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Placing her faith into Ramba Ral, even against her deepest desires at his request, Artesia Deikun would arrange for a cooperative effort with the Luna Protectorate to deescalate the growing tensions. Collecting his most loyal comrades and his family, Ramba and numerous battalions of Zeon would go into exile across Earth and in space, waiting for their chance to emerge yet again upon cracks appearing in the Protectorates narrative.

[Ramba, Clamp, Acous, Cozun, Hamon, Visch, Topp, Dell, Doan, Akahana, Mulligan have gone into hiding. Other anti-Jamitov elements have begun to consider defection from the Protectorate and Federation]

Meanwhile off the coast of the Sudanese island of Sai, a young, freelance reporter travels on a disguised speedboat to search for signs of the Deep Diver.

>Cameraman: Beltorchika, I don't want to get nabbed by either Zeon or the Federation by being around here. We already checked Boa Vista-
>Beltorchika: The water currents would naturally pull it here! If the pilots are still alive, we will have all the evidence we need to prove what is happening at the Flanagan Institute!
>Cameraman: We have the footage of those kids in the cockpit already. Can't we just-
>Beltorchika: They will claim it was doctored unless we have more evidence. Besides, if they are both still alive-
>Camereman: Then they are probably trained to attack on sight or something. You heard the stories about that "Amuro" guy.
>Beltorchika: Every story has another side, and government propaganda is the last story you should ever consider the truth-stop the boat! I see something!

On a nearby beach, an exposed Amate shuffles alongside a crab attempting to escape back into the water with a fish in its claws, blocking its escape as she jabs it with a thin piece of metal.

>Machu: That is ours! Give it back! Ours!!

Emerging from the water, Deux swims to towards Amate, flanking the crab from behind.

>Machu: Hehe~! Your in for it now!