The young boy's name is Lute: a rash but passionate fellow
who aims to be the world's top Monster Rider.
Lute and friends come to the Dovan Volcano in search of a Kinship Ore.
They sucessfully take down a mechanized Uragaan,
only for Dr. Manelger to plunge them into the depths below!
Huh?!
Ow, ow, ow...
Where are we?
And what's that smell?
It's too dark to see a thing!
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...
That stench!
Like garbage!
The exit! Where's the exit?!
Where's our food?!
Where's the donuts?!
Look for the exit!
A way out?
No luck.
And no food.
And no donuts...
Look for the exit, I sa--
Eh?
It weally is you, Number Five.
--Long time no see!
--Whoa, whoa! Oof. --Long time no see!
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Chapter 28: Onward, Numbers!"
Ack! We got us one weird Felyne here!
Is he really that strange?
You're just used to uber-weird Navirou, that's all!
I'm so gwad to see you again.
I always bewieved you'd come back someday.
Who are you? Navirou doesn't know you.
But, Number Five, I'm Number Six: Floof.
Did you fowget the Kinship we Numbers share?
The Kinship we Numbers share?
It's like I told ya: I'm yer friend, Beats!
Number One of the Numbers! And you're Number Five!
Now that you mention it, this strange Felyne in Pawpad Place
said something similar...
What is it, Navirou?
Navirou's so close to remembering something...
...but he can't!
Must be a sugar deficiency!
Donuts... Donuts...!
Of all the times to have no donuts...
...and no future.
So you still wuv your donuts, huh?
Number Five is still Number Five, all wight!
Navirou is Navirou.
But if someone likes donuts, how can they be bad?
Guess this Number Five fellow must be a good guy!
Oh, he is! He always wooks out for his fwiends.
His friends...?
Once you see the others, I know you'll wemember the Numbers.
This way, pwease!
This undergwound facility is the lowest level of Dr. Manelger's waboratory.
He used to use it for expewiments,
but now it's just one big twash dump.
What is this place?
The factowy where Dr. Manelger's inventions are cweated.
Inventions? Whoa-ho! Loot aplenty!
And who are they?
These Felynes were bwought here against their will and forced to work.
Forced to?! How awful... and unforgivable!
Us Numbers were made to work here, too, at first.
But one day we got dwagged off to the wab...
Strange powers began to awaken wiffin our expewimented-on bodies.
And since we weren't of any use as failures,
we got tossed into that big twash dump.
Strange powers? Like what?
I can put everyone to sleep wif my bweath.
Watch!
Zzz... Zzz...
He put himself to sleep!
There's careless, and then there's careless.
Oh, man! I'm petting him so much right now!
Oh, wow! This is nuts!
Ah!
Oh, my!
Was I asleep?
Awww, not again...
Who needs this dumb power, anyway?
Navirou's zappy-paw thing-- is that a Numbers power?
Each Number has a diffewent power.
So why'd you hold out on us for so long, huh?
Did you forget about your power, too?
No--something happened to trigger that power before we met.
And Navirou remembered.
Even though a power like that is better off forgotten.
Why's that?
Well, it's scary!
Scary? It's cool!
We've known each other for a while now,
and that was about the coolest you've ever been!
And you saved me, too!
Lute...
You can look up to Navirou, the ultimate in cool,
all you want!
I mean, you brag about being great at navigation,
but you get lost over and over again.
Then there's your snooty attitude,
your gluttony...
Navirou offers so much to admire!
Admire? You're being dissed, dude.
I've always admired Number Five's perpetually positive mindset.
Just look at all these Navirou fans!
All right, autographs for everyone--just this once!
I could totally give those neato whiskers a li'l pat, though.
Eh?
Hey, gang! Number Five is back!
Huh?!
What the heck?
Even more of these oddball Felynes?!
Oh! It's him!
Nothing burns brighter than my spirit!
Number One:
Beats!
Warm heart, cool breath.
I'm Number Two:
Cryo!
Sparkle-sparkle!
My beauty is almost blindingly bright!
Number Three:
Fifi here!
