02x10 - Humanity's Strongest Tag Team

[bunniefuu]

[SENKU chuckles]

[SENKU]

Hey, Tsukasa!

This isn't a battle between

strength and science.

Because science

actually is strength.

There's a word you know

that came straight

from the Ancient Greek

word for "power."

And that's "dynamite."

[HYOGA]

Oh, wow. Magnificent.

To negotiate. Sound good?

She's still alive, isn't she?

I'm talking about your sister.

We might be able to heal her.

Because the revival fluid has

a residual healing effect.

[SENKU] The terms are

pretty simple, really.

We'll do our best

to revive your sister.

And in exchange,

I'm asking for a cease-fire.

[TSUKASA]

Mirai.

Hold on, Senku!

Mirai's naked!

Don't look at her!

No! You can't revive

her right now!

[SENKU] Here we go again

with this same nonsense.

This is an emergency,

and we're in the stone world!

Nobody cares if

you're buck-naked,

or if your peepee's hanging out.

Man, you really love

this bit, huh?

Look, we'll figure it

out once we wake her--

Is this about the right size?

[OTHERS]

So fast!

[YUZURIHA]

She's all set! Go on, Senku.

Whoa. That's bad!

Oh, wow!

[KOKUYO] The stone statue,

it's starting to cr*ck apart.

It's actually turning

into a real live person.

That's right, the villagers

haven't seen this stuff

in action before.

And now for the moment of truth.

[YUZURIHA]

Please.

I really hope this works

and heals Mirai

just like it did Senku.

And when the stone falls,

please just let her be okay!

[chuckles]

The revival fluid has

worked great so far.

Just consider who

it's been used on.

Taking people who're ten

billion percent brain dead

and giving 'em a huge wakeup

call is all it's done.

At the end of the day,

a brain's a brain.

I don't see a reason why this

one would be any tougher.

[gasps]

What just happened?

Where am I?

Hey, Mirai.

[MIRAI]

Big... brother?

Wow. You've gotten super old.

You look really

handsome, though.

How many years have

I been asleep?

[TSUKASA]

Six years. No...

It's been thousands

of years, Mirai.

[KOHAKU] Even though there

was no chance for recovery,

he kept on fighting

and never gave up hope.

For years and years.

[KOHAKU] You've been waiting

for this, haven't you, Tsukasa?

All that time...

for this very moment.

[KOKUYO]

Now, grab your stuff!

We'll head back to the others

waiting for us at the village!

[VILLAGERS]

Yeah!

[HYOGA]

Mirai.

You still have some little

bits of rock on you.

It's doing a disservice

to your beauty.

Why don't you go

and wash up, huh?

Down at the river, there.

[CHROME]

Senku.

We seem to be missing a

few sticks of dynamite.

Ehh. Well, we used

a bunch of that stuff,

so we probably just lost

count, don't you think?

No! I'm the scavenger king.

I never misplace or

lose count of anything.

If somebody had stolen it, I'm

positive I would've heard them.

It would take somebody

who was very skilled

in covert missions

to fool my ears.

I can only think of one person.

Huh? What gives?

Mantle was supposed

to be in charge

of watching over Homura's cell.

I don't see him anywhere.

That guy is always

slacking off.

[CHALK barking]

[CHALK barking]

[SUIKA] Uh-oh! This is

really bad, you guys!

Seriously? I'm busted already?

[YO]

Oh, yeah.

I just figured out how I can

get myself back on top.

All I gotta do is nab that jail-

breaking monkey boy, Chrome.

I'm the only one who knows which

direction Chrome went off in.

He's gonna lead me right to

the enemy camp, and Senku!

Uh? Ah!

[YO] That's it! Awesome!

That only took a few seconds!

Guess I haven't lost

my touch, after all!

Uh?

Homura.

[HOMURA]

Yo. Go and contact Hyoga.

Wait until the time is

right, then free me.

Because Hyoga's true

objective is to...

[GINRO yelps]

What now?

An accident?

No, can't be.

