              GINGA EIYU DENSETSU - WAGA YUKU WA HOSHI NO OUMI 
   Legend of the Galactic Heros - My Conquest is the Great Sea of Stars 
                        (Anime Movie Ginga Eiyu Densetsu) 
 
     The story for this animation was based on chapters 7, 8, and 9
  of volume 1 of the "Ginga Eiyu Densetsu Gaiden - Hoshi wo Kudaku Mono"
                    Tokuma Novels, Tokuma Shoten
                             by Yoshiki Tanaka

                  English Translation Script Version 3
                             Date 3/13/89
 
                    Translated by Yoshiyuki Karahashi

   Original Translation Script by Yoshiyuki Karahashi: 7/11/88 
 
                   Special Thanks to Takayuki Karahashi
                                 and
                              Tony Lane
 
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                BACKGROUND (from the GED novel vol 1) 

     In AD 2801, the human race transferred its political center from  
the third planet Terra of Sol to the second planet Teoria of Aldebaran  
and declared the establishment of the United Stars of the Galaxy (USG).   
Also, AD was replaced by Space Era (SE).  A great exploration and  
expansion began into the unknown parts of the Milky Way Galaxy.  The  
technologies that allowed interstellar traveling: subspace traveling,  
gravity control, and momentum control - advanced day by day. The human  
race headed for the unknown horizon and left for the great sea of stars.   
"Farther, and farther!" was the password of the time.  It was the best 
of times.  People were high in spirit and confronted the difficulties  
with enthusiasm.
     But there were bad sides too; the space pirates.  They were the  
children born from the war between Terra and Sirius in the AD 2700's.   
In SE 106, the USG began to wipe the pirates out.  In two years the  
pirates were mostly gone.  For two centuries the prosperity continued.   
Only Terra was left out.  It had used up all of its resources, and its  
population had dramatically decreased too.  Because Terra was harmless,  
it was allowed to govern itself. 
     Then, a shadow began to steal over mankind.  Fatigue and laziness 
were beginning to dominate over hope and ambition.  The political 
system became corrupt.  In order to cure this, people decided to take a 
short term cure with many side effects, rather than choosing the long 
term cure which required patience and energy.  It was a drug called 
"dictatorship."
     Rudolph von Goldenbaum was born in SE 268 of a military
family.  He entered the military and became an ensign at age 20.  He
began to wipe  the space pirates out.  The fatigued citizens of the USG 
welcomed this new, young, stimulating hero.  In SE 296, at  age 28, he 
became a rear admiral.  Then, he retired and entered the politics.  After  
being elected into the parliament, he lead a reformation.  He soon had 
great powers in his hand and in SE 310, he declared himself the emperor 
of a holy and  nonaggressive Galactic Empire.  This was the beginning of 
the Imperial Era (IE) calendar and a winter for the republicans.  
Anyone in opposition was killed or imprisoned.
     In IE 164, 400,000 republicans managed to escaped from the 
concentration camp in Altair, using a space ship made of dry ice.  They 
hid in an uninhabited planet and constructed 80 interstellar ships and 
traveled into the deep center of the Milky Way.  It was a space full of 
danger with red giants, white dwarfs, and variable stars.  After more 
than 50 years of traveling, they arrived at a group of stable, middle 
aged stars.  This is called the "Long Voyage of 10000 light years" or
the "Long March."  This voyage ended in IE 218. These people
abolished the IE and revived the SE.  They considered themselves the
true successors of the USG.
     Thus, in SE 527, the Free Planets (FP) was  established 
with a population of 160,000, more than half had died on the voyage.  
Population and industry grew very fast.  In SE 640, the first contact 
between the FP and the Galactic Empire was made.  A great battle 
followed it.  The Free Planets had an overwhelming victory, and
because of this, many people fled to the FP from the Empire.  And
the war that continues over 150 years began here.
     After 150 years, there are three forces in the galaxy: the Empire, 
Phezzan Land and the FP.  There also is a group of people who want to 
revive Terra.  The Phezzan is officially part of the Empire but is, in 
practice, a completely independent governing body.  Although the Phezzan 
is small in size and military power, they have great economic power and 
controls the Empire and the FP from behind.  And the people dedicated to 
Earth control the Phezzan and make plans so the Empire and FP will kill 
each other and Terra can take everything over afterwards. 
     Population is now: Empire 25 billion, Phezzan 2 billion, and FP 13 
billion; a great decrease from the 300 billion in the golden age of the 
USG.  
     The OAV series' story starts approximately 6 month from this story,
in the beginning of IE 487, SE 777.

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              ABOUT RHEINHARD AND YANG (from GED novel vol 1) 

     In IE 467/SE 776,  Rheinhard von Museal was born in a very poor 
nobility  home.  His mother was killed in an accident when Rheinhard was
very young.  When he was 10 years old, he met Kircheis and ever 
since then, they have been the best friends.  Shortly after this 
meeting, his older sister, Annerose, was taken by the Emperor, Kaiser
Friedrich IV, as his mistress.  Both Rheinhard and Kircheis cursed the
Emperor, and Rheinhard blamed his father for selling his sister for money.  
At the age of 15, he became an ensign.  Both Rheinhard and Kircheis
acceleratingly received promotion from their own competence and the
Emperor's affection for Annerose.  Rheinhard is hated by most of the
senior members of the Imperial military, because they think Rheinhard 
was promoted to his rank solely because of the Emperor's affection to
Annerose.  This is where the expression "admiral under the skirt" comes
from.  Kircheis also is highly ranked for his age and heritage, not one
of nobility, but is hated because Rheinhard stands out far more than
Kircheis and takes all the attacks.
     In SE 767, Yang Wenli was born as the son of a trade merchant.  His
mother had died when he was young, too.  He spent most of his youth
living in his father's ship, traveling through space.  He entered
the military at age 20, shortly after his father's death.  
He really never wanted to enter the military.  Instead, he wanted to be 
a historian.  He entered the academy only because he could study 
history at no cost, since his father's death had left him without
much money.  His grades except for strategic simulations and 
history were barely above failure, which averaged out to an average 
grade overall.  Shortly after graduating, he was assigned to the Star 
Fleet base in El Facil.  There, when Star Fleet lost to the Imperial 
Fleet and fled, Yang successfully lead the escape of 3 million civilians 
and became the "Hero of El Facil," and quickly became a lieutenant.  
After that, he was involved in more than 100 battles in nine years.  He  
showed marvelous achievements once in two battles, and was promoted 
accordingly.  At twenty-nine, he has become a commodore. 
          
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                        BACKGROUND FOR THE MOVIE 

     In the fall of IE 486, a 19-year-old Admiral Rheinhard von Museal 
leads an expedition fleet heading for the Iserlohn Fortress.  This Fortress 
borders the Free Planets and is where many battles were fought in the 
past.  Rheinhard's mission is to fight against the Free Planets under
Space Fleet Commander Admiral Muckenberger.

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                           MISCELLANEOUS 

     Walkure is a small, 25 meters long, one man fighter.  It's fire 
power is not very strong but it has a high mobility and is very 
effective in close range dogfights.  The Free Planets' equivalency 
of this is the Spartanian, which is larger, 40 meters.  A Spartanian is 
more like a small destroyer than a big fighter. 
     Attenborough is a junior colleague of Yang from the academy.  He 
also is one of Yang's best friends.  Also, Yang's advice and plans are 
usually not accepted by his superior because of their uniqueness.
     A space of un-navigatable space separates the Free Planets and the
Empire, and there are only two possible routes between the two: the 
Iserlohn Corridor and the Phezzan Corridor.  Both corridors are narrow
holes of stable gravitational fields through the band of unstable 
gravitational fields lying between the Free Planets and the Galactic 
Empire.  Because the Phezzan Land controls the Phezzan Corridor, and 
limits it to nonmilitary use.  No one yet has succeeded in subduing the
Phezzan Land yet, so naturally, all the battle fields are limited in or near
the Iserlohn Corridor.  Approximately thirty years ago, the Empire 
constructed the Iserlohn Fortress in the middle of the Iserlohn Corridor
as an artificial planet of the Iserlohn System located approximately in the middle of the corridor.  The Fortress is 60 kilometers in diameter and
has a mass of 60 trillion ton.  Its surface is covered with liquid metal.  
Its prime weapon, the Thor Hammer is capable of destroying an entire 
fleet with one shot.  Ever since the construction of the Fortress, the Free 
Planets has never been able to intrude into the Empire passed the 
Fortress.  Repeated attempts to capture the Fortress has ended in repeated 
failures, and the Empire boasts that the Iserlohn Corridor is paved with
the dead bodies of the Free Plants' soldiers.
     Dinal is the unit of currency in the Free Planets.  Also 
the Free Planets' republican government and the Empire's government
are corrupted now.  The members of the high council of the FP uses
the war as a tool to gain popularity, while the nobilities of the Empire
use war as the tool to gain power, or kill unfavorable persons.
          
