3 - The Children's Echelon

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[00:01] ---
    So, Sir Trillram.
[00:04] ---
    My Landing Castle is about
    to take its meal,
[00:07] ---
    so this laser transmission
    will be terminated soon.
[00:10] ---
    Let's wrap this up quickly, shall we?
    What is the status of our rat extermination?
[00:24] ---
    Are we awake?
[00:26] ---
    Oh, no you don't.
    You need to stay in bed.
[00:32] ---
    Where am I?
[00:33] ---
    The school. The enemy hasn't
    figured out we're here yet.
[00:37] ---
    We've managed to give them
    the slip for the time being.
[00:40] ---
    What about the others?
[00:43] ---
    Inaho and his friends,
    you mean?
[00:46] ---
    They say they're
    going to fight.
[00:49] ---
    Using the equipment here.
[00:52] ---
    Against that Martian Kataphrakt.
[02:30] ---
    Hey! What's the deal with this?!
[02:33] ---
    Orders from HQ, sir.
[02:35] ---
    As soon as the citizens are evacuated, we're
    to abandon this base and pull out.
[02:39] ---
    We have someone still
    fighting out there!
[02:42] ---
    You're the only one left.
[02:46] ---
    Lt. Koichiro Marito.
[02:49] ---
    And you are?
[02:50] ---
    Darzana Magbaredge.
[02:52] ---
    Captain of the amphibious assault ship
    Wadatsumi, 4th Fleet Escort Force.
[02:58] ---
    This is Kaoru Mizusaki, my XO.
[03:01] ---
    One of our people is still fighting
    in the northern district!
[03:04] ---
    The only reason we're still secure here
    is because she's holding them off!
[03:07] ---
    "She"?
[03:08] ---
    Warrant Officer Yuki Kaizuka.
[03:11] ---
    A radio jamming field is covering
    the entire Shinawara area.
[03:14] ---
    GPS is down, too.
[03:16] ---
    Even if we went out to rescue her, we wouldn't
    be able to pinpoint her location data.
[03:19] ---
    But, ma'am!
[03:20] ---
    Our responsibility is to escort and protect
    the ferries that are carrying refugees.
[03:24] ---
    There are still people who
    haven't made it out!
[03:27] ---
    My kids' names weren't on
    the passenger manifest!
[03:30] ---
    My students.
[03:35] ---
    All right. I'll put in a request
    to HQ to form a rescue party.
[03:39] ---
    I'll leave you one
    landing craft.
[03:43] ---
    However, if you can't put together
    enough people to crew her,
[03:46] ---
    then I expect you
    to let this go.
[03:52] ---
    Nao? You're here, right?
[03:54] ---
    Nao!
[03:55] ---
    I'm in here.
[03:56] ---
    I know that,
    that's why I'm here.
[03:58] ---
    Do you have any idea what you kids
    are getting yourselves into?
[04:02] ---
    I'm perfectly aware
    that it's crazy.
[04:04] ---
    Then why are you...
[04:05] ---
    For some reason, that Martian is
    obsessed with trying to kill us.
[04:10] ---
    In other words, as long as
    we stick to the school,
[04:13] ---
    his attacks won't spread to the
    city proper or the harbor.
[04:16] ---
    Luckily, everyone who lives
    around here has been evacuated.
[04:19] ---
    Even so, that doesn't mean...
[04:28] ---
    Okisuke is dead.
[04:31] ---
    "Make decisions as circumstances dictate. If you
    have to, trust your gut and make the call."
[04:36] ---
    Isn't that what you
    always tell me, Yuki?
[04:41] ---
    I'm pretty sure that this
    is one of those times.
[04:44] ---
    I'll do it.
[04:46] ---
    I can't let an injured
    person do this.
[04:48] ---
    Nao!
[04:51] ---
    Everyone is on edge.
[04:54] ---
    That's why I want you
    to keep them safe.
[04:57] ---
    I want you to cheer up and reassure
    the people who are scared.
[05:02] ---
    That's something
    that we just can't do.
[05:08] ---
    Princess... You wished for peace
    more than anyone, and yet...
[05:15] ---
    Who would do such a thing?
[05:18] ---
    So what you are saying is that not
    only did you fail to kill the rat,
[05:22] ---
    you have even lost track of where
    it may have gone to hide.
[05:25] ---
    With all due respect,
    Milord Saazbaum.
[05:27] ---
    She has not eluded me just yet.
[05:33] ---
    From that tunnel she fled into,
    she could only go to one area.
