Episode 8:    Kataki wa utsu! Fukushu no uchu keiji
                   (I'll make you pay! Revenge of the space police)


        Domon and Rain is arguing again, this time under the Niagara Falls in Canada, with both wearing raincoats. Rain's is yellow, Domon's of course is macho black(or is it green?). The argument started with Rain admiring how beautiful the scenery is and Domon saying not to waste time. Rain said Domon should take a break or else he'll get sick. Domon crudely countered he doesn't have the time to dilly-dally. From this announcement, Rain threatens to walk out. Domon said it is easy for her to just quit while Domon's hands are tied. Ashamed, Rain apologizes saying she only wants him to rest. She was cut short by Domon, refusing any sympathy, and told her to just go and walk out. Rain, clearly at the end of her patience, just did so. Upon her exit enters a heavily bearded person with an axe. It is Graham, Neo-Canada's gundam fighter.

         Rain is shown walking on a bridge, still fumming at her latest spat with Domon. Below her, a boat drifts by with Domon and Graham discussing. Graham wanted Domon's help in arranging a fight with Argo of Neo-Russia. He wanted Domon to lure out Argo, seeing Argo is very interested in Domon and that the entire Neo-Russian crew is coming to Canada. Domon refuses, saying ARgo will do as he pleases. Graham is indignant at the refusal and asked what does Domom want. Domon answered, how about this, and then jump up to call his gundam. To this, Graham also called out his gundam, Lumber. They tackle. Lumber bear hugged Domon and threw him straight into the heart of the falls. Rain, witnessing all this, calls out in concern for Domon. Lumber then turn towards her saying, he will not be hurt by just that. Then he reach out to take her via Lumber's hands, of course, saying, you are Domon Kasshu's partner right? He turn towards an injured Domon saying if he wants her back, Domon should get Argo and that after he beats Argo, Domon can have Lumber's head.

         Elsewhere, an airport signals the arrival of the Neo-russia entourage to Canada . . .Some men lined up to report Domon Kasshu's presence in the said country and his meeting with Ando Graham. Natasha declared a third degree alert just in case trouble broils in. Too late, as explosions sound nearby. From the flames entered Domon Kasshu, sayng he is in a bad mood and just couldn't resist blowing something up. natasha ordered argo to capture him. Argo obeyed and bear hugged Domon, Domon easily got out and gave some back to Argo saying all the while how Detention is making Argo lose his touch. He then begged a ceasefire because he came not to fight but to talk.

        Later, Domon is sitting too comfy surrounded by several men pointing a gun at him. Natasha is with them and so is Argo. She then asked why Domon wanted Argo to fight Graham when he so obviously wants Graham himself. Domon just grins up at her and said it will make the match more exciting. Natasha questioned his answer saying, Oh really? It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that you're girlfriend Rain had been captured? Domon sobered up saying they're not together anymore. Natasha bowing her head to hide her expression, the lights clouding her glasses to hide her eyes, with only her smirk evident finally accepted his answer.

        Meanwhile, Graham took Rain in his cabin. Graham apologizes for his actions saying he does not want to do it in the first place. Rain quite furious at this, said, well its too late for that now is it? Grahan said he only wants to fight Argo. Rain asked why Graham wanted so bad to screw Argo, seeing him as practically harmless. Graham told Rain that he was once a space police assigned with his wife in a station when. The scene shifts to reveal Ando, minus beard and muscle, sitting in a control room with his wife hanging behind him. He said he was going to retire and spend his final days taking care of babies, teasing his wife and all. Their idyl was shattered when a ship crashed into the station head on. The next moment, they find themselves hanging for dear life while a hole in the room suck things out to space. His wife was teetering close to the hole and was crying out for him. Suddenly, a pole landed in between them and a guy in space suit intervened. The guy was turned towards his wife. Suddenly the railings they were hanging on splintered to the air. His wife lost her hold and plummets to the void. The guy in the space suit then turn towards Ando, revealing Argo's face. Afterwards, he fainted. When he woke up, it was in another ship. He was luckily saved by some passers by. But the whole station was just a mass of fire in space. And he stared in hopeless realization that his wife is dead becuas no one could surive that. After that, it was sheer fate when he heard Argo was to be Neo-Russia's gundam fighter, thus giving him the opportunity to avenge her. Rain protested this, saying it will only cause more heartache for Graham. But Graham is adamant and said Rain is free to go seeing Neo- Russia already declared a match. He then left Rain on her own, but Rain, determined, decided to go and interfere in the match because she thinks it is not right.

