Code Geass: Return to the Rebellion
I sadly do not own Code Geass
AN: Here is chapter 2! I know its not a lot but until i get more comfortable with my writing I think I'm going to keep the chapters short. Id like to thank my fiancee, Zeldafreak93, for reviewing this story so that it can understood.
3rd Person
In a dark room a green haired woman looks at a pizza, as always, in wonder. She is waiting for her accomplice, a Warlock, to return. As she takes another bite the door to the apartment opens and a hooded figure comes in. The woman smiles and says "How was your trip, warlock?"
"Productive, I got the food and the supplies we require plus I learned some interesting news about our old friends from my contact in Pendragon. We may have to surface soon as the world may descend into chaos again and this time it will not be for the greater good," says the figure clearly unhappy.
She stares up at him and asks, "Why? Things have been going well for three years! Your original plan was to last at least as long as Nunnally's lifetime." The warlock removes his hood to reveal Lelouch Vi Britannia looking on her with sad eyes and then he turns to put away the supplies in the kitchen.
From the kitchen he says, "There is something stirring in Japan, it appears one of my former siblings has been quietly gaining support and has decided to cause trouble. Mainly these problems have been around Pendragon but when they raided their hideout the OSI apparently found that their first major target is Japan. If things get messy and our Zero gets caught things may get hairy for us as well."
Kallen
I remove myself from the simulator after an hour and return to my quarters where I find Suzaku masked as Zero sitting in one of my chairs. As the door closes behind me he removes his mask and closes the folder in front of him. I notice the folder is labeled classified and ask "Is that the remainder of the OSI report from the terrorist hideout?" I walk into the bathroom and leave the door cracked so we can still hear each other talk as I change clothes.
"Yes, the report is not as enlightening as other OSI reports I've seen but it still has some valuable intelligence on their organization. But I think we need to discuss some things about Lelouch, me, and our arrangement," he says. He tells me about the Zero Requiem, the plan to unite the hate of the world against Lelouch and then to have himself killed off publicly to give the world a chance to be reborn a more peaceful and gentler place. He tells me of how Nunnally figured out his secret and confronted him in private before she allowed him to be her personal assistant and that she had a vision, the day as Lelouch died in her arms, of what he had planned and who Zero was. Finally, we get to the threat that this poses to the fragile and unprecedented peace that the Zero Requiem created.
"I knew it!" I exclaim. "So Nunnally knows and I know. Who else?"
"As of right now just you two," he replies, "and potentially General Tohdoh. Nunnally will have called a meeting of the Black Knights leadership by now and we need to be there. They can't know my secret and they can't know about the Zero Requiem." He reaches for his mask and puts it on completing the costume of the man I followed for so long. "Kallen, today has been difficult for you given that I've brought up bad memories, but we have to go to this meeting. You're expected and they will be getting suspicious as to why we are both not there."
"I understand, let's go," I say and lead the way to the conference room. As we walk I ask, "Will there be any other information presented there or do I know everything?"
"Empress Nunnally may know something more if she has been contacted since we've arrived but I doubt anything new has occurred," Zero says as we approach the door to the conference room.
Zero
I have not been looking forward to this day, the day I would have to reveal myself to Kallen. Bad enough that I had to reveal myself to Nunnally but Kallen was a risk and its not like she was going to give up. Things are progressing faster than Lelouch and I ever thought; the Zero Requiem should have guaranteed a peaceful world for much longer than a measly three years. What would he think now? Times like these I find myself regretting following his plan but had I not this world wouldn't have seen the peace is has these past few years.
As the door to the conference room opens I see that Empress Nunnally is already seated at a table along with General Tohdoh, Colonel Ohgi, and Kaguya Sumeragi. Kallen and I enter, close the door, and take our seats as the meeting begins. "Glad you could join us Zero," says Tohdoh.
"I apologize for our lateness I had some trouble tracking down Major Kozuki." I reply as Ohgi looks on me with suspicious eyes, trying to gather exactly what took so long.
"Thank you all for agreeing to this meeting," Nunnally begins. "As you all know we have had three years of peace since my brother was killed by Zero. We are here today to tell you of a situation that we believe started after Emperor Charles, my father, disappeared and was killed. The situation started in Britannia and has since moved here. The OSI has said their evidence indicates that the first phase of this new threat will be here, in Japan. We, as of this morning, do not know who or how many there are but only that they are led by a former prince of Britannia"
As she speaks all eyes look around the room glancing at Zero and then at Nunnally and finally back to Zero who, still wearing his mask, obviously was not showing any emotion. "Tohdoh is there any reason why you are glaring at me so harshly?" I ask.
"I was questioning myself as to who you are." Tohdoh replies, "But I reminded myself you are not Lelouch and would not betray us in that fashion. Ougi, I think it may be a good idea to up our military alert status across Japan. Hopefully we won't scare too many people by putting personnel on the street again but it may be unavoidable."
"No!" I exclaimed, "We can't put weapons on the street like that again. These people aren't ready for this; we must be more discrete. Put undercover soldiers on the ground, it would go over easier then set up field outposts in buildings around the city."
"You have no right to dictate what happens here Zero," Tohdoh snaps.
"General Tohdoh, that is no way to talk to a representative to our nation and he was only looking out for our peoples' well being," said Kaguya standing up from her seat "As a member of the UFN he has the right to voice his opinion but not force it upon us, which he has not done. I, as a matter of fact, like Zero's idea. It would make the streets safer without causing undue harm."
"I apologize, Zero," Tohdoh says, his control back in its place. Kaguya sits back down and the meeting resumes without incident.
"I believe this meeting has come to a close but I would like Kallen and Zero to remain, and of course you Empress Nunnally," says Kaguya, as she gets up to go towards the door to see Representative Ougi and General Tohdoh out.
As the door closes behind them I glance at Kaguya, she smirks and says "I knew who you were the minute you responded that way to military action, still the same as always you never change, dear cousin." Without waiting for a reply she opens the door and leaves the three of us sitting in silence as the realization set in of what just happened.
With few words we get up and head for Kallen's room so that I can safely unmask myself and talk freely. The conversation is long and primarily about what to do about my true identity should anyone else find out or try to unmask me.