Announcer: Oh my god, that frame-perfect precision!
All she has to do now is execute the Coconut Burst Jump,
and the World Record is hers.
To those new here, the Coconut Burst Jump
is a newly discovered glitch, that cuts this level in half!
And we're about to witness it in all its glory!
Lamar: Then we saw everything that happened, and now we're here.
Tari: Right... I see...
Sofia: Oh my goodness!
Haha!
This is so cool...
Theo: Haha, that tickles!
Wait... Why were you guys spying on me?
We weren't spyin' on you.
We were spyin' on Lucks!
Hey, stop! My head's not a watermelon!
Sorry!
The original plan was to just get intel on Lucks and TAS Corp.
But that all changed when you showed up.
...Me?
You went into the video game! That's unheard of!
I need to know how you did it.
Let me inspect you a little bit...
Sofia! You idiot. Don't you recall what JUST happened at the arena?
Sorry! I'll be good.
Who... are you guys exactly?
Oh! Sorry. My name's Sofia.
And you've already met tall, dark, and weeb over here.
We call ourselves MD-5 and our mission is to...
Take down that evil conglomerate... TAS Corp!
It sounds cheesy as hell when you put it that way.
But, yeah, that's essentially what we're trying to do.
What... what did they do to you guys?
Uh...
We... we each have our own reasons.
Let's just say they've destroyed many lives... Including ours.
But.
With you two on our side...
I think we have a shot at taking them down!
Take them down? I don't want anything to do with them!
Tari! We need to help these guys. They rescued us!
That's true, but Theo,
I'm trying to keep us out of danger, not get us into more.
Well, I just thought since you had nowhere to go,
and neither of us are exactly friends of TAS Corp,
you would want to team up...
Tari, I know you're scared.
I was too when MD-5 found me.
But I swear on all the 2D Twin-tail tsundere girls out there,
that if you stick with us we'll keep you two safe.
Well, if you put it like that--
Masa: Neither of you are joining us.
Masa!
Now? Really?!
Take this.
Dude. Tari and the little man have been through a lot tonight.
Just let 'em rest.
Don't let your emotions get the best of you, Lamar.
We are MD-5. There is no room for dead weight.
Dang it! You can be so stubborn sometimes!
It's okay. I'll do it.
I'll play.
C'mon Tari. You don't have to.
No. I want to.
Maybe at the very least I'll learn more about myself.
Welcome... to the office!
This is amazing!
It's aight. Think of it as our training room.
How much Battle Blaze have you played before?
Uh... I've played Ultra Jump Mania?
Right.
Don't worry, Masa. Tari's ability
to learn video games is incredible.
Before when we were bein' chased by Lucks,
the car was all like [crashing noises]
and we were all like [yelling noises]
but Tari was all like [calm driving sounds] aww, yeah.
Yeah. Impressive or not, we need to see how she plays
against an actual human player.
Meta Runners are capable of amazing feats...
But adding a human opponent into the mix changes everything.
I'll try my best... I guess.
Kick his butt, Tari!
So, you guys are playing Battle Blaze!
A first person shooter game.
Find cover, use weapons at your disposal,
and try to outlast the other player!
Aww... I wanna play!
Don't worry, little man. I'll battle you later.
Yeah! Battle to the death!
Okay! You guys ready?
Wait! Which button was shoot again??
Okay! Go!
Uh... Masa wins.
Go again.
Okay. Go!
Oh! I got a gun! I got a gun!
Dang, Tari. You're bad.
Hey! I'm still learning the game.
Again.
WAHH!
[Incoherent screaming]
Uh... Maybe we should let her practice a bit before we go again.
No. Keep going.
Dang it! Come on, brain. Do your thing.
What!
I don't understand! I should be picking this up by now!
How do I make this thing work?!
Doesn't seem like you know what you're doing at all.
What a waste of time.
Wait! Tari, show me your arm.
Let her have a look at you.
When it comes to Meta Runner tech, there's no one
more knowledgable than Sofia.
She pimped us out with these.
Interesting... This is definitely a standard Meta Runner arm.
But I've never seen this before.
Ooh! Press it!
What..?
Lucks. Why did you send me down to the research facility?
Don't I have better things to do?
Like play video games?
You're there because of this.
I realized on the way back to TAS Corp that I have
seen this crest somewhere before.
There's a specific lab I want you to investigate.
Don't tell anyone. This is absolutely confidential.
If this is so confidential, why didn't you come down here yourself?
Because I'm busy with this.
I knew it. You're just playing video games.
WHAT? No. This is the cartridge Tari warped into.
It houses answers to all of this... I know it.
You're just being lazy.
Hurry along, Belle.
I want results, ASAP. Search the room thoroughly.
Hurry along, Belle!
Search the room thoroughly!
Jerk. Maybe he should come down here and then we'll--
Ugh! This place smells like crap!
Guess I'll start here...
What a waste of my time. I could be playing Dragon Kart right now...
Whoa!
It's just like from that speedrunning tournament...
Oh my gosh this is so cool!
Hello? Guys?
Can you hear me?
Yes. We can hear you.
Uh.. Masa? Is that you?
Wait. Hang on.
Is that better?
Yes!
Good. Go pick up a weapon.
W-what? Now?
The match is still on.
Let's see if you've improved at all, now that you're in the game.
Don't worry, Tari! If you get shot, you should just respawn!
That's... reassuring...
Okay! Here we go.
3...
2...
1...
GO!
W-what? What does any of this mean?
Stop! There's too much!
Get up.
Take a deep breath.
Games are all about making the right decisions at the right time.
Clear your mind and focus.
The right actions will come to you.
Go.
Not bad.
Banana mines!
Huh?!
Mwahahah! Take that! Foul beast!
Theo?!
What?!
Now that you mention it...
The little man isn't here.
That's right! And look!
I got my jump back too!
H-how did you follow me in here?
Uh... Magic?
You guys! I'm gonna bring you two out now.
This is so exciting!
Crackajack!
Let's go round two!
Well, what do you guys reckon?
Am I worthy of MD-5?
Hell yeah you are! That was some slick gameplay, Tari.
How was it? Did you feel pain? What did the world look like?
Are these too many questions?
It was... fun actually...
I think with a bit more training I could really get the hang of this.
And Theo! You came outta nowhere!
How'd you know where he was gonna be?
I dunno.
Well. What do you reckon, Masa?
Are you satisfied?
You... you have a lot to learn.
But we definitely have a place here for you.
AHH!
Theo! Are you okay?!
I feel tingly...
This... this could be because he's been out of his game for too long.
We need to get him back into an Ultra Jump Mania cartridge.
NOW!
Tari... I'm scared...
Don't worry, Theo. We'll fix this.
I promise you, we'll fix this.
God damn it!
What do you expect me to find here, Lucks?
There's NOTHING but GARBAGE!
Huh?
[English subtitles by Loohhoo]