Darling in the Franxx (2018) s01e22 Episode Script

1
No man ever steps in the same river twice.
It's an old saying Hiro once taught me.
All things change.
All things will pass,
and nothing stays forever,
but rather flows on, like a river.
That's a fundamental truth.
No one can change it.
I find myself
recalling those words often lately.
In this world with no Papa anymore.
This world where
we don't have to ride FRANXX anymore.
Okay, open wide.
Come on, Zero Two. Open your mouth, okay?
Excuse me.
Don't you think
we could increase the rations a bit?
No. We only have a year's worth of food.
But the vegetables we planted
are doing well.
Yes. Give it another two, three months,
and we can harvest them.
Right, Kokoro?
Thank goodness
for our plant expert, Kokoro.
I'm no expert. And we won't know for sure
until the harvest.
She's right. Until we can be sure
of a good harvest,
we should maintain the status quo.
Mitsuru, how are the power systems?
With one machine broken and no way
to repair it, we're still losing power.
Futoshi, how about the water purifiers?
They are also starting to fail.
What is it?
Is it okay for us to keep
using magma fuel?
It was originally the Klaxosaurs',
wasn't it?
Well, what else can we do?
How else will we survive?
We can't even preserve food
or treat injuries without it.
Well
I'm sorry. I need to rest for a bit.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
What do you think, Hiro?
About using magma fuel.
At any rate, we have to survive.
Let's focus on making that happen.
Cheer up!
Ichigo.
I know, you can't right now.
I wasn't being serious.
I'm really sorry about Zero Two.
I've said it before, but if
there's anything we can do, just say so.
We're all worried.
I'm sorry, Ichigo.
Don't apologize, dummy.
Code 015! We have a problem
I heard.
You've been refusing food since yesterday.
Eating it will only prolong this state.
What we need is maintenance.
I'll leave your food here.
Damn it.
I understand the situation.
However, I cannot make decisions
without Papa's authority.
Please! If things go on like this,
eventually, we won't be able to survive!
So it would seem.
Thanks.
We just need the crops to do well
so we can stop worrying about food.
Then we'll actually be able
to think about the future.
I talked with the new Miss Nana.
But when I mentioned the generators
and water purifiers
She said nothing could be done.
Yes.
The outside world is an unforgiving place.
We run into stumbling blocks
with everything we do.
At this rate
"No man ever steps
in the same river twice."
That saying Hiro once taught us.
I find myself recalling it a lot
these days.
Hopefully, both Hiro and Zero Two
can recover.
Yes.
More of them?
But why?
Are you okay? Don't overwork yourself.
Thanks, but I'm fine.
Besides, my fever has gone down.
Okay.
Sorry, I'm late.
Hey, you're looking pale there.
Hiro, you should rest.
I'm fine.
Hiro--
What's happening? An earthquake?
Look!
Is that a Klaxosaur?
No, there's two of them!
They killed each other!
Kokoro?
Are you all right?
Yes
Are they attacking Earth again?
Oh, no!
More Klaxosaurs?
Kokoro!
Kokoro, what's wrong?
Kokoro!
-Kokoro
-Go get Miss Nana!
-Kokoro.
-Hurry up!
-I know!
-Kokoro.
The urine test showed evidence
of human chorionic gonadotropin.
According to the database,
it's a hormone released during pregnancy.
Pregnancy?
What's that?
Furthermore, Children in this state
are unable to ride FRANXX.
Standard procedure has been an abortion,
forced removal of the fetus.
We will contact you
when we have decided how to handle this.
Wait.
Please, wait!
What should I do?
-Please, tell me!
-Kokoro, calm down!
-Please, tell me!
-Boys, you should leave.
What should I do?
Hiro, what should I do?
Mitsuru, you
Enough.
How would I know?
How does anyone know what to do?
What is the right thing to do?
Zero Two?
Zero Two!
Where are you, Zero Two?
Wait!
Zero Two!
Zero Two, could it be? Are you awake?
Hey, guys!
Come, quick!
No Man, you've got to be kidding.
We worked so hard to raise them.
We watered and fertilized them
just like the books said.
That's
Mr. Hachi!
Nana?
Where are we?
I don't know either. I'm just following
the Doctor's directions.
These are
Records of the Adults.
All the memories saved in their minds
have been copied and archived here.
Become a thought entity
and live in an eternal paradise?
Say, why didn't you just leave me there?
I have no purpose to fulfill anymore.
I may as well have been disposed of.
What is this place?
These are
Naomi?
What's the meaning of this?
Why are all the Children with low aptitude
who were taken from the Garden here?
After the battle in defense
of the Gran Crevasse,
I received a message from the Doctor.
It was set to automatically send
upon his death.
The message contained coordinates
and instructions.
It said to take you here.
And it told us to become adults
for the Children.
And how are we supposed to do that?
Oh, Nana!
I'm so glad you're back!