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                    NAMES AND RANKS OF THE CHARACTERS

FREE PLANETS
     Yang Wenli - commodore (junsho) 
     Dusty Attenborough - lieutenant commander (shosa) 
     Paeta - vice admiral (chusho) 
     Razall Lobos - fleet admiral (gensui) 
     Dwight Greenhill - admiral (taisho) 
     Nilson - commander (chusa), also the captain of the Ulysses 
     Olivier Poplan - lieutenant junior grade (chui), pilot
     Ivan Korneff - lieutenant junior grade (chui), pilot
     Job Triunicht - Secretary of Defense (kokuboiincho) 
 
GALACTIC EMPIRE
     Rudolph von Goldenbaum - the founder and the first Emperor of
             the Galactic Empire
     Rheinhard von Museal - admiral (taisho) 
     Siegfried Kircheis - commander (chusa)
     Wolfgang Mittermeyer - rear admiral (shosho) 
     Oskar von Reuental - rear admiral (shosho) 
     Gregor von Muckenberger - Space Fleet Commander Admiral (uchu-
             kantaishirei-chokan, gensui) 
     Flegel - baron (danshaku) also a vice admiral (chusho) 
     Ernest Mecklinger - commodore (junsho) 
     Carl Robert Steinmetz - captain (taisa), and also the captain of 
             the Brunhilde 
     Paul von Oberstein - captain (taisa) 
     Louise Helm - lieutenant junior grade (chui)
     Whin Vanderberg - ensign (shoi)
     Tonio - recruit, gun operator
     Kurt - chief petty officer, gun operator

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                               THE MOVIE 

Some sentences in German appear. Then a narration comes in. 
 
NARRATOR:
  The wars still continue even in these days.  Even if we say 
  that the history of man kind is the history of war, not many people 
  will object.  If there is such an expression as "progress" for man 
  kind, no one now can say it is an overstatement to say "progress" was 
  born from war.  Perhaps man is a creature that will fight until the 
  last is dead.  (Here we start seeing bust sculptures falling into the 
  back, and they make blue clouds, similar to stellar nebulas, in the 
  background)  In war, great amounts of blood, tears, and knowledge are 
  consumed, and many people's dreams and ambitions burn up.  But in 
  any era, there are people who want to change the world in good or bad 
  ways. We probably can only depend on the people of that era to evaluate  
  how the world was changed by these ambitions.  It is because such 
  evaluations by historians change as the times in which the historians 
  lived pass.  But there were people with ambitions to change the world 
  who left their names in history, and were smashed in the history of 
  man.  (Now, the last bust sculpture breaks up into pieces. The pieces 
  change to a galaxy.)  And people called such men "heros".  (The title 
  "Herdensagen Vom Kosmosinsel" appears with the galaxy in the 
  background.)
   
The title fades out and dots of light approach. They come closer.  They 
are, in  fact, battleships of the Galactic Empire.  One of the 
battleships is colored bright white. This is the flag ship, Brunhilde, 
of Admiral Rheinhard von Museal's Expedition Fleet.  The view point
zooms into the bridge of the Brunhilde. 
 
OPERATOR:
  Admiral, the regular report.  Our fleet will arrive at the 
  Iserlohn   Fortress as scheduled.  Everything is as usual. 
RHEINHARD:
  Thank You.  Request for permission to dock to the Fortress.
OPERATOR:
  Yes, sir. 
 
The Fleet approaches the Iserlohn Fortress, which looks like a sphere of 
clear liquid metal floating in space.  The scene changes to the inside of the 
Fortress.  A statue of Rudolph von Goldenbaum stands.  It is probably the 
main hall of the Fortress.  In front of the statue is a spherical
3-dimensional display showing the Brunhilde. 
 
OPERATOR:
  Admiral Rheinhard von Museal's Imperial Expedition Fleet will 
  arrive at Imperial time 3027 as scheduled.  There is a request for 
  docking. 
 
A wine glass raised.  Muckenberger is drinking wine on a terrace 
looking down into the hall. 
 
MUCKENBERGER:
  At last the admiral fostered in the skirt is coming out. 
  The Empire has dropped to the ground.

Flegel comes onto the terrace, next to Muckenberger.

FLEGEL:
  Very true.  A boy without any ability is an admiral and commands 
  a fleet using the Emperors affection for his sister.  Something is wrong 
  with the Empire's personnel management.
 
A boy brings a glass of wine for Flegel. 
 
MUCKENBERGER:
  It's not new that positions within the Empire are 
  determined by one's blood line or marriages.  It's strange for a member 
  of the nobility to say such a thing.  Isn't it so, baron?
FLEGEL:
  It seems that sir Fleet Admiral dislikes me.  Then why do I get 
  the privilege of keeping you company?
MUCKENBERGER:
  I can't stay in the battle field forever.  I will have to 
  return to the Empire someday.  Then your favorite diplomacy will 
become 
  necessary.  I'll just say it's for that time.
FLEGEL:
  It seems that at least I am more important to you than that 
  admiral.
MUCKENBERGER:
  Why must I welcome a guy who got promoted by a woman's 
  power, although she is his sister.  I do not like that kind of a 
  person.  He is annoying.  He must be gotten rid of.
FLEGEL:
  You must be careful not to go too far.  It is dangerous since he 
  is your majesty's favorite.
MUCKENBERGER:
  But here at least, he is only an admiral under my command.  
  Isn't it so? (with an evil look) 
FLEGEL:
  So, that is ... I see, Fleet Admiral, sir. (with an evil smile) 

The scene changes to space.  In the bridge of the Brunhilde, Rheinhard, 
Kircheis,  and Mecklinger are looking at the main viewer. There are many 
dots visible, all of which are Imperial spaceships. 
 
RHEINHARD:
  Kircheis, finally we are here. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, we are. 
RHEINHARD:
  But it's small ... 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, that Fortress is not even comparable to a stardust that 
  shines in the sky. 
RHEINHARD:
  But people have been fighting for it for many decades. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, sacrificing millions of lives. 
RHEINHARD:
  We are going to end this. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, not only the fight for the Fortress, but also the end to 
  the war of the galaxy that has lasted 150 years is not far. 
RHEINHARD:
  Yes, we will end that soon too. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes.
OPERATOR:
  Iserlohn Fortress is directly ahead of us.  We have located 
  possible enemy fleet movement near the gaseous planet Legmiza.

A side viewer displays the Legmiza system.

RHEINHARD:
  Do not worry about it.  Our first objective is to arrive at 
  the Fortress.  We can not waste any part of our precious fleet with any 
  unnecessary battle. 

Kircheis nods to this.  Meanwhile, in the great hall in the Iserlohn 
Fortress, Oberstein enters the terrace and reports to Muckenberger.
 
OBERSTEIN:
  The intercept fleet is ready to leave. 
MUCKENBERGER:
  That is not necessary, it would be faster to use the fleet 
  that is traveling now than to scramble a fleet from here. 
OBERSTEIN:
  But that fleet is on an expedition from the Empire to this 
  Fortress. They are tired from a long journey, and there are many new 
  men ... 
MUCKENBERGER:
  It is war right now, Oberstein.  As long as they are part 
  of the Imperial force, they exist for fighting.  Order the Expedition 
  Fleet to head for the planet, right away. 
OBERSTEIN:
  Yes. (He salutes and leaves) 
FLEGEL:
  So, are you testing the ability ... of the admiral in the skirt 
  with this? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  No ... it is best if an uninvited guest is gotten rid of 
  before he enters the door.

Meanwhile the fleet continues on it's way.  In the bridge of the 
Brunhilde, the main viewer displays the Iserlohn Fortress.

OPERATOR:
  An emergency order!  An order from Commander Muckenberger: 
"Expedition fleet, 
  immediately head for planet Legmiza and destroy the enemy fleet." 
KIRCHEIS:
  So this is the gift from our Fortress for our arrival ... 
RHEINHARD:
  If it was you, how would you react to this order? 
KIRCHEIS:
  You must know my answer. 
RHEINHARD: (turning to Kircheis with a smile)
  Hmm.

On the bridge of one of the Imperial battleships, Reuental and 
Mittermeyer are looking at the main viewer.  Reuental turns to 
Mittermeyer.

REUENTAL:
  How will he react? 
MITTERMEYER:
  The order must be obeyed.  But it's an impossible order.  We 
  just arrived here, and don't even know the status of the battle field. 
REUENTAL:
  To minimize casualties, he could patch up and fight lightly. 
MITTERMEYER:
  Patch up and fight lightly?  Would he do that? 
REUENTAL:
  If he does, we will forever be called the staff officers 
  under the admiral in the skirts.
 
The Brunhilde is on the main viewer.

MITTERMEYER:
  Maybe the staff caught in the stockings?

The view on the screen changes to that of Planet Legmiza.

REUENTAL and MITTERMEYER:
  !!! 
OPERATOR:
  Detailed information of Planet Legmiza has been sent from the
  admiral. Time for discussion is thirty minutes. It is urgent! 
MITTERMEYER: (with pride)
  Detailed information ... as we thought, our
  admiral is  going to fight seriously. 
REUENTAL:
  I would do the same. 
MITTERMEYER:
  Me too. There's no time to patch around. (Turning around) 
  OK, let's discuss the information.
 
The scene changes to a view of the fleet. Then changes to Planet Legmiza, 
which  resembles the Planet Jupiter.

