==================Authors Note===================

This chapter is mainly just a rewrite of the episode with the OC's interaction and shows one of Zack's powers

Enjoy and please REVIEW


Chapter 3
The Princess and the Witch

The field test of the Twilight core and the Moonsabers was a huge success thou I wished the sabers could withstand more than two crescent waves before losing the twilight energy that makes them indestructible. Annabelle La Britannia, she was quite the fighter and her knightmare seems to use a higher energy output then even the Yggdrasil drive should allow. Could the Britannians hold the your second core? Well…Master Alucard?


Logan stood in the hanger of the soon to be Area 18 main command base, as Cornelia readied for the last battle to form the area.

"Logan I wasn't expecting you back so soon" said Cornelia as she came up to her knightmare where he stood.

Logan came closer to her and she saw the his expression "I had to see you before you left" he said holding a disk in his hand.

"Did something happen?" asked a worried Cornelia.

"No but you have a situation in Area 11 to deal with after you arrive" he inserted the disk into the computer next to the knightmare and the image of a Zero atop Clovis's transport.

"What is this" asked the princess like it was a joke after watching for a while "You were worried about this man?" she laughed "He has a flair for the dramatic I give him that but it wont be a problem" she waved it off.

Logan gave her a 'shut up' look "This man is only the first of your problems" the video was fast forwarded to the point the Elsa arrived.

Cornelia smiled "I see Annabelle completed her Elsa and took care of this for me" she got another look from Logan. She turned back to the screen in time to see red waves destroy the other knightmare and begin to battle the Elsa "What is that!"

"The special corps have been working on it all night" just then the Elsa was defeated "The Elsa was badly damaged thou Anna was unharmed"

"That man never wanted to kill her" said Cornelia as she re-watched the Elsa and Avenger battle "He was toying with her the entire battle"

Logan moved the video and paused at the Avenger firing its rifle at the Elsa's legs "I came to the same observation"


"He shot my legs without causing much damaged" said Anna as she analyzed the battle in the Special Corps hanger as Lloyd and Cecile loaded the Lancelot into the trailer "But then he was able to destroy the bridge with only a single shot"

Cecile walked over "We can analyze the data in the truck"

"We're already late so what's the rush?" said Lloyd.

"What!" exclaimed Anna as she looked at her watch "I'm Late!"


"Outstanding" said Zack in awe as he stood watching the data analysis of the Elsa in his underground lab.

The computer turned to hacked files from India and spoke "Z-02 Elsa, designed by 4th Princess Annabelle La Britannia from the Z-01 Lancelot frame and Gloucester designed body"

Neo watched the files download "Give me all information on the energy device and compare it to the Dracula Cores"

"One moment" said the AI as it compiled and compared the data "Z-02 Elsa is equipped with the only T-17 Oblivion Drive Core, capable of powering an array of radiant and vibration weapons as well as the knightmare itself"

"Is it a Dracula?" said Zack impatiently.

"The Oblivion uses a particle collider identical to Twilight's Dracula core unit" said the AI "There is a 80% chance that the core unit to the Oblivion is Master Alucard's lost unit"

Neo dropped back into his chair "How did a princess get the core he took"

The AI brought the image of the Dracula Core to the front of the screen "Due to the size and shape of the second core I can only assume one possibility" The device on the screen was the looked like a large smooth oval cut ruby.

Neo watched as the AI worked, flashing though websites and imperial records before stopping on an image of a beautiful young woman with blonde hair in a wedding dress and Zack's eyes grew "Amanda" he almost whispered the name.

"Yes?" asked the AI.

Zack shook his head back to reality "Not you Mandy the woman I based you on" He saw the core as the centerpiece of her necklace but then looked confused "What does this have to do with the princess?"

Mandy brought up a family tree "Amanda Van Hellsing-Dracul is the 4 times great-grandmother of the late imperial consort Isabelle La Britannia who perished during the birth of her daughter Annabelle La Britannia the 4th princess"

He saw a picture of Annabelle "She looks just like her" he smiled and relaxed knowing the truth of the situation "I don't know how I ever missed it in all my time at the Order"


"We're running late, I hope he's still waiting for us" said Lloyd as he, Cecile and Anna were on route to get Suzaku from his acquittal.

Cecile looked over "Considering the charge did they really let him go?" she asked uncertain.

"Of course they did" boasted Anna "I gave them solid proof he did it"

"Im sure they just gave him the third degree because of this Zero incident" said Lloyd.

Anna growled "I cant have credit for anything!"

