User:Ron the True Fan/Prologue: To Hell and Back

Prologue: To Hell and Back is the first chapter and episode of the series Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: To Hell and Back.

Episode Synopsis
The Battle of Berlin was entering the closing stages when the least lucky pilot (Albert Wesker) fired a beam round into the Destroy's main cannons, setting off a number of explosions. Shinn Asuka rescued Stella Loussier from the Destroy before returning to the Minerva, but that was a moot point, as the Destroy leveled most of Berlin and the troops vanished. Hours later, Gilbert Durandal is informed that the Minerva and the Archangel have disappeared, and that the Eurasian Federation is siding with the Atlantic Federation out of fear. He has their forces pull back, and a preview of the next episode, showing the Colonial Fleet, mostly Galactica, nearing the location of the Minerva and Archangel.

Noteworthy Lines

 * "OH SHIT!" - Albert Wesker
 * "Prepare for the defense of the PLANTs. Mobilize all Defense Forces." - Gilbert Durandal

Valkyrie's Flight remake
It was discovered in Valkyrie's Flight that the events of the first episode were, in fact, a Geassed memory created by Lelouch vi Britannia. Most of the forces at Berlin were wiped out by Colonel Pinkerton and his Braves, but Valkryie Squadron stopped him, using a FLEJIA equipped with an FTL drive to send the force to the Colonial Fleet. Ron was assumed dead, and the A4 Morgan captured.