The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers' demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation.
As hope fails to change the situation...
Wenn die Hoffnung die
Situation nicht ändern kann,
La esperanza no cambia la situación,
La esperanza no cambia la situación,
Tandis que la situation
tourne au vinaigre,
A esperança não consegue
 mudar a situação