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Izu Base
Soldier: Hey, did you hear? About North America?
Staff: Yeah. The DC used some sort of “Land Carrier” to invade…
Soldier: Okinawa’s theirs…and soon Honshu will be too.
Soldier: Should we defect to the DC like the other brigades?
Staff: Too late. Have you forgotten about Sasebo?
Staff: How they used an MAPW to wipe out the entire base?
Ryusei: …..
Ryusei: (I’m worried about Ma…Kusuha…and my classmates…)
Ryusei: (…..)
Ryusei: (Well, no time to mope. I gotta protect them from the DC.)
Ryusei: (I won’t make another mistake like Sasebo.)
Rob: Are you Ryusei Date of the SRX Team?
Ryusei: That’s me…who wants to know?
Rob: Name’s Robert. Robert Hajime Ohmiya. I’m an engineer for Project SRX.
Ryusei: That’s one long name. Just like Rai’s.
Rob: You can call me Rob, then.
Ryusei: Gotcha. So, Rob…what can I do for ya?
Rob: Everyone says you’re a big fan of robots.
Ryusei: That’s right, I love robots!
Rob: I see. Then how’d you like to take a look at your test model?
Ryusei: Test model…the R-Series!? Are you sure!?
Rob: Of course.
Izu Base – Project SRX Lab
Ryusei: Brrr…Man, it’s like a f-freezer down here.
Ryusei: Wh-Why do you keep the Personal Troopers so deep underground?
Rob: We have our reasons. Now, this PT is yours.
Ryusei: W-Wow…!
Rob: We haven’t installed its primary armor yet, but this is the 1st of the R-Series…Real Personal Trooper Type 1…
Rob: We call it the R-1.
Ryusei: R-1…
Rob: What do you think? Cool, huh?
Ryusei: This…
Rob: ?
Ryusei: This isn’t a Super Robot…
Rob: Hahaha! Yeah, R-1 just looks like a PT, huh?
Rob: But don’t be fooled, it’s power and specs are like those of a Super Robot.
Rob: The rest is up to you and your ability.
Ryusei: …I see. I’ll do my best.
Rob: Good. I was worried you might not like it.
Ryusei: Hey…do you love robots too?
Rob: Of course, ever since I was a boy.
Ryusei: (…Nice to meet you, R-1.)
Izu Base – Ingram’s office
Ingram: …You want Ryusei temporarily removed from the SRX Team?
Rai: Yes. He’s not experienced enough.
Ingram: There will be no changes to the team…not even temporary ones.
Rai: …Then, let me ask you something.
Ingram: Yes?
Rai: The reason that Ryusei is on the SRX Team is because…he has an ability that the Captain and I don’t have?
Ingram: …I don’t have to answer that.
Rai: …..
*Convenient subject change via Alarm*
Rai: !
Izu Base – Command Center
Operator: Possible DC submarine detected around the Kanmon straight!
Operator: It’s moving toward the Seto Inland Sea from the Sea of Japan!
Laker: (Strange…why would the risk detection just to cross the sea?)
Laker: (If they wanted to invade, they’d have used their air forces…)
Laker: (Are they up to something…or is this just a red herring?)
Hans: Commander Laker…we should deploy our cruisers, subs, and anti-sub aircrafts…
Hans: No, let’s just seal off the straits with mines.
Sakae: Not an option. If we do that, our naval ops will be impaired.
Hans: (…That would be very convenient for me.)
Laker: I’m sure the enemy sub is carrying Armored Modules. Intercept it with the air and PT forces from Major Kai’s units and the forces from Komatsu.
Operator: Yes sir!
Chapter 7: Defending Kanmon Strait
*Taussendfussler and Kai’s Gespenst MK II appear, followed by Irm’s Gespenst MK II*
Irm: What the…the Kanmon bridge is out. The tunnel may be as well…
Kai: The enemy sub hasn’t crossed the Kanmon Straits.
Irm: Yeah. For an army that’s known for blitzkrieg, they’re moving slow.
Irm: (Or…are they just waiting for us?)
Kai: Deploy our remaining units. Remember to use non-beam based weapons on the sub…
Kai: And someone equip both a Repair Module and a Supply Module!!
