23 - Sortie

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    I tried coming alone to our usual park.
[00:13] [SONG] ---
    It's a feeling I've never felt.
[00:16] [SONG] ---
    Like a child, frightened by the sound of the wind
[00:21] [SONG] ---
    I ran back along the path home.
[00:27] [SONG] ---
    The sky outside the window is too vast. Where are you now?
[00:34] [SONG] ---
    Please, may this reach you...
[00:38] [SONG] ---
    Dear Lord, if you ever grant wishes,
[00:44] [SONG] ---
    grant my wish right now, please!
[00:50] [SONG] ---
    I want to hear your voice, I miss you! I want to see you now!
[00:56] [SONG] ---
    Why must you already be looking toward tomorrow?
[01:00] [SONG] ---
    Don't just brush it off, saying the time has slipped by.
[01:06] [SONG] ---
    Once more...
[01:08] [SONG] ---
    I love you, and yet it's been too late since long ago.
[01:14] [SONG] ---
    Even if I give up, it can't be like the past.
[01:19] [SONG] ---
    Don't just decide so simply there's no way, no choice.
[01:24] [SONG] ---
    Smile once more.
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    Professor Denton?
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    Hello?
[01:39] ---
    Professor Denton wanted to
    know if you were here with me.
[01:43] ---
    Hello?
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    So, what did you want to talk with us about?
[01:54] ---
    Mr. Hughes, Professor Denton?
[01:57] ---
    Well, it's kind of...
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    With the help of the NIA, I've
    looked into a bunch of things,
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    and we've confirmed we
    have a bit of a problem...
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    A problem?
[02:08] ---
    What do you mean by that?
[02:10] ---
    They're connected.
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    Everything is.
[02:36] ---
    I'm getting a strong response...
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    How did they come so far so fast?
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    I must hurry!
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    Connected?
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    Yes, they are.
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    Including what happened
    last time at the coal mine.
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    As well as the series of incidents
    caused by your friend.
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    B-Busted...
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    Furthermore, the accident on the
    island was not unrelated either.
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    That vine monster?
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    Joey, I bet you've already
    got a hunch about it, right?
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    About the thing that connects
    all these incidents...
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    It's...
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    ...the remnants of the Skrugg!
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    Hey, hold it a second!
[03:30] ---
    It's true that the monsters in the
    coal mine resembled the Skrugg,
[03:33] ---
    but didn't Joey and Heroman
    already defeat Kogorr?
[03:36] ---
    Yes, Kogorr has been defeated.
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    But that explosion didn't
    wipe out everything.
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    The ones that Will is destroying
    and that I had are examples.
[03:51] ---
    Well, what are you going to do, really?
[03:54] ---
    Anyone would be interested in this
    hyper-technology, not just scientists...
[04:00] ---
    Stop making excuses.
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    So then, Will was...
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    Yes. His goal is to destroy
    the remnants of the Skrugg.
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    He must be trying to accomplish
    something by doing that, yes?
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    I cannot allow traces of the
    Skrugg to be left on this planet.
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    What you see with your
    eyes is not everything.
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    Things have already begun to
    move underneath the surface.
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    In other words, Will is not our enemy.
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    Thank goodness.
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    You won't like what's coming next, though.
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    Because crisis is encroaching
    on the world this very second.
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    Preparations are complete.
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    All that's left is to take it back...
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    What do you mean, crisis?
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    Who is it, and what are they trying to do?
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    I don't have firm answers
    to everything, of course.
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    But it's only natural to think that the
    remnants of the Skrugg are trying something big.
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    Otherwise there'd be no other explanation
    for the people kidnapped at the coal mine.
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    That was the Skrugg?
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    Yeah...
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    It's just a guess, but I think what went
    on there was some sort of experiment.
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    And I'm thinking that the monsters
    that showed up were somehow connected.
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    Actually, similar incidents
    occurred all throughout the US.
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    And that's exactly why we must find out the
    truth behind what's going on without delay.
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    If not, we'll be in real trouble!
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    It begins.
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    We'll show them who the true
    rulers of this planet are!
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    All that's left is to take it back.
