Episode 5

"**Ore with Free Will**" is the fifth episode of *ID-0*.

## Netflix Synopsis

*The crew debates on what to do with the mysterious girl, who is probably causing them to be pursued. Maya overhears Ido telling Amanza about his past.*

## Summary

The Stulti manages to do a successful Miguel Jump to a safe location. However, as Clair reports that the moon seemingly is tracking them. Karla figures that the reason why the moon is tracking them is because of the mysterious girl. Ido agrees with that sentiment and Maya notes the video feed that played to them when they retrieved the Orichalt ore from the last mission. She thinks that if they figure out whom the memories belong to, they can find out the cause of everything. Amanza arrives on the scene and demands to be let in on the situation, to which, Grayson allows it, but Ido warns her that she should forget about common sense.

In an augmented reality setting, the video of how the mysterious girl spawned from the Orichalt they mined. When Amana asks as to why the UPF wasn't informed about the girl. Grayson retorts that they never asked. Clair also reveals that a full-body scan was performed on her, reveals that her body chemistry is noted to contain more silicon than a normal human's. Other than the fact that she cannot speak, she's a healthy normal girl. But what's perplexing is how she survived to be in stasis in the Orichalt and why the moon is seeking her. So to test this theory, Amanza suggests they send the girl in a capsule ship to the moon and seek if it continues to chase after them. Ido retorts that the idea is far too simplistic and admits that he's interested in the UPA and the Moon's interest in "Ora". Ora is the name given to the girl. Grayson agrees with Ido's sentiments, claiming that Ora could be used as a trump card to help negotiate with the UPA. Although Maya voices her disdain against that, Grayson proclaims that he'd do anything to protect himself, his crew, and ship.

Later, Maya laments over Grayson's proclamation and Grayson orders to have the ship to navigate to the nearest Miguel Net area. Back to the forlorn Maya, she's visited by Ora who lifts her spirits up. While analyzing the periphery, she sees that Ido is doing target practice outside the ship. Soon, he's joined by Amanza who wants to know more about Ido, preferably when he gained his current consciousness. Ido answers that it was 7 years ago on an Exile Ship. Amanza notes that those kinds of ships house A-Class criminals. From Ido's perspective, he may have been imprisoned in an I-Machine for over 20 years. To that day, Ido questions who he is, what crime he committed, where is his human body, and how long is his sentence. It was due to unforeseen circumstances that Ido was able to Mind Warp to his current body and escape the prison. From there, he found his way onto Grayson's ship and started working on there as an excavator. Even though he searched for records for any shred of information on his past, nothing would ever come up. He's also accepted the fact that he may never find out who he really is and that he knows that Maya has been eavesdropping on the conversation. Maya then stops her furtive watch and Ido has a memory relapse involving Ora.

On the bridge, Clair notes that the radio observation device has detected a specific spectrum or a massive molecular cloud. Just then, Maya arrives at the bridge and gives her opinions on it. Rick then reports that Ido and Amanza have arrived back on the ship and learns from Amanza that the two were on a date. Although it'd be impossible to make a jump through it unless they open up a bumper and set up a magnetic field. And so, the ship prepares itself to circumvent itself through the spectrum. Grayson also orders that the interstellar dust that's collected from the ship's bumpers be used as an accelerator. While Amanza is asked to babysit Ora by Maya, the connection feed between the two becomes static ridden. Just then a yellow alert from the surveillance system is triggered and the ship's structure is somehow transforming. In Maya's opinion, this is probably due to the molecular cloud they're passing through has breached the ship. From Maya's analysis, the moon apparently broke into pieces and infiltrated the inside of the ship. To combat this new wrinkle, Grayson has Clair stop collecting the space dust for the acceleration and use the magnetic field to repel the dust. It's deduced that the ship will leave the cloud within 23 minutes and that the dust inside the ship is targeting Ora.

Not wanting to allow the dust to get a hold of Ora, Maya abandons her post and is disclosed a safe location for Ora to be by Ido. Dressed in a spacesuit, Maya convenes with Ora and Amanza and has them follow her to Area 24. While rushing to their destination, Maya informs Amanza of the current circumstances. Midway they come in close contact with the dust until they finally make it to Area 24, an escape shuttle. The dust now in a solid form breaks through the wall blocks and then Ido, Rick, and Karla arrive in automated machines. Their attacks against the dust prove futile, so Plan B is set into action, which is opening up the space hatch. The Evertrance trio sacrifices themselves to expel the dust rock out of the ship, but it still manages to latch onto Ora and pull her into space. Although outside in space, Ora is shown that she's capable of breathing out in space. When Ora makes contact with Ido, he gets another flashback memory and recalls that her true name is Alice. Elated by this revelation, Ido concludes that Alice is his past.

Back on the ship's bridge, Grayson informally apologizes to Maya for his past behavior towards her.

## Characters

* Maya Mikuri
* Fa-Loser
* Ido
* Rick Ayer
* Karla Milla-Foden
* Jake Hojo
* Clair Hojo
* Alice
* Amanza Volchkova