OPERATOR:
  Planet Legmiza, a typical outer gaseous planet of a stellar 
  system.  The outer atmosphere is composed mainly of flowing clouds of 
  helium and hydrogen.

The view of the bridge of the Brunhilde fades in, while the operator 
reports.

RHEINHARD:
  Helium and hydrogen?! 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, the speed of the atmospheric flow is 2000 KM/hr.  In this  
  condition, any radar or tracking device is almost unusable. 
RHEINHARD:
  So it's literally feeling one's way through ... it's not strange 
  to meet the enemy anytime. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, but the enemy is in the same condition.

The Imperial fleet moves through the thick clouds of the
planet's outer atmosphere.

OPERATOR:
  No sign of the enemy fleet.

A gun operator, Tonio, stares at a radar screen filled with much 
interference. There are two of them in the room. Another, Kurt, is 
relaxing in his seat.
 
KURT:
  What's the matter? 
TONIO:
  It's red alert, right now. 
KURT:
  The enemy hasn't shown up yet. If you are like that from now, 
  you will only get tired. 
TONIO:
  You are used to it. 
KURT:
  Ha? 
TONIO:
  Used to battles. 
KURT:
  Used to or not, it's the same. We pull the trigger and fire 
  the guns  when the order comes. That's all.

Kurt gets up and readies himself.

TONIO:
  It's my first time. 
KURT:
  Everyone has a first time. The problem is when it ends. But 
  we don't decide that.  The person up there does. 
TONIO:
  Is it OK for us?  Because isn't this the fleet of the admiral 
  in the  skirt? 
KURT:
  Hey, the background of a commander doesn't matter to us
  soldiers.  A  reliable commander is one who wins in battle and saves as 
  many of us as possible.  A person who knows the hard times of the 
  expendables. 
TONIO:
  How is our commander. 
KURT:
  I've never spoken to him, but he must be better than the 
  other commanders since I'm still alive, but most of my fellows who went 
  to other fleets are already dead. 
TONIO:
  Then am I lucky being assigned to this fleet? 
KURT:
  After the battle is over, and when you are alive, then you 
  can say that you are lucky. 
TONIO:
  Oh ... ya. 
KURT:
  Anyway, a soldier can't decide his life.  It all depends on 
  your commander and superior.
 
Rheinhard, in his chair, fades in on top of Kurt.
 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy fleet, not located yet.

The Brunhilde and other Imperial battleships descend through the 
atmosphere.  Elsewhere Freedom Planet's Star Fleet battleships appear 
out of the clouds.  On the bridge of Second Star Fleet flagship 
Patoroklos, the search continues too.

OPERATOR:
  Because of the strong discharge noise, the radar is completely  
  unusable. 
PAETA:
  Isn't the enemy fleet located yet? 
YANG:
  Isn't that okay sir?  Our mission is to hide from enemy eyes, 
  approach the Iserlohn Fortress, and attack.  In this case, shouldn't we 
  ignore the enemy fleet? 
PAETA:  (Turning to Yang, with a angry voice)
  Commodore Yang Wenli, I am the commander of this fleet! 
YANG:
  Sigh ... I know sir.  But as an operation advisor, I must ...
PAETA:
  Then please limit your advising to operation planning.  This is 
  already the battle field.  Operations don't always go as planned!
  If the enemy appears, we will crush them. 
YANG:
  Yes, sir.  If commander says so, my job here is over. 
PAETA:
  That is correct.  I will show the difference between an operation 
  advisor with little experience and the way to operate a real battle. 
YANG:
  Yes, sir. I WILL watch it closely. (Salutes) Now then ...
  now then ... (leaves)
 
Yang enters a small room, with a sofa and a table and a window. 
Attenborough is  sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee. Yang takes a 
seat on the table.
 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Mmm? Did you do it again with the commander? 
YANG:
  Not really. If the commander hates my advice, then let it be.  I 
  said what  I should.  I did a pay's worth work. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Then now time to just watch?  I guess that's okay.  But I 
  wouldn't want to die keeping a commander like him company.
  (tries to hand a cup to Yang)  Would you like some coffee? 
YANG:
  No.  No thanks.  Why do military men like such a tactless mud water? 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  I know you only like tea, but isn't it okay right now?  
  It's part  of the pay. 
YANG:  (takes the coffee cup)
  Mmm, Oh ya!  If it's so, then I'll have some. (Drinks the coffee)
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Yes, there's no way we would do anything without drinking. 

He  takes out a small brandy bottle and puts some in the coffee  
Suddenly there is an announcement.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
  To the Second Fleet of the Alliance force.  All ships rise 
  above the cloud and concentrate on scanning.  As soon as the enemy is 
  located, begin fighting and concentrate on destroying the enemy fleet.
  Good luck! 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  We don't even have time to drink. 

Yang and Attenborough finishes their drinks and stand up.

YANG:
  They are telling us to do a pay's work while on duty.

Suddenly the ship tilts.

YANG:
  Oops.  What a bad driving. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  We can get drunk before drinking. 
YANG:
  That's right.

They throw away the cups and leaves the room. The scene changes, and 
the  
alliance battleships emerge out of the clouds. On the bridge of 
Patoroklos the mood is very tense.

NAVIGATOR:
  The Second Fleet is coming out of the cloud. 
OPERATOR:
  A positive sign, confirm, confirm... 
NAVIGATOR:
  That...that's ... 
PAETA:
  What's wrong?

In Brunhilde's bridge, a beep goes off, and arrows and triangles appear 
on the viewer.

OPERATOR:
  This...this is a... a positive sign.  Enemy signs! 
KIRCHEIS:
  What's their location?

In Patoroklos 's bridge is a similar situation.

OPERATOR:
  Many high thermal objects approaching.  More readings. 
RADARMAN:
  Enemy! Enemy! 
PAETA:
  Calm down.  Where are they? 
OPERATOR:
  ... radar readings ...? 
RADARMAN:
  There! (pointing at the screen) 
PAETA:
  What!? 
OPERATORS:
  Ohhhh....

Yang also looks at the screen.  The Imperial battleships including the 
Brunhilde are directly ahead.  On the Brunhilde's bridge, an operator 
reports.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy ship readings.  Directly in front of us.  In front of us!

Rheinhard looks at the viewer with interest. Patoroklos  and Brunhilde 
approach each other.  Rheinhard gets up from his chair and orders.

RHEINHARD:
  Start firing.  Avoid crashing into the enemy and fire at them.

The Patoroklos  and the Brunhilde are very close now.  Paeta is
emotionally barking his orders, while hitting the panel in front
of him.

PAETA:
  Start firing!  Fire!  Don't mind crashing into them!

Yang and Attenborough look at each other in amazement at the order. Both  
fleets begin firing.  Flashes of lightning start in the surrounding 
clouds.  The Patoroklos and the Brunhilde pass close by each other 
while firing at each other.  The Patoroklos is lightly damaged.  On the 
bridge of the Brunhilde:
 
OPERATOR:
  All ships have avoided crashing.  No damage.  The position
  for regrouping please. 
RHEINHARD:
  The current positions are fine.  All ships continue fighting 
  with each captain and commander's decisions.

Aboard the Patoroklos :
 
OPERATOR:
  Damage to our fleet is minimal. 
PAETA:
  Minimal damage!?  Of course!  The enemy is not even damaged!
  We are few times greater in number. So why don't you smash into
  them!  Our fleet will win by the sheer number!
 
Yang is disgusted at this, and turns to Attenborough.

YANG:
  Would anybody do a suicide attack now a days? 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Especially when that commander will get credited for it.

One of the Alliance battleships makes a 180 degree turn and continues 
firing.  Both sides continue firing and fighting. Again on the bridge of 
Patoroklos:

OPERATOR:
  ... but ally and enemy fleet are barely damaged. 
PAETA:
  If they came to intercept us, why aren't they making
  a more aggressive attack?

The battle continues.  Aboard an Imperial battleship, Mittermeyer 
commands.

MITTERMEYER:
  This is a waste of ammunition, but it's better than wasting  
  lives.  But he doesn't waste anything ...

Aboard another Imperial battleship is Reuental.

REUENTAL:
  He is planning something.  But probably only that red-haired 
  partner of his can understand it right now. (smiles)

The Brunhilde continues firing. The thunder and lightning are getting 
heavier in the atmosphere.  On the bridge:

OPERATOR:
  From enemy and allied fire, the temperature of the atmosphere 
  is rising. 
KIRCHEIS:
  If the atmospheric temperature rises, an ascending current 
  will occur. 
RHEINHARD:
  I don't like leaving life to the wind... 
KIRCHEIS:
  It's a different story if we are making that wind.

Suddenly the firing stops.  Aboard the Patoroklos :

PAETA:
  What is the matter? 
OPERATOR:
  There is no wind.  Possibly because of the heat released
  from the battle. 
PAETA:
  Good. It will be easier fighting without the winds.  We are
  in the advantage in number. 
YANG:
  (turning at Attenborough with a worried look)  The wind has 
  stopped!?

In the Brunhilde's bridge, Rheinhard stands and orders:

RHEINHARD:
  All ships ascend, rapidly!

The Brunhilde ascends rapidly and other Imperial ships follow.  On 
Patoroklos 's  bridge:
 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy fleet is ascending rapidly. 
PAETA:
  Are they running away, coming this far?

