A/N: Hello again Minna-san! After 3 hours of brainstorming, the next chapter is now on the scene! X3 Updating more and more chapters takes a while..so this one might last longer..yeah, I got bored lol :D

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T own Code Geass.

Enjoy.

Chapter 3: The First Encounter

It's amazing.

The knightmare flew smoothly in the blue sky. Fortunately, Lelouch did not encounter any troubles for the past 20 minutes of flying.

Everything still seems so quiet in here..Lelouch thought as he looked around his sorroundings. Good job, Nunnally. I'm proud of you..

In just a few seconds, he suddenly detected a heat source; a sign of a knightmare incoming. What is this?

He put up a visual of the source. And his violet eyes saw 5 uknown knightmares that are black in color with different features and more innovative than Britannia's . In additional, those knightmares have float systems and rifles.

Lelouch haven't seen knightmares like those ever since. Fear washed over his body. He knew that the world that he sacrificed himself for, will be soon endangered of war and more sufferings again. He closed his eyes, thinking of what to do to prevent it.

Should I pursue them? Or should I not? Lelouch is again on one of the most hardest spots in life. Deciding. Suddenly, he thought aboout something. "That's right. I'll ask the mysterious old man's voice." Said Lelouch. He have no idea if the voice is really there. But he didn't care, he still asked.

"If you're right there..." Lelouch started "Tell me, what are those knightmare units called?"

Luckily,the voice seemed to have heard his question and replied 'I don't know either. But I know where they're from'

"Then,where?" Lelouch asked again.

'Russia' the old man's voice answered.

"Do you know their objectives?"

'They plan on posing a threat to Britannia. However, that's not yet their main course.' it stated as Lelouch listened on. ' They are aiming to capture the head of the country before devouring the whole state'

"WHAT?!" Lelouch exclaimed and halted the knightmare when he found out that those Russians are actually trying to take Nunnally into hostage for she is the head of the Britannian Empire.

He gritted his teeth in anger before asking "Tell me where are they heading!"

'But Lelouch..you have a task to complete' the voice responded.

"My sister is gonna be taken into hostage! And there's a big possibility she's gonna get killed!" Lelouch shouted "I need to destroy them! They're trying to ruined the peace in this world!"

'Alright' the voice said, agreeing with him 'They're heading straight to Britannia.'

Lelouch cursed silently and shouted "Those airheads have no idea what the heck are they doing!"

Frustrated at their action, he drove the Shirasei towards the 5 enemy units' direction.

"Sir,are you certain this is the right time to go against Britannia?" The pilot of the knightmare on the right side asked their squad leader.

"After the 99th Emperor died, they've already let go of their weapons since peace took over the country" the leader explained "So, its' the right time"

The pilot of the knightmare on the left side smirked "Hmph! This is gonna be a total success!"

"Yes,it will. But we need to-!" before the leader could continue there was a flash of a red beam that caused their formation to break.

"What the-?!"

"Is it Britannia?!"

The five pilots stared were dumbfounded when they saw a large,black,yellow knightmare with transparent,purplish energy wings on its back. It began to fire thick red-colored beams at them again.

"All forces, attack!" The leader shouted as their knightmares began to pursue the Shirasei.

They all fired their rifles, revealing a white beam at their approaching enemy. But it evaded their attacks swiftly and brought out its' slash harkin and destroyed their weapons in just 5 seconds.

One of them brought out his slash harkin as well, intending to cut off its' parts. Before he has the chance to attack, the Shirasei cut the Russian knightmare's harkin into half before plunging its' own at the core of the machine. And this caused it to explode without the pilot ejecting his seat.

One down. 4 more to go. Lelouch thought and suddenly, he saw 3 units coming in closer to him. The trio started to fire their white beams continously. This made the youth to activate the knightmare's shield.

The three pilots stared in surprise as they saw the shield. (Note: The shield is like the Shinkiro's)

But they got slapped back in the present when they heard their boss shouting "Don't just do nothing there! DESTROY THAT KNIGHTMARE!"

"But sir! Its' too strong!"

"JUST DO IT! WE MUSN'T LET THAT ENEMY FOIL OUR PLANS! HE ALREADY TOOK ONE OF US, SO DO IT,NOW!"

