Learning that Doppelganger's objective was to end her life and destroy the data that could rebuild her, Mikoto respects her wishes and destroys the airship. Before Mikoto can finish off Doppelganger, one of the scientists' attempts to take Ryöko hostage to stop her, accidentally shooting her in the process. In her final moments, Doppelganger asks Mikoto to use what's left of her cyborg body to save Ryöko...