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Hagane – Captain’s quarters
Rai: Lt. Raidiese F. Branstein reporting, sir.
Daitetsu: Come in.
Rai: Thank you sir.
Rai: What can I do for you, Captain?
Daitetsu: Lieutenant, there’s something I’d like to ask you.
Rai: …..
Rai: …Is it about my family, sir?
Daitetsu: …Yes. Your father is the leader of the UCC forces that have aligned themselves with the DC…
Daitetsu: And your brother commands their AM units.
Daitetsu: Essentially, you’re fighting against your entire family.
Rai: So…you’re afraid I might turn my back on the EFA and go fight for the UCC?
Daitetsu: I don’t doubt your loyalty, but…
Rai: Captain, I’ve disowned my family.
Daitetsu: Yet, you still carry the Branstein name.
Rai: …..
Daitetsu: You aren’t bothered at all by fighting your own flesh and blood?
Rai: …I can’t say that I’m not.
Rai: But, I joined the EFA…as a way to part ways with the house of Branstein.
Rai: So, I have no regrets following what my heart tells me.
Rai: I will prove that to you in future missions.
Daitetsu: I see… If that’s how you feel, then I won’t ask again. That will be all.
Hagane – Corridor
Aya: Rai…
Rai: Captain.
Aya: Please tell me you’re not leaving the ship…
Rai: Don’t worry. I’m fighting for what I believe in. There’s no need for me to leave the Hagane.
Rai: …And please tell that to the person hiding over there.
Ryusei: …!
Rai: Next time that black mech appears, don’t hesitate to attack just because it’s my brother.
Rai: In any case, even if you shoot him down…I won’t hold it against you.
*Rai leaves*
Ryusei: Rai…
Aya: He says not to worry, but I can’t help but be concerned.
Ryusei: …Reminds me of how I used to be…
Ryusei: (The accident with the Huckebein… I can’t ask him now of all times.)
Aya: In any case, the two of us will support Rai whenever he needs it. Because we are a team.
Ryusei: That’s right.
Hagane – Hallway
Rio: Kusuha, you there? I have a favor to ask…
Rio: …..
Rio: Is she there? She said she was going to take a bath three hours ago…
Rio: Kusuha, I’m coming in!
Hagane – Kusuha’s room
Rio: ! Wh-What is…!? Look at all these bath products…!
Kusuha: Oh, what’s up Rio?
Rio: Nothing…where were you exactly?
Kusuha: Oh, I was just taking a bath…
Rio: You were still bathing…after three hours!?
Kusuha: Yeah, I was reading a book. Don’t you?
Rio: Huh? I have to be at the bridge, so I’m in and out in thirty minutes…
Kusuha: Ohhhh…so you’re too busy to enjoy your baths.
Rio: (It’s not a matter of being too busy…three hours in the bath would turn you into a prune.)
Rio: By the way, Kusuha…what’s with all the bath products?
Kusuha: Oh, these? I ordered them from a catalogue.
Rio: A catalogue…huh…
Kusuha: When I saw them, I couldn’t help myself…and before I knew it…
Rio: …You bought every item in the catalogue?
Kusuha: Yeah. Rio, would you like to try this?
Rio: W-What it is? Some propeller thing…?
Kusuha: It’s a Hyper Muscle Massager for astronaut cadets.
Rio: M-Massager…? Astronauts…?
Kusuha: Do you want it? It totally relaxes you, though it’s dangerous to use indoors…
Rio: I-I’ll pass. By the way, I need your help to find Masaki.
Kusuha: Find him?
Rio: Yeah…he lost his way while I was giving him a tour.
Kusuha: He lost his way during a guided tour…?
Somewhere in the Hagane…
Shiro: Well, it’s not like this is the first time he’s gotten lost…
Kuro: Then tell me how someone gets lost on a battleship.
Shiro: And with Rio guiding him no less…how does this happen?
Kuro: …I can’t believe he gets lost when he has directions.
Masaki: Alright, you two. That’s enough of that.
Shiro: In any case, we should at least be able to find the Cybuster…
Hagane – Hangar
Ryusei: The Cybuster…I can’t take my eyes off it. It’s so cool…
Aya: You say that about every robot.
Ryusei: That’s not true. I have very high standards for robots of any kind.
Aya: Alright, name one robot you didn’t think was cool.
Ryusei: Hmmm, let’s see…
Ryusei: (…Can’t think of any.)
