Opening theme: Pride – HIGH and MIGHTY Colour

Hakanaku chitta hikari ga

Bokura wo ima yobi samasu

Kanashimi wa oto wo tate

Kieru ano basho kara

Ikuzo wake up michi naru mirai he

Fuan PURASU PRIDE mune ni fly

Fukaku aisuru yuuki to kibou tsuyoku

Kanjiru kono kioku ga

Karamiau kokoro to KOKORO wo tsunaide

Ugoki dashiteru

Kagayaku hikari ga terashi

Bokura wo ima yobi okosu

Hibikiau oto wo tate

Kizamu kono basho kara

Towa ni shinji tsuzukete

Phase 10: Battle of the Golden Caves

GOLDEN CAVES, MAGIX – 10 MARCH C.E. 76

"Flora Granable! Exodus! Let's go!" Flora launched in the Exodus, heading towards the cave.

"Chimera Exaliura! Reaper! Going out!" Chimera launched in the menacing Mobile Suit and followed Flora.

"Diaspro Annabella! Slayer! Launching!" Diaspro launched in her new unit.

This was going to be the three young fairies' first battles, at least in a Mobile Suit.

"Well, well, it looks like they've sent only a single battleship to guard the caves… Getting cocky, are we?" Dark Bloom grinned. "Contact the enemy battlehip!"

"Yes madam!" replied Yolant. He opened a communication channel to the Divine.

Meanwhile, on the Divine, Timmy was surprised when he saw Bloom's face on the screen.

"This is the ZAFT battleship Minerva! You have five minutes to surrender the water stars! Otherwise, we shall take them by force!" Dark Bloom said.

"What the? What is Bloom doing at ZAFT?" Brandon looked surprised.

"What am I doing at where?" Bloom asked as she entered the bridge.

"Wait, if you're here…" Sky's eyes widened. "That means…"

"Oh no!" Bloom cried. "It's Dark Bloom! No wonder I've had a strange feeling!"

"But that's impossible!" Timmy said. "And they expect us to surrender the water stars? Fat chance!"

Timmy contacted the Minerva. "This is the Company of Light battleship Divine! We will not accept your request! If you attempt to take the water stars by force, we'll have no choice but to retaliate!"

"Well, well," Dark Bloom smirked, "If it isn't the little geek I beat up two years ago! So, I bet Tecna dumped you?"

"You bitch!" Tecna shrieked. "I am still going strong with Timmy! Why you, I ought to teach you a lesson!"

Tecna sped off to the Mobile Suit hangar. "Tecna La Flaga! Brilliance! Heading out!"

"Hmph! I sense her! She's here!" Dark Bloom said. "Take care of the ship! I am going to launch!"

"Yes madam!" replied Joachim.

Dark Bloom went to the Mobile Suit hangar. She clambered into her unit.

"Dark Bloom Peters! Guardian! Making a sortie!" Dark Bloom launched in her Mobile Suit into the battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the Divine, Bloom said. "I must go out! Tecna is outnumbered!"

"All right, but take care!" Sky said.

Bloom got into her unit. "Bloom Peters! Nebula! Going out!" Bloom launched from the Divine. The Cloak Flyer attached the Impact Cloak to the Nebula.

Tecna contacted Flora.

"Flora Granable, right?" Tecna asked.

"What do you want? I bet you're here to mock me again, am I right?" Flora growled.

"But it was Stella who…" Tecna started.

"Silence!" Flora interrupted. She drew out a Beam Sabre and slashed at the Brilliance.

Tecna used the Brilliance's shield to defend herself from the attack of the Exodus. "Stop it! Why are you with ZAFT? What happened to the sweet Flora we knew?"

"The Flora you knew… Is dead!" Flora raged. "I am no longer the coward you said I was!"

Meanwhile, on the Divine, Sky decided that he had better launch.

"Sky Vi Eraklion! Windrider! Making a sortie!" Sky launched in his Mobile Armour.

"Oh, look, it's Sky!" Diaspro squealed in delight.

"Diaspro?" Sky gasped.

"Sky! How have you been, my darling?" Diaspro asked in a flirty tone.

Suddenly, a blast of laser headed for the Slayer. Luckily, Diaspro was able to dodge the attack.

"Keep your flirty voice to yourself!" Bloom shouted. "Sky loves me!"

"Bloom Peters!" Diaspro was angry now. "Fuck off to hell!" She drew out a Beam Sabre and lunged for the Nebula.

Bloom drew out the Nebula's Beam Sabre and defended herself. Suddenly, a blast shot her Beam Sabre off her Mobile Suit's hand. She prepared to draw another weapon, only for Diaspro to destroy the Cloak.

"Shit!" Bloom cursed. Her Mobile Suit's power was running low. Her Phase Shift Armour depleted and she was left vulnerable to attacks.

"Now's our chance! Fire your Beam Rifle!" Dark Bloom commanded as she combined the two Beam Rifles of the Guardian together and fired.

"Right!" Diaspro obeyed and fired her Beam Rifle.

I won't be taken down like this, thought Bloom, I will not accept defeat!

Suddenly, a burst of energy came from within Bloom. She felt energetic again and had a sudden increase in awareness. Her bright blue eyes turned diluted as she unlocked a power locked away to every being.

The SEED mode!

Just as the two beams were about to crash into the Nebula, Bloom turned the thrusters to full power and flew up. The beams crashed into each other and caused a mini explosion, sending both the Guardian and the Slayer flying back.

"Send the power recharge!" Bloom requested.

The Divine sent a new battery as the Nebula abandoned the old one and replaced it.

"Now, send the Crusher Cloak!" Bloom made another request.

The Cloak Flyer sent a new Cloak to the Nebula. It had dual Anti Ship Beam Swords, a Beam Boomerang, and dual Beam Sabres.

Bloom activated the Beam Boomerang and threw them at the Slayer. It hit the main cameras.

"Diaspro Annabella, aborting!" Diaspro signalled to the Minerva as she landed on the ramp.

"Damn! So I guess she's activated her SEED!" Dark Bloom cursed. "Retreat immediately! One of the enemies has activated SEED mode! It'll be too dangerous to stay out here!"

"Yes madam!" replied Chimera and Flora.

The three Gundams returned to the Minerva as it took off and headed to Linphea, which was the closest ally territory.

"We've chased them away!" Stella cheered when Bloom, Sky, and Tecna returned to the Minerva. "Good job, Bloom, how did you do that?"

"I don't know…" Bloom replied. "I just told myself to be strong and that I would not accept defeat. Then suddenly, I felt a burst of energy inside me…"

"Ah well, if this is the military, you'd be labelled as a super ace!" Sky said.

The crew of the Divine laughed as they headed back to Alfea.

Phase End

Ending theme: Anna ni Issho Datta no ni – See-Saw

anna ni issho datta no ni

yuugure wa mou chigau iro

arifureta yasashisa wa kimi wo toozakeru dake

tsumetaku kirisuteta kokoro wa samayou bakari

sonna kakkowarusa ga ikiru to iu koto nara

samuzora no shita me wo tojite iyou

anna ni issho datta no ni

kotoba hitotsu tooranai kasoku shiteiku senaka ni ima wa

anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro

semete kono tsukiakari no shita de

shizuka na nemuri wo