The Albion arrived at the La Vie En Rose.
They did this to acquire the new Gundam Unit 3.
However, awaiting them there was Commander Nakato's security unit.
Contemptuous of Uraki and his desperate comrades...
...Delaz ignited the colony's maneuvering propellant.
The colony, en route to Earth. Lucette, struck down.
Her death forces Nina to face her destiny.
And now, to stop this colony drop attack on the Earth...
...Uraki races to confront the enemy in Gundam Unit 3.
Eyes drained of their life.
The flames at which they gaze.
Now the time has come to leave everything behind.
All those memories and the pain of the past.
You can't look back at them, and the battle goes on.
Even if lives today are burnt to ashes...
...will people still dream about tomorrow?
It may be destiny, but I wanna get the chance!
In the skies of despair there rages now a storm.
For whom does the future exist now?
A world on the path of destruction...
...with a storm raging through.
The ones who have been chosen are...
Men of destiny!
ASSAULT ON THE POINT OF NO RETURN
U.C. 0083. 12 November.
Operation Stardust, whose objective is to drop a colony on the Earth...
...finally reaches its climax.
Portside at 10 o'clock! One enemy vessel sighted!
In front of us?
The Earth orbital fleet couldn't have reached us yet!
They said nothing about this...! I'm going to the comm room!
This is the Axis fleet.
Sorry, but our fleet'll just have to watch from the rear.
No matter. Don't feel obligated to us.
Just take care of the clean-up.
I swear on the name of Axis!
We've come so far...
I'm carrying out an operation with only these few ships...
... which once would have required half of the entire Zeon fleet.
It's nothing but a hulk!
- What's the current situation? - Sir!
The colony is now halfway between the Earth and the Moon.
The prototype Gundam Unit 3 has made contact with them.
And the neutral Axis fleet is pulling back to the rear.
The enemy learned his lessons well from the One Year War.
This is a brilliantly-executed colony drop operation.
Even Gundam Unit 3 can't handle this by itself!
We still have 14 hours until it hits the Earth.
The real test is in 9 hours.
After that, it crosses the point of no return.
Point of no return?
Here, sir.
If the colony breaks through here...
...there's no way of we can stop such a huge mass.
We have to regain that colony and change its course before then.
Does the colony still have any propellant?
It must have! For the final course correction forJabrow!
Dammit, where the hell is my 3rd orbital fleet?!
They're gathering 30,000 kilometers in front of...
...the point of no return to intercept them.
They'll never make it... What is the admiral thinking?!
They're retreating...
Where is he?
The time for discussion has passed.
Gato?!
An l-Field!
Him, too?!
- Range? - 107,000 kilometers to the colony!
Captain! It's 8 hours, 22 minutes from the point of no return!
Order the mobile suit launch!
Not yet! Not till Unit 3 has opened a hole in their line!
The question is whether Lieutenant Uraki's strength will hold out.
I never thought we'd end up in something like this.
When you think about it...
...we've always been haunted by the ghost of Zeon.
Ever since we met the Gundam.
With my beams bouncing off like this...!
Commander! With a unit armed mostly with beam weapons...!
Stay out of this!
He's stopped!
The time...!
- My weapons...! - Gundam! This is the Albion!
We've caught up with you! Return to ship for resupply!
Return to ship at once!
I've almost got their frontline breached!
Lieutenant Uraki! You can't take that colony by yourself!
Aye, sir.
Now, then, the question is when does the enemy show up in front of us?
The Federation's Earth orbital fleet is mainly Salamis-class ships.
They'll be no problem.
But you weren't expecting them to hit our soft underbelly, were you?
The unexpected sometimes happens. Gato's handling it well.
The unexpected happens, you say?
This is battle group #72. Refueling complete. Moving out!
Admiral, sir! The fleet is recommencing pursuit now, sir!
Even if we can't catch up with the enemy...
...leave the mop-up of those Zeon to us!
Wha- What did you say, sir?!
Begin weapons container swap-out! Yank 'em out!
Nina...
They came after us? Engines! Reverse, full!
The enemy? I was followed!
Mora, out of the way! I'm taking the Stamen out!
Don't! You want to fight in your condition?!
They've broken through!
I'm going!
Men are such...!
A- Admiral...!
If we surround them too tightly, they'll fight to the death.
I wasn't asking you!
Admiral! What's wrong with you?!
