Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Summary taken from yahoo groups of GSD
Talia is talking to a ZAFT commander, who thanks her for the extra military power. Talia asks about the "objective" and if they (Orb military) has been suppressed yet. He says that they were on the verge of collapsing earlier but have recovered a lot, and basically compliments Orb's ability. Talia sighs (I guess she'd prefer not to fight), and then orders Minerva into position and prepares for battle.
Meanwhile, Cagalli is fighting with Destiny, with Cagalli being very determined to shoot down Destiny (she fears its power and what it could do to Orb). Destiny dodges shots and also uses the beam shield. Shinn starts getting a bit angry (not SEED mode yet) and fires Destiny's cannon, but it gets bounced back (seems like Cagalli specifically moved to make sure the beam bounced back). Shinn is surprised - he shoots Destiny's rifle at Akatsuki's head - reflects off harmlessly. Shinn immediately goes for the big sword (cue dark operatic music from ep 38). Cagalli looks worried. A group of Murasame come in for the attack to try to hold Destiny back but Shinn chops one down as it flies past. Shinn slices and dices the remaining Murasame squad quickly, and turns his attention back to Cagalli.Cagalli looks a little worried and pulls out Akatsuki's double beam saber and moves in for the attack. Shinn charges forward saying "You're the commander unit eh! But your skills are nothing special!" The two MS clash, beam saber against sword.Back on the AA, they've approached the waters near Orb HQ on Onogoro island and find out the Minerva is in the area - surprising everyone.
On the Minerva, they spot the AA - Athrun is shocked while Talia isn't. On the AA, Milly reports that Akatsuki is in close combat with an enemy mobile suit and shows the Destiny vs Akatsuki melee fight. Athrun looks shocked and worried. Destiny slices through Akatsuki's shield. Next up - the beam boomerangs, and Akatsuki loses the shield arm. Shinn throws the second beam boomerang as the first one is heading back to Cagalli!
Cagalli is in deep trouble. Athrun shouts out Cagalli's name. ^^
Meanwhile, on Minerva's bridge, they report something coming down from space. The guy thinks they're mobile suits then corrects himself - they're too fast. Talia is surprised.
Cue SF and IJ glowing red as they come down to Earth, hand in hand, as Vestige starts playing.
SF and IJ quickly come down through the clouds and Kira leaves IJ to go on the attack - firing the railguns to knock out the two beam boomerangs just before they hit Akatsuki.Cagalli's knocked back by the explosions and Shinn is surprised. Kira pulls out both beam sabers and goes to slice Destiny, who dodges. Everyone on Minerva and AA is surprised. Shinn is surprised to see "Freedom" - since he was sure he took it out. Rey looks on coldly. Cagalli asks if it's Kira.
As IJ descends, Kira calls on AA and asks Murrue to take care of Lacus, who's inside in a pink ZAFT flight-suit. Kira says he'll take care of things here and tells Cagalli to go to the Orb HQ. Shinn shouts angrily and goes forwards to attack, and he and SF have several fly-by beam vs sword strikes. IJ lands on AA. Athrun gets out from his seat and Meyrin helps him walk.Talia decides to move forward to press the attack, and target AA. Murrue says the Minerva is coming - and they're going to fight.
Then, the two ships approach, and prepare all weapons.A bit like how AA and Dominion approach and attack each other near the end of SEED, both ships fire at each other. (except this time Athur and Amagi give the order to fire, not the captains). Both ships get some near hits and some hits that do little damage.Kira pulls out both rifles, combines them and fires at Destiny, who blocks with the beam shield. Shinn fires Destiny's cannon. Kira fires SF's chest cannon and the two beams hit and cancel out! Rey looks on coldly.
The Orb vs ZAFT battles continue, with lots of damage on either side. A GOUF uses the heat rod to slice through a Murasame like a sword. Cagalli returns to the Orb HQ, taking out a GOUF on the way, and surveys the damage. Kisaka and some remaining Murasame are with her and she says she's going to land. Up in space, a pod is coming down, and then breaks open to reveal the 3 DOM Troopers! On the group, some ZAKU pilots are a bit surprised and some Murasame pilots thinks it might be a ZAFT drop. The DOMs land on the ground. The woman pilot gives the orders to attack - "Hora, iku yo, yarou-domo!" (Hey, let's get going, men!). The woman says it's for Lacus-sama - they're clearly Clyne faction. The DOMs hover over the ground as they charge forwards, quickly wiping out the ZAKUs.
