A/N: Hello again I am back with the conclusion to my two-part alternate ending to "Neon Genesis Striker". This chapter things wrap up and the alternate universe scene is present.

(It is 2016 AD. Instrumentality is still occurring. However, little time is left. Thus, we take the case of Yoshika Miyafuji and tell of her Instrumentality)

"I fear that I will simply vanish." said Hanna.

"I can vanish because I don't deserve to keep living anymore." replied Yoshika.

"Why do you believe that?" asked Sanya.

"I have no value." answered Hanna.

"I'm just a useless child. Nobody cares about me." said Yoshika sadly.

"You're just running away again. You're afraid of failing and being hated by others because of it. You afraid to recognize your weakness." said Sakamoto.

"You do the same thing!" cried Yoshika.

"Correct. Deep down, we are all the same." replied Sakamoto.

"We lack something within our minds." said Perrine.

"We fear that." added Hanna.

"It is at our essence." said Sanya.

"This is why Instrumentality is merging us together as one." explained Sakamoto.

"We will combine and fill in that which is missing." said Hanna.

"That is the goal of Instrumentality." said Sanya as a cemetery appeared.

"Humans cannot survive without others." said Ferrara as Yoshika saw the grave of her mother.

"Man cannot be alone." said Minna.

"However, your individual form is unique which makes you who you are." explained Perrine.

"That is why life is difficult." said Shirley.

"It is also why life is sad and empty." said Hanna as rain poured down on Tokyo-3.

"That is, unless you want others around you." said Sakamoto as the rain ceased.

"That is Instrumentality will fulfill our wish of becoming one." said Sanya as her bedroom suddenly appeared.

"The human soul is very weak and fragile." said Ferrara.

"Our body and mind are just as brittle." added Perrine.

"Thus that is the meaning of Instrumentality, to fulfill and complete each other." said Minna.

(Why is that?)

"The answer to that should be obvious. There is no other way for humankind to exist." answered Minna.

(Is that true?)

"Why do you exist?" asked Sanya.


(I am unsure)

"The reason I exist is to find out why I exist." answered Hanna.

"Who do you exist for?" asked Sanya.

"I exist me for myself." answered Hanna.

"It could be for myself." answered Yoshika uncertain.

(Is that so?)

"Are you happy that you are alive?" asked Sanya.

"I'm not sure." answered Yoshika honestly.

"Are you happy that you are alive?" asked Sanya.

"Well of course!" answered Hanna confident.

"Are you happy that you are alive?" asked Sanya.

"I just want to be happy in my life." answered Sakamoto.

"Are you angry about being sad?" asked Shirley.

"I hate it." answered Yoshika.

"Do you hate pain?" asked Shirley.

"I hate it." answered Sakamoto.

"Is that why you runaway then?" asked Shirley.

"Of course. There's nothing wrong with running away from pain." answered Sakamoto upset.

"I mustn't runaway." said Yoshika to herself.

"Tell my what the reason is." said Sanya.

"Escaping from reality is painful." replied Yoshika.

"Even if you're running from something painful?" asked Sanya.

"I just couldn't stand it." answered Yoshika.

"You can endure your pain if you know what it is." replied Hanna.

"She's right. If the pain is too harsh you can simply escape." added Sakamoto.

"If you do really hate it then you can run." said Sanya.

"I can't runaway. I'm sick of escaping." replied Yoshika, "I mustn't runaway."

"Correct. You finally understand that running away only causes more pain." said Sakamoto.

"Running away can be worse then what you're running from." said Hanna.

"That is why you do not want to escape." added Sanya.

"Nobody will respect me if I runaway. They'll leave me. They'll just abandon me." said Yoshika.

"Once again you depend on others to survive for you. That's pathetic even for a raccoon dog." spat Perrine.

"That better than being alone!" cried Yoshika.

"You're afraid of being hurt." said Hanna.

"You keep repeating that until you believe it." said Sakamoto.

"You aren't the only person on Earth who gets hurt." said Lucchini.

"Everyone is hurt in their lives. It's just a part of life." added Hartmann.

