Hello everyone and welcome back to the final installment of the 'Unsung War' Arc for 'Demon Lord of the Strike Witches'. Now, sorry about the delays, been through a lot recently, focusing on one story at a time, and a few things I cannot even describe. But the good news is, hope it's worth the wait.

Minna: "You might as well make it a little longer now that you're back into this story. Or whatever floats your boat."

You're starting to sound like my OC for a second there, Minna.

Minna: "I'm just giving a word of advice. You… want to skip the reviews again?"

For their sake to read this? Yeah. I'll get back to them when I'm working on the next. Anyways, hope you enjoy readers, and see you at the end.

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Chapter 18: The Unsung War

Cipher's (Daniel Cross') P.O.V.

December 30th, 2010

Oured, Osean Federation

After knocking out the Core Control Systems to the SOLG located in Sudentor, and landing on a highway in Osea's capital, Minna, the Razgriz and I are busy resting at a hotel located near where the highway is. The guys are busy talking what they had done throughout the war, Edge and Isara are laying down with each other, while Minna and I are busy eating a late dinner. The former, meanwhile, is a little tense. She was about to indulge with some salmon, before giving me some worried eyes.

"Is something wrong, Minna?" I asked as I took a bite out of my steak

"It's about… It's about the SOLG, Daniel. What if we fail?" She asked worryingly. I can tell she is worried about the SOLG that is about to crash into Oured. I then reached for her hand and comforted her.

"Minna… I know how you feel right now, but… to be honest, I am nervous about what we're going to face." I answered, a hint of worry in my voice as well. "With the SOLG somewhere falling off from space, every Osean, civilian and military alike, is on edge."

"Let alone being the capital of the Osean people. And it is almost New Years in this world, Daniel." She said as she did a small smile "If we manage to destroy the SOLG, then it'll be a way to end the war outright. And, we can return home if Vera or Survivor manages to find us."

"Speaking of the Neuroi, did you manage to find out what the girls are doing as of late?" I asked. She smiled at the question while her familiar activates.

"Last I heard, Crow Team, along with their SAS allies, managed to break into an Anti-Witch lab. They found some pretty scary stuff inside, mainly dungeons filled with Witches for testing and Neuroi cores. In fact, they wanted to up the ante for the men in the armed forces, so they want to use the Witch's essence for a boost."

"That sounds horrifying, yet unethical to the entire Witch Corps." I commented while Minna firmly agreed with me. "I've heard some unethical stuff in my life. But that? That just takes the cake." Minna then soothed me as I smiled. "Did they at least found the person doing this stuff?"

"They did, two of them actually. Alfred Rosenberg and Ernst Kaltenbrunner managed to do all this stuff from under the noses from Karlsland and the Witch Corps. They got caught by Amirah trying to flee from the complex and arrested." Minna sighed over what she heard from her world and her familiar deactivates. "At least my girls aren't caught by those two."

"That's good to hear. I can only guess that both Crow Team and the SAS received rewards for their mission." Minna nodded at my answer "We can sure use their help when this war had started."

"But, you and the Razgriz have created a turning point throughout the entire war by deterring the Belkan Grey Men and helped finding the two leaders to stop the war. And the forces from both countries are honored to fight with us." I nodded my head in agreement.

"And when the war is over, I'll do the Victory kiss with you." Minna and I blushed and chuckled at the same time. "And here's hoping we return home." After dinner, we turned ourselves in for the night and slept peacefully, with Minna snuggling me and hearing our hearts beat together in the calm Osean night.

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December 31st, 2010

A few hours into our sleep, a knocks was heard from our hotel dorm. I managed to wake myself up, and opened it to find Isara, cladded in her pilot uniform.

"Is something wrong, Isara?" I asked

"Yep. They found out where the SOLG will enter from. And I'm here to wake you and Minna up so that we can start our mission." I blinked at that realization

"Okay. Have the others sent over to the Command Truck at the front of the hotel. Tell them I'll be right over." Isara nodded. She was about to head over to the elevator, but not before stopping for a second and turning to me instantly.

