"The year was 1889." "Jean, Nadia and King meet at the Paris World Exposition." "They traveled to Le Havre where Jean lives, but were attacked by a threesome in their multipurpose tank Gratan, who were after the Blue Water gem that Nadia possesses." "Jean and his party barely escaped in Jean's self-constructed aircraft but an engine failure occurred and they splash landed in the ocean." "What is the secret that lies behind Nadia's Blue Water?" "The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters" "The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters" "Look, Jean, we're going to sink." "That's why we've got to bail out the water as fast as we can." "Lucky cat." "Jean, what's that?" "It's a battleship!" "Man overboard!" "I see people adrift!" "Where?" "Stop engines!" "Change course 15 degrees to port!" "Lieutenant Commander, we're going to pick up those people." "Aye, aye, Sir!" "They've seen us!" "We're saved!" "Ahoy!" "Ahoy!" "This is terrific!" "Ahoy!" "Is it just the two of you?" "Yes, that's right!" "And a baby lion!" "All right!" "Understood!" "Can you come over here?" "Yes, of course!" "That's a funny looking boat." "Doesn't look seaworthy." "It's not a boat." "It's an aircraft!" "Aircraft?" "That's right." "You mean a thing that can fly?" "Correct." "Please, remain seated." "Yes, Sir!" "Welcome to my ship, the Abraham." "My name is Captain Meville." "This is my second in command, Lieutenant Commander Holland." "Thank you, Captain Meville, for rescuing us." "There's no need to thank me." "I only performed my duty." "By the way, did you build that aircraft yourself?" "Yes, together with my uncle." "I see." "It shows a lot of ingenuity!" "We're interested in building an air force." "You won't mind if we look it over?" "Good." "Seaman!" "Yes, Sir!" "Now tell me how you ended up drifting in the ocean." "Yes, Sir." "Okay, I get the general picture." "This trio was chasing you, right?" "Yes, Captain." "I can't stand people who harass children like this." "It appears as if somebody is talking about us." "We're so beautiful, it's only natural." "Sanson, the word beautiful was made for me." "No, you're wrong." "It was meant for me." "We'll enter the 20th century soon, and they still spout nonsense." "Shut up!" "You two!" "You'd better get busy and find that aircraft right now!" "Yes, Ma'am!" "The rain has stopped." "Yes, it's a beautiful day." "What's that?" "It's that American battleship sent to hunt down the sea monsters." "A wise man stays away from danger." "It's that airplane!" "We've found the Blue Water!" "Let me see." "We'll be returning to France in three days." "We'll let you off when we reach France." "Thank you, Captain Meville!" "This is my first time on a battleship." "Would it be all right if I looked around?" "Of course, feel free to go where you please." "Thanks a lot!" "Oh, Ayerton." "Look after these children." "You're not seriously thinking about attacking a battleship, are you?" "Of course." "I'll do anything to get my hands on that Blue Water." "Ship approaching from the rear starboard side!" "What?" "It's that steel ship that the kids were talking about." "Lt. Commander Holland, call the kids." "Tell them we have guests." "Roger!" "What?" "To the bridge?" "That's right." "The Captain wants to see you." "All right!" "This is a terrific ship!" "Say, Mr. Ayerton, what's the length of this ship?" "Actually, that's classified military data." "Geez..." "Nadia, what's wrong?" "We're going up on the bridge." "Aren't you excited?" "A warship is designed for killing people." "How can you be interested?" "I guess that's true." "Oh, here you are." "Your guests have arrived." "Look!" "It's Senorita Grandis and her men!" "They're still chasing us, even over the ocean." "Right!" "Lt. Commander, fire two or three warning shots as a greeting." "It's good training too." "Aye, aye, Sir!" "Main cannons, prepare for firing!" "Main cannons, prepare for firing!" "I think it'd be safer if we stay further away." "Don't be foolish!" "We'll never be able to catch them!" "But what good is that if we get killed?" "Keep quiet!" "We have to take risks if we want to get that Blue Water!" "What's that thing?" "Those are the newest rotating turrets." "They move the main cannons by hydraulics." "They look quite fearsome." "Oh, no!" "How can they start firing without giving us fair warning?" "No mercy for the bad guys!" "What a horrible ship!" "Sanson!" "Hanson!" "Start our counterattack!" "Aye, aye!" "Take this!" "My Gratan!" "My poor Gratan!" "We've got to surrender." "Raise the white flag!" "You're sure?" "Of course I'm sure!" "Our lives come first!" "They should've surrendered at the start!" "Aye, Sir!" "Pick up the tank." "We'll turn them in to the French police." "I feel sorry for them." "That was good food!" "Have you finished already?" "You're fast." "Yeah, I was pretty hungry." "Besides, the food was very good." "Thanks for the compliment." "I'll tell the cook you said so." "I thought you cooked the dinner for us." "No, no!" "Not at all!" "I'm really a scientist." "What?" "A scientist?" "I'm from America and I'm on a secret mission for the President of the United States." "I'm Professor Ayerton, and I'm second only to the captain on this ship." "A secret mission?" "That's why you're not in uniform!" "That's right." "Now listen, Jean." "All living things can be divided into two groups." "Those that taste good and those that don't." "Take this fish." "This belongs to the group that tastes good!" "What's the matter, Nadia?" "You haven't taken a bite." "I'm not hungry." "What?" "You're