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.	Episode Description: D-Boy is considerably upset over the damage to the change crystal; too much of what he is is tied up in his ability to become Tekkaman Blade for him to remain calm about losing that power. He feels useless, unable to do anything to help his new teammates as the aliens attack in force. Colbert is steaming because Freeman cannot call up Tekkaman Blade, saying it’s “Won’t” not “Can’t”. Freeman tells him it’s his fault - he forced the Space Knights to use the Tekkaman System too often, too heavily for the fragile human within the Blade armor. Rebin and Honda are working like maniacs trying to find a way to repair the change crystal. Aki and Noal try to cheer D-Boy up, Noal using sarcasm as a weapon to cut through D-Boy’s depression. Aki slaps D-Boy when he says no one really cares about him - all they care about is Blade. Without Blade, he is nothing -- Aki slaps him, then drags him off to watch Rebin working on the change crystal. “We’re doing this for YOU, not for the damned armor!” he’s told. “Don’t worry, we’ll get it running sooner or later!” Rebin assures him. Then the alarm bells sound as another alien attack approaches. The Space Knights are summoned to the command center. A message comes through from the Radamu - it’s Dagger, demanding that Blade meet him in battle - or they will continue the attack, destroying the ancient wonders of the Earth whole sale. D-Boy agrees to go. As he waits for D-Boy to arrive, Dagger realizes that if he fails this time, his masters probably won’t allow him to live...one way or another, this battle will be to the death. Noal runs to the command center a little later, where the Knights are gathered around Freeman. It seems D-Boy has gone off to fight Dagger by himself, this time in a small one-man rocket. Miri stumbles into Rebin’s computer, and by accident inputs the right data that will allow them to design a device that will enable D-Boy to transform into Blade with a damaged change crystal. D-Boy, without a weapon (not even a side-arm...is he so tied up with Blade that he doesn’t think a pistol might come in handy if he can’t use the Blade transformation?) is busy fighting Dagger, mostly dodging various blows and trying to make sure the resulting shrapnel doesn’t hole his space suit. The “Blue Earth” arrives like the cavalry, just as Dagger has D-Boy cornered. They drive Dagger away momentarily, and then take D-Boy on board, where they show him “Pegas” - a huge humanoid-shape device, the change crystal in its chest. The Pegas opens, D-Boy gets inside, and the energy of the Pegas keeps the crystal under enough pressure that D-Boy can successfully change into Tekkaman Blade. Further, the Pegas then can be used like a space sled, so Blade doesn’t have to use his own energy to travel. Dagger is considerably alarmed by the fact Blade is now in his armor (I think he’s realized that he’s no competition for D-Boy when transformed into Tekkaman Blade). Blade attacks full throttle with a multi laser cannon launch that seems to eliminate Dagger completely. On Luna, Tekkaman Omega watches and broods. “This is only the first battle, not the war, Blade,” he says quietly.	.
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