Scenario:Platinum Sky II - Chapter 1: Reboot - Episode 4

Platinum Sky II - Chapter 1: Reboot - Episode 4

The racers—(Captain), Meteon, Dorothy, Cathy, Nicholas, Sturm and Drang, Maddie, and newcomer Fehr—are at the starting line of Nimmus Island's legendary racetrack, waiting for the signal.

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Commentator: Ladies and gentlemen! At long last comes the moment we've all been waiting for...

Commentator: Nimmus Island's legendary racecourse is set to reopen before our very eyes!

Commentator: For a special one-day race festival!

Commentator: Before we move on, please allow me to introduce today's color commentator.

Commentator: If you follow skyracing regularly, then this little lady will need no introduction! Give it up for Sierokarte!

Sierokarte: Hello, hello, everyone!

Commentator: Now that we have our resident expert in the house, let's hear her thoughts on the race.

Sierokarte: Teehee. I've very much been looking forward to today myself.

Commentator: So, Siero, I heard you're the one who called for all this to happen?

Sierokarte: More accurately, the idea started with Maddie.

Commentator: Whoo, didn't take long for that name to pop up! Skyracing superstar Maddie!

Commentator: This is his twenty-first year on the circuit. He's as popular as ever and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon!

Commentator: So it turns out he's the one who pushed for this race to happen?

Sierokarte: Yes, because due to various circumstances, the Platinum Sky Cup—commonly known as the PSC—might not take place this year.

Sierokarte: As a huge skyracing fan myself, I couldn't bear to see a year pass by without a competition of that measure.

Sierokarte: So I decided to help Maddie get this thing going.

Commentator: Thank you, Maddie! Thank you, Sierokarte!

Commentator: It's a bit earlier than the usual PSC season, which is why we're calling this the Holiday Eve Cup!

Sierokarte: Hehe. Although it's still a bit early for the holiday season too.

Commentator: Of course, we can't neglect to mention the Holiday Eve Cup's main attraction: this absolutely spectacular venue!

Commentator: As you may already know, Nimmus is a legendary island among skyracing enthusiasts.

Commentator: All sorts of competitions were held here in the past, until the course was unfortunately shut down ten years prior.

Commentator: And today marks the long-awaited revival of the Nimmus Course!

Sierokarte: Today's event is for both skyracing fans of yesteryear...

Sierokarte: And newer fans who are seeing this course for the very first time.

Commentator: Now, why don't we take a closer look at the racetrack.

Commentator: Right at the start is this harsh wildland where raging sandstorms blow!

Commentator: Meaning things are gonna get savage as soon as the light turns green!

Commentator: From there is this rocky stretch where the air turbulence can be a challenge for even the most veteran racers!

Commentator: What fancy maneuvering can we expect to see from each machine as they navigate through these treacherous obstacles!

Commentator: And that's only the half of it! Next up is swampland covered in a mist that stews over it all year round!

Commentator: A mist so deep that it reduces visibility to zero!

Commentator: To make matters worse, the surrounding humidity's bad enough that it could affect the machines.

Commentator: It's going to take some clever technique and a ton of guts to get through this area!

Commentator: After the swamplands is a deep ravine with a constant downward wind adding to the gravitational pull!

Commentator: That last one is really going to the test the limits of a racer's skill!

Commentator: Now what sort of an epic battle can we expect to see on this legendary racetrack!

Sierokarte: In recent years, we've seen battles between speedships equipped with all sorts of attack gizmos and the need for speed taking center stage.

Sierokarte: But here on Nimmus Island, you could say that the course itself is the gizmo—an all-natural one, at that.

Commentator: My, my, you never disappoint with your nuggets of wisdom, Sierokarte.

Commentator: You know, this is actually my first time commentating for a race on Nimmus Island.

Commentator: My heart's racing just as fast as everyone else's in the spectator stands—no pun intended!

Spectator 1: Boy am I lucky to be alive to see another race on this island!

Spectator 2: Gah, I can't wait anymore! Go, go, go already!

Commentator: Whoa-ho! Would you look at the time!

Commentator: Ladies and gentlemen! As you may have already noticed, the competing speedships are out and ready to race!

Commentator: First up is (Captain) with the Nightcypher!

