This is probably pretty bad. I wrote this in an hour and a half on an impulse while off my ADHD meds. But hey! It exists, so I'd be silly if I didn't post it.
Omake: (SHORT) At The End
As she had the last five, fifty, five hundred times, she rose back into the sky.
In the end, as we fade into the night
The rest had long since ceased to pull themselves from the ground.
Who will tell the story of your life?
She was the last. Just her, and her enemy.
In the end, as my soul's laid to rest
Was she even alive?
What is left of my body?
What defines continued life? Feeling? Pulse? An intact brain?
Or am I just a shell?
She had discarded all of those things.
I have fought
She had had to. There had been no choice. Optimize or die. The others...
And with flesh and blood, I commanded an army
Before. There had been others, before. There still were... But they could not fight this battle. They could not fight by her side. All those who could...
Through it all
Africa. South America. Australia. India. China. The last and greatest bastions in the remnants of Japan, held together by the reticence of the enemy to construct a flotilla to rival the might of the UNCOMPACFLT.
I have given my heart for a moment of glory
All of it burnt to the ground, the defenders massacred. And every time: every time when she had been away.
In the end, as you fade into the night (Whoa!)
Every time, she had reaped a vengeance incomparable. Every time, she had felt herself die just a little bit more.
Who will tell the story of your life? (Whoa!)
They called her a hero. They said she had to keep going, keep pushing. Tamaransett, Ankara, Tripoli and Kumasi: Tunis and Bamako.
And who will remember your last goodbye? (Whoa!)
She didn't even know if any of them were alive, anymore. She had never read the exact personnel lists.
'Cause it's the end and I'm not afraid
But one thing -- not a person, not a friend -- one thing remained to drive her as she rose up again.
I'm not afraid to die
"End this."
I'm not afraid!
She rose into the sky, and her impeller -shrieked- her defiance.
I'm not afraid to die!
Above her, her enemy hovered, its body spiderwebbed with damage, its weapons perfectly functional. Class-S Type Zero Dagoth. Today was the day, they both knew. Today, one -- or both -- would fall.
Born a saint
Years ago she had had a family.
Though, with every sin I still wanna be holy
That was all she knew, now, and day by day she grew less certain of it. It didn't matter. She didn't need the memories to carry on the crusade she had started in their name.
I will live, again
That was... something she had come to accept. If she couldn't carry on as herself, she would see herself reborn in a form she -could- continue with.
Who we are isn't how we live
All she needed was the knowledge of her purpose, and the ability to carry it out.
We are more than our bodies
Three years ago, she had been faced with the choice of death or rebirth.
If I fall, I will rise back up and relive my glory
When Armstrong Base had fallen, Anna Sanchez had been cast down. When Armstrong base had fallen, Anna Sanchez had risen up.
In the end, as we fade into the night (Whoa!)
Ark Ships Methuselah and Moses had long since departed. Anna Sanchez had stayed behind with the others, the guard posted for the Ginnungagap Cannon. Humanity's hope for preventing the enemy from following them to the stars.
Who will tell the story of your life? (Whoa!)
The cannon was gone. The moon was gone. Terra stood alone, scarred and pitted by the death of the partner who should have danced forever with her unto eternity.
And who will remember your last goodbye? (Whoa!)
And Anna Sanchez was dead.
'Cause it's the end and I'm not afraid
And Anna Sanchez was alive.
I'm not afraid to die
And none of it mattered a whit so long as a single Antagonist remained on Humanity's Planet.
In the end, as you fade into the night (Whoa!)
She and the rest had survived. They had gone on, believing in her.
Who will tell the story of your life? (Whoa!)
And she had pulled them to success beyond their wildest expectations. With nothing to defend, nothing to tie her down, she was free to persecute the Infinite War.
And who will remember your last goodbye? (Whoa!)
And she had pulled them to their deaths without remorse. She had pulled them to their ends without hesitation.
'Cause it's the end, and I'm not afraid
They had gone willingly. She, though, could not allow herself to die.
I'm not afraid to die
Not until this day.
Who will remember this last goodbye? (Whoa!)
One last breach.
'Cause it's the end, and I'm not afraid
One last Type Zero.
I'm not afraid to die
One last great hero.
I'm not afraid!
She pulled herself from the ground, and rose up into the sky.
I'm not afraid to die!
Above her, her enemy hovered.
Not afraid!
Today was the day, they both knew. Today, one -- or both -- would fall.
I'm not afraid to die!
Durga roared. Inside there was no person, no friend. Only a purpose and the ability to carry it out. Once, she had had a family. Then Anna Sanchez had died.