I was shocked to discover that Queen Dianna and Milady Kihel had switched places without any of us knowing,
But afterwards...
They each managed to perform one another's tasks perfectly.
It made me admire them both.
Especially Kihel, when she had to substitute for Queen Dianna...
...in giving the speech to overrule the previous decision to found a fiefdom. l was speechless.
Sochie's War
Hey hey, I told you to put your best foot forward!
If you're up top, dig by hand! I told you not to use the machines, didn't I?
- Can't the Kapool bring it here for us? - Your hands would be more suitable for the job.
What's this about!?
After all that hard work digging out that huge hunk of metal... they just treat us like garbage!
No kidding!
That's just it. The people supervising this now are all Moonrace members. What a joke.
Who was it who worked to excavate this flying machine?
It was all of you.
So this ship should belong to us soldiers of the Militia!
I don't care if you have professional technicians or not...
...how can you let our enemy sit here with us and tweak these systems like they own them?
Do you people have the technical capacity to make this "Willgem" work?
This should be the control route for the SR Laser...
It's rather sophisticated.
Those jerks...
I don't think we could do it ourselves.
You are such a loser!
I can't do anything about it...
It's a fact we just can't deny. The truth is what it is.
It was quite a find. Still, even I don't know how to operate it.
It lacks either wheels or caterpillar treads.
It uses a hover system to move.
A hover system?
It glides over the ground on a cushion created by air pressure.
There's a jet engine in it, right?
Yes. We found the vent for one.
- Ladderum... is it really that large? - Yes.
Pull!
Do you know what this is, Chief Engineer Horace?
Yes. It's called Nano-skin, and it dissolves upon contact with the air.
This is what protected the buried Mechanical Dolls?
Additionally, it assimilates itself into the ground to help cover the relics.
I can't say I understand it well...
I'll take some time to guide you through the basics of nano-technology later...
But the Mustached Mobile Suit got banged in the head pretty badly, didn't it?
Hmm? Oh, it's rather odd.
The damage doesn't seem ordinary.
Recently, the surface of the head started to be enveloped by some sort of odd rust.
Then we'll remove the head and examine it.
Remove the head?
Loran, this window's still open.
Please don't touch anything, Milady Kihel.
Your hands will become dirty.
The resemblance is uncanny...
Loran, this vehicle now belongs to you.
Why choose me?
You are now its Captain. I expect you to make good use of it.
Meaning that it's up to me to get it operational...
You'll be able to do that easily, Loran.
Well, that's...
l'll assist you.
Please don't joke like that, Your Majesty Dianna.
My name is Kihel.
Sir Guin, I'm here to help out too!
Amazing! It's incredible!
This machine even gives us a means to service Mobile Suits!
Not to mention a place to rest.
What do you think you're doing?
I never heard of this washing basin thing.
Sid found it inside there.
l never expected that doing Laundry like this would be so enjoyable!
Please don't do that for me, lt isn't proper!
- What do you mean? -That's not...
Earth women do this, right?
Those are my underpants!
Oh so cold...
- Loran... - Yes?
This machine doesn't have to be used as just a station for making repairs.
We can do make this thing outpace a swift Gallop, can't we?
Gallop?
Sir Guin wishes to progress quickly enough to outrun a horse, doesn't he?
Do you think I can?
You are a Militia Pilot. Of course you can.
- Or am I wrong? - Well, not quite...
You're still part of Dianna Counter...are you sure about this?
A power such as this does not put my people in any danger.
Under the command of a great Captain who dislikes war, I have nothing to fear.
Thank you.
When Miss Kihel stopped being Kihel, she began shining brighter than ever.
That's right.
We are from the same planet. We should be able to find a way to make this a land of peace.
Kihel said exactly what I'm feeling. Her speech rejected plans to forcibly establish a nation.
When I heard her, I started shivering with excitement.
Kihel shouldn't be the only one.
l too have things that I must do as well.
Umm...
What is it?
Are you really Queen Dianna?
You keep asking me these strange questions.
But you act and speak exactly the same as Lady Kihel.
It's natural for you to see it that way.
This is Queen Dianna?
Ahh, there you are.
Yes?
C'mon, Horace is about to give his demonstration.
Chief Horace?
At your service.
l am Loran Cehack.
I never expected that the pilot of the White Doll would be so young!
Isn't the Mustached mechanical doll's armor rather amazing?
That's right, it is.
A nanomachine is even smaller than a human body cell.
They can be used to reconstruct any part of the body down to the smallest part.
If you look at it closely, you'll notice the Mustached shape's been fully restored.
The original design's been recreated beneath this gritty substance.
Look!
It can fix the warped mustache?
That's exactly right.
Nanomachinery technology....
Is something you have you understand in order to build cities on the moon.
But I've never seen anything so advanced that it can heal itself like an actual life form.
It's already finished...
