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Beyond (BEYOND Biyondo?) is the 49th episode of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Plot[]

Although Saji tries to convince Louise that they can build their future by understanding each other, she refuses to listen, stating that Celestial Being were the ones who started this war. Andrei, having heard their communications, got back into the fight and blames Saji for Louise's state of mind, but he is forced back by the 00 Raiser again. With the 00 Raiser distracted by Andrei's Ahead, Louise uses the opening to immobilize the 00 Raiser with her Regnant's Egner Whips, and to make matters worse, three Gagas are headed their way. To prevent the 00 Raiser from getting away, Louise has the Regnant physically restrain it without regard for what happens to herself, and even though the 00 Raiser is able to destroy two of the Gagas, the last surviving unit crashes into the Regnant. Meanwhile, inside Celestial Being, Tieria tells Ribbons that they’re not Innovators but rather Innovades - artificial beings created to bring about the emergence of the true Innovators. Ribbons, however, argues that Innovades can evolve and claims that he has surpassed both Innovades and true Innovators. Before Tieria can shoot him, Ribbons shoots Tieria multiple times, killing him.

Over at the Ptolemaios 2, Billy dismisses the automatons that he brought with him and claims that he’s doing all this to achieve a permanent peace. Regarding being ruled by the Innovators, he feels that being led by superior beings is the correct and logical choice, and when Sumeragi points out the loss of freedom, Billy notes that complete freedom means the abandonment of morality, and that’ll just lead to ruin. He continues on that in a social structure with order, people enjoy limited freedom and adds that it is far better to be inside a cage where one is protected, labelling that as peace. Billy then accuses Celestial Being of messing things up, but Sumeragi feels that a future that’s not created by themselves is meaningless. Outside the ship, the battle is going poorly for the Gundam Meisters: Lockon is being pushed back by Ali al-Saachez, Allelujah and Soma continue to be hit by the Gagas' attacks, and the 0 Gundam has run out of particles, with Lasse coughing up blood. Setsuna, however, has managed to save Louise from the Regnant wreckage, and he instructs Saji to take her unconscious body to a safe place. Shortly after Saji and Louise leave the 00 Raiser, it gets attacked by Hiling and Revive’s mobile suits.

Somewhere in the Innovators' mothership, Louise finally wakes up in Saji's arms, but she quickly turns on him and tries to strangle him to death. With her eyes glowing like an Innovator's, she condemns Celestial Being for the death of her family. She then notices the ring that Saji is wearing around his neck, and remembers the time they spent together in the past. This builds up to the point where Louise is overcome with pain, and she collapses. Setsuna meanwhile is having trouble with the combined Trans-Am attack of Hiling and Revive, and is forced to use the 00 Raiser’s own Trans-Am. This allows him to sense everything that’s going on across the battlefield, and he can hear Saji crying out for the now unconscious Louise.

Setsuna can also hear Sumeragi tell Billy that Celestial Being is fighting so that they can create a future out of their own free will. Feeling that Sumeragi doesn’t understand, Billy looks ready to shoot her, but Setsuna’s attention is then turned to other spots on the battlefield. All of his friends are in trouble, and refusing to let them die, Setsuna's quantum brainwaves activates the 00 Raiser’s Trans-Am Burst System. This causes the 00 Raiser to expel a tremendous amount of GN particles in rainbow-like streams, covering the entire battlefield. Kati is in awe at the radiant GN particles, and Marina believes that the light is from Setsuna's heart. Setsuna himself remembers how Lockon told him to change, and he feels that they have to change in order to create the future. Nearby, Revive noted that they would have the advantage if they had the 00 Raiser, but he suddenly hears Regene’s voice telling him that it’s not just that. Regene explains that when a purebred Innovator's quantum brainwaves work with the Twin Drives, the purified GN particles can cause the expansion of people’s consciousness. Regene, whose dead body is still back where Ribbons left it, noted that Setsuna has completed his evolution into a true Innovator.

