We are now moving to phase three of the operation.
All hands, prepare for launch as per the time schedule.
Attention, everyone.
We will now set out to recapture the Federation's Luna base from the Vagan.
Our fleet will leave standby orbit and begin a landing operation with mobile suits.
AGE System all green.
Psycho-Follow System active.
C-Funnel Duplex confirmed.
Grandpa... Vagan may be an enemy that's taken precious things from us.
But I can hear them...
The cries of the people suffering in the Mars Sphere.
And so, I...
Abis team, begin launching.
Roger.
We can't rely on our old data about their defensive deployment.
And our backup from the fleet will be limited.
Even so, let's secure a landing point before the enemy responds.
Okay!
Abis team, let's go!
Follow me!
Roger!
Seric Abis, Clanche Custom, launching!
Gundam...
You'll lend me your power, won't you?
Kio Asuno, Gundam AGE-FX, here I go!
haruka na sora samayoeru hikari datte
Even among the lights wandering through the faraway sky
kono michi wo hashiritsuzukeru
I will run along my path through this age
aa sekai wa doushite konna ni mo
Oh, why is the world so full
futashika na yume wo utsushiteru no?
of vague and uncertain dreams?
sou kurayami no naka de mogaiteru
I know why; we struggle in darkness
kotoba naki hitomi ga sayonara tsugeta
You spoke no words, yet your eyes said goodbye
yabureta kumo no sukima ochiteyuku hoshitachi
Through the ripped clouds we saw planets die
tamerai wo keshisareta nara
If I left behind all my hesitation for good there,
haruka na sora samayoeru hikari datte
then even among the lights wandering through the faraway sky
ato ichibyou ippo saki ni mitsukedashite miseru kara
I would go, step by step and second by second to find you again
tsuki ga terasu tashika na omoi nara kitto
If the moonlight would witness the strength of my emotions,
ashita made te ga todoku kara
then I am sure the future would be within my reach
kono michi wo hashiritsuzukeru
I will run along my path through this age
Episode 40 Kio's Decision: Together with the Gundam
Dad... Grandpa...
I've decided.
I'll fight my own way.
One month ago
Looks like we managed to escape from Second Moon.
I'm glad it worked out.
We managed to get the treasure back in one piece.
No need to worry about us.
Why don't you spend some time with him?
He's your son, right?
Now that I know what Vagan is like, what should I do?
What should I do?
Kio.
Dad!
It's really you, isn't it, Dad?
Yeah.
Why?
If you were alive, why didn't you come back to me and Mom?
I...
Whatever reasons you had...
If you were alive, I wish you'd have come home.
I'm sorry.
I can't believe it.
That's the true goal behind Ezelcant's invasion of Earth?
Yes. He said he'd select only the superior humans,
then migrate them to Earth and create Eden.
He must be out of his mind.
But... he said it would save humanity.
What do you think?
All I know is that relations between Earth and Vagan
have gone past the point of no return.
Dad...
So for now... I'll do what I can.
To protect what's precious to me.
Yeah.
Everybody, brush your teeth properly!
And also...
We won't see you anymore?
I don't want that!
I wanna go with you!
I told you that can't happen, right?
The place we're going now is very dangerous.
But... but...
Look!
Lucca!
Hey!
Hey, Taku!
Yuu!
Mama!
Go on, now.
Take care, you three!
Yeah! You too, Wendy!
Goodbye!
Goodbye, Wendy!
Mama!
Take care, Wendy!
Good luck with your work!
Goodbye.
I'll do my best, okay?
Baronoke, arriving on schedule.
Aunt Unoa...
Wendy...
It's been three months, hasn't it?
Kio!
I'm so happy to see you!
Jeez. You had us all so worried!
Sorry.
Isn't there somebody else you should say that to first?
Kio, do you know how worried I was?
Mom.
I'm so glad...
Just so glad.
Ase... mu?
It's been 13 years, hasn't it?
Asemu!
I'm so sorry, Romary.
What a mess.
Unless we replace everything down to the frame, I don't think we can restore it.
It was never our plan to simply restore it.
We're gonna keep evolving it...
into a new Gundam.
Asemu.
What were you thinking, becoming a space pirate?
I had my reasons.
Tell me.
13 years ago, I was gravely injured in a battle
and saved by space pirates.
I lived among the pirates until I got back on my feet again.
And while I was living with them, I learned the truth hidden behind this war.
The EXA-DB you described in the message capsule?
Yes.
But not just that.
The injustice of the Federation Forces, and the situation in the Mars Sphere that drove the Vagan to war...
Knowing all this, I could no longer think of Vagan as one-dimensionally evil.
So you became a pirate, allied with neither side?
That's not it.
I found my own way to fight there.
What do you mean?
I've been fighting to protect everyone, and I'll keep on doing so.
But in fighting only for one side, will I truly be protecting them?
So then I thought...
If war is inevitable, then I just have to keep both sides' strength in balance.
By stealing the information and materials both sides needed for their operations,
I've kept large-scale battles from taking place.
That's what I've been doing as a space pirate.
If I can keep the balance between Earth and Vagan, the war will reach a stalemate,
and there'll be no major casualties.
That's nonsense!
If Kio and Romary, the people I love, can live in peace even in a world like this,
then I can keep fighting.
Your ideas are naïve!
Unless we completely destroy those who commit massacre after massacre, true peace will never come!
We must win this war and eliminate the Vagan!
I thought you'd say that.
What?
My ideas are different from yours.
I'm fighting in my own way.
That's the answer I've reached.
Asemu!
See you, Dad.
You're leaving?
Yeah.
Will I see you again?
Yeah. You will.
Asemu...
I'm glad there's nothing wrong with you.
I'm fine. I didn't need all those tests.
