B'T X

Teppei's brother Kotaro is a scientific genius and is kidnapped by the Machine Empire. Teppei gives chase and ends up in the Area of the Machine Empire! He is attacked by the B't Madonna and her donor Metal Face. Badly injured and bleeding everywhere, Teppei fights back, but he's no match for the B't Madonna! However, Teppei's blood reactivates X, whose body had been buried in the scrap pile. Once again active, X breaks free of the scrap, while Madonna has to take her donor Metal Face back to the Machine Empire for treatment. He had been seriously injured by Teppei just moments earlier. Meanwhile, Kotaro awakens in the Machine Empire. Major Aramis tells him about the Area and the B't's. She also starts to explain about the ultimate B't - Raphael. Asked to join them, Kotaro turns them down. He has faith in his brother and knows Teppei will be coming to save him! Episode summary graciously provided by Vortex Fansubs

Teppei thinks he has gained Karen's powerful partner X, as an ally! He soon learns differently. Not long after Metal Face and his B't Madonna leave, X and Teppei are attacked by the Fifth Unit Ryukon Troops. Can Teppei and X overcome their problems and work together to defeat the Fifth Unit???Vortex Fansubs

X's original donor is Karen and he'll obey only her! He's going to do everything he can to get rid of Teppei and go to find Karen! Teppei finally realizes that X isn't just a robot and gives up - telling X where he can find Karen. He then proceeds back into the Area alone and is soon attacked by the Ryukon Troops. Can Teppei defeat all of them by himself or will X return to help him???Episode summary graciously provided by Vortex Fansubs

Aramis warns Misha about Raphael's impending threat to destroy the Machine Empire, but her warnings are dismissed, and command of her troops is transferred to Juggler. Meanwhile, Karen discovers that a ball of light has landed near her and Teppei's hideout on Kamui Island, and her B't Shadow ventures out on its own. As Teppei, Fou, and Hokuto approach The Area, they arrive at the ruins of Fou's hometown, Sodom. There, they encounter Quatro, one of the Seven Evil Knights and a former friend of Fou's. Fou decides to stay behind, and Teppei learns that their enmity arose from Fou allegedly killing Quatro's little sister. Teppei faces an attack from Ryukan soldiers under Juggler's control and realizes they are being used as sacrifices. He frees them from Juggler's influence and learns that Fou has surrendered to Quatro. Determined to save Fou, Teppei heads back to Sodom.

In a flashback to Fou's troubled childhood in the war-torn Sodom, he rejects the teachings of the church where Lily and Quattro tried to befriend him. During a raid, the church is bombed, leaving Lily on the brink of death. Quattro asks Fou to give her hope, but Fou's skepticism prevails, and Lily dies. In the present, Quattro relentlessly attacks Fou, who won't fight back due to guilt. Teppei steps in but realizes Quattro's immense strength. Quattro seriously injures Je t'aime and engulfs Fou and Je t'aime in a fiery attack.

In a flashback, Lily is buried on a hill on the outskirts of Sodom. As Quattro vents his anger on Fou, Machine Empire soldiers bomb what's left of the city, taking the unconscious boys to become future soldiers. In the present, Fou survives Quattro's attack thanks to Je t'aime's sacrifice. Teppei condemns Quattro's vengeance, claiming he's blaming Fou for his sister's death. Quattro easily incapacitates Teppei but Fou decides to win to uncover the Machine Emperor's intentions. When Fou plays a funeral hymn on his violin after seeing Je t'aime's ashes, he unexpectedly starts playing the song of the angels, resurrecting Je t'aime as a "true phoenix." They defeat Quattro with a powerful attack called Fortune Symphonic, connecting with him psychologically. Quattro, on the verge of death, asks Fou to kill him, but Fou refuses, burying him beside Lily.