Rico Oneshot

All of my translations are RESERVED


Rico, Oneshot (Jump Square, August 2009)


<1>
Fragments of a broken memory—//She is the melder of human destinies.
[pink box]SUPREME oneshot series
[red box]65-page color centerpiece


<2>
[x2]=ZUP//ZUP

=Mommy,
=My ear hurts.

=Come here,
=Mio.

=See? If you do this,
=You won't hear the horrible sounds anymore.

=Have you found "Skanda" yet!?
The memories of her mother are filled with sorrow...


<3&4>
WHOOSH

[x4]=FLAP FLAP

=Rico


<5>
=This is your last chance.
=I'll ask one more time.

=Where have you hidden "Skanda?"
=Silence will be taken as treason against the Oris Army.
=SWUP

=GACHUK

=W-Wait!
=I know where it is!!
SWUP...


<6>
=Ladonna! The city in the northwest!//The girl with the strange ears is...
WHUP

[bubble]BANG
GACHUK

[bubble]BANG
[bubble]BANG//BANG

=It's in Ladonna.
=Hang all of the girls in that city who fit the description.
=Yes sir!


<7>
=Glory to the Oris Empire!
[x2]ZUP

=Glory to our country!

=These men have betrayed the Oris Army!//They are rebels who bear connections to the Gondneans!

=A reward will be given to citizens who provide useful information!
=The Oris Army is here!//Hide the child!
=I can't find her anywhere...!

=What...!?
[bubble]BLAM


<8>
[x3]=SWISH

[bubble]FLAP//FLAP

[x2]=FLAP


<9>
[x2]=WHAP//WHAP

=Oww...!

=WHAP//WHAP

SPLAT
THUD
=Ack!


<10>
=BRIP
*rumbling*
=Ouch...!
[x2]SHUFF

=Phew!
UCK

=Huh...?//What is this?
=Grass...?


<11>
=Uhh...

=He—y!!!!!
UCK

[x2]HOO
=A little girl is hugging a little stuffed animal—!! {cu~te}
=Huh? Where'd she go...?

=Wa—it!


<12>
=Wait up—!!!
ZUP

[bubble]WHUP
BOP

=Ow!//Let go!
[x5]RUB
=Hey... She talked. Ohh—So you can talk, huh—!
=Why'd you run away—?//All I wanna do is ask you something—!
=Wh-What!?

=Hey...
[bubble]WHIRRR—


<13>
=Where am I?
THUD

TUG
=Huh?

SPLAT
WHOOSH

=Owwww—
*gets up*


<14>
=Hey!
=That's a beautiful campfire—!
=Whaat!?
WHUP

=The helicopter you were riding on just got shot down!!
WHOOSH
=...Me...?
=Yeah you!

=...Those clothes!
=You're from Gondnea, aren't you!
=Gondnea...

=I don't know why you came here,//But this is Oris!
=You're intruding on enemy territory during wartime! Do you know what that means!?
=Wow, I had no idea...

="No idea...?" Does she not care about herself!?
=Thanks for telling me.//Now I know where I am.
=But there's one more important question I have to ask you...
=What?


<15>
=Who am I?

=Whaat!?

=...Wait,
STARE—

=...Hah-hah-hah-hah!//Hah...!!?
[x2]*climb*
=!!! {It's moving!?}

Hup

[bubble]SHUFFLE//SHUFFLE


<16>
[bubble]SWUP
=A memo...?

[below bear]I am Memo.
[below girl]She is Rico.
[bottom line]Rico has a 3 minute memory.

=It says... You are Memo,
GRIP
=And you are Rico!
WHUP

[x2]*climb*
=Ohh,
=So I'm Rico...!

=And... Huh?
[x2]TAP


<17>
=Waaait!!
UCK
=Stop following me!!

[keep typo]=Your country is that way!//Go home if you don't want to get kille...
WHIRR—

[bubble]WHIRR—
=What's that sound...?
DASH

=Idiot!//Don't stand still!!
THUD
Huh—??


<18>
WHAM

=Wha...
=Wha...

=Wow, that was so fun—!!
WHUP
=My body got lifted up—! {Like all my insides floated up!}

=What's wrong?
=...My ear...


<19>
=...It... Hurts!

[bubble]SWIP
=...What should I do?

=What can I do to make it go away?

[bubble]WHIRR—
=R-


<20>
=Run!!

=Oka—y!!
[x6]TAP

WHAM
[bubble]SWIP

[x2]THUD
[x3]WHUP

=Oh yeah...
CRI—NK


<21>
=I didn't get your name yet.
=This isn't the time for...!

SCREE—CH

=Huh?//...Where am I?
=And... Who am I...?

WIGGLE WIGGLE
=She only has a 3 minute memory...!
=That was for real...!??

[bubble]SWOO...


<22>
=You are Rico! I am Mio!//Keep running at full speed until we get out of this field!!!!

SMILE

=Oka—y!
WHOOSH

WHAAAAM

=...I can't bring you home with me...


<23>
=How come?
=If people find out we're harboring a criminal,//Auntie and the others will get in trouble.

=This way.

=So you live with your aunt?
=Yeah...//I do...

