[Scene 2 Intro]

????? [Myona]: "...Um... Are you...."

Cage: "Uh.... Uhhhh...."

????? [Myona]: "Are you okay?"

Cage: "Wh... Where am I?"

Myona: "Phew... You're alive... I thought you were dead. How are you feeling?"

Cage: "I've been better."

Cage: "Where's the lev?!?!"

Myona: "The lev? Oh... The L.E.V.?"

Cage: "Quick! We have to get moving!!"

Myona: "Um, could you explain to me what's going on?"

Cage: "What's going on?! You're the one who told me to get on this thing--wait... you don't remember, do you?"

Myona: "No... I don't know my name, or even what I'm doing here."

Cage: "So... What's that? I guess it's..."

Myona: "Amnesia?"

Cage: "Yeah. That."

Myona: "What am I going to do??"

Cage: "Well, I do know one thing. Your name is Myona Alderan."

Myona: "Myona... That's my name?"

Cage: "Uh-huh. That's all I know too, because we just met."

Myona: "Oh... Well, thank you. Having a name is a start."

Cage: "Did you always talk like that? I had a completely different impression of you before."

Myona: "...I'd be able to tell you if I remembered 'before'...."

??????? [Computer voice]: "Sorry To Interrupt...."

Myona: "Is that an interface program??"

??????? [Computer voice]: "I Am Pharsti, Navigation System. Pleased To Meet You."

Myona: "H-hello."

Cage: "Nice to meet you, Pharsti."

Pharsti: "Likewise."

Myona: "This system is more advanced than usual."

Pharsti: "I'm Sorry, Last Command Not Recognized."

Cage: "I know, technology these days... Wait. Does that mean you remember something?"

Myona: "Ah... You're right. This is an LEV, Pharsti is a program, the knife goes on the right and the fork goes on the left... OK, this is good, I haven't forgotten the basics. Let's see, maybe I can remember some stuff about myself too... Ummm... Uh...."

Cage: "Hey, there's no need to rush. Just take your time, and I'm sure the problem will take care of itself. I'll help out in whatever way I can too."

Myona: "Thanks... It's weird not knowing anything about yourself...."

Pharsti: "Brain Activity Levels Recorded At Normal. Would You like A Full Analysis? Analysis On Cellular Level Also Available, Genetic Testing......."

Myona: "No thanks, I'm fine for now."

Cage: "We need to figure out where we are now."

Myona: "Where we are?"

[Shot of the outside of Cage's LEV. It is alone on the Martian surface]

Cage: "Here, Mars... Wow, this LEV can land itself on autopilot all the way from the atmosphere...?!"

Voice from radio *static*: "Bingo!"

Myona: "<> What was that?"

[Several Security LEVs appear and surround Cage's LEV]

Cage: "That LEV...."

Voice from radio: "This is UCM Security Keeping Force Hellespontos County 3rd Division, do you copy?"

Cage: "Oh, good. Help's on the way. Now all we have to do...."

Security Soldier: "This is a warning to the pilot in the unregistered LEV. You have destroyed public property and have endangered the the safety and well-being of the community! Therefore, you will be arrested in accordance to our statute on vandalism and destruction of property!"

Cage: "This is NOT happening!"

Myona: (I wonder if I was a bad person....)

[Some Room. Three shadowy figures are talking.]

??????? [Long-haired man]: "...well, I was expecting to meet again, but then again I was never much for entertaining people anyway..."

??????? [Government official]: "At any rate, I am hardly the type to be accommodating towards the practices found in other countries. If you are not willing to help out, there will be problems."

??????? [Long-haired man]: "<> But I guess there's no choice. I'm not so desperate that I would steal from others."

??????? [Government official]: "Fear not. That special someone of yours is safe - - one must be careful with such precious collateral. Those in the immediate surroundings are not so lucky, of course..."

??????? [Serious young girl]: ......

??????? [Long-haired man]: "I see. So it's been done."

??????? [Government official]: "Plan 261 has been executed."

??????? [Long-haired man]: "Maintain confidentiality, eh? Nonsense."

??????? [Government official]: "A bigger web catches more prey. It's their own fault for being so stupid as to get caught."

????? [Serious young girl]: "...self-serving action by an official. Instead of taking responsibility for one's own mistakes, covering it up with yet another fiasco..."

