Yamato Forever Be Forever, Yamato Version 1.0: Sue Shambaugh Date Unknown Version 2.0: Jeff Okamoto 05/31/88 This script is a translation of a copyrighted work, and as such, it is subject to applicable international copyright laws. ***** Reproduction of this material is permitted for NON-PROFIT purposes only! ***** NARRATION The great universe extends to infinity. . . in the sparkle of these innumerable stars-upon-stars, it is filled with diverse lifeforms. The universal peace is disturbed only by the breath of these lives. Earth has ended every last one of the battles that it originated. And both Gammilas, that great planet-empire, and the riddle of the battle with the Dark Star Goruba. . . the Yamato's activity with all that is over. Earth seems to be getting back to its peaceful routine. And now, the year is 2202 AD. . . Earth Defense Command Headquarters VOICES ON RADIO Outer sensors have stopped!! Communication with Pluto base is out!! Communication with Uranus base is out!! Neptune is silent!! Saturn base is silent!! MAMORU Aihara! Tell us what's the matter. AIHARA Yes, sir -- too heavy use of the communications circuits. The responses just died. VOICE Version 2.0 - 1 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever UFO, speed: 54 space knots!! RADIO OPERATOR Only 1500 space kilometers til it reaches Mars base! NARRATION At present, Susumu Kodai, acting Captain of a patrol ship, is winging towards Mars . . . Patrol Ship KODAI This is Kodai here, Captain of the #10 patrol ship. KODAI 55 minutes, Earth time, before we land at Mars base. EARTH Understood. We have a completely abnormal direct invasion here! Kodai -- we've been waiting. How long has it been since you had a cup of really good wine! (??? makes no sense but that's what it says) KODAI Mars base, come in! Mars base!! Full power to the engines towards Mars. ENGINEER Understood. Earth missile base VOICES ON LOUDSPEAKER Class 1 battle order!! Defense missiles fire in 6 minutes!! Follow towards +8088! RADIO OPERATOR All the missiles missed their target -- one after the other they blew themselves up! MAMORU What!? VOICES Version 2.0 - 2 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever UFO position: distance, 10,000 space kilometers! Its real body is indistinct, we are unable to discriminate. . . MAMORU Magnify it! VOICES Ah -- it's a huge-sized missile!! CITIZENS Wha-- What? Still no announcement?? What's the MATTER with Earth Defense? Oh -- it's stopped! DR. SADO What's all that noise? ANALYZER I suppose it's the aliens, attacking again somewhere. DR. SADO I don't get it -- did I hear you right? ANALYZER Well, in particular, they'll attack the spaceships tomorrow. Why, don't you want to watch? DR. SADO Well, maybe they've just come to Earth to play, right? MAMORU The whole of Earth's defenses are making this top priority. Especially the Science Investigation team: they're giving it all they've got. Make every moment count: we have to give our whole effort to investigate the real nature of the enemy! VOICES We've got the Captain of the #10 patrol ship on the com! YUKI It's Kodai-kun! Kodai-kun!! Version 2.0 - 3 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI All life on Mars base has probably been annihilated! MAMORU What's that? KODAI Just before we arrived at Mars base, we observed a UFO like a ball of light leaving Mars' vicinity. I think perhaps its attack annihilated them. MAMORU And the damage to the buildings? KODAI Mysteriously enough, all the equipment is in one piece, and not damaged. RADIO OPERATOR ALL the crew are dead?? KODAI That. . . that's how it is, Mamoru!! MAMORU FOOL -- we're on duty! Don't call me Mamoru! KODAI Yes, sir. Hereafter I myself will report back to you con- cerning the situation. YUKI Kodai-kun!! VOICES It moved!! It moved DOWN!! And it's landing on Earth! VOICE UFO's expected landing position is point A-89. Version 2.0 - 4 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever New battle command post VOICE And it's near the ancient abandoned underground command headquarters' vicinity!! SOLDIERS Sensors on!! Wa--h!! YUKI Kodai-kun!! Ah--- what's THAT? YUKI It-- it's terrible! The real force, an unknown number of soldiers descending. . . VOICES Many enemy soldiers in block B!! The l7th division is under attack. It's a surprise attack by the descent soldiers. SOLDIER It's the enemy attack!! VOICES The president is under siege, and the counter-attack missile base is under occupation. The Premier is under siege. Air- port destroyed!! They've touched down on top of the old underground defense center! RADIO OPERATOR Look! MAMORU Magnify the image!! VOICES Oh---! What are they?! YUKI It's the control tower. SHIMA Version 2.0 - 5 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Shima here. MAMORU Send the # 7 unmanned ships into orbit, then return to underground protection. SHIMA Understood. MAMORU How long will it take, Earth time? SHIMA About 10 minutes. And until then, what? I'll wait for your reply, and then I'll sneak suddenly out the back way. Unmanned ship control center MAMORU Great! We're counting on you, Shima! SHIMA Yes, sir! Dark Star flagship, the Galliades TOKUGAWA Look! The big enemy fleet is to the rear of the unmanned fighters! Wha-- DAMN! What a time for this to happen! SHIMA They got through the unmanned fighters' only weakness. . .? SHIMA If I could just get aboard that fleet. . . KODAI Damn! The control tower's been beaten. This is Kodai; hen- ceforth returning to Earth airport; enemy fleet approach- ing!! MAMORU Susumu, stop!! Are you saying that I, your own brother, Version 2.0 - 6 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever casually overlooked the entire enemy fleet? KODAI Ah--h! MAMORU Yuki!! YUKI Yes, sir! MAMORU Go and take this to that airport! Without fail, Susumu will go there this day, and you must take these orders to him. YUKI Yes, sir! KAZAN Your Excellency, the surprise is a success! We have almost mastered their entire force. VOICE Naturally the surprise is a success; since that is so, will you now find the Yamato? KAZAN Yes! We are searching with all our might, yet news of its discovery. . . VOICE More than anything else, first priority is to search for the Yamato. Search thoroughly!! KAZAN Yes! And without fail!! Earth Occupation Commander Kazan KODAI Yuki. . .!! YUKI Version 2.0 - 7 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Kodai-kun!! KODAI Yuki. . . YUKI I've found you. KODAI I still. . . YUKI Kodai-kun. . . YUKI Written orders! KODAI Written orders. . .?! YUKI Orders! Susumu Kodai, assemble the old Yamato crew. . . And communicate together with Shiro Sanada who is at the observatory on asteroid Icarus! KODAI with Sanada-san. . . YUKI I'll help too, Kodai-kun! KODAI But, what is everyone doing. . . YUKI Let's go to the Hill of Heroes. Hasn't everybody always gathered there in hard and bitter times? KODAI The Hill of Heroes. . . with Captain Okita. . . DR. SADO Version 2.0 - 8 