Then, will it look like this beneath the substance?
Not exactly. No metal alloy alone can do what this substance does.
Then...
Are you using the nanites to repair other sections internally, Mr. Ladderum?
That's correct. I never would have known any of this without Horace' contributions.
I am curious, though.
This could very well be the mobile suit "Gundam" from the old legends.
What's a "Gundam"?
According to the Moonrace's legends...
The Gundam was the most violent nemesis of the space immigrants.
But...Before we found ourselves underneath Mountain Cycle...
No one here had ever even mentioned the name Gundam before.
Well, anyhow...
That hurt, you know...
l'm here so I can have Horace teach me about the technology we unearthed from the Mountain cycles.
No no! I'M the one who's here to learn about the technologies needed to live on Earth.
Well put.
lt's got me rarin' to go as well!
I want to study the relics left by our ancestors,
in order to understand what happened to earth in the past.
So what in the world will we name this vehicle?
Is it called a "Heavy Box"?
Why not call it "Gallop"?
Gallop?
Can this vehicle move that quickly without wheels?
Horace did give us his guarantee that it would.
Gallop Captain! I look forward to working with you from now on!
- Lord Guin has made this decision. - That may be so, but...
You were looking for me?
- Please, explain it to me. - Ma'am?
My announcement will cause many problems among our people. I already realize that.
The issues lie with a specific faction of our army who seeks to expand the war.
Yes, but I'd like to get to the essence of the problem.
Yes?
Some among us wish to undermine the authority of Dianna as Queen...
Who are these people?
It's probably those of the moderate faction who remain loyal to Agrippa.
Then what's their true reasoning?
Their real reasons?
In order to return to the Earth...
...the Moonrace has been forced to wait patiently for over a thousand years.
But when the moment finally came, some among them began to have a change of heart.
A change of heart?
Time has been known to change people.
However...
...for as long as l am here with you...
I will defend you with my life, Your Majesty!
Harry, I appreciate your feelings...
But are you sure that you really mean that?
Well, are you losing your trust in me, Queen Dianna?
That's not...
I'm very happy to hear you say that, Lieutenant Harry.
Then can we just continue on as we always have?
Of course we can.
We would just allow the Militia to surround the Soleil...
We have to gun them down first!
We need to make it clear that the land we're on is now our own, correct?
Some professional technicians have defected to the Militia.
Not realizing that the Earth had Mobile suits was the biggest mistake we ever could have made...
Don't cry about it!
l'm not crying!
Let's do something about it, Commander!
What are you talking about?
We'll wipe out everything the technicians want to study!
That's right! A preemptive attack!
This isn't even a war!
We haven't yet received orders saying we can't blow them to pieces
Right.
I'll give you a ride.
You need to stay and make the Gallop operational.
Wait a moment, the engine seems to be having troubles.
Well...
The one who tried to assassinate Lady Kihel, Ms. Teteth... I'm still worried about that situation.
And?
I would like to use the Gallop to find and ask her why she did it.
But I'm not sure if I should use the Gallop for such things.
You're the Captain, aren't you?
Shouldn't you be the one who makes that decision?
You mean I'm allowed to do that?
Loran, there's something I had to come here and tell you!
Milady Sochie?
Sochie?
Cleanup on the deck is complete.
All we need to do is remove the Nanoskin on the underbelly.
Roger!
Why didn't you reject it?
Why would you accept?
With the threat of war, everyone has to see to their own responsibilities.
So, that should apply to me as well.
This isn't good for the Militia.
Ameria needs you to fight for her on the front lines, yet you don't care about that at all.
Letting someone like you get this wonderful machine which can help mobilize and maintain our own mechanical dolls...
It's like casting pearls before swine!
If they request my assistance in their plan, I'd still go and fight!
We're out there fighting every day!
But out here, you wouldn't hear even a single cannon shot!
You're just stuck here with my sister, wasting time and space!
Frankly, you're just trying to chase my sister's tail, aren't you?
Lady, it's time to go...
Please hold on for just a second!
Sister, don't you think that this vehicle would better suit Miashei and myself?
Ask Sir Guin to reconsider, please!
l have no worries about any of that.
Loran will complete anything that he needs to.
Sister... Do you really think so?
Honestly, while Loran's chasing my tail...
I can still oversee how he handles the White Doll.
Loran, I leave the Gallop to you.
Sister, wait!
From this moment forward, this machine will serve as my mechanical doll, the Kapool's, base of operations!
What the?
You'll ruin this place if you force it in like that!
This is now my territory!
Will this serve as a front line base for mechanical dolls?
It was worth excavating.
I wish I could work on it like those mechanics!
Gotta go where we're told.
It'd save us a lot of walking, right?
A vehicle this large is just begging for our enemies to attack it. I'm not sure if I like it.
Ahh, there it is.
What?
It's this thing's manual.
l had this computer make a "print out".
