"0}Farewell to a Friend?" "!" "Raven attacked us in this new type of Zoid." "He was so powerful that there was no way we could win." "But at the last minute we were saved by Rosso and Viola." "they asked us to look after this kid" "Rudolph." "Let go!" "Guygalos?" "Just say whether you will take me or not!" "But Guygalos is the capital of the Empire." "We'd never get security clearance to go inside." "Please..." "I can arrange a reward." "A reward?" "We'll do it!" "Hold on!" "Before we agree we're gonna need you to answer a few questions for us." "Who are you?" "Hey!" "Who cares?" "exactly how big is this reward of yours?" "Moonbay!" "No worries." "we'll take you to Guygalos." "please." "Can you teach me how to pilot a Zoid like you?" "A Zoid?" "Prozen." "Mister Homalef." "Where is the prince?" "We're still searching for him." "0 0" "I still can't believe it." "So soon after the emperor..." "Passed away." "I have arranged for the full resources of the military to be employed." "So that we can find him as soon as possible." "If anything has happened to the prince..." "We must have a coronation soon." "Otherwise the Empire will..." "Prime Minister!" "The best thing we can do now is pray for the safety of His Highness." "Captain!" "There's an unidentified Zoid at ten o'clock." "Really?" "What on Zi is that?" "Sir!" "We've lost contact with the seven Air Wing on search patrol." "It's like they've disappeared." "what do we do?" "I'm not sure." "I'll go." "let's get this thing on the road." "Right." "Fiine!" "Can you get Van?" "It's time to go." "OK." "What's he doing?" "He needs more practice." "I'm getting dizzy." "Then stop!" "Right now!" "OK." "We're OK." "right?" "Right!" "right?" "Right!" "I can't hear you!" "Right!" "I can almost smell that reward." "What are you talking about?" "I mean..." "Did you see the ring that kid had?" "He must be rich." "But don't you remember what happened to Rosso and Viola?" "I smell danger." "So we had to take a few risks." "It will be worth it in the end." "Here." "kid." "I will." "Just give me a chance." "So you can revenge Rosso and Viola?" "Of course not." "You should never use violence to handle to handle that sort of thing." "Well then why?" "I wanna become really strong." "Strong enough to fight for what is right in the world." "Understand?" "Van!" "Over here!" "The arm has been completely transformed." "The Zoid Core was hit." "It's no wonder they've all been destroyed." "Sieg..." "What's a Zoid Core?" "You're a Zoid pilot." "How come you don't even know that?" "these look like Imperial Zoids to me." "But I thought the war was over." "Who's there?" "oh boy!" "Mister Not Enough!" "Old man!" "Can one of you get me a coffee?" "granps?" "I'm doing doing some research." "so I've been following them." "What footprints?" "It's a safe bet that whoever left those prints caused this destruction." "granps." "boy." "They're there alright." "This is exactly what the Garreal Ruins looked like." "Remember?" "Somebody sure did a great job of cleaning this place out." "It's gotta be the Imperial Army." "Stop." "Go back a bit." "There!" "Can you give a close up of that wall?" "Sure." "Death Saurer." "What?" "Death Saurer." "So what is this Death Saurer?" "Granps?" "Oh my giant!" "The Death Saurer is a legendary Zoid that existed back in ancient times." "What do you mean "legendary"?" "The story goes that one Death Saurer was able to destroy a platoon of a thousand Zoids then wipe out a whole nation in just one night." "it's impossible to say whether Raven's new Zoid is a Death Saurer." "But the evidence and footprints we've found suggest that the Imperial Army has managed to resurrect the legend in some form." "I knew it!" "Raven destroyed those Zoid back there in a Death Saurer." "Van!" "Tell me: who did all those belong to before they were destroyed?" "The Empire." "Then why would Raven be going out and attacking his own side?" "well..." "Because..." "I wonder... the next time we meet Raven and his new Zoid we'll be ready to..." "Run away." "Yeah." "Run away!" "Huh?" "You must not fight him." "His strength is far