The Vision of Escaflowne (天空のエスカフローネ)

Was it all just a dream? Or was it a vision?

No. Crazy as it seems, it really happened.

It all began with a tarot reading

on a seemingly normal day.

I asked the cards if I would find love.

Ready!

Hey, Hitomi, do a reading for me!

Maybe later!

You're killing me! Come on, Hitomi! Where are you?

Hey, practice is starting!

I know! I know!

'Kay, next up!

Finally! There you are!

You're late.

Late, late, really late!

You know who gets yelled at

when someone shows up late for practice?

The manager. That's me.

Try to keep that in mind next time, would you?

I will. I'm sorry.

I got hung up working on my paper.

Uh. How late am I? Did I miss the guys' time trials?

You're hopeless, you know that?

Your knight in shining gym shorts is up now.

Good luck, Amano.

Ready!

Whoa! Ten point six-four!

Ah! He really is awesome!

Amano beat 11 seconds, can you believe it? He's amazing!

Okay. Girls' times are up next.

Yes, sir!

Ready? Hm?

I can do it myself, thanks.

Get your butt out there.

Fine, I'm going.

All right.

Ready!

You can do it, Hitomi!

What's this?

It's hot. Why is it so hot?

Prince Van, are you ready?

Yes. Don't worry about me.

It's the dragon that should be worried.

I've no doubt that you can slay it.

Try to forget your brother's disgrace.

Enough, Balgus! Stop there!

I won't be defeated. I will never show my back to an enemy.

Amano? Wh-What's going on?

Where--?

Easy. You should stay in bed for now.

I'm sorry.

I'm just glad you weren't hurt.

That was some fall.

Yeah.

You know, your form is pretty much perfect.

I can really tell how hard you've been practicing.

I'm not that good.

I mean, I still haven't managed to break 13 seconds.

I'm not nearly as fast as you are.

I don't know how you do it.

For me, it's all in the way you come off the blocks.

Huh?

You have to focus everything you've got

and then launch yourself forward.

Really? Is that what you do?

S'bout it.

Huh? Hey, that's a cool pendant.

Oh. Thanks, you like it?

It's a good luck charm.

I got it from my grandmother.

It's really neat.

When you swing it like this, it acts like a pendulum clock,

completing one cycle a second, never slowing down.

Huh?

Think I could give it a try?

That's one.

Two. Three. Four. Five.

Six.

Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.

And Eleven. And Twelve. And Thirteen.

Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen.

--Seve-- -- Kanzaki.

I wanted to tell you.

You see, I...

Hitomi!

I brought y--

Yukari!

Come on, say something already!

You can't ignore me forever, you know.

I can let it slide for a rice cake.

Huh?

And some cheesecake, and a bean-jam pancake,

and some peppermint ice cream.

You know what,

let's just say a different dessert every day for a month.

I think that'll do it.

Cut me some slack.

I didn't collapse on purpose, okay?

Oh, really?

You weren't hoping somebody would rush to your side

compelled by your fragile state to declare his love?

You're a jerk.

Hitomi?

Yeah?

Have you ever done a reading for you and Amano?

Never.

Why not?

Well. What if it told me things wouldn't work out?

Oh.

Right.

What's wrong? You seem upset about something.

The thing is.

I overheard some other students talking about Amano before.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry, but I think he's moving out of the country.

I don't know if he's even going to the track meet

that's coming up.

So...

If you feel that strongly about him...

...I think you should tell him.

See what he says.

I know you, you'll regret it if you don't.

Hitomi!

Where are you? The bath's ready! Hitomi?

There it is. The Tower.

It can indicate distant separation. It's true.

Amano's moving out of the country.

I'll never see him again.

The Dragon of Light? Courage?

I'm sorry I'm gonna miss out on the meet,

but you guys are gonna kill it.

Make sure to tell me how everybody does, okay?

I'll be waiting to hear. I expect good news.

We want updates, too.

Let us know when you get there.

Sure.

Don't forget us.

Even if you like your new school.

No way!

Goodbye, Amano!

Goodbye, Amano!

-- Bye, buddy! -- Take care, Amano!

Goodbye!

Amano, wait!

Amano.