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Izu Base – Commander’s Office
Norman: …Everyone’s here. Professor Radom, please begin.
Marion: The Aerogaters purpose…as best we can tell, they’re after ‘specimens’.
Daitetsu: Specimens…?
Marion: Yes. First the Aerogaters gave us the EOT in Meteor 3…
Marion: Then they bombed our cities and demanded we surrender…
Marion: They seem to want humans that have evolved into ‘weapons’.
Norman: So, you’re suggesting that to create the most efficient weapons out of their specimens…
Norman: They purposely let us build up and retain our military strength, until we felt confident enough to attack the White Star.
Gilliam: Yes. That way, they can select specimens in the final battle.
Norman: The ones that survive will make the best specimens.
Daitetsu: The Aerogaters…how much longer do they intend to taunt us…!?
Marion: At any rate, the best candidates for specimens are…
Lefina: Those aboard the Hiryu and Hagane.
Marion: Precisely.
Sean: My word…I wonder what they intend to do with us.
Sean: No, more than that…why did they come all the way to Earth for specimens…?
Sean: Are they purposely transforming humans into weapons?
Lefina: I’m not sure. They’re way ahead of us militarily and technologically…
Lefina: So why are they so interested in Earth…?
Laker: …..
Gilliam: There must be something they want here…
Gilliam: Or, there’s something on Earth that they fear…
Daitetsu: …..
Izu Base – Briefing Room
Sakae: …Our strategy against the White Star will have four phases.
Sakae: First, Phase 1 will have the PT and AM units create a diversion…
Sakae: The HOS Jammer will also be used to confuse them.
Sakae: Next, Phase 2 will have the battleships at the second defensive line launch an offensive with MAPWs…
Sakae: Along with missiles equipped with MARV.
Bullet: (W-We’re using nuclear missiles…!)
Sakae: If Phase 2 fails, we’ll have our battleships close in on the White Star…
Sakae: The Hiryu will blast it with its Gravity Cannon, and the Hagane with its Tronium Cannon.
Sakae: That’s Phase 3.
Irm: And if THAT fails?
Sakae: Then we move on to Phase 4…
Sakae: Our special PT forces…that is, you all will infiltrate the enemy base and destroy it from the inside.
Sakae: …That is our complete strategy.
Kyosuke: …Yes, sir.
Excellen: …In other words, it might be up to us to make this mission work?
Leona: It sounds like we’re just a bullet.
Katina: Fine with me. I don’t want to leave it to the others.
Kyosuke: Flying right down their throats…that’s my kind of plan.
Tasuku: This is it, the gamble of a lifetime! Woooo, I’m fired up!
Rai: Commander Laker, I have a question. Do we have permission to form the SRX?
Laker: Yes. I’ll leave the timing to you.
Rai: …As a last resort, should we detonate the SRX’s Tronium Engine?
Masaki: W-Wait a minute! That’s suicide!
Laker: …You need to understand. This will be our last battle.
Laker: Even with the Hiryu and Hagane, there will probably be many casualties.
Laker: But, we must do everything we can to win. Otherwise, it may mean the end of mankind.
Masaki: But if we win, the war will be over, right?
Laker: Yes.
Masaki: Then, count me in. I don’t want any more lives to be lost.
Masaki: We’ll destroy the White Star no matter what!
Ryusei: Yeah…!
Kyosuke: …Alright, looks like it’s time to bet it all…let’s go.
Laker: …We begin the mission tomorrow at 2300 hours.
Sakae: The Hagane and Hiryu will buy time for the EFA fleet…
Sakae: For the diversionary tactic, you will head for Sector L1. You depart at 1830 hours.
Laker: From now on, this mission will be called Operation SRW.
Laker: Good luck to all of you. Dismissed.
{Laker and Sakae depart}
Bullet: Operation SRW…
Tasuku: But, what does SRW stand for?
Bullet: How would I know…?
Excellen: Obviously, S is for Sexy, R for Romance, W for Weapon.
Bullet: S-Sexy Romance Weapon?
Tasuku: What a name for a weapon.
Kyosuke: Who named it that? But, if it’s already been decided…
Rai: …I don’t think that’s what it stands for.
Excellen: It was just a joke.
Tasuku: …So Lt. Excellen doesn’t know either.
Bullet: Then, what does it stand for?
Ryusei: Heh, I got it.
Ryusei: SRW stand for, SUPER ROBOT WARS!
Tasuku: Good grief, Ryusei…that can’t be right.
Ryusei: M-Man you guys are hard to please.
