Cagalli tries to prevent her country from joining the Earth Alliance but the Orb council, especially the Seiran family, is against her wish to stay neutral. In the PLANTs, Athrun meets Yzak and Dearka and remembers the past while ZAFT prepares to send troops to Earth. The Minerva is warned by Andrew Waltfeld that they [...]

Athrun and Gilbert Durandal talk about the attack on the PLANTs and what his plans are. Because the people in the PLANTs are outraged, a person that looks like Lacus is hired by Gilbert Durandal and calms the people. Durandal offers Athrun the chance to pilot the new ZGMF-X23S Saviour.

The Earth Alliance blames the PLANTs for the fall of Junius Seven and orders the PLANTs to disarm while they secretly prepare for an attack. In response, the PLANTs prepares their defenses. A battle starts between the two forces which almost ends in the destruction of the PLANTs when the Earth Alliance uses their new [...]

The Minerva enters Orb where it is to be repaired. The Orb government considers an alliance with the Earth Alliance much to Cagalli’s dismay.

The Tannhauser cannon is used to destroy the large debris, but small pieces are scattered all over Earth causing heavy damage and causing numerous casualties.