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
Make it stop...
Somebody make it stop!! I wasn't... I didn't...!!
Get it together, Renton...
...in South Arib, at depth 60,
we have observed an alpha 75-30 tectonic shift.
I repeat.
Today, at approximately 8:48 AM,
southeast of Nagaren Island in South Arib at depth 60, we have observed...
Oh, come on, Holland. An alpha 75-30 tectonic shift.
Why do I always have to tell you to keep the radio down...? An alpha 75-30 tectonic shift.
Due to this tectonic shift, part of the ley-line--
Holland? Due to this tectonic shift, part of the ley-line--
"Auto-Nav Engaged"
Hap! Hap!!
What is it? What happened? Why're you in such a big hurry?
It's here!!
EPISODE 10 HIGHER THAN THE SUN
The story that Eureka told me about her past...
That it was Holland's group that turned Del Cielo,
the city where Miss Tiptory and the others lived, into a pile of rubble.
Of course, I believe in Eureka,
so I have no intention of saying anything to her or Holland...
about the things that haunt them from their past. It's just...
Seeing Eureka in so much pain like that,
I can't help but wonder if there's really anything I can do for her.
I don't know what the real truth is about anything.
Not about Eureka. Not about Holland.
Come to think of it, I don't know anything about this world.
Just like Miss Tiptory told me...
I mean, I can go on living without knowing anything.
But...
The real truth, huh...?
Oh, no... Miss Talho's totally gonna kill me!
What the heck am I doing, anyway?
Hey, Renton!
I-I-I'm not hiding anything! Not a thing!
I need some Green Steppin' Van.
Board wax!
Ah, oh...
Hold on just a minute.
I have some that just came in.
Hey kid, have you finished getting your board ready?
There's a wave coming. And it's huge!
If we calculate it using the source of the tectonic shift...
and the flow of the strata...
"CURRENT POSITION"
the best waves are gonna be...
right here.
So... Hey!
That's in the southern hemisphere!
Too far.
If we stay on the ley-line, we won't make it in time for the wave's arrival.
That's if we stay on the ley-line.
Huh? No way.
We're gonna do it?
Seriously?!
It's been a while, hasn't it?
Aw, fine!
You want me to do it, right? So, I'll do it!
All right!
Way to go! Man, it's been so long... This is gonna be great!
Don't slap me! It hurts! It really hurts!
Geez, they all just think of themselves!
Hey, Renton!
Are you here?! I want my change!
I can't believe these guys...
I'll just get it myself!
Wh-Wh-What the hell is this?!
This is... This is...!
I didn't even know I still had this old thing...
It doesn't make any sense.
What's wrong?
They're talking about a big wave, but it's really far away.
I mean, by the time it gets here, it'll be nothing but a little wave.
Why is everyone getting so excited about something like that?
Huh? Well, because...
"Prepare for Trajectory Flight"
Trajectory flight?
Maurice, get in the copilot seat.
Okay..
Renton, hurry up! Get in the copilot seat, too!
What for?
The Gekko is going to fly over the atmosphere!
Fly over... the atmosphere?!
Woz!
Give me our course as soon as you've plotted it!
Already sent!
We don't have much time before the window.
We're going straight to maximum load.
Everybody ready?
I haven't been this excited in a long time!
Boosters will fire 35 seconds after trapar cycle shutdown.
Here, take this!
It's going to be a really intense one today.
Confirming closure of all airtight blocks!
"STARBOARD" "PORT"
Confirmation complete!
We are now cruising with all control systems on manual!
Release valve, closure confirmed.
Port side booster, pressure building. No changes.
Starboard side booster, pressure building. No change there, either.
Booster internal pressure, stable.
All auxiliary systems are go.
Releasing pressure locks.
Commencing countdown.
Confirmed normal operation of all systems.
Entering final stage.
Final check of plotted course... complete!
Releasing booster locks!
Launching!
Higher than the sun!
A r-r-r-r-rocket?!
But they're always saying we shouldn't use rocket engines...
because they pollute the air!
Mama, this belt is tight.
Isn't it okay now?
Yes, it's okay.
Th-That was close... I was about to throw up again...
Let's go, Renton.
You can see the planet really clearly.
Planet?
Amazing! The planet, it really is... round!
The Great Wall...
This is the thing that Miss Tiptory told me about...
If only I'd been able to understand what it was...
Eureka's eyes were saying at that moment...
Maybe we could have made it through...
without having it end the way it did, Sis.
But... But, for now, let me just say one thing.
Hurray for zero gravity.
And that is the situation leading up to the current status...
of Operation Sora 107 in Ciudades Del Cielo.
7 minutes from enemy contact to squadron withdrawal.
Because they used an LFO instead of weapons like RPGs,
we cannot consider the attack was initiated...
by a rebel force like the Vodarac.
