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Episode 10: Dr. Lao


Dyce

		Do you understand?  Do exactly as I planned.

Dongoroth

		Yes.

Dyce

		He's a sleepyhead.  It's easy.
		Gutch, Jimsy, do you understand what to do?

Gutch

		First, I grab the legs.

Jimsy

		Then I take the gun.

Dongoroth

		And I'll finish him.

Dyce

		Good.
		If you don't wanna die, it's gotta work.

Jimsy

		He's coming.

Crew

		Nooooooo!  Captain Dyce!

Gutch

		While we were sleeping, he killed himself.

Dongoroth

		Please take down our poor Captain.

Man

		First I should report to Mr. Lepka.

Dongoroth

		What do we do?

Gutch

		Captain's scenario does not have such a situation.

Dyce

		Idiot.  We have to continue even if Lepka comes.  Cry!  Yell!

Lepka

		Okay, open it.
		You, tickle your Captain.

Dongoroth

		What?  Tickle him?

Gutch

		We can't do that to the dead.

Lepka

		It doesn't matter, go on!
		Do it!
		Take his shoes off!

Dyce

		Stop, stop it, please.

Lepka

		Dyce, what a nice play.
		I prepared a better way for you to die.
		You'll be left in the desert to slowly die of thirst.

Dyce

		God damn, I won't die!

Lepka

		I deduct 30 points for your penalty!

Monsley

		Chief Lepka.

Monsley

		I've brought important information.  He knows where Conan and Lana are.

Lepka

		Really?
		Okay, come.

Jimsy

		Conan is alive.

Dyce

		Lana is alive!
		Hooray, bravo!

Dongoroth

		How can he be so happy?

Gutch

		Yeah, soon we'll be dehydrated men.

Lepka

		Thanks for telling me that.  She must be Lana.
		How is the taste of genuine coffee?

Terit

		Yes, it is excellent.

Lepka

		Soon you'll be able to have that as much as you want.  I give you 50 points.

Terit

		Fifty points!

Terit

		So, only 30 points more to be a second-class citizen.

Monsley

		Chief, let's arrest Lana immediately.

Lepka

		No.  Take him back to the salvage ship.

Terit

		Mr. Lepka, I don't get the point.

Lepka

		That girl has telepathy and she may contact Dr. Lao.
		It's better to let her free and wait until she meets Dr. Lao.

Monsley

		I see.

Lepka

		I'll give you this radio.
		Inform us immediately when the girl meets Dr. Lao.
		Remember, the future of Industria depends on you.

Terit

		Y-yes.

Lepka

		I wish you success.

Terit

		Thank you sir.

Monsley

		Terit, you're lucky.  It's rare to get 50 points at one time.

Terit

		Yes.  But I'm afraid because when I meet Patch. . .

Monsley

		Don't worry, he doesn't know you left.  I'll drop you off away from the salvage ship.
		So you'll just have to sneak back into the place.

Terit

		Yes.

Monsley

		Patch will pay for it.  That bastard doesn't even know the value of Lana.
		What's going on!?

Luke

		I don't know!

Terit

		It's moths!

Guzu

		Moths are crossing the ocean?
		Have you ever seen such an incident?

Monsley

		No, never.

Lana

		What're you doing?

Conan

		I'm making a harpoon.  I thought, it'll be necessary when we escape from here.

Lana

		What?  We'll escape?  From here?

Conan

		What?  Yes.
		The moth-like seaplane will come to look for us again and if we stay here we'll be treated bad like today, and Lana might die.

Lana

		I think we should stay here.

Conan

		What?

Lana

		I'm not afraid to escape.  I just hear a voice.

Conan

		A voice?

Lana

		Yes, it says "don't go" in my head.

Conan

		Is that your grandpa's voice?

Lana

		I don't know.  

Lana

		Anyway, I'm very anxious about it.  Conan, let us stay here a little longer.

Conan

		Okay, as you wish.
		It must be your grandpa's voice, because we were saved by that when we were in danger in the desert.  He must be near here.

Lana

		Yes, probably.

Conan

		Nothing.  It's just a moth.

Lana

		Oh, I was scared.

Conan

		Wow!  There are so many of them.

Lana

		Conan, you should sleep, otherwise it'll be hard to work tomorrow.

Conan

		Yeah.  Sorry I woke you up.

Lana

		Don't be sorry.  Good night.

Conan

		Good night.

