Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Vol. 1 Episode 4 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 published. 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Tobia: Hurry! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 140-41 Voice: Launch MS Batara divisions! Voice: Commander Burns! You don't have permission to launch yet! Burns: If they're attacking us, I don't think I have much choice! Burns: Batara division. Switch to high mobility mode and follow me! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 142 Zabine: Good luck. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 143 Tobia screams in terror. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 144 Zabine gives a self satisfied grunt. Zabine: What the?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 147 Gramps: Zabine!! Zabine: Hmm... not bad. So they do have some good pilots. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 148 Zabine: We're leaving. Gramps: Roger! Batara: Commander! They're retreating! Should we pursue? Burns: No. Burns: These Batara's weren't made for long flights. We'd never reach their mothership. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 149 Tobia: I was captured by the space pirates and... they forced me to work... I can pilot industrial suits... so... I cooperated with them... thinking I could find a chance to escape. Tobia: I memorized the controls... When my chance came... I... Doctor: This kids ID is the real thing... I'm sure of it. Commander: Hm... Kincade: Oooh... Tobia: Please! Be careful! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 150 Tobia: He helped save my life! He helped me when we escaped! Please help him! I beg you! Commander: What about him? Doctor: I don't know. I'll have to examine him more closely later. Tobia: D... don't look at his face! Tobia: I think he was tortured by the pirates. Nurse: Ugh! Commander: Wahahahah! You did a splendid job Mr. Burns! Burns: Uuuhh... Yessir. Commander: You're a hero and an inspiration to the whole station! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 151 Commander: We have one of their MS now... Plus this kid will be a useful source of information. Lord Do'gach will love this! Commander: Now then, how many pirates are there? Tobia: Huh? Well... ah... Burns: Please... why not let them receive medical attention first. Commander: Oh, of course! Burns: Don't mind him. Those political types are like that. Tobia: Oh, yeah... thank you! Burns: Don't thank me... I only did what was necessary. Plus... Burns: I used to have a son about your age. Tobia: Used to? Did he die? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 152 Burns: Yes, in a mining accident three years ago. Tobia: Three years ago? He was already working?! Burns: Here on Jupiter, you kinda have to. it's that kind of place. Burns: If you have any problems, just mention my name... Commander Burns! Tobia: Thank you very much! Tobia: Um, where are we going? Guard: This is a military installation! Don't ask questions! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 153 Guard: Guwaa!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 154 Tobia: I guess we made it... Kincade! Caption: The previous day Vera: We will now cast you out into space! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 155 Vera: If you can survive, then survive... and think about our position. Our objective here is to stop this foolish war... Hello: Matilda-san! Matilda-san! Vera: Not to kill you! Tobia's Thoughts: The Crossbone Vanguard doesn't kill it's prisoners... It lets them go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 156 Vera: How's it look? Officer: We're nearing a routinely patrolled area. Officer: The beacon will go off in about an hour, so there's a good chance of them being rescued. Vera: Good. Tobia: Do you always do this? Vera: Yes... we do. Vera: The reason we're at war with Jupiter is because their leader is wrong. It's not like all the people living around Jupiter are all bad people. Tobia: Captain! This may sound like a dumb question but... Why don't we just put one of our own in with the pilots we release? Vera: We've tried that. Hello: Matilda-san! Go! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 157 Vera: We've tried it a few times... Tobia: Wha...What?! Then what happened to all those people? Vera: ..... Do you really want to know? Tobia: Man... She's so beautiful, but she's so uptight! Kincade: Yo! Tobia! We're about ready to roll. Tobia: Kincade... what were you doing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 158 Kincade: I got this number on my hand... And I also changed my fingerprints just in case. Tobia: Oh... Changed your fingerprints?! Kincade: Yep! The guys from Jupiter do some pretty extensive checks... Kincade: Don't look so surprised! It's not that hard to do! It's not like this is the first time I've done this! Tobia: Ulp! Kincade: It's a Jupiterian soldier who died in the last battle... I'm borrowing his number. Tobia: I guess it's impossible to keep the casualties down to zero... Kincade: Yes... This is war after all... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 159 Gramps: Kincade! You be careful! You too, Tobia! Tobia: That's right... it's impossible to fight a war without killing anyone... But still, they try to save them... Tobia: But no matter how you justify it... they're still stealing. Tobia: Maybe their no casualty policy is just them being nice Zabine: I understand your skepticism... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 160 Tobia: Zabine?! Zabine: I agree with Vera that we should defeat the Jupiter Empire... And I will put my life on the line to do so... Zabine: But I cannot say we are using smart tactics here... Tobia: I haven't told anyone my thoughts... Tobia: How in the hell?! Zabine: When you expend that much energy trying not to kill your opponent, you run the risk of getting killed yourself. And the pilots you release may come back to be your enemy again someday... Zabine: If you really want to end this war... You must deal your enemy a decisive blow! Without hesitation! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 161 Zabine: That is the way you minimize casualties... Tobia: I... I... Tobia: I'm still... I'm still not sure... Bernadette: Tobia! Bernadette: Tobia! Is it true? Are you going to the Jupiter Empire? Why?! Whay are you going?! Tobia: Bernadette! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 162 Bernadette: I... I'll ask the captain not to send you! Why does it have to be you?! Tobia: Are you worried about me? Tobia: I'll be alright. I can pull this off! Bernadette: But you and I aren't pirates! Bernadette: There's no reason for you to put yourself in harms way... Why are you doing this?! Tobia: Why? Well... um... Kincade: Princess... Tobia will be alright. Bernadette: Tobia isn't trained like you are, Kincade! He'll get himself killed! Tobia: Great... I'm glad she thinks of me like that... Tobia: If I back out now she'll think I'm a wimp... Tobia: If I said I was confident about all this, I'd be lying. Gramps: Ooh... you'll be alright. I have a knack for telling these things. Gramps: I think you have Newtype potential kid! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 163 Tobia: Newtype? Girl: Their senses are a little sharper. They're humans who are slightly more evolved. Gramps: Actually, I'm a Newtype myself. Hahahahahah! Gramps: Yup! During the war, I took out six Doms with just one Ball! Tobia: Damn! Gramps: You definitely have potential to be a Newtype. Gramps: You'll probably need two or three brushes with death for your talents to emerge though... Tobia: Thanks... I'll pass! Bernadette: Tobia! Here... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 164 Bernadette: Take this... for luck. Bernadette: Promise me you'll come back! I don't want to lose a friend. Tobia: Don't worry, I'll be alright. I'll pull this off. Thank you for this... Tobia: I think I just lost my chance to back out of this... Kincade: It's all up to you guys while I'm gone! Zabine: Kincade! Zabine: You and I don't always agree... and I know you don't trust me... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 165 Zabine: Whatever happens, I will protect Vera... You can trust me on that... Zabine: So go, and don't worry... Kincade: ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 166 Vera: In order to succeed in infiltrating the enemy, there are a few things you must do. Once inside, you must not come under suspicion. you must make good decisions, and act on them quickly. Also the ability to pilot a MS if the need should arrive. Kincade: We're headed through the med-sector, don't act suspicious. Tobia: Okay. Vera: Your mission will be to locate their leader, Cracks Do'gach. Tobia: Wha? Vera: Once he is located, we can attack their central command. This is the best tactic for our goals. Vera: Right now we have no idea where Cracks Do'gach resides. Vera: We haven't been able to extract any information from the bases we've attacked so far... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 167 Vera: By the time we get to the computers, the data is already destroyed. That is why getting someone to infiltrate... Vera: And retrieve the data from a working computer is the best way! Tobia: Hey! Do you think that if I told the commander that the pirates are so low on personnel that their pilots peel potatos, would he believe me? Kincade: Shut up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 168 Woman: Aren't you concerned about my husbands condition? At least give us some water! Doctor: I'm sorry, i can't do that! Doctor: He may be very sick... but still, water and air are strictly rationed. We simply do not have any extra! Tobia: Water? Do they have a water shortage? Tobia: Yeah that's right. Burns: we don't have much here... Boy: The people of Jupiter treat water more preciously than us... Kincade: What the?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 169 Girl: Water... Tobia: Oh yeah... this is Kincades ration of water. We don't need it anymore. Tobia: Here. Tobia: Huh? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 170 Tobia: Oh.... no... you see... he's already dead. He doesn't need water anymore. Kincade: Idiot! Kincade: You Bastard! Tobia: K... Kincade? Kincade: What do think you're doing with the water out great Lord has so graciously given us! Kincade: That water is owned by Lord Do'gach! How can you just pass it out as ifit were nothing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 171 Kincade: Scum like you need to be taught a lesson! Kincade winks at the girl, pointing to leave. Kincade: Sorry about this... I'm his superior and will take full responsibility for his stupidity! Kincade: Do you understand now? Stand up if you do! Kincade: Our lives are at stake... be more careful! Tobia: I understand! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 172 Tobia: ? Kincade: Ok... we're in. You ready, Tobia? Tobia: You bet! Tobia: EH?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 173 Tobia: Waaaaahh!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 174 Tobia: Whoa! wo-wo-wo-wo!! Kincade: Tobia! Kincade: Calm down! Pull yourself together! Whoa! Wha? Wha?! Tobia: Where are we? Why is the residential block zero-g? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 175 Kincade: It doesn't look like anyone else minds it. Kincade: I guess if you're not concerned with your ups and downs... This will allow you to use your space onboard more efficiently. Kincade: We normaly grow up on a planet with gravity. So we're used to differentiating between up and down. Kincade: That seems to be the exception here. Tobia: We've really stumbled into a weird place... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Page 176 Kincade; Damn! Are they onto us already?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End episode 4... End Volume 1