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1 - Zero Hour

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[00:00] ---
    "U.S. East Coast--outskirts of Portsmouth"
[00:15] ---
    I know I haven't
    been here in a very long time.
[00:18] ---
    But I thought I should stop by.
[00:22] ---
    After all, it seems like
    things are going to get rough.
[00:27] ---
    Teletha.
[00:29] ---
    I'm surprised to find you here.
[00:32] ---
    I'm surprised, too.
    That you still remember Mom and Dad.
[00:37] ---
    That's the problem.
[00:44] ---
    Also, well... I thought
    maybe I could persuade you.
[00:49] ---
    I see.
[00:51] ---
    Isn't it time you stopped being stubborn?
    Just like old times, we--
[00:56] ---
    Save your breath.
[01:00] ---
    Because brother or not,
    you're my enemy now!
[01:13] ---
    I can see you made up your mind.
[01:16] ---
    Yes. Long ago!
[01:19] ---
    But I'll let it go for today. Fowler?
[01:22] ---
    Yes, Master Leonard.
[01:24] ---
    Shall we go?
[01:25] ---
    As you wish.
[01:30] ---
    Good-bye, Teletha. And to him there, as well.
[01:36] ---
    Captain, are you unharmed?
[01:39] ---
    I'm fine. Let us withdraw.
[01:41] ---
    Roger that.
[01:44] ---
    This is Gebo 9. Descending at Point Golf.
[01:47] ---
    Uruz 7, prepare for docking.
[01:50] ---
    Uruz 7, roger.
[01:52] ---
    I'm sorry, Mr. Sagara. I realize
    third semester is about to begin.
[01:56] ---
    It's fine, ma'am.
[01:59] ---
    "Eastern U.S."
[02:10] ---
    Mr. Kurama. What brings you here?
[02:12] ---
    "Episode 1
    Zero Hour"
[02:13] ---
    I was nearby. Thought I'd come see you.
[02:16] ---
    Well, well.
[02:18] ---
    I heard you were meeting
    with Mithril's witch.
[02:21] ---
    My little sister?
[02:23] ---
    Apparently that white AS was there, too.
[02:25] ---
    Why didn't you take it out?
[02:27] ---
    That would have made
    things easier from here.
[02:30] ---
    Because it probably would
    have ended in a draw.
[02:33] ---
    I imagine they were ready for us.
[02:35] ---
    What about that Belial of yours?
    Isn't it invincible?
[02:38] ---
    It's still being fine-tuned.
    We were short on time.
[02:43] ---
    Isn't loyalty to the organization
    the thing you're short on,
[02:47] ---
    Leonard Testarossa?
[02:49] ---
    Well, time will tell.
[02:51] ---
    I'm not going to hold back.
    I'll do what it takes to hunt them down.
[02:55] ---
    Both Sousuke Sagara
    and the Chidori girl.
[02:59] ---
    Do whatever you like.
[03:01] ---
    Both Gauron and Gates played
    around too much. I won't.
[03:05] ---
    Also, it's 58 hours until
    your predicted Zero Hour.
[03:10] ---
    It's not prediction. It's foreknowledge.
[03:12] ---
    It doesn't matter what it is.
    I'll just follow the plan of operation.
[03:18] ---
    Just be sure not to get in my way.
[03:23] ---
    He's an unpleasant man.
[03:25] ---
    He's the serious type.
[03:27] ---
    But I find him reliable, in that respect.
[03:34] ---
    "Chofu, Tokyo"
[03:36] ---
    "Chofu, Tokyo"
    "Student Council Room"
[03:36] ---
    Let's see, those are
    the results of the ballot count.
[03:37] ---
    "Student Council Room"
[03:39] ---
    The next student council
    president will therefore be
[03:41] ---
    Yui Morikawa of class 1-3.
[03:45] ---
    All right!
[03:45] ---
    --And that's everything!
    --Thank goodness!
[03:47] ---
    "Ballot Box"
[03:48] ---
    Which means now you're done
[03:50] ---
    with your last big task.
[03:51] ---
    You've done a fine job, Hayashimizu.
[03:53] ---
    Thank you, Ms. Kagurazaka.
[03:56] ---
    Looks like now, I, too, can
    graduate without any concerns.
[04:00] ---
    Sure, now that your
    intended successor is in place...
[04:05] ---
    Are you on your way
[04:07] ---
    to becoming some famous politician
    who leaves his mark on history?