Men

		What's going on?

Terit

		Patch, what's wrong?  It's two hours before we are supposed to start to work.

Patch

		Haven't you noticed something strange?

Terit

		What are you talking about?

Ruka

		It's nice weather.  Nothing is strange.

Patch

		Where are the gulls?

Lana

		The gulls?

Conan

		Gulls?

Lana

		There aren't any gulls around.

Conan

		That's right.  It is too quiet.  There are no clouds or waves either.
		What's wrong?

Patch

		I will dive and check something out.  While I am in the water put the wire on the winch.
		We may have to fix the ship.

Terit

		Patch, what is it?

Patch

		Anyhow, I have to go see first.
		Get ready to dive!

Men

		yes.

Terit

		Okay.

Lana

		Conan, didn't you say there were too many moths last night?

Conan

		Yeah.

Lana

		It's perhaps. . .

Lana

		Earthquake.

Ruka

		The wire broke!

Terit

		How about lifeline!?

Man

		The air tube is. . .

Terit

		Oh.  It's broken?

Man

		No.  But lifeline and air tube are fully stretched.

Terit

		Okay, I'll go and see.
		Ruka, bring another diving suit!

Ruka

		How is he?

Terit

		No good.  The ship is turned over completely.  Patch is under that.

Ruka

		Really?

Terit

		It's useless, you can stop pumping.

Conan

		Hey, can't we lift the ship by crane?

Terit

		No way.  If we could do that we have already done it.

Patch

		Lana, Lana, help me, Lana, Lana. . .

Lana

		He's alive.  He's still alive.

Terit

		Stop it, he's already dead.

Lana

		No, he is alive!
		Conan hurry!

Ruka

		There!

Lana

		Conan. . .

Terit

		Ruka!

Terit

		Stop it Ruka!  Patch is dead!  And the kid too!

Lepka

		No!

Terit

		It's been ten minutes since the boy dived.

Lana

		No, No!

Terit

		I don't want you to die for such a ridiculous thing!

Lana

		Let go!

Terit

		Ouch, you!

Lana

		Grandpa, grandpa, grandpa, oh, you're my grandpa!

Patch

		Yes, I am Lana.

Lana

		Grandpa.

Terit

		So, so you are Dr. Lao?

Patch

		Yes, I am Lao.

Terit

		Everyone, capture him!  He's wanted by Industria with a big reward!
		Arrest him!  Come on!
		What's wrong?  You can earn lots of points!  Don't you want to be a second-class citizens?

Ruka

		What's that?

Lana

		Grandpa.

Terit

		Industria, Industria can you hear me?  This is Terit.  I've found Dr. Lao.  Patch was he was-eek!

Ruka

		Patch, what is it?

Patch

		Disaster.  A new diastrophism will occur.

Ruka

		Diastrophism?

Patch

		The birds and bugs have already realized it.
		This is merely the beginning.  It will be worse.

Men

		Patch, what can we do?
		Patch, help us.

Patch

		Do not worry.  This place is safer than land.  We also have rations for at least 10 days.  We just have to wait for rescue.

Man

		No matter who he is, Patch is still our boss.  Don't you guys think so?

Patch

		Okay, everyone get in the store house.

Lana

		Grandpa, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. 
		I thought maybe you were but. . .  And I finally realized by that voice.

Patch

		It is not your fault since my appearance changed.  When I escaped from Industria I was seriously injured.

Lana

		Injured?

Patch

		Yes.  My flying machine was attacked and damaged.

Lana

		I see.

Patch

		But because of the injury, I could hide my true identity and become a boss of this place as Patch.
		Conan, forgive me.  I treated you bad to hide my true identity.
		I know you fought bravely for my Lana.  I have no way to express my appreciation to you.
		Thank you Conan.

Conan

		Not at all.  I just wanted to protect Lana.

Patch

		I know.  Please continue to be Lana's good friend.

Lana

		Grandpa.  Industria probably knows about us now.

Patch

		Yes, Terit has already reported.  We have to leave here as soon as possible.

Conan

		It's unfortunate that we have to leave that ship.

Patch

		Yes, I was going to fix it and go back to High-harbor.
		I prepared this for an emergency.

Monsley

		Hurry up!  Terit clearly said he found Dr. Lao.

Luke

		But I can't speed up in this storm.

Monsley

		He'll run away!  Speed up!

Patch

		Hang on!


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