*stops*

Again...?
=...How many times has it been...? *..sighhh..*
=Huh...?

=You are Rico, I am Mio...//What kind of condition do you have?
*sighhh*
=Condition?


<24>
=Am I sick?
[bubble]
=I'm asking you!

=Wow, it's beautiful—!

Geez... I brought her here...
*glance*
But now what am I supposed to do with her...?

SMILE—
I just need to calm down and think carefully...
*sighhh*


<25>
=We're safe here.
=I hope.

CREAK

=Come on in.

FLASH

=Wow!


<26>
House fire kills renowned scientist couple. Missing daughter still not found.
[bubble]CLOT
Oris invades Gondnea
=Watch your step.

=This is my secret hideout.//The ceiling is a little low, so—
WHACK

*splatter*
=...Too late, huh...

=...Please, just sit still...
[x6]WHUP
=Okay.


<27>
=Mio!
=This photo—!
=Yes, that's me.
=And...

=My mommy and daddy, who died last week.
=...Died...?

=It means I can't find them no matter how hard I try.
=They're not here anymore...
=That's why//I'm living at my aunt's place right now.

=Are you sad that you can't see them...?


<28>
=...If I act sad and lonely,//Mommy and Daddy would get worried, right...?

=That's why,//I've decided not to cry.

BLEH?
=...Uhh...

=I am Mio. You are Rico.//I thought you were handicapped at first, but...
=If something sad happens, you get to forget about it in 3 minutes, huh.

=...I kind of envy you...


<29>
=Anyways,//Let's try and think of a way to get you back to Gondnea for now.

=Gondnea...?
=This is Oris.//You're from the neighboring country, Gondnea.
=Oris and Gondnea aren't friends. They're in the midst of a war.

=Oh.
=...The city is full of soldiers...//How can I get you back home without getting caught...

=What's this...?
=I don't remember scribbling something like this...

=..."S"...
="k"...
="a"...
="n"...
="d"...
="a"...
"L3/14"...?


<30>
=What's this symbol?
=A church...?
=...Who could've drawn this...?

=...But this place...
=We might be able to make it over there.

[bubble]RUCK RUCK RUCK RUCK

ZUP


<31>
=..."Skanda"...!
=Find me that brat no matter what!

=That church is close to the border...!

=It's directly opposite the Oris Army's current advance base,//And it's the longest way around to Gondnea...
=But I've heard rumors that the security there isn't as tight.

=Wow—//Hey look, lots of airplanes!


<32>
[bubble]WHIRRR—

WHUP
=...Oww...!

=...Mio?
AH

=...I'm sorry, let's keep going.

[x2]WHOOSH
WHIRR—


<33>
=...You look pale, Mio...!
=...I'm fine...

=My ear just hurts a little...
=...Hey,

=Why do you have these on?

=Don't touch them!!
WHAP

Oh...


<34>
=...You are Rico, I am Mio...//I was born with a condition where I can hear too well...
=Too well...?

=The sound of the grass blowing in the wind, people's voices,
=The sound of cars running...
=It's like a flood of sound.//I hear everything louder than other people.
=...The fighter planes flying through the air...
=The screams and gunshots...//I can hear them even over the headphones...

=...Sometimes, my head starts to hurt.
=...The sound of houses burning...
=I start getting nauseous, and...
=...It clings to my ears and won't go away...
=Have you found "Skanda" yet!?


<35>
[bubble]WOBBLE

[bubble]UCK//SOB
=Mommy,
=My ear hurts.
[bubble]HICK...

=Come here, Mio.

=See? If you do this,
=You won't hear the horrible sounds anymore.
=Mommy...

[bubble]SWISH//SWISH...
=Mio!


<36>
=You've got to run away...!
=Your mother and father have been...!

=Have you found "Skanda!?"
="Skanda?"
=We've searched the entire house, but it doesn't seem to be...

=Mommy!
=Daddy...!
=We know this couple were the ones that had it!
=Hurry up and find it!


<37>
=Mommy!!! Daddy...!!!
=Huh?

WHUP
=Morning!

=...Where am I...?

=This little guy told me to come here.
=The church...

=Have you found "Skanda!?"


<38>
="Skanda!?"
WHUP
=What's wrong?

=This church has 14 rows of seats...!

DASH
=Could this number be...!?

=L is for left...
=So 3/14 must mean... The 3rd row,

=On the left side...!?

SHUFF
=What's it say?


<39>
=...!//...This is...!

[bubble]CLICK.

GONNNNG

GON—G
=...Bells?

WHUP
=Oww!

GON—G
=My headphones are gone...!!
=Where did they...!?


<40>
[x3]GON—G
=The people are gone too...!//But they were just...

[x4]=BLAM

=Huh? Did all the doors get closed?

[bubble]ZUP//Z-ZUP
[bubble]ZUP


<41>
[bubble]ZUP//ZUP
=...Footsteps...?
=...5...10... No, even more than that...!

=They used the sound of the bells to cover their footsteps...!

*rumbling*

=...This sound...
[bubble]GULP

*rumbling*
=It's probably... Even more dangerous than the soldiers...
=What's that sound?