too great for you." "you can't stop me!" "From the evidence we've seen so far" "I safely predict your Shield Liger will be no match for this new Zoid." "granps!" "How do you know if I'm gonna win or lose if I don't even get to try to fight it?" "Listen to me very carefully." "If your Zoid Core is destroyed your Shield Liger will never be able to recover!" "Zoid Core?" "The Zoid Core is the very heart of the Zoid." "it's finished." "You saw what happened to the Zoids in the desert back there." "Don't even consider accepting a challenge from *** as the Death Saurer!" "You must not fight Raven!" "But what if..." "Van." "Van." "Don't forget that we still gotta get little Rudolph here back to Guygalos for our reward." "So?" "OK?" "Van?" "I couldn't sleep." "Is everything OK?" "I can't stop thinking about the Death Saurer." "It was keeping me awake." "I need to talk to you about that." "Raven's Zoid didn't affect me in the same way as the time we were at the ruins." "It felt like a different power altogether." "What are you talking about?" "I can't really explain it but the power just feels different from the Death Saurer." "Are you telling me that Raven Zoid isn't the Death Saurer after all?" "I don't know." "That's just how I feel." "This way." "kid." "Just where do you think you were sneaking off to?" "I just..." "Rudolph!" "didn't you?" "Were you praying?" "Why?" "Because they..." "They sacrifice themselves for me." "Sacrifice?" "They were fighting to save me from Prozen who wants to..." "Get rid of me!" "Prozen?" "Rudolph." "Who are you?" "Hey!" "Show some respect!" "Don't you know who this is?" "the crowned prince Rudolph!" "The next Emperor!" "You're kidding me!" "just look at the ring he has hanging around his neck." "Look at it!" "Insolence!" "why would Prozen wanna get rid of you?" "That's an easy one." "He wants to rule the Empire." "I'm next in line for the throne." "Prozen will take control because he is my regent." "He only became regent by manipulating people." "Now he wants to take over my Empire completely." "All those destroyed Zoids are likely the remains of soldiers sent to rescue me." "I think I see what Prozen is doing here." "To look good he sends out search parties to find Your Highness but at the same time he instructs Raven to destroy them!" "It's just not fair!" "and then losing their lives!" "Even Rosso... and Viola..." "They all sacrificed... their lives... for me!" "He was going to run away so we weren't in any danger." "Poor guy." "What a joke!" "This crybaby can't even pilot a Zoid properly." "Van!" "huh kid?" "What's the matter?" "Has the prince lost his tongue?" "You're just a little weakling." "No!" "I am not a weakling!" "What?" "!" "You wanna prove it?" "Give me your best shot." "Why you?" "!" "Weakling!" "Weakling!" "Spineless little weakling!" "Van!" "little guy?" "kid." "Van." "You're pretty though... for a weakling." "Oh well." "I suppose that means they've finished." "Rudolph!" "It's the Imperial Army!" "You're surrounded!" "Did you destroy an Imperial Army Redler?" "No!" "And we haven't got time for this!" "So leave us alone!" "Do not move!" "Van!" "Sieg." "Rudolph." "Allow me to introduce you to my new Zoid." "A Geno Saurer!" "Geno Saurer?" "Where is Rudolph?" "my orders were to kill him." "But I've decided to take him as my hostage instead." "Satisfied?" "What?" "I'm gonna be honest." "I always considered you a worthy opponent." "But now the time for games is over!" "Van!" "Prepare to fight!" "Fiine..." "I have to fight!" "Sieg!" "Van!" "Don't say I didn't warn you!" "I don't think that I can compete!" "Have you had enough yet?" "I'm not gonna give in to you!" "you're not gonna get away with this!" "The game continues." "Here we go!" "Game over." "Now Van!" "Get out of there!" "Farewell." "Van!" "Van..." "Sieg!" "Preview" "Hey!" "Irvine here." "and we're worried about Van too." "but without the Imperial ring he is not much use to anybody... and not even Prozen will be safe when we are through!" "what now?" "Zoids episode 23:" "The Imperial Ring." "The Imperial Ring" "See you on the battlefield!"