Author's Note: This is my first Code Geass Fanfic and though the main characters are still Lelouch and the gang the story will be seen thru a different point of view, as the story says, Another Side Another Rebellion. So you will see another few main characters that will be interacting with the rest of them. Please give me some reviews and opinions on this first chapter, as well any suggestions are welcomed. The intro is a style I read in one of Cal Reflectors stories "Code Geass: Lelouch of Britannia" so by all means he is the owner of the idea, I only used it because I really love it. As well Code Geass, isn't mine and will never be…..
Authors Note: Okay I noticed that fanfiction dosen't allow some symbols within the stories and I suppose that was one of the reasons this wasn't getting no reviews so I made some corrections on text:
"Text that are like this": Are usually titles.
"Test that are like this": Is what the character is thinking.
"Text that are like this": Are introduction, backflashes or other special things.
"Text that are lke this": Are normal story things.
Code Geass: Another Side, Another Rebellion
Prologue: The Wheels begin to turn
"Charles zi Britania 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire made a few mistakes during his reign yet those few mistakes lead him to his own demise and proving that every act we make doesn't matter how light it may seem the consequences of it might be catastrophic. As both of his greatest enemies where fruits of such failure of Charles during his reign…When Marianne Vi Britania 98th Empress of the Holy Britannian Empire died on a supposed terrorist attack, the lack of recognition of Charles towards his death wife made the wheels that lead to Charles fall begin to turn: One without doubt known to everybody as Lelouch Vi Britania 11th Prince to the Crown, exiled and soon to become "Zero"….yet the other enemy is known to a few....this enemy was so feared that the day of his first defeat….Pendragon city celebrated as if a whole army had been squashed….a celebration that lasted a month as if they had won the war…..Such simple mistake lead Charles to his own death and the fall of an Empire…."
-Oxford Scholar, 2097- During the class: "The Rise and Fall of the Holy Britannian Empire"
----------Palace of Aries, Holy Britannian Capital Pendragon-----
His eyes full of tear looked at the body on the floor. She had died and died for what? What she had done to deserve such fate? Where was security? Where was the Emperor?
All this thoughts stormed thru the mind of a small infant that laid hidden behind the big ivory column, the infant's gray bright eyes looked towards the body of his teacher, death and sad yet no one did anything and he was too afraid to move, as he watched the scene unfold.
Nunally Vi Britania, trembling in fear, no words coming from her mouth and those purple eyes trembling, as if she had died and come back from it. In front of him Anya Alstreim watched the scene with similar eyes as he did yet she had been only a watcher for this infant she had been the closest thing to a mother he could ever had.
Lelouch Vi Britania no different to her sister watched the scenery in terror and with tears in his eyes, no words, no scream, only eyes of terror he watched the scene, as if the world he once knew had collapsed to his feet. Soon security arrived and began to clean the mess yet no one walked towards Lelouch and Nunally, as for this infant how would he dare to approach the sons of Lady Marianne Vi Britana, he wasn't worthy, as he watched the scene and without other words began to run….run like if there was no tomorrow.
The infant ran from the palace of Aries towards where he knew he could probably find shelter and hope, he ran towards the Orphanage of "The Flash", the building stood near the palace of Aries after all, the kids there were prodigies trained by the military for the future. That what he was, a prodigy and once a student of Marianne The Flash, now his once teacher lied on the floor of the palace of Aries; as he entered the Orphanage thru the main door storming, running thru hall expecting to just crash into something. He was intercepted by a taller girl "Noctis!!! Noctis!! What's wrong!!"
Noctis only looked towards the girl, tears in his eyes and without thinking it twice ran towards her chest and began sobbing over her "SHE IS DEATH!!! LADY MARIANNE!!!! IS DEATH!!!!" he shouted thru out the main hall of the Orphanage.
The girl looked towards Notcis with eyes of stupefaction, her own eyes began to fill with tears, as he hugged Noctis harder as her own scream echoed thru the mansion and it was not before as most of the prodigies surrounded both Noctis and the girl, soon as the news spread, the orphanage became a house of tears and shouts, the shouts and cries could be heard as far as the palace of Aries and it wasn't long before nurses and people that served in the palace began to calm the children.
After a few hours most of the kids had been sent already to bed only Noctis was still on the common room on a corner, still crying yet not shouting only his eyes kept showing out tears, as he looked towards the now empty room he was in and closed his eyes trying to get some sleep, it was over and he wondered what will happen tomorrow when the official announcement was made. As Noctis gray teary eyes looked into the darkness.
"Cannot sleep Noctis…" said the tall girl.
Noctis eyes turned towards those blue aqua eyes that always captured him, her red hair and that voice she carried, it hypnotized him "I am afraid…..very afraid….." he said while he moved his legs closer to himself.
