SRWOGs – OG1 – Epilogue

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Kurogane – Bridge

Eita: Meteor 3 down!!

Tetsuya: D-Did we…do it this time…?

Eita: Y-Yes sir!

Tetsuya: …G-Good…

Daitetsu: …..

Daitetsu: (It’s…finally over…)

Daitetsu: Good work, everyone. As of now, Operation SRW is terminated.

Tetsuya: Affirmative, sir…now I can enjoy a drink with you.

Daitetsu: Ha ha…you’re quite right.

Izu Base – Briefing Room

Rai: …Now that Meteor 3 and Judecca are both gone…

Rai: Neviim has ceased its activities completely.

Ryusei: …..

Rai: What’s wrong?

Ryusei: …Hey, Rai. Was Levi…

Rai: …..

Aya: …..

Radha: …Mai Kobayashi, Aya’s younger sister…

Radha: Apparently…she didn’t die in the ICS accident…

Radha: Major Ingram took her to the White Star. There…she was brainwashed…

Rai: …In the end, most of the Aerogaters were human…

Rai: They were just being controlled by Judecca.

Ryusei: Was that the only choice we had…?

Radha: …Yes. Kusuha’s case was an exception…

Radha: There was no other way to free their minds…

Ryusei: …..

Aya: …Ryu, Major Ingram…remember what he said.

Aya: Forget the past, and look to the future…

Ryusei: Aya…

Rai: Captain…

Aya: So, I’ll…move past their deaths and continue on.

Ryusei: Good.

Aya: And…

Aya: I know…that I’ll see my sister and the Major again.

Ryusei: Huh…?

Aya: I don’t know why…I just feel it…

Izu Base – Gilliam’s Quarters

Gilliam: …Viletta, Ingram was…

Viletta: He was the agent of those who built Neviim…

Viletta: He was made to awaken when an able race was found, and then bound to Judecca’s will…

Viletta: His mission was to raise and collect superior ‘weapons’…

Gilliam: …..

Viletta: But, for some reason Ingram didn’t awaken as programmed…

Viletta: His goal was to free himself from Judecca’s power…

Viletta: So…the Ingram who betrayed you…wasn’t the real one…

Viletta: The real Ingram…was…

Gilliam: I see…

Viletta: …..

Gilliam: (So…when I said Ingram had a complex mentality…I was correct.)

Gilliam: …I have another question. Why weren’t you under Judecca’s control?

Viletta: When Judecca’s power was still weak, Ingram…created me to act as his agent

Viletta: You might say I’m his half-sister…

Gilliam: …..

Viletta: He created me using his own DNA as a base…

Viletta: In other words, a replacement for himself.

Viletta: And, he entrusted me with a mission…

Viletta: In order to carry it out, I had to align myself with both sides of this war.

Gilliam: Then…

Viletta: So to say, I was a double agent…

Viletta: …Heh…I don’t know what else to say…

Gilliam: …..

Gilliam: …One question remains.

Gilliam: Who created Neviim?

Viletta: The Imperial Supervision Army, of the Balmar civilization…

Viletta: But, even Ingram wasn’t

Gilliam: Then…?

Viletta: …According to the instructions left by his creators, Ingram piloted Neviim through space…

Viletta: Found Earth, released Meteor 3…

Viletta: And tried to collect living ‘weapons’.

Viletta: Just as he was programmed by his creators…where they are, or if they still exist, is unknown.

Gilliam: I see…

Gilliam: (…Then there’s a possibility that the aliens we made contact with in Antarctica weren’t the Balmarians.)

Gilliam: (Either way…there are other races in the galaxy…)

Gilliam: (It’s…mixed with things beyond our imagination…)

Gilliam: (…Like a giant scientific test tube…)

Gilliam: (…Then, the results of the experiment are…)

Viletta: …..

Gilliam: …Viletta. I’ll be returning to the intelligence bureau.

Gilliam: I’ll probably be busy investigating the White Star.

Gilliam: So…I’d like you to help.

Viletta: …..

Gilliam: With your knowledge and skills, you’d be the perfect choice. Of course, your secret would be safe with me.

Viletta: …I’m sorry. I have an order from Ingram…

Viletta: I must accompany the SRX Team.

Gilliam: …I figured as much. Well, I won’t force you to come.

Viletta: But, call me anytime you need my help. I’ll be glad to assist.

Gilliam: I’d greatly appreciate it.

Viletta: And, Major…I’d like to thank you.

Gilliam: Thank ME?