The tide of battle then begins turning. Lockon starts winning against Ali, Hallelujah awakens and Allelujah activates Trans-Am, destroying numerous Gagas so as to protect Marie, and Lasse stops coughing blood and makes his way to the bridge. Sumeragi uses the ability to communicate telepathically to apologize to Billy because she had known his feelings and yet still takes advantage of it. She then approaches him, and he finds himself unable to continue pointing his gun at her. When she hugs him, Billy finally confesses that he’s loved her for a long time. Having been awakened by the Trans-Am Burst, Marie finds herself able to communicate telepathically with Andrei, and although she can’t forgive him, she acknowledges that Sergei wouldn’t be happy if she continues to hate him. When she questions why he killed his own father, Andrei claims that it was because Sergei had betrayed the military, and he’s still sore over how his father let his mother die.

Andrei then points to how his father never said anything, either to make an excuse or to apologize. Andrei feels that his father didn’t even try to understand his feelings, and that’s why he killed him. Marie responds to this by wondering why Andrei never tried to understand his father if he himself wanted to be understood, and she believes that Sergei surely had Andrei in his thoughts. Andrei, however, questions why his father didn’t say anything back then, and he feels that they have to talk to understand each other. Marie can do nothing but listen as Andrei yells in frustration. Elsewhere, the GN particles cause Louise to open her eyes again, and she has returned to normal. As she and Saji embrace one another, Louise asks about the warm light around them, so Saji tells her that it’s the light of Setsuna’s heart - the light that illuminates the future.

Having escape from Hiling and Revive, Setsuna enters the Innovators' mothership so that he can get to Veda. Inside Veda’s room, Ribbons complains that his quantum brain waves are being disrupted by the GN particles. Regene suddenly tells Ribbons telepathically that he’s been waiting for this, and moments later, Veda rejects the link with Ribbons. Regene refuses to let things happen according to Ribbons’ wishes, and calls out to Tieria. Ribbons quickly turns around, and finds Tieria's eyes glowing. Tieria's consciousness then triggers the Seraphim Gundam to detach from the Seravee, and activates its Trial Field which shuts down all of the Innovators' machines linked to Veda, including the automatons inside the Ptolemaios 2 that Sumeragi and Billy were trying to hold off. Given this lull in the fighting, Allelujah goes to check on Marie and finds her okay.

With his Arche Gundam disabled by the Trial Field, Ali chooses to abandoned it and escapes on foot. Lockon notices this and gets out of the Gundam to pursue him. Cornering Ali in a corridor, Lockon wants to shoot Ali to avenge his family, but he remembers how Anew talked about understanding each other, so he starts lowering his gun. Ali then uses the opportunity to try to shoot Lockon, however Lockon is quicker on the draw and kills Ali. As he returns to the Cherudim, Lyle comments on how, thanks to Anew, he feels that a world where people understand each other is not impossible. Thus, even if he’s rejected and blamed by the world, he is determined to fight on as a Gundam Meister of Celestial Being. Setsuna meanwhile reaches Veda’s room and finds Tieria’s dead body. He vows to avenge Tieria, however Tieria’s voice suddenly starts speaking to him.

Tieria explains that his consciousness has been completely linked with Veda, and he’s glad to be an Innovade because he was able to use his abilities to save everyone. Being connected with Veda also allowed Tieria to learn everything, and he decides to explain Aeolia Schenberg’s plan. Tieria notes that although their armed interventions were filled with contradictions, it stimulated the unification of the world. A mankind that holds onto the seeds of war could not be allowed to advance into outer space, and a mankind that does not change cannot inherit the future. Thus, in order to prepare for the dialogue with the other species that mankind will eventually encounter, they need to understand each other. Understanding this, Setsuna returns to the 00 Raiser and flies back to the Ptolemaios 2, but he never makes it because Ribbons suddenly reappears in his own mobile suit. After destroying the Seraphim, Ribbons takes credit for Setsuna’s powers.

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