Manuipich was the path that the Willgem needed to take to reach the moon...
...but Dianna Counter's turrets stood in our way.
To deal with this, Sir Guin developed a plan and allowed me to join a demolition team to destroy these turrets.
We met the King of Adeska and gained his assistance.
But in turn, we were caught by insurrectionists who had betrayed the King.
Captured Manuipich
Mayalito!
- Stop this! - Don't let him get away!
Militia soldier?
That's right.
Over here, quickly!
Remove your coat. I'll stop the bleeding for you.
That's thoughtful of you.
Adeska's in turbulent times right now.
So it would seem.
If you follow this waterway, you'll find your destination.
You'll have to take care of the rest on your own.
And yourself?
I will be returning to the King.
You're from the Maba Clan. Why do you serve the King of Adeska?
Are you also of the Maba?
I don't fully know.
I was with the Maba clan when I was 3 years old.
Back then, any Adeskan child whose parents had been killed were simply left to fend for themselves at the mountain's base.
I was found by a miner named Sid and taken away from here.
What's your point?
Manuipich is not the only city in the world.
You don't have to wield a weapon to survive.
Serving the King is my solemn duty.
If this Quoatl is such a great King...
...why have the people of Adeska decided to band against him?
Why would they choose to fight their own King?
Adeskan troubles only belong within Adeska.
Mayalito...
We must hurry.
Otherwise, your companions will be dead before the evening is through.
Quoatl...
You are to come with us before the main alter.
Do you know what to do, Taruka?
It's just as the legends said.
The White Devil who burned our skies crimson red has returned to claim the Ades Branch.
Now, the war between the giants of heaven and earth will begin once again!
I know this.
Quoatl will soon lack the power to prevent this disaster.
- That's right! - That's it exactly!
You were chosen to be the successor.
You must follow the traditions of Adeska.
You must defeat the King and take up his mask...
Then you will become the new King!
If you refuse, Taruka...
This weak and useless King will only bring disaster upon Adeska and her people!
Take up the sword.
I refuse.
Why is that?
As King, It is not yet my time to take up the sword.
If you don't obey, we'll decapitate those people and their blood will stain Manuipich's waterways.
In order to stop further humiliation, you must first face it yourself.
You bastards!
You savages... Cease this at once!
Taruka, tell Deptle to stop this!
If that's what you want, you must first draw your sword.
What is the purpose of this?
The burning sky, and the appearance of my White Devil...
...These things are not King Quoatl's fault!
This is something you must understand!
Why must you use a foolish practice!?
This is our way of life that helped us survive!
An outsider like you has no right to criticize it.
Taruka, these people here have come to destroy those cannons which the people from the sky use to ensnare this village.
There's no reason to believe what the King says.
This King is no longer our ruler. He's a man who merely fled downhill and abandoned us!
Take the sword.
Taruka!
Majesty, please draw your sword.
This sword... I shall not.
Remove his head!
Why you...!
Please, don't!
Up there?
What?
Forget the swords!
The alter's been...
What the!?
Explosives?
Joseph?
Miss Mayalito!
Majesty, if you will not draw your sword...
Currently...
At this moment, I cannot draw a sword against you.
For the sake of preventing a war between the giants...
I must assist these outsiders.
Your Majesty?
Mayalito!
Sir!
King Quoatl, If you refuse to hand over your position as King...
Adeska will fall.
What in the world are you wishing for?
The path to the right?
No, it's heavily guarded.
I'll ride a boat down the secret waterway.
Right.
This way.
Taruka, it seems that they aren't going through the west route.
If they went by the waterway, and aren't using the western route...
Could they be...
- Follow me. - Sir!
A river?
What the hell is this? It's a dead end!
This is the only remaining route to Manuipich at the...
Don't bother explaining it. We're not some band of tourists.
The King mentioned something about a boat, did he not?
Correct.
Is that what he said?
He didn't just run away, did he?
His Majesty is not that sort of man.
That's right, isn't it.
Our uninvited guests are here.
How many?
Not a lot.
Then, please don't use the explosives against them.
That had been my plan.
Another one of them fled.
He probably went to summon others.
I think so too.
The King hasn't come yet.
He'll be here.
Are you sure he didn't flee?
Quoatl's a useless cowards who cares only for himself.
You're wrong! That's a lie! - Hmm?
