Understood.
Ah, just one moment...
It's equipped with a gravitational deflection propulsion unit,
thermal ray cannons, plasma defense shields and even AC.
I hate to admit it, but their scientific know-how is so far beyond ours it's scary.
Captain, smoking isn't allowed...
It's not lit.
Actually, I have something I want to ask you.
How did you learn to fly this monster?
You just got behind the intricate controls of that ship, looked them over once,
and then flew the thing as if you'd been doing it your whole life.
I just have that pilot's "sense."
You always were a lousy liar, James.
Tell me the truth.
That saucer...
Stop!
James!
J... James!
Hang in there James! James!
James!
Episode 3 The Invaders & Their Evil Powers Firing Up the G-Reaction Engine!
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A suicide bombing?
Yep, no doubt about it.
They were after the flying saucer we seized.
And James was hurt really badly.
That person must really hate flying saucers.
Huh?
No, he probably came to blow it up because he didn't want to give us time to analyze it.
I would say you're probably right.
It looked like it was just a normal human who snuck into the hangar carrying that bomb.
Do you mean to say that there's a traitor amongst us?
That, I don't know, but you're going to have to watch yourselves.
I doubt that this sort of incident will be just a one-time thing.
Yeah, I'm positive that's him.
Penny!
What are you doing? Are you here to see the Captain too?
If so, he's just off that way in Room 11.
I'm relieved that his complexion was better than I had expected...
Hey!
What do you think is wrong with Penny?
Hangar 3 has been almost completely destroyed.
And there's nothing left of the Helmet Worm that we'd be able to analyze
for the sake of gaining new information.
The explosive material used was not of this planet.
Which means that they are undoubtedly responsible for this act.
Dr. Brest, we've confirmed the identity of the culprit.
His name was Scott Carter. He was a pilot for NASA.
That's ludicrous! Inconceivable!
These are the results of our evaluation.
It has been confirmed with his family too.
Doctor...
Our fears are becoming a reality.
Have the U.N. Put member heads of state on alert.
The enemy is confronting us with a new challenge.
Understood.
We will be landing at Haneda Airport shortly.
Please fasten your seatbelts.
Sir, would you please fasten your seatbelt?
Excuse me?
It's frightening, that's the fourth such incident this month.
If you include the Labyrinth Alliance incident, that makes it incident number five.
Young sir, he has been identified.
His name was Klaus Coda. He was the conductor of the bullet train Inazuma.
What does that mean?
In the case of each of these five explosions,
there's been a person claimed among the victims that had no logical reason for being there.
At the site of the Frankfurt explosion they found Steffen Davis,
and at the Paris site they found Rico Rodriguez.
Both of them were crewmembers of the submarine Alexandra.
That submarine and the bullet train...
Are you saying that these two men were kidnapped by the invaders?
Yes, and returned after being taken prisoner.
Together with what we saw on that invisible island...
It can only mean one thing.
No way!
It can't be! That's impossible!
There's no doubt that this can only be the work of those devils.
We have to find a way to protect ourselves against their scheme as soon as possible.
If we don't, the whole world is going to fly into a panic!
So, you're saying that this entire string of incidents was caused by the invaders?
I'm saying that that's a very likely possibility.
In some circles, however, there is a rumor that there are humans contributing to their cause.
That is complete nonsense.
According to the Labyrinth Alliance investigation the culprits are...
As you can hear, we have terribly shocking news that there has been an explosion
at the U.N. Secretary-General's press conference.
According to the account of a reporter who was at the actual scene of the disaster,
the explosion seemed to take place from within the group of reporters,
and the press conference hall was instantaneously enveloped in smoke.
Secretary-General Freeman seems to be unharmed...
Hello, Penny.
There you are.
Yeah, that should be our line.
I don't know how many times we tried to call you.
Thanks...
I don't feel like being with anyone right now.
Would you please go home?
No.
Hey, this is my place!
Are you familiar with Kirlian energy?
You mean the vital energy discovered by Russia's Semyon and Valentina Kirlian?
The same.
The bodies of living creatures always produce this energy.
With this, one can distinguish right away
if the people around him are humans or enemy agents.
Enemy agents...
You're kidding?!
