Episode 15: To a Battle at the South Pole



Narrator: The five Gundams' actions were a direct reflection of the will of all 
the colonies. The Gundams were Mobile Suits created to deal with the threat 
caused to the colonies by OZ, a secret organization hidden inside the Federation 
armed forces. After Colony 195, OZ finally emerged as the leading force in 
history. OZ's leader Treize Kushrenada carried out massive operations to 
devastate and take over the Federation armed forces. Having been tricked into 
the confrontation, bloody battles between OZ and the colonies' five Mobile Suits 
began...

Trowa: This is the beginning. His life will depend on their family's judgment. 
Heero Yuy, everything he does is always perfect.
Sylvia: You're a coward because you're making me kill you so you can be free 
from your guilt.
Heero: This is all I can do.

Title: To a Battle at the South Pole

Trowa: This is the last one. Are you satisfied?
Heero: It isn't that easy.
Trowa: I can understand your feelings. You can't forgive yourself because you 
killed a pacifist, even though you were tricked into it by OZ. But I can't 
believe you'll let the families of the men you killed to decide your life.
Heero: I just want to do what's right.

Trowa: I knew someone was going to find us if we kept searching like this.
Heero: I'll take care of them.
Trowa: Wait. Don't do anything. You're injured. I'll take care of them myself.
Heero: Trowa!

Driver: Hey!

Heero: Thank you.
Trowa: Not problem. By the way it's impossible to transport this by land. 
Heero: By ship?
Trowa: By ship will also be difficult since they are already looking for us 
here.
Noin: You can use my airplane. This is the first time I've gotten to meet you. 
I'm amazed by your survival ability... I am Lucrezia Noin, a subordinate of 
Zechs.
Heero: Zechs?
Noin: He was the pilot fighting against you in Siberia.
Trowa: I won't allow myself to be captured.
Noin: Zechs wants to meet you.
Trowa: To meet us? Does he think he can get information from us?
Noin: Don't misunderstand me. He wants to meet you not as a pilot of OZ, but as 
a Mobile Suit pilot. He wants to fight with you again.
Trowa: He wants to duel. What a great man this Zechs is.
Noin: It's up to you if you believe it or not.
Heero: Where is he?
Trowa: You believe her?
Heero: He's not the kind of person who resorts to such tricks.
Trowa: I see. You can use my Mobile Suit.
Heero: Trowa!

Pargan: We have not found the pilot of the Gundam who died at the Siberia base.
Relena: I see.
Pargan: Though I tried to contact the OZ pilot Zechs who fought the Gundam, he 
already moved on from the Lake Victoria base.
Relena: We have no information on him either, then.
Pargan: Yes, there is one bit of information.
Relena: What is it?
Pargan: There is something suspicious about what Zechs did.
Relena: Suspicious?
Pargan: After the battle in Siberia, he transported a lot of Gundam alloy from 
space.
Relena: Is it because those are for fixing the Gundam. Even I know the Gundam 
was destroyed since the act was witnessed by those against OZ.
Pargan: There are rumors that it might've been a dummy Gundam.
Relena: Dummy!
Pargan: The quantity of Gundam alloy seems to be enough to make two Gundams.
Relena: They might have used some Gundam alloy for creating a fake Gundam and 
the rest for fixing the real Gundam?
Pargan: Possibly.
Relena: Why is he concerned with Gundam so much?
Pargan: I guess he wants a fitting conclusion. He's that kind of man. Thirteen 
years ago, I was fencing with him when he was six years old. 
Pargan: He didn't like an opponent to have a handicap.
Relena: Do you know Zechs?
Pargan: He used to be a hero of the Peacecraft family. There are many famous 
stories about him.
Relena: I see... If we can contact Zechs, we can get information about Heero.
Pargan: There is one other person who is looking for Heero Yuy.
Relena: Who is that?
Pargan: Mrs. Noventa.
Relena: Noventa?
Pargan: Yes, she is the wife of president Noventa who was killed by the Gundam 
at New Edwards base. Her search seems to be secret from OZ.
Relena: Contact this Noventa person as soon as possible.
Pargan: Yes. I will try.

Zechs: They're alive, Noin?
Noin: Yes. Their survival powers are tremendous.
Zechs: I apologize for troubling you with my personal errands.
Noin: That's OK. I am also a Mobile Suit pilot. I understand you a little bit as 
a pilot.
Zechs: Thank you, Noin. Please be very careful dealing with the investigative 
group. I can't help you with them. You'll have to throw them off track by 
yourself.
Noin: Yes, sir.

Zechs: 01 should be repaired by the time they arrive.

Treize: The rumor that the Gundam Zechs destroyed was fake is spreading now.
Mother: Baby!
Treize: Watch.
Treize: The investigative group from the Lake Victoria base? Zechs isn't the 
only person who is a nuisance to me. Everybody worries too much.

Underling: It was a cargo plane of OZ.
Hahad: I see... So they might be in there.
Underling: Aren't you going to do anything?
Hahad: Don't rush. I'm sure that they are going to show their real selves. Keep 
watch until then.
Underling: Yes, sir.
Hahad: I won't let them escape.

Heero: Does the auto-balancing system work in keeping the weight balance off the 
left side?
Trowa: No, I made my body adjust to it so I could do better in close combat.
Heero: I see.

Noin: They are just like ordinary young pilots when they talk like that.
Soldier: If we kill them right now, Zechs will not have to experience a 
dangerous battle.
Noin: You don't understand him yet. If I do that, he will hate me.

