Well, what did you think of the last chapter? I'm hoping that everyone liked it. Now I really didn't feel right only uploading just the prologue, so I've decided to write both the prologue and chapter one back to back. Also, I'm going to try and do things a bit differently and not try and stick to close to the cannon. The biggest excuse that some people make is that the characters are trying to keep things the same as in the previous timeline so that they can predict the future. Well since Lelouch could already do that with 80% accuracy, and not being from the future, I feel this point is moot. Especially if you consider the butterfly effect. Now I will stick to it, but loosely. I really wanted some of these time travel stories to do something different, but instead at places where I wanted to see something different, I just got more or less the same story. Yet again I love these stories, but I just want to see something done differently. So since the purpose of them going into the past is to prevent Zero Requiem, I'm going to try and change up r1 half way and just do r2 as a complete departure from the established canon. So let's get to it. And remember only the prologue is in first-person. The rest is in third-person. Not sure If I'm going to do third person limited or omniscient, but I'm thinking third person limited to keep things more focused. Or a little of both. Anyway, if you have an idea send me a pm. Oh and I'm naming Kallen's mother Kaho from now own. Also since I have no idea on how either Japanese schools or British schools work, I'm going to fill in the small details with the workings of an American school system

'Lelouch' Thought/telepathy
"Kallen" Spoken Dialog
"Jeremiah" Flashback
"Die" Geass


Kallen stood in the winter air shocked as she saw the women in front of her. In front of her stood the white witch of Britannia C.C. Kallen stood there shocked as she almost dropped her sword in shock at seeing the girl in front of her. C.C stood in front of her still wearing her white full body straight jacket and white three inch high heeled boots. Her amber eyes danced with mischief and mystery and her lime green hair flowed in the gentle summer night breeze. From behind her, the male figure walked up into the light as well revealing the olive skin and turquoise hair of Jeremiah Gottwald. Jeremiah stood in front of the twenty-year-old roseate in a black pinstripe suit with a white shirt, black slacks and leather shoes, and a bright orange tie and cufflinks.

"It's good to see you lady Kozuki," Jeremiah said as he took a respectable bow in front of Kallen who scrunched her face up in annoyance as she sheathed her sword.

"It's Stadtfeld Jeremiah, and it's good to see you too," Kallen said as she smiled at the two.

"My apologies, Lady Stadtfeld, I must say tracking you down was quite hard. I never expected you to join the Britannian military. But congratulations on becoming the Knight of Zero all the same." Jeremiah said as he kept bowing like he was talking to a member of royalty.

"Thank you. Now, what do mean by helping me change the world? "Kallen asked the green haired immortal who never stopped smiling.

"Exactly what I said. The world today is beginning to spiral down into chaos. I doubt you enjoy the way the world is now. Especially after everything Lelouch sacrificed to bring peace to the world. "C.C said to the rose haired knight who looked down at the ground as a hesitant look came on her face as Lelouch's name was spoken. "I'll take that as a yes," C.C said as she let the playful smirk on her face fall and took a rare serious look on her face. "Kallen, what would you do if I told you I could send you back in time. Back to any time of your choosing to change to the way the world is now. So you could save the man you love." Kallen's head shot up and gave the immortal witch a shocked stare at her comment.

It was ridiculous, crazy, absurd No one could send someone back in time. Yet so was an Immortal 700-year-old witch, a man being able to control one's memories, and another being able to mind-control anyone he wants. As the rational part of her brain began to remind her of the irrational aspects of her life she began to calm herself down. "Ok, if you could what would you get out of it? I know you didn't give Lelouch his geass simply out of the kindness of your own heart." Kallen said to the shorter girl who gave her a Cheshire cat smile at the statement.

"Why what I want is simple. You see Lelouch cheated his way out of filling our contract and I can't have that. So, what I want is for you to help me stop the Zero Requiem from coming into existence. How that's done is up to you. All that matters is that Lelouch survives his revolution." C.C said in a calm manner that Kallen found to be exceedingly irritating.

"So, you want me to help you pass on your immortality to Lelouch so that you can die? No way in hell." Kallen said in obvious disdain. C.C began to giggle at the vexed look on Kallen's face, serving only to irritate her more. "And what pray-tell do you so happen to find so gosh damn funny? " Kallen said in irritation as she felt the veins in her forehead begin to throb. Damn this woman pissed her off. C.C finally stopped her giggling but never removed the happy smile on her face.

