Between Us
Chapter 3: The Rebellion
November 11th, 2018 a.t.b.
Lelouch glanced at the screen of the moving figures, indicating where the knightmare frames are stationed. She personally requested to lead and put a stop to the rebellion that started up in the central region of Britannia. There was no explanation how the rebellion started, just that rebels suddenly appeared and began attacking. She had a good idea on who probably started it. It really was no secret.
Clutching the knight chess piece in her hand, she moved it on the board. "P-three, aim nine o'clock," she commanded. Lelouch was satisfied that the rebels passing by were taken out. She glanced at the screen once again. There was something else that she was waiting for. The opponent, with their actions, were waiting for something. She figured they probably had some secret weapon or something, which she was prepared for.
All of a sudden, the alarm went off. Her violet eyes narrowed as one of the soldiers spoke through the intercom.
"Your majesty, we're being attacked by some unknown frame- ack!" An explosion was heard while communications were cut off. She growled in annoyance.
"Show me some visual!" Lelouch demanded.
"Its too fast - ack!"
Lelouch silently fumed at the incompetence of the army. She wondered how Father ever stilled all the rebellions. She stood up with Gino and Anya following right behind her. They knew where she was headed and were glad that they were already prepared with their suits on. They approached the hanger while Lelouch took off the top layer of her clothes. Underneath was the suit suited to pilot a knightmare frame.
"Rakshata, I'm ready to test out this knightmare," Lelouch spoke to the blond haired, dark skinned woman. Green eyes glinted with excitement and Rakshata gave a bow, gesturing her arms towards the dark blue knightmare still held on by cables.
"Be careful your majesty, RX1213 is still in the experimental stages, are you sure? Surely you do want to stick with the Shinkirou," Rakshata suggested to the other knightmare right next to it.
Lelouch shook her head. She felt more at ease with the latest model they were trying to develop. When she tested it herself, she felt one with the RX1213 knightmare and it was easier to maneuver. Ignoring protests from both her Knights of Round, she went up with the elevator straight to the cockpit. She quickly settled in a kneeling position as it was designed. She inserted the devicer.
"Operation R-1213," she stated with the voice activated password. The knightmare came to life as the cables were released. "Gino, Anya, stay behind and be ready on my command." The door opened as she was positioned on the launching pad. She moved forward using the thrusters to propel herself out. Gino followed in the Tristan and Anya followed in the Mordred, but instead of going off to the field, they stayed right next to the base.
-X-
The alarm went off signaling that the enemy forces are creating too much damage. Green eyes examined the screen and was infuriated.
"General Ackart! There seems to be a new knightmare on the field," his Lieutenant Nye spoke while examining the screen.
"Lieutenant Nye, send that knightmare on it! He said that we would win this fight with that thing!" Ackart stated. "Get everyone to eliminate as fast as they can and get on that - that thing!" he yelled out as Nye went to do as ordered.
Ackart collapsed on his seat, unsure of what to do. He promised that this new seventh generation knightmare frame would win the battle for them. Now there was this unexpected knightmare frame that came from Britannia.
Punching a few buttons, he sent a transmission. He smiled as a face appeared on the big screen.
-X-
Lelouch sighed as she siphoned through the army in less than minute. They were no match for her or the knightmare. This knightmare was specifically designed for her. Just like being in the safety of the portable base she could still go and command everyone. After eliminating the miscreants, she went around out in the open. She knew it was suicidal but this knightmare did not have a good shield for nothing.
It was then she spotted the other knightmare frame that kept giving them trouble. Lelouch immediately went to strike first. Her attacked was block and they continued to do a hand to hand combat. The enemy was fast and quick as if seeing her moves before she could. There was only one person that could and that would be Bismark, but she knew this was not Bismark. This one is different and moved differently. It was as if the knightmare pilot was just very lucky.
"Enough!" Lelouch shouted as they locked hands trying to bring the other down. "Who are you?" she demanded. There was no answer. It just annoyed her even more. "As the Empress of Britannia, I demand to know who you are!"
Before she could get her answer, missiles were shot in between them. She recognized them to come from the Mordred. Lelouch looked to the sky to see Anya's knightmare, she knew that it was not Anya that was currently piloting. Anya never did disobey her orders.
"Anya, I told you to stay behind to guard the base," Lelouch stated.
"You were in distress. The Empress always comes first," Anya's monotone voice responded to her.
"Now Anya."
Lelouch barely dodged the shots fired at her from the opponent. She too fired back. They both dodged and avoided the other. A few minutes later Anya decided to join in and fend off the other knightmare frame. Realizing that the opponent was outnumbered they decided to retreat. Lelouch growled in annoyance before running after the other.