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Captain Okita. . . Yet again, Earth is in this kind of plight. . . From here, you and I may see the destruction of Earth, and think. . . Captain. . . Soon. . . it's the end of anything and everything. DR. SADO He---y! That's not Aihara?! Say-- still alive, Aihara. . .? So, to Captain Okita. . . Ota. . . and Nanbu have also come?! ANALYZER It's Yuki and Kodai! KODAI He---y! Dr. Sado---! DR. SADO Kodai! Yuki! Both of you are safe?! YUKI Dr. Sado -- is everyone else okay?! KODAI Oh! Good thing you're here, Aihara. Establish contact with Sanada-san on Icarus, immediately! AIHARA Yes, sir! TOKUGAWA Kodai-San, it's Shima! KODAI Shima! Tokugawa! SHIMA Kodai! I thought I'd find you if I came here. DR. SADO Welcome, everyone! Captain Okita! We are indeed your chil- dren. TOKUGAWA Version 2.0 - 9 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Kodai-san: do you think we'll end up being conquered after all? AIHARA I've contacted Sanada-san. KODAI Sanada-san -- it's Kodai. SANADA It's been a while, hasn't it, Kodai! KODAI How's the present situation there . . .? SANADA There's not much damage. Also, probably, the enemy doesn't think much of the asteroid. We, too, have picked up the enemy UFO. Still, their interference barrier is working, so we couldn't communicate with Earth. KODAI Sanada-san: don't they know about the Yamato!? Where is it. . . SHIMA We are nearly all here. SANADA Really!? I've been waiting for that, too. KODAI Eh! You've been waiting!? SANADA It's here! The Yamato is here! KODAI Eh? The Yamato! SANADA That's right, it's here. I've been managing the Yamato Version 2.0 - 10 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever right here. VOICES Hey, Aihara. . . what's the matter!! What is it -- it's not the best reception point? AIHARA No, it's no use -- the interference barrier! VOICE But -- the signal's clearly gone from here. AIHARA Let's go -- to join Sanada-san. KODAI That's right -- we'll go to Icarus, where the Yamato is. TOKUGAWA But, Kodai, we'll have to go beyond Mars. . . YUKI Leave it to me to get us there! At the command center there's a secret underground terminal. If we use the small, high-speed craft in the President's emergency refuge, we can leave immediately. EVERYONE Great -- Let's go there!! ANALYZER Allow me. YUKI In here! YUKI Kodai-kun! SHIMA Nope, no good. The overhead dome won't open. We can't take off like this!! Version 2.0 - 11 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever YUKI It must be the outer computer lock! KODAI Yuki! Auto-takeoff is in just 20 Seconds! KODAI Yuki! Hurry up!! Yuki -- hurry aboard! KODAI Hurry!! YUKI Kodai-kun!! AHH! KODAI Yuki---!! YUKI Kodai-kun!! KODAI Yuki---!! KODAI Hang on! Yuki!! YUKI Kodai-kun . . . KODAI Yuki!! . . . KODAI (Yuki----) AIHARA Kodai-san, it's no use! YUKI Version 2.0 - 12 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Kodai-kun -- certainly, certainly, we'll meet again? I believe it. . . MAMORU You've done it, Susumu . . . Lieutenant Alfon, Intelligence Division officer Earth Government Conference Room KAZAN Today, I declare that we and our fleet have completely occu- pied the entire Earth's force. I say, that if there be any resistance to us. . . We will cause the immediate explosion of this double-nucleus bomb within the circumference of this metropolis. VOICES Eh---! A double-nucleus bomb!? KAZAN Gentlemen! Look well. We studied the essence of your mother planet's culture to make this bomb! That bomb, with one blast, will influence you in accordance with the nature of Earth. In the space of a moment, it will destroy the brain cells of the entire human race. Your extinction will result! If you don't want to face that horror, obey our orders. I will give you the first order now. Tell us clearly the whereabouts of the Space Cruiser Yamato! VOICES Yamato. . . The Yamato, is it. . . even the Yamato. . . COMMANDER If we did that . . . KAZAN That man there! It's as if you know, don't you? COMMANDER What do you want to know the whereabouts of the Yamato for!! KAZAN I permit no questions! COMMANDER Version 2.0 - 13 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Terrible. . . the Yamato. . . Why are you so afraid of just one ship! That's right -- you act as if you're afraid. The Yamato is the hope of Earth! That's why we still haven't surrendered! If you knew, your search would be over! KAZAN Stupid man! Punish them at once! SOLDIER Wait! Stay in line! MAMORU My way lies ahead anyway. SOLDIER NOW what? Strange fellow. Do you want to hurry your death, acting like that? MAMORU I will deal with that when it comes. Commander -- I am going to blow myself up. Please escape in the confusion. COMMANDER But you!! MAMORU I'm already beyond saving. SOLDIER What are you doing? COMMANDER Mamoru . . . Asteroid Belt SHIMA That's Icarus. Asteroid Icarus KODAI Version 2.0 - 14 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Good; Aihara, get the observatory on the com. AIHARA Icarus observatory; Icarus observatory. . . This is the former crew of the Yamato, in a high-speed communication ship. Arriving now in your upper airspace; please let us into your landing bay from here. AIHARA Icarus, respond! KODAI What's up? Isn't anybody there? Oh!? There. Great! Let's land in there. SHIMA It's okay, isn't it? Even if no one's there. . . KODAI This is it. Forcing landing! SHIMA Here. . .!? What's this!! KODAI It's just like the Yamato's third bridge. SHIMA Yamato! KODAI Our Yamato. SHIMA It's the Yamato, all right!! KODAI We've come back to our Yamato! SANADA Hey! Welcome, everyone. Version 2.0 - 15 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI Sanada-san! Yamazaki-san! Why didn't you welcome us? We were worried. SANADA Together Yamazaki and I were finishing our last check of the machinery, you see. YAMAZAKI And I thought for sure that all of you would appear here. SANADA Yuki's not here too? Why not? DR. SADO We--ll! It's certainly not like her. I suppose she's got- ten to safety. SANADA I see. . . SHIMA Well -- so the Yamato's okay, ship-shape? SANADA Mm-hm. The Commander left any unforeseen matters to my care. Oh, that's right. Regarding the voyage, find out if all the Space Fighter Training School students are here. They and I have made the arrangements. Now, who do you sup- pose he looks like? KODAI Ah. . . just like Kato! KATO I am Shiro Kato. In keeping with my brother's will, I've finished my Cosmo Tiger training. KODAI So, you're Kato's younger brother . . .? SHIMA Version 2.0 - 16 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever It's just as if Kato had come back to life!! KODAI Well, now, and for a new Captain. . . you, Sanada-san? SANADA No, not me, I never planned anything like that! I'm a junior compared to Captain Okita and Hijikata-san . . . KODAI The headmaster of the Training School! Ignore my wishful promotion of you, Sanada. He's the instructor to whom our new generation gave its whole heart and