1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:03,001 [NARRATOR] Previously on Dark Matter. 2 00:00:03,738 --> 00:00:05,368 [HIRO] You promised to tell me the truth 3 00:00:05,373 --> 00:00:07,042 about what happened to Father. 4 00:00:07,043 --> 00:00:09,341 We already know. Ryo murdered him. 5 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:11,711 He claims it was a conspiracy from within the court. 6 00:00:11,712 --> 00:00:13,482 [THE ANDROID] I believe if each of you were to download 7 00:00:13,483 --> 00:00:15,381 the brain scans you left in the computer, 8 00:00:15,383 --> 00:00:17,223 you would be able to access the memories. 9 00:00:17,224 --> 00:00:19,518 You would become what you were. 10 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,450 [FOUR] It's my neural imprint. 11 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:24,186 I want to upload it 12 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:27,360 and regain the memories of Ishida Ryo. 13 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:29,231 I need your help to do it. 14 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:33,031 [alarm blaring] 15 00:00:33,034 --> 00:00:34,066 What's happening? 16 00:00:34,067 --> 00:00:35,427 A ship just appeared out of nowhere 17 00:00:35,451 --> 00:00:36,880 and opened fire on us. 18 00:00:36,881 --> 00:00:38,659 You mean it dropped out of FTL? 19 00:00:38,660 --> 00:00:40,700 [OFFICER A] No, General, it literally just appeared. 20 00:00:40,724 --> 00:00:42,071 Why aren't we returning fire?! 21 00:00:42,076 --> 00:00:43,206 Forward rail guns are down. 22 00:00:43,210 --> 00:00:44,440 Launch missiles. 23 00:00:44,445 --> 00:00:48,245 Missiles launched. Impact in five, four, 24 00:00:48,249 --> 00:00:50,817 three, two... 25 00:00:50,818 --> 00:00:52,418 [beeps] 26 00:00:52,420 --> 00:00:54,387 They jumped. It's over. 27 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:57,657 [OFFICER A] Sir, we didn't detect an FTL window. 28 00:00:57,658 --> 00:01:00,226 [radar beeps rapidly] 29 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:01,287 They're behind us. 30 00:01:01,295 --> 00:01:03,025 That's impossible. 31 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:05,229 [OFFICER B] According to these scans, it's the same one. 32 00:01:05,235 --> 00:01:07,265 Divert power to the aft shield array. Quickly! 33 00:01:07,271 --> 00:01:08,331 [rumbling] 34 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:09,615 [OFFICER A] Aft shields disabled. 35 00:01:09,639 --> 00:01:11,173 Full thrusters, bring us around. 36 00:01:11,174 --> 00:01:13,172 Keep our nose on that enemy ship! 37 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:14,507 [alarm blaring] 38 00:01:14,508 --> 00:01:16,348 [OFFICER B] General, we can't take another hit. 39 00:01:16,372 --> 00:01:18,812 [computer beeps] We're being hailed. 40 00:01:26,487 --> 00:01:28,087 Onscreen. 41 00:01:29,623 --> 00:01:31,423 This is Ishida Ryo. 42 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:35,285 Your ship is at my mercy. Surrender or die. 43 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:07,528 Drago-san. It's been a while. 44 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:12,664 [DRAGO] What do you want? 45 00:02:12,666 --> 00:02:15,496 The war goes badly. It's only a matter of time 46 00:02:15,503 --> 00:02:17,472 before the enemy chokes off your supply lines, 47 00:02:17,473 --> 00:02:20,710 overwhelms your defenses, and descends upon Zairon. 48 00:02:20,711 --> 00:02:22,738 But it doesn't need to end that way. 49 00:02:22,743 --> 00:02:25,443 You've just experienced firsthand the technology 50 00:02:25,446 --> 00:02:27,646 that will allow us to turn the tide. 51 00:02:27,648 --> 00:02:31,178 We will be able to travel to Pyr in a blink of an eye, 52 00:02:31,185 --> 00:02:32,545 lay waste to their capital, 53 00:02:32,553 --> 00:02:36,689 and destroy their fleet before it can even launch. 54 00:02:36,690 --> 00:02:38,360 I can defeat them. 55 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,460 And in return? 56 00:02:43,564 --> 00:02:46,733 I get what's rightfully mine. 57 00:02:46,734 --> 00:02:48,704 The throne to Zairon. 58 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:53,406 [FOUR] You know the truth of the situation, 59 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:56,876 the inevitability of defeat if you stay the course. 60 00:02:56,877 --> 00:02:58,877 What choice do you really have? 61 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:02,345 Swear loyalty to me 62 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:04,619 and I will guarantee you victory. 63 00:03:05,886 --> 00:03:07,616 For Zairon. 64 00:03:15,396 --> 00:03:16,796 I swear it. 65 00:03:22,203 --> 00:03:25,203 Colonel Orlov, what say you? 66 00:03:25,206 --> 00:03:27,466 I refuse. 67 00:03:27,474 --> 00:03:29,844 My loyalty is to the sitting Emperor of Zairon, 68 00:03:29,845 --> 00:03:33,379 Ishida Hiro, not some pretender to the throne. 69 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,680 A fugitive who murdered his own father... 70 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:50,496 Colonel Mori? 71 00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:52,227 I swear it. 72 00:04:02,643 --> 00:04:04,443 [NYX] So how'd it go? 73 00:04:04,445 --> 00:04:06,375 As expected. 74 00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:09,480 They'll return to Zairon with a plausible tale. 75 00:04:09,483 --> 00:04:11,853 They'll claim they encountered a Pyr destroyer. 76 00:04:11,854 --> 00:04:14,287 That'll explain the battle damage. 77 00:04:14,288 --> 00:04:17,918 And you're confident these men won't betray you? 78 00:04:17,925 --> 00:04:19,555 They swore an oath of loyalty. 79 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,990 Presumably the same oath they swore 80 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:26,498 to the standing Emperor. 81 00:04:26,499 --> 00:04:28,699 The standing Emperor has lead them to an unwinnable war. 82 00:04:28,723 --> 00:04:30,972 I offer them victory and a brighter future. 83 00:04:30,973 --> 00:04:33,441 Drago and Mori will see the logic in my argument. 84 00:04:33,442 --> 00:04:36,309 They'll remain loyal to me. How can you be so sure? 85 00:04:36,310 --> 00:04:37,940 Because I know them. 86 00:04:42,483 --> 00:04:45,553 I wish you would've talked to me before you did it. 87 00:04:45,554 --> 00:04:46,552 I couldn't take the risk. 88 00:04:46,553 --> 00:04:47,521 What risk? 89 00:04:47,522 --> 00:04:48,490 That you would tell the others 90 00:04:48,491 --> 00:04:50,389 and they would try to stop me. 91 00:04:50,391 --> 00:04:52,391 They think the memories are dangerous. 92 00:04:52,393 --> 00:04:53,733 And what if they are dangerous? 93 00:04:53,734 --> 00:04:55,327 They're necessary. 94 00:05:02,836 --> 00:05:04,066 [FOUR] I need you to know 95 00:05:04,071 --> 00:05:07,607 my feelings for you haven't changed. 96 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:09,976 Maybe not. 97 00:05:09,977 --> 00:05:11,607 But you have. 98 00:05:27,995 --> 00:05:29,825 What's that? 99 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:30,830 It's hot chocolate. 