Opening/The Ruined World of the Future (Japanese Version)

(Exterior; Crisis City; Night)

*(We open on a hot night in the post-apocalyptic city ruins of Crisis City surrounded by fire and lava. Floating around the city with his psychokinetic power is Silver the Hedgehog, on the lookout for any flame activity)*

**Silver:**

*(Thinking)*

オレが[**う**]まれた[**とき**]からこの[**せかい**]は[**お**]わっていた。[**は**]てしなく[**つづ**]く[**こおや**]、[**は**]れることのない[**そら**]。[**ひとびと**]は[**つか**]れ[**は**]て、[**きぼお**]など[**どこ**]にもない。[**なん**]でこうななったのか? [**だれ**]に[**き**]いてもわからない、オレの[**しぼお**]お[**かあ**]さんの[**かいとお**]は[**え**]られませんでした。ただ……[**ほのお**]が。

**オレが生まれた時からこの世界は終わっていた。果てしなく続く荒野、晴れることのない空。人々は疲れ果て、希望など何処にもない。何でこうななったのか? 誰に聞いてもわからない、オレの死亡お母さんの回答は得られませんでした。ただ……炎が。**

*Ore ga umareta toki kara kono sekai wa owatte ita. Hateshinaku tsudzuku kōya, hareru koto no nai sora. Hitobito wa tsukare hate, kibō nado dokonimonai. Nande kōna natta no ka? Dare ni kiite mo wakaranai, ore no shibō okāsan no kaitō wa e raremasendeshita. Tada…… Honō ga.*

This world was over from the day I was born. An endless wasteland, a sky that never clears. People are exhausted, and there’s no hope to be found. Why did it turn out like this? No one could answer me that, didn’t get answers from my deceased mother. It’s just…. The flames.

*(Suddenly, a geyser of flames shot up from the lava, but Silver dispersed it with his psychokinetic blast and continued on)*

**Silver:**

*(Thinking)*

この[**ほのお**]だ。オレたちの[**せかい**]を[**や**]き[**はら**]い、すべてを[**こわ**]した。[**なんどたお**]しても[**よみがえ**]る[**えいえん**]の[**いのち**]を[**も**]つエネルギー[**せいめいたい**]。[**ほのお**]の[**さいやく**]、イブリース・・・・

**この炎だ。オレたちの世界を灼き払い、すべてを壊した。何度倒しても甦る永遠の命を持つエネルギー生命体。炎の災厄、イブリース・・・・**

*Kono honō da. Ore-tachi no sekai o yaki harai, subete o kowashita. Nando taoshite mo yomigaeru eien no inochi o motsu enerugī seimei-tai. Honō no saiyaku, Iburīsu….*

These flames. They reduced our world to ashes, destroying everything and anyone. They are an eternal energy lifeform that resurrects no matter how many times we defeat it. The Flames of Disaster, Iblis….

*(Suddenly, he hears a girl’s voice call out to him)*

**Girl:**

シルバー!

**シルバー!**

*Shirubā!*

Silver!

*(He turned and saw that the voice came from his pyrokinetic friend and partner, Blaze the Cat, who is standing on a rooftop)*

**Silver:**

ブレイズ! どうした？

**ブレイズ! どうした？**

*Bureizu! Dō shita?*

Blaze! What’s wrong?

**Blaze:**

ヤツがまた[**で**]た!

**ヤツがまた出た!**

*Yatsu ga mata deta!*

He’s appeared again!

*(Realizing she means Iblis, he quickly flew to another rooftop while Blaze met up with him by jumping from one rooftop to another. They then hurry through the rooftops, avoiding obstacles and explosions and fighting fiery lava monsters, one species that resemble birds, one species that resemble worms, one species that resemble fire-breathing lizards, and one species that resemble hulking behemoths. Upon reaching a metal bar, Silver got an idea and explained it to Blaze)*

**Silver:**

この[**てっこつ**]お[**まえ**]のパイロキネシスの[**ちから**]で[**ま**]げなければなります。オレがのサイコキネシスを[**しよお**]すれば・・・・

**この鉄骨お前のパイロキネシスの力で曲げなければなります。オレがのサイコキネシスを使用すれば・・・・**

*Kono tekkotsu omae no pairokineshisu no chikara de magenakereba narimasu. Ore ga no saikokineshisu o shiyō sureba….*

This steel bar should bend with your pyrokinesis power. And if I use my psychokinesis….

