Here's the epilogue chapter for '501st Disciple'. It's been a hell of a ride but sometimes all good things must come to an end. I'll get to the closing remarks after the story. For now, enjoy and James, Trude and I will see you in the last bits.

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Epilogue: We'll Meet Again

Minna Dietlinde-Wilcke has received numerous awards for her actions as the Commander of the 501st. After the war, she was accompanied by the new pilot, Lex, for her now-revived singing career. He hasn't left her side since. She's even allowed to stay in the now risen Federal Republic of Karlsland Luftwaffe and reached the rank of Generalmajor.

Mio Sakamoto returned to Fuso. After the war, she reached the rank of Captain and went on to train young witches. They still remember her style of teaching as being punishing. She also founded her own dojo where students enrolled in her school for self-defence. The dojo is still successful to this day. She then married her associate Keisuke Hijikata who he became the new Prime Minister of Fuso. They have one girl so far as her name was taken from the witch she came to get the first day, Yoshika.

Yoshika Miyafuji returned home also and ran the Miyafuji clinic. Her magic is as powerful as ever and sometimes, her father watched her from the ground while she flew in the sky. Her father hasn't left her after the war and continued to work on his research for future benefits of the Fusoan and UN military. Yoshika meanwhile, worked her way up to the rank of Lieutenant. She travels to Britannia to visit Lynne and Perrine and Karlsland to see her older sister, who she kept in touch with everyone.

Lynnette Bishop returned to her family in Britannia. She kept close tabs to her best friend, Yoshika about her exploits in her post-war years. They promised to visit each other's countries whenever they have the chance. She continues to care for orphans in Gallia along with Perrine, while receiving support from her family and the Britannian government. She stayed in the military where she holds the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

Perrine H. Clostermann rose to the rank of Sous-Lieutenant. After the war, she maintained her orphanage since Gallia's liberation, along with Hanna U. Rudel, Amelie Planchard and Lynnette Bishop. She continues to bring in orphaned children within her doors and continuing support to restore Gallia's former glory after electing Charles de Gaulle as its president.

Charlotte E. Yeager rose to the rank of Major for the Liberion Air Force. She managed to break the sound barrier in a Bell-X1 where soldiers and pilots gave her the nickname, 'Speed freak', though many continued to call her 'Shirley'. She, along with Francesca, toured the world, demonstrating her Bell-X1 to the public and breaking the barrier all the same.

Francesca Lucchini rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Romagnian Air Force. While touring with Shirley, Francesca managed to bring with her Maria, the Duchess who she accidently meet during Venezia. They managed to be in a relationship with each other as Francesca provided security services for her while staying in the Air Force.

Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen was promoted to Lieutenant. After the war, she accompanied Sanya and Tatsuya to Moscow to reunite Sanya with her parents. As a result, she told them about her exploits with the Orussian Witch and now acts as a motherly figure to the two, while continuing to be overprotective of the former. She managed to find a Suomus man named Mikael, and the two are engaged, much to Sanya's and Tatsuya's chagrin. The two continued to be with both Sanya and Tatsuya while living in Moscow.

Sanya V. Litvyak was promoted to Senior Lieutenant. After confessing her love to Tatsuya Nakajima, her Neuroi Knight who's promoted to Second Lieutenant, the two continued to maintain that loving relationship. Sometimes the two are nicknamed, 'Snow Blossom', because Sanya came from Orussia, where the snow continues to fall, and Tatsuya, who came from Fuso, whose town is now aligned with cherry blossoms. Tatsuya's core, Fred, continued to support him through and through. And sometimes, Fred takes control of Tatsuya's body to visit his lover who died. Sanya promised that every year, they return to Fuso so that Fred can reunite with her.

Erica Hartmann stayed in the air force while earning the rank of Colonel. She along with her sister, Ursula, who earned the rank of Captain, continued to serve under Minna, Christiane and Trude as part of the Luftwaffe unit '501st FRK 1st Fighter Wing.' With the continuing carefree attitude, she along with Ursula managed to keep morale at an all-time high within the air force. But at the same-time, she continues to be lectured by Trude.

Shizuka Hattori reunited with her brother while onboard the Kirishima. She and her brother are allowed to stay at the Miyafuji Clinic, just as long as they keep contact with their parents. She eventually gained the rank of Pilot Officer, the same rank where she met her idol two months after the Battle for Romagna.