Rob: Phew, finally. The analysis is pretty much done.
Aya: Good work, Doc.
Ryusei: Rob, how is the Cybuster?
Rob: It’s…amazing.
Rob: The system and joints are close to TLI specs…
Rob: But the power source and transmission system are…beyond my comprehension.
Rob: It’s like a work of art.
Ryusei: I wonder…could it be an alien robot?
Rob: No, this is quite different from Extra-Over Technology.
Ryusei: Then, is it a new EFA or DC mech?
Rob: I’m not sure. We should ask Masaki about it.
Ryusei: That reminds me…I heard about TLI’s secret project, a super robot called the Grungust.
Ryusei: Why isn’t it aboard?
Rob: It was stored at a base in the U.S. before the DC took it over…
Ryusei: Right…
Ryusei: I was hoping to get a chance to pilot a super robot like the Grungust…
Rob: …You will. Someday.
Hagane – Bridge
Tetsuya: All clear, captain.
Daitetsu: Very good…let’s advance. Flank speed ahead.
Tetsuya: Flank speed ahead, aye!
Eita: There doesn’t seem to be any enemies in the area after we took our Wake Island.
Tetsuya: That means we’ll be facing trouble ahead. I hope we can cross the equator without a fight…
Eita: I agree… Our enemies won’t make the same mistakes…
Tetsuya: By the way, where is Masaki?
Eita: Rio’s looking for him…apparently he’s lost.
Tetsuya: Lost? But he decided to accompany us.
Eita: Um, apparently he’s lost inside the Hagane.
Tetsuya: What!?
Eita: Hence…why Rio is looking for him.
Tetsuya: But, he was being given a guided tour…
*Alarm sounds*
Tetsuya: What’s going on!?
Eita: It’s a distress signal! Call sign is…T3! Bearing 3-1-2!
Eita: It’s being pursued by DC AMs!
Tetsuya: T3…that’s Taussendfussler No. 3.
Eita: Yes sir. It belongs to Langley Base in the US…
Eita: The one that was overtaken by the DC.
Daitetsu: Then did it escape from Langley…or, is it a trap…?
Eita: Hold on, sir. There’s a message from the T3.
Eita: …It says, send Lt. Irm to the T3 by fighter jet at once.
Tetsuya: Irm…!?
Hagane – Hangar
Irm: Get me an F-28! I’m going right now!!
Giado: Wait a sec…it’s too dangerous to go by yourself!
Irm: The person aboard that Taussendfussler can only be one man!
Giado: One man…you know who it is!?
*Irm rushes past*
Ryusei: H-Hey. What’s Lt. Irm doing…? He looks all serious…
Giado: …Ya got me. Should we take jets and go after him? PTs won’t be able to keep up.
Rai: Jets are no match for DC AMs.
Masaki: I’ll go after him.
Ryusei: Y-You…!
Shiro: Finally, we found the hangar. I’m exhausted, meow…
Kuro: No time to rest though…
Giado: You…where you been, mon? Rio and Kusuha were lookin’ for ya.
Masaki: Um…well…
Shiro: Whatever you do, don’t tell him we were lost.
Kuro: …Uh, Shiro. You just did.
Masaki: Anyways! If they’re DC, they may know where Shu is.
Masaki: Let’s go, Kuro, Shiro!
Shiro: Alright…man, he’s bossy.
Ryusei: H-Hey! Wait up, Masaki!
Chapter 12: Super Robot Grungust
Elzam: Heh…how fortunate. To think I would encounter such a rare bird of prey on my way back from Japan…
Elzam: If that’s the carrier that Sanger was talking about, then one of the G-Series must be onboard…
Elzam: Acquiring it would add to the DC’s firepower. Just like the Type-0…
DC Pilot: Major Elzam! There’s a fighter jet approaching!
*F-28 appears*
Irm: As I expected, it’s surrounded. T3, please respond!
Jonathan: Hello, Irm. I’ve been waiting for you.
Irm: So…it WAS you who called me.
Jonathan: Long time no see. How have you been?
Irm: Hello to you too. Now, what’re you doing out here?
Jonathan: I wanted to bring you something. Land inside the T3.
Irm: Bring me something…?
Jonathan: Yes. Sort of like an early birthday present.
Irm: …What is it?
Jonathan: Come and see for yourself.
Irm: …You know, have you ever given me a good gift in my life?
Jonathan: Huh? …I don’t know what you mean.
