Big brother...
Brother Shiro...
Sachiko...
I'm home, big brother.
Welcome back. I'm glad you're safe.
Moad is beautiful as beautiful as ever today.
It's going to stay beautiful for a long time, big brother.
Big brother! Don't go!
Well, everyone dies someday.
That's why we call this living.
Episode 25
The Beginning of a Legend... Countdown
Where will I drift to?
Who knows this?
Even in darkness, if you don't give up
Light will definitely come
Solitude and love are fighting against each other
I will go with the wind, no matter how far
As long as I have a dream
I shall continue to live, no matter what happens
As long as you are here
Mr. President...
I'm told we have confirmation of the death of Shiro Tokisada.
However, the death of Jean Ohara has not been confirmed as of yet.
Still, the results of the air raid were astounding;
it wreaked destruction more than 500 meters below surface level.
We managed to destroy not only Shiro Tokisada's army
but also the rebellion army's hideouts across the land.
Currently, the ground troops are performing a sweep operation.
They are arresting survivors and destroying remaining facilities.
Prepare for a special broadcast on the Federation channel.
I will make a presidential announcement to the entire Federation.
Come out.
We won't attack anyone who doesn't resist.
Don't mess with us, you bastards!
This is a special broadcast of the Federation channel.
We now bring you an important announcement from the new President.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
The Moad conflict has been resolved amicably and completely!
All members of the Civil Movement left Planet Moad with smiles.
Therefore, the Great Space Show of 4701 will commence completely according to plan!
The Big Bang of this century!
It's the first planetary destruction by the hands of man!
This memorable event is perfect for the beginning of the new century!
Taking place in the distant Cashmere Nebula,
this event will be broadcast completely live for viewing on your home monitors.
Proving the Federation Government's superior technology and wealth to the entire universe,
I am confident this grand experiment will satisfy everybody!
We're your Federation Government, and we're here for you.
I hope you'll give us even greater support!
To freedom and democracy, viva gracias!
What the heck is ''viva gracias,'' that bastard?!
Taking it out on someone won't help you, amigo.
Rope!
It's horrible! They're calling it a ''Great Space Show!''
''Resolved amicably?!'' That bastard!
Dammit!
Huh?
That was unusually warm...
Hold it!
Hold it right there, you bastard! I'll slice you in two!
Stop it!
How is she?
Well, the fever isn't going down at all.
Lucky seems to be having nothing but nightmares.
Could you get Doc for me?
Oh yeah, sure thing.
I understand, Lucky.
You really loved your big brother.
Sleep well, sleep to your heart's content.
Until you're well enough to shout ''Captain! Captain!''
I'll protect you, no matter what happens!
Captain! Captain! Captain!
Are all of you trying to piss me off?
Don't get mad!
Captain, tag me!
Tag!
Take that!
Don't you get it when someone says ''that's enough?!''
Do you give up?
More...
How's the patient, Doc?
When a person suffers a shock, anything can happen.
In cases like this,
only the person's mental strength and time will determine if there's hope for recovery.
It's okay. Her heartbeat's gotten more stable than it was.
Captain Ahab!
The enemy is coming near! Please start moving!
We'll stall them here and buy some time!
What did you say?
Captain Ahab...
We are leaving everything in the hands of you and your crew.
Lucky...
We pray you will defeat Moby Dick.
May the divine protection of the Universe be upon the whale hunters.
I understand, Lucky's brother. That's what we came here for.
I know. Don't worry.
I'm taking Lucky with me.
Yes, please.
Okay, men, here we go!
Oh! Oh! Yeah!
You come too!
Huh? Oh, yes!
Here we go, Dew!
Go!
Where to, Sir?!
You know where! There!
Okay! There it is!
''Over there, he says
it's not here, nor over here
And it's not nowhere.''
''Thinking about where is there
is just wearing on my wares.''
He means the west shore! It's where Lady Whisker sank!
This is bad!
Barba!
Jacobs!
Retreat! Retreat!
Yo, Jacobs!
Well, this is a nice fix. Now I guess we owe you a favor?
Ahab, I was looking for you.
Oh, looking for me, you say?
You had a doctor in your crew, if I'm not mistaken.
That would be me! What's wrong?
Please help me.
This way.
I'm going to do some blood tests.
Examining! Examining! Examining!
Shut up! Examining! Examining! Examining!
Shut up! Mining... mining...
Her lungs are shot.
Moad's air didn't suit me.
No, your lungs must have been damaged even longer ago than that.
You were born and raised on Earth, weren't you?
The cause is Earth's over-polluted atmosphere.
Most likely, coming to Moad and breathing in clean air
actually caused your immune strength to crash.
You mean to tell me I could only live in a polluted place?
Beats me. There are many different types of people.
So, how long will they last, these lungs of mine?
Tell me! Please!
They're way past their limit already.
Thank you, Doctor.
Madam Special Assistant...
Huh? Do you hear a weird noise?
Yeah, I do.
Hey, Dew, what's going on?
Dew...
The fated day is nearing with every tick of the clock.
239 hours and 59 minutes, 46 seconds...
44 seconds...
The countdown has begun.
