Fifteen generations ago, Lorelei, an Earthling scientist on board the colonization ship Mesopotamia, designed a central computer for the new colony to be established on Terratoo. Evidently something of an Evangelion fan, she used three different aspects of her personality to give the computer humanlike thoughts and emotions, making it almost as if it were alive, and thus able to think creatively and kill off the crew if they become a problem and so forth. In fact, by the time the Mesopotamia reached Terratoo, she had nearly finished it - all that remained was to iron out some emotional instabilities... Flash forward to the present. The same computer, still aboard the Mesopotamia, has awakened and appears to be attacking those dwelling on the planet's surface, firing probes that smash the ground open and produce flashes of electrical energy that paralyze any electronics within range, including Marionettes and Saberdolls. One of these nearly causes Faust to be crushed by one of his own tanks, but he is saved by Panter and Luche. He asks where Tiegel is, but answers his own question: she died like a dog! Needless to say, this does not sit well with her comrades, and Faust has to shoot Panter to keep her from stepping out of line. Meanwhile, the Leopard is still attacking Otaru and crew, having recovered from the electrical jolt. The Marionettes take off over the rooftops, hoping to draw it away from Otaru, and this works out very well considering that the Marionettes, or, more specifically, their otome kairo, are the targets. Telling Otaru to join the rest of the population of Japones in the underground shelters (more Eva), the girls dash off back toward the ruined part of the city and succeed in crushing the Leopard under a falling building. But it's not dead, it's just resting. Though much of its simulated flesh has been ripped off, exposing its endoskeleton and eyeballs, it'll be back to terminate the Marionettes, so they dash off and hide in an apartment building until they think of something better. It turns out to be too little, too late: Cherry is quickly subdued and relieved of her otome (fooled by the simple ruse of mimicry of Otaru's voice), and Bloodberry, cornered with Lime in a garage, decides to cut their losses by pushing Lime outside and closing the door, to face the Leopard alone. The Marionettes aren't the only ones having a bad day: there's massive political unrest in Geltland, and Faust is a bit busy to deal with at the moment, being in mad pursuit of the three otome kairo still loose in the world. Cherry and Bloodberry have already been taken care of and Lime appears about to follow rapidly, but Panter and Luche can't help but admire the sheer determination on her face. However, it looks as if Lime is going to go down all the same, when out of nowhere, Otaru, who was supposed to be in an underground shelter, smacks the Leopard upside the head with his sword. The Leopard grabs Otaru, but Lime suddenly experiences an unbelievable surge of energy and smacks the Leopard six ways from Thursday, causing it to drop Otaru. Lime is feeling an unbelievable heat - and strength - from her otome kairo, and Bloodberry and Cherry, who quickly have their otome restored by Otaru, get more of the same. Ieyasu in the body of Tamasaburo appears and informs Otaru that this is the result of the Marionettes finally reaching the peak of their growth. So the Leopard lies prostrate on the ground, and the same could be said of the Faust regime in Geltland. The proletariat has taken the capitol, Faust's advisors are fleeing and Faust is all ready to take it out on his two remaining Saberdolls. This prospect doesn't frighten them: they're still completely attached to Faust despite his behavior, and they would much prefer the honor of being killed by him to having to live without him. As another probe lands very close to the battle site and all the others present run for cover, Faust (who can't believe he lost to a bunch of "hearts") appears to have lost the energy to preserve his own existence, and Luche and Panter are ready to die with him.
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