It's true. You saw for yourself...
what becomes of those people taken hostage by the enemy.
There's no doubt that they're turning their hostages' corpses into automatons
that they can control for the sake of bombing missions.
Penny, I need your help!
If we can increase the efficiency of this helmet, we'll be able to stop the enemy's plan
of a zombie invasion before they even have chance to get it underway!
What the heck are you doing?!
Sorry, but I'm not up for playing around.
That's awful of you, Penny!
Billy's here begging humbly for your help and all.
Who's begging humbly?! Who's begging humbly?!
Fine then, let's get out of here.
I was a fool to expect anything from a guy like him!
You can lock yourself in here till the world burns to the ground for all I care!
Penny Carter's parents were both astronauts.
Astronauts?
They were on the first manned probe to Mars.
His father was a pilot and his mother, a biologist.
They were both great people whose names will be in the history books.
However, his parents were killed in a failed launch.
But Penny, he never told us a word about that.
Why would he have?
After all, this is something he'd want to accept least of anyone.
What do you mean?
Penny's father, who was thought to have found his final resting place in space,
was found the other day...
in the Labyrinth Alliance's Hangar 3.
You're kidding?! Are you talking about that recent explosion?!
The Labyrinth Alliance has come to the conclusion that the Mars probe blowing up
was not a accident, but rather the result of being attacked by Helmet Worms.
The kidnapped crew had their souls removed
and were turned into weapons of the enemy that fear no death.
So, that's what happened.
His parents were killed in a failed launch.
Damn, how could I have known?
He should have said something!
Hello there, Billy!
I'm back! Aren't you going to welcome me home?
Welcome! Welcome back!
So, piecing some kind of contraption together again, eh?
Why can't you just play catch with your old man once in a while?
In the rain?
Ah, it is raining...
I could always rent out Metro Stadium.
How about I ring your mother too, and then we can treat ourselves to a rare family dinner?
Dad, I'm kind of busy at the moment.
You and me both.
After this, I have to go meet with some people from the Labyrinth Alliance.
Those idiots are talking about canceling the test flight of the Invincible.
The Invincible?
Yeah, I'm trying hard to use the little time I can get away from work
to be together with my family, but then you give me this "I'm busy" spiel.
I don't care about that. What's this about a test flight?
It's an aerial warship that I financed.
Those scholars don't get it, even though I told them that if that thing doesn't fly,
our stocks are going to get hit hard and fast.
That's it!
Huh?
Leave it to me, Dad.
I'll make sure that thing flies. Just you watch!
That's why I'm saying it's not possible.
Test flying anything at present is like an open invitation for an enemy attack.
You need to postpone it.
Well then, when can it fly?
In a week? A month? A year?!
But...
And furthermore, isn't this all the more important
because of the recent string of bombing incidents?!
If people behold the awesome sight of the Invincible, it will raise morale!
It will also give courage to all the people of the world!
But there's still the issue of security too.
What if it were actually infiltrated?
There is no need to worry about that.
Using this Kirlian energy detection helmet I invented,
we'll be able to prevent an enemy infiltration.
I'm asking you too.
James?
I've still got the image of the pale face of that guy who was a hostage of the enemy
burned into the back of my mind.
We can't afford to let them ruin the lives of any more people.
Very well, start making preparations.
Mr. Kimura, what in the world is that?
Since it's her maiden voyage, I think I'll try to get a good seat.
But...
It's fine. I've spent over fifty hours in the simulator.
I'll be handier to have around than any of those new troops.
Penny!
Look, Penny! Here's your birthday present!
Isn't that nice, Penny?
What are you going to name him?
Washington!
That's a good name.
You have to make sure to take good care of him.
I will. Right, Washington?
Dad... Mom...
So, here you are again, eh?
A cutting-edge aerial warship is going to be taking off from Metropolitan X shortly.
What?!
Didn't you know?
It's a super-weapon that the Labyrinth Alliance has been developing top-secretly.
In my opinion, test flying anything at a time like this
is like an open invitation for an enemy attack, but...
Good grief...
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I had no idea that your father had gotten wrapped up in that incident.
I was out of line, but...
I might have been out of line, but so were you!
Huh?!
Why do you insist on suffering by yourself? Why do you try to get through it on your own?
