Epilogue
"Zero, there are about ten more terrorists that have escaped!" The lieutenant reported.
"Great," He muttered. "Get me the general."
"Yes sir!"
Zero. The masked man who was once the rebel of the Elevens Japanese. He was the one everyone who had looked up to. Until he had fallen.
But he returned to bring justice. That was what he symbolized. But I know who Zero really is. Or should I say "was". Zero was Suzaku Kururugi, the son of the Prime Minister Kururugi. But he was that. Such a son has died. Forever shall he remain as Zero, his enemy, best friend, and new life. The first Zero was the one who created him. Lelouch vi Britannia, the 17th in line to the throne. But the prince had abolished his title and later on, destroyed the Britannian Empire to create it anew as the 99th emperor. That is what he was born for.
"I destroy worlds…and create them anew."
Is he supposed to b
e dead? Technically speaking, yes. But the people have called for him once more, for Suzaku is failing in his role.
Counterattack One
-Return-
March 31, 2019
"Ashford Academy…it's been quite a while."
"Only a year, mind you! Lelouch, we really shouldn't be doing this! It's too soon!"
"Calm yourself, C.C. I'll manage."
"The Geass won't do much! There are too many students here and who knows? They still might have the cameras back from Rolo's day watching!" C.C. exclaimed.
"C.C., I left something of too much value in that school, and if anyone finds it, the people will riot. All that work will be wilted!" Lelouch insisted.
"Didn't I tell you NOT to keep diaries?!" She hissed.
"The records!" Lelouch hissed back. "When Rolo was still alive, they kept record of everything I did, all the way back to the beginning of the Black Rebellion! Back before the Order of the Black Knights!"
"…go, get it, and get back." She scowled. "No wandering, no peeking inside classrooms, no looking for old classmates, NOTHING."
"I'm not stupid, C.C." he stepped into the gates of his old school.
Lelouch tried to walk as casually as possible to gain no attention, but try looking causal when you aren't supposed to be there. Although it was after school, some kids stayed back to for clubs or for make-up classes. They all wore the school uniform, and Lelouch was the only one not wearing one. He stuck out like a sore thumb.
He made it to the basement of the school and tried hacking into the underground system, where the records he wanted lay.
Of course, he managed it perfectly, but he had to grab it and go since the alarm started blaring. Try looking for files that would take hours to hack onto and destroy. Lelouch barely made it when the Student Council came rushing in.
Well, besides his old friend, Rivalz, the rest of the members were new to him. But to these kids, his face was too familiar.
"L-Lelouch vi Britannia?!?"
"Crap," he thought. He took off his contact lenses and looked straight at them. "Forget about me."
"But-" one of the girls was cut off. His Geass had gotten to all of them.
All but one.
"Why should we forget?! You tyrant!" One of the girls screamed.
Lelouch gaped. Why hadn't his Geass worked on her?
"I can't believe you! Tyrant! Dictator!" She called. She ran for the phone.
He remembered. On the council president, Millay's birthday, she had created the "Love Day" game. One of the girls had caught his hat which meant that they were officially known as a couple in the school. He had used his Geass on her to make her give his hat back. And his Geass only worked once per person.
"Ah, wait!" He exclaimed. "I'm not Lelouch!"
"Yes you are! You look exactly like him!" She yelled as the other members began to walk away. "Guys! What are you doing?!"
"Calm down ok?! I just came here to get something important! Then I wanted to register here as a student!" He grabbed the phone from her hands.
"What's so important that you had to break in here?! You aren't even supposed to know the place if it's new to you!"
"My brother used to go to this school and we used to hang out here a lot, but now…" Lelouch didn't want to answer. He let the phone she was battling for go.
"But what?" She asked, breathing hard.
"He's dead."
"…"
A silence fell upon them. So Lelouch broke it.
"I left a picture of him here and…I wanted to register here to see what it was like…" He muttered.
"Oh…I-I'm sorry…" She put the phone back on the table. "Well then…umm, welcome to Ashford Academy. I'm Lucinda. After you get you photo, come to the front desk. You can't miss it."
"Alright. And thanks for hearing me out. A lot of people chase after me because they think I'm Lelouch."
"You aren't the nasty emperor, are you?"
"No!"
"Sorry, it's just that…you really resemble Lelouch vi Britannia. So…what's your name then?"
"You're going to scream, but its Lelouch Lightenrouge."
"Wow…you have a lot of resemblance to him…and that was before you were even born." Lucinda remarked.
"I know. I feel like I was destined to be hated or something."