Viletta: Yes. For trusting me…

Gilliam: Heh…likewise.

Kurogane – Bridge

Daitetsu: So…you’ll be returning to Icarus in the asteroid belt?

Sean: Yes. That’s where the Hiryu Custom was originally from…

Sean: And we must look to the future, and begin constructing the defense net in the solar system.

Daitetsu: Returning to the ocean of stars and leaving me here?

Sean: Don’t be so pessimistic. We’ve both chosen to fulfill different missions.

Daitetsu: Ha…perhaps you just want to escape the Earth’s gravity and political complications?

Sean: Perhaps, if you put it like that.

Daitetsu: Very well. However..the next time we drink together…

Daitetsu: Bring your McCarran 117 with you, OK?

Sean: Heh heh…you’ve got a deal, Captain.

Hiryu Kai – Hangar

Tasuku: …Major Sanger and Major Elzam are missing?

Bullet: Yeah…after the battle, they never returned to the Kurogane or Hiryu Kai.

Leona: (…Elzam…)

Tasuku: …..

Excellen: …You mean, they’re MSG?

Tasuku: …That’s MIA, Major Elzam doesn’t cook with MSG.

Excellen: Oh…but, where did he and the boss go?

Kyosuke: Whenever the Earth faces its next crisis…we’ll see them again…I’m sure of it.

Excellen: Maybe they’re training somewhere…like in the nearby mountains.

Bullet: …Hey, Tasuku. Are you really going to the asteroid belt?

Tasuku: …Yeah. I’ve grown attached to the Hiryu Kai. I feel like I just naturally fit in there.

Leona: …..

Bullet: Well…we’ll miss ya.

Tasuku: I will too. But you’ve got yourself Kusuha now, right?

Bullet: Wh-Wha-a-a…

Tasuku: Ha, nice reaction. You need to learn how to take a joke in stride.

Bullet: Th-That’s not fair. You knew how I’d react.

Tasuku: Well, anyways…take good care of her. And tell Rio and Ryoto we said goodbye.

Excellen: ( Hey hey, Tasuku?)

Tasuku: (Wh-What? Why are you whispering?)

Excellen: (You wanna give her up? What if this is your last chance?)

Tasuku: (L-Last chance…)

Kyosuke: …Tasuku. If you’re a gambler…give it a shot…like me.

Tasuku: L-Like you…wait a sec, you mean your bet with Lt. Irm!?

Kyosuke: Right…you have to help me win.

Tasuku: (O-OK…)

Tasuku: H-Hey…Leona.

Leona: …What?

Tasuku: W-Would you like…to come…back to Icarus Base w-with me?

Tasuku: A-And maybe…you can cook dinner…f-for me?

Leona: …Even though I’m a terrible cook?

Tasuku: Yeah. I mean no, I mean…y’know…

Excellen: (Ouccchhh…this isn’t going well…good thing he isn’t proposing.)

Tasuku: S-So? What…what do you think?

Leona: …..

Leona: …OK.

Tasuku: Wh-What!? Really!? Are you serious!?

Leona: Yeah. With you around…I’ll never get bored.

Tasuku: Hooray! Hey, Tasuku Shinguji!! I’ve just won the bet…of a lifetime!!

Excellen: Way to go, Tasuku!

Bullet: (…So that was his pitch, huh…I don’t get it…)

Kyosuke: (…He better think over the dinner part.)

Katina: Hey, Tasuku! What’re you still doing here!?

Russel: Didn’t you hear the Hiryu is leaving soon?

Tasuku: Ah, alright. Let’s go, Leona.

Leona: I have something to tell you first.

Tasuku: ?

Leona: If you break my heart…I’ll punish you harder than Katina.

Tasuku: Ugh…y-yes ma’am.

Excellen: (Uh oh, he’s already under her control…)

Katina: What’s going on?

Excellen: Heeheehee, you’ll find out soon enough, Lieutenant.

Katina: Whatever…I’m leaving.

Kyosuke: Take care.

Katina: Heh, same to you…when I get my own personal mech, I’ll come back to brag about it.

Russel: (First she took Kyosuke’s Gespenst…then she painted it red…)

Russel: (Now she’s taking it with her to the Asteroid Belt…)

Katina: Eh? What? Russel…something you want to say?

Russel: No…nothing…well, everybody…

Excellen: Take care.

Kyosuke: …Good luck.

Kurogane – Bridge

Eita: Captain, there’s a call from the Hiryu Custom.

Daitetsu: Patch it through.