Doesn't feel right.

[KOHAKU]

Where'd it come from?

I think that's the miracle cave.

[MAN C yells]

[MAN D]

Get away from it!

[MAN A] Did anybody get

trapped in there?

Head count, now!

[KASEKI cries]

The miracle water's

buried in there!

Without it, we won't

be able to make

more science weapons

anytime soon!

[UKYO]

It's Homura.

But why did she att*ck

the miracle cave?

Homura doesn't do anything

on her own volition.

She's following

someone's instructions.

And who's that?

Isn't it obvious?

What's up?

Where are you going?

[GEN]

Everyone, hurry!

[expl*si*n]

[gasps] An expl*si*n?

What's happening?

Wait. I'll go check it out.

Get away from him, now!

Mirai! Tsukasa!

[thud]

[HYOGA] Before, whether

I snuck in from behind

or att*cked you in your sleep,

I'd never be able to take

down Shishio Tsukasa,

"the strongest primate

high schooler," so easily.

But that changed once

you finally had

somebody else to protect.

I was the one who'd

been waiting.

All this time. For this moment.

[gasps]

Sen... ku...

Big brother!

Senku!

Tsukasa!

[KOKUYO] Kohaku, wait!

The current's too fast.

You see? And you're not

gonna find them underwater!

[UKYO] Let's go. We'll look

for them downstream.

[HYOGA] My spear went

clear through his chest.

It's fatal. You won't

be able to save him.

Wait. Hang on!

[HYOGA] I knew we would

drift ashore here.

I'd run a test of sorts.

[SENKU]

Yeah, I'm sure you did, Hyoga.

No way you'd have taken

the risk jumping after us

if you weren't sure

you'd survive.

[HYOGA]

Indeed.

And now that Tsukasa's

effectively out of my way,

Senku, you and I can finally

have a private discussion.

[chuckles]

What are you, some kind

of shy middle schooler

mustering up the courage

to confess your love?

Hate to break it to ya,

but I'm already married.

Wait, actually, I'm divorced.

Either way, I don't

have one millimeter

of interest in chatting.

[HYOGA]

I'd expect not.

But I'd like you to hear

what I have to say.

Whether you act upon it

by persuasion or t*rture,

either way will work for me.

[gasps]

[HYOGA] Of course,

we had our differences,

but Tsukasa and I shared

one fundamental belief.

And that is...

...the phenomenon of

petrification that afflicted

our entire species

thousands of years ago

was to select certain humans.

To thin out the herd,

so to speak.

Oh?

I find that idea to be like,

ten billion percent unexciting.

You realize unfounded

speculation like that

would be nothing but a joke

to the scientific community.

[HYOGA] Regardless of why

it happened, Senku,

there remains a basic fact

that even you can't deny.

There's absolutely no

way that this planet

can sustain seven billion

people indefinitely.

So then, who is to live on?

[TSUKASA]

Hyoga, what do you think?

The lives of the young

who have a future,

they should have priority.

We can eliminate the

established powers

who do nothing but take

from those below them.

This is our chance

to create a new world.

[HYOGA] What our high-minded

friend Tsukasa was aspiring to

was a kind of Shagri-la

where no one took

from their fellow man.

Personally, I don't have a shred

of interest in such a thing.

If we revived only

brain-dead fools

selected solely because

of their youth,

eventually we'd be taken from

in order to keep

their bellies full.

Therefore, careful selection

is absolutely necessary.

In this new world, only the most

superior are meant to survive!

And the mediocre must perish.

That's the most logical

answer, right?

The petrification gave

humanity the chance we--

[SENKU] Yeah, you're right, it's

all just ridiculously logical.

While that may be so,

it's not exciting.

[SENKU] I say if we can't

sustain seven billion people,

then let's try having

seven billion people

look for a way to

sustain seven billion.

After all, that's the way

science does things.

[HYOGA]

Indeed, Senku.

The power you wield with

science is impressive,

and although it may take time,

I know you can make

more nitric acid.