**Blaze:**

*(Understanding)*

それはオレたちを[**わ**]かせます。

**それはオレたちを湧かせます。**

*Sore wa ore-tachi o waka semasu.*

It will make a spring for us to cross.

*(Then using teamwork, Blaze heated the steel bar with her fiery touch, then Silver used his psychokinetic force to bend it down. Blaze grabbed onto Silver and then Silver unleashed the bar, sending him and Blaze safely flying down to the street. Upon noticing a roadway cracking ahead by the lava monsters in front of a fire tornado, Silver and Blaze knew they must hurry across)*

**Silver:**

あの[**どろお**]に[**くず**]せそうなだ。

**あの道路簡単に崩せそうなだ。**

*Ano dōro kantan ni kuzuse-sōnada.*

That road is gonna easily collapse.

*(They hurry ahead, avoiding giant boulders and cars crushing the lava monsters and making it to the other side. Silver and Blaze suddenly gasped when a giant metal bar flew out of the fire tornado and knocked a ruined building down)*

**Silver:**

ヒルが[**やぶたお**]しになってやがる!

**ヒルが破倒しになってやがる!**

*Hiru ga yabu taoshi ni natte ya garu!*

The hill is knocked over!

*(Suddenly, more lava monsters appeared. Silver then noticed a metal pipe laying nearby)*

**Silver:**

*(Thinking)*

あのパイプうまく[**げき**]すればやつらを[**いちもおだじん**]にできるかも。

**あのパイプうまく殺撃すればやつらを一網打尽にできるかも。**

*Ano paipu umaku ya geki sureba yatsu-ra o ichimōdajin ni dekiru kamo.*

I can wipe them out if I hit that pipe right.

*(He then levitated the pipe and crushed the lava monsters with it. Then he and Blaze hurried through the wrecked building and used the bar spring technique again to reach another street. Suddenly, three lava monsters appeared in front of them)*

**Silver:**

オレの[**じゃま**]をするな!

**オレたちの邪魔をするな!**

*Ore-tachi no jamawosuru na!*

Don’t get in our way!

*(He levitated three cars and defeated the lava monsters with them. Then Silver and Blaze did another bar spring technique to bounce them up to a knocked down street sign, which they crossed to get to another rooftop. Noticing a shortcut, Blaze turned to Silver)*

**Blaze:**

これは[**お**]わりでない！[**わたし**]たちは[**たてもの**]を[**わた**]る[**ひつよお**]がます。ここわ[**わたし**]に[**まか**]せろ。

**これは終わりでない！私たちは建物を渡る必要がます。ここわ私に任せろ。**

*Kore wa owari de nai! Watashi-tachi wa tatemono o wataru hitsuyō ga masu. Koko wa watashi ni makasero.*

This is not over! We need to get across the buildings. Leave this to me.

**Silver:**

*(Nods)*

わっかた。

**わっかた。**

*Wakkata.*

Understood.

*(They go into the buildings and fought off and defeated more lava monsters)*

**Blaze:**

まだまだこれからだ?!

**まだまだこれからだ?!**

*Madamada korekarada?!*

Is that all you’ve got?!

**Silver:**

*(Nods in agreement)*

[**かれ**]はチャンスを[**のが**]さなかった！

**彼はチャンスを逃さなかった！**

*Kare wa chansu o nogasanakatta!*

They didn’t stand a chance!

*(They cross another knocked down street sign to another street and noticed a gaping hole between them and another wrecked street)*

**Silver:**

オレは[**さき**]に[**い**]くとお[**まえ**]が[**つうか**]することを[**かくにん**]。

**オレは先に行くとお前が通過することを確認。**

*Ore wa saki ni iku to omae ga tsūka suru koto o kakunin.*

I’ll go ahead and make sure you get through.

*(Using his psychokinesis, he makes a bridge consisting of levitating cars and rocks. They make it to the other side and saw the area all wrecked)*

**Blaze:**

このあたりも[**はかい**]してしまったか。

**このあたりも破壊してしまったか。**

*Kono atari mo hakai shite shimatta ka.*

This area is destroyed.

**Silver:**

[**あき**]らかに。

**明らかに。**

*Akiraka ni.*

Obviously.

