Steel Ball Run 14

01)
M(far right): Who IS that person?
M: There's some weird things hanging down from his ears...
M: But I can't see them too well.
M: So far, this route has been filled with nothing but weirdos.
M: I can see his number, so, according to the list, he must be that "Mrs. Robinson" guy...
M: The range between us looks to be aproximately 150 horse lengths...

#14. Across the Arizona Desert: Continuing Along the Shortest Route

02)
J: Hey, Gyro...
J: We're six hours from the starting point...
J: And, according to this map, it means we should be reaching the top about now...
J: As long as we've been heading in the right direction the entire time...
J: ...that means, at very worst, it should only be another 80km until we can get our hands on some fresh water!!
J: I just want to make sure we're on the right trail...just to be on the safe side.
J: Because if we go that way...there's no way we'll be able to ride over those mountains...right? According to this map...

03)
G: Yeah, it's fine!!
G: Everything's perfect! We're on the right trail! Absolutely!!
G: (small bubble) Maybe
J: Eh?!
J: What did you say just now?!
J: Hold on a second!! Right then, it sounded like you muttered "maybe!!"
J: "MAYBE?!?"
G: Don't worry about it!!
G: Of course we're going the right way! The weather balloon is following us, so that means we're following the map!!
G: (small) Certainly
J: What was that?!
J: "CERTAINLYYYYY?!"

04)
J: It's 80km to the waterhole! If we deter even a little from that route, we run the risk of death!!
J: What I'm trying to figure out is whether or not you know anything about the desert!! Get me?!
G: That's why I've been saying...we're fine!! We've got nothing to worry about in this place!
G: More importantly, how are your "revolutions" coming?
G: The cork exercise I taught you about...don't tell me you forgot!!!

05)
J: What the hell was that...?
G: Just now something came flying past...
G: From someone in FRONT of us...
J: G...Gyro...

06)
J: Y..your...
J: ...ear...

08)
J: Ohh...
J: Ohhhh!!!
G: Uohh!

09)
G: A...ahead of us!!
G: Whatever it is, it's coming from ahead of us!!
J: Shit!! I've been cut!!
J: Something keeps cutting up my arm!!

10)
J: That guy...
J: He's running parallel to us!!
G: What the hell is he doing?!
G: Is he shooting something?
G: He must be trying to interfere with our progress!!
J: Calm down, Gyro!

11)
G: The direction of the attacks seems strange...
G: Since they're coming from our front...
J: He must be hiding in the shadows of the cliffs or something...
G: Hey, try not to have your horse make any sudden movements.
J: Hey, Gyro...aren't these cactus needles?
J: How familiar are you with the desert?
J: Because I think I remember hearing stories...about a type of cactus that's able to shoot out its needles.
J: They're called "Cholla." (*Pronounced with a spanish "ll.")
J: When an animal or something draws close to it...as a response to the vibrations in the air, the needles will pop off from the plant.
J: It's because the Cholla carry their seeds in the needles, I think.

12)
J: Peh
J: Shit...
J: Those have gotta be the Cholla.
J: It looks like there's a whole bunch growing around here...
G: So then...who's the one at fault here?
G: Us, for trampling through the cactus' area...
G: ...or the jerks who set this damp trap up in the first place?!

13)
J: I don't know...but it can't be...
J: In order to launch the needles of the Cholla, you'd have to be in extremely close range!
J: You couldn't even shoot a rifle from over there! Whatever it was that hit us...to think that they were actually aiming for us...just isn't possible!!
G: But if they had a motive, it'd be totally possible.
G: A competitor that isn't worried about receiving a penalty from the weather balloon referee...but is trying to get us removed in the process!!
G: Probably someone from 1st Stage...and now he's already trying to attack us like this!!
G: He's turning around -- but I still can't tell if that's really the one targeting us or not!!
G: Shit...and at this distance, escaping is...
G: Dammit, this is bad, Johnny!! We're in a dangerous position!
G: RUN!!
G: JOHNNY!!
J: I got it, I'm running!!

15)
J: Cut off...
J: Impossible...it cut straight through my reins...

16)
J: ...too accurate...
J: Woaaaaahhhhhh!!

18)
J: Uh..uhh..
J: Kuh!
G: Johnny Joestar! Hurry up and get back on your horse!!
G: This has all been his intent from the very start!!
J: Kuh..
J: Uuh..

19)
J: Just keep going!!
J: There's blood in my eyes, but my eyeball itself is alright!!
J: Go on, I said!!
J: I know I promised to cross the goal line with you, but remember, we're still rivals!!
J: You have to concentrate on getting out of this place...
J: A race is a race....
J: There's no reason for you to wait for me...I'll catch up with you after I wipe up my blood!

20)
G: Got it...
G: We are both rivals...so I'll head onwards.
J: Yeah...go!!
G: The direction I'll be heading in, though...is toward that son of a bitch.

22)
SFX: Pachin

23)
J: That's...
J: If you use that, you'll be disqualified from the race!!
J: Besides, we don't even have any evidence that he's the criminal!
J: You already got a warning for interference! If you mess up again, there won't be a next time!!
J: Is it really okay for you to give it all up now so early?!
J: Even knowing you could just easily continue forwards?!

24)
G: Ugahh
G: Uwahh

25)
G: Buh
G: Did the steel balls connect...!?

26)
R: One time, in a small village in the desert, there was a scuffle that sooned turned into something much more bloody...
R: The loser of the duel was purposely chained to a cactus with the intent that he would die a slow, cruel death...
R: And afterwards, the cactus placed a curse on that dead man.
R: He was brought back from the dead to be a slave to revenge, avenging a grudge that would never be resolved.
R: I continued to exist there in that village...but in order to separate myself from the others, I used a special technique on my body.
R: To make myself unstoppable, I started to raise insects within myself...
R: These "insects" have now completeley surrounded all of you!
R: It's the high-speed pressure these insects give off while flying that causes the Challa to freely shoot off their needles!!

27)
R: Now that I've told you my secret, it's time to finish you off.
R: Take this!! I will not allow anyone in this race to run ahead of me!!
G: Alriiiight...finally someone who thinks the same way I do!!!
G: You think you could just throw my steel balls to the ground and forget about them? My precious steel balls...?

28)
G: I may not be as accurate in aiming as you...
G: ...but the vibrations of the revolutions are still synced up with you...now they're just traveling across the ground below you.
G: You just made your own escape impossible.
R: Kuh!?

29)
R: DOBAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
J: .....ch
J: G...Gyro...

31)
?: That is Mrs. Robinson...
?: He...hello...
?: This isn't "the one"....
?: The murderer I've been following...
?: ...has a completely different design on their horseshoes.
?: But I'm positive that I'm on the right trail.
?: The horseshoes I'm looking for...
?: ...have indeed passed through here...about thirty minutes ago.