Two-way comm systems have been placed at all designated points.
Message from Euro Two...
"Commencing distribution of airborne two-way comm systems. "
From Union Three: "Communications net reception status is all green. "
Simulation plan, all clear.
HUMAN REFORM LEAGUE TAKLAMAKAN DESERT GARRISON BASE
All teams participating in the exercise are fully linked to the communications net.
Signal strength for all mobile suits is satisfactory.
I never thought we'd be joining forces with the Union or the AEU.
They're treating this like some party.
Second Lieutenant, how's your dust-proofing holding up?
It's holding up well, Colonel.
Just watch me go to work. Capturing a Gundam will be a snap!
- That would be impossible. - Come on!
UNION FORCES NEAR OKINAWA
Over Flags are to remain on standby until orders are issued.
Roger that.
A total of fifty-two teams and 832 mobile suits are participating.
You may call us cowards for this...
But I'll follow the military's plan on this one... Gundams.
|sora akaku someru kokutan no yami The ebony darkness dyes the sky red
|nomikomareta hoshikuzu tachi All the stardust is swallowed up
|hakanaku furitsumoru hai no yuki The snow falls like ash, evanescently
|mitsumeta nageki no mado I gaze through the window of sorrow
I never dreamed
|kooritsuku Everything freezes over
There... l come for you
|omoi wa sekibaku no yozora ni My wishes soared into the lonely night sky
|maiagari kudaketa They soared and shattered
|kono sekai ga katachi wo kaeru tabi ni Every time this world changed shape
|mamoritaimono wo The very thing l wanted to protect
|kowashite shimatte itanda I destroyed it without realizing it
BROKEN WINGS
Louise, how much longer are you gonna be like that?
I'm depressed because Mom went home.
I'm well aware of that.
Please cheer me up.
Cheer up, Louise...
I need something more tangible! Please...
I can't get that, Louise! I can't afford brand-name stuff like that.
Saji, I want you to buy it for me!
- Ah, well, but... - Buy them, buy them, for me!
What are those kids doing?
- Buy them for me! - So innocent and carefree.
At a time when nearly 1000 mobile suits are preparing to perform a huge exercise.
Those military guys are just too crazy.
Was this large-scale exercise in your plans, too...
...Aeolia Schenberg?
HUMAN REFORM LEAGUE CHAIRMAN'S RESIDENCE
How is that matter progressing?
We've received a report from Intelligence.
The latest update has three mobile suits and three personnel transport vehicles...
...heading for the uranium storage facility.
Now if only our true quarry would get caught in the net.
Very well.
The two-way comm system has detected some "interference" at the exercise ground.
As we expected.
Advise the commander to alter the operation.
We were the ones who provided this site, in the face of strong public criticism.
We want at least two machines in return.
Allelujah, keep your speed and altitude steady.
Would you stop rocking us?
You're asking for too much.
Observation teams, what is the Gundams' target?
There are no units along the route where we have communication interference.
AEU - TAKLAMAKAN DESERT FRONTLINE BASE
What?
The Gundams are heading for the site where the enriched uranium is buried.
What's the meaning of this?
How could we miss a group of terrorists heading straight for the facility?!
Lieutenant Colonel, we just received orders from HQ to capture the Gundams.
I see.
So this was all just a set-up.
The government knew what the terrorists were up to...
...and purposely left them alone...
...to lure the Gundams out.
Dynames here... targeted and ready to fire!
All shots on target! All shots on target!
Let's get going, Allelujah!
Roger.
It's an enemy attack!
Enemy approaching! Enemy approaching!
Damn it!
Lockon!
I know!
- Allelujah! - Enemy approaching! Enemy approaching!
What?
Who are these guys?
Lockon!
I'm fine. We've got incoming!
Maintain the barrage!
Keep those Gundams pinned down!
We just passed the scheduled completion time for the first phase.
I just hope they all made it out of there.
What's your forecast, Miss Sumeragi?
I think they've probably switched to Plan B2 by now.
It's time for Exia and Virtue.
Union Three succeeded in the initial attack.
We have two Gundams at point TF-4122.
Continue long-range bombardment!
Roger, continue long-range bombardment!
Visual signal from Human One.
They're requesting a team dispatch to TF-2123.
So, they're choosing the weakest areas to attack.
Deploy the 23rd Mobile Suit Team!
23rd Mobile Suit Team, move out!
Colonel!
Why won't you give me orders to launch?! I'll get the Gundams...
Standby for now.
But...!
Trust me.
I'll make a man out of you yet.
Prepare to switch over to Mission Plan B2.
Roger.
Exia, dissolve external camouflage membrane.
I am now commencing mission.
I see two Gundams!
Notify headquarters!
Virtue, securing escape route.
GN Bazooka, burst mode.
Particle compression rate at 97 percent.
GN particles... now releasing.
Tieria.