Suddenly the ship gets shaken vigorously.

PAETA:
  What now? 
OPERATOR:
  It is the wind! A strong wind.

The gas clouds are being sucked up by the winds.

OPERATOR:
  Wind velocity 6000 KM/hr.  Cold atmospheric gas is coming into 
  the heated atmosphere.

Some of the Alliance ships smash into each other because of the strong 
wind.  On Patoroklos 's bridge, a display, labeled "situation", explains 
the situation to Paeta.

PAETA:
  For the time being, evacuate to the outside of the clouds. 
YANG:
  (taking a step forward, with a strong voice) No, sir. We should 
  ascend.  All ships should leave from the surface of the planet. 
PAETA:
  Shut up!  If we ascend, we will be shot down by the enemy.  Can't 
  you even see that!?  Stupid inexperienced guy! 
YANG:
  (Still with a strong voice) Yes, we probably will get shot, 
  BUT ... (suddenly with a softer voice)  No ... you were the
  commander of the fleet ... 
PAETA:
  Leave! You are annoying. 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy damage ... allies regroup around the flagship 
  Patoroklos  ...  where's the left wing fleet...

Yang salutes, with melancholy eyes, and leaves to the back of the bridge 
where Attenborough waits.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  Why ascend? 
YANG:
  If I were the enemy commander, I could wipe out this
  fleet with one shot. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  What ... !
YANG:
  What's the composition of this planet's atmosphere? 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  !!! 
YANG:
  Yup, helium and hydrogen.  One match is the cause of a fire.
  But I don't  think there's anybody in the enemy fleet that can
  think of such a dangerous fire play.

Meanwhile in the Brunhilde's bridge:

RHEINHARD:
  Fire the nuclear fusion missile. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Target, the surface of the planet. 
RHEINHARD:
  (Turns to Kircheis with a smile)  That's right.

Imperial fleet is leaving the atmosphere.  A missile is shot from the 
Brunhilde.  The missile passes right through the Allied fleet.  On the 
Patoroklos  bridge:
 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy missile has passed by.  No damage. 
PAETA:
  Hahahah, bad shooters, what are they aiming for!?

Yang and Attenborough look at each other.  Yang gestures to Attenborough.  
Attenborough nods and walks to the helm and pretends to loose his 
balance.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  Ooooooops!!! (pushing several levers) 
HELMS:
  What are you doing?  That's the ascending levers!
  (trying to get the levers back) 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Oops, sorry, I just got dizzy.

Attenborough cleverly pushes the helmsman back.  The Patoroklos ascends 
rapidly through the atmosphere.  Leaving the other ships behind. 
Suddenly there is a big explosion, many ships are destroyed.  The 
screens are full of the views of the explosion.  Paeta is shocked.

OPERATOR:
  Damage to the Alliance forces is 4/5. 
PAETA:
  It can't be ... Such thing can't ... 
OPERATOR:
  Operation orders please. 
PAETA:
  (still shocked)  All ships retreat promptly .... 
OPERATOR:
  All ships retreat promptly. 
YANG:
  Only this order is correct...

Meanwhile on Brunhilde's bridge:
 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy fleet is retreating. 
RHEINHARD:
  Operation completed.  We will return to the Iserlohn Fortress.

The Imperial fleet starts retreating too.  Mittermeyer and Reuental talk 
to each other through a comm.

MITTERMEYER:
  Beats me.  Have you ever seen such a bold tactic? 
REUENTAL:
  I'm glad he wasn't my enemy.

Meanwhile, in the gun room, Kurt stands up and walks toward soldier 
A who is still frightened from the battle.

KURT:
  It's over. (helps B loosen his grip from the trigger) What's 
  the matter...? We are lucky for today.

Meanwhile in the orbit of Legmiza is the Alliance fleet.  On the almost 
empty bridge, Yang talks with Attenborough.

YANG:
  So there was a commander in the enemy who could think of
  the same thing as  me. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  If I didn't get dizzy, we would be dead. 
YANG:
  Yah ... But if I requested the ascending more strongly, the
  other ships  might have been saved too ... 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Please do not worry about it.  This is the limit under a 
  stubborn  commander.  In contrast the enemy ... 
YANG:
  Hmm ... I wonder who it was that could think of a plan like this. 
  The commander of that white ship ...?

The Brunhilde fades in.  Directly in front of the fleet is the Iserlohn 
Fortress.

FLEET OPERATOR:
  Iserlohn Fortress headquarters, expedition fleet has 
  completed  the mission. Please guide in docking sequence.

Muckenberger sees the Brunhilde through a monitor while listening to the  
incoming request.

MUCKENBERGER:
  Coming this far, I will have to let him in.
FLEGEL:
  (with hate) He is quite lucky. 
MUCKENBERGER:
  But how long will his luck last?

Right outside the Fortress, the expedition fleet awaits directions.

FORTRESS OPERATOR:
  Expedition fleet, dock in sequential order using the 
  8661 hatch to 9754 hatch on the left wing of the Fortress. 
FLEET OPERATOR:
  Confirmed.

Starting with the Brunhilde, the expedition fleet begins landing.  The 
surface of the Fortress is covered with liquid metal, the ships first 
slowly touch and then submerge into the liquid metal.  This looks 
like ships touching an image on a mirror, and dancing.  The ships
travel through the liquid metal.  The ships docks.  Rheinhard and Kircheis
meet Muckenberger and Flegel in the main hall.

MUCKENBERGER:
  I will credit you for defeating the enemy at Legmiza.  But 
  it is a fact that you were lucky with the weather.  To classify
  it as a distinguished military service, the element of luck was
  too strong.  In the real battlefield of space, remember by heart
  that there are no storms. 
RHEINHARD:
  Yes, I plan to show you the real battle in the real 
  battlefield, sir  ... then ...

Rheinhard salutes and leaves.  Kircheis follows.  As they are leaving
the door,  Flegel and Muckenberger look at them with hatred.

FLEGEL:
  There won't be any more winds strong enough to strip the skirt.

Kircheis runs up next to Rheinhard, and looks into Rheinhard's face 
wanting to say something.  They ride the moving platform through the 
corridors.  A group of pilots passes by and salutes to Rheinhard and 
Kircheis.

RHEINHARD:
  It looks like they are offended by the skirt around here too. 
KIRCHEIS:
  A good transfer student in any time or any gymnasium is always 
  envied and beaten up.  But an offense to our sister is not forgivable. 
RHEINHARD:
  No. There's no point in playing against the foolish seniors.

Meanwhile, the Freedom Planet Star Fleet is regrouping for an attack on 
the Iserlohn Fortress.  In one of the flight decks, while the 
maintenance personnel do their job, the Spartanian pilots make a bet on 
the winner of the next battle.

POPLAN:
  Okay, who will win the next battle.  The allies or the enemy. 
  Make your  bet. 
PILOTS:
  Hmm...I wonder which.... 
KORNEFF:
  (pointing to two helmets) This one's for the enemy Empire, and 
  this one's for us allies. 
PILOT:
  I'll take this side. (tosses a coin into the Ally side) 
PILOT:
  I'll take this one. (tosses a coin into the Empire side) 
PILOT:
  Me too ...(tosses a coin into the Empire side) 

Only one person bets for the allies.  All the others bet on the Empire.
 
POPLAN:
  What? There's more for the enemy.  Do you guys plan to die? 
KORNEFF:
  No, Poplan. They plan to be alive by yourself and take all
  the money. 
PILOTS:
  Hehehe (grin) 
POPLAN:
  (with somewhat of a astonished look) If everyone is that way and 
  nobody dies, we will end up winning.  I bet on this side.

Poplan tosses the coin into the helmet for the allies.  Then Yang stops 
by.  Everyone, surprised, gets up in a hurry and salutes Yang.

YANG:
  (with a smile) What are you guys doing? 
POPLAN:
  (jokingly) Would you like to join us, sir?

The other guys reprove Poplan.  Yang takes out a 500 dinal bill.

YANG:
  Hmm.  Is this enough? 
PILOTS:
  (surprised) Whew! That much!? 
POPLAN:
  (surprised too)  !!!  That much ... Which side, sir? 
YANG:
  Mmmmm. Which side should I?  Oh, I have to look up some things so.
 
Yang hands the bill to Poplan and leaves. The pilots salutes again.
 
POPLAN:
  (wandering) What should I do with this? 
KORNEFF:
  Put it in the side you think will win. 
POPLAN:
  I'm confident that I, myself, will remain alive ...

Hands the helmets to Korneff and rips the bill in half.
 
PILOTS:
  (surprised) Ahhh!!!

He puts one of the two halves into each helmet.

POPLAN:
  I don't know who will win!

Meanwhile, in the operation headquarters, the plan for the next action 
of the  Free Planets Star Fleet is being discussed.

PAETA:
  The sole cause of our loss was the rapid change in the weather. 
  I do not  believe there was any mistake in the operation execution. 
  Thus, I believe we should continue the attack on the Iserlohn Fortress.
  