*(Suddenly, they noticed a car flying at them and they dodged. They look and see the fire tornado)*

**Silver:**

*(To himself)*

あの[**たつまき**]かっ!

**あの竜巻かっ!**

*Ano tatsumaki ka~tsu!*

That tornado!

*(To Blaze)*

ブレイズ! [**たつまき**]から[**と**]んでくるものに[**き**]をつけろよ! さもなければ[**われ**]は[**し**]んでいる！

**ブレイズ! 竜巻から飛んでくるものに気をつけろよ! さもなければ我は死んでいる！**

*Bureizu! Tatsumaki kara tondekuru mono ni ki o tsukero yo! Samonakereba ware wa shinde iru!*

Blaze! Watch out for things flying out of the tornado! Otherwise we’re dead!

**Blaze:**

わっかた!

**わっかた!**

*Wakkata!*

Got it!

*(They then rushed through, avoiding cars and rocks flying at them)*

**Silver:**

*(Thinking)*

どうすれば・・・・・? やつを。これは[**なが**]いショートカットです！

**どうすれば・・・・・? やつを。これは長いショートカットです！**

*Dōsureba…..? Yatsu o? Kore wa nagai shōtokatto desu!*

How can I…..? Get him? This is a long shortcut!

*(They fly across on top of an overturned building and noticed five lava monsters in their way)*

**Silver:**

[**いっき**]にかづけるっ!

**一気にかづけるっ!**

*Ikkini ka dzukeru~tsu!*

Let’s do this!

*(Silver then levitated rocks and cars and defeated the lava monsters with them. He and Blaze immediately rushed up the building and reached another wrecked street. Then they see the lava monsters retreating calmly and slowly. Blaze sensed it suddenly)*

**Silver:**

イブリスはここで？

**イブリスはここで？**

*Iburisu wa kokodesu?*

Is Iblis here?

**Blaze:**

*(Nods)*

はい。

**はい。**

*Hai.*

Yes.

*(They look around cautiously for Iblis when suddenly, the area shook like an earthquake hitting. Then, a giant fiery lava monster emerged from the lava in front of them and roared at them. Silver and Blaze shield themselves with their arms from the heat of his roar and after recovering, they both became determined)*

**Silver:**

いい[**かげん**]にしやがれ、この[**ば**]け[**もの**]がッ！

**いい加減にしやがれ、この化け物がッ！**

*Īkagen’ni shi ya gare, kono bakemono ga~tsu!*

That’s enough, you monster!

**Blaze:**

やめろ、イブリース!

**やめろ、イブリース!**

*Yamero, Iburīsu!*

Stop, Iblis!

*(The monster, now revealed to be Iblis, roars again)*

**Silver:**

イブリース! [**きょお**]こそ、[**む**]に[**き**]してやる!

**イブリース! 今日こそ、蒸に希してやる!**

*Iburīsu! Kyō koso, mu ni ki shite yaru!*

Iblis! Today, you will be extinguished!

*(He noticed some rocks and cars and using his levitation power, he lifted them up and threw them at Iblis’ head, for he and Blaze already knew that the core in his head is his weakness from all the battles they had with him before. Stunned at first, Iblis recovered, leaned forward, and began to absorb some lava. Silver and Blaze, upon seeing this, realize he’s going to attack and hid behind a rock wall. Iblis then fired burning rocks at them from his chest. Taking the chance once it all cleared up, Silver and Blaze came out of hiding and Silver levitated the burning rocks and smacked Iblis in the face with them, stunning him)*

**Silver:**

*(Turning to Blaze hopefully)*

やったか?

**やったか?**

*Yatta ka?*

We did it?

*(Blaze suddenly noticed Iblis recovering and Silver noticed too)*

**Blaze:**

まだ[**お**]わっていない! [**ゆだん**]するな、シルバー!

**まだ終わっていない! 油断するな、シルバー!**

*Mada owatte inai! Yudan suru na, Shirubā!*

It’s not over! Don’t let your guard down, Silver!

*(Silver nods in determination and then levitating a sharp metal bar, he stabbed Iblis straight into his head. Defeated and dying, Iblis roared out one last time and sank to his death into the lava)*

(Exterior; Crisis City; Day)

*(As the sun rose behind the ash gray clouds, Silver and Blaze looked down at the lava where Iblis once stood)*

**Blaze:**

[**なん**]とか[**おさ**]えられたか。

**何とか抑えられたか。**

*Nantoka osae rareta ka.*

We somehow managed to hold him back.