"Nothing. It's just you look cute when you're angry." Kallen could tell that the sixteen-year-old looking woman in front of her was playing with her, but she was really trying her patience. "Actually that's not my real wish. No, my real wish was to be loved to feel truly loved. That is what I want most of all." C.C said with a surprisingly gentle look on her face. Kallen felt the ring on her left hand begin to grow heavy as if it were made of lead as she felt a sharp pain and in her heart. C.C noticed this as well and almost laughed. "Don't worry. I'm not interested in a little boy like Lelouch. I prefer my men much more rugged and willing to get their hands dirty. That or a sweet, supple young girl." C.C said dismissing Kallen's worries about her love life. Kallen breathed out a sigh of relief and decided to get back on topic ignoring the woman's confession on being bisexual.

"So how do I go back in time?" That was the answer she wanted most of all. She had the opportunity to go back and undo the mistakes made by Kallen Kozuki, to save Lelouch from himself, to save her mother from refrain, to stop the S.A.Z massacre and maybe even save Euphemia and Shirley from their cruel deaths.

"On Kamine Island there is an ancient ruin called a thought elevator that acts as a gate to a place known as the World of C. It's a place where all humanities' consciousness is connected through both space and time, it is a realm of advanced technology and ancient sorcery where time and space mean nothing, and the impossible becomes reality." C.C stopped her explanation so Kallen could follow and so the girl wouldn't get confused because of all the information. Kallen nodded her head as she took in the news.

"So, during the black rebellion, the person who took Nunnally was able to use the thought elevator there to escape to another part of the world?" Kallen inquired of C.C who nodded her head in confirmation.

"Yes. By using the thought elevator, I can send both mine and the mind of up to two other living people back in time. But to do so, they must have a geass or a code. Jeremiah has his geass canceler which is a special type of geass given to him by V.V, so I can bring him with me. But to take you, I must give you a geass of your own." C.C said looking Kallen straight into her cobalt blue eyes.

"Will I have the power to control and twist people's minds as Lelouch could?" Kallen asked with visible distaste at the thought of having a power like geass. C.C shrugged her shoulders at the question.

"I don't know. It's possible, but not probable. The geass given to someone is dependent on the person. Their hopes, dreams, desires, fears, skills, mental state, emotional state, even their personalities affect what geass they get. It also affects its strength and its shortcomings." C.C explained to the rose haired woman who nodded in acknowledgment.

"Will the geass go with me when I go back in time? "Yet again the question was asked in a flat tone and a stern poker face to the immortal who simply nodded. Kallen then took her left hand and began to finger her engagement ring her head staring down at the sterling ring. "One last thing, Can…Can I take my ring with me? It was… It was the last thing that Lelouch gave me." Kallen's voice was shaky and soft, she sounded vulnerable for a second. It was the exact opposite of Kallen Stadtfeld. C.C smiled at the question enjoying seeing the young woman act her age if only for a moment.

"It will take some more energy but if it's something as small as that I can manage it." Kallen smiled as she breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Ok then. I Kallen Stadtfeld accept your contract and your geass." Kallen said extending her right hand to the shorter woman who shook it as well. As the shake ended Kallen felt a sharp pain in her left eye that turned into an intense burn before it stopped. She uncovered her eye once the pain was gone and looked up at the people in front of her and knew that it was successful. She had a geass.

"You'll find that you know what your geass dose eventually by either pure instinct or by testing it out on others. You'll have to test it if you want to find all of its limits though. "C.C said to Kallen who nodded her head and willed her geass away. C.C then began to turn away from the rose haired knight and began to walk away. "Good now that that's done let's go. We have a transport plane nearby. It will only take a couple of minutes to get to Kamine Island if we hurry." C.C said as she began to walk away followed by Jeremiah who was silent through the whole experience and Kallen. They walked for about fifteen minutes into the wilderness before they came upon the plane that was large enough to house up to four people. Jeremiah climbed into the pilot's seat as C.C and Kallen seat in the passenger seats before the plane began to take off. The trip only took 45 minutes before they come upon their destination. Jeremiah circled the island as he looked for the entrance to the thought elevator. Once he spotted the cave, they sought he then brought the plane down in front of it. The trio disembarked from the small plane as they began to venture into the cave to the large door that held what they came for.

C.C walked up to the large door and placed her hand on it. The geass mark on her head began to glow as she felt the elevator begin to activate. The door burned bright green as the room around them began to be filled with energy that spun around them in a swirl of twinkling lights. "What time do you want to go to?" C.C asked Kallen who took a minute to think about it.