"Oh no you don't!" She yelled after them. She pursed the opponent wondering who they were.
Lelouch suddenly stopped as she spotted something going in their direction. She recognized it. A FLEIJA missile. No way! How were they able to get their hands on it? She thought in surprise and horror. She knew what that missile could do. Perhaps she could test out the newly developed weapon to stop the FLEIJA. When she found out Schneizel had built it a few months ago, she decided to build something to counter it.
"Rakshata, is the anti-FLEIJA weapon ready?" Lelouch asked over the intercom.
"Ready to fire!" Rakshata answered back.
"Fire!"
-X-
General Ackhart could not believe his eyes. He watched as the FLEIJA was easily defeated. He sighed, putting his hands over his face. He thought with great hope that he would win. He could have gotten independence, his own name. They would have their own country back again.
All of a sudden the electricity began to shut down. He was frightened for a moment, but easily recovered and stood up to find the source of the problem. Ackhart stopped as someone stood in front of him. The shadows covered their face.
"Lieutenant Nye is that you? Do you know what is happening?" Ackhart asked. A feminine chuckle reached his ears. It was not Nye.
"The answer to your first question is no. The second, yes I do know what is happening," she said before stepping out in the light. He was struck by the long black hair and the violet eyes. Ackhart recognized her immediately.
"Empress…" he gasped in surprise. Lelouch gave him an evil looking smirk, promising him something he knew he would not like. No wonder he lost. She was the one leading the Britannian army sent out to stop him.
"That is correct, General Ackhart. Now Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you," she began as she started taking off her contacts, "Answer all of my questions!"
Ackhart stared into shock as he saw a red bird insignia in both her eyes. He soon succumbed to her command.
-X-
"In other news, the rebellion to the middle of Britannia was single handedly stopped by none other than Empress Lelouch. She heroically captured General Ackhart and put a stop the rebellion…"
Click!
Blue eyes watched the blank screen with amusement.
"Well done…"
-X-
Lelouch sighed as she turned the TV off. It was not that exciting really. She did prefer to be out in the battlefield or being the strategist. Only one thing puzzled her mind, was the FLEIJA missile. She knew who the creator was, she just did not know if Schneizel himself was a part of it. It was no secret that he desired the throne. She wondered why father did not just give it to him in the first place. Sighing she went over the reports of the soldiers. Most of them were the same.
She was then startled by the hand that rested on her shoulder. Only one person does that. Her violet eyes met another pair.
"Uncle V.V." She greeted him before looking down to the paperwork.
"I'm sorry niece, did I come in at a bad time?" he asked amused. Lelouch wondered how her father and V.V. are related.
"Do you want to do the work?" she asked annoyed.
"No not really. I came to see how you were doing."
"Then you did come at a bad time." She was hoping that he would listen to her for once and go but instead, stayed and looked over her shoulder. Lelouch was getting more annoyed by the second. "As you can see I'm fine, now go, I have stuff to do." She growled out.
"Don't be like that. Are you at that time again? So soon? You should probably get checked. After all we can't let the empress be sick because of the female nature…" Lelouch slammed the desk.
"Is there a point to this?"
"No just that I've seen C.C. hanging about."
"Good I hope she replaces you. The witch is more tolerable than you."
"Aww, you hurt my feelings…"
"OUT!"
-X-
December 5th 2018 a.t.b.
Suzaku glanced around the great hall. There were plenty of the rich nobles and the many prince and princesses. He wondered why Schneizel talked him into coming. He was not going to attend because he did not want to travel again at the moment. At least he could gaze at the guest of honor. He wondered where she is. It has been quite a while and everyone is already here.
Although he knew if he spotted pink hair she would most likely be there in disguise. Spotting Euphie, he went towards the group she was with. Of course Cornelia was there and so was Nunnally, but there was no Lelouch. So he really had to ask.
"Eh? Older sister is still getting ready," Nunnally provided for him. He smiled at her even if she could not see it.
"Ah I see." He answered back.
They began to talk about other things and soon the time passed, Lelouch still did not appear.
-X-
Lelouch glanced out at the great hall from behind the curtain that hid her very well. No one would notice her. She then glanced at her companion that was hiding with her. It had been awhile since Lelouch had seen her since her mother's sudden 'death'.
"Tell me again, why am I hiding with you from behind the curtain?" Lelouch asked annoyed.
"Aw you don't want to spend time with your auntie C.C.?" C.C. said tucking her dyed black hair behind her ear. Her blue eye contacts did not sparkle with amusement, but Lelouch could tell that she was amused. C.C. was just as tolerable as V.V. The two code bearers were annoying. They found things amusing at her expense. C.C. then turned serious.
"Just so you know, you better hurry things along before I give away my code," C.C. said.