"It's easier for you to believe you're the only one." said Barkhorn.

"Shut up! I don't see why I should even care! Nobody cares about me!" cried Yoshika.

"Yet again you've abandoned your own self-worth. And value." replied Sakamoto.

"You're always saying that!" cried Hanna.

"Do you truly believe you will not be hurt if you don't expect anything?" asked Sakamoto.

"Is that how you keep your stupid ego in tact?!" asked Hanna, "Asking for others to give you praise!"

"Nobody accepts me for who I am." answered Yoshika sadly.

"That is incorrect. You believe it to be." countered Sakamoto.

"That's why I have to pilot the Striker." replied Yoshika.

"Once again you are simply trying to convince yourself you're worthless from the start." said Sakamoto.

"I have to pilot the Striker! There isn't a choice!" cried Yoshika.

"Of course there's a choice. Nobody can stick a gun to your head and make you pilot." replied Lucchini.

"You merely think you have to." said Hartmann.

"You guys are wrong. My life has no meaning if I don't pilot." said Yoshika.

"Is that why you pilot?!" asked Hanna angered.

"That gives me an identity and purpose to my life!" cried Yoshika.

"Piloting gives me an identity and purpose." replied Hanna.

"I was a nobody before. My status as a pilot gives reason for me to be here." explained Yoshika.

"I have only one value." said Hanna staring at her mother in a hospital bed.

"I have no other value." said Sanya staring at the familiar pair of glasses.

"I have no other value." said Yoshika staring into the sky.

(That gives meaning to my existence)

"I don't see value in me." said Yoshika, "I hate myself!"


Yoshika then found herself on the first day she arrived in Tokyo-3. In her hand was the pay phone she tried using that day.

"I hate you Yoshika! I hate you! I hate you!" cried Hanna.

"I hate you too!" cried Hartmann.

"I hate everything about you Yoshika!" cried Lucchini.

"I hate you too." said Barkhorn calmer.

"I hate you raccoon dog!" cried Perrine.

"I hate you!" cried Amaki.

"I hate you!" cried Nishiki.

"I hate you!" cried Lynne.

"I hate you!" cried Shirley.

"I hate you!" cried Sakamoto.

"I hate you!" cried Ferrara.

"I hate you." seethed Minna.

"You see! Everybody does hate me!" cried Yoshika as scenes from her time in Tokyo-3 flashed before her.

"That is incorrect. You only imagine it to be so." replied Sanya.

"That has to be the answer because I hate myself!" cried Yoshika.

"Nobody respects you because you hate yourself." explained Sanya.

"I hate you! I hate everything!" cried Hanna.

"They treat me better when I pilot Striker. They're kind to me and praise me." said Yoshika.

(That is the reason I am happy)

"For the first time, people are being nice to me." said Yoshika.

(That does not make me happy)

"Which is how you truly feel?" asked Sanya.

"I'm not sure. Maybe, they're both the answer." answered Yoshika.

"That's why you pilot?" asked Sakamoto.

"I don't have a choice. I just have Striker." answered Yoshika.

"You don't have an identity outside Unit-01." said Sanya.

"It is at the very essence of who you are." added Sakamoto.

"However, the Striker will become the only identifiable thing about you if you depend solely on it. It will consume you." said Perrine.

"That will become the only thing you have. People will see you merely as the pilot of Unit-01 and nothing more." added Shirley.

"Then the real Miyafuji will be erased from existence." finished Sakamoto.

"I don't care about that! There was nothing to identify me before I began piloting! I tried playing cello but, that didn't help!" cried Yoshika.

"You are undisciplined. I didn't have that problem." huffed Hanna.

"But, if I don't pilot-" began Yoshika.

"If this continues you will lose your identity like me. You'll lose your Striker and your self-worth like I have." interrupted Hanna solemnly.

(Why do you pilot?)

"That's the only thing I can do." answered Yoshika.


Yoshika then saw herself staring outside. It was raining heavily and she was hypnotized by it.

"Dark shadows of gloom hang above me like the rain clouds above the city. But, that's not what I want." mused Yoshika as the rain stopped.