[05:37] ---
    Namely, Shinawara's
    northern district.
[05:40] ---
    When she grows impatient and pokes
    her head out of her hidey-hole,
[05:44] ---
    my Nilokeras' vaunted eagle eyes
    will immediately spot him, and-
[05:47] ---
    Fool.
[05:49] ---
    Do you think we have the luxury
    of playing the waiting game?
[05:53] ---
    If we do not have the rat's
    exact location, so be it.
[05:56] ---
    We shall simply blow the entire
    city to kingdom come.
[06:00] ---
    We shall conduct a
    meteor bombardment.
[06:03] ---
    M-Milord Saazbaum! Count Cruhteo's
    Landing Castle is too close!
[06:09] ---
    Would he not view that
    as an attack against him?
[06:11] ---
    There are times when sacrifices
    must be made.
[06:13] ---
    Orbital corrections
    will take several hours.
[06:16] ---
    To ensure that the rat does not
    flee elsewhere in the meantime,
[06:19] ---
    maintain a close watch.
[06:21] ---
    Yes, Milord!
[06:23] ---
    What's that?
[06:25] ---
    I've been collecting all we know
    about that Martian Kataphrakt.
[06:34] ---
    The bullets you fired at it didn't bounce off,
    they were all absorbed, weren't they?
[06:42] ---
    How's the signal?
[06:44] ---
    Borderline.
[06:48] ---
    Such impudence!
[06:50] ---
    Here goes...
[06:55] ---
    It's not just bullets. When active sensor
    pings hit it, they don't come back.
[07:01] ---
    Meaning what, exactly?
[07:02] ---
    Infrared, acoustic detection, lasers,
    they're all useless.
[07:08] ---
    There was no echo return.
[07:10] ---
    It doesn't just absorb kinetic energy,
    but also radio waves and lasers.
[07:15] ---
    I think that's the special
    characteristic of that wall.
[07:19] ---
    Wall?
[07:20] ---
    The energy field
    that covers its surface.
[07:24] ---
    Call it a barrier, I guess.
[07:26] ---
    A barrier...
[07:28] ---
    A barrier that absorbs
    anything that touches it:
[07:31] ---
    Matter, light, sound,
    radio waves, everything.
[07:34] ---
    But if that's the case, how can he see
    what's on our side of the barrier?
[07:41] ---
    Huh...
[07:42] ---
    All information from the outside
    is blocked by the barrier.
[07:46] ---
    It's possible that he can't see or hear anything
    on this side through the barrier.
SIGN    Barrier Absorb
[07:53] ---
    In my opinion, the inside surface of that
    barrier appears completely black.
SIGN    Light
SIGN    Light Sound
SIGN    Light Sound Radio Waves
[07:59] ---
    But if that's true,
    why do his attacks hit?
[08:02] ---
    You're right. How can he hit
    anything if he's not looking?
[08:07] ---
    He precisely targeted us from the other side
    of a building when we were running from him.
[08:16] ---
    But then, even though he'd been
    chasing us so relentlessly,
[08:19] ---
    he gave up the chase the instant
    we ran into the tunnel.
[08:26] ---
    I bet that he wasn't the one who was looking
    at what was outside the barrier.
[08:31] ---
    I think that he's using some separate cameras
    to allow him to see, probably in the sky.
[08:40] ---
    Something like this.
[08:42] ---
    That's how he kept managing to
    track us no matter how far we ran,
[08:46] ---
    and why he didn't want
    to go into the tunnel.
[08:49] ---
    It's because he can't see what's in front
    of him when that barrier is up.
[08:54] ---
    He's probably searching for us
    from overhead right now.
[08:58] ---
    That makes sense.
[09:00] ---
    And conversely, it means we're safe as long
    as we stay under cover like we are now.
[09:05] ---
    But the instant we go out,
    he'll spot us.
[09:09] ---
    We'll probably only get
    one chance at this.
[09:14] ---
    Oh come on, we're out of
    backup batteries...
[09:17] ---
    And whose turn was it to check
    them this week?!
[09:21] ---
    Frigging Marito...
[09:23] ---
    Say, Inaho..
[09:24] ---
    It'll be us three
    heading out in the Kats.
[09:26] ---
    So we need two more people
    for the decoy truck, right?
[09:29] ---
    Who do we ask?
[09:31] ---
    Please, allow me to help.
[09:35] ---
    Princ-
[09:37] ---
    A Scandanavian babe...
