Ch.30
The next day, the gundam pilots rallied up all the rebels that were in the city. They then headed for the warehouse that Leo had mentioned the day before.
Blake-"You sure he wanted us to meet him here?"
Chan-"I don't see why he would want us to come here anyhow."
Chris-"Hey! Leo said to meet us here. I trust him okay so don't worry about it."
Leo-"He's right ya know."
Right in front of the gundam pilots was Leo standing right in front of the warehouse doors.
Michelle-"Leo!"
Blake-"Good to see ya man."
Chan-"It's been a while."
Leo-"Yeah I know. Look, guys, I'm sorry about what happened.about the incident with Epyon."
Chan-"."
Blake-"."
Michelle-".Don't worry about it. That was the past and nothing else matters."
Jason-"Well Leo, we meet again."
Leo-"Jason Marks. Surprised to see you here."
Jason-"So do you still pilot the Wing Zero or not?"
Chris-"I doubt it, we all saw the Wing Zero blow up."
Leo-"Actually Marks I still do but just a new Zero."
Jason-"I see. I see you have a gunblade with you. Those types of weapons are hard to come by."
Leo-"I have my ways."
Quatre-"Let us dispense the idle talk and get down to business."
Chris-"And who the hell are you?"
Blake-"Hey, you were the one who gave me Sandrock."
Quatre-"Yes, I remember very well the day I gave you my friend."
Chris-"But who the hell are you then?"
Duo-"I'll tell you who he is."
Blake-"Old man?"
Quatre-"If my eyes aren't playing tricks on or is that Duo Maxwell?"
Duo-"Long time no see Quatre."
Chris-"Alright, what the hell is going on here?"
Michelle-"Duo Maxwell, Quatre.those were the names of two gundam pilots from the war of A.C. 195."
Blake-"You mean to tell us that this old man here is one of the legendary gundam pilots?"
Chris-"And that that old cook is another of them as well?"
Leo-"I only found out recently."
Jason-"I knew because Duo told me."
Michelle-"So Doc or I mean Mr. Maxwell, you were the pilot of Deathscythe, right?"
Duo-"Call me Duo and yes I was. I have to say this much though Michelle, your skills are just as good as mine I was your age, same attitude as well."
Quatre then turned around and faced the entire army of rebels. At an estimate, there were almost a hundred rebels. Quatre then pulled out a remote control and used it to open the warehouse.
Chris-"Holy shit!"
Blake-"Damn that's a lot of suits."
Quatre-"I have a variety of suits as you can see. Each of these suits are designed for space combat."
Chan-"I am impressed."
Jason-"Let's see what there are in variety."
Quatre-"Well I have space type Taurus', mobile dolls that can be piloted, regular leos, and some that I made myself. This here black suit is what I call a bombardier, equipped with five atomic bombs, four pairs of gattling guns, shoulder cannons, sniper cannon, long range radar, missile launchers equipped on its shoulders and legs, and reinforced armor. The problem is that it lacks in speed because of all the weight it carries but in all the same it is a powerful suit."
Jason-"What's this one?"
Jason was pointing at a white suit with grappler claws for hands and extending dragon hangs from its back. It didn't have feet but had boosters instead. It also carried a two proton cannons on its back.
Quatre-"I call this the Grappler. It resembles Nataku in a way yet it has incredible speed although it doesn't have much of armor protection."
Blake-"Man, with all these suits.we could stand a chance to Leilong's army."
Leo-"I doubt that. His army is about four times larger than ours."
Duo-"We'll have to do with what we have. It doesn't matter if his army is larger it is what in here that matters."
Duo then put his right hand over his heart.
Michelle-".I agree."
Chris-"I don't give a damn if it's a million to one. I'll fight to the end."
Blake-"Count me in on that."
Chan-"I would never back down."
Jason-"This is our battle and we're not about to lose."
Leo-".This is where it all ends.Leilong."
Ch.31
Days had passed and the Epsilon was heading toward Earth. The rebel forces armed themselves and prepared to cut off the Epsilon. The gundam pilots also went along but this time they did not want to fight for the rebel cause, they were going to fight for their pride and honor, to stop chaos and war, and to bring eternal peace.
The pilots were on the cargo carrier preparing the gundams and themselves. Michelle was adjusting Deathscythe, Leo had then came in.
Leo-"How's it going there, Michelle?"
Michelle-"Doing fine thank you."
Leo then came up to the cockpit where Michelle was working.
Leo-".So Leilong is your brother right."
Michelle-".My brother died a long time ago."
Leo-"I see."
Michelle-"If you're trying to ask me out on a date then forget it."
Leo-"What the hell makes you think that?"
Michelle-"I was just joking with you."
Leo-".That's a new one. You never made a joke before."
Michelle-".Kara was worrying about you."
Leo-"She.she was?"
Michelle-"Some advice for you Leo. When find the one person you love, you should never lose that person or you'll lose yourself. I know that from experience."
Leo then got down and bean walking away. Michelle watched as he walked in sorrow. She then continued with her work when Jason came up from behind.
Jason-"I never let go of you Michelle. It's just that I wonder if you did let go of me."
Tears then came down her face as she didn't say a word and didn't even looked at Jason. Jason then left but before leaving, he kissed Michelle on the cheek and left her a rose. She turned around trying to slap him but he just disappeared but she then saw the rose. She picked it up and held it against her chest. She then smiled while she was crying.
The ship had then finally arrived at the interception point. The ship and all the other rebel ships stood their ground waiting for the Epsilon. While inside the gundam cargo carrier, the pilots waited and watched for the Epsilon.
Chris-"So this it huh? This will end it all."
Chan-"Seems that way."
Blake-"We've gone a long way to get here today."
Chris-"What do you think will happen when this is all over?"
Chan-"I'm not sure."
Blake-"We'll probably go our separate ways."
Chris-".No. We've become real good friends here and I want it to stay that way. We'll always be together as a team no matter what."
Blake-"I'm with you there, hombre."
Chan-"Our bond shall never be broken."
Chris-"Friends forever?"
Blake-"Yeah!"
Chan-"Forever."
On the other side of the ship, Jason was staring out of the window.
Jason-"I have come so far but I will not fail."
Leo-"Well let's hope so."
Jason-"I see you're ready. But the question is, are you afraid?"
Leo-"Everyone gets scared once in a while but yes, I am a little. Are you?"
Jason-"It's like you said."
Leo-"When this is over.don't leave Michelle. Her heart has been crushed and it is hard for her to recover."
