Author's Note: Hello there precious readers! It's me! Ace-AttorneyFan13! I am, most likely, the worst author in the history of FF. I have so many stories that I didn't update but I keep on writing new stories. Oh well, when I get an idea I have to type it to satisfy myself. Sorry for being so selfish... I'll just end my life...

Lelouch: No, you will see this story through! I Lelouch Vi Britannia command you to!

Ace-AttorneyFan13: Yes... your highness.

Lelouch: Good... This story sparked my interest so you will finish this,or die...

Ace-AttorneyFan13: ... I don't own Code Geass. Lelouch does...

Full Summary: Lelouch, had chosen his path and wore the mask of Zero. But certain events can alter everything, indeed the future holds many possibilities. So let us go back to the beginning of it all. If there was a way to change the world again, what would it take? My redone version with me changing things in order to fit things to some of the additions I had made. Warning a slightly differnt story, Fem!Lelouch, a new Zero, and some more...

"And that is Checkmate..."

"N-n-no way...!"

A cold and black knight was placed into its designated square that had officially ended the game. As the piece was placed the owner of it had grinned, it had a sinister aura about it that had given the Britannian noble chills.

"Now of course, as part of the deal. You'll be paying triple the amount right?"

The man could only stare at the board as he tried to comprehend his predicament. But, his nobility had made him wave at a nearby servant that had a brief case which is assumed to have a large sum of money. A blue head boy who was assumed as the chess player's companion took the case to examine it. With a cheery smirk on his face, he signaled with thumbs up to say that everything was in order.

They had left with no hesitation on their face. Leaving the large building they were in a minute ago, the blue head spoke up.

"Wow Lelouch! A new record of nine minutes! I didn't think you'd be able to do it this time."

"Oh please Rivalz, that man never had a chance at beating me. His moves were all predictable, just like any other Brittanian noble. All they believe in was power, so beating him was just a matter of time."

"This coming from a Britannian! Jeez! We're going to be late getting back to school."

They both chuckled thinking of what was going to happen when they got back to school. They, with cash at hand, headed towards a motorcycle with a side-cart. Before they could take it out all screens on the block had changed to the face of the Vice-Roy of area 11, Prince Clovis. He was making one of those speeches that seemed whole-hearted, but were nothing more than words, that informed about a terrorist incident not too long ago and that they should have a minute of silence.

Of course, the two teenagers had ignored the response and had school as their top priority. It seemed like everything would just play out like any other day. They'd be in school and have to deal with a bunch of paper work or worse, a festival...

But that would not be the case. Not for Lelouch...

Momentary shock and fear were mixing through his mind. This situation was unprecedented; in fact it seemed so unlikely to happen anywhere but in stories based on one's imagination.

Being taken by surprise in a terrorist vehicle, stuck in an unknown setting in which he could only deduce as a ghetto, meeting his first childhood friend whom has joined the Britannian army which both of them hated, finding a girl that Clovis would stop at nothing to give up, and now?

Staring at a uniformed group of soldiers who were aiming to kill him and Suzaku, the mentioned childhood friend. Under orders he was supposed to kill him, whether he was going to do it or not was still undecided. Lelouch could only think.

This... Suzaku, will you do it. Will you kill me?

Suzaku straightened up and with his firm voice answered his superior.

"I won't do it... I can't... I would never shoot at a civilian..."

Lelouch could only gawk at his response; he was still the same old Suzaku he knew. But it was short lived as the officer raised his pistol that he had offered him.

"That was a direct order! You damn scum! Oh well, that's too bad. I'll just have to kill you both...!"

An explosion had been triggered from the truck which had caused the ceiling to start to collapse on them.

"Retreat! Hurry up or we're all gonna end up dead!"

Suzaku could only stare wide eyed as the ceiling collapsed in between him and Lelouch, separating them from each other.

"LELOUCH!"

"Damn it! Who are you? Why...? Why are those bastards after you?"

Lelouch was filled with terminal anger, yet fear was also present on his face. He was in the middle of an apparent disaster as the distant sounds of gunfire and explosions could be heard. The wrapped figure fell to the ground unable to get up from her current state; Lelouch took the time to calmly think of the situation as he had leaned against a wall to catch his breath regretting skipping all those gym classes. Soldiers were after him and this mysterious girl and him even though he had gotten away, it wouldn't before long till they will have found him. But what worried him as well was how he had no way to confirm his friend's safety.

He had to keep moving if he wanted to stay alive, he composed himself and decided to help the woman up. This life or death situation was already too much to take in; he did not need a death on his conscience as well. He needed to go back home, back to school, back to his friends, and back to Nunally...

