So is everybody this lonely when they're in love?
They embrace a pain that's deeper than the shadows?
It's all to make us shine, I just know it...
I love you, I love you,
I gaze at you with my heart...
I believe in you, I believe in you,
even on the coldest of nights.
I call out to you with my tears,
but I don't need any promises...
That's the precious strength that you've given me...
Don't forget, Van.
It's your will that determines Gaea's future.
Mother!
Don't forget, Van.
An energist...
The energist! It's...
What's going on?
Escaflowne! It's...!
Lord Van!
Hitomi!
Wait, Allen!
Allen...
What happened to them?!
I don't know.
Lord Van... Lord Van disappeared...!
Power Spot energy influx, 72.
Causality Detector sensitivity nominal.
Power stable. All functions operating properly.
Fate Oscillator has reached critical.
Power spot energy charge, 100.
Fluctuation rhythm, .03. Value within tolerances.
Finally... The time has finally come!
This day I have imagined for so long has come!
Alter fate!
Altering fate.
Come, show it to me!
Show me my dream! My ideal!
What? Why isn't it working?
What in the world?
Hitomi!
Allen?
Van!
Where are we?
Escaflowne!
It was sent with us?
That light...
Van!
What's going on?
It's like we're in some big building.
Building?
I guess you could call it that...
The floor's moving!
What?
Welcome, ye who are bound to the fate of the dragon.
Who's there? Where are you?!
What's that?
You're the one who brought us here?
Yes. Everything answers fate's call.
Fate?
I am he who guides Gaea to her future.
The leader of the Zaibach Empire.
I am Dornkirk.
We wound up in the heart of Zaibach?
Zaibach?
That's the leader of Zaibach?
That's the guy my brother serves?!
Van!
If I kill you, all the tragedy in Gaea will end!
Perhaps.
What?!
Conflict may erupt at any time and any place.
War is the destiny of which humanity can never wash its hands.
What do you know about people's destiny?
I possess the power to predict fate.
Just as the people of Atlantis were once able to do.
Atlantis?
Wait... Are you Isaac?
I've not heard that name for a long time...
Isaac was my name on Earth.
A man from the Mystic Moon is Zaibach's emperor?
Then you're the ''Isaac'' that my father met?
I see. So you're Leon's son.
Fate brought you here as well.
Such a wretched man he was.
If only he had told me the secret of Atlantis...
Damn you!
But I solved the mystery of Atlantis.
I have completed the Atlantis Machine.
Why...
Why did you come to Gaea?
If you hadn't come, everyone would be happy here!
No, young lady. Gaea is steeped in blood.
It was steeped in the blood of war long before I arrived.
Just like Earth.
Yes. Earth...
One day, a question took hold of me.
All bodies share a common principal.
Based on their masses, bodies create a force...
...which draws them and other bodies together.
That is gravity.
I wondered why it is that such an invisible force exists.
It is the way of the world that people are drawn to each other,
and that people kill each other, as well.
All varieties of order exist in the world...
...through this endless repetition of death.
But what is the source of that order?
Yes... Destiny.
That fundamental force which governs the universe.
Destiny?
Does it obey laws?
To solve the mystery, I gave my all to research and experimentation.
However, I was unable to find a solution.
Even at death's door, my desire did not weaken.
On the contrary, it grew even stronger!
I must know...
I must know the principles of destiny...
I found myself looking upon a strange land.
A wasted land with the moon and a blue moon in the sky.
That place was Zaibach, Gaea.
Barren land. A harsh climate.
And a people who lived by harvesting her meager bounty.
They suffered under a constant fear of invasion.
Theirs was a brutal fate.
And then it came to me.
I had come to save these people.
I gave them everything I had.
I gave them the wisdom called ''science''.
I told them to tame nature. That my science was meant for them.
I told them to drive away their enemies.
That they should forge their own destiny, rather than be ruled by it.
The people followed my wishes, and this utopia, Zaibach, was founded.
And then I heard of the legends of Atlantis,
which had to do with the creation of Gaea.
That was my ideal. This ability of Atlantis to create destiny.
Ever since, I've devoted all my knowledge...
...to continue my search of those principles,
and have finally built this, a device which creates destiny!
They say that the people of Atlantis converted human thought into energy...
...and thus controlled their destiny at will.
Yes, Gaea is one of Atlantis' creations.
Gaea was created by Atlantis?
To operate the machine that creates this wonderful power,
I had to seek out Atlantis' power, the Power Spot left here on Gaea.
That was fulfilled through the conquest of Freid.