100 00:05:30,831 --> 00:05:32,601 [TWO] Mmm. Is that for Five? 101 00:05:32,602 --> 00:05:35,468 No, it's for me. 102 00:05:35,469 --> 00:05:38,369 In order to expand my meal plans for the crew 103 00:05:38,372 --> 00:05:41,741 I need to educate my palate on flavor profiles. 104 00:05:41,742 --> 00:05:44,512 That's a pretty big tasting sample. 105 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:47,950 I like to be thorough. 106 00:05:52,986 --> 00:05:55,846 Although the Blink Drive obviates the need to do so, 107 00:05:55,856 --> 00:05:57,716 I've placed the ship in FTL. 108 00:05:57,725 --> 00:06:00,025 It may not be necessary, but it does make us 109 00:06:00,027 --> 00:06:02,457 a fairly difficult target to track. 110 00:06:02,463 --> 00:06:03,863 Good thinking. 111 00:06:05,666 --> 00:06:08,426 Two, are you upset that I helped Four 112 00:06:08,435 --> 00:06:12,565 retrieve his memories without consulting the rest of the crew? 113 00:06:12,573 --> 00:06:15,942 I'll admit I was a little surprised at first. 114 00:06:15,943 --> 00:06:18,043 But the truth is, they're his memories. 115 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:20,645 If he wants them back, that was his choice. 116 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:23,377 And yet, you chose not to do the same. 117 00:06:26,787 --> 00:06:29,956 I'm concerned I may have made another mistake. 118 00:06:29,957 --> 00:06:32,087 Well, dealing with people 119 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:34,530 isn't the same as monitoring systems. 120 00:06:34,531 --> 00:06:37,497 Sometimes it's not so easy to know what to do. 121 00:06:37,498 --> 00:06:41,698 If he'd come to you, as a friend, 122 00:06:41,702 --> 00:06:43,672 would you have done the same thing? 123 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,609 Yes. Of course. 124 00:06:49,943 --> 00:06:51,543 Very well. 125 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:04,964 What're you doing down here? 126 00:07:04,965 --> 00:07:06,526 Just eating. 127 00:07:06,527 --> 00:07:10,027 [SIX] Yeah, I can see that. But why here? 128 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:12,030 Well, the vents are too cramped. 129 00:07:17,971 --> 00:07:19,871 I don't wanna be around him. 130 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:22,813 Who, Four? 131 00:07:24,511 --> 00:07:25,911 I'll be honest, 132 00:07:25,913 --> 00:07:27,953 he doesn't seem that different to me. 133 00:07:27,954 --> 00:07:30,216 You didn't see the way they were 134 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:33,886 when the ship defaulted them back to their old selves. 135 00:07:33,887 --> 00:07:37,056 I did, and I never wanna see that side of them again. 136 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:39,457 [SIX] Yeah, but this time it's different. 137 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:41,760 He hasn't lost his new memories. 138 00:07:41,762 --> 00:07:43,092 He knows who we are 139 00:07:43,096 --> 00:07:45,126 and everything we've been through together. 140 00:07:45,132 --> 00:07:47,632 I'm not sure that's gonna make a difference. 141 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:53,844 I'm gonna tell you something I haven't told anyone else. 142 00:07:58,812 --> 00:08:01,848 [SIX] The old me, the cop I used to be, 143 00:08:01,849 --> 00:08:03,879 knew the truth. 144 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:05,654 Anders told me. 145 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:09,750 [SIX] I knew the GA let 10,000 innocent people die 146 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:13,086 to score political points against the Insurrection, 147 00:08:13,093 --> 00:08:15,163 and apparently I was fine with it. 148 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:20,766 [SIX] Because after I found out, I went right back to work. 149 00:08:20,767 --> 00:08:22,627 Anders told you this? 150 00:08:22,636 --> 00:08:23,966 That's right. 151 00:08:23,971 --> 00:08:26,141 Well how do you know he wasn't lying? 152 00:08:28,575 --> 00:08:30,205 I know you, and... 153 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:33,110 I don't think you'd do something like that. 154 00:08:33,113 --> 00:08:34,981 [SIX] You know me now. 155 00:08:34,982 --> 00:08:37,052 You didn't know me then. 156 00:08:38,285 --> 00:08:39,715 I mean, if you're right about me, 157 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,150 and I hope you are, 158 00:08:43,156 --> 00:08:47,086 doesn't necessarily mean Anders lied. 159 00:08:47,094 --> 00:08:49,094 Maybe it'd just mean that everything 160 00:08:49,096 --> 00:08:51,126 I've been through since the mind wipe, 161 00:08:51,131 --> 00:08:54,767 everything we've all been through together, 162 00:08:54,768 --> 00:08:56,898 has made me a better person. 163 00:08:58,906 --> 00:09:00,806 Maybe it's the same for him. 164 00:09:03,744 --> 00:09:05,544 [FOUR] It's the quickest and least bloody 165 00:09:05,546 --> 00:09:06,976 path to the throne. 166 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:09,649 If my brother abdicates in favor of my claim, 167 00:09:09,650 --> 00:09:11,230 then the rest of the court 168 00:09:11,234 --> 00:09:12,874 will have no choice but to fall into line. 169 00:09:12,898 --> 00:09:15,819 [TWO] I can think of at least one problem with that plan. 170 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,657 Your brother's cooperation. 171 00:09:17,658 --> 00:09:19,118 Why would he renounce the throne? 172 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:20,826 [FOUR] For the good of our people. 173 00:09:20,827 --> 00:09:24,657 Like General Drago, he'll see the reason in my argument. 174 00:09:24,665 --> 00:09:26,665 The only way to save Zairon 175 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:28,797 is by stepping down and letting me lead. 176 00:09:28,802 --> 00:09:31,140 So what, you're just gonna call him up? 177 00:09:31,141 --> 00:09:33,868 [FOUR] No. To convince him, to prove my point 178 00:09:33,874 --> 00:09:36,676 we'll need to meet face to face. 179 00:09:36,677 --> 00:09:38,037 And thanks to General Drago, 180 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,905 I know when and where he'll travel. 181 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,881 You want to ambush him? 182 00:09:41,882 --> 00:09:42,882 Yes. 183 00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,283 And how are we gonna do that? 184 00:09:44,284 --> 00:09:46,252 By using an asset we acquired 185 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:48,693 during our escape from Hyperion-8. 186 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:52,761 The Ishida shuttle. 187 00:09:59,736 --> 00:10:01,696 [SHIP CAPTAIN] We're picking up a distress beacon. 188 00:10:01,702 --> 00:10:03,869 It's a Class A Ishida Shuttle. 189 00:10:03,870 --> 00:10:06,200 Should I send a signal? 190 00:10:06,206 --> 00:10:08,336 No, not yet. 191 00:10:08,342 --> 00:10:09,872 But, your Majesty... 