Lefina: …Well then, Captain Daitetsu…we’re leaving for Icarus Base now.

Daitetsu: I see.

Lefina: In the time that we fought side-by-side, I learned so much from you…thank you so much.

Daitetsu: Thank YOU. We never could have won without the Hiryu.

Lefina: No…the credit goes to all the soldiers who participated in Operation SRW.

Daitetsu: …You’re right.

Tetsuya: …..

Lefina: Tetsuya…

Tetsuya: Ma’am…?

Lefina: Sean and I agree, you’re a great Vice-Captain. Have confidence in yourself.

Tetsuya: Th…Thank you, ma’am.

Lefina: Then, everybody…

Daitetsu: Yes. We’ll see you again…Captain Lefina. You, and everyone on the Hiryu Kai.

Lefina: Yeah. I look forward to it…

Tetsuya: …..

Eita: What’s wrong, sir? You seem dazed…

Tetsuya: Oh, it’s nothing.

Eita: Oh. Could you be…?

Tetsuya: Never mind that. Send a signal that says “Godspeed”.

Eita: Y-Yes, sir.

Daitetsu: Prepare for departure. We’re leaving too…for our own base.

Tetsuya: Yes, Captain. You can finally see your grandchild.

Daitetsu: Yes…she’s getting cuter every day.

Daitetsu: …Did I say something wrong, Vice-Captain?

Tetsuya: No sir. Your orders?

Daitetsu: Right. Destination, the Far East Brigade…Izu Base.

Tetsuya: Aye, Izu Base!

Izu Base – Command Center

Sakae: …Commander Laker, the Kurogane will arrive soon.

Laker: Heh…it feels strange…welcoming a former enemy ship.

Sakae: …Yes.

Kai: It’s been a long time since the Hagane launched.

Laker: Yes…I’m sure the late General Norman Slay would be proud of them.

Kai: …..

Laker: …We can’t waste the sacrifices our comrades made.

Laker: And the future that they’ve given us…we must protect it at all costs.

Izu Base – Hangar

Irm: *sigh* Finally seeing the old hangar again…makes me feel at home.

Ryoto: Yeah.

Jonathan: Irm.

Irm: Dad…I’m back, as promised.

Jonathan: Yes. That’s my son. Way to go.

Irm: This cancels the address memory thing, right?

Ring: …What do you mean, Irm?

Irm: ! R-Ring!! Why are you here!?

Yuan: Rio…!

Rio: Father!?

Ryoto: (That guy…he’s Rio’s father?)

Irm: Wh-What’s going on!? You’re supposed to be on the moon…!

Ring: When we heard that Op SRW was over…Yuan requested that we come here.

Irm: (Th-That overbearing worrywart…!)

Yuan: Rio…! You’re safe…!

Rio: F-Father…please! Y-You’re embarrassing me…in front of Ryoto!

Yuan: Ryoto…?

Ryoto: Y-Yes…sir. I-I’m…Ryoto Hikawa.

Yuan: Y-You…? W-Well…I….are you dating my daughter…?

Jonathan: Mr. Manager, don’t be ridiculous.

Yuan: J-Jonathan…no, but…

Jonathan: Also…Rob said that Ryoto is an excellent PT engineer.

Jonathan: …He may become a profitable asset to your company, don’t you think?

Yuan: That’s wonderful…

Yuan: No, wait. What are you saying, Doctor!?

Ryoto: It would be my pleasure, sir.

Rio: But, Ryoto…don’t you have to return home?

Ryoto: Yeah…and when I do, my family’s gonna try to get me to take over the dojo…

Rio: Dojo…? What dojo?

Ryoto: Huh…? Oh…our karate dojo…

Rio: Wait a sec…are you a black belt?

Ryoto: S-Sort of.

Rio: …..

Ryoto: Wh-What’s wrong?

Rio: You never…told me about this before…

Ryoto: I-It’s not like I intended to…

Rio: Ryoto! We’re going to have a sparring match!!

Ryoto: A-A match…do you know karate?

Rio: No, but I can’t stand you winning this round! Come on, let’s go!!

Ryoto: (Th-This…this is exactly why I didn’t tell her…)

Irm: (…Now’s my chance…)

Ring: …Where do you think you’re going?

Irm: W-Well, I have things I need to do.

Ring: No excuse?

Irm: …L-Like you’d listen…

Ring: …I’ll listen.

Irm: Huh?

Ring: If you’ve got an excuse for your affair, spill it.

