A huge-ass...
...hand?!
Hey, wait, just a...
Hey!
Aw, dammit!
The moon!
UNDERGROUND
An error in the Moon Cannon's firing trajectory?
You're aware of the defense mechanism on the moon's far side, correct?
Yes.
Don't tell me...
Apparently their capsule encountered it.
Form a search and rescue party, quickly.
Yes.
We're out of time.
boku ga boku no mama irareru basho sagasou
I'm gonna look for a place where I can stay the way I am.
boku ga boku no mama irareru basho sagasou
I'm gonna look for a place where I can stay the way I am.
tsuki ni terasare hashiridasu yo
Lit by the moon, I set off running.
tsuki ni terasare hashiridasu yo
Lit by the moon, I set off running.
furui shakai nado shikato shite
Ignore the old world and the old ways;
furui shakai nado shikato shite
Ignore the old world and the old ways;
bokura ga terashi ruuru ni nare
live by the rules we bring to light.
bokura ga terashi ruuru ni nare
live by the rules we bring to light.
hora! buchikowase kono te de
Look! Break it down with your own hands.
hora! buchikowase kono te de
Look! Break it down with your own hands.
kimi ga kimi no mama motomeru basho wa doko
Where's a place where you can stay as you are?
kimi ga kimi no mama motomeru basho wa doko
Where's a place where you can stay as you are?
dare no iinari ni mou naru na yo
Don't listen any more when people tell you what to do.
dare no iinari ni mou naru na yo
Don't listen any more when people tell you what to do.
yume wa shinjiru furikazase
Believe in dreams and flaunt your power.
yume wa shinjiru furikazase
Believe in dreams and flaunt your power.
boku ga boku no mama iru tame ni wa itsumo
For me to stay as I am, I need
boku ga boku no mama iru tame ni wa itsumo
For me to stay as I am, I need
shinjita omae wa tsuranukunda
you, who always believed in me, to stick by me all the way,
shinjita omae wa tsuranukunda
you, who always believed in me, to stick by me all the way,
sou da saigo wa kisu shitai
and at the very end, I want to kiss you.
sou da saigo wa kisu shitai
and at the very end, I want to kiss you.
Was it trying to kill us?!
Sniff, sniff...
That's the smell of sunshine.
So... where are we?
The planet Earthdash.
The world we ought to have escaped.
What?!
It feels like Hell's doorstep.
Miss Miyuki. Miss Miyuki.
Miss Miyuki!
Are you all right?
Where are we?
Apparently we fell back to the surface.
Apparently we what?
We overshot Mooneyes and were on an orbit to circle the moon when that giant hand...
Miss Miyuki, you saw those ruins too, didn't you?
And that giant?
So this must be...
Yes.
Hey, Miyuki.
You okay...?
A giant?
Look!
What's this?!
I didn't think they could possibly be real either.
The giants on the moon, huh?
I thought that was just a fairy tale.
On the moon live the descendants...
...of the giants who once created the heavens.
Yeah, that.
My mom told me the story when I was little.
And the moon giants are starfarers too...
Starfarers?
Oh, that's a tasty-sounding name!
Long, long, long ago,
the gods created the world.
The gods' footprints became the seas and the rivers,
and the scars of their struggle became the cornerstones of civilization.
It is said that the first people to play sports with a ball
did so in memory of that battle long ago.
Time passed, and a prodigious player appeared
whose skills rivaled the gods'.
That player wielded a thunderbolt ball,
and saved both Earthdash and the moon in their hour of need.
He was revered as a legend.
That's pretty much how the story I know goes.
A thunderbolt ball?
That ball gleamed with a radiant light,
and the path it traced was the shape of the heavens' creation.
Huh? What?
It's been bugging me.
Why did James and his group deliberately seek us out?
Why did they make a league, and even hold championships?
For the money and... something more?
Yes.
Maybe, just maybe, the moon is searching for someone who can really hurl thunderbolt balls.
And that's...
What's that?
Hey, Iceman!
This is the place I least wanted to remember.
I, too, was once deluded by the legend.
As proof that I failed to become the man of legend,
I have this arm, and this leg.
Now the shards of my dream lie deep within the earth.
Iceman...
This arm aches.
This leg won't be quiet.
