Mahoromatic – New Beginnings
Disclaimer
Mahoromatic and all associated characters are the property of Gainax, TBS, Pioneer LDC and the character creators, Ditama and Nakayama. This story is not written for personal profit, but as a tribute to a wonderful story that I think ended poorly and knowing that as long as I write, Mahoro lives. Any other characters are property of their respective copyright holders, not me.
Episode 2: All the Truth
Show opens with the regular theme
Scene shows Suguru and Mahoro embracing each other as at the close of episode 1. Ryuga, Sera and Slash enter. Suguru and Mahoro break their embrace and Mahoro runs over to Slash.
Mahoro: Slash! (Mahoro gives Slash a hug)
Slash: Mahoro-san…your alive.
Mahoro breaks her embrace of Slash and stands to greet Ryuga.
Ryuga: Mahoro-san, it is good to see you, but I don't understand.
Mahoro: I don't really understand either. I met with Matthew and he seems to have granted my wish to return.
Ryuga: Matthew? Now I am truly mystified. Why is Matthew involved with the affairs of an android from Earth?
Mahoro: He told me a number of things that don't really make sense yet. I will have to think them over.
Slash: Well I don't understand any of it, but I am so happy to see you.
There is the sound of the clearing of a throat from behind Ryuga.
Ryuga: Mahoro-san, I don't think you've met my shipmate, Sera.
Sera: I'm pleased to meet you. Ryuga has told me about you.
Mahoro: I am pleased to meet you also.
Ryuga: Sera and I have permission to locate and live on Earth.
Sera: I'll be able to keep better track of him so he doesn't get into too much trouble. At least he won't have so much of an excuse to be late for dinner.
Mahoro: Suguru-san, where are your friends?
Suguru: They went to get Hamaji-kun. I have news about Minawa-chan for him and I think he really misses her.
Mahoro: Suguru-san, many things have changed. Kaemisa is weakened, but not destroyed…and the public is beginning to learn of Saint's existence. It will be more and more difficult to hide things from your friends. I think it is time your friends learn the truth.
Suguru: The truth?
Mahoro: The truth about me, and Ryuga-sensei, and Himaji-kun really needs to know the truth about Minawa-chan.
Suguru: I guess you're right. But I think it will still have to be our little group's secret, at least for now. And do we tell Shikijo-sensei.
Ryuga: She will probably find out anyway. I just hope that she can keep the secret then.
Mahoro: (With a slightly evil grin on her face) I think I can convince her to keep the secret.
Suguru and Ryuga: Mahoro!
Mahoro: Just kidding.
The sound of approaching voices can be heard, grow louder. The sound of the door bell ringing can be heard from the front door.
Suguru: (Calling out) Miyuki-chan… Rin-chan… Here in the back yard!
The whole group enters the yard with Miyuki, Rin, and Chizu in the lead. Hamaji is walking quietly behind with Kiyomi.
Chizu: (Running up to Mahoro and giving her a hug) Mahoro-san, it's so good to see you. When you weren't with Suguru-kun before I was worried that something had happened to you.
Miyuki: Probably more worried that you wouldn't be around to cook.
Chizu: Miyuki-chan, that cruel.
Miyuki: I'm sorry. It's good to see you Mahoro-san.
Mahoro: It's so good to see all of you. Come, let's go inside. I'll fix up a quick snack…Where is Shikijo-sensei? She can usually sense when there is free food.
Rin: Oh…you don't know.
Suguru: Know what?
Miyuki: The school told Shikijo-sensei not to return for next term.
Kiyomi: She hasn't been to school for the last two days. The last time I saw her, she stopped into my dad's liquor store and bought enough beer to float a small fleet. She's probably still recovering from the hangover.
Ryuga: I'll go get her. She could probably use a good meal at this point.
Ryuga and Sera exit the yard to get Shikijo while everyone else follows Mahoro and Suguru and enters the house. Mahoro heads straight to kitchen and everyone else follows Suguru to the living room and sits down. Slash quietly sits down next to Suguru on the floor.
Hamaji: (Somewhat quietly and tentative) So what happened to you and Mahoro-san? Where did you vanish to? And what about Minawa-chan?
Suguru: It is all a very long and complicated story and we need everyone here first…but I can tell you that Minawa-chan is doing well. I have been told that she will be able to come home in a few weeks.
Hamaji: Oh…Do you know where she is? Can I visit her?
