04x10 - Dirty Roads

[bunniefuu]

No, Hyoga.

You can't, you b*stard!

♪

[HYOGA] Owari Otome-Style,
Kan Ryu spear technique!

[both gasp]

[thuds]

sh*t! That's bad!

I told you, guys,
it was a good idea.

Your weapon is the perfect
tool for excavation.

How unfortunate
the Kan Ryu style

is tarnished by such misuse.

Come now.

[scoffs]
You've got it all wrong.

Making all that progress
through the ground,

as you're stained
by the earth itself.

It's lovely.

Mm. Perhaps you're right,
but there's still the bedrock.

That will require the blade
of science we call a drill.

Yeah.

[CHROME] We've got our best
craftsman hard at work.

Kaseki's on it!

[clanks]

Woo-hoo!

Gather round, kids,

and take a long look
at my amazing spinny sword!

We just ram it
into our foes, right?

Yeah, this should do
the job nicely.

Disembowel them?

Why do you have to talk
all scary like that?

Don't know what the plan is,
but it oozes bloodlust.

I always love a challenge,

but I still couldn't shake
feeling unsettled

while I was crafting
that thing.

They're just gonna use it
to dig dirt.

Our next mission is to deliver
the drill to Chrome,

and we'll bring him the mobile
lab while we're at it.

[snaps fingers]
Now, no time to waste!

[RYUSUI] It's all hands on deck
for this one.

Time for the Kingdom of Science
to strike back!

DIRTY ROADS

[NIKKI] Building a tunnel
is an insanely

big project to pull off.
[water burbling]

Whoever makes the delivery trip

oughta stay behind to help
that team finish.

Maybe, involving more people
raises the risk.

-[laughs]
-[both gasp]

Behold!
The time has come

for our resident man-beast
to do his thing!

[footfall]

Hmm.

-Hey, girls! Listen up!
-[BOTH] Huh?

While I'm gone,
take care of him!

-Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm.

[water rippling]

Mm.

[water rippling]

[both gasp]

Some kind of vehicle?

Maybe one of us should
trail 'em?

[BOTH] Fine. I can stay
here with Lady Luna

while you go after them, okay?

[indistinct shouting]

I'm her bodyguard, so it makes
sense that I stay with her.

You're her driver,
so get movin'!

When you put it that way.

[grunts]

-Huh?
-Huh?

[both gasp]

Hey!

[BOTH] [gasps]
Aw, man, looks like

he settled the argument for us!

[grunts]

We haven't met, have we?

Hey, I'm Taiju!
Nice to meetcha!

Let me guess, you guys are here

to spy on us for the doc,
aren't ya?

Just like what we sent
Kohaku's team to do!

Oh, but forget I said that
last part.

It's a secret.

The dude's speaking
Japanese, I think?

Can't understand it,
but I somehow get the gist.

Same here, something about
that bombastic voice

doesn't need translation.

Since you're here to spy
on us and all,

you were gonna try and chase
after our mobile lab,

weren't ya?

How 'bout you save
those feet of yours

and hitch a ride with me
in the back!

I won't take no for an answer!

[BOTH] Stop being nice!
We're your enemies, y'know!

[laughs]

Don't be shy! We're goin'
in the same direction!

[vehicle rumbling]
[Taiju humming]

[CARLOS]
So weird.

I sure hope
Carlos is all right.

Bet so.

[Taiju humming]

[grunts]

[Taiju humming]

Is Miss Luna still safe?

[TAIJU] Sorry.
Can't quite understand you!

Let's see.
I think you said, "Luna?"

You mean that pink-haired
girl, yeah?

[TAIJU]
She's fine.

In fact, she's looking
after my best friend.

Ryusui warned us.

We know Luna's a spy.

But so what?

It doesn't matter.

She's taking really
good care of Senku,

and that's good enough for me.

I promise you that none of us

would ever dream
of hurting her.

So don't worry.

[CARLOS] I don't know
a single lick of Japanese,

but one thing's for certain.

That's a real solid guy,
right there.

Yeah, there's no denying it.

[crashes]
[gasps]

Wait a minute.

Hate to ask, but does Taiju
even have a license?

[gasps]

He kinda just took the wheel

when we were trying
to get away from Moz.

[thuds]

[tires screeching]

[CARLOS] Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...

Whoa! What the hell, man?
I do not wanna die with you!

My bad! I don't have a lot
of experience on the road.

You must be worried that
I'll hurt myself, right?

That's so nice!
Luckily, I'm super tough!

So I'll be good!

[grunts]

[CARLOS] This is exciting,
but not in the fun way! Help!

[gears rattling]

[chuckles]
That's it, yeah!

Didn't the other guy
call you Carlos?

[TAIJU] 'Cause, dude, you're
one hell of a driver, Carlos!

