Translated by WING(wing@starland.virtualave.net) Proofreading and Revision by Dragon9 1998 Mission 5: "Solitary Crossroads" P2. *DDDDD*(sound of machine gun) P3. Shin: That must be Marshall... He had no luck. He won't survive that way. *SLAM* *SCREECH* *DOOM* P4. Shin: The F5E Tiger II, my new plane... Shin: McCoy. Shin: Even it's a light fighter, it's a brand new. How did you get this? McCoy: If the money's right, I can get anything. McCoy: The engine's ready but Marshall occupied the space on the runway. Shin: The next plane has to do a belly landing. *WHIIINE* Shin: ... McCoy: That's Kirby. He'll be all right. He's used to doing belly landings. Shin: McCoy, I'm powering up, so stay away from the plane. You might sucked into air intakes. *CLUTCH* *VRRRR* P5. Narration: Paris, De Gaulle Airport --- Namikawa: Kanzaki! Satoru: Captain Namikawa Namikawa: Your promotion to flight captain is approved! You'll have a 4 line badge at last! Namikawa: Congratulations, you are the youngest flight captain ever in our company! Satoru: I owe it all to you. You taught me so much. Namikawa: No, it was because of your ability. Satoru: (talking to himself) You swine... you're the one who prevented my promotion...Saying that my technique was immature, and I'm too young... Namikawa: Well, I wonder what Kazama is doing now... Namikawa: He was an excellent pilot... If he were still in this company, he would have become a flight captain by now... Satoru: Indeed... Satoru: We grew up together in an orphanage. But sometimes I couldn't understand what he's thinking. Namikawa: Really? I for one don't understand what you're thinking sometimes... Satoru: ... ... Namikawa: Today's southward flight to Tokyo is your last flight as a co-pilot. I'll see you there. Satoru: Kazama, huh.... He's not among the living anymore... P6. *CLATTER* *DDDD* McCoy: The wreckage is cleared, you can go up now. Shin: All right. Shin: How's Marshall? McCoy: A piece of charcoal...They say he's burned so bad he doesn't look human. Shin: ...Is this the only way for devils to die...? Shin: Go!! Shin: Area 88 Control Tower! I'll Climb up to 10000 meters!! Time me!! Control: We're busy!! Do it yourself! control: If you drop dead, we'll pick your bones up. So don't worry! Shin: heh! P7. Shin: ....I'd lose my job if I let a passenger plane climb at this speed...! *SCREAM* (Miss Ryoko making scream of joy by riding a jet coaster.) Shin: Eeeek! Ryoko: Oh wow! *Roller Coaster Platform*(sign board) *Ahahaha...hahaha...* Ryoko: See, that was fun! Would you like to go again!? Shin: No, please! My heart nearly stopped! Shin: It was so frightening... Eek! Ryoko: Wow, I didn't think you'd scare so easy, Shin! Shin: Do you think it's funny for a pilot to be scared of a roller coaster!? Ryoko: No, because that's impossible! I know jet planes fly at incredible speeds! And that's nothing compared to this! P8. Shin: It's different inside the cockpit. Here there's no instrumentation and I don't like not knowing the speed... Ryoko: All right, if Shin doesn't want to ride, than I won't ride either. Ryoko: Because I want you to like me... Shin: ...Ryoko...my little angel... Shin: I'm different from the time I used to be... Shin: Stained with blood and hardened by gunfire... I'm becoming the devil incarnate, scorching my body with flame of hatred... *WHIIIZ* *GRRRRR* Namikawa: Altitude is lowering, Kanzaki! Satoru: Y, yes sir! *CLUTCH* Satoru: (talking to himself) ...Damn it, why the hell he is not using the automatic pilot... Satoru: (talking to himself) So, this guy is going to be tough on me even this is my last flight.... Namikawa: Kanzaki, this is going to be the last test I'm going to give to you! Satoru: Captain Namikawa! Namikawa: Even though we have these modern airplanes, humans control them! After all, we're the ones who insure the passengers safety. P9. Namikawa: If you make this flight without using electronic instruments or the autopilot, I definitely will approve you as an International Flight Captain no matter who disagrees with it!! Satoru: Ug! Satoru: All right...I'll show you that I can fly this plane to Tokyo using only my abilities. Satoru: ...After that...Ryoko, I will propose to you... Satoru: Can't you forget about Kazama yet? Satoru: It's been almost a year. You'll be sick if you keep depressing like that.... Satoru: I didn't know what Kazama had in his mind. Satoru: Someone like that can't make you happy... Ryoko: I think a woman finds her happiness when she meets someone she can trust... Ryoko: I trust him with all my heart. Ryoko: So...I'm happy waiting him to be back. Satoru: Well, we don't even know if he's still alive or not. Ryoko: Excuse me, I have to leave... This is for my coffee... Satoru: Hey...you don't have to mind that!! Ryoko: I don't want to owe you anything! P10. Satoru: .... Satoru: (talking to himself) Shit, she looks down on me! She'll soon regret this... Satoru: (talking to himself) You're just a tool to gain Yamato Airline in my hand soon in the future... Satoru: You'll see... Namikawa: This is unusual. It's raining over the Mediterranean Sea... Satoru: Eh!? *Zizizi* Satoru: This is Yamato Airline Flight 126 to Tel Aviv Control! Satoru: Please relay a weather advisory!! Control: This is Tel Aviv Control, to Yamato Air Flight 126! We're having raining at this moment. Visual range is reduced to 12 miles! Control: Cloud height is 500 meters! Control: The front extends to Greece! Keep your altitude at 3500 meters! Satoru: Flight 126, Roger! Keep us advised of any changes in the weather! *DDDD* P11. Shin: It's the Mediterranean Sea already. Shin: I didn't know there was rain. Shin: Drop the tank! *PLOP* Shin: I better go above cloud cover... *WHIIIZ* Radio: Zizizi.. This is Tel Aviv control! Panam Flight 260, decrease your altitude to 3100 meters! Radio: TWA Flight 325, Keep your current altitude. Shin: It's the radio chatter of public Airlines. It brings back my memories... P12. Namikawa: Kanzaki, we're off course a little! Kanzaki: Yes, captain! Kanzaki: It's strange...I'm doing what the dashboard tells me... Kanzaki: But, we're fading off route little by little. Kanzaki: We'll get into military territory if we keep going like this! *GRRR* Kanzaki: This is Tel Aviv Control to Yamato Airline Flight 126! You have gone too far to the left of your course! Kanzaki: Flight 126, Roger!! *CLUTCH* *CREAK* stewardess: Oh! *SHAKE* Stewardess: It's all right! We're only experiencing bad weather. Please make yourself comfortable! Namikawa: The stewardesses must be having trouble making an excuse for that bank. Kanzaki! Kanzaki: Yes, captain. P13. Shin: Area 88 control! I'm going above cloud. After that, I'll continue on course 7C down south, and return to base! Control: Roger!! Control: This is control to Shin! A fighter in the group 3 lost his way and he seems to have drifted into the Mediterranean! Shin: (talking to himself) Idiot! Control: Sorry to bother you, but please bring him back to the base! He owes me money from poker! Shin: Roger! *GAOOOO* Shin: Heh, now I have to stay below the clouds. Tel Aviv: This is Tel Aviv control to Yamato Airline Flight 126! Decrease your altitude to 2800 meters! Satoru: Flight 126, Roger! Namikawa: Look at the dashboard carefully! It's more difficult coming out of the clouds than going into it! Namikawa: It's easy to go below the expected altitude... Satoru: I know, Captain. *DDDD* P14. *WHIIINE* Shin: Area 88 control! The plane from group 3 seems to have gone down in the sea. I don't see survivers. Shin: You better forget about his debt. I'm running out of fuel. I have to return. *WHIZ* Shin: Now, I can go above the clouds. Shin: Huh? *Blur* P15. Shin: OUGH! *CLUTCH* *Whiz* P16. Shin: Yamato Airline! *GRRR* Shin: It's the eastward flight to Tokyo... Shin: Tokyo... Namikawa: That fighter pilot, he has good skill. If he didn't evade, we have collided! Namikawa: ... Namikawa: Kanzaki! You seem shaken... Let me take your place! Namikawa: You should thank that pilot. Satoru: ... Shin: The rising sun flag... Shin: I have to be back! I have to go back to Japan alive! P17. Shin: That's what has kept me alive until today... Narration: 10000 meters above the scorching desert... That day, the atmosphere surrounding Shin had a solitary manner as usual... End of chapter 5...