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    Those are...
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    Skrugg!
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    What are you doing? Open fire!
[07:29] ---
    Is it here?
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    Do it.
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    Mr. President!
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    What is it?
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    Take shelter immediately.
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    Take shelter?
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    What in the world is going on?
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    There's been an accident in the bunker.
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    Or more accurately, I don't know
    if it's an accident or something else.
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    What are you talking about?
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    The bunker shouldn't be in operation now...
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    So then why did an accident happen?
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    The details can wait, sir. First evacuate!
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    No, you explain yourself first.
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    Well...
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    What's this?
[08:33] ---
    Those are...
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    I'm too late?
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    No, it's not over yet!
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    I'll stop them, no matter the cost!
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    Anyway, we'll investigate
    what they are trying to do.
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    If you figure anything
    out, please contact us.
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    Right.
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    This is Hughes.
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    What?!
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    Understood. I'll be there soon.
[09:26] ---
    It seems we're too late!
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    What happened?
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    The White House has been
    taken over by the Skrugg!
[09:35] ---
    It seems it was a large scale attack.
[09:38] ---
    We've already lost communications
    with the White House.
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    Get a helicopter ready.
[09:46] ---
    You'll come with us?
[09:48] ---
    Of course.
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    This battle may determine the fate of the United States.
[09:53] ---
    I'd like you to keep that in mind.
[09:55] ---
    Yes...
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    Then we should also...
[09:57] ---
    No, we'd just be holding Joey
    back if we went with him.
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    And there's something else
    that we should be doing.
[10:05] ---
    Like what?
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    I'm not saying we should sit on our hands.
[10:09] ---
    Then, what?
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    I have an idea.
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    Will you help me?
[10:16] ---
    Well, I 'spose I could...
[10:18] ---
    Um...
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    What is it?
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    How long do I have?
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    How much time until we leave?
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    60 minutes. Get ready by then.
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    Okay!
[10:37] ---
    Hey, Joey! Where are you...
[10:39] ---
    Get a clue, Psy.
[10:42] ---
    Now, we should also get prepared.
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    I won't waver any longer.
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    I can do this!
[11:08] ---
    Lina, there's something I have to tell you!
[11:26] ---
    The mysterious creatures that
    invaded the White House
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    are even now still increasing their numbers.
[11:32] ---
    We've received information that all
    communications from the White House have ceased
[11:37] ---
    but there has still been no official
    statement from the government.
[11:41] ---
    What's going on? Why the White House?
[11:45] ---
    This is only a rumor,
[11:47] ---
    but I've heard that the bunker under
    the White House isn't just a shelter,
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    it's also an unofficial research laboratory.
[11:55] ---
    Like that island...
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    They're an independent research organization,
[11:59] ---
    so I heard that neither the NIA or even the
    President himself know of its existence.
[12:06] ---
    So it's a remnant of the
    Skrugg, as we thought.
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    Until we can get rid of it, there's no
    way to ensure the President's safety.
[12:33] ---
    I hope we make it in time.
[12:55] ---
    Yes?
[12:55] ---
    Lina?
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    Joey?
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    Yeah. Do you... have a sec?
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    Yes. I have something I
    want to talk about, too.
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    Lina...
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    Lina.
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    I met my brother.
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    Will?
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    He said that he met you and the others.
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    Why didn't you tell me?
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    That's because...
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    I always believed in you.
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    No! It's because...
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    I thought that it would be really
    bad if you found out then.
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    Bad? Why?
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    Are you saying that my
    brother did something wrong?
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    No! You see, it was all a misunderstanding!
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    I don't want to hear your excuses!
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    Lina...
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    Go home.
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    I don't want to see your
    face right now, Joey.
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    Lina!
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    I... I...
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    I'll definitely...
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    I'll definitely...
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    ...definitely protect you!
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    Huh? What?
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    Wait!
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    What did you say?
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    I can't hear you!
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    Joey!
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    Joey!
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    Are you okay?
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    Yes.
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    I don't have any regrets anymore.
[15:32] ---
    Or rather, I'm fully prepared.
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    So, what should I do now?
