Live Coverage! The Monster Transport Operation

is the third episode of Ultraman Z.
==Synopsis==
STORAGE was ordered to transport the ancient monster, Gomora to an uninhabited island after a construction company discover it in a mountain. Haruki heads out in Sevenger, but Gomora suddenly awakens! Haruki has no choice but to stop its rampage!
==Plot==
Due to lack of budget, development of SAA-2 was put on hold. At some point after requesting Kuriyama to increase funding in the upcoming board of meeting, Inaba implemented a new weapon for Sevenger as Haruki requested. He deployed with said robot to stop a rampaging Guigass in Izuhara Highlands and uses the Rigid Core Iron Fist Rocket, but doing so both defeated the Guigass and destroying a nearby observatory. Predictably, Haruki and Hebikura received another nagging from Kuriyama, especially since said damage could influence his negotiation for the funding of SAA-2.
The discovery of Gomora at Mt. Goko forced a construction company to stop their work. STORAGE were due to relocate the hibernating Gomora towards Suflan island in the next week around the same time when Kuriyama started to negotiate with staffs of Global Allied Forces America, especially their vice president. Haruki was assigned to pilot Sevenger in assisting three delivery drones while Yoko was present in the meeting, much to Kuriyama's dismay. As the board members observe the operation, Gomora suddenly awakened from a hay fever and free itself from the escort drones. With the mission jeopardized, Sevenger eject the energy cable and prepares to fight on its own power reserves. Haruki and the robot's display of power are able to impress even the vice president, but as Sevenger was tossed aside and ran out of power, Z transformed to save the board members.
Since Gomora's strength surpasses Alpha Edge, he obtained the Ultraman Medal from Yoko and used it alongside Ace and Taro to become Beta Smash. The two giants were evenly matched, until Z throws it mid air and execute Zestium Upper to reduce Gomora into pieces. At some point later on, STORAGE members bow in apology to Kuriyama, but as it turned out, the negotiation was successful that the vice president even saw the possibility of STORAGE to manufacture a unit that would surpass Ultraman. The episode ended with Haruki sneezing to the director by accident.
===Haruki's Ultra-navi===
*Haruki: Haruki's Ultra-navi! 'Kay! Today we're showing this!
*Z Riser: Ultraman.
*Z: The legendary brotherly hero everyone admires! Beta Smash has inherited his well-trained physique!
*Z: Next up is...
*Z Riser: Gomora.
*Haruki: This monster is Gomora! Its tail attack and strength are super powerful! But hay fever is pretty tough, isn't it?
==Ultraman Z and Ultraman Zero Voice Drama==
Z and Zero have a meeting for the third time. The latter introduces Glenfire, his comrade and one of Ultimate Force Zero members, to Z. After telling his story to the young Ultraman, the Warrior of Flames convinces Z to become his disciple instead of Zero's.
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===Suit Actors===
*Ultraman Z: 
*Sevenger: 
*Gomora: 
*Guigass: 
==Appearances==
===Ultras===
*Ultraman Z
**Alpha Edge
**Beta Smash
===Kaiju===
*Windom 
*Guigass
*Sevenger
*Gomora
==Trivia==
*The plot of this episode is a homage to the debut of Gomora in Ultraman, where a sleeping Gomora was to be transported elsewhere, until the operation goes wrong as Gomora awakens. 
*Sound effects similar to those used in Redman are used during Sevenger's fight against Guigass.
**The fight was in fact intended as a tribute to Ultra Fight as confirmed by Taguchi, eventually resulting in the spin-off of Sevenger Fight.
*When Gomora opens its eyes, the opening sound effect for both Ultra Q and Ultraman plays.
*An unnamed KCB reporter appears as a cameo.
*The sign falling on Sevenger during Beta Smash's fight emulates how a wrestling match is started at the sound of a bell.
*This is the first time in 14 years where a monster is blown to bits from the top down. This was last seen in Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers.
*The episode sparked some online debate over Gomora's killing, with some claiming that it was unnecessary and went against the themes of coexistence brought up in previous series.
*The Suflan Island name is taken from the blood-drinking plants with the same name.