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These should be fair episode summaries (if no better
than that). I've decided to start taking notes at my Anime screenings.
Man, is that pathetic or what? But no one ELSE (you know, someone
who owns the tapes?) is making summaries, so can you blame me?
Episodes 1-4 - Episodes
5-8 - Episodes 9-12 - Episodes
13-15
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Episode 13
"Advance Guard From Another World"
In the past, humans encountered six different alien
races. They now get along with the Ctarl Ctarl, and some other
races, but not all of them...
The laundry is hung out to dry at Starwind and Hawking.
Gene answers the phone, but replies that the cargo the caller
wants to ship is too big for the Outlaw Star. The responses to
the ads Jim put on the net are also rather poor, but they need
a job for money. (Gilliam notes that parking is expensive.)
The doorbell rings. Gene thinks it's a customer, but
it's Aisha, who laughs at him. But she did bring a job, exterminating
an animal in the sewers. Jim and Gene ignore her. But it's a
legitimate job for 500 wong. Gene and Jim nod at each other...and
throw Aisha out. Aisha says she'll do it herself.
Fred comes on the computer to tell them about a job--his
business associate had his cargo disappear. The cops can't solve
it;he lost a new species of insect that they were smuggling in.
The job pays 700 up front and 2000 for success. Gene won't take
it, but Jim says he'll do it himself. Melfina offers to go along.
Gene complains about being left alone. Gilliam says
he's still there; Gene doesn't care. He gets a call. The caller
asks if they solve problems, and wants to know why the guy who's
next to him gets a lot of business selling bad ice cream. Gene
isn't interested. He gets the phone book and calls a woman for
dinner (to Gilliam's dismay).
The stolen cargo was taken from an alien. The items
stolen were a rare insect and plant that looks just like a cactus.
The alien did not apply for import entry, not because they are
dangerous, but because it would simply take too long to get through
all the red tape.
Aisha is in the sewer, looking for an animal. She
was escorted by a guy, but he left. She calls aloud for the monster
to stay put and laughs. A shot comes at her...
Jim comes back home. Gene's gone; Suzuka's there sipping
tea. She asks how business is going; Jim says it's OK. Jim says
he'll check pet shops; Melfina will check the spaceports to see
what happened five days ago, when the cargo went missing. Suzuka
leaves, saying, "Give my regards to Gene."
Gene is in an indoor street/mall wearing an awful
'70s suit and sunglasses. He meets a girl (Claire) who's amazed
that he placed fourth in the Space Race. Gene suggests she pick
a place to eat, and they both feel like having ice cream. She
goes off to buy it (for his fourth place finish). Gene sees the
guy who called him on the phone. Claire and Gene try the ice
cream, but it's not great. There's a cactus-looking plant in
the ice cream stand...
At the spaceport, the chain-link fence had been bent
(they fixed it). The missing bug is a meter long (maybe it did
escape on its own?)--but there's holes leading to the sewer...
Aisha walks through the sewer, and gets caught in
webbing. There's a giant egg-shaped thing on the roof...
Jim calls about the sewer job; he wants to know how
the sewer is connected to the spaceport.
Gene still ponders the ice cream vendor. He says he
used to live on Sentinel. He gets a call on his earring; Jim
says they have to stop Aisha or they won't get their 2000 wong.
In the sewer, Aisha hisses at the egg thing. Jim mentions the
cactus-looking plant; Gene looks at it. It emits an awful noise
that hurts everyone's ears, as the sewer egg opens. A bug springs
out of the sewer, with Aisha on its back. Gene draws his gun
and tells Claire to stand back. Gene shoots.
The bug comes back towards him after passing him;
Gene banks the shot off a sign and hits the bug's head. Then
they pause. Jim and Aisha argue over whether to kill or catch
the bug. Melfina has been sensing high-frequency waves; Jim walks
towards the cactus, and Gene shoots wildly. Jim picks up the
cactus, and says in a low voice, "You may call me Great
One." Jim brags about his power, says he should be ruler
of the universe, and said it was with the ice cream to observe
and experiment. Jim desperately cries out to Gene ("Aniki!")
and Melfina approaches them. The cactus says to halt, but its
power doesn't work on Melfina. Jim cries in fear. Melfina slaps
the cactus away and breaks the pot--it cries to be picked up.
