The Blue Devil
Check it out. They've got a Guysack working down there.
And that Gordos over there is equipped with a pile driver.
It's so cool! I wish I could go for a ride in one of those.
Incredible!
Yeah, but we have to be careful.
I never would have thought there would be this many stone tablets buried down here.
I guess it's just lucky for us that the earthquake a few days ago opened up these ruins.
Without it, this place might never have been discovered.
It's like the ancient Zoidians left us a mysterious message.
Captain O'Connell.
Could this mean we'll finally know the identity of the Zoid Eve?
We'll have to wait until our experts get here and study this before we know for sure.
Our experts?
Are you talking about Doctor D?
No, one of his most competent assistants.
And her very dependable body guard.
Hello. It's another refreshing day, with clear blue skies, here on the open road.
How are things where you are, Doctor D?
Time passes so quickly.
It's hard to believe that it has been a month since Van and I were reunited and embarked on this journey.
Van is the same as usual.
He's as hot headed as ever, but still kind and gentle.
Sometimes I feel like he is growing up and becoming tougher.
But I guess that's to be expected.
After all that training, it only makes sense that he would become a more mature pilot.
And more importantly, a more mature person.
I think that I've done some growing up too.
Quite a bit compared to when I first met Van.
Back then I didn't even know my own name.
Or anything else.
But, Doctor D...
once I get the rest of my memory back, and face my past,
will I still be able to continue on this journey with Van?
I wonder whether finding the Zoid Eve and getting all the answers to everything is
really the path toward my own happiness.
For some reason, I've started having these doubts.
Sergeant Taylor.
Have you been able to contact the security force at point S2-N3?
No, sir.
I'm not getting a response.
It's like the entire force abandoned the town.
You know that's completely ridiculous.
Keep trying to get a hold of them.
Don't stop until you get a response.
What's the matter?
I don't know!
There's something...
Hey!
Hey! What's wrong?
Taylor?!
What's going on with all the systems?
All preparations are now set.
That's strange.
No response on any of the communication lines.
Hey, Fiine!
What's going on in town?
Nothing is going on.
Nothing?
I don't see anyone at all in the town.
And there's no sign of Captain O'Connell's group, or any of their Zoids.
Hear that? There's got to be someone in that town if that bell is ringing.
I guess. But something is off.
Gordos?
Fiine! Get out of there!
Sieg!
Van!
Come on, shoot already.
What was that?
Damn.
Sieg!
Why would an unmanned Zoid attack like that?
And what was that image I saw?
That's strange.
This place is like a ghost town.
What's this?
Come on.
Don't be afraid.
It was nothing more than a bug.
Bug?
I'll go upstairs to find out what's up there.
Van, stop!
You...
Do you have any idea where everybody else is?
Why are you hiding in here anyway?
Is there anyone else around?
Come on! Say something!
Can't you see she is scared?
She must have gone through a terrible ordeal.
Whatever happened here obviously left her speechless and in a complete state of shock.
Fiine...
Now that we're here you don't have to be afraid anymore.
Don't worry. We just want to find out what's going on here.
What's this?
The mobilization systems on all these Zoids are completely frozen.
How could something like that happen to this many Zoids?
I don't know.
All I can say is, whoever attacked this town must have used some kind of special tactical weaponry.
I'm also picking up traces of the transmission from O'Connell's unit.
It looks like it was transmitted from inside the forest.
Probably from the underground ruins we were sent to investigate.
Van, so now...
We investigate.
That's it then.
You have to start fighting again.
The war has been over for a long time.
So why do you still feel the need to keep fighting?
Is it the Zoid Eve?
Is it because of the ancient memories that I might have?
Is that why you're...
Fiine!
This was drawn by a child who survived the war.
It's not that I want to fight, but somebody has to protect these people.
Anyone who tries to take that peace away,
deserves no sympathy and will receive no mercy.
I'm scared.
I don't know what it is, but I feel really worried about something.
Fiine, you two stay here and take care of each other.
Sieg. You stay here and protect these two, all right?
But, Van...
This is...
It looks like it has been stripped clean.
Or maybe it was the enemy's objective to destroy this place from the beginning.
Isn't that what you have really been hoping for?
That the Zoid Eve will remain undiscovered for all eternity?
Who is there?
Come on. It's time to go.