No, I mean, what are you trying to do in this situation?!
You have to send the Earth orbital fleet to the front at once!
Jamitov, you son of a...!
We have no time for any weird plans! We have to attack!
What are you doing?! Let me go!
Admiral! We don't have time!
Why was the Albion allowed to take Gundam Unit 3?
We can't count on the Cima Fleet.
We'll handle it all... With our own hands!
But, Commander, you can't take the strain!
Graddle... I'm the only one who can defeat that Gundam.
Commander...!
Have I ever looked at the Earth with such excitement in my heart?
I'll destroy the Gundam before the enemy appears in front of us!
Simone... How much longer?
They're finishing your resupply right now.
No, I mean till the time limit.
3 hours, 11 minutes.
Nina...
We're out of time, and there's no prospect of getting any backup...
Nina Purpleton!
Yes, sir?
I'm authorizing you to take a launch. I want you off this ship at once.
Captain Synapse... I chose to stay here to the very end.
I'm sorry, sir.
Don't expect the military to pay your salary, then.
All right! Gimme a five-minute burn at combat speed 1!
Then switch to max thrust!
Cima's fleet is out too far in front...
You hear me?! Stay sharp! Think of nothing but what's ahead!
Ms. Cima, we're picking up something ahead of us!
It's almost time!
Nice timing.
Don't go, Gato.
Captain, we've picked up something to port! Light!
What? Towards the Earth?
Can you enlarge the image?
The Earth orbital fleet? No... What's that they've set up?
A wishbone!
That ship isn't retreating. They've got guts!
It's him!
GATO!
COMMANDER!!!
Distance to point of no return?
10,200 kilometers! 21 minutes to go!
Once we cross it, those annoying pests will finally quiet down!
Just what are you after?
Weren't you going to wag your tail at the Federation...
...with me and my fleet at your feet?
Are you going to drop the colony or not?!
Shut up, old man!
The enemy's breached our frontline! They're closing in!
What?!
Monsha! Behind you!
Dammit, I'm not that good!
Direct hit! Portside MS catapult!
Simone! The time?
The time...?
4 minutes, sir!
GO TO HELL!!!
To the colony...!
My l-Field!
You're too late!
50 seconds!
30 seconds...
It's passed the point of no return...
The colony is...
...headed for Earth.
It's not over!
We still have to keep it from hitting Jabrow!
Captain, we're getting a message from the 1 st orbital fleet.
What?!
They say the Delaz Fleet has ceased fire!
What does it mean?
Cease fire...?! Impossible!
This is G-2-1. Upper array of the Solar System II is complete.
This is left wing, W-1-1! Got some trouble. Send help!
There are errors in the operation. Get it deployed! Hurry!
The enemy's right in front of us!
A Solar System...!
As you say, sir.
They had a surprise trick to stop the colony drop.
Just heat it up a little and... Boom!
You piece of...! You consider yourself Zeon?!
This is how I've been able to live!
Those people living safe and snug in Side 3 just used me!
If I have a reason, I'll switch sides!
Admiral!
How pathetic... I was a fool to try to guide someone...
...who has no ideals!
The day I'm guided to a backwater like Axis...
...is the day I go out of business!
Cima... You blood-sucking parasite!
Don't move, Gato.
A losing general must accept defeat gracefully.
What?!
I wouldn't want my gift to the Feddies to get damaged.
Go, Gato.
Gato, see this through.
We still have the colony!
Are you insane?! What are you doing?!
Go! Step over my corpse and carry on!
Be quiet!
Will you let her make me into the laughingstock of space, Gato?!
You idiot! They're targeting it with the Solar System right now!
Don't be a fool!
Admiral...
Sieg Zeon!
All alone in the deep darkness.
On a night that swallows up the road.
Searching on and on for the memory of the brilliant dawn.
There are times when destiny...
...is a wind that tests your heart.
Love is a sky that embraces everything.
And in it is the vision of the new day.
Dreamer...
I should revive that warm heartbeat inside me.
Dreamer...
That frozen dream has begun to shine again.
Evergreen...
NEXT EPISODE
Conspiracies fill and cover over the skies of betrayal.
The face of a new age emerges.
Will the colony finally reach the Earth?
Inside of it, a reunion of love and hate.
Now, at the end of the battle, what is it Uraki sees?
Time slips away as the curtain falls on the year 0083.
A STORM RAGING THROUGH