HI! This is Hunter, and yes, I am the author! I've always wanted to see what happened if Lelouch came back with more Geass powers, and that he had to keep his identity a secret. Lelouch is not given Code, but is given a second chance, and even though he doesn't have Code, he's extremely hard to kill! A little bit of gender-bender, but it's still the same Lelouch! Hopefully, you guys won't set fire to this story with too much criticism. Enjoy!
Lelouch: Like that could happen.
Hunter: They WILL enjoy my story!
C.C.: Yeah, sure.
Hunter: You guys are mean...
"Yes... I destroy... the world... and create... anew..." Everything fades to black.
"Hey, wake up." I hear a feminine voice.
I open my eyes to see someone I didn't think I would ever see again. "Euphie!"
"Hello, Lelouch." She smiles warmly at me. "It's been a while."
"Y-You're alive!"
"No, I am not."
"Then how..." Looking around, I notice that we are surrounded by darkness, literally standing on nothing. "Am I... dead?"
"No, and yes. You are not alive, nor are you dead. Right between to be exact."
"So, this is how I'm going to spend eternity?" I smile. "At least Nunally is happy."
"You're not going to spend eternity here." I look back at Euphie with surprise. She walks over to me. "Tell me, Lelouch. Do you regret it?"
Looking down at me feet, I frown. "Yes. I regret all the lives I have taken."
Euphie smiles and tilts my head back up. "Would you like to redeem your actions?"
I nod solemnly.
"Then ."
"What?"
"I'm going to give you powers that no one has ever had before, and you are going to return to the world of the living."
"There is no need for me to go back." I narrow my eyes.
"Yes, there is. Time flies here. You've actually been dead for 5 years, and I want you to finally live a normal life."
My eyes widen. "But I just woke up!"
"Like I said, time flies. Now, I'm going to send you back and you'll get new powers. Don't make me regret it."
I nod. "Okay. But before you send me back, what are these new powers I get?"
Euphie smiles in an almost mischievously way. "You'll find out soon enough. Oh and by the way."
I tilt my head. "What?"
"Don't come in contact with water. It could cause some problems." Euphie snaps her fingers and I immediately feel drowsy. I close my eyes and feel myself fall to the ground. When I open my eyes again, it's still blackness.
"Did it not work?" I wonder. But when I lean up, my head hits something hard. I fall back down and raise my hands, only to feel them stopped by the same thing that hit my head. After moving around, I find I'm stuck in some kind of confined space.
"AM I IN A COFFIN?!" I think frantically. "Maybe Geass will help." Activating it the same way I did with the Key, my body fazes through the ground. I don't think much of it until I get stuck in the ground. Panicking, I activate it again and push upward. The ground blows open into a huge hole above me. Hauling myself up, I am not in a cemetery. I'm actually in a large field. Looking around, I see orange trees growing plentifully and smile.
"This must be the orange farm Jeremiah mentioned to me." I look back down at the gaping hole I left in the ground and consider filling it back in with the pile of dirt next to it.
"Nah." I wave my hand at it dismissively. "Too much work." Using the trees as to conceal my shadow in the now dimming sky, I creep toward the house at the front of the large farm. As I approach it, I hear the sound of humming. I hide behind a tree and peek over the side to see Anya on a ladder picking oranges. Suddenly, she pauses and look in my direction. I gasp and run away from her, kicking some buckets in my way. The house isn't too far away, so I slow down and tip-toe to the back door.
Opening it, I see Jeremiah dancing and cleaning the dishes in the kitchen. Seeing this, it's hard for me not to laugh. Is this what he does in his free-time? I cover my mouth and close the door gently behind me. I creep up the stairs into the first bedroom, hoping it's Jeremiah's. Sure enough, I open the drawer and see a bunch of men's clothes. I walk over to the large mirror and almost fall over with surprise. Standing there is not me, but a girl with long black hair, amethyst eyes, but she is wearing my clothes! I look down and it's true, I have two bulges on my chest. My hand comes up automatically comes up and squeezes one, and I feel it. I definitely feel it. They're actually sticking out under the black clothes I always wore to school before I died. Still processing the fact that I just turned into a girl, I realize that this is one of my Geass.
"EUPHIE!" I silently curse at her. I walk over to the closet, hoping to see the familiar uniform is there. After looking through a few things, I find a Zero costume. I change into those clothes and with a hissing sound, put on the helmet. A banging sounds below me and I jump. Creeping down the stairs again and peeking around the corner, I see Anya had burst through the door.
"There's someone here." she tells Jeremiah.
"What do you mean?" he asks.
"I saw someone, and Lelouch's body... Is gone."
Jeremiah's eye widens and he stands up from where he was just sitting a moment ago. "It's gone?"
She nods. "Yes. The coffin is still there, but there is a hole in the ground. When I opened the coffin, he wasn't there."
"Call Suzaku. I mean Zero. Put it on speaker as well."
Anya walks over to the land-line that's at the other side of the room and dials a number. The phone rings for a little bit, then Suzaku's voice comes on.
"Hello?"
"Suzaku, we've got a problem." Jeremiah walks over next to Anya.
"What is it?"