[04:12] ---
    I doubt it.
[04:14] ---
    I did have fun playing politician, though.
[04:17] ---
    Is that so?
[04:18] ---
    Excuse me.
[04:19] ---
    So I'll post the election results
    tomorrow morning, right?
[04:23] ---
    Please do. Well, everyone,
    that's all for today.
SIGN    "Student council executive ballot results" "Kaoru Takasaki: 157" | "Ryoichi Sugiyama: 219" "Yui Morikawa: 249" | "Invalid: 128"
[04:27] ---
    Yes, ma'am.
[04:30] ---
    Good work, Kana-chan!
[04:32] ---
    Thanks, Kyoko. And also, thanks
    for being on the election committee.
[04:36] ---
    No sweat! It was a favor
    for you yourself, after all!
[04:40] ---
    Yep!
[04:41] ---
    But Kyoko, aren't you
    working part-time today?
[04:44] ---
    Oh, that's right! I might be late!
[04:46] ---
    Sorry, but I've got to go!
[04:48] ---
    Take care!
[04:49] ---
    See you!
[04:51] ---
    Busy, busy.
[04:53] ---
    Our student council duties
    are finally at an end.
[04:55] ---
    I appreciate everything you've done, Chidori.
[04:58] ---
    And I, you. I was never cut out
    to be vice-president, though.
[05:03] ---
    I'm grateful to you, too, Sagara.
[05:06] ---
    Thank you, Your Excellency!
[05:07] ---
    Excellency, eh?
[05:09] ---
    I won't be president after this week.
[05:12] ---
    How do you intend
    to address me from now on?
[05:14] ---
    "Your Former Excellency."
[05:17] ---
    I'm honored, but why not simply
    call me "sempai" for now?
[05:21] ---
    Understood, sir.
[05:23] ---
    You two really do get along well.
[05:25] ---
    That reminds me, Sempai.
    Are you ready for college entrance exams?
[05:29] ---
    I think I'll be fine.
[05:31] ---
    Provided I'm not involved in
    a traffic accident the day of.
[05:34] ---
    Talk about confident...
[05:36] ---
    And here, I'm not sure I'll get into college
[05:39] ---
    even if I study this entire coming year.
[05:41] ---
    Is that so?
[05:43] ---
    I hear when it comes to science and math,
    you nearly get perfect grades.
[05:50] ---
    Oh, pardon me.
[05:51] ---
    Anyway, it's best to value one's own talents.
[05:55] ---
    Th-That's true.
[05:58] ---
    Well, time to get going.
    What about you, Sousuke?
[06:01] ---
    Sure, I'll go.
[06:02] ---
    Sagara, wait. I need to speak
    with you a bit. Would you mind?
[06:09] ---
    I suppose it's been nine months
    since you transferred here.
[06:13] ---
    Yes, sir.
[06:14] ---
    A lot has happened.
    Strange incidents; dangerous incidents.
[06:18] ---
    Yes...
[06:20] ---
    I don't think you can keep it up.
[06:22] ---
    Keep what up?
[06:24] ---
    The life you now lead.
[06:26] ---
    It's not a problem with you.
[06:29] ---
    You've caused your share of disturbances,
    but with a little more learning,
[06:32] ---
    you'll probably become
    a more or less normal guy.
[06:36] ---
    The problem lies with her.
[06:38] ---
    You mean, Chidori?
[06:40] ---
    I looked into that hijacking a bit,
[06:42] ---
    as well as the several
    incidents that followed.
[06:47] ---
    It's her. She's at the center of all of it.
[06:50] ---
    And at such times,
    what always happens is,
[06:53] ---
    you're nowhere to be found,
    and a mysterious armed group shows up.
[06:58] ---
    I've refrained from prying.
[07:00] ---
    But I think it's only a matter of time
    before someone makes a fuss.
[07:03] ---
    "Jindai Tokyo Municipal
    High School"
[07:05] ---
    Well, I...
[07:07] ---
    Soon, I will graduate.
[07:09] ---
    I'll no longer be able to defend your
    mutual situation in my own roundabout manner.
[07:13] ---
    I... like it here.
[07:17] ---
    So do I. Everyone here is likable.
[07:21] ---
    But if something happens,
    they'll become frightened and anxious.
[07:26] ---
    And they'll become cruel.
[07:29] ---
    So you're saying, go away?
[07:32] ---
    I didn't go that far. Nor could I say it.