Detonation in T minus 9 days, 23 hours 59 minutes 35 seconds Moad time...
30 seconds...
25 seconds...
20 seconds...
15 seconds...
10 seconds...
We only found this out later, of course,
but on the same day the countdown began,
the Federation Army's 7th Fleet withdrew.
Moad regained a momentary quiet.
And what was left on Moad
were a few hundred citizens who fought and were wounded but still lived,
and us.
And also, the planet-destroyer cannon, Moby Dick.
Okay, the fever's gone down.
Well? You feel a lot better now, right?
Yeah, thanks, Doc.
Thanks, Dockie.
Anyway, I have two patients to take care of all of a sudden! I'm so busy.
Don't worry about me. You can't save me anyway.
Don't say that. This should make the breathing temporarily easier.
Ahab Ishmael Ali...
Yeah?
I hear you're going to defeat Moby Dick?
Yeah...
How?
None of your business.
I was in the nerve center of the Federation Government.
I probably know more about Moby Dick than you do.
I want to make this bomb detonation plan fail and make them panic.
Hey...
You know Moby Dick is an android, right?
Indeed, Moby Dick was originally a death row inmate.
It's what has become of a physicist charged with treason and convicted.
Have you ever heard the name Professor Abel Cain?
I don't have any acquaintance with intellectuals.
Abel Cain?
The dean of the Federation Science Academy twenty-five years ago?
Yes...
And the very one who invented the theory and the form of the planet-destroyer cannon.
Huh?
Although the professor invented it,
he was concerned about its destructive powers and the massive impact on the universe.
He then appealed strongly to the government to ban the manufacture or use of the weapon.
In the end, he even tried to leak information to the mass media,
and was arrested by the secret police and detained in custody.
He was sentenced to death in a closed-door trial.
Within that same day, he was turned into an android.
So he was turned into Moby Dick.
After being divided into two.
Into two?
Yes, the professor's consciousness was divided into two.
So that memories of the past and of who he was would all be erased.
Half of him was assigned defense of Federated Space as a super battleship.
That's when I met it.
I gave my left eye and left leg to it then.
The other half was turned into a human-form android
and assigned to the Bureau of Planetary Development.
Soon, the planet-destroyer cannon was completed, and Moad was set as the target.
Then Moby Dick was remodeled as that new model cannon,
while the other half was given the task of being its detonator.
What did you say?
Are you saying Dew and Moby Dick were originally the same person?!
Yes...
The day the new cannon, the planet-destroyer, is used for the first time,
that will literally be the day of Professor Abel Cain's true execution.
This tasteless script is the best the incompetent and corrupt Federation Government could plot.
I too was in the nerve center of that government not long ago.
Okay, so, what?
How do we save Moad and beat Moby Dick? What's your plan?
I want to hear that. Come on, say it, Ohara.
Spill it all at once! You're almost there!
Ohara!
Hey...
She's dead! She died! She's dead! She died!
Madam Special Assistant...
After that, we headed to the west shore.
Following not too far behind us were Dew and Sara,
and following far, far behind was Murato.
Damn! Why, you...
First, scraps were gathered, and a raft was made,
so we could get near the Lady Whisker, which had sunk offshore.
Then Captain Ahab said, ''Anyway...''
Anyway, I think I'm hungry.
Yes, coming right up!
All right! We can only eat the green seaweed, got it?
The black ones are a no-no!
What will happen if you eat a black one?
You'll experience severe diarrhea.
Nothing like black seaweed, huh?
I can't hold it!
On dododos kon gogodos...
On dodo kon gogo...
Are you abandoning the woman?
This place is appropriate for Sara.
I have run out of time.
I thought you had hope of reviving Sara's life program?
If Moad is saved and I live, then I'll come back here.
But the possibility of that is close to zero.
Wait, Dew!
A complete revival is impossible,
but I might be able to bring her back to life.
As the Border Garrison Commander,
there were a number of times that I revived labor androids whose life programs were terminated.
I was given the right to perform the procedure as well.
Sara! Sara!
SARA!
It seems the attempt failed.
It's here! It's here! It's here!
Bring it on, you bastard!
Hold it right there, you bastard!
Captain! Captain Ahab!
Shut up! I'm so pissed right now my head's gonna explode!
There! Look over there, Sir! There!
Did you not hear what I just...
Our Lady, she's coming towards us.
The wave Moby Dick kicked up brought her up from the bottom of the sea!
It's the Lady! It's the Lady! It's the Lady!
The wave Moby Dick kicked up brought her up from the bottom of the sea!
It's the Lady! It's the Lady! It's the Lady!
It was unbelievable, but at the same time, it seemed like it was Moby Dick's intention.
lt was unbelievable, but at the same time, it seemed like it was Moby Dick's intention.
''Come on, you lot, catch me if you can.''
''Come chase me to the end of the universe!''
The white demon whispered that to us!
Don't cry
I am always by your side, protecting you
It's a promise
Smile brightly, especially in hard times
Even the sadness that floats down
Will disappear into a beautiful, white memory
Don't forget that my joy
Is to continue to sing for your sake
Even if we become separated from each other
If you listen closely
Surely you will be able to hear my voice