192 00:10:09,876 --> 00:10:11,336 [HIRO] Drop us out. 193 00:10:11,345 --> 00:10:13,135 Yes, Heika. 194 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:18,417 [SHIP CAPTAIN] Proximity alert. 195 00:10:18,421 --> 00:10:19,491 Another ship dead ahead. 196 00:10:19,492 --> 00:10:20,919 [HIRO] Pull up! 197 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:25,187 We've lost navigation. 198 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:27,726 Re-route controls. 199 00:10:27,727 --> 00:10:30,257 [console beeps] Emperor, we're being hailed. 200 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:35,267 Onscreen. 201 00:10:35,268 --> 00:10:38,668 Hiro, your ship has been crippled. 202 00:10:38,672 --> 00:10:40,672 You're at my mercy. 203 00:10:40,674 --> 00:10:42,344 Let's talk. 204 00:10:57,290 --> 00:11:00,426 Is this any way to greet your brother? 205 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:02,027 No. 206 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:04,329 This is. 207 00:11:08,402 --> 00:11:10,442 [console beeps] What is it? 208 00:11:10,443 --> 00:11:13,067 [beeping continues] 209 00:11:16,043 --> 00:11:18,783 Four Ishida cruisers just dropped out of FTL. 210 00:11:18,784 --> 00:11:20,279 We've been set up. 211 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:28,353 Your ship is surrounded. 212 00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:30,315 [FOUR] Regardless, I'm still powerful enough 213 00:11:30,323 --> 00:11:32,223 to destroy all of your cruisers. 214 00:11:32,225 --> 00:11:33,925 But will it be able to do so before 215 00:11:33,927 --> 00:11:35,457 we can bring navigation back online 216 00:11:35,462 --> 00:11:37,730 and make the jump to FTL? 217 00:11:37,731 --> 00:11:40,031 I'm taking you back to Zairon. 218 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:41,901 I'll happily go back, 219 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:43,836 but only to retake my throne. 220 00:11:43,837 --> 00:11:47,006 Your claim to the throne died along with our father. 221 00:11:47,007 --> 00:11:48,267 I didn't kill him. 222 00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:49,735 Liar. 223 00:11:49,743 --> 00:11:52,743 You agreed to meet me on equal footing, 224 00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:55,476 a neutral location where we can both speak. 225 00:11:55,482 --> 00:11:58,082 But instead you sent Akita-san in your place. 226 00:11:58,085 --> 00:12:00,285 You broke your word. 227 00:12:00,286 --> 00:12:02,486 I had every intention of meeting you that day, but... 228 00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:07,332 Somebody else gave that order. 229 00:12:08,328 --> 00:12:10,098 I bet I can guess who. 230 00:12:12,833 --> 00:12:14,233 [FOUR] Hiro... 231 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:23,370 If I wanted to kill you, I would've opened fire 232 00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:25,976 on your crippled ship. 233 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:27,479 Then why are you here? 234 00:12:27,481 --> 00:12:29,781 To offer you the means to defeating Pyr 235 00:12:29,783 --> 00:12:32,218 and saving our home world. 236 00:12:32,219 --> 00:12:33,819 I'm listening. 237 00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:38,157 We need privacy. 238 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:39,188 Go. 239 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:40,392 But, Heika... 240 00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:41,993 Go! 241 00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:52,821 Telling you, we could take them. 242 00:12:52,822 --> 00:12:55,441 [TWO] Not yet, just relax. Let's let it play out. 243 00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:57,512 [FOUR] It's a piece of technology that allows us 244 00:12:57,513 --> 00:13:00,446 to cross vast distances in seconds. 245 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:03,816 A drive that can change the tide of war. 246 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,117 I'm skeptical. 247 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,889 Allow me a demonstration. 248 00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:15,161 [console beeps] 249 00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:17,932 Raza, it's me. Show them. 250 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:27,372 How... Where did it go? 251 00:13:27,374 --> 00:13:28,908 [radar beeps] 252 00:13:28,909 --> 00:13:30,639 [FOUR] Behind you. 253 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,403 And it's locked on to your aft weapons array. 254 00:13:32,427 --> 00:13:34,322 Need further demonstration? 255 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:42,150 We're losing this war, Brother. 256 00:13:43,557 --> 00:13:47,487 [FOUR] But this technology will allow us to change things. 257 00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:51,363 What is victory worth to your, Hiro? 258 00:13:51,364 --> 00:13:53,064 What are you willing to sacrifice 259 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:56,426 for the safety and security of our home world? 260 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:59,939 My life. 261 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:01,510 The throne will do. 262 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:07,348 I never wanted it. 263 00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:13,586 I know, Brother. 264 00:14:13,587 --> 00:14:16,987 But she wanted it for you. 265 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:18,390 At any cost. 266 00:14:22,863 --> 00:14:25,103 [EMPRESS ISHIDA] You failed to capture him? 267 00:14:25,104 --> 00:14:28,328 I let him go. There's a difference. 268 00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:32,065 Traitor to our home world, murderer of your own father, 269 00:14:32,072 --> 00:14:34,242 and you let him go? 270 00:14:35,909 --> 00:14:38,009 Mother... 271 00:14:38,011 --> 00:14:40,351 whatever happened to your peony dress? 272 00:14:41,982 --> 00:14:43,882 What're you talking about? 273 00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:47,615 The dress you had made 274 00:14:47,621 --> 00:14:50,921 to celebrate the 25th year of Father's rule. 275 00:14:52,325 --> 00:14:55,385 [HIRO] I have a hard time believing you've forgotten. 276 00:14:55,395 --> 00:14:57,455 You loved that dress. 277 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:01,098 The last time I saw you wearing it 278 00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:02,931 was the night I was sent away from the palace 279 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:05,496 the night Father died. 280 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,965 It's gone. I threw it out. 281 00:15:07,974 --> 00:15:09,374 Why? 282 00:15:10,677 --> 00:15:13,207 It held too many terrible memories 283 00:15:13,213 --> 00:15:15,347 of the night of his death. 284 00:15:15,348 --> 00:15:18,217 The night Ryo killed him. 285 00:15:18,218 --> 00:15:20,288 Too many terrible memories? 