"Oh, and-" She then gave me a quick peck on the cheek "Happy Early New Year, Daniel." She gave off a cheeky smile while she left me surprised by that affection. Minna then came over and found out what had happened.

"Is everything alright, Dear?" Minna asked

"I think… I think I just got kissed by my sister." Minna chuckled at my predicament while she and I changed into our flight suits and took the elevator down to where the Command Truck had been parked. After showing the Osean Guard my credentials, along with Minna's, we went inside and found that every Osean, Yuktobanian, Ustian, and Belkan soldier is keeping a watchful eye on the SOLG's descent path. Field marshal Wulfstan is with an Osean technical officer as her eyes are also on the SOLG.

"Keep watch on that satellite. And make sure it does not slip in any other direction." The Osean officer nodded and then turned her attention to me. "Ah, Captain Cross, Commander Wilcke. Everyone is just waiting for you to begin."

"You seem to be in high spirits, Field Marshal." Minna pointed out

"For one, it is the New Year coming later tonight, and it'll be the end of the war in a couple of hours." Wulfstan answered "Also, all of your aircraft are refueled and rearmed. Last thing to do with them is the bodywork."

"Thanks, Field Marshal. But, we might be warped back to her world. I don't think I'll be back for quite a while." I pointed out as well

"It'll be fine, Captain. If you, along with the Razgriz disappear from the world again, then we might know where you will be." She answered as she eyed Minna. "But, if those loyal to the Grey Men followed you to her world, we'll follow you. If we have a chance."

"I look forward to it, Ma'am. And I'm pretty sure the people from her world will be friendly to your arrival." Wulfstan nodded in agreement.

"Anyways, your sister and your teammates need you now." As Minna and I entered inside the briefing room, Wulfstan gave us one more thing for encouragement. "Demon Lord and your Black Demons, good luck out there." Minna and I saluted and smiled as everyone is ready for what's about to come.

"What took you two?" Edge asked

"Just some words of encouragement from the Field Marshal." Minna answered. The briefer soon entered and showed us the plan for the incoming operation: Operation Arcadia.

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"The SOLG's descent was detected by our radar at 0445 hours. We believe it was programmed to automatically descend if control was ever cut-off from the surface. We have calculated the SOLG's course of descent from its previous orbit. Its estimated landing point is downtown Oured, somewhere near where we are. Get to the SOLG's descent point as quickly as possible, and destroy it before it hits Oured.

"You must complete the mission, and come back alive. Anything less is unacceptable. Razgriz, Demon Lord, we wish you the best of luck. Dismissed."

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After the briefing, everyone is on edge about the SOLG's current status. Lots of soldiers, crew members and officers all gave us rallying cries, telling us to give the SOLG a piece of their minds. It'll be a difficult task, to be honest, but we haven't come this far for nothing. The Razgriz are in their Wyverns again, while Minna and I piled into my Stealth Eagle as the control tower began speaking.

"Your final sortie… it's almost kind of sad, huh?" A controller asked through the radio

"For them, maybe. But don't worry, we'll get this mission done and dusted." I answered as the Razgriz launched into the morning sky. I lined up m my fighter over to the runway and began takeoff procedures. "Here we go…" My fighter sped down the highway and took off from the ground and rejoined my sister's squadron. "It'll take a bit to get to the target area, Minna. You can sleep it off until we get there."

"I'm fine either way, Daniel." She answered as the Control Tower gave off an encouraging message

"Good luck out there, Razgriz."

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Oured Bay, Osea

0606 Hours

"Okay Minna. Time to wake up." Minna stirred awake after a two-hour flight from the Capital to the bay that leads into the city. "How was your extra hours of sleep, Dear?" Minna stretched a little while going through the weapon systems.

"It is relaxing, Daniel." She smiled "How far are we from the SOLG's entry area?"