Jim says not to squish the cactus (they want the 2000) but Melfina
does anyway, while it protests that it's a higher species.
Sirens wail. Aisha jumps in the sewer to go kill the
bug.
Gene is surprised Melfina stood up to the plant's
power; she says she's not like normal people. But Gene happily
notes that that's what saved Jim.
Back at Starwind and Hawking, Jim notes he only got
the 700 wong. He asks how Gene did; he says he would've done
well but the mess got in the way. (Otherwise he would've scored
for sure!) Suzuka comes and offers them a job at a Wild West
theme park show. Jim and Gene throw her out.
Jim answers the phone--they have to be a tugboat.
Gene says to take it; something will come up soon...
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Episode 14
"Final Countdown"
Gene has a "station job"--being a tugboat--and
is bored. On the phone, Aisha says they should just enjoy it.
Gene has Jim cut off the transmission. They see a giant advertising
ship which advertises engagement rings and plays the theme song
to Outlaw Star; they have to tug it into port. But they suddenly
get grappled by the ad ship which changes its message to "Gotcha!"
The Outlaw Star shuts down because of a virus. A message says,
"Congratulations; you've been selected to go on a tour of
heaven!" A cartoon mouse called "Crackerjack"
comes on-screen. He explains there's a bomb on the ship, and
they have a five-hour time limit to meet the demands. The "People's
Liberation Front" wants independence for Heifong. If they
try to dismantle the bomb, it will explode.
On the news in Heifong, the Viceroy says they can't
give in to terrorists. Aisha asks who could be stupid enough
to get in that situation and does a spit take upon finding it's
Gene.
On the Outlaw Star, the grappler arms and oxygen systems
still work; the rest doesn't. And even if the bomb doesn't go
off, their new orbit will hit the station and blow it up! The
station is evacuated and the PLF say everything's according to
plan...
Suzuka says to help, she'll go ask the man behind
the bomb how to disarm it. If the Outlaw Star hits, the whole
planet will be in danger. The Viceroy wants to blow up the ship,
but the PLF says it's loaded with radioactive material, so they
can't. Gene will try to disarm the bomb with the grappler arms.
It turns out, the ad ship is mostly hollow.
Suzuka and Aisha "ask" about the ship (rather
violently). Gene finds a door to the ship--it says "No Entrance"...and
it blows up, taking the right grappler arm with it! There's a
new transmission--the PLF doesn't want the ship to blow up until
the Viceroy gives in. Gene says he should just try to disarm
the bomb; the PLF says to go ahead and try. Gene asks him to
set up a jamming signal. He does, and the PLF loses its communication
with the OLS. Melfina finds the part of the ad ship that sounds
hollow; Gene uses the buzzsaw (on battery power) to open a door.
They find the bomb. There's two wires going to the bomb; if they
cut the wrong one, it will send a signal to the real one and
blow them up, so there's a 50-50 chance. Jim laughs because when
he's scared, stupid things seem funny. Melfina puts her hand
on his shoulder and comforts him.
Gene tries to cut one wire but is interrupted by a
laser signal from Aisha. Suzuka and Aisha had Fred Luo (well,
demanded him to) tell them about the terrorists. The ad ship
was a dummy from the pirates/a gang of robbers.
The Viceroy agrees to the demands--but the PLF isn't
satisfied.
They're robbers; the bomb scare is a scam to
empty the space station, so the robbers can take the jewels which
are inside.
Gene figures the bomb's a dummy that'll blow up if
they cut either wire--Gene thinks the real detonator is in the
part that already blew up (they figured Gene wouldn't check there
again).
