3:10 A.M. January 7th, 1995 A.D.
The United States of America Florida Airspace
This is Trick Star.
Current altitude is 98,000 feet.
Engines... check. Maintaining speed of Mach 9.
Fuselage components, heat-shield integrity... check.
Shutting down as planned.
Counting down from 5 and...
3... 2... 1...
Our result is eight minutes.
Congratulations on setting a new record, Dr. Brest!
Thank you, Captain Clayton.
If we can put this G-Reaction jet engine to practical use,
flying around the world in an hour will no longer be the stuff of dreams.
Trick Star, the mission is complete. You may make your return.
James, I've got a special bottle of wine open and waiting for you.
Come on home!
This is Trick Star to Captain Clayton.
I've picked up some approaching aircraft on my radar.
What?!
James, we're not picking up anything on radar on our end.
He's coming up on me from behind and he's right on me. What is this thing?!
But there's no other aircraft that can fly at Mach 9.
This is impossible!
Sayonara sucker!
Trick Star, your rocket boosters are reigniting!
I'm reading an increase in altitude from 100,000.
I'm reading Mach 15, 16, 17...
Don't be stupid, James! Even you can't handle that!
Altitude 105,000 feet!
Reading Mach 21, 22, 23...
If he continues at this rate, he's going to exceed escape velocity!
James!
Don't fail me now, Trick Star!
What happened, James?! James?!
It's coming...
There are rainbow-colored lights...
It's a saucer!
A saucer?
James!
Answer me, James!
James!
Episode 1 Mysterious Flying Saucer Invasion! SKY KNIGHT Blast-off!
This story is a Work of fiction. Names of characters and establishments, etc. Are in no Way related to actual people or establishments, etc.
2000 A.D.
The Capital of Earth: Metropolitan
Metropolitan Central Station
And here is mankind's first commercial train powered by a G-Reaction engine:
The Lightning.
This duly famous bullet train clocks in at 500 kph,
and can make to the trip from Metropolitan to New York in a mere hour and a half.
Hey! What's that?
Well, looks like I managed to make it on time after all.
Billy!
Hi, Lotta!
So, were you invited too?
As usual, my father has locked himself in his laboratory.
So, he sent me in his place yet again.
They're not going to be happy to find out that their guest of honor is a no-show.
That's Dr. Brest for you.
Hello, Billy.
And Emely, you're looking especially elegant today.
Ah, always the charmer, aren't we?
Shall we? The ceremony will get underway soon.
Who's that kid?
That's Billy Kimura.
Billy Kimura! Him?!
He is the heir to Kimura Industries,
a conglomerate whose total assets are valued at an estimated $200 billion.
A prodigy, he graduated as valedictorian of his class
from the Great Britain Royal University at the age of 14.
But he's just a kid.
I apologize for having kept you waiting.
At this time, it gives me great pleasure to invite you all to enter the Lightning.
This way, please!
Washington!
It's okay.
Easy boy!
You! Who do you think you are?!
I'm Penny Carter, and this is my sidekick Washington.
That's not what I mean!
I mean, what do you think you're doing letting your mutt run around in a place like this?!
Yeah! You know, Billy hates dogs.
That's not what I'm saying...
I apologize for having disturbed you,
but this train is dangerous.
Why do you say that?
Because Washington says so.
That dog?
How stupid...
Come and have a look at this.
A tanker, a passenger plane, a submarine...
Within a few weeks time,
there have been several disappearances of vehicles powered by G-Reaction engines.
This train's powered by a G-Reaction engine too, isn't it?
There's no saying what could happen!
Yeah, I'm aware of those accidents,
but saying that the G-Reaction engine was the cause of the accidents is nonsense.
At present, the G-Reaction system is absolutely safe!
Your out-of-date claim is outrageous!
I see.
Of course, that sounds like something the heir to the company
that designed the G-Reaction engine would say.
What did you say?!
Stop it! Both of you!
Washington!
What in the...
Lotta!
No radiation residuals...
and there are no traces of burning or scorching.
That is to say, this isn't the result of some problem with the G-Reaction system.
I guess that kid was right this time.
What do you think, Washington?
You're confiscating all of our film?!
What do you mean?!
Until we get the all facts straight, the press is to remain silent
as far as this incident is concerned.
The press has rights, you know!