He never even bothered to pick up his sword, but instead reacted like a coward and fled!
This isn't the attitude of a true Adeskan king!
I cannot accept hearing a speech like that come from you!
Mayalito!
Better hold off, little Miss.
Don't get in my way!
If you say such things once more, I'll cut out your tongue!
I will not forgive you, even if you are the man everyone has chosen!
Damn it Mayalito...
Think back.
On that night when the people dreamed of the red sky...
Ascending King Taruka!
Defeat the old King!
Become our protector!
Defeat the old King! Become our protector!
You were the one whom our people had chosen. According to our traditions, you were to take your sword and challenge King Quoatl.
But at that time, you lost your nerve.
Do you not understand the significance of that?
If you become King and cannot live up to the responsibility of preventing this calamity...
The people of Adeska will be left without hope.
Back then, you were afraid of carrying the burden of your people's destiny!
I was...
Did you honestly think the King never noticed?
He knew about it?
Ascending King Taruka! Defeat the old King!
The reason the King fled, was in order to...
He intended to give you time.
So that you could become the true King of Adeska.
He was ready to give up his life.
The way a person in his position was crushed by his own people's insults... You couldn't understand that, Tarkuka.
Here they come.
Knock it down!
Deptle?
Is that bad?
Where is that King?
His Majesty is here now.
Jump in!
Quickly!
Are you alright?
I'll be fine.
Taruka!
Take this!
- Are you alright? - They're running!
Mayalito!
Give me your hand!
Just a bit more...
Come on, stretch your arms...
Good job, Mayalito.
The old King is heading for Manuipich!
No...
Quoatl is not the old King yet.
Nor is he a King who needs to die now.
Is that Manuipich?
That's...
This...
The temple's been...
We're here.
This time, you're going to have to stay behind.
Otherwise, that bomb in your chest might explode...
And then you'll truly become an accursed White Devil.
Was there any signal from Manuipich yet?
If something doesn't happen soon, the Willgem will kill Ames and Loran.
It'll be morning soon...
The airplanes are on their way here, right?
If the rest of us can pull something off...
Sir Guin won't need to fire the Willgem's cannons.
You think so?
So, let's have the Suicide and Jalopy teams deploy!
I'm with you.
Incoming.
Hey! Over here!
- Is this the place? - Yep!
You people are late.
It's amazing that they can land at night like this.
It's nothing. They've been training to do things like this for almost a decade now.
Do you have all the bombs we requested?
I was able to obtain this boat thanks to everyone's efforts.
It'd all be for nothing if we lost that sack along the way.
Those cannons are in this direction, right?
That mountain looks a bit like an old tree stump.
That is what's left from the Ades World Tree.
The areas on the sides of the alter also show evidence of where its roots once lay.
We've seen evidence that suggests the tree was cut down during the war between the giants of the sky and earth.
Could this place be the legendary stairway to heaven? The place with stairs that lead to heaven's bagworm?
How's it look?
It's no good. Dianna Counter set up lights to illuminate the damaged portion of the ancient temple.
But there doesn't seem to be anyone posted there.
This Dianna Counter you speak of has placed 3 cannons each in 2 seperate locations, both to the north and west.
Then in that case, Ames and I will take care of the 3 to the north.
Loran and Sid will be responsible for the ones on the west side.
Do you understand, Uncle Sid?
It's not a problem, but we'll need to destroy all 6 at the same time.
In that case, we just need to do it before Sir Guin carries out his plan.
It will be a difficult climb up there. Are you certain you'll be alright?
If we don't do it, the Willgem's cannon will burn away these turrets along with the entire city.
Furthermore, even if that didn't happen, Dianna Counter would still trash this place anyway.
Understood. Then I'll take you to the western location, young man!
Right! I thank you for that, Quoatl.
I too will accompany the King.
An elderly man will be with you, so please be careful.
You're easily swayed, you know?
Did you fall for that girl now?
No, it's not that.
Is that it?
Not many on watch.
We'll take it out.
Loran, can you do it?
In that case, I'll go on to the next one.
Please do.
A report from our scouting unit?
It looks like an Almaiya class is moving towards Manuipich from the sea.
We can't wait any longer.
Chief Horace, please prepare the Mega Particle Cannon.
Roger.
Tell Chief Ladderum to have our fighter plane division distract the enemy.
Understood.