The robbers try to get out of the station with their
loot, but Suzuka and Aisha are in the doorway... They beat the
bad guys except Crackerjack, who tries to run away. Crackerjack
desperately offers them half his loot (trying to get out of the
station); Aisha and Suzuka tell him not to worry about the ship
heading for the station. Said ship crashes into the station.
Gene jumps out and shoots Crackerjack's gun out of his hand,
then sucker punches him in the jaw.
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Episode 15
"The Seven Emerge"
Hazanko-sama and the Anten Seven are gathered to assassinate
someone... Shimi was sent out to get the man who stole the XGP--that
is, Gene Starwind. Gene's strong chi makes him a threat...
Jim complains that they're still in the red. The whole
gang hangs around, Jim still complaining that they need to do
something. Someone calls for Gene to come out. He does, and Shimi
challenges him to a duel at a specified location, at noon tomorrow--and
if he doesn't show, Shimi will kill Gene's friends. Gene challenges
him right there. Shimi draws faster than him! The duel is set
for the next day.
Gene waits for the duel, and plays Aisha's love-simulation
game. Jim says he should prepare; Gene notes you can't prepare
for a duel. He goes out for a drink. Gene gets propositioned,
but says this is the first time he's ever felt like drinking
alone--he thinks he might not live through the duel.
Gene meets a man named Leilong and drinks with him.
Leilong's been through a lot of duels, he says.
Jim checks the OLS and sees that it hasn't been tampered
with--maybe the dueler is going to fight fair. Aisha makes Ctarl-Ctarl
stew; Jim wonders if humans can eat it and live.
Gene complains that someone will die in the duel.
He goes home and lies down and tries to sleep; Melfina asks if
he's okay. She touches his scar, and Gene tries to hold her.
She pushes him back, and Gene gets mad and makes her cry. But
he doesn't know why he exists (just as Melfina doesn't
know why she was made)...
Gene dreams of getting shot in the duel. He gets up
and eats breakfast, saying it may be the last egg he ever eats.
Jim insists that's not funny. Aisha says if something happens
to Gene she'll take care of things. Jim says they should win
even if they have to fight dirty.
Gene goes to confront Shimi; Jim watches, hidden.
They shoot, and Gene and Shimi both go down. Gene gets up (he
only has a cracked rib) and holds his gun on the guy, who says
he doesn't want to leave behind a pathetic-looking corpse. He
blows himself up.
Leilong--or the real Shimi, by trade name, confronts
Gene with a sword.Leilong has a really good wrist shield to deflect
bullets, casters, etc. Gene aims a missile launcher at Leilong,
with no effect. Gene throws Leilong on the ground and holds his
gun to Leilong's face, but the guy pushes it away and punches
and kicks Gene. He's about to kill Gene, but Jim points a gun
at the guy, and Melfina shows up and tells Leilong to kill her
first. Leilong says he couldn't kill Melfina, but he'll kill
the others. Aisha and Suzuka show up too, and they all try to
fight him. Aisha is taken down by explosives. Jim shoots at Leilong,
and the guy knifes him. Suzuka gets mad and goes for him, but
is taken down too. Melfina goes to Gene and puts her arms around
him. Leilong agrees to a one-shot fight with Gene.
Gene is breathing hard, wounded. He lifts his gun
unsteadily. They shoot and Gene goes down. He opens his eyes...Leilong
is on the ground.
"I'm dying because of a dud gun. Talk about bad
luck," he says. Gene thinks everyone who tried to save him
has been killed, but they all wake up. Jim says that since Leilong
didn't kill them, maybe he's a good guy. Suzuka blames her defeat
on Aisha's Ctarl Ctarl stew. Hazanko complains about Shimi being
worthless...
Cut to a cross; it moves, and Leilong complains that
they buried him deep enough. Seeing everyone helping Gene had
made him feel weird, and he decides maybe he'll be an Outlaw,
too...
To be continued...
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Episodes 1-4 - Episodes
5-8 - Episodes 9-12 - Episodes
13-15
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