Kira was sitting in Shepard's house as drinks were going around and everyone was socializing surprising was when Shepard called for a toast to Kira's fallen friend Tolle who died in a blue cosmos ambush. It was pleasant to be around such people he wondered what was going to happen next he entertained the idea of retiring from fighting and living in the Plants.

"So whats the latest news we got." Eve asked.

"So far my father is holding off on any major offences as operation split break is tying up a lot of resources." Athrun said.

"I've been informed that a lot of group projects are being done even as we speak between Orb and Zaft." Lacus said.

"Are they thinking about joining us against the Earth Federation." Yzak said.

"No I'm afraid not however I did hear of a project that looks to have both groups working together to stop the Earth Federation use of the extended program." Melissa said as Kira had a shiver run down his spine as he remembered his meeting with one.

"What's the extended program." Nicol asked.

"I can tell you." Kira said. "It's a program where the experiment on humans and do other things in order to make soldiers out of them as a disposable army. I met one and she wasn't all that right in the head she seemed attracted to Heero and turned to calling him Lucifer."

"That's sick what they're doing." Shepard said.

"Well it looks like it's about to stop because both groups want Heero Angel Yuy to handle it wether he likes it or not." Naomi said.

"It is to be called the preventer program and it has more than a lot of support as the group is suppose to stop wars as a lot of people Natural and Coordinator want to join." Dearka said as his mother remembered that there was an influx of people who supported such an idea.

"What's Patrick think about such an idea." Shepard asked.

"He's actually good with it in fact a couple of bases that had the extended program raided with all the scientists executed and all the files and records destroyed." Melissa said. "The children involved are being taken care of and are going through therapy right now from what I understand."

"Man the EF sure isn't going to be happy." Shepard said.

"Glad your safe now Kira just have to hope for the best now." Eve said with a smile at the youth who blushed at her gaze.

"Kid you are way to easy." Naomi said to Kira causing him to be embarrassed.

It was several days later and operation Split Break had not gone exactly as planned to say Marrue Raimus was angry with the Earth Federation was an understatement she just needed to get everyone to Orb now. They were set up to die by the very people she had reported to because they didn't like the fact a coordinator had been serving aboard her ship then there were the people from Orb who had weapons that they had no access to. Then the pilots themselves were seen as either traitors or in Heero's case as another Coordinator as nobody liked the idea of him wielding such power.

Orb was coming into view the Archangel had for the most part not been attacked that didn't mean the group was taking any chances. The crew had Lieutenant Natarle Badgiruel and Flay Alaster transferred from the ship and Mu La Flaga would have been transferred to had he not hijacked a skygrasper and got it to the Archangel to warn about the use of using the bases generators as a type of impromptu nuke. It was a surprise to both parties when the Archangel broke rank and flew straight through the battle lines with several ships following as the base exploded taking more than what had been saved.

Orb was however way to open like the place was deserted the Archangel was given directions to go to the space elevator and wait the wait wasn't long before the ship was launched into space as a giant space station came into view. "People of the Archangel welcome to the Salvation." Cagalli's voice rang out as it sounded nice to here a friendly voice.

The Archangel docked and Captain Murrue let out a sigh she hadn't realized she was holding in as the ship was brought into the hanger and there standing right there was Heero, Zechs, and Trieze.

"Welcome aboard." Zechs greeted with a friendly smile.

"Heard you went through a tough patch." Trieze says with a formal grin.

"You don't know the half of it." Murrue said as everyone was glad to be at a safe haven now.

Down on earth a fleet of ships were beginning to surround the island of Orb as Blue Cosmos was now the ruling part of the Earth Federation army they were dealing with Zaft finding there extended bases and destroying them. It could wait to be dealt with later as now that Orb was alone and the traitors of the Archangel was there Murata Azrael was confident that Orb would fall and then all of the Coordinators would be exterminated.

What Murata had never realized was that Trieze had wanted him to attack Orb because there would be weapons there that Murata had never seen before and would never get his hands on.

Up in the Plants Kira became increasingly worried for all of his friends down on earth yet couldn't do a thing about it at the moment. Both Siegel and Patrick tried to get in contact with the leaders yet the line was dead as if all communication to and from the place was cut.

Everyone waited on bated breath for what was about to unfold next as the battle of Orb was about to get under way.