# 23 - A Song for Everyone
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*An outer space slum
where the fighting never ends,*
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*the planet "Endless Illusion."*
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*A boy set out for the heavens...*
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*to bring back the
cornerstone for a new world.*
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*A man climbed into the heavens...*
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*for his own honor, life, and purpose.*
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*Two dreams carrying people's aspirations...*
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*yet fate will not allow
both dreams to be realized.*
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"A Song for Everyone"
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Miss Fasalina, the fired
object came in contact with
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an unused base and then
broke up and dispersed.
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The base has strayed
from its orbit as well.
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The impact's shock appears to
have partially damaged the base,
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it's not responding to the destruct signal.
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What are the chances of it falling?
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Zero. It'll drift outside
the gravitational range.
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I see. What about the chase probe?
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Headquarters! This is Saudade!
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What's the matter?
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Is that you, Fasalina?
Thank goodness you made it back safely.
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Thank you.
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What is it? Is there a
problem with the plan?
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No, it's just that I'm caught in a
fluid substance on the moon's surface.
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I'm verifying my present location.
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It's an enormous ringed structure
and deep inside there's...
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What's that?
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Oh, is it still there?
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Saudade's caught in a guidance
system with a fluid exterior.
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The thing inside is a spaceship
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which escaped from Mother Earth
and took refuge on the moon.
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A spaceship? But...
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Comrade, is this...
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Michael, right now you
are looking at my past.
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The people there are my companions
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from when I escaped
Mother Earth long ago...
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My friends with whom I shared my dream.
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They were all filled with love and yet
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they ended up killing each other.
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That's where I learned the hard way.
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No matter how much people progress...
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no matter how much they try
to change their environment...
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they cannot escape
their stagnant instincts.
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I couldn't take it anymore.
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I swore...
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that no matter what,
I'd create a world without conflict!
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Michael, I saw your sister.
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It pains me to think I've made
her even the slightest bit unhappy.
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No, please don't worry.
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Everything you're doing is
for the sake of the world...
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which means you're doing
it for my sister as well.
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That's why, Comrade...
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I am now truly living in
"The Time of Happiness."
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Even if people don't understand now,
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I'm sure the day will come when
they'll see eye to eye with you.
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You're right.
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Well then, shall we begin?
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Activate "Birthday."
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Activating.
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Point BD.
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Point RD.
Commencing information.
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Area 120 and 140 set to random.
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Roger.
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Proceeding with observation.
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Saudade, setup is complete.
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Prison Planet Destroyer
System start up confirmed.
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Birthday, primary activation complete.
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Sending signal to the system.
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Roger.
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Well then!
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Comrade!
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Michael!
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System operation confirmed!
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Check orbit.
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Checking orbit...
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successful!
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System is approaching Endless Illusion.
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Switch Saudade over to second mission.
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Roger. Moving on to second.
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Confirm main body functions.
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Confirming functions.
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All systems go.
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No problems with the physical
condition or ventilation control system.
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Roger. Switch over to third.
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Confirming third.
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Craft returning home while guarding system.
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I wonder if they're the ones
who shot that light beam.
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That's what I think.
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I hope they weren't aiming for Van.
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Hey!
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You idiot! Don't say that. It's bad luck.
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Did Van make it to the depot?
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We haven't had any
communication since the launch,
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but he should have long since arrived.
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I wish there was some way we could be sure.
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Yeah, me too.
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But that's totally impossible.
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We don't even know how long
it will take for him to heal.
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Don't say that now.
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It's all right! Remember, it's Van!
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That's not a reason.
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It's not a reason...
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but don't you get that feeling
when you think about him?
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You're right.
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Damn straight! He's our disciple.
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Outer space, outer schmace. He'll be fine.
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We'll name his Armor
"Eldora Dann" when he gets back.
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Great idea!
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He'll love that.
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I wonder.
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Joshua, just to be safe,
let's try to reinforce our defenses.
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We can make some bombs with
the leftover fuel from the launch.
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OK. Go ahead and do it.
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All right. And about what's next...
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my brother wants to head
for the Claw's central facilities.
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I guess we have to go there anyway.
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But we'll stop if we run into danger.
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Yes, of course.
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I wonder how long it'll take.
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Assuming we proceed with caution,
about 7 days, no?
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So the decisive battle is in a week.
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I hope Van will be ready by then.
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Please select.
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This satellite base has
a different code number.
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Fuselage and prisoner
initial registration is required
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in order to execute the
restoration program.
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Verifying intention through voice input.
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Hurry up and start!
Verifying intention through voice input.
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Why the hell do you think I came here?
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Fix me already!
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Verifying administration of
prisoner's physical condition.
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Shall I re-adjust the
Armor Interface Implant?
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If you are injured...
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My whole body's injured! And so is Dann's!
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I understand. Executing program.
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Sorry, Gadved...
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I'm borrowing your depot for a while.
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Comrade, you've given me a new way of life.
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If I hadn't met you, I'd
still be in that town...
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locked up inside
myself, selling my body.
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I want you to know again how
thankful l am for having met you.