"January 1, 2017" Kallen said to the limette who nodded her head and began the final activation stages. The large door in front of them swung open letting out a bright white light. The light started to swallow the trio who had to close their eyes as they felt themselves being carried away. As the light began to take them to the past C.C felt something wrong, the thought elevator was using far too much energy than it should be. But before she could figure out what it was everything went black.


Three years in the past.

Kallen felt groggy. She felt as if she had slept for three days. Kallen felt a bright light shine into her eyes and turned away from it in her very comfortable bed. She heard a knock on the door in front of her followed by a familiar voice. "Mistress it's time to wake up." Kallen's eyes snapped open at the sound of the voice. She looked around herself to find she was back in her room at the Stadtfeld estate in Japan. She looked up at her mirror and found that she was three years younger and three inches shorter than the last time she looked in the mirror. She looked down at her left hand saw that her ring was still on her finger.

'It worked. I'm back in the past!' Kallen thought as she got out of bed and grabbed one of her silk robs and wrapped it around herself as she took her ring off and placed it in her robe pocket. "I'm awake. You can come in." Kallen said to the maid outside her door already knowing who it was. The door opened as Kaho Kozuki walked in with a stack of Kallen's uniforms neatly folded and pressed. Kallen felt a flood of emotions flood up to the surface as she saw her mother walk into her room. She felt joy at the sight of her mother fully aware and able to do things on her own, and self-resentment at causing her to be doomed to a near-vegetative state from permanent nerve damage.

Kaho set the uniforms on her bed before she went to open the blinds letting in the light of the morning into the young woman's room. "Good morning mistress. I've brought you your uniforms for the week. Breakfast is also ready after you get dressed." Kaho said to her daughter, playing the role of the faithful maid when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her stomach and hold her tightly from behind. "Mi... Mistress?" Kaho was confused. For the past seven years, Kallen has mistreated her and never showed her any form of compassion since she was a child. Kaho was even more shocked when she felt and heard Kallen sobbing into her back.

"Mom. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Kallen sobbed into her mother's back. She felt both glad and sad all at once. Kallen remembered all the horrible things she did to her mother. She recalled how in the end she drove her mother to take refrain to gain solace in her hellish treatment. But now she had her back. She was back before her mother began to consider that horrible drug. And this time she would make sure that she never thought of touching the stuff.

"Mistress, what's all of this about?" Kaho asked the teenager who didn't seem ready to stop.

"Mom, please don't call me that. I'm your daughter, not your mistress. But, I've been a horrible daughter to you for all these years. You've stayed here all this time for me. You went through all that harsh treatment simply to stay with me. I'm sorry mom. I know I don't deserve it, But I hope you forgive me." Kallen spoke through her sobs rubbing her head in her mother's back. Kaho felt as if a weight was released from her shoulders as she felt the warm tears roll down her cheeks. Her daughter was begging for her forgiveness. Her daughter was showing genuine kindness and was acknowledging her as her mother once again. Kaho turned around and hugged her daughter with all the strength she had.

"It's ok Kallen. It's ok. I forgive you. You have nothing to be sorry for. Just remember that I love you. I love you very much, with all of my heart." Kaho said with a gentle and soothing voice as she stroked her daughter hair laying her right cheek on Kallen's head. The two stayed in their embrace for what felt like an eternity before they pulled away only five minutes passing.

"I promise mom I won't let anyone mistreat you ever again. I mean it." Kallen said to the older woman who smiled at the young girl giving her a kiss on the forehead before she stepped back straightening her uniform.

"Ok sweetheart you need to hurry up and get dressed if you don't want to be late." Kaho gently told her daughter who nodded and began to get ready. Kaho walked out of the room leaving Kallen all alone. Kallen pulled out the engagement ring from her pocket and went to her jewelry box and pulled out a long silver necklace and placed the ring on the chain and placed it around her neck.

'It feels weird not being able to wear this on my finger like I used to. But I wouldn't be able to explain why I have an engagement ring to anyone if they saw it.' Kallen thought as she undressed and went to her dresser to pull out some clean underwear. As she began to but on the lacey white lingerie, Kallen was reminded of how much smaller her body was that she was used to. 'Great on the one hand I'm a cup size smaller than I am three years from now, but on the other, I don't have all the built up muscle that I have three years from now as well. Ughhhhhh' Kallen thought in frustration as she snapped the bra in place before putting on her white button up blouse, her black skirt that only came down to her mid thighs, her green tie, white thigh highs and, and yellow blazer. She looked herself over in the mirror making sure that her hair was in its standard Britannian style before she sprayed a couple of sprits of a flower-scented perfume she got as a gift from her father and went out the door shoes and book bag in hand. 'Mental note get a longer skirt for school, these damn things are so short someone can see my ass.' Kallen thought in irritation as she put the dark shoes on her feet and walked into the Kitchen to see her stepmother already eating.

