"Lelouch"- talking normally
"{Die.}"- Geass command
"Roger."- Radio/Walkie-Talkie
Aboard a large tanker, 12 nautical miles from Area Eleven, 2017.
Zero stood on the almost lifeless deck of the tanker alone. The Black Knights had decided to accompany him and they knew his identity as Lelouch since he revealed it to them after the tanker began it voyage to the Chinese Federation. They had supported him fully and vowed to help him no matter what happened after learning his motives for fighting Britannia. When Zero revealed his identity, he had also told them about Geass. Zero was deep in thought as he had a flashback of what happened.
Two days ago, they had no choice but to kill Princess Euphemia when she declared her intent to kill the Japanese. Britannia came down hard, but Zero parleyed with Cornelia and convinced her to allow the Black Knights to leave Area Eleven in exchange for not committing genocide against any Elevens that stayed. In secret, Zero also agreed that the Black Knights would leave Britannia alone for a period of six months. 90% of Area Eleven's native Eleven population had decided that they would leave in support and solidarity of Zero. The remaining ten percent were all Honorary Britannians, who scorned their former countrymen for leaving.
Lelouch was shaken out of his thoughts as he heard a helicopter approaching. It landed on the tanker and saw the Emperor step out along with a blond boy that Lelouch didn't recognize. Suzaku came out of the copter as well and the exiled prince's blood ran cold as Suzaku also exited with Nunnally.
"It has been a long time, Lelouch vi Britannia, or should I say, Lelouch Lamperouge." Emperor Charles zi Britannia said.
"Do not try to lure me into a false sense of security, Emperor. I have abandoned the name Lelouch Lamperouge. Lelouch Lamperouge died in Tokyo yesterday, executed in secret by the Black Knights for being a spy. My name is Zero now. I am a parentless man who only seeks to destroy Britannia." Zero coldly said to the Emperor.
"You would abandon your sister for this!? I had V.V. kidnap her and you didn't pursue them!"
"Do not try to deceive me! Nunnally vi Britannia is not my sister! She is my enemy!"
"Lelouch, why are you doing this!? You murdered Euphemia, and I can't forgive you for that!" Suzaku shouted.
"B-Brother, why? Why are you running away!?" Nunnally cried to Lelouch.
"I have no siblings! I only have the Black Knights!" Lelouch yelled coldly before his Geass activated and he stared into the Emperor's eyes and said, "{You will use your Geass on me to erase all of my memories save for that I am Zero, that I am the leader of the Black Knights, that I possess Geass, and that I am a parentless and siblingless man whose only goal is to destroy Britannia. Furthermore, until you die, you will acknowledge that Lelouch vi Britannia a.k.a. Lelouch Lamperouge died as an ally of Britannia who spied on the Black Knights.}"
The Emperor's eyes had a red ring form around them and he looked ready to kill Lelouch before he said, "Very well then."
Charles zi Britannia looked at Lelouch in the eyes, the young man's gaze not straying from the Emperor as he did what Zero's Geass commanded him to. He then said, "We will leave now, Zero. Our business is done and we know that you will not return for at least six months."
The Emperor had Suzaku, V.V., and Nunnally return to the helicopter before he boarded it himself and it took off for areas unknown. Darlton hailed the Emperor and said, "Dammit, Your Majesty! This was our chance to eliminate the Black Knights and you didn't allow us to!"
The Emperor simply responded with, "The time for the Black Knights will come another day. Today was not the time for the Black Knights to die."
"Understood, Your Majesty. I will not question your wisdom again."
A/N: This will not be your typical story. Lelouch knew what he was getting into when the SAZ massacre occurred and this time he has decided to abandon Nunnally, become Zero full-time, and establish the Black Knights' power base in the Chinese Federation. C.C. will not restore Zero's memories until Chapter 10 even though they will reunite in Chapter Four and even then Lelouch will not focus on finding out who killed his mother until the Black Knights have captured Nunnally, Sayoko and Jeremiah. No, I won't specify what chapter will have the Black Knights capture her, but rest assured that it will be some time after Zero's memories are restored that the Black Knights will launch an operation to capture Nunnally.