Jason-"I won't leave her."
Duo had then came up on the intercom calling Leo.
Duo-"Leo, come to the control room. I have something to show you."
Leo-".Remember, don't leave her or I will kill you."
Jason-"Humph."
Jason smiled at the remark Leo made. Leo made his way to the control room. As he made his to the control room, he heard someone else than Duo. He walked in only to find Kara standing right in front of him.
Kara-"Hi Leo."
Leo-"AAAGGGHHH!"
Leo then fainted and fell to the floor. He woke up later and saw Kara's face again.
Kara-"Hi again Leo."
Leo-"Kara, what a .nice surprise."
Duo-"I arranged her to come here to meet you. Seeing that she missed you so much, I thought it would be nice to leave he two of you alone."
Duo walked out leaving the two in the control room.
Leo-".So uh, Kara.how have you been doing."
Kara-"Fine actually.Leo.I missed you so much. When I heard about what happened, I thought I would kill myself and end my misery."
Leo-".I'm sorry."
Kara-".Leo, I ask of you this. Please don't go out there and fight. I don't want to lose you, please."
Leo looked down her as she had tears going down her face. He then wiped the tears off her face and smiled.
Leo-".I can't promise you that. We don't get what we want all the time in life. I don't like it and no one else does either. I will promise you this, where ever I go, I'll always have you right there by me even you aren't really there."
Kara-"And you'll always be right there beside me even when you're not really there."
The alarm went off as the Epsilon came near Earth.
Kara-".I understand what you have to do."
Leo-".I'll come back, I promise."
The Epsilon approached the army of rebels. Serpents came out from the Epsilon and formed a wall of Serpent troops. Inside the Epsilon, Leilong watched as the rebels were blocking the way.
Leilong-"Fools. They do not realize that it is too late for them to stop me."
Soldier-"Sir, what should we do with the rebels?"
Leilong-"Nothing shall stand in the way of my grandfather's glory. Dispose of them."
Soldier-"As you command your Excellency."
The Serpent troops began to move toward the army of rebels. The pilots began to board their gundams.
Duo-"Now is your time to choose your destiny. Die and be free of pain or live continue hope."
Chris-"Those guys are gonna learn what happens when they mess with the gundams."
Chan-"Those who do battle with a gundam never live to tell about it."
Blake-"I came so far and I ain't gonna end my life here."
Michelle-"Can't believe I'm doing this, fighting an entire army."
Jason-"You can always run away."
Michelle-".No way, running away just makes thing more difficult. I'm done running away. I'll fight to the end.even in death."
Jason-"My thoughts exactly."
Leo-"."
Chris-"Waiting on your call buddy."
Leo-"Let's finish this. This is for all those who died for peace."
He gundams then launched out of the ship and onto the battlefield but then the Serpent troops stopped. They stopped moving forward and didn't even shot the first attack. It was as if they were waiting for something or someone. The from behind came another mobile suit. It was the White Knight and inside was Leilong.
Leilong-"I admire your courage rebels, especially you gundams. History seems to repeat itself because how it was exactly during the war of A.C. 195. This time I attempt to win this rather than lose."
Leo-"Leilong, we're gonna end this here."
Leilong-"I agree, everything ends here. Your end at least."
Michelle-"Leilong, after what you did to my family I could never forgive you."
Leilong-"Why sister, what is wrong, aren't you happy to see me?"
Michelle-"Don't you call me that. You're not my brother. My brother died a long time ago."
Leilong-"Sorry to hear that sister but I am you brother whether you like it or not."
Chris-"Quit the chit chat Leilong."
Blake-"This is where your ride ends."
Chan-"And where your demise shall begin."
Leo-"It all ends here."
Ch.32
The two armies stood their ground. The White Knight then raised its sword signaling for the attack. Wing Zero then did the same. Both armies charged toward each other. Leilong stood his ground waiting for the gundams. Michelle then charged toward Leilong and made the first attack against him.
Michelle-"This is for the suffering you caused Leilong."
Leilong-"And you shall soon join them in their suffering."
Both Deathscythe and the White Knight fought against each other. During the time, the gundams made their way to the Epsilon but were continuously barraged by Serpent troops.
Chris-"Damn, these guys are coming from everywhere. How are supposed to get the Epsilon if we have Serpents on our tail?"
Blake-"No one said this was going to be easy."
Chan-"I doubt it that it will ever be easy."
Jason-"We have to do the best we can."
Chris-"The best huh? Well then why don't we just show these guys the best we can do then, right?"
Blake-"Hell yeah."
Wing Zero was also flying toward the Epsilon. Serpents came from all over, blocking Zero's way but failed at every attempt of doing so.
Leo-"Nothing is gonna stand in my way. I'm gonna finish this once and for all."
Leilong and Michelle were still fighting during the time. Deathscythe came up from behind White Knight and attempted to slash it. The White Knight quickly dodged the attack and slashed its sword across Deathscythe's back.
Leilong-"Not bad sister, but you'll have to do better than that to match wits with me."
Michelle-"I haven't begun to fight Leilong."
Leilong-"Really, because was just getting warmed up."
White Knight instantly disappeared right in front of Michelle's eyes. Leilong then appeared from behind and grabbed Deathscythe by the neck with his White Knight.
Leilong-"Having fun sister, because if you're not, I can make it even more painful."
White Knight then drew out its sword and was about to stab it right through Deathscythe when suddenly it was hit from behind.
Leilong-"Who dares to interfere?"
Cloud-"Lowly scum, fighting with those you know you can beat so easily."
Leilong then looked from behind him seeing the Epyon with Cloud in it.
Leilong-"Cloud, why am I not surprised. I see you still haven't returned my Epyon yet."
Cloud-"Epyon and I have teamed just to take you down. I will not be brought down to a level of such as you."
Leilong-"How dare you!"
White Knight then attacked but Epyon quickly evaded the attack.
Cloud-"So this is the skill of your suit Leilong? You'll have to do better than that to defeat me."
Leilong-"How dare you mock me mutant."
Cloud-"You were the one who started this whole thing but I intend to end it period."
Leilong-"Your insolence shall be your downfall mutant."
Both Epyon and White Knight went head to head against each other. Epyon drew out its beam saber while White Knight drew out its sword. Both swords clashed as the two suits were at each others necks. Epyon quickly flew back around White Knight and tackled it. White Knight countered by grabbing Epyon's right arm and swinging it right into another Serpent. Epyon recovered and charged right toward the suit at full force.