Heero: Is the shield also set with a gatling arm?
Trowa: It's rather heavy.
Heero: Usually, a pilot doesn't like someone else handling his Mobile Suit. I'm 
sorry.
Trowa: If you feel that way, then learn and get used to this Mobile Suit.
Heero: Yes, I'm going to win this time.


Pargan: I contacted Mrs. Noventa. And, I received this letter from her. She 
wants you to read it by yourself.
Relena: From Mrs. Noventa?
Pargan: Yes. And this one is for Heero Yuy.
Letter: I was very surprised by the suddenness of your visit. So, I couldn't 
convey what I was thinking very well. That is why I am writing this letter. 
Don't suffer from the regret of your mistake in the battle. Noventa and Venty 
died in order to create a world for pure young people like you to live in peace. 
No regrets. This is war. Everybody regrets their own mistakes. However, you are 
still young. Think about a peaceful future. We were very glad to see you. I hope 
that peaceful future will come soon. My dear Heero Yuy.
Relena: Heero is still alive. I'm going to leave for Sicily to see Mrs. Noventa 
and ask where Heero is.
Pargan: Yes, Miss. I'll get the airplane ready.
Relena: Heero is alive, all right.

Noin: Please put these on. It won't do to let our important visitors to catch 
cold. Put these on.
Trowa: Where are we going?
Noin: To Antartica.
Trowa: A battle of Mobile Suits on the icy continent.
Noin: Otherwise, someone would notice us.

Soldier: Captain Zechs, we have already checked every measurable ability.
Zechs: I want you to fix it perfectly. It has to be as good as it was during our 
last fight.
Soldier: Why do you want to do that?
Zechs: I want to know about this Mobile Suit and its pilot.
Soldier: But, it's impossible to make this right arm perfect. If we fix the 
power of the huge beam rifle and the fast beam sabre perfectly, we'll need 
almost as much time as it takes to make a new Gundam.
Zechs: Then at least fix the 01's beam sabre system with parts from the 
Tallgeese's left arm.
Soldier: Captain Zechs, what do you hope to gain?
Zechs: I'm sorry. Please forgive my selfishness.
Soldier: Understood. Everyone, come here. I'm going to tell you how to fix 01's 
right arm.

Soldier: Chief Noin. An emergency. We're being followed by several planes from 
the investigative group.
Noin: For how long?
Soldier: We only detected them when we reached the continental border.
Noin: They probably followed just outside detection range. They guessed we were 
going to rendezvous with Zechs.
Soldier: I'm going to change direction and lose them.
Noin: No. We can escape from them be sending out two Aries. Even if they find 
the location of the base, we can attack them from there.
Soldier: Yes, sir.

Trowa: Don't lie. You're not going to impose such a burden on Zechs.
Heero: You're going to attack with the Aries.
Trowa: You will be surrounded by a lot of enemy.
Noin: I'm just responsible for getting you there safely. I will pursue things my 
way.

Underling: Two Aries dropped out and are going down. They aren't in firing 
range.
Hahad: Don't be tricked. We'll also deploy our troops.

Noin: Let's go.
Soldier: Yes, sir.
Soldier: I'm going to shoot the first one.
Noin: Proceed.
Soldier: The second one will go down with one more pass.
Noin: Don't rush! Hide in the clouds first.
Soldier: No, I'm going in.
Hahad: I got you!
Soldier: Shit!
Noin: Are you OK?
Soldier: I'm sorry. That was my mistake.
Soldier: Chief Noin!
Noin: Reinforcements?

Hahad: Let me know when Zechs or the Gundam appears. Attack.
Soldier: I'm going to fight on by myself. Please escape from here.
Noin: What are you saying?
Plane Soldier: Shit. We're going back to help Noin.
Trowa: You're disobeying orders.
Plane Soldier: What? You don't have a right to say anything about us. We're 
turning around!
Trowa: No discipline.

Noin: OK. That's it. We're going to surrender.
Soldier: Why?
Noin: This battle is hopeless.
Noin: We've thrown away our weapons. We surrender. Please stop your attack.
Hahad: The Romafeller Foundation doesn't show mercy to traitors like you. If you 
give us the Gundam Zechs has as evidence of your betrayal, I will think about 
it.
Noin: What!
Hahad: But, even if you do that, the destiny of Zechs remains the same. At 
Antarctica we will kill him. If we kill him, we and our skills as pilots will be 
highly regarded.
Noin: I'm not going to tell you where Zechs is.
Hahad: So! You do know where Zechs is!
Noin: You...
Hahad: It doesn't matter. We're going to kill you anyway.

Noin: Why did you return?

Plane Soldier: We can't do another pass.
Trowa: Wait. Let me go out there. I'll show you the consequences of disobeying 
orders.

Hahad: Gundam... Gundam 03?
Hahad: This is Gundam. So strong!

Trowa: Gundam would be their excuse for attacking a colony. I can't let them 
report the existence of a Gundam here.

Hahad: At point 103 at the South Pole, we are fighting with the soldiers of 
Zechs right now. Gundam is... Gundam is...

Trowa: I can't let any enemies who see Gundam live. That is my duty.
Noin: That's enough. Stop it.

Hahad: Gundam is here!

Trowa: Why... why do I have to fight like this?

Noin: These children are too pure.

Noin: Are you all right?
Trowa: My name is Trowa. Heero's condition .... can I ask you to teach Heero how 
to use this Gundam instead of me?
Noin: At this time ... Don't worry about him. You should worry about your own 
future more!


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