In the Eternal's Hangar, a voice called out, "Athrun!"
The call rang out behind Athrun.
Athrun stopped drifting toward the Justice Gundam and turned around. Seeing Kira approach, he hid his worry and smiled at him.
"Kira."
Floating over to Athrun, Kira reached out and patted his shoulder, reassuring him gently.
"Athrun, don't worry. We'll bring this battle to an end."
At those reassuring words, Athrun nodded lightly.
"Yeah."
Kira gave Athrun a faint smile at his reply, then pushed off toward his Freedom Gundam. As Kira headed over, Athrun made his way toward his Justice Gundam as well.
"Kira Yamato, Freedom, launching!"
"Athrun Zala, Justice, launching!"
Outside the Eternal, the Justice Gundam and Freedom Gundam stood ahead of the ship as the Meteor units detached from its forward section.
Moving slowly, the Meteor units finished docking with the Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam.
"Kira, let's go!"
Looking ahead, Athrun spoke to Kira.
Kira nodded with a quiet acknowledgment, then piloted the Freedom Gundam swiftly forward behind the Justice Gundam.
On the Eternal's bridge, the order rang out, "Eternal, get underway!"
Lacus spoke firmly, her expression serious.
Andrew nodded at her words, then looked ahead and gave the order to depart.
The thrusters unleashed tremendous thrust, driving the Eternal forward until it reached an extremely high speed.
Behind the Eternal, the Archangel, Grass, and the other warships followed.
On the Athena's bridge near the Moon, Yalik reported, "Captain, fighting has broken out near Boaz Fortress."
Standing beside Felix, Yalik delivered his report with a grave expression. Felix looked up at him and asked calmly.
"What's the situation with the Earth Alliance Forces at Boaz Fortress?"
Yalik shook his head and replied.
"We haven't received any news on that yet."
Hearing that, Felix asked no further questions. He lowered his