The others have switched to Plan B2.
We've gotta get out of here, Allelujah!
Roger!
First shot complete.
Now commencing GN particle charge.
So many!
A response already?!
Two hours since it all began.
If they're on Plan B2, Dynames and Kyrios should reach the rendezvous point soon.
If we could at least use the GN Arms...
By this time, they should have switched over from Plan B2 to E5.
Which means that machine will be coming.
Allelujah.
Allelujah, what's wrong?
M-My head...
She's coming... the super-soldier...
The super-soldier?
- The HRL machine from your report...? - Enemy approaching! Enemy approaching!
She's coming!
Allelujah!
We fell into their trap!
Tieria, how much longer until you're charged?
Another 170.
That's too long.
This time...
This time, I will complete the mission, as a super-soldier!
What's your name?
A transmission?
Come on, tell me.
Super-soldier number one, Second Lieutenant Soma Peries!
Soma Peries?
I like that name.
It's one worth killing!
Get away for now, Second Lieutenant!
Lieutenant Colonel.
That's no fun.
I'm leaving the rest to you, Allelujah.
Hallelujah!
Five hours have passed since the fighting began.
Where are you headed?
I'm going to hear the opinions of the other observers.
It's possible my job could be over here.
No, that's not what you're going to do.
I hate adults.
Seventh Mobile Suit Team has reached its operating time limit.
Have the Sixteenth Mobile Suit Team take over.
Your turn's coming up, Second Lieutenant.
Hurry and get ready to launch.
Ma'am!
How much longer can this last...? This attack is murder...!
At least give us a break to eat!
They will never get these Gundams!
Over Flags Squadron, mission time cleared.
I roger that.
This is Graham Aker, launching!
Attention all units!
Our target is the Big One.
When the barrage stops, that's when we initiate our capture plan!
Whatever you do, don't get hit by the enemy's beams!
Fifteen hours since fighting began.
What?
Is the attack over?
We're leaving!
I roger that!
I've got you now, Gundam!
What's the matter?
You're a little slow today, Gundam!
Do it!
Gundam is secured!
Good work!
And you couldn't have done it without me!
Lieutenant Colonel, moving in to capture the Winged One.
Be careful, Second Lieutenant.
It could suddenly start moving again like it did last time.
Roger.
Commander.
Have visual of target, commencing operation.
Over Flags, we're gonna start this mission using formation E!
Captain! It's Joshua...!
Joshua! Don't break formation!
I'll show you how a leader acts!!
Mid-air transformation?!
I bet you thought that was your own personal trick!
Oh no...!
Joshua's gone...!
All right, men, switch to Formation C!
I'm losing feeling in my fingertips...
Time for a lover's embrace, Gundam!
And you are my Sleeping Beauty!
Feldt.
Have you heard from the Meisters?
Nothing yet.
What's going on here?
Fading away...
The lives of the Gundam Meisters are fading away.
How are the other Meisters doing?
Enemy machine at three o'clock?
A mobile armor.
It's that Enact!
I'm gonna pay you back for the last time.
Ready, Mr. Gundam?!
You can die now.
Well? Like the taste of the Agrissa's plasma field?
Now, die and leave your machine behind...
...You little Krugis punk!
The foreign affairs office just received an unofficial report.
It seems the Gundams of Celestial Being appeared at the joint military exercise...
...now taking place in Eurasia.
Celestial Being?
The two sides are already fully engaged in combat.
But taking on nearly 1000 mobile suits...
...with just four Gundams is just too reckless.
Your Highness?
Setsuna.
Why is this world so twisted?
Is it God's fault? Is it man's fault?
Was this what he meant then?!
So this...
Death? Am I gonna die?
In this twisted world...
...without becoming anything.
Am I going to rot away... ...after having lost everything?
Gun... dam.
What the...!
Is that...?
What the hell...?
Gun... dam...
Gundam!
onaji egao shiteta We shared the same smile
sonna bokura mo ikunen mo kasane sugite But now too many years have passed
surechigau keshiki wo The scenery keeps changing
ukeirerarezuni mogaiteru Unable to accept the changes, we struggle
mudana pride sutesari Let's throw away our useless pride
kono sekai ni yasashisa wo Let us bring kindness into this world
I gotta say
yuuki wo misetsuketemo tsuyogattemo Even if I show off my courage and try to act tough
hitori dewa ikirarenai I can't live life all alone
ano hi no yakusoku nara That promise from that day long ago
kokoro no fukaku ni nokotteiruyo It's still deep in my heart
As life goes on
wasurecha ikenai kara, yeah Because we mustn't forget, yeah
Don't let it go...
kono hiroi daichi to nakamatachi no koto This vast earth and these friends
Thrones.
Three new Gundams make their entrance.
What is the significance of the GN particles they emit?
Next episode, "Trinity".
The tolling of the bell signals the beginning of the second act.
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