The next morning

Or I attempted to but the rest of the night I was restless sense I still had that feeling of danger but I forced theses things to the back of my mind so I could get a few hours of sleep I woke up to a beeping noise coming from my helmet I slowly opened my eyes and sat up in my chair stretching that's when I noticed what the beeping noise was I was being called by Helga or that's what the name of the caller want by anyway I answered it and appearing in front of me was a hologram of Helga she was sitting down she had her helmet off it was resting on the back of her chair and I must admit she looked even more beautiful then the last time I seen her she had definitely grown a bit and she had gotten even more muscles her hair was short on the sides and long on the top which was pulled into a braid that had beads and other things tied in her hair and I even see the beginning of a tattoo on the left side of her head she smiled at me saying hello Hunter it has been a bit since we talked I chuckled and leaned forward shrugging if you would call ignoring my calls and having Cortana make up excuses for you then sure yea we haven't talked in a while she side damn it I knew you was going to be like this what myself I asked no and she shook her head her braid whipping back and forth you was going to be more of a dick then normal she side I laughed no Helga this is how I have always acted you are the one who has changed and I ant saying it isn't a good change but its a change none the less and I paused for a moment before I stood up and walked to the back of my room and pulled out some water I pulled up my helmet up but only passed my lips I took a few gulps before lowering my helmet and looking back to Helga who was staring worriedly at me I put the bottle back where I stored it as I spoke so what did you want to talk about I asked I seen conflict in her eyes when I glanced behind me but I seen her close her eyes and calm her emotions I wish to brake up with you she said I stopped for a moment when I heard that I pushed the storage back into the wall where it got sealed o and I turned around and looked at her I could see worry conflict and gilt in her eyes but there was one emotion that trumped them all it was sadness so much so that I saw tears start to form I shrugged if that's what you wish Hegla I can't stop you sense technically we ain't officially in a relationship neither one asked for that but if I may ask y she closed her eyes and I seen her lips quiver its because I met someone she whispered I raised a eyebrow asking does this person make you happy she nodded they do I smiled good I am happy for you Helga she opened her eyes and looked up to me tears in her eyes and she hopefully asked really I laughed nodded but of course and I walked to my control chair as I leaned forward looking at the hallowgram Helga we are still young if you wish to find happiness away from me I be happy for you cuz all that I want is for my partner to be happy be it with me or another but there was love that we had and a very strong one at that so how about this we stay just partners and friends and after the 5 years we see where it goes she nodded whipping the tears from her eyes saying that sounds good thank you Hunter I waved my hand saying no need and o I ant Hunter by the way my name is Drake she nodded saying well Drake thank you for your understanding I stood up and turned around waving my hand saying no need Helga I trust you how could I not your my partner and friend and nothing will change that she giggled that is true but I will let you go I technically shouldn't have called you sense I am using up the emergency line so goodbye partner and good but I hang up the call there I couldn't hide my emotions back any longer my hand gripped the control chair and I started shaking the world seemed to spin around me as my thoughts started turning dark I raised my other hand to my head as I feel onto a knee at this point I was breathing hard as I felt something that I hadn't felt sense I felt for the mecha Academy loneliness and overwhelming sadness damn it I gralled as I felt the tears start to form and fall gods damn it and I punched the floor with my left hand damn it damn it damb it I kept on punching the floor till my gloves fist started to hurt damn it I yelled punching the ground again but my middle finger made a popping noise and pain shot up my hand I gralled not even acknowledging the pain I simply stared at the floor lifelessly my brain was blank I wasn't sure what to do next I wasn't sure how long I stayed like this but what broke my out of these dark thoughts was a distant voice my voice I will fight and if needed I will die by your side cuz I ant one to sit back and let yall have all the fun then I heard Heavy voice I like you Kid from here on you can call me brother next came Fives voice go get this trail over with I will be waiting on my partner and equal when you get back we will stand together again plus the first round is on me then came the hundreds of clones and all the people part of my company yes sir we are with you my eyes shot open my sadness was replaced with anger what am I doing I gralled I am Hunter James Dragny mecha pilot to the mech Drake and most importantly I am a motherfucking leviathan the future is unclear who knows what will happen and Helga and I are still friends and partners so it isn't like she left me all thought and I side lowering my hand to my finger that was popped out of place I grabbed it and pulled it up and back cracking it back in to place I clinched my hand feeling the pain which fueled my anger I can't change this it may hurt but I must except this and move on I don't have time to be moping around I got work to do besides and I stood up a huge grin spread across my face as I clenched my hands anger is a great motivator hahaha that's when I got a message from Heavy it read 