You don't need glasses to see that I'm the brains of the bunch--
Number Four:
Spex, purr!
From the looks of it, Number Five is next.
No, no, no, no! No way!
Leading you onward to bright tomorrows!
Number Five:
Navirou!
Sure seems used to the whole spiel!
So cool...
Any time's a good time for a catnap!
Number Six:
It's me, Floof!
All together,
we're the Numbers!
Whoa!
That was awesome! I want in, too!
Number Five!
Welcome back.
We've been waiting for you, purr!
Sorry for the delay, all!
Incidentally, who are you?
You mean your memowies still haven't weturned?
Nope, not in the slightest.
But you did it right along with the rest!
Navirou's body was just reacting on its own.
Like, oh, an allergy!
Ah... choo!
So you have amnesia?
Such a dramatic development-- it's so not Number Five.
I get it now. No wonder ya were so odd back in that village.
Well, Navirou's always odd.
Hey, didn't you get carried off down the river?
It was a close call, I gotta tell ya.
I barely made it with all my nine lives, thanks to a kind sailor
who just happened to be passin' by.
Guess that's what I get for bein' such a nice guy.
It was rough, all right, but now Number Five is back.
It was all worth it.
That's right! It's enough just having him here--memories or no!
Finally we can put that plan into action--
and make the Numbers' most fervent wish come true!
Oh, how we've waited for this day!
Purrr!
Huh?
Don't tell me...
It was your plan, Number Five!
Have you forgotten that, too?!
Navirou forgot! Or rather...
He doesn't remember!
Say it ain't so...
But our most fervent wish...!
Hey, Navirou--I mean, Number Five!
What's the big idea, breaking everyone's hearts like that?
Well, what do you expect? Navirou has zero memory of these folks.
We can't even be sure that Navirou's a member of the Numbers.
Nothing burns brighter than my spirit!
Number One:
Beats!
Warm heart, cool breath.
I'm Number Two:
Cryo!
Sparkle-sparkle!
My beauty is almost blindingly bright!
Number Three:
Fifi here!
You don't need glasses to see that I'm the brains of the bunch--
Number Four:
Spex, purr!
Leading you onward to bright tomorrows!
Number Five:
Navirou!
Any time's a good time for a catnap!
Number Six:
It's me, Floof!
All together,
we're the Numbers!
Ha! That settles it--without a doubt!
You're a card-carrying member of the Numbers!
What's with the coordinated posing?
And it's like they're old hands at it, too.
Fluffy!
So fluffy!
You're still in here, as memories.
Or is it here? Wait...
Oh, okay.
Whereas Navirou doesn't have even the foggiest memory of his past.
You may not have memories, but you still have Kinship.
I mean, Ratha remembered me, didn't he?
A Kinship once bound can never be broken.
I know it'll come back to you!
Lute...
Don't sweat it.
Maybe you can't see it, but you're bound together, all right.
And I believe in Kinship.
So she was only yawning, right?
But he totally misunderstood and fell hard for her, right then and there!
You may have lost your memories,
but you still fall in love too easily.
Why, you once fell for your own reflection in a mirror!
Man, what a narcissist!
With that face?
Such is the fate of one born so handsome.
Yeah, you laugh.
And are donuts still your life? That hasn't changed?
Not even after Navirou's dead!
Oooh!
Navirou's first donut in a long time!
Time to dig in! Aaah--
Where's everyone else's?
Pitiful, I know, but we struggled to give ya this much.
It's no mean feat to scrape together enough food down here, purr.
Oh, wow, right!
Thanks for serving up such a feast.
Well, it's not every day we get guests!
No standing on ceremony, now--eat up.
Don't mind if I do!
You could mind a little.
Can't eat it, can you?
Sure! Navirou hasn't met a donut he couldn't eat!
And that's... a Navi-rule.
Navirou's full!
We should share it!
This is what we've always done.
We share our joys and our sorrows.
There are six Numbers--and we're all one.
You okay?
The memories are right on the tip of Navirou's brain!
Oh!
What is it, purr?
Maybe seeing that will jog his memory!
