Story/Normal 8-6 (Part2)/Script
[Combat over. Dreamer and Destroyer are temporarily repelled.]
M16A1: We’re going!
I’ll start prepping for the blast!
RO635: ...
M16A1: RO... Is something wrong?
RO635: Sorry, M16. I’m just feeling uneasy. I just can’t shake off the feeling that there must be a better solution...
M16A1: This isn’t the time to be plagued by a guilty conscience! We’re in the middle of a mission!
I’ll fulfill my duty, and you’ll fulfill yours! Understood?!
RO635: But we could still find another route!
[Persica enters the channel.]
Persica: RO, let M16 go.
Bring File No. 7 back safely. That’s your priority.
This is a direct order from me as well as Kryuger.
RO635: Huh? Miss Persica...
M16A1: Don’t think too much. You’ll get your answers.
RO635: ...Since it’s an order...
M16, we’re going with your plan. Blast through the gate.
M16A1: That’s what I’ve been waiting for.
M4 SOPMOD II: M16...
You...
M16A1: You’re back from scouting, SOP-II?
I’m going to blast through that gate. Listen to me and stay with RO, okay?
M4 SOPMOD II: Hey, since when have I not listened to you?
But will you...be fine on your own?
M16A1: Haha, have you seen a T-Doll more dependable than me?
Then I’ll see you soon, RO!
[M16 leaves the team and starts moving on her own.]
RO635: Then let’s get a move on ourselves!
SOP-II, stop spacing out! Watch out for my signal!
Move fast and we’ll get to meet with M16 once we get up there!
[...]
M16A1: SOP-II...
I’m sorry. I hope you’ll understand why I’m doing this...
[...Half an hour later.]
[...BOOM!]
[The gate has been destroyed. RO and SOP-II successfully make their way out.]
M4 SOPMOD II: It’s open! Let’s go, RO!
...Look, our carrier! Our carrier is right ahead!
Where’s M16?! Where is she?!
RO635: Get on the carrier, SOP-II!
M16, we’ve passed through the gate! Where are you?!
M16A1: ...
RO635: M16?
M16?! Where are you? Answer me!
M16A1: Sorry, RO. There’s been a little accident...
The blast seems to have sealed off my escape route...
RO635: Why...
M4 SOPMOD II: Hey, M16! Are you in trouble?!
Get to a high point! We’ll come get you!
M16A1: Leave it...Neither you nor the carrier can get to me here.
M4 SOPMOD II: How could you not make it out?! You must be joking, right?!!
RO635: Be quiet, SOP-II! Let M16 move on her own!
M16, find somewhere safe to hide! The Commander will think of a way to rescue you!
And Miss Persica! Surely she’ll...
M16A1: ...RO, enough.
Keep SOP-II safe. Fulfill your duty.
RO635: M16...
Is this what you mean...by enjoying the moment?
[...M16 gives no reply other than a single gesture.]
[...An incredibly ordinary gesture.]
RO635: M16A1...
...Thank you for your words.
[She hears me and answers with a most sincere smile.]
[As the carrier flies away, her form grows smaller, until it fades into a tiny spark in the distance...]
[In the midst of smoke and desolation, the spark becomes submerged in Base 0...]
[Will we meet again? I don’t know...]
[All I know is that she’s been lying since the start.]
[She never intended to return. Everything she did is for the sake of saving that girl.]
[And she knew better than any of us how important that girl is...]
[“I have my own priorities and considerations.”]
[“I alter my course of action depending on the situation. You may not know this, RO...”]
[Indeed, I found out way too late.]
[...Episode 8 - Spark, to be continued.]
[Please read on in the Emergency battles.]