[narrator, in Japanese] In my dreams…
I'm flying in the sky.
[students chattering]
It's as if I can go anywhere.
I imagine flying higher and further away,
spreading my arms out wide.
But…
that's when I realize…
[chattering continues]
…I'm not flying freely at all.
I'm falling towards the sky.
My body feels heavier and heavier…
as if I could fall anywhere.
Even in broad daylight
without warning,
the dream suddenly takes hold of me.
Ouch.
[students laughing]
[teacher] Please quieten down. This is a test!
-[thud] -[laughter stops]
[teacher] Are you okay?
-Nagi? -[teacher] Hey, are you okay?
Are you okay? Watari, can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
[Nagi] I'm falling into the sky again.
-Get the school nurse. -[student] Okay.
And…
I'm still completely unaware…
that within the world of this dream…
an unbelievably magnificent story was unfolding.
The dreams I see…
are just fragments…
of a larger story.
[dragon growls]
[in Upananta] Another island…
Falling into the sky…
We need to take down Jairo quickly.
[grunts]
[voice 1] Someone!
[voice 2] Help.
There are some people left behind.
Let's go.
Aktha, what about me?
[Aktha] Thaim, take the child to the rescue ship.
[Thaim] Leave it to me! I'll be right back!
[Aktha] No, wait on standby at the ship.
What? Why?
I want to help too!
Those are leader's orders.
You'll wait as instructed.
[dragonrider] Thaim!
Isn't it our job to make sure the people we save are safe?
-[Aktha] Thaim! -[gasps]
I'm counting on you.
Got it.
-Let's go, Guphin. -[Guphin growls]
Hmm.
Visibility is zero inside the tornado.
Everyone, tune into your Listener powers.
Save every last one of them.
Go!
-Yes, sir! -[dragons growl]
Hey! Hey! Hey!
-I know what that is! -What?
Aktha Airborne Brigade's special move.
[Thaim] The diamond battle formation.
[grunts]
[exclaims]
[voice 1, in Japanese] Someone…
[voice 2] Help.
They're here! Four of them!
Bais! Giats! There are two to the east.
On it, leader.
Come on! Giats!
It's you again.
Just shut it and come with me.
All right.
Kheit! One to the north-northwest.
On it!
[chiming]
[horn blares]
Found them! They're in the temple!
Igru!
[Igru roars]
[frog sighs]
KOTOWARI…
[exclaims]
[screams]
[frog yelps]
[gasps]
Mr. Aktha. [groans]
KOTOWARI…
-[wind blows] -[all scream]
[Guphin growls]
[both sigh]
-That was close. -[Guphin growls]
But anyway,
why are rocks falling from the island above?
-Is this also Jairo's dirty work? -[Guphin growls]
-[child yelps] -What's that?
[Thaim grunts]
[Thaim groans]
Ouch!
-Hey, Guphin told you to be careful. -[Guphin mewls]
But I guess
you can't hear Guphin?
[groans]
I heard of stragglers who aren't Listeners in the Aktha Airborne Brigade.
-I guess it was true. -[groans]
So what? Can you even hear it anyway?
-A little bit. -[groans]
If you're a dragonrider, don't you have to listen to its spirit?
If you can't hear its voice, how're you supposed to ride it?
Guphin can just listen to me, right?
-[Guphin growls] -[both shout]
I wanted to ride Mr. Aktha's dragon.
Me and Guphin are Aktha's closest comrades.
-Look. -[gasps]
Me and Guphin got even stronger.
Together with Aktha, we're going to save the world!
[Guphin shouts]
Yeah, right.
[Thaim] Wait, look.
The rescue ship.
-[person laughs] -[child gasps]
Huh?
-I heard something. -What?
[child] It came from over there.
[sighs]
[toddler gasps]
Mom, look! Over there!
-What? -[panting]
It's the Aktha Airborne Brigade!
[traveler] Oh, is that Igru the Blaze?
A Listener who can hear Igru's voice!
[traveler 2] Thousands of Listeners have tried before.
[traveler 3] It's the Aktha from the Aktha Airborne Brigade!
The sword of the world that will bring down the terrifying Jairo!
Our last hope to take back Pytonpyt!
[dragon roars]
-[medic] There are three wounded! -[medic 2] Quick, to the infirmary!
[frog] If we can't mine KOTOWARI from Pytonpyt, island of God,
Upananta will perish.
Is there no one who can stop Jairo?
[groans]
-[Aktha] Please, rest assured. -[gasps]
Mr. Aktha.
We've finally found the place where Pytonpyt appears.
How?
When the Sun and Moon align, Pytonpyt will appear.
In which case…
Yes. Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, without fail,
we will bring down Jairo!
[groans]
[sobs] Mr. Aktha!
Please! Please!
Wait, where's Thaim?
[child] Mr. Aktha!