[07:35] ---
    But I think you and she should discuss this.
[07:44] ---
    This is just a school.
    Nothing more than a way station.
[07:49] ---
    Way station?
[07:50] ---
    Although it is easy to forget,
[07:52] ---
    life will go on from here for decades.
[07:58] ---
    Whoops, that ends our conversation.
    I'm keeping someone waiting, myself.
[08:18] ---
    And so, all of a sudden Shiori's boyfriend
    says he wants to break up.
[08:22] ---
    Uh-huh.
[08:24] ---
    Things got all messy,
[08:26] ---
    and then somehow it came down
    to me phoning her boyfriend.
[08:28] ---
    Uh-huh.
[08:29] ---
    Then when he told me the situation,
[08:31] ---
    I knew it was just
    a terrible misunderstanding...
[08:34] ---
    Uh-huh.
[08:36] ---
    Okay, look! What's gotten into you?
[08:38] ---
    Are you sad your student council job
    is over or something?
[08:42] ---
    No, it's... It's nothing.
[08:45] ---
    It's not nothing.
[08:47] ---
    Never mind.
[08:59] ---
    --Chidori.
    --What?
[09:01] ---
    Let's hold hands.
[09:03] ---
    Huh?
[09:04] ---
    You don't want to?
[09:06] ---
    It's n-not... that I don't want to...
[09:10] ---
    Okay then.
[09:17] ---
    I-I just don't know.
[09:21] ---
    I don't know either.
[09:23] ---
    It's sudden... Strange...
[09:25] ---
    You're right. Maybe it is strange.
[09:43] ---
    Well then.
[09:45] ---
    Listen! Want to come have some food?
[09:47] ---
    You're sure?
[09:48] ---
    Uh, well, yeah.
    I have plenty of ingredients, and...
[09:53] ---
    ...you and I could have
    a job celebration party.
[09:56] ---
    C-Celebration party.
[09:58] ---
    Yeah. That might... be nice.
[10:22] ---
    H-Huh.
[10:24] ---
    S-Sorry. I'll have it right open.
[10:27] ---
    It's okay. Let's let go briefly.
[10:29] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[10:35] ---
    "Chidori"
[10:38] ---
    In we go.
[10:39] ---
    Yeah.
[10:45] ---
    You!
[10:46] ---
    What's the matter, Sousuke?!
[10:48] ---
    Why'd you--
[10:52] ---
    Welcome home, Kaname Chidori.
[10:58] ---
    Don't move! Slowly raise both hands
    and stand up. If you don't obey--
[11:03] ---
    You'll gun me down, right?
    It's the same old diplomatic etiquette.
[11:08] ---
    Give it a rest. I don't want
    to say the same thing to you.
[11:12] ---
    What do you mean?
[11:14] ---
    I mean this.
[11:21] ---
    The world's smallest AS, the Alastor.
[11:25] ---
    I think you'd have a tough time
    against them, with your gun.
[11:29] ---
    We'll see!
[11:37] ---
    Are you done now?
    I came here tonight to talk.
[11:41] ---
    Bastard...
[11:42] ---
    I-I don't know what the big idea is,
[11:44] ---
    but you can march yourself
    right out of my apartment!
[11:47] ---
    But I'm here to talk to you.
[11:49] ---
    That's no concern of mine!
[11:52] ---
    Get lost!
[11:53] ---
    Hold on, now. It's a simple matter.
[11:56] ---
    Could you get your things together
    and come to my place?
[12:01] ---
    Say what?
[12:02] ---
    I assure you, you'll be
    treated with courtesy.
[12:04] ---
    You'll be safe, well-off,
    and reasonably free.
[12:09] ---
    Huh?! I don't know what you mean.
[12:11] ---
    Really? I think I explained it well enough.
[12:15] ---
    A-Are you making fun of me?!
[12:17] ---
    Then perhaps I should put it this way.
[12:20] ---
    My organization has decided to get serious.
[12:24] ---
    Meaning what?
[12:25] ---
    Mithril has done too well.
[12:28] ---
    My organization, Amalgam,
    keeps losing to you guys.
[12:32] ---
    It's causing problems here and there.
[12:34] ---
    Of course. And we're going
    to keep causing you problems.
[12:38] ---
    What I'm saying is, you've gone too far.
    Now our policies have changed.
[12:44] ---
    We will crush Mithril.
    We'll take the Whispered by force.
