Looks like it will take a while to recover completely.
All right... Let's look for a place to camp before it gets dark.
After all, it can be dangerous at night here.
Fiine?
You ate it! My guava!
Damn it...
Sleeper Trap
What a great Zoid you have!
Thanks.
Good day.
You even brought a girl.
Are you mercenaries?
Mercenaries?
This damage... it was caused by a missile?
That's... that...
Sort of.
Hey!
Sieg, cut it out!
Don't do that! You might scratch it.
No weapons... a Wild Zoid?
Well, something like that.
We call him Sieg.
By the way, are you a transporter?
Is there a good place to camp around here?
Sorry, but this is my first time here too.
Must be fate that brought us together in the middle of the desert.
How about we camp together just up ahead?
Sure. That doesn't sound bad. I'm Van and this is Fiine.
I'm Moonbay. Nice to meet you.
Then you don't earn your living by being a mercenaries?
Not at all.
I have some battle experience, but that's about it.
That's too bad... I thought you were a big-time Zoid pilot...
The Shield Liger is the fastest Zoid of the Republic, after all.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not.
But back at home, I'm the number one Zoid pilot.
W-What's that?
Oh no!
Wild Zoids?
Sieg!
Damn it.
Sieg! Moonbay! We're getting outta here!
If things are like this, Sieg...
Van! You're sitting in a Shield Liger...
Can't you do anything about four or five Guysacks?
I'm trying... but I'm having trouble moving.
Damn it!
Without Sieg, the Combat System...
I thought I told you to get some weapons.
See what happens when you don't listen to me Moonbay?
I couldn't help it, Irvine.
The extra weight from having weapons would decrease my mobility.
You know this guy, Moonbay?
Sounds like you know him too.
What a surprise to meet some familiar faces in the desert.
Don't you think so, kid?
Don't call me kid! Have you been following me?
Van, Sieg is...
I won't let you do that to it!
Sieg! Are you all right?
Good.
Looks like it didn't get damaged.
Damn it...
What?!
Damn it. Get up! Quickly!
Are you okay?
Stay out of it...
Looks like you took more damaged than me.
Hey!
I found a good campsite!
Long time no See, Irvine!
Still being a scoundrel, as usual?
Hey, hey! I saved your life.
Thanks to you, we're safe.
If you fix my Zoid instead of just thanking me, I will be even happier.
Okay.
I'll do it because I owe you one.
You know a lot about Zoids, Moonbay?
There isn't a Zoid that I can't fix.
What are you looking at over there?
The flank is the part that got damaged!
Don't worry, since I can't change out the parts right now,
I'll tweak the system a bit, and increase the Zoid's own recovery rate.
That's the way I do things.
Its own recovery rate? That's amazing!
There.
Well... Moonbay.
All right, all right. I will take a look at Shield Liger too.
Yahoo! Thank you, Moonbay.
Once that's done, let's have dinner.
My treat.
Won't you join us too, Irvine?
What?! With him?
From a capsule?
Mmm... Yeah.
What are you doing?
Zoids are born like that?
Did you know that?
It was pretty amazing.
And that's how I met Sieg.
Since then we have always been under attack, first by bandits, and then by...
Me.
You should carefully select your friends, Moonbay.
He's after Sieg. He's really a sleazy guy.
I know that.
What goes around comes around, right?
By the way, you don't look like siblings.
If you are a transporter, then you must have traveled to a whole lot of places....
Have you heard about Zoid Eve?
Zoid... Eve?
We're not siblings.
I met her at the same ruins.
I was born from a capsule too.
She has absolutely no memory of how she got into the capsule.
She only remembers one thing, and that's Zoid Eve.
I guess that makes sense...
That's what we are looking for.
Maybe if we find Zoid Eve, Fiine's memory will come back.
Well? Have you heard of it?
Sorry, this is the first time.
I see... even transporters don't know of it.
Keep at it.
That's...
Now then...
I'm going to work off dinner with a treasure hunt.
Me too.
Hey, why are you after that Zoid?
That's an Organoid.
I see.
Looks like you are up to no good again.
I just want to achieve my ambitions. That's all.
By the way, what are you transporting?
Why?
The Guysacks outside the ruins were not wild.
Because wild Zoids don't attack humans without a reason.
In other words, those Guysacks...
Sleepers from the Republic.
Exactly, and,if you know that, then you know...
