Namco × Capcom/Story/S38:Stage
《Makai: Aerial Battleship Balrog - Deck》
Stahn: "The skies of Makai... huh."
Stahn: "It would be perfect if the view were a little better, though."
Rutee: "You sure have a carefree attitude."
Rutee: "That's the trouble with country bumpkins."
Stan: "Don't call me a country bumpkin, Rutee."
Ki: "Now, now, you two..."
Gil: "...It's actually not good that we have the leisure to argue."
Arthur: "Indeed... our role is to act as a diversion..."
Arthur: "But if the enemy isn't showing themselves, I worry about our allies who have infiltrated the place."
MegaMan: "You don't think... all the enemies are inside?"
Roll: "In that case, maybe we should go inside too...?"
Hiryu: "Considering the disparity in strength, a frontal assault by brute force isn't an option."
Hiryu: "We need to force them to split up their forces."
Valkyrie: "Should we move around a bit to draw the enemy's attention?"
Hiryu: "Wait. Don't wander around too much."
Valkyrie: "...Huh?"
Hiryu: "There's a catapult over there... If you climb on top of it, you'll be thrown clean off."
Kurino: "Catapult…? What is that?"
Regina: "Simply put, it's like a bow."
Regina: "The arrow is the object on top... If you want to fly in a straight line through the sky, be my guest."
Sabine: "Why is there something like that on deck?"
Bruce: "It's for launching planes and stuff."
Waya Hime: "Sorry to interrupt, but... they're coming."
Taki: "Hmm, finally. Such sloppy security."
(3 Blue Snipers, 4 Zs, and 4 Solo Mass Produced Models appear)
Heihachi: "Hmph... judging by appearances, they're nothing but small fry."
Jin: "Their numbers aren't significant, either. I suppose we should view this as merely a reconnaissance mission."
Judas: "Either way, they've realized we've infiltrated."
Judas: "We might as well go wild and throw the enemy into disarray."
Hiryu: "Let's move. Mission start."
8 enemies remain
Waya Hime: "Heat signatures approaching...?"
Waya Hime: "Looks like enemy reinforcements, Taki."
Taki: "Hmph. That’s exactly what I was hoping for. Otherwise, the diversion would be pointless."
(Hien, Tong Pooh, Solo, and 2 Ogres appear)
Hien: "Hiryu...!"
Hiryu: "So, you've come."
Solo: "...Target confirmed: Strider Hiryu."
Tong Pooh: "To think you were hiding in a place like this."
Hien: "Hiryu, I thought you'd aim directly for the Balrog's power core..."
Hiryu: "........."
Gil: "Could it be, Hiryu... the reason you stayed here instead of heading to the heart of this iron ship was..."
Ki: "...to lure them out here?"
Hiryu: "...I told you. Given our numbers, we have no chance of winning unless we scatter the enemy's forces."
Stahn: "To think he'd planned that far ahead..."
Rutee: "Don't be impressed just yet, Stahn."
Rutee: "Hiryu! You should've told us that beforehand!"
Rutee: "We're the ones who have to fight them, after all!"
Roll: "MegaMan, who are these people...?"
MegaMan: "Yeah, they were with Juno before... the Grandmaster's...!"
Arthur: "We've got some formidable foes on our hands."
Bruce: "Tch! So they crawled out from over there."
Regina: "We won't be able to move freely unless we clear out these small-fry first."
Valkyrie: "Wait. Someone with immense power... is approaching...!"
Judas: "What...? Maiden Knight, what do you sense?"
Kurino: "Lady Valkyrie, are enemy reinforcements coming this way too!?"
???: "...Kukukuku..."
Heihachi: "Ngh...? Who goes there!"
Sabine: "Enemy reinforcements... looks like we hit the jackpot."
Sabine: "They're at the bow!"
Jin: "That voice... it can't be...!"
(Devil Kazuya appears)
Devil Kazuya: "Kukukuku..."
Bruce: "Urgh... this guy is...!"
Regina: "Kazuya Mishima...!"
Devil Kazuya: "So, here you are—Jin Kazama."
Jin: "Devil...!"
Jin: "No... it seems you've regained the personality of Kazuya Mishima."
