Pluto Volume 5 Act. 39 The Imprisoned King - Page 171 - Act. 39 : The Imprisoned King Hoffman: Gesicht...!! Come in, Gesicht...!! - Page 172 - Hoffman: This is Hoffman. Come in, Gesicht!! You're still undergoing overhaul. It's too dangerous to go back to work!! Shards of the cluster cannon are still stuck in your body!! Gesicht... (bzzt) Come... Gesi... (bzzt) Ges... Gesicht... (bzt.. bzz) Epsilon: It's Epsilon. I need to... - Page 173 - Epsilon: Give you... (bzzt) (brt... zzzt...) Plane: (shhhhh...) (vweeen) Gesicht: (tmp) - Pages 174 & 175 - [United States of Thracia Jurisdiction, Kara Tepa Penitentiary, Persia] Act. 39 : The Imprisoned King Bots: (fweee) (klik) (klik)(klik) Gesicht: I have an appointment. I am Gesicht, from Europol. Bot: Recognized. Please enter. (vweee) - Page 176 - Elevator: Please wait in room B-325. Door: (shhht) - Page 177 - Armstrong: Welcome. United States of Thracia Army Colonel Armstrong. Gesicht: Gesicht, Europol. Armstrong: Our country is not a part of the International Detective Agreement. Therefore, we are directly at odds with Europol. Your request today was approved by special order of the President himself. Your time is limited. Complete your business quickly. Begin. Bot: Yes sir. - Page 178 - Gesicht: Begin... Here? Armstrong: Is there a problem? Bot: (beep)(beebeep) Gesicht: No... Armstrong: What's the hold up? Get going! Bot: Yes sir... The connection is not functioning correctly. Just a moment, please. (beep)(beep) Armstrong: Our prison facilities are cutting edge, but our robots are still outdated. Our country is on the frontier of scientific development, but our robotics business is lagging. The redevelopment of Persia would be faster if we had superior robots like yourself, but due to our views on human rights, we don't produce robots of mass destruction. - Page 179 - Bot: We're in. Armstrong: Make it quick. Hologram: (bzt)(bzzz...) Gesicht: Is this going to be the meeting...? Hologram: (bzzzt) Armstrong: Correct. - Page 180 - Gesicht: You are Darius XIV? Hologram: (bz..zzt) Yes... Gesicht: I am Gesicht, from Europol. I have several questions for you. How is the treatment here in this prison? Hologram: (bzzt...) Not bad... (zzt...) Armstrong: Huh? - Page 181 - Gesicht: Let's skip the farce. This is unacceptable. Armstrong: What do you mean? Gesicht: There is heavy security on this connection. It's keeping any unwanted statements from coming through. Armstrong: What does that mean? Gesicht: Stop jerking me around!! He is a very important witness!! I will see him in person!! Armstrong: Hey... wait!! - Page 182 - Armstrong: Stop right there!! The president approved a special meeting, but these actions are a breach of international law... (click)(click)(click)(click) Bots: Halt!! (kchik)(kchik)(kchik) Gesicht: Your relationship with Europol has nothing to do with this. - Page 183 - Gesicht: The world itself is in danger!! Door: (gashhnk) (thump) Darius: So, you're a robot... - Page 184 - Darius: Very well made. Look just like a human. Hopefully you aren't as stupid as one, too... Gesicht: Are you behind the serial robot destructions? Darius: And just like that, he says something stupid... Gesicht: Did you give the orders to kill the members of the Bora Investigation Squad? - Page 185 - Darius: They... Were liars. They... Took my country... And turned it back into a barren wasteland. - Page 186 - Darius: They needed US to be the have-nots again. They took our glorious robot culture from us!! And the filthy, barbaric machines of the West... turned my country into a blasted, charred desert!! Gesicht: And out of that hatred, you created a robot of mass destruction... A monster. Darius: I made... A monster...? I did not make it... It was born. - Page 187 - Darius: He was the finest, purest thing... A robot beloved by God. Gesicht: Pure... Beloved by God...? A robot of slaughter and destruction...? Darius: No. He was reborn. Gesicht: Reborn...? Darius: He simply received a tougher body. A body suited for the robotic hatred his A.I. formed... Gesicht: Robotic... Hatred... Darius: This field of flowers. - Page 188 - Darius: This is Pluto. Gesicht: Pluto... Who is he...? Who is Pluto?! - Page 189 - Gesicht: Tell me!! Tell me who he is!! Darius: You would know... Wouldn't you? Gesicht: Huh? He bit his tongue!! Someone help!! - Page 190 - Armstrong: He what?! What did you DO...?! Bots: Get a medic!! Hurry, move!! Gesicht: "You would know... Wouldn't you..."? - Page 191 - Gesicht: (tmp) Radio: What? Darius XIV attempted suicide...?! Gesicht: Yes, though he did not succeed... Radio: Gesicht, this is going to be a huge problem!! Gesicht: I'm very sorry. I am prepared to handle the consequences. Radio: Come back for now, Gesicht... Gesicht: Epsilon... - Page 192 - Epsilon: I couldn't get in touch, so I found your coordinates and flew over. A memento of Heracles. That's not all he left behind. I want to show you something. - Page 193 - Epsilon: The countless waves that were sent out when Heracles fought with his enemy... Most turned out to fall under "hatred" when analyzed. However, just one instant was different... This is it. I will send it to you now. Gesicht: Wh... What is THIS...? - Page 194 - Gesicht: Could THIS be... Pluto...? - Act. 39 End -