We will return your belongings after we have developed the film.
That's tyranny!
You, you can't be in here. Get out now.
I'm sorry.
How are you feeling?
I'm fine now.
I've just been going over the articles on the disappearances one more time.
"According to a crewmember aboard a freighter that was in close proximity
to said aircraft carrier at the time of the incident, his dog suddenly went into a fit of barking
moments before the aircraft carrier disappeared."
Besides that one, there are testimonies stating
that when a passenger plane vanished right after take-off,
all the dogs near the airport started barking wildly at the same time.
So, dogs are able to sense something?
Master Billy, here is Penny Carter's profile.
Thank you.
That explains it! That's why that name rang a bell.
Graduated valedictorian from Massachusetts...
And he's about the same age as you, Billy!
Looks like you have a new rival.
What rival?!
And now for the news. The G-Reaction powered submarine, Alexandra,
that disappeared last month from the Mariana Islands,
was discovered before dawn this morning in the Nevada Desert.
Ice?
Hey! Let me see inside this thing.
Captain Clayton, what do you think you're doing?
If I'm not mistaken, this is out of your jurisdiction.
I told you I want to see the inside.
There was no one inside.
Having a look around would just be a waste of time.
Photography and recording are absolutely prohibited.
Any materials found in violation of this will be confiscated.
Are you kidding?!
How are we supposed to write a story?!
Billy!
You're late.
What are you doing here?
Because I want to know.
A train disappeared in front of my very eyes. I want to know why.
That's my job!
Investigation of this kind of mystery is the duty of science's best!
What's so funny?!
That there's someone out there thinking exactly what I was.
Sorry, but if you want the best, you're looking at him!
Hey! Wait!
Huh?
Hey! You can't go in there!
Hey! Someone get them!
Well, well...
They're in.
There's no one here, is there?
They were even saying so on the news.
Maybe they've been taken somewhere far away.
My bulb burnt out? At a time like this?
Mine's got a silicon bulb.
Yeah, well, so does mine!
They burnt out at the same time...
That's impossible.
At the end of the millennium, a silver trumpet will sound out.
When the comet plunges into the ocean,
the reign of the Infabel will begin.
Don't move!
Both of you put your hands up!
Oh my...
Looks like they've been intercepted.
This isn't a playground!
What would you do if you had been exposed to radiation?
That wouldn't be possible.
What?
The A7-model submarine's G-Reaction engine is manufactured by Kimura Industries.
Even if, by some rare chance, it sank, it wouldn't leak radiation.
Safety devices are in place which would contain such a leak.
But...
Of course, we used a Geiger counter to confirm
that there was not a radiation leak just the same.
We weren't the only ones inside.
What?
Inside the vessel, there was a girl with black hair.
There was no mistaking it.
Well...
That's not the issue! Well...
That's not the issue!
You need to get a hold of the President and convince him
to prohibit the use of all warships with G-Reaction engines!
Please don't be absurd, Captain.
Do you know what percentage of our warships are powered by G-Reaction engines?
This damage is already affecting commercial flights too.
They're not even discriminating between their targets anymore.
And who are "they"?
The invaders who came in their flying saucers?
Captain, I understand what you are feeling.
You lost a good man,
but that was an accident.
Wouldn't it be better to concentrate on your future,
rather than hanging on to these delusions of yours?
My utmost thanks for your encouragement.
So, as I was saying, we'll be contacting your parents.
Therefore you can start by telling me your names, addresses and...
Where the...
Morons, that happened a long time ago.
You're...
Huh?
You're with the military, right?
We saw it with our own eyes, that train that vanished.
Were there lights?
Glaring, rainbow-colored lights?
Yes, no doubt about it!
It's as I expected. They're doing this.
Who do you mean by "they"?
If you know, please tell us! Who do you mean by "they"?
If you know, please tell us!
Invisible invaders.
Invaders?
Without a doubt, they've been making preparations
for their invasion over the last five years.
A submarine, an airplane, a bullet train...
They target cutting-edge vehicles equipped with the G-Reaction engine
when they are making their maiden voyages.
They are challenging us, the human race.
Now hang on!
Your theory is a little far-fetched!
Do you have any solid proof that the string of disappearances agree with your theory?
One of my men saw it, a flying saucer.
