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80 YEARS AGO
No good. Everything with memory has already been removed.
They must've destroyed it all in advance.
It took us six years to get out here. We can't go back empty-handed!
According to the schematics, the residential block should be up ahead.
Who's this?
Like I'd know.
What the...?
Is that... a pet robot?
No, this is an information terminal!
Ardy! We've just found some treasure. We're heading back now!
Get ready to begin data analysis!
Roger.
|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
They're also different from the first and second generations.
ASSAULT OF THE THRONES
These Gundams don't exist in Veda's databanks.
Do machines like that really exist out there?
We know they exist. We all saw them with our own eyes.
Right, Haro?
Plain as day! Plain as day!
They certainly do resemble Gundams... and there are at least three that we know of.
Their solar reactors are different, but they emit what appear to be GN particles.
And so you were saved by those Gundams?
Yeah.
There are new Gundams...
One of the pilots said over the communication lines...
...that they were Gundam Meisters.
And as they left, they sent us the data for these coordinates in space.
What are their objectives?
Maybe they're coming to say hello. I mean, we're kinda the veterans here!
Could it be a trap?
They saved Setsuna and the other Meisters, didn't they?
Well, that's true, but...
We'll know when we meet them.
Let's go and greet these new Gundam Meisters.
The optical sensors have just picked up an incoming object.
Put it on the main monitor.
Roger.
Okay, Feldt.
Get Exia ready to launch.
Chris, I want you to scan that ship.
Roger that.
Someone's peeking! Someone's peeking!
You okay with that? You okay with that?
They're simply being cautious about us. Let them do as they wish.
Well, okay then! Let's go.
Roger that!
There's no doubt about it.
That approaching ship is definitely emitting GN particles.
Are you serious?!
Confirming that there are four GN drives on board.
I told you.
But how did they acquire solar reactors?
Look there.
That hatch is opening.
Michael. Nena. Hang on tight now.
- Roger! - Roger!
That's the machine we saw.
No mistake! No mistake!
Confirming visual signal from mobile suit.
They're requesting permission to land aboard Ptolemy.
Reply that we grant permission.
Also, cancel Exia's standby order.
Send Setsuna to the briefing room.
Roger that.
Now, then...
We have permission to land. Heading to Ptolemaios.
Thank you for giving us permission to come aboard your ship.
My name is Johann Trinity, the Meister of Throne Eins.
I'm Michael Trinity, the Meister of Throne Zwei.
I'm Nena Trinity, Meister of Throne Drei.
You're all so very young.
And you have the same name...?
That's because we're related.
We are in fact true siblings.
Hey! Which one of you is the Exia's pilot?
- Huh? - Is it you?
No. It's not me.
I am.
I'm the Exia's Gundam Meister, Setsuna F. Seiei.
I heard about you! You're that crazy Meister!
I think it's great! I love that about you.
Don't touch me!
Bastard! What did you do to my sister?!
That was your sister's fault!
Shut up, you big pretentious jerk!
You want me to cut you a new one? Huh??
Knock it off, Michael.
Do it! Do it!
Big brother! Big brother! Big brother! Big brother!
Huh? Big brother...?
I wanted to see you! I wanted to see you!
Big brother! Big brother!
Who the hell are you?! Who the hell are you?!
Haro! Haro!
Don't know you! Don't know you!
Big brother... your memories. Big brother... your memories.
Anyway, let's continue this conversation somewhere more appropriate.
Very well.
So, those are the new Gundam Meisters.
This is the first time you and I agree.
About what?
I can tell what you're feeling without you saying a word.
You know... they're kinda amazing.
I don't like that girl, though.
Oh? Do you have a thing for Setsuna or something?
No, no, it's nothing like that!
Mom and Dad never said anything about Gundams like these.
I'd like to know why you have Gundams in your possession?
And why aren't those machines in Veda's databanks?
I can't answer that.
We're also bound by confidentiality on certain issues.
Aww, too bad.
Where did you get your solar reactors... or rather, your GN Drives?
