Soushi: Fafner MarkElf, launching! Background: Fafner MarkElf landing confirmed! Autopilot disengaged. From now on the operation of the MarkElf will be controlled by the Pilot's... Father: Kazuki... Episode 2: Notice: Life Kazuki: Where is this? Soushi: Keijitou. It's actually a hanger used by Fafner and things related to it. It's coming, watch out! Kazuki: That's it? That's the enemy? ?: Are you there? Soushi: Don't answer, it'll invade your thoughts! ?: Are you there? Kazuki: Were those words? ?: Are you there? Father: If he answers, humanity is finished. Kazuki: My body won't move like I want it to... Soushi: Kazuki, feel Fafner itself! Become one with it! It's reading your moves! Extra: The lock's been released, but the only thing that we can use right now is the rail gun. NOT-Gendou: There's no way around it... move it to the Wind Broom's catapult right away! We can't use Kakerajima's runway. We'll smash it directly into him from here. Extra: But even if we put it in the Wind Broom's catapult, we can't do the fire controls from here. NOT-Gendou: Yes, I know. Kazuki: Where is he? Soushi: Right behind you! Kazuki: What the- Soushi: No! He's trying to assimilate! Get away! Kazuki: Dammit! Owww! Soushi: Activating main block! Cutting off left arm! Kazuki: Dammit, I can't move. What's happening, Soushi? Soushi: I don't know! Your monitor shut off suddenly! Get out, Kazuki! NOT-Gendou: Kazaki-kun, use the railgun! It can't get any energy from Fafner yet. Take him out with one shot! Soushi: Father! NOT-Gendou: Alright. I'm counting on you... Soushi: Kazuki, use the railgun! Background: Target was completely annhilated. Pilot vitals confirmed. Father: Hurry up and retrieve the cockpit. How bad is the damage to our facilities? Kaname-kun? Background: 60% of the aerial facilities at Keijitou are gone. The entire second installation on Kakerajima including the runway is gone. Father: We took a big hit. What about Tatsumiya? Background: 13 buildings lost. 28 people missing right now, but we've got confirmed life signs for two of them. The Mukoujima counterattack system is totally gone. Extra: Is this our island? NOT-Touji: This can't be. It's impossible... ?: Your father died in battle, I hear. What did you think of Deputy Commander Makabe's plan? Soushi: I think it was the best choice at the time. ?: Really? But... if you had taken command... Soushi: I don't want to talk about "if". What will you do now? Will you stay here? ?: I still have work to do analyzing the enemy, excuse me. Nurse: How's his condition? I see... Nurse2: You should've guessed this would happen. Listen, rest well tonight. Kazuki: Yes ma'am. Nurse2: What's wrong? Kazuki: Umm... There was a place like this this whole time, wasn't there? Nurse2: That's for you to ask your dad when you get home. Kazuki: My father knew about it too. Nurse2: Come on, there are a lot of wounded, so get out of here. Kazuki: Yes. Thank you. Nurse: Take care of yourself. Can I call Makabe's dad? Nurse2: Please, give me a little more time. NOT-Touji: Hazama! I'm so glad you're safe. Are you hurt? Maya: She's fine. Shouko: Kasugai-kun... Umm... NOT-Touji: What is it? Shouko: Is Kazuki-kun... NOT-Touji: Makabe? Yeah, I think he's fine. Shouko: I'm glad. NOT-Touji: Hey, Hazama... Shouko: What? NOT-Touji: Can you come to school tomorrow? Shouko: Yeah, I'll go for sure. Mom: Yeah, thank you. Thank's Maya-chan. Maya: It was nothing. Shouko: Kuu! NOT-Touji: Rest well tonight, OK? Maya: OK! Mom: Thanks you two! Goodnight! Not-Touji: Thanks, Toumi. Extra: I'm home. Mom: Oh, welcome back. Extra: Mom, what are you doing? Mom: I'm glad you're safe. Extra: Where'd you pick this up? Mom: How rude... it's mine. Extra: Huh? Extra: Where is my house? Bar dude: So it's just Kasu-gai... I think I may start switching the name to "cussing guy". (Or some similarly bad joke.) NOT-Touji: I'm glad you're safe, Chocolate. Sakura: I'm back. Mom? What's wrong? The lights aren't even on... Mom: Sakura... your father... your father... Sakura: Did something happen to dad? Kazuki: Soushi... Soushi: How did it feel to