Episode 20: Stars of Youth is The Stars of Two
(featuring Giant-Cicada Terrible-Monster Zemistlar)

ship in space Shinoda, Ichiro

On patrol in a TAC Arrow after finding nothing to report Hokuto, who talking to himself reveals that his name comes from the Japanese for the "Big Dipper" decides to fly into space to take a look at the North Star. When he reports seeing a passanger ship in space. When radar shows only the TAC Arrow, Captain Ryu decides Hokuto needs a vacation. He suggests the countryside, but of course Hokuto goes to the seaside where he finds the ship docked, He meets the ship's engineer Shinoda, Ichiro who tells him the ship hasn't moved in the two years he's been working on making it sea worthy again. Later he finds the ship's log which shows it hasn't moved in three years, about the same time as Hokuto joined TAC. The ship starts to take off, but when Hokuto tries to show Shinoda that it is moving they go on deck and find the ship is still chained to the dock, hasn't moved at all. Later when Hokuto finds burn marks on the outside of the ship and insists it did fly, Shinoda attacks him. Yapool angry that their secret is about to be revealed causes a lightning bolt to hit the ship's mast sending the flag, which Shinoda is obesses over into the ocean. He jumps in to save it, Hokuto jumps in too..

Terrible-Monster Zemistlar Hokuto, Seiji & Shinoda, Ichiro

Yapool then sends the Terrible-Monster Zemistlar to attack. The fire breathing monster trying to set the two youn men on fire misses them when they dive under the water but hits the flag floating on the surface. In that goes on a rampage. Speed boats docker nearby start heading out to see to escape the Terrible-Monster. Boats that don't leave get destroyed. TAC detects the presence of the Terrible-Monster and goes into action. Hokuto contacts TAC and suggests they lure the Terrible-Monster into the sea, to save the town. Shinoda becomes angry because that threates his ship. Hokuto slaps him and tells him to think of his own life if not others he claims the ship is his life. And runs to the ship to protect it. Hokuto radios TAC to report someone still on the ship, the captain orders him to evacuate the ship. TAC Falcon, TAC Space, TAC Arrow all fire on the Terrible-Monster to drive it away from the ship. Meanwhile, Shinoda is dynamiting the chains holding the ship in port. When he runs out of dynamite he graps a saw. But the Terrible-Monster flashs and the ship begins to rise into the air. Minami fires on the Terrible-Monster breaking its concintration and the ship drops back into the water. Her TAC Arrow is shot down and crashes into the water. Hokuto jumps in to safe her. While Shinoda keeps sawing the last chain. Hokuto and Minami swim towards each other, doing an underwater "Ultra Touch", No one seems to wonder why Ultraman Ace came up out of the ocean. As Ultraman Ace tries to keep the Terrible-Monster away from the ship, Shinoda keeps sawing. TAC Falcon and TAC Space land for a ground assault. The Terrible-Monster tries to set Ace on fire its flames cause Shinoda to fall overboard but also breaks the last chain and the ship stars floating away. Metalium Beam sets the Terrible-Monster on fire, killing it. Shindoda having gotten the ship moving, decides to return to college. >Preview of next episode<. "See you next week".

Terrible-Monster Zemistlar was created by Yapool by merging a cicada from Earth with a space monster

Note: Shinoda, Ichiro was played by Shinoda, Saburo who will star in the next Ultraman series, Ultraman Taro as Higashi, Kotaro host of Ultraman Taro. Unlike the other Showa Ultraman stars Shinoda, Saburo has never replayed the human host outside his own series. Higashi, Kotaro is the only Showa Ultraman host not to appear in Ultraman Mebius due to Shinoda, Saburo having to attend a funeral when it came time to film the episode, Ultraman Taro appears without his host.

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