"Real close, Dear." Oka Nieba then contacted us over the radioed

"This is AWACS Oka Nieba. Hurry over to the target area. The later you get there, the less time you'll have to attack the SOLG. It'll descend to a maintainable altitude in about five minutes." It remained dead silent for a few seconds before Edge piped up

"So… I guess this is it…" Edge began "Just this satellite and this'll be all over…"

"I sure hope so." Grimm answered back "What about you, Captain?" Isara's Wyvern then placed itself on my right wing

"I feel just the same way as all of you. Nervous but itching, now that the war will soon be over." Isara answered "But, Daniel. I haven't seen the last remnants of the Grey Men. Do you know where they are?"

"From what I heard from Ascension, the Belkans have gathered most of the survivors, the rest died at Sudentor. If I know one thing, Grabacr and Ofnir won't be too far behind." Just as on cue, a familiar voice spoke.

"These fighters are definitely the Razgriz and their Demon Master." Ashley analyzed

"Blaze!" Edge called out to Isara

"Yeah! I heard! Everyone, form up!"

"Oka Nieba to the Ghosts of Razgriz. New enemy planes on the radar. It's a double Belkan formation-Ofnir and Grabacr." On my radar, I've found eight aircraft making a beeline right for us. Compared to the Su-47 Berkut and F-15S/MTD's that both Ofnir and Grabacr are accustomed to, they are using prototype Osean fighters of Yuktobanian design called S-32's.

"Don't these guys just ever give up?" Chopper joked about the two Belkan Air Squadrons' will to fight still.

"They're still blinded with hate for what had happened fifteen years ago." Edge answered "And they are on their last legs. Try not to get shot down on the last day of the war."

"And here we are, but not over the Round Table." I commented as one of the Ofnir pilots soon spoke

"We will restore the pride with what we had lost fifteen years ago!" He proclaimed to his allies and wingmen

"It is time to settle this once and for all, Evil Ravens!" A Grabacr pilot confidently said

"Ofnir, Grabacr. Ofnir One and I have a score to settle with the Demon Lord himself." Ashley said "Take out his children while we deal with the puppet master himself. For the glory of Belka." The rest of their flights broke off and began aiming at us.

"Razgriz, cut off the heads off the snakes. Cipher, I'll take on Ofnir's lead pilot while you take on Ashley." Isara ordered "Let's come back out of this alive, Daniel."

"Got it, Is." Grabacr and Ofnir's pilots met the Razgriz head on as a fierce clash was seen over Oured Bay. The flurry of missiles tried connecting with their targets, but each member's experience made each of them impossible to hit.

"Eight tough enemies… My heart's racing! My whole body's shaking!" Grimm said while an adrenaline rush kicked in to his body all the while chasing down an Ofnir pilot

"Keep going! Our mission is clear!" Snow encouraged Grimm. He got behind a Grabacr pilot and unleashed a hail of cannon rounds onto his wing

"Don't fight by yourself. Take them two-on-one!" One Ofnir pilot said for his strategy

"Not today you're not!" Chopper caught up to one of the Grabacr planes and put rounds onto his wing. While the battle raged, Ashley and Michael are still waiting for the SOLG to appear, until they spotted an ever familiar looking F-15SE and an X-02.

"There they are, Grabacr One. Let's take care of this Demon Master." Michael said as both he and Ashley began to make a head-on attack towards us, both missile and cannon fire.

"Is, break!" We managed to evade their shots and Isara got onto my wing "I know they'll use that tactic again. Anyways, remember, take Michael and I'll take Ashley." Isara nodded while she and Michael got tangled up and I followed Ashley. "You missed me, Grabacr?"

"I have been waiting fifteen years for you to come and face me again, Demon Lord." Ashley sneered while two pilots from Ofnir and a pilot from Grabacr have been shot down "Thanks to you, our plans for a united Belka is now a man's wet dream. If it weren't for your devils, it should've worked."

"Thank your own blind ambition, Grabacr." I fired a missile at him and he evaded it "Belka is at peace again, and you've only escalated it further. You've caused enough damage, and you're going to take your frustrations out by destroying a metropolis? You're more idiotic than I thought!"

"Then you should've joined the Belkan Luftwaffe when you had the chance! Ofnir One, I can use the support!" I watched both Michael and Isara trying to shoot each other down.