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I'm the one who should be
thanking you for Michael.
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In the event Saudade's
transformation mechanism is interfered with
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as a result of the system...
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You ordered the metallic fibers,
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so he'll be able to safely
re-enter the atmosphere,
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even after Saudade has
carried out its mission.
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Well, that's because, um...
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The beach is a good place for a date.
You should go there.
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At this rate, it looks like we'll finish
the improvements before we get there.
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In any case, Shino was great
the way she made this Armor.
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Joshua.
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Yes?
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I'm going to kill the Claw with Volcain.
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It's something you were opposed to.
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Are you all right with it?
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But I can't stop you anymore, can I?
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I want you to live, big brother.
I want you to keep living.
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If you must kill the Claw
in order to move on,
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then that's what I want you to do.
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I want to help you do it.
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Because that's all I can do!
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It's the only thing I can
do for you, and for Shino...
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the woman you loved!
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I brought you a late-night snack.
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Thank you so much.
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It's nothing to get worked up about.
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Carmen said she wanted to go over
the course with you afterwards.
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Got it! Is she in the salon?
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You can go after you eat.
The stew's going to get cold.
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No, I'll go now.
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Really?
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Yes!
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You've gained some weight.
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Yes, you seem healthy now.
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From the looks of it,
I'd say you could do anything.
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There's only one thing I need to do.
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What are you going to do,
once you've done it?
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I want to take Volcain and...
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sink it in the calm ocean.
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In the deep, calm ocean waters,
where no one will ever come.
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Once I've done that, Shino will finally...
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Huh?! What the hell's going on?!
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The moon...?
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Wow! Something's seriously
wrong with the moon.
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And we're almost there.
Stop giving us things to worry about.
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We'll be OK if we hit the
central base by today, right?
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I wish.
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Man! Now, here we are all of a sudden,
having to save the world.
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The world?
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Us?
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I wonder if quitting is still an option.
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It's a good thing, isn't it?
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You don't get a chance to
save the world every day.
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It's every hero's dream.
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Justice's ultimate goal.
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Don't take things too seriously.
We'll just give it everything we've got.
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Nothing's going to stop us!
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Let's take this by the short
hairs and save the world!
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With this bunch of misfits?
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Well, it appears there's no one else
able to stop them, that's for sure.
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What is it? About 6 hours
more until we get there?
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Yes. We should start preparing for war.
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And the moon really does
appear to be losing its orbit.
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What? It's not just shining bright?
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No. The moon is falling.
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Which means...
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We're all going to die, right?
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We have to stop it.
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Yeah. That's right.
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Yukiko.
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Ahead of us lies the battlefield
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where we'll spill our blood and give
the last full measure of our lives.
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We're lucky to have such a
great contest for our final battle.
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We are glad to have been
counted amongst the brave.
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So if you're here because you're
concerned about us, don't bother.
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Get off the boat.
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Old-timer...
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It's up to you.
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I'm staying.
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If the moon is falling,
it doesn't matter where I run.
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Besides, there's something
I want to confirm.
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OK.
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Very well.
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So long as it's your decision.
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We should start getting the Armor ready.
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Right!
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Yeah, I'll get Brownie ready too!
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I've warned you,
yet why won't you people stop?
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Fasalina!
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Moreover, at a critical
time such as this...
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your fixation...
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personal feelings...
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and reckless delusions
are causing trouble.
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As descendants of sinners, we are
the very ones who should redeem them...
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Yes, it is you people
who are the true evil.
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That voice... it's that woman, isn't it?
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This is where I settle my score with
you and make my way to the Claw.
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If that's wrong, that's fine by me!
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101 attack.
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Can you hear me, big brother?!
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Yeah, no problem.
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L60, K65!
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Fusillade A, E, 55!
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No, don't tell me Ray's...
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You just figured it out?
His eyes are no good.
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Set target for hover base.
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No, you don't!
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LOS!
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J30!
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My available target area?
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You're good! Go!
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Big brother, A75!
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Her Armor!
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Can you keep up your attack?
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Can you think on your feet?
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You loathsome spirit...
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Goodbye. I'll see you in the new world.
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Big brother!
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Amigo!
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What?
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We'll protect the hover base.
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You clear the path for the assault!
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You're just getting in the way!
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You've got a lot to learn, kid.
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You're not gonna get anywhere on your own!
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Together we ate Yukiko's meals.
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Together...
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we fight!
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Big brother, what should I do about that?
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Keep it ready.
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Right.
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And I don't need any more guidance.
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I should be able to handle
things if it's just her alone.
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That's amazing. Even you
people have banded together.
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We haven't banded into anything.
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Then what are you doing?
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I don't know. Good question.
But this really is...
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a ship of fools.
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Then why not part with this idiocy?
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Shut up, you servant whore to the Claw!
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Mr. Garret, I'm terribly sorry.
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The debris headed for the
stars appears to have been
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trapped by the moon's gravitational force.
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It's an unused satellite
base registered to Gadved.
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Can you please clear it out of the way?
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Roger.
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How ironic.
