Do you read me?
On the sixth day after starting their investigation of the ruins...
...Adam regained a memory and they found a cockpit, proof that the ruins were a space ship.
But the vital gravity control unit was broken...
...and realizing that it couldn't fly, everyone became crestfallen.
What do you mean? So it's hopeless?
Just then, an earthquake began...
What, what?
Has it settled down?
This is the Orion. [garbled] This [garbled]. Please reply.
We picked up your distress signal.
This is the Orion. We picked up your distress signal.
Hello? Hello, can you hear me?
Hello?
Loud and clear.
Hello?
Move it!
Please save us!
It's terrible!
We made an emergency landing...
...there was nothing here...
...whatever! Anyway, hurry and and get here!
Howard, you're not helping.
Let's leave this to Shingo.
Hello?
We're students of Soria Academy in Roca A-2.
During our school trip, we were swallowed up by a gravity storm and made an emergency landing on this planet.
Tell us your current situation.
Nobody is injured.
I'll give a detailed explanation later, but all together we're eight people and one animal.
I'm a person!
What about a space ship?
We have one.
But its gravity control unit is broken, so it won't fly.
Is your Gyrostabilizer okay?
Yes!
Roger.
We're heading your way.
Um, what's your position?
Are you already nearby?
When will you come help us?
Hello? Hello?! Hello!
What happened?
It cut out.
Hello? Answer me!
Hello?
Why did it cut out?
How would I know that?
Maybe it cut out 'cuz they entered the atmosphere.
That might be.
They said they'd head our way, didn't they?
Then help will really... really come, won't it?
That's right! We can go home!
Woo-hoo!
We can go home!
It's still too soon to be so carefree.
Remember what happened when we entered the atmosphere.
We got swallowed in an awful storm.
We were struck by lightning and the shuttle was damaged.
If...
If that happened to the rescue ship...
...and it were destroyed, then we wouldn't be able to get off this island the rest of our lives!
It's okay. Kaoru's just saying not to get in high spirits too soon.
That's right.
Before the rescue ship gets here, we'd best do everything we can.
Everything?
First, I want to confirm whether the people coming to help us know where we are.
I think they could figure out our exact position if they picked up our distress signal...
...but the fact that their transmission cut out means their radar system may be useless.
Well, in the worst case...
We need to let them know where we are.
That's better than waiting quietly.
But how?
A signal fire.
It may be primitive, but this's the best way.
But it's still not enough.
What's not?
We don't know which side of the island the rescue ship will come from.
Yes... let's set up a signal at the north, east, south, and west of the island, and wait.
What a pain.
I'll stay here.
We don't know when the rescue ship will try to contact us again, after all.
What'cha sayin', pants-on-fire?
What?
Shingo's been sittin' in front of the communicator for ages for that exact reason!
If you receive this transmission, please reply.
Please reply!
You get it?
Chako, thanks.
No biggie.
Anyways, Howard, you get the closest one--the eastern end.
Fine, I get it.
I'll go to the west.
Then I'll go south.
Bell, please go with Menori.
Okay.
Sharla, come with me to the north.
Chako and Adam, stay behind and keep Shingo company.
Okay!
You're going home?
What's wrong?
When your rescue ship comes, you're all going home?
Yes, that's right.
Will you leave me behind?
Are you all going to go home and leave me behind?
Of course not!
Adam, you'll come with us. You can come home to our colony.
So don't worry.
We'd never leave you behind on your own.
We'll always be together.
It looks like it's going to rain.
Let's hurry.
Be careful--the wind is strong!
Okay.
Bell, take care of this.
Where are you going, Kaoru?
I'm just going to check something out.
This is...
There's a wind...
Thanks.
Kaoru!
But how?
I found a cave where we can climb up from below.
If you go along the cliff and behind the waterfall there's a small cave!
Go in there and climb up!
Okay!
Let's go.
Who'd have thought there'd be a cave like this?
Maybe the cave Pague went through when he was little was this one.
More importantly, now we don't need to climb up that scary cliff any more.
It's ironic.
We finally find a convenient route right when we're about to be rescued.
So the end of the eastern woods was like this...
That startled me!
Maybe I should go home...
