Unbelievable!
Just because the enemy invaded Minagith...
Just because of that, they double the price?!
If we had an acceleration booster, we wouldn't have to cut every spare ounce from the ship,
...and we wouldn't lose in a muscle match in the straightaways!
Damn those idiots at the parts shop!
How much were you able to shave off?
I cut 30 ounces by drilling holes in the framework.
Once I've cut all I can from the cockpit, I think it'll total about 40 ounces.
I guess it's impossible to shave more than that from this baby...
Claus, there's work!
Lavie?!
Don't you want that acceleration booster?!
Sure I do, but...
Then let's go!
Throttle off, check.
Verify, check. Clear.
Isn't today the qualifying round for the race?
We'll be fine as long as we make it in time for the time attack.
But rest is important, too.
You want that jerk Nosehair to call you "sleepyhead" again?
Starting engine!
Hurricane Hawk, we're taking over your legendary undefeated legacy!
The best...
We didn't make it in time for the time attack.
Yeah...
I guess we're starting dead last.
Yeah...
Want some water?
Yeah.
This is good, huh?
Yeah, it sure is.
JUST KEEP ON TRYING, KEEP ON FLYING.
I WILL BE THE LIGHT.
If we think of the dawn as one beginning...
If we think of right now as the time to come...
It's a cloud age symphony together with you...
...off in the direction the light is shining...
...beyond the sea of clouds.
Oh, can I encounter a moment...
...that is just like magic?
in exchange for a cold night,
...the two of us flap our wings...
...and grasp hold of eternity at our journey's end.
Dammit!
Transpose.
That's right! We need to eat our vegetables, too!
A slice here, a slice there...
Mayonnaise...
Okay, all done!
Claus, it's morning!
Wake up, sleepyhead!
Geez...
Who ever heard of a Vanship pilot who can't get up in the morning?!
Where'd you get this?!
I smacked awake the parts shop guy while it was still dark, and I bought it!
We sure went though a lot of trouble to get this, didn't we?
But the time has finally come for our reward!
We may be dead last in the starting grid,
...but as long we have this booster, winning first place is no pipe dream!
Welcome to the 75th Norkia Cup finals!
Hurricane Hawk has the pole position!
Behind him are Fat Chicken, Sunny Boy, Sky Magician, Old Boys,
...Lucky Condor, Dandy Fly, Yellow Typhoon, Mad Goose,
...Big Beans, Slender Monkey, South Dolphin,
- Show us what you've got, Lavie. - ... Funny Savanna,
- Leave it to us! - ... Bravo Turkey...
- Things might be a bit different today. - ... and Claus & Lavie form our starting lineup!
Hey!
I see you managed to get up today, sleepyhead!
Your nose hairs are showing, Sunny Boy!
Really?!
It really suits children to have fans who are also children.
Shut up, Fat Chicken!
You're over the weight limit!
Pig-bird!
Hey, it's Hurricane Hawk!
Hey, Lavie!
Try to at least finish the race today, okay?
Swear on your figurehead!
He's so cool...
He's undefeated in the past two years!
He didn't have to say it like that!
What's so great about him, anyway?!
One minute to start!
Do your best, Lavie!
We'll be cheering for for you!
We're counting on you!
I want to save the booster for the final straightaway,
...so move up in the standings as much as you can, okay?
Ten seconds to start!
Nine!
Eight!
Seven!
Six!
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
One!
Start!
Looking good! Looks like lightening the ship did the trick!
Next up is the right-angle corner!
Hey, I said it's a right angle! You can't make the turn at this speed!
Pretty good, Claus!
Hurricane Hawk is currently in the lead!
Following him are Sunny Boy in second and Fat Chicken in third!
Sky Magician is in fourth!
Oh, my! Lucky Condor and Old Boys have retired from the race!
Taking their place, Claus & Lavie have advanced to fifth!
You're ten years too young if you think you can pass me!
What's the big idea?!
Little children aren't allowed to come through here!
Take this! And this!
Damn it, when I see you on the ground, I am gonna SMOKE you!
We're almost at the bottleneck!
It's the bottleneck, ma'am.
Pipe down!
I hate tight spaces!
We're gonna dive!
Oh, my! What do you know, have the kiddies gotten into an accident?
We're gonna go on ahead!
Why, you little kids!
