The wind flows away...
...across the faded landscape
Gently reviving my memories
As I proceed down these familiar paths,
There's no going back
The first lies, the final words
The promise we made that day...
...has crumbled and scattered away
An intense but short-lived fragment of memory
And even if I awaken from the dream...
...we once both shared
I'll never forget this feeling, not ever
Those remembered days will shine on, even now
Sis, I'm on the cover of ray=out.
It's like a dream!
But, you know...
What is it, Brother Doggie?!
A jersey...?
Maybe he's doing this to go up against me...
Maybe this is pretty good after all.
Or even cool?
Renton.
Wh-What?!
Oh...
Y-You know...
Look!
Does it look cool?
Cool? What does?
Hey.
Do you want to go to the city together?
I'm going shopping.
I'll go! Let me go!
All right! Can this be her asking me out on a date?!
Renton says he'll come with us.
Figures...
EPISODE 8 GLORIOUS BRILLIANCE
The Vodarac, right?
You're not feeling up to it?
The pay is good. The pay.
As they say, "A hungry dog takes no heed of blows" .
By the way, where's Renton?
Renton's out in the city with Eureka on a shopping trip.
Perfect.
You don't want him involved in jobs like this?
Not exactly.
It'll just be a pain trying to explain it to him.
Everyone is staring at me after all...
Does that mean I'm a celebrity?
Of course I am! I mean, I was on the cover of ray=out!
What's left...? Notebooks and study guides.
Studying is important... supposedly.
That's right.
But Renton, you don't study, either.
You know...
Hey, do you prefer guys who can study, or pukey guys who can't study?
Maeter...!
Renton got mad!
Maeter?
Geez, kids...
You're a kid, too!
I'm an adult!
Do you have hair grown in you-know-where now?
Wha-- You idiot!
Stupid! Under your arms, I mean!
You little...!
Dammit!
Hold on right there!
Maeter!
Maeter's gone!
Hey, Eureka!
She's gone?
Is everyone gonna disappear, too?!
Stupid, this isn't like that other time!
No one's...
No one's gonna come back...!
Don't cry, idiot!
I said don't cry!
H-Hey...
Oh, brother...
We'll finish this quick and then go home, got it?
Roger!
Maeter!
Don't cry...
Renton!
Have you found her?
I-I'm sure she's okay.
She's probably somewhere around here.
She'll find us soon, and call me...
Pukey!
...or something like that.
Wh-Where was that?!
Pukey!
Mama!
Maeter!
What should I do at times like this?
How do I scold her?!
Well, since she made everyone worry, maybe a good slap...
Wait!
Mama!
Eur--
Oh, my.
That's when you scold a boy, though...
Maeter! Don't you understand you made everyone worry about you?!
I'm sorry!
I do apologize.
This little girl was lost, so I figured I'd bring her here...
until I could find her mother.
Oh, no, we're the ones that should be sorry.
I can't patch everything up, but could I at least offer you some tea?
Oh, no, we couldn't. Sorry about this.
Come on, Maeter! We're going home!
Hey, I'm thirsty!
Me, too.
You guys...
That's true. We should have some tea.
Have they no shame?
This is Alice. The Mad Hatter is in the tea room.
Is the front cut off?
This is Rabbit. I've covered the front.
This is Red Queen. I'm in position.
Roger that. Alice moving to secure the back door.
Hey, Mama, this tea is red.
What color is the tea that you usually drink?
The tea Gonzy always brews is sewer-colored!
It's really bitter!
I see. Then you may put lots of sugar in this.
Really?
But hold on a minute before you do.
Forgive me. Now, go ahead.
The tea the lady brewed for us was sweet and smelled nice.
It had a mysterious feeling, just like Eureka.
Just the slightest bit strange...
I told you not to buy from the cheap black market!
Freeze!
Holland?!
Renton?!
What the hell are you doing here?!
Holland, why are you....?
This woman is a key person in the Vodarac, an anti-government group.
She'll fetch us a pretty penny if we hand her off to the military.
No way...
Gekkostate's fighting against the government too, right?!
Are you saying that you'll do anything for money?!
I will, if it brings me money...
No...
All right, both hands on top of your head, please.
Damn you...!
Dammit!
Alice to Red Queen! The Mad Hatter has escaped!
Matthieu!
We're gonna go after her right now on the LFOs!
