03x07 - The Fourth Successor

[bunniefuu]

Thanks, everyone.

- Good work, everybody.
- Take care.

- See you tomorrow.
- That was great.

All right.

I'll go bring the car around, okay?

- You almost ready?
- Yep.

DAD

Dad, how many times do I have to tell you
not to call me at work?

Rena, I may be on to something

that could explain what happened
at your concert venue.

Ultraman's light is the key to it.

Ah.

Rena, turn on the TV!

- What?
- Turn it on!

POLICE OFFICER STABBED?

Earlier this evening,
a police officer was attacked

and left for dead at Awaya Central Park.

The officer,
Inspector Yosuke Endo

was reportedly stabbed

- by an unknown assailant...
- Oh, dear god!

...and was found unconscious.

He was rushed to the hospital

where he's currently
in critical condition.

ASSISTANT INSPECTOR YOSUKE ENDO

That guy.

SAGAYOSHI CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Huh?

I'm looking for my father, Yosuke Endo.

- I heard he was brought to this hospital.
- Right.

Hmm.

Well, this is the right hospital,
isn't it?

I'm sorry, but...

at the moment
he's not allowed any visitors.

Not even family?

I'm afraid not.

I'm sorry.

- Excuse me.
- But... Huh?

Are you Rena?

YOSUKE ENDO

POLICE

He's still unconscious

but he's no longer in critical condition.

Thank goodness.

He just had a big breakthrough
in a case we're working on,

and he jumped up
and ran out of the station.

And then...

And then he was attacked
by someone in the park.

Actually, the case was one he wasn't even
supposed to be working on.

What kind of case was it?

Wait!

Was it about that Ultraman incident
at the concert venue?

Oh... yeah.

That was it.

I know that deep down you know
that Ultraman isn't a bad guy.

Everyone else does too.

It's all because of what I said.

Did you and your father
ever talk about the case?

Did he mention any leads he was following?

Is that why my father was attacked?

Because of what's going on with Ultraman?

Uh...

As a matter of fact, even though
I shouldn't show it to you...

Their surveillance footage,
it hasn't been released yet.

An Ultraman attacked my dad?

Uh...

Can you think of anything
your father might have said?

Anything at all that could help us
figure out what happened?

No, I can't.

I wish I could.

Okay.

Dreams of Zetton?

Yeah.

Well, sometimes when I'm dreaming

and other times,
they just pop into my head.

Visions of Zetton.

That's odd.

What do you think these visions mean?

I haven't figured it out yet.

But right around the same time
I started seeing them,

that's when I begin to sense

I was losing control
of my Ultraman powers.

I may not be able to explain it.

But the two things
have to be connected somehow.

So what you're saying

is that you think your father's battle
with Zetton in the past

is some kind of correlation
with what's been happening lately?

Yeah, it must be that.

That battle.

I'm sure it's the key to the whole thing.

Well, in that case...

...what you should do
is visit the b*ttlefield.

Huh?

Of all the places where Ultraman fought,

Sagayoshicho suffered
some of the worst damage.

You could talk to some of the survivors.

Maybe find something out.

Taro, what are you up to there?

Sir, I'm trying to zero in on Shinjiro

of where the last drone was destroyed.

I'm sure that...

it's an unpleasant business,

having to hunt down a friend like that.

Well, it's my duty.

And besides that, sir,
I wanna know the truth.

So we have to find him.

After that...

Hm?

Moroboshi?

He says I should look
into Rena Sayama.

She's a pop singer
who's friends with the kid.

What do you think he means?

Nope. No messages.

Shouldn't I have an update by now?

It's been two hours.

An Ultraman!

Oh, come on.

There's no need to be scared.

- I'm just here to...
- It was you!

You are the one who attacked my father.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on.
You got it all wrong.

That wasn't me.

I saw the video.

Well...

- Okay. It was someone who looked...
- I remember now.

...like me but it wasn't me.

You're the one that pretends
he's an Ultraman just to steal money.

Jeez, you're just like your dad.

- So that means it wasn't...
- What a judgy family.

...an Ultraman at all!

