1A FIERCE FIGHT]]>1HAVING SURVIVED – BARELY – A BATTLE WITH THE POWERFUL SONIC PHANTOM, THE STEALTH HUNTER HAS MANAGED TO MAKE IT BACK TO BASE. NOW IT’S UP TO ENGINEERING WIZARD RYO TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL AGAIN.]]>1THE STEALTH HUNTER: A PINNACLE OF BATTLE TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN INVENTION.]]>1IT'S SEEN BETTER DAYS.]]>1IT GOT ME BACK TO BASE... BARELY.]]>1CAN YOU GET IT OPERATIONAL AGAIN IN A HURRY, RYO?]]>1THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE, HIKARU. HALF YOUR SYSTEMS ARE OFFLINE. WHY DO YOU KEEP GETTING THIS POOR STEALTH HUNTER SO BANGED UP?]]>1IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. WITH LUCK, THE PICTURES I GOT ON THE ROBOT SIDE OF SENTAI MOUNTAIN WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS MYSTERIOUS NEW BATTLE MACHINE OF THEIRS.]]>1YOU'D BETTER GO GIVE YOUR REPORT TO KEIKEN SENSEI. UPLINK AND I WILL WORK ON YOUR STEALTH HUNTER.]]>1ON MY WAY. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BATTLE MACHINE, RYO!]]>1THANK YOU, HIKARU – YOU'VE DONE WELL. LET'S HOPE WE CAN LEARN ENOUGH FROM THIS TO HOLD OFF THE ROBOTS' MAIN ATTACK.]]>1UH-OH. SPEAKING OF WHICH—]]>1--WE'RE UNDER ATTACK RIGHT NOW!]]>1I’M ON MY WAY!]]>1WAIT, HIKARU.]]>1DON'T STOP ME, SENSEI! THEY NEED ME OUT THERE!]]>1YOU CAN'T DEFEND THE BRIDGE WITH A DAMAGED STEALTH HUNTER. AND BESIDES...]]>1...HELP IS ALREADY ON THE WAY.]]>1YA-HOOO! LOOK OUT, ROBOTS – THE GRAND TITAN IS HERE!]]>1FINALLY, SOME ACTION! WHY SHOULD HIKARU GET ALL THE FUN?]]>1SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GETTING PRETTY ROUGH OUTSIDE THE BASE.]]>1WISH I COULD BE OUT THERE HELPING... BUT WITHOUT ME, THERE'D BE NO ONE TO REPAIR THE BIGGER MACHINES AFTER THE BATTLE.]]>1STILL, THIS ISN'T WHAT I IMAGINED WHEN I BUILT UPLINK…]]>1NOTHING WILL STOP US NOW. THE HUMANS WILL BE DEFEATED AND SENTAI MOUNTAIN WILL BE OURS!]]>1NOT IF WE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!]]>1UPLINK, LET'S GO!]]>1WE ARE DEFEATED! ROBOTS, RETREAT!]]>1YOU AND ME, UPLINK. WE'LL SHOW 'EM WE'RE JUST AS MUCH A PART OF EXO-FORCE AS THE OTHERS.]]>1HEY, RYO, QUIT DAYDREAMING! THERE'S A BATTLE GOING ON OUTSIDE!]]>1HUH – WHAT? OH! RIGHT, BACK TO WORK!]]>1OF COURSE, FIXING BATTLE MACHINES IS IMPORTANT WORK TOO. AND NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN US, PARTNER.]]>1]]>1WHEW, THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE.]]>1TAKESHI, YOU'RE BACK! HOW DID THE BATTLE GO?]]>1WELL, LET ME TELL YOU...]]>1IT'S A GOOD THING THE GRAND TITAN CAN STAND UP TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY WERE COMING FAST AND FURIOUS OUT THERE.]]>1I KIND OF HATE TO SAY IT, BUT I MISSED HIKARU OUT THERE. HE MAY GET IN THE WAY, BUT THAT STEALTH HUNTER OF HIS CAN OUTMANEUVER THE ROBOTS' BEST MACHINES.]]>1YEAH, IT'S TOO BAD WE DON'T HAVE A BATTLE MACHINE WITH THE FIREPOWER AND ARMOR OF THE GRAND TITAN, BUT THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF THE STEALTH HUNTER.]]>1INSTEAD, NOW WE'VE GOT TWO BATTLE MACHINES THAT ARE TOO BUSTED-UP TO FIGHT...AND THE ROBOTS COULD COME BACK AT ANY TIME.]]>1HEY, RYO, ARE YOU OKAY? YOU LOOK A LITTLE DISTRACTED UP THERE.]]>1ONE BATTLE MACHINE WITH THE STRENGTHS OF BOTH...]]>1THAT'S IT!]]>1THIS SYSTEM HERE...]]>1THAT COMPONENT THERE...]]>1YES! WE CAN DO THIS!]]>1IT CAN WORK!]]>1WE CAN USE THE WORKING PARTS FROM EACH OF YOUR MACHINES TO MAKE ONE SUPER-POWERED-UP EXO-FORCE BATTLE MACHINE!]]>1ROBOT CENTRAL COMMAND]]>1REPORT.]]>1RESISTANCE WAS UNEXPECTED.]]>1OUR UNITS WERE FORCED TO RETREAT.]]>1THE MISSION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.]]>1UNACCEPTABLE! ILLOGICAL! THE INFERIOR HUMANS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEFEAT OUR FORCES.]]>1PREPARE A LARGER INVASION FORCE. STRIKE AGAINST THE HUMANS. DESTROY THEIR DEFENSES.]]>1OUR NEW BATTLE MACHINE WILL BE READY SOON. THE HUMANS WILL FALL BEFORE OUR TECHNOLOGICAL MIGHT.]]>1NOTHING WILL STAND IN OUR WAY.]]>1TO BE CONTINUED...]]>