I'm sorry, but I can't answer that either.
Once again, that's too bad.
Then what did you come here for?
We came to pay our respects to a bunch of has-been Meisters...
...who were beaten up by antique mobile suits.
Watch it!
Ah, I'm just kidding! Just kidding!
I'm suddenly feeling ill. Please excuse me.
Send Veda a report about this later.
Sure, I'll do that.
He's so pretty.
If he was a girl, I'd be all over him.
- Enough, Michael. - Yeah, yeah.
Johann, this is so boring.
I'm gonna explore the ship.
Would that be all right?
S-Sure.
Wanna come with me?
Wanna come?
You'd better not piss me off.
Anyway, at least answer me this, please...
What do you intend to do with those Gundams?
That's easy... we'll eradicate war, of course.
Really?
We all seek the same goal here... For we are like you.
We are all Gundam Meisters.
So you're gonna join forces with us?
What an idiot! As if we'd join you!
Our turn's come around...
...because you guys are only doing touchy-feely interventions!
And just what does that mean?
It means exactly what I said.
You can't be counted on. Right?
You're a defective rebuilt human being.
What?!
Oh? Wanna fight?!
I'm terribly sorry.
I apologize for my brother's rudeness.
However, it appears that those giving us our mission orders...
...are beginning to have doubts about your methods...
...when executing your armed interventions.
Does this mean we're being dismissed?
Please continue your operations as you have in the past.
In the meantime...
...we will conduct interventions according to our own judgment.
Is your independent team a necessary component for the completion...
...of Aeolia Schenberg's overall plan?
Let's wait and see.
I believe the answer to all your questions will become clear...
...when you see the actions we'll be taking.
Who gave guys like that Gundams?
In any case, I need to verify this information with Veda.
Veda's terminal is wide open!
Who's in there?!
H-How'd you get in here?
I just wandered in.
Who are you?
Who the hell are you guys?!
That's a secret.
Well, there they go.
They told us what they felt like telling us, and then they left.
But I have to say that Johann guy is sure something else.
What? You really think so?
When'd you find the time to get a photo?
I found a way.
You think it was okay to just let them go?
We kept asking, but we barely got any info out of them.
That's not quite true.
Yo!
Hey, old man.
While you guys were chatting it up in here... I was busy inspecting that Throne of theirs.
Nicely done, tactical forecaster.
Make sure you submit your report on an isolated terminal.
Don't enter any of this into Veda.
Roger that.
Big brother... Big brother...
Nena.
That pilot of the Exia... Setsuna was it?
Just what do you find so great about him?
He's a real cutie. It's love at first sight for me.
Is that so?
Next time I see him, I'm shooting him down.
Mission received! Mission received!
What, already?! They sure didn't give us much of a rest!
We have to show the world...
...that Celestial Being is deadly serious.
Thank you for this crucial information, Ribbons.
I'm thankful to God that I was fortunate enough to meet you.
That's the real reason you picked me up, isn't it?
No. That encounter was destiny.
And my becoming an observer for Celestial Being was fate as well.
What will you do with the world?
I won't do anything.
I am an observer.
I am someone who simply wants to watch the world reform.
Regular exams are finally over!
That was exhausting.
And I had to work during the exams, too!
You should've taken time off beforehand.
I'm surprised you said that, Louise.
Huh? Why?
Oh, never mind.
What? What?
So, what do you wanna do during our break? If there's a movie you'd like to see...
Sorry.
I'm going back to Spain for a little bit.
I'm gonna go to my cousin's wedding.
Is that so.
Then have yourself a good time. Yeah.
Don't cheat on me.
What was that?
Don't you cheat on me!
I would never do that!
You look tired, Miss Kinue.
My research keeps hitting these dead ends.
Hear the latest? The three blocs just released a statement...
A total of eighty-seven mobile suits were heavily damaged.
Over two hundred people were killed.
And according to a testimony from a soldier on the scene...
...new Gundams appeared on the battlefield.
New Gundams?