Kallen scowled at the blonde haired gold digger of a stepmother. She hated this woman with a passion and was happy to be rid of her after the black rebellion. But now she was forced to be subjected to her once again. Kallen sat at the furthest seat from the woman as a maid came from the kitchen to give her, her breakfast. Kallen quickly ate the food in as a dignified manner as possible as she tried to get out of the woman's presence. Kallen could feel her stepmother's eyes on her and looked the women in the eye and willed the woman to forget that she saw her. She felt her geass respond as a red light left her left eye and into her stepmother's. The women then turned around and continued eating before leaving the room as if no one else was there.

Kallen looked shocked that the geass actually worked and made a note to experiment with it more. Kallen left the mansion after giving her mother a quick goodbye at the door before heading to school.

It took her around half an hour to get to the school's front gate. Kallen already missed her motorcycle. Driving was a much quicker way of getting around than using the blasted train system. And she also didn't have to deal with creeps continually trying to feel her up. 'Damn perverts make me sick. I really need to get me a new bike again. I don't care if sick girls don't ride them, I fucking hate public trains' Kallen thought as she walked toward her classroom. 'If I remember correctly I'm a still a sophomore in this time, so that means that my classroom should be around here.' Kallen thought as she entered the classroom in the 11th-grade section of the school. As she walked in, she began to see many familiar faces all of which almost made her cry.

Looking around the classroom, she could see the members of the student council minus Milly talking amongst the students. She had to get a hold of herself. They didn't know her yet, to them she was a stranger. So with a calming breath, Kallen began to make her seat. Before she could get there, she found that she was blocked off by a small group of girls that didn't seem familiar to her. "Oh my God Kallen how are you? Are you feeling ok? We haven't seen you in a month." The girls all seemed both concerned and glad to see her again. Kalen did her best not to let her confusion show on her face as she scrambled to remember who the girls were before it hit her like a truck.

'Now I remember, these are the girls I used to hang out with to make people think that I was too sick to be a threat. I remember how I would talk about them behind their backs because they were Britannians. They were actually quite nice. I kinda feel bad about lying to them all the time, but I don't have much of a choice.' Kallen thought melancholy as she once again began to put up the act that still left a bad taste in her mouth. "Hey, I'm fine. The doctor said that my last treatment went well so I won't have to see him for a couple of months." The girls cheered at the excellent news of Kallen's apparent good health and lead her to her seat to speak more until the teacher came in and got the class started.


The school was just like Kallen remembered; boring classes, snooty teachers and lively classmates. Once Kallen was free to go to lunch she snuck off to a section of the roof where no one went and pulled out her phone and dialed the number she remembered Lelouch using to call Jeremiah once after she was rescued. An effect of her geass she found was that it gave her a perfect photographic memory of anything and everything she's ever seen or experienced.

'It looks like my geass is based around controlling memories. I wonder how much control it gives me over other's memories.' Kallen thought as she heard the phone pick up on the other end.

"Hello, this is Jeremiah Gottwald speaking." Kallen smiled at the voice knowing that she had dialed the right number.

"Jeremiah it's me. How are things on your end?" Kallen asked and almost heard Jeremiah gasp in surprise.

"Lady Stadtfeld I'm surprised you have my number, but it does make things easier. I'm doing fine. It seems like the process was successful. I still retain my geass canceler. How about you? Are you adjusting well? "Kallen sighed at the question before she continued.

"As well I can Jeremiah. I'm starting to get a grasp on what my geass can do. It seems to revolve around controlling memories. Although I don't know how far it goes." Jeremiah grunted in acknowledgment as he began to think about what they should do next.

"Ok, we have three months till the Shinjuku incident. In that time I think you should try and get close to his majesty." Kallen looked down at the ground as she leaned against the railing behind her looking around seeing that no one was still around before she continued.

"How am I supposed to do that? I'm not supposed to be on the council till a couple days after Shinjuku."

"You're going to need to seek them out. If I remember all the students correctly at your school are supposed to have a club right? Go to them and say that you want to join. You have some doctor's notes on file saying you're in poor health. I say you use that to your advantage." Jeremiah did have a point if she wanted to save Lelouch than she was going to need him to trust her. And the quickest way to do that was to join the council.

