-Now, hurry

and tell me something about

this Xeno fella's
advanced crafting.

Imagine an engine
spinning blades

that automatically
till the soil.

It's called a tractor.

Wah!

[grunts]

-[water splashes]
-[MAX] Those poor souls

fell in the river!

We're gonna go
fish 'em out now!

♪

[birds chirping]

[UKYO]
We're in hiding.

By a riverbed that's

west-northwest
of the enemy base.

Now that we've captured Xeno,

our enemy has no one left
who understands Japanese,

so speaking our native tongue
is its own cipher.

[SENKU]
Come on.

There's actually no need
to tie the guy down like that.

[gasps]

He's not gonna
make a single move

until his ol' pal Stanley
and the others

come to his rescue.

He's not some illogical idiot

who would cut
before measuring, ya know?

[shudders]

And I know that,

because one thing's for sure.

Doctor X is a world-class
man of science.

♪

[water burbling]

[XENO] Well, I see
you survived, Doctor Senku.

It's implausible that
Stan would miss his mark.

So somehow,

you utilized the power
of science to stop the b*llet,

though I haven't yet
figured out how.

Senku.
Truly.

Science is exquisitely elegant.

I was only in the third grade
when I emailed NASA.

Ages ago.

[chuckles]

But that's enough
strolling down memory lane.

We'll have sh*t tons of time
to talk later.

We've gotta keep moving forward
while there's still light.

Moving forward?

Forward to where exactly?

There's nowhere left to run.

Your ship has been captured,

as have all of your friends.

The battle is over.

[snaps fingers]
Ha-ha!

You're not wrong!
We can't go back now,

which means all we can do
is move forward.

Uh, are you sure
that makes sense?

[both shudder]

Ooh, we finally found you,

thanks to you calling
with your location.

It was easy!

[Luna gasps]

[whimpering]

You came back to me, Senku!

Uh!

I mean,
I'm such a cool-headed gal

and capable woman

it never even
crossed my mind for a second

you'd get shot down
like some kinda chump!

You just got here
and you're already serving tea?

I'm so glad you're safe,
Miss Luna!

Good to see you too, pal.

♪

[grunts]

Well, well, well.
How I've missed you.

You did all of that for me?

I'm proud of you, girl.

Nah, there's no way
he'd ever say that to me!

[gasps]

Uh.

[chuckles]

Amid all the chaos,
you set Francois free,

and managed
to grab Kaseki as well.

Ya know, girl,
that's pretty impressive.

[breathes heavily]

Oh, wow.
Close enough!

[SENKU]
Huh?

Our advance party's
now complete.

That's everyone.

Say what?

Advance party?

[bounces]

If Stanley, Maya,
and the others come back,

I hope you realize we'll all be
completely screwed.

Which is why our best chance
is right now,

while they're shorthanded.

They won't see it coming.

Us going back so soon
after our escape.

[thuds]

[pants]

[engine sputters]

[gasps]

[laughs]

[firing]

[RYUSUI]
We hijacked you, Xeno!

This fine vessel is ours now.

Consider it a trade
for the Perseus!

[boat accelerates]

[engine revving]

So are we attacking Stanley
and his crew by water then?

You're always so quick
to choose violence, Kohaku.

[HYOGA]
It would mean our deaths

if we tried that approach.

-Uhh.
-[SENKU] Here's our plan.

Diplomacy.

We'll be holding the very first
and last

Japan-US summit conference
in the new world.

We just need to figure out

who the most reasonable
person on the enemy's side is.

Hmm.

Got it.

I don't know what his name is.

But there was this guy
who stopped the others

from picking a fight

and focused on
digging through to save us.

That would be Brody.

He serves as their
in-house mechanic.

It's quite a tall order
to make that one angry.

Even when he realized
I was lying through my teeth,

he just laughed it off.

He may even be another Ukyo,

averse to unnecessary
casualties.

[radio ringing]

What up?
You kids wanna chat?

Lemme tell ya one thing,

you ain't got
near enough hostages

for an exchange
so whatcha want?

Right, figured you'd say that.

So, I'm making up for it
with some juicy information.

I know something
that's gonna get you

ten billion percent excited.

[chuckles]

You bluffin', kid

Here's the recipe
for revival fluid.

It's nital, which is made
from alcohol and nitric acid!

[all gasp]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[SENKU] That means you can make
an infinite supply using corn.

Our shipmates can teach you
all the tricks of the trade.

So whaddya say,

you up for some
fun-loving cooperation now?

Let's aim for one million.

That's how many humans
we're gonna revive.

[laughs]

You can't be serious
with that number, right?