study. CAPT. YAMANAMI I am Captain Yamanami!! I assumed the office of Captain in order to overthrow the enemy! Of course, that's why you're here, too. In future, I will not give preferential treat- ment to the crew of the Yamato, as had been done before. . . The Yamato, reborn, has changed. Formerly, our objective was to win in battle! All crew members: I want the new crew members to fight as well! ANALYZER GIII - GIII - Yuki-san! Yuki-san in here! SANADA Mio Sanda, my niece, acting Yamato Warrior. I'm teaching her not to be shy. . . From now on, I think she can take care of Yuki's duties. What is it, people? A face from the grave?? Right now is the time to dispute it!! CAPT. YAMANAMI Yamato, from present position, turn towards Earth! KODAI Attention, Yamato Warriors! All hands - to your stations! AIHARA Incoming message from Earth!! KODAI Commander: you're safe? Version 2.0 - 17 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever COMMANDER I am now in the old, abandoned Earth defense command center. Comrades gather here, and we continue the war against the evil of the enemy! KODAI Commander. . . Yuki . . . is Yuki Mori in there . . . COMMANDER I don't know Yuki's whereabouts. If she's alive, then surely she'll join with friends, and help out. . . KODAI Oh, Yuki . . . COMMANDER Kodai! I regret to have to tell you that. . . your older brother Mamoru, too. . . KODAI Yes?! COMMANDER He sacrificed himself so that I might escape punishment. . . CAPT. YAMANAMI Commander -- in order to annihilate the enemy's dark soldier force, the Yamato will leave here immediately for Earth. COMMANDER No, wait, Yamanami-kun! CAPT. YAMANAMI But, Commander, why?! COMMANDER Gentlemen, first look at this. . . COMMANDER I suppose Kodai and some of you others have seen it already. It's the enemy's double nucleus bomb! And these aliens have declared that, with this one bomb, they can cause the Version 2.0 - 18 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever extinction of the entire human race. Sanada-kun! What do you make of it? SANADA Commander, this is a Hyperion bomb, and no mistake. It will explode and destroy the central mass of the Earth's surface. It can destroy everyone's brain cells within one moment. COMMANDER Sanada-kun: as regards that bomb, please investigate the nature and location of its detonator we don't know. SANADA Considering its function, the detonation control device is not on Earth, but on the enemy's mother planet itself. KODAI If that's so, then we can't just annihilate the enemy on Earth? SANADA That's right. So our way cannot be to attack this Earth occupation force. SHIMA To attack them, won't going to the enemy's mother planet help Earth? SHIMA And can't we go before the detonation of that. . . Hyperion bomb? KODAI Let's go to the mother planet!! NANBU We'll go!! OTA We'll go to the mother planet. . . SANADA Let's go!! Version 2.0 - 19 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever CAPT. YAMANAMI Commander, the Yamato will immediately take off for the enemy mother planet!! COMMANDER Gentlemen: I wish you bon voyage. CAPT. YAMANAMI Yamato!! Prepare for takeoff!! KODAI Calling all hands -- calling all hands!! Prepare for take- off! SHIMA Start the Wave Motion engine!! YAMAZAKI Open the Wave Motion closure valve!! Wave Motion engine internal pressure at upper limit!! Pressure at upper limit!! Prepare to close the Wave Motion junction!! SHIMA Tokugawa -- Shima here! TOKUGAWA Yes, sir! SHIMA This time the control of the machinery is perfect. Step by step. . . You're going to break your father's record! Wave Motion engine ignition, 10 seconds!! SANADA Boulder disintegrator, switch on!! YAMAZAKI Flywheel junction ignition!! KODAI Yamato, launch!! Version 2.0 - 20 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SONG LYRICS She gave me a pendant of stars, And, just like her eyes, it can turn my heart. If I travel the galaxies, if I travel the Universe, Far away, beyond time. . . Farewell, farewell, farewell, farewell. . . . Goodbye, goodbye, my darling. Now, here is a man whose song of his travels makes his lips tremble. Sing, he will sing. . . He loves someone, he will see her again someday. He loves Earth, and will see it again someday. NARRATION At the edge of the Solar System, Yamato has said its farewell, and now approaches the first point of appearance of the enemy's black fleet. The boundary of unknown space is 40,000 light years distant. Facing the Black Nebula, they began the long journey. But, if they don't reach the enemy's mother planet before the detonation of the double nucleus bomb. . .!! SANADA Again, many of the Yamato's weapons were improved, also. Main gun firing room ''Whole Universe'' radar room SANADA And there's been a change in the main gun's energy car- tridge: every scope will analyze and fire simultaneously. The Whole Universe radar room has been re-equipped, too. And inside, the Yamato's Wave Motion engine can power up again very widely. Because of the newly-opened super- charger, successive warps are made possible. SANADA The Yamato will immediately carry out a test of the succes- sive warp system. Conclude warp preparations! YAMAZAKI Wave Motion engine, no abnormality! KODAI Set automatic warp equipment on!! SHIMA Version 2.0 - 21 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Warp in one minute -- everybody buckle up!! OTA Just one minute -- hurry!! CREW MEMBER Y-- Yes, sir. DR. SADO Mie-kun -- you can say goodbye to Earth right now! ALIEN CREW We've picked up the Yamato. Course right, 17 degrees; dis- tance, 200 space kilometers. They're heading toward the Black Nebula. KAZAN WHAT! So you say they're heading toward our mother planet. . .? THAT won't do. Full speed ahead: pursue the Yamato!! KODAI 5 seconds til warp. KAZAN WHA-- What a fast warp. . . Lieutenant Alfon's manor YUKI Uh. . . Kodai-kun. . . Kodai-kun. . . YUKI Ow! ALFON Don't go moving around yet. YUKI Who are you . . .? ALFON I am Lieutenant Alfon, of the Earth Occupation, officer of Version 2.0 - 22 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Intelligence Division. YUKI Why am I here? ALFON You were wounded; to carry a beautiful woman to shelter was the only reason. YUKI I see. . . you were in that terminal! ALFON You, and other brave people like you, were attacked. YUKI Please tell me -- Kodai-kun and the others -- they took off safely from Earth, didn't they? ALFON Kodai. . . That's the man's name that you kept calling out in your sleep, isn't it? So. . . they steal past our watchpost. But. . . our surveillance ship reports that they are pursued. . . ALFON Their life-reaction was extinguished inside that high-speed communications ship. And that's all. YUKI Their life reaction. . . ALFON Maybe; I guess there was an accident inside on the way. Yuki sobs. CREW VOICES Small warp over! Wave Motion engine normal! Present posi- tion, from the 11th planet: distance, 18,200 space kilome- ters, direction, 280. NANBU Version 2.0 - 23 