E12 - The Garden Where It All Began

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[00:08] Hiro (016)
    Where I came from doesn't matter to me.
[00:14] Hiro (016)
    All I care about is living every
    moment now to its fullest.
[00:19] Miku (390)
    Hey, where is it? I don't see it at all.
[00:23] Ikuno (196)
    Did you really spot it?
[00:25] Goro (056)
    I definitely did.
[00:29] Hiro (016)
    That's the defining feature of being human.
[00:34] Zero Two (002)
    I knew it. No picture books.
[00:37] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two feels the same way,
[00:40] Hiro (016)
    or so I thought.
[00:42] Futoshi (214)
    I see it! Over there!
[00:45] Ichigo (015)
    Goro was right. That's...
[00:48] Hiro (016)
    Yeah. The Garden.
SIGN    Parasite Development Facility: Garden
[02:27] Hiro (016)
    This is the place known as
    Garden, where we grew up.
[02:31] Hiro (016)
    It's a parasite development facility where
    hundreds upon hundreds of children live.
[02:36] Hiro (016)
    Then there's this research hub that towers
    over the Garden and looks down upon it.
SIGN    Nursery 3: Laboratory
[02:41] Hiro (016)
    We called it the Lab.
[02:44] Miku (390)
    I saw the Lab every day from afar,
    but I'd never gone inside before.
[02:47] Kokoro (556)
    Very, very few children actually
    got to come here, right?
[02:51] Futoshi (214)
    I think Hiro came here a few times.
[02:54] Hiro (016)
    Yeah. I was a designated special
    research subject back then.
[02:58] Zorome (666)
    Peh. Damn teacher's pet.
[03:00] Futoshi (214)
    And Mitsuru, too, I guess.
[03:02] Hiro (016)
    What? Mitsuru, too?
[03:06] Nana
    Listen up. The reason we're here
    is to run tests on you all.
[03:11] Nana
    I'm sorry to say that this
    won't be a homecoming.
[03:14] Nana
    You are hereby banned
    from entering the Garden.
[03:16] Ichigo (015)
    Tests?
[03:18] Goro (056)
    What tests would need us
    to come here, of all places?
[03:21] Hiro (016)
    I'm pretty sure we're just tagging along.
[03:25] Hachi
    Code 002, you in particular
    will undergo thorough testing.
[03:30] Zero Two (002)
    I can't be bothered.
[03:32] Nana
    This is an order. We can't
    put it off any longer.
[03:38] Nine Alpha
    Oh, hey!
[03:40] Nine Alpha
    If it isn't Nine Iota.
[03:44] Nine Alpha
    Fancy running into you here.
    What a coincidence.
[03:48] Nine Alpha
    Or not. You're here for
    maintenance, too, right?
[03:58] Nine Alpha
    Glad to see you haven't changed.
[04:00] Kokoro (556)
    Who's that?
[04:01] Miku (390)
    Beats me. But he's kinda hot.
[04:06] Nana
    These are the 9's, a special
    forces unit APE directly controls.
[04:09] Nine Alpha
    Pleased to meet you.
SIGN    APE Special Forces Unit: 9's
[04:11] Nine Alpha
    You guys are in the same
    squad as Iota, right?
[04:14] Nine Alpha
    Please escort her to
    you-know-where safe and sound.
[04:18] Ichigo (015)
    "You-know-where"?
[04:19] Nine Alpha
    Surely you know where all the plantations
    on this continent are currently headed.
[04:27] Nana
    I'll fill you in later.
[04:30] Ichigo (015)
    Okay.
[04:31] Nine Alpha
    Anyway...
[04:33] Nine Alpha
    I'm relieved to see Iota's
    fitting in with you guys.
[04:37] Hiro (016)
    Iota? You mean Zero Two?
[04:40] Nine Alpha
    Hey, we meet again.
[04:43] Nine Alpha
    That's right. She used to be one of us Nines.
