Aisha is injured by crossfire, but Filicia takes Col. Hopkins hostage before he can take Aisha prisoner and they barricade themselves inside the fortress. Hopkins intended to use Aisha to instigate war and to reuse the biological weapon Noël helped to revive in the process. The girls were good at stalling Hopkins' contingent, but he eventually escapes to rejoin his army and resume operations. Kanata hears a faint cease-fire signal, but Hopkins does not listen. With little options left, and after a few civilians get arrested, the girls use the restored Takemikazuchi and are victorious in a battle against Hopkins and his men...