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.
No one has any way of knowing
how far the fire will spread.
Niemand kann wissen,
wie weit sich das Feuer verbreiten wird.
Nadie puede saber
cuánto se extenderá el fuego.
Nadie puede saber
cuánto se extenderá el fuego.
Qui peut prédire à présent
jusqu’où elle s’étendra ?
Nunca se sabe até onde 
o fogo vai se espalhar.