Do you really intend to use the main cannons?
It must be stopped...
What's the matter?
H...Hello? I'm opening this door!
Forgive me!
That's it!
Here, too.
Now we just wait for Loran's group.
If he's with the King and Gramps...
They'll be fine.
Which button will keep it from firing?
Which one?
Which one is it!?
The enemy battleship is approaching now.
Their target is the Willgem.
Things will be fine if we were to back down.
Located within that City is a device called a Mass Driver. We need it if we wish to bring this ship into space.
Mass.. Drive...?
With that, the Willgem will be capable of reaching the moon.
Then are you suggesting we forsake Loran, the others, and that city to pursue that goal!?
I told Laura and the others that we would attack at dawn.
They should have retreated by now.
Chief Horace, fire.
- Yes. - Hold it! Please wait a bit longer!
Sir!
The Suicide and Jalopy teams have spread out along the mountainside!
I didn't order them to deploy!
Hey, Colonel!
I wanted to have a chance to show off the Luzianna Militia's fighting power again!
Your Majesty!
There they are!
There's still one more cannon emplacement that hasn't been fitted with a bomb...
We'll make sure to clear a path for Loran's group!
That cannon is aiming in our direction...
Everyone, don't attack! Worry about dodging the beam!
Another?
The Adeskan people have come here?
We can still defeat these miniature Mechanical Dolls with our weapons!
We must open a path to assist our King!
Taruka, have you come to fight for my sake?
Majesty!
Shoot, Shoot, SHOOT THEM!
Sochie, can you stop them?
No, I can't. They're attacking from both sides.
Watch yourself, Miashei!
They aren't used to such tiny things like airplanes. They won't be able to hit us.
Use the smoke screen cover to get in closer!
Majesty, you can get the cannon's soldiers away from this place.
That's far enough.
Stand up!
When did you...?
Put your hands up.
The timer!
I can't believe they would install something like this.
Success!
We did it? No...
There's still one cannon left.
You little...
You people destroyed our turrets!
That's enough!
Take that!
Majesty!
Here in Adeska, we have no need for such cannons!
You useless backwater primitives!
Mayalito...
Miss Mayalito!
Get out of here.
And you too!
Ma'am!
Don't allow the mechanical soldiers to come any closer!
Fire!
Loran...
You said you intend to dispose of the bombs which stain the sky red in space, right?
Yes, that's correct.
You must now fulfill that vow.
Of course I shall!
What in the world are planning to do!?
Quoatl...
Mayalito, I want you to follow that young man.
Taruka, shoot me!
Quoatl!
King Quoatl!
You must now obey our traditions and bring my old era to a close for Adeska's sake!
Majesty!
At this moment, Taruka has the right to kill me.
I decree that he has the right to do so!
Majesty!
Don't hesitate. Myalito, you must leave.
Taruka, this is our King's hope!
Your Majesty, in the name of the Branch of Ades, I hope you'll rest in peace.
Taruka!
Mayalito...
After this, you shall take my place as the new King.
I'll stay by your side.
What's Mayalito still doing up there when they're about to change Kings!?
May you ascend and grasp the Ades Branch!
Ascend?
How could... How could you do something like that, Mayalito!?
Quoatl...
...ascend to the branch, in flight as a hawk!
Our lives and future have now been secured!
Manuipich has been taken.
So it seems.
Just as dawn broke...
The Adeskan people's new King.
Our ever revered King, Quoatl never shed tears nor hesitated.
There's nothing else that could've been done.
Why couldn't I do anything for her?
Quoatl used to say...
...that when the White Devil would return to take the Ades branch, our mythology would reach its end.
Is that so?
That, up there, is the Ades branch!
Quoatl...
I will use your Ades Branch, the Zacktraeger, to ensure I fulfill my vow and cast the nuclear bombs out in deep space.
I'll travel there while controlling the one you called the White Devil... I'll go together with the White Doll.
On the day the ship Mr. Will Game left us is ready to reach space, Lieutenant Poe pursues and attacks us.
However, due to the Nuclear Bomb in the chest of the White Doll...
I can't just carelessly do whatever I want.
That's because I don't wish for my mobile suit to truly become the "White Devil".
Next Time... on TURN A GUNDAM...
Fly! Through The Stratosphere
"The wind flows through space."
Fly! Through The Stratosphere