Copper is asking for you... Also I got a recording from Cortana are you ok little brother 

I responded to him yea big brother I am all good I hurt but we currently don't have the luxury of time and that's the only thing that will heal this wound and the commander is asking for me ok heading down now 

With that I walked to the hatch which unlocked and swung open I grabbed the hook and jumped out the hood and wire slowing me down so I gently landed on the ground I let go of the hook it shot back up and hooked the hatch slamming it shut I flicked up the hood on my coat as I started walking towards Coppers tent it was really early morning the sun was just appearing on the hurricane but there was plenty of people moving around most of them was mechanics and infantry I did see a few light mecha moving around but not many I also sense a lot more life forms in the camp I assume the other squads had made it good I got to Coppers tent which wasn't really a tent it was a flap over a hole in a wall that lead into a office I knocked on the wall and waited I didn't have to wait for long cuz I heard Coppers voice come in I simply moved the flap to the side and walked in front of her desk standing at attention my hood fell off as I did so you called for me sir I said looking forward she had her helmet off and was drinking some coffee she smiled up to me saying at ease Drake as you wish and I moved my hands from behind my back to just next to me she nodded to a chair saying taking a seat but I remained standing Copper side saying can I at least get you some coffee or something but I simply stared down at her and for a few moments I didn't say a word but after a uncomfortable amount of seconds I spoke 2 words no thank you she side saying y is it that when you stand in front of me you barely speak but when your in your mecha you speak more then enough and another thing y wont you take off your helmet neither you or Heavy has showed your face in the hole time we have known each other I am walking over to the chair and sitting down and I looked to her only saying 4 words cuz we are leviathans Copper waited like there was more but when I didn't speak again she sides Drake you do know that explains literally nothing right I side leaning back in the chair as I crossed my legs saying ok commander if you wish to speak to me then let us speak she nodded ok Drake answer my questions that I asked before I nodded the reason y I don't speak much outside of Drake is simple I saw no reason to besides I am known to be quite blunt and mischief to most people would probably call me a asshole so I don't speak much unless I have to as for your second part it's simply enough I answered your question with nothing but the truth if you knew or researched my people you would understood my answer but sense you didn't I will explain it to you senses its no big secret us leviathan come from a long line of worriers who understood the fact on the battlefield its unwise to take off your helmet sense that's an easy target so my ancestors made a worrier code that we follow it reads war is hell so become a demon if that's what it takes to make it home war is everywhere so if you wish for peace you must prepare for war so don your armor everywhere no don your second form make this form yours and ear it with pride and honor through me lives all those who wear this armor before me through this armor my ancestors watch me through this armor I am leviathan this is are way Copper listened silently and when she heard it all she smiled saying you are definitely some intresting people but that can't be all right I side shrugging there is many different writing such as that one some follow them almost religiously there is another doctrine that says ones we don our helmets we are not allowed to show our faces to anyone except for your lover and children she was stunned what does happen if they do she asked I shrugged it brings shame to there ancestors and their family there are a few ways to get back your lost honor and none of them are easy or painless she side shaking her head asking what do you believe Drake I crossed my arms thinking it over and shrugged what I believe is its up for you to choose me personally I think its a good peace of my peoples history that we can learn from when a child becomes of age they are brought in front all the leviathan the child must go through 3 tests before there helmet is forged what you see as a simple piece of armor we see as our second face each helmet is unique to each person sure there are elements that are the same but nothing more in all intense and purposes this is my Face commander she side what a shame I do wonder what you look like under there I guess we will never know but let get down to business to the y I called you here the woman you saved last night she will live and no thanks to the help of you Drake she wished to speak to her saver sadly the girl wont ever see combat again plus she was part of the infantry so at best she will be given the losted cybernetic treatment and some money every month nothing more I side and let me guess her family isn't well off Copper side nodding that's correct I nodded ok I will talk to her anything else sir she side looking down at the keybored in front of her but she nodded yes one last thing I sent what we found to the higher ups not even the caption will be able to erase it sense I posted it on a public sight that will keep sending messages to the higher ups until they receive and open it I nodded good and I stood up slammed a hand to my chest saying permission to leave sir she nodded permission greated I nodded and turned around and walked out heading to where the medical labs was which was in a huge open office it would seem almost everything in here got either distorted, recycled or moved I seen hundreds of cots that had many different wounded on them plus there was plenty of field medics these was your combat doctors who want to school and could have been in a normal hospital but many wild souls join the military as doctors so they can help the war and save lives plus they get paid pretty good to do so cybernetic doctors was of course paid way more but whatever I am a mechanic not a doctor and I walked through this room it was easy enough to find who I was looking for she was resting on a cot she was still covered in bandages but her skin was less burned then before and her eyes was open I recognized the shine in those eyes those was the eyes of a woman who wouldn't back down she wouldn't her state slow her down for long I walked next to her cot she looked over to my her eyes want wide asking Drake its you I chuckled asking my I sit she nodded and I sat down on a chair I found I looked her over saying well you look better she laughed yea I heard you didn't say you was a medic I shook my head I ant what I did all leviathan learn and can do if I was a medic I could have done a hole lot more she laughed I don't know from what I heard you did plenty I am here ant I maybe I said sying so whats next? She side and I seen her eyes go dark for a moment I was sure the caption didn't approve of my request to become a full-body cyber he said the military wont pay for useless ants and I nor my family has enough money to pay for the surgery so I ant sure but and that light was back in her eyes and she smiled I will at least get some cybernetics they ant the best and pretty old but I will at least be able to walk and us my hands again I side bringing up this womans military record 

