We're home.
What's wrong, Tohru? You seem to want to be spoiled today.
Because...
Were you being a good boy?
Yeah!
All right, good boys get rewards.
Take that! Battle Proton Beam!
Hyper Altema!
Let me join!
Who are you?
You got a weapon?
Weapon?
Tohru...
What's wrong?
Why are you here?
Because I'm your mother, Tohru.
That's not right...
Because, you both are...
What's wrong, Tohru?
Did you have a bad dream?
You were scared, right?
Reuniting: A Bitter Dream
Big Brother.
Yeah. Does it hurt?
I'm fine. What about Tohru?
Don't worry about him. You should rest up.
This can't be the end, can it, Tohru?
Kyoka...
What's wrong?
Kyoka, your injury isn't bothering you?
What injury?
I mean, Kyoka, you were—
Tohru, are you all right?
You're acting strange, you know? You're drenched with sweat.
Well...
Don't tell me. Was it my big brother again?
No, that's not it...
Moments ago, over there... my parents were standing there.
Yeah, and?
But they can't be alive!
The accident—
Isn't that nice?
You can be together with them forever.
I'm sorry, I gotta go.
Where are you going?
Where?
Well... I have to protect—
Protect who?
Who... is that?
I'm right here, you know?
I have to fight.
If I don't, everyone will die.
Even Sidune...
Is something wrong with me?
Didn't I already say? You don't have to force yourself to fight.
You should do what you want to do, Tohru.
Yeah, that's why...
I wanted to protect everyone.
But, you're scared?
I am scared.
But...
Tohru, you were sad that Sidune died,
but it's okay now.
Everyone will be here, forever and always.
That's not right...
Sidune died. He shot her.
Hey, what does it matter if you're alive or dead?
Who are you?
I'm Kyoka Katagiri. Have you forgotten about me?
No, you're not Kyoka!
Then, who would you prefer, Tohru?
Is it me?
Or is it me?
Is it me?
So it's me after all?
Tohru, where are you going?
He's a boy, so it's good to see him full of energy.
Tohru, where are you going?
No matter where you go, it's the same thing.
Tohru.
Oh, here you are!
Where are you going in such a hurry?
That way?
No...
Then, that way?
Hey, Tohru?
No matter how much effort you put in, Tohru... no matter how much you fight...
You can't escape from time.
Because everything has already ended.
It's fine.
You should rest up, Tohru.
That's right. Relax... and close your eyes.
So warm...
Is this... really all right?
You're fine. It's all right.
You were groaning. Were you having a dream?
Yeah, a scary dream...
It's all right. I'll be here forever.
What kind of picture did you draw?
Um...
HELP ME
That's right, I...
Tohru?
We finally meet...
How mysterious.
Is this the truth behind the Desert Syndrome?
Remy...
Sir Tohru?
Let's go back.
We need to quickly prepare our countermeasures.
Understood.
Are you all right?
You...
Where am I?
You've been swallowed up by the Dead End.
Dead End?
I'm referring to that sand.
That's right.
Remy used an Energy Cube and turned into sand...
Just what is this really?
An Energy Cube causes time to advance to the future.
In other words, it accelerates time forward.
Doctor Odhner also mentioned that.
Then why did Remy turn into sand?
Because that was his future, as it is for all of you...
That sand... is our future?
Let me tell you the story, from where it all began...
This is?
This is the end of our solar system, the Heliopause.
The basic technology behind time control
was initially found in this strange particle drifting through outer space.
The Energy Cube was developed from that particle, and it was easy to mass-produce.
Easily mass-produced, huh?
Right.
And the time machine technology was soon applied to something else.
Something else?
It was being used for military operations.
Eventually, humanity would use the time machine, and find another world in an alternate time-space.
However, both worlds had internal chaos hidden within.
The two worlds meeting would not be fortunate.
A giant war encompassing both worlds started.
Follow me.
Tohru, what do you think is the ultimate weapon?
Ultimate? Doesn't that depend on the situation and objective?
There are times a gun is useful, and others when you need a knife.
Right. Then, let's make it so you can use both.
Anything else?
Let's see...
Let's give it the ability to self-evolve and to learn.
But no matter how strong the weapon, if you drop it, it's useless.
Then...
Now, you'll never drop it again. Anything else?
Even if you can't drop the weapon, if they aim for the body...
Right.
The perfect weapon is one with human form and makes any and every type of attack possible.
Ultimate and perfect, where time ends... that, in fact is...
That is what the sand... Dead End... really is.
By having the Energy Cube advance time, Dead End is created.
We used Dead End in our war.
No, I should say that we thought we were using it, but we were being used by Dead End.
Dead End, with the power to absorb all sorts of energy and matter, analyze it, and replicate it,
is the ultimate weapon.
Those that use Dead End become part of Dead End.
And those that lose against Dead End become absorbed by Dead End.
What lies beyond...
...is a world where Dead End has swallowed everything.
It's what brings an end to the world.
That's why it's called Dead End.
Then, who are the Timekeepers?
Why do they give us Energy Cubes?
The countless humans swallowed up into the Dead End
have melded their psyches and harbor one will.
That is the Timekeepers.
The Timekeepers, after swallowing all of humanity from my world, headed to the past.
I came here to stop that from happening.
But if the world turns into sand,
why did the Timekeepers come to the past?
That's because—
It was to save humanity, of course.
You...
Give Remy back to us!
Remy is perfectly fine.
We do not kill humans.
We render them powerless and store their psyches as data.
Despite everything, we are a humane weapon.
We ended this war without killing anybody.
If we were not here,
the two worlds would probably have destroyed one another.
Humans instinctively fight, and we give them salvation.
Within us, humanity can find eternal peace.
Just like how I was earlier?
All of humanity can experience an eternal, blissful dream.
That... you call that salvation?
There is no need to worry. Because... everything has already ended.
Disappear!
Are you all right?
Yes.
But, my power is about to run out...
I want you to tell me... what should we do?
At your current technological level...
If we have Energy Cubes, we can evolve.
But if we do that, we're playing right into their hands.
I had wanted to warn you before the fighting began.
But the Timekeepers were interfering, and my voice did not reach you.
But the fighting has already started.
Perhaps I got here too late.
The Energy Cube links us to the future.
You told me... that the future was not determined yet.
Normally, that would be correct.
However, the Energy Cubes that the Timekeepers give you are linked to their future.
We can't disconnect that link?
We can... with my power, it can... be undone.
If you wish to create a future you desire...
Then...
However, the birth of Dead End is an inevitable course of history...
A few irregulars... the result... same...
We can change it drastically!
You are one of the eligible... with that power... but if you fail...
You will, right now, be taken by Dead End...
I don't care.
That's better than ending right here, right now.
Hold on a minute.
Let go of me!
Don't force your future on us anymore!
How do you know that what she says is correct?
I understand if you don't believe me...
What?
But perhaps she's forcing the future she wishes on you as well?
To believe in someone can be a dangerous thing.
That doesn't mean...
...that cooping myself up in a dream, and forsaking everyone else is a good thing!
That just can't be!
This girl fought for me... for us... and shed her blood.
That's why I want to believe in you. No, I will believe in you.
Wait. Don't disappear.
I'm sure... we will meet again...
in your future...
Oh, my friend!
Friendship is something easily broken.
That's not true! Look at that!
Something has appeared!
DEMON
Uniting before danger, that's the power of friendship!
My friend is using me as a shield!
Next episode: "Battlefield."
BATTLEFIELD THE PRICE OF BLOODSHED
"The Price of Bloodshed."