And now the final key, the dragon -- Escaflowne...
...has been pulled to me by the threads of fate.
Escaflowne?
The legendary Atlantis Machine, of which I have dreamt for so long...
...my Fate Alteration Engine, is finally complete!
Fate Alteration Engine?
That's not right...
Using a machine to change destiny...
You've made so many people suffer!
It's not right!
Sacrifices are a necessary factor in creating a new destiny.
A small misfortune becomes the cornerstone of a greater happiness.
If I can create a perfect fate, we will all be blessed with perfect happiness.
That's...
That's wrong!
It's not right to be happy because of fate controlled by some machine!
Hitomi?
Hitomi!
Watch with me. Watch the new fate of man.
Staring out there won't do them any good.
We're going back to Asturia. Gaddes has agreed.
You're just going to abandon Allen and the others?
There's no way to tell where they went.
It's a waste of time to have the ship fly around in circles.
A waste of time?
You're such a--
Merchant? You're right.
Those Zaibach guys are serious about destroying Gaea.
I'm going to try to stop them. But I'll do it my way.
They'll be back.
Dryden...
I think everyone's wishes are connected somehow.
I'd like to believe that mine will get across someday.
The final key to the Fate Alteration Engine...
Who would believe that an Ispano Guymelef would have such power?
We must solve this mystery ourselves, no matter the cost.
We mustn't let Folken gain any more ground on us.
So you're awake.
Are you all right?
Where are we?
Looks like they don't plan to kill us for the time being.
I had another vision. The ground gave way and the world exploded.
Perhaps it was an image of the destruction of Atlantis.
I'm not sure.
But I think it's something larger...
Maybe you saw the future of Gaea.
You're kidding!
Mother said that the power of Atlantis mustn't be reawakened yet.
If that Fate Alteration Engine is activated,
Gaea might meet the same fate as Atlantis.
No...!
Van?
Van! What's wrong, Van?!
They must've started dismantling Escaflowne!
No!
Van! Hang in there!
What is it?
I've got it!
Van, if you can feel Escaflowne's pain,
it should work the other way around!
If your thoughts reach it, you should be able to operate it...
...no matter how far away you are!
Hitomi...
I'll help.
If we work together, I know we'll be able to do it!
That's dangerous!
You'll feel it, too!
He's right... There's no need for you to suffer, too.
What're you talking about?!
If we don't do something, you might die, Van!
Hurry! Give me your hand!
Hitomi...
It's okay. I know Van can do it.
What are they up to?
It's gone!
Hitomi...
I'm fine.
Van, picture Escaflowne. Concentrate as hard as you can.
Reach it! Please!
Move! Come on, move!
Escaflowne... Please! Move!
What?
How? How can it be moving?
What's happened? Why can't I see?
Is this that girl's power?
Escaflowne!
We did it! We did it, Van!
The first order of business is getting out of here, Van!
I know!
A Guymelef!.
Allen! Take Hitomi!
Right.
Van!
I'll hold them off!. Take care of Hitomi, Allen!
Van!
Go on ahead!
We'll leave from the roof!.
Go!
All right.
Watch yourself!.
Let's go to the roof, Allen.
Right.
I can see them now! But why?
Hitomi!
Just a second!
This way!
Okay, let's go!
Right behind you!
I wonder if Van's all right...
I think he's okay. If anybody can make it, it's Van.
You believe in Van, don't you?
Never mind.
The city seems kind of lonely...
I wonder if the people here in Zaibach are really happy.
Here they are.
I'll never let you have Hitomi,
even if it costs me my life!
Allen! Hitomi! Hurry!
Van!
Come on, hurry!
Van!
Let's go!
Here goes... Don't fall off!.
They're gaining on us!
Escaflowne... Fly faster!
Faster!
When the dragon and the girl come close,
the image of the future wavers.
That girl from Earth is the key to everything.
I must separate them!
Object closing in from direction of the capital!
Speed is unusual! Be on alert!
Allen, you're hurting me.
Sorry.
Dornkirk, Emperor of Zaibach... A man from the Mystic Moon.
This is the thread of our fate.
Blue searchlights meet beyond the Moon...
Yeah, my angel who came flying down, who are you?
The doors of destiny are opening before us,
so let's just fall in love.
I can't break free of this moment that's making my heart flutter...
Don't stop baby!
Your mystic eyes are setting' me on fire,
your innocent smile breakin'me down...
You're the only one with that look in your eye.
An endless journey is beginning...
...with this unstoppable pounding in my heart,
and I wanna swoop down and take you with me!