Name Ash Victoria 

Age: 23

Moon empire planet 221 name Ashes 

System rank: C

Job: infantry heavy gunner and explosive expert 

Deployment records:26 drops , 20 ship invasion and infiltration confirmed mecha killed 20 light mecha, and 4 medium mecha 

Ship records: a squares away soldier who likes blowing shit up but the woman is dangerous and doesn't follow my orders if anything happens to her I will thank my lucky stairs and simply send her away with a small pinchent so she regrets not filling my orders signed Caption Hallow 

Holy hell that was some records I was impressed this woman still had all of her body parts before this but whats that last part the fuck he can't do that I sent it to Copper at this point Hallow was starting to piss me off I looked to Ash saying if I may miss Victoria I have a offer for you she looked over to me shocked o haha what would that be Drake I shrugged I will pay for you to become a full body cyborg you can choose any parts you wish no matter the price and in return you work for me and my company she stared at me stunned for a moment before she broke out laughing hahahaha you really are a funny man Drake who just says something like that haha its absurd hahaha I shrugged if you want proof here you go and a notification want off on the watch laying next to her she looked to it and her eyes want wide at the message that appeared over her watch that said the boss of the KT trading company has sent you 10000 moon credits she immediately looked to me with wide eyes saying is this true Drake your a boss to a trading company I laughed I am a leviathan we are known to be merchants with guns what I sent you is only a small glimpse Ash frowned but y me I only have a b ranked system and I am part of the infantry o would you help me I laughed your records impressed me there isn't many who have done what you have besides I like strong people before I walked up you had the eyes of a worrier who hasn't given up this is y I offer you this change I believe my company will benefit greatly with you in it and I am sure you will benefit from joining my company so what do you say miss Victoria will you join me she thought about it for a few moments before she looked over to me saying I do I nodded good and I stood up saying choose your parts I will pay fir the rest she nodded thank you no need I think this is going to be great for both of us and with that though I got to run she nodded on Drake and I walked away I had a smile on my face but the moment I got outside that feeling of danger intensified it sent a shiver down my spine that made me look up that's when I seen it hundred of hug green and black ships fighting with both the moon empires and the sun empires fleats and but that wasnt the worst part no it was the hundred of descending drop ships that was coming down I yelled Draggion drop ships incoming with that I ran to Drake as I did the alarm sounded and a force field want over the base and just in time two cuz one drop ship slammed right into the shield the ship exploded on impact this shook the hole camp but I didn't stop running when I got under Drake I crouched down and sprang up the hatch door swinging open I grabbed the top of the hatch door way throwing my self into the piloting room I slid to a stop as I through my self into my piloting chair the moment I sat down Drake was turned on its head shot up the hatch closing the helmet slit on Rambos started to glow as Rembo looked over to me and appearing on my screen was Heavy and in a calm voice he spoke congrats brother your first drop and you get to fight the Draggion either your really luck or unlucky I can't tell witch I laughed saying maybe a bit of both hahaha.