[15:39] ---
    Read this.
[15:42] ---
    After we get to the airport, we'll take
    a private flight to Washington D.C.
[15:45] ---
    Take the time we're in the air to
    look through all that information.
[15:50] ---
    NIA's tactical team have also come up
    with a number of simulations you can use.
[15:57] ---
    You'll have whatever backup we can provide.
[16:01] ---
    If there's anything you need, we'll
    get it immediately. Just ask.
[16:06] ---
    Thank you very much.
[16:09] ---
    And there's one more thing... A
    present NIA has prepared for you.
[16:26] ---
    This is...
[16:27] ---
    NIA developed it at the
    direction of Mr. Denton.
[16:32] ---
    I'm sure it'll come in handy.
[18:38] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[18:39] ---
    Yes, we don't have any time.
[18:41] ---
    Please get me as close to
    the center as possible!
[18:44] ---
    Roger that.
[18:46] ---
    Got it? Hold the plane steady!
[18:48] ---
    Lower our speed as much as
    you can and drop them off!
[18:52] ---
    Understood, but I can't guarantee anything!
[18:55] ---
    Give it everything you've got!
[18:58] ---
    Opening rear bay doors!
[19:25] ---
    A new ability...
[19:27] ---
    Plus power armor that the
    Professor helped create...
[19:38] ---
    It'll be okay. I can do this.
[19:42] ---
    Are you ready, Heroman?
[19:59] ---
    Those are...
[20:00] ---
    No one said they could do that!
[20:07] ---
    Keep it up!
[20:08] ---
    Don't go down until we
    drop off Joey and Heroman!
[20:11] ---
    This is nuts!
[20:12] ---
    Mr. Hughes!
[20:13] ---
    What is it?
[20:14] ---
    Please don't overdo it.
[20:15] ---
    There's no point if you and the
    others get wrapped up in the battle!
[20:18] ---
    Don't be silly!
[20:19] ---
    The least we can do is...
[20:20] ---
    I'm going.
[20:21] ---
    Wait, Joey!
[20:23] ---
    Damn it... Find some open ground!
[20:26] ---
    National Airport!
[20:27] ---
    Head there!
[20:31] ---
    Heroman... Go!
[20:39] ---
    We're counting on you, Joey, Heroman!
[21:56] ---
    I knew it...
[22:01] ---
    Their goal... is to resurrect Kogorr!
[22:29] [SONG] ---
    I want to get to know you better,
[22:32] [SONG] ---
    to go at each other with our true feelings.
[22:35] [SONG] ---
    Your tears and smile are both here.
[22:42] [SONG] ---
    No matter how hard it is, I won't be scared any more.
[22:46] [SONG] ---
    With both of us, we can go anywhere.
[22:49] [SONG] ---
    Since you're the one who taught me that I'm not alone.
[22:54] [SONG] ---
    Every time I mutter the words "I was born to meet you"
[23:03] [SONG] ---
    my unease disappears, and my heart burns stronger.
[23:07] [SONG] ---
    Thank you. We'll go on together with a sign only we understand.
[23:14] [SONG] ---
    Carve out this irreplaceable time!
[23:20] [SONG] ---
    I can't move away from here.
[23:23] [SONG] ---
    Because I live feeling the same heartbeat.
[23:28] [SONG] ---
    I want to protect you to the very last,
[23:30] [SONG] ---
    to protect the promise built up.
[23:33] [SONG] ---
    Thank you. We'll go on together with a sign only we understand.
[23:40] [SONG] ---
    We are carving out this irreplaceable time!
[23:50] ---
    On the next Heroman:
[23:52] ---
    Heroman's battle strength should be increased
    by the power armor that the Professor developed.
[23:57] ---
    This is a battle that I can't afford to lose!
[24:00] ---
    The White House, now turned
    into a Skrugg base,
[24:03] ---
    continues to envelope the
    city and grow in size...
[24:06] ---
    The remnants of the Skrugg
    have only one goal...
[24:09] ---
    To resurrect Kogorr!
[24:12] ---
    Next time on Heroman #24: Resurrection.
[24:16] ---
    Heroman... Attack!
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