Prologue

~2010~

A small car is driving up a mountain road lined with cherry blossoms in full bloom. Inside a small child is reading a thesis on nanotechnology while listening to the soothing tones coming from the radio. The driver, a green haired woman, glances at the child and smiles softly. The peaceful moment is interrupted by a breaking news report from the radio. "This just in. The Emperor of Britannia, Charles Zi Britannia, has declared war on Japan.", said the news woman.

The driver quickly looks away from the child, shocked. "Aunty C.C., why is Uncle Charles declairing war on Japan?" Asked the child. "Doesn't he know cousin Nuna and Lelouch is here with us?" Curiosity and fear tinting his tone.

"Of course he knows Nunnally and Lelouch are here," C.C. begins explaining. "he sent them here his self, remember Cornelius?"

"Actually I don't remember." Said the child who was revealed to be known as Cornelius. "I think I was reading a thesis on how it is possible to use technology to enhance a person's physical performance."

"Well aren't you a smart child?" C.C. softly said. "You are reading material most adults struggle to read." A small smirk plays at her lips.

"Of course I can!" Exclaimed the child loudly. "Cousin Nuna and Euphie says it's God's will I will help the world, so I want to learn as much as I can to improve the world! But first I promised cousin Lelouch the first person i'll help will be Nuna." Cornelius' tone becoming serious.

"Well you'll be able to see them soon Cornelius." C.C. tells him.

"Really?!" Cornelius' voice rising in both pitch and volume.

"Yes, you'll be living with them actually." C.C. glances over at Cornelius to watch his reaction. He was excited for a moment before his face fell. "What's wrong Cornelius? I thought you wanted to see Lelouch and Nunnally."

"I do but, are you going to leave me Aunty C.C.?" The little kid asked with a desperate tone. "I don't want to lose you!"

"Don't worry Cornelius, if you ever want to speak with me just think really hard about me and we can converse," C.C. soothes. "Ok Cornelius?"

"Yes Aunty C.C.." His voice a little perkier. The car slows to a stop in front of a large flight of stone steps.

"Nunnally I think he just arrived!" Shouted the raven haired, violet eyed boy excitedly to his blind, sandy-brown haired sister.

"Really Lelouch?!" Nunnally asked gleefully. "That's wonderful, it will be nice to play with Cornelius again." She smiles softly towards her brother from her wheel chair.

"As long as he doesn't blow us up again it will be." Lelouch says as he watches a pale raven haired kid climb out of the car while a green haired woman pulls a couple of back packs out the back before handing them to the kid. The kid shoulders them both before kissing the woman on her cheek and begins his long ascent up the stone steps.

A brunet, emerald eyed kid about the same age as Lelouch walks up behind the others. "What are you guys doing over here?" He asks curiously.

"We are waiting on Cornelius to make it up the steps Suzaku." Replied Nunnally sweetly. Not long after her reply all three of them heard a loud and many, many quiter thumps followed by the sound of papers being thrown in the air.

"Cornelius!" Shouted Suzaku and Lelouch together before rushing down the long flight of steps after the fallen boy.

~2 months later~

"Hurry up Cornelius-kun!" Shouted Suzaku from the opening of the shed. "Todoh-sama says if you don't hurry up and get to the dojo in 5 minutes you'll have to clean it!"

Suzaku heard a long string of curses before he heard a short scream and a loud thump. Suzaku peered inside to see he had fallen from the loft and onto one of the many stacks of papers. "By now it's probably 4 minutes." He said with amusement evident in his voice. Cornelius unleashes more curses before picking himself off the ground.

Cornelius bursts into the dojo and quickly bows in apology for his disrespectful entrance. "Cornelius you're 30 seconds late," admonishes Todoh. "You will be cleaning the dojo again."

"Yes Shisho."

"In a weeks time Prime Minister Kururugi will be sending me to the frontlines of this war with Britannia." Todoh begins explaining. "I want to drill in as much swordplay and martial arts as I can before my departure." He allows a moment for it all to sink in.

"Shisho?"

"Yes Cornelius?" Replied Todoh, surprised Cornelius, the least enthusiastic of the trio to be the first to speak.

"Please push me past my limits and ingrain it all deep within me!" Shouts Cornelius while bowing deeply to his teacher.

"Us as well Shisho!" Shouts Suzaku and Lelouch mirroring Cornelius. Todoh recovers from his surprise and smirks.

"You will be wishing you hadn't asked that by the time this week ends!" Exclaims Todoh loudly.

~months later~

Suzaku is carrying Nunnally on his back through a war torn town with Lelouch and Cornelius not far behind pulling along a small cart filled with countless sheets of paper with every inch covered in scrawlings. "Brother what's that smell?" Nunnally asks with her nose crinkled up as they pass a few rotten corpes. Cornelius' red-violet eyes watch Lelouch intently to see what he will come up with.

"We are just passing by a dump Nunnally." Lelouch quickly lies to spare her the truth. "We'll be passing it by soon." After a few more minutes of silent walking Lelpuch noticed cart suddenly get much heavier. He looks back and sees Cornelius laying ontop of his precious notes. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Shouted a pissed off Lelouch.

"What's it look like?" Asked Cornelius. "I'm taking a break!" He sticks his tounge out at Lelouch. While the fighting continued Nunnally giggled listening to their squabling.

~later that evenning~

As the sun is setting Lelouch breaks the silence from when Nunnally fell asleep. "Cornelius, Suzaku, I swear I will destroy Britannia." The only response he got was Cornelius nodding in agreement.

A/N That's the prologue obviously, Suzaku and Lelouch are 10, Cornelius is 9, and Nunnally is 7. R&R