"The setting sun. The source of life fading into darkness. This is not what I wish." said Sanya as the sun set over the horizon.

"Morning. The start of another crappy day. I wish this wasn't how it was." said Hanna as the sun rose and soon sat over the sky.

"The blue skies and warmth only fill me with horror. I don't want this." said Yoshika.

"I hate everything!" cried Hanna.

Suddenly, the city vanished and before Yoshika was Sakamoto, Hanna and Sanya naked. Just like when was absorbed within Unit-01.

"What do you want Yoshika?" asked the Major.

(Are you afraid of you insecurities?)

"What do you want Yoshika?" asked Hanna.

(Is it peace of mind?)

"What do you want Yoshika?" asked Sanya.

"Don't hate me!" cried the young Hanna.

"I fear..." began Yoshika.

(Being rejected)

"What I desire is..." began Sanya.


(To connect to others and be recognized as an individual being)

"Can I be next to you?" asked Yoshika nervously.

"Can I get close to you?" asked Sanya.

"Do you like me?" asked Hanna.

(Do you love your mother?)

"Do you want to go with your mother?" asked the young Hanna.

"No." answered Hanna sternly.

"Do you want to be with your sister?" asked a young Yoshika.

"No." answered Yoshika hurt.

"Why?" asked Sanya I standing in front of both of them.

(I'm afraid)

"I'm afraid she'll hate me." answered Yoshika.

"I'm afraid that me identity as a person might vanish." answered Hanna.

(So?)

"What do you want?" asked Sakamoto.

(A way to stop feeling insecure)

"What do you desire?" asked Sanya.

(A way to stop feeling insecure)

"You're very insecure about yourself." noted Sayaka.

"To gain security I need...value." said Yoshika, "I want to have worth. I want to have enough worth others will notice me."

(I want to have worth)

"You need to find your own value." explained Sayaka.

(This is why you pilot Striker)

"I don't have value without it." said Yoshika sadly.

"Without it my life is worthless." said Hanna sadly.

"Then what are you?" asked the Sanya clones.

"I don't know! I don't know what I am!" cried Yoshika as the darkness around her suddenly turned white.

"This is me. This is the form known as Yoshika Miyafuji. This is me." said Yoshika.

(Yoshika Miyafuji)

"This shape lets other know I am me." continued Yoshika before asking, "But, am I me? Is this my real self or a fake one?"

(What is the reason I exist?)

"You are you. This difference between how you see yourself and how others see you is minimal." answered Sanya.

"My clothes and room. My possessions. All of this are part of what make me who I am." said Yoshika.

"These things are connected through your own conscious." explained Sanya standing in front of Yoshika.

"These are all me. I am what I recognize myself to be. I am no different than what I am aware of." said Yoshika now alone, "But, I don't understand myself at all."

(That is why I closed myself off)

"Nobody understands me!" cried Yoshika sitting on the ground.

"You idiot! Nobody could ever understand you fully except yourself!" yelled Hanna appearing in front of Yoshika.

"You are the only person that can care for you." said Sakamoto appearing behind Yoshika.

"You need to care for yourself." added Sanya.

"I still don't understand myself! I don't get it! I can't love myself if I don't know what to love!" cried Yoshika.

(You are insecure)

"You are unstable." noted Sanya.

"That is as you are right now." said Sakamoto.

"This includes the people around the you that presently exists." said Hanna.

"As well as the environment that surrounds you presently." added Sanya.

"However, these do not last forever." said Sakamoto.

"The flow of time is unstoppable and the current will become the past." said Hanna.


The world constantly changes and you can as well." said Sanya as everything went white.

"Is this a world of nothing? With no other people in it?" asked Yoshika finding herself floating alone in a barren void of nothingness.

"This is the world of freedom." came a young male voice.

"I don't get it." replied Yoshika confused.

"This is a world were you have no restriction." explained the voice.

"Is this a world of total freedom?" asked Yoshika.

"That is correct." answered the voice.

"But, this world is barren. Nothing exists in it." said Sanya.