Irm: …You remember. A tricycle with boosters or a hoverboard…
Irm: You never gave me anything but junk!
Irm: You almost killed me more than once!!
Jonathan: Okay, never mind that. Just get on the carrier.
Irm: Given the situation, I don’t really have any other choice do I?
*Cybuster appears*
Masaki: OK, caught up!
Shiro: The area’s swarming with DC mechs!
Irm: Masaki…good timing. I need your help. Cover me for awhile.
Masaki: Cover you…?
Irm: I need to make contact with that carrier. Until the Hagane arrives, you need to distract the enemies.
Masaki: H-Hey…don’t tell me what to do!
Irm: Sorry…give any complaints you have to my dad.
Masaki: Your dad!?
Elzam: That mech…it’s the same one that Shu was talking about…
Elzam: A mobile weapon from another world. I should test my Trombe against it to find out how good it is.
*Conditions shown, Battle starts*
{Irm VS Elzam}
Irm: That black AM…Rai’s brother! This F-28 is no match for him!
Elzam: Sorry…but I’ll be taking your Super Robot.
{Masaki VS Elzam}
Masaki: This guy…! He’s different from the others!
Elzam: Show me what your Cybuster can do!
Masaki: Huh…!? How does this guy know about my Cybuster!?
*After combat*
Masaki: How do you know about my Cybuster!?
Elzam: Shu Shirakawa told me about it.
Masaki: Shu! Do you know him!?
Elzam: I do. He told me…
Elzam: That I might run into a boy who pilots a mech called the Cybuster.
Masaki: !!
Masaki: Wh-Why that…! That creep! He thinks this is some joke!!
Elzam: My, such anger…seems there’s a lot of bad blood between you two.
Masaki: Shut up! You don’t know anything!
Masaki: Tell me where Shu is!!
Elzam: …Great power can come from your anger…but you may lose yourself in the process.
Elzam: Therefore your mind must be calm, and your spirit must be still…that’s my family motto.
Masaki: What…!?
Elzam: You and my younger brother…you both need to learn that.
Masaki: I don’t need a lecture! Just answer my question!!
Elzam: Young man…if you want to see Shu Shirakawa, stay with the Hagane.
Masaki: ! The Hagane…!?
*Move Irm next to the T3*
Irm: Sorry to keep you waiting, dad.
Jonathan: That’s my boy. Here…this is for you.
Irm: !?
Jonathan: Your gift.
Irm: ! I-It’s…!!
*Grungust deploys*
Masaki: Wh-What kind of robot is that!?
Elzam: So, you’ve activated it. The Super Robot…
Irm: The Grungust Type 1…! It’s the one from Langley Base!
Irm: Dad, you brought this…!
Jonathan: Heheheh…what did I say? It’s a special gift for you.
Irm: (You could have just told me that in the first place.)
Jonathan: Now, don’t hold back. Show the DC the full power of the Grungust!
Irm: Dad, I feel like you set this whole thing up…
Jonathan: Oh, I forgot to tell you. The Brain Wave Controller isn’t functioning properly…
Jonathan: So it’s been disabled. You’ll only have FCS supporting you.
Irm: Wait, I have to pilot this thing manually?
Jonathan: Would Ring Mao complain like this?
Irm: Ugh…OK, OK! I’ll do it!
Irm: I’ll show the DC what the Grungust can do!
Elzam: Good, because I’m looking forward to this fight!
*Battle resumes*
*Turn after Grungust appears, Hagane arrives*
Tetsuya: We made it!
Ryusei: H-Hey! That super robot…
Rob: The Grungust…! It’s alright!!
Tetsuya: All units, GO!
*Prep Screen, Units deploy*
Rai: That black AM…it’s Elzam!
Elzam: The Hagane…I didn’t expect a reunion so soon.
*Conditions updated, Battle resumes*
{Rai VS Elzam}
Elzam: You’ll never defeat me with that mech, Rai!
Rai: Do NOT underestimate me, brother!
Elzam: A soldier who doesn’t honestly assess his situation will die on the field of combat.
Elzam: As a Branstein, you must keep yourself calm and level-headed.
Rai: …!
Elzam: Have you forgotten everything father taught you!?
{Irm VS Elzam 2nd}
Elzam: The Grungust…it may be powerful, but my mech is much faster.\
Irm: Sorry to break it to you, but I’m an experienced pilot.