[04:47] Hiro (016)
    Is that... so?
[04:49] Nine Alpha
    I thought she'd be too much for an ordinary
    squad to handle, so I was surprised.
[04:55] Nine Alpha
    How did you manage to tame her?
[04:58] Hiro (016)
    "Tame"?
[05:01] Ichigo (015)
    Zero Two is one of us.
[05:03] Nine Alpha
    Wow, she must've taken a real liking to you.
[05:07] Nine Alpha
    Never thought she'd play
    buddy-buddy with humans.
[05:10] Hiro (016)
    I see the "special forces" haven't
    been taught basic etiquette.
[05:14] Hiro (016)
    I fully realize now that I'd much rather
    fight with Zero Two than you guys.
[05:20] Nine Alpha
    I see, I see.
[05:22] Nine Alpha
    You're a bit different from the
    parasites in other squads, huh?
[05:27] Nine Alpha
    So that's why Iota's with you.
[05:35] Ichigo (015)
    Wha...
[05:36] Goro (056)
    Hey!
[05:38] Nana
    It's time to go, kids.
[05:44] Nine Alpha
    I've developed an interest in you guys, too.
[05:47] Nine Alpha
    I'd love to be part of your squad sometime.
[05:51] Ichigo (015)
    Sadly, we only have space in the attic.
    It wouldn't befit elites like you.
[05:55] Ichigo (015)
    But if that's okay, you're welcome any time.
[05:59] Nine Alpha
    So proud and dignified...
[06:26] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Zero Two, did something happen recently?
[06:30] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Instead of bearing it all yourself,
    why not talk to me?
[06:33] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Aren't we partners?
[06:37] (Flashback) Zero Two (002)
    Kiss me.
[06:39] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Huh?
[06:41] (Flashback) Zero Two (002)
    Kiss me now.
[06:44] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    O-Okay...
[07:01] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Zero Tw—
[07:01] (Flashback) Zero Two (002)
    Never mind.
[07:05] Goro (056)
    I'm done.
[07:06] Goro (056)
    You were right. They only ran
    the simplest of tests on us.
[07:11] Zero Two (002)
    I said don't touch me!
[07:15] Zero Two (002)
    Get away from me!
[07:21] Hiro (016)
    I'm thinking of going to
    the Garden after this.
[07:24] Goro (056)
    What? We're forbidden from going there.
[07:27] Hiro (016)
    I want to let Naomi know I found a partner.
[07:36] Zero Two (002)
    Damn you!
[07:46] Nana
    Don't cause any more trouble for me.
[08:01] Hiro (016)
    You all didn't have to come along.
[08:04] Kokoro (556)
    Sorry, Futoshi.
[08:08] Futoshi (214)
    It's fine! You're always welcome!
[08:09] Zorome (666)
    It wouldn't be fair if you
    got to sneak out by yourself.
[08:12] Miku (390)
    Yeah. And we're here now anyway,
    so we might as well.
[08:35] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Ichigo, did you finish reading this?
[08:37] (Flashback) Ichigo (015)
    Yeah, but I didn't get it at all.
[08:42] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Same here.
[08:43] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    This book mentions a "holy tree."
[08:46] (Flashback) Ichigo (015)
    Holy tree?
[08:48] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    Apparently, it's talking about the mistletoe.
[08:51] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    I hear there's one in the Garden, too.
[08:53] (Flashback) Hiro (016)
    I hope I get to see it someday.
[08:59] Goro (056)
    It hasn't even been six months
    since we left this place, right?
[09:04] Goro (056)
    Yet it feels like the distant past.
[09:12] Ikuno (196)
    Come with me.
[09:19] Zorome (666)
    I-Is that how we used to be?
[09:23] Futoshi (214)
    I-I don't think so.
[09:30] Goro (056)
    That was the same type of injection
    as the ones we were administered.
[09:34] Kokoro (556)
    They're starting to give parasite
    injections to kids so young?
