Episode 25

**Revival Promise** (蘇る約束 *Yomigaeru Yakusoku*) is the twenty fifth episode of the anime Birdie Wing. It is the last episode of Season 2.

## Plot

Aoi was forfeited from the tournament and ends up as Eve's caddie for the very last day. Although Eve's chicanery is exposed, nothing stops her from competing the tournament, for the final showdown between Eve and Juha comes to a huge climax of the British Women's Open Championship.

## Summary

The 18th Hole is being reflected in a mirage as Aoi struggles to move forward to her ball. She asks God to let her finish the hole so she can play with her beloved Eve on the final day. As seen at the end of the previous episode, Aoi take a few struggling steps but then collapses on the fairway. As the announcer describes the scene, Aoi's Grandfather, Gozo, is in shock, not believing that it is happening. The crowd in the stands are stunned and concerned As Aoi And Amane are helped into a golf cart and driven off the course to a waiting ambulance, as Eve and Ichina watch helplessly. Eve is visibly upset, then turns to see Juha hit her approach shot, unfazed by Aoi's collapse, and sinks the shot for an Eagle and the lead going into the final round. Juha hands her caddy, Karen, her wedge then looks at Eve and smiles. irritating Eve to no end.

As she takes her ball from the hole, Karen assumes that Juha knew that there was something wrong with Aoi, and kept up the pressure from behind, but Juha tells her it was her fate, and that it's sad but then notices Aoi's ball on the green and moves to pick it up. Eve yells at her not to touch the ball, that Only Aoi is allowed to touch it, as we see Aoi lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, with Amane next to her, as they head to the nearest hospital.

Aoi and Amane stand at thee tee box for the 1st Hole, as Eve and Ichina approach. Aoi is happy that their dream is finally coming true, to which Eve agrees, Aoi and Eve look out over the crowd as Aoi says she never thought that their promise would finally happen at the British Open, as the final pairing of the round. Eve is ready to beat Aoi, who reminds her she has a 2-stroke lead. Eve tells her she'll get an eagle and catch up fast. Both girls take out their respective drivers as Eve tells her that it's time to start the fun. Aoi has honors and tees up her Pakkun Logo ball as Eve looks on. Aoi says to herself that St. Annlies is the best place in the world for their match to happen, and she will have the most fun golfing she ever had, as she tees off.

However, the scene quickly fades to black, it was only a dream, as Aoi opens her eyes in a hospital room. Aoi realizes that she collapsed again, and even though she had the lead over Juha, that it was too much to ask for her to realize her dream. Amane tells her that it was the best golf she had ever seen her play, but Aoi is frustrated that she couldn't keep her promise to Eve as Amane begins to break down in tears. She begins to cry as well, as she was willing to give up playing golf forever as long as she and eve got that match. The door to her room opens and Eve walks in telling her that she would have had a birdie on that last hole and would have led by three strokes. Aoi begins to apologize for what happened, but Eve says they're still not done yet, and now it's her turn to keep their promise. Aoi begins to smile as Eve tells her she's going to crush Juha in the final round so that the can play the next year, with Eve as defending champion. Amane, however, tampers the enthusiasm by saying that Juha hasn't been playing at full power so far, which Aoi agrees with. Amane says that Juha saves her best round for Sunday, and if she doesn't catch her, she won't beat her at all. Eve begins to get angry, asking if Amane is saying she'll lose, but Aoi says that even with al her strength, it may not be enough to beat Juha, but that there is a way for her to win. She begins to tell her that there are two things that need to be done, but they are interrupted by Ichina who comes running with a shocking development.

On Ichina's phone is a news report that says that Eve's past dealings with the Underground Golf Mafia have been exposed by someone. All of Eve's family and friends react to the news, Lily, Klein, and the girls see the report while eating at a local pub, while Vipère and her boyfriend, watching on her yacht in Nafrece, wonder who did it. Her boyfriend says that Catherine wouldn't have defied Eve's Grandfather, Michael Burton, while she says none of the golfers in the underground would ever betray that confidence. Burton orders Alan Harvey to shut down the broadcast, while Alan says he believes its an attempt to throw Eve off her game. As Burton realizes where the leak came from, Remelda is on the phone with someone, who tells her that the money has been transferred to her account, and they thank her. The leaker is revealed to be Juha's Caddy, Karen, who was calling from the conference room, and has done this without Juha's knowledge. She says that she's removed the last irregularity to Juha's victory, but Juha tells her she wishes she hadn't done that. Karen asks why, and Juha says her plan was to quietly increase her lead over Eve on the final day and leave her in the dust, leaving Eve defeated and probably broken. However, Karen's meddling will like have the opposite effect, that she's made Eve more dangerous now, especially with Aoi, her motivating factor to succeed, already gone due to her collapse. Karen attempts to apologize, but Juha waves her off, telling her the moon is watching her victory. She vows to stay on her original plan and win.

