Chapter 10 A Shadow on the Wall
"Millairdo!" yelled Relena as she slammed her fist on her desk "How could you order a retreat?"
"It was easy." said Zechs as he stood in front of his younger sister's desk.
"You should have fought to the last mobile suit." snapped Relena
"I can't believe you said that Relena." said Zechs "We lost 5,000 pilots and 3,000 injured out of a force of 10,000 in less then 30 minutes it was pointless to carry on."
"Get out of my site!" yelled Relena as Zechs walked out of the office and headed back toward New Edwards where the gundams and everyone else where being fixed up. Zechs walked into the top pilot ready room to see the new generation of gundam pilots sat in silences.
"Commander." said Victor as he stood up and saluted Zechs
"Stand down Victor." said Zechs as Victor sat back down. "I came to see how you all are handling this?"
"Dad, one of our friends is dead." said Marena
"I know, losing a friend is never easy." Said Zechs as he looked at Victor "He is taking this the hardest of anyone…I wonder if he had feelings for her our something."
"What I want to know is how?" said Dimitri "How did they know where we were going to appear and how to take down our gundams."
"They must have known but how?" asked Marena
"Who knows and who cares." Said Victor "I just want to see them all dead for what they did."
Meanwhile Leilani sat inside Wing II at Angel Squad main hanger back in Orb looking over combat data. "I need to change the targeting system it is off by 10 mm." said Leilani as she tried not to think about what she had seen and the fact that her friends that thought see was dead.
"Hey Lei." said Rhyu as he suddenly appeared outside the cockpit door.
"If you came to ask for a date it is the same answer as last time you asked No." said Leilani as Rhyu crossed is arms and laughed.
"No, it's not that but I was going to ask you later." said Rhyu with a grin "Your dad wants to see you."
"It's probably about the battle." Said Leilani as she stepped out of her gundam and walked up toward her father's office. As she walked in she found her dad but instead of behind his desk he was sitting on the on one of the two couches.
"Sir." said Leilani as she snapped to attention. "You wanted to see me."
"Leilani, I didn't call you for a debriefing or anything that has to do with official military business." said Heero "This is a father wanting to talk to his daughter."
"Ok, so what is it Dad?" asked Leilani as she sat down across from her father.
"How are you doing with all this?" asked Heero
"All what?" asked Leilani
"How are you dealing with the fact that your friends are now your enemies?" said Heero "I am talking about Marena, Bernardo, Victor, Dimitri and Aeneas."
"Some better then others." said Leilani "I do consider them my friends…well not Dimitri but Marena, Bernardo and Victor are my friends."
"I see." said Heero "Why are they your friends?"
"What?" asked Leilani stunned at her father's question.
"Leilani I don't know if it because you are like me but you don't seam to make friends that easy." said Heero "It took me months to trust Kira and the Archangel, so I am just wondering what was it that make them your friends so fast."
"You want the truth dad?" asked Leilani as Heero nodded his head. "It's because when they looked at me, they didn't see the daughter of two of the greatest gundam pilots in history. They treated me as a normal person. I didn't have people whispering behind me saying there is the daughter of Heero Yuy. They saw me for who I am not for who my parents are."
"I see." said Heero "I am sorry for that Leilani."
"For what?" asked Leilani
"I am sorry that you couldn't have a normal childhood like your mother's and that you had to live your life in mine and your mother's shadow." said Heero "However I can't change what I did in the past."
"And I wouldn't want you too." Said Leilani "Who knows how many people would of died without you during the 1st and 2nd bloody Valentine war."
"Tell me, do you think you could fight your friends again?" asked Heero
"I thought you were not going to ask about military items?" asked Leilani
"I am not." said Heero "As your commander I could just order you to fight but as your father I want to know."
"No." said Leilani "I can't stand fighting them when they are fighting to revenge my death."
"Then tell them." said Heero as Leilani raised an eyebrow.
"Tell them I was a spy, were the leak came from and why we knew about their attack?" asked Leilani "That would comprising the mission."
"Some things are more important then the mission." said Heero calmly as Leilani's eyes widened.
"What?" said Leilani
"Lei did I ever tell you the story about your mother's and mine first kiss?" asked Heero as Leilani raised an eyebrow.
"No, what does that have to do with tell them?" asked Leilani as her father smirked.
"A lot, see I had just destroyed Wing Zero and everyone on board the Minerva believed me dead." said Heero "However I was alive and onboard the Minerva, now I could of just headed toward my extraction point and wait for Wing Angel but I didn't…I couldn't. I had to tell your mother I was alive, it was against everything I was taught but I had to do it. She could have turned me in or informed the crew I was alive but telling the woman I love that I was alive was above the mission so I went and instead of betraying me she kissed me."
"But this isn't about someone I love like that." said Leilani "I think."
"It's the same basic idea." said Heero "They are your friends and they need to know the truth before they find it out on the battlefield."
"I guess." said Leilani
The next day Victor and what was left of his friends dressed in their dress uniform stood on the tarmac as a long line of flag dressed coffins where carried by. One for each person from the base who had died in the battle. At every single base in earth and space this was happening. The only key difference was that President Darlian was there.
"I heard that our parents are getting together tonight to remember those lost." said Bernardo "It's going to be at the Winner residence do you want to go?"
"I don't know." said Victor
"Know is the time to be with friends and family." said Marena "I heard that even Relena is going to be there."
"Alright I'll go." said Victor as another coffin came by
Later that night the gundam pilots of the Wing universe plus their families where gathered together in a single room. The older generation had some form of alcohol in their hands.
