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.
Orb will... Orb will take the neutral,
independent path it has always taken...
Orb wird … Orb wird weiterhin den neutralen,
unabhängigen Weg beschreiten …
Orb será…
Orb será…
Orb…
Orb doit, comme par le passé,
A Orb vai assumir o caminho neutro e
 independente que sempre assumiu...