"I'm a little busy here, Grabacr! This Raven has me locked and I can't shake her!" Michael evaded every cannon round Isara thrown at him.

"Isara, keep at it! Don't let him out of your sights!" I kept following Ashley as he did a Cobra maneuver and got in behind me. "Minna, deploy chaff if need be!" Ashley fired a missile at us, but Minna deployed my flares. "Good girl!"

"You are really stubborn than I thought, Demon Lord." Ashley sneered before launching another missile. Minna popped open the chaff and the missile followed it.

"That's how Demons are, Ashley." I then performed a Cobra and got behind Ashley once again. "We can't be killed that easily." Ashley and I weaved at each other, trying to get a good angle to attack, but his skills have improved since our encounter over Yuktobania and Area B7R. However, I have received experience from both there, and Minna's world.

Meanwhile, Isara and Michael continued their dance, and they are just as locked into battle as with Ashley and me. Minna then contacted Isara while I continued to follow Ashley's every move. "Isara, you alright there?" Isara fired a pair of missiles at Michael, but both missed.

"I'm doing well… Ofnir is more experienced than from Yuktobania." We then saw the rest of the Razgriz shooting down a few more wingmen from both squadrons, until it is all down to Michael and Ashley.

"Blaze, we're coming to you! Hang in there!" Edge called out. Isara then noticed that Michael executed a loop and got behind her. "Blaze!" Isara's engines kicked in and Michael tried to match speeds with her, until she executed Phantom Bullet.

"What!?" Michael gasped. He tried to jerk clear from the missile volley, but Isara landed cannon rounds onto the S-32's airframe, taking him down. "Don't think you've won this. This isn't over yet!"

"Ofnir! Respond!" Ashley noticed of Michael's demise, and decided to take his frustrations out on me. "Damn you… Demon Lord…!" He executed every maneuver he knew from Area B7R, but I had other ideas to counter his. After a full five minutes of us dogfighting, I then acted. "I'll see you in hell, Demon Lord!"

"Nope. Because I'm not coming with you!" I cut off the left engine, hit full left rudder, pitched upward a bit, and then landed cannon rounds on him, finally detaching the wing from his aircraft.

"I… I never thought you would be this good… Demon Lord…" With his last words, both Ofnir and Grabacr, the ones who instigated the war further, has been wiped from the radar.

"All enemy planes destroyed!" Oka Nieba saw that the two squadrons have been destroyed. Now it was just me, Minna, and the Razgriz.

"I see light to the east… morning's coming." Edge looked out of her cockpit and found the sun beginning to rise.

"I guess our night flight is over." Chopper said as well

"I can't wait to see it. The most beautiful sunrise ever!" Grimm confidently exclaimed with glee

"And the sun will continue to rise, now and forever." Snow added

"I just remembered… my birthday's coming up next week." Grimm told the group

"See? Aren't you glad you're still alive?" Snow asked him. However, those three words remind me of Pixy whenever we came out from a tough mission.

"Yo buddy, you still alive?" Pixy's words echoed through my head as I chuckled to myself for a bit. Minna then took notice.

"Something on your mind, Dear?" Minna asked

"This should've been the time where Pixy should ask me the same question after our missions." I answered as Minna figured out what I meant.

"Yo buddy, you still alive?" She chuckled

"Not just yet, Dear." I joked with her, which gave the squad giving a few giggles as well.

"I bet my mom will be happy to see my brother come back home from Yuktobania." Grimm added

"You oughta go make her happy, too. We're almost done here." Snow advised Grimm before speaking to Isara. "Captain, I just want to thank you."

"Whatever for, Captain?" Isara asked intriguingly

"Flying as a wingman again," Snow answered truthfully "I now know how my men felt." Finally, Edge spoke to us.

"I vowed to myself that I would not lose another wingman." She said "So, please Blaze… Let me fly as your wingman just a little while longer." Isara was touched by Edge's permission.