If you're going through hard times, you should find someone to talk with about it!
What do you know?!
Maybe I don't know anything.
I mean, me... I'm smart, good at sports,
not to mention better looking and richer than you.
I guess I couldn't understand a thing about what you're feeling!
Hey...
But in spite of that...
I guess I consider you to be something like... like a good rival.
This thing seems to have a low degree of sensitivity. I wonder if it's broken?
Are you making fun of me?!
No, I'm having a hard time.
Nobody's ever said anything like that to me before.
You sure are a sad case.
You're so annoying.
Billy, we've got problems.
At the 10th Street subway entrance,
I've got a person I'm not reading any Kirlian energy from!
There!
That's...
M... My mom...
Huh?
Emely! It's the woman in the red dress! Do you see her?!
Don't move!
Mom!
Penny!
Get out of there! It's dangerous!
Mom!
It's me, Penny!
Mom?
Which cable is it?!
Mom...
Penny, let her go!
That person is no longer your mother!
Penny!
God, save us!
Why did you shoot her?!
If I hadn't shot her, she would have killed you.
Gaze upon her.
With our hopes and dreams aboard,
this aerial warship, the Invincible, is ready to take flight!
Five seconds to launch!
Three...
Two...
One...
Zero!
You know, I studied my heart out, in the hope that I could prevent
such an unfortunate accident from ever happening again,
so that I could create a world where people's lives wouldn't be threatened by science.
But in the end, what have I accomplished?
No matter how far science advances, we won't bring the dead back to life.
Your mother was already dead.
If there's anything to turn your anger towards,
it's the invaders who trifle with human lives as though they are meaningless.
What happened to the lights?
What's going on?
What's wrong, Washington?
You...
Astronomical Observation Satellite: SOLAR-A
That's strange...
Is that image from SOLAR-A?
That's an enormous sunspot. A diameter of...
400,000 kilometers?!
That's not all.
The ionosphere? What is with these abnormal readings?
It can't just be the effect of the sunspots.
It's like... It's...
It's like the Earth is being...
A blackout?
What's going on here?
Captain Clayton!
How many times do I have to tell you that there's no smoking in the infirmary?!
Oh, jeez, that was rude of me.
We have temporary shut down of the coolant pump!
G-Reaction engine is critical!
Cannot maintain power turbine at rated output!
We have total shutdown of G-Reaction engines!
Who in the world...
Who are you?
The coming of the living dead is but the beginning of the judgment.
The seven-colored lights will bring peace to the Earth.
It is known but to the hair of angels.
The hair of angels?
She disappeared...
Command room, command room!
Communications are down too?
I'd think the auxiliary tidal power generator would be functioning.
Let's head back to the command room!
Auxiliary power engaged.
Turbine power output stable.
Neither New York, Washington nor San Francisco are responding.
And we're getting nothing from London, Paris or Berlin.
Same with Tokyo, Peking and Moscow.
What happened?!
Someone has shut off the G-Reaction engines
that supply all of the Earth's 430 bases with electricity.
Such a thing is even possible?!
What's this...
Doctor! Come and have a look at this.
That's beautiful...
Why would there be an aurora over Metropolitan X?
"The seven-colored lights will bring peace to the Earth."
No way! This is what she meant?!
The electromagnetic energy from the aurora is transforming itself into the form of a voice!
We are aliens from the planet Baguan.
Baguan...
Aliens?!
New York
We demand the total surrender of the Earth's inhabitants. New York
We demand the total surrender of the Earth's inhabitants. Paris
You have 24 hours to comply with our demand. Paris
You have 24 hours to comply with our demand. London
You have 24 hours to comply with our demand. Tokyo
If you do not comply, we will begin by sending the aerial warship Invincible, Tokyo
If you do not comply, we will begin by sending the aerial warship Invincible, Peking
which we have restrained in satellite orbit, crashing into Metropolitan X. Peking
which we have restrained in satellite orbit, crashing into Metropolitan X. New Delhi
which we have restrained in satellite orbit, crashing into Metropolitan X.
The Invincible?!
President Kimura is on that ship too!
What?! My dad's on the Invincible?!
Are you serious?!
You're serious, aren't you?!
That can't...
Engines one, two, three... have all shut down!