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever In one small warp, we went 0.7 light years, an amazing speed!! SASHA Damage originating from the radar equipment. SANADA That amazing speed took its toll, after all? SHIMA The warp capacity is so much superior, that what does it matter? CAPT. YAMANAMI Sanada-kun, please expedite the repairs! SANADA Understood! SONG LYRICS If you were to embrace love with both arms, Do you think you'll let go of that hand? We met again as joyful as we could be, The eternal glitter of the twinkling stars. . . In time, we'll be parted, we'll understand love In time, eyes closed, love will be seen Love will be seen. We'll meet again, won't we? At the end of a moonless night. . . I will wait for you And the wind will leave the sky, like the light. . . SASHA You're lonely, aren't you, Uncle? KODAI You don't know what you're talking about! First off, I'm NOT your Uncle! You're way too old. SASHA No, Uncle! KODAI (Hmph!) Version 2.0 - 24 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SASHA No, really -- Look, look! Heh. . . It's me. . . Sasha. I'm Sasha! KODAI What!! What kind of stupid . . .!! KODAI YOU'RE my brother's and Starsha's child. . . Sa--Sasha. . . SASHA What an astonished face you're making, Uncle!! SASHA I guess it's not unreasonable that you're surprised. For some time now, this has been Sanada-san's and my secret! KODAI I guess so. . . Sasha, really. . . SASHA In one year I grew this big. Astonishing, isn't it? Flow- ing in my body is both one-half Earth blood and one-half my mother's Iscandan blood. The people of Iscandar grow to be adults VERY quickly! Well, henceforth my growth will be the same as a human's. In order not to astonish the people around me. . . I couldn't be raised on Earth. . . there- fore Father left me in Sanada-san's care, so I was raised on Icarus. . . KODAI Ah. . . I have news of Mamoru, my brother. SASHA How IS Father? It's been a long time since I saw him last. Something. . . Something's happened? Oh, something's hap- pened to Father, hasn't it?! Uncle!! KODAI My brother. . . your father. . . was killed. . . . Sasha. . . Sasha. . . be resigned and cry. From now on, I am my brother's replacement. NARRATION Version 2.0 - 25 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever At about that time, the stray enemy reconnaissance ship spotted the enemy great central base behind the Black Nebula. Black fleet front-line central base NARRATION Together, Kodai and Kato went out and returned to annihilate the enemy base. KODAI Kato! This is your first taste of battle -- so hang on! KATO Oh? Watch this!! KATO Got it -- KODAI All planes, turn back! Toward the upper part!! Only, the mouth of the invasion is not THERE. . . We'll break into the dome. All planes follow! SHIMA Look! The base has moved. KODAI The body of that base is a huge space mothership?! All planes: past the enemy central base, get in formation! KATO Understood! CAPT. YAMANAMI Go--od. Now! Target, enemy central supplemental base! Main guns, fire!! NARRATION The enemy central base blown up and destroyed, the Yamato finally entered the long-awaited continuous warp. SHIMA Version 2.0 - 26 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Warp!! VOICES Ohhhh-- It's an amazing nebula. SANADA The diameter of this nebula is about 10,000 light years! It is a galaxy of entirely unknown radiation. Until now, its existence was not observed from Earth. And, regarding its 10,000 light year diameter, it equals that of our own Milky Way, doesn't it? Hm! Still, the central portion is filled With gaseous matter. Accordingly, that is why what exists on the other side of that nebula is an eternal riddle. SHIMA To break through the galaxy will be accompanied by consider- able danger. . . Captain: with the continuous warp, we can detour around it. CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm-- Sanada-kun, kindly continue! SANADA That is impossible. And to make a detour around a nebula with a 10,000 light year diameter, it's absurd. Arrival at the enemy's mother planet before the explosion of the double nucleus bomb would be difficult. SANADA Besides, the speed of revolution of this nebula. . . If we go around the circumference, we'd need very high speed. At that speed, we'll be pulled in, in the middle of the warp. I don't know but that we might end up being sucked into the center of a whirlpool. That way is strictly dangerous! And to do it. . . The rotation of the center portion, by com- parison, is good -- slow and mild. Besides, somewhere in this center portion must be a passage to continue through to the other side! CAPT. YAMANAMI Good! To battle stations! CREW Yes, sir!! SASHA Version 2.0 - 27 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever No readings on the radar!! SHIMA What!? CREW Round radar room here; radar readings have stopped. SHIMA Sanada-san. . . what is this!? SANADA The gaseous matter is becoming dense and thick. It's become as dense as water! It's an effect! Nevertheless, we can still see 7 space kilometers ahead of us. We can navigate by sight from here. KODAI By sight. . .? CREW It's the enemy!! KODAI Yuki! Switch on the portside information panel!! SASHA You're mistaken! KODAI What's to MISTAKE?! Hurry, Yuki!! So-- Sorry. . . Mio, then. . . SASHA (Grump!) KODAI Conclude distance from portside is 10,500 space kilometers!! All gunners to battle stations!! CAPT. YAMANAMI Shima! Hard to starboard, into the clouds. Retreat into Version 2.0 - 28 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever the thick of them; approach the enemy fleet at full speed! OTA Enemy fleet, distance, 10,000 space kilometers from port side!! CAPT. YAMANAMI Yamato, break into the portside cloud space! KODAI 20 second lapse! And the enemy fleet's present distance, 800 space kilometers. CAPT. YAMANAMI Ready the #1 and #2 main guns for firing!! OTA Enemy fleet, 45 degrees to port, on the horizon, maximum range. CAPT. YAMANAMI Left 40 degrees, emerge from the clouds opposite to them!! SHIMA Left 40 degrees, slow. CAPT. YAMANAMI Main guns, fire!! SHIMA Changing course, left 80 degrees. CAPT. YAMANAMI Wa--it! Fire when ready!! KODAI Main guns, fire!! Where do they intend to retreat to? SHIMA They might be going ahead to the entrance of the passage, we don't know for sure. Version 2.0 - 29 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI Chief Engineer! Increase energy. YAMAZAKI Understood! Energy increased. SHIMA Full power ahead!! (Ahhh--) SHIMA Switch on video panel!! BRIDGE CREW It's the black fleet!! They've followed us from Earth! KAZAN Now! The time has come to answer our Leader's orders. Tell his ship! The Yamato will not escape!! CREW #3 gun turret damaged!! Portside torpedo launch tube dam- aged! CAPT. YAMANAMI Port the helm 30 degrees; get inside those asteroids! KAZAN Don't follow the Yamato in; I think they've fallen into the jar! KODAI What's that! There . . .!? SHIMA Floating fortresses!! KODAI Shit -- we've been trapped