Irm: Allow me to demonstrate what I can do!!
*Defeat all enemies except Elzam*
Elzam: Well played, Hagane.
Elzam: But, you’re still no match for the DC. And…my mission remains the same.
Elzam: …..
Elzam: ..Forgive me, my comrades. Your sacrifices…will not be forgotten.
*Elzam retreats*
Rio: The enemies are retreating.
Daitetsu: And the T3?
Rio: Still intact. It’s requesting to land on the Hagane.
Daitetsu: Good…permission granted.
Hagane – Hangar
Rob: Thank goodness…you’re alive, Jonathan…!
Jonathan: Long time no see, Rob. Glad to see your doing well.
Garnet: Who is he?
Rio: Dr. Jonathan Kazahara, a researcher for TLI…he designed the Grungust, and he’s Lt. Irm’s father.
Garnet: Heeeey, you know…he’s kinda hot…
Kusuha: Dr. Kazahara, are you hurt?
Jonathan: Heh heh…I’m fine. Thanks to your beautiful smile.
Kusuha: B-Beautiful…I, uh…
Rio: Don’t be so naive. It’s just a pickup line.
Kusuha: Huh? Is that true…?
Jonathan: Hahaha, let’s not fight girls.
Rob: …You haven’t changed at all, Doctor.
Jonathan: Rob, I envy you. To be surrounded by such beauties…
Jonathan: I wish I could stay on the Hagane with you.
Garnet: He’s Lt. Irm’s father alright…I’m convinced.
Rio: Yep…
Irm: …What’s alright?
Rio: Oh, Lieutenant…
Jonathan: Ah, Irm…thank heavens you’re OK.
Irm: Too late for that…explain why you didn’t tell us about the Grungust.
Jonathan: If I had, it would have spoiled all the excitement about the Super Robot.
Irm: W-What…
Jonathan: By the way…
Jonathan: I don’t think you fully harnessed the combat power of the Grungust.
Jonathan: It’s a shame to waste Master Rishu Tohgo’s efforts like that.
Irm: You could at least have finished adjusting the Brain Wave Controller.
Jonathan: Ring wouldn’t whine like that.
Irm: Ugh…
Rio: I’ve heard of Ms. Ring…
Rio: She must be an amazing pilot…!
Irm: I see…you must know her.
Rio: Yeah. I respect her, and I want to be just like her.
Irm: (I respect her, too…especially now that she’s the chairperson of a big company…)
Rob: By the way, Doctor…I heard that Langley was taken over by the DC…
Jonathan: …Yes. Not only the DC, but EFA forces that betrayed us…
Jonathan: They took it over before we knew what was happening.
Rob: What!?
Jonathan: …Luckily, I got the Grungust out of there in time…
Rob: W-Wait a second. If I remember, the former Aggressor Sanger Zonvolt was stationed there…
Rob: Along with the ATX Team. How did the base fall so easily?
Jonathan: Simple. Major Sanger Zonvolt joined the DC.
Irm: What the…!?
Rob: Major Sanger…!
Garnet: Another member of the Aggressors has joined the DC!?
Garnet: So all their members except for Major Kai have defected!?
Irm: Elzam, and the guy from the other day…you may be right.
Rob: Dr. Kazahara… What happened to Kyosuke, Excellen…and Master Rishu!?
Jonathan: They helped me escape, but…I don’t know what became of them after that.
Irm: …..
Rob: …..
Jonathan: Don’t worry. Project ATX has some very strong mechs…
Jonathan: And, they’ve got pilots to match. I’m sure they’ll be fine.
Rob: Yeah…
Jonathan: Pardon me, pretty lady. Could you show me to the bridge?
Rio: A-Are you talking to me!?
Jonathan: Of course. I need to see your captain, beautiful.
Rio: M-My pleasure!
Kusuha: (…..)
Kusuha: (…Now you’re being naive, Rio…)
Hagane – Bridge
Jonathan: Captain Daitetsu. I’d like to present to you not one…
Jonathan: But TWO Gespenst MK II production models from Langley.
Daitetsu: I appreciate your help. Are you on your way to the Far East Brigade?
Jonathan: Yes…they’re working on a mass-production model of the Grungust.
Jonathan: I’d like to offer my help, for the short time I’m there.
Daitetsu: Right then.
Jonathan: And, Captain…please take care of my son.
Daitetsu: I will… Godspeed, Dr. Kazahara.
Super Robot Grungust End
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