01x08 - Daughter Of The Zodiac

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What the hell's this?

What's happening?

- That's good!
- Chika!

Uh!

Why don't we get outta here
and go grab something to eat?

I heard of this this Victorian
supper joint in Osaka.

How's that grab ya?

- No. Not tonight.
- Huh?

I still have a ton of work
that needs to get done. Sorry.

What was I thinking?

Why would she turn me down?

I will never ever understand
women in a million years.

Are you crazy?
What are you doing in the road?

- Finally! I found you.
- Huh!

You're Iron Man, Tony Stark.

What in the world...?

I know you.

My name's Aki.

And I ran away from Zodiac.

So Aki, you came to me
because you think I can help you?

Hm?

So what is it you think
I can help you with?

Just stuff!

There has to be more to this
than what this girl's telling me,

I mean, it's doesn't make sense.

Someone her age
connected to Zodiac...

- Tony-
- Hm?

You look skeptical,
so I'll show you that I'm special.

Hm?

Okay.

Now do you believe me about Zodiac?

So why'd you want to meet me?

Well, they said that you
keep causing them problems.

You must be powerful
or they wouldn't say that.

- So I thought you could...
- And just who are “they”!?

Are you part of Zodiac!?

Did they send you here?!

Oh, jeeze! I'm sorry.

Look, please don't cry. W-waiter!
Can I have some ice cream!?

What happened?

A special ops squad
was ordered to secure.

Zodiac weapons stash.

And all of them were found dead.

Captain Sakurai!

We were able to recover
some data off a damaged computer.

It's on this flash drive, sir.

Oh boy!

Okay. We need some answers here.

Yes, this is Nanami.

Nanami, hi! It's Tony.
Listen, um, I am sorry,

hate to wake you up,
I need to ask a huge favor.

Oh no! Where'd she go?

Aki!

There you are.

How long have you been up and...

What are you doing?

Doing some cleaning!

That's nice! I... I have a maid...

Aki! I left some documents here.

Yeah, they were a big mess,
they were all over the place!

So I shredded them.

You what? Ah!

- Hey Tony!
- Hunh?

Your Appolser's awesome!
Can I try it?

Hold it! Be careful!
Don't... Don't touch that!

Wow! This whole place is so cool!

- Aki!
- Huh?

This is not a playground.
There are very many

dangerous things in my.. house.

Hey put me down! Put.. me..

- Uh-oh!
- Umm!

Are you okay?

I'll get it!

No no no! I'll get it!

This visit is strictly business.
I can handle this.

I'm here to discuss a perfectly
legitimate work matter.

- Hello - Hi there!
Who are you?

Oh hi. I'm... I work with Mr. Stark

and brought over some findings
I thought he should check.

You are...?

Oh I'm Aki, Tony's daughter!

What?! Oh!

Aki, honey! I'll get the door!

Oh! Hi!

Sorry about that.

You shouldn't be saying that.

I'm really the one
who's so gullible.

That girl can be quite a handful.

So, Chika...
What brings you here?

I mean, it's not
like you need a reason.

- You're always welcome here.
- Hey, hey Tony!

Thank you!

And I'm not just
trying to flatter you.

I really do enjoy your company.

So then, do you think,
you're Tony's girlfriend?

We're business associates,
Mr. Stark and I work together.

Hmm.

Well, I'd say that's a good thing.

When it comes to the ladies,
Tony's quite popular.

That's not true at all!
I don't know why she'd say that.

Oh? Well, I heard you
on the phone last night

whispering to some woman.

What?! What, ah, no, look, I...

I should be going.

Wait... It's not how it sounds,
that call was...

Please look through the materials
by tomorrow, Mr. Stark.

- Chika...! Wait!
- It's all right. I'll let myself out.

You're better off without her.
She's an ice princess.

That's enough from you!

First you completely
trashed my lab.

Now you're doing your best to mess
up my personal life! Is that it?

You might as well
be working with Zodiac!

- Tony...
- What?

You are-ME-AN!!!

Wonderful!

What is it with me
and crazy women?

Hello!

I'm looking for
the person in charge.

I'm Nanami Ota,
from the Tokyo Journal.

Welcome!

I'm here doing some fact finding,

hoping you might have some
information about this girl.

Have you ever seen her before?

That's Aki.

Where did she run off to?

What if Zodiac's looking for you,
too, Aki?

Hey! It's me. I'm calling
with the info about Aki you wanted.

What do you got for me?

Well, I did a little digging and
tracked down her last known address.

I found out that two years ago,

she was orphaned when both of her
parents died in a horrible accident.

Aki and her parents
were on a hijacked plane

that exploded while in flight.

Aki was the sole survivor and ended
up with us-here at the orphanage.