Commander Star Fleet Lobos agrees to this with a nod.  Meanwhile in a 
study room, Yang sits and is looking at records of fighting and battles, 
in which there are few records of people talking and discussing. 
Attenborough enters the room.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  Are you studying the war again? 
YANG:
  It's a problem. Although I'm studying the history, this is on every 
  page of the human history.  It's full of fights and quarrels.  I
  guess I can't argue that it's not the study of war.

Yang gets up from the chair and closes the file.  Attenborough and Yang 
leave the study room and walk through the corridors.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  That loss at the planet was determined to be caused by the  
  weather. 
YANG:
  The result of a battle, everyone wants to blame it on luck, 
  battlefield,  and on weather. They forget that the men are 
  fighting.

They enter the small room with the sofa and coffee.  On the table are 
tons of letters.  Attenborough takes a seat on the sofa.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  (softly) So, men decide the results of the battles.
YANG:
  Yes, and the enemy has that commander of that white ship.
  (looks at the  letter) Ahug, they are here again.

Yang pushes the letters aside and sits on the table.  a few of the letters 
drop to the floor.  Attenborough pick up one of them and reads it.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  From a girl who loves you ... They never decrease to they? 
  The letters of encouragement? 
YANG:
  The mail isn't free, and paper is an important resource, too.  It's 
  hard handling these fan letters.  It will be cruel to throw them away.
  I can't do anything about them. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Isn't it okay?  You don't have to avoid them.  You were the 
  hero at the battle of El Facile, seven years ago. 
YANG:
  That battle was a mistake for me.  Because of one victory, I'm
  hated by the seniors and I can't retire. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  So, the allies need a young hero. 
YANG:
  The wage is too low for a advertising talent.  Well, I only have
  to do a pay's work ... in this kind of a foolish war. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Even in such a foolish war? 
YANG:
  Hahah ... Don't say it ... yes, since sometime, I keep thinking ...  
  of a way to win this war.  Although it's a plan that a stubborn 
  commander will never  approve.

Attenborough silently listens to this.  Suddenly an alarm goes off, and 
there is  an announcement.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
  An order to depart has been made.  Starting this evening at  
  18:00,depart to conquer the Iserlohn Fortress. 
YANG:
  (depressed) Haaaa ... It's really foolish.

Yang looks silently out of the window at the Free Planets Star Fleet  
battleships.  Meanwhile at Iserlohn Fortress, the report of the Freedom 
Planets Star Fleet attack is coming in.

REPORT:
  There has been a report of an enemy attack launch.  Possible 
  battle field is Iserlohn Corridor, Tiamat. Estimated enemy 
  arrival time, tomorrow morning at 09:30.

In the Iserlohn operation headquarters, the commanding officers meet to 
hear the plan for the battle.  A spherical 3-D display in the center 
shows the plan.

MUCKENBERGER:
  All the ships of the Space Fleet at Iserlohn Fortress will  
  dispatch and completely destroy the enemy. Men assigned for
  tomorrow's battle  will be granted free action inside the 
  Fortress until tomorrow 06:00.  I'll be  counting on you. Good 
  luck and rest well.  I'll be counting on you.

The display disappears and the commanders stand at once.  Rheinhard 
stands up last.

MUCKENBERGER:  (coldly)
  Now, I assign Admiral Rheinhard von Museal's expeditionary fleet
  to the left wing of the attacking fleet, although he has
  just arrived.

The commanders are surprised at this, and look at Muckenberger.

COMMANDERS:
  What... the left wing...that's impossible ... 
RHEINHARD:  (also surprised)
  The left wing ... !? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Are you not satisfied?  The left wing is the most important 
  in attacking.  But if you are scared, you may decline. 
RHEINHARD:
  No, if you order so, I will gladly accept it, sir.

Rheinhard salutes and leaves.  The other commanders also salute and 
leave.

FLEGEL:
  Sir?  Are you really going to leave the left wing to him? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  I, the commander, decide whether the left wing is the 
  most important.

Flegel bows.  Meanwhile, in the downtown part of the Fortress, the 
soldiers take the advantage and are relaxing.  Suddenly, the street 
monitor turns on.  The soldiers walking by stop and listen.  Tonio 
and Kurt are among this small crowd.

ANNOUNCER:
  The battle that will take place at Tiamat, tomorrow morning, 
  is planned to be named as "The Fourth Tiamat Battle."  We wish
  you, on behalf of the Emperor, will do your best. 

As the announcement ends, everyone continues on their way.

TONIO:
  Even the name of the battle is planned.  Maybe even the winner 
  is planned. 
KURT:
  No one will win.  The war has been going on for 150 years and 
  no one has won yet. Now ....

Suddenly, as A and B pass by a bar, two soldiers come out fighting.
A and B ignore the fight and continues walking.

KURT:
  ... there's no way that one fight will decide it.  It will be 
  another light loss.  It's almost planned. 
TONIO:
  A planned action.... 
KURT:
  There's something not planned.  Which of us will die.  We can't 
  get it from reading the schedules ... so since we are planned
  to live today...

Tonio and Kurt pass by another bar.  Kurt spots nice women inside through the 
window.

KURT:
  Wow, a nice woman. Let's go. 
TONIO:
  But I'm... 
KURT:
  Don't worry about it.

They enter the small somewhat dirty bar.  There are many soldiers inside. 
All of them are singing a song in German.  Tonio is surprised at this.

KURT:
  They are all assigned to go out tomorrow.

Then, two women from the bar come up and invite the two to a table.

WOMEN:
  Come on! 
KURT:
  Okay! Okay!

Suddenly the scene changes to a nice big clean room with a beautiful 
chandelier and a nice classic live piano performance.  It is the bar 
only for officers.  They are having a nice quiet and relaxed time.  At a 
corner, Reuental and Mittermeyer are having a game of pool.  Reuental 
has just missed and Mittermeyer aims his shot.

MITTERMEYER:
  Keep the most important left wing.  It's fishy. 
REUENTAL:
  How do the guys of this Fortress think about Admiral Museal.
 
Mittermeyer makes his shot.

MITTERMEYER:
  Most of them... Enemy (shoots)  Enemy (shoots)  Enemy 
  (shoots) and ally (hits but misses) 
REUENTAL:
  (easily makes his shot)  We will knock off the enemies.  (gets 
  the last ball and wins the game) He will probably do the same thing.

Mittermeyer tosses Reuental a coin.

REUENTAL:
  This makes it even. 
MITTERMEYER:
  It's always a draw with you.

Suddenly they hear disgusting laughs.  Mittermeyer turns in wonder.
  Four low ranked officers are making jokes looking at a 3-D hologram
  of Rheinhard's sister, Annerose, in a magazine.

OFFICER A:
  Picture magazines today don't worry even if it's about the 
  Imperial household. Heheheheheh!!! 
OFFICER B:
  The favorite of the Emperor. 
OFFICER C:
  This is the older sister of that new admiral. 
OFFICER D:
  I can't stand it!  Hehehe!  She really hot! (turns the page, 
  and a hologram of Annerose and the emperor appears.)  Even if
  I'm the Emperor, in those wrinkled arms, they do the uffun, ahhan's. 
OFFICER A:  (Stands up and makes gestures)
  Uffun, ahhan!!! And now the younger brother is wealthy and powerful.
  Thanks to the prostituting sister! 
FOUR OF THEM:
  Hehehehehehe!

One of them turns the page back to the hologram of Annerose alone.
Mittermeyer still looking at the four from a distance, holds up the 
pool stick, turns to Reuental.
 
MITTERMEYER:
  Shall we do it? 
REUENTAL:
  You will be charged for over-protecting yourself ... holding 
  that. 
FOUR OF THEM:
  heheheeeeh! 
OFFICER A:  (Trying to look under the skirt)
  But is he really under there? 
OFFICER C:
  Hah? 
OFFICER A:
  That blond admiral under the skirt. 
OFFICER C:
  Hahah! Stupid, it's a 3-D hologram, nothing's in there! 
  Hahahah!!! 
OFFICER A:
  Although I know, I wanna take a peek.

Suddenly Officer A is punched an falls to the floor.  The magazine goes 
flying away.  The piano performance stops.

OFFICER D:
  What do you think you are doing!? 
LOUISE:
  Don't ask for a fight!!! 
OFFICER B:
  Asking for a fight?  What are you talking about!? 
WHIN:
  You dishonored our admiral!! 
OFFICER D:
  So, the staff under that young guy, hah!?

A severe fight starts. Tables and glassware breaks.

MITTERMEYER:  (now without the pool stick)
  Looks like we got out ran. 
REUENTAL:
  They seem to be from our fleet. 
MITTERMEYER:
  We can't leave them.  We live under the same roof.

Mittermeyer looks at Reuental for agreement.  As Mittermeyer and
Reuental are about to run up and enter the fight, a gun shot is heard
and the chandelier is shot down.  It breaks with a great noise on the
floor.  The fight is temporary stopped by the noise.  Everyone turns to
the entrance.

KIRCHEIS:  (Loudly)
  Stop it! (puts his gun away, and softly to the piano player)
  Please continue the performance.

As the music gets going again, Kircheis walks up to Mittermeyer and 
Reuental, making a like acknowledgement to them, and walks up to Whin 
and Louise.  Mittermeyer and Reuental follow.  The fight has been 
stopped by the appearance of the superior officers.  Whin and Louise 
salute Kircheis.  Officers A, B, C, D just look in amazement.