[09:38] Woman
    Indeed.
[09:40] Woman
    We've started injecting more concentrated
    doses of yellow blood cells than before.
[09:45] Woman
    The klaxosaurs have grown
    more active lately, you know?
[09:49] Woman
    So the system's being retooled to produce
    more capable and obedient parasites.
[09:55] Woman
    Also...
[09:56] Woman
    You're the parasites of Squad 13, yes?
[09:59] Woman
    I'm pretty sure you aren't allowed in here.
[10:01] Hiro (016)
    Um, has a girl from
    Plantation 13 named Naomi—
[10:06] Hiro (016)
    Code 703 been back here?
[10:08] Woman
    Code 703? No.
[10:11] Woman
    Once a parasite leaves
     this place, they never return.
[10:19] Ikuno (196)
    I had a feeling that'd be the case.
[10:22] Zorome (666)
    Aw, we were thrown out.
[10:22] Miku (390)
    Where'd Naomi go, then?
[10:26] Hiro (016)
    Thinking back, that's how it always was.
[10:28] Hiro (016)
    In this facility, several children
    who lived with us vanished one day.
[10:34] Hiro (016)
    We asked the adults about it,
    but they wouldn't tell us a thing.
[10:39] Hiro (016)
    So I eventually came to realize
[10:43] Hiro (016)
    that none of us would ever become adults.
[10:52] Hiro (016)
    A mistletoe...
[10:56] Hiro (016)
    This really is the place!
[10:58] Hiro (016)
    Have I been here before?
[11:03] Goro (056)
    Why'd Hiro ask us to head back before him?
[11:06] Goro (056)
    Where's he going this time?
[11:09] Ichigo (015)
    Beats me.
[11:11] Kokoro (556)
    Where do you think we came from?
[11:15] Zorome (666)
    Huh?
[11:16] Miku (390)
    Where'd that come from? Papa and
    the rest made us, obviously.
[11:22] Kokoro (556)
    Is that really true?
[11:25] Zorome (666)
    You're being kinda weird, Kokoro.
[11:28] Nana
    You kids!
[11:44] Nine Alpha
    I've never seen any children disobey
    orders and get yelled at before.
[11:48] Nine Alpha
    You guys are truly interesting.
[11:50] Ichigo (015)
    Go mess with someone else.
[11:52] Nine Alpha
    How cold.
[11:54] Nine Alpha
    We're leaving soon, so what's
    a little chat going to hurt?
[12:00] Nine Alpha
    I hear you guys are a test
    team formed by Dr. Franxx.
[12:05] Nine Alpha
    Is that why you're given so much
    more freedom than the other squads?
[12:10] Nine Alpha
    What kind of tests are you running?
[12:13] Nine Alpha
    I'd love to hear the details.
[12:16] Nine Alpha
    Of Iota's partners, only Code 016 has
    managed to ride with her more than thrice.
[12:22] Nine Alpha
    Is that related to your tests?
[12:25] Ichigo (015)
    What are you trying to say?
[12:26] Nine Alpha
    You finally looked my way.
[12:30] Nine Alpha
    I'll let you in on a big secret.
[12:33] Nine Alpha
    What Code 002 is really like.
[12:38] Nine Alpha
    She can never coexist with you.
[12:42] Nine Alpha
    She's just wearing a human guise
    and pretending she can.
[13:13] Hachi
    Five Moho-class klaxosaurs.
[13:16] Hachi
    They aren't much of a threat, but...
[13:17] Nana
    The question is why they showed up here, huh?
[13:22] Nana
    No klaxosaurs have ever been
    sighted in this area before.
[13:26] Hachi
    Did they notice what we're up to?
[13:29] Hachi
    All FRANXX, prepare to sortie.
[13:33] Hiro (016)
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[13:37] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two, your horns...
[13:39] Zero Two (002)
    Quit staring.
[13:41] Hiro (016)
    S-Sorry...