Five years ago, during the test flight of a G-Reaction engine equipped fighter jet,
James said this to me, "It's coming... There are rainbow-colored lights...
It's a saucer!"
Those were his last words.
No matter what, I want to avenge him.
That's what happened?
I got it! We're going to catch that flying saucer ourselves!
What did you say?
I've got an idea.
What's this?
It's my company's new G-Reaction engine powered passenger jet
that we are planning to unveil next month: The Comet.
You're crazy! Are you saying you want to use this to lure them out?
Yes.
I have already instructed the other airlines
to cancel all flights serviced by G-Reaction powered aircraft.
And that is...
A flying saucer warning system.
A warning system?
Yes, there was a reporter taking an audio recording
at the time that the train disappeared,
and I discovered a unique sound wave hidden on the tape.
I can't hear anything.
Captain, have you ever heard of a dog whistle?
You mean, that thing only dogs are able to hear?
Yes, dogs have an auditory range which far exceeds that of humans.
The fact that dogs seem to launch into fits of barking around the time of the disappearances
led me to deduce the presence of this unique sound wave.
Incredible!
What kind of a detection range does this thing have?
Roughly two to three miles.
One can hear a dog barking from that far away!
Hey, I didn't exactly have a lot of time to throw this thing together! What do you expect?!
Easy! Just knowing this is making huge headway!
The way these two take action and their level of perceptiveness...
It's beyond what even most grown-ups are capable of.
Who in the world are these two boys?
Current altitude is 32,000 feet.
Engines normal. Radar detecting no irregularities.
What do you think?
I'm not reading any irregularities either.
What's wrong?
No way! A saucer?!
Huh? Did we take off already?
Please forgive us.
We managed to get ourselves locked in here somehow.
How did this happen even with you watching her, Emely?
Now what?!
What's going on?!
Do you read me, Kimura Airlines?
You are not authorized to be in this airspace.
You must change your bearing, descend and land immediately.
I repeat, you are ordered to land immediately.
Perfect, we'll have them serve as an escort.
Is that all right?
Yeah, the more witnesses, the better.
What's going on?
They've been shot down!
Rainbow-colored lights!
Captain, activate the smoke screen device!
What are...
Flying saucers!
Those are the guys who took James?!
Captain, send out an SOS! Hurry!
It's not working! I've been trying to, but I'm getting nothing!
A jamming signal!
The engines have shut down!
What?!
The G-Reaction system has shut down.
This stupid...
Captain!
I'm all right.
Let's initiate the escape system!
Everyone, get your seatbelts on!
Are we safe?
I thought this might happen,
so it's a good thing that I had a self-destruct system installed.
Well, it doesn't look like this is over yet.
SOS...
Sky Knight, do you copy? Sky Knight?
Damn!
Is this it?
Is that...
James!
Who is the pilot of the silver fighter jet
that fended off the mysterious saucers that attacked the Comet in the blink of an eye?
Our extra-special grandiose sci-fi adventure,
that many will imitate but none will be able to duplicate, will continue!
Be sure to look forward to the second half!
United Nations' Grable Air Force Base (formerly belonging to the US military)
You're not making life easy for us, Clayton.
Huh?
A report about a UFO and a cutting-edge fighter belonging to god-knows-who?
Do you honestly expect us to believe this absurd report?
But we had two of our aircraft taken down by them!
I have received no such report.
Regardless, we do have a problem.
And that is keeping the fact that you
requisitioned a civilian aircraft and caused an accident with it, from going public.
It was no accident!
For five years now, they have been steadily making preparations for an invasion!
We need to start deliberating about countermeasures immediately!
Not this again... We need to start deliberating about countermeasures immediately!
Not this again...
We will inform you of the disciplinary action we decide to take concerning this matter.
In the meantime, you are to be confined to your home.
Dammit!
Sorry, asking you to meet up out of the blue.
Not at all, I was wondering what was going on.
I mean, three days have already gone by and there isn't a thing about it on the news.
Well, it looks like the powers-that-be
want to keep the existence of the flying saucers covered up no matter what.
Yep, it does look like that, doesn't it?
Huh? What do you have there?
They're electronic listening devices.
Someone wiretapped my room. There were six of them in all.
Sorry about that.
Don't worry about it.
Since I decided to dive into this affair, I've been prepared for this kind of thing.