        In the battleground, Graham arrives to face off with Argo while Nastasha and Domon watch up high. Nastasha then out of the blue wanted to make one thing clear to Domon. She said Argo's criminal record doesn't include hurting the harmless much less an innocent female. From behind, a hatch opened to reveal Bolt. Nastasha told Argo to stay put but Argo wanted to fight Graham already and jumped off to face him. Nastasha is furious. Domon only grinned and said she can't stop the match. Domon looks pleased witht he event, even saying the winner will have to face him.

         Down below, Ando Graham declared the fight. But before they could tackle, out of nowhere, Rain appeared and entered Lumder Gundam's cockpit. She faces Graham and told him fighting cannot bring back his dead wife. Graham, semingly shaken, commented how Rain reminds him of his wife, also a good woman. Suddenly, he punched Rain in the stomach rendering her unconcsious and prepares to fight Argo.

         Nastasha, equally aurprised at the turn of event asked if the match had begun. Domon, hearing Rain's voice in the radio, swears the match is not yet underway and jumps from the Russian ship down , calling for his gundam in the process. The gundam materialize from the clouds, open cockpit and all, to catch up on its pilot and drop in between Bolt and Lumder. Graham was furious and threatens to go through Domon for his interferance. Domon said he only wants to help Graham with his cause only he has to do one thing first. One of the Russian crew commented that Domon's action is violation of the gundam convention, but Natash said it is not yet an official formal match so its alright.

        Meanwhile, Domon engages in a fight with Lumber. Graham used the same tactics again, putting Domon in a bear hug and throwing him. Domon, well aware of the move by now, let Lumber bear hug him and throw him. Only this time, he did not let go of Lumber. Both sweared in mid air with Graham Lumber landing neck first to the ground. Managing to get him off his footing, he then used the Shinning finger on Graham. But instead of hitting the head, he aimed for the cockpit door, melting it clean away. Domon then burst out to look in, finding Rain, and reached out to get her. Rain reaching out for Domon's outstreched hands was suddenly alarmed to see Shinning losing his footing. It seems Lumber and Shinning is standing on a cliff, with Shinning in the edge part. With the intensity of the Shinning finger, the cliff cannot hold both gundams. Shinning plummets down to the water, trapping it there because of the open cockpit with Lumber expected to go down afte him. Domon concerned, immediately went out of the cockpit to try to get out of the water and save Rain, to no avail of course. Meanwhile, Lumber teeters from the brink, saved only by Graham retaining a hand hold onto the land above. He then admitted how the whole affair is wrong. He did not want to hurt anybody in his revenge. It will be just like before when his wife died. Out of the corner, enters Bolt. Graham, expecting Argo to take advantage of the situation and annihilate him, stares up at him.

         Nastasha watches, amused and interested at the events. Graham, not wanting Rain to be hurt in their bickering, told Argo to stop, promising to leave off the fighting for now. Domon, unable to move, helplessly looks on. He begged Argo to save his Rain and promised to give the match away for Bolt, giving his head for to Bolt. Nastasha, grinning knowingly, looked satisfied at this about face from Domon. Still Graham holds firm, expecting Argo to do the evil deed. To his surprise, Argo helped him out saving Lumber a dive down to the icy waters.

        In the end, Graham went back to his cabin chopping wood still holding to his pledge get his revenge. Rain looks on worried, but Domon told her its none of their business. Remembering his own situation, he said that everybody has their own scarred past which they all will forever relive but cannot do anything to change.

        THE END


Crawford's Comments

    The stage is centered on a new fighter whose after Argo. A light touch on his background as pirate. Its light but heck, thank you for small blessings. In this episode, we finally see Rain showing her annoyance at Domon's thick-headedness. We also see for the first time, her walking out instead of the usual where Domon does. Cheers for the girl, finally letting her backbone show. Thought she must be a saint or something. Since its an episode for firsts, Domon gets a first as well. he dives head on in between to what? Fight Graham? Fight Argo? No, to save Rain because she's foolish enough to get inside the cockpit just when the two gundams prepare to duke it out. Concern dear boy? Even reduce to begging Argo to save HIS Rain? HIS? No comment. Its good to have him eat humble pie sometimes.


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