"Hiltz's Gun Sniper closed in on us." "Sieg's new found power was able to draw out much more potential from the Liger so we were able to crush the Gun Sniper." "Sieg rocks." "0}Phantom We are with the Guardian Force." "I am placing you all under arrest for conspiring to assassinate Emperor Rudolph." "It's Phantom." "We've just arrested the people who hired you." "Meaning your contract to assassinate Rudolph has been canceled." "No." "I take my orders quite seriously." "I see it through till the end." "Even assassins have their work ethics." "What?" "!" "So the plot to assassinate Rudolph is supposed to be carried out during the Guylos Grand Prix." "Seems like an awfully risky plan." "The generals who are still loyal to Prozen obviously want the assassination to take place in public." "So they can show their disdain for Rudolph to the rest of the world." "The Guylos Grand Prix would be the ideal set for that." "The Grand Prix attracts attention from all over Zi." "the Emperor is always present at the opening ceremonies to start the races." "Calls himself Phantom?" "We will be a slippery one." "Probably." "But no slippery enough to get past us." "Moonbay has rounded the last turn and is heading in for the home stretch." "And she's crossed the line." "3min21.893" "That puts her in the lead." "It's great to see Moonbay back here at the track after she unexpectedly dropped out of racing four years ago." "baby." "Moonbay?" "You wanna do another circuit?" "I got out of my system." "Besides I wouldn't want to intimidate my opponents more than I have already." "Meaning...?" "That guy has been riding my tail all morning." "Mascarade." "but they say he's a rookie." "Pretty smart though." "Following close behind to pick up tips on all I handle the course." "he's probably on the island surveying vantage points for the assassination." "Sounds about right." "We'll have every inch covered by security." "and the hotels." "This Phantom won't be able to hide." "Has Emperor Rudolph already arrived at the race circuit?" "Fiine and Sieg are acting as his body guards while he's taking in the sights around the Gran Prix." "On the day of the Gran Prix the Emperor will watch the race from inside this observation gallery." "The Phantom is a top rate sniper." "He only needs one bullet to hit his target and fulfill his contract." "He's gotta a reputation for never missing his intended target." "He did mention that he had high work ethics as an assassin." "There's no direct line of fire from the sea." "Which means the only sniping positions left available to him are right in the spectator stands." "How many men do we have?" "Over three hundred." "They're stationed at each of the entrances and they know what to look for." "Got it." "That ship just disappeared." "What did you say?" "Everything OK?" "There was a ship on the horizon that was loaded with a Gun Sniper and it just disappeared." "Don't be ridiculous." "How about putting down those binoculars and looking for some fish." "We've come out a lot further than usual so we better come back with a big enough catch to pay for all the fuel we burned." "Pretty nice finish for you first race in four years." "You managed to beg third place." "That was nothing." "Just wait." "I haven't showed everything yet." "I can hardly wait." "I liberated that engine from the military in lure of the gold watch I never got." "Don't need to put the pressure on but the prize money would help make me feel the risks were all worth it." "I'll make it worth in a while." "The money is so close I can smell it." "So were you able to capture this Phantom?" "but he's eluded us so far." "I understand." "Rudolph?" "and just excuse yourself from the ceremonies." "The Emperor must open the Guylos Gran Prix." "and I won't be the one to end it." "Phantom is a dangerous man." "He should have been captured long ago." "I'd be more than happy to act as the bait." "I'm confident that you'll be able to capture him before he does any more harm." "I've made my decision." "I'm staying." "Let's catch this assassin." "From this vantage point he's got a straight line of fire to the VIP room." "But he's not foolish enough to start firing from within the crowd." "That'd start a mass hysteria." "The Phantom would find some perfect place." "A place where he could have a clear shot without attracting any suspicion." "But where could that place be?" "We better figure that out fast." "Cause I have no intention of letting him get Rudolph in his sights." "Welcome to the 77th Annual Guylos Gran Prix." "We're only moments away from the official starting time." "The skies are blue and there's virtually no wind." "These are perfect conditions for the race." "will announce the start of the race. start your engines." "Listen to the roar of the engines as the machines come alive." "This southern resort island has been converted to a battleground for the best pilots from Planet Zi." "There's now less than one minute until the start of the legendary Guylos Gran Prix." "Only time will tell which drivers will finish in the top." "The red signal is up!" "No!" "My RPMs were too high and my amno stove it!" "Moonbay is off to a terrible start." "And Mascarade will suffer the consequences." "What kind of start was that?" "Moonbay?" "you know?" "So you guys just sit back and keep quiet till I need ya!" "Let's not forget there's 30 laps in the race." "It's only just getting started." "I've got loads of time to make my move." "Moonbay has passed on the outside in the second turn." "Will she be able to recoup her lost time from the poor start?" "Remy Killmeister has now passed the control line in the top