[13:46] Zero Two (002)
    Darling,
[13:48] Zero Two (002)
    let's kill a whole lot of
    klaxosaurs again today.
[14:16] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two!
[14:18] Ichigo (015)
    Strelizia, follow the plan!
[14:21] Hiro (016)
    You're being too direct.
[14:23] Zero Two (002)
    Oh, shut up.
[14:25] Zero Two (002)
    I'll kill them all! Isn't that enough?
[14:28] Goro (056)
    Hiro, four o'clock!
[14:31] Hiro (016)
    Damn...
[14:33] Hiro (016)
    Pay more attention to our surroundings!
[14:36] Zero Two (002)
    Why, you...
[14:45] Hiro (016)
    You're chasing them too far.
[14:47] Hiro (016)
    We have to work with the others.
[14:50] Kokoro (556)
    They're fast!
[14:51] Ikuno (196)
    Strelizia! There's more coming your way!
[15:00] Zero Two (002)
    I'll pulverize them all together!
[15:02] Hiro (016)
    Listen to me!
[15:04] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two!
[15:06] Hiro (016)
    Damn it!
[15:09] Zero Two (002)
    Why? Why are you getting
    in my way, too, Darling?
[15:16] Hiro (016)
    Fire!
[15:27] Hiro (016)
    We got through it... somehow.
[15:33] Zero Two (002)
    Damn monsters.
[15:35] Zero Two (002)
    Take this.
[15:36] Zero Two (002)
    And this.
[15:38] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two...
[15:38] Hiro (016)
    That's enough! You don't
    need to hit them anymore!
[15:39] Zero Two (002)
    Damn you! Damn you!
[15:42] Zero Two (002)
    I'm going to kill you all
[15:46] Zero Two (002)
    and become human.
[15:52] Hiro (016)
    We're out of fuel?
[15:54] Ikuno (196)
    Don't you think you went too far?
[15:56] Miku (390)
    That was kinda scary.
[16:29] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two...
[16:37] Hiro (016)
    Your nails are peeling off!
[16:38] Hiro (016)
    You're bruised all over!
[16:40] Zero Two (002)
    Let go.
[16:44] Zero Two (002)
    ...ill them.
[16:46] Hiro (016)
    Huh?
[16:48] Zero Two (002)
    I'm running out of time.
    I need to kill more klaxosaurs.
[16:53] Zero Two (002)
    Many, many more.
[16:55] Zero Two (002)
    I wanna hurry up and become human.
[16:58] Hiro (016)
    You mentioned that earlier.
    What did you mean?
[17:02] Zero Two (002)
    I'm going to be human...
[17:05] Zero Two (002)
    A human.
[17:07] Hiro (016)
    Pull yourself together, Zero Two!
[17:10] Hiro (016)
    I don't know why you're
    so fixated on being human,
[17:14] Hiro (016)
    but you are who you are!
[17:16] Hiro (016)
    It doesn't matter where you were born!
[17:18] Hiro (016)
    Your horns and fangs aren't an issue, either!
[17:20] Zero Two (002)
    Shut your damn mouth!
[17:22] Hiro (016)
    I was attracted to the person you are!
[17:24] Hiro (016)
    It doesn't matter whether
    you're human or not.
[17:27] Hiro (016)
    This entire time, I'd been trying to
    figure out why I felt this way about you,
[17:31] Hiro (016)
    and watching Goro and Futoshi helped
    me understand this unique feeling.
[17:36] Hiro (016)
    I love you, Zero Two!
[17:38] Hiro (016)
    I love you as you are!
[17:45] Zero Two (002)
    You love me? What's that supposed to mean?
[17:53] Hiro (016)
    What are you...
[17:54] Zero Two (002)
    Oh, is this it?
[17:56] Zero Two (002)
    This is what you're talking about, right?
[17:59] Zero Two (002)
    I'll teach you what comes after kissing.
[18:01] Hiro (016)
    That's not it! I...