not going to eat something as delicious as this?" "Nadia, I pity you." "Life is composed of three actions: eating, sleeping and playing." "How can you ignore something as important as this?" "Don't worry about me." "I don't want to be happy if an animal must die." "I see." "You must be a vegetarian." "What's that?" "You don't know?" "They don't eat fish or meat." "I see, Nadia!" "But King eats meat." "King is different." "Now, don't you want to know about our secret mission?" "You're allowed to tell us?" "Only if you promise not to tell anyone else." "Sure!" "We promise!" "This ship is on a mission to hunt down those giant sea monsters that are attacking ships all over the world." "I know about that!" "You do?" "It was in the Paris newspapers." "I see." "But why is that a secret?" "Sea monsters don't read newspapers." "I'm afraid that's a military secret." "Against a big warship like this, the monsters don't stand a chance." "This is the main mast!" "Sea monster sighted off the port side!" "Moving, bearing 104." "All men to battle quarters!" "Roger!" "All men to general quarters!" "I repeat, to general quarters!" "All men to general quarters!" "All men to general quarters!" "We'd better go too." "Over there!" "Found you at last!" "Only four days after leaving port." "Lady Luck is with us!" "Open all cannon ports!" "Target giant sea monster off to port!" "Prepare for firing!" "Prepare for firing!" "No, you mustn't!" "What's that?" "It's a living being!" "You can't kill a poor animal!" "But I must." "That thing has killed many sailors at sea." "Get off the bridge!" "Distance and direction confirmed." "All turrets trained on target!" "From ballistics to firing quarters, all conditions are go!" "All cannons, ready for continuous firing." "Range to target: 12,000 meters." "Speed: 30knots!" "30 knots?" "That's not possible!" "It can't be faster than my ship!" "All cannons ready for firing!" "Damn!" "Did it get away?" "That's funny." "It looks as if it's being chased by something else." "It's safe then?" "Thank goodness." "Shut up!" "Get out of here!" "You talked too much." "That's why we were chased out." "But I couldn't let him kill it!" "Right, King?" "Geez, you're only thinking about your breakfast, I know." "You understand what King is saying?" "Yes, and other animals too, a little." "But I can't understand the sea beast's behavior." "That sea monster is evil." "That's why you can't understand it." "Those beasts have been living in the sea since ancient times!" "Then men came along and started killing them off." "What are you two arguing about?" "What happened to the sea monster?" "Didn't you see it?" "I was in the kitchen and didn't see a thing." "What were you doing in the kitchen?" "I was preparing food for the sea beast." "They eat sausages?" "That's a military secret too." "Sausages?" "I can see King liking them, but..." "Everything is a military secret on board this ship." "This is a military ship." "It can't be helped." "Look, if I do this, the sea monster will reappear." "There it is!" "What the..." "There's another one!" "For a species to exist over tens of thousands of years, there must be male and female animals to bear babies." "I see." "They're mates!" "I can see that you're an expert on oceanography." "We can't see them anymore." "They've dived into the sea." "They'll be back." "Sea monsters are mammals and must surface for air." "They're coming this way!" "Sea beast approaching from rear port quarter!" "Speed 32 knots!" "Haven't the main cannons got the range yet?" "It's not possible!" "It's too close!" "The secondary guns?" "Too late!" "What a mess!" "Look out!" "It's going to ram us!" "Lucky!" "Leakage in second compartment!" "Water entering third powder room!" "Ship is listing!" "Man the pumps!" "This just can't happen!" "This is a steel clad ship." "How can a sea monster make a hole in it?" "The sea monster's on the starboard side and turning around!" "You monster!" "Starboard guns, begin firing!" "Get that thing!" "It made a metallic sound when the shells bounced off!" "Where's the other one?" "This one is chasing the other one!" "Are we going to sink?" "Don't worry." "This is the newest battleship in the American navy!" "That's right!" "This ship was built with the newest techniques." "This is the Abraham!" "How can it sink?" "I wonder if the sea beasts have been killed?" "A direct hit!" "It's still alive!" "It submerged!" "That's right!" "Run away quickly or you'll be killed!" "Sea monster coming from forward starboard quarter!" "Turn the wheel!" "Hard to starboard!" "Hard to starboard!" "Unbelievable!" "A direct hit from my main guns and it's still alive!" "Object approaching from front starboard quarter!" "What is it?" "It can't be!" "A torpedo?" "Nadia!" "Jean!" "Nadia!" "It's no use!" "The controls won't work!" "Ship is listing seven degrees to starboard." "The main turrets won't rotate!" "Leaks in number three and five compartments!" "Number one turret out of commission!" "Captain!" "Get a hold of yourselves!" "Direct all efforts toward pumping water out of the starboard side!" "Nadia!" "Nadia!" "Jean!" "Nadia!" "Are you all right?" "Yes, but, Jean, I can't find King!" "King?" "Yes, and the ship..." "They're not aware that we got swept overboard." "But Ayerton should know." "It's no use!" "Look!" "The steering controls have been damaged." "They can't turn back." "It looks that way." "King?" "King!" "It's my airplane!" "King!" "King, King?" "Geez..." "But if that was really a torpedo, then what can that sea monster really be? To be continued" "To be continued"