Suguru: I am told where she is being cared for is very far away.
Hamaji: I would go any where in the world to see her.
Suguru: (Small snicker and smile) You might have to go even farther than that, but we'll tell you all about it.
Kiyomi: Suguru-kun, do you know where you are going to high school? (There is a chorus affirming the question)
Suguru: With everything that has been going on, I never had a chance to submit my applications or take entrance exams. I don't know. Why do you ask?
Miyuki: Well each of us received a letter two days ago saying that we were accepted into one of the most exclusive and prestigious high schools in the city.
Rin: None of us had applied there, it would have been far to expensive for any of our parents to pay for, even mine.
Chizu: But the letter said that school was so impressed by our personal interviews, that they would give each of us a full scholarship and pay any additional expenses.
Kiyomi: None of us remember any personal interview. We were hoping that you might have some explanation.
Suguru: What high school is it?
Miyuki: Gonoe High School.
Suguru almost falls over laughing.
Rin: Is it some kind of joke, Suguru-kun?
Suguru: (After collecting himself) It's no joke… well maybe it is sort of. Yes, you all had a personal interview from someone from the school. The headmaster of the school was Yuichiro Gonoe, my grandfather.
Everyone looks at each other is stunned silence.
Hamaji: Wait a moment. What do you mean that your grandfather was the headmaster?
Suguru: My grandfather died while Mahoro-san and I were away.
Kiyomi: I didn't know. I'm sorry to hear that.
Suguru: That's OK. There is no way you could have known. But you are all invited to his memorial service. I would like to have you all there.
Mahoro enters with a tray of assorted snacks.
Mahoro: The refrigerator is well stocked at least. I am sorry I did not have a chance to prepare something more elegant.
A close up of the tray shows a array of snacks beautifully arranged on the tray. Everyone laughs.
Suguru: Mahoro-san, it is fine. Come sit down. Ryuga-sensei, Sera-san and Shikijo-sensei should be back soon.
As if on queue, Ryuga and Sera enter with Shikijo. She looks terrible and Ryuga is almost carrying her. When she sees Suguru and Mahoro, her eyes light up (her eyes beginning to tear) and she runs (stumbles) to Suguru to embrace him, not trying to bury him in her breasts (although it is difficult for her not to do that), but a loving hug and kiss. She does the same to Mahoro; all to Mahoro's (and everyone else's) amazement.
Shikijo: I was told that you both had died. I'm so glad to see both of you. What happened to you? Everyone I asked just turned away and said nothing.
Suguru: There is a great deal to explain, but we have to ask you all to keep this our secret. I'm not quite sure that the world is ready to hear what we have to tell you. (Everyone just looks at Suguru with a puzzled look) But first, I think some proper introductions are in order.
Mahoro: I will start. Last year when you all gathered here for the first time, and I told you about myself, some of the things I said were not exactly the truth.
Shikijo: What part of it?
Mahoro: (Slight pause and sigh) All of it. At the time I did not understand why Suguru-san did not want me to tell the truth, but I came to understand later. (Mahoro clears her throat) My name is V1046 R Mahoro. I am a battle type android for an organization known as Vesper. I am currently retired from active service and work now as a domestic servant for Suguru Misato, using the name Mahoro Andou.
Everyone is looks at Mahoro in stunned disbelief. Mahoro looks at Slash. Everyone nearly jumps up to the ceiling when he begins to speak.
Slash: My name is V1046-R9-Slash Zero, Slash for short. I am Mahoro-san's support mecha and also the humble servant of Suguru Misato.
Ryuga: I am Ryuga Tou. I am a battle type android for the people known as Saint. I have been given permission to live here on earth.
Sera: My name is Sera Tou. I am a support tech android, shipmate and older sister of Ryuga. I will be living here on earth with him.
Everyone's jaws are open and hanging to the ground.
Mahoro: Since the 1980's there has been the appearance of war going on between the forces of the earth represented by Vesper and aliens from space named Saint.
Rin: What do you mean by the appearance of a war?
Mahoro: Those of us who were fighting the war, until very recently, thought that Earth was fighting Saint, but actually we were both fighting a third group known as Kaemisa. Most people on Earth didn't even know that a war was going on. But within the last two months, that war was ended peacefully, and for the most part Kaemisa was defeated. In the final battle that ended the conflict Suguru-san's grandfather lost his life. It was also in that battle that I lost my life.