"uh why is he…" began Lloyd as he saw Suzaku walking with a pink haired girl.

Cecile gasped as Anna looked over "Euphie!"


"Damn Alucard messing with my plans again" Complained Zack from the roof of Ashford during free period "First he gave me this curse and now Dracula-2 is in the empires hands" he held his PDA as it replayed his combat data on the Avenger and the Elsa "At least it was all worth my time"

He sighed and turned to lean on the railing "Wow" he said slowing as he saw Lelouch and Kallen in what looked like a kiss until he looked closer "What the hell is that guy doing?" he noticed the person in Lelouch's regular clothes "C's!"


Prince Logan sat in his office as the Acting Viceroy of Area 18 until the area was secured and a new viceroy was chosen. His monitor held the image of the Oblivion particle collider on the neck of the former Countess Hellsing. And the royal family tree with all of the blocked sections intact.

"Was there anything else Alyson?" he asked the raven-haired Japanese woman who sat on his desk in clothes that looked fit for a modern Japanese princess in its white and blue colors.

"I could only trace the signal to Princess Annabelle's old lab in India" said Alyson "but that was not the location of the hacker since Director Rakshata's report on the Elsa was downloaded to a unknown location as well"

Logan leaned forward onto his hands "It must have been Animus" he declared in thought.

"Why do you say that?" she asked.

He pressed a key and the image of the Avenger appeared on the screen "His knightmare seems to weld an unusual amount of energy just like the Elsa, But it seems to lack Anna's effective displacement of said power"

"You mean Animus is the only other person who could know exactly what to look for?" asked Alyson trying to understand.

"We must assume this Animus is either the original inventor or his descendant" declared Logan.

Alyson got off the desk and said with distaste "I shall inform V.V. of our findings"

He nodded "That will be all my knight"

She smiled and bowed "Your highness" she then turned and left.


Lelouch pulled a green haired girl to the roof of the school ignorant to Zack who sat atop the arch near the stairs exit.

"Are you insane!" he scolded "You cant go walking around!"

The girl walked towards the railing while saying casually "Don't act strict with me. I never leave school grounds so its fine"

Lelouch watched her in anger "Its not, you cant do what you like here. You don't belong"

"I don't belong anywhere" she shot back and then noticed the girl below marking the wall "What's with her?"

"Oh is she doing it again?" asked Lelouch as he walked to the railing.

"Again?" She asked.

"She's going to be marking the wall like that everyday" he explained "Because I used my geass on her to make her do it"

"Geass?" C.C. asked uncertain to his of obtaining the name.

"The name of the power I have" he explained "That's what I heard when we first made contact"

"I cant believe she picked you to be the next" came a laughing voice from behind and above them "Its so ironic"

C.C. froze to the sound of his voice and Lelouch turned shocked to see a man in black robes.

"Who are you!" Asked Lelouch with anger.
Red orbs glared at Lelouch and said slowly "I am Animus"

"Animus!" he said in fake fear.

Animus just laughed and jumped from his high spot.

"What the hell" said Lelouch as Animus fell but then vanished before touching the floor.

"I know everything Zero" Came his voice as he appeared between Lelouch and C.C.

"How…!" Lelouch turned wide eyed by the power of this man.

"I saved your ass from Princess Annabelle" he said, his voice deep and unrecognizable "I at least deserve a thanks"

Lelouch scoffed "I had the situation handled" then he thought "This guy knows everything, he's wearing that cloak to disguise himself but its protecting him from my geass"

C.C. regained her composer "Z.Z. he's mine!" she said sternly "So go back to your girls and leave well enough alone"

Animus smiled under his hood but never turned to the immortal "You know I don't go by letters like you and V who in which I am in the same boat as you. I will take my leave of you for now thou I will return if she returns to battle"

Lelouch was confused by their conversation but would get the details from C.C. later "Who is she?"

"Princess Annabelle La Britannia" he said with a hint of affection "She has something that belongs to me"

C.C. laughed "All this time of looking and the Oblivion was right under your nose" she began holding he stomach in a mocking laugh.

Animus looked up at Lelouch so he could see his eyes "Don't be late for class" he then vanished in a black mist.

Lelouch's face went from shock to anger and looked into C.C.'s eyes "Who the hell was that and why didn't he have a face!"

C.C. waved her hand fanning the mist away "He is a idiot flirt who's only real achievement was dying"

Lelouch was even more confused "Eh…what!"

C.C. shook her head in frustration "I'll tell you about it later, you have class" just then the bell rang.

Lelouch scowled "Fine but I want to know everything"


"What did my uncle say about our hacker?" asked Logan as he got into his car with Alyson driving.