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Here I am destroying two bases with
Saudade which doesn't even have a base.
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*I'm sorry, Gadved...*
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I don't know who you are, but thanks.
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I couldn't get out of the depot
and didn't know what to do.
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But don't just suddenly fire like that.
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You damn near killed me!
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Why...
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Why is he here?!
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Mr. Garret, we're checking!
Just a moment...
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It can't be! Dann of
Thursday's signal is...!
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The missing member?
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How long has he been inside there?
**[18:43] ---**
Don't tell me he's been waiting
in ambush for over 10 days!
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Damn it! It'll create a
barrier to the system.
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The "Time of Happiness" will...
**[18:50] ---**
What?
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He's in space?
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Yes, and Fasalina is engaged
with that group from before.
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Saudade reporting to Headquarters.
I'll dispose of the obstacle.
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But you'll risk re-entering the atmosphere!
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I'll be finished before that happens.
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So you want to fight?
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Not this again?
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Van, you never learn!
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So, it's the idiot brother, huh?
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You're the fool who tempted my sister
away and got in my Comrade's way!
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I'm going to settle this here and now.
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Get out of here, you joker!
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Hey, stop! I said stop!
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Whoa!
**[19:31] ---**
What?
**[19:32] ---**
Hey, shut that thing off.
It's making me feel sick!
**[19:34] ---**
No! I have to make sure you're dead.
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Then I'll have to teach you a lesson!
**[19:39] ---**
That's impossible!
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Sorry, but I promised Wendy that...
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I'd kick your ass!
**[19:46] ---**
Mr. Garret!
**[19:47] ---**
Why don't we fire a C beam from here?
**[19:48] ---**
Don't be ridiculous!
We can't generate enough energy!
**[19:50] ---**
Everyone!
**[19:52] ---**
Please calm down.
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Let Michael handle it.
The plan remains the same.
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Yes, sir!
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But he really is quite a character.
**[20:04] ---**
What's his name...
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Damn you!
**[20:10] ---**
Our Comrade's going to die
regardless of you anyway.
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Why can't you accept that?
It's just a matter of hours!
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I have to kill him myself!
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You're an idiot! A stupid, damn idiot!
**[20:21] ---**
Those are personal feelings.
Don't be so childish!
**[20:24] ---**
People and life itself need to be awoken!
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I don't know what you're talking about!
**[20:31] ---**
Why can't you look towards the future?
**[20:34] ---**
Why can't you let go of the past?
**[20:36] ---**
It's that same old vicious love-hate
circle from the previous age!
**[20:39] ---**
I don't like this.
**[20:40] ---**
Just because you're intelligent
doesn't mean you should be prideful!
**[20:44] ---**
Look at this planet!
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This imitation of Mother Earth,
**[20:47] ---**
a prison planet with a culture
and science of chaos,
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where only the last vestiges
of a partial economy remain.
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It is us, the sons of chaos, who are...
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Shut up!
**[20:57] ---**
I told you to stop talking nonsense!
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People don't need to
fight in order to live.
**[21:04] ---**
But because of people like you,
the fighting never stops!
**[21:07] ---**
Look who's talking!
**[21:09] ---**
You shot at me first!
**[21:11] ---**
Stop twisting things around!
**[21:12] ---**
It's because you were
kidnapped in the first place,
**[21:14] ---**
that I'm way out here in this mess.
**[21:16] ---**
Hurry up and go back to where Wendy is!
**[21:18] ---**
For a great cause's sake,
there are times one must act with resolve.
**[21:22] ---**
You're the one who abducted my sister!
**[21:25] ---**
She came on her own!
**[21:27] ---**
Besides, it's time you stop
indulging her by treating her like a child!
**[21:32] ---**
The big brother who can't
let go of his little sister!
**[21:36] ---**
What's wrong with
wanting to protect someone?
**[21:38] ---**
You have no idea what I went
through after our parents died!
**[21:42] ---**
I don't give a damn about that!
It's because...
**[21:46] ---**
Mr. Garret! Mr. Garret!
**[21:48] ---**
The re-entry line is approaching!
You need to prepare!
**[21:50] ---**
Damn it! There's not
enough time to transform!
**[21:54] ---**
Hang in there!
**[21:56] ---**
Just until I've re-entered!
**[21:58] ---**
This is where we say goodbye,
missing member!
**[22:03] ---**
What's happening?
**[22:06] ---**
Dann of Thursday appears to have
been swallowed up by the fluid.
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We've lost the signal for
Saudade but re-entry is confirmed.
**[22:14] ---**
The Prison Planet Destroyer
has been safely defended.
**[22:17] ---**
Now stopping it at the
pre-determined location.
**[23:56] ---**
"End of a Dream"
**[23:57] ---**
*I really do think Ray
and Van are a lot alike.*
**[24:02] ---**
*While they look like complete opposites,*
**[24:05] ---**
*they both have the same
goal and same tragic past.*
**[24:10] ---**
*There might be some other
connection between them.*
**[24:14] ---**
*I don't know what it is,*
**[24:18] ---**
*but sometimes it makes me envious.*
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