Many years in the past, a colony ship traveling through space to find a new home for humanity suddenly experienced an emergency. Young Vash and Knives were saved by Rem and crash-landed on the planet No Man’s Land on an escape pod. (TVDB)
First Birthday
Italics,Rem
There! We’re rolling.
Italics,Rem
Today is the twins’ first birthday!
Italics,Rem
It’s already been a year, huh?
Italics,Rem
It really went by in a flash.
Italics,Young Knives
You made food for me again.
Italics,Young Vash
Come on! Let’s eat already!
Italics,Young Knives
I don’t have to eat like Vash does.
Italics,Young Vash
Hey, I’m a plant, too.
Italics,Young Knives
This is such a waste.
Italics,Rem
It doesn’t matter whether you eat it or not.
Italics,Rem
It’s about making sure everyone gets a share.
Italics,Rem
It’s not a waste at all.
Italics,Young Knives
Rem, the recording light’s off.
Italics,Young Vash
Oh, you’re right.
Italics,Rem
What?!
Italics,Rem
Hey, you two!
Doting Parent
Young Vash
You’re watching that again?
Young Knives
You’re such a doting parent.
Rem
Oh, you didn’t know?
Rem
I’m the most doting parent in the universe…
Rem
of the cutest twins in the universe.
Young Vash
Let’s do a birthday party again next year.
Young Knives
You must be joking.
Rem
We will. For sure.
I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry!
Young Vash
Nai? Where’d you go?
Young Knives
A brilliant success! I finally did it!
Young Vash
But you killed even Rem!
Young Knives
Don’t you scold me.
Young Knives
You’re my accomplice.
Young Knives
You’re the one who gave me the program access code!
Young Knives
Right, Vash?
Young Vash
I have to find Rem… Our ship…
Young Vash
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!
Young Vash
I never imagined anything like this would happen!
Young Vash
I want this all to end…
Young Vash
I want to disappear…
Brad
Hey, it’s a kid! He’s still alive!
Plant Reaction
Luida
I knew it…
Luida
There’s no mistaking it. That’s a plant reaction.
Brad
He looks human to me.
Luida
Independents.
Brad
Inde… whatsits?
Luida
Plants are usually cloned from an original cell.
Luida
But on rare occasion, plants can actually give birth.
Brad
You’re telling me this plant was born from another? Seriously?
Brad
What risks does he pose?
Brad
Shouldn’t we toss him in a case like the other normal plants?
Luida
No… I don’t think so.
Brad
You’re not sure? Who knows better, then?
Luida
One of the Sinners in molecular plant studies. Or maybe Conrad, the team leader.
Brad
Conrad? From Ship Five?
Young Vash
Where am I?
Brad
Hey, he talks!
Luida
Well, his genetic makeup is very human.
Brad
That’s not what I meant!
Luida
What did you mean, then? You’re too rattled.
Brad
Ugh! Whatever.
Luida
Do you remember which ship you were on?
Young Vash
Ship Five.
Young Vash
Do you know what happened to the ship? To Rem?
Luida
Officer Rem Saverem, on duty at the time of the crash…
Luida
Do you know her?
Young Vash
She raised us.
Brad
Us?
Luida
Were there other Independents?
Young Vash
Just one more… But he’s probably dead.
Brad
So you ditched everyone and ran on your own?
Brad
What a shit.
Luida
Come on, Brad!
Brad
He’s hiding something.
Luida
You think he’s suspicious? He’s just a kid.
Brad
I’ll go find Ship Five.
Luida
It’s been over eighty hours since the crash.
Luida
There’s very little chance anyone survived.
Brad
Maybe they activated their gravity plant in the nick of time like we did.
Young Vash
Why did you save me?
Luida
Huh?
Young Vash
I wanted to die there.
Luida
We’re only here because we got lucky.
Luida
So we survivors can’t talk like that, even if we don’t mean it.
Luida
Let’s think about what we can do starting now.
I Can’t Make Anything
Luida
What’s your name?
Young Vash
Vash.
Luida
I’m Luida Leitner.
Luida
I wound up in charge of this ship, Ship Three.
Luida
Can I ask you a few questions?
Luida
What do you produce as a generator?