"I… I don't know what to say, Edge. How about this. Maybe you can come where Daniel was at. After all, we may or may not get honourably discharged after the war's end." Edge agreed to that notion.

"With you, I can go anywhere." Edge answered. Finally, Oka Nieba pitched in

"The SOLG has fallen to an altitude low enough for you to attack. I know you can do this. Destroy it!" As if on cue, we finally caught a glance at the SOLG. It's just huge.

"We got to stop that thing guys!" Snow ordered

"I know!" Grimm answered "Chopper!"

"Oh sweet Mary, Mother of God, that is one huge military satellite." Chopper said in awe "You seeing what I'm seeing Edge?"

"Yeah! Blaze, Cipher, let's go!" We sped off towards it and found the SOLG drifting slowly towards Oured

"I've received a data link from your guy, 'Pops', with the SOLG's structural details. The SOLG's outer shell has a rotating accelerator. The only way you can attack its core structure directly is through the gaps in this accelerator. That's bad news. This'll be tough." Just then, Minna activated her familiar, and found something from within the SOLG itself.

"Daniel. I believe I found a way to end the battle quickly." She said as she analyzed the SOLG's interior. "There is a V2 Warhead located inside the barrel. The Grey Men must have used the Arkbird to transport the shell to the SOLG, in which they will wage war against the two countries."

"You hear that, guys?" I asked the entire Razgriz flight

"We heard everything, Daniel." Isara answered "However, the barrel will be a tight squeeze, and since we have Wyvern's which can't possibly fit inside, it looks like you're the viable choice to head inside." Minna and I thought about it.

"You ever been in tough situations before, Dear?" I asked her calmly

"I've been through a lot, Daniel. But this… this just takes the cake completely." She answered at first but was reluctant to end the war. "Though the war is over for them anyway." I then heard Minna's helmet visor clasp downwards. "I'm ready when you are." I nodded as I accelerated towards the end area of the barrel.

"Is Cipher doing what I think he's doing?!" Grimm asked surprisingly

"Like Kid said, it's her brother." Chopper answered. We then slowed down a little and entered inside, where the V2 warhead is stashed. It is a tight squeeze to be honest, but we found the warhead, and fired upon it. The missiles struck home, and it cleared an opening for us to escape from the now fiery SOLG.

"You alright, Daniel?!" Isara asked worryingly

"I'm okay, Is. Have everyone escape the blast radius from the SOLG, and fast. The damn thing is about to become a preliminary New Year's firework." Everyone managed to escape from the SOLG as we soon found it exploding into white fragments. Kind of reminds me of the Neuroi getting destroyed. "SOLG is destroyed! Yes!"

"The Unsung War is over… Finally…" Isara breathed a sigh of relief as our aircraft descended onto Oured Bay and heard on the radio the raucous cheers from both Osean and Yuktobanian soldiers.

"They did it, they won!" The soldiers began to chant out the Razgriz name. "Can you hear these cheers?! Don't tell me you can't hear them!" We just flew overhead and watched the SOLG's fragments descend onto Oured and land gracefully onto the bay.

"So… what now?" Chopper then asked. The rest thought about what we should do now that the war is over, but Minna and I have other ideas.

"How about you come with us to my world?" Minna offered them. The Razgriz were confused by this as Grimm piped up first.

"It is a kind offer, Commander Minna, but I have one thing to wonder. How will we get there?"

"It's not like Sand Island has now a dimensional-travelling device that can warp us there." Snow pointed out as well.

"That's why we have an idea you might find… odd yet effective beyond your wildest dreams. Come on, we'll take you to Sand Island. I'm sure that your former Base Commander will be surprised to find you all alive. But first, we'll get Minna's Striker Unit since it was under guard at Kirwin."

After a few hours of flying, which involved getting Minna's Striker and disassembling Ustio's presence at the airbase, we then arrived at Sand Island, to which our surprise, Captain Bartlett, Pops, Genette, AWACS Ascension and Captain Andersen are waiting for us. Everyone congratulated us for ending the war outright, and we're relieved to hear that the Base Commander has resigned from his position for falsely implicating death on Wardog Squadron, though much of the blame is placed on the Adjutant Base Commander. I still wanted to shoot him down for what he did to Isara and her squad mates.