A figure was stealthily hiding in the shadows of what appeared to be hanger of sorts. She ducked behind a truck and opened the door as if she wanted to confirm her suspicions. She scanned the contents of the truck, turned around and threw a package, then quickly jumped into the driver's seat then drove off at a breathtaking speed that left tire marks on the floor.

I-I-is this how it's g-going to end...? Damn it! Not yet!

A limp body was swimming in blood before him; the bullet hole could still be seen on her forehead. He was frozen in spot as the solider was just talking away; he knew it would not be long until he would meet his end.

It was all over, everything was going to end like this. He never thought that this would happen, before he would every try to reach his goal.

Nunally...!

The dead corpse then grasped his arm, as it did images had flowed into his mind and in a mere moment he stood up against the soldiers clutching his left eye. Instead of the pure fear he had on his face, it was replaced with a face full of power and arrogance with a smirk that had said all...

"... Die..."

At the same moment a woman in another part of the area was inside a small trailer driving like mad. With fear and determination running through her veins, her adrenaline levels had gone beyond recognition with only one thought in her mind that had drove her this far.

I-I have to get out of here! All my work would have been for nothing! A-And...!

This was all that was driving her as she looked for shelter from all the gunfire. Before reaching a nearby abandoned building, she swore a large explosion erupted from the ground as it shook for a mere second before subsiding. Not caring about it much, she went on course and drove straight towards the building.

"WHAT IS THAT THI-..."

"Oi! P7, what happened! Report P7... Damnit!"

Lelouch could not take this in, a single Knightmare was thwarting his perfect strategy. One Knightmare was taking out all his forces that he had created with such ease, it was unnerving.

After he had used his Geass on the Royal Guard, he had to find a way to stop the violence and kill Clovis for what he had done. He had checked the Royal Guards to see if they had anything he could use. He had taken a pistol and luckily found a digital map of the Shinjuku Ghetto and it had all of the Britannian's military positions on it, perfect for his plan. He fled his initial position to the nearest building his stamina could take him and had begun his plan to change the tide of the battle using the terrorists' channel in order to build a force.

After completely decimating Clovis' army with the few soldiers and Knightmares he had things were looking bright. But now things were turning for the worst and no matter what he had tried to do it could not stop that Knightmare. Although he did not lose the battle completely. Being the coward Clovis, his mobile base was beginning to retreat due to lack of forces which was caused by Lelouch's attack. Lelouch thought he had sent the Knightmare to get rid of the terrorists, which meant that it was sent to clean up. Cursing his luck Lelouch decided to confront Clovis himself with his Geass and kill him.

That was the plan until the screech of tires could be heard nearby. Lelouch had taken out the pistol he was holding on to. Thinking it was a threat he decided to investigate and possibly have to shoot to kill if it was hostile. When he reached the room he had heard the screech, he found a small van which had nearly crashed into a nearby wall by mere centimeters. His first instinct was to slowly approach the vehicle, he was silent the whole time as gunfire and screams littered the background. He had reached the driver's seat after what had seemed like hours and peered in to see something he didn't really suspect.

A lone woman was gripping the wheel like her life depended on it, but she was shaking in total fear as her eyes were evidently widened. She was only staring ahead to the wall she almost crashed into. Not sure on how to react he did what he does best and analyzed her to grasp her so he could decide on his next action.

She had waist long hair that was a shade of blue yet was brighter and more different than another blue-head that he knows, she was probably in her early twenties with the figure that she had and her clothes that she wore he had sworn he had seen them before not too long ago.

Yes, it was the same straight jacket that the dead green haired girl had worn. This sparked his interest; she had some connection to the girl who gave him an extraordinary power. She did not seem to notice him staring through the window as she was panting like she had just seen death, so he decided to get her attention.

He cocked his gun, pointed it at the window and fired a round but making sure it missed her as it shattered both the window and windshield. This had put the woman into shock as her eyes showed complete fear as she turned to see the shooter. She was beyond frightened as her whole body was shaking just from the glare that this boy was directing to her as well as the pistol aimed at her. It was silent between the two and Lelouch was the one to break it.

"Get out of the car..."

She obediently complied and slowly got out of the car, hands up and thinking of only one thing.

T-This boy, he's going to kill me...!

"Now tell me, who are you?"

She gulped, almost reluctant to answer but complied anyway.

"M-M-My name is-is Nia... I-I was a scientist and engineer for Clovis..."

Lelouch heard the tone she had used for Clovis and how she had spoken, this revealed everything to him. He smirked.

"You were a lapdog for Clovis, what happened?"

That one questioned had stirred up something within her. When she remembered it the fury and pain she held in the whole time had been released.

"It was all because of that bastard!"

All the fear of the current situation she was in was gone and replaced with pure anguish of emotions.

"That man had taken everything from me! My life! My family! And everything that was me!"

She had fallen to the floor exhausted, but her eyes were being flooded with tears. She recalled her entire life story, and the tears had continuously fallen each time.