"Alright. And while we're at it, we're going to need to do something about Suzaku. We can't let him get as powerful as he was last time." Kallen said deciding to make this call quick since lunch was almost over.

"Yes, you're right. I'll think of something later. Call me if you need anything. Jeremiah out." The call stopped leaving only a deathly silence as Kallen slid the phone closed.

'I need to figure out how to clip Suzaku's wings now before he becomes a nuisance. But how? I couldn't get rid of him when I had the Guren. Right now all I have is that shitty Glasgow. But that's more than he has right now.' Kallen thought as she walked down the stairs back to her classroom. Kallen weaved her way through the dozens of students with ease without paying much attention to them.' If I only look at the machines technical specs the only thing that can stop the Lancelot is the Guren. But I also have more experience and skill than Suzaku, and I'm better trained. I could use a Gloucester. But then I would need Jeremiah to pull rank, and even then it's going to be hard to write off an elite and commanders-use only unit like a Gloucester disappearing.' Kallen thought in frustration as her face marred in a scowl as she made her way to her class.

'But I'll still end up in the cockpit of the Guren." Kallen was getting more frustrated the more she thought about how to deal with Suzaku. She didn't even know where he was at the moment. Kallen sat down at her desk in her class as the next period bell rang. 'I'll just have to ask Jeremiah to give me some advice about this later.' Kallen thought with finality as their next teacher entered the classroom to begin the next lesson.


Once class was over Kallen made her way to the Student councils clubhouse behind the main building after visiting the principal's office. Kallen marveled at how easy it was to convince the principal to let her on the student council once she brought up her "Rare degenerative bone disease" She even took the time to use her geass on the security guards and secretaries that blocked the way to his office in order to see what her power could do. As she found out, she can't create new memories for her victims, but she could copy and delete memories at will. And since it gave her a photographic memory, she would guess it restored old and damaged memories as well, something that may come in handy later.

'Now all I have to do is give this to Milly, and the first step to saving Lelouch will begin.' Kallen thought as she slowly walked up the marble steps of the clubroom to the front door. She had to make sure that Lelouch survived this time no matter what. As much as she didn't like it, he was the only one that could both keep Britannia and Japan from killing each other and stop both Schneizel and the emperor from achieving their deranged life goals. Kallen knocked on the large door in front of her and was greeted by the familiar sight of Sayoko in her standard maid outfit and a pleasant smile on her face as usual.

"Hello, how may I help you, ma'am?" Sayoko asked politely as she bowed to Kallen who had to do everything she could to fight off the last images she saw of the ninja maid in front of her.

"Yes, the principal sent me here to speak with the student council president. I was wondering if she was free at the moment." Sayoko looked up at the girl and gave a polite nod as she began to lead the girl to the council's meeting room. As Sayoko started to direct Kallen down the familiar halls, Kallen couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Everything was just like she remembered it since the last time she was here two years ago. Nothing was burned, or in tatters, the settlement was as pristine as ever, and everything seemed at peace.

'Well, almost everything.' Kallen thought bitterly as she remembered how the empire was controlled by the racist bigot known as Charles Zi Britannia. 'Another disadvantage to going back three years in the past I have to fight the black rebellion all over again. 'Kallen thought bitterly as they begin to come up to the council room.

"Here we are Miss Stadtfeld. If you need anything, please call." Sayoko said as she bowed politely before returning to her duties. Kallen took a deep breath to steady herself so she wouldn't have a panic attack before she met up with her future group of friends. Kallen moved her hand to knock on the door but was stopped as it was jerked open by an orange haired teen running out of the room covering her chest screaming in what appeared to be both embarrassment and mortification. Kallen barely stepped out of the way before she was bowled over by Shirley Fenette running away from an older blond girl with a lecherous face and hands out in a motion that signified that she may have been molesting orange haired teen again.

Kallen could only chuckle in exasperation at the exchange before knocking on the door to get the rooms attention. The remaining members of the student council turned to the young heiress in the door who meekly held out a sheet of paper to the buxom blonde in the room. "Hello, my names Kallen Stadtfeld. I was sent here by the principle since I don't have a club and I'm too weak to join a normal club because of my health. So I've been placed on the student council. You'll find everything is here in this form." Kallen said meekly to the class president in a voice that very much resembled Nina's. 'I guess being Nunnally's knight is coming in handy. But no matter how many times I do it I hate acting like an invalid. I may be a woman, but I'm a warrior damnit this is demining on all levels' Kallen though with frustration at having to act like a weak priss.