[12:47] ---
    By force? You mean me?
[12:51] ---
    That's right. Amalgam is already
    contemplating securing you,
[12:55] ---
    even if it means getting rough.
    Do you understand?
[12:58] ---
    Y-You mean...
[13:00] ---
    You'd even turn this town
    into a sea of fire?!
[13:03] ---
    As things stand, yes.
[13:06] ---
    Now do you fully realize
    why I've come here?
[13:10] ---
    To persuade me before it happens?
[13:12] ---
    Yes. Because I love you.
[13:15] ---
    You have the nerve to--
[13:16] ---
    Hold on, Sousuke!
[13:18] ---
    What for?
[13:19] ---
    Just do it...
[13:21] ---
    That's kind of you,
    but I happen to like my current life.
[13:26] ---
    And more importantly,
    I would never go with you!
[13:30] ---
    I hate your guts!
[13:34] ---
    That's cold.
[13:36] ---
    Are you still angry about what happened?
[13:38] ---
    Didn't you hear me?!
[13:40] ---
    But you said you'd forgive me.
[13:41] ---
    Get lost!
[13:42] ---
    I'll say this in closing, Kaname Chidori.
[13:46] ---
    You're a chosen person.
[13:49] ---
    Yet it's your wish to let
    ordinary people boss you around?
[13:53] ---
    Stop it.
[13:54] ---
    You must have noticed by now.
    Those around you are hopelessly stupid.
[14:00] ---
    Get out!
[14:03] ---
    I will, then. Now you've been warned.
[14:09] ---
    Oh, also... Sousuke Sagara.
[14:12] ---
    What?
[14:15] ---
    Casual investigation revealed
    you've killed over a hundred people.
[14:22] ---
    Yet here you are, leading this kind of life.
[14:26] ---
    Isn't that a little unfair?
[14:30] ---
    Just saying.
[14:32] ---
    Good-bye.
[14:45] ---
    Chidori...
[14:53] ---
    S-Sorry.
[14:55] ---
    Let's not worry about
    what a guy like him says.
[15:01] ---
    Yeah...
[15:04] ---
    Understood, Sergeant Sagara.
    Try to hold out until tomorrow morning.
[15:05] ---
    "Merida Island"
[15:08] ---
    We'll send a helicopter to meet you.
[15:10] ---
    Tomorrow morning?
    Lieutenant Commander Kalinin,
[15:12] ---
    in this situation there's no telling
    when they might attack!
[15:16] ---
    All the more reason.
    We can't use normal channels.
[15:20] ---
    Communications will hereafter
    be kept to a minimum.
[15:23] ---
    Understood, sir. Uruz 7, signing off.
[15:27] ---
    I suspected this would come someday.
[15:32] ---
    But not in this fashion.
[15:36] ---
    It was just a matter of time.
[15:38] ---
    Yes.
[15:39] ---
    Shall we dispatch the helicopter
    the usual way?
[15:44] ---
    No. We will send the Arbalest along, too.
[15:47] ---
    The Arbalest, ma'am?
[15:49] ---
    For safety's sake.
[15:50] ---
    An M9 would suffice.
[15:53] ---
    Without Sergeant Sagara,
    the Arbalest is no different from an M9.
[15:57] ---
    There's no reason to withhold it.
[15:59] ---
    Understood, ma'am.
[16:07] ---
    Sergeant Sagara said they'd gotten serious.
[16:11] ---
    Has the enemy lost their composure?
[16:13] ---
    I don't know. But I expect they are annoyed.
[16:17] ---
    I hope that's all it is.
[16:20] ---
    Captain.
[16:21] ---
    I've reached Admiral Boorda
    at Tactical Headquarters in Sydney.
[16:25] ---
    Put him on.
[16:28] ---
    What is it, Captain?
[16:29] ---
    Admiral Boorda, sir.
[16:32] ---
    Leonard Testarossa made contact
    with Kaname Chidori.
[16:35] ---
    Is she safe?
[16:37] ---
    Sergeant Sagara has her secured.
[16:40] ---
    It's just that, according to Leonard,
    the enemy organization...
[16:42] ---
    There's been a shift in Amalgam's policies.
[16:45] ---
    What sort of shift?
[16:46] ---
    To become more aggressive.
    We need to be alert.
[16:51] ---
    True, there have been some
    disquieting developments.