Heidemarie W. Schnaufer returned home to Karlsland, while being the Wing Commander of her own unit. She remained in contact with Sanya and the other Night Witches. She joined Sanya's party later as she made a quick friendship with both Tatsuya and Fred.

Mai Kawashima returned to Fuso and promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant. She joined Mio's dojo where she received an ice katana, whenever her magic is fused with it. She found her boyfriend inside the dojo as he promised to see each other at the end of the war.

Madoka Dowding continued to serve in the RAF. She now serves as the King's aerial knight after the Arrowblades has been dissolved after the war. She now leads the aerial unit known as the Commonwealth Knights. She made visits to James and her father whenever she receives her off-days. She's eventually knighted, this time, as a Knight to the Dowding family.

The 555th returned to the Conch Republic, where they continued to fly along with the Liberion Air Force. The O'Brien sisters became well-known medics in the country and the USL. Tanisha and Tonya found a way to overcome their handicap fears and adjusted well into society. And their group of handicaps continued to grow each day, with the former becoming a singer. Caroline married Jacob Lewis, Wendy married Paul Cummings. Megan returned home and kept that profound language for her PTSD group and promised that one day, she'll train army units while 'supporting them'. Anna met Yoshika in Fuso and became another known medical witch. Lynn rose to become the Commander of the 555th and Diana retired and lived a normal life.

As for Cindy? She visited Maloney in his cell as his punishment by now-Prime Minister Clement Atlee, sentenced him to death. Not on a pike, but by Cindy's familiar yet again. Surprisingly, Atlee sent Cindy over to put him to death, quickly and quietly, as Maloney admitted he deserves death for what he did during the final stages of the war. Cindy, meanwhile, passed over her Yellow Jacket nest to her descendants, creating the Yellow Jacket family.

The Spec-Ops Witches continued to mop up any Neuroi remnants in Poland and Karlsland. Their actions are not well known until they destroyed a terrorist group that targets witches, all in one fell swoop, along with Zenith, the Neuroi/Warsaw Resistance, and the SAS. They received the highest awards in their respective countries and their unit name, the 'First Echelon'. Their director, retired from the Allied Spec-Ops to live with his family while keeping close tabs to his soldiers and witches.

Alex and Lyla returned back to their timeline, along with Admiral Holland. Both Alex and Lyla now lead the Neuroi/Warsaw Resistance in their timeline too, inspiring members who are under threat from the Federation to take up arms. They drove them out of Warsaw a few weeks after and Poland is liberated. After the war, Alex and Lyla ended up marrying each other while Alex served as Poland's new president, and Lyla, General of the Polish/Neuroi Army.

Gertrud and Christiane Barkhorn continued to serve in the Luftwaffe under Minna's direction. Being promoted to Wing Commander and Flight Lieutenant respectively, the two continued to be under each other's wing. The two also lived in Konigsberg while they made residence in London, where the former wanted to be with her lover.

After the war, Air Commodore James Dowding continued to serve in the RAF. He worked his way up to Air Marshal of the RAF, much to the chagrin of his father who retired from the RAF a day after. He kept tabs on his friends of the 501st, promising to meet in Berlin, the city where the final battle was drawn. His girlfriend, moved in with him at London and they ended up getting married a few months later. He toured the world as 'Zero Witch' and made headlines where he became an honorary citizen in all countries. His Striker Unit, meanwhile, is on stand-by waiting for anything to happen. Whenever he does desk work, he intends to stare into the beautiful blue sky, which had been his home throughout the war.

But as one journey ends… another begins.

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James' P.O.V.

I held up a photo of the entire squadron. It hasn't been the same since we're either deployed into different sectors of the world, or some other stuff. Still though, I have my wife to look after along with my new daughter. Erica, Minna, Ursula and Yoshika come here on separate occasions, though it's just on what they're currently doing. From what I can get, both Minna and Lex are busy with the former's music career, the Hartmann sisters are living peaceful lives while Ursula is now occupied as a teacher at the University of Berlin, and Yoshika continued to run at her clinic while her father still works as a scientist while remaining close with Yoshika.

As for me, well, I'm now promoted to Air Marshal of the RAF. You know, I miss the open blue sky, and the friends I made with during my tenure as a Witch. Inside this office of a prison cell, I can only watch as commercial aircraft dominate the air now, while military aircraft are either in the hangars or in training use. The only time I get to see my Striker Unit, is when a member from the former 501st visits London. Just then, the door opened as Madoka came in.