The Final round arrives with the press swirling around Eve's alleged ties to the Mafia, Juha thinks that Eve won't be strong enough to over come her, no matter how much she bares her fangs. However, Juha is shocked to see someone other than Ichina caddying for Eve. It's Aoi, now sporting a new short haircut, carrying her bag. Everyone is surprised, Aoi's father, Reiya Amuro, watching from his hospital bed, is dumbfounded, as is her mother, Seira, who's watching from her office. Mizuho and Kaede are similarly shocked as is Koran Academy Coach Akihiro Date, who literally falls out of his chair, while his top golfers, Kuyou and Kaoruko, are similarly shocked. But no one is more shocked than Juha, who did not foresee this development. However, she refuses to let Aoi's presence throw her off her game or her victory.

Juha's tee shot goes about 280 yards, and Eve and Aoi both comment on how she was saving her power for this day, and Eve say it makes her a worthy opponent. Aoi tells Eve that it's time to declare war on her and hands her the 48-inch Shining Wings driver her father designed, telling her to make that statement with that. Juha is in disbelief that Eve, who's an Arios-Sponsored golfer, is using equipment from her rivals sponsor, Athens, saying it breaks the rules. Back in the Kanto Region, Gozo is also shocked, wondering what Aoi is dong letting Eve use her clubs, while Burton is laughing, praising his granddaughter. Along the ropes, Ichina and Amane stand and watch as they recall Aoi's strategy for victory. The first step is to give her the Shining Wings driver, and the second is to come up with a shot that utilizes all of their skills. Eve and Ichina spent the evening getting used to the club. Aoi hands eve a newly Double Red Wing ball, symbolizing their partnership in going for the win. Eve's drive passes Juha's and she thanks Aoi for letting her enjoy her kind of golf again, everything on the line and no preparation.

On the 453-Yard, Par 4 2nd Hole, Juha maintains her lead with an easy birdie. She continues to dominate at the 220-yard, par 3 3rd Hole. Her tee shot easily lands mere feet from the pin, setting up another easy birdie. On the 406-yard Par 4 4th Hole, Eve's Second shot easily finds the green, setting up another birdie and keeping her close to Juha, who remains in the lead.

Juha again keeps up her pace, easily sinking her putt at the 420-yard Par 4 5th Hole, increasing her lead to three strokes. As she prepares for her tee shot at the 530-yard, Par 5 6th Hole, Karen is relishing in Juha's mastery of the course, but her joy is short-lived, as Aoi tells Eve, now that she's adjusted herself to the driver, that it's time to release her new shot, Juha immediately sees that Eve's stance has changed, and is now nervous. Eve channels everything she has into a new shot. Aoi's Shining Burst, Eve's Rainbow Bullet Burst, her father's Rainbow Shot, which both Seira and Coach Date recognize, Amuro, however, realizes that although there's elements of his friend's shot, it's not his nor Leo's Bullet shot. He recognizes that Eve has developed a new shot take elevates and surpasses all of the other shots she's learned and can only be hit with his 48-Driver. Eve and Aoi both name the shot, the Shining Rainbow Burst, which surpasses Juha's shot again. Karen is scared, wondering how far the shot went, but Juha knows just by looking, Eve has cleared at least 320 yards on the shot. Eve's second shot lands on the green, setting her up for an Eagle, cutting Juha's lead to one stroke. However, Juha answers with another birdie, re-taking her 2-stroke lead. She then tells Karen that she's going for a final total score of 15 Under (-15) so that Eve can't touch her.

As the two conitnue their fight, the rains arrive, although it does little to deter Juha who manages to reach the green on the 12th Hole, setting up another easy putt to put her total score at 14 Under (-14). Eve answered back on the 13th, getting on the Green in two shots, and nailing another birdie to stay two strokes behind. By the time the two reach the 16th hole, the rain has let up and Eve reaches the green in two shots, but lands about 11 yards from the pin. Karen assumes she'll play it safe and try to two-putt for a birdie, but Eve, ever the aggressive bulldog, opts to go for the long putt and sinks the shot for an Eagle and a share of the lead.

As the two prepare to tee off from the 443-yard Par 4 17th Hole, Juha compliments Eve, telling her that nobody has ever been able to push her like she has this round. Eve thanks her and tells her that she has made her shiver out on the course, but the person she's fighting is really tough, and Eve says she still trails her by two strokes. Both Juha and Karen do not understand what she means but Aoi gasps as she understands what Eve is saying. Eve turns to her and says that Aoi is the one she's fighting, She reminds Aoi that she said their game was still on the day before, despite her collapsing and being forced to withdraw from the tournament. She tells her that in her mind, Aoi would have finished the final round with a score of 15 Under (-15), and Eve intends to beat that score. She then teasess her by saying, that with her borrowing her driver and having her as her caddie, it would be a shame if she ended up losing. She says that Juha is a strong golfer, but it's Aoi who makes her want to be her best and win.

