The Great Chief Returns
The doctor, Gavial, and co. travel to Gavial's hometown on a low-altitude aircraft.
Acahualla, a place of lush forests within Sargon.
Close to their destination, the aircraft is struck down!
The doctor and Gavial have no choice but to travel on foot to the settlements to seek help.
What plots and threats do the vast rainforests hide?
Will the Rhodes Island operators be able to repair their aircraft and return?
Gavial, this is your home turf. It's all on you now!
- RI-1: Falling Objects (Before Operation)En route to Gavial's homeland, the Rhodes Island aircraft comes under surprise attack. Gavial and Ceobe wake the Doctor and the three go to the crash site, only to find it surrounded.
- RI-1: Falling Objects (After Operation)After the fight, Gavial realizes she is up against the minions of an old acquaintance. Then, the aircraft's engine is stolen. That's when Tomimi, a girl who worships the ground Gavial walks on, appears. The party decides to split up.
- RI-2: Thick Versus Thin (Before Operation)On the way, Tomimi explains the local situation to the Doctor. At the same time, an argument over tails catches Gavial's attention.
- RI-2: Thick Versus Thin (After Operation)Following that hiccup, the group finally reaches their destination: the venue where the ceremony will be held.
- RI-3: Old Times (Before Operation)While watching the ceremony, Tomimi tells the Doctor about Gavial's heroic youth. Until Ceobe crashes the ceremony.
- RI-3: Old Times (After Operation)Ceobe, still in a daze, runs off after the kerfuffle. Gavial comes back after failing to catch her.
- RI-4: Robotic Roar (Before Operation)The appearance of Zumama, an old acquaintance of Gavial, pushes events to a climax.
- RI-4: Robotic Roar (After Operation)With Zumama dominating the arena, Gavial can't resist jumping up to challenge her. When she realizes she's sure to lose, Zumama brings out her trump card: a mechanical monster called the 'Big, Ugly Thing'!
- RI-ST-1: Titan's Heart (Interlude)Gavial regains consciousness and accepts her defeat gracefully. But the idea that Zumama has been mining ore despite the risk of Oripathy infection pushes her to a confrontation.
- RI-5: Individual Strengths (Before Operation)Tomimi has to leave for a bit, so Gavial and the Doctor go to Inam's tribe to find the missing Croissant. When talking with Inam, her tribe falls under attack by none other than Utage.
- RI-5: Individual Strengths (After Operation)After beating Utage, she explains her ridiculous reasoning for the attack. Gavial finds Inam's description of Tomimi somewhat moving. The strengthened team moves ever onward.
- RI-6: Encounter (Before Operation)On the way back to her tribe, Zumama learns that Gavial is looking for her. A warrior named Kemar goes to stop Gavial, but finds Blaze instead.
- RI-6: Encounter (After Operation)Secret plans are covertly plotted. Meanwhile, Blaze meets back up with the Doctor, carrying Kemar.
- RI-ST-2: Momentary Rest (Interlude)Back at Tomimi's tribe, the bored pilot Dylan chats with Lancet-2. The Doctor's team is taking a break under a huge waterfall when Ceobe bursts in and charges toward Zumama's tribe.
- RI-7: First Come First Served (Before Operation)Back at Zumama's tribe, the Big Ugly, finally equipped with an engine, starts up. That's when Ceobe suddenly charges into the tribe, all alone. Zumama orders her people to deal with her.
- RI-7: First Come First Served (After Operation)After Gavial arrives, she finds the right time to sober up Ceobe, and the situation stabilizes. After some conversation, Gavial realizes she was wrong to blame Zumama, but a fight is unavoidable.
- RI-8: Gavial's Fist (Before Operation)Zumama tells Gavial why it is so important that she defeat her. But before she can finish, the Big Ugly, overpowered by its engine, goes out of control. The group moves to stop it.
- RI-8: Gavial's Fist (After Operation)After defeating the Big Ugly, Zumama concedes her own loss and gives Gavial the title of Great Chief. Gavial decides to pass the job to Tomimi, pushing her to the final step.
- RI-9: Out of the Jungle (Before Operation)Tomimi's revolt puts the last piece of the puzzle in place, and her plot looks like it's about to come to fruition...
- RI-9: Out of the Jungle (After Operation)Tomimi plays her hand, but without knowing the Doctor had it all figured out long before. It's over. In the end, Tomimi, Zumama, and Kemar all decide to go to Rhodes Island.
- RI-EX-1: Feint (After Operation)When their vehicle breaks down, AUS goes into the jungle for help. The ladies and the music they bring get a big response from the locals.