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Epsilon: Hey, uh, I just want you guys to know that, out of everyone I've ever met... I hate you all the least.

Tucker: See you on the other side, Church.

The Reds and Blues ready themselves as the door is almost cut through. Suddenly the sparks stop moving. The camera pans over to Epsilon. He sighs and his sniper rifle dematerializes.

Epsilon: Not this time, buddy.

Epsilon-Delta appears next to him.

Epsilon-Delta: Are you... sure about this?

Epsilon: I'm sure... start a recording for me, D.

Epsilon-Delta: Recording.

Epsilon: Hey guys... if you're hearing this then it means you did it. You won. You kicked the ♥♥♥♥ out of Hargrove's forces. I knew you could. But this is my last stop. See, when I came into this world, I was really just a collection of somebody else's memories.

As he speaks, the camera slowly pans over each one of the Reds and Blues.

Epsilon: (voice over) But with your help, these memories... they-they took form! They became my voice, my personality. And, after a while, I... I began to make brand new memories of my own. All of these things are what make me who I am... but they're also holding me back. (Looks at the Meta's armor) I can't run this suit as Epsilon, but if I erase my memories, if I... deconstruct myself, the fragments I'll leave behind will have the strength to get you through this. I believe that. (each of the Epsilon A.I. fragments appears momentarily)

Cut to the frozen interior of a Pelican, where Wash is standing in the cockpit, seemingly directing the pilot, while Carolina stands in the troop bay wielding a Needler. Cut to the interior of the Pelican, where the lieutenants are sitting inside and Dr. Grey is tending to Matthews while Kimball watches them.

Epsilon: (voice over) I wish that there was another way. But I'm leaving this message, as well as others, in the hopes that you'll understand why I have to go this time...hehe, it was actually Doyle who made me realize something that I've never thought of before. There are so many stories where some brave hero decides to give their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Cut back to Epsilon. He stares at his team, all of them ready for battle.

Epsilon: But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. (Epsilon begins shifting between his different forms) They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith.

Cut to black. The sound of shattering glass is heard as Epsilon fragments himself.

Epsilon: (voice only) Ain't that a ♥♥♥♥♥.

End credits roll.