Shinn and Rey have returned Stella to her allies in order to save her life. As punishment for defying military regulations, the two pilots are placed in detention while the ZAFT leadership determines their fate. To Talia’s shock, her superiors decide to overlook the matter entirely, and she realizes that Durandal is intervening from behind the scenes to protect Shinn and Rey. Having failed in their mission to destroy the Minerva, Neo Roanoke and his Phantom Pain taskforce receive a new assignment. Stella is placed at the controls of the monstrous Destroy Gundam and begins wreaking a path of destruction across western Eurasia. Upon learning of this, both the Archangel and the Minerva rush to halt the Destroy’s rampage.