**Silver:**

けど、またしばらくしたら[**ふっかつ**]するんだ[**ひ**]の[**とり**]のよ。

**けど、またしばらくしたら復活するんだ火の鳥のよ。**

*Kedo, mata shibaraku shitara fukkatsu suru nda hi no tori no yo.*

But he’ll come back again after a while like a firebird.

*(He punches an iron ball in frustration)*

**Silver:**

こんなんじゃいつになったって、[**お**]わりゃしない!

**こんなんじゃいつになったって、終わりゃしない!**

*Kon'na nja itsu ni nattatte, owarya shinai!*

If we keep this up, it’ll never end!

**Blaze:**

[**お**]ち[**つ**]け、シルバー。

**落ち着け、シルバー。**

*Ochitsuke, Shirubā.*

Calm down, Silver.

**Silver:**

なあ、オレたちはどうすればいい? どうしたらイブリースを[**かんぜん**]に[**たお**]すことができる?!

**なあ、オレたちはどうすればいい? どうしたらイブリースを完全に倒すことができる?!**

*Nā, ore-tachi wa dōsureba ī? Dōshitara Iburīsu o kanzen ni taosu koto ga dekiru?!*

Tell me, what should we do? How can we completely destroy Iblis?!

*(Unsure of an answer, Blaze tried to think. Then suddenly, a white light appeared in the sky. They noticed and out came a female Celebi flying out to them in curiosity while the light vanished. Silver and Blaze got confused upon noticing her)*

**Silver:**

セレビの[**しょうじょ**]? [**かのじょ**]はここで[**なん**]をいます? オレはイブリスがセレビ[**いちぞく**]と[**でんせつ**]の3の[**げんそ**]の[**けもの**]の[**ほごしゃ**]たちを[**はかい**]と[**おも**]った。

**セレビの少女? 彼女はここで何をいます? オレはイブリスがセレビ一族と伝説の3の元素の獣の保護者たちを破壊と思った。**

*Serebi no shōjo? Kanojo wa koko de nan o imasu? Ore wa Iburisu ga Serebi Ichizoku to densetsu no 3 no Genso no Kemono no Hogo-sha-tachi o hakai to omotta.*

A female Celebi? What’s she doing here? I thought Iblis destroyed the Celebi Clan and the three legendary Elemental Beast Guardians.

*(Blaze looked at the sky as she realized slowly)*

**Blaze:**

どうやら、あのセレビは[**かこ**]から[**き**]たことを。

**どうやら、あのセレビは過去から来たことを。**

*Dōyara, ano Serebi wa kako kara kita koto o.*

Apparently, that Celebi has come from the past.

**Silver:**

[**かこ**]? どうやって?

**過去? どうやって?**

*Kako? Dō yatte?*

The past? How?

*(Blaze gave him a calm look that means “Figure it out.” Silver then realized)*

**Silver:**

そうか。[**じかんりょこお**]。

**そうか。時間旅行。**

*Sō ka. Jikan ryokō.*

I see. Time travel.

*(He suddenly reacted in surprise)*

**Silver:**

なに?! [**じかんりょこお**]?!

**なに?! 時間旅行?!**

*Nani?! Jikan ryokō?!*

What?! Time travel?!

*(Realizing too, Blaze turned to Celebi)*

**Blaze:**

[**かのじょ**]は[**じこ**]でここに[**き**]たに[**ちが**]いない。

**彼女は事故でここに来たに違いない。**

*Kanojo wa jiko de koko ni kita ni chigainai.*

She must have came here by accident.

*(Looking back at Iblis’ former spot, Silver then turned to Celebi)*

**Silver:**

セレビ!

**セレビ!**

*Serebi!*

Celebi!

*(Celebi, her attention caught, chirped in curiosity and confusion)*

**Silver:**

お[**まえ**]は[**ほんとお**]に[**かこ**]のことです?

**お前は本当に過去のことです?**

*Omae wa hontōni kako no kotodesu?*

Are you really from the past?

**Blaze:**

あなたはセレビ[**ひめ**]だと[**おも**]います、ね?

