Hagino is needed back on her ship, Blue, so she leaves the school. Mari can't stop thinking about Hagino.

Mari Wakatake has been persuaded to attend Kaiho Academy. Upon her arrival, the headmaster is informed that five years ago, Mari was in an accident and lost all of her memories.

The invasion begins and the human defense forces are no match for the new Arume weapon. Blue joins the fight and destroys several enemy ships.

Disturbed by what she saw the night before, Mari has a dream about drowning and the alien ship.

Hagino explains to her Commander that there was a malfunction in the ship?s Emiru Force Drive, which knocked out communications and caused the accident on Kamioki Island.

Hagino and Tsubael explain the situation to Mari. Hagino refuses to hand over Mari. Blue is attacked.

Mari and Yuko are attacked in the woods by Azaneal.

Hiroko has invited the girls over to her house but the girls end up babysitting her neice since her Sister has gone into labor.

Michiko is trying to work on the script for the school play, but is experiencing writer?s block. The stress becomes too much for her, and she runs away.

Mari and Hagino go to town to pick up materials for the play. Mari has an accident on the way home.

Michiko has been appointed the plays director. Mari feels self-conscious in her role, especially opposite Haginos strong performance. Hagino, admiring Michikos display of openness in the play, brings Mari onto Blue for a fun ride. However, after the ship begins to have technical issues, Azaneal reveals to Mari painful details about the accident five years prior and who was to blame.

Mari does not want to participate in the play anymore. As Hagino is crying a specter of Onomil appears and tells her not to continue blaming herself.

Hagino tells Yuko about the coming Arume invasion and her hopes to protect the planet.