The time Kallen spent as Nunnally's knight of zero taught her how to calm her temper and how to be regaler, and calm. From there pick up on the mannerisms of an invalid was a piece of cake even though perfecting the act only served to damage here pride even more. Milly took the form and looked it over before nodding her head as she saw the signature and notes left by her grandfather. Milly smiled as she gave the sheet back to Kallen and clapped her hands together.

"Ok, then it looks like my grandfather really did approve of this. Ok, then Miss Stadtfeld it's a pleasure to have you." Milly said as she extended it in a handshake that Kallen returned. Milly gripped her hand in a firm handshake that made Kallen wince. Milly apologized before she began to introduce the rest of the council. "Ok then let me introduce you to the people you'll be working with. The girl that ran out a second ago with the orange hair is Shirley. She'll be fine. She always gets a little sensitive during meetings." Milly said nonchalantly waving off the girl's behavior at having been groped in public before moving on.

The two walked up to the table where the rest of the council was sitting. "Kallen meet Rivalz Cardemonde, our secretary, Nina Einstein our resident genius, and Lelouch Lamperouge, our vice president." Milly introduced the rose haired teen to the three remaining members of the council. Nina gave the girl a friendly albeit frightened hello from her seat at her computer while Rivalz got up from his chair and gave her a warm handshake.

"Hi, I'm Rivalz, if you need anything I can get it for you, whether its pictures of someone you fancy, rare imports, or valuables I'm your man," Rivalz said as enthusiastic as she remembered. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a slim figure walk up to her from her side with an extended hand. Kallen turned to see the former 11th prince of the royal family before her. Seeing Lelouch again was very bittersweet. On the one hand, seeing Lelouch again made her heart swell. He was alive and breathing, but he wasn't her Lelouch, he didn't know who she was, and even now he still had up his masks, and walls to the world.

"Hello Miss Stadtfeld, welcome to the student council. I hope we can along together." Lelouch's voice sounded sincere and happy to anyone that heard it, but to Kallen, it looked unbelievably fake. Kallen gave a pleasant smile as she shook his hand in return feeling a small lump in her heart.

"So do I Mr. Lamperouge." It felt weird to speak to Lelouch in such an impersonal way, but in the end, knew it was for the best.

"Ok everyone, now that the introductions are out of the way it's time to get started planning our NEXT SCHOOL EVENT!" Milly exclaimed in excitement raising her fist in the air. The four council members all covered their ears in pain at the blonde's loud voice. Once she felt her ears stop ringing, Kallen looked over at the grinning Milly rubbing her inner ear with her index finger

"Ow, what kind of event?" Milly smirked at the time traveler as she rested her arms under her ample bosom.

"I call it The Cross Dressers Ball."


Kallen felt as if she could lie down on a park bench and sleep for a week. Helping Milly make her crazy plains was downright draining. Kallen slowly made her way through the train station to get on the express train home feeling as if her body was made of brick. She made her way down the empty station in relative peace when she felt a hand grab her by the shoulder and pull her into an adjacent hallway. Kallen was drawn back into alertness as she looped her right leg behind her attacker's leg grabbed the arm that caught her and flipped him on his back in front of her. Her attacker moaned in pain as he was judo flipped on his back in less than five seconds. Kallen reached into her book bag pulling out a small pink pouch that hid a small knife, extending it and holding it in front of herself as she placed her back to the nearest wall away from the man that grabbed her. Kallen felt her heart beating at several miles a minute before she heard laughing coming from beside her.

"Wow Ohgi, Kallen got you good." The voice was unmistakable, she turned her head to see a redhead Japanese male her height wearing a red headband and reasonably well kept but old clothes. Kallen felt her eyes widen as she recognized Shinichiro Tamaki alongside Kento Sugiyama, and Kaname Ohgi on the ground nursing his bruised back. Kallen felt herself begin to hyperventilate as she saw the three Black Knights in front of her who she has been fighting for two years now. She was surrounded, she was outnumbered, and she didn't have her gun or sword anymore. Kallen began to panic as she saw the three in front of her and remembering all the things they did in her past life.

