Nadesico Episode 10

Episode: 10 Episode Title: The Danger of femininity

Episode 10

Date: 2197


A Jovian Chulip approaches Earth and penetrates its shield but the outer defensive ring fires on it with a batter of rockets, the Chulip survives the attack but is knocked off course and crash lands on an island near the equator, a young girl watches it land, with a strange smile

The Admiral briefs the crew that a new type of Chulip has crash landed on Earth and their mission is to search for it and either recover or destroy the Chulip.

Yurika decides that it would be good to make a home cooked meal for Akito, but she manages to ignite the mess hall in the process. Yurkia brings her home cooked meal to Akito but it tastes revolting, he screams for a glass of water. Megumi come to Akito's rescue with a home made energy drink, which tastes even more revolting.

Jun watches the Yurika's antics and is envious of Akito, because he secretly want Yurika cook him meal baked with love. Meanwhile while has to settle for eating food from one of the dispensers in the corridors.

Upon arrival in the semi island of Tenician the crew decide that the beach is more inviting than combat and take time out to play games, Seiya opens a noodle bar, making soggy noodles and melted ice cream while Akito escapes to the peace and quiet forest.

While walking in the forest he meets with a young girl who says her name is Aqua Crimson, her name is very similar to the name of a lady in one of Jiro's anime, and the girl is also very beautiful. Aqua takes Akito to her home and cooks him a meal, which is far better than the food cooked by Yurika.

Meanwhile Yurika and Megumi meet in the forest, they are both looking for Akito, tey see Aqua's sun bonnet on the ground where she dropped it when she met Akito while he was was walking.

While the crew are on the beach, Ruri discovers that the island is owned by the Crimson family, an Australian family that produce the barrier shield generators for Earth's protective shield, she tells this to Inez because everybody else is too busy having fun.

Irina says that the Crimson family is in retreat from public life because their daughter Aqua kidnapped an artist to draw her a romantic comic book, and poisoned the guests at her birthday party with a paralising toxin.

Just as Yurika and Megami arrive to see Akito and Aqua together the other pilots find the Jovian Chulip.
The they see that the has been contained inside a barrier shield bearing the Crimson family emblem with a shield generator. Yurika and Megumi approach Aqua but Akito defends her, scolding them both. It is then that Aqua deactivates the barrier shield surrounding the Jovian Chulip, it explodes and a new variety of Jovian robot being carried by the Chulip opens fire on the pilots with battery of heavy rockets

Aqua reveals that she has poisoned Akito's food with a paralyzing toxin to prevent him from escaping, and that she wants to die with him, saying that he is her true love. Aqua tells the girls that she has been given everything that she could ever want but what she longs for is the death of a tragic heroin. The Jovian robot begins to fire on the house, almost killing Akito and Aqua, but Ryoko intervenes and launches into hand to hand combat with the robot, destroying it before it can harm Akito. Nagare is most imprested with her.

While Akito manages to escape from Aqua's island, he cannot run fast enough to get away  from Yurika and Megumi who both want him to eat their home cooking.

Seiya, Jun and Akatsuki eat their canteen food and watch him in envy.