''Y-yes sir!" They all responded, uncertain at their captain's decision. They flew towards the Shirasei,with harkin's on their knightmare's hands.

Lelouch pressed on the controls that made his knightmare to bring out another slash harkin then, flew towards his enemies. He disarmed the first one before proceeding to cut the knightmare to pieces. The pilot managed to escape. But when Lelouch saw the ejected cockpit, he destroyed it by the use of his rifles.

He fired the main cannon, located write in the middle of the machine. The thick red-colored beam from the main cannon hit the second one. The third one fires, the Shirasei evades, fired the main cannon again. When it made contact on the enemy's machine, it exploded.

The captain was shocked that it actually destroyed 4 units in just 2 minutes. Angrily, he shouted "Do you think..that YOU'VE WON THIS BATTLE?!"

He activated the slash harkin as he moved towards the powerful knightmare that killed his subordinates.

Lelouch noticed that the Shirasei's energy will be out in 55 minutes. He needs to retreat. If he does, then Nunnally will be kept as a hostage by a single Russian.

As the enemy goes closer and closer to him, he used the harkin to block the enemy's. Then he pushed the enemy back until it crashes into the island. With its' sharp edges, he slashed the enemy's weapon into two which made the captain helpless.

"Not yet..!" the captain struggled to make his knightmare bring out his rifles but once it was already out, Lelouch destroyed it right away.

"WHY YOU LITTLE-!" the captain was cut off when he saw the harkin targetting the cockpit.

''This is the end for you!" Lelouch said out loud before thrusted it on the enemy's cockpit.

The Shirasei moved away from it, leaving the harkin stuck on it until it explodes.

[BOOM!]

...

The Captain's machine was destroyed. And this ended the Shirasei X-III's encounter.

Lelouch looked at the knightmare's pieces laying down on the island. He heard the voice speak up to him.

'Congratulations, Lelouch' the voice said 'Your first encounter was a success. Now I must leave you for a while now. Good luck on your way to the destination point'

"Yes. I appreciate your assistance and for entrusting me the Shirasei" Lelouch said.

'It will be my pleasure Lelouch. Until next time.' Said the last response of the old man's voice.

"Yeah.." Lelouch muttered before he turned his knightmare away and resumed his past mission

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Lelouch Vi Britannia drove his knightmare alone as he goes to the destination point that the voice told him to go to. Its' been a few minutes since the voice has parted from him. He's just alone for now.

Piloting a knightmare is tiring.. the raven-haired teen thought. Just then, he noticed that he was already there. So he landed the Shirasei.

He got out of his cockpit and jumped down from his knightmare. "I wonder what to do here.." Lelouch said as he walked deeper in the small forest. Once he got out he saw a small hut. Somebody lives here! He thought I need to hide!

When he turned back to return to his knightmare, he heard a familiar voice "Welcome back, Lelouch"

Lelouch stopped, he turns. His eyes met a green-haired woman with amber eyes, with a smirk on her lips

"C.C..."

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Nunnally sighed as she placed the paper crane, that she made by herself, on the table beside a picture frame of her brother who died, just a year ago. Everytime she sees it, the pain that has been dwelling in her heart, returns slowly. A lone tear escaped her eye "Lelouch,I miss you very much.." she muttered "You don't know how much I need you by my side right now.."

Zero/Suzaku heard what she said. He left the room silently.

I wonder how are you right now Lelouch.. he thought Nunnally's doing well on her job as an Empress. I hope you're proud of her.

He paused for a while before memories about the both of them in their childhood days appeared in his mind. How I wish those memories to last..

He thought about it again.

He smiled a bit behind the mask as he remembered them. Yet, he's still wishing for more.

A/N: Took me 1 hour and 47 minutes to make this. So..did how was it? Its' kinda like a Gundam-fic isn't it? I apologize, because I can't think of anything else anymore. XD Well, please review. I LOVE reviews and PM's as well! Please? Reviews and PM's increases my confidence in updating more chapters :D Please wait for the upcoming chapter. Thanks!

Next up: Chapter 4- The Two Immortals

Until then,guys.

~Dark Zero 1718