The computer's been reprogrammed!
Here it is.
First Officer, are you in there?
Say something!
Battlyzer, don't you have that airlock opened yet?
Overriding fire emergency seal.
Disengaging airlock.
Sorry we're late, Captain!
So is the First Officer inside?
She's nowhere to be found, so she must be in there.
But what would she be doing there?
Airlock disengaged.
I'm opening the door.
Step back!
First Officer, answer me!
Dammit!
Zero, wait!
The flames are too intense, we gotta put the fire out first!
We don't have time for that!
It's impossible!
Come back, Zero!
Captain...
First Officer!
Come on, wake up!
F-First Officer...
We don't have time, we've got to get out of here!
No, leave me here.
Don't be stupid, come on!
Captain!
Captain...
Captain!
How is he?
Some burns, bruises, and few cuts.
Plus a little smoke inhalation, but nothing critical, he'll be all right.
And what about the First Officer?
She's fine.
But I do have one question.
What is it?
I notice there is a guard in front of her room, who ordered it?
I did.
She's been acting peculiar, so I ordered a guard just in case.
Please let me know as soon as she regains consciousness.
You are an odd one, Captain.
You do things no normal human would.
The way you risked your life for your first officer...
You didn't know about her, did you?
I just found out.
If you'd known, would you still have...
Of course, I would have.
But, Doctor, you won't...
Doctor-patient confidentiality naturally applies.
Yet, why do you care who knows?
She's worked so hard with this crew.
She deserves the chance to tell us about herself when she's ready.
As a fellow Mechanized Man...
...I truly hope that day will come soon.
Doctor...
Humans make mistakes.
And if a doctor makes a mistake, it can affect the lives of his patients.
That's why I decided to convert.
I know I made the right choice.
I didn't give up as much as you think...
Here, you need to get some rest.
Wait, what are you doing?
Relax, you need sleep.
And this is the only way to make sure you get some.
Dammit!
Doctor, I've got so much to do...
A committee hearing?
We all know the First Officer got into the main computer room without permission.
And someone set off an explosion.
But if she's the one who planted the bomb, she wouldn't be in there.
She might have been trying to elude suspicion.
But why would she?
That I don't know.
But it was rather strange that she got assigned to the Karyu just before we left.
Don't you think?
That's true.
When we were back on the Mirage...
...I don't know how many times we petitioned for a human first officer.
But they never listened to us.
Is she responsible for the radar ghosting and the malfunction of the St. Elmo?
I don't buy it, you think the First Officer would do that?
She could be a spy for the enemy.
I doubt that.
Why makes you so sure?
I have a knack when it comes to women.
She's too pretty, women with her kind of looks don't do things like that.
Then how do you explain Sylviana, she's pretty as well, isn't she?
Yeah, well, I mean...
Anyhow...
What we should be doing is checking the main computer room.
We might find something that'll help.
I-I agree!
I bet we'll find something to prove my theory.
Attention, the first officer has escaped from her room.
She's injured a guard in the process.
Sounds like she just proved you wrong.
No one gets off the ship, close down all the passageways!
F-First Officer, you are...
We don't have time, we've got to get out of here!
I'll have to catch her myself.
I have to protect the Karyu.
But where is she, where did she go?
Over there!
Looks like you finally tracked me down.
Attention, an unidentified intruder is accessing the auxiliary computer.
From where?
Checking access point.
Ishikura!
Go to E Deck, quadrant 406!
Someone is accessing the subcomputer!
Roger.
We're on our way!
Stop right there!
What do you think you can do?
Don't move or I'll shoot!
You can't shoot me.
I said stop!
Why the dramatics?
Your friends should be stumbling in here any minute.
You should ask yourself if they're really your friends.
I do know you.
I've seen you on my home planet...
Sweet Miraiseria...
Brings back memories...
It was you, wasn't it?
You tricked us into mechanizing ourselves!
I showed you all how to survive, be grateful.
What are you planning now?
Humans are such weak creatures...
That's why I'm here to study the abilities of humans.
To study?
You've fallen in love with Zero, haven't you?
H-How dare you!
You lesser creatures are so quick to let the heart fool the mind.
Don't you realize you haven't got a chance with that body?
No matter how much you love him...
Although, even I have to admit that Zero's an interesting one.
The Mechanized Men killed his beloved wife and child...
...and yet, he's willing to risk his life to save one.
That picture...
If a human being can overcome his heart and his hatred, that's truly amazing.
But be realistic, that's not going to happen.
