The Minerva crew find an Earth Forces fleet waiting for them outside Orb's territorial waters, leaving them no choice but to somehow break through the enemy lines. While Rey and Lunamaria guard the ship, Shinn fights an aerial battle against the Earth Forces mobile suits, but the tide turns against them as the enemy deploys a huge mobile armor whose positron deflector shield can withstand even the Minerva's Tannhauser cannon.
They're spreading out to
both our port and starboard.
Sie zerstreuen sich um unser
Backbord und Steuerbord.
Se dividen hacia babor y estribor.
Se dividen hacia babor y estribor.
Ils se déploient
sur notre trajectoire !
Estão se dispersando para
 estibordo e bombordo.