The information is still unconfirmed...
...but it sounds like Celestial Being was hiding a couple of aces up their sleeve!
Do you know the soldier's name and army?
Well, this was just a rumor from Mr. Ikeda, so maybe he'd...
Make an appointment right now, please!
All right.
PACIFIC OCEAN - UNION FORCES
Not only did we fail to carry out our appointed mission...
...but we allowed three skilled Flag Fighters to fall in combat.
I'm a failure as a squadron commander.
It couldn't be helped.
There was no way to predict that those new Gundams would show up.
And our machines are just too badly out-matched.
If only we had a machine that could compete with the Gundams...
The Flag is our military's top machine!
I know that. But still...
Daryl. We're called Flag Fighters. Show some pride.
Graham here.
What?! We've got unknown machines entering the atmosphere?!
Gundams?
Well, then what's their destination point?
A-Are you serious?
UNION AMERICA - MSWAD BASE
If my theory is correct...
...and the energy generation systems of the Gundams utilize topological defects...
...then everything would logically fall into place.
It explains the small number of Gundams...
...and why they needed more than two hundred years to develop them.
Such an energy system could only be constructed in a Jovian environment...
A hundred and twenty years ago...
...there was that manned expedition to Jupiter...!
Was that project related to the development of Gundams?
If that's the case...
...Aeolia Schenberg's true goal isn't the eradication of war...
...but something else altogether...
Wh-What just happened?
What?! What's going on here?!
Notification from the observation room.
Three mobile suits, possibly Gundams...
...are approaching the base from direction EW-9877.
- Scramble all mobile suits! - Oh my...
Request reinforcements from all bases!
We have visuals on the unknowns!
They're just too fast!
Are those the new Gundams?
We've reached the target point.
Nena, dock with my machine.
We'll smash everything all at once.
Roger!
Now transferring high-density GN particles!
Good heavens! Could I be their real target?
GN particle transfer now complete!
Roger that.
Throne Eins... GN Mega Launcher... firing!
All right!
That was awesome!
Way to go, big brother!
That was brutal!
Here they come.
A whole lot of small fry!
Captain. There are three new ones!
Yeah, I see them.
They wiped out our base...
Graham...
Katagiri...!
The Professor...
Professor Eifman is...
What'd you say?!
My patience is at an end, murderers!
You'll pay for this, Gundam!
Prepare to withdraw.
Aw, do we have to?
At least let me have some fun, Johann!
Relax, it'll be over soon.
I'm just gonna smash you and destroy you... ...and then wipe you all out!
Fly, my Fangs!
What the hell are those...?!
That bastard...!
Howard, no!
I'll show you, Gundam!
What?!
This is the power of the Flag!
I'm in trouble if he keeps this up...
That's not gonna happen!
Howard!
Howard Mason, no!
Captain, I'm proud... of the Flag...
These are my Fangs!
Are you satisfied now? We're withdrawing.
Aw, Johann...
We have another mission to deal with.
Gundam Meisters are busy people, after all.
Yeah, yeah.
Captain!
Don't go after them without a plan!
Yes, sir...
The Professor...
Howard...
How many times must you rub my face in the dirt?
Gundam!
They attacked an American military base?!
For what reason?
It's not clear.
Veda doesn't have any data on it either.
They just do what they want.
Aw, great...
They've gone and done stuff that's gonna get us criticized.
Are they Meisters?
They may say they are...
But are those guys really Gundam Meisters?
You take care now, Louise.
Say hi to your mom and dad for me.
Oh, and... uh...
Never mind about all that stuff.
What?
Hm!
Uh... what's up?
Kiss me goodbye, Saji.
Wh-What?!
Kiss me!
I can't do it!
You worry too much about stuff, Saji.
But that's one of the things I like about you.
Louise...
Well, time for me to go!
Mhm!
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
Regardless of faith and ideals...
...lives are still lost on the battlefield.
Once again, tears of grief are shed.
Next episode, "The Aim of Evil Intents".
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Setsuna denies the Gundams.