I believe that some other force must have intervened.
Enough with the report.
Sir.
Tell me what you think, Dominic.
What do you think that "other force" is?
Sir!
Analyzing all the data we've collected, it's hard to believe that...
a group of civilians would use LFOs in combat as was seen here.
In particular, the method of attack...
was very similar to that of the old SOF 1st Mobile Squadron.
In addition, eyewitness reports also mention a white LFO.
This leads me to believe that Gekkostate was very likely involved in this attack.
I see.
Even though they're making blatant attacks against the military,
there are no squadrons capable of dealing with them at present.
I was going to wait until my squadron was officially commissioned, but...
How is that other thing going?
Yes!
Right away!
Guard! Bring the black one out front!
How far can you stretch it?
The Gekko Cup Competition! Cheese Stretching Championship!
All right! Woo-hoo-hoo!
And now, if Chairman Moondoggie would say a few words...
So, where are we?
Manaaki base.
Manaaki?
An air force base that was abandoned...
after a tectonic shift that hit it 6 months ago.
The largest military tower in the southern hemisphere.
But now it's just ruins, an empty shell.
So, why are we in place like this?
Who knows? Ask Talho.
Maybe she's lost her touch or something.
Hey.
Aren't you going? With everyone else.
You're finished repairing your board, aren't you?
What are you going to do?
I'll be staying here. I just want to stay here.
Okay. Then I will, too.
Well, it's just, today is...
Hurray for... zero gravity.
Oh. That's nice, isn't it?
I'm sorry. Did I make it too tight?
Here. This one, too.
What should I do?
My voice, it isn't reaching...
Geez, they don't have to go and flaunt it like that...
No kidding. And doing it here, of all places, right?
Rock, paper, scissors!
Look over there!
A wave!
Rock, paper, scissors!
Look over there!
A wave!
Paper, rock, scissors! Look over there!
The wave isn't coming, is it? Paper, rock, scissors! Look over there!
The wave isn't coming, is it? Where?!
Neither is Holland. Where?!
Take me with you. Take me away with you, Holland.
You've changed.
I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.
I'm mean, you've had to do an awful lot of difficult maneuvers...
in the short time since we left Bell Forest.
Or it could just be some kind of warp in the physical structure.
Oh, hey, maybe it's something the Amita Drive is...
Eureka...
I'm sorry. I don't think... I can hold back any longer...
Just spill it already.
Ouch!
Renton?
Things would be a whole lot easier if you'd just spill it, Renton.
Renton, are you all right?
I'm fine, it's nothing...
I mean, after all, this is for you, Eureka.
It's no big deal, if it's for you...
I mean, because of how I feel about you...
I... I...!
You'll feel much better if you just spill it all out.
Is there something you're supposed to tell me?
No, I can't spill it... I can't spill it out, after all.
You've changed.
Will you look at me?!
You're bugging me.
So, you're running away?!
Yeah, I want to run away...
If I could run away!
I want to run away. To the other side of the planet or anywhere else...
I want to forget!
That day, that place and everything else, all of it!
But I can't, and it all keeps relentlessly chasing me.
I really just want to run away...
Even from me?
Stop bugging me...
I'm begging you...
Can't you just let me forget about it?
The wave never came.
I guess not.
The pizza was good anyway.
Try and leave some for us next time.
You landed us here on purpose, didn't you?
It really didn't matter to you, anyway.
There never was a wave...
There's no way we'll ever forget about it.
It wouldn't be right to forget.
And I have no intention of forgetting.
That's why you brought that boy on board, isn't it?
Brother... You really know how to hit a guy where it hurts.
Your weak spots are just too easy to find.
There are still a lot of things that I don't really understand.
About how Holland feels, about the reason...
Miss Talho looks at Holland the way she does...
And about Eureka's feelings.
It's a bird!
A bird! A bird!
There are lots of things I don't understand.
But, the fact that I'm standing here right now...
The fact that I'm looking out at the world right now....
I felt certain that was the truth.
But at the same time, I couldn't help thinking:
Why am I here?
Why was I born on this particular planet?
And, what exactly is it I'm living for... ?
Are you playing hide-and-seek again?
The lieutenant colonel is coming all this way...
What's wrong?
You've been waiting to see the lieutenant colonel for so long.
Come on, stop playing hide-and-seek...
No!
Wh-What's wrong?
It's just... It keeps spilling out...
It's been a long time, hasn't it? I'm glad to see that you're doing so well.
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you, my little Anemone.
Now, be a good girl.
Won't you show me that pretty face I haven't seen for three years?
Sure! Okay!
Welcome back, Lieutenant Colonel Dewey!
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 Gekko approaches an unknown phenomenon called a corallian.
The boy unknowingly heads out...
and is assaulted by a black KLF amidst the white whirlwinds.
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