You...
Dan, you're not like me.
You'll do it...
You'll become the true legend.
Destroy!
Iceman...
Dan, he still works!
Got it!
Wait up, Iceman!
My Zephyr...
I bet I can do something.
Leave it to me!
Please!
Whew! Huh?
No, Jiiya, don't!
How was the launch?
A pleasure to meet you.
I am Jiiya, her companion.
I figured you were being too quiet,
but you fainted even before we left, didn't you?
I knew.
Nice!
She comes from class, doesn't she?
No, no!
We all have our reasons.
Miss Sela...
I'll handle the repairs!
Oh... Thanks.
You're not like me.
Duh!
You and me are different!
Iceman!
Wrong side up!
Ow...
What the hell?!
Dan!
Who are you guys?
Ow!
Welcome...
...to endsville.
Where'd you come from?
Where?
Don't you—?
We came from up there!
Where is this place?
This is the abyss:
Underground.
Underground?
Those with nowhere to go end up here.
The town that is rock bottom.
In this town of chaos and anarchy,
have hope and peace, for a time.
Listen, all of you!
No! Stop! Please stop!
I don't want to die!
Stop!
To be chosen is both a disaster and a blessing.
It's the first barrier you must overcome if you wish to crawl back up to the light.
That was quick!
Sniff, sniff.
That's the smell of blood.
Let's see...
This can serve for that and the other...
And there's still...
This!
Let go!
You let go!
I want the transforming screw from this!
I want the mounting!
Oh!
We'll dismantle it, give you the screw and me the mounting!
Just a—!
Come, no time to waste!
Come where?!
You're lucky! So lucky!
H-Hey!
What are you—?!
Let go!
Where are you taking me this time, you—?!
Hey, what—
Let me go!
You're lucky.
Ow...
Fight, if you want to stay alive!
There are weapons over there.
Wh-What?!
Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!
Fight!
There are your weapons!
If it's a weapon I need...
I pick him, of course!
You moron! What are you doing?!
Pick up a weapon!
A spear or a sword or something, there's plenty!
There's no points or edges I want!
Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!
Who did that?
No interference!
Basquash!
There.
How about...
...this?!
The winner gives death to the loser!
Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!
They want you to kill him.
H-Hey!
You're really gonna do it?
You gonna kill him? Hey!
You dumbasses!
I can't basquat if I kill him!
Dammit!
There's no killing in basketball!
They're nuts!
It's that basketball jerk.
That's a pretty good price.
I heard they kept up the chase 'til he went to Dead Bottom.
Shit! The lowest level?
Here you go.
Would you fellows mind telling me more?
Good work.
Thank you.
You're pretty popular.
For a cute boy!
The kinky impression is very good.
Don't stare at me!
Yep! That's what appeals to them!
I can't believe men like this sort of thing!
No, no, gender has no bearing on beauty!
Artists down through the ages have all—
Jiiya!
Be quiet while I'm working!
Pardon me.
All right everyone, we have one stage left to go!
No relaxing yet!
Okay!
Apparently Dan made it to a place called Dead Bottom.
Bottom?
When Miyuki's done with the repairs, we'll go there too.
Until then, we gather information.
All right.
I still can't believe it, though.
Who would have thought the franchise had expanded here?
There's human industry for you.
I don't mean to boast, but we have a location on the moon too.
Did you find your handsome man?
Nope.
Still...
It's quite something that you're a teammate of Iceman's.
Yeah, well.
He always used to drink right here at the bar.
Said he liked the name of the place.
Three in the Key...
The 3-second rule.
And then he lost his arm and leg.
Listen, all of you!
We've found you now, you basketball jerk!
Huh? He seems a little different.
The only thing that matches is the basketball!
Wrong guy.
My name is Iceman Hotty.
Iceman Hotty?
Scream my name.
And spread the word...
...that Iceman Hotty has returned to Underground!
Destroy!
Here, thanks for waiting.
Thank you!
That's a weird screw to want, though.
Is it for a Bigfoot control interface or something?
Huh?
I mean a mecha undergoing repairs. Is that for its controller or something?
Without a screw like that, the controls aren't loose enough to feel good, right?
Can I call you my older sister?!
Call me Thousand.
You?
Oh, I never said.
