The false peace has been shattered.
A remnant force claiming to be Zeon...
...has attacked a Federation test base in Australia.
They have successfully stolen one mobile suit.
It is the Gundam Unit 2, armed with a nuclear warhead.
The effects of this incident...
...will spread to every corner of the Earth system.
The year is U.C. 0083.
There's no winner of this fight as I collapse, now exhausted.
I look up to the stars above...
...and don't even have the strength to cry.
I don't need, don't need yesterday anymore.
I don't need dreams that have crumbled away.
I just wanna keep on running!
Just chasing the thrill that's shooting through my heart!
Feelings that you just can't describe with words...
...are enough to ignite even a frozen heart!
Burning with shining blue fire.
Fire that'll spread until it covers all the stars in the sky.
Love is such a lonely battle.
But is it one that will consume the world in flames.
ENDLESS PURSUIT
Who does he think he is?
Hey, kid.
OUT OF MY WAY!
Hurry up and put out the fires from the missile hits!
Haven't you contacted General Marnery yet?!
Nina!
NO! My poor Gundams!
Ensign Uraki! This is Captain Synapse on the Albion!
Leave the recovery of Unit 2 to the other mobile suits...
...and get back here at once!
I can't! I'm already engaging him!
And I still have a chance to win!
I-- I can do this!
He's got the guts, but he doesn't have the skill!
Ensign Uraki!
You aren't ready to take me on yet!
Amateur!
Amateur, huh?!
U-801, your shots are drifting to the east. Correct your solution.
U-801, acknowledged.
Time to join in.
Wh- What was that??!
It wasn't a missile from the enemy ship!
You mean they have a heavy mobile suit out there, too?!
And another one!
Looks like the commander did it.
Not bad for someone who just landed here!
Captain! General Marnery's been killed!
What? The base's commander is dead?
Nina...
First time in combat? That's right, you aren't a soldier.
Ensign Uraki! Ensign Uraki! What's wrong? Respond!
Ensign Uraki!
ENSIGN URAKI!!!
Don't go to pieces over a missile shower!
Lieutenant Burning...
The enemy's retreated. We're going after Unit 2 to recover it.
Take the rifle Keith has for you. All clear?
Oh, man... A real battle! Can you believe it, Kou?
Keith...
Let's go, Uraki!
Aye, sir!
Okay, let's earn our pay checks. I'll take command of this team.
This is Burning! We're going after them!
Burning team, the enemy assault...
...has left us unable to coordinate your pursuit!
Establish contact with the assault carrier Albion! Out!
Nina, where are you going?! Wait!
She's going after it...?
Captain, I'm tracking a high-heat source at 4 o'clock!
- A sixth wave??! - It's not a missile!
Minovsky particle interference is preventing a positive ID.
A Zeon recovery ship...
Inform Burning's team!
Aye, aye!
This is Komusai DC-14.
Commander Gato, do you read?
Barely. We've stolen the nuke, along with the prototype Gundam.
You've done it again, sir. Admiral Delaz will be pleased.
Spare me the compliments. That's for Earthnoids.
All right, I'll meet you at the rendezvous point.
If this operation is successful, I'll never have to look up...
...at the night sky from the ground again.
Commander!
I've just picked up enemy mobile suits.
So, they are chasing us. Did they pick up the Komusai reentering?
Now hear this! Don't let them beat us there!
-Aye, sir! -Aye!
What a mess this is.
You wouldn't think the war was over.
You're a real busybody, Mora.
I'm going after the prototypes because it's my job to.
Well, I guess I want look after someone who's in over their head.
Hm? You mean me?
I mean the ensign in the Gundam. Strictly as a mechanic, of course.
Oh. Of course.
My legs are shaking so much. I thought I had more nerve than this.
You should look ahead when you drive.
I think you've got plenty of nerve.
Captain Dreiser, it looks like Commander Gato was successful.
Mm. I see.
Aside from the loss of one Dom Tropen, everything went as planned.
Shall we set sail?
Number One, Commander Gato would have a backup plan...