"Unless I do something?" asked Yoshika.

"Correct. If you do or think of something then this world will no longer be barren." answered Sakamoto.

"I don't know what I should do." said Yoshika.

"She is full of uncertainty." noted Sanya.

"She doesn't have an image of herself to build off of." said Hanna.

"Nothing solid exists here." said the young voice.

"This is a world without obstacles in your path." said Sakamoto.

(This is freedom)

"In this world you can do anything your heart desires." said Shirley.

"But, you're still afraid." said Sakamoto.

"You don't know what to do." said Ferrara.

"What is it I should do?" asked Yoshika confused.

"I'll give you a restriction." said Minna.

Suddenly a line appeared below Yoshika. Now she was standing and unable to float like earlier.

"This line is a boundary that you must adhere to." said Hanna.

"You have lost a piece of your freedom." said Sanya.

"You are now bound to the Earth." said Sakamoto.

"However, you feel more at ease now." said Shirley.

"There isn't as much to trouble you." said Amaki.

"Now you can walk freely." said Nishiki as Yoshika did just that.

"This is all happening because you wish it to be so." explained Sakamoto.

"Is this what I desire?" asked Yoshika.

"In this world the only thing around you is the floor." answered Perrine.

"However, you can go anywhere you want." added Hartmann.

"You could turn the whole world upside down if you wanted." said Lucchini.

"The way you see your world changes constantly." said Barkhorn.

"It changes along with time." said Eila.

"You can also change yourself." said Ferrara.

"Your mind forms your shape based on it's interaction with the world that surrounds you." explained Minna.

"This is your world; you can complete control to do anything." said Perrine.

"This is the basis of your reality." said Sakamoto.

(This is reality)

"What is this place? Is this an empty space? An empty world were only I exist?" asked Yoshika, "If I am the only one here then, there's nobody to interact with. It might as well be like I am not here at all. Like I'm fading away."

(Why is that?)

"It is because you are the only one here." explained Sayaka.

"I don't understand." said Yoshika.

"You cannot recognize you're own image because there are no other people here." elaborated Sayaka.

"My own image." repeated Yoshika trying to comprehend.

(My image of myself?)

"Correct. You can find yourself in the way you interact with other people." answered Sakamoto.

"You see your own image in the way communicate and interact with other people. This allows you to identify yourself." added Hanna.

"This is why you cannot exist without the interaction of others." said Sanya.

"Because if there are other people around I can see myself as an individual but, if I am alone then I can't see my anything." said Yoshika starting to get it.

"By recognizing yourself as separate from others you identify who exactly you are." explained Sakamoto.

"The first person is your mother." added Sanya.

"Your mother is a separate person." said Hanna.

"I am who I am and she is who she is." said Yoshika.

"You are correct." replied Sakamoto.

"You're an idiot!" cried Hanna.


Yoshika then found herself on a bed in a room. Slightly messy, her cello sat in the corner. Then she noticed Hanna standing next to her.

"About damn time you finally woke up!" snapped an irked Hanna.

"Oh it's you Hanna." yawned Yoshika rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"That's no way to thank your oldest childhood friend for waking you up! You should be grateful!" cried Hanna.

"Thanks. I'm going back to bed." said Yoshika lying back down.

"Get up dammit!" screamed Hanna ripping the blanket off the bed.


While Yoshika and Hanna kept arguing in the latter's bedroom in the kitchen it was more calm. Ichiro Miyafuji was sitting at the table reading the paper while his wife Sayaka was cutting vegetables.

"Hanna is so sweet to wake Yoshika up in the morning. Yoshika should appreciate it." said Sayaka.

"You believe so dear?" asked Ichiro.

"Yes, and you have to get ready for work." replied Sayaka.

"I'm always ready." said Ichiro suggestively.

"Like father like daughter." sighed Sayaka.

"Ready to go?" asked Ichiro.

"At any time. I am the one Professor Ferrara calls when you're late." answered Sayaka.

"She's you're biggest fan after all." said Ichiro again suggestively.