[16:55] ---
    Something odd is going on with Intelligence,
[16:57] ---
    and I haven't been able to contact
    Lord Mallory since yesterday.
[17:00] ---
    Is your location secure, sir?
    Perhaps you should evacuate.
[17:04] ---
    "Sydney"
[17:04] ---
    Good point.
[17:05] ---
    We'll relocate...
    backup HQ... suburbs.
[17:08] ---
    Merely... caution's sake,
    in the... event of emergency.
[17:12] ---
    Admiral? I'm having trouble hearing you.
[17:15] ---
    Teletha? This noise is terrible.
[17:18] ---
    What's happening with the connection?
[17:20] ---
    Sir, please evacuate.
    Something is amiss. As quickly as you can...
[17:24] ---
    Hurry it up! This has never happened before!
[17:26] ---
    Uncle? Evacuate!
[17:28] ---
    Hurry and reconnect!
[17:32] ---
    Line A, Line D, Line V...
    All lines have gone silent!
[17:36] ---
    It's possible there was an EMP attack.
[17:38] ---
    A large number of devices
[17:39] ---
    --What's going on?!
    --have ceased functioning.
[17:40] ---
    --No, we'll look into that later.
    --Just a moment.
[17:41] ---
    --No, we'll look into that later.
    --This is on a global scale, and--
[17:42] ---
    --Evacuate immediately!
    --This is on a global scale, and--
[17:48] ---
    Bombing successful. Commence Zero Hour.
[17:50] ---
    I repeat, bombing successful.
    Commence Zero Hour.
[17:53] ---
    All standard lines are down.
[17:56] ---
    Tactical Headquarters is not responding.
[17:58] ---
    Warning radar, weather radar,
    and other sensors are offline!
[18:02] ---
    Currently trying to determine the cause!
[18:04] ---
    Could there have been an EMP attack?
[18:06] ---
    It resembles one,
    but this is an ongoing phenomenon.
[18:10] ---
    It's inconceivable that it could be
    a man-made electromagnetic pulse.
[18:13] ---
    What do you think?
[18:14] ---
    All I can say is that we must remain alert.
[18:17] ---
    Lieutenant Commander?
[18:19] ---
    Mr. Kalinin?
[18:21] ---
    No, I am of the same opinion.
[18:24] ---
    Sound the alarm. Yellow 1.
[18:26] ---
    Yes, ma'am. Initiating Yellow 1 alert.
[18:31] ---
    Alert, Yellow 1. Alert, Yellow 1.
[18:35] ---
    The base has apparently
[18:37] ---
    come under electronic attack.
[18:39] ---
    All personnel, stand by on alert
    at your designated posts.
[18:43] ---
    This is not a drill.
[18:45] ---
    I repeat, this is not a drill.
[18:48] ---
    Alert, Yellow 1. Alert, Yellow 1.
[18:52] ---
    --An attack? What attacked us? From where?
    --The base has apparently
[18:54] ---
    --An attack? What attacked us? From where?
    --come under electronic attack.
[18:55] ---
    I don't know. Anyway, we're on standby.
[18:58] ---
    Damn.
[18:59] ---
    What, you scared?
[19:02] ---
    No, you in that uniform. Damn!
[19:08] ---
    I just thought I'd get used to wearing it,
[19:09] ---
    now that I'm a second
    lieutenant. Quit staring.
[19:12] ---
    Aw, man!
[19:17] ---
    "Chofu, Tokyo"
[19:22] ---
    Uruz 7 to Merida Island HQ. Respond.
[19:24] ---
    "Global disruption of communications;
    widespread disorder"
[19:25] ---
    This is Uruz 7. Merida Island HQ, respond.
[19:29] ---
    Damn. It's been six hours now.
[19:33] ---
    What time is it?
[19:34] ---
    It's past six. Did you get a little sleep?
[19:38] ---
    Yeah. What about you?
[19:40] ---
    No problem.
[19:41] ---
    Liar. You haven't slept, have you?!
[19:44] ---
    I understand we can't stay at the apartment,
[19:46] ---
    but how long do you plan
    to drive around in this thing?
[19:49] ---
    Just be patient until we rendezvous
    with Mithril's transport chopper.
[19:52] ---
    When will it come?
[19:53] ---
    I don't know.
[19:56] ---
    I haven't been able to contact HQ
    since last night. Or Wraith.
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    The communication network's been disrupted.
[20:03] ---
    "No reception"
[20:04] ---
    Same with my phone.
