Wow, it's huge! So this is the Mount Iselina.
If we cross this mountain, the Republic will be right in front of our eyes.
That's nice. That means the clues to Zoid Eve will be right there too!
Let's eat a nice meal and get our energy up, so we can climb it in one go.
Let's set out at once.
But we haven't had breakfast.
We don't know when the Imperial Forces will catch up to us.
But breakfast...
Besides, looks like some fog is forming.
Fog?
There's a very good reason they call this mountain dangerous...
Let's go while the fog is still thin.
Ouch! Ouch...
What's wrong, Van?
I'm so hungry it hurts.
If you plan on lying, can't you put on a better act?
You got me...
Let's just leave that idiot behind.
Wait for me!
Within the Fog of Mount Iselina
Viola. Forget about me and live as you like.
Rosso!
That's impossible!
I won't ever forgive them.
Jarro, nice job.
Are Marx's underlings still wandering around?
Nope.
I see.
Viola. I have found out their whereabouts.
It's reliable information.
Those guys entered Mount Iselina this morning.
You said Mount Iselina?
Fiine and Irvine aren't back yet? Wonder if they're lost?
I wonder how things became like this...
Like I said, I'm so hungry I'm started to hallucinate.
I am the transporter of the desert...
It's good to always be happy...
I am the transporter of the desert.
I'm hungry...
It's a papaya!
Papaya, wait for me!
Van, where are you going?
That idiot. What does he think he's doing in this fog?!
I'll get him.
I'm going, too...
So you jumped out of the Zoid and came back unharmed...
While Irvine and Fiine, who went out to bring you back, are now lost.
But, the papaya was flying...
There was no papaya!
I give up. Looks like we're completely lost.
Thanks to that idiot running, we are now lost.
What are we going to do?
We can't do a thing in such thick fog.
We should just wait for it to clear up.
Besides, didn't Moonbay tell us? There's a reason why Mount Iselina is called a maze.
Isn't it because of the mountain's complex roads, and all the cliffs that make it dangerous?
That's not it...
Oh?
Do you know why travelers are afraid of this mountain?
It's not because the roads are easy to get lost on.
There is a real reason why...
A real reason?
Just like today, when the fog is thick, it will emerge.
What will emerge?
The demon of Mount Iselina, of course.
I've heard some weird rumors around town.
That a dreadful demon will appear on the mountain.
Yeah, that's true.
So you've come out, demon!
Sieg!
Sieg! This isn't the time for you to chicken out!
Hurry up and combine with Shield Liger and fight!
Are you guys lost?
A Gordos.
The demon is approaching.
That "demon" is just a shadow.
See?
Really...
Who are you?
I'm Rosa.
And you all are?
I wonder if Van, Sieg, and Moonbay are getting along...
Beats me.
But I was really freaked out.
It's just a prank by the sun. A shadow is cast against the fog so it looks like a monster.
It's a trick by nature, isn't it?
There are a lot of mysterious things that happen on Mount Iselina.
The Elder said that the mountain is protecting us.
The Elder...?
There is a colony on this mountain?
Yup... it's just around the corner.
Want to come with me?
We're saved...
Finally! I'm able to get a meal.
It's all because of your gluttony that Irvine and Fiine got lost.
You were seperated from your friends?
Well... it was because of this fog. There was nothing we could do about it.
Don't blame the fog.
It's because we set off without eating. That's why I saw the papaya.
Papaya?
A hidden village?
A small village tribe on a hill, it belongs to neither the Empire nor Republic.
I heard that Mount Iselina is covered by thick fog all year round, and is impossible to cross.
They'll definitely be headed for that colony.
That's for sure.
Then let's just sweep that area. This should be easy...
Jarro! I will decide the plan.
So no complaints.
Don't you think you could slow down a bit?
"You won't know when you will be able to get food during a journey.
So eat all you can when there is something to eat." Isn't that what you said?
All right then. Just don't talk with your mouth full.
Van, the village people went out in the Gordos to search for your friends.
The fog will clear up soon, and your lost friends will surely be found.
Thank you. You're a great help.
Van, would you come with me? There's a beautiful place on the outskirts of the village.
Thank you. Sieg, you can come too.
What an energetic young man.
Umm... why are you so...
So kind to you?
Yeah...
That's because Rosa has never brought bad people back here.
You crossed through the Rare Hertz? I've heard that is an extremely dangerous place.
Yeah. It was tough...
I want to hear all about it.
About all the journeys you've been through.
A-All of them?
Umm...
Let's start from where I met Sieg. It was in a ruin near my village. There...