...in case the Komusai was destroyed.
Hm? Yes, sir...
He wouldn't have sent us out here just to fire a few missiles.
Fog's getting thick, isn't it?
Why would they be after a nuclear warhead?
To put it simply, they're being sore losers.
Watch your step. This area's full of places for them to hide.
Y- You think they're around here??! Kou...!
I know, but we're committed now.
Y- Yeah, you're right. Right.
Allen, quit scaring them.
Keith! Uraki! Just do it like you always do.
- I won't let them beat you. - Aye, sir!
All right, we'll split up. Uraki, you're with me.
All right! All right!
Commander, we'll take off as soon as you're locked down.
The Feddies are closing in, right?
Pretty much.
And Chief, have a lt. commander's uniform for me next time.
Eitherway, you look a lot better in a Zeon uniform, sir!
Just sit tight in that cockpit a little longer!
Of course. It's my mobile suit, after all.
Over there!
Lt. Burning! Lt. Burning! We've spotted the Zeon recovery ship.
Okay, Uraki, the target's a booster-equipped Komusai.
Aye, sir. They're planning to blast out into space, right?
Looks that way. You're going to charge in as Allen fires at them.
Leave any other enemies to me.
Lieutenant... I'm sorry about what happened before.
It's just... It was like I forgot everything I was supposed to do.
- That's why I'm here. - Yeah. Right, sir.
Exactly why.
All right!
Heh, here we go, Keith. We'll have 'em in one shot.
Lieutenant, their escorts have pulled out. They have, right?!
That's why they didn't attack. Just don't get careless.
R- Right, sir...
Huh?
KEITH!
Keith!
- Uraki! - Sir?
Head for the Komusai!
B- But...!
GO!
Aye!
What the...?!
That's the commander's unit!
Get going, Uraki! I'll hold him here!
Lieutenant Burning...
He's coming for us... Forward guns! Toast that sucker!
S- Stop... Stop!
They're going for it... Come on, stop!
Empty! The other weapons...!
Got it... I got it...?
Lieutenant Burning! Keith!
God damn you! Anavel Gato hasn't waited three years...
...just to let you unprincipled fools stand in the way of our ideals!
Your ideals?
Our dream of true freedom for all Spacenoids!
We will sever the evil hold of the Earth with our sword of justice!
Freedom? What's he mean?
Gato? The guy from our textbooks on modern warfare?!
Anavel Gato... The Nightmare of Solomon!
What did they say?
This isn't good.
We're in the middle of a battle and you start giving speeches?!
You're an officer, aren't you??!
If you want to be more than a grunt, learn to see the big picture!
Y- Yes, sir...
I'm the ENEMY, you idiot!
Commander! Dreiser's moving in for a pickup! We don't have time!
Right! Understood!
Without the Federation behind you, you couldn't do anything!
- I heard that! - Uraki! 12 o'clock!
- Why, you... You won't escape! - Uraki, wait!
I'm okay, sir! I'm going after them!
Don't be reckless! What can you do by yourself?! Cool off, now!
Mora, what was that ensign's name, again?
Ensign Kou Uraki.
Ensign Kou Uraki...
How dare those Zeon stragglers say that!
Scott, have you located that U-Con, yet?
We traced those missiles' path. Kalent team is on its way.
Good.
It's almost dawn. Go to half-watch! Simone, bring us down!
Kou... They got Lieutenant Allen.
They got him...?
Direct hit with a bazooka to the body.
Dead... He's dead?
C'mon, you two. We still have a mission. Follow me.
Keith, inventory our remaining ammo.
Lieutenant! What about Lt. Allen's body?
- Leave it. - We can't!
Keith, is there any chance Allen's still alive?
N- No... There's no possibility. He was killed, sir...
Do you want to see what's left of his body?
No, sir!
Then leave Allen's remains to the recovery team.
Aye, sir...
Allen... Looks like you beat us all back to the base...
This is Kalent team. Have reached target area.
Search underway. Fog is getting thicker.
We believe the enemy may have exhausted his ammunition.