The weather looks kinda threatenin'.
I wonder if everyone's okay.
Let's confirm it one more time.
Once we each get into position, we start the signal and wait there.
If you see the rescue ship, give the sign and meet at Everyone's House.
Well, everyone, take care!
So, which way will it come from?
C'mon, hurry up and rescue us!
What should we do?
It's really comin' down out there!
How is it?
No response at all.
I wonder what happened.
I feel like they were just trickin' us to get our hopes up.
Maybe they had some kind of trouble after all.
If they had a failure enterin' the atmosphere, the ship'd burn up.
Quit it, that's not funny.
What's up?
The radar's picked something up.
Something?
It's obviously the rescue ship.
Chako, watch the communicator.
I wanna go see too!
Even Adam...
Do what'cha want!
It feels like the rain is digging into my head.
That's it, I quit! I'm going home!
Hey!
Hey, I'm right here! Hey!
East is...
This way! Come on, come on!
Are you okay, Sharla?
Get the signal ready.
If we start now, we won't make it in time.
Right here!
Hey!
Crap! I'd better relight the fire in a hurry!
Flammable, flammable...
I have to hurry and get them to notice!
Hurry, hurry...
This way!
That must be the ship.
Hey!
Hey, right here!
--Right here! --This way!
The rescue ship came for us!
But it's behaving strangely.
What should we do, Luna?
Like we decided, we'll return to Everyone's House for now.
I guess so.
Over there.
Welcome back.
You're late.
I went to the beach to check on the rescue ship.
Is the ship okay?
It crash-landed on the water a long distance out.
Crash-landed? Then they really did have some sort of trouble?
Probably.
That low flying can't have been normal.
And it flew like it had lost its balance.
And we saw something like an escape capsule come out of the rescue ship.
Really. I didn't notice, but in the meantime we should set up a signal on the beach.
Luna, let's hurry to the western beach.
Yes.
What about Shingo and them?
I'll go call them back.
Everyone else, go on ahead to the western beach.
Please do.
But that rescue ship was awfully big.
Based on the shape, I'd say it was a transport ship.
Why would a transport ship come to rescue us?
It probably just picked up our distress signal in mid-voyage.
But I wonder where it came from.
I didn't think this planet has been found yet.
Come to think of it, that's true...
Maybe the transport ship was also swallowed up by the gravity storm.
Because it's an undiscovered planet, they shouldn't have been able to come with warp navigation.
We don't know that for sure. Maybe they found a new warp route.
The voice on the radio was very calm.
It didn't sound like they'd just been through a gravity storm.
Anyways, we'd better hurry.
Let's go.
Welcome back.
I'm back.
Where's Luna?
Sorry, she went on ahead.
Luna...
You're late! At such a critical time...
Has there been any contact from them?
Nothing at all.
I see...
Where's everyone?
They're headed for the western beach.
We have to go west after all...
The rescue ship seems to have crash landed out at sea.
Just like I thought! We're all ready.
Let's go!
There it is.
Luna!
Adam! Everyone!
Luna!
Luna...
Were you okay?
There's a light!
That's the rescue ship?
It's okay.
The rescue ship is okay!
Hey! Over here!
Please help us!
It's pointless. They can't hear you at this distance.
Has there been any response?
Well...
We've had a fire burning ever since we got here, but there's been nothing.
We should burn the fire even brighter.
If we do, there should be some sort of response.
Burn, burn! Burn bright!
I hope the rescue ship notices this.
It's almost like a welcoming fire.
Welcoming fire?
Yes. I was in a book I read a long time ago.
A fire burned to welcome back spirits.
Spirits...
I don't care if they're ghosts or anything else, as long as they come to help us.
But I wonder why they ain't comin'.
Say or do something! Hey!
Maybe they can't move, and are stuck where they crash landed.
So maybe they're repairing something somewhere?
Perhaps...
I'm sure they'll come help us soon.
Yes. In the meantime, we'll just wait.
When this storm clears, the rescue ship will come save us!
Luna! It's serious!
An old man washed ashore alone!
Kaoru found him!
Mister, snap out of it!
What happened?
Just what happened inside that rescue ship?
I smell somethin' dangerous...
Next time: Tenacious bunch