Izu Base – Project SRX Lab
Kirk: …You plan to board the Hagane no matter what?
Rob: Yeah. A lot of mechs will need my attention…
Rob: I want to see what role they will play in the future…with my own eyes.
Kirk: Then, I’ll go too.
Rob: No…you should stay here, and continue analyzing the EOT.
Kirk: But, it’s too much for you alone. Marion’s mechs will be difficult to adjust.
Marion: How rude! You have a lot of nerve, you know!?
Marion: That settles it, I’m boarding the Hiryu Custom!
Kirk: Marion, you stay here.
Marion: That’s my line. You should be the one to stay.
Kirk: Why is that?
Marion: Because, I can’t let you touch the MK III or the MK II Custom…
Marion: Besides, you and the Doctor have the EOT analysis. And there’s also the matter of Meteor 3.
Kirk: As usual, you have no interest in the EOT.
Marion: Of course not.
Marion: I’ll build a mech superior to the Huckebein and the R-Series, without using it.
Kirk: OK…but, take care of yourself.
Marion: …It’s so weird to hear you say something nice.
Kirk: …You’re the only one I’d say that to.
Izu Base – Hangar
Irm: There’s not much time before departure. Get the fuselages loaded on the remaining aircraft.
Soldier: Understood.
Jonathan: Irm.
Irm: Yes, Professor Kazahara?
Jonathan: Hey, lighten up. Drop the formalities…just call me ‘dad’.
Irm: I’m busy, Dad. Whaddaya want?
Jonathan: …Come back in one piece. That goes for all of you.
Irm: H-Hey…what’s with you? It’s not like you to say something like that.
Jonathan: If you don’t come back, I’ll…
Irm: Dad…
Jonathan: I’ll ask out every woman in your address book.
Irm: Huh!?
Jonathan: How ‘bout Ring? I know it’s over between you two.
Irm: What!?
Jonathan: Ahahaha, relax. Kidding, just kidding.
Irm: …It doesn’t sound like it.
Jonathan: Anyway…come back safe. Got it?
Irm: Yeah, I got it…keep an eye on things while I’m gone, Dad.
Izu Base – Briefing Room
Aya: Ryu…you here?
Ryusei: What’s up, Aya? Don’t we still have some time?
Aya: …I want you to meet someone.
Ryusei: Here? On this base?
Izu Base – Private Quarters
Nurse: Yukiko Date, this is your new room.
Nurse: You’ll be more closely monitored here than in the other army hospitals you were in.
Yukiko: Oh…
Nurse: It may seem inconvenient, but you must obey the rules.
Yukiko: Don’t worry…I’m accustomed to this kind of environment…
{Door opens}
Nurse: Who are you? You need authorization to visit this patient.
Ryusei: I’ve got authorization.
Yukiko: Ryu…!
Ryusei: Hey ma…
Ryusei: …What a relief. You look better than when I last saw you.
Yukiko: …..
Yukiko: I heard about you’ve been doing…
Ryusei: Surprised, eh?
Yukiko: Then do you know about…?
Ryusei: Yeah…I know.
Yukiko: …Before you were born, I was under examination at the ICS Facility…
Yukiko: And…Dr. Kenzo Kobayashi had a hand in researching me.
Ryusei: Researching your TK power…yeah. I heard it from Aya.
Yukiko: Yes…theoretically, everyone has this power. But, only people with a certain mental strength can cause it to manifest in this way.
Yukiko: And, I once…
Ryusei: …..
Yukiko: But, now I no longer have it.
Ryusei: Then, the fact that I’m able to use the T-LINK System…
Yukiko: It may be because my power was passed on to you.
Ryusei: …..
Yukiko: I’m sorry, Ryu. I’ve kept quiet about this until now…I’m so sorry…
Ryusei: No, it’s alright, Ma. You didn’t say anything because you didn’t want me to worry, right?
Yukiko: But, you…
Ryusei: Whatever happens now, I’m fighting of my own free will…
Ryusei: No, I will fight because I have this power.
Ryusei: Now, I have something I need to do. And with my power, it’s something only I can do.
Yukiko: …..
Ryusei: Also…I’m sorry, Ma. According to the top brass, all persons involved with the ICS institute are to be kept under surveillance.
Ryusei: Just a little longer, and then…you’ll finally be released.
Ryusei: And I…promise I’ll come back alive.
Yukiko: (Ryu…you…no, all of you…)
Yukiko: …..
Yukiko: …I understand, Ryu. I’ll wait for you, Kusuha…and all of your friends to return.