position!" "That's an excellent time!" "But Grayen Bonnet and Bruce Dickinson are right on his heels." "That top three have taken a huge lead over the rest of the group." "And there's Moonbay fiercely battling to move up." "At the fifth lap she's made it to the eighth position!" "see anything?" "Nothing unusual in the stands." "but he will make his move during the race. he's never backed down from a job yet." "I know." "That's why we've gotta find him before it's too late." "But..." "We can't let him get to Rudolph." "on the whole island." "Roger." "Moonbay is now in Osbourne slip stream." "Osbourne." "Moonbay has worked all the way up to the seventh position in the eighth lap." "So when exactly did you think you saw this Gun Sniper?" "I think it was about three o'clock yesterday." "aren't you?" "Pretty sure." "it vanished almost as fast as it showed up." "it seems that was a Gun Sniper that was sighted earlier on the water." "But witness isn't 100% sure." "Apparently it disappeared from sight like some kind of mirage." "A Gun Sniper was spotted on the water?" "That's got to be the Phantom." "Yeah." "And he said it disappeared almost like it was a mirage." "That means Phantom is using stealth technology and he's out on the ocean." "But it's hard to believe." "How is he going to avoid hitting the spectator stands?" "could he?" "but we'll have to assume the worst." "We have to get to him before he even thinks about pulling the trigger." "the machines are starting to make their pit stops." "To exchange their gyrocaps." "Excellent pitwork!" "Moonbay will appreciate that as she speeds closer to the front." "baby!" "Moonbay has managed to pull into fifth position. the Gun Sniper." "Optical stealth can't hide heat signatures." "It's our lucky day." "What?" "!" "We didn't make a direct hit." "No!" "He got away!" "He escaped underwater." "I bet he's headed for the race track." "Moonbay is passing on the inside!" "In the 25th lap she has pushed in front of Dickinson and taken third place!" "It seems as though nothing can stop Moonbay now." "His only choice now is to try to snipe from the stadium." "We've got catch him before he takes his position." "Let's move out." "Right." "All right." "Her time is better than the leader now." "And this rate she might just pull off a win." "I guess that military engine was worth pilfering after all." "Doctor D." "Sure pays to have a thief in your midst." "Who are you calling a thief?" "I never said I stole it!" "I'm just borrowing it." "You make it sound like I'm a common criminal. and Moonbay in third." "Mascarade." "That Mascarade guy is good." "that is." "I can't believe he made it all the way up to fourth place." "At the end of the race the competition between the top four leaders is really starting to heat up." "as they try to predict each others moves." "victory could go to any of them at this point." "anything there?" "Nothing." "There's not a soul in sight." "Where is he?" "They're now going into the final lap!" "Phantom!" "All right." "Guess now is as good a time as any." "Moonbay has made her move!" "She's passing Bonnet and is moving up to second!" "Now I know what he's gonna do." "He's gonna move in close to the observation gallery and try to shoot Rudolph point blank." "Moonbay has left everyone in the dust as she challenges the leader Killmeister." "When will she make her next move?" "They rattle at the forth turn and she passes him in the final lap!" "Moonbay is now the leader!" "He kept on my tail the whole race." "Not too bad." "But my turn as your teacher is over." "Nice race." "But the Grand Prix Cup is mine." "Not to mention the prize money." "Moonbay hangs onto the lead with Mascarade on her tail." "this race has been narrowed down to two machines." "In a fierce dead hit. hold onto her lead an clinch the win?" "for an upset win?" "The two are headed for the final turn." "Mascarade is making his move." "What's this?" "Not trying the *** *** ***?" "I'm stunt and hurt that you wouldn't show more gratitude." "rookie." "it's my race!" "My wing!" "Unbelievable!" "Moonbay has corned way on the electromagnetic fence!" "Mascared has ceased to pull off alongside as they race for the finish side by side." "now it all comes down to speed!" "Who will be faster?" "Will it be the famous Moonbay?" "Or the rookie with his miraculous first performance?" "Not now." "There is something wrong with the booster that hit the fence back there." "What's happened?" "Moonbay is losing speed just as she's about to reach the finish line." "Mascarade crosses the line!" "folks!" "Mascarade!" "A rookie comes from nowhere to win the 77th Guylos Grand Prix." "What was that?" "!" "What just exploded?" "Just a hologram?" "that's right." "You never can be too careful." "That's it!" "That's it!" "I guess I'm gonna have to beg Doctor D for his forgiveness." "For not winning the race." "Yeah." "Specially after the old man went to the trouble of stealing the engine from the military." "Military Police?" "What do they want?" "There they are." "They are the thieves who stole the prototype engine that's been developed by the military." "Arrest the criminals." "We're innocent!" "We didn't do anything! I'm definitely taking you off my Christmas card list." "old man!" "Don't take it so personally." "Preview" "The next enemies we find ourselves up against battle in a way we've never seen before." "They're coming at us with all kind of strategies we've never encountered." "It's almost as if they're testing us to push our Zoids to their limits." "We've gotta completely rethink our combat tactics." "Zoids episode 54:" "G-File." "G-File" "See you on the battlefield."