Leilong-"I have to admit mutant, your skills are quite good."
Cloud-"Well thanks for the comment Leilong. But do you think that a little compliment is gonna make me give you mercy?"
Leilong-"We shall see about that."
The two pilots continued to go at it while Leo made his into the Epsilon. Serpents from inside attacked him from every turn he made.
Leo-"Out of my way!"
Serpent troops continued to attack as the rebel forces were beginning to decrease in numbers.
Chris-"There's to many troops."
Blake-"How the hell can we match with these guys?"
Chan-"We can't retreat now. There's no turning back now."
Jason-"We just have to do the best we can."
The gundam pilots continued to fight on against the serpent troops. Michelle quickly returned to the carrier ship to get repairs on Deathscythe.
Michelle-"It's hell out there."
Duo-"I've been in worse. At least you got an army to help you."
Michelle-"We still have to try harder though."
Duo-"Don't worry, a friend of mine is on his way to help. Just hold the KANZ forces for another three hours."
Michelle-"Easier said than done."
Meanwhile back out in the battlefield, Cloud and Leilong were now fighting on top of the Epsilon. Epyon rammed White Knight down into the floor. White Knight then got up and tackled Epyon down as well.
Leilong-"Fool, what makes you think you can win? Even if you kill me my plan will still go as planned."
Cloud-"What the hell do you mean by that asshole?"
Leilong-"Inside the center of the Epsilon is a bomb, but just any bomb it's a nova bomb. My scientists have made this bomb powerful enough to match the power of six nuclear missiles."
Cloud-"So why not drop it now?"
Leilong-"The bomb still needs to generate energy to create such massive energy."
Cloud-"And this battle station has more than enough energy to generate that bomb."
Leilong-"Exactly, once it has the specific amount of energy it will automatically launch into the earth. Once it enters the atmosphere, the heat from entering shall trigger the explosion causing a supernova. The remaining pieces of the planet shall then scatter colliding into the other planets."
Cloud-"Has anyone ever told you that you're insane."
Leilong-"There is nothing that can stop me now."
Just then, Leilong was being radioed by the control room inside the Epsilon.
Soldier-"Sir, there's an intruder heading for the core of the station."
Leilong-"Who could possibly have gotten through?"
Soldier-"It seems to be Gundam Wing Zero sir."
Leilong-"That runt is beginning to get on my last nerve. Excuse me Cloud but I will have to postpone our fight. I have business elsewhere."
Cloud-"Oh no you don't."
Serpents then came out of nowhere and attacked the Epyon allowing Leilong to escape. White made its way towards Zero's position inside the ship.
Leo-"Good thing Cloud was on the same frequency I was on. I guess I have to cut off this ship's power. If I'm right, this is the ship's generator."
Leilong-"Not so fast gundam pilot."
White Knight then appeared from above and crashed in.
Leilong-"I'm not about to have my plans spoiled by a beat down runt like you."
Leo-"Sorry Leilong but it ends here and so does your little plan."
Leilong-"Don't forget what happened the last time we fought. I intend to kill you this time."
Leo-"I don't have any time this."
Leilong-"Well you do now."
White then drew out its sword and charged toward Zero. Zero then drew out its beam saber and countered. Both were sabers were locked in together.
Leilong-"I will prevail, there is nothing you can do to stop me."
Leo-"I beg to differ. You don't own anyone's life and you can't take it away just like that."
Leilong-"How so impudent fool?"
Leo-"Because I'm gonna make sure that this planet keeps on living."
Leilong-"Well too bad because this is where you fail."
White Knight broke free from the lock and knocked Zero down to the floor pointing its sword directly at the cockpit.
Leilong-"Your right Leo, it does end here."
Ch.33
White Knight was about to thrust its sword right through Zero when suddenly out of nowhere, White Knight was knocked all the way to the wall. Standing above Wing Zero was Epyon.
Cloud-"Didn't I tell you I had first dibbs on Leilong."
Leo-"Sorry man. Anyhow, we have to shut down the generator before the bomb is at full power."
Cloud-"I'll take care of Leilong, just stop that bomb."
Epyon went after White Knight, as Wing Zero was about to use both of its beam sabers to destroy the generator. The generator was then destroyed and the Epsilon's power shut down.
Leilong-"NO!"
Leo-"Mission accomplished guys. Now let's take care of the remaining troops."
Cloud-"You failed to succeed Leilong. You'll never succeed but will experience defeat for the rest of your life."
Leilong-"No, I can't fail now. I.I can still launch the bomb even if it isn't at full power. It has enough energy to blow an entire continent at least. Launch the bomb now, that is an order, launch it."
The troops from inside the control room used the backup power supply to launch the bomb towards Earth. The bomb began to accelerate as it was heading towards the planet.
Chris-"What the hell is that?"
Blake-"That's the bomb that Leilong's been yapping about."
Chan-"I estimate that even if the bomb isn't at full power it can still cause damage. We have to prevent it from getting through the atmosphere."
Chris-"Easier said than done."
The gundams made their way toward the bomb but were cut off by Serpent troops preventing them to reach the bomb.
Chris-"How the hell are we supposed to reach the damn thing if these Serpents keep getting in our way?"
Chan-"Sensors shows that it will enter the atmosphere in five minutes."
Blake-"We won't make it in time."
Inside the Epsilon, Leo and Cloud heard the other pilots over the radio.
Leo-"We have to get to that bomb."
Cloud-"Even if we tried we wouldn't be fast enough to catch up to it."
Duo-"You give up so easily, even if you did catch up to it its speed will be too great to stop. Although you can deactivate the bomb's temperature trigger so it won't detect the heat to activate the explosion."
Cloud-"But we couldn't catch up with it anyhow."
Leo-"Well I'm not about to give up."
Wing Zero held up its twin buster rifles at the wall blasting right through creating an exit. Zero headed out at full speed. Serpents began to block Zero's path but were destroyed by Deathscythe.
Michelle-"Come on Leo, get a move on it. We'll cover ya."
The gundams followed Leo making sure that nothing could get in his way. The remaining rebels soon joined in and stopped every Serpent coming towards Leo.
Leo-"I'm not fast enough. I have to find a way to accelerate my speed."