"It's Lelouch." Anya says.
"What happened?" Suzaku asks, worry in his tone.
"He's gone."
You can hear silence for a few seconds, then the sound of Suzaku barking out orders. "We'll be right there." he hangs up. The two sigh and walk over to a bookcase then press a button I would have never noticed. The bookcase swings open and reveals several rows of machine guns. They both grab one and shut the bookcase again.
I bite my lip. "Not good." I think. When I silently run back up he stairs, I look through the window to see a Guren Seiten flying to the ground in front of the house, carrying "Zero" on its shoulder. He jumps off as the cockpit opens and Kallen jumps out. I whimper and slide down the wall, trying to think of a way to get out of this. I hear the door open and a conversation between the four, but I don't listen. Standing back up, I walk around the room frantically for a secret exit or something. Making my way over to a desk, I look behind it and see a trap door.
"YES!" I start to push the desk out of the way when a lamp on top wobbles. My eyes widen and I start to make my way over to it but it hits the ground, shattering into a million pieces. I wince as one of the pieces of light bulb flies up gets stuck in my arm, making it bleed. Hearing the safety off a gun clicking, I spin around and see the four with Zero at the front, holding a gun in my direction.
"Who are you?" he asks me. I start to back up towards the trapdoor that the others don't notice. With a quick motion, I wrench it open and jump through it. They all gasp as I hit the soft ground and run away. I don't get far when Zero grabs me from behind, hauling me into the air. My new girl body is shorter than him, so my feet get pretty far off of the ground. I yelp and kick as he carries me over to the house.
"Who are you?" he asks me again, his breath tickling my ear. I clench my teeth, determined not to say anything that would give away my identity.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO LELOUCH?!" she yells at me. I slump forward, Suzaku's arms still wrapped around my stomach. He sets me down on a chair and spins me around, grabbing my shoulders and shoving my mask close to his. Suzaku waves Kallen over. She leans down beside him, hands on her knees and staring at my "face".
"Tell me where you put Lelouch's body, and why you are dressed like me." Suzaku commands. I smile inwardly.
"He makes a good Zero." Kallen puts a gun against my head.
"Start talkin' or I will shoot."
"Fine." I sigh and decide I have no choice, noticing my voice is a little lighter than before. Kallen smiles and pokes my head with the gun.
"Where's Lelouch?"
I shake my head. "I can't tell you that yet. You wouldn't believe me."
"Who are you?" Suzaku asks.
"I'm surprised you didn't notice yet, Suzaku." I smirk. He's startled a little by this.
"How do you know his name?" Kallen asks.
"Kallen, you didn't notice either? Wow, when I was leading you, you were much sharper." Confusion clouds her eyes and I turn to Anya and Jeremiah.
"Jeremiah, Anya, I didn't think when you told me you were making an orange farm you were serious."
"Seriously, who are you?" Suzaku asks.
I laugh. "I guess you still haven't figured it out. If I show you, you have to promise me three things."
"What is it?"
"You have to promise to not shoot me, take off your mask, and most importantly, do not laugh."
He nods and takes off his mask and pulls the black clothing off of his mouth. "Now your end of the deal."
I nod an stand up. Clicking a button on the mask, it comes off with a hiss. I pull it completely off and my hair comes undone, falling to my knees. "I am Lelouch vi Britannia."
All of their eyes widen, I expect with surprise. That is until Suzaku and Kallen start snorting and covering their mouths. I glare at them as they fall to the ground, laughing hysterically.
"I told you not to laugh!" I yell at them.
Hands land firmly on my shoulders and I'm spun around. Jeremiah puts his face dangerously close to mine and I blush. He stares directly at my face before turning me back to Kallen and Suzaku, who are composing themselves.
"Look at her face." he commands, pointing at my face. They both walk over and examine my face, grabbing my chin and tilting it up, down, left, right. Finally, Suzaku stops and looks back at Jeremiah.
"She has his eyes, and her hair is the same raven color. But even if she is Lelouch, how would that be possible?"
"I think I have an idea." The orange, mechanical part of his face opens and he uses his Geass canceler. My body flashes and my hair shortens and I grow taller. In a matter of seconds, I turn back into a boy, studying the surprised faces of my former comrades. Suzaku reacts first, tears forming at the corners of his eyes and pulling me into a strong hug.
"You're back." he whispers.
I hug him back. "I am, my friend."
Kallen joins the hug too, then Jeremiah, who pulls Anya in too. We all stay like that for a little while before I struggle away, gasping.
"Couldn't breathe." Suddenly, my body flashes again and my hair grows out and I become shorter. I shudder a little from the transformation and bow my head in sadness. "Hey, can you guys do me a favor?"
They all nod. I look around to make sure that everyone can make eye contact with me, then look back up.
"I, Lelouch vi Britannia, command you to sleep." I command sadly.
"Lelouch wait!" Suzaku begins to reach for me. Then the Geass reaches Suzaku's and everyone else's brains and they all pass out. A tear rolls down my face and I kneel beside Suzkau's unconscious body. I put my hand on his head.
"I'm sorry. Goodbye." I whisper before getting back up and walking out the door into the crisp night.