Heihachi: "Where have you been all this time? Did you make a home for yourself in Makai?"
Devil Kazuya: "With Makai Village fallen and the Tower of Druaga gone silent... I have no further use for this realm."
Heihachi: "Oh? Then where do you intend to go with that power of yours?"
Devil Kazuya: "I have no need to tell you."
Devil Kazuya: "It would be a waste of breath."
Jin: "What was that...?"
Heihachi: "Hmph. You mean to eliminate us? You foolish son... it's laughable."
Devil Kazuya: "Heihachi Mishima—you are an eyesore."
Devil Kazuya: "And Jin Kazama... there is no reason for me to let you live, having rejected the Devil Factor."
Jin: "Don't mess with me...! I told you, I won't let you have your way!"
Heihachi: "........."
Heihachi: (Jin's Factor... the time will come when it awakens. It seems Kazuya is wary of that.)
Heihachi: (Is that why he intends to finish him off now?)
Heihachi: (...I won't let him. I need Jin if I am to obtain the Devil Factor myself...)
Hien: "It looks like you two are his targets, Hiryu."
Hien: "That works out well for us."
Hiryu: "...It makes no difference. It just means one more nuisance to deal with."
Stahn: "E-enemies keep gathering..."
Judas: "Hmph. It seems the diversion was a success."
Rutee: "There’s a limit to this. We’re up against way too many heavy hitters."
Gil: "But if we take them on, it’ll make things easier for the others who’ve infiltrated the base."
Ki: "You're right. We can't back down now...!"
Jin: "Kazuya, this time I will take you down...!"
Jin: "Let's settle this!"
10 enemies remain
Taki: "The enemy numbers... I'd say about half are left?"
Waya Hime: "I wouldn't be so sure... There are multiple energy readings...!"
Waya Hime: "They're heading right toward us from inside the ship!"
Jin: "At a time like this...! Is it the enemy!?"
Hiryu: "...Almost certainly."
Hiryu: "We can't afford to waste time."
(MegaMan Juno, Fire Gorubesshu, Red Horokko, Gorubesshu, and Horokko appear)
Juno: "Oh? You still haven't finished cleaning things up?"
Hien: "As you can see. Provide backup, Juno."
Roll: "O-oh no, now Juno's shown up too."
MegaMan: "You were on this ship, Juno...!"
Juno: "So, it is you, MegaMan Trigger."
Juno: "Why do you insist on getting in my way? There is no need to be so impatient; my memory will be restored soon enough."
Juno: "And once that happens..."
MegaMan: "I won't let that happen."
MegaMan: "This time, I'm going to destroy you right here."
Rutee: "Great, another nuisance has appeared..."
Rutee: "Seriously, just how many of them are on this ship?"
Gil: "They're planning to invade Makai, after all. I imagine they've assembled quite a force."
Juno: "Precisely."
Juno: "However... there are others who boarded after you did."
Ki: "Others... like us?"
Heihachi: "...Are you talking about Kazuya?"
Juno: "No. Allow me to introduce them to you now."
[Rainbow Bridge]
Juno: "Because you people irresponsibly built a bridge, this ship is now crawling with all sorts of intruders."
Valkyrie: "A bridge...?! You mean the 'Rainbow Bridge' I created!?"
Sabine: "That seems to be the only possibility."
Kurino: "Don't tell me... monsters from Druaga...!?"
(2 Velociraptors appear)
Velociraptor: "........."
Stahn: "Urgh... this creature...!"
Regina: "Velociraptors!? How is that possible!?"
Judas: "More are coming. What is that...?"
(Allosaurus appears)
Allosaurus: "........."
Regina: "No way... the Allosaurus...!?"
[Tower of Druaga]
Arthur: "So, those are the ones who were at the tower entrance...!"
Arthur: "That means... they chased us all the way to the top floor!?"
Juno: "It would seem so."
Juno: "They are supposed to be primitive creatures with low intelligence, yet for some reason, it appears they were hunting for you."
Juno: "It is quite fascinating, really."
Regina: "It looks like they intend to take revenge on me."
Bruce: "...!?"
Bruce: (Is that really it? This dinosaur...!)