Leo then caught a glimpse of the sunrise coming. The sun shined brightly, giving Leo an idea. Zero then pulled out both buster rifles and opened its wing span. It gathered energy through the wings charging its buster rifle. As soon as the cannon was at full power, Zero fired in the opposite direction. The blast sent flying towards the bomb. Soon enough, Zero grabbed on to it. Zero then punched right into it and ripped out the temperature trigger.
Duo-"Leo, get out of there now before you burn up in the atmosphere."
Chris-"Hurry up man, you don't have much time."
Leo-"Be right there in a sec guys."
Zero regained balance and headed back towards the others. Leo put Leilong on visual grinning at him, since he lost.
Leo-"It's over Leilong. You've failed."
Leilong-".You are a fool. I may have failed in destroying civilization but I can still take your life. It was as my grandfather said the gundams were the cause of his defeat. I shall make sure that the gundams shall no longer cause any more trouble."
The Epsilon soon began to shake. A giant beam then blasted from the top of the station but it wasn't a beam but the thrusters engine from the White Knight. It soon began making its way toward the gundams attacking them one by one.
Chris-"Alright then, if you want a fight then I'll give you one."
Heavyarms was then about to use its Tornado Slash but was blocked by White Knight's sword. Leilong then ripped off one of Heavyarms's arms. Nataku then came from behind and attacked the white suit.
Chan-"You'll pay for that."
Nataku launched its Dragon Flame but White Knight dodged the attack and punched straight into its head. Sandrock and Tallgeese double-teamed the White Knight but it evaded the attack and grabbed both of their arms knocking them into each other.
Leilong-"Is this the best you can give me, how pathetic."
Michelle-"Then why don't you take someone of your own skill then brother!"
Deathscythe charged right behind White Knight, slashing it across the back. White Knight soon caught its balance again only to be slashed right across the head.
Michelle-"That was for father."
Deathscythe then elbowed White Knight.
Michelle-"That was for our family."
Deathscythe then thrust the other end of the beam scythe right through the right shoulder.
Michelle-"And that one was for all the people you caused misery, including me!"
Deathscythe then prepared for its Eclipse Strike at White Knight. It created a circle with its beam scythe and then pulled back its beam scythe charging it. Soon enough energy was gathered in it and was released on White Knight.
Leilong-"I admire your hatred sister but it won't be enough to stop me."
White Knight quickly countered the attack with its sword. The sword then transformed into a tremendous beam saber as long as White Knight itself. The suit then attacked Deathscythe with the tremendous saber and slashed off one of its arms and legs.
Leilong-"You see, I learned how to use my hatred and anger to give me power. I've learned that fear is the only way to gain ultimate power. Once you have spread fear into the hearts of people, they fall apart and become easy to manipulate."
Michelle-"You bastard. You don't even deserve to honor grandfather's name."
Leilong-"Really, well you won't live long enough to explain why dear sister."
White Knight then drew up its saber and was about to stab it through the cockpit of Deathscythe. Suddenly out of nowhere, Wing Zero blocked the attack with its beam saber.
Leo-"You don't deserve to honor his name because he was an honorable warrior, you are nothing but low life scum."
White Knight then broke free and attempted to slash Zero. Zero then quickly went for its other beam saber and stabbed it straight into White Knight.
Leilong-".So.this is how it ends."
White Knight then self-destructed after the attack. Both Leo and Michelle watched as Leilong was finally put to rest.
Michelle-"Finally.my suffering will end."
Suddenly the two were radioed by Duo.
Duo-"Leo, it seems that the Epsilon is on a collision course with Earth."
Leo-"But how?"
Duo-"Seems like Leilong had the last laugh after all."
Leo-".No, I'll stop it myself."
Leo headed towards the falling battle station. Serpents from all over came and surrounded him.
Soldier-"Even if his Excellency is dead, we shall still carry out his glory."
The other gundams had then came in to assist Leo but were still outnumbered.
Chris-"Get going Leo, we'll keep these guys busy."
Leo-"I can't leave you guys here."
Chan-"This is your fate Leo, destiny cannot be changed."
Jason-"He's right."
Blake-"We came too far and we're not about to give up."
Michelle-"Leo, we've learn so much from you. You taught us that you have to go against the odds no matter what the cost."
Cloud-"That is right."
Blake-"Yeah."
Chris-"Now go and be a hero."
Leo looked at the others and turned his head away. He then looked back at them and smiled.
Leo-".Thanks guys."
Zero rushed through the army of Serpents but as hard as he tried they just kept on coming back.
Soldier-"Try as you might gundam pilot, you'll never win."
The out of nowhere, a whole squad of Serpents was blown away by a blast. Leo looked to his left from where the blast came from and saw an armada of large battle cruisers.
???-"This is Federation Commander Trowa Barton. KANZ cooperate soldiers, stand down or you will all be shot down."
Chris-"Who the hell are these guys?"
Duo-"Trowa, it has been a long time. I see you've only brought appetizers. I would've expected you to bring the entire armada."
Trowa-"We'll handle the army from here on out. You just take care of the station heading towards Earth."
Leo-".Right."
Leo charged through the Serpents toward the falling battle station. He eventually caught up and entered the station.
Leo-"Alright, I'm inside. If I destroy the generator, the whole place will blow. Problem is if I'll be able to get out in time."
Leo looked went around heading towards the generator.
Leo-"I'll have to use my beam saber to make the job quick."
Zero drew out its beam saber and stabbed it straight through the generator. Leo quickly went at full speed out of the Epsilon as it went up in flames. As he was heading out, a large chunk of the ceiling fell on Zero trapping the young warrior.
Leo-"Shit!"
Leo looked back and saw that there was no way for him to escape. He was trapped. He then radioed the other pilots.
Leo-"After what I've been through, I've gained a lot of new friends. Chris, you were the best of all my friends and always stood by me. Michelle, even though with stubborn attitude you were always there to help us out. Chan, you were one man I never understood but you would always tell things like they were. Blake, even though you're a thief I always knew that you were a brave an honest warrior. Jason, I thank you for helping out with the others while I was gone. Cloud, you were the one man who opened my mind. You and I will always be rivals. Kara, I'm sorry but I don't know if I can keep that promise. Goodbye."
As soon as Leo was finished talking, the Epsilon exploded leaving nothing but rubble falling through the atmosphere.
Chris-"LEO!"
From inside the carrier, Kara had heard every word Leo heard and cried.
Kara-".No.Leo.you promised."
Cloud-"A warrior to the very end."
Chan-"Indeed."
Blake-"He sacrificed his life just to save the lives of millions."
The entire federation and rebel army mourned in Leo's death.