Ryusei: Yeah…I’ll see you later, Ma.
Yukiko: Goodbye…be safe, Ryu…
Neviim
Atad: Milady Levi…
Levi: Yes, Atad?
Atad: Earth’s fleet is gathering within our orbital path.
Atad: They’ll probably attack Neviim before the deadline.
Levi: Hm, just as we expected. Prepare for the final selections of the Gibor Class…
Levi: Atad…put the Neviim on intercept mode level three. Make ready the shields.
Atad: Yes, Milady…
Levi: Ingram, what are the positions of the Hiryu and Hagane?
Ingram: They split from the fleet and are heading for the moon. Thus, they’re probably meant to be decoys.
Levi: Are they ready?
Ingram: They’ve almost reached a suitable level.
Levi: Then, I’ll go confirm that myself. I have yet to confront them directly.
Atad: Wait, Milady. If the worst should happen, we need you here to control Judecca.
Levi: The worst? Ha, the earthlings won’t even be able to break through Neviim’s shields.
Levi: Not even the Hiryu or Hagane.
Atad: (…Maybe so, but your body is very important to us. It could be a problem if you were to become contaminated.)
Atad: Someone else should handle it…
Ingram: Then, let’s deploy Galuin M’habel.
Atad: Are you sure? Ever since the last battle, he’s become unstable…
Ingram: He’s an old sample. It’s time we got rid of him.
Atad: But, if he were to be caught, he might reveal vital info.
Atad: Wait, has that been your plan all along…?
Ingram: It’s time for a changing of the guard…that’s all.
Atad: Hmm…that’s still a considerable risk to take. I want something in return.
Ingram: …..
Atad: Milady, I’d like to use the item we spoke of to verify the replicating ability of the Zfylud Crystal.
Levi: Very well. Do as you please.
Hagane – Bridge
Tetsuya: Captain, we’ve entered the L-1 Sector.
Daitetsu: What’s the status of the White Star?
Tetsuya: No movement yet. They’re probably waiting on us.
Daitetsu: I see.
Eita: Then, there’s no point in putting ourselves in danger.
Daitetsu: Let’s wait. Stay alert until Operation SRW begins.
{As if on cue}
Tetsuya: Any changes!?
Eita: An SOS call from Mao Industries on the moon! It’s under attack from the Aerogaters!
Tetsuya: What!? They’ve never attacked the moon before…
Tetsuya: And, why Mao Industries instead of the Moon Cradle or Selene Base!?
Daitetsu: It may be a trap…or they may want to destroy Mao Industries.
Tetsuya: That company did develop the PT…
Daitetsu: At any rate, we’re the only ones who can respond. Vice-Captain, head for the moon!
Tetsuya: Yes, sir!
Hagane – Hangar
Radha: Huh…? Mao Industries is under attack…!?
Russel: Y-Yes.
Gilliam: …Not good. The president is returning from the Moon Cradle.
Rio: (That means…Father!?)
Irm: (Ring…!)
Irm: Ready the Grungust! I’m deploying!!
Rio: I-I’m going too!!
Chapter 37: Black Phantom
Mao Industries – Exterior
Ring: Aerogaters…why are they here now?
Yuan: Ma’am, we can’t hold out much longer!
Ring: Get all employees to the underground shelter. Where’s the EFA?
Yuan: The Hiryu and Hagane are almost here.
Ring: Lefina, Radha and the others are coming…!
Ring: (And, the Hagane…he’ll be here, too…)
Ring: Yuan, are there any mechs we can use?
Yuan: Mechs…wait, do you plan to go out there yourself!?
Ring: That’s right. I can handle it.
Yuan: I can’t allow that. If something happens to you…
Ring: If we don’t do something, Serevis City will be destroyed!
Yuan: Well…I know how stubborn you can be…so I won’t interfere.
Ring: Heh, thank you. So, where’s my mech?
Yuan: All of the Gespenst MK IIs were given to the EFA…
Yuan: And during the DC war, the UCC captured the second Huckebein MK II prototype…
Yuan: The third prototype is in trial runs. And the new model is still being developed…hmm
Ring: Then, I’ll use the Huckebein 008L.
Yuan: Th-The, the 008L!?
Ring: Yes. I believe it was stored away in operational condition.
Yuan: I-It’s too dangerous! Isn’t it the same model as the one that went haywire!?
Ring: The Black Hole Engine has already been repaired. Isn’t it our best chance to buy time?