??????? [Government official]: "That's just the way things work. More importantly, you haven't had so much as a bite of the Natural Beef. You didn't like it? It's better while it's still warm..."

????? [Serious young girl]: "...I guess it would make sense that, as a Martian, I wouldn't care for Earthling food. We've been conditioned to become this way for so many years, to not be human..."

??????? [Government official]: "...Well, that sounds a little bitter. But isn't the one most precious to you an Earthling also? Didn't you ever learn that hypocrisy is something to be ashamed of ?"

????? [Serious young girl]: "You intolerable..."

??????? [Long-haired man]: "OK, that's enough. We're not getting any more done by being here. Go home and get some rest."

????? [Serious young girl]: "Yes, sir!" *leaves*

??????? [Long-haired man]: "Well, you just watch your step there. You can never be too careful... See you later." *leaves*

??????? [Government official]: "<> What a rude bunch. Like beasts who only know how to fight... They should enjoy it while it lasts. Once the system is completed... heh heh... They'll be sorry they ever disrespected me."

[Interrogation Rm. Cage is being interrogated by an officer, who does not believe him about the Black Frame.]

Security Force: "Cage Midwell, age 17... Hmm..."

Cage: "So I've been telling you, if you'd just listen to my side of the story..."

Security Force: "Ah, yes, the one about how you were attacked by the devil and made an emergency landing on Mars?"

Cage: "Not the devil, an LEV that LOOKED LIKE the devil. I was working on the Bonaparte III as a..."

Security Force: "Silence! You terrorist!"

Cage: "Terrorist?!?"

Myona: (Am I a... terrorist? It does have a familiar ring to it...)

Cage: "I know! I can prove it--just look at the security satellite record, and you'll see that we landed in that LEV--we came through the atmosphere, and..."

Security Officer: "If you're going to lie anyway, make it more believable! Besides, there's no such satellite record. Which means you were on the surface to begin with. There's no doubt that you attacked the UNSF facilities a few hours ago. I don't know yet where you hid the new LEV, but finding it is just a matter of time. Because of you, countless civilians have suffered...." *slaps Cage...?* "And even then you persist with this fantasy?! You'll pay for this, I'll see to it that you do!"

Cage: "Why? I didn't do anything wrong! I escaped only to find myself in the middle of a battle, and I've only been trying to save myself.... So don't accuse me of all these things when you haven't even looked into them!"

Myona: (Is he... crying? He's telling the truth--he's no terrorist....)

Security Officer: "OK, now you're trying to earn my sympathy. You'll be feeling real sorry for yourself once I catch you. Bonaparte III went down, and so did everyone on it. You really thought you could fool me like that, son?"

Cage: "Wh... What do you mean?"

Security Officer: "THIS is what I mean." *Turns on a TV*

News Anchor: "... suffered great damage, and the cause of the accident is still unknown. According to Lieutenant Noachim, who surveyed the crash site, the tragedy looks to be associated with some engine trouble or some sort of misjudgment by the pilot; there are no survivors. Among those listed as passengers are Earth inhabitants Adam Twize, Alman Ov...."

Security Officer: "Understand? Everyone is dead. The investigation is closed."

News Anchor: "The remaining passenger list is as follows...."

Cage: "No...."

Myona: "...Wha??..."

Security Officer: "You'll have time to repent in your cell. Interrogation begins tomorrow.... Arrest them!"

Cage: ...

[Cell]

Cage: "...Dead? ...Everyone? How can that be, where some people escaped... But why? Why???"

Myona: "Calm down."

Cage: "Calm down? How am I supposed to calm down?! I didn't do anything!"

Myona: "I don't know what's going on either, but I know you're no criminal. Besides, the Cage Midwell who was on the news as a deceased passenger wasn't you."

Cage: "What?"

Myona: "Someone must have checked in with your name, which is why they don't believe you... Tell me everything that happened up until now."

Cage: "Ok..." ....................

Myona: "For instance, how about this? Someone steals a new, top-secret weapon and rises up directly to the upper strata where the Bonaparte is... Then he approaches and attacks."

Cage: "Wait a minute! How did he get up to the upper strata? And how in the world is it my fault now?"

Myona: "Well... I'd say there are two different ways of looking at it. First, perhaps it was someone high-profile, who wanted to avoid a scandal--like a politician, or a relative of a politician. Or it's also possible that there was nobody on board--an unmanned fighter."

