Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Vol. 1 Episode 2 Translator: Kazunori Kushida Proof and rewrite: Evan Miller Artist: Yuuichi Hasegawa Author: Yoshiyuki Tomino ISBN: 4-04-713103-2 This script is © 1998 Evan Miller and Kazunori Kushida. This translation is meant for free public use and is in no way meant to turn a profit or violate any copyrights. It's intended to further the popularity and understanding of the targeted comic and artist, not to infringe on them. If at any time a US company translates this comic into english, this script will be removed from the web when said portion is translated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page53 Captain: Hello and welcome to the Bridge of the Mother-Vanguard. Captain: I am the Captain of this ship... Vera. Vera Rona. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page54 Tobia: C... Captain? You? Vera: Are you surprised that a woman is the leader of the pirates? Vera: I cannot immediately answer the question that is on your mind... It may be difficult to understand right now, but... Knowing what we know could prove to be dangerous for you. Vera: That is why I ask that you decide what course of action you wish to pursue... Vera: So we ask again... Vera: Do you wish to return to earth and forget all that passed here... Or... Tobia's Thoughts: During my short time on this ship I asked myself this very question countless times... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page55 Vera: Will you fight with us and find the truth for yourself? Tobia's Thoughts: I couldn't hear her ask because of my rapidly beating heart. But I knew what the answer was! Tobia: I want to know what is happening! Vera: Then welcome to the Cross Bone Vanguard, Tobia Aronacks. Vera: Right now... The earth is being targeted... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page56-7 Chapter 2 "The Darkness They Call Jupiter" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page60 Pirate: If you find anything useful.. get it! We don't know when we can resupply next! Vera: The captain of Smashion is asking for permission to take off. Disposal of the hazardous material is been complete. Permission granted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page61 Tobia's Thoughts: Everyone onboard the Smashion is returning to earth... I'm the only one who stayed with the pirates... Tobia's Thoughts: The Professor was shipping poison gas. I've only scratched the surface of this incident. I must find out what was going on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page62 Kincade: Hey Tobia! Tobia: Mr. Kincade! Tobia: Do you think it was wise to let my friends go home with them? Tobia: If the Empire is still lurking around it cou... Kincade: They'll be alright... Kincade: The jupiter Empire won't harm civilians... At least not yet... I give you my word they'll be safe! Kincade: Hey that reminds me... I got some work for you... Tobia: Work? Kincade: We're always always short on personnel. If you're going to stay, you have to earn your keep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 63 Tobia: Hey... Tobia: I hope you didn't recruit me to be the designated potato peeler! Kincade: Hahaha... No don't worry! Kincade: I'm usually a pilot, but when they don't need me I'm peeling potatos! Tobia: Ah... Tobia: I guess they don't pay too good either. Kincade: No they don't... Kincade: But if you've lived out in space as long as I have, you start to like this kinda thing. Tobia: Really? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 64 Tobia: Crossbone Vanguard... I... I remember now... Tobia: Its the name of a militia that tried to declare its independance ten years ago! At least that's what I learned in History class... Tobia: The Cosmo Babylonia Independance War! It was an atempt at building a country where the elite ruled. One with a nobility as the ruling class... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 65 Tobia: Mitsa Rona was it's founder... Tobia: But... his grandaughter opposed his ideology, and pushed for equality for the people. Tobia: As a result, Cosmo Baybilonia lost coherencey and the movement fell apart. Tobia: That granddaughter was... Vera! Vera Rona! Our Captain! Tobia: I thought I recognized her! So that's her? Kincade: Yep! Tobia: I think I've seen you before too! Tobia: A Gundam pilot for The resistance... Ah shoot I can't remember... Kincade: Forget it! It was a long time ago! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 66 Tobia (Blurb under ship): UC0128: Space Crusier Babylonia Vanguard is completed after the collapse of Cosmo... Tobia: But if I remember correctly... It was built by the Anti-elitists... Tobia (Blurb): During it's maiden flight the ship was involved in an accident... All hands were assumed lost. Was it a terrorist plot? Tobia: Hm..? Kincade: Yep! So officially we're dead! We don't exist... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 67 Vera: Vera: Hmmm.. I still look good! I think I can still pass for 20! Vera: Hello? (the parrots name) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 68 Vera: Who's there?! Kincade: Well, back then we did almost die... Tobia: So why are you here? As a Pirate? Tobia: And using the crossbone name? You're not planning on reviving Cosmo Babylonia are you? Kincade: Vera wonldn't dream of doing anything like that... Kincade: But we do need to use the name... It makes it easier to get people to join us... They're being conned in a way... But that's the way it is... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 69 Vera: KINCADE! Kincade: Yes ma'm! Tobia: Huh? Vera: Kinca...! Vera: Oh! Whoops! Sorry... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 70 Tobia: You... You again?] Vera: Who is it? Who's that girl? She's not one of the crew... Mystery Girl: I'm sorry... I didn't mean to peep in the shower... Kincade: We don't doubt that, but... Mystery Girl: I was just looking for a place to hide... I don't want to go to Jupiter... Mystery Girl: I don't want to go back to those people! Tobia: She was chased by the crew of the station as a stowaway... but she said she wasn't! Vera: Oh... then I guess you were a transfer student? Kincade: What's your name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 71 Mystery Girl: Bernadette... Briet. Crewmember1: Do you have any form of ID? Bernadette: I lost my bag... Crewmember2: What grade are you in? Bernadette: I'm in my first year of junior high... Crewmember3: Tobia, do you remember her in your program? Tobia: We're in different grades! I can't remember everyone on board the ship! Tobia: Look at how frightened she is! She probably saw the poison gas just like I did! That has to be why they're after her! Bernadette: Please donet return me to Jupiter... Vera: Oh boy... What are we going to do now... Vera: The Smashion set course back to earth... It didn't go to Jupiter... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 72 Bernadette: What? Bernadette: Kincade: What do we do? Vera: She doesn't seem like she's a spy, so we'll have to keep her here for a while... Tobia: What?! Thats cruel! We have to return her to earth! Vera: I'd love to, but there's no way to get her there... The Smashion already departed for earth.. Vera: She will be your responsiblity, Tobia! Tobia: Wha.. what? Why me? i Vera: Just think of it as part of your assignment... Ahhh... Why do I always have to deal with stuff like this... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 73 Kincade: Please don't cry... There's nothing to be afraid of here... Princess... Radio: Captain! Results of survalance on Meteor 202 are in! Vera: Come up to the bridge, Tobia! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 74 Vera: Come and see what we do first hand. Tobia: Yes ma'm! Vera: Kincade... Vera: I don't doubt your gut instincts but... Do you really think he'll be able to help us with the "Operation?" Kincade: Yes, I think he will... Kincade: Besides, we've tried recruiting Jupiter pilots and haven't had any luck... It should still work if its a transfer student... Kincade: We can't delay the "Operation" any longer as it is. Vera: Yes, you're right. Vera: Please be careful! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 75 Intell Officer: Captain, this is the Data for Meteor 202. Vera: Are you sure this is it? Intell Officer: There is a 90% probablility that this is their base. Vera: I understand... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 76 Vera: Mother vanGuard! Prepare for Battle! PA: Launch Zondo-gay Division! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 77 Kincade: This is Crossbone Gundam Xl, Kincade Nou... Ready for launch! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 78 Pilot: X2.. Zabine Shial... Ready to go! Vera: Zabine! Vera: You understand the objective of this mission is not to annihilate the enemy... Vera: You are not to kill any pilots or personel! Do you understand me? Zabine: Yes, we are not murderers, I understand... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 80 Tobia: Wow! That's some impressive hardware for a bunch of pirates! Vera: There are companies which wish to field test their models... We get our suits from them. Vera: I can't say its a good thing, but we must make do with what we have. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 81 Vera: What does that look like to you, Tobia? Tobia: What that? It's an ore mining base, isn't it? Vera: That is a Jupiter Empire military base! Tobia: What?! Vera: Commence Bombardment! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 82 Tobia: Ah! Intel Officer: Meteor 202 still shows no signs of activity! Tobia: Pl... Please stop this! Tobia: Are you sure that's an enemy base? Vera: Be quiet, Tobia! Vera: Here they Come! Tobia: Huh? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 83 Vera: Shields! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 84 Voice: It's a standard missie attack! Tobia: Voice: Followed by military mobile suits! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 85 Tobia: Huh? Wha? Vera: When we had that "incident" ten years ago... We realized that there was an enemy that no one knew about... Vera: They hid from society in darkest corners... And supplied weapons and ammuntion to those who would wreak havoc on earth! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 86 and 87 Vera: The Jupiterian Empire! They have been building their resources within the colonies of jupiter... waiting for the prefect opportunity to strike! Tobia: Th... They want earth for themselves? Vera: That is a possibility... Vera: Jupiter is, for all practical purposes, a small country. Militarily and economically, they are weaker than the Federation. That is Why... Vera: Their invasion of earth will come in one major surgical strike! Until then, they work behind the scenes, never letting the colonies or earth suspect a thing. Vera: They act in secrecy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 88 Vera: Do you understand now? If they have the slightest suspicion that you know of their plans... They will assinate you... The same way they almost killed us! Intel officer: Captain! We have a nuclear missile comining our way! Tobia: What?! Uh... a nuke?! Voice: We can't come around to fire on it in time! Vera: Kincade! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 90 Vera: All hands brace for Impact! Engage shields the moment Kincade fires! Page 92 Tobia: Ah! Vera: They're ruthless... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 93 Vera: The defeat of the Jupiter Empire and it's insane leader Cracks Do'gatch... Vera: That is the objective the the revived Crossbone Vanguard! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End Episode 2