[18:10] Hiro (016)
    No! You're wrong, Zero Two!
[18:12] Hiro (016)
    This isn't what I mean!
[18:13] Hiro (016)
    I...
[18:15] Zero Two (002)
    This is tedious.
[18:17] Zero Two (002)
    Hurry up and let it all out.
[18:20] Zero Two (002)
    This isn't enough.
[18:21] Zero Two (002)
    Kill more of those monsters
    and make me human.
[18:25] Zero Two (002)
    You're only my fodder, after all!
[18:30] Hiro (016)
    Fodder?
[18:38] Hachi
    Detailed testing has shown
[18:40] Hachi
    that Code 002's saurification has
    accelerated since they became partners.
[18:46] Hachi
    Code 016's numbers are close
    to the upper limit, too.
[18:49] Hachi
    If this keeps up, he might undergo
    a genetic transformation.
[18:55] Nana
    You mean he could no longer be called human?
[19:29] Ichigo (015)
    Zero Two, I need to talk to—
[19:33] Zero Two (002)
    Don't show me.
[19:36] Zero Two (002)
    Don't reflect me!
[19:43] Ichigo (015)
    Wh-What are you doing?
[20:03] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    Why do you think Iota is
    called the Partner Killer?
[20:08] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    It's because she places her partners
    under a curse that drains their life away.
[20:12] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    That power is what she uses
    to operate the FRANXX.
[20:16] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    And she can do that because she's
    the key to saving the world.
[20:19] (Flashback) Ichigo (015)
    The key to saving the world?
[20:23] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    Just from what I know, she's used and
    discarded more than a hundred stamens.
[20:28] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    Code 016 is an exceptional case.
[20:31] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    Maybe he has a special ability
    that keeps him going.
[20:35] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    But if he keeps riding with her,
[20:38] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    the curse might turn him into the
    same kind of monster that she is.
[20:42] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    She must believe that the
    more klaxosaurs she kills,
[20:45] (Flashback) Nine Alpha
    the closer she'll get to being human.
[20:49] Ichigo (015)
    Hiro!
[21:07] Ichigo (015)
    Strelizia!
[21:09] Zero Two (002)
    Outta my way!
[21:11] Zero Two (002)
    I'll kill many, many more and become human!
[21:15] Hiro (016)
    You're wrong, Zero Two!
[21:19] Hiro (016)
    You can't become human that way!
[21:22] Hiro (016)
    What's driving your obsession?
[21:24] Zero Two (002)
    Don't. Don't tie me down.
[21:28] Hiro (016)
    Damn it! Look at me, Zero Two!
[21:28] Zero Two (002)
    Just quietly be devoured
    like the fodder you are!
[21:40] Hiro (016)
    Stop!
[21:44] Hiro (016)
    Zero... Two...
[21:51] Zero Two (002)
    Give me all of your life.
[21:54] Zero Two (002)
    I'm going to become human
[21:57] Zero Two (002)
    so I can meet my darling from back then.
[22:01] Hiro (016)
    Dar... ling?
[22:04] Announcer
    Para-capacity has crossed critical
    point and is still rising.
[22:07] Nana
    This is bad.
[22:08] Nana
    The saurification will begin!
[22:14] Hiro (016)
    What's going on?
[22:17] Hiro (016)
    Someone's thoughts are flowing into my mind.
[22:21] Hiro (016)
    When was it?
[22:24] Hiro (016)
    I've seen this before.
[22:28] Hiro (016)
    Hands clasped together, and eyes
    filled with hatred for the world.
[22:32] Hiro (016)
    A girl with red skin and blue blood.
[22:36] Hiro (016)
    Ah, I remember now.
[22:39] Hiro (016)
    That's... She's...
[22:43] Zero Two (002)
    That's right.
[22:46] Zero Two (002)
    I'm a monster in disguise.
SIGN    Episode 12
SIGN    The Garden Where It All Began