Cage: "But... It was talking..."

Myona: "If it had some degree of auto-pilot capability, and wasn't remote-controlled... it's possible. Even the LEV that we were on could talk."

Cage: "That's true... You remember that?"

Myona: "Strange... I wonder why. Hmm... no, I can't remember anything else. Anyway, that black LEV that you fought against is a new model, and they're probably trying to cover up its activity."

Cage: "Right... And that's why they want to put the blame on us, so they can keep the secret..."

Myona: "They're going to say that there are no witnesses, and that the LEV that attacked Bonaparte was the LEV we were on. What do you think?"

Cage: "W-what are we going to do? If we don't do something, they'll...." *Cage starts fidgeting with his buttons, and accidentally plays back the piano solo recorded on one of them*

Myona: "Where's that music coming from? It's not coming from your button, is it?"

Cage: "Oh... Yeah..."

Myona: "It's very pretty... and very... familiar..."

Cage: "That's Ares playing."

Myona: "Ares...?"

Cage: "What's wrong?"

Myona: "Oh, nothing. You two were close, then."

Cage: "Actually, this song marks the beginning of our our friendship. It was a very important moment in my life."

Myona: ...

Cage: "I have to live through this. For Ares, and for everyone else."

Myona: "You're right, you can't give up now."

Cage: "Yeah. I have to become independent, and learn to live without Ares..."

???? [Ares]: "Aw, that's cruel. Are you saying you don't want me around anymore?"

Myona: "?!"

Cage: "Whuh?! Huh??!?!? It can't be! But that voice... no. I must be dreaming!"

Ares: "...Cage. Come over here and let me see your face. I'm opening up the peephole now."

Cage: "A... res? It's got to... be a dream... But...."

Ares: "OK. Just another step forward..." *pinches Cage? It's a weird kissing sound...*

Cage: "OWWW!"

Ares: "See? It's not a dream, is it?"

Cage: "Ares? It's you!! Ares! It really is you!!"

Ares: "Alll right, let's save the touching reunion for later, and figure out how to undo this lock and get me out of here."

??????? [Prisoner]: "Here's the combination."

Ares: "Huh?!"

??????? [Prisoner]: "Don't be scared--I'm on your side. I've been listening to what you've been saying, so I understand the situation. Now punch in the combination I'm about to give you. First number is...." *Ares punches in the combination*

Cage: "It worked!"

Ares: "OK. Let's go!"

Cage: "OK!"

??????? [Prisoner]: "Wait! Aren't you going to let me out?"

[Scene 2-Perpetual Motion]

[Outside of the base]

Cage: "So... How did you get here? First of all, how did you escape? And second of all, how did you know where to find us?

Ares: "I actually escaped in a pod. I was watching the local news, and it said that all the people who escaped had died in the accident. And then I found out that you were under arrest as the culprit... So I came to your rescue."

Cage: "Oh... I didn't think I was ever going to see you again! I'm really glad that wasn't the case."

Ares: "Well, I'm... I guess I'm glad too."

Cage: "Oops, almost forgot. This here is Myona. We escaped together."

Myona: "Pleased to meet you, Mr... Ares. My name is Myona."

Ares: "Huh?!"

Cage: "She can't remember anything pre-accident... Do you remember seeing her on the ship?"

Ares: "She can't remember?... Oh... no, I'm sorry--I don't think we know each other."

??????? [Prisoner]: "...Here we are...."

Cage: "That's the LEV we came in on..."

Ares: "And you are...??"

??????? [Prisoner]: "Me? I am Deckson. And this--this is like my backyard. But more importantly..."

[Security LEVs appear]

Deckson: "On second thought, it's too early for that. Never mind. You arrived in that LEV, did you say? If you could just hold on for a little while... my friend has no concept of time."

Cage: "Certainly!"

[Cage's LEV appears, and he boards it]

Cage: "There we go. Long time no see, Pharsti."

Pharsti: "It Has Been Exactly 8 Hours And 37 Minutes. Passenger Check... All Systems Go."

Cage: "Thank God everything's up and running."

Pharsti: "I'm Sorry, Last Command Not Recognized. Please Repeat."

Cage: "Oh... Don't worry about it. We need to buy time..."

Pharsti: "...So We Are To Be A Decoy?"