Kurino: "For this lizard to go to such lengths..."
Sabine: "For a creature that big, it sure is persistent."
Sabine: "So, its target is Regina, right?"
Waya Hime: "Talk about a stalker."
Taki: "Stalker?"
Taki: "I do not know what that means, but it is merely a giant lizard."
Taki: "We should just hack it to pieces so it can never follow us again."
Regina: "That's the plan. Looks like we need to settle this once and for all."
Juno: "Then, let us proceed, Lord Trigger."
MegaMan: "Once you get your memory back... you'll probably think about exterminating the Carbons again."
MegaMan: "...Before that happens, I'll...!"
Roll: "Carbons? MegaMan... what do you know?"
MegaMan: "........."
[Scenario 38: Heroes Never Die]
10 enemies remain
(Kamuz, 3 Inquisitors, 2 Black Sandras, Robotian, and Koakuman (Evil) appear)
Juno: "Oh my, this is a problem... Intruders again?"
Kamuz: "This is handy stuff! Bwahahahaha!"
Valkyrie: "You're...!"
Ki: "The Demon Kamuz...!"
Gil: "Why are you here?! No, more importantly... how did you get this far?"
MegaMan: "The fact that you appeared so suddenly..."
Roll: "That light just now... wasn't that a spatial warp?"
Waya Hime: "Spot on. I detected a distortion in space when they appeared."
Taki: "Have they, too, acquired the means to traverse other worlds, just like the Genji?"
Hiryu: "Just how many organizations possess this technology? ...We may need to find out."
Kurino: "Explain yourself, Kamuz!"
Kurino: "How do you have power like that?"
Kamuz: "Huh? Don't go talking down to me, you Sandra punk."
[Key of Time]
Kamuz: "If Zouna taps into the magic of the 'Key of Time,' a feat like this is nothing to him!"
Sabine: "The 'Key of Time'… you say!?"
Sabine: "Hey, Valkyrie! Wasn't that thing supposed to be sealed away!?"
Valkyrie: "That was the plan...! Even for the Demon King Zouna, it shouldn't be easy to..."
Kamuz: "Zouna's power alone wouldn't be enough."
Kamuz: "But... what do you think happens if even more power is added to the mix?"
Stahn: "Zouna... gaining new power...?"
Stahn: "Th-that means...!"
[Eye of Atamoni]
Judas: "You mean... the 'Eye of Atamoni'—the one the Fallen Knight passed into Zouna's hands...!"
[Dycroft]
Rutee: "Zouna only raised Dycroft to the surface, right!?"
Arthur: "You say 'only,' but that in itself is a huge problem, young lady."
Judas: "But there shouldn't be any connection between Dycroft and spatial teleportation."
Judas: "What is going on here? ...Answer me...!"
Kamuz: "Heh heh heh... That’s power enough to teleport the entirety of Dycroft."
Kamuz: "Sending me to Makai would be a piece of cake."
Valkyrie: "Dycroft... the whole thing...?"
Valkyrie: "Kamuz! What did you just say!?"
Valkyrie: "Don't tell me... Zouna is...!"
Kamuz: "Shut it! No more yapping!"
Kamuz: "Before I go on a rampage in Busshitsukai... Valkyrie! I'm going to crush you right here and now!"
Bruce: "You bastard! You've been spouting cryptic nonsense this whole time!"
Regina: "Busshitsukai...? Bruce, isn't Busshitsukai our world?"
Jin: "That's right. Did he say he was going to go on a rampage in Busshitsukai?"
Heihachi: "Hmph. So he intends to invade our world, does he?"
Heihachi: "Interesting... but I can't just stand by and let that happen."
Valkyrie: "You're going to tell us, Kamuz."
Valkyrie: "What you... no, what Zouna is plotting!"
Camuz: "If you want to know, come and take the answer by force!"
Devil Kazuya defeated
Devil Kazuya: "I-Impossible...! I... I have fully obtained the power of the 'Devil'...!"
Jin: "I'm putting an end to our feud right here!"
(Jin moves next to Devil Kazuya)
Jin: "Let's do this!"
