02x08 - Final Battle

[bunniefuu]

[chuckles]

[SENKU]

I'm so nostalgic

I could just about

cry my eyes out.

Is that--?

Yeah.

[TAIJU] That's where

Senku and I woke up,

and where everything started.

[TAIJU]

The miracle cave.

The place you told us about,

where we get the stuff

from bat guano.

Our nitric acid.

[YUZURIHA] Nitric acid

is used for everything--

from breathing life into the

statues to making gunpowder,

which can destroy anything

in this primitive world.

It's a miracle water that can

bring both life and death.

Which is why Tsukasa has

so many people guarding it.

[TSUKASA] Yo. I won't let

your death be in vain.

Senku's objective

is the miracle cave.

We'll stop them in the names

of Yo and the other fallen,

and build a new, ideal world.

[HYOGA]

Yes.

--[TSUKASA] Huh?

--[HYOGA] Hm?

[gasps]

Tsukasa and Hyoga are at the

grave. It's pretty far away.

Just the kinda thing

I was hoping to hear.

It's almost game time, everyone.

One blast of this

t*nk's fake cannon

and any modern person's morale

will immediately sink

ten billion percent.

But don't forget that we're

on a time limit here.

The enemy will only panic and

have the instinct to run away

for the first seconds or so.

After that, the enemy will come

to their senses and retaliate.

And if we fight,

people will die.

Uh, so seconds in,

we're k*lling each other?

[MAGMA laughs]

That's when the real fun begins,

and we m*rder 'em all!

[KINRO]

No. Nobody dies.

Those are the terms

of our alliance.

The rules are the rules.

Break them and who

knows what'll happen.

[SENKU laughs]

In other words, our victory

conditions are tough.

We're conquering

the miracle cave

with our science-

powered blitzkrieg--

without k*lling a single person.

All right then.

Let's get this started!

Okay, Steam Gorilla... Move out!

Everybody, get ready!

[KOHAKU]

These next seconds

will decide the future

of humanity!

Fire!

[VILLAGERS yelling]

[ALL gasp]

[chuckles]

[SENKU]

Hidden inside our little m*ssile

is a glass jar full

of sulfuric acid.

When the glass breaks,

the acid will mix with

the surrounding fuel

made from alcohol and coal ash.

It'll at least

look like a giant

Hollywood-budget expl*si*n.

[MEN yell]

Tsukasa's ready.

He's been expecting us to

att*ck with a steam engine.

And the miracle cave should be

an itical-cray

facility to protect.

I bet the way there's full of

all sorts of anti-vehicle traps.

Oh, definitely.

Ten billion percent.

[GEN]

So, Senku, how about a detour?

[SENKU]

No way. Charge!

[BOTH]

This is bad!

[yelping]

[SENKU]

Go!

[MAN E]

What is that? Wait!

[MAN K]

No way, is that--?

[MAN M]

A t*nk?

We're screwed!

They're smashing right

through all our traps!

[MAGMA laughs]

I could get used to

these t*nk things!

It's no surprise you

like them, Magma.

We busted through their traps.

That's saved us precious time!

Let's go, everyone!

Frontal as*ault!

Crap! It's an ambush!

Stop 'em!

[KOHAKU] The opening

encounter's the most crucial.

Hope the panicked grunts

can't pull off a counterattack.

[KINRO]

k*lling's against the rules.

But how do we handle them

with that kind of limitation?

[MEN chuckle]

Taiju!

Whoa! That broke my spear!

[KOHAKU]

It's a carbon shield.

What'd you say? Carbon?

You have that in

the stone world?

Don't worry, you guys!

You can count on me

to stop all the att*cks

at the head of the pack!

[MAN F] You couldn't even stop

the one that hit your head!

[MAN K]

Man, that dude is tough.

Now listen here!

Hasn't anyone ever told you

that hitting people is wrong?

[MAN F] Is he really saying that

in the middle of a battle?

[TAIJU yells]

[KOHAKU]

Their weapons! Knock 'em away!

Tie up every last one!

Follow Kohaku!

