Despite the heroic efforts of its crew, the Minerva has been unable to avert disaster, and the fragments of Junius Seven inflict terrible damage as they fall across Earth's surface. The Minerva retrieves Shinn and Athrun as they descend to Earth, then sets course for Orb in order to return Cagalli and repair the damage it has suffered in its space battles.
Because in this wintered sky
Denn in diesem winterlichen Himmel …
Porque en este viento invernal,
Porque en este viento invernal,
Naîtront de ce ciel
glacial et désolé
Porque sob este céu de inverno