"He wants us to leave it for Cornelia and Annabelle to deal with" said Alyson.

Logan smiled "Then the immortal theory is correct"

Aly was doubtful "Why would he ignore an immortal when he needs two for the sword?"

"He only wants C.C., someone who could hack the orders records on the royal family would normally be a target for assassination or recruitment" said Leon in a matter-a-fact voice.

"Then why wouldn't he go after this Animus?" she asked cutely as she was proud of his deducting skills.

Logan brought up his hand bringing up fingers as he talked "One, he is afraid of this man. Two, this man is not taking action against the order and that's what V.V. wants to resume. And three, Animus has a power that we-his best operatives-cant handle"

Aly laughed "how could we lose with our geass?"

Logan reached into his pocket and pulled out a picture of Amanda Van Hellsing "The Hellsing family before Amanda married Alucard Vlad Dracul" he paused "Vampire Hunters"


Cecile and Lloyd held bewildered faces as they listened to Anna talk as she held a sound amplifier and could hear Suzaku and Euphie talk.

"Don't bring him home to daddy"

"Lloyd are you sure we should have given her the device?" asked Cecile.

Lloyd shook his head "I am now regretting it"

"Corny will kill him girl"

Just then there was an explosion in the distance.

"What the hell was that!" said Anna in anger "They might've kissed soon!"

Cecile gave her a scolding mother look.

"Fine lets just get Suzaku" the princess said in defeat "But im driving!"


"Explosion detected at the Shinjuku coliseum" said the computer voice of Amanda Incarnate (A.I.).

"why should I care?" said Zack as he lounged on his couch "It's probably just the Britannians cleaning up the last of the resistance in the area"

"IFF suggests the Britannian Pure-Blood faction in rebelling against it's leader Margrave Jeremiah Gottwald" said A.I.

Zack jumped up and pulled out his PDA which displayed the IFF's of the Sutherland's "Interesting" he said to no one.

"Shall I prepare the Avenger?" asked A.I.

Zack eyed the black cloak hanging on the door to his room "Have it on standby incase I need it"

He walked to the cloak and took it from the door hook before walking into the room itself.

"Is it wise to keep Animus in the open like that?" asked A.I. with a uncertain voice.

Zack finished putting on his combat suit, It was a almost skin tight black jumpsuit, a long coat over it with armored shoulders and chest.

Zack put his hands to his mouth "Oh my god" he said mockingly in a fake girl voice "Zack what are you doing with an Animus costume?"

He then turned around and straightened "Well there was this time with a girl who had a danger fetish and she…"

"Alright smartass" said A.I. annoyed.

Zack chuckled "Fine" He put his cloak on over everything else "Put up the phase"

The hood shot over his head and a masked covered his face from the chest armor and his face became a black void with only two bright red ovals showing.

"Will you be using the glider?" asked A.I.

"Not this time no" Animus breathed in deep a few times.

A.I. sounded worried "You wont be coming back the same way if you teleport there"

"I'm fine Mandy" he said trying to calm his emotional AI.

A.I. got mad "Why did you give me emotions earlier if you were going to make me worry?"

Animus sighed "Fine just have the glider above radar range until extraction, ok?" he asked in defeat.

"OK" she said cutely.

"Later" He disappeared into a black mist thinking it was bad to give her (true to the original) emotions.


The super sized ASEEC truck roared to where Suzaku and Euphie stood, interrupting their conversation.

"Suzaku!" called out Cecile as she opened the door before the truck even stopped.

Suzaku ran towards them "Miss Cecile?"

"It's dangerous here, get in" she said as Lloyd poked his head out.

"The Pure-Bloods are having a silly squabble, better get out of here" he then turned back into the vehicle and said jokingly "oh by the way, what a shame about your acquittal, now you have to work for me again"

"Wait please!" called out Suzaku "Isn't this a opportunity to get battle data for the Lancelot?"

Cecile gasped in surprise and Lloyd get turned back with a smile.

"Suzaku?" called Euphie from behind him.

He turned to the girl he was escorting on a tour of the settlement "I'm sorry Euphie but we have to say goodbye here. I need to do this" his voice became intense "I think I can stop them with the Lancelot, I have to try" his face showed determination "I…I MUST"

"Just get in the damn unit before I take it!" called Anna from the drivers seat before the pink haired girl could respond.


Just then Animus arrived at the top of the stands just in time to see the Sutherland of the Margrave get tossed back by another and its rifle stabbed and destroyed by a lance when it fell to the ground.

