AN: Well, here it is people. The last chapter. Just please don't kill me when you're done reading it. And stay tuned for the sequel to this one… It'll appear eventually, hehe.

Chapter 13

"This is the place." Cinnamon stumbled into the base and searched to see if anyone was there. She could hear people talking, so she headed in that direction. "Hello?" The voices grew louder telling her that she was getting closer. "Hello? Anyone here? I need to speak to someone." The voices stopped. They must have heard her. She needed to stop and rest, but she was almost there. "Please someone, help me. You know Lily-sama, ne?"

A door flew open and a pack of people flew towards her. She let out a small laugh and fell over unconscious.

Cinnamon opened her eyes and looked around. She was on a couch. Sitting up she noticed the same group of people still surrounded her. These must be Lily's friends that she talked about. They seemed a little intense like they didn't trust her, but then again why should they?

"Ano… Konnichiwa desu. Atashi wa Cinnamon. Lily-sama sent me."

"Lily did?" asked Duo.

"Hai. Ano, do you have any food to spare? I've been traveling for a few days and have no energy left."

"Hai. Chotto matte nasai. I will get you some." Nikki smiled at the young demon child and got up, leaving for the kitchen.

"Why? Why can't I hit him?" Lily screamed in frustration. "Damn it! Why's he have to be so damn good?" Lily banged on her controls. She didn't know how much longer she would last. Wiping her forehead she moved her gundam towards Koji. If it came down to it she knew what she had to do.

"Arigatou." Cinnamon ate the food that Nikki had so kindly given her. "Isn't this one of Lily-sama's recipes?"

"Hai." Nikki looked over at Duo sadly who flinched in his corner upon hearing Lily's name. Turning back to Cinnamon she asked, "You say Lily sent you. Why?"

"Oh." Placing her empty plate to the side, Cinnamon reached into her pocket and pulled out a letter. "Hai! She wanted me to give this to you."

"A letter?" Nikki calmly took it from Cinnamon and slowly opened it. Lily wrote this?

"Hai."

"Wait!" Everyone turned to the door to see a young blue haired girl with matching blue eyes. She looked about the same age as Lily and Nikki. "Lily's not here?"

"Jen?" Nikki couldn't believe it. What was she doing here?

"Where's my cousin?"

Everyone but Cinnamon and Nikki looked surprised. Of course. They never knew that Lily had a cousin let alone that she would be coming here.

"Why isn't Lily here? Please don't tell me she went to Mars. You didn't let her go Nikki, did you?" Jen demanded. "Tell me!"

"Why? What's wrong?" Duo jumped up from his spot in the corner. "What's going to happen? Tell me!"

"Jen, can't you sense her?" Nikki asked.

"No. Lily has blocked me. I can't get through to her no matter what I try. I can feel everything Lily feels, but right now I can't even feel her. I was hoping she'd be here but…"

"The letter!"

"What?" Everyone turned to Cinnamon who was standing now. "Nikki-sama, you must read the letter out to everyone now. Lily wanted all of you to hear it. And Jen-sama, she knew you'd come here and has provided for you the key to Bubbleblaster."

"My gundam?"

"This isn't working. Fire Storm is out. I can't use the fire gun anymore and the rest of my ammo is gone. He keeps dodging my glaive. What do I do?" Lily stared at Koji, unsure of how to continue this battle. "I don't want to resort to that, but I just might have to." She pushed a few buttons in her gundam. "Protect me Kami-sama."

"Hai. She's been taking care of your gundam for you. It's been a while, ne?" Cinnamon handed Jen a key. "Now Nikki-sama, read the letter."

"Uh… hai." Nikki sat down and started reading the letter out loud.

Minna-chan,

Gomen nasai. I've lied to you and you probable hate me now. You're probably wondering what I've lied about. Well, to tell the truth, you aren't going to like what I have to say, so let me save that for last.

"Where to now?" asked Kaori. "The letter says where to go, but it doesn't give directions. Echo…"

"Hm. The others are coming," Echo responded in a monotone voice.