So let's conquer

the world together

and select the right

people for humanity.

The two of us could form

an unstoppable tag team.

[gasps]

[HYOGA] The only acceptable

answer is "yes."

Until you say that, you'll

lose one finger at a time,

then I'll move on to your legs.

I thought you understood

the choice here.

I'll get my way through

persuasion or t*rture.

Get back, Hyoga! Just stay away!

[HYOGA]

How embarrassing.

It's far too late for these

kinds of theatrics, Senku.

It seems as though

I overestimated you

a bit, after all.

Shut up, will you?!

[gasps]

[yells]

[TSUKASA]

So I'll make you this promise.

As long as we're together,

the two of you will not

be in danger again.

[TSUKASA] I broke the promise

I made to you back then.

Because I thought I had to in

order to realize my ideals.

And yet still, you kept

the one you made to me.

[TSUKASA] Now it's my

turn to keep my word,

honor the promise.

[TSUKASA]

This time, I mean it!

I swear, I won't let you

be in danger ever again,

'cause from now on, I'll be

the one in charge of fighting!

[HYOGA] That just means that

I need to k*ll you together.

Until this point, Tsukasa and I

ruled this new world as equals.

But with him on his last legs,

the title of "strongest

primate" belongs to me!

He's only saying that to try

and break our spirits.

Still, his assessment

does ring true.

Yeah. I guess it does.

Tsukasa, I definitely trust

your judgment on that.

So let's fight together,

Senku. You with me?

You bet. Let's show

him a real tag team.

We're gonna take him down

with science and might

working side by side,

so get excited!

[HYOGA] Are you really

trying to strategize

your plan of att*ck right now?

Well, I won't be waiting around

for you to figure things out!

A pair up of a wounded lion

and a kid who's never

thrown a punch in his life

would make for humanity's

weakest tag team!

[HYOGA] Don't get cocky, Senku.

I'm keeping an eye on you.

Eleven o'clock!

[gasps]

[HYOGA]

Gunpowder!

This dude is a monster!

[SENKU] Now he's coming for me,

without missing a b*at.

Stop right there!

I can use the power

of science to k*ll you

with just one finger!

[HYOGA]

Only your primitive friends

would be foolish enough to fall

for that kind of bluff, Senku.

[HYOGA]

Give up, Tsukasa.

You have no chance against

me as you are now.

I'm sure you've

already realized this,

but the hole I pierced

through your lung is fatal.

Yeah. You're right, Hyoga.

[HYOGA] So why are you wasting

your energy with this struggle?

Your fate was sealed

from the very beginning.

I don't know.

Maybe it's just because I...

wanted to keep fighting.

For as long as I could,

even for just a minute.

'Cause that's how fun this is.

This fleeting moment of

fighting together...

This final partnership...

[HYOGA]

Is that so?

Well, unfortunately for you,

I'm going to put an end

to all of your fun.

[SENKU]

Yeah... it's all over.

[HYOGA] A bandage over his

finger? The one I'd cut?

What'd I tell you earlier?

You remember, don't you?

I said I could use the power

of science to k*ll you

with just one finger.

[HYOGA]

I see.

That flame earlier.

How did he light it so quickly?

Primitive science has its

perks from time to time.

If these were lithium batteries,

your little jab would've blown

me into a billion pieces.

But these manganese

batteries are tough enough

to be both a w*apon

and a shield.

[HYOGA]

How? Where did you--?

When did you have time

to make this thing?

[SENKU] Heh. Don't tell

me you forgot already.

Hyoga, you were the one

who was kind enough

to deliver all the materials

I needed right to me.

Just hook some batteries up

to the thin wire coil from

a cell phone, and boom,

you've got a high-

voltage transformer.

It's the birth of a

, -volt stun g*n.

[chuckles]

And just for the record,

Tsukasa, this tag team...

...was a ton of fun for me, too.

Now, Tsukasa and I are gonna

give you a little present.

The gift of science.

[yelling]

[HYOGA]

Wretched... science.