Holland!
Shut up! I have no time to explain!
Eureka! Get after her on the Nirvash!
If you can't deal with this, you can stay here...
and drink as much tea as you want!
Another challenge from Vodarac...
Found her.
Roger.
You can't escape, lady.
What?!
Dammit!
Renton, secure a field of vision!
Just accept it, lady!
Checkmate.
Welcome to Terrorist Motel.
Renton.
Aren't you happy?
I can't be happy about this...
Why?!
Why are we being fed in the house of the woman we captured?!
I have no idea how the Vodarac think.
Okay, it's done!
Matthieu, have Renton relieve you in keeping an eye on the woman.
It doesn't look like he's got much of an appetite.
Oh, you're going to be helping me out now?
I'm just supervising.
I don't get it.
Get what?
Why are you feeding us such a feast...?
If I'm captured, all the food here will spoil, won't it?
That's not what I mean!
It's because I'm a Vodarac.
Can you get me the pepper over there?
It was fate that I'd be captured by you people..
Thank you.
But, you tried to run away just now.
In this world, there are fates you must accept...
and challenges that you must fight.
I don't really follow you...
That's because you are not one of those who see the light of Vodarac.
Now, can you hand me the cayenne pepper?
Um...
The bottle next to the pepper.
Then, why are you in a anti-government group?
Oh, and the salt, please.
You see, we really don't mean to be fighting against the government.
It's just that the military has decided we are.
A bird locked in a cage dreams of the vast skies every day, right?
Like a taste?
Sure...
Perhaps it's a little too soon for you to eat this.
That's not it...
Renton.
You're relieved.
Thanks.
You'll understand more things when you grow up.
Would you like a taste as well?
I don't like how it smells.
Perhaps our soul-food is tough for those who aren't used to it.
Tell me where Norb is.
I didn't want to be so harsh from the get-go...
but the military said you were...
a very dangerous anti-government faction.
Sorry about that.
That was the one and only keen idea you had, right?
Where's the money?
What the hell did you do?
Nothing.
All right, let's go.
All right! It's a deal!!
What?!
Shit! Don't let them escape!
Here they come!
I know!
All right, we'll give 'em a hot one!
Commencing energy charge!
Heat increase rate within normal range!
3, 2, 1, FIRE!
All right! All right!
Welcome back!
Mama, you really were the coolest one!
Cool?
Yeah! You were really cool!
I'm sorry that we involved you in our internal affairs.
I don't mind.
Everything is as Vodarac guides me to.
I don't mean this to make up for things,
but I'll take you to any location that you wish.
Then, to our pilgrimage land...
To Ciudades Del Cielo.
Maybe their putting the Vodarac before us means...
the information hasn't spread completely through the military yet.
True, but we can't be careless.
Right. Besides their squad activity,
the flow of money within the army is getting more lively.
Right. In Punapowa, I hear they've started mass-production of Compac Drives.
That reminds me. General Chrighton, that moderate,
met with an unfortunate accident.
They'll be getting a new leader soon, huh?
Reorganization of the military...
Let's hope that's all they'll be doing.
The King of the Woods of Nemi.
Here. Study guides for each of you.
We don't need it.
Here's yours, Renton.
Um, I'm going to do them, too?
You really were cool back there.
When you smile, Renton, Nirvash smiles as well.
"5th Grade Math Drills"
Ciudades Del Cielo, of all places...
I've had a bad feeling about this...
from the minute I ate that god-awful spicy food.
How many years has it been?
I've forgotten.
Liar.
So, what part of that was cool anyway... ?
G'night...
What is it...?
My head hurts...
TO BE CONTINUED
To be continued!
Back when I was very small, when I'd look up
The sky above really seemed so vast
I honestly thought that I could
Protect the one I loved with my own hands
Why wasn't I big enough, I wondered
That irritated me so much
No matter how I'd stretch out my hand
I knew that it would never reach
That sky, so very, very large
Even so, I had no doubts at all
Because I believed in a beautiful future
There were times I was irritated
And times I couldn't take it all
And I shed such very, very big tears
Still, I think my eyes never shone so bright...
...as they did when I was young
The holy land of the Vodarac, which many call the Capital of the Skies.
There, the girl's past is revealed.
What did the boy choose in the flames of battle,
now that he knew the truth...?
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