[b] Hibiki: New World[/b]

The mess hall was empty as everyone was scrambling for the oncoming battle. 

Hibiki sat at one of the tables, accompanied by a few unattended trays of food, tensely tapping his foot on the ground.

“Why did it end up this way?,” the boy exclaimed as he placed his palms on his forehead while slamming the table with his elbows. His eyes welled up as his face quivered; then he screamed, “Every time, EVERYONE IS TAKEN FROM ME!” He pounded his fists on the table, resulting in a few containers jumping in the air to land back on the trays.

Teardrops began to thud on the metal surface as Hibiki crossed his arms and buried his face into his arms. “Surrender to them, [i]Osamu-sama[/i] said”, his whisper was muffled by his arms. Hibiki raised his head back up, his short black hair shifted back from his arms and his eyes red from sobbing. 

“He said something about Terra as well...is it her?”, Hibiki lost himself in thought for a second. “Does she even remember me? Would anyone even care on that side?”, He shifted backward. After a short fall and a thump, Hibiki found himself looking at the ceiling. 

He reached out towards a flickering halogen light, “Mom, what should I do? I can barely remember your face - Am I meant to lose you? Why can't I hold anything in this place?” He dropped his arms to his sides putting himself sprawled out like a T, “Father, the love you gave me caused me to cry, but what is happening now… If this is what pain is. It is far worse than anything you have done”. 

Feeling a pang of hunger, Hibiki staggered up and entered the pantry then took an apple. As it sat in the palm on his hand, a memory struck him. “This is where I first talked to Alexander isn't it. It seems to be so long ago. What will become of him? Feels like none of us have control over our fates, and it's just cruel”. A fit of frustration overwhelmed him, as he hurled the apple at the porthole causing it to be scattered all around. His breathing grew taxed, as he screamed, “ They are tearing down everything! But why? Why can't I hate them!? I can't seem to hate Osamu, Alexander or Terra for doing this! I can't even hate this feeling!”  

Hibiki broke down into tears once more and collapsed onto the ground, “It would be so much easier if I could just…” His tears continued for a while before he could regain composure. With presence of mind, Hibiki made his way to the entrance of the mess hall. Before shut off the lights he whispered, “For once, could I actually keep my happiness?” 

He then exited the room; not even Osamu’s good graces can keep him from being called to pilot Titan Breaker for long.