by the enemy. GROTAS All fortresses. . . Commence attack!! Version 2.0 - 30 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Floating fortress complete commander Grotas KODAI Sanada-san: If we can, let's use the Wave Motion gun. SANADA (It's no use!) We can't suspend all our energy for the time to send the Wave Motion gun. In that interval, we'll be destroyed! KODAI But, just sitting here, we'll wait for death. . .!! SANADA Kodai! Use the Wave Motion cartridge bombs. Use the main guns to train Wave Motion energy instead of their normal cartridges. Of course, we haven't used or even tested them yet. KODAI Understood. Captain! CAPT. YAMANAMI All right. KODAI Shima! Turn to those fortresses' back. Make the fortress shield us! Get ready to fire Wave Motion cartridges! GROTAS The Yamato approaches! Destroy it!! CREW MEMBER Ouch. . . DR. SADO Hey! Be quiet, and go to sleep, fool! GROTAS YAMATO! Hiding in the shadow of the Golbans, are you?! As you please! Every fortress: blow up the Yamato!! Portside heavy torpedos, fire!! Version 2.0 - 31 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SASHA Huge torpedos in proximity!! SHIMA Shit -- they leave us to the mercy of this fortress! KODAI Continuously fire the Wave Motion bomb torpedos!! CREW Hurry -- there's no time. KODAI Fire!! KODAI This kind of huge explosion, with only 2 or 3 missiles. . .!?? SANADA No. This kind of result is not likely. But still, it had a peculiar power to it. Accidentally, something of the enemy's might have melted down with the Wave Motion energy, I don't know!! KODAI It can't be the heat power of the Wave Motion energy by itself!? SANADA That Wave Motion cartridge bomb was only supposed to have 1% of the Wave Motion gun's energy. . . NARRATION Having undergone the battle with the enemy fleet and its floating fortresses, and with all the damages repaired, the enemy's mother planet has been singled out for annihilation. The Yamato, searching for the exit from the Black Nebula, has again made progress towards the central portion. . . KODAI Excuse me for mistaking you for Yuki. I think the problem is, you always look like her from the back. In the end, you Version 2.0 - 32 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever are who you are. SASHA That's true, you know. Forcing YOU to be my Uncle. . . Forgive ME. KODAI I'm very glad to have met you. . . but. . . SASHA Without Yuki-san, it's no use, is it? KODAI The problem is about being human. I'm only beginning to know her value. SASHA Why? I, too, have probably met Yuki-san. . . KODAI At that time, I didn't think she was alive. Well, now I believe it! Yuki is alive, she MUST be alive. ALFON The partisans again. . .? You humans,too, are very persev- ering. . . ALFON Yuki. . . Why don't you run away from my place? Why? You don't enter into partnership with your partisan comrades. You, too, are a first-class soldier of Earth Defense, are you not? YUKI It's because of your favor -- you tended my wounds. ALFON Ha, ha, ha! Don't lie. . . ALFON You know I'm a technical intelligence officer. . . And you're spying for the secret of the dismantling of the dou- ble nucleus bomb. Am I mistaken? It is good that you Version 2.0 - 33 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever should know. . . YUKI Oh?!! ALFON At last I've seen your true heart, haven't I. . .? If I had always known. . . ALFON If you will only grant me my desire. . . My love. . . if you will accept it. YUKI Please, wait! I beg of you. A little more time. . . CREW Round radar room here!! We've found the passage through the central portion of the Black Nebula!! Direction: Left 220, distance from our position: 10,000 space kilometers!! KODAI Found it!! SHIMA Captain! I think we can proceed towards the entrance immediately. CAPT. YAMANAMI (Good!) Full speed ahead!! SHIMA Yamato: maximum velocity towards the central portion! CAPT. YAMANAMI Shima! Check the course one more time! KODAI Sh-- Shima! What are you doing?! KODAI What's the matter, Shima?!! Version 2.0 - 34 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SHIMA Chief Engineer! Increase energy!! YAMAZAKI Understood! Increase energy!! TOKUGAWA Full power fountain discharge!! Transmission circuits dam- age! We can't increase above present levels! YAMAZAKI Tasuke! Hurry up!! TOKUGAWA I know, I know! I'm hurrying . . . KODAI Past the enemy fleet, and THIS is how we end up defeated!! Can't you do something or other, Shima!! SHIMA It's no use! The radar isn't improved, either. KODAI Mio! Switch on the video panel! SASHA Yes, sir! Video panel on!! SHIMA What is it? It doesn't show anything, same as the radar. SASHA Lump of rock discovered, to portside!! SHIMA Mio!! What's wrong -- You can't see anything!! SANADA Shima! Take Mio's word. You look to your piloting. Version 2.0 - 35 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SHIMA Tilt left, 30 degrees!! NANBU ''Mio'' takes messages by means of clairvoyance?? SASHA Rock lump from upper starboard side!! SHIMA Tilt right 30 degrees!! KODAI It's an exit!! We'll escape all at once!! NARRATION There, turning over and over, the passage flooded with light, they arrived at the mysterious universe, at the end of their 40,000 light years journey. Spread before the eyes of the crew of the Yamato, the world was now there. The human race, in its childhood, could not possibly imagine the far-off, limitless universe that, only yonder, was spread before them. . . The Yamato will progress into the unknown, infinite universe, swirled behind those aliens' Black Nebula. Certainly, that was the Double Gravity Galaxy. The Black Nebula is woven with the Black Galaxy; and, filled with the sparkle of particles of light, the White Galaxy is piled on top of it. Vividly, the mystery and surprise of the Genesis of the Universe can be seen. The Double Gravity Galaxy KODAI What's that point of light!! SANADA We don't know, but it MAY be the enemy's mother planet. CAPT. YAMANAMI Shima! Make a small warp towards that point of light!! SHIMA Understood!! Version 2.0 - 36 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever OTA Th-- This . . . AIHARA It's Earth!! KODAI Shima!! Have we gone back to Earth? SANADA No -- that can't be. SHIMA Navigation corps!! Was the course calculation done per- fectly? CREW We double-checked it -- there was absolutely no mistake. KODAI If there was no error in the course survey, then why have we returned to Earth? Shima!! SANADA Mio!! Change panels. Everyone -- look! We'll see the images of the chief parts of this planet. BRIDGE CREW It's -- it's Earth!! We've really returned to Earth! SHIMA No -- besides, clearly there are no scars of battle on the surface. You also can't see the figures of the occupation troops. The condition of the city, also, is completely dif- ferent. AIHARA Well, I don't think those ruins are anything else BUT Earth. KODAI Figure that out, Shima!! Version 2.0 - 37 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever CAPT. YAMANAMI