"I was originally Japanese, but a friend of mine was a high ranking Britannian officer who had told the emperor of the things I had done."

Lelouch could only listen, there was some sort of feeling that had told him to listen to her. Thinking she might benefit him later on, he decided to listen through this if only to get a better understanding of this Nia.

"The emperor forced me to work with them, threatening to kill my family. I did work for them, thinking that they were safe. I was wrong. They were killed shortly after the invasion of Japan... But they never told me! I was working with the people who killed my family for years! In fact I helped them kill Japan since I helped develop the Knightmare Frames! I didn't even know until a year ago..."

Lelouch could barely contain the information he was getting. Before him was one of the people who created Knightmares, and she was Japanese too. The more he heard, the more interested he became. She was saying so much about herself, he hadn't even used Geass on her yet.

"Why didn't you do anything then?"

When she answered he swore she heard her chuckle, a small light hearted laugh that sounded like she was mocking the very thought.

"Me? Alone, try to get revenge on the man who rules over a world superpower? That's just crazy..."

Yet she had disappointment in her voice as if she had hope of some sort. He decided he was getting a little off track, he still need to know more before he could take action.

"So, what was your connection to Clovis?"

Without any signs of hesitation she answered.

"Clovis had put together a group of scientist to study a woman who was abnormal and had green hair. I was one of them and studied her against my will. It was his pet project and no one would know about it. She seemed to be different from humans on a completely different level, it was so strange..."

"During the time we studied her I had gotten closer to the subject on a more personal level. One day, she had asked me if I wanted a power. A power that is beyond human comprehension yet would bring me solitude from the rest of the world. Losing everything, I accepted and she had given me Geass..."

This was the most shocking yet interesting thing Lelouch had heard. Clovis had gone behind the emperor's back to have a project, which could or couldn't have gotten him disinherited from the throne. And this lady also has the same ability as him. His thoughts had drifted of into thinking of ridding her. But he was interrupted and lost his train of thought.

"I was able to accomplish amazing feats with my Geass, I was almost able to complete a personal project, but word had gotten out and Clovis locked me up and started experimenting on me as well."

That was where the straight-jacket came from...

"I've been locked up and experimented on for four months, it was so painful..."

Her expression had been completely softened and just watching her was almost too painful, she had gone through so much it almost seemed impossible for it to happen. Before Lelouch could act accordingly, the woman had stood up from her position on the ground and was still talking.

"When the terrorists attacked, I was able to escape. But I had wanted more..."

She took out what appeared to be a remote detonator from her sleeve. Lelouch brought up the pistol, about to fire as she seemed to be a threat now. But was rudely cut off.

"I wanted REVENGE! I want to destroy all of Britannia! But most of all I want that damned emperor dead! So I'll start small... I've secretly placed explosives everywhere on Clovis' convoy. And this will kill him!"

She was gripping onto the controller so hard it almost seemed like it would break any minute.

Lelouch saw what this girl was like, in fact he could easily say that this Nia was a lot like him in a way, they had both gone through such horrid pasts and both held onto to the same ideals not to mention same vendetta against Britannia. It was satisfying to see that that single trigger would easily take Clovis' precious life. He wouldn't even have to do much. The Britannians had already stopped the stupid bloodshed after his impressive strategy and now all he had to do was wait for this girl to pull that god damn trigger.

He could hear the anger in her voice and the motive was surprisingly one he could very well relate to. He could understand the pain and hardships she had gone through like his own, but what he had that she didn't was someone he was willing do anything for. Lelouch had more than revenge driving him, that was the only difference between these two souls. Tainted with anger and sacrificing everything only to wish the death of one man to gain something that man had taken away from them, this was the sad truth that they both shared.

She had the tools to begin treading on the blood soaked path she had chosen; all that Nia needed to do was utilize it. The trigger was being shaken in her hand that was quivering with anticipation but also it had shaken due to some other factor.

"I-I... Who are you...?"

A simple question, one that many have answered from time to time but in all cases answers differ. That was a question Lelouch could answer, answer in many ways that questions his existence.

He was Lelouch vi Britannia, a Prince of Britannia that was 17th in line to be the next emperor. But was reduced to nothing but a simple person with nothing into the cruel world after revoking his name and was cut from the royal family. He was sent to Japan in order to become a political hostage along with his fragile sister and were both supposedly killed during the attack.

He was Lelouch Lamperouge, Britannian student of Ashford Academy who is the smartest student in the entire school body but has no physical endurance. Part of the student council which is the club run by Milly Ashford, granddaughter of the head master. Living a life of a normal student taking care of a sister who has lost so much.

They were both masks that he had worn, but simply, who was he really? He chuckled at the mere simplicity yet difficulty of such a question. His laugh was almost maniacal, echoing out through the entire building.