I've got a solution to your problem.
You simply kill Zero.
If you turn him into a Mechanized Man, then you and he...
Shut up!
That's enough.
Stop!
Damn...
First Officer!
Hold it right there!
Stop!
Stop or I'll shoot.
First Officer...
Alert, an unidentified aircraft has just departed the Karyu.
Is it a Hiryu?
Negative, signature indiscernible.
No signal on the radar.
What now?
What's going on?
Oh, First Officer, is anything wrong?
Which cruiser is ready to fly?
Well...
We've just finished repairs on number 8...
But, ma'am?
It's still in the hangar...
This is an emergency situation, open the gate!
I'll take full responsibility.
There she is, hurry!
Stop!
Don't let her go!
What?
Dammit!
Which Hiryu is ready?
Hiryu one and two are ready.
All right.
I'm taking Hiryu one.
Wait!
Step down, Ishikura.
But, Captain...
I'm going.
But, sir...
Unabara told me what happened.
But, I still think she had some reason for what she did.
If she had a reason, why didn't she just try to explain?
I don't know...
But as the first officer of the Karyu, I want to believe in her.
Besides...
...I don't want to lose any more crew.
If I don't return, you know what to do.
Clear the gate!
Nothing on the radar, where did she go?
A stealth mode?
Marina Oki, reporting for duty, sir.
I thought you were just a starched shirt...
First Officer!
We may not have the same kind of blood...
First Officer!
But that doesn't mean you had to go through all of this alone.
Why didn't she tell me?
No, I should have figured it out!
She may be a Mechanized Man, but I still will...
Dammit...
What ever made me think that staying alive was so important?
If I knew living in this body was the only way, I'd never...
If left unchecked, the heat wave from the two suns will expand...
...and evaporate all the water on the planet.
All life on Miraiseria will dry up.
However, if we use the latest technology...
...and mechanize ourselves, we don't have to perish with everything else.
Can we do anything besides turning ourselves into Mechanized Men?
No other choice.
Our bodies are mostly water.
We cannot even leave this underwater shelter.
And space is as dry as this world will soon be.
Citizens, now is the time to decide.
Shall we choose extinction and close the book on the history of Miraiseria?
So now...
Marina?
Yes?
You want to live?
Live for the future!
It can't be...
Miraiseria...
I'm home...
I found it!
A nasty little program chip.
This thing was causing the ghosting and the malfunction of the St. Elmo!
And we found this, too.
An override trap.
Probably, the First Officer noticed somebody had tampered the main computer...
...and she was trying to disarm it when it exploded.
You mean, she's innocent?
What have I done?
The Captain will find her.
Phase!
I've already initiated a search for Hiryu one.
Time's stood still...
There's no reason for time to pass on this planet anymore...
I've got a solution to your problem.
You simply kill Zero.
If you turn him into a Mechanized Man, then you and he...
I could never do that!
I just want to go back...
Please, I want to go back to the past!
Crystal marine snow...
Oh, I'm home again!
Miraiseria!
Marina.
Welcome home, Marina.
Daddy, Mommy!
We missed you, Marina.
Please promise us you won't go away.
I promise, I'll never go anywhere!
After all, there's nowhere else for me to return to.
Marina!
Hang on, I'll pull you up.
Captain, please leave me here.
What are you talking about?
You're coming with me.
I can never go back to the Karyu.
Why not?
Because I've lied to you and everyone else on the ship.
I'm a Mechanized Man, just like the ones that killed your family!
Time keeps moving on.
If we face forward, we can look to the future.
But if we look behind us, all we'll see is the past.
I choose to look to the future.
All I care about is now, living from this moment forward.
And I want us to fight to live together.
For all the humans and the Mechanized Men on the Earth...
...I want you to fight with me.
I wish...
I wish I'd known you before.
What's wrong with you?
Don't you get it?
I need you!
I want us to be together.
Zero...
People try to forget the wounds of the past, but the pain keeps reminding them.
Only through thought, will, and finally resolve...
Can one woman stand and face the future with hope in her heart?
Next episode of Cosmo Warrior Zero, Star of Sadness.
Look forward to it.
Long ago, somewhere in the future...
...in a place beyond space and time...
...there's a book for all to see.
What has been, what could be...
Prophesies of the ages.
Every little joy, every sorrow.
Every little tear that is cried.
Every word and deed.
Every thought and feeling.
All written there on the pages.
Some embrace only shadow.
Some embrace the light.
But the lives that we lead are the stories we leave...
...there in the Book of Life.