Yuan: *sigh* A-Alright…
{Huckebein 008L deploys}
Ring: Haha…I haven’t been in a Huckebein since I was in the PTX Team.
Yuan: Ma’am, I’ll purge the energy cables from here. Go ahead and start it up.
Ring: Roger. And the Black Hole Cannon?
Yuan: It’s fully functional. Good luck…
Ring: Thanks…Huckebein, deploying!
{Conditions shown, Battle starts}
{Turn 2 Player Phase}
Ring: …Are these enemies a scouting party? Or, are they a decoy?
{Turn 3 Player Phase}
Yuan: Ma’am! The Hiryu and Hagane have arrived!
Ring: !
{Allied battleship appears, Grungust deploys, Prep screen, Remaining units deploy}
Rio: Father!
Yuan: That voice…! Rio!?
Rio: Yes, we’re here to rescue you!
Yuan: Rio…how many times have I told you not to be a PT pilot…?
Yuan: Really now…so hard-headed, just like your mother…
Rio: Stop it, Father! Now’s not the time to be arguing about this!
Ryoto: I-I didn’t know…that Rio’s father was an executive at Mao Industries…
Eita: So, she’s from a wealthy family…
Tasuku: Hmm…that’s surprising.
Rio: Whaddaya mean!?
Ryoto: But, why didn’t you ever tell us?
Rio: …I didn’t want any special treatment…
Gilliam: Hm? That mech…
Rai: …I remember. It’s the twin of the 008R, the mech that changed my destiny…!
Latune: The Huckebein MK I powered by the Black Hole Engine…
Katina: Why are they using that thing!? Wasn’t it out of commission!?
Irm: The only one capable of piloting it is…
Ring: …It’s been a while, Irm.
Irm: It sure has. We’re here to help, Ring.
Ring: I don’t remember asking for your help.
Irm: Uh…
Irm: (…M-Man…is she still angry at me?)
Garnet: (Even Lt. Irm can’t stand up to Ring.)
Irm: Ya know, back then…I wasn’t serious.
Ring: Back when? What are you talking about?
Irm: (Whoa, she must really be torqued off…)
Ring: There’s no time for idle chat. We’ve got an enemy to fight.
Irm: You’re right. Well, let’s see what you can do!
Kyosuke: Aya, you are authorized to initiate Formation OOC.
Kyosuke: You may form the SRX whenever you’re ready.
Aya: Understood, Kyosuke.
{Conditions update, Battle resumes}
{Combine into the SRX}
Ryusei: Transformation, complete! Aya, you OK? Does your head hurt?
Aya: I’m fine. Thanks for asking, Ryu.
Rai: Ryusei…thanks to Professor Radom, we can maintain the SRX for longer.
Rai: I think we can last the whole battle…but be careful.
Ryusei: Yeah, I got it.
{Destroy several enemies}
Yuan: Ma’am! I’ve detected movement at 8 o’clock!
Ring: So, I was right…this one’s a decoy.
Ring: Everyone, get ready. Reinforcements are on their way from the southeast!
{Defeat all enemies, Reinforcements arrive}
Gilliam: Huh!? That mech…
Tasuku: W-What the heck!? How can that thing be here!?
Galuin: …Tar…get…confirmed…
Galuin: Co…menncing…atta…ck…
Kyosuke: That mech is…the PTX-002 Gespenst Type-S…
Ryoto: 002!?
Excellen: So, it’s one of the original Personal Troopers?
Kyosuke: Yeah. It’s unit 2 of the first generation…
Kyosuke: But, that mech was…
Gilliam: Yes. It was lost in space, along with the leader of the Aggressors, Col. Kar-Wai Lau.
Katina: Then, did the Aerogaters find it and start using it!?
Kyosuke: If it was just the mech, then we could blast it…but…
Katina: What do you mean?
Gilliam: So, Kyosuke. You figured it out…
Kyosuke: Yes. I’ve seen how the movements of various enemy mech match up with data from the Aggressors…
Kyosuke: There’s only two possible answers…
Kyosuke: Either the Aerogaters somehow got the Aggressors’ data, or…
Kyosuke: The source of the data is piloting the mechs…
Masaki: What!? So, we might be fighting other humans!?
Kyosuke: It is a possibility. Though I would rather it not be…
Masaki: You mean, Tenzan could really be…!?
Ryusei: N-No way…!
Kyosuke: We have an explanation for why they’re doing this. But we still need to confirm it.
Ryoto: B-But…if what you say is true…
Ryoto: Then we’re up against the person who trained Gilliam, Sanger, and Elzam…
Kyosuke: Don’t be intimidated. After all, we didn’t make it here on luck.