"W-W-Why are you laughing?"

"Oh! I am sorry, but it's just... Who am I? I am many things. I am Lelouch Lamperouge, student at Ashford academy. And I am Lelouch vi Britannia, a Prince of the country you so hate..."

In that second her eyes were not replaced with anger or fear. But with shock and disbelief, all her previous energy had dissipated, her hands that gripped the trigger had loosened and she had dropped it completely disregarding it. Her face was showing signs of recognition but somehow was able to clearly show that she could not believe.

"L-L-L-Lelouch...! B-but they s-said you were..."

"Dead? Well I am alive, and I wouldn't trust what those bastard Britannians say. Don't you agree?"

He had obviously struck a nerve when she could no longer look at him straight in the eye and directed all her attention to a crack on the floor. Lelouch decided that was enough questioning he needed to get rid of Clovis now. He decided that if she didn't activate the bombs he would. He came closer and was reaching for the trigger when she spoke once more.

"Of course... You don't remember me... I was only a little bit older than you. Marianne, you look so much like her... I remember, how Nunally and Euphy would fight over who would marry you..."

Lelouch looked pale, the memory of that moment lingers in his head. It was a happy memory, a simple childish fight but was a serious matter to them at the time. But for one to know of this had to have been someone close to Lelouch. The only ones who knew of that were himself, Nunally, Euphy and his mother...

"Who... Who the hell are you!"

His calm and collective self was no more as his more angry side had taken over, his facial expression said all. For someone to know about his personal past was something he could not allow. This person knew too much, how was it possible?

"You don't remember? I was that little girl that lived with you. I had maintained the Ganymede for Lady Marianne... Up until her death..."

Lelouch was sifting through his memories, trying to recall such a person. He remembered a single individual who fit her description. He remembered how he would challenge her to chess only to be denied in fear of losing, but would always play in the end. Then it had all clicked, he remembered all of it. His mother, a commoner who had risen only due to her strength as a knight, had taken in a little girl that had blue hair. She had told him that she was being bullied by everyone and didn't have a place to stay. She had stayed, and had become her personal engineer and mechanic but also a close family member. Lelouch recalled that she was always busy and that was the reason for him not seeing her as often to remember her by.

That little girl who had come to his home with tears in her eyes and clinging to his mother's dress was the woman standing in front of him, with the same tears in her eyes. He didn't know what to say, it was just difficult to have the right words to say. So he could only stare at her figure, recalling all that he could remember about her. She spoke in the midst of the silence while finally being able to look at Lelouch again.

"Why...? Why does the world have to be so cruel?"

"..."

'Of course, this world will always be like that. No matter what changes it will always be the same..."

"Why...? Couldn't this be a gentle and kind world? Tell me!"

"...!"

He saw something in Nia, it was there that he somehow saw Nunally and her ideals in Nia. It was strange, but that was what he felt when she spoke those words. He could see that she was distraught and confused, she only wanted what everyone wanted but it could never be given. At least, not without a price.

She had once again collapsed on her knees as she could not think anymore and her body lost its functions. All she could do was cry, cry for the things she lost but also for the fact that she was ignorant. She did not know, not know what she could do next or if she even had the will to do anything anymore. Lost in her thoughts, she did not notice arms wrap around her, nor who they belonged to until she had stopped to hear a voice speak out to her.

"It's okay... For the sake of a kind and gentler world, you do not need to dirty your hands..."

Her ears could pick up a click of a button. She then realized it.

"... For I will bear it all."

Lelouch had taken the forgotten controller and had detonated the explosives. But not before he had embraced her, comforted her, and assured her. It was all she needed, she felt safe and all the pain and suffering she felt before felt just a bit lighter.

In the distance, a mobile base which held Viceroy Clovis within had gone up in flames as an explosion had ripped through it like it was mere paper. Soldiers were panicking while others tried to put out the damage of the explosion and try as they may, find the royalty that had resided inside.

The explosion was massive but not enough to destroy everything around it but did destroy its intended target. Although, the shock wave it had caused was enough to create a small scale earthquake. One that had reached the building that had Lelouch and Nia in it.

The building's foundation was already on the verge of collapsing, the earthquake had shaken the unstable building. The ceiling of the building caved in as it could not take any more damage. Large amounts of debris were following the laws of gravity and were plummeting down. Lelouch had noticed this but could not take quick enough action, his reflexes were just not quick enough to save himself. But he was quick enough to shove Nia out of the way.

"NIA! Look out!"

"Lelouch!"

He could see nothing more as mound after mound of rock and concrete had struck him down completely burying him and crushing his entire body. He could only hear a voice, a voice he could barely manage to hear, call out to him.

"LELOUCH!"

To Be Continued...