286 00:15:22,222 --> 00:15:24,462 Or too much of Father's blood? 287 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:29,133 [HIRO] Better to get rid of the evidence altogether. 288 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,500 Deny it, Mother. 289 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,227 I did it for you. 290 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:41,437 [EMPRESS ISHIDA] Your father was a monster. He exiled you. 291 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,471 Banished your from the place you were raised, 292 00:15:43,476 --> 00:15:45,376 from your own mother. 293 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,446 But you blamed Ryo. 294 00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:50,147 Ryo might as well have given the order himself. 295 00:15:50,150 --> 00:15:53,150 He was always your father's favorite. 296 00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,393 He was an impediment. 297 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:58,419 He was my brother. 298 00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:11,739 [HIRO] I've made the arrangements. 299 00:16:11,740 --> 00:16:14,438 Tomorrow night, I will address the people of Zairon 300 00:16:14,441 --> 00:16:17,311 on the status of our war with The Republic of Pyr. 301 00:16:17,312 --> 00:16:20,746 Immediately following my prepared speech, 302 00:16:20,747 --> 00:16:23,307 I will abdicate the throne. 303 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:24,576 You've taken precautions? 304 00:16:24,584 --> 00:16:26,317 [HIRO] Yes. 305 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:28,048 Mother still holds influence over certain generals. 306 00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:29,692 I'll have a half-dozen ships in orbit 307 00:16:29,693 --> 00:16:32,259 awaiting my instructions, ready to descend on Zairon 308 00:16:32,260 --> 00:16:34,358 should anyone try to stop us. 309 00:16:34,361 --> 00:16:36,228 I should be there with you. 310 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:38,469 [HIRO] No, we can't take the chance of you being spotted. 311 00:16:38,470 --> 00:16:40,468 You'll come down, officially claim the throne, 312 00:16:40,470 --> 00:16:42,600 but only after I've secured the court. 313 00:16:42,602 --> 00:16:46,042 Very well, Brother. Good luck. 314 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:49,614 [THREE] You trust him? 315 00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:53,311 I need him. 316 00:16:53,313 --> 00:16:56,148 You didn't answer the question. 317 00:16:56,149 --> 00:16:58,479 He could've killed me back when I was on his ship. 318 00:16:58,485 --> 00:16:59,875 [THREE] Oh. 319 00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:01,275 Or taken me back to Zairon. 320 00:17:01,287 --> 00:17:03,756 [THREE] It's funny about that, isn't it? 321 00:17:03,757 --> 00:17:06,057 How our ambush of his ship all of a sudden 322 00:17:06,059 --> 00:17:08,789 turns into a reverse ambush of ours. 323 00:17:08,795 --> 00:17:10,795 Almost like he'd been tipped off. 324 00:17:10,797 --> 00:17:12,527 It's not unreasonable to assume 325 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:15,170 that he would've been travelling with an escort. 326 00:17:15,171 --> 00:17:18,137 Except that according to your boy General Drago, 327 00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:20,138 he was travelling alone. 328 00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:23,470 So, either Drago's getting bad information 329 00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:25,336 or you're being played. 330 00:17:33,787 --> 00:17:36,417 I'm glad we didn't kill you. 331 00:17:36,423 --> 00:17:39,291 Uh, thanks? 332 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:41,627 [FOUR] Portia and I, we discovered 333 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:44,196 that you were an undercover agent. 334 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:45,957 I know. 335 00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:47,725 We disagreed on how best to proceed. 336 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:51,270 She wanted to kill you after we got out of stasis. 337 00:17:51,271 --> 00:17:52,337 And you didn't? 338 00:17:52,338 --> 00:17:53,698 No, no. 339 00:17:53,706 --> 00:17:55,606 I wanted to kill you before. 340 00:17:56,676 --> 00:18:00,576 But, as with most things, she got her way in the end. 341 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:03,510 I imagine she's a long ways from the person she used to be. 342 00:18:03,516 --> 00:18:05,516 [FOUR] In some ways, yes. 343 00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:07,748 In other ways, not really. 344 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:10,659 Same goes for the rest of you. 345 00:18:13,693 --> 00:18:15,393 And you? 346 00:18:15,395 --> 00:18:17,425 I'm in a better position to help. 347 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:20,766 My people, you, the rest of the crew. 348 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,567 And how you gonna do that? 349 00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:27,310 [SIX] Seriously. You go back and retake the throne, 350 00:18:27,311 --> 00:18:28,867 then what? 351 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,705 You inherit a war. 352 00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:34,246 A war that I can win with the Blink Drive. 353 00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,107 Once it's been reverse-engineered 354 00:18:36,116 --> 00:18:40,146 and retrofitted to the engines of an entire armada, 355 00:18:40,153 --> 00:18:42,191 the outcome will be a forgone conclusion. 356 00:18:42,192 --> 00:18:43,788 That's never gonna happen. 357 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,390 Reynaud may have been unsuccessful, 358 00:18:45,391 --> 00:18:47,161 but unlike her, I have the time 359 00:18:47,162 --> 00:18:49,330 and Zairon's best minds to draw from. 360 00:18:49,331 --> 00:18:51,499 No, what I mean is this piece of technology 361 00:18:51,500 --> 00:18:54,398 is way too powerful to gift to an army. 362 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,635 They're not just an army. 363 00:18:57,637 --> 00:19:00,367 They are my people. 364 00:19:00,373 --> 00:19:01,773 We will have the drive, 365 00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:05,577 and we will use it to win the war against Pyr. 366 00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:07,346 I'm sorry, 367 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:09,407 but we'll never let that happen. 368 00:19:09,415 --> 00:19:11,615 We'll see about that. 369 00:19:23,563 --> 00:19:25,503 [FOUR] It's time. 370 00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:31,342 [FOUR] Where's Nyx? 371 00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:34,739 Never mind. 372 00:19:34,741 --> 00:19:37,481 Android, take us to Zairon. 373 00:19:40,947 --> 00:19:43,707 [THE ANDROID] I'm detecting a presence of six Ishida cruisers 374 00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:44,876 in planetary orbit. 