"Ah, well then…see ya…" She went to the door.
"Right…"
~코드기야스~
"Hey guys, how's it going?"
"Not bad. We caught 4 of the 10 terrorists that wanted to destroy Britannia, despite its gentle ruling and ruler." Hoshida reported to his friend.
"Heh? Only four?! Zero should've caught all of them at once with his intelligence!"
"Yeah, I was thinking of that too, Yamada."
"…Hoshida, I know we aren't the Black Knights anymore. And we don't have Zero as out commander anymore, but we've known him more than anyone else. Even Kallen, you know, Zero's right-hand man who was a high schooler, has her suspicions."
"I've been thinking about that too." Another man wheeled his chair to face him. "I spoke to Kallen a few days ago and told her about what's been going on these days and she found that really weird. Some of the older members act like they don't know anything either. Zero doesn't give many orders anymore and when he does, they aren't any better than a military commander's."
"Hmm, true that. Is Zero really Zero?"
"Wait, I'm not done. Kallen didn't answer for a minute, so I think she was lying. She seems to know something we don't."
"Perhaps she does," a voice called as he walked into the room.
"Ah! Zero!" They stood up.
"Zero, I wanna explanation! You haven't been yourself lately! Are you sick or something?" Hoshida asked.
"Dammit," Suzaku thought. "They've caught on!"
"Perhaps I am different. But I just do not see the need to stress myself over six little terrorists that were caught the moment they came into this country."
He left them frowning. "I don't meet their expectations. If I can't be as intelligent as Lelouch was, their trust in me will crumble and they'll go bombing cities looking for him!"
Zero entered the throne room and stood before their Queen. "Nunnally vi Britannia."
"Yes?" She asked.
The disabled, seventeen year old Queen smiled. She was once blind, but she could now see. And the first thing she had seen was the key to Damocles, a powerful object that could eject FLEIAs, a bomb even worse than a nuke. She could no longer walk, but she held such a gentle aura that no one could stand frowning near her.
"I'm afraid we must speak privately about this matter." He told her.
She nodded seriously and pressed the button on her floating wheelchair. The two went in a separate, camera-less room.
"What is it, Suzaku?"
He took off his helmet. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I need a break. People are getting suspicious about who Zero really is due to my lack of wisdom the first one once had. If Zero was assigned for a break, then maybe there would be more terrorists who won't accept the new Britannia. They can fight, and perhaps Zero could come to the rescue. Then the matter may be patched up a little."
She smiled. "Suzaku, you are not unintelligent. Look at the plan you have just created. It's wonderful. If the former Black Knights are suspicious about you, then I shall grant you this vacation. Somewhere not too far from here would be pleasant."
"Japan, formerly known as Area 11." He chose. "It's pretty far, but close at the same time. It would take about two hours from there to here. If Zero was too close, I'd hardly call it a miracle."
"Right, it would be more of a coincidence. What do you plan to do in Japan?" She asked.
"I plan to continue school." He smiled. It was the first smile in a whole year.
~코드기야스~
"Lelouch, you IDIOT!" C.C. exclaimed. "I told you to not-"
"The Geass didn't work on one girl. If I hadn't told her I wanted to register for the school, I wouldn't have gained her trust." Lelouch sighed.
C.C. shook her head. "This is wonderful. Now you're back where you started." Sarcasm dripped with every word.
"I got dorms and all that too. AND it's the same room." He muttered. He had not planned for this.
"Same teachers, same everything! They act like I'm 17 or something!"
"Didn't you write your birthday in the forums?"
"I had to use a fake birthday and they think I'm orphaned. I also destroyed Lelouch Lamperouge's files and the principal oblivious."
"Well at least that clears any suspicion."
"Yeah, but if any teachers recognize me, the Geass better work. I'll use it when I'm supposed to introduce myself too." He bit his thumb. It was a habit he only did when he was worried out of his mind, and when Nunnally was kidnapped, he had bitten his thumb then. But when the Black Knights were losing, he hadn't bitten his thumb. It was a little weird.
"Good luck then." C.C. muttered.
"Nuh-uh, you're my sister, Cecilia."
"Cecilia?"
"That's right. You skipped two grades and you're my older sister outta high school." He smirked. "Sorry, but it was the only way I could convince them to let you in the school. You'll live in a separate dorm, but it'll be so that you don't have to sneak in or hide in my room all the time."
"Great. That's just splendid. I'll go buy a wig and clothes now." She muttered sarcastically.
"Glad you're enthusiastic."
