Synopsis[]
The Argama doesn't have time to repair itself. The AEUG can't let the Titans' Dogosse Giar reach Axis first. They decide to carry out a preemptive strike on the enemy ship.
Plot[]
The Argama is flying through space, visibly damaged, with multiple mobile suits outside doing repairs.
Inside, Lieutenant Quattro Bajeena, Captain Bright Noa, and Wong Lee argue about what to do next. Bright and Quattro think Argama is damaged enough, they should go back to the Moon to do repairs, but Wong says that they should go to Axis immediately, and Melanie Hue Carbine thinks the same, so they should obey him. He walks out, leaving Quattro to advise going on to contact Axis, if Argama doesn't, the Titans will.
Kamille Bidan is floating down a corridor, and the door to Fa Yuiry's room is open. He peeks in, and Shinta and Qum are playing, while Fa folds clothes. Kamille thinks, Fa is in her element. As he turns away, Wong stops him to ask him, rather rudely, if Kamille has done his work on the Gundam; Kamille says he'll get on it and leaves.
The Argama crew are scattered around tables in the mess, and Reccoa Londe is sitting alone, with a full tray but just poking her coffee with a stick. Quattro comes up with a tray of his own and joins her, and asks why she's not eating. She says she's not hungry, and offers her a carton of milk. Passing it to him, their hands briefly touch; that embarasses her, she quickly takes her tray and leaves. Just then, Kamille comes over and joins Quattro. Kamille tries to get into a conversation about Reccoa, but Quattro cuts him off, saying Kamille doesn't have the experience to even discuss such things.
On the Titan ship Dogosse Giar, Paptimus Scirocco asks Dogosse Giar's Captain about the Argama's course, and the Captain says Argama is heading towards the object that left Axis. Paptimus then asks Sarah Zabiarov what she thinks of Yazan Gable; she considers him mean and brutal, a beast, which amuses Paptimus.
Sarah floats down a corridor in the ship, and a door opens, it's Yazan; he glares at her a moment, then walks on.
On the Argama bridge, Wong hears that the Dogosse Gier is approaching. Quattro wonders if they are trying to beat Argama to the meeting with Axis. Wong says, if that's possible, Argama should attack at once. Bright is reluctant, but Quattro says it would be a good idea, but he needs a little time to arrange a strategy. Captain Bright orders battle stations.
Quattro goes to Reccoa's room, and she's there rearranging her plants. He wants her help, he'll be going out in Hyaku Shiki, with a Mega Bazooka Launcher, and wants her to come in Gelgoog as an energy source. It's dangerous, but she's glad to help. He wonders why she's putting away plants, and she says she's sick of their messiness. They are standing very close together as Quattro asks what's really bothering her, it's not plants; they embrace as she says, she really wants to throw everything away and go away somewhere. Quattro says people can't leave all their baggage. They kiss briefly, and he turns to go. From the open door to the hallway, Kamille sees some of this.
In the Argama hangar, the pilots pass through to their suits. As Kamille rushes past him, Quattro wonders what's bothering Kamille. But he and Reccoa smile as she heads towards Gelgoog. Hyaku Shiki, Gelgoog, Zeta Gundam, and other suits launch.
On the Titan ship, Paptimus asks Yazan how he finds the Hambrabi, and Yazan doesn't like it, it's unfamiliar. Paptimus says it's because Yazan's had it easy, that's why Yazan came over from Alexandria, he needs to learn that winning battles comes from more than strength. A technician calls out: enemies approaching, six or seven mobile suits. Paptimus asks Sarah what she feels, and she says she recognizes "it". Paptimus tells the captain to send out a wave of suits. But Yazan will be kept for later, when he's needed.
Dogosse Gier launches three mobile suits, which start fighting the Argama suits. Quattro and Reccoa leave the formation, telling the others to stay out of the way of the line of fire. Kamille and the others are surprised at the ability of the Titan suits they have to deal with.
Paptimus sees how things are going, with the Argama suits now in two groups, and has another wave of suits sent out, but he keeps Yazan for later. He remarks that he expected this.
Quattro readies his bazooka, and Reccoa connects her suit's power to his. Quattro senses a pressure, and realizes it must be Paptimus Scirocco. He fires an energy blast, which misses Dogosse Gier entirely. Reccoa says they need time to recharge. The bazooka only has a handful of charges.
As Kamille and the others chase Titan suits, Quattro fires again, and this time destroys one of the Dogosse Gier launch ramps, with a good explosion.
On the bridge, damage is being reported, the technician says the weapon is unknown, but Paptimus thinks it's the weapon AEUG used when he attacked the Temptation. The ship takes another blast. Paptimus contacts Yazan and sends him out. Yazan launches in the Hambrabi. Another bazooka blast destroys the launch ramp just after Yazan leaves.
Quattro thanks Reccoa for her help, the bazooka has fired all the charges it has. Reccoa turns and flies towards Argama, but then looks back at Dogosse Gier. She thinks that Quattro had said that Scirocco was there, and she remembers how she had met Paptimus earlier, and he had touched her cheek. She turns her suit around and starts to fly back towards Dogosse Gier. Quattro notices and follows her.
Kamille is helping the other Argama suits fight Titan suits, when Yazan comes up in Hambrabi. They recognize each other, and immediately fight only each other. Yazan's suit deftly overpowers Zeta, and Kamille is only saved by Reccoa rushing in with Gelgoog, which easily tosses Hambrabi away into space. Kamille and Reccoa fly back towards Argama together.
The Argama now has ten Titan suits around it, and no defenders. Captain Bright says they have only one suit left, and no pilots; Wong reminds him of Fa, but Bright refuses to send her as a pilot again.
Kamille and Reccoa now fight the suits near Argama, and they now include Yazan in his new suit. As Yazan is about to fire again, he is hit by powerful fire from the side, it's coming from a new enemy, a flock of dozens of mobile suits. The newcomers fire at the Titan suits and destroy many of them.
Paptimus orders his captain to pull back their mobile suits and to retreat the ship. Paptimus comments to Sarah that his luck has not shifted yet, there are forces in motion that he can't go against, but he'll win in the end.
The Argama is surrounded by the newcomers, while Hyaku Shiku and a few others stand on the deck with weapons drawn. Zeta and Gelgoog are retrieved and moved to the hangar.
In a hallway, Kamille thanks Reccoa for coming to his rescue, and she says it's to return the favor from earlier. Kamille wonders why she was even there, since Gelgoog has no weapons. He's suspicious she's up to something, and she says she has things to keep to herself, and Kamille shouldn't go snooping into her affairs.
Reccoa returns to her room, and thinks: I've ended up returning again. She sits down, and has a memory of Paptimus, and of his hands on her shoulders. She shakes her head and lies down in bed.
The Argama flies on, surrounded by the unfamiliar mobile suits. One of them is being piloted by a woman in purple hair. Quattro, still on deck, wonders: is "that woman" piloting that mobile suit? The Argama and its escort fly on.
Important Events[]
- Characters Introduced: Haman Karn
- Mecha Introduced: AMX-003 Gaza-C
Staff[]
- Script: Akinori Endo
- Unit Director: Takao Motohashi
- Animation Director: Akihiro Kanayama
Novelisation deviations[]
- When Yazan says that he doesn't like the feeling when using the Hambrabi to Scirocco, he answers that it is because of the bio-sensor, a line absent from the episode.