"Cut that out you deviant and get ready." laughed Sayaka who then heard the doorbell ring.

"Yes dear." said Ichiro before mumbling, "She who must be obeyed."

"Hello Minna." said Sayaka answering the door to find her neighbor.

"Hello Mrs. Miyafuji. The mailman accidentally gave me a letter for you." replied Minna handing over the letter.

"Thank you." said Sayaka, "How is the university?"

"It's great. The classes are good and I have a bunch of friends." answered Minna.

"I'm sure that Kurt is one of them." replied Sayaka.

"Actually, we broke up." said Minna, "It's just we wanted to see other people. I've already found someone."

"How is he?" asked Sayaka.

"Actually, it's a girl. She's from this country, strong, loyal, dependable, and determined." described Minna swooning.

"You've got it bad for this girl." noted Sayaka.

"She might be the one." replied Minna, "I have to get going. I promised Elsa Barkhorn I would give her a lift since her car broke down. Bye."

"Goodbye." said Sayaka before closing the door.

"Move your ass!" cried Hanna sick of waiting.

"You're being a total pain." replied Yoshika, "Are you on your period?"

"What?!" cried out Hanna before slapping Yoshika.

Hanna then dragged Yoshika out of her room and to the door. They were leaving.

"Mrs. Miyafuji, we're leaving now." said Hanna who rushed Yoshika out the door.

"Bye mom!" called Yoshika.

"Bye dear!" called back Sayaka before ripping the paper away from her husband, "You need to get going."

"Fine." sighed a defeated Ichiro.


Yoshika and Hanna ran to class to avoid being late. As they bolted down the sidewalk the passed a line of stopped cars that seemed to be endless.

"Man they're lot of people stuck in traffic." noted Yoshika.

"This city is going to be the new capital so lots of people are moving here." replied Hanna, "We're getting a new kid today too."

"Oh right. I hope she has big boobs." said Yoshika.


Nearby a similar scene was unfolding. A young girl running down the sidewalk to avoid being late for school.

"Oh man. I can't be late for my first day." said Sanya who didn't notice Yoshika until they collided.

"I'm really sorry. I'm just in a hurry." said Sanya jumping up and running off, "I can't be late to school! I'm really sorry!"

"What the-?" asked Yoshika as she failed to notice Hanna growling.


The two girls then got back up and ran to school. Arriving on time they entered their classroom where Yoshika retold her encounter to her two close friends.

"You're so lucky Yoshika. Running into a hot chick out of the blue." said Hartmann.

"Her boobs weren't too big though." sighed Yoshika.

"You really love boobs." laughed Erica.

Laughing, Erica failed to see the person walk up behind her until it was too late. She only realized it when that person grabbed her left ear.

"My ear!" cried out Hartmann.

"For a native of Karlsland you act like a complete perv. You really need to shape up." said Barkhorn sternly, "It's time to put your lazy butt to work. Go change the water in the flower vases."

"Meany." huffed Erica.

"Did you just back talk me?" asked Barkhorn agitated.

"Poor Erica." said Yoshika.

"Oh please. All three of you need a good kick in the ass." replied Hanna.

"That's so mean." said Yoshika.

"It's true." countered Hanna.

With Barkhorn and Hartmann arguing on one side and Yoshika and Hanna arguing on the other Lucchini was stuck in the middle. She could only sigh and recline in her chair.

"I love the calm and peace." said the Romagna girl sarcastically in a sing-song voice.

Just as Lucchini finished this a car rolled into the parking lot. Knowing who it must be; Lucchini, Hartmann and Yoshika ran to the window.

"Miss Sakamoto!" cried out Erica as the Fuso woman exited her car.

Sakamoto exited her car and headed to the door while the trio in the window kept making catcalls much to the disgust of Barkhorn and Hanna.

"Shameless perverts." said both Karlsland girls disgusted.


Once inside, Sakamoto went to her classroom. When she entered, Barkhorn quickly fulfilled her duties as class rep.

"Rise! Bow! Sit down!" called out Barkhorn with military precision.

