Lelouch of the Ressurection

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass and any of it's characters.

by: Ed V. Branstein

Chapter Two: The Grail Knights and the Counterattack

Tokyo Settlement, Japan

"Jeremiah what's the status of Ashford Academy?" asked Lelouch while checking their captured Gloucesters. "We can't confirm anything by now mylord, it's still under heavy siege by the terrorist." Jeremiah answered as he came out of the cockpit of one of the Gloucesters. "Hmm. Very well but it seems the fighting is going longer as it should be." Lelouch walked to the edge of the building they are hiding as he tried to look on their surroundings. The knightmares of the terrorist seems limitless, as groups of Sutherlands and Gloucesters are just appearing one after another. 'Something's not right' Lelouch thought as the terrorists slowly pushing the currently on defensive UFN forces further in the campus grounds.

"As you can see mylord, the UFN are clearly losing, the numbers of the enemies are quite overwhelming." Anya's voice brought back Lelouch into his senses. "I can't see why they can't handle these kinds of pitiful attacks; they are Britannia and Japan what happened to the supposedly 2 'superpowers' of this world."Lelouch muttered under his breath as he tries to think of the situation. "It just seems that those 2 doesn't have enough force to fought against these numbers." C.C. paused, as she looked up in the sky where the Guren flight enabled desperately try to lower the numbers that were trying to assault the Academy, she slowly returned her gaze to Lelouch who was quietly listening to her. "The only customized kngihtmare that I saw from UFN that you can see was the Guren flight enabled, the Shen Hu, and a few Vincents. While the enemies has these numbers of knightmares, I'm wondering where did they got these?" she finished as she got inside her Gloucester preparing the knightmare for combat.

"So it seems that they are the superpowers without powers, how irritating." The Demon Emperor curse silently as he make his way towards his Gloucester, knowing what the former emperor is thinking, Anya and Jeremiah, prepared theirs as well. "If they can't devise a simple strategy to effective fight these numbers, then maybe they need a hand." He paused as he climbs to the cockpit. "C.C., Jeremiah, Anya we move out." He commanded as the 4 Gloucesters make their way to the battlefield.

Ashford Academy, Japan

Nunally and the others continue their search for a safe way out. Starting from the moment they met Kaguya, they have been running around the campus as every path they choose if not blocked because of debirs, is a battlefield to the UFN and the unknown terrorist group. As they try their luck for finding a safe one, Nunally is in deep thought which was easily spotted by Kaguya. "Nunally, what's the matter?" she asked Nunally as she looked at the young princess unreadable face. "It's nothing Lady Kaguya, it's just I'm thinking about my brother." She answered as silence fill the group. They know what she's feeling right now, because the others are thinking about a certain man.

Flashback

A few months back at Ashford Academy.

"Would you tell us who are you?" shouted a enraged Tamaki as he walks towards the unknown Zero who had just assassinated the 99th Emperor of Britannia, the one named the demon emperor, Lelouch Vi Britannia.

"I'm sorry but I throw away my former identity the moment I have wore this mask, that's why it's no need to know about it, my just Zero now." He answered rather calmly even though there are a lot of people sending glares towards him.

"Please Zero, tell them everything, I wished that they should know everything about my brother." Nunnaly pleaded, as she and Sayoko appeared from the door, with the maid pushing her wheelchair.

"Yeah, she's right, we should" Tamaki agreed to her, but stopped as the words from the young princess sunk in his mind. "What does that demon have to do with it!" he yelled as he stood before Zero as if looking for an answer. The same words ranged through the room as everyone tried to find the answer from the unknown man who's wearing the legendary Zero outfit.

BANG!

Everyone jumped as Zero broke the table by slamming his fist on it, even Nunally was shocked with the unbelievable act Zero did. "You know, I think it's best to let them know." Lloyd's voice broke the silence as everyone looked at him. "Besides, it seems that even you don't tell them, princess Nunally would tell them later, from the looks of it she knew everything even though I don't know how." He finished with his trademark grin.

"You knew everything Lloyd?" Cornelia asked, as she looked at the earl who replied her with a nod. She was about to ask the earl once again but Zero's voice interrupt her. "Of course he knew." He paused as he took a few steps towards the window. "Everyone that was in the Avalon with Lelouch knew." Everyone gasped at Zero's words. They looked at the ones at the back, as if the ones Zero was talking grouped themselves there. Lloyd, Cecile, Nina and even Sayoko who left Nunally's side to join the others

"They knew everything, no, we knew everything." Everyone's gaze turned back to Zero as he continue his speech. "What Lelouch have done for the world, for everyone, for us, for Nunally." He stop once again as he reach for the back of the mask, revealing his face slowly. Once again, everyone gasped at the sight. It was Suzaku Kururugi, the supposedly dead knight of Zero.