"Onee-chan, you seem to be in good spirits." She joked as she walked inside.

"It feels more like a prison, Madoka." I took notice of her ghost white hair. "You look different."

"I know." She answered "I decided to cut my hair short for which. I took Christiane's look just to give you an answer."

"Well, it looks good on you, sis." Madoka turned red as she asked about what my wife is doing. I told her that she's currently working with Karlsland pilots who are with the RAF for some 'Wargames', as they called it. We kept talking until Madoka explained why she's here. "Wait? A magical rune?"

"Yes. AWACS Northern Star spotted a portal near Berlin. The Karlsland Bundeswehr managed to eliminate the Neuroi remnants placed there. The military sealed off the area as they requested us, the Hartmann sisters and the Barkhorn sisters to investigate. Minna and Lex will also be joining as well as Yoshika, who came from Gallia to see Lynne and Perrine."

"Did they give any details as to how the rune appeared?" I asked

"Military brass covered it up from the public eye, because they fear that the Neuroi will appear once again." Madoka answered

"And I just hope to God that those Anti-Witch Generals think twice about what happened in the last war."

"Speaking of which, Maloney has been found dead in his cell months earlier."

"I know. I read the headlines. He had been killed by what seems to be an enlarged stinger." I memorized off the top of my head. "Reminds you of someone?"

"Yep. Cindy retired from the CRAF. She still has that familiar of hers though." We headed for the hangar, just as we see the two sisters. "Hey, Barkhorn. We're being deployed again."

"Where to?" Trude asked

"We're heading for Berlin, luv. We got word from the UN Intelligence Service and the forces nearby that there is a magical rune discovered near the city." I answered. I approached my Striker Unit once again and touched it. "We're going back." I felt strong vibes within my Striker Unit as Trude walked up and put her arm around me.

"Back to the sky where you longed so love?"

"Even when you're with me on this." She kissed me on the cheek as she ran to her Striker. Everyone in the hangar activated theirs as we took off into the air, for the first time since the end of the war. The flight took a while as we reunited with Minna, Lex and Yoshika. They heard about the magical rune and are being sent to investigate also.

"How are things between you and your new wife, Dowding?" Lex asked from inside his F-35.

"We're doing well, Lex." Trude answered "I didn't catch your last name though."

"I didn't say it, didn't I, Commander?"

"You haven't really." I answered "We only got your first name and profession."

"So, what is your last name?" Yoshika asked as she flew next to Lex's F-35.

"My last name is Phantom." Lex answered as we were confused as to why Lex's last name would be related to ghosts. "If you're asking why, we can do it after the mission."

"Let's." The group answered because they do not want their minds boggling like last time, when Coalition and Federation forces entered the war. We arrived as a column of Bundeswehr, Gallian, Orussian, Britannian, Fusoan and Liberion forces are present, preventing any eyes from getting closer to the recently appeared rune. We kept wearing our Strikers in case if any Neuroi shows up. One of the liaison's approached the group.

"You members of the former 501st Joint Fighter Wing?" The liaison asked

"Yes. Air Marshal James Dowding. Any progress with that rune that appeared?" I asked

"Nothing really." We hovered next to the dimly lit rune. "Civilians spotted it earlier this morning. We do not know what it does or what it might do."

"Anything you heard from intelligence?" Minna asked

"We have heard nothing." He answered "Either one of two possibilities to whoever made it. One is the Neuroi and two is that it appeared on its own." The Doctor arrived shortly afterwards. He told the group, including her daughter, to walk towards it, finding who will set it off. We inched close to the rune as it glowed whenever we approached it. I told the witches to fall back, one by one. Fortunately, nearly everyone that fell back cannot activate the rune. It's just me and Yoshika to find out which one of us is powerful enough to activate it.

There are major factors as to who will activate it. It's highly probable that it will be her. Because, she has powerful magic compared to everyone else. For me, however, there's this Fusion Striker that consists of a Neuroi shard and ether. Which one of the two activates it? The rune glowed brighter and brighter. Yoshika and I looked at each other. She fell back a bit, but the rune continued to glow brightly. That can only mean one thing. I'm the one going to activate it. I hovered forward as the rune suddenly got a lot brighter and it started to pull me forwards.

"What on Earth?" I asked myself as I continued to be pulled in.

"James!" Trude surged forward and grabbed my hand. The rune is much stronger than her augmentation magic. Soon, everyone, ranging from civilians to soldiers to the group sent in to investigate.