I'm Miyuki. Miyuki Ayukawa.
Ayukawa...
What?
Oh, so that's it! I get it.
Get out.
Thousand?
I hate you.
Just get out!
Dan!
There's a road on the other side.
A tasty, tasty smell is calling me.
Excellent!
I doubt they'll chase us all the way down here.
It's pretty amazing we got down here.
That's Basquash.
Only someone basquatting could come down that slope.
That looks like a slope to you?
Oh yeah, why are we in this mess again?
Like I know!
Anyways, the best we can do is get outside and meet up with Miyuki and the rest...
Now this is unusual.
I heard lately you're some big shot on the surface,
General Manager Yan.
A boy fell here from the surface.
You want me to kill him?
If he's really the man of legend, I doubt he'll die.
Legend? Oh, I can kill legends.
You know him?
He's a lucky boy.
He was last seen heading toward Dead Bottom from the underground river.
Can you get there?
Who do you think I am?
I'm Price.
I'm the price of Hell.
Dan! Hey, wake up, Dan!
Man, you're loud...
One of your relatives?
I don't believe in cannibalism.
A ball?
Look at that!
Who's that?
What're you gonna do?
Right now I've got a ball!
I'm the Basquasher, Dan JD!
sora wa takaku kaze wa nagarete
The sky is high, the winds are blowing.
sora wa takaku kaze wa nagarete
The sky is high, the winds are blowing.
tsuki no hadou wo yami ni toketeku
The moon's surge dissolves into the darkness.
tsuki no hadou wo yami ni toketeku
The moon's surge dissolves into the darkness.
dakara ima wa mae dake wo muki
So, right now, never look back.
dakara ima wa mae dake wo muki
So, right now, never look back.
BELIEVE YOUR LOVE kono michi wo
Believe your love and the path you're on.
BELIEVE YOUR LOVE kono michi wo
Believe your love and the path you're on.
umi wa hiroku nami wa yosetsuku
The sea is vast, the waves are breaking.
umi wa hiroku nami wa yosetsuku
The sea is vast, the waves are breaking.
kimi no kokoro zawameiite yuku
Your heart stirs within you.
kimi no kokoro zawameiite yuku
Your heart stirs within you.
dakara ima wa ue dake wo mukai
So, right now, aim upwards only.
dakara ima wa ue dake wo mukai
So, right now, aim upwards only.
BELIEVE YOUR LOVE kono kimochi
Believe your love and the way you feel.
BELIEVE YOUR LOVE kono kimochi
Believe your love and the way you feel.
nageki no seiza no shirabe wo
Engrave the song of the constellation of grief
nageki no seiza no shirabe wo
Engrave the song of the constellation of grief
mune ni kizamu soshite hashiri dasu
in your heart and take off running.
mune ni kizamu soshite hashiri dasu
in your heart and take off running.
bokura wa itsumo nayami nagara
We're always unsure; we're always searching
bokura wa itsumo nayami nagara
We're always unsure; we're always searching
setsuna no kibou wo sagashiteiru
for a fleeting moment's hope.
setsuna no kibou wo sagashiteiru
for a fleeting moment's hope.
shiro to kuro oto ga majiwaru toki
When the sounds of black and white mix together,
shiro to kuro oto ga majiwaru toki
When the sounds of black and white mix together,
kitto kitto hatenaku
I know it will be limitless.
kitto kitto hatenaku
I know it will be limitless.
hikari no saki ni mieru michi wo
I dreamed that we walked together
hikari no saki ni mieru michi wo
I dreamed that we walked together
futari de aruku yume wo mita yo
on the path I can see beyond the light.
futari de aruku yume wo mita yo
on the path I can see beyond the light.
itoshisa sore wa wasureteita
Till now, I'd forgotten love.
itoshisa sore wa wasureteita
Till now, I'd forgotten love.
kimi e no yakusoku
It's my promise to you.
kimi e no yakusoku
It's my promise to you.
futari no yakusoku
Our promise.
futari no yakusoku
Our promise.
What on Earth are Dan and Iceman up to?
They're both excellent Basquashers. They'll be fine.
I really have no luck with men.
Next time: Giant Step.
NEXT TIME
GIANT STEP
I foresee a new encounter!
Really?!