We can handle this by ourselves!
I sure as helI don't want that pervert Burning hogging the glory!
Captain, it looks like a battle. It's pretty close to the shore.
I wonder if Commander Gato's going to set a new kill record.
Prepare the recovery vessel at once!
Aye, sir!
Kalent team! Kalent!
Respond! What's wrong??!
Lieutenant Burning, are we the only ones left?
Looks like it.
The coast looks really foggy. Are we going to be able to spot them?
We have to find them.
And even if we do, we have to fight Gato, right?!
Keith, be quiet...
Y- Yeah... The guy who was on the graduation exam in the Academy!
Lieutenant Anavel Gato.
Ace pilot of Vice Admiral Dozul Zabi's space assault corps!
Which means...!
- Ensign Keith! - Y- Yes, sir...
Get out your maneuvers stick. Map number 103.
Y- Yes, sir.
We'll be hitting the Slave Coast soon, where the enemy was headed.
Where do you think they'll wait for the recovery ship?
Right. Umm...
Here. We could only attack them from either the left or the right.
They'd only have to defend themselves from one direction.
- Ensign Uraki! - Yes, sir?
If we engaged them there, who would have the advantage?
Yes, sir! Considering the terrain and the possibility of an ambush...
...the enemy would have the overwhelming advantage--
Overwhelming...
Keith, that's not what Allen would have said.
Do you think the enemy would retreat to the place...
...even a green Federal Forces ensign would think of first?
Uraki.
Yes, sir?
The enemy definitely has the advantage in terms of firepower.
But what is his objective?
Getting out of here with Unit 2, which he's just stolen, right?
Gato may not be able to face us in a stand up fight.
And will lying in wait let him win with this visibility?
When will the fog clear? When will the recovery ship arrive?
He must be as nervous as we are.
Considering this situation, I think they're here.
My gut instinct says the same thing.
But, more than analyzing the enemy, the main problem is you two.
This battle will be decided by whether or not...
...you two stop acting like a couple of screaming amateurs.
Who cares how good Gato is?
Just remember what he said to you.
You mean, believe in something?
I can't think of a better way to put this right now...
...but a battle is decided in an instant!
A moment's hesitation and you're dead!
Something to believe in...
Uraki. Ens. Kou Uraki, can you hear me? This is Nina Purpleton.
What do you want??! We're about to go into battle!
We can't send Uraki back now!
No, I just... I just wanted to ask a favor of you.
What?
A favor?
Take care of Unit 1. And... And bring back Unit 2, please!
That's... That's all I wanted to say.
Right. Understood. I promise.
Move in! No one can hit anything in this fog!
Behind me!
No?
There you are!
Shit! This terrain's impossible!
This is worse than fighting hand-to-hand!
Keith!
Adamsky!
Commander Gato, do you read me?
We can't see what your situation is.
We're following the light of your beam sabre! Grab on when we arrive!
Commander, I'll hold them off here! Get going!
But, with just one Xamel...!
This pig couldn't get on the recovery ship anyway! Go!
Thank you.
GATO!!!
What?!
Him again?! Twice he's done it and now he's going for three?!
Where are you?!
Why did you steal Unit 2?!
I have nothing more to say to you!
Not to a man who doesn't even know what's he's fighting for!
I'm still a Federation officer!
Only a real man should say those words!
You're finished!
Like hell!
The shield! Aim for Unit 2's cooling system!
How could I?!
Mark my words, Ensign! I swear I'll destroy anyone...
...who stands in the way of the resurrection of Zeon!
Lieutenant Burning!
Lieutenant!
Keith! Are you okay?
Dammit, my leg's busted.
Lieutenant! Hang on, sir. I'll get you down from there.
Don't sound so sad, kid. You're gonna make me cry.
NEXT EPISODE
Unit 2, which vanished into the morning mist.
Nina, who can offer no comforting words.
The wind blowing through the ruined base casts a pall on Kou's heart.
And the arrival of new allies brings a confrontation.
Who will end up as the pilot of Unit 1?
INTO BATTLE, ALBION!