[laughs]

We'll need every bit
of manpower we can muster,

if we're gonna make it
all the way to the moon!

Am I wrong?

[SENKU]
I can tell you our motives.

We sailed here
to build a massive corn city.

I promise you
that's all we're after.

That should work out
pretty nicely for you folks,

don't you think?

What happens to Xeno?

His safety is guaranteed.

Well, assuming you don't go
and betray us, that is.

Building a city
until it's one million strong.

Scratch that, a nation.

And you want our cooperation.

That's not a normal proposal
when we both got hostages.

I'm aware.

[BRODY] Hypothetically,
say I agree to your terms.

No chance Stanley
would ever back down.

He'll chase you and Doctor Xeno
to the very ends of the Earth.

[SENKU]
That's fine,

we'll keep evading him
come hell or high water.

We don't have time
to d*ck around.

We'll be too busy
moving forward.

[laughs]

I tell ya, you kids
is absolutely unhinged!

[SENKU]
That's the deal.

You guys take it from here.

[NIKKI] Right.
Leave the rest to us.

-We've got this.
-[flag fluttering]

♪

[NIKKI] We're gonna
get this sh*t built ASAP!

A corn city
for a million people!

Huh?

But, wait.
What about everybody

who's staying behind?

Doesn't that mean
we'll have to say goodbye?

[all gasp]

[TAIJU]
Yuzuriha.

Everyone.

Those of us who are
taking off have places to be,

so yeah.

You don't need us
for the summit conference,

just hold it
with the actual city builders.

[all gasp]

So he's just gonna bail on us

and make us work out
the deal by ourselves?

We don't even speak
the same language

as those idiots!

Does anyone know English?

As a journalist,
it was my job to learn it.

I know a teensy bit.

Just enough to
understand Lilian's lyrics.

[footsteps receding]

[water burbling]
Your attention, please.

We have our first demand.

Ensure the safety of everyone.

Listen here,
president of Japan.

We have the military power,
and also...

we have the initiative.

You should
shut your stupid mouth

and undo these ropes now,
if you know what's good for ya!

And I don't mean just mine,
but all of ours!

We'll get to
the rope part eventually.

But first off,

gimme that fluid recipe.

I said right now!

How many corn kernels
do you have stuck in your ears,

ya old fart?

I don't give one little sh*t
about negotiations,

you hear me?

While the rest of them
are busy fighting,

it'll be up to those of us
who stayed behind

to build Corn City together!

So, I'm telling you
to offer up your right hand

for a binding shake
and I'll do the same.

A gentleman's agreement.

That's your only option now.

[laughs]

You know what, you on!
I like you.

So Imma shake
on this agreement.

We'll make this thing official,

making us
the two acting presidents.

Until we recover Doctor Xeno,

Corn City will be a sanctuary,

and we'll join forces
to revive a million people!

[all laugh]

[BRODY]
You catch all that, Senku?

We've struck a deal, boy!

So you'd better
take Doctor Xeno

and make a run for it
fast as you can.

Stanley's after you,

and ain't nobody
gonna stop him.

Senku.

How are you still alive?

[SOLDIER] They're coming!
From upstream!

♪

[grunts]

[thuds]

[g*n loads]

[engine revving]

Oh.

[engine revving]

The Medusa's on the bow?

Oh.

[YUZURIHA] [whispering]
Whisper, whisper.

Oh, no!

The petrification beam
is coming!

[grunts]

[water splashes]

[g*nshots firing]

[clanks]

[water splashes]

[engine revving]

[thuds]

[gasps]

-[scoffs]
-Oh, yeah!

I see what game you're playing.

There's no
petrification device.

That, or it doesn't work.

Gen was lying from the start.

It's a bluff.

Not too shabby.

-They got away!
They're out to sea!

[all cheer]

[SOLDIER]
Dammit!

[boat accelerates]

[whimpering]

Time to say goodbye!

Hold it!

[HYOGA]
If you venture above deck now,

you'll likely wind up
filled with holes.

Which is more important,

staying safe or saying goodbye?

Uh.

[shuddering]

[CHROME]
That's easy.

I choose saying goodbye!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

[exhales]

[TAIJU]
I promise.

We'll meet again.

We're gonna build cities
all over the world!

[Senku laughs]

As we blaze ahead,

we'll be playing keep away

from Stanley and his men
while we sail across the globe.

Damn right!

And our next destination's
gonna be.

[SENKU] A little place
called South America.

It's time!

We're heading to the epicenter
of the nasty beam

that petrified humanity
thousands of years ago!

♪

Yeah!
This is exhilarating.

Get excited!

[chuckles softly]

♪

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