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<chapter>
<label>chapter0</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN TOWER!]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[FROM THE HEART OF THE FABLED GOLDEN CITY RISES A MYSTERIOUS TOWER.  DEEP WITHIN IS THE ANCIENT COMPUTER THAT SENDS EXO-FORCE’S BEST FIGHTERS ON THEIR QUESTS FOR NEW CODES.  BUT THE HUMANS OF SENTAI MOUNTAIN ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE TOWER’S SECRETS…]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter1</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[“MY ATTACK PLAN WAS WITHOUT FLAW.  THE GOLDEN CITY WAS MINE.”]]></scene>

</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter2</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[“BUT THE HUMANS THWARTED ME WITH THEIR INTERFERENCE FIELD.  NOW MY FORCES CANNOT ENTER THE CITY WITHOUT THEIR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LOCKING UP.”]]></scene>


</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter3</label>
 <scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[“THE FIELD IS EMITTED BY THE TOWER.  IF THE JAMMING SIGNAL CEASES, WE WILL EASILY CAPTURE THE CITY AND THE CODE COMPUTER BENEATH.”]]></scene>

</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter4</label>
 <scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[IT SEEMS THAT MY COURSE OF ACTION IS CLEAR.]]></scene>
</chapter>




<chapter>
<label>chapter5</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[THE GOLDEN TOWER MUST BE DESTROYED!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter6</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[OH, COME ON!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter7</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[I HELPED FIND IT!  I’VE STUDIED ITS SPECS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM!  WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I CAN’T PILOT IT?!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter8</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[I AM SORRY, HITOMI.  BUT YOUR DUTY IS TO SAFEGUARD THE TOWER—]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[WHICH THIS BATTLE MACHINE IS DESIGNED TO DO!]]></scene>
</chapter>

<chapter>
<label>chapter9</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[--FROM THE INSIDE.  HA-YA-TO HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED THAT HE CAN PILOT THE GOLDEN GUARDIAN CAPABLY, SO I AM ASSIGNING HIM TO FIRST-LINE DEFENSE.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter10</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[NO!  YOU’RE JUST TRYING TO PROTECT ME AGAIN!  SENSEI, IF YOU’D SEEN HOW I FOUGHT IN THE LAST ATTACK—]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[HITOMI, IF YOU WISH TO SERVE ON EXO-FORCE, YOU MUST STOP QUESTIONING MY ORDERS.  THIS MATTER IS SETTLED.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter11</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[. . .]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[HEY, DON’T LOOK AT ME.  IT WASN’T MY IDEA!]]></scene>
</chapter>

<chapter>
<label>chapter12</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[FINE.  ENJOY YOUR NEW BATTLE MACHINE, HA-YA-TO.  I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANTED ONE.]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[BOY, WHAT’D I DO?]]></scene>
</chapter>

<chapter>
<label>chapter13</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS!  THAT ROTTEN HA-YA-TO.  WE WERE SUPPOSED TO SHARE THE GOLDEN GUARDIAN!  THAT’S THE LAST TIME I PLAY ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS FOR FIRST TURN AS PILOT.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter14</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[WELL, I GUESS I SHOULD GET TO KNOW THIS PLACE.  IT’S NOT LIKE I’LL BE LEAVING IT ANY TIME SOON.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter15</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[OKAY, GREAT AND POWERFUL GOLDEN TOWER COMPUTER.  SHOW ME WHAT YOU’VE GOT.]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[ACCESS GRANTED.  DISPLAYING TOWER SCHEMATICS.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter16</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[HEY, COOL.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter17</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[HITOMI WAS PRETTY UPSET.  I GUESS I WOULD BE, TOO.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter18</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[I SHOULD PROBABLY GO IN AND TALK TO—UH-OH.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter19</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[“ALL EXO-FORCE PERSONNEL TO BATTLE STATIONS!  WE HAVE INCOMING!”]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter20</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[SCRAMBLE OUR AIR DEFENSE!]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[WE DON’T HAVE ANY, SIR!  THE SKY GUARDIAN’S OUT ON A CODE MISSION, THE WHITE LIGHTNING IS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE, AND OUR REMAINING FLYERS WERE DAMAGED IN THE LAST ATTACK!]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter21</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[BLAST!  WE’LL HAVE TO FIGHT THEM FROM THE GROUND.]]></scene><label>chapter21</label>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter22</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[“ALL FORCES, OPEN FIRE!  DON’T LET THEM REACH THE TOWER!”]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter23</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[FOOLS!  MERE HUMAN REFLEXES ARE NO MATCH FOR THE SPEED OF THE SONIC RAVEN.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter24</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[KEEP ABOVE THE INTERFERENCE FIELD.  TARGET THE TOWER SPIRE AND FIRE WHEN IN RANGE.]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[THIS UNIT OBEYS, LEADER.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter25</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[IT’S TOO FAST!  WE CAN’T HIT IT!]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[LET ME GIVE IT A SHOT.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter26</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[GO, GOLDEN GUARDIAN!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter27</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[HE DODGED?!  HE CAN’T DODGE!  ROBOTS DON’T DODGE!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter28</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[EVASIVE MANEUVERS SUCCESSFUL.  TARGET LOCKED.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter29</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[FIRING ROCKET.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter30</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[REPORTING TO BASE: TARGET DESTR—]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter31</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[BET YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING THAT!]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter32</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[YOU’LL FIND THIS TOWER’S FULL OF SURPRISES.]]></scene>
</chapter>



<chapter>
<label>chapter33</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[JUST LIKE ME.]]></scene>

</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter34</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[LATER…]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[YOU BOTH DID WELL IN THE BATTLE.  YOU SEE, HITOMI, I CHOSE WISELY IN ASSIGNING YOU TO THE GOLDEN TOWER.]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[THIS DOESN’T CHANGE ANYTHING, SENSEI.  I STILL WANT TO BE A PILOT.  BUT…I GUESS I CAN GUARD THE TOWER FOR A WHILE.  MAYBE.]]></scene>
</chapter>


<chapter>
<label>chapter35</label>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[THANKS TO THE JAMMING FIELD, THE TOWER IS OUR GREATEST DEFENSE RIGHT NOW…BUT IT IS ALSO OUR GREATEST WEAK POINT.  IF MECA ONE CAN DESTROY IT FROM THE SKY, CONQUERING THE CITY WILL BE AN EASY TASK.]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[WE CANNOT TAKE SUCH A RISK AGAIN.  WE NEED GREATER AIR POWER.  A NEW WEAPON.]]></scene><scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[I WILL INSTRUCT RYO TO BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY.]]></scene>
<scene><state>1</state><![CDATA[TO BE CONTINUED! ]]></scene>

</chapter>

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