Lord Dio, everything is ready.
Lord Dio.
Luciola, there's nothing quite like a corpse, is there?
Who's this?
JUST KEEP ON TRYING, KEEP ON FLYING.
I WILL BE THE LIGHT.
Yoake wo hitotsu no hajimari to suru nara...
Ima ga kitarubeki toki da to suru nara...
Kimi to no CLOUD AGE SYMPHONY...
...kumo no umi no mukou ni...
...hikari ga sasu hou e.
Ah, mahou no you na...
...isshun ni aeru no ka?
Tsumetai yoru wo hikikae ni,
...futari wa habataite...
...eien wo tsukamu sono hate ni wa.
Arbiter Attack.
Your Majesty, a message has arrived from Alex Row, captain of the Silvana.
Deliver your message.
Your Majesty, I am pleased to report that the cargo has been taken aboard the Silvana,
...albeit later than expected.
Tell your captain this.
Exercise the utmost caution in your handling of the cargo.
Very good, sir.
Wasn't that-
Leave her alone. It's time for our honored guest to take a stroll.
Ow...
I told you to square that away!
I didn't know what the captain was going to do with our "guests"...
Listen, down here, Commander Wisla's sense of aesthetics...
...takes precedence over the Captain's authority!
What would our clean-freak of a princess say if she saw...
...that piece of scrap metal still lying around here?
You're completely unaware of your duties, aren't you?
Who is in charge here?
Now listen here, you guys...
What?
Hello, kitty girl.
It's okay, everything's fine. There's nothing to worry about.
We've been told to treat you as an honored guest.
It's all right.
I'm gonna take away my hand now, okay?
Promise not to scream?
Echoes carry pretty far in here, understand?
Go tell the Captain.
Roger.
Would you like some?
The cargo is currently under our supervision in the hangar.
Understood. I'll let the Captain know.
Alvis is down in the hangar.
Huh? Where did it go?
This looks fishy... A- ha! Found it!
Hey, she liked it!
Okay, now show her that trick you always do!
When it comes to party tricks, I'm your man!
At ease.
Yes, ma'am!
How do you like being aboard the Silvana?
You can go wherever you like, whenever you like on board the ship.
I'll take you to them. Come with me.
Al!
Claus...!
Claus, look! It's Al!
Al...
Isn't this great? Look, she even got our delivery!
Huh? Come to think of it, Al, who did you get this from?
The lady who was just here.
Claus, are you all right?
My face must look horrible...
But I'm fine.
You should stay in bed!
I can't do that.
But-
The three of us are together now.
Let's make a run for it.
Claus...
Your Vanship was broken.
I brought some food.
I apologize for the rough treatment.
From our mechanics, I mean.
The water's so clean...
Why do you have such clean water on this ship?
Because the Silvana is the safest place in the world.
Claus, why don't you have some, too?
I don't want to eat.
Would you like to speak to the Captain?
Captain, are you busy?
I thought you wanted to talk to me about something.
What are you going to do with Al?
What do YOU want to do with her?
I'll protect her!
Why?
So, you can't answer that.
You'll never be able to protect her, then.
It's safer than leaving her aboard this ship!
What do you want to do up here in these skies?
The Grand Stream-
Captain, flying objects of unknown origin are closing in!
Stand by to repel boarders!
I repeat, stand by to repel boarders!
Fifteen enemy craft... No, eighteen!
Still closing in! Bearing, 120! Range, 25,000!
At full speed, the enemy is only capable of combat for 20 minutes.
We just need to hold out for that long.
The enemy units' combat time is 20 minutes at full speed.
I say again, the enemy units' combat time is 20 minutes at full speed.
Verify the location of the cargo.
Roger.
Claus, what's all this noise?
I don't know, but it's pretty obvious that we shouldn't stay here.
But our Vanship!
As long as the engine works, she'll fly.
Twenty minutes! Hold out for twenty minutes, and we win!
Good luck!
They're gonna fight them with Vanships?!
Over there.
Poor thing...
This is the hangar! Our guests are all down here!
Captain, Alvis-
Bring her here.
The Silvana...
How clunky...
Would you care to go out and join the fight, Lord Dio?
No, not yet.
Queen takes pawn.
Vanship #3 has been hit! Now disengaging!
Vanship #2 has been hit! Also disengaging!
