Code Geass: Suzaku of the Rebellion

I apologize this is so late. I became Ill and incapable of writing. But I still finished this anyway.

Chapter 4: Euphie

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He felt useless. Suzaku had been in danger, and Lelouch couldn't do anything. Still, that only made him more resolved to realize his goal. He made his decision, he would re-enter the fray, and ultimately seize the throne, and create a better world with it. All for Nunnally.

But then there was Zero. Just who was he exactly? He had somehow managed to obliterate all the Britannian guards that were there, without even a bit of effort. Whoever he was, he was a threat. He very well may undermine Lelouch's plans in the future, and he would be hesitant to write him off as another terrorist. But why would he rescue Suzaku, and identify himself as the criminal?

Lelouch walked out of the military headquarters, and entering the bright morning sun. Something seemed off, and less then a second later someone shouted at him.

"Look out!"

Lelouch glanced up just in time to be tackled by a girl who had seemingly fallen from the sky. He fumbled, trying to untangle himself and stand her back up. But once he finally got a look at her, Lelouch froze.

It was Euphemia.

Of all people, it was his half sister Euphemia Li Britannia. What was she doing here in the first place?

Straightening her dress, the pink haired Euphie apologized, still not looking at him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone when I jumped."

Still jarred by yet another reunion from the past, Lelouch stuttered a response. "No, I wasn't expecting anyone to be jumping from windows."

She looked at him, and tilted her head in thought. "You look familiar, do I know you?" She asked.

"I." Lelouch started. Should he tell her? It was Euphie after all, there was no one he trusted and loved more of his family. Except Nunnally of course.

"Euphie." Was all he said.

The girl frowned, confused by his response. "How do you..." She said. Then a light popped in her head.

"You couldn't be...Lelouch, could you?" Euphie asked hesitantly.

"Hello, sister." Lelouch said.

A huge smile washed over her face. She tackled Lelouch yet again in a fearsome bear hug.

"Lelouch! I don't believe it!" She cried.

He returned the hug. Pulling the girl in tight.

"I knew it! I knew you were still alive! I'm so happy you're alive!"

She pulled away suddenly, looking him right in the eye. "Is Nunnally still with you?

Lelouch smiled. "Yes. You can meet her soon of you want."

"Of course!" Euphie smiled. "Of course I do!"

"We go to Ashord Academy together, you can come with me if you want." He offered.

"Yes, I would love to!" Euphiemia exclaimed. "You don't have anything going on now do you?" She asked.

"No, we can go visit her now. I'm sure Nunnally would be happy to see you." Lelouch took Euphie's hand and started to take her in the direction toward Ashford.

"So where have you been all this time Lelouch?" Euphie asked him.

"Nunnally and I have stayed at Ashford quite some time now, since I know the headmaster there. We've lived there quietly up until now."

"Oh, but why until now though?"

Lelouch sighed, thinking back on the series of unfortunate events. "Recent occurrences have brought me back. But believe me, it was by accident."

"Why?" Euphie asked.

"I have no desire to return to the world of politics and backstabbing. And I would give anything to keep Nunnally away from it. If I returned to pendragon I fear Nunnally would become nothing more then a political tool, or a puppet for some greedy noble."

Euphie stayed silent, looking at the city as it passed them. This was her brother who she thought was dead, and she didn't even know what to say to him.

"How come I didn't hear about you sooner, if you came back and all?"

"No one knows who I am. I've been recruited as a test subject for a new knightmare, but I figured that at one point or another someone would find out who I am." Lelouch said.

"So nobody actually knows who you are?"

"No. I've been quite. I still fear for Nunnally's safety." He told her.

"Oh, I see." Euphie said.

"Please don't tell anyone."

"I figured you'd say that."

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Suzaku sat in his small apartment he had to himself. He was looking through schools on his computer, he figured it would be a good idea to return to a school to avoid suspicion in the future. Even if he would be ridiculed for it.