Huh? What are you talking about?

You're just a... a fake
who attacked my father.

Oh, boy.

You got it wrong backwards and forwards.

Okay. I see I have no choice.

Huh?

My name is Seiji Hokuto.

Nice to meet you, Rena Endo.

Nice to meet you too.

Wait. How did you know my real name?

Oh, you know, I hear things.

I also heard that Shinjiro
is your boyfriend. Is that right?

He's my what? Uh...

Well... We're, uh...

No, that's crazy.

I-I don't even have a boyfriend.

Sorry.
Didn't mean to embarrass you.

Anyway, I was given orders
to come and help you out

if anything should ever happen
to your dad.

You were given orders by... who?

- Bemular.
- Huh?

Forget it.

Right now we have to get out of here.

It's not safe.

But, uh, where are we going?

To my part of town.

Oh, yes. I remember it all too well.

By the time Ultraman
was done fighting with Zetton,

this entire area here was a sea of fire.

There was so much destruction.

Well, I'm sorry.

- That'd had been pretty awful, I guess.
- Mm.

So then tell me, how do folks around here
feel about Ultraman these days?

Most everyone
who is around here then is gone.

Their homes and everything they owned
had been completely destroyed.

You really wanna know
what people around here think of Ultraman?

They don't think very much of him
to put it mildly.

Did a lot of people get hurt?

Were there any fatalities?

No, thank God.

No one died
but there were a lot of injuries.

A bunch of people
ended up in the hospital.

Every time it happened,

Hayata would insist
on visiting anyone who'd been hurt.

- Uh, do you...
- Hmm?

Do you happen to know which hospital
it would have been

that the injured were taken to?

Uh, yeah. Sure.

Sagayoshi Central.

It's just over there.

- Thanks for all your help.
- Sure.

Where are we?

The Alien District.

It's an area the government setup.

- for all the aliens on Earth to live in.
- Huh?

They don't really want humans
knowing about it,

so they keep it hidden away
from the outside world.

But they all look like humans to me.

They're in camouflage.

They're all aliens underneath.

Seiji, hi!

Not you again.

You little knucklehead.

Hey, listen.

Drop your camouflage, okay?

- What? Right now?
- Yeah.

Well...

Okay.

That... That's enough. I get it.

Jeez, what's her problem?

Later, Seiji!

So long.

So, uh, why exactly
did you bring me here anyway?

This is where I grew up.

Oh, don't freak out.

I'm totally human.

But I was raised by an alien.

Ah, we're here.

Huh?

Oh, you're kidding.

He definitely said he'd be back today.

Oh.

Oh, hang on! I wanna check this out.

Hey, wait! Where are you going?

Rena, come back!

Well, cheers to us!

- To us!
- Cheers!

What do you want?

- Wow!
- That hits a spot, huh?

Oh!

Ooh! Those look cute!

- What... what is this?
- Oh.

It's an energy drink
from Planet Llubihc.

- It'll knock your socks off.
- I'll take one.

- Okay then.
- Rena, you can't...

- You can't just go running off like that.
- Huh? What's that?

- Wait!
- Oh, hey!

Oh, right. Sorry.

Uh, here you go. Keep the change.

- Uh, thanks.
- Rena!

Whoa.

Rena, come on.

What's this? It looks fun.

Hey, will you listen?

Trust me.

You don't wanna draw
a lot of attention to yourself.

It may not seem like it

but it's basically
the wild west out here...

Hey!

SAGAYOSHI CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Excuse me.

Have you ever seen this man before?

He looks vaguely familiar,
but I can't be sure.

Yeah, no.

No, sorry. I don't think I have.

Okay.

Yes.

He used to be Minister of Foreign Affairs,
right?

- Minister of Defense.
- Dr. Tanaka.

Do you know if he ever used to

come and visit the patients here
in the hospital?

Sorry. I have no idea.

I've only been at this hospital
a couple of years.

Paging Dr. Tanaka.

Dr. Tanaka, to surgery room two, please.

I know him.

Mm. Uh?

Huh?

I know who you mean.

Mr. Shin Hayata, right? Hmm?