pilot that? Kazuki: Nothing special. Soushi: It must've suprised you to find out that the people on this island were doing things like this. Kazuki: Not really. Soushi: Then what about the fact that Japan doesn't exist anymore? Kazuki: Japan's gone? Soushi: It was 29 years ago now... Kazuki: Tokyo? Oosaka? Soushi: They dissapeared a long time ago. Before that though, Tatsumiyajima dissapeared from the map. Soushi: Don't you believe it? Even though things like this are real. This is the real form of this island. In this world... until yesterday, this was the only paradise. Kazuki: The person who saved me was the principal, no... your father. Soushi: They'll come again. You'll fight with us, won't you Kazuki? Nurse2: I'm sorry to make you go through all the trouble of coming out here. It's about Kazuki-kun's body... Sister: I'm back! I'm sorry, there was a staff meeting and so I was late... Maya: You're going to lie to me again, sis? Sister: Are you mad, perhaps? Seems like it... Kazuki: I'm back. I got these clothes from Toumi-sensei... Is something odd? Father: No. I was wondering if you weren't going to come home tonite. Kazuki: There's no reason I wouldn't! You can't cook rice without me, for one... Father: I used to cook it all the time! Kazuki: That was before you married, wasn't it? Father: Out of the way, I'll make it tonight. Uh, hmm... ?: Can't you go home? Soushi: No. I lost that today. What's more... I feel more at peace here. ?: I see. Soushi: About what we talked about earlier... If I had taken command... If I had, I would have done better. ?: I'm counting on you. That must have been why he assigned you to the CDC. Former commander Minashiro, I mean. Kazuki: Let's eat... Father: Well? Good right? Kazuki: You didn't wash this rice, did you? Father: Huh? Kazuki: I'm going to sleep. Father: OK. Kazuki: Father... Father: What? Kazuki: Did you know about the island? Father: Don't ask me why I didn't tell you. Kazuki: I've decided to fight with Soushi. Father: I see... Toumi-sensei told me. Go to sleep. After tomorrow, you're going to start training in Fafner. Nurse2: It's about Kazuki-kun's body... It's in our logs that his consciousness is different from that of a normal person. And after his battle experience, as we suspected there was a change in his chromosomes. We can't make a decision yet without continuing to watch him, but if he goes at this rate... Father: Akane... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... NOT-Touji: I knew... that Kuramae was a pilot of that robot. Extra: That's why he didn't evacuate with us. Extra2: Did Kuramae fight? Extra: I don't know. My father didn't tell me that. Maya: Could I pilot that robot? Extra: Are you serious? You could die! Maya: But Kazuki piloted it, didn't he? Extra: It seems like it, but... Maya: Minashiro-kun and Kazuki-kun are going to the basement a lot lately. Shouko: I want to go with 'em... Maya: With which? It seems like Kazuki-kun's trying hard. Nurse2: OK, take off all your clothes and come here. Kazuki: All of them? Nurse2: If you put them in the laundry hamper behind you, when you come back they'll be cleaned. Nurse2: It's just a decontamination chamber. Face this way and keep going. It's OK, I can't see from here. Kazuki: Umm... is it going to hurt again? Nurse2: If you're wearing your Synergetic suit you should be OK. Kazuki: Synergetic suit? Cosplay? Like I thought, that hurts! Nurse2: Did you tell him that? I see... Background: Listen, Minashiro-kun. I've changed over the entire main block's earlier battle data. Your next battle should be easier now. We will now begin the MarkElf's battle system test. Soushi: Seigfried system activate! When people know everything, they know the ends of the Earth. They know the limits to their power. They know that someday all dreams will fade. But we thought we could overcome all that on our journey. Preview: Life. That is wandering. That is happiness. And hesitation. The two of us can fly. GO UP!!!!!!! They didn't want to know the truth. On the next Azure Skies Fafner: Episode 3: Truth. Sign: Labyrinth - Truth