"Girls! Don't let go!" Dr. Miyafuji commanded

"Oto-san! I don't want to lose you again!" Yoshika cried out

"Lelouch! What's happening?!" Minna asked the Blue Neuroi shard

"That magical rune has been fused with me." The shard answered "Since these two forces are the most powerful in the entire world, there's no telling what can happen."

"Worst case scenario has to be the resurgence of the Red Neuroi." Ursula said while holding her sister's hand tightly.

"Damn! None of us wants to know what the rune will do next!" Trude exclaimed. Chris held a firm grip on both her sister and Yoshika just as the liaison came in.

"Doctor! You need to hear this!" The Doctor turned to him as he read the contents. "Multiple runes have appeared all over the world! Members of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing have gone missing! We don't even know where they are!"

"Then, where are they?!" He asked

"Maybe it has to do something with that rune!" Chris pointed out

"But I don't know what's on the other side of the rune!" Lex yelled

"I know!" Yoshika answered. "But Lynne-chan and Perrine-san have gone missing! I want to know where they went!" As the rune kept dragging us closer and closer, my right eye glowed as the images I had seen suddenly came to life. Ranging from the customized stealth fighter, to the black bodied aircraft. By now, the rune reached its highest potential as it dragged us all in.

"Everyone, hold on tightly!" I ordered as a bright light engulfed us as we entered it.

General Perspective

Everyone recovered from the bright light as the soldiers surrounding the rune gathered their senses and bodies. Colonel Griswold looked at the aftermath. He watched as the rune disappeared from existence.

"Blimey. What happened?" A Britannian officer asked

"They're gone. The 501st." Griswold answered

"We've lost Dr. Miyafuji too." A Karlsland private reported "Apparently, Air Chief Marshal Galland was in Britannia at the time and she disappeared as well."

"And Dowding vanished." Griswold commented "How on earth are we going to tell the UN Council and Dowding that the entire 501st is missing? Including his son." All of them cannot come up with a logical conclusion. All Griswold could do was saying this phrase. "Let's just hope and pray that they will come back safely." The soldiers nodded as they left the area, trying to wonder what will happen to them.

James' P.O.V.

I opened my eyes to see the Fusoan capital of Tokyo. Surprisingly, the entire 501st roster is there as well. All of them wondered where they are, including me. That was when two jets came at us. My intercom got their transmission as one pilot yelled,

"Bloody hell, Omega, break!" I looked at the plane coming at me as my 'Zero Witch' mode came online, waiting for the right moment.

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Wow. I'm finished with the story. This is the only one completed so far. I don't know how I got this far. But apparently, it's finished. So, I want to thank the readers who read the story, and my fellow readers and friends, Colonel AmiruddinArifSulaiman, Gamerman22, Motown Scrapper, Karl the Artillery Piece, and other followers. It's been a blast and-

Amirah: Hey, 96. You forgot one more thing.

Hmm? Oh yeah. Sneak peek!

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Near a Peaceful River

25th December, 2025

"Oh them. Yeah. I know them. It's gonna take a while. It all happened years ago." A man is standing on a bridge, wearing a black suit with a white undershirt and a red tie. His face is not seen. "Did you know, that there are four types of aces?" He pointed them out with his fingers. "Those who seek strength, those who lived for pride, those who can read the tide of battle, and those who can do what they can. Those are the four. And them, they are true aces."

He was a fighter pilot known as 'The Grim Reaper'. He is a colleague of a group I seek. Six years ago, there was a war that engulfed the world… The USEAN Conflict. And in that war, stood a Joint Fighter Wing, completely not from our world, that will inspire fear, admiration and respect. They are the ones I seek. And so, with the words of the 'Reaper', and those aces that took part in the conflict, the curtain rises.

"In Tokyo… It was a cold and snowy day."

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So, that is my gift for you on Christmas. The epilogue of one of my well-known stories and a sneak peek of the new story I'm coming up with. I'll leave it up for the readers to figure out what I'm coming up with. Colonel, Gamerman22 and Karl, do not guess. Because you already know what I'm getting at. So, have a Merry Christmas, stay safe out there and if I don't get 'Demon Lord' up and running by New Year's Eve, then Happy 2016. Here's to every Fanfic writer and reader out there who are doing the 'Strike Witches' Fanfictions. See you, in the next story. Or 'Demon Lord' if you're reading that.

James: See you guys soon.

Trude: Bye! And have a Merry Christmas!