Antiaircraft fire unable to track targets!
Aft starboard cannon #3 destroyed!
Secure lift on the upper flight deck. Order all disengaged Vanships to land.
Claus...
It'll be okay. I'm sure it'll fly.
Geez, were you the one who tightened this down, Claus?
It can't get this thing to budge!
Oh, sorry, I'll get-
I'll get that for you.
XO!
So, this is the safest place in the world, huh?!
That hurt!
Go on, beat it!
Keep your hands off our Vanship!
No matter how broken it is, even if it's totally wrecked,
...this is OUR Vanship!
Why?
Why am I... Why am I in a place like this?
What am I doing here?!
Here, you can have this.
Lavie...
I can't take it any more...
That's why we're gonna fly.
And that's why I say you're so na�ve!
I'll keep an eye on Alvis.
No!
It's too dangerous to stay here.
Lavie!
Chief, Vanship #2 has been hit and is coming in!
Get the fire extinguishers and a tow truck!
Roger!
Raise the lift! Vanship #3 is coming in!
Roger! Raising the lift!
Move Vanship #2!
Okay!
Are you kidding me?!
We've been boarded by one Guild starfish!
One starfish!
Ethan, secure the lift on the flight deck! Don't lower it!
Roger!
This is the hangar! We have an enemy boarder!
Enemy boarder! One Guild starfish!
Now engaging enemy boarder!
This is deck #2!
Port armor destroyed! Enemy units coming in!
We have successfully penetrated the target.
They're certainly giving it their all... Even though no one knows if she's the real thing or not.
It bounced off?! But the Captain takes 'em down with one shot!
He's fought tons of these things!
He's fought way more of these guys than we have!
Focus your sub-camera on the boy to your left.
Looks like you won't be going back to the Grand Stream, buddy.
Is the Vanship dead?
Lavie?
I don't know!
Do you have a spare Vanship?
I... I'll head out to fight!
Bearing, 8 o'clock. Range, four miles.
Guild arbiter vessel, running in semi-stealth mode.
It seems to be tailing us!
Keep an ear out for the sound of a second wave being launched.
Roger!
The XO says that she wants to let our guests join the battle.
Let them do what they want.
Is it all right to let those kids pilot this?
The Captain okayed it. Quit your complaining.
Hurry up and bring over the cartridges, Ethan!
I'm on it!
You've got 200 duplex rounds.
You'll run dry in 20 seconds if you keep the trigger pulled.
Be careful with that.
Don't worry, Al. We'll make sure to come back.
Look, I understand how you feel, but if you really want to make sure you come back,
...pay close attention to what we have to say.
Oh, right. Sorry.
Switching over to your spare magazines is handled in the rear seat.
Are you listening?
I hear you.
After you change magazines, remember to use this lever to load the first bullet, okay?
You mean this one?
Refueling complete! Send 'em up!
In midair, your sense of distance can be thrown off.
Wait to fire until your target fills your scope.
That way, you can't miss!
Oh, and here's one more piece of important information.
Don't go near the bottom of the ship.
The Claudia's magnetic field will get you, and you'll disintegrate in midair.
I understand.
In that case, good luck!
It doesn't need any inertia...
I just told you that. You must really be nervous.
C'mon, guys, let's toss him out!
Lavie, let's go!
Is this really a good idea...?
That kid's crazy!
Lavie, swap out the cartridge!
Looks like there's only one thing I can do...
Who ARE you?
Yoru no jikan ga semari kuru.
Anata wa konna chikaku demo tooi.
Nani ni akogarete?
Dare wo omou no ka?
Inochi kakeru sugata...
...sukitouru utsukushisa ni...
...kotoba wo nonda.
Anata ga sora wo yuku nara,
...watashi wa tsubasa ni naritai.
Donna ni tsuyoi kaze ni mo,
...keshite orenai shinayaka na hane...
...itsuka kitto motsu kara.
Wow, I've never seen a Vanship fly in such a joyous manner, Luciola!
To me, it looks more like a desperate manner.
Oh, they're going from a Scissors into an Immelmann turn!
Vroom!
Luciola, let's hurry up and get out there!
Lord Dio?!
Next on Last Exile, episode 7. "Interesting Claus. "
Vanships approaching.
You can have the red one, Luciola.
I humbly accept.