Come with me and I will fulfill your wish.
Fulfill... my wish?
Damn!
They must be behind what happened to that town.
Hope this works!
Captain O'Connell!
You actually want to escape everything.
That's because, as you know,
you're bringing misfortune to everyone who care about you.
You're a remnant of a doomed race.
As long as you are alive, there will be no end to war.
And as long as he's with you, Van will continue to fight.
And eventually he will lose.
I bring...
misfortune to Van.
He's already completely aware of that.
That's why...
He thinks he would rather not have you around anymore.
Captain O'Connell.
Tell me what happened.
Somehow...
She gets inside your head.
And drives you mad.
Gets inside your head.
It's a blue devil that takes the form of a young girl.
With piercing expressionless...
cold eyes...
Piercing expressionless?
Oh, no.
Hey, Fiine!
Fiine! Where are you?
Give it up. You know you want to.
You see Fiine as a burden anyway.
Not true!
I don't think Fiine is burden.
But then...
Why would you see that image in your mind?
What?!
That is what you secretly hope for.
Because you know she's holding you back.
If she was no longer around, you would battle more, and that's what you want.
Stop it! You're wrong!
Admit it. You see Fiine as a burden.
Never!
Stop it!
Sieg...
I've been waiting for you.
So it was you all along.
You are way too easy to figure out.
Your body is tough, but invading you mind was as easy as reading a open book.
Tell me, where is Fiine!
Or I'll...
You're in no position to threaten me or make demands.
The only thing that gives you real power is your Organoid.
As you can see I have an Organoid of my own.
Specular!
Double Sworder!
My blue Organoid Specular is truly one of a kind.
It taps directly into the core of the Zoid, drawing out the full potential of its combat capabilities.
Watch this.
So, as you can see, I can take any regular Zoid and turn it into the ultimate combat machine.
Do you really believe you can run from that?
I've beaten worse than that.
Sieg!
Your Blade Liger, huh?
Now you'll know the full potential of my Zoid!
Those insects are emitting some kind of signal.
Now you won't be able to move.
Seems like you still don't know my Blade Liger.
What?!
Now you won't be able to call on your bugs.
It's not over.
When I use the bell as an amplifier to spread Specular's psychic waves,
I can do fun things like this.
No way!
I thought all their systems were frozen!
How does it feel to be attacked by the Zoids of your own comrades?
I have to get out of their firing range.
Damn!
I hit them, but they didn't go down.
Like I said back at the church,
you're way to easy to figure out.
Oh yeah?
Now he wants to destroy the bell.
He is so predictable.
What now?
Fiine!
Go ahead and shoot.
Just know that if you miss, even by little,
you will destroy more than the bell.
Or maybe that's what you really want to do.
Come on. You know you want to.
Van! Run away!
Don't worry about me. Run away!
There's...
no way...
I'd ever leave you and run!
I'm gonna save you!
I need you!
So I'm gonna save you for sure!
Van...
There's no way you can overcome the power of my psychic waves!
Van! Fire now!
I don't believe it.
Let's go!
So you weren't worried at all?
With my head scrambled, my aim could have been off.
Well, the thought did cross my mind.
But...
But?
I kept my faith in you.
Because you've never let me down before.
Thank you.
Doctor D,
the ancient stone tablets that were discovered here were completely destroyed.
Even after everything we went through, we weren't able to get any new leads on the Zoid Eve.
But I am determined to find it one day.
Wherever it leads, and in spite of whatever answers I might get,
I know I can't move forward unless I face it head on.
Otherwise the questions will always remain.
Well, it looks like it's time to hit the open road once again.
I hope you're well.
Bye for now!
I know it's hard for you to believe that your Psycho Scrambler wouldn't work on them.
But that's exactly why I told you.
Whatever you do, don't underestimate Van Freiheit.
Think of this as us just getting to know each other.
I'll let it go.
In any case...
The only thing waiting for them out there is total annihilation.
Hello! Van here.
What's this red paint, Sieg?
It kind of makes you look like that red Organoid, Ambient.
Hang on a second! Don't shoot.
But who are you, anyway?
Schwarz?
Did you say Schwarz?
Since when does Schwarz use a medium artillery Dibison?
Next time, Zoids episode 38:
The Steel Bison.
See you on the battlefield.