Besides, I've come this far. There's no going back now.
Good. Follow me.
What is this?
It's a replica of Trick Star, the first fighter plane to be powered by the G-Reaction engine.
After Trick Star they started production of the T-series.
But in '98, when all military forces were unified under the United Nations,
production of the series was suspended with the Model 4
due to the design ideology behind the advance guard system.
It looks like that fighter.
How could I forget the sound of the T-type engine's special turbine?
It undoubtedly takes over where the T-series left off.
Are you saying that it is still secretly in development?
It can't be... To fight the flying saucers?
Yeah...
But the military denies the existence of that fighter.
Are we being followed?
He's been on us since we were in the cafeteria.
Maybe we ought to just ask him what he's up to.
I'll meet you on the top floor. You go around that way.
You go that way.
Not yet, Washington.
When they're closer...
Ready? 3... 2... 1...
It's you?
Lotta? Emely?
Hey! Penny and Captain Clayton.
What are you guys doing? You sure have mean looks on your faces.
Returning materials?
Billy, for some reason, had something about flying saucers he really wanted to read up on.
If that's the case, he should look it up himself.
Well, that museum is my father's, so it's easy for me to get what I need from there.
Wait a second.
That is to say that your father is...
Right, Albert Brest.
Huh? Your Dr. Brest's daughter?
Um, yes.
I can't believe it.
What is it?
For the past five years, I've been prohibited from seeing him.
And to be meeting his daughter now, under these circumstances...
Why are you with these guys?
You said that you had something that you wanted to show to Penny.
I wanted to show it to him after it was completed!
It's a new flying saucer detection system.
When completed, it will be able to protect, more or less, all of America.
Isn't that my design?
No! This is a totally different design! Isn't that my design?
No! This is a totally different design!
It's a million times more sensitive than that piece of junk you made!
Is this all you had to show me? If so, I'm heading home.
Wait just a minute.
This is what I wanted to show you.
When I visited the archives at the museum, I found something quite interesting.
What's this?
It's a film showing an electrical discharge experiment carried out by the US military.
What the...
That's exactly like the weapon that fighter was equipped with!
Yes, this experiment was conducted four years ago.
So, we can be sure that the military has secretly been developing
anti-flying saucer technology since then.
That's my father!
Well, it looks like we're going to have to ask the Doctor some questions.
Don't you think, Captain?
Yeah...
Our targets are on the move. There's three of them.
We'll continue trailing them.
No one's picking up?
No, and one of the assistants always picks up.
That's strange...
Billy...
These guys don't give up.
What in the world?!
These guys play a little too rough to be military.
Hang on tight!
Emely, what are...
Not yet.
They got us!
Who is...
What in the world just happened?
What is that smoke over there coming from?
I can't be! Is it from my house?
Everyone, in the car! Now!
Father!
Lotta!
Are we too late?
No one can escape the judgment of the Infabel.
Judgment?
Are you the one who set this fire?!
What is the Infabel? Who in the world are you?
The arrow has been loosed.
What?
The land will be stained with blood.
She disappeared?
Who in the world was that?
Hey, come and have a look at this.
Huh?
Our fish locator doesn't seem to be working.
Well, that's strange.
Come on...
Huh?
Father...
Don't worry. I'm sure the Doctor is fine.
Do you remember what she said?
At the end of the millennium, a silver trumpet will sound out.
When the comet plunges into the ocean, the reign of the Infabel will begin.
That passenger plane we chartered was called the Comet.
You see the plane was the Comet.
She knew that the saucers would attack us!
But what is this Infabel?
Hey! What's up with him?!
Resonance effects?!
It started about an hour ago and it's getting worse.
Is that...
Metropolitan?!
United Nations Headquarters
What is our situation?
It appears that we are being attacked by flying saucers.
At present, we are unable to assess the extent of the damage.
This wasn't supposed to happen yet! What is the Labyrinth Alliance saying?
Communications are presently down.
Get as many ships as possible to Metropolitan immediately!
Our citizen's lives are our first priority!
The city is on fire!
Damn!
And where do you think you're going?
Isn't it obvious?!
We're going to help the people in the city!
Even if you went, what could you possibly do for them?
That's the United Nations Air Force.
After being attacked like that, we will never give up the fight!
Believe in it: The power of human science.
