Farbanti, Kingdom of Erusea

After Lighthouse War's Conclusion

Osean MPs are patrolling the streets…well, used to be streets, now just nothing more than piles of shattered concretes. Erusean citizens, who're lucky enough not to perish in the war, are cleansing the mess with hands, shovels, barrows…and of course construction vehicles donated by Osean governments, enterprises and individuals. Several pilots and ground crew members from Osean Air Defense Force are watching the scene with a mixture of sympathy and amusement, from a relatively intact building commandeered as a security outpost.

Count: "Have to admit, although not the sharpest tools in the shed, but Eruseans are pretty good at removing rubble."

Avril Mead: "Yup, all you need is a little Mozart." She turns aside to look at a pole attached with several speakers, which are broadcasting a plaintive quartet.

"Beethoven." A jeep stops nearby, someone jumps off and says.

"I beg your pardon, ace?" Avril Mead turns to the newcomer, who turns out to be Trigger.

Trigger: "That's not Mozart. It's Beethoven. More precisely, Beethoven's String Quartet in C-Sharp Minor."

Count: "Isn't this our conquering hero? I take it you bring some good news."

"Not really." Says Trigger: "They found Rosa Cossette D'Elise, dead, in palace's basement."

Count: "Holy…"

"Too bad you couldn't slap her up-close and personal." Avril Mead shrugs: "Well, observe from bright side, at least justice is served."

"According to security footage savaged from ruins, Rosa Cossette D'Elise forced a male who was hiding with her, to shoot himself, then she attempted to shoot herself on heart but missed the mark, so she ingested some sort of toxin to commit suicide, before entire structure went down in flames. Intelligence service is able to confirm her identity by examining dental models of human remains. Now they're trying to identify the unknown male, looks he's a Belkan." Trigger looks away.

"Should've killed herself three years ago, saved us a lot of trouble." Count's expression is "Even Jesus Christ would be disgusted by her".

Avril Mead: "Yeah, she should've. But she's a hypocrite and a coward, remember?"

"I somehow more interested in that Belkan male, maybe her paramour I guess." Trigger deduces: "That explains why Erusean processes Belkan technologies."

How Skies Unknown Should Have Ended

Extra II

"We got your ship, bitch!" Inside the first Arsenal Bird's mainframe compartment, a group of marines, sneaked onboard by hiding inside supply vehicles launched to this giant flying battery, just finished taking over by reprogramming machines.

"Bravo Team here, we've taken control of the other Arsenal Bird, road to Farbanti is now wide open." Almost same time, another squad of marines transmits their victory via com-link.

"Look here, fascist pig still shootin' the shit on TV." One of the marines points to a screen by his gun, the contents being broadcasted are nothing else but Rosa Cossette D'Elise's trademark pro-war nonsenses.

"Time to bring up the slaughterhouse." Leader of marines switches to a new channel: "This is Sea Goblin, Charlie Team, both birds are tamed, stage is all yours."

ENN Building, Farbanti, Kingdom of Erusea

Moments Later, Night

"I move by roaring engines. Among warriors. We come from night."

The third group of marines, under cover of curtain of night, enters the building without being detected. They quickly neutralize guards around the studio associated to the teletorium, where Rosa Cossette D'Elise is located. Under the persuasive power of guns, the studio crew dares not making any sounds, but continues to work as if nothing happens.

Observe closely, these marines are actually not "purely" marines, personnel from OADF is mixed in, you can easily recognize several familiar faces like Trigger, Count, Avril Mead, Húxiān…obviously they tag along for settling a personal score.

Count: "We'll hold here, ace. You do the honor." Trigger nods and picks several snipers to follow him. They infiltrate into teletorium soundlessly, onto the giant trestle of spot lights, snipers enter their designated positions respectively, setting up sniper nests, while Trigger keeps moving on, to the elevator installed at the further end of supporting structure, closest to the stage.

Snipers: "Awaiting your order, sir." Count & Avril Mead & Húxiān: "Go for it, this ends here, now."

"Can you hear the footsteps of doom your highness? This needs to happen up-close. For you, Mr. Harling." Like a Grim Reaper, Trigger descends to floor by elevator, surprising everyone on stage. Royal guards are the first ones to react, they attempt to fire, only to be dispatched by snipers' accurate headshots. Trigger charges to Rosa Cossette D'Elise, raising an arm with a hatchet held in hand, now he really looks like a Grim Reaper.

Trying to protect herself, Rosa Cossette D'Elise blocks her head with one arm…won't make any differences, as Trigger swings his hatchet, the part below elbow joint is no more, only spraying blood.

Trigger strikes again, deeply buries the sharp side of hatchet's head into princess' head, right on left side of nose and left eye socket. The bitch is still not dead enough for she's still twitching, Trigger grabs her hair and pins her to table: "Lady Mussolini, that best you got? Then your best won't do." He leans close to her ear to whisper: "You're among wolves now. And these are our woods."

Then he changes direction of exerting strength, prying Rosa Cossette D'Elise's head open like chopping a watermelon.

DESTROYED

"You do chicken right." Count comments, half admiring and half sarcastically, as he enters the scene with others.

They gather around to have a brief moment of savoring the maimed corpse of Rosa Cossette D'Elise, then turn and come forth to the still-running camera altogether.

Count: "Oh lordy, look at you. Stuffin' yer faces…full of bratwursts as you sitting in front of yer fascist television boxes. Just laughing, laughing at all the lies she's feedin' ye. Laughing til ye is chokin'. Well it ends tonight."

Avril Mead: "Citizens of Erusea, do you ever remember? Over one and a half decades ago, people like her deceived you, pushed you into a devastating war, a war they promised to end in victory before you knew it. But victory never came, and the fires of war spread into your homes, making you to bury your fathers, brothers, husbands, sons…"

Húxiān: "…this great nation, land of warriors, lost her honor since then. She fought a war against the world, a war she wouldn't stand any chances! Just like now! We're forced to kill because some traitors among you are throwing you into wolves! You just witnessed one of these backstabbing hypocrites! Open your eyes! Use your brains! Do you really want to repeat the same mistake?! Look at the babies sleeping in cradles, do you really want them to grow up in humiliation and submission?!"

Trigger: "Tonight, you're one of us. Know who is your true enemy, together let's stop this ludicrous war, cease the meaningless bloodshed! Free people of Erusea, this is your country, nobody takes it from you! And you're supposed to construct it, not to destruct it! Enough of this warmonger government and their lapdogs! Take to the streets and show them! Even if you have only knives and bricks, but you're one of us!"

…

In hours, a full-scale revolution storms across Erusea, military turns against their authorities, along with enraged civilians. Most of officials are arrested and lined up to be trialed for accusations of high treason, war crime and crime against humanity; those who flee to foreign lands are being pursued by joint taskforces of Erusea and Osea.

Provisional government of Erusea banishes royal family from its territory, and announces ceasefire. Osean government renounces any demands of war indemnity, and agrees to provide aids to reconstruct the war-torn infrastructures. Both nations also agree to renew ISEV Project when time is right, as a joint venture.

As for the heroes, they're never heard again. Well, for their heroic actions during wartime, it's not a bad idea to avoid spotlights for some R&R…until the world calls upon them again.

The End

Ending Theme: Le Chant des Erusea (a parody of Das Lied der Deutschen)