"The others? From the team?" asked Hajime.

"Hai." Echo saw four people walking towards them. "There they are."

Before I met any of you I was a horrible person. I didn't care about anything, nor did I even try to care. I had closed myself off from the rest of the world around me. Nothing mattered except my missions and my goal to destroy Koji.

"Kaori! You got a letter too Chic? I wonder what Lily's up to. She hasn't called us all in for a long time." Keiko walked up and slung her arm over Kaori's shoulder. "Anyway, Keiko, Kamatari, Jessie and Kiyohira reporting in. Let's find our captain."

As I got to know all of you, slowly I felt myself opening up again. I was scared and didn't know what to do. At first I pushed you all away, but I found I couldn't do that for very long. I was so mean to all of you and yet you all still stuck up for me.

"Lily…"

"Echo, what's wrong? Tell us!" ordered Hajime.

"I see her. She's in pain. She knew and yet she went. Lily holds a secret, a horrible secret."

"What?" Jessie shook Echo. "I don't understand. What's happening with my cousin?"

"Let's go to the base," demanded Kamatari.

I don't understand. Why did you care? I was nothing but mean to you. And even after you'd learned that I had lied to you about my identity by using Yuriko you still kept me around.

"Are we all accounted for?" asked Erika.

"Hai. All ten Tendo Warriors have arrived," reported Mellisa.

"Yosha!" came Jessi's voice. He leaned back against the wall. "So that's Erika, Mellisa, Me, Alexandria, Jeremy, Michelle, Luis, Cory, Becka and Trenton. I say we go then."

After my identity was revealed, I was so afraid you'd all hate me and reject me. I'd forgotten what it was like to fear the loss of friends. I couldn't bare it. I knew then that was where I had to be. I had friends once again.

Nikki shifted in her seat and paused to take a breath. As she read on she fought back tears. She noticed Duo in the corner and he watched her intently as she continued to read.

It's because of all of you that I can be myself again. I am truly happy. I would do anything for all of you, even if it meant giving up my very own life. You see, as a leader, I must protect you.

"What is she saying?" demanded Wufei.

"No! I knew she'd do something like this," shouted Jen. "Lily-chan no baka!"

But before I go into that, I just wanted to say I love you all very much. You've taught me more than I could have ever hoped to learn my entire life. Most importantly I learned to love again. I've found true love and I mean to treasure it. I think you all know who I mean. I love Duo Maxwell with all my heart.

Duo sat wide eyed unable to believe his own ears. Had he heard right? Lily really loved him? But then, as he continued to listen he knew there were bigger things at hand and watched as all his friends started shedding tears and he felt his own.

I wish it weren't so, but as I watched the news about my family I had a vision. This vision destroyed me and it took all my strength not to break down in front of all of you.

"Koji, I'll be sure to finish you this time!" Lily shouted out. "I won't let you get away!"

"That's what you think, Beautiful." Koji's mobile suit whipped around Lily's and grabbed her from behind so she couldn't get free.

"NO! LET GO!"

As I left I was so afraid, and truthfully I still am. But looking around at my planet I know what I must do and there's no stopping it. There's only one way to stop Koji and that might not even work, but I'm willing to risk it.

"No! Stop! No more!" shouted Duo. "I can't listen to it anymore!" But Nikki read on knowing she had to.

You see. Now comes the part you won't want to hear. As I said before I've lied to you.

"Fine Koji, you asked for it. Hold on if you want. This is the end," explained Lily. "Goodbye minna-chan." She pushed a small button and both gundams exploded.

I won't be coming back.

Nikki was hugging Duo tightly now trying to calm him from his screams. Never had she seen the g-boys cry before and it only made her cry more. What was worse, and she knew they all felt it too, their connection to Lily was completely gone. There was no more feeling there. Everyone listened as the clock struck twelve.

It was Christmas…

AN: Well? What did you think? Just remember… Don't kill me… and there will be another story. Luv to all! And thank you to those who actually read all this.