The girl moved closer towards Noctis touching his dark silver hair, as she hugged him lightly, as her blue aqua eyes grazed towards his own gray eyes "But of what…what are you afraid Noctis…" she said smiling towards her friend.
Noctis looked at her as his gray eyes penetrated her own "We will be returned…..back to our lands…..we will become exiles…..real orphans with no home……" he murmured under his breath.
The girl looked at Noctis as she literally pulled him into a strong embrance "NO!!! I will never let that happen Noctis!!! Never!!!" she cried to him.
Noctis pulled out of her embrace "That's easy for you to say!!! You are a Britannian not like us!!! None of us!!! Levis!!!!" he said in a strong voice.
Levis looked at Noctis and literally slapped his face, Noctis stared at her stupefied, without words, tears running thru her eyes as she hugged again "No….No….I will not leave you alone Noctis!! I give you my word…." She said still with tears in her eyes.
Noctis accepted the hug and if it was medicine to the soul he went to sleep almost instantly and so did Levis, as the dark night now invaded Pendragon city yet in the palace of Aries the cries and sadness still remained, as if it was a dark mask upon the world and it came from a single boy….a sad…angry boy.
He sat down in front of the fire place, awaiting the news, his face still pale and since he had seen his mother on the floor no word had come from him. He sat on the biggest chair of the common room of the palace of Aries, jet black short hair and purple soft eyes. As he only looked towards the fire tense, he wanted to cry yet he had been left with no tears, he wanted to run yet had no strength to do so and he wanted to scream yet he had no more voice left….This was Lelouch Vi Britannia, 11th Prince to the Crown and just a few moments ago he had lost everything.
The scene was still in his mind, the once magnificent steps of Aries were full of blood and there stood the lifeless body of Empress Marianne Vi Britannia over her own daughter Nunally Vi Britannia and he could still remember Ninally's eyes trembling and the silent room, it was impossible, where had been security and where was his father. Where was the Emperor.
"Tomorrow I will speak to him…." He muttered to himself, again and again and before he knew he was a sleep not peacefully yet his own body had begged him for it, he had to sleep, as his mind kept repeating itself of today's events and he begged that it was only a nightmare and he was only waiting to be awaken.
-----Next Morning: Holy Britannian Royal Hall, Holy Capital City of Pendragon---
The announcement was made very quickly in the morning news and yet the Emperor did not grieved nor did he visit his two children who had lost their mother. Lelouch had gone to the hospital first to receive the crude news of his sister Nunally and now it was time for the Emperor to settle the business left behind by the Empress. Finally it was their turn for the audience, Noctis and Levis stood in the front of 21 children, waiting to be received by his Holy Majesty Emperor Charles Zi Britannian 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire.
"The Children of the Orphanage "The Flash" enter!!!!" an announcing shout came as the titanic marble door opened before the kids, as the group began to walk towards the front of the hall, Levis stood proud in front of the group, as Noctis stood behind, walking slowly and almost scared. The nobles began to mumble, gossips….
"Aren't these the prodigies of Empress Marianne…." One said.
"Aye, now they are alone…..poor creatures….." said another
"Yet look at the girl, even at this situation she stands proud…."
"What will happen to them….."
The kids continued the walk on the red carpet of the hall, the Royal Hall, here was where all the power of Britannia pulsated and so was the splendor of the place. Grand windows adorned the sides, as light perfumed it, the walls shined like silver and the columns as well, all made out of ivory and gold. The red carpet, made of the finest silk to be ever found in the world and before all like the golden sun to the world, stood the throne and in it Charles Zi Britannia, white long hair stylized like in the old times of medieval, white beard, piercing purple eyes, a military uniform made out of light purple and golden buttons and ornaments, black military boots, white formal trouser and last but not least a big cape, giving him an air of superiority worthy of an Emperor. As Levis and the rest stood before the Emperor, as Levis approached him and bowed to him "Your Majesty!!" she exclaimed.
"Yes…." He answered coldly.
"I come to beg for the preservation of the Orphanage "The Flash" in honor to late Empress Marianne Vi Britannia!!" she exclaimed.
"I wasn't clear in my order…." the Emperor said calmly, without even twitching an eye brow.
Levis raised her head to face the Emperor with resolved strong eyes "Yes! Yet I wish for an appeal begging you to reconsider your majesty!! They are innocent children your majesty!!"
Charles seemed some how interested in the girl "I don't have interest in the week….none of them…..that's why they don't deserve to be here…." He continued in his cold and harsh voice.
"But your majesty!!" she said now on her two feet.
Interrupted by now Charles powerful and strong voice "They are all death!!!"
Speechless she gazed at him, so did every kid of the Orphanaged, Noctis eyes were the worst knowing that his fears where true and an order had been sent during the night for today the kids of the orphanage to be sent away, back to their areas.