That boy! That boy, Thaim!
[Thaim] Hey!
Is there anyone there?
I guess that kid was imagining things.
[Guphin growls]
Is there someone here?
Hey!
[crying]
Are you okay?
I've come to help you.
-Escape while you can. -What?
We will perish with the island.
That is our fate.
What are you saying? You can escape with me!
[all scream]
Ouch!
-[owl] Go! -What?
Hurry.
Why…
[Guphin purrs]
No way. I'm not leaving you here!
We've gotta go now!
[grunts]
[screaming]
[Aktha] Thaim!
Hang in there, Thaim!
Aktha! [gasps]
Thaim!
Aktha, Aktha!
[Thaim grunts]
[Aktha grunts]
-[gasps] -Got you.
[sighs]
-[Aktha] Phew, they're still breathing. -Huh?
-Aktha. -Yes?
I knew we'd make the best team!
You did well, Thaim.
Thank you. [chuckles]
Huh?
Huihat.
If we overthrow Jairo, will things go back to normal?
I don't know.
It's unforgivable. Such unspeakable cruelty.
-If I could just hear Jairo's voice… -What?
…I could understand what he's thinking.
Let's return to the mother ship.
It's much higher in the sky than Huihat.
Let's get to Pytonpyt!
Dragons of Wonderhatch
[school nurse] You're awake?
Yes.
You should get it looked into properly.
It's not normal.
Could these symptoms be genetic?
No clue.
I'm only a school nurse.
Ask the experts.
So unprofessional.
[school nurse] Are you under exam pressure?
We get students in here for that sometimes.
It's fantastic to have dreams and aspirations,
but excessive stress isn't good.
Well, I don't have any dreams.
It's pointless.
When I look at reality, all I see is disappointment.
[student] Sorry to bother you.
Feeling better?
I'm all right. Thanks, Mame.
Glad to hear.
So you answer Song properly then, huh?
Friendship is better than being disappointed by dreams.
What are you talking about?
-Let's go, Mame. -Sure.
-[students chattering, muffled] -[student 1] Here she comes.
-[student 2] The girl who fell earlier. -[student 3] She fell again?
[student 4] Is it some weird disease?
[students murmuring indistinctly]
[student 5] Don't say that. It's not…
She doesn't fall that much.
[student 6] She's basically famous.
[indistinct murmuring]
[student 7] But it looks that way, right?
[chattering continues, muffled]
They're so annoying.
Could be worse.
-Their voices can't hurt me. -True.
-The worst is in the classroom. -What?
Nagi, you're here! Are you okay?
You should take it easy.
Let me know if there's anything I can do!
Thank you.
My mom's a pharmacist, I can get you some medicine.
-Seriously? -Good, right?
First I've heard of that.
Hey, listen to this!
The school shop's selling crepes today.
Let's go!
Now I get it.
[gasps]
-Mame's head is like a bull's-eye. -Missed again!
Damn it!
Quit it, will you?
[students chattering]
[Nagi] This is such a worthless world.
[Mame] Nagi, when you fell, you said you were dreaming.
Yeah.
Was it a daydream? That morning?
It's the same dream I always have.
-Right. -Where I'm falling into the sky.
There's this one incredible landscape that sticks in my mind.
[Nagi] I'm climbing up above the sky.
There are fish swimming there.
In that world, it's like the stars are fish.
[Mame] It sounds mesmerizing.
[in English] Unique.
-[in Japanese] Wow. -[chuckles]
[chef] Here we go.
Thank you so much. It's always delicious.
You enjoy it.
[Mame] Thanks, Mom!
And then? What happens next?
That's when I wake up.
That's annoying.
This is the reality.
ENGLISH TEST NAGI WATARI - 52
SONG BILLY MCCAYER - 29
Same for me.
[gasps, chuckles]
What are you drawing?
-The paper plane from this morning. -I see.
Maybe one day I'll use it in a manga.
-[Nagi laughs] Positive. -[sliding door opens]
-[Song's brother] Hello. -[Song's mother] Hi.
Will you study already? I don't want an idiot for a brother.
[sighs, chuckles]
[chuckles]
LET'S GO BOARDING GATE
[Nagi] Dad.
[gasps]
[chuckles]
What a treat.
You came to see me.
[Nagi's dad sighs]
-Dad. -Yes?
What symptoms did Mom have, before she died?
Hmm…
Well… [huffs]
…her condition was strange.
In what way?
She could see things that weren't there,
and hear things that don't make a sound.
That sort of thing.
She had dreams, didn't she?
And fell down sometimes?
When she was working on a manga, I remember she used to fall a lot.
That's right, yes.
-So-- -Well, shall we get going?
[child grunts]
Oh, Tenchut!
[person] For a long time,
Listeners, who hear the voices of dragons, have found their way to Pytonpyt,
and by obtaining KOTOWARI, have kept our islands safe.