Klein, Lily and the girls are all at the hotel by the course, watching the final round there, at Eve's request. Lily wants Eve to win, and is dreaming of all the Gunpla models she wants to buy, however, Klein remembers Eve's last phone call to her the night before, asking them to watch the final round from the hotel so that they can distance themselves from her and protect them from getting into trouble for being associated with her. As she hangs up the report about Eve's connections to the Golf Mafia is being shown on the TV. As Emily, Charlotte, and Jessica cheer on their big sister, Klein apologizes to Eve, it was because of them that she got involved in the underground game to keep a roof over their heads.

Eve is teeing off at the 357-yard, Par 4 18th hole, tied with Juha at (-14). As she hits her tee shot, she drops the driver and grabs her right forearm, the stresses from the shot finally catching up with her. She tells Aoi that her arm hurts like hell, but she's not giving up, then asks her how she's feeling. Aoi tells her that her head hurts bad, but like her partner, she's not ready to quit. As Eve hits her second shot, Aoi vows to watch her to the end no matter what. Eve goes for broke, to try to land an Eagle and win the Tournament , launching Kazuhiko's rainbow shot. All of her friends, family, allies and rivals watch as the ball sails towards the hole, landing behind the pin and back-spinning towards it, with Eve screaming for it to go in, It reaches the pin, but Eve's shot was over powered and the ball clanks off the flag stick and lands just off the hole. eve and Aoi both collapse in frustration. Eve won't accept this finish, but Aoi looks at her and promises that she will recover and asks her to wait for her. She helps Eve up, and as they hold each other's hand, Eve tells her to keep her promise, which a tearful Aoi agrees to.

Ichina narrates what happened next. Eve finished the round and turned in a final score of 15 Under (-15), good enough to beat Juha by a stroke. However, Juha was awarded the victory, thanks to Karen's actions in exposing Eve's past. Eve's victory was vacated and she was suspended by the Golf Sanctioning Body, the EET, for three years. Lily was despondent, crying on Klein's shoulder, as the dreams of all those gunpla models went up in smoke. Eve walked away from professional golf and disappeared during those three years. Ichina returned to Japan and finished her education, finding work as a caddy at a local golf course, where among the golfers she caddies for, included Eve's old rival Kevin. At one point, Ichina was approached by Reika Shikishima with an offer for her to be her personal caddy, but Ichina declined, remaining loyal to Eve and awaiting her return. As she's putting one of Kevin's clubs in his bag, a very familiar ball comes screaming down the course, whizzing by Kevin and causing his to fall down. Ichina knew exactly who hit that ball, smiling as she ran in the direction of the shot origin.

One year Later, the golf world has returned to St. Annlies, for the 50th Women's British Open. As the crowd cheers, a familiar voice is heard talking about how many years it had been since their promise was made, while another says they forgot. A familiar face then pouts, as the other voice says not to blame her that her license was suspended for three years. and then is happy that they found a cure. The other voice says she's not completely cured but she's strong enough to play golf at her full strength for four days, getting a smile from the other. Eve and Aoi are together again, with Eve now sporting a very short haircut, one reminiscent of Aoi's mother Seira's look when she was a pro.

Eve reminds Aoi she's still up by one stroke from four years ago, but Ichina interrupts their banter by tellignt hem that everyone is waiting for them to tee off. Eve takes her driver and walks to the tee box as Klein, Lily, Charlotte, Emily, and Jessica, Now in their Tweens, cheer their sister on. Eve waves to them as she tees up her Double Wing ball, telling Aoi it's tie to keep their promise, vowing to shoot her through with her rainbow bullet, as she launches her ball while Aoi, Amane and Ichina watch.

Fin.

## Matches

### British Women's Open, St. Annlies Course, United Kingdom

* Eve (w/ Aoi Amawashi) vs. **Juha Hamilail** (w/ Karen Lapana)
* **Final Round**, Evangeline Burton (-15, Disqualified), Juha Hamilail (-14, Winner by Default)

## Characters

* Eve
* Aoi Amawashi
* Amane Shinjo
* Ichina Saotome
* Juha Hamilail
* Karen Lapana
* Lily Lipman
* Klein Clara
* Emily
* Jessica
* Charlotte
* Vipère
* Michael Burton
* Alan Harvey
* Remelda
* Reiya Amuro
* Kinue Jinguji
* Seira Amawashi
* Mizuho Himekawa
* Kaede Oikawa
* Kaoruko Iijima
* Kuyou Iseshiba
* Akihiro Date
* Gozo Amawashi
* Kevin

## Trivia

* There is no final golf Ball Logo for the opening credits, however, it should be noted that Eve revealed a new logo design on her ball, that of a pair of red wings.
* The Hole Marker for the 17th Hole includes the words "Old Course," which is an homage to the legendary "Old Course" at the Royal and Ancient St. Andrews in Scotland.
* For the Final episode, the Opening and Closing themes were switched, as well as a new opening title sequence. It features shots of Eve, Aoi, Vipère, Rose, Kuyou and Kaoruko, Mizuho and Kaede, President Jinguji, Coach Amuro, Lily, Klein and the girls, Leo, Aisha, and the spirits of Eleanor and Kazuhiko.
* The Ending credits, played over the Title music, "Venus Life," traces Eve's Shining Rainbow Burst Shot as it slowly climbs into the sky.