Good morning, Commander!
Are you awake yet?
I thought maybe we could go to the dining hall together.
Ah... ah, yeah! Let's see. Huh?
Commander?
Ah, yeah!
Hey, wait!
Thank you. But please go ahead without us.
Athrun and I will be along shortly.
Huh? B-But... No. R-Right!
What's the big idea?!
Huh? Because that girl...
What do you mean "that girl"?! And why the hell...
When... How'd you get in this room?!
I told the front desk that I had promised to go to your room later...
...but you seemed to have fallen asleep.
Then I was surprised to discover that you really were asleep.
What I'm saying is, why would you do something like this?!
Well, normally if an engaged couple hasn't seen each other for a long time...
Lacus... would never do such a thing!
Never.
She wouldn't? Why not?
What? The Chairman's gone already?
Yeah. He's a busy person, after all.
It's a wonder he even had the time to talk to us yesterday. Really.
Well, I guess...
You're lucky, Shinn.
Getting such high praise yesterday, and then getting today off.
Things couldn't be better for you.
What's the matter?
Nothing.
You two.
You're the youngsters from the Minerva that I met yesterday, aren't you?
Where's that FAITH member you were with?
Pardon my manners! Good morning, sir.
I believe the Commander is still in his room.
And then the soldier's face turned bright red...
...and he said thank you in a really loud voice.
I get it. Yeah, I understand now. Thanks.
Good morning, Miss Lacus.
Oh, my. Good morning.
Your event yesterday was quite successful.
The soldiers from the base were extremely excited.
I'm sure it will help motivate them.
Did you enjoy my concert, Mr. Heine?
Why, of course.
There was so much going on yesterday, we were never properly introduced.
I'm Heine Westenfluss of the Special Forces.
Nice to meet you, Athrun.
I'm Athrun Zala. Nice to meet you.
I know. You're quite a celebrity.
Although I heard you've only recently returned to the military.
You used to be with the Le Creuset team, right?
Ah, yes.
I was with the Hawkins team during the Great War.
We might've crossed paths at Jachin Due.
Miss Lacus.
We must discuss today's schedule, Miss Lacus.
I'm terribly sorry, but I must ask you to make your way over here.
What?!
Please.
All right. I guess it can't be helped.
Well, Athrun. I will see you later.
Oh. Right.
I can see you two are really close.
Ah, well, not really.
I see nothing wrong with it. It's a good thing to be so close to each other.
Well, yes.
So, there are four of you. You three, and the blond guy from yesterday.
Pilots aboard the Minerva.
Yes.
The Impulse. A ZAKU Warrior. The Savior.
And he's piloting a Blaze ZAKU Phantom.
Yes.
And you're a FAITH member, right? As well as the Captain?
Well, yes.
Although there aren't that many of you, you no doubt have plenty of battle power.
So why has the Chairman assigned me to such a ship?
What?!
Will you be on the Minerva?
Well, simply put, yes. I start immediately after my leave.
I'll be visiting the ship later to officially introduce myself.
This could be a pain in the ass. Three FAITH members on the same ship.
Well... ah...
Not to worry. We on the frontline just go wherever they send us.
Those who hold other positions have a completely different view of the situation.
Anyway, I look forward to working with you.
The Chairman has high hopes for this ship.
We'll do what we can to please him.
Yes. We certainly will.
Bye, Athrun.
Goodbye. Take care of yourself.
Normally, you'd give me a kiss now, wouldn't you?
That's enough!
Go. You're gonna be late.
Now. How should I spend my day?
What do you mean?
I'd like to go into town, but it wouldn't be any fun going alone.
I sorta feel sorry for Rey, so maybe I'll go back to the ship.
Why don't you go out with Shinn?
It's your day off. You should take it easy.
I'll return to the ship, so don't worry about that.
But...
I see.
You've already had your turn at taking it easy, Commander... with Miss Lacus.
That's right. In my opinion...
...I think you should've gone with Miss Lacus as her bodyguard.
Lunamaria.
You're a FAITH member, Commander.
No one's gonna argue with whatever you choose to do.
Wait a minute, Lunamaria!
Go ahead without us.
Ah, right.
Would you hit a woman?
I'm partly to blame for what you saw this morning, so I don't wanna make excuses.
But you've misunderstood.
And I'm not particularly pleased with your attitude based on that misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding?
I can't imagine there's anything to misunderstand. Very well.
I'll be careful in the future... Whenever Miss Lacus is around.
No. What I'm saying...
Don't worry.
I think I fully understand the situation between you two.
Wow. What a surprise.
To have the Chairman of the PLANTs suddenly visit us like that?
Yeah. I hear he'll be visiting other cities in this area, with Lacus Clyne.
In the last war, we were all screaming "Enemy! Enemy!" But look at things now.
I'm not sure what to believe anymore.
You know, there is something creepy about those Coordinators.