**あなたはセレビ姫だと思います、ね?**

*Anata wa Serebi Hime da to omoimasu, ne?*

And I guess that you’re the Celebi Princess, right?

*(Celebi studied Silver and Blaze and then nods happily)*

**Blaze:**

[**われわれ**]は[**りょおほお**]の[**けんり**]があったように[**み**]えます。

**我々は両方の権利があったように見えます。**

*Wareware wa ryōhō no kenri ga atta yō ni miemasu.*

Looks like we were both right.

**Silver:**

*(To Blaze)*

それで・・・・

**それで・・・・**

*Sore de….*

Then….

*(He and Blaze nods at each other and turned to Celebi again)*

**Silver:**

セレビ、オレたちを[**じかんせん**]に[**つ**]れて[**い**]くができます？

**セレビ、オレたちを時間線に連れて行くができます？**

*Serebi, ore-tachi o jikan-sen ni tsureteiku ga dekimasu?*

Celebi, can you take us to your timeline?

**Blaze:**

イブリスがどこから[**き**]たのかを[**し**]りたい。

**イブリスがどこから来たのかを知りたい。**

*Iburisu ga dokokarakitano ka o shiritai.*

We wish to find out where Iblis came from.

**Silver:**

オレが[**こども**]だったとき、オレのお[**かあ**]さん、[**かのじょ**]が[**い**]きていた[**じ**]、200[**ねん**]お[**まえ**]にオレに[**い**]った、お[**まえ**]の[**しゅるい**]はイブリスの[**かいほお**]で[**し**]んだ。お[**まえ**]と[**いっしょ**]に、エンテイ、ライコウ、スイクン、いう[**なまえ**]の[**おとこ**]のプロフェッサーユトニウム、と[**おおじょ**]エリス3[**せい**]。

**オレが子供だったとき、オレのお母さん、彼女が生きていた時、200年お前にオレに言った、お前の種類はイブリスの解放で死んだ。お前と一緒に、エンテイ、ライコウ、スイクン、いう名前の男教のプロフェッサーユトニウムと公女エリス3世。**

*Ore ga kodomodatta toki, ore no okāsan, kanojo ga ikiteita-ji, 200-nen omae ni ore ni itta, omae no shurui wa Iburisu no kaihō de shinda. Omae to issho ni, Entei, Raikou, Suikun, iu namae no otoko kyō no Purofessā Yutoniumu, to Ōjo Erisu 3-sei.*

When I was a child, my mother, back when she was alive, told me 200 years ago, your kind died upon Iblis’ release. Along with you, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, some guy named Professor Utonium, and Princess Elise III.

*(Realizing what they’re talking about, Celebi chirped in question, as if asking “Are you sure?”)*

**Blaze:**

*(To Silver)*

[**かのじょ**]われたちを[**しん**]じています。そして[**かのじょかくしん**]いるかどうかを[**し**]りたい。

**彼女われたちを信じています。そして彼女確信いるかどうかを知りたい。**

*Kanojo ware-tachi o shinjite imasu. Soshite kanojo kakushin iru ka dō ka o shiritai.*

She believes us. And she wants to know if we’re sure.

*(Silver nods)*

**Silver:**

*(To Blaze while nodding)*

[**まちが**]いな。

**間違いな。**

*Machigai na.*

Without a doubt.

*(To Celebi)*

われたち[**かくしん**]います、[**ち**]さいもの。

**われたち確信います、小さいもの。**

*Ware-tachi kakushin, chīsai mono.*

We’re sure, little one.

*(Understanding their decision to go with her, Celebi chirped a “Yes” with a nod and then pulled the purple and red Chaos Emeralds out. Silver and Blaze noticed them)*

**Blaze:**

それがセレビここに[**き**]た[**りゆう**]。

**それがセレビここに来た理由。**

*Sore ga Serebi koko ni kita riyū.*

That’s how Celebi got here.

*(Changing the subject, Silver then spoke up)*

**Silver:**

これを[**しよお**]われたちを[**かこ**]に[**つ**]れていって。

**これを使用われたちを過去に連れていって。**

*Kore o shiyō ware-tachi o kako ni tsurete itte.*

Use these to take us to the past.

*(Celebi nods and used Chaos Control to surround herself, Silver, and Blaze in a light blue orb and then they vanished into thin air, apparently heading to Celebi’s timeline)*

***To be continued….***