This is Alpha-1. We have spotted the target.
It's enormous!
But it's not even showing up on radar!
Don't rely on your instruments!
All fighters, commence direct attack.
The first unit has commenced their attack.
Three seconds to missile impact.
All missiles hit the target.
Alpha-1, what happened?
No, they didn't hit.
They all exploded just before reaching the target.
Captain, let's have another run at it!
Wait! The target is moving!
All fighters reverse course and intercept.
We are reading that some smaller aircraft just took off from the main ship.
We've lost Alpha-3 and Alpha-5.
Alpha-7 is hit. Alpha-12, lost.
Does this mean our scientific know-how is useless against these guys?
The United Nations' military is...
Let's move now.
Emely, what's that?
It's a hidden passageway that the Doctor built for a time like this.
Come on! Hurry!
How far does this thing go?
To the bottom of the ocean, where the Labyrinth Alliance built its headquarters.
The Labyrinth Alliance?
Now we're moving horizontally?
The Labyrinth Alliance, with Dr. Brest as its director,
was formed by bringing together the world's scientists.
It's a highly secretive organization whose objective is the Earth's defense.
And I am a member of it.
Emely, you?
I'm sorry, being your private tutor was my cover.
My duty from the beginning has been to protect you,
the daughter of Dr. Brest, from the invaders.
Welcome to the Labyrinth Alliance.
Dr. Brest!
Father!
I'm sorry, Lotta. I had you worried, didn't I?
Doctor, final engine adjustments are complete.
Good.
Sky Knight, you are clear for immediate take-off.
Roger.
Sky Knight: Immediate take-off!
Gate 1: Open.
Sky Knight: Take-off!
Doctor, what is this place?!
It's a secret undersea city that was constructed in preparation for the invaders attack.
Invaders?!
Yes, the Earth is under attack.
The invaders have been waiting for an opportunity to attack for several years now.
And now that day has come.
We scientists suspected what was happening,
and in order to protect Earth, secretly started formulating a strategy for resistance.
Sky Knight, your G-Reaction turbine pressure level is critical.
The G-Ray cannons are overheating.
Thermal runaway imminent.
Get him out of there now!
No! She'll hang in there a little longer! You have to trust me!
That voice?
Come on, Sky Knight, show 'em what you got!
He did it!
Yeah! He did it!
The enemy mother ship is down.
Good. Metropolitan X to surface.
Begin receiving refugees.
Metropolitan X?
Everyone, this is Metropolitan X, the new world capital.
It was constructed for the sake of defending the Earth
by means of harnessing the technologies of mankind's science.
The Earth is now under threat of invasion by beings from an unknown planet.
Mankind is now faced with the challenge of overcoming racial and national differences,
and uniting as one for the coming battle.
So, this is Metropolitan X?
Look!
And so I say to you all in Earth's time of crisis:
This is Earth's SOS!
James!
The melody of countless unnamed little stars
A signpost for travelers
There is no such thing as a meaningless existence
The warmth of your arm I embraced
The undying light in your eyes
The important things are always close at hand
I'll keep calling your name over and over
Because you are the only proof in this world
I spread my cobalt-colored wings
And gently wrap them around all the sadness and happiness
In the new morning, the wind's first cry
Hello, everyone!
I'm Billy!
And I'm Penny! I'm Billy!
And I'm Penny!
Next Episode Preview Put us together and...
Next Episode Preview We're Billy and Penny!
What?! That's just saying the same thing! Can't you think of anything else?!
Well, the aliens are here now, aren't they?
Episode 2: Enter the Island Fortress! Well, the aliens are here now, aren't they?
Episode 2: Enter the Island Fortress! Yep, they sure are!
Episode 2: Enter the Island Fortress! Those repulsive aliens!
Episode 2: Enter the Island Fortress! They really are repulsive, aren't they?
Metropolitan X on the Brink of Danger! They really are repulsive, aren't they?
Metropolitan X on the Brink of Danger! If you think about it,
Metropolitan X on the Brink of Danger! They're about as repulsive as Penny's face in the morning when he wakes up.
Metropolitan X on the Brink of Danger! Hey! What are you talking about?! Have you even seen my face in the morning?!
Whatever you do, don't underestimate what the Kimura Industries is capable of.
You know, you're the one who's really repulsive.
See you next time!