He had plenty of other things to think about too, like what he would do next. He had the terrorists from Shinjuku under his command now, and he had successfully established a name for himself as Zero. But he had absolutely no idea what to do now. There were a few ideas he had, but none of them seemed like the perfect move to make in what could be the most delicate part of his planned rebellion.

He sighed, this was something Lelouch would have been great at. He was probably the smartest person Suzaku knew. If only it was him instead of Suzaku, maybe Lelouch would have done a better job. Regardless, Suzaku had a mission to complete, and he would see it through to the end.

This one seemed good, Ashford Acadamy. It was a private school, open to elevens. It would work. He clicked on it and tried to figure out how to enroll.

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Nunnally was ecstatic to see Euphiemia. She had hoped that one day she could meet Euphie again, but she didn't think it would be today. Either way, it made her happy to see Euphie again.

"So how have you been Nunnally?" Euphie asked the blind girl. It had made her sad to see Nunnally this way. Seven years ago she didn't quiet understand just what blindness was, or why Nunnally would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. But the small girls smile infectious, and Euphie couldn't help but smile anyway.

"Lelouch has been taking care of me this whole time, so I couldn't be happier. It's nice to live with big brother here. I have lots of friends here too." Nunnally told her.

"That's nice, friends are good." Euphie said.

"She's good friends with all the members of the student council." Lelouch explained. "Next year she can join us"

"Oh, are you a member of the student council Lelouch?" Euphie asked.

"Yeah, I'm the vice-president. Milly Ashford, the principal's grand daughter is the president. She's quiet fun." He told her.

"Really? Maybe I should meet her too." Euphie said, obviously missing the hint of sarcasm present.

"Oh, I'm sure you would love to." Lelouch said, thinking about innocent little Euphie. Maybe not such a good idea.

His phone buzzed, and Lelouch reached into his pocket to grab it. It was Lloyd, an ever persistent nuisance now.

He held up a finger to Euphie. "Yes he answered, leaving the room.

"Hello Lelouch." The enthusiastic man answered, sounding a bit dismayed.

"We were down in the Shinjuku ghettos when we stumbled upon what might turn into a fight between a few of the purebloods, and you see, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to test the Lancelot again, so..."

Lelouch sighed. He had no desire to help purebloods solve whatever dispute they had, but it would display an opportunity to try the Lancelot, and maybe win an ally or two.

"You need my help?" Lelouch said rather then asked.

"Yes, you get the idea." Lloyd confirmed.

"Fine, I'll be on my way." He told him.

"Perfect. I already sent someone to pick you up."

Lelouch hung up. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad, but it was interfering with catching up with Euphie, they would have to talk more later.

Lelouch came back to see Nunnally teaching Euphie how to make a paper crane, and the older girl was following along diligently. It was amazing that a blind girl could do that.

"Oh, hi Lelouch, Nunnally was teaching me how to make these cranes, they're really neat you know." Euphie said.

He smiled. "Yeah, they are. Listen, I have to go, my boss just asked me to meet him, but we can catch up later okay?"

Euphie frowned, but still sounded happy. "That's okay, later then?"

"Yeah."

Lelouch found Cecile waiting for him outside the school. She showed him to the car and the two drove off to whatever conflict Lloyd had found.

"So how have you been Lelouch?" She asked.

"Good, actually. I just ran into someone I haven't seen in a while." Lelouch told her. For some reason, he felt more relaxed around Cecile, it was easier to talk to her.

"That's nice, who was it?"

"A relative." He said, he couldn't exactly say it was Euphiemia Li Britannia or anything.

"Family is good, you should always keep in touch, you can always count on your family being there for you."

Well obviously she had a different experience with family, Lelouch had a more bitter view on his family. Euphie was one of the few he really liked.

"So what exactly are we going to be doing?" He asked.

"There's a few purebloods fighting in Shinjuku over something, but by the time we actually get there it may be over. Lloyd may have been a little over enthusiastic about it."

"Huh." Then his time would have been wasted, that was good to hear. And right after reuniting with Euphie of all times.