However, after Jairo appeared,
he took KOTOWARI for himself.
First Doburishus,
and now Huihat have been deprived of KOTOWARI
and are now in a state of collapse.
Before long,
if KOTOWARI on Tenchut is exhausted, it too will crumble.
Do not be deceived into thinking we will survive.
Our last and only hope is the Aktha Airborne Brigade.
But I fear that it is not enough.
There is something that exists beyond our comprehension.
The Outside of KOTOWARI.
[all gasp]
We must turn our attention to the advice of heathens.
In the deepest depths of Upananta,
exists a remote land surrounded by the poison of the ocean. Pharosi.
Can I entrust this to you…
Bawra Shiun?
Hmm.
Yes.
[attendant] How can she have no fear for the poison of the ocean?
I never understand what that lunatic is thinking.
They say that her spirit can't be listened to.
[Bawra Shiun] Careful what you say.
She may be an outcast, but she is the daughter of a late hero.
[gasps]
Huihat is in a state of collapse.
At this point, we must even rely on unconventional wisdom.
What exactly is this "Outside of KOTOWARI," anyway?
Don't ask me.
All we can do is meet her directly, and listen to what she really thinks.
[gasps]
[whimpers]
It is my great privilege to be in your presence, Honorable Saila.
Don't bother. I've no interest in talking to assistants.
How impertinent!
I am a representative of the Senate. My name is Bawra Shiun.
What? Isn't that pompous-looking Mr. Beardy over there the senator?
Had me fooled.
Huh? [grunts, sighs]
Thank you for gracing us with your time.
We're terribly sorry to disturb you.
Oh, whatever. Here.
Huh? [screams]
[Saila laughs]
So. What?
-[grumbles] -[Bawra Shiun] Honorable Saila,
Upananta is on the verge of great danger.
Is there a way for us to survive?
-Please lend us your wisdom. -[attendant grunts]
Think for yourself.
The Senate knows everything, doesn't it?
Didn't you guys call me an outcast just now?
-[Bawra Shiun gasps] Uh… -[attendant gasps]
[Saila] Hmm?
[exclaims]
This is from the Outside of KOTOWARI!
Wow!
Is it for me?
-[grunts] -[Saila groans]
The Outside of KOTOWARI.
Is that our route to survival?
[Saila] All I know right now is that
within a year,
both my island and yours will be in ruins.
Upananta's collapse cannot be stopped.
[attendant grumbles]
But think about it.
The Iido we use came from Pytonpyt, just like KOTOWARI.
We can only find the answer by going to Pytonpyt.
That's what I was talking about with the Outside of KOTOWARI.
[Bawra Shiun] Right. And at this moment, the Aktha Airborne Brigade--
Yes, that. The Aktha Airborne Brigade.
The might of Aktha, the leader of the brigade,
has thus far surpassed that of all other heroes defeated by Jairo.
He will surely be able to take back Pytonpyt.
However…
[giggles] Huh?
[groans]
[chuckles]
Well, hope it works out.
This time.
All I heard was a few words.
[Bawra Shiun] What can the Outside of KOTOWARI possibly be?
[Aktha] It's time to end this once and for all.
[Igru rumbles]
I'll face Jairo, and get him to talk.
The mystery behind the collapse of Doburishus and Huihat
that no one has been able to unravel.
I'll force him to reveal what he's up to.
Igru,
tomorrow is the decisive battle.
Please help me, my friend.
[Igru growls]
[strains, grunts]
Got it!
Guphin, tomorrow is nearly here.
[growls]
-[Kheit] What do you think you're up to? -What?
[Kheit] You'll be staying here, keeping watch.
Have you forgotten what you did?
But I want to help Aktha.
That's not even a fully-fledged dragon,
and you can't even hear its voice!
How do you expect to help?
It's not a game.
Tomorrow decides the fate of Upananta.
Just stay out of the way!
[mewls]
[person, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
[Nagi, in Japanese] What?
Mom?
[Nagi's mom, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
Kasami Dumidula.
[person, in Japanese] Your imagination is incredible.
10 YEARS EARLIER
I'm excited just looking at these.
How did you imagine this dragon world?
[Nagi's mom] Mmm.
I had a strange experience.
This universe suddenly appeared before me.
It's like my mind was opened by force,
as if a space within me had been hijacked.
The ideas just floated up, one by one.
[person] Wow.
Is it always like that?
Mrs. Watari?
No, no.
It's the first time it's happened.
If anything, it's as if I can't get this world out of my head.
AKTHA - IGRU
I started seeing the rest of the story in my dreams.
KHEIT- BAIS - GIATS
[person] Have you decided on the title?
Yes.
The title is
Wonder…
[person] What happened?
-Mrs. Watari! -[Nagi's dad] Excuse me.