Their recollection of the past events was interrupted when something explode in front of them, and group of terrorist dressed in white have appeared before them, pointing their guns towards them. "A pleasure to meet you all, I'm Romeo Valdez, its good to see all of you doing well." Kaguya and Nunally are both frightened, Zero and Schneizel have moved on their front to protect the ladies. "You're those terrorist? What do you want?" Zero shouted as he tried to make Nunally calm by holding her tiny hand.

"Oh? Yes we are those terrorist but we are no ordinary, we are the Grail Knights! Since the medieval era, stories told people that we are the most powerful and revered individuals and we are under the direct command, and second to the Lady of the Lake, or just the Lady. We are named as living saints who represent fearsome powers in our kingdom which we call Bretonnia." Valdez is now standing few steps in front of them as if he was studying them. "And oh yeah, command your troops to surrender, especially those elite pilots of yours." He stated as he casually walk towards them. "And why would we do that?" Zero shouted again, but knowing that further resistance would only be futile. "I thought you already know why." He paused as his subordinates aim their guns towards them, with Romeo smirking on the middle with a pistol on his hand. "You know what to do right?" he continued with his smirk growing every second.

Just outside Ashford, the UFN are still fighting to protect the campus grounds even though they knew that the terrorist have already entered the vicinity. "Tohdoh, what have happened to the forces that we sent to locate the forces that entered the academy?" Cornelia shouted over the intercom, her voice was filled with worry. "We lost contact with them Princess, we just hope that they won't find Empress Nunally and the others." Tohdoh answer as he tried to fought of the Sutherlands around the grounds. "And it seems their number have started to decrease, looks like we already destroyed a big portion of their seemingly endless battalion." Xingke interrupted their talk whose also fighting off the enemies whose all trying to get inside Ashford Academy. Cornelia and Gino are fighting too with the red haired pilot, but the princess is thinking of other things instead of their fight.

Flashback

A few minutes back outside Ashford.

A horde of knightmares assaulted the academy from both sides. Cornelia, Gino and Guilford tries to suppress the enemies from the left side, while Tohdoh, Xingke and the others fights at the other side. "Damn, looks like they are really stubborn, trying to infiltrate Ashford with everything they got." Kallen cursed while destroying the 9th Sutherland that face her and her Guren. "But something's amiss, this assault is futile because they are lacking a force to strikethrough the frontline," Cornelia was at the same time trying to figure out the path of the enemies while pushing off the enemies. They can't rely on Xingke this time as he was the one who's keeping the enemies on bay at the front of Ashford.

But as if a black cat crossed their way, an explosion was triggered at the entrance of the academy, barely missing the Shen Hu who was now struggling to keep balance as the blast hit its wings and a part of the main frame was also hit. "Xingke! Are you alright?" Cornelia maneuvered her Vincent among the flames towards the Shen Hu. "Princess Cornelia, go forth now, this is a diversion!" the Chinese commander shouted as he saw the Vincent moving towards his position. As if on cue, 2 more explosions happened at both sides of the academy, then a van runs towards the hole in full speed. Everyone was frozen, the terrorist have entered the grounds. As they try to follow the van, all enemy units assault them as if trying to buy time for their comrades.

Her reminiscence have been interrupted when Nunally's voice was heard over the intercom. "All units who hear this stop all operations now, abandon your knightmares and go to the academy's main hall, I repeat all units." All of them are left frozen, Cornelia, Tohdoh, Xingke and everyone slowly land their knightmares. "Princess Cornelia, what could this mean?" asked Tohdoh as they proceed to the hall. "I don't know but I have a bad feeling about this." The princess stated calmly but truly she was worried sick of her younger sister.

Inside Ashford Academy, Japan

Everyone's face fell as they saw Nunally and the others with the terrorist. 'Looks like they are captured' Tohdoh thought, as he scan their surroundings. 13 soldiers with a few knightmares are around them. "Welcome to everyone!" Romeo's voice rang around the room, then he turn around, showing his smirking face. Black eyes, blue long hair that extends up to his shoulder, about 25- 30 in age. "Ah, so you are the legendary members of UFN, survivors of the war against Lelouch Vi Britannia, huh, unbelievable how weak you are." Romeo smirk grow larger as he inspect everyone. "Now, you could watch how we crush your forces, with the help of your IFF signals, hahaha!" Romeo laughs as they prepare a screen showing IFF signals of both friend and foe. They saw how their comrades have been defeated by the enemies who know their pin-point location. "Now, for the last one. This means.." Romeo's voice echoed through the room, everyone close their eyes not wanting to see their defeat.

