Noah's Ark (2022 Episode)

**"Noah's Ark"** is the second episode of *Spriggan*. It premiered on June 18, 2022 on Netflix.

## Synopsis

*ARCAM uncovers a mysterious wooden boat in the snowy Turkish mountains. Yu must face off against a cybernetically enhanced child who holds the key.*

## Plot

Sometime earlier in Mount Aratat, some ARCAM agents are going down a hole on the ground. All while they are being told to be careful because earthquakes have made the area unstable. Eventually, they come across a cave inside the mountain, and to their surprise, they see what appears to be a wooden structure.

Meanwhile, Yu Ominae, is being reprimanded for having slept in class. The professor gets so angry at him, that he throws one of his chalks at his student, but Yu is able to grab before it hits him, and the rest of the class claps. Later, one of his classmates calls Yu an eternal truant, and can't believe he came back to school, only to sleep his way through class. At first, he promises to be in class the next day, but unfortunately, his cell phone alerts him to a message from ARCAM, and he has to go back to headquarters immediately.

On the plane, Yu is debriefed on his current mission, and is told by Director Yamamoto that Noah's Ark has been found. He is then told that for a while, ARCAM had been doing a long-term survey of Mount Aratar, with permission from the Turkish government. But then, three years earlier, there was an observation of muon particles, which subsequently led to the discovery of an unnatural cave formation. Thus, when the survey team went inside to investigate, they discovered the hull of a ship buried right there on the bedrock. Yuo asks why this is the first he is hearing about the find. To which the director mentions that everything to do with the Ark is top secret information. Not to mention that Yu wasn't even part of ARCAM three years ago. Yu then points out that when news of the Ark's existence is revealed, that it will be an even bigger shake-up for academia than the ruins of Troy. The director for his part states that as things currently stand, they can't let that happen. All because of a new message plate which was found two weeks earlier. It was embedded in the outer cladding of the ship. According to the director, this newest plate is made from the same material as the ones they previously found. The issue they have is with the message, which according to their translators it was written in ancient Hebrew, and says that, "Noah bestows graces upon all living things. Noah bring destruction to all living things". They don't know exactly what it means, but they can infer that Noah's Ark possesses two opposing powers, both grace and destruction. Therefore, it could be dangerous depending on how it's used.

Elsewhere, a U.S. government leader is speaking to some army personnel, debriefing them on how a plane likely transporting Yu Ominae took off from Haneda airport two hours earlier. One of the army folks then points out that Yu is a Spriggan S-rank Special Op, which will mean trouble for them.

When he finally lands, Yu is provided with a new weapon. Later, Yu is informed by the person it shouldn't come as a surprise that the likes of The United States is trying to repurpose OO the weapons similar to ARCAM's M.O. Eventually, Jean Jacquemonde, another Spriggan shows. Yu is angry that Jean came in so late, but the blonde man informs that if he had arrived on time Yu wouldn't have been able to land a couple of hits at their foes. Fed up with one of their foes, Jean shoots him point black, and is about to shoot the other, when Yu stops him. However Jean counter saying that if he lets them off lightly now, he will regret it later.

Elsewhere, it is confirmed that Fatman's vital signs have ceased, whereas Little Boy is not answering his comms. Thus they can assume that he's been taken prisoner. Colonel McDougal explains that their task was to destabilize ARCAM and weaken their military capabilities. Of which they carried it out most admirably according to the colonel. The colonel then explains that even if ARCAM has the key, they certainly won't have ascertained how to use it. This is is because only with his power, and the ancient writings of Noah, can one enter the Ark. Thus, it would be impossible for them to get there before them. When one of the military personnel states that perhaps this warrants requesting backup. The Colonel uses his psychokinesis ability and destroys a few nearby computers in the control room. He then states that The Pentagon has bestowed upon him the power of God. Moreover, he now also is able to commune with the true God. As a result, he vows to kill anyone who dares get in his way.

Meanwhile, Jean and Yu are told that the Ark was made from the same frozen in time material as the plates. It cannot change, and thus, it cannot be destroyed. Not long after, Colonel McDougal manages to infiltrate where it is ARCAM is keeping the Ark, and attacks Yu using his psychokinesis. He then tells the others that it is pointless to resist, unless they want to end up dead like Yu. However, Yu surprises him by still being alive despite the damages he did to him. The U.S. military personnel ends up shooting at Jean, and at seeing his own blood, he transforms into a beast that begins to kill everyone around him. Afterwards, a human Jean is thanked by Yu for helping them out of the tough situation.

Inside Noah's Ark, the professor and Margaret are brought with the Colonel, who ends up telling them that at another site, the Pentagon excavated a stone tablet that had been washed ashore, and written on that tablet was the way to operate the Ark. However, much of what was said, was inconsistent with the Old Testament, so no one believed it. Not until ARCAM managed to unearth the ARK. Margaret is able to decipher the ancient Hebrew writing which states that "I am God in Heaven above. You who awaken me, the cincture of the earth, shall then bend to your every will. And thus, should evil break loose upon the earth, take the grace of Heaven, and make of it the Devil's fire." The Colonel then goes onto say that with it, they can alter the very cincture of the earth, its atmosphere, and thus manipulate the composition of solar radiation. Which means that Noah's Ark is actually a terraforming device.

Meanwhile, as Jean and Yu go to stop the Colonel, they see that inside the Ark there ware not just dinosaurs, but creatures they have never seen before frozen in time. With Jean taking the Professor and Margaret for medical attention, Yu and McDougal duke it out, and in the end, the Ark is stopped. But a still alive McDougal activates the self-destruct mode, which causes the ark to crumble to dust. Yu ends up being rescued by Jean, who admits that in the end, he appreciates that Yu is such a softie.