<42>
=I have to get away...!
=I have to take her and get away from this place...!

*rumbling*

=R-/Rico...!

=Oh...
=And who are you?


<43>
THUD

[bubble]WHOOSH
=Oww!


<44>
ZZT

=Memo!
WHUP
=You found them for me...!

=...There's no...
=Sound...?

=No...
My eardrum split...

[bubble]SWUP.


<45>
=...Rico!?
=Even my own voice sounds like it's far away...
=Right when I actually need those crazy ears of mine...!

=Rico!

=Rico—!
=Answer me, Rico!!

[bubble]ZUP
[bubble]ZU-//ZUP

=Rico—!!!

=SWUP...


<46>
=Rico!
=Don't worry, I'll get you out of there!

=Oww...!
RATTLE
CLONK

[bubble]THUD

=Blood...!


<47>
=Rico!!!
[bubble]RATTLE

=No...!
=It won't stop...!

[bubble]SWIP
[bubble]... {FWUP}
=Rico!

=You are Rico! I am Mio!//Look at me, and listen to my voice!!
WHUP
=Don't close your eyes!//No matter what!!

[bubble]SWUP


<48>
=...Mio...?

=...Rico...?
...My ears...

...I can hear again...?

[bubble]GACHUK
=Don't move.


<49>
ZUP

[bubble]CLACK
=You're the daughter of those scientists?

=Stand!
WHUP

[bubble]GACHUK
=Resistance is futile. Answer my question.


<50>
=Where have you hidden "Skanda?"

FLASH

WH-WHUP

[bubble]PIP

[bubble]FLASH
=We've received a signal from Memo.


<51>
[bubble]FLASH//FLASH
[bubble]FLASH

=The northwestern region of the Oris Empire.
=Bearing: XX degrees.

=Rico is in critical condition.
=The other survivor is a young girl, approximately 10 years of age...

=...This child is...
=Skanda...?//I've never heard of something like that...!
=Dear Mio,


<52>
=If you've found this,
=It probably means we're no longer in this world.

=We're entrusting you with something very important.//We want you to give it to Adolf.
=...Hoping that Oris will return to the peaceful country it once was,

=Love, Mommy and Daddy.
=It's something your mother and father stole from us.
GACHUK

=Return it,//Or else that woman who was hiding you is also going to die.
=Auntie...!

=Say it!//Where have you hidden "Skanda!?"

=Oww!

Mommy...Daddy...
Auntie...


<53>
Rico...!!!
THUMP

SWUP

=This woman's still alive...!
WHUP
=Rico...!

=Y-//You are Rico! I am Mio!
=Now run away!


<54>
=...I am...
=Rico...

=...You are...
=Mio...

GRAB

=I will save Mio.


<55>
WHUP
=Kill her!!
=Ow!

WHOOSH


<56>
=ZUP
=Stop right there!

=Come any closer, and the brat dies!
=Ow!

FLASH

SWUP...
*rumbling*


<57&58>
*rumbling*

=The Gondnean Army...!!?

="Don't move."
="You and your men are completely surrounded."


<59>
=How do you like the view of Gondnea?

=I'm sorry about your parents... They were gifted scientists.
=They wanted to free the people from the Oris army, so they supplied me with information.

[bubble]SWUP


<60>
=I am a friend of your parents,//And I am the leader of the Republic of Gondnea.
=My name is Adolf Juzenbeck.

=I've been looking for you...
=...Adolf... So this person is...

=I believe there is something your parents instructed you to give me?

=...Do you promise...?
=...Promise that you'll free the people of Oris from the army...?

=...Yes, I do.
=Mio, we're entrusting you with something very important. We want you to give it to Adolf.//"Skanda" is right above your head...


<61>
[bubble]SWUP

="Skanda"//...Is the codename for the Oris Army's highest classification of military secrets.
=This chip contains all kinds of secret data. The weapons being developed, the blueprints for the army bases...

=I knew your mother had given it to you.//And when I learned of your disappearance, I asked Rico for help,
=And she said she would bring you back herself.

=But Rico's memory only lasts...
Poor thing—
=Yes,//But that may also be the source of her strange powers.


<62>
=Rico is unrestricted by memory and information.//It allows her to make decisions freely and instantaneously.

=That's how she decided where to land,
=And ended up finding you.
=...But...//What in the world is she...?

=Even I don't know.
=She hasn't aged at all. At least not for the 30 years I've known her.//And even if she's injured, the wounds disappear in 3 minutes. Just like her memory.

...Huh...!?
=In Gondnea, Rico is known as the goddess of destiny.
=Wherever she goes, there is victory.


<63>
=...Her blessing,
=Will now shine down upon the Oris people too.

=Mio!

=Auntie!
=I'm so glad you're safe...!


<64>
=Dear,//What happened to your headphones?
=Huh...?

...The sounds...
I don't hear them anymore...!

=...My ears...//Did you close them for me...?

=Rico!//Wait!
=Mio!


<65>
=I am Mio!
=I'll always remember you!!

=20 years later.

I am Mio.
You are Rico.

Their friendship is eternal...

Rico—End