"This should be fun" said Animus as he sat down and spectated.

"Damn, its four against one" said Margrave Jeremiah as he recovered and activated the stun weapon in his hand only for Quill's lance to stab into it.

"Don't worry Jeremiah we'll say you died in battle" said Lord Quill "Your family name wont be disgraced"

He then backed away and another Sutherland stabbed it's lance into Jeremiah's right landspinner from behind.

"You're serious then, you plan to kill me!" asked Jeremiah as he deployed his Stun Tonfa making his rear attacker back away "Quill!" he yelled in rage.

"Silence Orange!" he yelled with his men surrounding their former leader "We serve the imperial family. Why else would we be her" he declared as the four Sutherlands charged lance first at the Margrave, all yelling "All hail Britannia!"

Just then a red slash harkin blocked the path of Quill surprising the others into stopping. Looking up they all see the white and gold Lancelot.

"Stop it, you're all Britannian soldiers!" yelled Suzaku trying to reason with them.

Quill looked upon the Eleven piloted knightmare frame in distaste "What business does the special corps want here! Interlopers will die!"

"No" said Suzaku as the Lancelot unsheathed its swords from their scabbards "I cant standby and ignore this senseless battle!" the sword glowed red before closing into two red blades.

Quill looked at the swords in shock "oh my god, they've built more then one MVS" his face showed determination thou none could see it in his cockpit "To late I wont back down"

He and his other Sutherlands fired their harkins at the Lancelot only for it to jump over the first pair and then use the MVS's to deflect the others as he fell towards the units cutting one down the cord.

"Suzaku Kururugi is saving me?" said Jeremiah in disbelief as the Lancelot fell to the ground between Jeremiah and another Sutherland. The attacker tried to jab with his lance but it was blocked by the Lancelot's shield before being leg-swept.

Another charged with his lance but the Lancelot cut the weapon right down the center and into the forearm of the Sutherland.

Quill charged Jeremiah "We can at least kill Orange!" but he was blocked by Jeremiahs Stun Tonfa just before sixth Sutherland appeared from above kicking Quill away.

"Lord Jeremiah!" called the voice of his second Villetta Nu.

"Villetta thanks" he said as the others regrouped away from the trio of knightmare.

"Still wanna fight?" asked Suzaku as the Lancelot moved just in front of Jeremiah, defending him.

"Men stand down" ordered Quill.

"You understand then" exclaimed Suzaku.

The hatch on Quill's Sutherland's hip opened and he grabbed it "Im using a chaos mine" and then threw it.

"No stop it now!" yelled an out of breath pink haired girl running into the field.

"Euphie no!" yelled the blonde chasing her.

"Mandy have the glider ready for emergency evac" said Animus in a panic as he stood.

"why?" asked his worried AI.

His eyes showed the sigil of geass "Black Hole Creation!"

The Lancelot moved in front of the girls and deployed its blaze luminous energy shield but because Anna was farther back then Euphie she was not protected.

Anna crossed her arms over her head and screamed before seeing nothing but black for near a second and then she stood in a grand white hall with pictures of bloody corpses and burning bodies.

"Where am I?" she asked no one.

"In my nightmare" came a voice behind her.

Anna turned to she a boy her around age with wild blonde hair and a burning skull tattoo on his neck "Who the hell are you and what do you mean in your nightmare?"

"You must have been in danger if I opened the portal to this realm and not the manor" said the boy.

"What are you say?" She asked confused "What portal and what manor? Am I not dead?"

The boy eyed her up and down "The Hellsing manor, you are Countess Amanda Van Hellsing correct?"

"Of course I am" she lied hopping to get more answers.

The boy came closer and held her hands together and looked into her eyes "Do you still love me?"

"Er…With all of my…heart" she said awkwardly hoping he would just take it.

He let go and turned away looking at a painting of Amanda who looked like a mirror of Anna "I love you Zachary just not like I do Alucard" he said with sadness in his voice.

"Er…what now?" she asked out of the loop.

He turned to her and hissed, his fangs showing "The last word Amanda ever spoke to me!"

"Wha…What are you!" she asked as she backed into a wall with him slowly walking towards her.

"Id stop!" came an echoed order.

A black mist formed a cloaked man in front of her and pushed the beast away.

"What's going on here!" Anna demanded but still held a hint of fear in her voice.

The hooded man turned to her "Do not worry princess, this is all an illusion"

"What do yo…" she was cut off by a darkness.

"Anna…Anna wake up!"

"Oh god what have I done!"