[09:38] ---
    I feel that it is my duty to go through
    this time of crisis, this trial.
[09:45] ---
    Middle schooler syndrome?
[09:47] ---
    Please.
[09:51] ---
    He killed my father.
    Let me take part.
[09:57] ---
    Our own lives will
    be on the line.
[09:59] ---
    I understand that.
    You can count on me.
[10:06] ---
    We carry out the plan tomorrow morning.
    We leave at first light.
[10:12] ---
    We're going to drive off
    that Martian Kataphrakt.
[10:24] ---
    Still working?
[10:27] ---
    What about you, Inko?
    Can't sleep?
[10:29] ---
    The student council office
    is pretty cold.
[10:32] ---
    Yeah, the heat is turned off. We want to
    minimize any signs of human habitation.
[10:37] ---
    Calm is sleeping like
    a baby, though.
[10:40] ---
    I hope he doesn't
    catch a cold.
[10:44] ---
    What?
[10:45] ---
    I mean, you're worried
    about a cold
[10:48] ---
    when you guys
    might die tomorrow.
[10:55] ---
    Sorry.
[10:59] ---
    It's okay.
[11:01] ---
    It's not like I'm fearless
    or anything.
[11:05] ---
    I thought we were going
    to be rescued.
[11:07] ---
    But then they were all...
    Like they were nothing.
[11:12] ---
    If that happens to us, we probably
    won't even know what hit us.
[11:17] ---
    What kind of regrets will
    I have in that moment?
[11:20] ---
    I can't bear to just sit around doing
    nothing as I think about that.
[11:24] ---
    That's how I feel.
    Calm probably does, too.
[11:33] ---
    If you're not
    up for it, Inko...
[11:35] ---
    No, I'm fine.
    I'll go rest up for tomorrow.
[11:44] ---
    Inaho. Don't catch a cold, okay?
[11:50] ---
    Same to you, Inko.
[11:56] ---
    Allow me to thank you again.
[11:59] ---
    We five will now
    carry out the mission
[12:03] ---
    to rescue friendly forces and civilians still
    remaining in Shinawara's northern district.
[12:07] ---
    Make that we six.
[12:10] ---
    Captain Magbaredge?
[12:12] ---
    I've delegated our ferry
    escort duties to XO Mizusaki.
[12:15] ---
    They're to rendezvous with us
    after the op is complete.
[12:19] ---
    Let's get a move on.
[12:21] ---
    I've taken an interest in you,
    Lt. Koichiro Marito.
[12:29] ---
    Look at that!
[12:32] ---
    A signal round...
    Three reds.
[12:34] ---
    That's in the direction
    of the school!
[12:36] ---
    "Commencing attack"?!
[13:02] ---
    All right, rat...
    Time to finish you off!
[13:06] ---
    We're moving out!
    Follow me!
[13:15] ---
    Damn it!
    This road's so narrow!
[13:19] ---
    Don't worry about it! You won't
    have points deducted today!
[13:23] ---
    I see it! 10 o'clock!
[13:27] ---
    There you are, pillbug!
[13:35] ---
    Commence operation.
[13:56] ---
    Why you little...
    It can't be!
[14:01] ---
    It's stopped moving!
[14:03] ---
    Just like Inaho said!
[14:09] ---
    Look. Release the safety.
    Raise it. Fire.
[14:14] ---
    Simple, huh?
[14:31] ---
    You stinking rats!
[14:38] ---
    You okay, Kaizuka?!
[14:39] ---
    Lt. Marito!
[14:41] ---
    Sir Trillram!
[14:43] ---
    What in the world is that?
[14:45] ---
    Hey, this wasn't
    part of the plan!
[14:47] ---
    The trailer!
[14:48] ---
    Milord?
[14:49] ---
    Give me its position!
    Where is it?!
[14:52] ---
    T-To your southwest,
    heading towards the city center.
[14:57] ---
    That guy is crazy...!
[14:59] ---
    Cover me! That bat's wake
    is dispersing the smoke!
[15:04] ---
    We have to shoot it down!
[15:05] ---
    Wait, Calm!
[15:10] ---
    Terran Kataphrakts...!
[15:18] ---
    Forgive me!
[15:23] ---
    Calm!
[15:30] ---
    Damn!
[15:31] ---
    Are you okay?
[15:33] ---
    Yeah. My stabilizer's gone,
    but I can still run, barely.
[15:38] ---
    Rockets seem to work fine
    on that one.
