TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Dearest comrades, please respond.

We have received your mayday.

We are capable of bringing aboard all who wish to join us.

We will be entering stationary orbit around your planet soon.

The specific date and time according to the global standard time—

I will call rain down upon this dry planet.

A rain of a thousand immigrant ships.

A "Genesis Flood" Big Fall.

Nai, I will stop you.

And how are you going to do that?

Are you up and around already?

Ready as always, better than ever.

Besides, if I stayed in bed all the time, it'd get the kids worried.

So?

According to Melanie, Octovern was able to repel the Ark's attack.

They're accepting refugees from other cities and towns.

Word's gotten out that the city will protect people.

So Nai will be coming to Octovern.

Sounds about right. And?

I have ideas... about how to stop Nai.

Let's hear them.

Well...

It's no good.

The town down below is all empty.

No food, no water, no nothing. Just like we figured.

It's a total ghost town.

Even if we seriously cut back, we have maybe a week's worth of food and water.

One week...

And even if we wanted to take refuge in Octovern, all the cars are gone.

Walking there is out of the question, so...

Either way, we don't want the kids at Octovern.

We can't use the radio either. What to do...

Home.

Home?

Your house?

Luida would accept the kids. I'll go ask her myself.

We could get there in three or four days by motorcycle.

That sounds like a good idea.

But will that leave us enough time to deal with Knives?

Nai can't do what he wants until the immigrant fleet arrives.

We have enough time to visit Home, return here,

and then make for Octovern... I think.

Sounds like our only option.

I'll be back before you know it. Don't you worry.

Take care out there.

I'm off.

Good luck!

You can't drive?! You dumbass!

Are you all right?!

Are you sure about this?

Maybe I should...

No, Nico. You're still in rough shape.

I'll go.

It's all good. I know exactly where Home is now.

I see.

Thanks, Livio.

No need to thank me.

I want to do what I can for the kids, too.

We're counting on you.

Yes, Auntie... Aunt Melanie.

Okay, I'm off.

Ouch...

Oh! My bones!

It's fine, it's fine! I'll be all fixed up in no time.

See? Good as new.

And again, I'm off.

How's it look?

It's been five days. He should be back any moment now.

I hope he isn't lost in the desert or being chased by a pack of Worms.

We have to trust him and wait.

Melanie, how's our food and water?

I'd say two more days left.

I see.

That's right. We're all going to space.

A great voyage across the sea of stars!

We'll leave this star and find a new one.

I'm sure we can find a great new home.

Are you coming with us, Nico?

Of course I am.

Auntie Melanie, too?

All of us together!

Let's travel and eat tons of great food!

Yeah!

Hey, Nico.

Which way is the spaceship coming from?

That's...

I don't know.

That way? Or maybe that way?

It's that direction.

How do you know?

That's the direction of the home star,

where everyone living on Noman's Land hails from.

You mean Earth!

I see. So it'll be that way.

Can we see them?

No way you can see them!

Oh, there they are!

You're lying!

I'm not. Look. One, two... Thirty ships!

Yeah, you're right. Look at that guy waving from the window.

What? Where, where?!

You tricked me!

Vash, did you come from Earth, too?

I've never been to Earth either.

We were born aboard a ship in transit.

"We"?

I have a twin brother.

Wow! Do you have any other family?

Rem...

A woman named Rem Saverem raised us.

Is she your mom?

Yes, she was like our mom.

Rem was kind and taught us many things.

I know. I'll share with you something she use to say.

Listen well.

We all have a blank ticket with no listed destination.

What you put there is up to you.

No matter the darkness you find yourself in,

you'll always have that ticket waiting for you to write in where to go.

A blank...

...ticket?

Everyone, put out a hand.

For you, and for you, and for you.

You all have a blank ticket.

With this, you can go anywhere and be anything.

As long as you have your ticket, you can endure any hardship.

Just as I have.

Remember to take good care of your ticket.

Right!

Meryl! Hurry, hurry!

Jessica!

Meryl, Milly! The motorcycle!

We saw it, too!

Vash?!

Undertaker?!

Hello.

Who are you?

Do calm yourselves, you three.

Yes, of course. Sorry.

I thought for a moment...

Maybe Vash or the Undertaker came back.

They aren't here. But they're safe.

They're somewhere else right now.

They're running out of provisions and in need of help.

I came here to let you know.

It took him five days to get here, no rest or sleep.

You went five days without sleep?!

It should have taken me only three days, but...

Yeehaw!

Nice ride!

Take it!

Well, well...

Oh, no!

It's reversed?

And several other unforeseen issues arose.

I'm sure of it. That's Livio the Doublefang's voice.

Is he here to kill us? It doesn't seem that way.

So you want the children from the Hopeland orphanage

to take refuge on this ship, is that right?

Yes.

I understand the situation.

Then...

However,

we cannot accept the children here at Home.

They're here!

Yay! Over here!

Vash!

You dummy! I've been so worried!

Sorry, Jessica.

Boy, am I glad you're all right!

Meryl, Milly... I'm sorry I worried you.

You really did.

You owe us an exclusive interview!

Moreover...

Yes.

What happened to your hair?

I got a makeover. Looks good, right?

That's so wild of you!

I sort of caused him a lot of mental stress... of a certain kind.