"Checkmate." Sounds of Romeo's laughter breaks the silence on the room, tightening the grief the Nunally felt.

"Brother!" she shouted aloud, tears falling from her eyes. 'Sorry I failed you.'

"Sir, our forces from point 0.72 has been annihilated." Everyone's look travelled to the screen. It's true, sounds of lost IFF signals buzzed across the room. "What!? Who could have done it!!?" Romeo shouted, his fist crashed on the desk. As if on cue, one after another IFF of the enemies are lost one by one.

"C.C. slash harken, 20° to the west." Sounds of slash harken and knighttmares exploding followed.

"Jeremiah, Anya, position 20 meters south of point 0.32, slash harken at 35° west and southeast." The voice commanded again, a few sounds of fighting and explosion followed suit.

"What's happening? A few knightmares who turned off their IFF's are attacking us sir." One of them reported as they tried to pin out the location of the enemies.

"Don't you think I don't knew about that?" muttered a pissed Romeo. "But the way they move, they could have a strategist on their arsenal, all forces follow my command, we will annihilate those fools!!" he shouted as loud as he could, he was really pissed, everyone around him totally knew.

"C.C. do you find what I ask you to look for?" a voice rang again on their intercoms. "Yes, my darling Lelouch." She answered, obviously teasing the one whose talking earlier. "Very well, now move onwards point 7, Anya, gave her back up." He ordered again, not minding the teasing he gets from the witch.

"Jeremiah, support me as I assault their frontline." He commanded as he trusts his knightmare's lance against the enemy. "Yes your highness." As he shoot the remaining Sutherlands with the machine gun.

"Sir, they were confirmed using Gloucesters from our forces. Their using our IFF." Another report filled them in. "Change our signals!" Romeo shouted, "But we done it already sir" his subordinates answered, "then do it again!" Romeo shouted again, silently cursing to himself.

"Jeremiah, enemies at both sides, slash harken on east, and shoot over the wall 65° west." Lelouch ordered his loyal subordinate. "Yes, mylord." He obeyed as he prepare for the assault. "You can't win against us because we have his highness ordering us!" he shouted as if a battle cry as he destroy enemies coming from both sides.

"Oh darling, we are finished already." C.C.'s teasing voice once again rang Lelouch's intercom. "Very well, now Jeremiah, move towards the bridge in point 2.30, and C.C and Anya, move to point 00, I'm coming with you in a few." He finished without minding the witch's teasing, as if fighting makes him forget about those things.

"Sir we spotted one of them, it's moving onwards a bridge sir." His subordinate reported as he try to find the location of the others. "Oh, then it's a trap, their trying to lure us in the bridge and then they will make it fall, ha! Who they think they are fighting we are the Grail Knights!" he paused as he raised his fist in the air. "Divide our forces into two, let them go around the bridge in both sides, while send our knightmares to meet them at the front, we will corner them to their death! Hahaha!" he finished and his laughter once again flooded the main hall of the academy. Their forces slowly took the sideways, trying to circle around the bridge.

"Good thinking, but that's a wrong move, now, its checkmate. C.C. now!" Lelouch ordered the witch, C.C. reveal a detonator, as she pressed the red button, sounds of explosions covered the area around the bridge, destroying the knightmares that trying to circle it.

"What?? How come? How did this happen??" Romeo was silently cursing to himself, his mouth was wide open from surprise. Not just him, everyone including the supposedly hostages, they can't believe how amazing those unknown forces was. "Sir 4 knightmares are found at the front of the academy and they destroyed our units from there." They still can't believe what happened, the others was still frozen in their current positions. "It was your fault!" Romeo shouted pointing towards Nunally and the others. "They are your men, now die!" he screamed as he point his pistol towards them, but before he could shoot anyone, the wall at the sides of Nunally broke and revealed 3 Gloucesters. "No it can't be how can they find us easily?" Romeo whispered, with an unbelieving look on his face.

"Have you forgotten that there was knightmares here earlier, with that and the IFF, we easily track your locations. Now" the voice from one the knightmares paused, while slowly lifting the guns of their knightmares. "How could I lose, we are from the Grail Knights, we can't lose! The Lady won't forgive us."

"Don't worry the Lady of yours won't see you again, now die!" rang another voice from a knightmare who had just appeared, and sounds of guns shooting echoed in the now destroyed hall, the bodies of the enemies now lying on a pool of their own blood. The knightmares position themselves inside the hall, slowly making a bowing movement, as the last knightmare that appeared slowly made it's way towards the middle. And it's cockpit slowly opened, revealing a shadowy figure, everyone's mouth hang open again, they all gasped at the sight, while Nunally's eyes were flowing with tears once again. She whispered silently.

"Brother."