"Since all of you arrived to my lands! All of you have been death!! And death do not deserve anything!!!" he continued in his powerful voice.
"But…." She tried to speak.
"However!! You seem to be different and after all you are a britannian aren't you Miss Levis Falchinon and above all of the prodigies you excelled above all!!!" he continued "Serve me!!! Serve me and become strong!! Leave these weak ties behind you and become stronger!!!"
Levis looked at the Emperor with defiant eyes and then back to Noctis "No your majesty……without them…..I won't serve you….after all they are my family….." she said smiling towards Noctis.
The Emperor eyes softened "Such a waste….." he said in a light voice "So!!! By now all of you!! Are exiles to a country of your choosing!!! So be gone now!!!!" he now shouted making all of the kids tremble, as Levis walked back to Noctis side, as Noctis held her by her arm like a support smiling towards his friend.
"Thank you Levis…" he said in a light tone.
Levis smiled back to him and continued their walk outside of the Royal Hall. On the throne Charles watched the whole group leave, his eyes still on Levis and in his face a light smirk painted on his face, as he shouted "Bring the next one!!!" he shouted.
-----International Airport of Pendragon, Holy Britannian Capital Pendragon----
The light of day illuminated the airport as a group of kids where escorted by royal guards thru out it, stripped of their once white and golden robes that bared the proud mark of the Holy Britannian Empire and now they wore only gray clothes and some shoes. All of them caring just a little things from their belongings, all of what they owned, they had lost everything and now what they once called home.
Noctis was sad but not entirely, he was consoled that Levis was coming with him and some others that had decided to follow Levis. It was strange, she had inspired them all to continue on with their lives and so he wasn't entirely sad. So him and others where looking towards a better future yet other not so inspired by Levis were really heart broken.
Levis walked with the kids yet her faced seemed different like doubting, for Noctis it was obvious she was leaving her homeland for them and that what kept Noctis smile right now painted in his face. As they walked Noctis looked at her "Don't worry…I am sure we will like it…" he said in a shy voice smiling towards Levis.
Levis looked at Noctis "I know Noctis….its only, it feels strange to leave the place you've known best….." she said with a light smile.
Noctis looked at his surrounding with his gray eyes "Yeah, yet we can always do better….you know…" he continued.
Levis looked towards his friend "I appreciate you for trying to make me happy Noctis….don't worry it will pass soon enough…." She said smiling towards his friend.
Noctis only nodded and began walking towards their transport, it felt wrong, he thought to himself, to leave home and yes this had become home for him for many years now and really hurt to leave it yet he knew there was no other way. Levis face still seemed to empty as if her mind was traveling somewhere else.
As closer they got to their transport Noctis couldn't help but to notice Levis face, she was getting worst by the second it passed and Noctis looked at her "Really Levis, are you really all right…." He asked seriously to her now.
Levis looked at him "Of course I am, its me after all Noctis!!" she said with a fake smile.
Noctis gave her a light smile and continued his walk, looking at her from time to time and as the closer the got the worse she got, there was something bothering her and she didn't want to tell him right now, he will ask her later for now they had to board that plane.
Finally they where a few steps from the ship, as Noctis got into it awaiting his friend yet Noctis stared towards Levis face, it was pale and her eyes lost, he had never seen her like this, they just had to get into the plane. As Levis eyes where still looking around towards the Capital City Pendragon, as her eyes finally turned towards Noctis yet this time they were full of tears and her teeth greeting in pain "Forgive me Noctis!!! Forgive me!!!!" she shouted as she literally pushed Noctis into the ship and closed down the door.
"LEEVIS!!! LEVIS!!!!" Noctis shouted as he slammed the window with his hand looking towards Levis face, she was in tears and it seemed she was demolished, like she had really lost it all. As she smile to him in a heart breaking smile, she knew they will never see each other again and that was because of her face, that was what her face told him.
Levis on the other side gazed into the gray eyes of Noctis, wanting to run with him into the ship yet it had to be this way, this way they will be safe and they will have a better future. She moved her hand towards the glass that separated now both Noctis and Levis. Smiling towards Noctis saddened face "I….I…..This is for your own good Noctis…..it is…." She said almost in gasps.
Noctis continued shouting and shouting to open the hatch or to stop the plane and his eyes piercing towards Levis, crying and shouting. Suddenly more of the orphans notice this and ran towards the door besides Noctis and shouting to her as well yet as more tears felled down thru her eyes she turned and began to walk back towards the airport. Noctis felled down in desperation knowing she had made her choice yet he knew something was out she cried for leaving them, something wasn't right.
As he only tighten his grip "I will come back for you Levis…..You have my word…." He muttered under his breath.