KIRCHEIS:
  Lieutenant Junior Grade Louise Helm and Ensign Whin 
  Vanderberg,  correct?  I am Commander  Siegfried Kircheis, under
  the immediate command of the admiral. Do not do any unnecessary
  fighting.  The only opponent you must fight is tomorrow's enemy. 
WHIN:
  Yes, sir! ... But... 
KIRCHEIS:
  What. 
WHIN:
  How did you know our name, sir?  We are only a crew of a cruiser... 
KIRCHEIS:
  As long as you are a member of our fleet, it is no surprise. 
  Even the admiral knows your names. 
LOUISE:
  The admiral does!? 
KIRCHEIS:
  Although he might forget the names of other commanders of 
  other fleets, he remembers the names of the members his own fleet. 
  Admiral Rheinhard von Museal is such a person. 
MITTERMEYER:
  Yes, and that admiral is telling you not to have any 
  unnecessary fights. 
REUENTAL:  (looking at officers A, B, C, D)
  Those guys are not even worth fighting against. 
LOUISE and WHIN:
  Ohhh ... 
REUENTAL:
  This is the way.  This is why our fleet is strong.

Kircheis nods in agreement with soft kind eyes and a smile.  The scene 
changes.  Kircheis enters Rheinhard's room, and walks up to him. 
Rheinhard is resting in his chair.

RHEINHARD:
  How are our fellow staff members doing? 
KIRCHEIS:
  As usual. 
RHEINHARD:
  Okay ... It's finally tomorrow. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes, it is tomorrow.

Rheinhard quietly nods, then closes his eyes and rests.  Kircheis bows 
lightly and leaves the room.  The scene changes to a view of the 
Iserlohn Fortress.  It looks like a sphere of liquid metal.  Then some 
bright dots are moving.  Each of the dots is in fact a Imperial 
battleship.  Many of these bright dots travel through the darkness 
of space, among them is Rheinhard's fleet.  On the  bridge of the 
Brunhilde, Rheinhard, Kircheis, and Mecklinger watch the main viewer 
which displays a simplified tactical display of the entire fleet.  The 
Imperial forces enter the Tiamat system.  Muckenberger, aboard his fleet  
flagship, also looks at the tactical.  The Tiamat system is displayed. 
Then the  Free Planets Star Fleet is displayed in red color on the 
other side of the Tiamat system.  Finally, the Imperial fleet is 
displayed in a pale greenish color.

MUCKENBERGER: 
  Left wing, advance.

The left wing, in the tactical display advances toward the Freedom 
Planets Star  Fleet.  Reuental, aboard his ship, stands up in 
astonishment from his chair.

REUENTAL:  (in surprise)
     Advance !? 
RHEINHARD:  (orders calmly from his chair) 
  Left wing fleet, advance.

Rheinhard's fleet begins advancing toward the enemy fleet.  Mittermeyer, 
on his bridge, stands up in worry.

MITTERMEYER:
  Why aren't the center or the right wing advancing?  If we  
  continue, our fleet will become the bait for the enemy!

Meanwhile, Muckenberger is very calm on his bridge.
 
MUCKENBERGER:
  How will the enemy eat this bait? 

On the bridge, of the Brunhilde, Rheinhard and Kircheis are very calm.
 
KIRCHEIS:  (calmly)
  Just as expected, the admiral fleet commander is 
  going to make us the sacrifice.
RHEINHARD:  (somewhat disgusted)
   What a fool.  If he wants it, we will 
  have to deal accordingly.  Continue advancing. 
MECKLINGER:  (quietly) 
  But, continuing this, we will only be waiting to 
  get destroyed. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Chief of Staff, sir, the admiral has a plan. 
MECKLINGER:  (surprised, but still quietly)
  !! Surely not the ... the plan!? 
RHEINHARD:
  Yes, chief.  Well done, you have figured out my plan. 
MECKLINGER:
  But isn't the danger too big? 
RHEINHARD:
  I know the danger.  But is there other way to save our fleet? 
MECKLINGER:
  Yes, you are correct, sir.

Meanwhile in the cannon firing room, Kurt is ready and glares at 
his aiming display.  He notices that Tonio is asleep.

KURT:
  Too much playing around in the night?

Tonio wakes up.

KURT:
  Never mind.  Go back to sleep.  (Tonio sleeps again; Kurit murmurs to 
  himself)  If we are going to die anyway, it would he easier while 
  asleep.

Rheinhard's left wing fleet continues advancing.  Meanwhile in the 
Freedom  Planets Star Fleet side, they too wonder why only the left wing 
is advancing.  On Patoroklos 's bridge, a tactical, Imperial fleet in 
blue and ally in orange.  (Notice that the in the tactical, the Empire 
uses a Gothic style font and the  Free Planets use a plainer SF style 
font.) Then a "satellite view" is displayed and shows the left wing of 
the enemy fleet (Brunhilde is also visible).

OPERATOR:
  Enemy left wing fleet, still continues advancing. Distance 
  16000.  The  main force in the middle is not moving. Distance
  14000 now ... velocity 500 per second ... distance now 12000... 
PAETA:
  Ridiculous!  Are they willing to become bait for us?  Or is this 
  some kind of a trick? 
YANG:  (quietly, stands in the back of the bridge with Attenborough)
  Even if it is  a trick, that fleet is too precious for a bait.
  The commander of that white  ship is commanding that fleet ... Maybe ... 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  !? 
YANG:
  If that is the bait, the Imperial force is trying intentionally to 
  erase a capable person. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Then, it's ... 
YANG:
  There are many discords even inside the Empire.

Rheinhard's fleet still continues advancing.  Aboard one of the Imperial 
cruiser are Louise and Whin.  They are operators on the bridge.

LOUISE:  (to Whin)
  It's a suicide! 
WHIN:
  Even if we know it, we can't disobey an order. 
LOUISE:
  Damn.  The guys in the Fortress really hate the skirt. 
WHIN:
  Then, I should have hit them more.

Still, the fleet continues advancing. Aboard the Free Planets Star 
Fleet  flagship, Lobos watches the tactical showing enemy left wing 
closing in to them.

LOBOS:
  All Alliance forces advance. 
OPERATOR:
  Fleet, advance. 
LOBOS:
  Aim for advancing enemy fleet.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial flagship, Muckenberger sits calmly.

MUCKENBERGER:
  As soon as the enemy fleet is in range, begin firing. 
  There is no  need to think about the damage to the left wing
  fleet in the foreground.

The FP forces are ready to attack.  Rheinhard's fleet is almost in range.
   
OPERATOR:
  Enemy left wing fleet is 5000 away from effective firing 
  range.

YANG:
  They will be shot from both sides. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  They will be wiped out for sure. 
YANG:
  But he doesn't stop advancing.  What is he thinking of?

The left wing still continues advancing.  Rheinhard, Kircheis, and 
Mecklinger look quietly at the main viewer.  Aboard the Patoroklos , "A 
telescope view" shows Rheinhard's fleet approaching.  Paeta, Yang, and 
Attenborough watch the display quietly.  Whin, Louise, Kurt are all 
worried.  Only Tonio continues to sleep.  As the left wing is almost 
in range, Muckenberger and Flegel smile.  The tactical shows the left 
wing right in front of the Free Planets Star Fleet.  The main fleets 
of both sides are also closing in on each other.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy fleet will enter our firing range. 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Stand by to fire.
 
Suddenly, Rheinhard stands up and orders with a sharp voice.

RHEINHARD:
  Now!  All ship turn to the right!

The Brunhilde begins turning.

MITTERMEYER:
  Fleet!  Turn to the right! 
REUENTAL:
  To the right!

The entire fleet begins turning.  Muckenberger's tactical shows 
Rheinhard's fleet turn and cross through the two fleets.  Muckenberger 
stands from his chair in astonishment.

MUCKENBERGER:
  What!? 
FLEGEL:
  !!! ???

The Free Planets Star Fleet side is also surprised. "A telescope 
view" shows the Imperial fleet moving right in front of them.

PAETA:
  What is the enemy thinking of!?  They show their bellies as 
  though they want us to fire at them. 
YANG:  (realizes, exclaims to himself)
  That's it. 
PAETA:
  This must be a trap.  There's something going on ... 
YANG:  (steps forward)
  No, now!  Attack now! 
PAETA:  (sharply)
  What are you saying! This is a trick. Attack will be 
  after we figure out what they are up to. 
YANG:  (strongly)
  It will be too late then. 
PAETA:  (angry)
  Keep quiet in the battlefield!  I am the commander!

Yang regretfully stops.  The tactical shows the Imperial fleet finishing 
crossing and approaching the flank of the right wing of the Ally's 
fleet.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy fleet is turning.  They will be in the flank of our left 
  wing. 
PAETA:
  Fleet, turn to the left. 
YANG:
  There is no time for that! 
PAETA:
  What? 
YANG:
  Enemy main fleet is right in front of us! 
PAETA:
  !!!

Paeta looks at the main screen. "A telescope view" now shows 
Rheinhard's fleet finishing crossing and the Imperial main fleet is 
just beyond them.  In Muckenberger's flagship, an operator reports.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy force in close range! 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Begin firing!