Silence. Just quiet disbelieving stares.
Mahoro: But as you can see, I was given a second chance… a second wish… and I was allowed to return to Suguru-san. We are not really safe. There are still Kaemisa operatives unaccounted for who would wish to bring harm to Suguru-san and all those around him. I have returned as his protector.
There is still silence, but Hamaji finally breaks it.
Hamaji: But Mahoro-san… but if you are an android, and Minawa-chan is your sister, does that mean she is an…
Mahoro: No Hamaji-san, Minawa-chan is not really my sister, she is human, a cyborg… ahhh… an enhanced human, who was a operative for Kaemisa, but she ran away and came to us and we took her in as my little sister.
Hamaji: Enhanced human…
Ryuga: Let me try to explain. From what the doctors can determine starting very soon after Minawa-chan was born, the doctors for Kaemisa began a program of surgically applying ability enhancing implants. They help her run faster, jump higher and give her strength beyond normal humans. In addition, there were implants which were supposed to control her higher brain functions, control the way she though and to control and to eliminate her emotions. For some reason, those implants never functioned correctly. In fact that may have been the reason she ran away and what saved Mahoro and Suguru.
Hamaji: So where is Minawa-chan now?
Ryuga: She is at a Saint medical facility, located at some distance away from here in space. Our technology was able to remove the implants which were supposed to control her higher brain functions, but there was nothing we could do about the other implants, since they have been completely integrated into her spinal and muscle structure. I have also recently received word that Minawa-chan is being transferred to the Saint command ship and will be there for transfer to earth just after school finishes for the summer break.
Hamaji: But will she be OK?
Ryuga: Minawa-chan will be fine.
Hamaji: You think so…it's just…just that…all the time I spent with her, even just before she left…I…I never had the chance…or the courage to tell her how I feel about her.
Suguru: I think she knows. Some things are best said without words.
Kiyomi: But Ryuga-sensei, why did Saint come here in the first place?
Ryuga: Our people believed that there had to others in the universe who were like us… Another planet with intelligent life. It became our people's life mission. We have been on this mission for longer than any of our people can remember. In all out travels, through all that time, we never found any other planet with any kind of life. Earth was the first.
Rin: I don't understand. If your intents were peaceful, how did this war get started?
Ryuga: At first, it was a misunderstanding. When we tried to make our first contact, we did it with no warning. Out of fear of the unknown the "war" began.
Sera: But it soon became evident that only certain people wanted to keep the war going. In general Terrains and Saint wanted peace. That is when Vesper was formed by Suguru-san's grandfather. He knew who the earthlings were who wished to keep the war going, for he had been one of their number.
Suguru: Kaemisa! My grandfather was a member of Kaemisa!
Ryuga: Yes…they wished to exploit Saint technology for their own gains. It was to their advantage to keep the war going. Yuichiro-san saw a union of Saint and Earth for the better of all. Vesper and Saint kept up the appearance of war. We gave Vesper access to our technology and that was how Mahoro-san came to be, the product of Saint and Earth technology.
Sera: The war was fought using robots and androids, always trying to avoid human involvement. In many cases, Saint and Vesper fought together against Kaemisa without even realizing it. It was a Kaemisa robot which used your father as a human shield. No Saint or human robot or android would ever have done that.
Slash: And your attack on Mahoro-san was part of that war, Ryuga-san?
Ryuga: No…it was a personal act…of pride and conceit. For this I am sorry and ashamed.
Sera: It was never Saint's intent to colonize or conquer earth. Our people have been in space for so long that I am not sure many would want to be bound to a planet. In all honesty I do not know what their intent is now.
There is a moment of silence. Suddenly Shikijo looks at Mahoro with the shock of sudden realization, just understanding what Mahoro had said.
Shikijo: Mahoro-san, you said you're an android.
Mahoro: Yes a battle android.
Shikijo: So all of those times we fought…
Mahoro: I am not allowed to hurt a human deliberately.
Shikijo: But you could have easily…
Mahoro: (Smiling slyly) I could have blown you into little pieces with the touch of my hand…I still could.
All: Mahoro!
Mahoro: Just kidding….
Mid show break
Scene of friends moving to the door. There are many "good nights", mixed with hugs for Suguru and Mahoro. Scene follows the friends as then walk. Kiyomi, Hamaji, Ryuga and Sera go one way; Rin, Miyuki, Chizu and Shikijo-sensei go the other.