375 00:19:44,884 --> 00:19:46,724 How are they responding to our arrival? 376 00:19:46,725 --> 00:19:47,886 They're not. 377 00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:49,587 Because they're expecting us. 378 00:19:49,589 --> 00:19:53,819 They're Hiro's ships, loyal to my cause. 379 00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:55,556 I'm not taking any chances. 380 00:19:55,562 --> 00:19:56,628 Full shields. 381 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:58,229 Yes, Two. 382 00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:04,835 [console beeping] [THE ANDROID] I'm picking up 383 00:20:04,837 --> 00:20:08,367 a planetary-wide broadcast from the Ishida palace. 384 00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:09,774 Onscreen. 385 00:20:13,947 --> 00:20:16,447 Citizens of Zairon, 386 00:20:16,449 --> 00:20:18,779 we are under siege. 387 00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:21,315 Your exulted Emperor, my son, 388 00:20:21,321 --> 00:20:23,956 was scheduled to address you today. 389 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:26,787 But moments ago, he was the target 390 00:20:26,793 --> 00:20:29,593 of an assassination attempt. 391 00:20:29,596 --> 00:20:32,296 Although he escaped serious harm, 392 00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:35,767 he has been taken to a safe location for treatment, 393 00:20:35,768 --> 00:20:38,468 leaving me to rule in his stead. 394 00:20:38,471 --> 00:20:43,441 I have discovered that this was an attempted coup 395 00:20:43,443 --> 00:20:47,746 orchestrated by the exiled pretender to the throne, 396 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:49,447 Ishida Ryo, 397 00:20:49,449 --> 00:20:54,019 backed by traitorous forces within the royal court. 398 00:20:54,020 --> 00:20:57,020 These threats have been identified 399 00:20:57,023 --> 00:21:00,523 and they will be dealt with swiftly 400 00:21:00,526 --> 00:21:03,586 and without mercy. 401 00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:06,531 [THE ANDROID] I'm picking up explosions 402 00:21:06,532 --> 00:21:08,602 on the orbiting Ishida cruisers. 403 00:21:17,543 --> 00:21:19,583 Android, get us out of here. 404 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:34,925 She must have a spy within our ranks. 405 00:21:34,927 --> 00:21:38,857 [DRAGO] Impossible. Outside of you, me, and Hiro, 406 00:21:38,865 --> 00:21:41,025 everyone else who knew about this plot 407 00:21:41,034 --> 00:21:42,801 perished on those ships. 408 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:45,070 What news of my brother? 409 00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:47,971 He was intercepted on his way to the broadcast. 410 00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:50,742 Where is he now? 411 00:21:50,743 --> 00:21:52,881 [DRAGO] Confined to his room in the palace 412 00:21:52,882 --> 00:21:56,009 under the protective custody of the Empress' loyalists. 413 00:21:56,015 --> 00:21:59,045 We have to get to him before they move him off-world. 414 00:21:59,052 --> 00:22:02,622 Ryo, you must return to Zairon. 415 00:22:12,699 --> 00:22:14,699 [TWO] You know I can't sign off on this op. 416 00:22:14,701 --> 00:22:18,041 I won't put my people at risk. This doesn't make sense. 417 00:22:19,038 --> 00:22:21,406 I understand. 418 00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:23,807 I wish you'd reconsider going. 419 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:25,810 Hiro's support is critical. 420 00:22:25,812 --> 00:22:27,092 It's imperative that I get to him 421 00:22:27,116 --> 00:22:29,576 tonight before he's moved. 422 00:22:29,582 --> 00:22:32,052 Chances are you are walking into a trap. 423 00:22:32,053 --> 00:22:34,421 They knew we were gonna ambush Hiro's ship. 424 00:22:34,422 --> 00:22:36,920 They knew about the broadcast, and the rebel forces in orbit. 425 00:22:36,923 --> 00:22:38,189 And it's more than likely 426 00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:39,550 they'll know you're coming tonight. 427 00:22:39,574 --> 00:22:40,889 Drago would never betray me. 428 00:22:40,893 --> 00:22:42,793 How do you know that for sure? 429 00:22:42,795 --> 00:22:44,875 [FOUR] My former memories hold the key to my success. 430 00:22:44,899 --> 00:22:46,633 If I doubt them now, then... 431 00:22:46,634 --> 00:22:49,371 all this sacrifice would've been for nothing. 432 00:22:49,372 --> 00:22:52,939 Your faith in General Drago will cost you everything. 433 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:57,976 The person you used to be would have never questioned me. 434 00:22:57,977 --> 00:22:59,577 Well, I'm not Portia. 435 00:22:59,579 --> 00:23:00,746 [FOUR] No. 436 00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:02,577 Her's was... 437 00:23:02,582 --> 00:23:04,922 a ruthlessness born of insecurity. 438 00:23:04,923 --> 00:23:07,586 But you, you hold a strength 439 00:23:07,587 --> 00:23:11,117 drawn from confidence and compassion. 440 00:23:11,124 --> 00:23:12,791 [chuckles] 441 00:23:12,792 --> 00:23:14,562 I don't miss Portia Lin. 442 00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,909 [FIVE] So? You going with? 443 00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,140 [THREE] Nope. 444 00:23:32,145 --> 00:23:33,775 [FIVE] He didn't ask you? 445 00:23:33,780 --> 00:23:35,647 [THREE] No, he did not. 446 00:23:35,648 --> 00:23:37,918 [FIVE] How the hell's he getting down to that planet? 447 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,021 He's gonna fly himself. 448 00:23:41,022 --> 00:23:42,750 He's taking the Ishida shuttle. 449 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:44,045 [FIVE] He knows how to pilot? 450 00:23:44,056 --> 00:23:47,186 Yep. And who knows what else. 451 00:23:47,193 --> 00:23:48,763 What do you mean? 452 00:23:51,697 --> 00:23:53,377 He's been avoiding me 453 00:23:53,381 --> 00:23:55,061 ever since he got his memories back. 454 00:23:55,067 --> 00:23:56,627 You sure? 455 00:23:56,636 --> 00:23:58,536 [THREE] Yeah, there's no mistaking it. 456 00:23:58,538 --> 00:24:00,598 He's steering well clear. 457 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:02,806 I wonder why that is. 458 00:24:02,809 --> 00:24:05,877 [sighs] Why else? 459 00:24:05,878 --> 00:24:07,078 He knows something about me, 460 00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:10,879 about my past, he just doesn't wanna share. 461 00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:12,963 Obviously doesn't want to put himself in the position 462 00:24:12,987 --> 00:24:14,588 where I might ask him about it. 463 00:24:14,589 --> 00:24:16,547 And you're not curious? 464 00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:20,120 Curious? 465 00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:22,226 Hell yeah, man, I'm curious. 466 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,800 But I just figure if a badass like him 467 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:32,637 doesn't wanna talk about it, 468 00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:35,038 maybe it's something I'm better off not knowing. 