There was no telling what they might have done to your body.
And we had to be sure you weren't affected by the Mars Rays.
Grandpa... the Vagan might not be as bad as you say.
What are you saying?!
Whatever their reasons, they've taken so many precious things from us.
Grandpa, the people of the Mars Sphere are suffering too.
So let's stop fighting!
What nonsense have they been feeding you?
That's ridiculous!
So that's the reason behind Vagan's strange actions?
Yeah.
Using the war as an excuse to select the superior humans and weed out the weak ones.
I'd expect that sort of scheme from them.
But does that really make it right to just destroy them all?
No matter what, Ezelcant is a mad tyrant.
The Vagan who follow a man like that are nothing but enemies to be defeated!
Grandpa...
The goal of this operation is to take back the Luna base on the Moon's surface.
The Luna base was once a Federation Forces stronghold.
But while most of our main forces were diverted to deal with Vagan's Earth invasion,
it fell into the hands of the enemy.
Aaron Simmons, the commander of the Luna base,
defected to the Vagans and let their sleeper agents infiltrate the base.
Then, during the Vagan attack, those agents made their move.
Most likely, all Federation soldiers were killed.
The Luna base now functions as a support base for the Earth invasion.
We previously received orders to send the Diva to the Luna base,
but it's possible that was a Vagan ploy as well.
To stop the Vagan's Earth invasion, we will now begin a decisive operation to recapture the Luna base!
Kio, over here!
Mr. Rody, you had something to show me?
Yeah.
Is this...
a Gundam?
It's the new machine the AGE System created based on AGE-3 combat data from the Mars Sphere.
It's been made as light as possible to enable faster movement,
and it's equipped with C-Funnels, which are small pursuit units designed for X-Rounders.
Wow...
This is the state-of-the-art Gundam, the AGE-FX.
AGE-FX?
FX stands for "Follow X-Rounder."
It means that it can keep up with the abilities of an X-Rounder.
You could call it the ultimate Gundam.
Mr. Rody, this Gundam can accurately target just one part of a mobile suit, right?
Well, that depends on the skill of the pilot.
But yes, it certainly does have the potential to do that.
With you, I may be able to realize what I'm trying to do...
We're about to make contact with the enemy.
Be careful.
Roger!
Let's go, Gundam!
It's starting.
Here they come!
Kio!
What are you playing at?
Send out an SOS, and have them pick you up.
I'll do this my way.
We're almost at the lunar surface.
Prepare for landing!
Deploy C-Funnels!
The enemy are human beings, too.
So...
So I'll keep fighting in my own way.
Dad... Grandpa...
Kio? You're...
Captain, prepare the Plasma Diver missile.
Huh?
What's wrong?
Actually, I was uneasy about this when we departed.
That weapon isn't approved for regular use.
Why were we able to launch with it equipped?
Commander-in-Chief Algreus gave his permission.
But that can't be!
It's far too powerful!
Do you really mean to destroy the entire base?
Former Commander Asuno!
I've been following standard procedures.
If you doubt that, go ahead and check.
I'll exterminate the Vagan myself.
Every last one!
They're coming!
Vary your movements, or they'll get the drop on you!
Sorry.
Heat sources detected over the Luna base!
Kio!
Enemy heat sources have disappeared!
C-Funnels!
What I'm trying to do...
It may be crazy and reckless, and maybe it has no chance of working.
But you'll do it with me, right?
The Vagan don't need to hide their identity anymore, so they aren't self-destructing.
Kio, are you fighting without killing your opponents?
Everyone, we've almost reached the base.
Stay focused and proceed!
Roger!
Captain, we're almost at the lunar combat sector.
Got it.
But why exactly are we doing this?
If we don't return the Luna base to the Federation, it'll disrupt the balance between the sides.
It'll be much easier to move forces from Vagan to the Earth Sphere.
Perhaps even something very large.
You can't mean...
I hope I'm just overthinking things.
Multiple enemy mobile suits are landing around the base!
I never thought they'd attack in such large numbers.
It doesn't matter.
Our forces are enough to deal with them.
Master Zeheart.
Please take a look.
That's... Asemu?
You should've stayed hidden.
Enemy mobile suits are in range of the short-range defense system.
Defense systems, commence attack.
Come, Gundam.
And Asemu.
I'll finish things with you here!
Send three machines from D Block!
Have them cover the Bart team!
Rear guard, remain alert!
Let's see what you can do.
It seems I'll be leaving the finishing touches to you...
I'm counting on you, Gundam.
soba ni yorisotteru dake de
We just sat leaning against each other
sore de ii to omotteta kedo
and I felt it should just continue like that
itsuka ki ga tsuita n da
One day I realized
kimi ni sae mo yuzurenai mirai ni
that the future wouldn't show mercy, even to you
yume ga futari tsunaide
Dreams connected us
soshite yume ga futari wo ima toozaketa no
and dreams now keep us apart
wasurenai yo wasurenai yo hitotsu nokorazu
I will never, ever forget any of it,
kimi ga oshietekureta uta mo
not even the song you taught me
meguru kisetsu kurikaeshite itsuka namida ga
The seasons pass, and one day
tsuyosa ni kawatteku sono hi made kitto
the tears I already shed will be my strength
nakanai de aruiteku kono mama
Until that day, I will shed tears no more
Next Time
At the fateful space base, growing powers collide with one another.
Next time on Mobile Suit Gundam AGE...
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"Magnificent Fram."
Three destines will form history...
Gundapedia Gundam AGE-FX
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A unit evolved for an X-Rounder's use...
That's the Gundam AGE-FX.
It's equipped with a beam terminal the pilot can control freely
and C-Funnels that can precisely pierce the enemy.
Look Forward To Next Time!