(Jin defeats Devil Kazuya with a Soul Rage 8 Hit Combo into a Double Chamber Punch)
Jin: "How's that?!"
Heihachi: (...Is that it? Pathetic.)
Devil Kazuya: "Impossible... Is this power I awakened in Makai... fading away...?"
Jin: "...What...?"
Gil: "It's possible, Jin."
Gil: "Makai Village has fallen... and the Tower of Druaga has lost its master, too."
Ki: "That's right. Makai is reverting to the state it was in before Astaroth and Druaga appeared."
Devil Kazuya: "To think that... this power... Nngh!"
(Devil Kazuya moves to the tip of the deck)
Jin: "Kazuya Mishima! Where do you think you're going?"
Devil Kazuya: "...I am going to... perfect this power."
Devil Kazuya: "There is no telling... how long it will take..."
Jin: "I won't let that happen! Not here...!"
Devil Kazuya: "Jin Kazama... You, too... will one day... stand where I stand..."
Jin: "Don't mess with me!"
Devil Kazuya: "Until then... I'll put our battle... on hold...!"
(Devil Kazuya retreats)
Jin: "Urgh...!"
Heihachi: "So, this is effectively the conclusion..."
Heihachi: "Though, in the end, I couldn't deliver the finishing blow."
Heihachi: (I have the research material I need. Now... I must return to my own world. Heh heh heh...)
Hien defeated
Hien: “We have no choice...! We'll destroy the Aerial Battleship Balrog and escape.”
Hiryuu: “What...? Hien, wait!”
Hien: “Hiryu... I’ll be waiting for you in the sea of stars.”
Hiryu: “Hien!”
(Hien retreats via transfer)
Hiryu (Are you going to simply abandon this battleship?)
Hiryu (But the sea of stars...does that mean space?)
Hiryu (Didn't "The Third Moon" self-destruct...?)
Tong Pooh defeated
Tong Pooh: "...You’ve thwarted us at every turn...!"
Tong Pooh: "Mark my words—there is no future for those who defy Him...!"
Hiryu: "...It is you who have no future."
Hiryu: "I... will take it from you."
Tong Pooh: "Gah!"
(Tong Pooh retreats via transfer)
Solo defeated
Solo: "Mission execution impossible. Withdrawing."
Solo: "Special A-Class Strider, Hiryu... Next time, I will definitely eliminate you."
(Solo retreats via transfer)
Hiryu: "...Go ahead and try it, if you can."
MegaMan Juno defeated
Juno: "My, my... what a rough bunch you are."
Juno: "To think you'd damage my body to this extent..."
MegaMan: "It's not over yet, Juno."
MegaMan: "I won't let you regain your memories."
MegaMan: "Right here...!"
Roll: "Good luck, MegaMan!"
Juno: "I find myself becoming increasingly interested in my memory data."
Juno: "I certainly can't afford to be destroyed here."
Juno: "Fufufufufu... Ufufufu..."
(Juno retreats via transfer)
MegaMan: "Damn it!"
Roll: "Teleportation...! There's no way to chase them now!"
MegaMan: (Juno... what memories will you...?)
Allosaurus defeated
Allosaurus: ".........!!"
Taki: "Did we get it...?"
Regina: "That one should have done the trick...!"
Waya Hime: "Vital signs dropping rapidly... It's over."
Allosaurus: "........."
(Allosaurus dies)
Arthur: "He was a persistent fellow... but that tenacity is something worth emulating."
Regina: "There's no need for that. The enemy is just a dinosaur... a species that went extinct in the proper timeline."
Bruce: "'Just a dinosaur,' huh? I hope you're right."
Kamuz defeated
Kamuz: "Guh...!"
Valkyrie: "Kamuz, you are going to tell me...! What Zouna is plotting."
Valkyrie: "You activated Dycroft... What did you do after that!?"
Kamuz: "Heh heh heh... Bwahahaha! See for yourself, Valkyrie."
Kamuz: "That is, of course, if you can actually make it from Makai to Busshitsukai!"
(Kamuz retreats via transfer)
Sabine: "Wait a minute! Hey!"
Sabine: "Damn it, he's gone..."