469 00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:48,916 [THE ANDROID] Hello, Four. 470 00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:50,221 Are you ready to go? 471 00:24:50,223 --> 00:24:52,090 [FOUR] Yes. 472 00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:54,061 I came to say goodbye. 473 00:24:55,561 --> 00:24:57,231 You've come a long way, Android, 474 00:24:57,232 --> 00:24:59,230 from the factory set utility model 475 00:24:59,232 --> 00:25:02,000 we purchased back on Lyra-9. 476 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:04,071 Back then, you were a machine no different 477 00:25:04,072 --> 00:25:06,538 than any other piece of technology. 478 00:25:06,539 --> 00:25:10,739 But now, you... You're so much more. 479 00:25:10,743 --> 00:25:12,577 How so? 480 00:25:12,578 --> 00:25:14,548 [FOUR] Your capacity for emotional response 481 00:25:14,549 --> 00:25:16,607 was no accident. 482 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:18,246 Yes. 483 00:25:18,251 --> 00:25:20,151 I've discovered an emotive subroutine 484 00:25:20,152 --> 00:25:23,522 was uploaded into my neural matrix. 485 00:25:23,523 --> 00:25:26,523 I've concluded that Two was responsible. 486 00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:27,886 Portia, yes. 487 00:25:27,894 --> 00:25:31,029 With the help of Das... Er, Five. 488 00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,599 It was the act of making you whole 489 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,728 that brought the two of them together. 490 00:25:34,734 --> 00:25:38,303 Changed a lot of things on this ship. For the better. 491 00:25:38,304 --> 00:25:39,904 Why did they do it? 492 00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:43,036 The answer lies within you. 493 00:25:43,042 --> 00:25:45,110 That's very poetic. 494 00:25:45,111 --> 00:25:47,078 And ultimately unhelpful. 495 00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:48,679 [chuckles] 496 00:25:48,681 --> 00:25:50,811 No, I mean literally within you. 497 00:25:50,816 --> 00:25:52,546 You possess internal recorders 498 00:25:52,552 --> 00:25:54,922 that documented your time on this ship 499 00:25:54,923 --> 00:25:56,988 before we went into stasis. 500 00:25:56,989 --> 00:25:59,139 I was rebooted. 501 00:25:59,141 --> 00:26:01,291 Which wiped your immediate access to the digital data 502 00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:03,728 but not the data itself. 503 00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:05,729 It still exists somewhere inside you. 504 00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:07,231 You just have to find it. 505 00:26:08,768 --> 00:26:11,868 Why are you telling me this? 506 00:26:11,871 --> 00:26:13,771 Because I may not get another chance. 507 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:22,182 And because I've always liked you, Android. 508 00:26:25,017 --> 00:26:26,747 [FOUR] Goodbye. 509 00:26:26,752 --> 00:26:28,652 Goodbye, Four. 510 00:26:31,624 --> 00:26:33,024 Good luck. 511 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:47,771 You're about to put your life on the line. 512 00:26:47,773 --> 00:26:49,113 I won't let you do it alone. 513 00:26:49,114 --> 00:26:51,675 [FOUR] I won't be alone. 514 00:26:51,676 --> 00:26:54,236 Drago has arranged for me to gain access to the palace. 515 00:26:54,246 --> 00:26:56,646 One of the side entrances will be left unguarded 516 00:26:56,649 --> 00:26:58,679 and once I'm inside, I'll meet with him. 517 00:26:58,684 --> 00:27:01,386 And then we'll free Hiro. 518 00:27:01,387 --> 00:27:03,687 And what could go wrong? 519 00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:05,729 If I had the slightest doubt about him, do you think 520 00:27:05,753 --> 00:27:07,057 I would take this risk? 521 00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:09,179 The fact that you're not letting any of us go with you 522 00:27:09,180 --> 00:27:10,340 suggests there is some doubt. 523 00:27:10,348 --> 00:27:12,226 That has nothing to do with this. 524 00:27:13,366 --> 00:27:14,966 Then why? 525 00:27:16,702 --> 00:27:18,702 Why won't you let me go with you? 526 00:27:18,704 --> 00:27:21,244 Because I don't need you. 527 00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:26,740 Yeah. 528 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:28,776 Well, that much is clear. 529 00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:48,668 [faint chattering] 530 00:28:03,049 --> 00:28:04,679 [FOUR] Drago-san. 531 00:28:23,436 --> 00:28:25,866 Welcome back, Ryo. 532 00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:35,475 [ANNOUNCER] Citizens of Zairon, we interrupt your viewing 533 00:28:35,481 --> 00:28:37,151 to bring you this live stream 534 00:28:37,152 --> 00:28:40,019 from the Royal Court of Ishida. 535 00:28:43,489 --> 00:28:44,859 [MISAKI] I deliver the prisoner 536 00:28:44,860 --> 00:28:47,457 unto the judgment of the court. 537 00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:50,060 Han-Shireikan, join us. 538 00:28:52,832 --> 00:28:56,172 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] Ishida Ryo. You stand accused of the death 539 00:28:56,173 --> 00:28:59,738 of your father, Emperor Ishida Tetsuda. 540 00:28:59,739 --> 00:29:01,139 How do you plead? 541 00:29:01,140 --> 00:29:02,440 I don't. 542 00:29:02,441 --> 00:29:05,241 But I do proclaim my innocence. 543 00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:08,313 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] The court's case against you is overwhelming. 544 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:11,521 The sworn testimonies of some two dozen witnesses 545 00:29:11,522 --> 00:29:15,117 paint a very sorry picture of you on the night in question. 546 00:29:15,121 --> 00:29:17,321 You were drunk and belligerent. 547 00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:19,157 I was angry. 548 00:29:19,158 --> 00:29:22,958 My father had just banished my step-brother from the palace. 549 00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,262 Your name was on the royal edict. 550 00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,766 My name, but not by my hand. 551 00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:30,167 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] You were confronted by Masahide Akita. 552 00:29:30,169 --> 00:29:33,438 You drew your blade and threatened his life. 553 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:36,469 You left him, making your intention known 554 00:29:36,475 --> 00:29:38,775 to pay your father a visit. 555 00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:40,178 Deny the charge. 556 00:29:40,179 --> 00:29:42,309 I do not. 557 00:29:42,314 --> 00:29:47,184 You discovered the Emperor asleep in his chambers. 558 00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:50,516 And in a fit of rage, you cut his throat. 