So I've decided to go and take a look myself.
See what the PLANTs are up to.
We need more leads in order to find our way.
You can't go! You can't go to the PLANTs!
Don't worry, Kira.
I'm alright with this now.
Damn! Get up there!
What was that?!
Lacus!
Kira!
I'm still worried, Lacus. I'll go too.
No. You mustn't come, Kira.
If you don't stay with the Archangel...
...who will be there to protect Miss Murrue and Cagalli?
But...
I'll be okay.
I promise you that I'll return... to you.
So please.
Take care of yourself, Lacus! I mean it!
Kira!
I see.
And do you have any leads as to where the people who stole the shuttle have gone?
The Glasgow Team is working exclusively on the search, but nothing yet.
But of all things, impersonating Lacus Clyne to steal a shuttle.
That's quite a bold move.
In any case, find her at once.
I don't know if the Alliance had anything to do with it...
...but I can only think of one reason why someone would do such a thing.
Someone's using her appearance...
...to create a domestic state of confusion within the PLANTs.
It's important that we stop them...
...before they take action... before they cause a commotion. I'm counting on you.
Yes, sir! We'll do our best!
But perhaps it's a good thing that they've been separated.
Lacus Clyne... and Kira Yamato.
I have no idea when, where or how they met.
A lifepod?
Haro. Haro.
Haro. Lacus. Haro.
Thank you. I appreciate your assistance.
Hey! No! Stop it!
You must be outta your mind! Why should I have to shake hands with you?
I don't want any Coordinator like you acting friendly with me!
Must I stay here again?
Thank you. Thank you.
Yes. You should.
Damn it.
That's no fun. I'm all alone here.
I'd prefer to enjoy my meal over there while talking with everybody.
This ship belongs to the Earth Forces.
So there are many people who, well, don't think too highly about Coordinators.
Or, simply, the two sides are enemies.
Lacus.
That's a shame.
You, too.
But you're very kind. Thank you.
I'm... I'm also a Coordinator.
You, too.
Is that right.
But the reason you are kind, is that you are you, right?
Would you mind telling me your name?
Ah, K-Kira.
Kira Yamato.
Oh. Thank you, Mr. Kira.
Lacus Clyne is the daughter of Siegel Clyne...
...former Chairman of the Supreme Council.
She was supposed to marry Patrick Zala's son, Athrun Zala.
By the way, aren't you engaged to that girl?
Y-Yes.
You two, the children of Committee Chairman Zala...
...and Chairman Clyne, tying the knot.
It's certain to bring a bright light to the next generation.
We're counting on you.
Thank you very much.
So how could she possibly have met him?
I repeat. Observation ship Silverwind, which was on its way to Junius Seven...
...for preparations to send a group there for its first anniversary memorial service...
...has been missing since last night.
Lacus?
Attention, ZAFT Forces! This is the Archangel of the Earth Alliance Forces!
Currently in the care of this ship is PLANT Supreme Council Chairman...
...Siegel Clyne's daughter, Lacus Clyne!
What?
Bastards!
Using a rescued civilian as a hostage?
Can your righteousness fight alongside these cowards?
Kira!
Athrun...
Liar! You said it was gonna be all right!
You said so, because you'd all be there!
Why didn't you protect Papa's ship?
Why didn't you defeat those guys?!
Flay! Kira did his best!
Because you're a Coordinator, too...
...you're not fighting seriously, are you?
Papa. Bring Papa back to me. Bring Papa... back!
Flay...
Kira!
What is the matter?
Damn it.
Well... The truth is that I really don't want to fight.
I'm also a Coordinator...
...and Athrun was a very close friend of mine.
Athrun?
Do you know Athrun?
Athrun Zala is the person I will eventually marry.
This just plain isn't right!
Haro. No problem. No problem.
Shhh... Haro.
Damn it.
Huh? Mr. Kira. What is the problem?
Please don't say anything and come with me. Be very quiet.
Athrun Zala?
That's right.
Open your cockpit!
Now go.
And yet their souls pull at each other.
Those destined to meet.
Through events destined to happen.
But if that applies to everything, then what reason do we have to struggle through life?
All things are born into this world, and eventually die.
It's as simple as that.
Then are you saying that it's meaningless to hope or wish for anything?
No. Not at all.
I'm just saying it sums up what this beloved world...
...and living creatures, known as humans, are.
No matter how long one lives, or how one wishes to live his life.
It's something that everyone knows, yet everyone has forgotten.