They hide in the shadows, and attack only when provoked.
Which means...
Exactly, the cargo is ammunition for the Empire...
The Guysacks detected the ammunition and attacked.
You're running dangerous errands as usual.
Just doing my job.
You should have jettisoned your trailer back then.
If that cargo was hit, you wouldn't be he-
I've never failed to deliver my cargo.
Not even once.
That's something I'm proud of.
There is nothing valuable left.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
What...? I thought you might remember something if you saw these ruins.
Since you were born in ruins like these.
Sorry.
It's all right. Let's get inside.
Treasure.
This is great!
This sure was a great find, Fiine.
It really is a treasure.
Zoid remains?
Yeah. I found them by coincidence.
There is a pile of them sunk at the bottom of the water here.
They gave me the creeps.
I've never seen anything like that.
What do you think?
Who knows.
What is it?
Nothing...
Then go to sleep.
All right...
Are you going to try to steal Sieg with that electric whip?
Trying to sneak up on me?!
I wanted to avoid an unnecessary fight, but that doesn't seem possible now.
I won't give Sieg to anybody!
Then I'll just have to take it by force.
Moonbay!
Let them be.
In the desert, strength is everything.
What's up?
Irvine, are they here?
Yeah. Sleepers.
They're attacking in the middle of the night, when they have the advantage.
What? Are they not wild?
We fell into their trap.
The Guysacks outside were decoys used to lure us into the ruins,
where we can be easily surrounded.
The Zoid's remains you saw must be what's left of their victims.
Damn it...
Sieg!
Goodbye to the both of you!
The rest is up to you.
The one who runs first wins.
Even here?
Thanks to you, Shield Liger is running great!
Thank you.
But to survive all by yourself...
I won't let you leave alone.
Shut up. I treated you to a dinner, didn't I?
It was delicious.
That's not the point.
Damn it. They outnumber us by a lot.
Jettison your cargo, Moonbay!
They are reacting to those explosives.
You've gotta be kidding.
Better to die than to throw away the goods.
As if I really mean it...
If the container takes one or two more hits....
Everyone could be killed...
W-What?
I think it's better if I go alone.
Looks like you're not dependable.
Surely you can handle the rest of them.
Bye!
Moonbay!
Don't be a hero!
Now, come.
I'm what you want.
Oh no!
Well, Moonbay... I never thought it would end like this.
You haven't given up, have you, Moonbay?
You were so full of life just now!
Van!
What?
Irvine, you too?
It looks like my Command Wolf still wants to fight.
We don't have enough missiles to beat them all!
If you run out of ammo we still have our claws and teeth.
I don't need you to tell me that!
You guys...
I'm gonna have to abandon my cargo.
Out of ammo...
Kid!
Got it!
Hold tight, Fiine!
Okay.
Sieg!
All right!
Are you both still alive?
Moonbay...
Just run as fast as you can, got it?
What are you thinking, Moonbay?
Just bring the Guysacks over to me.
I see.
Here we go!
Now, I have to get out of here... fast!
Moonbay!!
You called?
Moonbay... I thought you were killed.
Thank goodness!
The Gustav's armor can withstand explosions easily.
I had already calculated that.
You're reckless as usual...
Hey kid, you did great.
I was almost impressed.
But that doesn't mean l gave up on taking this thing.
l am not a kid! I told you my name is Van...
And I definitely won't hand Sieg over to the likes of you!
Well, see ya.
What?
Don't ever come back!
Well, let's go too.
Hold on.
This is going to cost you.
eh?
Don't "eh?" me.
In order to save you guys, I gave up my valuable cargo.
Besides, the Gustav's repair will cost quite a bit.
You don't look like you have any money.
Then I will make you pay with your body.
M-My body?
From today onward, you will be my personal bodyguard.
Got a problem with that?
I've got no choice, I'll do it.
You appear to know a lot of people,
so you might help in our search for Zoid Eve.
Okay. It's a deal.
Then, let's have breakfast.
Agreed!
Yo, Van here.
We finally arrive at the front-line of the Republic and the Empire, Red River!
But we get arrested by a republic officer named Herman.
Damn it. What did we do?
What?! A spy from the Empire?!
You've gotta be kidding me! Sieg, get out of here!
Next time, Zoids episode 06!
Jump! Sieg.
I'm excited to see you again next time!