02x05 - Steam Gorilla

[bunniefuu]

[GINRO]

Whoa!

Yay! Now all of us can

go and rescue Chrome!

It's like we built a living

creature. It's incredible!

[VILLAGERS gasping, chattering]

That thing'll run you over!

Get outta the way!

Eriously-say! Steer clear of it,

or else you're gonna get hurt!

[KINRO, GINRO gasp]

[MAGMA laughs]

[MAGMA]

"Gonna get hurt," my ass!

All this thing does is run.

Which is exactly why

it's gonna be no match

for my number one power!

Ah! Are you crazy?

Ha. Wow.

Looks like Magma and the

iron steam engine creature

are going to fight it out

right in front of us.

This'll be interesting.

[ALL gasp]

You don't frighten me!

[yells]

[MAGMA screaming]

[ALL]

Magma!

That was really dumb, dude.

Even muscles as big as yours

won't stop a steam engine.

It truly is like

a living creature.

Indeed. One with

incredible strength.

The thing's like a big gorilla!

Yeah, wild.

Even more than Kohaku!

Ah!

Aww, man, that hurt.

Chrome usually takes

these beatings, right?

I wish he was back home now.

Anyway, this means that we can

all go on the rescue mission.

Sure does.

Once the engine's finished,

the rest of the car should

be pretty easy to build.

It's our science-powered

monster: The "Steam Gorilla."

All right.

Ishigami Village has

been great to me...

...but I gotta say goodbye.

Listen, Senku.

We don't have the

time to be getting

all sentimental and crap,

'cause we got a job to do.

Let's throw every last piece

of science gear on board.

We're taking our army

to the Tsukasa empire!

So get excited, you guys.

[CHROME]

Let go of me, ya hear?

[CHROME yells]

That hurt, ya bastards!

Hey, do you think this

wimpy bamboo cage is enough?

'Cause it's gonna take more

than this to hold me!

[HYOGA]

Tsukasa.

Is there a reason we're

keeping him out in the open?

[HYOGA gasps]

[HYOGA]

Huh?

[BOY A, GIRL A laughing]

[yelling]

[GEN] It's so shaky and rattly!

It's gonna collapse!

All our cargo's gonna fall apart

before we can even get there!

[GEN]

Ah! So ad-bay!

Oh, why? Why me?

Why do I have to be the

test driver, anyway?

Because you're the only one

with a driver's license!

Why would that

matter this world?!

[SENKU] Still gotta respect

those traffic laws.

[GEN] You're that much

of a stickler for rules?

[SENKU]

Not even for a millisecond.

[GEN]

Which is it?!

Regardless of that, these wooden

wheels are gonna ork-way.

We won't be driving

on paved roads.

So do we have tires, or what?

Don't worry! All of us kids

are working super hard!

We're weaving bamboo!

Hm? Bamboo?

That's a tire?

Yeah, like the airless

tires developed by NASA

for planetary exploration.

Ours are made from woven bamboo.

A great idea, but you know,

I've never heard of that before!

I wasn't a big science

fanboy like you, Senku.

It's finished, you guys!

Woo-hoo! Check it out!

The Steam Gorilla

is ready to go!

I don't understand it at

all, but it's so cool!

Yeah. I'm confused,

too, but it's awesome!

Sure, it's incredible,

and I'm really impressed by it,

but why are the guys

freaking out over it?

[GEN]

That's how it is.

We guys just love our mechs.

[whimpering]

For some reason,

Old Man Kaseki seems really

sad all of a sudden.

[GEN, RURI, KOHAKU]

Hm?

We need to hurry up and

get Chrome outta there

as soon as we can.

They've got him locked up and

I just feel so sorry for him.

Tsukasa does need

him as a hostage,

but who knows how

they're treating him?

[KASEKI] No, no!

I'm not talking about that!

Huh?

Building this

incredible creation

was one of the coolest

things we've ever done,

but since he got

himself captured,

he had to miss out on the

whole experience entirely!

I bet all of America would be

crying for him right about now.

So we gotta get

over there pronto

and flex our Steam Gorilla

right in his face!

[sneezes]

[GEN] The science team sure is

a kind-hearted bunch, huh?

[RURI] I guess that's how

friends behave sometimes.

We're ready to move

out when you are!

Let's start this rescue mission

and go get Chrome!

Yeah. Time to get going.

Load up the science gear

and all the old farts

who can't walk that far.

[ALUMI chuckles]

[SENKU]

Huh?

Hey, Senku.

We think that it would be

best if we stayed behind.

[BOTH gasp]

The elder folks have

all talked it over.

You youngins could bring

the science gear yourselves,

it would just take a

couple more trips.

So why did you build this

so-called "automobile"

contraption?

Because us old folks

would slow you down

or stop you from getting there.

We've got you completely

figured out. Right, Senku?

Nah, that's not it.

Honestly, I mostly built it

because I love using

science to create things.

We'll stay behind.

We belong in Ishigami Village.

We really don't want

to be a burden to you,

much less get in the

way of the battle.

And without us taking up room,

you can bring more

science tools.

Don't stay!

