There is then a call to Le cruset's team from the council stating that Lacus had gone missing , she was on a trip to pay tribute to the fallen people of Junius Seven but never returned. Le cruset's crew is then given the mission to find Lacus along with their previous mission to destroy the Archangel. Deep in space the Archangel's escort to meet with the 8th fleet is attacked by the Le Creuset Team , in an attempt to destroy it. ZAFT forces nearly destroyed the Archangel when the crew reveals that Lacus was on board their ship forcing them to retreat, Flay's father was also killed in this battle.
Le cruset's crew then has to come up with another plan. The news that the Earth Alliance was using a rescued civilian of their own as a hostage made Kenshin furious " that is low " he said out loud. Kira then decides to make a desperate decision what if he returns to the Earth Alliance to switch places with Lacus.
" Kira no , Lacus is the daughter of one of PLANT's chairman so they will not do anything with her but if you surrender to them you will be stuck with them either as a prisoner or forced to work with them. " Athrun responds to his childhood friend's decision.
" still I have friends i want to protect on the Archangel "
" that is fools talk , you are being used by them you cannot protect everyone in a war and even close friends may one day betray you. " Athrun's words hit Kira like a sharpened blade, he then looks away feeling powerless to do anything.
Onboard the Archangel some of Kira's friends Sai Argyle, Kuzzey Buskirk, Miriallia Haw, Tolle Koenig, talk among themselves with the exception of Flay Allster. Sai , Kuzzy, Miriallia and Tolle wonder what has happened to Kira and how he was doing. Flay then walks in deciding to enlist in the millitary the death of her father her realize what is going on and that she feels she must do something about it. As a result of that the rest of Kira's friends also came to the same decision even though that will mean fighting Kira.
Back on Le Cruset's flagship the crew discusses the next plan of action " our priority is to rescue Lacus , which gives us the only option is to disarm the Archangel and destroy the mobile weapons it has on board. according to our data they have three Falcon, Eagle, and Thunderbird we should take out these weapons and then proceed to phase 2 the rescue of the Chairman's daughter Lacus Clyne and disarming their flagship. "
Rau then turns to Kenshin " I will leave this to you out on the field, show us what you can do as our ace pilot "
" Sir " Kenshin responds with a salute to their commander.
Rau then turns to the rest of the team, " Kira, Athrun, Nicol, Dearka, Yzak... the rest of you should follow his command to the best of your ability. "
" very well , we will do our best " they all responded.
With that briefing said Le Creuset launches a raid on the Archangel to rescue Lacus and disarm the alliance flagship. Athrun expresses worry for his friend and teammate Kenshin as they went into battle fearing that they can accidentally kill Lacus if Kenshin loses control of his actions. He then calls to Kenshin over the radio " Kenshin , I...try to focus on the task at hand or we may end up failing the thing we set out to do "
Kenshin remains silent and thinking to himself (" why is he worrying about me all of a sudden, did something happen during that other mission with the Archangel ...? " ) Out loud he responds " I do not intend to fail "
Both sides then attack each other with their mobile suits. During the battle the Falcon penetrates the armor of the GAT-X102 Duel that was currently used by Yzak injuring him. Yzak then calls out loud " It hurts " holding his head. the calls are also herd by their team mates and Nicol gos to his aid. Kenshin then commands them to withdraw while he , Athrun , Kira, and Dearka finish this mission.
Kenshin's team was about to get defeated , he then calls out loud. " I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED HERE WE HAVE A JOB TO DO "
Kenshin's emotions hit another spike and taps into his Force Factor ability. Kenshin's eyes then glow white as he charges in to attack the one who defeated the Duel GUNDAM and dismantles it. Kenshin then proceeded to ruthlessly pursue the remaining two GUNDAMs and defeats them.
Archangel's crew wonders why they are still attacking considering that they have Lacus on board their ship, Kenshin then opens fire on the Archangel's weapons and navigational systems and also commanding his team to do so as well all except Kira who is now hesitating but does so anyway after some convincing by Kenshin and Athrun. They then breakthrough the airlock and enter the ship to look for Lacus. The other refugees appear fearful of the ZAFT forces now on board their ship.
Kira then runs into the ship's bridge wearing a ZAFT flight suit, while the rest of the team search for Lacus. Kira then presses a button on the side of his helmet which retracts the visor " I am not here to hurt you, I am only here for Lacus then we will be on our way. "
Kira's friends seem surprised that he is still alive but is now on the side of ZAFT all except Flay who points a gun at him. " I knew it , you are a Coordinator and you will one day betray us. "
" Flay... guys I did not betray you , I got captured by ZAFT the day Heliopolis was destroyed , I wanted to come back to you guys but my friend did not let me due to the war. "
" Lies ...all Lies " Flay responds to Kira's explanation as she then begins to pull the trigger with her hand shrinkingly.