[20:05] ---
    Phones are a mess,
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    but satellite connections
    are in especially bad shape.
[20:10] ---
    But we can ensure your safety
    if you can just take refuge
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    at the Merida Island base.
[20:15] ---
    Take refuge at the base...
[20:17] ---
    That's right.
[20:22] ---
    Eat some. This might turn into a long haul.
[20:25] ---
    You really do like these things.
[20:28] ---
    Don't we have any tea or anything?
[20:30] ---
    Make do with water.
[20:31] ---
    Hey!
[20:33] ---
    Great...
[20:38] ---
    Hey, listen. We will
    get to come back, right?
[20:42] ---
    Well...
[20:43] ---
    What?
[20:45] ---
    Nothing.
[20:53] ---
    The enemy is more fixated on
    your abilities than we could imagine.
[20:57] ---
    You mean the whole Whispered thing?
    But that power's so vague.
[21:03] ---
    It's not vague.
[21:05] ---
    Hayashimizu was saying yesterday how you
    score perfectly on math and science tests.
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    This is not a normal thing.
[21:13] ---
    That might be true,
    but they're just high school tests.
[21:18] ---
    You're right.
[21:19] ---
    But someday, you might find yourself
    solving the toughest problems in the world.
[21:25] ---
    I'll just hide it, then!
[21:26] ---
    There's no hiding it now. Amalgam knows.
[21:30] ---
    Then what should I do?
[21:31] ---
    Mithril has Tessa... I mean, the captain.
[21:35] ---
    She apparently has the same power.
[21:37] ---
    I'm sure she'd welcome you if you went there.
[21:39] ---
    Me? But I'm not amazing like Tessa.
    Besides, I can't help out in a war.
[21:47] ---
    War...
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    You're right. There's no way
    we can fully rely even on Mithril.
[21:54] ---
    Your concerns are justified.
[21:56] ---
    I still have school, anyway,
    and all my friends are here.
[22:02] ---
    Or maybe I'm in no position
    to talk like that. Sorry.
[22:08] ---
    I'm well aware your life here
    is important to you.
[22:10] ---
    Same here. We've been
    living it together, after all.
[22:13] ---
    But...
[22:18] ---
    Chidori.
[22:20] ---
    Maybe you and I should just...
[22:28] ---
    No, never mind.
[22:30] ---
    Okay.
[22:32] ---
    Gebo 9 to Uruz 7. Can you hear me, Uruz 7?
[22:36] ---
    Gebo 9 is currently at
    an altitude of 3000m over Kawasaki.
[22:40] ---
    It's from the chopper.
[22:42] ---
    Uruz 7 to Gebo 9.
    You're garbled, but I can hear you.
[22:46] ---
    Uruz 7, confirmed.
[22:48] ---
    Notify me of your current position.
[22:50] ---
    Gebo 9, Uruz 7 is currently
    on standby at LZ Echo.
[22:54] ---
    Kaname Chidori is here, too.
[22:57] ---
    Gebo 9, roger.
[22:58] ---
    Good, looks like we're finally at a range
    where a signal will reach.
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    Gebo 9, I'm unclear on the situation.
    What's happening?
[23:07] ---
    It's wide-scale radio interference.
    Tactical HQ in Sydney got taken out.
[23:12] ---
    Other bases appear to
    be under attack as well.
[23:15] ---
    Say what? What's become of
    the Merida Island base?
[23:18] ---
    I don't know.
[23:19] ---
    I'm at least going to pick you two up,
    so secure the landing zone.
[23:23] ---
    Roger that. Current
    conditions at the LZ are...
[23:30] ---
    Get down low.
[23:32] ---
    Enemies.
[23:34] ---
    Gebo 9. Uruz 7 is in
    the process of being surrounded.
[23:38] ---
    I count... at least five
    of those Alastor types.
[23:42] ---
    And at least... eight armed enemy combatants.
    I'll attempt an escape.
[23:47] ---
    Gebo 9, roger. Do what you can
    to get through this, Sousuke.
[23:50] ---
    Five minutes should do it.
[23:51] ---
    I'll try. Signing off.
[23:55] ---
    Sousuke?
[23:59] ---
    I'm sorry, Chidori.
[24:01] ---
    Looks like it's going to
    be a long five minutes.
[24:05] ---
    "Episode 2
    Damage Control"
[24:06] ---
    Next time: "Damage Control."
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