The next day, the gundam pilots rallied up all the rebels that were in the city. They then headed for the warehouse that Leo had mentioned the day before.
Blake-"You sure he wanted us to meet him here?"
Chan-"I don't see why he would want us to come here anyhow."
Chris-"Hey! Leo said to meet us here. I trust him okay so don't worry about it."
Leo-"He's right ya know."
Right in front of the gundam pilots was Leo standing right in front of the warehouse doors.
Michelle-"Leo!"
Blake-"Good to see ya man."
Chan-"It's been a while."
Leo-"Yeah I know. Look, guys, I'm sorry about what happened.about the incident with Epyon."
Chan-"."
Blake-"."
Michelle-".Don't worry about it. That was the past and nothing else matters."
Jason-"Well Leo, we meet again."
Leo-"Jason Marks. Surprised to see you here."
Jason-"So do you still pilot the Wing Zero or not?"
Chris-"I doubt it, we all saw the Wing Zero blow up."
Leo-"Actually Marks I still do but just a new Zero."
Jason-"I see. I see you have a gunblade with you. Those types of weapons are hard to come by."
Leo-"I have my ways."
Quatre-"Let us dispense the idle talk and get down to business."
Chris-"And who the hell are you?"
Blake-"Hey, you were the one who gave me Sandrock."
Quatre-"Yes, I remember very well the day I gave you my friend."
Chris-"But who the hell are you then?"
Duo-"I'll tell you who he is."
Blake-"Old man?"
Quatre-"If my eyes aren't playing tricks on or is that Duo Maxwell?"
Duo-"Long time no see Quatre."
Chris-"Alright, what the hell is going on here?"
Michelle-"Duo Maxwell, Quatre.those were the names of two gundam pilots from the war of A.C. 195."
Blake-"You mean to tell us that this old man here is one of the legendary gundam pilots?"
Chris-"And that that old cook is another of them as well?"
Leo-"I only found out recently."
Jason-"I knew because Duo told me."
Michelle-"So Doc or I mean Mr. Maxwell, you were the pilot of Deathscythe, right?"
Duo-"Call me Duo and yes I was. I have to say this much though Michelle, your skills are just as good as mine I was your age, same attitude as well."
Quatre then turned around and faced the entire army of rebels. At an estimate, there were almost a hundred rebels. Quatre then pulled out a remote control and used it to open the warehouse.
Chris-"Holy shit!"
Blake-"Damn that's a lot of suits."
Quatre-"I have a variety of suits as you can see. Each of these suits are designed for space combat."
Chan-"I am impressed."
Jason-"Let's see what there are in variety."
Quatre-"Well I have space type Taurus', mobile dolls that can be piloted, regular leos, and some that I made myself. This here black suit is what I call a bombardier, equipped with five atomic bombs, four pairs of gattling guns, shoulder cannons, sniper cannon, long range radar, missile launchers equipped on its shoulders and legs, and reinforced armor. The problem is that it lacks in speed because of all the weight it carries but in all the same it is a powerful suit."
Jason-"What's this one?"
Jason was pointing at a white suit with grappler claws for hands and extending dragon hangs from its back. It didn't have feet but had boosters instead. It also carried a two proton cannons on its back.
Quatre-"I call this the Grappler. It resembles Nataku in a way yet it has incredible speed although it doesn't have much of armor protection."
Blake-"Man, with all these suits.we could stand a chance to Leilong's army."
Leo-"I doubt that. His army is about four times larger than ours."
Duo-"We'll have to do with what we have. It doesn't matter if his army is larger it is what in here that matters."
Duo then put his right hand over his heart.
Michelle-".I agree."
Chris-"I don't give a damn if it's a million to one. I'll fight to the end."
Blake-"Count me in on that."
Chan-"I would never back down."
Jason-"This is our battle and we're not about to lose."
Leo-".This is where it all ends.Leilong."
Ch.31
Days had passed and the Epsilon was heading toward Earth. The rebel forces armed themselves and prepared to cut off the Epsilon. The gundam pilots also went along but this time they did not want to fight for the rebel cause, they were going to fight for their pride and honor, to stop chaos and war, and to bring eternal peace.
The pilots were on the cargo carrier preparing the gundams and themselves. Michelle was adjusting Deathscythe, Leo had then came in.
Leo-"How's it going there, Michelle?"
Michelle-"Doing fine thank you."
Leo then came up to the cockpit where Michelle was working.
Leo-".So Leilong is your brother right."
Michelle-".My brother died a long time ago."
Leo-"I see."
Michelle-"If you're trying to ask me out on a date then forget it."
Leo-"What the hell makes you think that?"
Michelle-"I was just joking with you."
Leo-".That's a new one. You never made a joke before."
Michelle-".Kara was worrying about you."
Leo-"She.she was?"
Michelle-"Some advice for you Leo. When find the one person you love, you should never lose that person or you'll lose yourself. I know that from experience."
Leo then got down and bean walking away. Michelle watched as he walked in sorrow. She then continued with her work when Jason came up from behind.
Jason-"I never let go of you Michelle. It's just that I wonder if you did let go of me."
Tears then came down her face as she didn't say a word and didn't even looked at Jason. Jason then left but before leaving, he kissed Michelle on the cheek and left her a rose. She turned around trying to slap him but he just disappeared but she then saw the rose. She picked it up and held it against her chest. She then smiled while she was crying.
The ship had then finally arrived at the interception point. The ship and all the other rebel ships stood their ground waiting for the Epsilon. While inside the gundam cargo carrier, the pilots waited and watched for the Epsilon.
Chris-"So this it huh? This will end it all."
Chan-"Seems that way."
Blake-"We've gone a long way to get here today."
Chris-"What do you think will happen when this is all over?"
Chan-"I'm not sure."
Blake-"We'll probably go our separate ways."
Chris-".No. We've become real good friends here and I want it to stay that way. We'll always be together as a team no matter what."
Blake-"I'm with you there, hombre."
Chan-"Our bond shall never be broken."
Chris-"Friends forever?"
Blake-"Yeah!"
Chan-"Forever."
On the other side of the ship, Jason was staring out of the window.
Jason-"I have come so far but I will not fail."
Leo-"Well let's hope so."
Jason-"I see you're ready. But the question is, are you afraid?"
Leo-"Everyone gets scared once in a while but yes, I am a little. Are you?"
Jason-"It's like you said."
Leo-"When this is over.don't leave Michelle. Her heart has been crushed and it is hard for her to recover."