Irm: Yeesh, if that’s your attitude…

Ring: Is it me, or are you not sounding very regretful? Was everything you said on the moon a lie?

Irm: …No, please let me explain.

Ring: Alright…I have time.

Jonathan: (Well, it seems like those two…will be able to work things out.)

Izu Base – Mess Hall

Giado: So, Rio and Ryoto are going to Mao Industries?

Radha: Yes, together with me, the president and the general manager. They’re going to be helping us with the development of our mass-production line.

Garnet: *sigh*He’s a Cinderella boy, huh?

Giado: Ya got dat right.

Garnet: I’m so jealous. By comparison, I…

Giado: Hold it right dere! I spent half a year’s salary to buy you that ring, and that’s what you say!?

Garnet: Teehee, I was just kidding. You’ve given me something…much more valuable.

Radha: ! Wait, you mean…?

Giado: Yeah, dat’s right.

Garnet: As you may have guessed…

Radha: Congrats, you two. When is the ceremony?

Giado: When we get settled. Everyone will be invited.

Radha: Heh, I look forward to it…what about Latune?

Giado: We wanted to adopt her, but she wants to stay here…

Garnet: She’s training under Major Kai, and then she’s gonna look for the other members of The School.

Radha: I see…

Garnet: But, Giado…no matter how far apart, she’ll always be in our hearts, right?

Giado: Yeah, dat’s right. She’s irreplaceable…just like a daughter.

Mess Hall – Some time later

Ryusei: …So, you guys are returning to Langley Base?

Kyosuke: Yep. It was destroyed during the DC War…but now it’s being reconstructed.

Kyosuke: The ATX Team is being transferred there to guard it.

Excellen: That’s where we’re originally from. Man…lotta memories there.

Ryusei: I see…

Marion: Not just them. Master Rishu and I will be going to Langley as well.

Marion: Kyosuke and the others will continue to help me with Project ATX.

Rishu: …Marion. Did you forget the decision the top brass made?

Marion: Hm?

Ryusei: Decision?

Rob: Projects ATX and SRX will be frozen.

Kyosuke: …!

Ryusei: Wh-What!?

Rob: …The projects are considered costly and problematic.

Rob: In addition, Operation SRW has completely emptied our stockpile of mobile weapons…

Rob: So, the top priority now is mass-producing more PTs.

Excellen: Wow…are they gonna fleece our mechs too?

Kyosuke: That’s fleece…Dr. Ohmiya, I don’t understand. If that’s the case, why are they transferring us…?

Rob: Don’t worry. Due to your valor in the war…they have decided to exempt your mechs.

Rob: But…the development of the Grungust Type-3 and the Huckebein MK III have been put on hold…

Ryusei: (I-I didn’t even know they were making those mechs…)

Marion: …I won’t be deterred by this. I already have my next concept.

Marion: The Gespenst MK III…no, the Alteisen Powered…

Marion: And, the Wildwurger…the Wildfalken…

Rob: (I thought the Wild-Series was Kirk’s line…)

Rishu: (Heh heh heh…she seems to have forgotten her grudge.)

Excellen: Wait…Dr. Radom, what about my Weissy?

Marion: And, not only for PTs. For other mechs as well…

Excellen: E-Excuse meeee? What about my…Weissy?

Rishu: Alright. Marion, enough with your head-trip.

Marion: Head-trip…!? How dare you!

Rob: (Heh, Dr. Radom is serious about those mechs…but then again, so am I…)

Masaki: …Hey, Kyosuke, Ryusei.

Lune: We came to say goodbye.

Ryusei: Masaki…Lune…you’re leaving?

Masaki: Yeah. The Earth seems to be OK for now…

Kyosuke: But there’s no sign of Shu Shirakawa…?

Masaki: …I have to find him…no matter where he is, I have to at all costs.

Excellen: I wish we could help you, but…

Masaki: Don’t sweat it. When I decided to help you guys, I wasn’t expecting a reward.

Shiro: Kyosuke, Ryusei, and all you guys have your own missions, meow.

Excellen: What about you, Lune? You staying in the army?

Lune: No. To be honest, the army really isn’t my thing…

Lune: And I feel uncomfortable staying on the Earth after the DC War.

Lune: I’ll be heading to the Moon this Thursday.

Ryusei: Then, everybody’s splitting up.

Lune: Don’t worry. It’s not like we won’t see each other again.

Lune: If anything happens, we’ll all come back.

Excellen: Yeah. Like we’ll be there in thirty minutes, or it’s free?