Mr. Ladderum?
To the left of the wheel, there's a switch for adjusting the skirt's angle. Flip it to neutral.
This one?
It doesn't explain how we set up this tent...
I guess not.
Well then, I'll go figure out how we'll put the mustache's head back on.
Sorry about all this.
Where are we heading?
We're patrolling.
Can't you let me do my job like the Lady told me too?
I see. Have you seen any sign of the enemy?
I'm waiting to see if we're able to draw out the enemy's attention like bait.
Bait? Like bait, you say?
Well, you can count on me if any enemy should show up!
They taught me how to use vulcans, and I brought extra missiles along for the trip.
Heck, just yesterday I took down a mechanical doll by myself.
You defeated a mobile suit?
Right, so you won't always be able to treat me like my sister's follower.
I never thought of you like that...
Lieutenant Poe, we've detected an unknown object, but I can't see it.
Can you?
There, 18 Degrees to the right! An object that's not in our database.
I'm analyzing it.
I can't get a clear look at it because of the distortion from earth's heat...
Freeze frame and enhance.
Could that be...
That's the Mustached mobile suit...
Are they transporting it for repairs?
It's the Mustached Mobile Suit, or perhaps should I say, the "Gundam".
Our objective's now to capture it!
Aren't we here to investigate the Spaceship's Mountain Cycle?
We're capturing the Mustache! Is that understood?
Roger that, Lieutenant.
Do you see it?
The giant scarecrows are coming!
Are you sure about that?
I see three of them!
Mr. Ladderum, let's get moving!
Why!?
The White Doll's still being repaired!
I say that we should stay here and fight them!
Milady!
Don't be so rude!
l am going off to fight!
Milady!
- Mr. Ladderum! - What's wrong?
Get the White Doll's head reattached, please! I'm heading out!
I don't understand how we launch it... And how do I operate this Radar thing?
What?
Three "Scarecrows"...
Any more? No...
Lady Sochie is heading out?
Hurry up and get us out of here, please.
Lady Sochie, don't go!
Those scarecrow's cannons pack a punch, don't they?
If we get hit, the Gallop wouldn't stand a chance!
Mr. Horace, Could you please get the White Doll's head reattached?
What's going on?
A team of WaDoms has found us!
Oh, this isn't good...
I can stop them with the White Doll.
Then, is that girl going off to fight against a team of WaDoms?
Dianna Counter, Here I...
No, don't change directions now!
Ladderum, we can't run away, we have to fight!
Milady, please stay where you are!
- Escape on that road to the right. - Roger.
Are the cannons operational?
I'll talk to Chief Horace.
Loran, can you hear me?
Once you've snapped the head in place, it'll reconnect all the necessary hardware itself.
Roger that!
Where's Lady Sochie now...?
Papa, please protect me.
The scarecrows are only aiming at the Gallop?
That's rude.
l shouldn't always need to take orders from my servant.
Alright, the target!
Did you lose your head, Mustache?
I'll be your opponent now!
What the...!?
Chase down the mobile suit on our tail!
The White Doll is mine!
- Have any of our men manned the turrets yet? - Yes, they have.
I apologize!
My father will keep me safe!
One of them can't use their legs...
Where's Lady Sochie?
Hey Loran, your shield and rifle are ready!
The cannons are ready now, Ladderum!
You got that, right-side turret?
What about the left turret?
You read me, Horace? Ahh, There's no time for a test shot, just shoot them!
I'm going full speed!
Are you kidding? No way, you won't capture me!
Go ahead and kill me!
I'll get to meet my father in heaven. I'm not scared at all!
You can't always be lucky, Mustache!
Fire!
What good will clipping my nails do!?
Milady is...!
Where's the Gallop?
Milady, are you alright? Milady!
Please answer me, are you okay?
Please give me some sort of answer!
I was rescued by my own servant again...
Two people were killed?
Where at?
It happened because I gave a reckless order.
Unfortunately, that's the risk of using an unknown ancient vehicle.
No one can take direct responsibility for it.
A drink?
Forgive me, Milady.
It's really my fault that those people had to die.
I only made things worse for you, Loran...
They say it's easy for a person to accept piloting a mechanical doll because you can't see the people you're fighting against.
Yet today, I can't help but to wonder who the pilots of the enemy Mobile Suits are.
And even so, you still continue fighting.
You really are amazing, Loran.
It's not me. It's that thing... the White Doll, that's so amazing.
In war, one rarely gets to choose their own battlefield.
Yet even when Dianna Counter invades her territory...
The old woman, Anis, refuses to evacuate her farmland.
Even that Donkey of hers was telling us to leave...
So I tried to forcibly evacuate her to safety, but we ended up reading a mysterious letter instead.
Next Time... on TURN A GUNDAM...
Anis' Power
"Some people will even fight the wind itself!"
Anis' Power