Help us. Please, help us!
This is only a guess, but all those years
of harvesting of magma fuel
may have depleted
the vitality of the soil itself.
Wait, what? But then
But that would mean
The planet itself is rejecting us.
Ichigo?
Ichigo!
How is Ichigo?
She was overworked, apparently.
That idiot.
Worrying about everyone but herself.
Such an idiot
Hiro!
Goro.
I'm sure you've heard.
We're trying to save the crops!
If we all put our heads together,
I'm sure we can salvage this!
Right?
There she is.
Zero Two! Not again
Hey!
You're going to catch a cold!
Let's go home, Zero Two. Please.
Come on, Zero Two!
Are you sure you'll be okay alone?
I want to watch over her.
All right.
What happened back there? Please, tell me.
What?
I thought you finished this.
"And with that, she transformed
into a bird and flew into the sky
leaving her prince behind."
You knew?
That we would someday be separated,
just like in the picture book?
That's why you kept the last page
Why would you do that?
How could you be so unfair?
No You mean, you
You've gone into the sky?
Mr. Hachi!
Enlarge that spot, please.
Mistilteinn!
That's right.
I heard the soil in Mistilteinn was from
before the world turned to a desert.
Meaning if we start
our agricultural efforts there
It just might work.
I'll go tell the others!
Code 016.
Seriously?
Yes, he said it might work!
All right!
Let's get our butts over to Mistilteinn!
Oh, Hiro.
Hey, you're late, Hiro!
I have something to tell you.
What?
You're going to space?
To find Zero Two?
What are you talking about?
Zero Two is in her room.
Zero Two's mind is still inside Strelizia.
Even now,
she's up there in space, fighting.
Hang on a second. My head is spinning.
And either way, how are you
going to even get to space?
We found something.
A route that the Klaxosaurs left us.
We stumbled across this
while looking for farming sites.
It's a Klaxosaur ship, but oddly enough,
we were able to enter it.
Fight back, or accept your destruction.
The choice is yours.
If I ride this, I can go to space.
So it would seem.
However, its plotted destination is
-Near Mars?
-Near Mars?
Isn't that super far?
Yes.
Can you make it home from there?
I don't know.
You'll be facing those monsters!
Yes, I will.
We're trying to tell you, you might die!
I know.
I know it's reckless.
But I don't think I'll ever forgive myself
if I stay here and do nothing.
So I'm going.
I just wanted to tell you all that.
Goodbye.
Hey!
Wait!
Why now?
Now, when we have just resolved
to work together and start again.
How could you do this now, of all times?
I can't leave Zero Two alone.
We promised.
That even if we were separated, we'd
cross any distance to find each other.
Zero Two kept her end of the promise.
Which means I can't just
resign myself to helplessness.
I do feel bad about doing this to you all.
But I hope you'll understand.
You feel bad, do you?
You hope we'll understand, is that it?
Have you ever once thought twice?
Have you ever truly thought about
the people around you?
You've always been like this.
You make up your mind and plow ahead,
without a thought for others.
Now Papa and the Adults are gone,
but far from being free,
it's just one frustration after another.
Have you considered how scared we all are?
Here we are,
fighting tooth and nail to live,
even though we're helpless
to save those who fall.
How are we supposed to understand?
You'll betray everyone who stood
by you and wanted you to live,
and just leave!
What is it that we're supposed
to understand about you?
Even so, I'm going.
A life without Zero Two's smile
is as good as not living, for me.
Lay off, Goro!
Do you think we could do the same?
What?
Be like him, and leave
everything else behind for something.
It's bound to be different for everyone.
Thank you, Goro.
For what?
All that thinking about others
was bullshit.
It's me.
I'm afraid of the world I thought I chose.
I know.
I'm the same.
Still, "no man ever steps in
the same river twice."
All we can do is look for the path in life
that's right for ourselves.
Just keep searching and searching.
Because our journey is just beginning.
Hey.
Hi.
Where are you all going?
We're going to escort you to Zero Two.
And don't think we're just
doing it for you.
We can't exactly farm in peace
with those guys still up there.
Nor are we just going to wait for them
to come wipe us out.
Exactly! Our new lives are just beginning!
Well, there you have it.
Take care of the place while we're gone.
-All right.
-We're coming along, too.
9's.
Don't get the wrong idea, though.
We were made to fight. So we're just
going to fulfill our purpose.
Outer space isn't a bad resting place.
Well, we don't plan on dying.
Once we come back, we'll plant again,
and survive no matter what.
No matter how unsightly we may be.
Hiro.
You chose this path.
I won't try and stop you anymore.
So I expect the same from you.
This is the path we chose,
so we could live.
So not a word from you.
All right!
All things change.
All things will pass,
and nothing stays forever,
but rather flows on, like a river.
But if that truth makes you shy
from taking a stand in the present,
then all your futures will slip
from your grasp.
Which is why we chose to reach out.