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| - Irvine stalls against the Death Stinger in his new Tornado. It had been reborn as a Stealth Dragon. The new Zoid proved strong enough to make a shield that could deflect the Death Stinger's charged particle cannon. As the fight continues, Van heads to Melissa's Hover Cargo. While Van, Zeke and Caesar have their wounds attended to, Melissa reveals her plan. Even if they could repair the Blade Liger, it would be difficult to stop the Death Stinger. Instead, she proposed putting the Zoid Core into a new frame - a Liger Zero. While Irvine's new Zoid was manoeuvrable, it lacked the firepower to damage the Death Stinger. Melissa expediently transplanted the Zoid Cores, but the armour was incomplete. Van couldn't wait, however, and immediately used Zeke to help finish the process. As Van sortied, he found his reaction speed was greatly hindered. The nerve connections hadn't extended to the outer armour of the new frame. The metal that was designed to protect him, was now just dead weight. Back in Mule, Fiona had connected Lulu's heart with that of Oulga. Lulu was able to see her father. In the flashback, he explained that Lulu was like Lily. Not that they were destined to be caged in - but rather were destined to fly high and see the world. Lily was a migratory bird, that while raised in a cage, once it left it would embark on an unbelievably long journey. This realisation brought Lulu to tears, and she was so moved that she found herself standing out of her wheelchair. A massive blast of light extended from the city-Zoid and struck Van, purging it of all the amour that had been acting like a cage.
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