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 want us to side with
the army that burned our nation.
Wir sollen uns mit der Armee verbünden,
die unser Land niedergebrannt hat.
Quieren unirse al bando
que le hizo aquello al país
Quieren unirse al bando
que hizo aquello al país
Faire ami avec ceux
qui ont dévasté notre pays
Nos querem do lado do exército
 que queimou nosso país