But I will not forget it. I will never be able to forget it.
If my life has any value...
...it is because I've never forgotten for even a single moment.
But even you lived because you wanted to.
As if defying something...
As if longing for something...
The minute we realize our wishes will not be granted...
What are we to do?
When we realize it is our destiny...
Is it yours?
Thank... you.
A friend gave it to me!
It's a very precious thing... that a very precious friend gave me.
I see.
Nicol!
Tolle!
Athrun!
Kira!
I don't have an answer for that. I only know about myself.
It's like walking through a maze.
There are always so many paths ahead of us.
We choose our path, and simply proceed.
People like you walk your paths, believing that something you desire awaits you...
I take the path to confirm that there is nothing.
It can't be helped. I've made my decision.
I want a child, so I'm following the PLANTs regulations.
And so, I can no longer be with you.
I understand.
Who decided all this?
What's been decided?
Kira...
I'm going.
Where are you going?
I've got to... return to Earth.
Why? Just you returning isn't going to end the war.
But I can no longer remain here and do nothing but watch.
If one did nothing because he tells himself that he won't make a difference...
...he'd end up doing even less.
Then nothing would change...
...and nothing would end.
A Gundam!
Neither will alone... nor strength alone... will be enough.
That's why.
It couldn't be helped.
And if so, then was there really a choice?
Are we really the ones making these choices?
Lacus!
Yes?
I never assisted any spy.
All I did was provide Kira with a new sword.
Because it is something Kira needs...
...and would serve its purpose best in Kira's hands.
Kira?
What are you saying? Kira... He's...
Did you kill him?
Do not worry. Kira is alive.
You're lying!
You don't believe me?
Then do you believe what you saw with your own eyes?
If you've declared me as an enemy, will you shoot me?
Athrun Zala of ZAFT!
I... I...
Would I have found the thing I truly desired along a path I didn't choose?
You start thinking like that, and you'll run out of time.
A path that wasn't chosen is the same as a path that never existed.
Hi, Athrun.
Kira.
If only I'd done this... If only I'd done that...
Fire!!
Father! Father!!
Do you really mean what you said about killing all Naturals?
That's the whole point of this war!
That's why we're fighting this war! Have you forgotten that?
You can look back at the past all you want, but you can never return there.
You cannot change what has already happened.
Eternal, please launch.
Kira!
Lacus.
Yes!
Don't you mind? She is your fiancée, right?
Former fiancée.
We have no choice but to constantly move toward a future we cannot see.
Mu!
Kira!
Now don't hesitate, and come with me! To the place where it all began!
Kira! This is where you were born too, isn't it?!
Dad?
Liar! Give him back! Give my other child back to me!
He's my son!
I'll use the ultimate technology to make him the ultimate Coordinator!
For whose sake? For your sake?
Ultimate Coordinator?
Is that supposed to bring this child happiness?
Humanity has progressed to this day, always longing to make things better!
Because with improvement, comes happiness!
Cloning is illegal!
Laws will change.
They're enforced by humans, after all.
But still...
You've attained this technology with great effort. You've got to put it to use.
You want funding for your research, don't you?
To a time other than now. To a place other than here.
Is this what you were hoping for? You bastard!
Not me!
This is what the people dreamed of!
What the people hoped for! What the people did!
To be stronger than others!
To go farther than others! To go higher than others!
People compete, get jealous, hate each other...
...and end up eating away at one another.
All of this is a result of your twisted logic! I won't let you make things worse!
I am the result of all this! That's how I know!
I know that humanity will be wiped out...
...eaten away by the darkness they brought upon themselves!
You believe that there has to be something wonderful out there...
You mustn't!
Stop running away!
It's more of a battle to continue living!
So what?!
There's a world I want to protect!
And you people will forever wander your bloody path in search of it, won't you?
How unfortunate.
Are you saying there's no hope?
What is hope?
That all of your wishes and all of your dreams come true?
To have your prayers answered...
To go back in time because "this wasn't supposed to happen"?
Could you say with absolute certainty that you wouldn't make the same mistakes?
Who decided all this? What's been decided?
Then I will change everything.
If we can't go back, then we'll create a proper path to start with.
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine...
What we can do. What we should do.
No one understands that better than I do.
What he could not protect. What he wanted to protect...
...but simply could not.
Was he unable to protect them because he was just too young?
As the young woman's suffering grows, Shinn realizes...
...that the time has come for him to keep his promise.
Next, on Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, "A Fleeting Dream".
Fly past the dark night, Impulse!