"We should have stayed and fought." said Wufei as he looked at Zechs
"They had us in a kill box there was nothing we could of done, we had to fall back." said Zechs
"If they had to have known they destroyed the scouting force the moment they arrived." said Wufei. Duo looked at his son as he lowered his head.
"He is taking Leilani lost the hardest of them all." Thought Duo as he looked into his beer "And being reminded about it all the time isn't helping."
"I still can't believe Leilani is gone." said Marena "we may have only known her for two weeks but she was my friend."
"Same here." said Bernardo as Victor nodded his head.
"It is sad that Leilani couldn't survive ten minutes." said Dimitri suddenly Victor's fist hit Dimitri's face. Dimitri was sent to the ground blood running down out of his moth and nose.
"Never insult Leilani!" yelled Victor at the top of his lungs as Dimitri slowly sat up.
"Wow…I always wanted to do that." said a voice right behind them. Victor turned around and instantly his eyes widened.
"Leilani?" asked Victor
"Yep." said Leilani
"Alright tell me you guys see what I see?" asked Victor as he looked at his friends who nodded their heads.
"But how your dead?" asked Bernardo
"I am far from dead." said Leilani with a grin.
"It's great to have you back." Said Relena as she stepped toward Leilani
Suddenly Leilani pulled a gun from her hip. "Please come closer and give me a reason to shot you." said Leilani coldly as she pulled the hammer back on her gun.
"Leilani?" asked Relena stunned at the young pilot.
"What are you doing Leilani?" asked Victor
"None of you figured out the truth." said Leilani "I was a spy."
"What?" asked Bernardo
"I am a member of the Orb military always have been, the moment I got back to my home I warned them about the attack." said Leilani
"You caused all those deaths?" yelled Bernardo
"No you guys caused this, I failed in stopping you guys from going forward with attacking us." said Leilani
"Why are you here?" asked Dimitri
"Simple, I didn't want you guys to seek revenge thinking I was dead." said Leilani "Besides you need to know the truth before we meet again on the battlefield."
"Again?" asked Marena
"Who do you think shot you down." said Leilani with a grin
"You where piloting that mobile suit?" asked Marena
"Yes, I was." said Leilani
"That explains how they knew our suits weaknesses." said Aeneas
"Leilani Hawke you are a traitor to your kind!' yelled Dimitri
"And what kind would that be?" asked Leilani
"To naturals." finished Relena
"I don't see naturals or coordinators we are all humans and as such we are all weak." said Leilani as Zech's eyes widened. "I see you finial see who I am Zechs."
"What is it Zechs?" asked Noin
"It can't be." said Zechs
"It can." said a voice from the doorway. They looked over to see a man about their parents' age wearing jeans, a green under shirt and a black jacket. His deep blue eyes looked out from under his short brown hair.
"Heero?" asked Duo
"It's me." said Heero as he looked out at the gathering in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" asked Wufei
"Two things really." said Heero "One to tell you there is still a way for their to be peace between us, if you want to talk Relena come to Orb in two days. If you don't we will assume that you want war and believe me you have not seen all that we can do."
"The second?" asked Wufei
"To protect his daughter." said Zechs as everyone eyes widened as Heero nodded his head.
"What?" asked Victor as he looked at Leilani
"Hawke is my mother's madden name." said Leilani "My real full name is Leilani Talia Yuy. I am the daughter of Heero and Lunamaria Yuy."
Victor looked at Leilani in her eyes, suddenly he jumped back "Your eyes are a different color." said Victor "How?"
"I had on color changing contacts when I was around you, blue is my real eye color but blue eyes and red hair can't happen in a natural." said Leilani
"Wait…that would mean." said Marena
"That I am a coordinator?" asked Leilani as Marena nodded her head "I am one."
Victor's eyes widened as he stepped back from her. "It can't be." Thought Victor
"I am still the same person I was when we meet." said Leilani "You only know that I am a coordinator and my real name. I hope maybe if this is all over we can still be friends."
"We will never be friend coordinator scum." Yelled Dimitri as he pulled a knife threw it at Leilani. Leilani rolled her eyes as she raised her hand catching the handle before it neared her.
"Nice try Dimitri." said Leilani as her friends eyes widened as Leilani flipped the knife between her fingers before placing it on a nearby table. "See you later."
"Your not going anywhere." said Relena "Because as President I have guards and they will take care of you."
"I don't think so." said a red haired woman as she walked in dragging to men in black suits.
"Nice one mom." said Leilani as Luna placed the guards down. Duo looked back and forth between mother and daughter.
"I can't believe I did see it before." said Duo as he slapped his forehead.
"Not my problem Commander Maxwell." said Leilani as Heero pressed a button on his watch. Suddenly a load bang came outside. They looked outside just in time to see two more mobile suits landed with bang.
"Our rides are here." said Heero as he headed toward Wing Angel while his wife and daughters headed to theirs. "If you guys want to talk about Peace come to Orb if not we will unleash war upon you."
"See you later." said Leilani as she grabbed onto the rope that had descended from Wing II's cockpit. She rose up into the air all the while looking down at her friends. At the top she jumped into her cockpit. Her parents had already taken off heading toward space to meet up with the shuttle they had left in orbit. Leilani took one look back at her friends all gathered together. "Goodbye." With that Leilani transformed into flight mode before flying up into space.
"What are you going to do Relena?" asked Wufei as he stood besides her watching the gundams disappear into the sky.
"Commander I have a mission that requires only people you can trust." said Relena with a grin.
"I will get Dimitri and Aeneas." said Wufei
"Very good, we don't have much time to prepare." said Relena
Well I hope you liked this chapter, I am going to be busy for about a week so I will not be able to update, sorry. I have posted a poll if you want to take it. Well thank you for the reviews and I hope you keep on reviewing.