Oxygen tanks one and two have shut down as well!
I can't get communications with Metropolitan X back on line!
What is going on with my Invincible?
They've found a way to interfere with the Invincible's G-reaction engine too?
Doing things like this is not difficult
when one has the degree of scientific knowledge that we do.
To us, you Earthlings are nothing more than insects!
Have their acts of aggression thus far been merely a hint of what's to come?
Now the real fight with these aliens from Baguan begins!
Damn!
Where are you going?!
Isn't it obvious?! I'm going to rescue the Invincible!
I'm going to launch a rescue rocket!
What kind of nonsense are you spouting?!
Hold on.
What we need to do now more than anything
is figure out what caused all of the Earth's G-Reaction engines to shut down.
So, what you're saying is that I should just forget about my dad and the Invincible?
I'm not saying anything of the sort!
It's just that what you propose to do is extremely dangerous!
Don't do anything rash!
But while we're just sitting here the Invincible's...
Dr. Brest is right. You gotta calm down.
Shut up!
I will use both my brains and money to save my dad!
Wait!
I guess it might be possible to launch an older model rocket
that doesn't have a G-Reaction engine or rely on G-Reaction generated power.
You think?
But it won't be easy to find an older model rocket that will suit our needs.
Let's use the Frontier 2 from the dinosaur museum!
Isn't that like "a relic of our industrial heritage"?
Dinosaur Museum
In the beginning, the Frontier 2 was made to be used during the changeover
from traditional rockets to the current G-Reaction engine powered rockets,
but that program never actually saw the light of day.
It's a hybrid rocket that uses solid fuel in combination with a liquid oxidant.
I also know that it's been preserved so that the engine is still usable,
and that's why I want to use it.
This rocket is valuable and classified a piece of our industrial heritage!
If you're seriously thinking about launching this thing or something during this power outage...
You think you can...
I just want to borrow it.
We'll pick up the twelve crewmembers of the Invincible in the payload bay of the Frontier 2
which has been renovated to be able to maintain a pressure of one atmosphere,
and then will bring them back to Earth.
As you ordered, I have contacted the top five veterans.
Good!
Something wrong?
Nope...
Thank you all for responding to my urgent request.
The name's Tracy. I'm the commander.
Leave it to us, the Mercury 5.
We will rescue the crew of the Invincible!
I'm counting on you!
You can do it, Grandpa!
You can do it!
No problem!
Preparations for launch are complete.
The countdown will begin at sunrise.
Good.
I can't believe you're were able to prepare for a launch in such a short time.
How much did it cost you?
The price of acquiring the Frontier 2,
Energy On-line Inc.'s fees for 150 mobile generator cars,
the money for securing the Mercury 5 crew, as well as miscellaneous expenses comes to...
Did you come all the way here just to be nasty?
I came here to give you a piece of advice.
If you launch that rocket now, it's just going to be targeted by the aliens from Baguan!
Sure, I've heard your advice for what it's worth.
But how is it, you think, that they'd know anything about this launch?
That's a pretty dumb question.
What'd you say?!
They're capable of cutting power worldwide all at once.
Why is it that you so badly want to stop this launch?!
I just don't want to see any more astronauts' lives sacrificed to the invaders.
Oh yeah...
Right now, what we need to do is get to the bottom
of how they were able to shut down all G-Reaction engines worldwide.
But we don't even know where to start!
The hair of angels.
What that girl said?!
You want me to bet my father's life on that nonsense?
But...
Right now my father's in the Invincible, drifting around in space and about to run out of air!
What's wrong with doing everything I can to rescue him?!
I'd think that, since you've lost your parents, you'd understand.
Billy!
You once said that you thought I was a good rival.
Me, I was thinking the same about you.
Let's go, Washington.
Launch will commence in 20 seconds.
Engines are go.
Launch system is go.
15 seconds to launch.
Here we go.
Ignition!
10...
9...
8...
What is that? 7...
What is that? 6...
No way! 6...
No way! 5...
4...
3...
Start engines!
Zero!
It's too late to stop!
Stop!
I just don't want to see any more astronauts' lives sacrificed to the invaders.
He told me...
He told me... It's my fault!
I can never undo what I've done!
Dad...
I... I...