The car finally arrived at the site where Lloyd was and the Lancelot was already prepared for him. Even Lloyd wasted no time and ushered Lelouch right in without even briefing him, apparently gunshots could still be heard, and he didn't want to miss the opportunity.

The Lancelot scaled the walls of the stadium with ease, and to his surprise, the fighting was still going on. Two knigtmares were fighting against four, and each one of them seemed hesitant to finish the other, which was probably why the fighting lasted what must have been a half hour or so. They were all probably good friends before whatever caused this happened. Well, at least it wouldn't be a complete waste after all.

Lelouch sprung into action, one against four might have been too much for him, but once he made his side clear, the two he was defending quickly backed him up.

"The lancelot? You were the one at Shinjuku, who beat the terrorists." One of the two pilots said, Lelouch recognized the voice as Jeremiah Gottwald, he was the one in charge of the purebloods, the margrave. Ah, so that's what this was about. The assailants Blamed Jeremiah for the failure involving Suzaku, as they were using him as a way to seize power in area eleven. And now they are getting rid of him. The old fashioned way, except actually following through was slightly difficult, and this was dragging on far too long. So Lelouch would finally end it.

"Who are you?" Jeremiah asked Lelouch.

"My name is Lelouch Lamprouche, from the special corps, I'm here to help." He decided to be truthful, it would earn him more trust from this man later should Lelouch find him to be useful in the future.

"Thank you, I'm not sure I would have made it out alive." Jeremiah said. Yes, this man may be useful.

One by one, the opposing knightmares fell to the superior Lancelot and the power of the maser vibration swords. The last one, who had been the most bold and likely the leader, made a last effort to strike, lunging forward with a full on attack. Lelouch sidestepped instinctively, and cut through the knightmare in the process. The frame fell forward and crashed from its momentum. Even still, he attempted to get up, Lelouch ran the body through, careful not to hit the cockpit; he wouldn't want an unnecessary death on his hands.

Lloyd and Cecile arrived on the seen to assess the Lancelot while Lelouch disembarked the machine. He was still in his streets clothes, the classic red jacket he always wore.

"How were the MVS's?" Cecile asked.

"They worked very well. I believe I owe the victory to them." Lelouch reported.

"That's good to hear."

Jeremiah and the other pilot, a woman with blue hair, approached them, Jeremiah extended a hand to Lelouch and he took it. "Thank you for your help. Even still, I'm surprised the pilot of such a marvel is one so young." Jeremiah said.

Lelouch chuckled, releasing Jeremiah's hand. "I have experience, my mother was a good pilot, must run in the family."

"Indeed. I much appreciate you coming here, if there is anything I can do, please don't hesitate to ask me. I am a man of my word." Jeremiah told him.

"No need, I was just doing what I was asked." Lelouch said humbly.

Lloyd finished the check ups and had lelouch move the Lancelot back to the transport where they carried back off to the special corps facility. Lelouch began to make his way back to Ashford, having refused a ride, he would be fine walking, he had much to think about.

Yes, Jeremiah would make a great asset.

Jeremiah stood with a look of deep thought, and Viletta happened to notice it before departing with the Britannian police who had arrived.

"Is something the matter?" She asked him.

Jeremiah frowned. "No, I just thought, that kid looks familiar."

"You know him?"

"I don't know, it would be impossible." Jeremiah said, closing the issue.

And yet still, he looked so familiar, and the name. It couldn't be, he was dead.

Lelouch Vi Britannia was dead, and that was that.

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So, an important question, since Lelouch is now in Suzaku's position, that means he's going to get to know Euphemia a lot better, soooo, I know you guys have mixed opinions on incest, so I'm asking you what you think.

After writing this chapter and learning that the MVS was called the Maser vibration sword, i checked it out for fun. Maser is a device using the stimulated emission of radiation by excited atoms to amplify or generate coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation of the microwave range. No fucking clue what that means, but it isn't just made up! That's the thing I love about Code Geass, they really did their research, like how all the knightmare models are cities in the UK. Like Gloucester and Glasgow. It's all so fun to find all those little things. Although its probably just me who does.