Kyosuke: So, no matter who the enemy is…just go right through them.
Gilliam: That’s right. Even if it’s Colonel Kar-Wai inside…
Galuin: …..
Gilliam: We’ll be doing him a favor, setting him free!
Galuin: …Co…me…n…now…
Galuin: …My…samp…les…
{Battle resumes}
{Attack Galuin}
Ring: ! H-How can that Gespenst be so tough!?
Radha: I know it’s a Type-S, but it’s armor isn’t indestructible…
Garnet: Latune, find out anything!?
Latune: The origin of its composition is 80% Aerogater…
Latune: So…it looks like a Gespenst, but it’s completely different…!
Ryusei: Then, it’s like Ingram’s R-GUN!
Kyosuke: At any rate, we have to destroy it. Be careful, everyone.
Galuin: …Uh….gh…ghh…
Galuin: …Co…me…
Galuin: …Come…to…me…qu….ick…ly…
Galuin: …Before…I…des…troy…
{Defeat Galuin}
Galuin: …Damage…e…d…can…not…ejec…t…
Galuin: …Systems…do…w…n…
Galuin: …..
Galuin: …Th…ank…y…ou…
Galuin: Now…I…can…
Galuin: …Gill…iam…
Gilliam: !!
Gilliam: Colonel Kar-Wai! It’s you!?
Galuin: …Don’t…forget…what I…taught…you…
Galuin: …A…nd…the…E…ar…th…
Galuin: …You…have…defeated…me…
Galuin: …You…w…i…ll…
{Type-S explodes, Galuin perishes}
Gilliam: Colonel Kar-Wai!!
Radha: S-So…that pilot really was…!
Rai: …The Aggressors’…
Kyosuke: …Their leader…Colonel Kar-Wai Lau…!
Gilliam: Tch…even though…even though I predicted this…!
Gilliam: …Aerogaters…curse them…!!
Gilliam: How dare they!!
Radha: …Major Gilliam…
ADD IN PROPER BATTLESHIP DIALOGUE
Daitetsu/Lefina: …..
Eita/Eun: …All enemy mechs are gone…
Daitetsu/Lefina: …..
Daitetsu/Sean: …We don’t have much time before Operation SRW begins.
Daitetsu/Lefina: Retrieve all units, and rendezvous with the fleet…
Mao Industries – Interior
Yuan: Ma’am, the Hiryu and Hagane have left the moon.
Ring: And the Huckebein 008L?
Yuan: They’ve retrieved it via carrier.
Ring: I see…
Yuan: …..
Ring: …I’m sorry, Yuan. You didn’t get to see Rio…
Yuan: That’s OK. It’s not like we’ll never see each other again.
Yuan: And, I believe in my daughter.
Yuan: I’m sure…I’m sure they’ll save the Earth.
Yuan: After all…that’s why we made the Personal Trooper in the first place.
Ring: That’s right…
Ring: …..
Ring: (…Irm…you better come back alive…)
Ring: (When you do, then I’ll listen to your excuses…)
Hagane – Briefing Room
Rob: We’ve recovered remains of the pilot from the wreckage.
Lefina: …So, it was…
Rob: Yes. They seem to be from a cyborg…
Gilliam: …..
Rob: It seems only the brain and the nerves weren’t synced…
Rob: Even the pilot’s memories were most likely erased…
Sean: Colonel Kar-Wai was captured, and it happened to him too…
Lefina: If we lose…we’ll suffer the same fate as the Colonel.
Sean: The majority of their forces may be captured humans…this will have a big impact on morale.
Marion: Not likely.
Daitetsu: What do you mean, Professor?
Marion: The recent enemies we’ve encountered have been mass-produced, unmanned weapons, like the Soldier and the Fatman…
Marion: And before that, the Bugs and Birds.
Marion: That means the Aerogaters may be mostly mechanized.
Lefina: In other words…their numbers may be limited.
Marion: Yes. From what we know about their technology and forces…
Marion: There may be only a hundred of them…or even ten.
Marion: At any rate, if they rely that much on machines, they may not be as great a threat as we think.
Daitetsu: I see…you’ve got a point there.
Sean: Hmm…
Daitetsu: Victory isn’t determined by who has more weapons…
Daitetsu: It depends on the people using them.
Gilliam: Yes…Colonel Kar-Wai…he showed us that…
Daitetsu: Then, we’ll show them our strength and determination, too…!
Black Phantom End
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