"Good morning class. It is my pleasure to introduce the newest addition to our class." said Sakamoto before moving aside.

"My name is Sanya V. Litvyak. It's a pleasure." said the girl.

"Ah!" cried Yoshika nearly falling out of her chair.

"You're the girl I ran into earlier." said Sanya.

"You ran into her!" cried Hanna jumping out of her chair.

"Who are you? Are two involved romantically or sexually?" asked Sanya.

"We're just close childhood friends! Shut up!" answered Hanna.

"This is a classroom! Quiet down and act civilized!" cried Barkhorn jumping up.

"If it hadn't been for my left eye injury I would have joined the army." sighed Sakamoto.

"Yoshika, you should have told us you were doing Hanna!" cried out Lucchini as she and Erica laughed.


Yoshika, the real Yoshika, then found herself alone in a void of darkness having witnessed this alternate universe of events. She was starting to get it.

"So, this is another possibility. One of only an endless amount of possibilities of what could be. I could change my existence and exist as an identity separate from Striker." said Yoshika as Sakamoto appeared next to her.

"Considering that, this world isn't that bad." said Sakamoto.

"Reality it's self might not be bad but, I still could hate myself." countered Yoshika.

"Your mind separates reality into what is bad and hateful." replied Amaki.

"Your mind separates reality and truth." added Nishiki.

"You can separate your perception of reality." said Lynne.

"They're as many truths as people in the world." said Shirley.

"Only one of these truths is yours. That one is from your own perception." explained Lucchini.

"True. One perception could be quite small." added Hartmann.

"But, their perception is solely based on how they choose to see them." said Barkhorn.

"One needs to see things from what the believe to be the perception others have." said Hanna.

"For example, you feel good on sunny days." said Sakamoto.

"But, rainy days make you feel bad." added Sanya.

"If you are told this to be truth you believe it so." continued Hanna.

"However, you can have fun on rainy days." said Perrine.

"The truth for a human being is fragile. You can change it that easily." said Ferrara.

"It's so simple people often ignore it to focus on what they believe are deeper truths." said Shirley.

"You're not used to others liking you." said Minna.

"You're not certain how to deal with others not liking you so you have been avoiding it." said Sakamoto.

"They hate me." said Yoshika.

"You moron! That's all in your imagination!" cried Hanna.

"I hate myself." said Yoshika.

"People who hate themselves cannot love others because they cannot place their trust with them." replied Sanya.

"I'm a cowardly, weak loser." moaned Yoshika.

"No you aren't. You only think that but, if you known yourself then you can take care of yourself." replied Sakamoto.

"Maybe I could learn to love myself." said Yoshika as the scenery around her began to crack.

"I could have more value to my life. I'm only who I choose to be and I change who that is! I am me! I want to keep existing!"

Yoshika jumped out of the chair smiling as the epiphany finally came over her. As she continued the scenery around her continued to crack.

"My life IS worth living!" cried Yoshika.


With the declaration the scene around Yoshika shattered to pieces. She found herself above the world surrounded by the people she cared about all of who were smiling and applauding.

"Congratulations." said Sakamoto.

"Congratulations." said Hanna.

"Congratulations." said Sanya.

"Congratulations." said Perrine.

"Congratulations." said Shirley.

"Congratulations." said Barkhorn.

"Congratulations." said Lucchini.

"Congratulations." said Hartmann.

"Squawk!" cried Pen-Pen.

"Congratulations." said Amaki.

"Congratulations." said Nishiki.

"Congratulations." said Lynne.

"Congratulations." said Ferrara.

"Congratulations." said Ichiro and Sayaka.

"Congratulations." said Minna smiling.

"Thank you all." replied Yoshika smiling.

(Thank you father. Bye, mom. Good bye, sister. And, to everyone, congratulations!)

A/N: Congratulations you survived this story. Semi-kidding aside, this is the end of the original Neon Genesis Striker story. I of course will reboot my original and this story as well but, I still wanted to do the original. I am also returning, early, to my Strike Witches story "Sounds of Silence" which I hope you all check out. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this short work and please review.