We played a lot of catch-up, and what we're about to do next, and they seemed confused by that. "You're going back to the other world, Cipher?"

"I have to. After all, Minna is from that world." She nodded "Not to mention I had to check in on Pixy and the other pilots that had been warped there."

"Well, make sure you tell them that the Grey Men wanted Belka to be a world power once again, but they failed." Bartlett said, but Isara has another idea she had in store.

"Maybe you can come with us as well, Captain."

"You sure about that, Kid? I'm really shy about meeting and talking to new people."

"I insist, Captain." She smiled. He reluctantly agreed while I walked over to my F-15 and felt the nose of it.

"Looks like we're going back. Well, more like Minna's home, not technically ours." When I let go of the nose of my aircraft, a strange blue light appears from the inside. For a second, I thought someone forgot to turn the engines off during testing. But, I was wrong. Instead, a small red sphere grew a little big, then it died down. When I inspected what it was, it was a person cladded in black with red lines appearing over her body, which then I realized who it is.

"Survivor?" Survivor then stood up, deactivated her battle form, and looked at me. "What are you doing here? I thought you're with Vera."

"I was, Cipher. Vera sent me here for some… important information that can make it worthwhile." She pulled up a video screen, similar to the one that Vera used, and showed an air force heading to a Neuroi Hive. "Vera and I managed to collect this information a few days ago." It showed aircraft that the Eruseans had used a long time ago, both transports and fighters, along with four other Witches heading towards the new hive. Its air force then splits-off while one of the Witches made its way under the hive, which in turn spawns another Humanoid Neuroi.

"Another one? Like yourself?" Survivor nodded while the Witch tried to speak with it, until another Neuroi laser sliced through the Hive and killing the Humanoid. "What on Earth?" The Witch looked up to find another hive engulfing the one they were sent to investigate, this one, larger than the last one and the one where we fought against in Folkestone.

"After the Hive's intervention, an aerial battle broke out over the country of Venezia. The Witches here and the Air Force fought, but this new Neuroi was too powerful for them to continue." Survivor ended the video just as Minna came in.

"There you are, Daniel. Been looking for-Survivor?" The Humanoid Neuroi looked at Minna as it gave her the rundown to what happened in her world currently. "So… another Hive has appeared over Venezia… You think anyone will take notice of it?"

"Pretty much everyone in the entire Witch Corps knows about it, Commander. As for the members of the 501st, Major Sakamoto and Sergeant Miyafuji are heading to Romagna for unexplained reasons, Flight Sergeant Bishop and Flying Officer Clostermann have left Gallia for Romagna along with Pixy and Eagle Eye. Flight Lieutenant Yeager and Pilot Officer Lucchini left Northern Africa with the Dancers, Flying Officers Litvyak and Juutilainen have left Suomus after the Battle for St. Petersburg and Flight Lieutenants Barkhorn and Hartmann left Belgica for Romagna with ROT Team."

"I pretty much knew about what Amirah had done with Crow Team. Is there anything else, Survivor?" I asked it

"Just wanting to know if you're bringing the Commander back. Because the girls and their Air Force friends wants to listen about her travels here in this world."

"We're going to. However, we are bringing another squadron with us." Survivor tilted its head as I pointed to it my sister's squadron. "See those black-colored X-02 Wyvern's? My sister commands this special group of aces. I promised them that they will come with to Minna's world." Survivor was curious about what I said.

"I know I can transport two people across different dimensions, but with an entire squadron, it's something that I haven't done before." Survivor rubbed the back of its head sheepishly.

"It's okay if you don't have enough power to help us get back to her world, Survivor. But, how should we get back-" I was then interrupted by another small sphere, but it's of a blue color and out came another Humanoid Neuroi. "Now?" The Humanoid then looked at Survivor, then towards me. "Vera?"