You're so irritating!
You'd better remember this!
Over there! Hawk and Nosehair!
When we get past the farm, we'll enter the valley.
That's where we'll square off.
Let's gun for first place!
Sorry!
We're almost there...
But this isn't good... My vision is starting to blur...
The race has entered its final stage, the canyon segment!
Hurricane Hawk still remains in the lead, with Sunny Boy in second!
Amazingly enough, Claus & Lavie have moved up to third!
Behind them are Fat Chicken, Slender Monkey,
- Wow, third! They're in third! - ... Dandy Fly, Funny Savanna,
- Go for it, Lavie! - ... South Dolphin, and Bravo Turkey.
They've caught up to us!
Bastards!
Geez, these guys are annoying!
Hey! You guys are slowpokes, so get out of the way!
W- What did you say?!
Dammit!
The booster! We're gonna use the booster!
R- Right!
What's wrong?
That's strange...
Didn't you make sure to check it over?!
I did!
Bye-bye, Mr. Nosehair!
Hey, I pluck 'em all the time!
Next up is the crank! The angles are pretty steep!
So they're gung ho about this, huh?
We're almost at the corkscrew. We should decelerate.
Idiot, a race is all about what you put into it.
Let's go!
Don't get thrown out!
Hey, wait a minute!
What the-?!
A barrel roll, huh? Beautiful...
We passed him, we passed him! We passed Hurricane Hawk!
We're at the final corner! We're gonna use it, Lavie!
Leave the timing for the boost to me.
I can't believe it! Claus & Lavie have passed Hawk at the corkscrew!
- I can't believe it, big brother! - What a huge upset this has turned into!
Are you ready?
Just give the word!
I see it!
You okay back there, Guita?
Guita?
Here we go!
Wha-?!
We're not gonna make it!
What was that?!
It went down!
I can't just leave them behind...
And we were gonna win, too...
Hey, hang on!
What am I gonna do now...?
You okay?
Yeah, somehow...
Well, this certainly stinks...
What the hell is that?
It ought to be around here somewhere...
Over there!
Hey, are you okay?
This is horrible...
Sorry for jumping out at you like that...
That's okay.
Claus, keep an eye on him.
Are you all right?
She's dead.
Her name was Guita. And this here is Al.
I won't last long, either.
Hey, don't talk like that.
But before I go...
I'm Ralph Wednesday.
I want you you to take over my mission.
Me?
Seven stars?!
SEVEN?!
What is this?
Please...
Vanship pilot Claus Valca does here and now take over Ralph Wednesday's sacred mission.
I owe you one...
I'll get you some medicine-
There's no time.
My cargo... Take this girl.
She's your cargo...?
It's here...
What's here?
I'll act as a decoy.
You can't!
It's like it's got some kind of special sensor that detects running engines...
If you do what you usually do, you'll never get away...
Understand?
Never turn on your engine, no matter what.
Got it.
One more thing...
Take my figurehead.
It's coming closer, Claus!
Please don't die.
Get out of here.
Promise me!
You're asking the impossible...
What is that?
Now!
What are we gonna do?
We'll go downriver and go into the underwater canals!
So, it's here...
Go to hell...
...you monster!
I can't believe it...
He's alive.
He wouldn't let himself get killed.
Another unfinished race, huh?
The winner of the 75th Norkia Cup is Sunny Boy!
Top secret mission 0880.
Transport person in question to coordinates 34-57 immediately.
Place her under Alex Row's custody.
Alex...?! You mean the Silvana?!
No way! Forget it!
There's no telling what will happen to us!
No... I'll go.
Because I took over a very important job.
Nighttime is fast approaching.
You are near, yet so far away.
What do you admire?
Who do you care for?
Words catch in my throat at the sight...
...of people risking their lives...
...and of diaphanous beauty.
If you are going to travel the skies,
...I want to become your wings.
One day, I promise that I will have...
...supple wings that will never snap...
...no matter how strong the wind may be.
They say that anyone who's seen the Silvana moans and writhes for three whole days,
...then turns all wrinkly and dies!
Fat Chicken's grandma was all wrinkly in the end, too!
What should I do?!
Poor Pig-bird!
Next time, Last Exile episode 4: "Zugzwang".
Even if you run into the Silvana on a street at night, never turn around and look at it!