File.1

File.1 is the first chapter of the manga adaptation of Xenosaga Episode I.
==Plot==
"Prologue"
Two U-TIC astronauts are seen attempting to retrieve the Zohar. Despite warnings not to touch it, one of them is lured in by it whilst in a trance-like state. He disappears in a flash. This leads to Cherenkov, who was in charge of this unit, to be chastised by Margulis. Meanwhile, a young-looking man is seen investigating the remains of a planet that had just disappeared. He expresses his shock at how a planet could be there moments before, but entirely missing now.
"File.1"
The young man re-boards his ship. Here, he discusses the planet with his right-hand crew women. They set off to find the perpetrator.
Meanwhile, the crew of the Elsa is seen scouting the wreckage of a totaled ship. Whilst they bicker over the ethics of this, KOS-MOS bumps into the Elsa's windshield. The men of the Elsa are startled once they realize she's alive, in the vacuum of space, before they quickly realize she's an android. They reluctantly allow her to board the Elsa after she demands to do so, as she threatens to shatter a window otherwise. Whilst KOS-MOS is in the process for boarding the Elsa, Allen and Shion (who are inside of an escape pod) manage to contact the comms system of the Elsa with a distress signal. They bicker at one another, over whether or not Allen should feel as traumatized as he does. Their argument is cut short once KOS-MOS fully boards the Elsa and rushes to answer the distress call for the crew. KOS-MOS tells Shion she won't be travelling with KOS-MOS, insisting that Allen and Shion just wait for a rescue ship. Shion threatens to open the emergency hatch on her escape pod and kill both her and Allen, if KOS-MOS doesn't allow the two of them on the Elsa. KOS-MOS hesitates for just a moment, allowing Matthews to convince her to allow the two aboard.
Once Shion and Allen board the ship, they reveal they also brought aboard a third person, Cherenkov. Matthews inquires about the circumstances of the three ending up in an escape pod near a ship wreckage. Shion begins explaining what happened. The story flashes back to the crew of the Woglinde, going about their duties. Cherenkov is seen talking to Kazuichi Moriyama and the rest of the flight crew. Meanwhile, Allen is with the Vector Second R&D Division. Allen tells a new employee about an "incident" with KOS-MOS two years prior. Suddenly, an alarm goes off across the entirety of the Woglinde. The ship is under attack by the Gnosis. Moriyama implies that what the Gnosis are after is an object aboard the Woglinde.
As this happens, Shion is in a dream-like state. The same object Moriyama referred to is seen here, along with a mysterious little girl. Before Shion can find any information out about this "vision," she awakens to the alarms. She rushes out of her room, believing this to be a repeat of what happened with KOS-MOS during the aforementioned "incident." Her pace is stopped, however, by a Gnosis who bursts through a nearby wall. The Gnosis kills a Realian, then stops right before Shion.
==Characters==
Characters are displayed in order of appearance, except for extras (who are listed last).
* Margulis
* Andrew Cherenkov
* Gaignun Kukai Jr.
* Shion Uzuki
* KOS-MOS
* Mary Godwin
* Shelley Godwin
* Matthews
* Tony
* Hammer
* Allen Ridgeley
* Kazuichi Moriyama
* Nephilim
* Astronaut 1
* Astronaut 2
* Various 100-Series Observational Units
* Various Woglinde crewmembers
* Various Vector Industries employees
* Unnamed Realian
==Trivia==
Category:Xenosaga (manga)