Commentator: I remember this contestant's exploits at the last PSC like it all happened yesterday! I certainly won't be calling (Captain) a rookie anymore!

Vyrn: All righty! Let's do this!

Lyria: Yeah! The two of us aren't rookies anymore either!

Commentator: Moving right along, I present to you... Dorothy's Sky Carriage Shooting Star Pew Pew. Hm, that "pew pew" part's kind of embarrassing to say...

Constance: Ah, Dorothy... Do your best, Dorothy... And be safe!

Claudia: I see nothing to be worried about, Queen Constance.

Constance: But aren't skyraces supposed to be dangerous? I just can't stop worrying...

Claudia: Dorothy will be fine. Personally, I'm more concerned about the other racers who might run into her on the track.

Dorothy: Teehee. I was so jealous that Claudia got to participate in the Grandsky Rumble.

Dorothy: But now it's my turn to show Master (Captain) what I'm capable of!

Dorothy: And I'll actually get to watch my dearest master in action up close... Am I lucky or what!

Commentator: Next up is Smokin' Cathy! We have a few words from its pilot!

Catherine: I'm still new to this, so I hope you'll all take it easy on me.

Commentator: So she says... But I've been doing this for a long time, and something tells me she's one to watch out for.

Commentator: You just can't underestimate the rookies these days.

Commentator: Now get a load of this next one! Nicholas and the Gigante Saucer!

Commentator: That thing is a behemoth! I mean, just look at it! I've never seen a ship shaped like that either!

Nicholas: Hahaha... Yeah, go on. Check me out real good, and you'll see that I've got more than just size...

Nicholas: Open this baby up, and prepare to be floored by a setup so awesome that it'd stop any Astral dead in their tracks! Right, Doc?

Dr. Rashomon: Mm-hm. I look forward to seeing how we newcomers will fare against battle-hardened racers and their machines.

Dr. Rashomon: But one thing's for certain: in terms of research and design, the Gigante Saucer absolutely lives up to our reputation as the architects of the Rashomon Research Vessel.

Dr. Rashomon: We have as much in the way of hopes, dreams, and ambitions as anyone else on the circuit today! Show them what you're made of, Nicholas!

Commentator: Next in line is... Well...

Commentator: They call their machine the Mad Holiday. And they've entered the race as...

Commentator: Santa and Red-Nosed Reindeer!

Santa?: ...

Reindeer?: ...

Girl: Mama, did they just say Santa?

Mother: You heard right, dear. Though Santa usually shows up a bit later in the season.

Sierokarte: Haha. What a treat for us all to have Santa and a reindeer help spread some holiday cheer for the occasion!

Commentator: Talk about commitment to a holly, jolly season from Stur... I mean, Santa and Red-Nosed Reindeer!

Santa?: ...

Reindeer?: Ahaha...

Commentator: Ahem... Moving on with introductions, I present to you Maddie and his Beokaiser!

Maddie: I'm taking down every last one of these suckers. You can count on it.

Commentator: As nice as it is to see good ol' Maddie again... It's been how many years since we last saw him like this?

Sierokarte: He took a four-year hiatus before resurfacing at the previous PSC as a speedship himself with his man-machine fusion system.

Commentator: Let's see if he's kept up his game since then! Maybe the old Maddie can still surprise us!

Commentator: Okay, this next one is an up-and-comer you definitely want to watch out for! Fehr and his Lightning Violet!

Commentator: He's the one and only son of former racing star Quark!

Sierokarte: Quark used to go toe to toe with Maddie and really left a mark on the skyracing scene, didn't he.

Commentator: It's been six years since he passed away in that unfortunate accident... But his fame still rides the winds.

Commentator: And today marks his son's long-awaited debut! We have a few words from Fehr.

Fehr: I have a long way to go before I can be worthy of my father's name, but I look forward to competing with so many great racers today.

Commentator: You heard it here first!

Commentator: And last but not least!

Commentator: A superstar who needs no introduction: Meteon and the Blue Orbit!

Meteon: Let's go, Blue Orbit.

Spectator 3: Meteon! I'm rooting for you!

Spectator 3: Wait, Fehr's kind of cute too... Oh, decisions, decisions!

Spectator 3: I'm rooting for both of you!

Commentator: Here it comes—the starting signal!

Commentator: The Holiday Eve Cup is on!