10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Sorry, I got carried away.

I've just never seen
any place like this before.

I got excited.

You were acting like a little kid.

Well, maybe...

that's what I am.

I grew up kind of on my own

'cause my mother was out of the picture,

and my dad was always working.

It's kind of weird.

My dad's in the hospital
and I'm sitting here.

Huh? Uh...

Uh...

Oh, I forgot.

Here.

What is it?

Bemular wanted me
to give this to your dad.

I don't know what it is.

It looks like...

some strange kind of choker.

Whatever it is, you should have it now.

It fits perfect.

It wouldn't have fit Dad at all.

How's it look? What do you think?

- I think it looks really good.
- Really?

Oh, there's a bathroom mirror downstairs
if you wanna look.

Yeah. Good idea.

Wait here.

I'll be right back.

Mr. Ide.

What is it?

I looked into that singer. Rena Sayama.

You found something?

This is her father.

Hmm?

Inspector Endo.

YOSUKE ENDO

Isn't that the officer
who was attacked yesterday?

Yeah, but that's not all.

What?

I got it through back channels, sir.

That Ultraman suit...

Seiji?

That's impossible!

He'd never do something like that.

But honestly, what's stranger

is the fact that the police didn't see fit
to share this information with us.

Now, why is that?

Seems that for some reason,
they don't trust us.

Seems that way.

With your permission,

I'd like to go pay a visit to the hospital
where they admitted this Inspector Endo.

Why is that?

I have a feeling someone else
will be headed there.

Shinjiro.

Huh. Mm.

Mm.

Oh.

Why is it flashing?

Did I do that?

Huh?

Huh. Rena.

It must be, uh, 20 years ago now

that Mr. Hayata used to come in.

Yeah. That's right.

The last time he came around
was after Ultraman's final battle.

There were a lot of badly injured people
after that fight.

Why did he come, do you think?

I don't know his reasons,

but I tell you, it couldn't have been
an easy thing to do.

The SSSP wasn't too popular then.

People were upset about
all the damage from the fighting

and having their lives turned upside down.

But Mr. Hayata would visit all the victims

and tell them how sorry he was
for what had happened.

I thought it was very brave of him.

Oh, and there was this one time, uh,

when a badly injured pregnant woman
needed a transfusion,

we were low on blood and it was urgent,

and who was it that volunteered?
Mr. Hayata.

I remember thinking

what a wonderfully kind
and selfless thing to do.

I mean, it wasn't like he was to blame
for the pain people had gone through.

I see. Thanks for telling me.

Nurse Wakame!

Dr. Hano's looking for you!

All right!

Well...

...time for me to get back to work.

Take care now.

Goodbye and thank you.

What was that?

Hey. What happened?

- Are you all right?
- Yeah.

I'm okay.

But... why are you back
in the Ultraman suit?

Uh... Oh!

Well...

I have one simple question.

Where's Ultraman?

Tell me.

I don't...

I don't know where he is.

Huh? Rena!

Let go of her! Argh!

Rena.

That's the guy who did it.

He's the fake who attacked your father.

Uh, fake who...

Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag.

Tell me, did you really think
you could hide her here?

In the Alien District?

From an alien?

Yeah.

Guess that was kinda dumb, wasn't it?

Hyah!

Rena!

Rena, get out of here! Run!

Okay!

Seiji!

Run!

Oh. Damn it.

Rena, why are you still here? Run!

Seiji!

Don't worry.

I'm not interested in this puppy.

I just wanna hurt him enough
that he can't ever...

...get in my way again!

So you're off?

You got what you wanted?

Yeah.

Uh, one other thing, uh...

for how long
did Mr. Hayata keep on visiting?

Till every last one of the victims
had been discharged.

Even that pregnant woman?

No.

In the end, she didn't recover,
unfortunately.

But on the brighter side,

she'd gave birth
to a healthy, beautiful baby girl.

Huh?

My mother died shortly after I was born.

You see, there was a fight
between Ultraman and an alien,

and the hospital my mother and I were in...

was destroyed.

Does that mean...

the child that Dad saved was...

Rena?

What the hell?