[15:41] ---
    A sky carrier...
[15:43] ---
    It's a Vers tactical transport.
[15:45] ---
    I'm given to understand that it has
    no special equipment or capabilities
[15:48] ---
    beyond machine guns
    and missiles.
[15:59] ---
    Smoke screen!
[16:00] ---
    Right away!
[16:06] ---
    Voltage, check.
    Oil pressure, check.
[16:09] ---
    Temperature, check.
    RPMs, normal.
SIGN    Nao,
    Good luck!
     -Yu
[16:12] ---
    Force feedback
    checking program, start.
[16:16] ---
    Ejection seat functional.
    IFF confirmed.
[16:20] ---
    Tactical datalink, activated.
[16:23] ---
    It's here.
[16:24] ---
    All systems green.
    Hold open.
[16:31] ---
    There's no escape.
[16:45] ---
    1200 meters to destination. Estimated time
    to rendezvous, 93 seconds.
[16:50] ---
    I'll buy some time.
    Be quiet for a minute, okay?
[17:00] ---
    You dare mock me?!
[17:15] ---
    You've led me
    on quite the chase...
[17:21] ---
    Run, it's me he's after!
[17:24] ---
    I will not. It is 54 seconds until
    our estimated rendezvous time.
[17:31] ---
    I shall buy us that time.
[17:37] ---
    How pathetic... You are going
    to beg for your lives?
[17:41] ---
    Restrain yourself!
[17:43] ---
    In the name of the Vers Princess Royal, I shall
    not tolerate this outrageous behavior!
[17:58] ---
    Her Highness Asseylum
    Vers Allusia? It can't be!
[18:03] ---
    Leave at once, you ill-mannered ruffian!
[18:05] ---
    Impossible! That's not possible!
[18:12] ---
    Fire all missiles!
    Target: enemy Martian Kataphrakt!
[18:22] ---
    How can you be alive?!
[18:25] ---
    Let's see...
[18:26] ---
    Master arm switch. Fire control.
    Lower dampers...
[18:30] ---
    Inko, hurry!
[18:31] ---
    Oh, fine!
[18:35] ---
    You waste your time! My Nilokeras'
    defenses are impregnable!
[18:38] ---
    The likes of you
    could never scratch it!
[18:39] ---
    Targeting correction!
    0-1-6, 0-1-2!
[18:42] ---
    Fire!
[18:46] ---
    Fire, fire, fire,
    fire, fire!
[18:59] ---
    The water, it's...
[19:03] ---
    Why, you little...
[19:05] ---
    Calm.
[19:06] ---
    Let's see...
    The soles of its feet?
[19:09] ---
    Anything else?
[19:13] ---
    Found it!
[19:14] ---
    The water isn't being sucked in!
[19:15] ---
    Rear armor! Below and to the right of
    the intake! The gap between the claws!
[19:33] ---
    Impossible!
[19:35] ---
    We knew that your
    barrier had gaps.
[19:39] ---
    Ground contact surfaces, for instance.
    You can't put up a barrier under your feet.
[19:42] ---
    If you did, you wouldn't
    be able to stand.
[19:46] ---
    The very invincibility of your
    barrier makes it impossible
[19:49] ---
    to completely cover
    yourself in it.
[19:53] ---
    The receiver for your external cameras.
    That's one of the barrier's gaps.
[20:01] ---
    This is for my friend.
[20:20] ---
    They did it?
[20:26] ---
    Oh, yeah!
[20:31] ---
    It can't be...
[20:35] ---
    The Martian princess...
[22:17] ---
    Sir Trillram! You're alive!
[22:20] ---
    Are you being sarcastic?!
    Where have you been all this time?
[22:23] ---
    I have been making temporary repairs
    to the sky carrier...
[22:26] ---
    Take me to it! We're leaving
    this place right now!
[22:30] ---
    Sir, wait! Princess Asseylum...
    She is alive! I don't understand!
[22:35] ---
    I know she is!
[22:37] ---
    That's why I'm going to kill her
    and make certain this time!
[22:43] ---
    How big a fool are you,
    you inferior scum?
[22:45] ---
    If I let her live, my entire clan and its
    followers will be branded as traitors!
[22:56] ---
    Let's go.
[23:05] ---
    You bastard, what do you
    think you're doing?
[23:13] ---
    Give me tha-
[23:23] ---
    That parade, it was you...
[23:25] ---
    You were the ones who tried
    to assassinate the Princess!
[23:29] ---
    You'll... regret this...