Paeta also orders to his fleet.

PAETA:
  Begin firing!

Both sides begins firing.  The battle begins.  Only Rheinhard's fleet is 
outside of the fighting.  A tactical displays the two fleets in close 
range, and  Rheinhard's fleet on the side.  Both the Imperial and ally 
sides are being damaged.  Notice that in the Imperial tactical, as fires 
are crossed, the image of the fleet gets eaten away.

FLEGEL:
  How did this happen? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Look.  The fleet that was suppose to be the bait is now in 
  the best position.  The bait has become the main fleet.
 
In his chair, Rheinhard smiles.

MECKLINGER:  (relieved from the pressure)
  But admiral, you are a very bold person. 
RHEINHARD:
  Only this time.  After we win this battle, I will never use 
  such an evil method.

Rheinhard looks at the main viewer which shows the two fleets fighting.  
Meanwhile, Muckenberger is worried.

MUCKENBERGER:
  That kid!
FLEGEL:
  We will run into the enemy fleet, head to head! 
MUCKENBERGER:
  I know.  A total power battle.  The only way is a fight of 
  the numbers.

Both fleets advance, now trying to surround each other.  An ally  
tactical warns, the enemy is starting to surround the Free Planets 
Star Fleet.  A blue solid is on the side, which represents Rheinhard's 
fleet.  As the battle continues, the 'suffer' counter quietly increases 
from 6113 to 6294.  The ally tactical now shows the Imperial force and 
ally force both trying to engulf each other, but the blue solid on the 
side does not move.  The "suffer" counter quietly continues to rise and 
is now at 12501.  In the Ally operation  headquarters, the main staff 
discusses the situation.

GREENHILL:
  The losses on our side are: 18651 ships and 2280000 casualties.
  Disregarding the number of ships, our numbers of death are lower
  than the enemy's. 
LOBOS:
  The problem is not the number of personnel alive, but the number 
  of ships capable of fighting! 
GREENHILL:
  The loss of ships also is lower for us.  But there is an 
  undamaged fleet in the enemy. (Everyone is very worried about this.)
  If that fleet starts attacking, we will be wiped out. 
LOBOS:
  Why didn't anyone attack when that fleet crossed the front
  of our fleet?

Paeta is shamed and looks down on the table.  Meanwhile in 
Muckenberger's flagship, Muckenberger is worried too.

MUCKENBERGER:
  We can win by number only if we count that kid's fleet. 
FLEGEL:
  But would that fleet help us after trying to make them the bait? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  It's not the way of a Imperial military man to ask for 
  help from a  thrown away force. 
FLEGEL:
  Even if we win, you will not be able to avoid being charged for  
  responsibilities. 
MUCKENBERGER:
  A military man does not avoid responsibilities. (stares at 
  Flegel)  We can't ask for help from that kid.

Meanwhile, aboard the Brunhilde, Rheinhard and Kircheis watch the battle  
calmly.

RHEINHARD:
  Everything will be decided by how we move. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes. 
RHEINHARD:
  The authorities of the military will only be displeased, even 
  if I help them. 
KIRCHEIS:
  You must know, Rheinhard, sir, that the hate of ten commanders
  is totally outweighed by the gratitude of the several millions
  of soldiers who will be saved. 
RHEINHARD:
  Yes .... that is right.

Aboard the Imperial flagship, an operator reports as the tactical shows  
Rheinhard's fleet attacking the FP fleet.

OPERATOR:
  The left wing fleet has begun to attack. 
MUCKENBERGER:  (without the tone of hatred as before)
  Helping us ... That kid thinks he's the cavalry.

Rheinhard's fleet begins firing.  Now, the Free Planets Star Fleet is 
in serious trouble.

GREENHILL:  (slamming the table)
  There is no time now! 
LOBOS:
  Do you have a plan? 
GREENHILL:
  A small number of ships will penetrate to the back of the enemy
  fleet, and pretend to attack enemy Fortress. (the 3-D display in 
  the middle of the table shows this plan) In the meantime the main
  fleet will escape.
LOBOS:
  A decoy!  But the fleet going to the Fortress will probably never 
  come back.  Who will do the job for us? 

Everyone, including Greenhill, can not say anything.

YANG:
  I will do it. (Everyone is surprised) 
PAETA:
  You ... are Commodore Yang Wenli!

Yang and Attenborough walk through the corridors.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  What's the matter.  Volunteering... it's not like you. 
YANG:
  Then why did you volunteer too? 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  We will be waiting to be wiped out staying here.  (They 
  enter an elevator.) If I'm going to die, it will be better
  under your command. 
YANG:  (pressing the buttons in the elevator)
  You overestimate me. (bit more  seriously) I only want to
  pay my debts. 
ATTENBOROUGH:  (surprised)
  Pay your debts? 
YANG:  (seriously)
  At the Legmiza, too, if I had argued with the commander  
  stronger, The casualties might not have been that high.  This
  time too, if I  had forced them to attack that fleet, the
  result might not been this bad ... 
ATTENBOROUGH:  (seriously too)
  But would a commander who had thought up such an astonishing
  plan be caught with this kind of a plan? 
YANG:  (lightly)
  If it was me, I wouldn't be. But I think this plan is 
  worth trying.

As the battle continues, Yang reports from the battleship Ulysses.

YANG:
  The decoy fleet under the command of Commodore Yang Wenli is 
  departing. 
LOBOS:  (from his flagship)
  Good luck, everyone! 
GREENHILL:  (At a phone in the rear)
  What? Is that true? 
LOBOS:  (noticing Greenhill)
  What is it? 
GREENHILL:
  Yes, sir.  Even if you say everyone, it is only the three 
  people  aboard the battleship Ulysses. The rest is unmanned
  remote control ships. 
LOBOS:  (surprised)
  Only three! 

Yang's decoy fleet leaves.  On the bridge, Yang looks at the tactical, 
which plots their path.

YANG:
  I'm sorry captain.  I wish I could navigate this ship but... 
NILSON:
  This ship is a restive horse.  There's no way I can leave it to a 
  layman.  (there is a beep) We have penetrated the enemy zone of control! 
YANG:
  Well done! 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Now, it's party time! (pushes a button)

A vast number of dummies are shot out from the ships.  In the Imperial 
flagship, a tactical shows enemy fleet, behind the Imperial fleet, 
heading for Iserlohn.

OPERATOR:
  There is enemy sign in the flanks! They are advancing toward 
  the Fortress! 
FLEGEL:  (worried)
  Oh no! Our line to the Fortress will be cut! 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Main fleet, retreat and defend the Fortress!

Meanwhile aboard the Brunhilde, Rheinhard and Kircheis are calm.

OPERATOR:
  Main fleet is retreating. 
KIRCHEIS:
  They've been caught by an enemy diversion. 
RHEINHARD:
  Fools.

In the Free Planets side, the tactical, labeled "THE ENEMY: THE MAIN 
FLEET STEP BACK", shows the Imperial forces retreating.  It also shows 
the decoy fleet in the other side of the Imperial forces.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy's main fleet is retreating. 
LOBOS:
  They went for it. All forces, full attack on enemy fleet.  While 
  keeping the enemy contained, retreat. 
GREENHILL:
  The problem is, how long we can keep the enemy fooled.
 
The Free Planets Star Fleet advances, while the Imperial force 
retreats.  The Imperial fleet is damaged heavily.  Aboard, the 
Brunhilde, Rheinhard and  Kircheis are still calm.

OPERATOR:
  The main force in the middle is heavily damaged. 
KIRCHEIS:
  The main fleet has gone for the enemy decoy. 
RHEINHARD:
  We can't leave them.  Rear Admiral Mittermeyer. (Mittermeyer 
  appears on the screen) It's an unnecessary trouble, but please
  erase the enemy ghost. 
MITTERMEYER:
  The enemy decoy.  Twelve fast cruising battleships are 
  already on  their way. 
RHEINHARD:  (surprised)
  Only twelve ships. 
MITTERMEYER:
  Are any more necessary against an enemy decoy? 
RHEINHARD:  (calmly)
  Of course.  Twelve is enough.

Imperial battleships head toward Yang's decoy fleet.

YANG:
  It's a welcoming party.

The unmanned cruisers and the dummies are destroyed.  In the Imperial 
flagship, the tactical image of the Allies fleet heading for Iserlohn 
is quickly eaten up, and disappears.

OPERATOR:
  From the left wing fleet: Enemy fleet attacking the Fortress 
  is an enemy decoy.  There is no need to retreat. 
MUCKENBERGER:
  Okay then, finish them.

The Imperial forces begins advancing toward the Free Planets Star 
Fleet. A  tactical, labeled "WARNING: ENEMY MAKE A COUNTERATTACK", in 
the ally flagship displays the situation.

LOBOS:
  Ohhhh!!!