Kodai!! Please select members for a reconnaissance party!! KODAI A -- reconnaissance party!? CAPT. YAMANAMI Um-hm! Let's not go in like we're attacking. Look for a landing site. KODAI It's not a pretty place -- SHIMA It's a complete ghost town. . . Say, Kodai!! This looks very different from Earth. KODAI You STILL. . . SHIMA Let's go look further. ANALYZER Somebody's coming! KODAI It's a woman!! Salda SALDA I have come to welcome you. The High Leader awaits you. KODAI High Leader!? Please tell us -- is this Earth? SALDA If you meet the High Leader, you will learn. So! This way, please. Version 2.0 - 38 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever OTA It's the first report from Analyzer! CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm -- switch it to the video panel. SCALDART Warriors of Yamato -- Welcome!! I'm sorry we gave you such a poor welcome. Be at ease!! SHIMA So -- then, you say you're not our enemy? KODAI And if you should be, why are you doing this? SCALDART You appreciated our music at once, didn't you? SHIMA Your music!! SCALDART Just so; it is the classical art of a former century of this planet. KODAI This here isn't Earth after all? And if it is, what era. . .? SCALDART I think it is natural that all of you are in doubt. KODAI This isn't Earth 200 years after the Golbans, in the future?!! Earth!! 200 years in the future?! SCALDART That's right. . . the Earth of 200 years later has come to an end right here in the Black Nebula!! NANBU Version 2.0 - 39 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever No wonder we thought the city's ruins had changed. AIHARA Earth after all?!! SHIMA Kodai -- what do you think!! TOKUGAWA Kodai-san. . . can this really be Earth 200 years later?? SCALDART You understand, don't you, Gentlemen? I dare say, eventu- ally, you'll be at ease. Well then, let's inspect your his- tory. SALDA Please!! NARRATION There, imaged, were the beginning and end of Gammilas and its battle. The Yamato's successive battles were recorded. Then. . . AD 2402 -- The Return of the Yamato NANBU That -- That's the death of the Yamato?!! AIHARA The Yamato won't return to Earth?!! TOKUGAWA That -- That's absurd!! SHIMA I want you to stop that random history!! SCALDART This is the truth of the Yamato. It will not return to Earth in 2202. All of you are unique; what a way to prolong life! Surrendering like this, you will permanently reside on this planet! Version 2.0 - 40 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI Then I will ask you something! If this planet is the future of Earth, then for what reason was the double nucleus bomb detonated! With that one explosion, I suppose the human race was annihilated. If you had thus erased your own past events, then now, all of you would also be extinct!! SCALDART In accordance with that, is the reason we did not erase ALL our own ancestors. You don't understand that. One part of the menace facing mankind did not pass away!! CAPT. YAMANAMI Menace?? SCALDART But, the history of the Yamato will end with this voyage!! I don't say a bad thing; remaining on this planet, per- manently to reside, is simply the path you chose before!! KODAI No -- we return to the Yamato!! You didn't come to use that double nucleus bomb, and moreover you knew that we needn't come to a halt here. We will expel that advance guard fleet, and we will see the Earth returned to its original peace!! SCALDART Foolish man -- that history is authenticated. How far from the line of fate can you free yourself? You can't!! KODAI No -- our line of destiny is in our hands -- and we can see to cut our way through!! SCALDART Ha, ha. . . You've gone too far. And you would reject his- tory, would you? We shall SEE what you can do, shall we not? Yamato warriors. . . ha, ha! KODAI Shit. SHIMA Version 2.0 - 41 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Stop, Kodai!! KODAI Tokugawa! What are you doing? Come on. Hey, Mio, hurry up, now. . . What's the matter -- Mio!? KODAI Hey -- Mio!! SASHA I. . . I. . . will remain behind. . . KODAI Hunh?! KODAI Mio. . . wait a minute!! Hey!! Sasha!! SHIMA Sa-- Sasha?? KODAI Sasha. . . Sasha -- You must be joking, about staying behind! SASHA No, it's true!! KODAI What do you mean!! SASHA My body is half alien. . . If this is Earth 200 years in the future, it is good that I should reside here. . . KODAI Tell me the truth: you're hiding something, aren't you? SASHA If we return to Earth together. . . For me, if we return to Earth together. . . there is Yuki-san for you. . . Version 2.0 - 42 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI Sasha. . . SASHA I'll get into your heart. . . You're my Uncle, too, aren't you. . .? From, from the beginning, you understood me. . . I. . . Farewell . . . KODAI Sasha! SASHA Don't follow me. . . Only, please, like me a little.. . But don't follow me, Uncle. . . KODAI Sasha . . .! YUKI Kodai-kun . . . ALFON It's been a long time since we've had a quiet night. . . Also, it's not like the partisans, who seldom take a rest. What is it, Yuki!? YUKI This time, still joking. . . (?) Your feeling. . . I. . . accept also. . . ALFON Yuki!! ALFON You're a beautiful woman. . . even if you are an Earthling. Don't you think I can love such a one? Yuki. . . you intend to die, don't you!? From me, you pumped out the secret of the double nucleus bomb. To transmit it to your former companions isn't a death sentence. YUKI If I don't tell you some things, well, you will understand it/me. . . Version 2.0 - 43 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever ALFON There is only one man dwelling inside your heart -- that Kodai. YUKI That person was killed. ALFON But you don't believe that!! You believe in him -- that Kodai is alive. Well, then, fight for Earth's freedom! And I will have that man's life. YUKI Then. . . I. . . I. . . I want to know the secret of that bomb!! For that. . . YUKI It is well that I go to hell for it. . . ALFON I'll let you rejoin your comrades. Then, you will come and attack me. And if I am overthrown, at that time I will tell you everything. KODAI Let's return to Earth!! CAPT. YAMANAMI But, Kodai -- is not the fate of the Yamato indeed to be defeated in the Black Nebula!? Isn't that history!? KODAI What IS history?? We're alive right now!! And we'll con- tinue to live, one moment from now. It's our right. I'm asking for a 1-in-10,000 chance to capture life. What man WOULDN'T dedicate all his exertion to that? CAPT. YAMANAMI That's the kind of talk I've been waiting to hear. CAPT. YAMANAMI All hands: to your appointed posts -- prepare for liftoff!! Version 2.0 - 44 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI Yamato -- take off for Earth!! STARSHA Sasha. . . SASHA Mother. . . STARSHA Sasha, my daughter: born between Iscandar and Earth, the daughter of fate. . . STARSHA You, too, will endure much grief. That sorrow is given to you, is settled. It's cruel, I suppose, but please under- stand. Then, Sasha, you will