That's too dangerous.

She's right.

And what if the enemy sends

reinforcements this way?

You won't stand a

chance against them.

[KOKUYO]

We have to go together.

[SUIKA]

Please don't stay behind!

You're all so sweet, but we're

not worried about that.

The Tsukasa empire is

the least of our concern.

[SENKU]

Huh?

[NATORI]

You wanna know why?

[NATORI]

Because we have faith.

You'll b*at the Tsukasa empire

before they get a

chance to come here.

Isn't that right?

Yeah, 'course we will.

We'll fight together.

And when we come back home...

[KOHAKU] ....we'll have the

kingdom of science flag

raised high in victory!

He's lucky.

I wish I could drive,

too. It's cool.

Woo-hoo! I'm so impressed

by our Steam Gorilla.

It's holding up!

That's 'cause we're

on level ground.

Although it's a bit of a

roundabout way, I'll confess.

I've made this trip

a couple of times,

so I know how to avoid

any steep inclines.

Till now.

We can't skip all of them. Yeah.

[ALL yelling]

[MAGMA]

Dumb thing can't go up hills?

[KOHAKU]

We'll have to push it together!

The wobbler engine's

good, but still,

it does need some momentum

to keep it turning.

Yeah, we would've had

a whole lot more power

if we'd built a

double-cylinder engine.

Trying to save time

backfired on us.

[gasps]

[SENKU]

More power.

[KOHAKU] All right. There's even

more of a climb ahead.

[KINRO, MAGMA]

Huh?

Hey. What's up, Senku?

[laughing]

That's a seriously

evil grin, you guys!

[SUIKA] That face tells me that

he's definitely up to something.

[KOKUYO]

We'll set up behind this ridge.

The natural protection is

perfect for our field camp.

Production'll be

down at the bottom.

We'll try to hide the smoke

and stuff behind the trees.

[KOHAKU]

First, we need to figure out

where they're holding Chrome.

Not much we can do until then.

[KOHAKU]

But where do I start looking?

[gasps]

[KOHAKU]

Suika?

[SUIKA] Now's the perfect time

for Great Detective Suika

to make herself useful!

[inaudible]

[SUIKA] No luck. There's not

a sign of him anywhere.

[CHROME]

This is bad!

This is so boring!

I'm all cooped up in

this stupid little cave

with the bamboo grid

over the entrance!

[MAN E] Why the hell did he just

start screaming like that?

[SUIKA] That was Chrome.

He's still alive and well!

[KASEKI] Ya put yourself

in serious danger, ya know?

[KOKUYO]

Very well done, Suika.

[SUIKA] They had so many

guards around, though.

[MAGMA laughs]

That just means we'll have

to charge straight in there

and m*rder every

last one of em'!

You gotta be kidding.

[SENKU chuckles]

I'm not so keen about

murdering them,

but the part about charging

in might not be a bad idea.

Say what? Do you

really think so?

Because I don't wanna be

the one doing it, myself.

It just sounds crazy!

We're gonna bust down that

bamboo prison with brute force.

I mean, we've got an amazing

mech on our side, right?

Our science-powered monster,

the Steam Gorilla.

All it needs is

an insane upgrade

and we'll have a real

t*nk on our hands!

[ALL gasp]

[KASEKI cries]

[KASEKI]

We're really gonna modify

my adorable little Steam

Gorilla after all the hard work

and care we put into it?

[GEN]

"Adorable"?

[KOHAKU] Don't think

that's the right word.

[KINRO]

It isn't adorable.

[GINRO]

I wouldn't call it that.

[SUIKA]

It's like the opposite.

No, we're giving it a power-up.

Oh! Seriously?

Then let's upgrade it!

Right now! Come on!

Okay, Senku. How exactly are

we giving it an upgrade?

Easy. We're gonna give it

a ridiculous amount of armor.

Turn it into a t*nk that we can

ram straight through their army

So cover it with iron?

That would make it way too

heavy to move one millimeter.

To use it as a ram,

we'll need speed.

Of course, yeah.

So then what will we

cover it with, instead?

Paper.

"Pape-hair"?

"Pa-Prayer"?

I get it, Senku!

A paper t*nk, huh?

That would certainly

be nice and light.

What?!

[SUIKA] We got a ton of grass

and weeds and stuff!

It doesn't matter what kind

of plants we get, does it?

Nah. Any kind works.

We just take this

bundle of grass

and boil it down

in sodium hydroxide.

Mecha-Senku here again!

If you're trying this at home,

use bleach or baking soda, okay?

[SENKU]

We take that boiled mess of goo,

wash it, press it down,

and dry it.

Whoa! This is legit!

I had no idea paper

was so easy to make.

It'll come in handy for

making blueprints and stuff.

Just think of all the pelts

we could've saved

if we'd had access

to paper before!

[KINRO]

What's so great about it?

How is somethin' this flimsy

gonna do us any good?

Sorry, but I agree

with him, Senku.

I hope you're not suggesting

we use such weak material

to make armor for our car.

Yeah, that is what

I'm suggesting.

Hold on just a second.

That looks like a

Japanese paper door.