Luida
Electricity? Chemical compounds? Or maybe amino acids?
Young Vash
Nothing.
Young Vash
Unlike normal plants, I can’t make anything.
Young Vash
The other one wasn’t like me. All I do is eat, drink, and sleep.
Luida
Right. Like a human.
Young Vash
You told me to think about what I can do starting now…
Young Vash
But I can’t do anything. Nothing at all.
The Bitter End
Luida
Brad called in.
Luida
He rescued survivors from Ship Five, but Rem wasn’t there.
Luida
The ship was in ruins, so I’m sorry. She probably…
Luida
Rem stayed aboard until the bitter end, trying to stop the crash.
Luida
The survivors told us.
All You Could Find
Luida
This is all you could find of Rem’s?
Brad
We spent two weeks in the rubble to find this.
Brad
I don’t want to hear any complaints.
Luida
I’m sorry. Did you find anything else?
Brad
We recovered the black box.
Brad
It’s badly damaged, though. Not sure if we can analyze it.
Brad
There’s also this, but it’s no good.
Luida
Ship Five was destroyed, and ours is in pretty bad shape…
Luida
We’re stuck.
Brad
So, how long are you going to keep that kid around?
It’s A Waste
Luida
Didn’t like the food?
Young Vash
I’m not going to eat it. You should stop bringing it to me.
Young Vash
It’s a waste.
Luida
It doesn’t matter whether you eat it or not.
Luida
We found this in the ruins of Ship Five.
Luida
She really cared for you.
Luida
Believe in yourself. There has to be something that only you can do.
Young Vash
I can’t do anything…
Just Kill Him Already
Crew A
Is that the monster?
Crew B
Look at him! So grotesque.
Crew C
Just kill him already.
Flashback,Rem
Meeting you has brought me so much joy…
Manually Repairing Trajectory Control System
Brad
There’s no point keeping him alive.
Brad
Like he said, he’s a plant that doesn’t produce anything.
Brad
Luida, are you listening?
Luida
Hold on. I’m almost done reconstructing this.
Luida
Got it!
Rem
Critical error in navigation settings.
Rem
Time to emergency cryosleep recovery is…
Rem
One hour?! They won’t make it in time at this rate…
Rem
The injection data was replaced?! Who did this…?
Luida
Wait, is this…
Rem
Manually repairing trajectory control system. Control thrusters at maximum.
Rem
Please hurry!
The Electricity Plant
Brad
It’s the electricity plant!
Luida
The flower… is opening up?
Luida
What is this? Its vitals are all over the place.
Brad
What’s causing it?
Luida
I don’t know.
Luida
If, let’s say, the plants aren’t compatible with this planet’s environment…
Brad
We all die out here?
Brad
After all we’ve been through to survive…
Brad
Isn’t there anything we can do?
Civilian A
Hey! Come to the cell!
Luida
What’s wrong?
Civilian A
It’s the kid!
I Can Hear You
Young Vash
Hey! Did something happen to the plant?!
Luida
How did you know?
Brad
Must have overheard it somehow.
Luida
I’m sorry, but we’re busy. I have to get back there…
Young Vash
Its voice! I can hear it!
Young Vash
The plant is calling out for help!
Brad
Don’t trust him. He’s just making stuff up to get out.
Young Vash
Let me meet the plant! Its voice is fading!
Brad
He’s gotta be lying!
Young Vash
At this rate, the plant…
Brad
Luida.
Luida
You heard the reconstruction earlier, right?
Brad
Huh?
Luida
I don’t know who Rem was, but…
Brad
Whoa, whoa.
Luida
She sacrificed herself trying to stop that great crash.
Luida
I’m sure it’s safe.
Brad
Hey!
Luida
Rem trusted him. I do, too!
Italics,Rem
Do you remember that story I told you before?
Italics,Rem
We all have a blank ticket with no listed destination.
Italics,Rem
What you put there is up to you.
Italics,Rem
No matter the darkness you find yourself in,
Italics,Rem
you’ll always have that ticket waiting for you to write in where to go.
Italics,Rem
Nai, Vash… The two of you will be just fine.
Young Vash
I can hear you. Don’t worry.