"What are you talking about?" Lelouch asked in disbelief.
"I've already found someone useful to fulfill my wish. So you better hurry Lulu!" she finished with a sing-song voice before drifting out of the curtain into the public crowd before Lelouch could question her.
Lelouch sighed in annoyance before herself stepping out in the open and went to look for the river of pink hair. She quickly spotted them and Suzaku too. She was kind of skeptical when Schneizel personally invited him, but did not think too much of it. Instead she greeted him and her sisters. They talked about this and that and soon drifted into politics. Lelouch mentally groaned at the subject because she personally hated talking about it, especially on her birthday of all days. While they were on the topic, this was her opportunity.
"What if everyone had no masks?" she asked randomly surprising the group, except for Nunnally, who was curious about it. Lelouch was shocked that Suzaku spoke up first. He never did put his input first.
"If there was it would be nice if everyone has no mask, but I could not imagine living that way. What would life be if people were always predictable?" he stated. "Hypothetically speaking of course." He finished flashing one of his smiles, which Lelouch forced to smile back at him. They continued on.
-X-
Suzaku twisted and turned. He could not stop thinking at the moment. C.C. was getting close to asking her price, she had been dropping hints with it for a while now. He did not know what she really wanted, she never did state when they made the contract.
All of a sudden, he heard a sudden explosion happen near the Aries Villa. Lelouch! was his first thought. He quickly stood up and put some decent clothes on that were not pajamas. As he finished a hurried knock sounded from his door. He quickly opened it surprised to see Cornelia up and about, knocking at his door no less.
"Minister Kururugi, have you seen my sisters?" she asked worriedly, partially out of breath.
"I myself just got up Princess Cornelia-" Suzaku began but was cut off by the calls from Euphie and Nunnally heading towards them. Euphie had a difficult time pushing Nunnally and was out of breath by the time they reached each other.
"Where's Lelouch?" Cornelia asked Nunnally.
"Sister is no where. She wasn't in the rooms. Oh no, what if she's where the explosion was?" Nunnally responded after realizing what she said. Cornelia quickly took off from where they came.
"Take care of them Kururugi!" she just yelled over her shoulder before disappearing around the hall.
Cornelia hoped that Lelouch was not in the explosion. She knew how her sister liked to take strolls along the gardens, which was where the explosion took place. The adrenaline pumped through her veins as she kept running throughout the halls of the Aries Villa. The garden was a long way from the Villa and the doors to the garden were ways away from their rooms. Living as Britannian royalty it was more of a hazard than a safety to have a big palace in Pendragon. She had finally made it to the back, opening the doors, she quickly took off with her light maroon hair whipping across her face at the mild wind that picked up. Luckily the smoke was blowing in the other direction. Finally she arrived at the explosion sight, sighing that there were not many people. Although, there was more explosions going on around them. The city of Pendragon was under attack. She had to go out there and defend but her sisters came first.
Walking around for a few moments, she then spotted Lelouch, who was just standing there and talking with someone else. It was a little boy with way too long hair and wore noble clothes. She stood behind some debris catching the conversation.
"I did not think he would attack so soon," Lelouch stated.
"So do you want him to take over or go back and give it to him later?" the other boy asked.
"I think it should be now. The sooner the better. Although it might take me some time, especially being in disguise. I'm sure C.C. could help me with it. After all she accompanies Suzaku now.
Tell Mother and Nunnally that I am going to meet up with Father-"
Cornelia gasped loud enough for them to hear and turn in her direction.
Lelouch stared into the shocked visage of her older sister. She knew she heard enough to be surprised like that. Cornelia could not be a part of this. Lelouch did not want her involved in the plan and did not want her getting in trouble with Schneizel, who is obviously part of this rebellion. Luckily he did not release the FLEIJA warhead yet, which he probably won't with Cornelia and them still here. Lelouch knew that Schneizel's true goal was just the throne and did not want to kill them. Lelouch sighed as they stared each other down. Lifting her fingers to her eyes, she took off the contacts revealing her geassed eyes.
Cornelia could not believe what she was seeing. Something told her to flee and go somewhere and tell someone, but she stayed rooted to the spot, hoping that she would get an explanation for what was going on. Lelouch gave her a sad smile.
"I'm sorry Cornelia. I know you have plenty of questions, but I will not answer them. It is best that you do not know…" Lelouch grimaced before speaking in a commanding tone. "I command you, forget what you have just heard and follow Schneizel. Have Guilford by your side at all times." Lelouch finished. She watched as Cornelia's eyes contained the red rings around them and she walked away to complete her command. Lelouch quickly placed her contacts back on before handing her uncle a note.
TBC-----------------
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