It was hot. She was rocking. Where was she? Aria slowly opened her eyes. Through a thin green and brown canvas above her she could see the stars. They were beautiful. She'd never seen such a clear night sky. Then it suddenly hit her. Above them was Junius Seven, but it wasn't going to be up there for much longer. Fright took her over. Where was she? Was she safe?

There a crackling close by. She rolled her head to face it and saw three men and a woman sitting around a camp fire. On the right, staring almost longingly into flame was the man who had rescued her. Rael. He had said his name was Rael. Just past the group were four Mobile Suits. Aria recognised three of them instantly. They were one that had fought near her school. The blue Suit was there. That was Rael's suit. She only knew that because he had dived out of it to save her a third time. She had received her wish. She had met her hero, but her mother had to die for it to happen.

Aria slipped herself out of the hammock and walked over to the fire. Thankfully she was still dressed. Although, her lovely white dress was stained with dirt and her mother's blood. Tears were still slowly dripping from her eyes. All of the group, except the girl, turned to look at Aria. They all simply nodded as she sat with them.

"Good to see you are awake. Aria, wasn't it?" asked Rael.
"Yes," Aria said giving a small smile.
"Thank you for remembering, Rael."
Rael nodded before continuing.
"The one with the fag in his mouth over there in Miles, and the guy next to him is Alexei."
"Pleased to meet you both." said Aria.
"And her name's Cadence…" continued Rael.
"Hello Cadence."

Aria smiled as spoke but Cadence didn't respond. Miles gave a small wave that resembled a salute more than anything. Alexei on the other hand smiled and bowed his head. The flame between them all danced about freely.

"Miss Aria– "

Aria interrupted Alexei before he could even start speaking.

"Please, it's just Aria."
"Very well. Aria. What have you heard about Junius Seven?"
"Only what the news has told us…"
"Which is…?" asked Rael in a slightly cold voice.
"That apparently ZAFT are trying to send it crashing into Earth…"

Rael tilted his head to ground. Cadence shook her head and Miles took another drag. Alexei sighed before continuing.

"I knew they would try that…"
"Try what?" asked Aria.
"Try to blame it on us… And yet, it's ZAFT that are up there right now trying to destroy the graves of their loved ones to save the Earth."
"They're up there now!?"

A definite sound of shock flooded Aria's voice as she spoke.

"Yes. Our newest battleship is trying to destroy it alongside one our Elite squads."
"They say there's gonna be a tidal wave…" added Miles.
"A tidal wave! But we're right near Alexandria! Are we safe here!?" screamed Aria.
"There has been a slight change of plan…" Rael continued, "we're gonna sit in the Mobile Suits until the danger has passed. We'll still be staying in this ravine though. That way we should be safe."

Aria sighed heavily. What had gone wrong? Everything seemed so great just a few short days ago. Now it had all been thrown upside down.

"How long until it's supposed to drop?"
"About thirty minutes."
"What!?"

Aria's eyes opened wide in terror.

"We're going to be getting in the suits in a second. We're just waiting until the last minute, otherwise it'll get very stifling in the ZAKU with both you and I in there."

Rael turned back to the fire. Cadence still hadn't said a word. Aria couldn't understand why. Miles just lay there smoking away, letting out the odd hollow cough. Alexei looked to the sky and closed his eyes. They were all interrupted by a beeping from Rael's Mobile Suit. Aria watched as he darted up to the cockpit. All of a sudden the suit was projecting someone's voice.

"To all ZAFT personnel. This is Chairman Durandal. The Minerva had successfully broken Junius Seven."

Aria noticed the saddened looks on the faces of all the others. It was understandable. So many people had died in the Bloody Valentine and now their graves weren't even there anymore.

"However," continued the Chairman's voice. "The pieces are still falling and we cannot stop them. Therefore, if you haven't already. Please, try to find somewhere safe. Also, I beg you to try and help the civilians as much as possible. A tidal wave is expected worldwide so keep that in mind. Good luck everyone."

Everyone around her stood up from the sand.

"Looks like its time, dude…" said Miles.

Alexei nodded and marched toward the Mobile Suit on the left, Miles went right. Cadence turned and walked towards her Mobile Suit as well.

"Aria. Come up here!" shouted Rael.

Aria did as she was told. Rael helped her climb into the cockpit before shutting the hatch behind her. Within a few short seconds she was staring at the heavens watching the remains of a colony shoot towards the Earth. They had an aura of magnificence around them despite what they truly were. The sky seemed to be on fire as thousands of pieces fell through the atmosphere. The ground shook for nearly ten minutes before it finally calmed. That, however, wasn't the worst of it. A few minutes later a large amount of water shot overhead, consuming the entire campsite. The sand around the group began to soften so they all ignited their jets to lift themselves out of the ground. It only took about three minutes for the water to pass and calm. The entire group of Mobile Suits moved toward the only tarmac road nearby. The Alexandria highway.

Ahead of them was the city. Or rather, what remained of it. The buildings had been lain to waste. There wasn't a single fire. Just steam. The tidal wave had sorted that out. Boat lay ruined on the wet sand, slowly sinking to oblivion. Aria couldn't hold back the tears. Rael whispered words just loud enough for her to hear.

"How could this happen…"