Young Vash
I’m right here.
A Resident Of Ship Three
Luida
Thank you, Vash. You saved a lot of lives today.
Young Vash
It was nothing. I just did what I could.
Luida
Come with me.
Young Vash
What’s this?
Luida
Your room!
Luida
Starting today, you’re officially a resident of Ship Three.
Luida
I’m sorry for how we treated you before now.
Young Vash
Thank you, Luida!
Luida
Thank Brad, too. I wouldn’t have been able to convince everyone on my own.
Young Vash
Brad?
Brad
Hey, I told you not to tell him.
Luida
He’s nicer than he looks.
Luida
Instead of handcuffs, you’ll have a guard from now on.
Luida
Bear with us for a little while.
Luida
We won’t need that before long either.
Brad
Who knows? I still don’t trust him.
Brad
One wrong move, and I’ll let you have it.
Luida
Sure, sure.
Luida
Oh, and Vash, about what we do starting now…
Luida
Could you take a look at the other plants as well?
Fifth Trip This Year
Brad
Are you tired?
Teenage Vash
Yeah.
Brad
This is our fifth trip this year.
Teenage Vash
Thanks for coming along, Brad.
Brad
Like I said, my mission’s just to keep an eye on you.
Brad
Besides, this is heaven compared to how things were after the crash.
Brad
Have a drink. It’s a long ways back.
Teenage Vash
You’re a nice guy, Brad.
Teenage Vash
Though you look scary.
Brad
Give that back.
Teenage Vash
No way!
Brad
You little…
Brad
Jeez.
A Pretty Shade Of Red
Luida
Vash.
Teenage Vash
What’s up?
Luida
Ta-da!
Luida
This is for you, Vash! It’s from everyone on Ship Three.
Teenage Vash
Wow, it’s brand new! Clothes are so hard to get.
Teenage Vash
What a pretty shade of red.
Luida
Is it too flashy?
Teenage Vash
No, I like red. Rem did, too.
Teenage Vash
She raised lots of red geraniums.
Luida
Geraniums?
Teenage Vash
Yeah.
Teenage Vash
Thank you. I’m so glad I get to live with you all.
Teenage Vash
This is my home.
Luida
Your home, huh? I love that!
Luida
I’ve been thinking for a while now that “Ship Three” is a little bland.
Luida
Starting today, we’ll call this place home!
Luida
Yours and ours.
Teenage Vash
This is still a bit big for me.
Teenage Vash
Home, huh…
The Black Box
Luida
You’re getting along with Vash better than I thought.
Brad
Not really. I’m just making sure he doesn’t do anything bad.
Luida
You just can’t be honest.
Luida
That’s… the black box. I thought you couldn’t repair it.
Brad
Not back then. But it’s been five years. Things change.
Brad
The tech, my skills…
Brad
Lots of people are still blaming themselves
Brad
because we don’t know what caused the crash.
Brad
I did it!
Brad
Hey, is that…
Italics,Young Knives
A brilliant success! I finally did it!
Italics,Young Vash
But you killed even Rem!
Italics,Young Knives
Don’t you scold me.
Italics,Young Knives
You’re my accomplice.
Italics,Young Knives
You’re the one who gave me the program access code.
Luida
Who’s that with Vash?
Brad
It has to be the other Independent. He didn’t die in the crash after all.
Luida
Why would he lie about that?
Brad
Because they’re working together, that’s why!
Brad
He’s never been on the side of us humans!
Brad
He’s been betraying us this whole time!
This Is My Atonement
Luida
He heard us.
Brad
There has to be a clue here about the other Independent.
Brad
Find something?
Italics,Vash
Thanks to everyone, I was able to get back on my feet again.
Italics,Vash
I consider all of you as family,
Italics,Vash
so I couldn’t continue to lie.
Italics,Vash
I’m so sorry.
Italics,Vash
No matter how much you want to forget the past, there is no escape.
Italics,Vash
It’s time for me to face
Italics,Vash
that an Independent will make up for what an Independent did.
Luida
This is my atonement.
Luida
We have to go after him.
Luida
Don’t stop me.
Brad
I won’t.
Brad
When you see Vash, please apologize for me. I said some terrible things.