Kurino: "Lady Valkyrie, is Kamuz... truly in Busshitsukai?"
Valkyrie: "There is no doubt."
Jin: "Tch. What are they planning to do in our world?"
Heihachi: "I have a bad feeling about this. We should head back immediately."
[Eye of Atamoni]
Judas: "If only I had retrieved the 'Eye of Atamoni' sooner..."
Stahn: "Leon, don't blame yourself."
Stahn: "We'll just have to figure things out from here."
Rutee: "It’s baseless encouragement, I know... but maybe something that simple is best right now."
[Dycroft]
Valkyrie: (The reactivation and surfacing of Dycroft... the technology that enabled the warp... and Busshitsukai...)
Valkyrie: (...I only hope the worst-case scenario hasn't come to pass...)
All enemies defeated
(The team is on the deck in a circle)
Gil: "So... is everything settled now?"
Ki: "Looks like it."
Ki: "I wasn't sure how things would turn out... but I suppose this is thanks to Lady Ishtar's blessing."
Arthur: "No, it was our own skill."
Arthur: "Alright, next is..."
(ROAR!)
(Allosaurus reappears near the right catapult)
Allosaurus: ".........!"
Taki: "What...?! It... it came back to life!?"
Regina: "What does this mean...!?"
Heihachi: "Playing dead? Not bad for a mere dinosaur."
Heihachi: "I'll just beat it down again..."
Waya Hime: "Wait a minute..."
Waya Hime: "There's... no vital signs...!? What's going on!?"
Roll: "N-no vital signs... Huh!?"
MegaMan: "Is it... dead? But it's moving..."
Bruce: "Tch...!"
Bruce: (That confirms it...! It's been "infected" by that virus...!)
Rutee: "Ugh! If that's how it is, I'll just take it down as many times as it takes!"
Stahn: "Let's go...!"
Bruce: "Hold it!"
Bruce: "...Once it's like that, you can't just take it down easily."
Bruce: (Besides, if we handle this carelessly... we'll get "infected"...!)
Bruce: (Isn't there some way? ...Any way...!?)
Judas: "Can't take it down? Don't talk nonsense."
Judas: "We just need to cut it down again and toss it overboard."
Bruce: "That's exactly why it's dangerous! Touching it now...!"
Bruce: "Wait! Toss it overboard...?"
Bruce: "That's it! Why didn't I think of that?"
Regina: "Bruce...!?"
(Bruce and Regina move near Allosaurus)
Bruce: "...Sorry, but I don't have time to deal with you."
(Bruce shoots the Allosaurus between the eyes)
(Allosaurus gets knocked back onto the catapult, which launches it off the ship)
Taki: "What!? What just happened!?"
Kurino: "It... it got blown away..."
Hiryu: "...The catapult, huh? I see."
Sabine: "You're reckless, Bruce..."
Bruce: "Heh, pretty good idea, right?"
Bruce: "From this height... there's no way it could survive that. That settles it."
Regina: "Bruce, what do you know? The reason that dinosaur turned into... what it was... You..."
Bruce: "It got corrupted by the miasma of Makai, didn't it? Let's just leave it at that."
Bruce (That virus... maybe Makai is the place where it truly belongs...)
Valkyrie: "But it looks like we've cleared the enemies off the deck."
Stahn: "It was a tough fight, but I think we managed to drive off quite a few of their high-ranking officers, didn't we?"
Rutee: "Hmm-hmm, yeah. That should make things a lot easier for the team that infiltrated the interior."
Jin: "It's a shame I couldn't settle things with Kazuya..."
Heihachi: "He won't be showing his face for a while. Give it up, Jin."
Judas: "...So? What do we do now?"
Hiryu: "We need to plan our escape."
Hiryu: "The ship is moving. We can't use the method of bridging the gap to the tower anymore."
Valkyrie: "Indeed... I only hope the 'Rainbow Bridge' can extend all the way to the ground."
Roll: "I suppose the only thing left is... to head to the control room and land the ship...?"
MegaMan: "I don't know if we can pull it off with this many people... but it might be our best bet."
Hiryu: "Then let's move immediately."
Hiryu: "We don't know the situation inside, so all we can do is what's within our power."