"It's all because you fought a pointless battle, innocents always get hurt"

"Nearly killing a member of royalty, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves"

"If she had just taken the Elsa like I suggested we wouldn't be having this problem"

"Shut up Lloyd or at least try to help"

"Everyone just shut the hell up" said Anna without opening her eyes.

Everyone gasped "Princess!" or "Anna!"

"I'm fine!" she said annoyed as almost every guy there offered a hand to her but she took Euphie's instead.

"We were all really worried" said Euphie after Anna stood.

Anna ignored her and was jerking her head looking around the stadium "There!" she pointed and everyone turned to see Animus crawl unto a hovering board.

Jeremiah took charge "Everyone after him!"

Anna shook her head "You wont make it"

Animus's glider took the the sky and disappeared.


The glider hovered at the window the Zack's living room.

"Welcome home Zack" said A.I. happily.

Zack kicked the center of the window causing it to open and then fell into the room.

"Zack are you alright!" She asked worried.

Zack stood holding the table "I'm fine Mandy" he said though pain.

He threw off the cloak and coat and then nearly destroyed the bio-connect mask.

"Zack your eye" she gasped.

"Computer override, deactivate A.I. program" he said as he tumbled to the couch, blood dripping the whole way.

His right eye was a deep red and blood leaked from below it covering most of the right side of his face "A black hole after two teleports, I wont be using this eye anytime soon"


"Do I have to be here?" Anna complained as she and Euphie walked past a number of officers lining the walkway from the rooftop door, to the royal transport.

Euphie giggled "Sister asked that I bring you along when she arrived"

Anna watched Cornelia's personal forces begin to emerge from the transport and lineup next to the ramp and she nudged her sister "So Euph, Which one?" she asked while pointing at the knights.

Euphie grew red "I don't think that's appropriate Anna. And besides…"

"Ah you prefer the hands of Suzaku Kururugi on your bosom eh?" Anna laughed "Just like Logan with Alyson"

Euphie was a tomato until Cornelia emerged from the transport saving her from fumbling with an answer.

Cornelia stood in front of her two younger sisters "I hear what you did today and the two of you shouldn't be so reckless"

Euphie was the first to speak "I know sister, forgive me but…"

"You will address me as Viceroy now Sub-Viceroy Euphemia" interrupted Cornelia "Because we're sisters we need to follow a stricter protocol"

"Yes I understand" said Euphie plainly.

"Do we have to be so formal all the time?" Anna complained under her breath.

Cornelia gave her a clod glare "Did you say something?"

Anna quickly shook her head.

The Viceroy then turned to the steward "Now then, give me your report"

The man gave a Britannian salute "Yes, mil lady the first order of business is a welcome party we've arranged for your highness…"

He was cut off by the sound of Cornelia's gun being cocked "Sloppy, Senile, Corrupt." her face turned to rage "Where is Zero! I want eh enemy of the empire caught! GET ZERO!"


"Zack get your vampire ass up!" yelled A.I.

Zack jerked up "I'm awake!" He looked around remembering the night before "Mandy how are you reactivated?" he asked staring at her face on the TV.

"I'm on auto-bootup for you to get up for class" she said flashing him the time.

He slapped his head "Ah I need to get ready" He was still in blood soaked clothes and his face was smeared in blood, his eye still a dark red orb.

A.I. looked at his sternly "Get into the shower, brush you fangs, breakfast and clothes will be ready and eye patch has been added"

Zack chuckled "Yes mommy"

"You need a woman in your life to tell you what to do" she said scolding "If you had a girlfriend then I could return to more suitable duties for a advanced artificial intelligence"

"Yeah, Yeah, maybe I could actually have dessert after my dinner" he joked as he got into his shower.

After everything was done Zack looked into the mirror wearing his school uniform only with an eye patch over his right eye blocking its deformity.

"Okay I am off to another history lessen that I wrote" he joked as he stepped to the door.

"Try to have a nice day Zack" She said affectionately.

"Thanks later" he walked off towards class.

He arrived later then usual but the teacher had yet to arrive. He took his normal seat in the back at his own three person desk.

The teacher walked in with two new students and the class sat and waited with a few murmurs here and there.

The teacher spoke "class we have two new students and I want you to welcome them to out class" she then turned to the duo the male a brunette with wild hair and the other a girl with long blonde hair "Please introduce yourselves"

"I will be joining the student body here at Ashford Academy beginning today" the brunette boy said "my name is Suzaku Kururugi, it's a pleasure to meat you"

"The same go's for me I guess" said the blonde "I am Bella Van Hellsing"