Jason-"I won't leave her."
Duo had then came up on the intercom calling Leo.
Duo-"Leo, come to the control room. I have something to show you."
Leo-".Remember, don't leave her or I will kill you."
Jason-"Humph."
Jason smiled at the remark Leo made. Leo made his way to the control room. As he made his to the control room, he heard someone else than Duo. He walked in only to find Kara standing right in front of him.
Kara-"Hi Leo."
Leo-"AAAGGGHHH!"
Leo then fainted and fell to the floor. He woke up later and saw Kara's face again.
Kara-"Hi again Leo."
Leo-"Kara, what a .nice surprise."
Duo-"I arranged her to come here to meet you. Seeing that she missed you so much, I thought it would be nice to leave he two of you alone."
Duo walked out leaving the two in the control room.
Leo-".So uh, Kara.how have you been doing."
Kara-"Fine actually.Leo.I missed you so much. When I heard about what happened, I thought I would kill myself and end my misery."
Leo-".I'm sorry."
Kara-".Leo, I ask of you this. Please don't go out there and fight. I don't want to lose you, please."
Leo looked down her as she had tears going down her face. He then wiped the tears off her face and smiled.
Leo-".I can't promise you that. We don't get what we want all the time in life. I don't like it and no one else does either. I will promise you this, where ever I go, I'll always have you right there by me even you aren't really there."
Kara-"And you'll always be right there beside me even when you're not really there."
The alarm went off as the Epsilon came near Earth.
Kara-".I understand what you have to do."
Leo-".I'll come back, I promise."
The Epsilon approached the army of rebels. Serpents came out from the Epsilon and formed a wall of Serpent troops. Inside the Epsilon, Leilong watched as the rebels were blocking the way.
Leilong-"Fools. They do not realize that it is too late for them to stop me."
Soldier-"Sir, what should we do with the rebels?"
Leilong-"Nothing shall stand in the way of my grandfather's glory. Dispose of them."
Soldier-"As you command your Excellency."
The Serpent troops began to move toward the army of rebels. The pilots began to board their gundams.
Duo-"Now is your time to choose your destiny. Die and be free of pain or live continue hope."
Chris-"Those guys are gonna learn what happens when they mess with the gundams."
Chan-"Those who do battle with a gundam never live to tell about it."
Blake-"I came so far and I ain't gonna end my life here."
Michelle-"Can't believe I'm doing this, fighting an entire army."
Jason-"You can always run away."
Michelle-".No way, running away just makes thing more difficult. I'm done running away. I'll fight to the end.even in death."
Jason-"My thoughts exactly."
Leo-"."
Chris-"Waiting on your call buddy."
Leo-"Let's finish this. This is for all those who died for peace."
He gundams then launched out of the ship and onto the battlefield but then the Serpent troops stopped. They stopped moving forward and didn't even shot the first attack. It was as if they were waiting for something or someone. The from behind came another mobile suit. It was the White Knight and inside was Leilong.
Leilong-"I admire your courage rebels, especially you gundams. History seems to repeat itself because how it was exactly during the war of A.C. 195. This time I attempt to win this rather than lose."
Leo-"Leilong, we're gonna end this here."
Leilong-"I agree, everything ends here. Your end at least."
Michelle-"Leilong, after what you did to my family I could never forgive you."
Leilong-"Why sister, what is wrong, aren't you happy to see me?"
Michelle-"Don't you call me that. You're not my brother. My brother died a long time ago."
Leilong-"Sorry to hear that sister but I am you brother whether you like it or not."
Chris-"Quit the chit chat Leilong."
Blake-"This is where your ride ends."
Chan-"And where your demise shall begin."
Leo-"It all ends here."
Ch.32
The two armies stood their ground. The White Knight then raised its sword signaling for the attack. Wing Zero then did the same. Both armies charged toward each other. Leilong stood his ground waiting for the gundams. Michelle then charged toward Leilong and made the first attack against him.
Michelle-"This is for the suffering you caused Leilong."
Leilong-"And you shall soon join them in their suffering."
Both Deathscythe and the White Knight fought against each other. During the time, the gundams made their way to the Epsilon but were continuously barraged by Serpent troops.
Chris-"Damn, these guys are coming from everywhere. How are supposed to get the Epsilon if we have Serpents on our tail?"
Blake-"No one said this was going to be easy."
Chan-"I doubt it that it will ever be easy."
Jason-"We have to do the best we can."
Chris-"The best huh? Well then why don't we just show these guys the best we can do then, right?"
Blake-"Hell yeah."
Wing Zero was also flying toward the Epsilon. Serpents came from all over, blocking Zero's way but failed at every attempt of doing so.
Leo-"Nothing is gonna stand in my way. I'm gonna finish this once and for all."
Leilong and Michelle were still fighting during the time. Deathscythe came up from behind White Knight and attempted to slash it. The White Knight quickly dodged the attack and slashed its sword across Deathscythe's back.
Leilong-"Not bad sister, but you'll have to do better than that to match wits with me."
Michelle-"I haven't begun to fight Leilong."
Leilong-"Really, because was just getting warmed up."
White Knight instantly disappeared right in front of Michelle's eyes. Leilong then appeared from behind and grabbed Deathscythe by the neck with his White Knight.
Leilong-"Having fun sister, because if you're not, I can make it even more painful."
White Knight then drew out its sword and was about to stab it right through Deathscythe when suddenly it was hit from behind.
Leilong-"Who dares to interfere?"
Cloud-"Lowly scum, fighting with those you know you can beat so easily."
Leilong then looked from behind him seeing the Epyon with Cloud in it.
Leilong-"Cloud, why am I not surprised. I see you still haven't returned my Epyon yet."
Cloud-"Epyon and I have teamed just to take you down. I will not be brought down to a level of such as you."
Leilong-"How dare you!"
White Knight then attacked but Epyon quickly evaded the attack.
Cloud-"So this is the skill of your suit Leilong? You'll have to do better than that to defeat me."
Leilong-"How dare you mock me mutant."
Cloud-"You were the one who started this whole thing but I intend to end it period."
Leilong-"Your insolence shall be your downfall mutant."
Both Epyon and White Knight went head to head against each other. Epyon drew out its beam saber while White Knight drew out its sword. Both swords clashed as the two suits were at each others necks. Epyon quickly flew back around White Knight and tackled it. White Knight countered by grabbing Epyon's right arm and swinging it right into another Serpent. Epyon recovered and charged right toward the suit at full force.