*Prep Screen, Units deploy*
Kai: All units! Our mission is to halt the sub! Do not sink it!
Ryusei: Why not?
Giado: Idiot! You could hit da nuclear reactor!
Ryusei: Oh, yeah…
Garnet: Give me a break. Is this kid for real?
Giado: Jah…I remember him from Sasebo.
Giado: He kinda looks like you…like an airhead.
Garnet: Yeah I—
Garnet: …Wait, wh-what did you say!?
Giado: Like I said, an airhead.
Kai: Cut the chatter! We’re on a mission!!
Giado: M…My bad, sir.
Kai: Listen! If we damage the sub, we can stop it quickly.
Kai: But, if we let it through or we SINK it, we’ve failed.
*Defeat area shown*
Irm: Roger!
*Victory and Defeat Conditions shown, Battle starts*
*Turn 3 Enemy Phase, Enemy Reinforcements appear*
Tenzan: Man…I don’t feel right invading my own country.
Aya: Th-That mech!
Rai: Here he comes…
Giado: Dat mech…how can it fly like dat?
Latune: Just as we thought, the sub’s a carrier for AMs…
Tenzan: Meh…I’ve waited long enough, now it’s my turn!!
Tenzan: Huh? That mech…
*Focus on Ryusei’s mech*
Tenzan: I wonder, could that be…
*Tenzan moves*
Ryusei: You!
Tenzan: Aha, it really was that rookie!
*Combat Starts*
Tenzan: You won’t get a third chance! Die!!
*Tenzan’s attack misses*
Ryusei: Doesn’t matter how many times you try, you won’t get me!
*Combat ends*
Tenzan: He…he dodged it!
Ryusei: I won’t go down that easy!
Tenzan: Heh heh heh, perfect… You can’t get this kind of thrill in a game.
Tenzan: …Oh, we’ve never met, have we? Tell me, what’s your name?
Ryusei: That…that voice! You’re Tenzan! Tenzan Nakajima!!
Tenzan: !? Hey, aren’t you Ryusei Date!? The winner of the Burning PT Nationals!?
Ryusei: Wh-Why are you with the DC!?
Tenzan: Haha! Hahaha! This is crazy! I love it!!
Tenzan: Can this chump win in a real fight!?
Tenzan: This is a nice change of pace! You can never get this kind of fun in a game, only war!
Ryusei: You’re nuts! I’m not here to play a stupid game!!
Tenzan: Whaddya mean? You’re the same as me.
Ryusei: !
Tenzan: The reason you joined the army was so you could pilot a real robot.
Ryusei: …!
Ryusei: …Well, yeah, in the beginning, but…!
Ryusei: Things are different! This isn’t a game! This is life or death!
Tenzan: Oooh, you think so? I think it’s just like Burning PT…
Tenzan: The only difference is the loser DIES!
Ryusei: What! You’ve gone off the rails…
Ryusei: You need to be stopped before you hurt someone!
Tenzan: Hey, awesome! I like having a rival, it adds fuel to the fire!
*Tenzan falls back*
Tenzan: Let’s do it again. Try and stop me!
Tenzan: Before more people die in vain!
Ryusei: Blast it, I won’t let you win!
*Mastery Condition shown, Battle resumes*
{Rai VS Tenzan}
Tenzan: This time, you’ll be my opponent.
Rai: Out of my way. I don’t have time for you…!
{Aya VS Tenzan}
Aya: Y-You’re…!
Tenzan: Huh? Do I know you?
Aya: (This man…he was in the candidate list…)
{Irm VS Tenzan}
Irm: …Who are you!?
Tenzan: This guy looks like a pro. I think I’ll enjoy this.
Irm: What…? His movements are overly dramatic. Is he playing…!?
{Kai VS Tenzan}
Kai: Show me what an Armored Module can do!!
Tenzan: OK, but it’ll cost you your life!
Kai: You fool! I’m far more experienced than you!!
{Latune VS Tenzan}
Tenzan: What’s this, a kid!?
Latune: …..
{Garnet VS Tenzan}
Tenzan: Ha, you’ve got some moves…but you’ll never beat me piloting that!