"You're Majesty. You've followed?" Survivor asked

"In no way one of my allies and friends can go through this alone. Anyways, this must be one of the pilots that Vera has described?"Survivor nodded "Vera told me about yourself. Captain Daniel Cross, callsign 'Cipher', Republic of Ustio Air Force, Mercenary Pilot and of the 6th Air Division, 66th Air Force Unit, otherwise known as 'Galm Team'."

"You seem well-informed. By the way, Survivor? You mentioned her as 'You're Majesty'. Is there something on between the two of you?" I asked the Humanoid

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself proper. I am Relius Abernathy, Alpha Queen of the Blue Neuroi." I went wide-eyed at the realization that I am in the presence of not a rampaging Neuroi, but one of royalty instead. I even mouthed 'What?' because of that. "Yeah, it is odd for a Neuroi to have a leader. You mainly think of the other Neuroi as animals lusting for violence. We're not actually."

"Vera told him about what the Blue Neuroi does, your majesty. In fact, the one that I showed you earlier, Daniel, is that this Humanoid is affiliated with the Red Neuroi. This hive in particular wished to understand humanity, but the hive that attacked them and the human forces there took 'drastic' measures."

"How can one hive allied with the Red Neuroi, just destroy the other?" Minna asked questioningly

"I want to know myself. But my task is for you two to come back to the Witch's world. And seeing as how you'll be taking your sister and her squadron as well…" I then saw Relius patting Survivor's shoulder.

"It's alright, Survivor. I'll be able to warp in the other squadron that Cross described. That way, you'll be able to warp Cross and…"

"Oh, and that's Commander Minna Dietlinde-Wilcke, from the disbanded 501st Joint Fighter Wing. Not to mention she and Cross are now… in a relationship." Minna and I blushed

"I see. I met your friends in Africa, told me how capable of a commander you have been."

"I get that all the time, Your Majesty. I guess we can say our goodbyes to the others first before we head out." Minna said simply. Relius and Survivor allowed themselves to ready to make portals while I told Isara and her squad that we're about to leave. Everyone said their goodbyes to each other, though Ascension told us to say hi to Crow Team, and Pops and Bartlett are making residence at Sand Island. And surprisingly, President Harling and Prime Minister Nikanor joined in at the last minute and told us that everything about the Razgriz and the Demon Lord will be classified and we told them where we're going, to which they agreed.

After everyone has their essentials, we boarded our jets, but they noticed two new people at the end of the runway. Edge spoke curiously to me.

"Any idea who those two are?"

"They're called Neuroi. Minna and I will explain when we arrive there." With that, Survivor and Relius opened up a combined portal enough for us to transport the entire squadron through and we launched ourselves into the sky and out of sight. I bet they are thinking that they are going through some 'Doctor Who' warp travelling sequence, but not in a Tardis. At least I don't see our planes expanding like noodles.

After about two minutes of warp sequences, we made it out to the other side, where it was nothing but blue sky and white clouds. Kind of like how Pixy and I warped ourselves here near Britannia. Question is, is anyone present. Just then, four hits are shown on my radar, and moving toward us, and the radio crackled to life.

"Attention unidentified aircraft, you are entering-Cipher? Boy, aren't you a sight for sore-eyes." I immediately recognized that voice and picked up in a flash.

"Hey there, Sis. Long-time no see, huh?" We then catched up to Barkhorn, Erica, and ROT Team heading in the same direction as we are, though some of the Razgriz pilots want to point out on how two of the girls are not wearing any pants. Doesn't matter though. "By the way. Razgriz? Welcome to Minna's home world. The Strike Witches Universe."

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Hey guys, 96 here. Just wanting to say thank you for reading this latest chapter. I know, been doing things that have been interfering with the writing, along with distractions, like doing some 'Mass Effect' and some 'Star Wars: The Old Republic'. That hasn't stopped me yet. Here's me trying to upload more chapters faster than what I have been doing now. So, next chapter, we're heading back to the Strike Witches Universe just in time for the Venezian-Romagnian Campaign along with the Razgriz Team into the fold.

Hope you enjoyed it, and see you people in the next chapter, Infinity, or GDI. Bye.