After go towards alone to the Lodonia laboratory, the Extended Strellar Loussier has been captured by the Minerva's pilots. Shinn brings the injured Stellar aboard the Minerva, but the ship's doctors are unable to treat her due to her abnormal physiology. They also discover that Stellar's memories have been modified, and she now has no recollection of meeting Shinn.

Meanwhile, Lacus has decided to leave the Archangel and return to space in order to investigate the current situation in the PLANT. Posing as the Lacus impersonator Meer Campbell, she steals a shuttle and escapes into the heavens.