Chizu: I'm so glad to see them back home. They look so good together.
Rin: They do look good together…(sigh)…I wonder if they're gonna do it?
Miyuki: I don't want to hear it.
Rin: You haven't given up on him yet, have you? What makes you think they haven't done it yet? They have had plenty of opportunities.
Shikijo: (With a loud laugh) You can still keep your hopes up, Miyuki-chan. They haven't done it yet.
Rin: And what makes you so sure of that?
Shikijo: Misato-kun still has that certain look in his eye. Once he does it, that look will be gone forever.
The girls all look at Shikijo-sensei and continue to walk down the street.
Miyuki: Why are you walking this way? Your apartment is the other way.
Shikijo: Yes, but the liquor store is this way.
Scene of Kiyomi and Hamaji walking together. Hamaji takes a deep breath and let's out a sigh
Kiyomi: What's wrong?
Hamaji: I don't know. I don't know what to make of all of this. I don't know what to believe.
Kiyomi: It's all pretty strange. Everything about Mahoro-san, and Ryuga-sensei and now his sister.
Hamaji: And Minawa-chan.
Kiyomi: Does finding out what you did today bother you?
Hamaji: Not really… I always felt that there was something different and special about her.
Kiyomi: Does it change your feelings about her?
Hamaji: No, not at all… not that I really know how I feel about her. Oh! I know how I feel about her, but I can't really describe how I feel about her, but I just don't know how she feels about me.
Kiyomi: (Both stop walking) Boy do you have it bad.
Hamaji: Have what bad?
Kiyomi: (Laughing) You're in love, but you just haven't figured it out yet.
Hamaji: It's not funny. You know how I am around girls. I don't think I could ever tell her how I feel.
Kiyomi: When the time comes, you'll do it… if you don't bleed to death first.
Hamaji: (Getting angry) I said it isn't funny.
Kiyomi: I know it isn't… I'm sorry. Telling someone who is special to you how you feel is one of the hardest things in the world to do.
Hamaji: (Nodding his head, then both start walking again) So Mahoro-san is an android.
Kiyomi: And Ryuga-sensei too.
Hamaji: And his sister is really cute.
Kiyomi: You mean Sera-san… Yeah, she is really cute, but if she is Ryuga-sensei's older sister, I don't think she'll be interested in guy's our age.
Hamaji: You never know… she might be like Shikijo-sensei.
Kiyomi: I think with Shikijo-sensei, it was only Suguru-kun that she was interested in.
Hamaji: You're right, but you know, I've never seen her like she was today.
Kiyomi: You're right. It almost sounded like she was glad that Mahoro-san was back.
Hamaji: Who would have ever thought that would have happened?
Kiyomi: (After walking quietly for a few seconds) Well, it looks like you'll get to see Minawa-chan soon? Ryuga-sensei said that she would be back after summer break begins.
Hamaji: I'm still having a problem with all of this stuff about space aliens and Minawa-chan being out somewhere in space. Although it might be interesting to someday go out into space. Maybe Ryuga-sensei might be able to arrange it.
Kiyomi: You don't need to have anybody arrange it. You've been out in space ever since you met Minawa-chan.
Scene switches back to Suguru and Mahoro in the house, closing the door and walking back to sit down.
Suguru: Mahoro-san… I guess I'm still in shock. When you left me on the beach, I though you were gone forever. It is so good to have you back.
Mahoro: I never wanted to leave you, Suguru-san, but I knew it was the only way to save you. Feldrans would have destroyed you in a moment if he had the chance. He would have destroyed me first if he had realized the true power of the weapon he had.
Suguru: (Short silence) Before they found me on the beach, I had this terrible dream. I was old and bitter, living on another planet, killing Kaemisa androids that had escaped earth, because I though that you had betrayed me.
Mahoro: Kaemisa never had any androids, only cyborgs. Are you sure?
Suguru: I'm pretty sure, and the place was called Silvaplanna. It was a world established by humans and Saint. Ryuga-sensei was in the dream and a woman who I think was from Saint. And Shikijo-sensei was there with some junior high school boys.
Mahoro: That sounds like Shikijo-sensei.
Suguru: That was the funny part. Even though I was twenty years older, she still looked exactly the same.
Mahoro: It's too bad about Shikijo-sensei losing her job.
Suguru: I never thought I would hear you say that.