Leilong-"I have to admit mutant, your skills are quite good."
Cloud-"Well thanks for the comment Leilong. But do you think that a little compliment is gonna make me give you mercy?"
Leilong-"We shall see about that."
The two pilots continued to go at it while Leo made his into the Epsilon. Serpents from inside attacked him from every turn he made.
Leo-"Out of my way!"
Serpent troops continued to attack as the rebel forces were beginning to decrease in numbers.
Chris-"There's to many troops."
Blake-"How the hell can we match with these guys?"
Chan-"We can't retreat now. There's no turning back now."
Jason-"We just have to do the best we can."
The gundam pilots continued to fight on against the serpent troops. Michelle quickly returned to the carrier ship to get repairs on Deathscythe.
Michelle-"It's hell out there."
Duo-"I've been in worse. At least you got an army to help you."
Michelle-"We still have to try harder though."
Duo-"Don't worry, a friend of mine is on his way to help. Just hold the KANZ forces for another three hours."
Michelle-"Easier said than done."
Meanwhile back out in the battlefield, Cloud and Leilong were now fighting on top of the Epsilon. Epyon rammed White Knight down into the floor. White Knight then got up and tackled Epyon down as well.
Leilong-"Fool, what makes you think you can win? Even if you kill me my plan will still go as planned."
Cloud-"What the hell do you mean by that asshole?"
Leilong-"Inside the center of the Epsilon is a bomb, but just any bomb it's a nova bomb. My scientists have made this bomb powerful enough to match the power of six nuclear missiles."
Cloud-"So why not drop it now?"
Leilong-"The bomb still needs to generate energy to create such massive energy."
Cloud-"And this battle station has more than enough energy to generate that bomb."
Leilong-"Exactly, once it has the specific amount of energy it will automatically launch into the earth. Once it enters the atmosphere, the heat from entering shall trigger the explosion causing a supernova. The remaining pieces of the planet shall then scatter colliding into the other planets."
Cloud-"Has anyone ever told you that you're insane."
Leilong-"There is nothing that can stop me now."
Just then, Leilong was being radioed by the control room inside the Epsilon.
Soldier-"Sir, there's an intruder heading for the core of the station."
Leilong-"Who could possibly have gotten through?"
Soldier-"It seems to be Gundam Wing Zero sir."
Leilong-"That runt is beginning to get on my last nerve. Excuse me Cloud but I will have to postpone our fight. I have business elsewhere."
Cloud-"Oh no you don't."
Serpents then came out of nowhere and attacked the Epyon allowing Leilong to escape. White made its way towards Zero's position inside the ship.
Leo-"Good thing Cloud was on the same frequency I was on. I guess I have to cut off this ship's power. If I'm right, this is the ship's generator."
Leilong-"Not so fast gundam pilot."
White Knight then appeared from above and crashed in.
Leilong-"I'm not about to have my plans spoiled by a beat down runt like you."
Leo-"Sorry Leilong but it ends here and so does your little plan."
Leilong-"Don't forget what happened the last time we fought. I intend to kill you this time."
Leo-"I don't have any time this."
Leilong-"Well you do now."
White then drew out its sword and charged toward Zero. Zero then drew out its beam saber and countered. Both were sabers were locked in together.
Leilong-"I will prevail, there is nothing you can do to stop me."
Leo-"I beg to differ. You don't own anyone's life and you can't take it away just like that."
Leilong-"How so impudent fool?"
Leo-"Because I'm gonna make sure that this planet keeps on living."
Leilong-"Well too bad because this is where you fail."
White Knight broke free from the lock and knocked Zero down to the floor pointing its sword directly at the cockpit.
Leilong-"Your right Leo, it does end here."
Ch.33
White Knight was about to thrust its sword right through Zero when suddenly out of nowhere, White Knight was knocked all the way to the wall. Standing above Wing Zero was Epyon.
Cloud-"Didn't I tell you I had first dibbs on Leilong."
Leo-"Sorry man. Anyhow, we have to shut down the generator before the bomb is at full power."
Cloud-"I'll take care of Leilong, just stop that bomb."
Epyon went after White Knight, as Wing Zero was about to use both of its beam sabers to destroy the generator. The generator was then destroyed and the Epsilon's power shut down.
Leilong-"NO!"
Leo-"Mission accomplished guys. Now let's take care of the remaining troops."
Cloud-"You failed to succeed Leilong. You'll never succeed but will experience defeat for the rest of your life."
Leilong-"No, I can't fail now. I.I can still launch the bomb even if it isn't at full power. It has enough energy to blow an entire continent at least. Launch the bomb now, that is an order, launch it."
The troops from inside the control room used the backup power supply to launch the bomb towards Earth. The bomb began to accelerate as it was heading towards the planet.
Chris-"What the hell is that?"
Blake-"That's the bomb that Leilong's been yapping about."
Chan-"I estimate that even if the bomb isn't at full power it can still cause damage. We have to prevent it from getting through the atmosphere."
Chris-"Easier said than done."
The gundams made their way toward the bomb but were cut off by Serpent troops preventing them to reach the bomb.
Chris-"How the hell are we supposed to reach the damn thing if these Serpents keep getting in our way?"
Chan-"Sensors shows that it will enter the atmosphere in five minutes."
Blake-"We won't make it in time."
Inside the Epsilon, Leo and Cloud heard the other pilots over the radio.
Leo-"We have to get to that bomb."
Cloud-"Even if we tried we wouldn't be fast enough to catch up to it."
Duo-"You give up so easily, even if you did catch up to it its speed will be too great to stop. Although you can deactivate the bomb's temperature trigger so it won't detect the heat to activate the explosion."
Cloud-"But we couldn't catch up with it anyhow."
Leo-"Well I'm not about to give up."
Wing Zero held up its twin buster rifles at the wall blasting right through creating an exit. Zero headed out at full speed. Serpents began to block Zero's path but were destroyed by Deathscythe.
Michelle-"Come on Leo, get a move on it. We'll cover ya."
The gundams followed Leo making sure that nothing could get in his way. The remaining rebels soon joined in and stopped every Serpent coming towards Leo.
Leo-"I'm not fast enough. I have to find a way to accelerate my speed."
Leo then caught a glimpse of the sunrise coming. The sun shined brightly, giving Leo an idea. Zero then pulled out both buster rifles and opened its wing span. It gathered energy through the wings charging its buster rifle. As soon as the cannon was at full power, Zero fired in the opposite direction. The blast sent flying towards the bomb. Soon enough, Zero grabbed on to it. Zero then punched right into it and ripped out the temperature trigger.
