A transition field?
Impossible...
Did you hear me?
Open fire!
Enemy targeting laser has locked on to our rear.
It's firing!
Full output!
Ready to launch!
Bardanos, launch!
Trim 45.
Dive!
A Natura ship that can dive?
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OZMA
Episode 2: Diving Limits
Strong magnetic pulses are jamming our sensors.
We cannot track the enemy ship.
Cut plasma injection to the beam chamber.
Observation teams are to assess the situation visually.
The sand is obstructing both visual and long-range infrared.
I'm seeing a cohesion collapse on the sand ahead.
It's likely a quasi-phase transition field.
A QTF?
All crew remain on alert status.
We will move to anti-submerged vessel mode.
Phonometer Operator, deploy the sonar array.
Yes, sir.
Find them before the LS phase-transition boundary goes completely underground.
Roger.
Deploying sonor array.
Array online.
Scanning for enemy.
They're more than just sand moles, I guess.
Depth 300.
Boundary is proceeding underground.
Ship damage report.
No problems for now.
Any sound of pursuers?
I'm hearing three engines.
Off the port side, behind us. Approaching.
Think they freaked out when we just disappeared?
I doubt it.
Cut power to both engines!
We aren't running?
Captain!
Their engine sounds...
They're not going to stop moving, are they?
As I thought.
They know how to fight under the sound.
They're going to lower a fishing line and wait us out.
All ships to ready state 4.
Roger.
Slowing primary and side engines.
Speed has dropped.
Engine noise has dropped to 60 db.
Sector 2: No trace of enemy phonic signature.
Expand search radius to sectors 1 and 3.
It's useless.
They're staying silent?
Arm the enhanced HE rounds with delayed fuses.
Fire a five degree spread 1000 meters behind them.
Three point bursts.
Sir!
They're doing something.
This is...
Something's launching!
They're firing at us!
All crew prepare for impact.
Pay close attention to where they land!
Crap.
Hey, Sam, help!
S-Sure!
You okay?
Mew! Please stay still!
Impact points 1000 off the bow.
They're just firing at random.
Fool.
That wasn't an attack.
They just found our position.
Chief, forward at minimum speed!
Aye aye!
Forward at minimum speed!
Target echo confirmed.
Display it on monitor 1.
Sir!
The interference waves are showing a group delay in the cohesion collapse.
As predicted, the enemy is deploying a quasi-transition field.
What's the radius of the LS boundary phase?
120 meters.
Bigger than I thought.
The boundary phase is on the move.
3 o'clock.
We've lost the phonic signature.
Continue tracking with the predictive non-linear filter.
Prepare to launch the VLS anchors.
We're attacking with sand anchors?
A beam can't even reach an enemy under the sand.
But then... Miss Maya...
Our priority now is to stop them from escaping.
I'll take responsibility.
Yes, sir.
Prepare to launch sand anchor.
1, 3, 5, 7 VLS.
Anchor rods loaded.
Targeting the center of the LS boundary phase.
Error compensation complete.
Anchor energy charge complete.
Ready to fire.
Miss Maya.
Fire the anchors!
Firing sound from enemy!
Four... no, six!
They're firing more!
Are they firing depth charges at us?
No.
Depth charges would make a smaller sound.
Play the launch sound.
Playing launch sound.
Engines to full!
Hard to starboard!
We're heading into a reef!
It doesn't matter! Full speed ahead!
Activate the active sonar!
But they'll see us!
Don't worry.
The reef will hide us.
Okay then...
Activating active sonar!
A pinger?
Pinger sound from 11 o'clock.
It's active sonar.
Display the sound location.
An echo?
30 degrees to starboard.
Head between #3 and #5.
Double the speed of the portside engine!
30 degrees to starboard.
Portside engine to double side!
45 degrees to starboard!
Head around #5!
45 degrees to starboard.
Locate them with the Doppler differential filter.
Almost past #5.
Irregular at 12 o'clock!
Cut power to both engines!
Reverse engines at full power!
Final adjustments to targeting.
Transfer data to anchors.
The anchors are going under the sand.
Impact sounds from above us.
Detecting anchor echoes, minor shock waves.
Particle cohesion in the area ahead of us is returning to normal.
The LS boundary phase is collapsing.
Did we acquire the target?
Any magnetic interference waves?
None for now.
So we failed.
They're better than I thought.
Damage report, now.
The engine sound stopped?
Did something get damaged in that last hit?
I'll go help.
What's wrong, Maya?
Wake up!
Doctor!
Mimay, hurry and get her to the infirmary.
Right!
Where is the enemy?
They probably shut down their quasi-transition field.
What?
If they hide in the sand, that weakens their anchors.
As long as they don't deploy their LS boundary phase,
then the stone pillars make it much harder for sonar to detect them.
Part of the engine pipes are damaged.
There's a break on the rear of the stern.
Yam's going to fix it now.
Captain, when do we use the quantum transition generator engine again?
If they stay underground, they won't be able to dissipate heat.
The temperature will rise, and the pressure on the ship...
They're aware of that.
They can do more than dive.
They're smart.
Captain, we won't last at this rate.
Yes, I know.
If they just stay up there...
Let's attack.
We can just barely get a homing torpedo up to the surface.
Did you forget that we haven't finished resupplying yet?
We've got two torpedoes left in the tubes.
Even if both hit, there'll be one enemy left.
Damn it!
But are you sure about this, captain?
Miss Maya is on board that ship.
Her pulse is weak.
Mimay, the #3 injection.
Yes, ma'am.
U-Um... I brought water.
You're in the way.
Maya!
Hang in there!
So hot...
Internal temperature has gone over 40 degrees.
Their internal temperature is about to go over the limit.
And then... Miss Maya...
Hang in there!
At this rate, she won't survive.
Internal temperature at 48 degrees.
Captain!
Miss Maya...
Internal temperature is about to pass 50 degrees!
C-Captain!
All ships reverse course.
We're returning to base.
Yes, sir!
What's this?
They're retreating!
Activate quantum transition generator engine.
We're going to periscope depth!
Aye aye!
It's back.
It's back! It's back!
We did it!
They were bigger wimps than I thought!
You're awake?
How do you feel?
I'm okay.
You're fine now.
I'm glad...
I'm so glad!
Hooray!
Yeaaaaaaaah!
Hey, you didn't do anything!
Why are you so happy?
I didn't do anything?
I fanned her and I brought water!
Did you?
I think you were just in the way.
I wasn't just in the way!
You were!
I wasn't!
Theseus High Command
Interesting.
Those under-evolved Natura have a ship that can travel through sand.
I'm sorry, sir.
I underestimated the Natura.
Hateful creatures.
We've been too kind to them, it seems.
We'll need to make them suffer a bit.
Why did Miss Maya run from us?
She lives in a different time and space than we do.
Her thoughts are always a mystery.
It makes her difficult to babysit.
But she is needed, Gido.
Yes, I will bring her back.
I'm counting on you.
We're running out of time.
This feels great!
Getting some outside air makes you feel better, right?
Thank you.
It really does feel good.
I know!
I've got something good.
Come with me.
Bainas, I'm coming in.
Sure.
I was worried today.
It's nothing new.
What's this?
It's the chart for that girl Sam brought in.
I noticed this when I was treating her, so I took a closer look...
What?
She's no ordinary person...
That girl.
Why did Theseus come after us?
I hear that that girl Sam found brought trouble.
Sam'll punch your teeth out if he hears you say that.
They're fighting over there already!
Let's join in!
Episode 3: A Thousand Years of Doubt
Yeah!