fulfill your duty. Mother is watching over you; I will be with you at the end; and I wait for the day when you will return to me. SASHA Mother---! STARSHA Don't cry. So: smile, and then, raise your hand. STARSHA Say farewell to Susumu and the Yamato. SASHA Oh. . . Mother!! STARSHA What's the matter, Sasha? The Yamato departs. SASHA Mother!! STARSHA Now, Sasha, raise your hand. . . That's it. Raise your hand higher. Give up your tears, and say, Farewell! Version 2.0 - 45 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SASHA Farewell, Susumu. . . Farewell, Yamato---!! KODAI I'll never forget you. . . Sasha!! SCALDART Those fools. . . and they think they'll be allowed to return in peace?!! The road of history can be seen clearly: I will bury them!! VOICES Ah -- it's Yuki!! She's alive?!! COMMANDER Yuki!! YUKI Being wounded in the attack on our departure, I remained on Earth, until I was completely healed. Let me participate in the battle, too! COMMANDER Hm -- if you're strong enough, I suppose you'll insist. OTA Enemy super-big battleship nearby!! Heavy class. . . CAPT. YAMANAMI At last. All hands: battle stations!! KODAI All hands: battle stations!! Battleship Glodez ALIEN CAPTAIN Whole ship -- battle positions!! Target -- the Yamato!! Commence attack!! CREW MEMBER #1 gun turrets damaged!! Version 2.0 - 46 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever NANBU This can't be our fate, after all!! TOKUGAWA Chief Engineer!! YAMAZAKI Hey -- you can't leave your post whenever you please! TOKUGAWA The Thinker is weird. YAMAZAKI The Thinker? What's that!? TOKUGAWA The Thinker, by Rodin, was in the palace lobby. . . Only, he was posed with his left hand under his chin. The real one is like this. He holds the pose with his right hand. SANADA Listen, everybody!! Those fellows' planet was not our future. The hand showed us that they've completely tricked us. SHIMA A trick!? SANADA This is the same glass that Aihara took from that planet's palace. There are no fingerprints on it!! KODAI Fingerprints?? SANADA The woman who guided us was carrying it when she came in!! KODAI If it's true, about the fingerprints. . . Then those ras- cals aren't our descendants -- they aren't human! Version 2.0 - 47 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SHIMA Also, what Tokugawa said about the sculpture -- and those paintings, too -- they were all counterfeit!! NANBU That's it -- if those were fake, then so was that history, right? SHIMA That's right!! It was to trick us into surrendering. AIHARA Good! Then we can return to Earth. TOKUGAWA And if we do that, we can report to everyone!! KODAI Shima, Sanada-san!! If we'd believed them, then we wouldn't have cared if the human race were destroyed one more time. SANADA Hm. . . And if they do. . . KODAI We don't know whether or not they may have used the double nucleus bomb on Earth. SANADA Just so, Kodai -- and if we don't stop at once the control of the double nucleus bomb. . .!! CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm. . . Shima!! Turn course!! Yamato, 180 degrees about!! Target!! Enemy's mother planet! ALIEN CAPTAIN Shit! All ships, continue attack!! ALFON Yuki. . . will you shoot ME?!? If it is possible to defeat me, that time is now. Version 2.0 - 48 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever ALFON And I suppose I'll tell you the secret of the double nucleus bomb a I don't think you'll shoot. Still, I will forgive you. For that reason, I won't go. YUKI Lt. Alfon!! You. . . You are all robots. ALFON You're mistaken. . . please look at my head. I think there's blood flowing there, non? I'm a cyborg. ALFON We're only true flesh from the neck up; the body is com- pletely artificial. ALFON Our planet had too much machine-civilization, too much pro- gress. We became like everyone was only brain, we became like machines. Still, although living things, we were degenerating. . . but still higher lifeforms than humans. Our life-reaction strength was weaker than you humans'. YUKI Therefore, you came to Earth. ALFON That's right. For on Earth, it is still swarming with very young life-reaction. We came to Earth. We wanted the Earth peoples' healthy flesh. We wanted to feel the wide Earth under our feet again. ALFON Yuki. . . In my heart I loved you. . . YUKI Lt. Alfon. . . ALFON Yuki -- please grant me my last wish. . . I want to rest my head on your knee. . . YUKI Version 2.0 - 49 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Lt. Alfon. ALFON I didn't forget my promise. . . Yuki. . . This double nucleus bomb, it is useless just to disconnect its detona- tion installation. . . ALFON And destroying the thing's control installation also will cause the detonation installation automatically to stop working. Consequently, if you don't, first of all, destroy the detonation installation here, with the proper disconnec- tion, then afterwards the mother planet's control installa- tion will cause the double gravity structure to commence. . . These are the plans for the disconnection. YUKI Lt. Alfon. . . SANADA Captain -- the enemy fleet is using the mother planet as protection. The energy buildup time will take 10 minutes. Using the new Wave Motion gun, we may destroy them all at once!! CAPT. YAMANAMI The mother planet's position? SANADA From this position, left 60 degrees. From the fleet, above and below, 5 degrees. There will be no effect on Sasha's presence on the mother planet. CAPT. YAMANAMI Good!! Open the new Wave Motion gun circuits!! YAMAZAKI Understood; circuits open. KODAI Release Wave Motion gun safety lock!! SALDA High Leader!! The Yamato has become well aware of our Version 2.0 - 50 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever play-acting. And you know what the Yamato's Wave Motion gun may do to the fragile mineral formation of this planet!! SCALDART No need to worry. My limitless Beta gun, watch it well!! All ships!! Give the Yamato its coup de grace! CAPT. YAMANAMI Get ready for Wave Motion gun firing!! YAMAZAKI Afterburners ignition. Cartridge closure valves, to Open. TOKUGAWA Valves open. YAMAZAKI Energy buildup, 80%. Energy buildup, 100% KODAI Target scope, open. KODAI Electric crossgauge, clear degree 9!! Target ahead, enemy battleship, distance 50,000!! KODAI (Fire---!) KODAI The enemy planet. . . SASHA'S on that planet. . .! SANADA So! And the Wave Motion energy, melting down with the mother planet's energy, exploded!! Why. . . WHY!! Hurry -- I was in a hurry!! Blood-curdling shriek from planet spirit Planet Dezarium NANBU That. . . SHIMA Version 2.0 - 51 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever What do you call that thing? KODAI Sanada-san!! SANADA That's its real form. The city was just the visible sur- face. I guess that the energy comes from that true central nucleus. Both that huge pipe and the true central surface are made of super metal. Also, it wasn't significantly dam- aged by the Wave Motion gun! NANBU Then the new Wave Motion gun has no effect