This is freakin' awesome!

[CARLOS]
I was a professional driver,

so it's all good, I got this.

[CARLOS]
Why'd I let myself become

the enemy's personal chauffeur?

[KINRO] Sending them
the mobile lab makes sense.

But what's to stop their spies
from following after it?

[RYUSUI]
He'll rendezvous with Ukyo

before reaching the base.

Anything traveling fast enough
to catch up

will make a huge racket,

and as we all know,
Ukyo will definitely hear it.

[RYUSUI] They'll have plenty
of time to react accordingly.

[UKYO]
Help me understand.

I couldn't hear that there was
anyone following you,

because he was the one driving.

[UKYO] Care to explain
how we got to this point?

[groans]

Why'd you tie up
my good buddy Carlos, huh?

He's really nice
and cares about others

and drove me all the way here!

[HYOGA] The very moment
you release him,

he'll return to Doctor Xeno's
base in a proper hurry.

And there's no way this guy

won't tell them
about our tunnel!

[TAIJU]
Mm. Guess you're right.

[grunts]

Huh?

A "tunnel?"

[CARLOS]
They made a tunnel?

[CHROME] Whoa!
That spinny sword is bad!

We have engines and drones now!

Aw, sh*t, this is too awesome.

You brought us a real
deal treasure trove, Taiju!

Hey, that's great!
Makes it worth the trip.

[grunts]

♪

Let's go ahead
and put 'em over there.

[CARLOS] Our enemy is
just a bunch of kids.

About the same age
as Miss Luna, maybe younger?

I wanna make sure we all fit.

[CARLOS]
High schoolers?

B-b-b-but why are you busting
our drone into tiny pieces?

We need these little blades
to push air.

BLADE

[CHROME] If we don't blast air
into the tunnel

while we're building it,
then we'll run out of "oxygen."

If that happens, we die.

What about the noise?

We don't have to worry
at this distance.

[UKYO] Xeno's factory
is making a lot more noise

than we could ever manage.

That works in our favor.

♪

[thuds]

[grunts]
This ground's way too hard!

[HYOGA] I'm afraid manpower
alone won't suffice here.

[CARLOS] No. There's no way.
They're insane.

Just give up already!
It's hopeless!

♪

[whirring]

[grunts]

[whirring]

♪

[whirring]

[rumbling]
[screams]

The drill busted through!

[all cheering]

[CHROME]
Yeah!

[CARLOS]
This can't be happening.

[CHROME] We're digging our way
through, with science!

Bit by bit.

Covered in dirt as we go!

♪

[RYUSUI] We may have
conquered the land,

but we can't forget the sky!

We need it all.

Sky, land, and of course,
the sea!

Let's get our carrier and plane
ready right away!

Sounds nice, but we need
Senku's help to finish the job.

To finish it.

[whimpers]
We'll use castor beans.

[gasping]
Split the hulls.

Then get Magma and his guys.

To crush them up.

Stop that! You're supposed
to be resting!

I apologize for causing
your patient stress.

Doctor Luna.

You must understand.

Nothing can stop him
from taking charge.

[FRANCOIS]
In science, and in battle.

[gasps]

So, I'm helping
to convey his orders.

That will be most conducive
to his recovery.

Huh?

-[gasps]
-[SENKU] All right.

[gasping]
I need a little maintenance.

[SENKU]
Get the stethoscope.

Use it to listen to
my breathing in both my lungs.

[Senku coughs]

♪

[LUNA]
Now, that's a man.

He's right around my age,
and yet...

He woke up all alone,
here in the stone world,

and he built all of these
amazing things from scratch.

♪

[LUNA]
My instinct was spot on.

I knew I liked him
the moment I saw him.

This guy...

He's so blunt,
and foul-mouthed...

♪

[LUNA]
...Doctor Senku.

Hmm!

[LUNA]
I absolutely can't let him die!

I mean, I can't let
anyone die.

But especially not him!

[breathing heavily]

Your breathing sounds much
quieter in your left lung.

Not good, I think that means

you have some blood
trapped in there.

Okay, so...
[coughs]

Just stab me with a needle
and drain it.

[all screaming]

I'm Luna, a cool-headed gal!

I'm Luna, a capable woman!

Cool-headed Luna!
Capable Luna!

[screams]

[panting]

So, if you drain the blood

and my breathing still
sounds quiet.

[gasps] That means
there's blood spilling out.

Likely from a small wound
in my lung.

[gasps] In that case,
keep the blood in there

and do what you can
to stop the bleeding.

And I'll need a transfusion.
[gasps]

Go find someone with AB.

Sure, got it!

How's a bee gonna help us
stop you from dying?

[GINRO] You've got Luna
all confused, too!

Just look at her!