That's ten billion

points for you.

Now we just iron it out

and we get the stone world's

first paper shield.

That does it.

We'll manufacture

a bunch of these

and add them to the sides

of the automobile,

turning the Steam

Gorilla into a t*nk.

Senku. You may not be

aware of this, but...

[KINRO]

A blow from a spearman

can split even a wooden shield.

Considering the weapons

we'll be up against,

I have a hard time believing

in the effectiveness

of a paper one.

Yeah, that goes

double for me!

Oh?

Sounds like that'll make

for a perfect test, then.

[SENKU chuckles]

So, you wanna fight me?

This isn't good!

Senku and Kinro are about to

battle each other for real!

A battle? Why would

they do that?

Oh, boy.

And the spear that Senku asked

Kinro to use for the test,

it's not for sparring

sessions, is it?

It's the eal-ray deal.

This is too risky. I can't--

It's not a true test

if you don't come at me

with your full strength.

That's what the rules say.

And "the rules are the rules,"

aren't they? According to you.

All right, then. I won't

hold back whatsoever.

Senku!

[KINRO gasps]

[GINRO]

Whoa!

[KOHAKU]

Senku actually won!

That thing totally

shattered Kinro's spear.

And Senku's shield

wasn't so much as dented!

Huh? How'd a paper

screen do that?

Give him a second.

[KOHAKU] I think he's going

to need a little time

before he can answer

any questions.

[SUIKA]

Look at him shaking.

He did stop the blade,

but he still took the impact.

That wasn't just regular glue

you were painting onto

the paper, was it, Senku?

Yup, bingo.

I'll give you ten billion

additional points for that.

Actually, I painted

molten plastic onto it.

Combine the flexibility of paper

with the rigidity of plastic,

and... boom!

Ya got ya some carbon fiber.

Carbon-- I'm pretty sure

I've heard of that stuff!

It's a stupid light

and stupid tough material.

They use it in Formula One

car bodies and rockets.

I'd rate it at SS agility

and SS defense.

The ultimate component!

Whoa! Check out

the Steam Gorilla!

Look at it now! This baby's

powered up! Woo-hoo!

[SUIKA] That's the toughest

looking thing I've ever seen!

[SENKU] Now it's got

a double steam engine,

front-wheel drive, and insanely

huge caterpillar tread wheels.

We can pull it off!

As long as we have this t*nk

fortified with the

ultimate material!

[KOHAKU] All we gotta do is ram

into the prison and destroy it,

then we can save Chrome

without any bloodshed at all!

[CHROME] I'm sure Suika told the

others where I'm being held,

but I really hate

just waiting here.

[MAN F]

Gotta go pee.

[MAN G]

Hey, idiot! Not over there!

[MAN F gasps]

[MAN F screams]

[CHROME gasps]

[CHROME]

Bad. That's--!

[HYOGA]

A trap?

Coal would be fairly

easy for them to obtain

if quality isn't an issue.

Yes, and besides gunpowder,

the next scientific

thr*at to be wary of

is an as*ault with some

kind of steam engine.

[HYOGA]

A steam engine?

You think that's a real

option in the stone world?

[TSUKASA] Sooner or later,

they'll get there.

Senku's capable.

[gasps]

[HYOGA] So that's why you put

him practically out in the open.

You're anticipating that they

might try and ram the cell.

I get it. We're just using

Chrome as bait.

Senku likes to act

cold-hearted,

but he's not the type

to abandon his friends.

Sentimentality.

That's his fatal flaw.

[yells]

Hey, listen, Senku!

Once we rescue Chrome,

we could use the Steam

Gorilla on their army.

Scare 'em away and send 'em

runnin' for the hills!

That way, we might not even

have to fight 'em ourselves.

[SENKU chuckles]

Yeah, maybe if it's still

actually running

after we slam the thing

into the prison.

It was built to save Chrome,

and that's about all.

[KASEKI, GINRO]

For real?!

It's meant to be a one-sh*t

surprise att*ck machine.

If they figure us out,

and prepare for a vehicular

as*ault, we're done.

[MAN G laughs]

[MAN G]

Here. There.

We've got anti-vehicle

traps everywhere!

[MAN G, MAN F laughs]

If they try to come in and

save their little friend,

they are gonna be screwed!

[CHROME]

No! It's a trap, Senku!

Please don't come rescue me!

But how do I let 'em

know? Somebody--

--[slap]

--[BOTH gasp]

[CHROME]

Damn, what am I thinking?

"Somebody come rescue me"?

What am I, a kid crying

for his mommy and daddy?

Hell no!

[CHROME]

I'll be the one.

I'll save Senku and the others.

It'd be such a waste to

only use it once, though.

Maybe if we could mount

a cannon on top,

we could use it to go on

and take over the miracle cave

or something like that.

Stop it. You're talking

in hypotheticals.

Now that's a real waste.

Ha. I hear you, Senku.

But If Chrome figured

out how to free himself,

then we could make

an even bigger move.

[CHROME] I'll figure out

how to free myself.

All I need...

is the power of science!

Yeah, I got this.

I'm Chrome, the science user.