559 00:29:50,523 --> 00:29:52,357 Deny the charge. 560 00:29:52,358 --> 00:29:53,988 I deny it. 561 00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:01,931 This is the blade 562 00:30:01,934 --> 00:30:06,374 that ended the glorious reign of Emperor Ishida Tetsuda. 563 00:30:07,573 --> 00:30:09,440 Do you recognize it? 564 00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:11,111 I do. 565 00:30:11,944 --> 00:30:13,244 Your genetic residue 566 00:30:13,245 --> 00:30:14,875 was discovered on the weapon. 567 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,550 I'm not surprised, since it once belonged to me. 568 00:30:18,551 --> 00:30:20,391 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] If you did not kill your father, 569 00:30:20,415 --> 00:30:22,146 why did you flee? 570 00:30:22,154 --> 00:30:25,194 Why did you maim and kill the guards sent to arrest you? 571 00:30:25,195 --> 00:30:27,559 I fled because I was framed. 572 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,060 I killed because I knew I would never receive justice 573 00:30:30,062 --> 00:30:32,931 and I maimed to send a message. 574 00:30:32,932 --> 00:30:34,970 [FOUR] When the guards came for me that night, 575 00:30:34,971 --> 00:30:36,867 I cut their eyes out and left them 576 00:30:36,869 --> 00:30:38,969 for my stepmother to find. 577 00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:42,140 A message for our "exalted Empress." 578 00:30:42,141 --> 00:30:43,908 I saw the truth. 579 00:30:43,909 --> 00:30:45,539 And what was the truth? 580 00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:47,612 She killed him! 581 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:50,248 She cut his throat and then framed me 582 00:30:50,249 --> 00:30:53,079 so that her own son could take the throne. 583 00:30:53,085 --> 00:30:54,945 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] The words of a desperate man. 584 00:30:54,954 --> 00:30:57,154 I deny that charge as well. 585 00:30:57,156 --> 00:31:00,986 Once, I was weak and desperate. 586 00:31:00,993 --> 00:31:04,933 Now, I am finally worthy of my father's respect. 587 00:31:05,998 --> 00:31:07,058 [grunts] 588 00:31:11,604 --> 00:31:12,944 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] Save the Empress! 589 00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:17,441 [MISAKI grunts] 590 00:31:20,012 --> 00:31:21,552 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] Take him away! 591 00:31:21,553 --> 00:31:24,147 Take him away to await our verdict. 592 00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:34,262 His closing argument coulda gone better. 593 00:31:34,263 --> 00:31:35,429 We need to go after him. 594 00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:37,027 [SIX] He didn't want our help. 595 00:31:37,029 --> 00:31:39,159 [NYX] That doesn't mean he doesn't need it now. 596 00:31:39,164 --> 00:31:42,104 So what're we gonna do? Storm the place? 597 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:45,235 You experienced some of Four's memories 598 00:31:45,237 --> 00:31:46,367 in that palace. 599 00:31:46,372 --> 00:31:47,922 Yeah. 600 00:31:47,923 --> 00:31:49,603 You think you could give us a rough layout? 601 00:31:49,627 --> 00:31:51,705 Sure. 602 00:31:51,710 --> 00:31:53,940 They've anticipated our every move so far. 603 00:31:53,946 --> 00:31:56,006 They'll sure as hell know we're coming this time. 604 00:31:58,484 --> 00:32:00,154 Of course they will. 605 00:32:06,959 --> 00:32:08,459 There is a simple way to find out 606 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:10,160 if I'm telling the truth. 607 00:32:10,162 --> 00:32:12,330 You could ask Hiro. 608 00:32:12,331 --> 00:32:15,931 The Emperor's recovering from an attempt on his life. 609 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,599 One you helped orchestrate. 610 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:21,606 Have you seen him? Heard his account? 611 00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:24,707 Or are you simply taking my stepmother's word for it? 612 00:32:28,681 --> 00:32:31,551 [FOUR] You are the Commander of the Royal Guard. 613 00:32:31,552 --> 00:32:35,190 Your loyalty lies with the Emperor, not her. 614 00:32:36,989 --> 00:32:39,619 Do you remember the time we snuck off the palace grounds 615 00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:41,585 to visit the mochi festival? 616 00:32:41,593 --> 00:32:45,430 My father caught us, sent us to bed without supper. 617 00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:47,966 And then when it got dark, 618 00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:51,467 after everyone was asleep, we went down to the kitchen 619 00:32:51,470 --> 00:32:53,570 and found that bowl of pudding? 620 00:32:53,572 --> 00:32:56,472 I was so hungry I snatched the spoon out of your hand 621 00:32:56,475 --> 00:32:57,635 and took the first bite. 622 00:32:57,643 --> 00:33:00,143 And when I asked you how it was, 623 00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:02,475 you told me, 624 00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:04,148 "Delicious." 625 00:33:04,149 --> 00:33:06,349 [chuckles] 626 00:33:06,352 --> 00:33:09,422 And I trusted you and also took a bite. 627 00:33:11,557 --> 00:33:13,187 And it turned out to be the chicken fat 628 00:33:13,192 --> 00:33:15,462 from that weekend's feast of fowl. 629 00:33:18,243 --> 00:33:19,563 Back then, I would've followed you 630 00:33:19,565 --> 00:33:22,025 to the ends of the universe. 631 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:27,271 So what are you saying? 632 00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:31,742 You no longer trust me because of how persuasive I was? 633 00:33:31,744 --> 00:33:33,444 No, Ryo. 634 00:33:35,314 --> 00:33:39,524 Back then, I didn't believe you because you were persuasive. 635 00:33:43,589 --> 00:33:47,159 I believed you because I was in love with you. 636 00:33:59,438 --> 00:34:01,038 You idiot... 637 00:34:03,142 --> 00:34:04,542 [door clangs] 638 00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:13,620 It's time. 639 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:16,447 [grunting] 640 00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:20,761 [metal clangs] 641 00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:36,637 Later. 642 00:34:49,088 --> 00:34:50,288 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] Ishida Ryo. 643 00:34:50,289 --> 00:34:52,219 You have been found guilty. 644 00:34:53,659 --> 00:34:56,389 Exile, imprisonment, 645 00:34:56,395 --> 00:34:57,755 or death? 646 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,200 Daijo-daijin-san? 647 00:35:04,470 --> 00:35:06,170 Death. 648 00:35:11,577 --> 00:35:13,407 Han-Shireikan? 649 00:35:15,114 --> 00:35:16,684 Death. 650 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:25,322 Death. 651 00:35:27,259 --> 00:35:28,859 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] The verdict is guilty. 652 00:35:28,861 --> 00:35:32,701 The penalty is death. 