She doesn't know about the world outside.
But mysteriously, she can somehow feel a person's heart.
I'm sure the spirits of Mount Iselina were the ones who gave her that power.
I know of another child like her.
But eventually she will lose that power, leave this place, and never return.
Why do you say that?
This place may be too calm for young ones. Her sister was like that.
Only this place... never changes...
Isn't it wonderful to be able to go on such great adventures?
I-I guess.
But even I have one thing that I can tell you about.
My sister.
Sister?
What's wrong?
N-Nothing. Not really.
My sister is a soldier of the Imperial Forces.
I-Imperial Forces?
Yeah, but she's very kind.
She told me the day she left the mountain,
"I will fight until the day when the world is as peaceful as this mountain."
She sounds like a good sister.
I'm sure that's...
That the bandit's...
Van! What's with those Zoids?
They're bandits.
Bandits? Then they are bad guys?
Yeah. Their target is Sieg and me.
What a stubborn bunch.
Moonbay!
You're slow!
Sieg!
I won't let you lay a finger on this village.
You really don't want to fight here?
Lure them to the valley ahead.
There we will settle this once and for all!
They're fleeing?
What are you going to do, Van? I don't think they are retreating.
Yeah, let's go after them and settle it.
Let's go Sieg.
Van...
Nice fog.
Where's the other one?
Damn it. A sneak attack?
Let's go, Sieg!
So you think you can reach me from there?
See for yourself!
That kind of maneuver... but!
Running away?
Let's go Sieg!
He fell for it.
Van! It's dangerous to pursue too far.
Where'd she go?
T-The demon of Iselina.
The reason I've lured you here is because I know each and every nook of this valley.
Damn it! Which one is the real one?!
This will be the end of you!
Damn it... if only I knew which was the real one...
That's it!
I-It's impossible!
That was a really close call...
But that light was...
Van!
Rosa!
You...
Don't come after us again and never lay your hands on this village. Promise me this.
I know...
Like I would!
That Van... what did he think he could do unarmed?
Promise me, that you won't come after us again.
Are you an idiot? I really will shoot.
Sister!
Sister...
Sister?
Rosa.
That bandit is Rosa's sister?
That's... a lie, isn't it?
Why are you fighting against each other?
Umm... that's...
Bandit... I'm sure that's how you described her just now.
That's... that... well...
That's a lie, right?
You are a soldier for the Empire, right?
It's a lie that you are a bandit, right?
Rosa, I...
Please tell me it's a lie. Hey, sister. Sister!
But even I have one thing that I can tell you about.
She told me this the day she left the mountain.
"I will fight until the day when the world is as peaceful as this mountain."
Looks like I'm exposed. I'm the bandit.
I've been running from the Imperial Forces and tried to escape into the mountains.
Van...
That idiot. What the hell...
You even treated us to a generous meal. That's really too bad.
Van, you lied to us?
Yup, I lied.
You're lying! You are not a bad guy.
Yup. I am not a bad guy... oops.
You...
Please, tell me the truth, Van!
Like I said.
Rosa, I am going to leave this village and become a soldier of the Empire.
I will fight until the day when the world is as peaceful as this mountain.
Forget about me and live as you like.
Listen! Don't ever come to this village again.
If you do, I won't let you get away.
Okay, I get it.
Van. Let's go before the Imperial Forces come.
Okay, let's go.
Sister!
Rosa.
You saved me. If you hadn't come...
Ouch!
That hurt? That lets you know that you are still alive.
Being that naive is lethal nowadays.
Moonbay.
You have something to accomplish, don't you? Then better not forget that!
Viola, you have forsaken the village. Why did you come back?
Elder.
I'm just passing by on a mission.
Sister.
But we definitely welcome whoever Rosa brings back.
Elder!
Sister, be sure to come back.
Most of the fog has cleared now. Shall we search for the Gustav?
The Gustav is here.
Huh?
Hey, you two there. What are you doing out on this mountain? Would you like a ride?
Yeah. May I hitch a ride to the foothills?
Thanks to that stupid Van, I'm totally worn out today.
What are you laughing at?
I think I understand why a guy like you would travel together with someone like Van.
Heh. You just realized?
He's an interesting kid.
Yo! I'm Van.
What, what?
A Zoid that looks exactly like Sieg annihilated an entire troop of the Republican Forces?
I know nothing about that!
A strange guy named Raven saves us from being chased by the Republic forces.
Who on earth are you?
That's... a black Sieg?
Next time, Zoids episode 12!
The Black Organoid
I'm excited to see you again next time!