-Mrs. Watari! -Uh…
Sorry, she just--
-She just fell down all of a sudden. -[Nagi's dad] Hana.
What do we do?
[person] Can you hear me?
-[Nagi's dad] Hana. -[Nagi] Since that day…
-What's wrong? -…my mom stopped leaving the house.
Can you hear me?
[Hana, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
[Nagi, in Japanese] She started to speak only of fantasy,
and spoke to me in a language I didn't understand.
[Hana, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
Kasami Dumidula.
[Nagi's dad] Nagi.
-[Hana] Kasami Dumidula. -[in Japanese] Stay away from this room.
[Hana, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
[Hana inhales, grunts]
[Hana speaks indistinctly]
[chuckles]
[Nagi's dad] You're worrying me.
You need to get some proper sleep.
-You look terrible. -I said I'm fine!
[Nagi's dad] Think about the effect this must be having on Nagi.
[speaking Upananta]
[in Japanese] What?
What was that?
Hey, wait there.
What did you say?
Never forget.
One day, when your imagination…
[no audible dialogue]
What?
It's starting.
The Sun and the Moon…
[all gasp]
Is that Pytonpyt?
[gasps] It's here.
Let's go!
Yes, sir!
Aktha! Good luck!
It's Jairo.
What is that thing?
-[Aktha] When this is over… -Huh?
…let's all go fishing in the sky!
[gasps]
[laughs]
A perfect plan.
We're in!
[grunts]
Time to destroy the evil fog
that has shrouded Pytonpyt, island of God!
I will strike down Jairo where he stands!
[in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula!
[all] Kasami Dumidula!
Kasami Dumidula!
[shouts]
Huh?
[shouts]
[gasps]
-[Guphin growls] -Hmm?
[in Japanese] I need to protect the ship.
So that they can all fight without fear.
-[shouts] -[Igru roars]
[grunts]
[shouts]
Aktha!
[Aktha grunts]
What was that power?
[dragon growls]
[shouts]
Aktha!
-[Guphin purrs] -[gasps]
I know.
We'll have to help.
I can help Aktha too!
-Go! -[all] Yes, sir!
Igru!
Aktha!
[Aktha] So you're finally here.
Why have you sealed Pytonpyt?
If you don't open it up, you'll meet your death!
[Jairo] I'd like to see that.
[grunts]
Let me hear your true voice!
[gasps] Why?
Why can't I hear your voice? What is that?
[Jairo] Useless.
This is the end.
Get out of here.
Igru!
Use your power!
[Igru roars]
[shouts]
[Jairo shouts]
Aktha!
[grunts, gasps]
Stop it!
Got him!
Not this kid again!
[groans]
[dragon roars]
[groans]
What the hell is that?
[gasps]
[gasping]
[gasps]
What's happening?
[screams]
Thaim!
Aktha!
[shouts]
-No! -Huh?
Aktha! Are you okay?
Aktha! Aktha!
[Jairo] This is your fate.
What?
CAPTAIN TSUBASA
What happened?
Kheit!
What is this? Where did he go? [yelps]
Aktha!
Kheit! Where's Aktha?
-[Kheit whimpers] -Where's Aktha?
Aktha!
Listen up. Aktha must be alive somewhere.
Aktha would never be beaten like that.
[Giats] Why did you disobey your orders?
What?
I wanted to save Aktha.
[Kheit] Aktha…
was our last hope for Upananta.
Aktha would never die that easily! Why won't you believe that?
-[growls] -Uh-oh.
[grunts]
If that's what you think, then why did you meddle?
[whimpers]
Stop it already.
What are we going to do now?
Get a hold of yourself.
[Bais] Aktha's gone. What do you expect?
Without him, we're as good as a dragon without wings.
This brigade is kaput.
Isn't that right, Kheit?
[grunts]
Igru.
Thank you for all of your help.
You can go now.
[Kheit gasps]
You're--
Still…
Got it. So long.
Wait! Wait a minute! [grunts]
[exclaims]
Why?
Wait!
Giats, wait!
Are you really going to abandon Aktha?
Even though he's probably waiting for us to help him?
I don't believe it.
Bais!
Kheit!
Aktha is still alive!
I'm sure he's still alive!
Aktha is dead.
But there is still another path.
[sighs]
[Jairo] Soon.
Very soon.
[crowd chattering]
[Aktha] Igru!
Igru!
[in Upananta] Where are you?
[passerby, in Japanese] Who the hell is this guy?
-I'll kill you. -[passerby 2] I'm doing it, you bastard.
-[passerby 3] No, no, no… -[passerby 4] There's a weirdo over there.
[Aktha groans]
[Aktha, in Upananta] I'm going to save…
[breathes heavily]
…Upananta…
No matter what,
I will save…
Upananta.
Translated by Daisy Savage