第32話: 子供たちは廃墟の修理を放棄してオライオンを盗み、ジャイロスタビライザーで逃走する

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Knowing they can't sacrifice Pague for their own benefit, the children decide to give up on fixing the ruins and steal the Orion instead. They hide in the control room and close up the floor, then open up the outer door. They lure the escapees into the inner chamber with the terraforming device, then lock them inside, open the floor once again and escape, taking the gyrostabilizer with them and closing the door behind them. They head for the beach, but behind them, Bob batters down the inner door, and Brindo uses a miniature bomb on the outer door. The children reach the beach, and find the Orion's life-raft. Luna, Bell, Menori and Howard remain behind to lay traps for the escapees, while the remaining children head for the ship - Kaoru to pilot (as he's the only one of the children with actual pilot training), Porte, Shingo and Chako to crack the door code and repair Porte's sabotage, and Sharla and Adam to keep them away from the escapees. They quickly gain entry and prepare for takeoff, but on the island, Brindo figures out that the children will be lying in wait on the direct path, and so they take a detour, missing the traps completely, and arriving at the beach unhindered. (Source: Wikipedia)