[GINRO whimpering]

[laughs]

[MAN M]

The t*nk's finally down.

All right! The traps

worked after all!

This is bad.

Eriously-say.

[SENKU chuckles]

Honestly, we lasted

longer than I expected.

[SENKU]

All right, Magma. You're up.

[MAGMA]

Hmph.

Who said you could boss

me around like that?

You could at least say

"please" next time.

[BOTH gasp]

[MAN M]

What is that?

[MAN G]

A copper plate?

[MAN M]

Is it another shield?

[SENKU chuckles]

It's one of our science

surprise gadgets.

A kind of modified sonic b*mb.

We're harnessing all the

sound of a detonation

with a parabola and

sh**ting it at the enemy.

Time for ear plugs!

Hope you're ready for this.

Our acoustic w*apon:

The shock cannon!

[MEN yelling]

[MEN groaning]

[MAGMA laughs]

[KOHAKU, KINRO yell]

[MINAMI]

Everyone's panicking.

This is the exact opposite

of what Tsukasa said to do.

In case of an ambush,

calmly retreat and regroup.

Is that so hard?

[MINAMI]

Oh, well,

it's a good chance to use

my journalistic skills.

I'll go report to Tsukasa

and tell him what's going on.

"Wow. You're such a capable

woman. Stay here by my side."

Ah! Can you imagine?

[MINAMI gasps]

You won't be going any farther.

No way. Ukyo?

We won't let you.

Huh? Nikki, what--?

[MINAMI laughing]

Minami!

Damn it! We gotta tell Tsukasa!

Hey, hold up!

No one's getting away

on our watch!

Chrome, move!

[CHROME]

Damn it! This is bad!

The b*mb popped!

They're coming!

[MEN yelling]

[TAIJU] Not good!

We can't fight off that many!

[BOTH gasp]

[TAIJU yells]

[ALL gasp]

Damn.

Any casualties?

Zero.

Aw, yeah! The miracle cave!

We actually conquered it!

[TAIJU, CHROME chuckle]

[GINRO laughs]

[VILLAGERS cheering]

It's been a long time.

[TAIJU] So, going forward,

the two of us will be spies

inside the Tsukasa empire,

and you'll be recruiting

for the rebel science army.

We'll each be fighting

our own battles.

[SENKU]

That's the idea.

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

Better get going

before we start to cry.

It's been a whole year

since we parted ways to fight

this battle, to make it here.

[TAIJU yells]

Finally! We finally

have it back!

A bucket of bat guano turned

nitric acid. It's ours!

The miracle water!

Now that we got a hold

of this, we're set!

We can make revival

fluid and gunpowder!

[CHROME]

Hey, what are you doing, Senku?

We won, get excited!

[TAIJU laughs]

[TAIJU]

He's always been the type

to keep a cool head, ya know?

It takes a minute

before he celebrates.

Hey, Senku!

Yeah?

Trust me, I'd love nothing more

than a big victory party

right about now,

but we don't have the

time to waste on that.

We're gonna start

making gunpowder.

[CHROME, TAIJU gasp]

He's right, and that's bad!

We need to get ready before

Tsukasa and the rest of his crew

catch on and find us here!

[SENKU] Da-da-da-dah!

Sulfur and charcoal!

It's my instant

gunpowder starter kit.

All you gotta do

is add nitric acid

and you're ready to

make things go boom.

So well epared-pray.

'Course I am. Gotta save time.

[TAIJU] Aw, yeah!

You know what this means!

Victory for the

kingdom of science!

[CHROME]

We've got gunpowder!

[gasps]

[UKYO]

No way.

They're fast, but

not that fast. How?

Get outta here!

[ALL]

Huh?

Run for it!

[gasps]

[GEN] Ah! That was

our ace in the hole!

[SENKU]

sh*t. My chemical compound.

[MAN A]

We're screwed!

[MAN B]

We don't stand a chance now!

Damn it. You're kidding me!

[MANTLE whimpering]

Even with Kohaku

and Magma here,

having to fight one of these

guys would be hard enough.