After Tamaki stopped laughing at his friend's embarrassing takedown, he looked over at the youngest member of Ohgi's resistance group and was confused by the look on Kallen's face. Kallen's face was pale, her eyes were wide with fear, and she clutched her knife for dear life in her trembling right hand. Tamaki began to walk up to the girl only for her to back away from him in fear. "Yo Kallen It's me, Tamaki. You know your buddy." Tamaki said with a wide cocky grin trying to calm the girl down, but it didn't seem to be working. Kallen's mind began to go into overtime trying to think of an escape route when she remembered one crucial fact. The Black Knights didn't exist yet.

'That's right. This is before any of that happens. To them, I'm still their friend and ally Kallen Kozuki, a fiery Japanese rebel that hates Britannians and fighting for her homeland of Japan.' Kallen thought as she took in deep breaths and began to calm down, lowering her knife and lean up against the wall behind her. She saw Ohgi finally get up on his feet and was looking at Kallen in concern along with Tamaki and Sugiyama. "God, don't do that, you idiots! What would people think if they saw a bunch of full-grown Japanese men pulling a young Britannian girl into a dark corner? You could get exposed, or arrested!" Kallen yelled at them in a hushed tone.

Ohgi rubbed the back of his head at the admonishment from the once again teenager. "Sorry Kallen, we tried to signal you, but you weren't listening. Anyway, where were you? You were supposed to help us fix the Glasgow today." Ohgi said much to Kallen's confusion.

"Fix it? What's wrong with it?" Tamaki and Ohgi looked at her in exasperation at the seemingly ludicrous statement.

"What's wrong with it? The thing's barely functional. Or did you forget how we only found that thing in the dump just last week?" Tamaki told her in a voice dripping with sarcasm. Kallen face palmed as she finally remembered.

'Damn it, I forgot that we had to work on that thing for five days to get the Glasgow running. And that didn't take into account the time it took to get the parts needed for it. "I'm sorry Kaname, I forgot. We haven't been doing much so I decided to go back to school." Kallen said apologetically to the resistance leader. Ohgi was slightly confused by having the half-blooded noble call him by his first name.

"Since when do you call me Kaname?" Kallen looked at him skeptically as if it was apparent although on the inside she was kicking herself at the slip up by calling Ohgi by his first name.

"Kaname I've known you for eight years, and you were my big brother's best friend. I think that we're more than qualified to be on a first name basis." Ohgi had to admit, Kallen did have a point. After Naoto died, he took it upon himself to look out for Kallen in his place.

"Now it's Friday, I don't have class tomorrow, and I only have to meet my club. I'll take the Glasgow and work on it on my own over the weekend." Ohgi could only look at Kallen as if she were crazy.

"Kallen, do you know how dangerous that is? If you're caught having possession of a decommissioned Knightmare you could get…."

"Arrested?" Kallen finished for the 26-year-old who nodded in agreement. "Kaname we're all taking risks, you guys are risking everything by just owning the Glasgow, just like I am by being in your resistance cell. Now I'm a member of the student council at Ashford which is built over an entire network of tunnels. Tunnels that only the principle and the council can access. Unmonitored tunnels." As Kallen spoke those last few words, she saw how the trio's eyes began to widen in shock as they went through the implications of having access to those tunnels. Most of the tunnels were used in the construction of the settlement which was partly done with the help of the Ashford family. They connected to old subways and underground transit systems in place before the Settlement was constructed. While some of the entrances to those tunnels were sealed off, most were just hidden and easily accessible if one knew where to look.

"Now tonight hide the Glasgow in the old subway line in Shinjuku. There's a tunnel there that I can use to hide it while I work on it. It will be easier for me to get the parts to repair it than for you to try and steal them or comb through the dump to get them." Ohgi stood back and thought about it for a minute.

'She does have somewhat of a point. Being a Britannian noble, she could get the parts we need more easily than we could. And with all of the weird hobbies, most nobles have she could do it without bringing up as much suspicion if we do it.' Ohgi nodded his head at her in agreement. "Ok, but keep in contact. And don't do anything risky." Ohgi told her relenting to her request. Kallen smiled as he relented to the request. If Kallen were, to be honest, she missed this sibling relationship with Ohgi. How he nagged on her and looked out for her. Part of her still hates the Ohgi and the black knights of her previous lifetime but, she can't hate this one. Kallen walked up to and gave him a quick hug before she pulled and away and began to head back to catch her train.

"Thanks, Ohgi. I'll keep in touch. Call me if you need anything." Kallen said over her shoulder before she ran off.


