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PHASE-05: PHASE SHIFT DOWN
Kira and Athrun skirmish and argue, until Duel Gundam pilot Yzak Joule cuts in. Yzak and Kira begin dueling in earnest,
while ZAFT's other Gundam pilots target the Archangel. Meanwhile Mu has maneuvered himself into position to ambush Le Creuset's
Vesalius, and Le Creuset is forced to order a withdrawal.
Despite Le Creuset's order, Yzak continues battling the Strike Gundam. Soon Kira has used up the Strike Gundam's energy
battery, and the ZAFT pilots attempt to seize the powerless Gundam as a trophy. With timely assistance from Mu and a replacement
Striker Pack, Kira is able to break free and return to the Archangel, and the battered ship limps to safety behind the impenetrable
"Umbrella of Artemis."
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PHASE-06: THE VANISHING GUNDAM
The Archangel has found safe harbor at the asteroid fortress Artemis but, upon their arrival, the crew are detained at
gunpoint. Though Artemis is an Earth Alliance base, it's controlled by a different member nation than the one that developed
the Gundams, and its soldiers are eager to seize the Archangel and its cargo for themselves.
Meanwhile, Le Creuset and Athrun have been recalled to the PLANTs, leaving ZAFT's other Gundam pilots to ponder how they
can get through Artemis's defensive barrier. The team's junior member, Nicol Amalfi, proposes that they use his Blitz Gundam's
stealth capabilities to launch a surprise attack on the base. In the ensuing chaos, the Archangel's crew escape captivity
and flee Artemis.
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PHASE-07: THE SCAR OF SPACE
Le Creuset and Athrun return to the Coordinator homeland to report to the PLANT Supreme Council regarding the captured
Gundams and the destruction of Heliopolis. They arrive during the anniversary of the "Bloody Valentine" tragedy, in which
Earth Alliance forces destroyed a PLANT with nuclear weapons. Athrun's fiancé, the pop star Lacus Clyne, has been sent to
visit the PLANT's remnants as part of the memorial delegation.
The Archangel makes a detour through Earth's orbiting debris belt in order to salvage some desperately needed supplies.
Here the crew discover the remains of the PLANT which was destroyed in the "Bloody Valentine" tragedy, as well as a recently
wrecked civilian vessel. Kira then spies a drifting lifepod, which he brings aboard the Archangel.
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PHASE-08: THE SONGSTRESS OF THE ENEMY FORCES
The lifepod's occupant turns out to be Lacus Clyne, daughter of the PLANT Supreme Council chairman. The crew are unnerved
by the presence of a real live Coordinator, even one as friendly and gentle as Lacus, and Flay's especially vehement reaction
verges on open hatred. The tension aboard the ship is relieved when they at last contact an advance force from the Alliance's
8th Fleet and arrange a rendezvous.
Once news of Lacus's disappearance reaches the PLANTs, Le Creuset and Athrun are dispatched to search for her. When they
reach the debris belt, Le Creuset once again picks up the Archangel's trail, and decides to resume his pursuit.
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