On the AA, Milly wonders what they are. From the hanger, Lacus calls in to say that the DOMs are with her - so treat them as allies. Meanwhile, the three DOMs line up in a row, and do the Jet Stream Attack (bit hard to describe). In the hanger, Athrun walks in, supported by Meyrin - who thinks "Lacus-sama...?". Athrun is surprised Lacus was inside a MS, and Lacus walks to meet Athrun, with her bouncing Haro. Lacus says it was okay since she was just piloting it (ie not attacking/defending). Lacus asks Athrun if he's okay - and he says he's fine. Lacus says (serious mood) - "I wasn't asking about your physical condition." Athrun has a series of flashbacks about Meer. Athrun turns away from Lacus - I guess he realises he's not mentally okay yet. Lacus looks sad.The AA and Minerva continue shooting at each other, circling. Seems neither side has the edge.Destiny and SF continue fighting. Kira goes SEED mode. As Shinn comes in to swing down his sword, Kira docks his rifles. Kira uses both hands to catch the sword blade! (That's just sick!) Shinn in shocked. Kira uses SF's railguns to fire at Destiny from point blank. The explosion is pretty big, and Kira grabs away the sword and discards it. Destiny doesn't seem to have taken any particular damage though. Shinn takes out Destiny's rifle. Shinn says "So you want to say that if they (the railguns) had been beams, it'd have been all over for me, eehh!?" Shinn goes SEED mode as Kira takes out both SF's rifles. Shinn starts flying around at high speed, and SF seems to be at a disadvantage.On the Minerva, the fight continues and Talia says to aim for the AA's engines. Rey calls the bridge and says to call Shinn back - the situation has changed. SF vs Destiny continues and Kira seems more used to Destiny's speed, but it's still a draw. Talia tells Rey that if the situation has changed, then Rey and Lunamaria should launch. Rey says that they will launch, but before that Shinn has to return - needs supply and re-equip. Rey says that if SF isn't taken down, then they (ZAFT) can't win this battle. Talia agrees, and tells Rey to hurry.Talia asks Meyrin's replacement (Abby) about the current status of the battle. The scene then switched to inside a government shelter, where Unato and the rest of the Orb ruling members are hiding. The lights went out and then a ZAFT unit comes through the walls (those units we saw digging into the ocean walls in ep 40 appeared). Looks like everyone inside was killed. In a seperate shelter (mostly women and children), something yellow comes down through the ceiling, killing them all. Djbriel is shown running through a cooridor with about 5 Orb soldiers.
At Orb HQ, it is under heavy attack, and Cagalli arrives to help, taking out some grunts. She lands and quickly gets down to enter the place, and runs in. In AA's hanger, Athrun is looking at Justice, while Lacus seems to have gone elsewhere.SF vs Destiny battle continues and Shinn is angry about not being able to take it down. Rey calls in, ordering Shinn to return. Shinn asks why and glances at Destiny's energy guage (about 30% full). So Destiny doesn't have nuclear power then!? Says "Hyper Capacitor" on the screen, same as every battery system shown before (though different style screen). Rey asks Shinn if he's going to be able to take down SF before his battery runs out, and Shinn can't say yes. Rey coldly orders Shinn to return. Kira is a bit surprised to see Destiny retreat, but heads out to Orb's HQ to help there.
Cagalli, in her flight suit, enters the Orb HQ room we saw in ep 40. Yuna is handcuffed and in a chair with a bunch of Orb guys around him. He stands up as she enters. His face is swollen on the right hand side (from Soga's punch) and he's practically crying - "Cagalli - that was cruel! It's too much! Cagalli, I did my best to take care of things while you were away..." and Cagalli punches him before he can spout more bullshit, knocking him down.
