As the Minerva struggles against the combined Orb and Earth Alliance fleets, the Freedom Gundam and the Archangel appear on the battlefield once more. Cagalli pleads with the Orb forces to cease fighting, but Yuna orders them to continue their assault on the Minerva.

Casualties mount on both sides as the battle continues to escalate. Kira and Athrun confront one another in a heated duel, and Shinn carves a swath of destruction through the Orb fleet. Finally, the captain of the Orb flagship makes a fateful decision in order to bring this brutal conflict to an end.