Levis only watched as the ship took off with her family and she still was crying, she felt alone and destroyed, as she looked behind her towards the shadow of a man "Now keep your word…." she said sobbingly.
"Of course Miss Levis Falchinon, they will not be touched…..now come with me…." man's strong voice could be heard from the shadows.
With this Levis turned one last time towards the plane and a smiled painted on her "Be safe Noctis….be safe…." With this she walked towards shadows.
Not so far away in this city another boy fought his own battle and as two life time friends said goodbye to each other, a boy confronted his own father……
-------------Holy Britannian Royal Hall, Holy Britannian Capital Pendragon---------
Now before this magnificent marble doors stood a single boy, dressed in gray noble clothes, black jet hair, a red cape that reached his feet and purple soft eyes that where filled with determination and anger. The kid stood proud in front of the door without even blinking looking at them as the door finally opened, a strong voice declared "Lord Lelouch Vi Britannia 11th Prince to Crown of the Holy Britannian Empire enters!!!"
Without even waiting any second the boy began to walk proudly and defiantly thru the red carpet without even glancing at the nobles that bowed lightly before him in respect to eh presence of one of the heirs to the crown yet whoever entered the was a target to gossip and the latest one was Marianne Vi Britannian's death, so he was no exception….
"The news where they killed Marianne in Aries…." Murmured one.
"Not an easy place for any terrorist to enter…." Other answered.
"Then Who's the guilty one?"
"Well that's horrible. The simple idea of the investigation terrifies me…"
"However even with his mothers death he shows so much strength…" admired one of the few people who gazed at Lelouch with admiration.
"But Lord Lelouch has lost some privileges…." Other said.
"As well the Ashford family who supported them is at bankruptcy…."
"What happened to the young Princess Nunally?" asked one seemingly worried.
"They said they shot her in the legs and her eyes got hurt….."
"I as well her heart is very weak…" answered an other with a surprised expression.
"All the same a body useless for politics…." Another sighted.
Finally Lelouch arrived a few feet from the throne gazing at his father with his defiant eyes and with hard face of anger "Your Majesty, My Mother has died!" he said in a strong voice and serious, it seemed so strong for a kid.
Charles looked at his children without even blinking just serious and with no feelings just a serious inexpressive face "So what?" he said in his cold and harsh voice.
"SO WHAT?!?!?" exclaimed Lelouch looking at his father without believing his fathers words and tensing even more like if he felt he was being insulted.
"You seek an audience with Emperor Britannia just to say that?" he continued harshly and serious, without even expressing any sadness "Bring out the next one; I have no time to deal with kids."
"Father!!!" Lelouch said running towards him now desperate to talk closer to him, he felt like nothing, he didn't feel like a child, he felt just a subject of his Father and before he could reach them two royal guards ran to block him the way yet Charles raised his hand telling them to stop.
"Yes, You're Majesty!!" said both in unison to their Emperor, answering the order.
"Why didn't you protect mother!?!?" now Lelouch was angry. He was shouting towards his father and looking at him with hatred "You are the Emperor!! The most powerful man in this country, aren't ya? You should have been capable of protecting her!!" as he continued his shout "You should at least go and visit Nunally!!!" he said her name with even greater hatred, the news he had received that day had destroyed him, his sister was: blind and unable to walk.
During his whole speech Charles kept his eyes clothes and finally opened them "I am not interested in the weak…" he said seriously and cold, Lelouch only looked at him stupefied by his words. "That's the true nature of the Holy Britannian Family…."
Now Lelouch was exploding with hatred and rage as he finally shouted "Then I….Then I….¡Don't wish to be a successor to the crown!" he shouted leaving the whole royal hall in stupefaction "¡I have enough of you Father, everything you do only creates trouble!" he continued shouting.
"You are death…." Interrupted Charles in a harsh and cold voice "You been death since the day you were born….¿Who has given you the clothes you are wearing?" he continued "Your house, your food, even your life….I have given you all that!! In other words you have never been alive!!!" now Charles voice spoke in anger and hatred towards his son "And even like that you dare to defy me?!?!?!"
Lelouch scared at his father tried to walk down the steps that he was that led towards the throne to only fall down towards the ground, as his father now stood up looking at him as a god looking towards a poor mortal that dared to defy him.
"Lelouch…" he said coldly "A death like you has no rights….You shall leave to Japan with Nunally…..As Price and Princess you make excellent material for negociations…." And with these words Lelouch stormed out of the Royal Hall in anger, running towards the hospital where the only person he could count on was there, Nunally and during his run he cried and shouted towards the air: in anger and sadness.
And so it was like this next morning two brothers were sent away from their family to Japan and two life time friends separated. Different people yet both confronted by a new world and a fear to their surroundings.