Duo-"Leo, get out of there now before you burn up in the atmosphere."
Chris-"Hurry up man, you don't have much time."
Leo-"Be right there in a sec guys."
Zero regained balance and headed back towards the others. Leo put Leilong on visual grinning at him, since he lost.
Leo-"It's over Leilong. You've failed."
Leilong-".You are a fool. I may have failed in destroying civilization but I can still take your life. It was as my grandfather said the gundams were the cause of his defeat. I shall make sure that the gundams shall no longer cause any more trouble."
The Epsilon soon began to shake. A giant beam then blasted from the top of the station but it wasn't a beam but the thrusters engine from the White Knight. It soon began making its way toward the gundams attacking them one by one.
Chris-"Alright then, if you want a fight then I'll give you one."
Heavyarms was then about to use its Tornado Slash but was blocked by White Knight's sword. Leilong then ripped off one of Heavyarms's arms. Nataku then came from behind and attacked the white suit.
Chan-"You'll pay for that."
Nataku launched its Dragon Flame but White Knight dodged the attack and punched straight into its head. Sandrock and Tallgeese double-teamed the White Knight but it evaded the attack and grabbed both of their arms knocking them into each other.
Leilong-"Is this the best you can give me, how pathetic."
Michelle-"Then why don't you take someone of your own skill then brother!"
Deathscythe charged right behind White Knight, slashing it across the back. White Knight soon caught its balance again only to be slashed right across the head.
Michelle-"That was for father."
Deathscythe then elbowed White Knight.
Michelle-"That was for our family."
Deathscythe then thrust the other end of the beam scythe right through the right shoulder.
Michelle-"And that one was for all the people you caused misery, including me!"
Deathscythe then prepared for its Eclipse Strike at White Knight. It created a circle with its beam scythe and then pulled back its beam scythe charging it. Soon enough energy was gathered in it and was released on White Knight.
Leilong-"I admire your hatred sister but it won't be enough to stop me."
White Knight quickly countered the attack with its sword. The sword then transformed into a tremendous beam saber as long as White Knight itself. The suit then attacked Deathscythe with the tremendous saber and slashed off one of its arms and legs.
Leilong-"You see, I learned how to use my hatred and anger to give me power. I've learned that fear is the only way to gain ultimate power. Once you have spread fear into the hearts of people, they fall apart and become easy to manipulate."
Michelle-"You bastard. You don't even deserve to honor grandfather's name."
Leilong-"Really, well you won't live long enough to explain why dear sister."
White Knight then drew up its saber and was about to stab it through the cockpit of Deathscythe. Suddenly out of nowhere, Wing Zero blocked the attack with its beam saber.
Leo-"You don't deserve to honor his name because he was an honorable warrior, you are nothing but low life scum."
White Knight then broke free and attempted to slash Zero. Zero then quickly went for its other beam saber and stabbed it straight into White Knight.
Leilong-".So.this is how it ends."
White Knight then self-destructed after the attack. Both Leo and Michelle watched as Leilong was finally put to rest.
Michelle-"Finally.my suffering will end."
Suddenly the two were radioed by Duo.
Duo-"Leo, it seems that the Epsilon is on a collision course with Earth."
Leo-"But how?"
Duo-"Seems like Leilong had the last laugh after all."
Leo-".No, I'll stop it myself."
Leo headed towards the falling battle station. Serpents from all over came and surrounded him.
Soldier-"Even if his Excellency is dead, we shall still carry out his glory."
The other gundams had then came in to assist Leo but were still outnumbered.
Chris-"Get going Leo, we'll keep these guys busy."
Leo-"I can't leave you guys here."
Chan-"This is your fate Leo, destiny cannot be changed."
Jason-"He's right."
Blake-"We came too far and we're not about to give up."
Michelle-"Leo, we've learn so much from you. You taught us that you have to go against the odds no matter what the cost."
Cloud-"That is right."
Blake-"Yeah."
Chris-"Now go and be a hero."
Leo looked at the others and turned his head away. He then looked back at them and smiled.
Leo-".Thanks guys."
Zero rushed through the army of Serpents but as hard as he tried they just kept on coming back.
Soldier-"Try as you might gundam pilot, you'll never win."
The out of nowhere, a whole squad of Serpents was blown away by a blast. Leo looked to his left from where the blast came from and saw an armada of large battle cruisers.
???-"This is Federation Commander Trowa Barton. KANZ cooperate soldiers, stand down or you will all be shot down."
Chris-"Who the hell are these guys?"
Duo-"Trowa, it has been a long time. I see you've only brought appetizers. I would've expected you to bring the entire armada."
Trowa-"We'll handle the army from here on out. You just take care of the station heading towards Earth."
Leo-".Right."
Leo charged through the Serpents toward the falling battle station. He eventually caught up and entered the station.
Leo-"Alright, I'm inside. If I destroy the generator, the whole place will blow. Problem is if I'll be able to get out in time."
Leo looked went around heading towards the generator.
Leo-"I'll have to use my beam saber to make the job quick."
Zero drew out its beam saber and stabbed it straight through the generator. Leo quickly went at full speed out of the Epsilon as it went up in flames. As he was heading out, a large chunk of the ceiling fell on Zero trapping the young warrior.
Leo-"Shit!"
Leo looked back and saw that there was no way for him to escape. He was trapped. He then radioed the other pilots.
Leo-"After what I've been through, I've gained a lot of new friends. Chris, you were the best of all my friends and always stood by me. Michelle, even though with stubborn attitude you were always there to help us out. Chan, you were one man I never understood but you would always tell things like they were. Blake, even though you're a thief I always knew that you were a brave an honest warrior. Jason, I thank you for helping out with the others while I was gone. Cloud, you were the one man who opened my mind. You and I will always be rivals. Kara, I'm sorry but I don't know if I can keep that promise. Goodbye."
As soon as Leo was finished talking, the Epsilon exploded leaving nothing but rubble falling through the atmosphere.
Chris-"LEO!"
From inside the carrier, Kara had heard every word Leo heard and cried.
Kara-".No.Leo.you promised."
Cloud-"A warrior to the very end."
Chan-"Indeed."
Blake-"He sacrificed his life just to save the lives of millions."
The entire federation and rebel army mourned in Leo's death.