Doesn't matter which,

either one would be

too much for us alone.

[HYOGA]

It would appear that you've

already figured this

out instinctively.

But any hope the kingdom

of science had of winning

has just disappeared.

[SENKU coughing]

[TSUKASA]

Hey, Senku.

[SENKU]

Yo, Tsukasa.

What a long, long

battle it's been.

A whole year has passed.

It's upsetting.

It pains me to think I'll have

to take your life a second time.

[chuckles]

[SENKU]

That's so cold, man.

And after I crawled my way

out of the pits of hell

to see you again.

All I had to climb was the

thin thread of science.

[MAN A]

Uh-oh. What do we do?

[MAN N]

I don't know.

[LILLIAN]

Don't worry, y'all!

[WOMAN A]

Lillian?

[MAN B]

She must be inside the t*nk!

All right, then!

Let's get over there right

now and protect her!

Yeah, everything'll be okay!

The U.S. Army'll be here soon!

[gasps]

[HYOGA]

Lies, all of it.

Enough of this charade.

Show yourself, Gen.

You could never really contact

a place as far as the U.S.

with such a primitive phone.

Damn it. They've got us

totally figured out!

[SENKU chuckles]

No wonder they got

here so quickly

if they found our cell phone.

[MAN B]

Gen?

[WOMAN A]

You were impersonating her?

Yes, it was a close one.

But by a thin margin,

this w*r has just been won.

[HYOGA] You and your people

have lost, Senku.

But I have a proposition.

If you would agree t--

Yeah, yeah, you don't have

to spell it out for me.

I understand.

You'll let all these

fine people live,

but in exchange, the science

man has to die, right?

[VILLAGERS gasp]

[HYOGA] You took the words

right out of my mouth.

I appreciate your

perceptiveness.

[TAIJU]

No! Don't, do it, Senku!

[TAIJU] It's gonna be...

just like before.

I-I can't lose you again!

[SENKU chuckles]

I don't wanna see your face

all gross and tear-stained,

you big oaf.

How is this like before?

Go pluck your eyeballs

out and wash 'em.

Remember, Taiju?

You didn't make it in time

back then. I was on my own.

But look around you.

This is way different.

We've got tons of allies here.

I've got you and my kingdom of

science buddies backin' me up.

[KOHAKU]

Yeah.

Got that right, Senku.

Uh-huh. You've got another

science man right here.

[KINRO]

We're with you.

You've said from the very

beginning that no one dies.

And rules are rules.

It may be tough, but we

trained hard for this,

and we're not about

to give up now.

Yes. There's no doubt

that Senku's our leader.

But he's also our friend.

[laughs]

So all we gotta do is take down

these two? Should be easy.

You guys are a little too

passionate for my taste.

But I guess if Senku

were to lose now,

I wouldn't get to drink

my cola anymore.

[TAIJU laughs]

Yeah, you're right.

This is nothing like last time.

Senku. Forgive me.

[KOHAKU]

Hah.

Hey, long-haired man,

it's been a while, huh?

Not too friendly, are you?

What's wrong with "Hello," or, I

don't know, "Nice to meet you"?

You wanted a nicer greeting.

It's a bit overdue,

but allow me to give you one.

[KOHAKU] Nice to meet you.

We are the kingdom of science.

Do you have some kind

of plan? Kohaku!

[KOHAKU]

Of course not! Obviously.

But we need to protect

the miracle water.

This is siege warfare.

If we can buy even a little

bit of time, then...

Our scientists can do it.

I know they'll figure something

out and find a way to win!

Yeah, sure, but

in case you forgot,

we're out of

chemicals and stuff!

There's no way!

[SENKU]

Run, scientist!

[CHROME]

On it!

[HYOGA]

They'll be dying for nothing.

I suppose they're just

brain-dead barbarians after all.

[BOTH yell]

[SENKU, TSUKASA]

In this primitive stone world,

the winner will be decided by...

[TSUKASA] ...the force granted

to humanity by nature:

Strength.

[SENKU] ...the fruit of

humanity's endless efforts:

Science!