into the truck of some local Eleven terrorists. It was clear that these people had fallen low. While Lelouch sympathized with the nationalist sentiment in the defeated Japanese, guerilla tactics encouraged the Britannians to commit more brutality to the local population. After all, if the terrorists pretend to part of the local civilians, what is to say that a random group of what appears to be civilians are actually law abiding?
His thoughts turned to his immediate surroundings. A familiar voice offered to take on the pursuers. Did that girl look familiar? There was an argument over whether or not to use "that thing" but the girl protested it would basically be a massacre. A mechanical sound and destruction sound came. It was possibly a helicopter crash. More sounds were made and soon the driver and girl were aggravated and sound like they were fleeing. The truck took a swerve.
Based on the ragged movements of consistent interval bumps, the truck must have gone across the old rail lines. Based on the direction the truck moved, this was probably heading into the old Shinjuku Ghetto. Lelouch ineffectively searched his surroundings again. He got into the truck by trying to be a Good Samaritan instead of observing the accident like everyone else. That's why he climbed the ladder. Honestly, at least put a ladder on the inside too! It looks like he would have to rely on the army to rescue him. The terrorists transmitter might be useful.
The truck drove into a dead end. The driver of the truck ordered his companion to escape while he stayed behind with the package. Soon the truck reached an endpoint. Or perhaps it was stuck. The engine was certainly running.
A hissing sound was made the truck door opened with a pneumatic sounding system. Le Lelouch realized if the terrorists caught him they might try to use him as a bargaining chip. If he was used as a way to be released instead of captured for trial, the police might sympathize but the military had taken over and clearly he was no use to them. If they thought he was a wealthy noble and wanted funds for their cause… well Lelouch Lamperouge legally had no living parents and was only modestly wealthy due to careless nobles. Lelouch vi Britannia had a very wealthy father who didn't know he was alive and obviously didn't care if he STAYED alive. If Lelouch climbed on that thing, perhaps he could let a terrorist pass him and then he could go around the man.
A Britannian soldier in a gas mask with a high tech looking visor came in with a spinning kick. Lelouch was knocked prone. "Don't kill anyone!" ordered the soldier as he wrapped his hand around Lelouch's neck. "And poison gas on top of that!"
Lelouch tried to shove the assailant, but although knocked back the soldier landed on his feet with his arms in combat stance. "It was Britannia that made the poison gas in the firs place wasn't it?" Poison gas! It was so abhorrent that even the Holy Britannian Empire said it should not be used against humans. Of course, given the dialogue of the terrorists, it seems that they stole if from the HBE. Charles di Britannia was not above the occasional hypocrisy, but normally Britannians see any instrument of war fair game for Social Darwinism on the national scale. For them to condemn its use was already saying something even if they didn't practice what they preached. "Don't kill? Then destroy Britannia!"
The soldier unmasked himself. It was Suzuku, Lelouch's childhood friend. Lelouch was surprised that Suzuku joined the Britannian Army. After all, didn't they invade Japan? Lelouch and Suzuku were separated years ago in violent circumstances where both had every reason not to assume the other would make it out alive. And wasn't the invasion of Japan what caused his beloved father to commit suicide? Perhaps Suzuku was now thinking himself as a normal orphan who needed money rather than the son of a man driven to suicide. £ £ £
They didn't have much time to reminisce. The spherical capsule started to open up and gas started rushing out. Suzuku covered Lelouch's mouth and reached for his mask. Angelic music could be heard and the whole capsule glowed. A long haired human figure made a motion arching its back seemingly unsupported. Its knees were on the ground but its center of gravity was certainly unsupported as it made the arcing. The hair moved unnaturally and it glowed too, brighter than the background of the capsule. A slick translucent highly viscous fluid covered the figure. A… girl? As she finished her motion, her eyes closed and she lost consciousness. Te viscous fluid came off in mat like materials, clearly very adherent to itself, but not adherent to her clothing or skin any more than water would. She worse something similar to a white straightjacket with three lateral restrains, many zippers, and a gag. The suit had a rather long sleeve which extended to her cuffs. Lelouch took the mystery girl into his arms and held her by the shoulder and hip. Both boys were puzzled.
"The briefing said there was poison gas. Did he read if off someone who copy and pasted the wrong item or made a typo?" said Suzuku.
A light came on. Clovis's personal unit had arrived on the scene. The officer likely used army regulars like Suzuku to scout out the dangerous ghetto but wanted to retrieve the poison himself. Lelouch suspected Clovis stood to lose favor with Charles if it were known he had this mystery green haired girl.
The officer immediately ordered Lelouch's death, despite correctly identifying him as a Britannian student. Suzuku protested and was shot, dying before Lelouch's eyes. Lelouch heard someone mutter "Long live japan." He grabbed the girl and ducked for cover. An explosion rocketed the area and the Britannian soldiers were scattered. Their uniforms were unusual, perhaps they reported to Clovis directly instead of being part of the larger military structure.
After removing the arm restraints, Lelouch threw the girl to the ground. "All this commotion is your fault! And Britannia… Britannia even killed Suzuku!" Lelouch carefully advanced. This was some sort of connection to the above ground. "Listen you stay here." Lelouch saw the same unit that killed Suzuku. It looked like they were ready to leave after a few killings.
Shirley called Lelouch and his phone rang. The guards turned around, capturing the green haired girl and punning Lelouch to a wall. The girl's gag was put in to place loosely. The officer made a few remarks and prepared to shoot Lelouch. Suddenly, the green haired girl broke free from her captors and the (very loose) gag. "Don't kill him!" she cried.
The bullet entered her forehead as a strange flow appeared on it. She fell back instantly killed. "Humph, I would have preferred her alive" said the officer. Lelouch trembled in fear. "What is this… Suzuku… this girl too… am I going to meet my end here too? Without being able to do anything? Nunnally!" thought Lelouch.
Suddenly the girl grabbed Lelouch and his vision stop displaying the material world but a vision. Blue background appeared and he seemed to be moving as streaks of lights went around him. The girl's naked body, a lifeless sphere above what appeared to be Earth, a group of what appeared to be cultists all appeared before his eyes. "If you have power will you live? This is a contract. I'll grant you power, but in return I want you to grant one of my wishes. If you agree to the contract, you will live as a human but different than other humans. A different destiny, a different time, a different life… The power of kings will isolate you." Said the girl Lelouch saw his father and his father was saying something.
"Fine! I'll bind that contract" Lelouch said. His vision quickly returned to the material world. He gave the soldiers about to kill him a threat. He activated the power of his left eye. "I, Lelouch vi Britannia order you bastards to die!" All the soldiers quickly pointed their guns at their heads.
"Yes, your highness!" the officer exclaimed. All of them shot themselves. Lelouch was surprised the power he was offered by the green haired girl actually worked. Then a not so friendly grin spread across his face. From that day on, his life would be made of lies.