That might just do the trick!
Oh, right--that!
That, that!
Yes, that, purr!
Huh?
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Whoa! What is this thing?
Oh! Navirou remembers now! He made this!
Nooo, no, no, no.
You just came up with the idea--like a producer.
Number Four's the one who designed it.
A-hem, purr!
Why'd you build something like this?
To put our plan into action.
Plan?
Our plan to spring everyone from this lab.
That is our most fervent wish.
Now hop on, Number Five.
Are you okay, Navirou?
Navirou is...
...Number Five.
We'd just slow you down.
You three go without us.
That's out of the question!
We share our joys and our sorrows.
There are six Numbers--and we're all one!
When we break out of here, we all do it together!
Number Five...
No leaving anyone behind! We stick together!
And we're all getting out of here!
Yeah!
This is our ticket out of here, all right!
Onward, Meownzer tank! Onward, Numbers!
Switching... on!
Hmm? It's not starting up.
It was built entirely to spec, purr!
What the heck's goin' on?!
It needs more energy!
Navirou gets it. So it didn't work last time, either.
You left in search of a way to get it running.
Er... Um...
It's been more than a year, and Navirou hasn't changed a thing.
The tank's not going anywhere.
Navirou's sorry.
No...
No matter how far apart we are, a deep Kinship binds us together.
Us Numbers are always of one heart.
Be right back!
Are mew all right? What's your name?
My name...?
I can't remember!
It's all come back...
That donut cut into sixths-- that's the Numbers' Kinship!
How could Navirou ever forget his dear, dear friends?
He's so very sorry!
There's nothing to apologize for.
We're just glad your memories are back safe and sound.
That's right, Number Five. C'mon, chin up.
Number Five?
How can Navirou ever face you again?
You waited for him all this time, and yet...
...and yet, he forgot you!
He didn't bring back the energy to fuel the Meownzer tank!
He couldn't keep his promise with you all...
He's really, really sorry!
You've grown some on this adventure--just like me!
Uh-huh!
All right, everyone--on the Meownzer tank!
Time to make our wish come true:
getting out of this place!
Okie-doke!
Purr!
Let's do this!
Ready or not!
Let's go!
Yeah!
Now for Navirou's special move:
Electrozap Fire!
Onward, Meownzer tank! Onward, Numbers!
Switching... on!
Whoa! That's awesome!
Things are heatin' up!
The Numbers are back together!
Nothing burns brighter than my spirit!
Number One:
Beats!
Warm heart, cool breath.
I'm Number Two:
Cryo!
Sparkle-sparkle!
My beauty is almost blindingly bright!
Number Three:
Fifi here!
You don't need glasses to see that I'm the brains of the bunch--
Number Four:
Spex, purr!
Leading you onward to bright tomorrows!
Number Five:
Navirou!
Any time's a good time for a catnap!
Number Six:
It's me, Floof!
All together,
we're the Numbers!
Clear to the right! Clear to the left! All clear ahead!
Setting coordinates for Site 2058--
move out!
We're saved!
Run!
Looks like everyone made it out!
And it's high time we join 'em!
No, wait!
There's something Navirou has to do first:
settle things with Manelger!
Lute, you're up!
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Chaaarge!
The Book of Numbers!
Lilia of the Royal Scriveners here,
with a thorough analysis of the mysterious Felynes in the Numbers!
Here's who we're covering this week:
"Number One Beats" "Special Move Flame Breath"
Number One: Beats!
Leader of the Numbers, he's taken on the traits of Rathalos.
"Number Two Cryo" "Special Move Ice Breath"
Number Two: Cryo!
A cool Felyne with the characteristics of Zamtrios.
"Number Three Fifi" "Special Move Flash"
Number Three: Fifi!
A sparklingly gorgeous Felyne with the traits of Lagombi and a Flashbug!
I'll be back next week with more Numbers!
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
Good for you, Navirou-- reuniting with your pals!
But now it's time for us to face off against Dr. Manelger!
"The Dragon in the Sea of Fire"
Next time: "The Dragon in the Sea of Fire"!
Ride On!