Kyosuke: We’re not delivering pizzas.

Masaki: …I’m gonna miss you two and your comedy act.

Excellen: Like a…husband and wife sitcom, Masa?

Masaki: Whatever.

Kyosuke: …We should be going.

Kusuha: …Lt. Kyosuke, we’re ready to leave.

Bullet: All we have to do is load our luggage.

Kyosuke: Got it.

Ryusei: …Kusuha, you’re going to Langley too?

Kusuha: No, I’m going to the Tesla-Leicht Institute.

Rishu: At the request of Jonathan. I too shall be working there.

Kusuha: I’ll still be in Japan…for a little while.

Ryusei: I see…

Kusuha: I’ve given it a lot of though…and I decided that I would continue to whatever I can to help protect everyone I care about.

Ryusei: Yeah…let’s both do our best.

Excellen: I’m happy for you, Bullet. Even if it’s a long-distance relationship, Tesla-Leicht is closer than Japan.

Bullet: Wh-What do you mean…long-distance?

Masaki: …I should be going now.

Lune: Kuro, Shiro…make sure Masaki doesn’t get lost.

Shiro: We’ll try, meow.

Kuro: …It won’t be easy, though.

Kyosuke: Ryusei…take good care of the Far East.

Ryusei: No worries. Masaki, leave the Earth to us.

Masaki: OK. But, if you need me…I’ll be right there in my Cybuster.

Masaki: Alright, see ya…!

Izu Base – Briefing Room

Aya: …It’s so quiet here now.

Latune: …Yeah…

Aya: Still, Latune…are you sure you don’t want to go with Giado?

Latune: …I want to find the other members of The School…

Latune: …Ouka, Arado, Seolla…I’m sure they’re alive…

Ryusei: Hey, Aya. You wanted to see me?

Aya: Yes. We have a special vacation.

Aya: …But only while the R-Series is being fixed.

Ryusei: Really!?

Aya: Yes. So, you should go home. Visit your mother.

Ryusei: ! M-My ma…!? But, isn’t she tied to this hospital…?

Aya: Major Gilliam and Viletta…that is, Captain Viletta…

Aya: They did you a favor. And…she’s free now.

Ryusei: A-Are you sure?

Aya: Yes. It’s…well, it’s the least we could do for the two of you.

Latune: I’ll take care of the repairs…go see your mom.

Ryusei: …Thanks. Well then, I’ll be seeing you…

Kyoto

Joyce: Princess Shine, are you sure Sir Raidiese will be here…?

Shine: Yes, Joyce. I…I just know it.

Joyce: But, this is a temple…is he visiting someone’s grave?

Shine: …..

Joyce: My lady, the Federal Emergency Council will be meeting soon. We can’t be late…

Shine: We still have some time. I confirmed it with President Midcrid.

Shine: For security measures, he told me to arrive two hours late…more or less.

Joyce: …I understand. My apologies, your Highness.

Joyce: (Nonetheless…it’s very impressive you dealt with him directly…)

Joyce: (You’ve really grown, Princess. I am proud of you.)

Shine: I’d just…like to see him one more time.

Rai: …..

Shine: (Oh…Sir Rai…!)

Rai: …! Princess Shine, why are you here?

Shine: A-Ah…I…I just wanted to thank you…

Rai: Thank…me?

Shine: Yes. I wanted to thank everybody, but I didn’t have time…

Rai: No need, milady. We just did our jobs.

Shine: Sir Rai…

Rai: …..

Shine: May I…may I ask one thing? Who’s grave is that…?

Rai: …Cattleya Fujiwara-Branstein…my sister-in-law.

Shine: Fujiwara…?

Rai: She was of Japanese descent.

Shine: Sir Rai, does the ‘F’ in your name stand for…?

Rai: Yes. When I left the house of Branstein…

Rai: We couldn’t recover her remains. I took her name so…I wouldn’t forget her.

Rai: But, I…I don’t think I need it anymore.

Shine: …..

Shine: Oh…?

Shine: Sir Rai, her grave already has flowers…

Rai: …These are Cattleyas…

Rai: (Hm…they must be from Elzam…)

Fujisawa

Ryusei: …..

Ryusei: (It’s been a long time…since I’ve been back.)

Yukiko: Ryu…! You’re back…?

Ryusei: Yeah, as promised.

Yukiko: …..

Yukiko: …I’m so happy to see you.

Ryusei: Me too…

Ryusei: I’m home, Ma.

THE END

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