Er.. well *tries to explain it* The city of Fanelia is about to get a new Prince(Van) just as soon as he gets a dragon gem thing from a dragons chest after he slays it.. anyway this woman gets in his way(Hitomi) and she is teleported with him after he grabs the dragon gem and they are teleported back to the town.. anyway the town gets attacked by invisible mechs called Guymelefs. Anyway his instructor tells him that if it is necessary that he should get away in the Escaflowne, an old Guymelef that only Princes of Fanelia can use.. anyway they take out a few of the invisible GuyMelefs and then he ends up getting transported out by Hitomis' gem that she has around her neck and it goes on from there, basically this evil kid that sounds like genki from monster rancher (Dilandau), is trying to take over the place and hes tired of waiting for government clearance or whatever anyway it continues as they have to destroy the Escaflowne for their future as rulers of the world to stay true. If that is anywhere close to the actual storyline then YAY?! Actually I didn't really like the english dubbed version.. I think I'd like the japanese version ^^ the only thing I liked about the american version was the animation and the catgirl.. I think her name was Merle..