About six months ago,

some people came here wanting to
adopt her and she left with them.

But she didn't know
anything about Aki's

whereabouts since
she left the orphanage.

- That's it?
- Not quite.

Here's what else she had to say...

I'm not the first who's
come here asking about Aki.

There you are.

You shouldn't have
gone running off.

I- I was worried... that...

You wanna go play with them,
don't you?

If I play with them,
they'll all be in danger.

I'm not really that good at
controlling this power I have.

That's how I lost my mom and dad.

I'm sorry!

Whoa! Tony?

How bout this, we're done
with talking about the past, okay?

- Hunh?
- You'd consider me a friend, right?

Yup!

Well then you better hang on,

cause we got a lotta
fun ahead of us, little lady!

That was fun. You hungry?

Yeah!

Captain Sakurai.
Just what brings you here?

Mr. Stark.

I need you to let me take
custody of the Zodiac girl.

So, it was you who
was asking about her.

Sorry, but I'm going to
have to say “no” to your request.

No way!

Then you leave me no choice.

Hah?! No! You...

Tony!!

What...?

Finally, you're awake.

Aki! What have you done to her?

Don't be concerned.

She's just sleeping.

What is it you want with her?

It's vital we control
the power that she has.

We know her brain generates

an incredibly strong
magnetic field.

Strong enough to control
the iron in someone's bloodstream.

Manipulating a person's
hemoglobin could k*ll them.

Huh?

What is that?

We recovered this from
a Zodiac computer that we seized.

According to this data,
Zodiac has been using

this girl's unusual gift
to power some of their weapons.

Apparently, they're connected
through brain waves.

We could use your
help analyzing this data.

To keep Japan safe.

Yeah, I'll do it for you,
but only to protect Aki.

It's coming...

It's coming...

Virgo...

What's “Virgo”?!

What was that?!

It's an attack!

What the hell's that?!

Aki!

Damn it! Return to HQ!

Idiot! You could've been k*lled!

How much for your car?

So Doc, what's wrong with her?

I'm not sure.

There are some anomalies
in her MEG scan.

Damn!

Take a look at this flash drive.

Something on it might help.

We've got a flying object on radar.
It's closing on us fast!

Time to suit up.

Next time,
pick on someone your own size.

Tougher than I thought.

Computer, lets turn up the heat,
shall we?

Okay, sweetheart,
how about a face lift?

Let's see, how much you can take!

Aki!

That's impossible!

Oh, we're just getting started.

Wait! Stop!

- Hold your fire immediately!
- Why?

Aki's brain is somehow
hard wired to that Zodiac robot.

Every shot you fire at
that thing is affecting her.

- You could k*ll her.
- How's that possible?

Mr. Stark!?

Can you hear me?!

Please answer me! Tony!

Tony?

I have to help Tony.

Aki, no! You're too weak to get up.

Stand back!

Tony's going to die.
I have to save him.

C'mon. Bring it.

Stop it!

I'm glad, you're safe now, Tony.

Aki, no!

Virgo's done! Time to finish this!

What just...?!

Sakurai!

Tony...

Let me handle this!

The shields are breaking down!

We can't let them go offline!

We need to normalize
the energy levels.

Ready the EMP.

Aki! Let go of me!

Why? You have a death wish?

Look down there!

Arm the EMP shields! And hurry!

The EMP barrier!
Good thinking, Chika!

But the barrier
won't hold for long.

At this rate,
Aki doesn't stand a chance!

You're waiting til'
she runs out of steam?

You know how much collateral
damage that's going to cause?

Think logically.

How many people will have to die,

before your plan
to save one girl fails?

Chika, Am I right in thinking
that my Iron Man armor

can withstand the magnetic field
for about thirty seconds?

That's right, in theory.

What are you doing?!

- Saving Aki!
- That's suicide!

I've got to try!

This is absurd.

I won't let you down, Aki!

If I play with them,
they'll all be in danger.

Hang on!

I'm glad, now you're safe, Tony.

Pull back!

Aki!

Tony?

You came to help me.

I told you,
I wouldn't let you down.

What?

That's what friends are for.

Iron Man has extracted
the little girl from Virgo!

And they're both alive and safe!

Drop the EMP shield!

And destroy Virgo's
residual energy.

Affirmative!

You ready?!

Looks like,
she's completely recovered.

It's great. Now she's
just a normal little girl.

Yeah.

Hm?

Oh! Sorry!

Here you go.

Thanks a lot, mister!

Her memories of knowing you
and Zodiac have all disappeared.

As have her powers.

It's okay. It's all good.

Now she has a chance
to live a happy, normal life.

Come on, Doc!
What about that date?

I think, we deserve a little rest
and relaxation, don't you?

Sure, why not?