Garnet: ! Did you just call me violent and fat!?
Tenzan: No, that’s not what I said at all!
{Giado VS Tenzan}
Tenzan: Sorry, but I’m not interested in fighting a small fry like you!
Giado: Idiot! You won’t be sayin’ dat after fighting me!!
{Shoot down Tenzan}
Tenzan: I stalled them long enough, and I’m getting hungry…so I’m going to head back.
{Shoot down Tenzan with Ryusei}
Ryusei: Tenzan!
Tenzan: Eh, whatever. This is just a warm-up for future battles
Ryusei: Y-You! We’re not playing some…
Tenzan: I stalled them long enough, and I’m getting hungry…so I’m going to head back.
Tenzan: See ya, Ryusei. We’ll play our game of life and death again sometime.
*Lion explodes, Tenzan escapes*
Irm: Who..!.?
Rai: Then…is this unit a decoy, and the one coming from the pacific their main unit…?
Kai: All units! Stop any remaining subs now!
*Battle resumes*
*Disable one sub*
Kai: Good, now stop the other one!!
*Disable both subs, all remaining enemy forces retreat*
Aya: Major Kai, the target has retreated from the strait.
Kai: Excellent, mission accomplished.
*Comm rings*
Ingram: Major Kai, we located another DC sub in Kumanonada.
Kai: What!?
Ingram: It’s heading toward Izu Peninsula. Return to base now.
Rai: Just as we though, this one was a decoy…!
Izu Base
Giado: Is it true Mishima City was bombed by da DC!?
Ingram: Yes. AMs were dispatched from a detached sub…
Ingram: They threw off our interceptors and headed to Mishima. They retreated immediately after bombing the city.
Giado: But, why Mishima? Dey don’t have any military bases dere.
Irm: Izu would have been a better target.
Giado: Since dey got Kyushu, half of Japan is in range of an MAPW.
Irm: You got that right.
Ingram: …These bombing may have been to send us a message.
Giado: What message is dat?
Ingram: Any base and any city could be attacked at any time.
Izu Base – Briefing Room
Ryusei: (I can’t believe that Tenzan became a pilot…)
Ryusei: (But, if he was recruited for his Burning PT skills…)
Ryusei: (Why did he join the Divine Crusaders?)
Garnet: Hey, do you have a sec?
Ryusei: !
Garnet: I wanted to ask you something.
Ryusei: What is it?
Garnet: Did you become a pilot because you’re good at that Burning PT video game?
Ryusei: Y-Yeah…so what?
Garnet: Well, no offense, but I think that’s unfair.
Ryusei: Why’s that unfair?
Garnet: ‘Cuz, I’ve been working hard to become a PT pilot. But you play some game…
Garnet: And you get your own machine just like that.
Ryusei:…Well, do you know anyone else who became a pilot through Burning PT?
Garnet: Nope… Not anyone that I’ve met.
Ryusei: (Then, how did Tenzan do it…?)
Garnet: …I should’ve played that game too. I might be piloting a PT by now.
Ryusei: …It’s not right.
Garnet: ?
Ryusei: Using a game to find pilots so they can kill people…it’s just not right.
Garnet: But, you enjoy battling guys like Tenzan, right?
Ryusei: Ah…
Garnet: If not, lemme ask you this…what’re you fighting for?
Ryusei: …..
Ryusei: I…I think I found my reason to fight from battling Tenzan…
Garnet: …..
Ryusei: I gotta protect people from…
Ryusei: From guys like him who don’t care about human lives…!
Izu Base – Command Center
Sakae: …With our current firepower, we won’t be able to handle the DC air and sea forces.
Laker: …..
Sakae: And as for the sub carrying the Armored Modules, it must be a stealth ship that the DC created with EOT…
Sakae: It’s able to avoid detection from both magnetic scanners and sonar.
Laker: Tactical formations utilizing carriers and PTs aren’t unique anymore, but ours are more efficient and organized than those the DC employ.
Laker: Could they be trying to secure this facility due to the fact that Project SRX was developed and constructed here…?
Defending Kanmon Strait End
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