The battle continues in the center of the Tiamat System.  Now, the 
Free Planets Star Fleet is loosing badly.  The battle is now in very 
close range.  The allies dispatch the Spartanians.  The Imperial fleet 
responds by dispatching the Walkures.  A dogfight begins.  Poplan, with 
the spade on his helmet, destroys an Imperial destroyer.  An Imperial 
destroyer drops a bomb on an ally battleship and destroys it.  Korneff, 
with a club on the helmet, destroys an Imperial destroyer.   Rheinhard, 
Kircheis, Reuental, and Mittermeyer watches the enemy being conquered. 
A Freedom Planet's tactical, labeled "THE ENCLOSEING COMPLEATED" (it's 
misspelled in the movie itself), shows the Imperial fleet almost  
completely surrounding the ally fleet.  Lobos is completely helpless and 
falls into his chair.  As the Imperial ships are busy advancing and 
their victory seems close, a Freedom Plants Star Fleet battleship 
Ulysses sneaks in the Imperial fleet from the rear and stops directly 
under the Brunhilde.  A screen in the bridge of the Brunhilde confirms 
this.  Everyone is surprised.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy ship!  Location is immediately below us. 
RHEINHARD:  (surprise)
  What!?

Reuental hears the report.

OPERATOR:
  Enemy ship is not firing.  But if they do, the admiral's ship 
  will be  completely destroyed. 
REUENTAL:  (To himself)
  Damn. It's like a hostage. (orders) Cease firing.

Mittermeyer hears the same report aboard his ship.

MITTERMEYER:
  Don't anybody attack!

The Imperial fleet stops firing.  Meanwhile, aboard the Free Planets 
Star  Fleet flagship, the screen shows the Brunhilde directly in front. 
Paeta is talking to Lobos through a small screen.

PAETA:
  Now is the chance for a full attack, sir. 
LOBOS:
  What are you saying.  If we attack now and destroy the enemy 
  flagship, the  enemy will attack in wrath. (slamming the panel
  in front of him.)

Meanwhile, a few Walkures fly by the Ulysses and the Brunhilde.

YANG:
  It's very quiet. No one's attacking us. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  He's precious. They don't want to kill the person up there.

The Imperial fleet loosens their enclosure.  The Free Planets Star 
Fleet passes right through the Imperial fleet, but no one fires. 
Rheinhard, Kircheis, and Mecklinger stand and wait quietly.

WHIN:
  If someone fires now ... 
LOUISE:
  It's hell then.

In a fire arm control room, Kurt is motionless.  He takes a glance 
at Tonio, who continues to sleep.  The Free Planets Star Fleet 
continues to escape.

RHEINHARD:
  Kircheis, we can't let go the victory for my life and this 
  ship. 
KIRCHEIS:  (trying to stop Rheinhard)
  Please wait! 
RHEINHARD:  (ignores Kircheis and continues)
  Attack! 
STEINMETZ: (stands up from his seat)
  Sir!  Concerning the action of this ship, the authority rest 
  on me. (Rheinhard looks at him in surprise) Admiral, please
  pursue your duty as the  fleet commander.

There is a short pause.  Mecklinger looks at Rheinhard.  Rheinhard's
eyes soften.

RHEINHARD:
  I am sorry.  You have the right to command this ship.  I will 
  never interfere again. 
STEINMETZ:  (nodding)
  We will go forward.

Rheinhard nods. Mecklinger nods with a satisfaction.  Kircheis looks at  
Mecklinger with a smile and returns his eyes to the main viewer.  The two 
fleets move in opposite directions.  In the ally flagship, the tactical, 
labeled "THE  ENEMY: DIVIDEING STEP SIDE" (misspell in the movie), shows 
the Imperial fleet opening up a path.

OPERATOR:
  There is an opening for retreat in the left. 
LOBOS:
  All ships, quickly retreat.

Aboard the Ulysses, the tactical shows that the ally fleet has completed 
retreating.

YANG:
  Okay, let's retreat. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  Would we get attacked once we let go of the hostage? 
YANG:
  I don't know either. But if I was the person up there, I probably 
  wouldn't.  This battle, the Fourth Tiamat Battle, has ended.

The Ulysses leaves the Brunhilde and quickly retreats. In the Brunhilde:
 
 
OPERATOR:
  Enemy force has retreated.  Shall we pursue them? 
RHEINHARD:
  There is no need for that. An unnecessary pursuit will only 
  increase casualties.  There are more battles to come in the future. 
KIRCHEIS:  (quietly to Rheinhard)
  One battle has ended. 
RHEINHARD:
  Yes, it has ended.

Louise and Whin relaxed in their posts.  In the gun control room, 
Kurt is relaxing too. Tonio wakes up.

TONIO:
  Did something happen? 
KURT:
  No.  You and I are both lucky, for now.

Reuental and his fellow staff toasts to their victory.  Mittermeyer 
writes a letter to his girlfriend in the quiet bridge.  Rheinhard 
relaxing looks at the main viewer.  Several Spartanians fly through
the wrecks from the battle.

POPLAN:
  Korneff, we saved our lives again. 
KORNEFF:
  So, who won? 
POPLAN:
  I hope we did. 
KORNEFF:
  Oh?   Since when did you become a patriot? 
POPLAN:
  No way!  I just don't want to lose the bet!

The Spartanians head for their fleet.  Meanwhile, in the main hall of
the Iserlohn Fortress, in front of Rudolph's statue, Muckenberger merits 
Rheinhard for his work.

MUCKENBERGER:  (proudly)
  Not only saving the Imperial fleet from the jeopardous situation,
  kept an eye on the enemy flank, you have brought an almost complete
  victory to us.  This deserves recognition, and as the Space Fleet
  Commander, I ...

The scene changes to the bridge of the Patoroklos.  Muckenberger's voice 
fades out and Triunicht's voice fades in.  The Free Planets Star 
Fleet personnel listens to his message.  Only Attenborough and Yang look 
dissatisfied, especially  Yang.

TRIUNICHT:
  ... This is a holy war which we must continue regardless of 
  the consequences.  The only thing that will stop the invasion
  of an evil autocracy Empire is your devotion to your mother
  country. In order to defend the  republic, although you might die
  in the war, you are pursuing the holy duty for the citizens.
  Being in the front line of that battle, you are the  model for the
  democratic citizens.  I, Job Triunicht, as the secretary of defense
  am proud of you ...

Yang looks really dissatisfied with this.  Meanwhile in Iserlohn, the 
ceremony is over.  Rheinhard and Kircheis are leaving the hall. 
Muckenberger and Flegel look at them from the balcony.

FLEGEL:
  He really is lucky. 
MUCKENBERGER:  (without the hate as before the battle)
  Is he merely lucky? 
FLEGEL:
  Hah??? 
MUCKENBERGER:
  At least he is no longer the admiral inside the skirt ... 
  (smiles)  although he still is a conceited kid.

Meanwhile in one of the Free Planets Star Fleet ships, Yang gets out 
of an elevator.  Paeta follows.

PAETA:
  Commodore Yang Wenli!  I think I was misunderstanding you.  How 
  about a drink with me tonight. 
YANG:
  I only want to have a drink of a good tea, alone.
 
Rheinhard, looks out from a window, in his room.  Kircheis approaches 
him.

KIRCHEIS:
  I have found out the name of the commander of that battleship.  
  (Rheinhard turns to him) Commodore Yang Wenli. He once was
  called the Hero of El  Facile. 
RHEINHARD:  (quietly)
  It has become a problem, Kircheis. 
KIRCHEIS:
  Yes? 
RHEINHARD:
  Until now, I only had to think about four things. 
KIRCHEIS:  (quietly)
  Yes. 
RHEINHARD:
  One, how I handle this Empire.  Another, about my older 
  sister.  Then  about my friends. Finally about the officers
  and soldiers of this fleet. But  now,  another that I can not
  ignore has appeared.

Rheinhard turns to the window and continues looking at the stars.  
Meanwhile, in the small room with sofa, Yang sits on the table and 
quietly looks  out of the small window, with a cup in his hand, 
drinking.  Attenborough enters.

ATTENBOROUGH:
  What's wrong? Don't you like the tea? 
YANG:  (turning to him)
  I've found his name. 
ATTENBOROUGH:
  His? 
YANG:
  The commander of that white ship. His name is Rheinhard von Museal.

Yang turns to the window again and continues looking.  Meanwhile, 
Rheinhard repeats the name:

RHEINHARD:
  Yang Wenli ... commodore ...

Yang repeats it too:

YANG:
  Rheinhard von Museal ...

The faces of Yang and Rheinhard appears and cross with the stars as a  
background.  Then, full images of the two separate. A narration comes in.
 
NARRATOR:
  In the light of the heros that shine like star dusts, this is 
  only the beginning of two small stars.  The battle of the two
  heros begins here.

Something in German appears. ("Herdensagen Vom Kosmosinsel" der 
Anfang) 
Then a galaxy appears and the credits scroll in.                               

                               THE END
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      NOTE FROM THE TRANSLATOR (Yoshiyuki Karahashi)

Alteration of this script or any of the previous script versions 
are ABSOLUTELY forbidden without my permission.  Also, spelling
in this script were mostly created by Takayuki and by myself.  When
the OAV Ginga Eiyu Densetsu series came out, most of our guesses
matched the OAV spellings.  Most of the deviations are corrected in this
version, but becasue some of the characters has not appeared as of the
vol 10 of the OAV, their spellings still remains as our guess.
