Lacus: My Boyfriend Is a Mobile Suit Pilot (Aviator)

A little earlier, aboard the ZAFT shuttle carrying Yzak and Dearka.

The evidence they had escorted, as well as their own machines, had been handed over upon reaching Plant's "final line of defense"—the Jachin Due fortress.

In truth, while Yzak and Dearka were technically still on assignment, this "final stage" was more like a perk, sparing their hard-earned leave from being counted as having started early.

As for Mary Surina, who was traveling with them—though perhaps she should now be called Mary Elsman—officially, they were escorting her to the Plant Newtype Research Institute in February City.