One month later

Jeremiah Gottwald sat in a private booth at one of the settlements most beautiful bars. He sat in the booth behind red velvet curtains sipping on a glass of expensive champagne. Jeremiah relished the fruity carbonation the sparkling wine presented him with. It's been too long since he could drink like this. As Jeremiah took pleasure in drinking the beverage in his half-empty glass, he heard the curtains shift alerting him to someone's arrival. Jeremiah heard the sound of high heels clicking on the marble floors and looked to see a woman that could easily pass for 25. The woman wore a slim strapless black dress that stopped at her ankles with a split on the left side that ended at her knee and came up to her chest showing a modest amount of cleavage as well as a pair of black stiletto heels. She had jet black hair that was done in a bun with a few strands framing her face. Her skin was pristine and flawless and looked as though it was kissed by the sun.

She had an hourglass figure that was slim yet voluptuous. Her eyes were adorned with purple eyeshadow, hear nail's painted a deep magenta, and her lips painted a lighter shade, and eyes that gleamed like sapphires. Jeremiah smiled as the woman came up to his table holding a small silver clutch in her dainty hands. "Do you mind if I join you for a drink, Lord Jeremiah?" The woman's voice was soft and delicate, yet rich and regal, the mark of a noblewoman of proper upbringing.

"Why of course my lady be my guess. I ordered a fine chardonnay expecting your arrival." Jeremiah said as he poured the women a glass for her as she sat down across from him in the round booth.

"You're still as thoughtful as ever Lord Jeremiah." The woman said as she picked up the glass handed to her and began to taste the beverage. The woman smiled at the subtle sweetness of the drink as she began to relax from an exhausting day.

"So, my lady, how has your new job been going lately?" Jeremiah asked the women across from him with a pleasant smile on his face as he began to drink from the flute in his hands. The women set down her glass before she answered the man's question.

"Well, it's been rather uneventful. I haven't managed to get really close to the person I'm supposed to be looking after though. But my co-workers are for the most part pleasant to work with. "Jeremiah nodded as the woman began to drink from her glass again, the pale bubbly liquid flowing passed her lips and down her throat.

"And what of your work suit? The red one, is it still in good condition?" The question was met with a dejected sigh as she shook her head no.

"Unfortunately, I'm going to need to replace it. But they're so rare and expensive I would need to be in the royal guard to get my hands on one." She looked into her half-full glass as Jeremiah poured himself another glass.

"I see. I might be able to get you a brand new one. In fact, it's next year's fashions." Jeremiah said with a smile as he pulled out a small photo from the pocket of his pureblood uniform and handed it to her. The woman took the picture and gasped at the image of the suit in question.

"Lord Jeremiah it's beautiful. But I don't know if I can accept it." The woman was genuinely shocked that the Margrave would give her such a rare and expensive suit. Jeremiah smiled at the young noblewoman as he sipped his second glass of champagne.

"Oh, but I must insist. It's as you said, suits like this are both costly and are hard to come by. This one, in particular, isn't even on the market yet. It wouldn't hurt anyone if I were to give it to you. All you need is to go pick it up from its designer. But you're going to have to assemble its accessories yourself if you want to be able to use it anytime soon for your job." Jeremiah said as he took out a small slip of paper that was folded in half with the address of the designer written on it. The woman took the sheet and opened to see the address printed on it before she wrapped it back and put it into her silver clutch.

"But Lord Jeremiah, you must know that I'm not that good with my hands." The woman let a sly smirk grace her lips at the thought of finishing the suit herself. Jerimiah matched her smirk with one of his own.

"Oh, I'm sure he'll show you how. After all, you are very convincing." The woman smiled at the comment as she finished her glass before she got up from her chair and began to leave. As she left the booth, she passed by Jeremiahs second in command Villeta Nu who looked at the woman in confusion before looking over toward her longtime friend.

"Lord Jeremiah, who was that woman?" Jeremiah sipped his champagne before he answered not bothering to look at the chocolate skinned knight before answering.

"A duchess that I entertain from time to time. And no I'm not in any sort of romantic relationship with her. She's a bit too young for me." Jeremiah said surprising Villeta that he knew a high-ranking noble like a duchess.


Hot damn I wrote a lot in this chapter. I was trying to get to the battle of Shinjuku in this one, but it looks like I'm going to have to save that for Chapter 2. Now I will admit I do think that the prologue came out better, but I really loved writing the bar scene. Since it helps set up what I have planned for the next chapter. And that's all I'll say so I don't spoil anything. So since I'm not where I want to be yet, I'm going to write chapter two as well and upload all three together. So go ahead and read chapter two which is where the action begins.