Back in AA's hanger, Lacus returns in her ninja-ish getup as Athrun continues to stare at IJ. (I guess she went back to her room on the AA to change) Seems he doesn't need Meyrin's help to stand anymore. Athrun says "Justice... huh". Lacus says "Yes". Athrun says "For me...?" Lacus says "That's for you to decide". Athrun's a bit surprised.Back at Orb HQ, Yuna is sitting on the ground, practically sobbing. Cagalli, somewhat angrily, says that she doesn't blame him for everything. She says the others are partly to blame... and also herself. She angrily continues, "but what the is this!? I would have thought that our feelings to protect our country were the same!" This is shown while civilians are hastily evacuated, and Athrun stares at Lacus. Cagalli hauls up Yuna by his shirt and demands to know where Djbriel is, and asks if he STILL intends to protect him after all this. Yuna says he really doesn't know where Djbriel is - adds that he was in Seiran's mansion, but he doesn't know where now. Cagalli is furious but seems she believes that he really doesn't know. She angrily throws Yuna to the side, to two officers and tells them to take Yuna away. Cagalli and the others decide they have to try to find Djbriel themselves, as quickly as possible.The battle for Orb HQ continues. Kira arrives and goes multi-target, taking out lots of ZAKUs etc.
Back in AA's hanger, Athrun seems a little angry and asks Lacus if she thinks that he's only capable of being a warrior too (like what Gilbert said about Kira). Meanwhile, Shinn is back on Minerva, and is in the pilots' room, while Destiny gets re-supplied. The Orb battle has reached the city and civilians are evaucating while MS battles are going on around them. Lacus answers Athrun - "that is also for you to decide". She says Athrun must be frustrated with all that's been going on, and the choices he had made before.A little recap is shown - Kira basically asked Lacus to take IJ down with him. Lacus thinks that it might not be the right time for Athrun. While Kira agrees, he says that it would be incredibly painful to Athrun (or anyone) when they want to do something, but don't have the means. (seems Eternal has 3 MS in the hanger - I guess one is Strike Rouge). Lacus explains this to Athrun, and he's a bit surprised. Lacus adds that "power is simply power, and though you may be a warrior, you are still Athrun".
The Orb/ZAFT and Minerva/AA battle continues. AA tries to shoot down some missiles heading towards it but two are missed. Just in time, the Sky Grasper comes flying in and shoots them down. "Neo" calls in. "Sorry if I did something unecessary". Murrue is flabbergasted - she's so surprised she stutters. He adds "But you know, that Minerva ship, I really don't like it". Murrue is surprised again. His attitude is much more relaxed and Mwu-like. He adds "It'll be okay - you will win. After all, I am the man who makes the impossible possible!" Murrue is wide-eyed and Mwu's last scene from SEED is replayed (without sound), where he said the same thing. Murrue tries to get a grip on herself.In Orb HQ, Cagalli (in her military uniform again) is getting calls from all Orb forces on the ground, looking for Djbriel. He is shown with 3 Orb and 2 EA soldiers around him, but two dead Orb ones on the ground. One Orb guy is carrying Djbriel's cat, and another calls in to say that Djbriel isn't there. They seem to be in some kind of hanger.Back on the battlefield, Kira was seen coming down to land while having both sabers drawn, slicing up MSs.On Minerva, Shinn gets a report of Destiny being ready to go, and he leaves. Lunamaria gets up to follow him, but Rey tells her to stay. Shinn looks really angry as he leaves for the hanger. Rey makes it clear he's ordering Lunamaria to stay - if Shinn gets distracted, he'll lose - to him right now, she's simply in the way. Ouch. Rey leaves.Shinn is powering up Destiny. Rey is in Legend and calls in to tell Shinn to calm down - if he gets provoked, he'll lose himself, and won't be able to defeat enemies that he normally could. Rey adds that the enemy would want that - Shinn seems to have calmed down and says he understands. Rey says that it (SF) is a "ghost" and this time they'll shoot it down for sure. Destiny and Legend launch and approach Kira.In AA's hanger, Athrun grips his head as he has flashbacks from things he said in SEED (to Kira and Dearka in Orb), and things Gilbert said to him while handing over Saviour. Athrun seems to decide and takes a step forwards, towards IJ. He then looks at Lacus, who smiles back. Athrun starts booting up IJ (seems same as old Justice).
End music starts, with some scenes of Kira, Rey and Shinn fighting. "I am... Athrun Zala. Justice - departing!"IJ flies out into the sky.