on it!! OTA It's Mio!! Mio's on the panel. . . CREW Ah!! KODAI Are you safe, Sasha? SASHA Thus far, nobody of the people on this planet is expecting me. I'm not injured!! KODAI What!? SASHA This planet is a satellite planet. Inside the satellite's center is a huge artificial city. I will open the southern pipe from inside so that you can break in. Please fire the Wave Motion gun into the central artificial city. KODAI Sasha -- we understand. It's not the artificial city. . . SASHA The Yamato's Wave Motion gun energy and the energy of the central artificial city will melt down that sphere and Version 2.0 - 52 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever self-destruct it. CAPT. YAMANAMI Is that so!? So that's why they feared the Yamato! SASHA That's right. It's the only way to defeat this sphere. The energy under the city will become a supernova in less than 900 space seconds. In that interval, the Yamato must escape from the northern pipe. KODAI Wait, Sasha -- what will you do?!! If we do that. . . SASHA I don't know when the High Leader will push the button of the double nucleus bomb. So. . . so, hurry up!! KODAI Sa-- Sasha!! SANADA Kodai -- Right now, Sasha stayed behind on the enemy in order to search it. KODAI Sanada-san -- if we break in through the southern pipe, Sasha's life. . . SANADA But, other than that, there is no way to destroy that sphere. . . SHIMA Let's break in. Then, perhaps, we'll go and rescue Sasha. Then we can attack with the Wave Motion gun. SCALDART (Yamato!) SCALDART It is good that you've halted your evil progress! Now, I will push this switch, and within 5 Earth minutes, the Version 2.0 - 53 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever double nucleus bomb will explode. Then, the human race will be exterminated. Gentlemen: consider curing this dilemma. I will wait 5 minutes for you to surrender to me. . . SHIMA If he pushes that button, the human race will be destroyed? More than that, we're tied hand and foot. . .!! Captain!! What should we do. . .? Just then, on Earth. . . SANADA Ah -- that's not Yuki?!! SHIMA Yuki!! YUKI Captain Yamanami! I have a message from Earth Defense Com- mander. CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm!! YUKI To begin, then: Earth's sympathizers have come creeping in from underground, and resistance soldiers are organized and have come fighting. By degrees, we succeeded in occupying the double nucleus bomb. CAPT. YAMANAMI Therefore, at present the Earth detonation installation. . .? YUKI Has been disconnected. CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm!! YUKI That -- Ko -- Kodai-kun's there? KODAI Version 2.0 - 54 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever Yuki!! YUKI Kodai-kun!! KODAI I'll come back to you. . . surely!! SCALDART Heh, heh, heh. . . and so they dismantled it. . . obnoxi- ous Earthling!! SCALDART The detonation installation is HERE!! (Click, click, click) SALDA High Leader!! Sasha destroyed the detonation installation and wiped out its circuits!! SCALDART What!! Repair them immediately!! KODAI Sasha!! SASHA I've felled the detonation installation of the double nucleus bomb, but. . . There's very little time -- please break in! SASHA Now is the time to attack -- Hurry!! I'll open the south pole entrance now. CAPT. YAMANAMI Hm!! Because of this, we will break into the south pole!! SHIMA Yamato, launch!! SCALDART Calling all fortresses. Calling all fortresses. Version 2.0 - 55 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SCALDART Destroy the Yamato!! Don't let them get away alive! KODAI There it is!! KODAI That's the artificial city!! KODAI Shima!! Do a tilt!! SHIMA Understood. CAPT. YAMANAMI Beyond this, avoidance is dangerous!! Kodai, get ready to fire the Wave Motion gun!! KODAI Ah--- KODAI Ca-- Captain!! Hang on, Captain, please!! Captain!! CAPT. YAMANAMI What are you doing. . . leave me some dignity. The Yamato won't die! Kodai, relieve me and take command of the ship. Ugh. . . Ah. . . I can see the blue Earth. . . one of my feet has already returned to it, Kodai. KODAI Ca -- Captain!! KODAI Damn them! Ready to fire Wave Motion gun!! Prepare for shock, prepare flash protection!! Target, the central artificial city. Fire in 10 seconds. KODAI Sasha. . . Version 2.0 - 56 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever SANADA I'll fire it; move aside, Kodai!! SANADA Kodai -- you're a good fellow. Even though I'm not con- nected by blood, Sasha is Mio Sanada!! Although it was for only one short year, I raised her as her parent. . . so, as much pain as you feel . . . PLEASE UNDERSTAND! KODAI It's Sasha!! SASHA What are you DOING, Uncle? Hurry, the Wave Motion gun. . . KODAI Do you really think you can escape that, Sasha?!! SASHA The double nucleus bomb may go off on Earth right now. And, although I am not shot yet, you don't understand the danger. I will do this thing, understood? I am being useful to you. I am glad to die and be buried here. SCALDART Grrr! KODAI Sasha!! SASHA Uncle, hurry!! SASHA Or else, the High Leader will close the north pole exit. KODAI Sasha---!! Damn you!! (Sasha----! ) KODAI WARP!! Version 2.0 - 57 - 05/31/88 Yamato Forever KODAI The double gravity galaxy is collapsing. A new galaxy is coming to life. . . The human race is always lucky when it sheds blood, isn't it? And we didn't save Sasha, either. She stayed behind; our hand only is smeared with blood!! SASHA No. . . the person you are tortured by is not in this world. Right now, you think it is your fault. You feel terror about the shedding of blood. By thinking those thoughts, they double in magnitude. Now, it is no use to do so. Surely sometime, you'll come to value life again, and will make up for the human race, I suppose. . . Please don't worry about me. Better that I should thank you. For although my youth was short, it was extraordinarily lucky. You taught me how lucky, Susumu. . . You. . . Father -- for becoming a temporary parent, and raising me. . . Really: I thank you so much. I think that the Earth is the most beautiful planet in this Universe. The people, believ- ing, that are alive because of it. That very great beauty, then, please uphold it forever. For that, I was of course doing my duty; I was happy with doing this thing. From this, I give you my heart; Father: to Mother's place I return! Farewell, everyone on the Yamato. Farewell, Susumu Kodai. My excellent young Uncle. . . KODAI Sasha -- go, return to your mother's place. . . KODAI Yamato: Launch for Earth!! SONG LYRICS Supposing that, 100 years from now, We looked just like children. And we won't forget the time of smiling and song. Although I don't know if everyone will be loved, At that time, the Earth, dripping with green, gentle sunshine will make the flowers bloom. Until that day, until that day, until that day. . . Love! will not wither, will not be harmed. Do you love someone? Is that person near? (Last two lines repeated) THE END Version 2.0 - 58 - 05/31/88