Hey! You gotta hang in there!
It's so cold...
So, the question is are we going to run out of air first,
or are we going to freeze to death first?
Billy...
This isn't it either!
I know that I read it here.
Which one is it? Which one of these did I read that in?!
If he were here, searching for it would be a little more efficient.
Young Master, I'll take care of things here.
Please return to the mansion.
Hey, you, you can't go in the there!
Were you the one who was responsible for planning this thing?!
Look what's happened here?! What do you think you're doing?!
My father puts his life on the line, and it ends like this?!
And your father was...
I would assume that he was the commander on this mission.
Really? I'm so sorry.
There's nothing I could possibly do to make amends for this...
I don't want to hear it!
My father was aware that there was little chance of this mission being a success.
But my father had stepped away from the life of an astronaut
and he was so excited to have the chance to go into space again!
He said...
this would probably be the last time for him
and that to go on a mission to try to save people's lives had always been his dream!
That it would be the greatest!
What I ask is that you not give up
on my father's uncompleted mission.
Yeah, you're right. I can't give up now.
"What I ask is that you not give up on my father's uncompleted mission."
Don't look at me like that.
Who's there, in the middle of this big blackout?
Professor Odenworld!
Penny? Penny Carter?!
Well, it's been a long time!
Ah, Washington's here too!
Looks like you've made a big mess of things in here, as is your habit.
The wisdom of the world is packed away in libraries.
That's what you taught us, but...
What are you looking into?
Something about "the hair of angels."
I feel like I've seen it referred to in some literature before.
"The hair of angels"?! Angel's Hair!
Why would you be looking into that?!
Huh?
This is Angel's Hair?
This person I know asked me to look into it.
Apparently, there were trace amounts of it
attached to the submarine Alexandra that showed up in that desert.
On the Alexandra?
So, it is connected to the Baguan aliens somehow.
We have never known of any sort of matter on Earth that shares a similar composition.
So, this is what you were looking for.
Professor Steamson's collected essays?
Professor Steamson is well known as an eccentric
who spends his time presenting ridiculous theories.
Well, that is true.
He kept advocating his crazy theories, until he ended up being cast out of academic circles.
And one of his ridiculous theories is...
This one right here.
The Angel Hair theory! This is what I had read!
Due to the effects of solar wind,
charged electromagnetic matter can encompass the Earth
and control its magnetism.
I remember when I read it that it made me smile with contempt
because the whole plan seemed like a joke.
However,
the composition of the electromagnetic matter that his formula provides for...
is very much like that.
Does Washington always bark like that?
Professor Odenworld!
Who are you?!
Get down!
Washington!
Let's get out of here!
This way!
We're on the third floor!
Don't worry! I'm an alumnus of this school.
How did you know I was here?
Don't underestimate Kimura Enterprises' intelligence network.
You really are a rich one, aren't you?
You don't have to say it like that. I'm here to rescue you after all.
I guess you were right.
I wasn't thinking straight.
It took you this long to realize it?
This way!
I'm fed up with listening to the "alumnus"!
You think this thing was here when I was a student?!
Dad!
Billy...
A declaration of war from the aliens from Baguan!
The fate of the Invincible's crew!
Who is the silver-haired mystery man chasing Penny and Billy?
The plot thickens in the next exciting installment of the super sci-fi adventure,
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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, this is Billy!
And I'm Penny!
But really, Billy...
Next Episode Preview But really, Billy...
Next Episode Preview What's up with you spending so much cash?
I mean there's got to be a limit to things.
Maybe, but I'm not there yet!
Money goes and money flows. I spent it to help our side out.
Episode 4: The Aliens' Trap! Money goes and money flows. I spent it to help our side out.
Episode 4: The Aliens' Trap! I'm going to be forking out the cash left and right in order to bring world peace!
Do You Read Us, Invincible? I I'm going to be forking out the cash left and right in order to bring world peace!
Do You Read Us, Invincible? I Though I have to admit it sure cost me a pretty penny this time.
Do You Read Us, Invincible? I Didn't it though?!
Do You Read Us, Invincible? I Those glasses... Those things were pricey...
You're talking about those?!
You know if you put them in your pocket without using a case
the lenses are going to get scratched!
See you next time!