[breathing heavily]

-[SENKU] Luna.
-Huh?

I'm well aware
that you're working

with the enemy to spy on us.

[SENKU]
Still, you're all I've got.

♪

I'll help,
but there's something I want.

Huh?

[LUNA]
No, I-I don't need an answer.

I don't expect one.

But, if you could just say
you'll think about it.

That should be enough
to keep me going.

[chuckles]

What's your request?
[gasps]

You want us to surrender?
We refuse.

Huh?

If you do survive this,
will you be my boyfriend?

[screams]

[TSUKASA] We need
to know the floor plan

of their fortress.

[HYOGA]
It would be unfortunate

if we should emerge
in the enemy barracks.

I would prefer to avoid
that outcome.

Huh. Hey, Carlos!

You know where everything is,
don't you?

How 'bout you be a buddy

and draw us a map
of Xeno's base?

Why the hell would I do that?
We're enemies!

Yeah. Guess that's true.

[laughs]

[LUNA]
Three-five. One-one...

I don't recognize
this girl's voice.

She's new.

[LUNA]
Three-three.

Miss Luna!
What's she trying to say?

Tell me!

-[LUNA] Five-seven. Six-three.
-"It finally happened."

[gasps]

[screams]

[LUNA]
Three-two. Five six.

[KOHAKU] Is the message
something bad?

[CHROME] What the hell,
why's he crying?

What happened?

-[crying]
-Well, uh...

I finally have a boyfriend!

And his name's Senku!

No way!

What's up with this load of
crap she's trying to sell us?

Oh, boy. I can guess
what's going on here.

Guaranteed he's up to
something skeevy again.

[whimpers]

[whimpers]

-[thud]s
-[ALL] Huh?

To hell with Xeno's
stupid plan!

Max and I are both
exclusively Team Luna!

[CARLOS] We'll follow her
straight into hell itself!

[HYOGA]
Exquisite.

You'll make a proper ally,
indeed.

And we can count
on our inside man.

Gen will be able to lead
the way

once we've breached.

Huh? But wait, we haven't
told Gen anything.

How can he help us
if he doesn't know the plan?

This Uesugi cipher thing is
just a bunch of numbers.

It's useless if you don't know
what it is first.

[scoffs] Let's not forget
we're talking about that slimy,

untrustworthy, smooth-talker.

[KOHAKU] We can
trust him to work it out.

[CHROME]
You can't have it both ways!

Do we trust the guy,
or is he untrustworthy?

[munching]

[LUNA]
Three-five. One-one.

One-four.

[GEN]
A code, eh?

It would be simple,
yet practical.

Something Xeno
can't figure out,

but that I could decode.

So which option fits the bill?

Yes, it makes sense.

The Uesugi cipher, duh.

-[rattling]
-Huh?

♪

Is that what I think it is,
boys?

Is it done?

[grunting]

♪

[XENO] Magnificent work,
Doctor Brody.

It's the very embodiment
of elegance!

Mm-hmm.

Less than 48 hours
until it begins.

Our decisive battle!

[GEN] Is it something big,
like a vehicle?

This could be really ad-bay.

A secret stone-world weapon.

Something even our brilliant
Senku won't see coming.

[water burbling]

[clinks]

[LUNA] So, I'm dating
Senku now, right?

Just checking.

What's it even mean to date?

That's quite philosophical.

Nothing's changed between us!

[LUNA]
We don't hang out or anything

and he hasn't even tried
to hold my hand!

Though, I'm a capable,
cool-headed gal,

and it doesn't bother me
at all!

I just thought it would be
interesting

to get your opinions on it,
so, yeah.

For instance, let's get crazy
and talk this through,

it's not like
he's ten billion percent

uninterested in dating anyone,

and he just agreed
'cause it was prudent,

but he doesn't care for me
one millimeter.

It's not possible anyone
could take it that far

just to accomplish a goal,
am I right?

[all gasp]

You should probably know

that he got married
to accomplish his goals.

He's married?

Yeah,
but that didn't last long.

He's divorced?

[water burbling]

Huh.

Huh?

[YO] Yo! Those boneheads
are finally coming!

Huh?
[shuddering]

[MATSUKAZE]
And so it begins at last.

The climactic showdown
of science.

[all grunting]

[airplane whirring]

[Ryusui laughs]

[RYUSUI]
We waited, Stanley!

Game on!

♪

[whirring]

Show us your moves,

I wanna see what a pro pilot's
made of.

This one's for Senku.
We'll avenge him!

[chuckles]

I ain't dead yet, you know?

[whirring]

[metal clanks]

[whirring]

[grunts]

[both screaming]

♪

Hmph!

It's science versus science.

In a dogfight!

[metal clanks]

♪

CARRIER & AIRPLANE
ACQUIRED!!

♪

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