653 00:35:45,911 --> 00:35:47,681 [HANSMEED] They came for him. 654 00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:56,188 As we knew they would. 655 00:36:02,661 --> 00:36:05,661 [HANSMEED] Ambushed Emperor Hiro? 656 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:07,498 Staged a coup. 657 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:09,869 Attempted to infiltrate the palace. 658 00:36:09,870 --> 00:36:11,636 Twice. 659 00:36:11,637 --> 00:36:13,867 Every step of your failed attempts 660 00:36:13,872 --> 00:36:17,272 to overthrow the throne of Ishida. 661 00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:22,409 As predicted. 662 00:36:22,414 --> 00:36:25,283 I'll admit, initially I was dubious 663 00:36:25,284 --> 00:36:27,684 about the Seers' claims. 664 00:36:27,686 --> 00:36:31,756 But they've proven themselves formidable allies. 665 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:33,917 And what do they get in return? 666 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:39,761 We just came to reclaim what is ours. 667 00:36:39,765 --> 00:36:42,425 Milo and I are not your property. 668 00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:45,444 [HANSMEED] Milo? Of course not. 669 00:36:47,472 --> 00:36:50,572 Your brother is dead. 670 00:36:50,576 --> 00:36:52,206 You're lying. 671 00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:54,541 [HANSMEED] What purpose would that serve? 672 00:36:54,546 --> 00:36:58,446 Milo died shortly after returning to us. 673 00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,280 By his own hand. 674 00:37:01,486 --> 00:37:03,646 No. 675 00:37:03,655 --> 00:37:05,885 My brother would never take his own life. 676 00:37:09,828 --> 00:37:14,598 [HANSMEED] He cut his throat with this knife. 677 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,368 Do you recognize it? 678 00:37:17,369 --> 00:37:18,769 Why? 679 00:37:20,372 --> 00:37:21,972 Why? 680 00:37:23,809 --> 00:37:26,909 Because he was dangerous, Nyx. 681 00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:28,712 If he stayed alive, they would've turned him. 682 00:37:28,714 --> 00:37:33,517 I... couldn't let that happen and neither could Milo. 683 00:37:33,518 --> 00:37:34,878 Now you see? 684 00:37:34,886 --> 00:37:38,516 You don't belong with these savages. 685 00:37:38,523 --> 00:37:41,993 Nyx, come back home. 686 00:37:41,994 --> 00:37:43,964 Is this all of them? 687 00:37:45,631 --> 00:37:48,931 The entire crew, except the girl. 688 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:51,034 But she's of little consequence. 689 00:37:52,871 --> 00:37:54,601 [MEN chattering] 690 00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:06,550 Take them away. 691 00:38:06,551 --> 00:38:07,521 Empress! 692 00:38:07,522 --> 00:38:08,685 [DAIJO-DAIJIN] How dare you 693 00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:09,926 enter this chamber unannounced? 694 00:38:09,950 --> 00:38:13,455 Apologies, but a ship just appeared over the palace. 695 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:15,626 What do you mean, "appeared"? 696 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:17,287 Screen. 697 00:38:19,865 --> 00:38:21,865 This is The Raza. 698 00:38:21,867 --> 00:38:22,997 Surrender your prisoners, 699 00:38:23,001 --> 00:38:25,301 or I will open fire on your capital. 700 00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,674 You're an Android. Your duty is to your crew 701 00:38:27,675 --> 00:38:29,473 their well-being. 702 00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:31,574 You wouldn't jeopardize them. 703 00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:33,736 Normally, I wouldn't. 704 00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:36,845 But I'm under specific orders from this ship's commander. 705 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:40,348 Orders that override my responsibilities to the crew. 706 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:52,097 [panicked chattering] 707 00:39:04,543 --> 00:39:06,977 [FIVE] Hi, your Majesty. 708 00:39:06,978 --> 00:39:10,448 My name is Five, and I'm here to rescue you. 709 00:39:10,449 --> 00:39:11,649 [rumbling] 710 00:39:11,650 --> 00:39:14,050 I needn't remind you. 711 00:39:14,052 --> 00:39:16,020 I'm a machine. 712 00:39:16,021 --> 00:39:20,091 A logic-based entity incapable of empathy. 713 00:39:20,092 --> 00:39:22,432 The death of my crew would be an unfortunate, 714 00:39:22,433 --> 00:39:25,757 but ultimately acceptable loss in this scenario. 715 00:39:25,764 --> 00:39:28,799 [EMPRESS ISHIDA] We'll see about that. 716 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:30,700 Misaki... 717 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,372 execute one of the prisoners. 718 00:39:44,383 --> 00:39:46,483 [HIRO] Stop! 719 00:39:46,485 --> 00:39:47,575 Emperor! 720 00:39:47,586 --> 00:39:50,386 Arrest the Empress and her allies. 721 00:39:50,389 --> 00:39:52,158 They're to be charged with treason. 722 00:39:52,159 --> 00:39:55,387 [EMPRESS ISHIDA] The Emperor has been compromised by our enemies. 723 00:39:55,394 --> 00:39:58,629 Take him back to his room. 724 00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:01,930 Misaki, you serve the throne. 725 00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:05,143 I am Emperor, not my mother. 726 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:22,622 [HIRO] Release the prisoners. 727 00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:26,819 [HIRO] I place the Empress under arrest 728 00:40:26,825 --> 00:40:28,955 for the murder of my father. 729 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,960 Emperor Ishida Tetsuda. 730 00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:48,479 [HIRO] And in my final act as Emperor, 731 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,810 I renounce the throne 732 00:40:50,816 --> 00:40:54,476 and step down in favor of Zairon's rightful ruler. 733 00:40:54,486 --> 00:40:56,746 My stepbrother, Ryo. 734 00:41:21,546 --> 00:41:24,576 So, Seer. 735 00:41:24,583 --> 00:41:28,686 Predict the future. Tell me what happens next. 736 00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:31,217 The Empress will be banished. 737 00:41:33,024 --> 00:41:36,160 Sent into exile 738 00:41:36,161 --> 00:41:38,701 as punishment for her crimes. 739 00:41:39,865 --> 00:41:43,895 [HANSMEED] You will appoint your brother to the court 740 00:41:43,902 --> 00:41:46,272 as chief advisor. 741 00:41:49,207 --> 00:41:52,207 [HANSMEED] And we will leave empty-handed, 742 00:41:52,210 --> 00:41:57,848 but having forged a new alliance with Zairon. 743 00:41:57,849 --> 00:42:00,818 One that will prove fruitful 744 00:42:00,819 --> 00:42:03,287 for many years to come. 745 00:42:03,288 --> 00:42:04,618 [scoffs] 746 00:42:04,623 --> 00:42:06,557 You guessed wrong. 747 00:42:06,558 --> 00:42:07,188 Korose! 748 00:42:07,192 --> 00:42:08,792 [swords drawing] 749 00:42:18,937 --> 00:42:20,897 Four! 750 00:42:23,241 --> 00:42:25,211 My name is not Four. 751 00:42:27,012 --> 00:42:31,282 [RYO] I am Ishida Ryo, 752 00:42:31,283 --> 00:42:33,983 Emperor of Zairon.