Cage: "Yeah, I suppose you could look at it like that. Oh, and don't aim at the cockpit... and even if I do, don't let me, OK?"

Pharsti: "Disable But Do Not Destroy... Acknowledged."

[Security LEVs destroyed]

Deckson: "Hey... not bad. I wouldn't mind having one of these around myself."

Ares: ...

[More Security LEVs appear, led by the same officer that interrogated Cage]

Security Force: "You again, Deckson. Why do you always need to make trouble?"

Deckson: "Well, Tim... oops, I guess I'm supposed to call you Frazer now... I haven't done anything, as a matter of fact. Earth has been antagonizing Mars for a while now, and as they say, what comes around goes around. I'm just helping out a little bit with the natural progression of things."

Frazer: "You haven't changed a bit, Deckson. Unfortunately for you, this is the last chance you'll have to spout off your self-serving speeches. You will all be charged the heaviest charge available for escaping incarceration. Capital punishment for you all!"

[Another group of Security LEVs appear]

Frazer: "Now cut it out and take responsibility for your own actions!"

Deckson: "Well... no thanks."

[One of the Security LEVs is destroyed by a sniper in a friendly LEV]

Frazer: "WHAT?!"

????? [Irresponsible young man]: "Hey! Sorry I'm late! I'll make it up to you. Guess what Planet Airhead girl did..."

Frazer: "That's not possible... You're saying they hit it at that distance?!"

[Another friendly LEV appears]

????? [Angry young girl]: "Boy, who you callin' Planet Airhead girl? You wanna take this outside?"

????? [Irresponsible young man]: *sarcastically* "Stoppp, you're s-scaring me!"

Semyl: *evil eye* (He's gonna get it later on...)

[A transport AFV appears to pick up Deckson and friends]

???? [Effeminate young man]: "Here I am!"

Deckson: "Phil... We've grown roots waiting for you. Come on, climb aboard, all. Don't worry, they're all trustworthy."

Myona: "Um.... But..."

Phil: *nervously* "Uhh..."

Ares: "Come on, we don't have a choice. If we don't go with them, we'll be executed for sure."

Phil: *still a little nervous around Myona* "That is correct! Please, come this way!"

Myona: "Hm?... Okay..."

Deckson: "OK... Cage, do you copy?"

Cage: "Yes, I hear you."

Deckson: "We're going to have to separate. Visibility on this end is very bad, and it's dangerous. You'll have to navigate."

Cage: "Where should I go?"

[A glowing goal space appears on the map]

Deckson: "Guide us to that point over there. Good luck. Semyl! Razma! He's my guest, and he's coming with me."

Semyl: "Got it, boss. We'll take good care of him. Let's go!"

Razma: "What's with the new lingo?"

Semyl: "Razma, you like missiles?"

Razma: *flustered* "OK, let's get going! Nice to meet you, new guy!"

Cage: "Uh-huh.... Uh..."

[Frazer destroyed]

Frazer: "Deckson! I'll catch you if it means I have to go to the edge of the universe to find you! You remember that!!"

[All units obliterated, or Blade reaches the goal]

Phil: "Goody! Now we can escape!"

Deckson: "Hm. Good job, Cage."

Myona: "Wow! You didn't strike me as being that reliable... I'm so impressed!"

Cage: "Er... Yeah, thanks."

Phil: ...

[They all escape]

[Scene 2 Outro. Security Facility.]

????? [Serious young girl]: "...It never ends."

Security Soldier: "Who the hell are you? Where is your identification?"

????? [Serious young girl]: "UNSF Special Task Force Acemos. Nadia Candido. Satisfied?"

Security Soldier: "<> Acemos?... The army elite force?"

Nadia: "Who the hell are you, and where is YOUR identification?"

Frazer: "...I'm very sorry. As his superior, I am ready to take responsibility for his wrongdoing...."

Nadia: "<> Things haven't changed a bit, have they? Which is why you're still a security supervisor."

Frazer: "I only aim to fulfill my post as I am instructed."

Nadia: "Anyway, I will let the heads know about this. You take it from there."

Frazer: "Yes, ma'am."

Security Soldier: "She is an acquaintance of yours?"

Frazer: "Yeah. I was her instructor for a while... just a little while. It was a very long time ago."

Security Soldier: "I see..."

[Intermission]