Mahoro: Except when she is acting like a ecchi queen, I don't think she is actually all that bad.
Suguru: (Laughing) I never thought I'd hear you say anything like that. Anyway, there were other dark things in the dream that I don't understand, but now that you are here, it feels like all the dark things melting away… like they never happened. Even in the dream, just before they found me, you were there… almost like you were there to rescue me. I really had no reason to believe it, but somehow I knew that I would see you again.
Mahoro: Suguru-san, I still have some things to tell you. When I first came to you last year, I knew that I only had a limited number of days before I would cease functioning…die. Before my last battle, I may have only had a few days to live. Professor Hokato couldn't even tell me how long. I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't. I didn't want to hurt you. I kept hoping they were wrong…that they would find something to save me, but…
Suguru: What about now?
Mahoro: This is a new body, an exact duplicate of the one when I first came to work for you. Even if it was fully armed, it would function for many years. But since most of the weaponry has been removed, it will function for much longer.
Suguru: How… much… longer?
Mahoro: If I don't use my one remaining weapon system, well over a hundred years, maybe even longer, since this body uses the newest of Saint technology. There are many things I still don't understand myself. Like it usually takes six to eight months to prepare a battle android body and yet it has only been two weeks. It's as if someone had been preparing for this all along. And Matthew seemed prepared for my arrival. He did not seem surprised when I said that I wished to return to you. He said I was part of the greater spirit, but that I was different.
Suguru: So you're from Saint.
Mahoro: I don't really know…but I do know one thing. I am Mahoro Andou, the humble, devoted domestic servant of Suguru Misato. And although I cannot promise that I will never leave you, I promise that I will not leave you willingly. (Silence) Now I must get things cleaned up and I think you need to get ready to go to school in the morning. You have already missed enough.
Suguru: Yes, Mahoro-san…Mahoro-san…I…
Mahoro: Yes, Suguru-san.
Suguru: I…have something for you. When I was in the hospital, Ryuga-sensei gave me this (Suguru holds out Mahoro's tracking broach). He said that was how they found me.
Mahoro: You keep it. It will always be the way I find you. But that does reminds me. I need to contact the people at Vesper to tell them I'm OK.
Suguru: You don't think Slash has already done that?
Mahoro: I asked him not to. I wanted a little time to think and to be with you before I saw them. Although I think I should do it tomorrow. I'll probably go while you're at school.
Suguru: Could you ask about what preparation have been made for my grandfather's memorial service.
Mahoro: I'll do that. Now you get yourself ready for school. Once I'm done cleaning up I'll get your bath ready for you.
Suguru: I really don't have much to get ready. We left so quickly that day, I left all of my books behind. I hope I have c clean uniform.
Mahoro: If yiu don't I'll make sure you have one.
Suguru: Well then, I guess I'll get whatever I can ready for school and have my bath and then go to sleep.
Suguru turns to walk away but after a few steps he turns around again to face Mahoro. There is a long silence and Suguru and Mahoro look each other in the eye.
Suguru: Mahoro-san…I…I…(quietly) love you.
Mahoro: I…I… love you too, Suguru-san.
They hug and kiss and then each goes their own way. Fade to black.
Fade to Suguru, lying in his bed.
Suguru: (Thinking to himself) There, I went and said it. Why did I say it? What was I thinking? That's the problem. I wasn't thinking. I know I wanted to say it in the garden when we met, but that was different. What is Mahoro-san thinking? Does she think I'm crazy? She did say that she loved me too. Was she just being nice? Maybe everything will be OK in the morning. Maybe it will be as if I didn't say it in the morning. But I do love her. I don't ever want her to go away. I want to be with her forever. What am I going to do? What do I say to her in the morning? Why do I feel like this? Why does it hurt so much?
Suguru lies in his bed, eyes wide open. Image of Suguru fades out and scene fades to Mahoro who is lying in bed, eyes wide open.
Mahoro: (Thinking to herself) What am I going to do? Suguru-san said that he loves me. And I said that I love him. What was I thinking? He can't love me. I'm an android and he's human. I'm responsible for the death of his father. He should hate me. But I do love him. And I want him to love me. I want to be with him. I want to hold him close and tell him how I feel. What am I thinking? Those are bad thoughts. Maybe things will be better in the morning. Maybe he'll forget about it in the morning. But I don't want him to forget. What am I going to say to him? Why does it hurt so much?
Cut to closing theme