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.
A chip surrounded by black chips
will flip and become black itself.
Ein Stein, der von schwarzen Steinen umgeben
wird, dreht sich und wird selbst schwarz.
Una ficha rodeada de fichas negras
se volverá una ficha negra.
Una ficha rodeada de fichas negras
se convertirá en una.
Vous serez alors pris au piège.
Uma peça cercada de peças pretas
 virá e também se tornará preta.