Hi no Tori: Uchuu-hen (The Phoenix: Space Chapter) (火の鳥 宇宙編)

Year 2557

We were on a 500 light year journey from the third planet of the Petelgius system, Zaltzu, to the Earth.

Our mission was to safely carry cargo to the Earth.

Who's on the bridge?

Makimura.

Go back! Seal this passageway!

We'll have to get to the cockpit another way.

Yes Sir

Yes Sir

Was Makimura sleeping or something?

What happened Makimura?

What happened?

Makimura!

Makimura.

He killed himself

Aware of his on setting madness, he strapped himself to his seat.

So he developed Space Madness?

But considering his experience, it would be hard to imagine...

Take a look at this Commander

The damage is horrific.

It looks like a meteorite pierced our ship.

The damage looks considerable.

Check the extent.

On the double!

Yes Sir

Yes Sir

The second and third engines are badly damaged.

The generator, fuel tank and parts of the right and bottom plants as well as the left plant are irreparable.

There are fissures on the fusion reactor and boosters. The sub nozzle is lost. Radiation is contaminating the area.

Is there any chance of repair?

Not with all that radiation.

Commander, the navigational system has shutdown.

The ship's course has been changed due to the collision.

We cannot correct it.

Damn it! What a disaster...

All crew to the escape pods.

We are abandoning ship.

I'm going

to be killed.

I'm going

to be killed.

Makimura

I'm going

to be killed.

Makimura

Phoenix

Space Chapter

Hi no Tori

Uchuu Hen

Roll call...

Saruta?

Present

Kizaki?

Present

Ichinomiya?

Present

Everyone's here...

But it is unfortunate that this situation has come about...

We will be drifting in space with only 6 months supply of food and oxygen.

After that, our fate will be in the hands of the God.

Our chances of making it to Earth are near impossible but...

Try and do your best.

Damn it, I don't want to talk badly of someone who's dead but if only what happened to Makimura didn't happen...

There's something that I must tell you all.

It appears that Makimura didn't commit suicide. Someone killed him.

There was a message left on the computer that said

"I'm going to be killed. Makimura"

He probably typed the message when he felt that he was in danger.

Which was unnoticed by his killer.

Makimura was killed?

I don't believe it!

Why would someone want to kill him?

I don't know

But what I do know is that the killer may be one of us.

That can't be! H...how dreadful!

I trust you all as fellow crewmen.

But I don't know you all personally enough to say that I can trust you fully.

So I guess I'm the main suspect.

Well, that's to be expected since everyone knew I hated Makimura...

You two were both after Nana weren't you?

I don't want to hear about it!

Stop it!

Please stop it!!!!

I'm sorry to have upset you Nana

Why do we have to talk about these things?

Like who's the killer or who killed whom?

Nana's right.

With all of this finger pointing, we've made everyone suspicious of one another.

I'm sorry. I'll leave it at that.

Let's all calm down.

Huh?

Commander, something is closing in from behind.

Use the computer to do a scan.

It's...

Makimura's escape pod

It can't be. Makimura's dead

Who's in it?

Calling Makimura escape pod!

Come in Makimura!

Do you receive me? This is Commander Jounouchi!

If you receive me, please respond!

It must be Makimura's ghost

Makimura...Are you alive?

Or dead?

However there was no response...

The escape pod just continued to follow us in silence

Before long, weeks had passed...

When eventually a serious problem occurred.

Kizaki's escape pod had begun to drift away from our course.

Kizaki, good luck!

Don't give up hope!

Don't worry about me, I'm not worried at all...

...would be a lie Commander.

I'm scared...

Scared of being alone. I don't want to be alone.

We'll be losing radio contact soon.

Do you have anything else you wish to say to us?

Just one thing

Nana...

I understand. I'll switch off my COMM.

Me too.

Nana, I wanted to hear from you that you loved me, just at least once.

I'm sorry Kizaki

But I cannot betray my feelings.

I see...

What happened between us? We were getting along perfectly up until we left Zarutsu.

Do you remember those days?

Well, I guess we won't see this scenery for sometime.

Missing it already? I'm not going to miss it at all.

Because you'll be with me.

Going to Earth has been my dream ever since I was a child.

I'm sure that a more marvelous place awaits us!!

Watch out!

Wow, that was close!

Are you ok?

You saved us.

Thank you.

Hang on, are you cadets from the Zarutsu base?

Yes we are. So you're from the base too.

I'm Makimura. We might be on the same mission someday. Well, until then.

Then it was a few days later when the members for the mission to Earth were announced.

He was chosen as well.

It was after that time when you quickly became close to him.

I admit that he was probably better than me. More intelligent and skilled.

But...

To tell you the truth, I wasn't pleased about you getting closer to him.

What are you two doing?

Are you all right Makimura?

What are you trying to do Kizaki?

I was scared of losing you to him.

I had told you many times how I felt about you...

And I thought that our feelings were mutual...

Yes, I had the same feelings for you...

...until a certain incident occurred and I lost all my trust in you.

NO, PLEASE! Don't talk about it!

It was the fifteenth year after departing from Zarutsu when it happened.

PLEASE STOP!

...All else is normal.

And I think that it's best if you perform the ESP check each month.

That is all.

Understood.

Well then, I'm going back into stasis.

Wait a minute! Why are you in such a hurry?

We haven't seen each other for four years.

It wouldn't hurt to stay and chat for a little while would it?

But the stasis capsule is set to activate in fifteen minutes time.

Then just reset it.

You always take your time whenever you're alone with Makimura right?

What are you implying?

So you deny it?

Of course. He hands me the data and then just goes into stasis.

Nothing goes on besides that.

Well I can't tell if you're telling me the truth or not because I'm always in stasis whenever he's out of stasis.

Nana...

Do you swear that there's nothing going on between the two of you?

You're hurting me. Let go!

I think that Makimura's a wonderful man.

But he's a loner...

Who can't open up to anyone.

Humph, it's all just an act...

just to get your attention.

That's enough. I've had enough of this.

I'm tired...

Goodnight

I returned to the stasis capsule but for some reason I was unable to go into stasis immediately.

Awhile after that, you entered the room...

Kizaki?

Nana!?

You tried to kill Makimura didn't you?

I'm going to alert everyone.

No don't do it! Please don't!

I didn't record it into the logbook but the Commander and Saruta suspected something.

My feelings for you ended at that point.

But I'll tell you this...

Nothing like what you imagined had ever happened between Makimura and I.

Goodbye Kizaki...

Have you finished Kizaki?

Yes sir.

Your reception has become quite weak.

We will soon lose all communications with you.