But they're tons better than them rowdy Alliance Forces.
They're true gentlemen.
Not your average soldier.
Gimme a break.
What in the world is that man thinking?
But once people learn that a profit can be made from something...
...they learn to think the opposite. This also cannot be helped.
Someone told me once... If someone kills because another is killed...
...then he is killed because he killed...
How will that bring us peace?
Throughout human history, there have always been those who incite the people...
...thinking of war as a business and the chance to make more weapons.
Why are such things necessary in the first place?! Why now?!
We made a pledge not to repeat the tragedies of the past!
We were committed to following a path that we could proceed along hand in hand!
This is a warning to the ZAFT warship Minerva.
You are approaching the territory of the Orb Union.
Our nation will not permit your ship to enter our waters.
That's why I want that battery to be destroyed...
...no matter what! This time for sure!
There's no doubt in my mind that we'll find "Logos" in the shadows of this war.
Since they are also the nucleus of Blue Cosmos.
If at all possible, I'd like to do something about it.
But that is the most difficult problem we face.
Hey. Did she just...
What? You're kidding, right? She fell?!
She can't swim?!
Damn it! Calm down!
Were you trying to die? You fool!
You were right on the edge. And you can't even swim.
Yet you stood there absentmindedly...
Ah... ah... no...
I don't wanna die.
NOOO!!!
What?!
H-Hey! Wait a minute! What in the world...
NO! I don't wanna die!
I'm scared!
So... no, just wait! Don't go if you don't want to!
I'm gonna die! If I get shot, I'm gonna die!
This girl...
No way! No! I'm afraid! I'm afraid of dying!
Yeah, I understand! You're gonna be fine! You're not gonna die!
Don't worry! I'll... I'll protect you.
I'm sorry. I apologize for making you worry.
Really. I'm sorry. But you're safe now. Okay?
You'll be fine. You're safe now.
I won't let anything happen to you. I'll protect you.
Protect me?
So you don't have to worry.
You're not gonna die. You have my word.
Protect me?
I'll protect you.
Are you all right? You're not cold?
You must've cut it on the rocks.
Does it hurt?
But what are we gonna do now? This girl can't swim.
I don't know what trouble this could get me in later, but... oh well.
Are you from the city nearby?
What's your name? Do you understand?
My name... Stella. City... I don't know.
Then who are you usually with?
Your father? What about your mother?
I'm with Neo. Sting... Auel.
I don't know Father? And Mother?
I see. You must've gone through a scary ordeal too.
Scary?
Oh, sorry. You're safe now.
I will... Um, I'm staying right here to protect you.
You'll protect me? I won't die?
No! You'll be fine. You won't die.
Oh. I'm Shinn. My name is Shinn Asuka. Do you understand?
Shinn?
Yes. Shinn. Can you remember that?
Shinn.
Ah... Um... Well...
Here.
For me?
You're giving me this?
Thank you.
Calling us out on an emergency on your day off?
When you do something, you've always gotta do it with a bang, don't you?!
Commander?!
How did you get shipwrecked in a place like this?
I wasn't shipwrecked. Something happened.
This girl fell into the ocean from the top of a cliff.
I dove in to save her, and was able to bring her to shore...
...but then we were stranded.
Is she from Diocuia?
Well, she hasn't given me a clear answer on that.
I'm guessing that she lost her parents in the war.
She probably survived something terrible.
I see. What's her name?
Stella.
And her home? Did you find out?
No, I didn't.
We know nothing but her name.
We'll have to take her back to the base and find out more about her there.
Stella!
Hey! Stella!
Where are you, you fool!
That's it!
Stop the car!
Sting!
Stella!
That's a ZAFT jeep!
Stella!
Sting!
Wait a minute. Those red uniforms...
What happened to you?
She fell into the ocean. I just happened to be close by.
But what a relief. We didn't know anything about her...
...and weren't quite sure how we were gonna help her.
Is that so? I'm sorry to have caused you trouble.
Thank you very much.
Goodbye!
I can't thank you ZAFT people enough.
Shinn. Are you going?
Oh, sorry.
But everything's all right now, cause you're back with your brothers.
Um... I'm sure we'll see each other again. Okay?
Let's go, Shinn. Ready?
Ah, yes, sir.
Sorry Stella! But I'm sure we'll see each other again! I mean it!
Shinn...
Or rather, I'll come and see you!
Shinn...
Phew. Never expected that. What a surprise.
That's for sure. Stella. Come on, we're going!
Shinn. You said you'd protect me.
Stella!
Every battle has a winner and a loser.
However, it does not mean an end to the fighting.
Orb joins forces with the Earth Forces and their new objective is a retaliatory attack.
Must we fight against a nation we used to know so much about?
And, descending onto this bitter battlefield... another force.
Next, on Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, "Sword of the Blue Skies".
Tear through this war of confusion, Freedom!