Sometimes the sun is a gentle mother,
bringing life to the surface of the Earth.
And sometimes a strict father, who brings trials.
These trials,
which have happened many times since the creation of the earth,
have come again.
The land is dry, the oceans vanished.
And vast seas of sand were born.
Most of the life that survives is in danger of extinction,
clinging to the thin atmosphere that remains.
But some still live on,
seeking out a tiny glimpse of hope...
in the dry seas of sand.
Leji Matsumoto's
Ozma
Episode 1: The Sand Whale
What?
Miss Maya,
please don't make this difficult.
What, what, what, what?!
A Theseus Sand-borne Destroyer?
Who are they going after?
A Natur?
I've gotta save them!
Doppler signal off the bow.
It's a wide-area QTF.
What?
Below the earth off our bow.
Approximate depth of 100 meters.
80.
60.
Ozma...?
No way... it can't be...
Ozma sighted!
Hard to port!
Uh oh!
That was an Ozma.
I'm sure of it.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
That was my chance to catch one!
I'm Sam.
Sam Coyne.
Who are you?
My name is Maya.
Um... thank you for saving me.
Oh... so your name is Maya.
Anyway, you hungry?
Good food always perks me up.
Hang on!
Port Oase
Wanna go get a drink?
Okay... hang on tight...
Oh, sorry.
Be careful!
The captain will yell at us if you drop it.
Hey, Sam!
You're back!
Sam?
Who's that?
Nah, that won't work.
So this is our ship's mess hall.
I figured it'd be crowded.
The chef here's the best in Oase.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Come on, sit here.
Chef, gimme two lunches.
Gotcha!
Two special lunches coming up!
Sam! Sam! Sam!
Come here for a sec.
What is it, Chef?
Where'd you pick up a pretty mermaid like that?
Well, it's a long story.
Alrighty, I'll throw in two sand lizard eggs.
You gotta be ready!
It's not like that...
Don't push me.
I can't see.
No, you move!
What are you doing?
Move!
I can't go inside.
I said... move!
Wh-What are you guys doing?
Hey, Sam.
Mimay!
Did you report to the captain?
Oh, not yet.
Hey...
You're hurt!
We need to patch you up!
That'll do it.
Um, thank you.
It wasn't anything bad.
Want one? It'll perk you up.
Sheesh... Doctor...
No... I'm...
Great stuff!
Oh Doctor...
You're scum.
You went out to look for a sand whale and you came back with a woman.
It's not like that!
How is it not like that?
She was being chased by a Theseus Destroyer,
and then an Ozma... a sand whale appeared...
And?
My brother used to say this a lot.
If a man sees someone weak, he should help them.
As a man, I couldn't just do nothing.
She's really pretty, after all.
I-It's not like that!
Hey, Captain.
That Maya girl...
It feels like she's got something going on.
Can she stay here?
She'll bring nothing but trouble.
Isn't that a b-bit much?
I hate this.
What does that mean?
What? I wasn't listening.
Captain!
Come in.
Captain, it's Theseus!
The military's going to try and land.
I know. The cards told me a long time ago.
What is that?
Military ships?
Why?
Halt!
You're not supposed to be here!
That's right! Get lost!
Ready!
What are they thinking?
You don't think they're after that woman?
No way.
For the military to come out this far...
Sam, who is that girl?
I don't know what to tell you.
You've brought trouble again, it looks like.
Sorry.
Captain!
That was quite the entrance.
Are you the captain?
We've received information...
that the woman we're looking for is onboard your ship!
I don't know what you're talking about.
Lower the plank. That's a military order!
I refuse.
What?
You'll dirty my ship.
Why, you...!
No one interferes with us.
We bow to no one.
We go where we please. That's our policy.
Prepare to fire!
Miss Maya!
Lower your weapons.
I'll go down.
Are you sure about this?
I'm sorry for the trouble.
I'm jealous.
You have wonderful companions.
Jeez... you make a woman cry.
Sam!
Right!
Mimay, you take care of Maya!
Yes... right!
Hurry, you can get out this way!
Maya, hurry!
Get in the ship!
What's going on?
Captain, this is really a bad habit of yours.
I guess it's just who I am.
Men, we're leaving port!
Roger that.
Get to work, men!
Aye aye!
What are you doing?
Fire! Open fire!
Hey, wait!
A doppler signal!
2000 meters off the bow, around the sand pirate ship.
What?
Third-order harmonic vibration mode detected near the target ship.
How strong?
200 db.
It matches the FFT curve of the QTF.
They're perfectly identical.
A transition field?
Impossible...
What is this?
A sinkhole?
Evacuate!
Order our troops to evacuate immediately!
Contact the gunners.
Target the stern with turrets one and two!
Are the troops evacuated?
It's taking time.
How's our shield?
Looking good.
Got the whole ship locked down.
Okay.
All energy to the quantum transition engine.
Aye aye!
Quantum transition engine output set to maximum.
What is this?
Did you finish analyzing the fluctuation pattern of that doppler shift?
I'm running the survey radar's fluctuation pattern through a dip filter.
We just need to know what caused it.
At least confirm the center frequency.
R-Right!
LS Boundary phase detected!
The transition strength is crossing the threshold.
LS transition has passed the threshold!
Okay.
Gunners, open fire.
Did you hear me?
Open fire!
Enemy targeting laser has locked on to our stern.
It's firing!
Full output!
Ready to launch!
Bardanos, launch!
Trim 45.
Dive!
Impossible.
A Natura ship that can dive?
Depth 300!
The boundary phase has gone underground.
I bet Theseus is really surprised!
If they don't like it, they can come down and get us!
Don't let your guard down!
They know how to fight on the sand.
Seriously?
I can hear their engine!
Episode 2: Underground Voyage
What?!