Author note: hello again my faithful readers, I am still on the look-out for a possible editor for this story so there may be a slight difference in the quality of writing in this chapter as well as others. Please forgive any mistakes, as I am trying to get things right but it is a real pain without the help of somebody to give me any constructive criticism. Oh ya, I am rather pathetic when it comes to writing out a battle scene so please don't hold that against either.

Without further adieu here is the next chapter of All For You.


Chapter 6

"This is Zero. All units, commence the operation!"

A chorus of affirmatives crackled through the radio the group's leader had provided him. Peering at his 'borrowed' Sutherland's IFF screen, he noticed that none of the enemy's units had moved out from their staging areas. Perfect, he thought,it would seem like I have the element of surprise still. After considering what his first move should be, Lelouch opened a channel with the witch.

"CC, it would appear that our hosts aren't going to make the first move. Detonate the explosives on the bridge as soon as we engage them."

"Understood."


The green-haired woman, still in her perch above the G1 command vehicle, took one last look at the detonator that was set to blow the explosives they had laid on the bridge, to make sure that it would work as expected. Seeing nothing wrong with it she awaited the signal she was sure would be coming momentarily.

Suddenly she heard several small explosions, closely followed by 3 larger ones. It would seem that the rebels had begun their attack on one of the enemy's patrols. After a moment the assembled knightmares, as well as the infantry and tanks, began to move out, their organization efficient but predictable.

With a small smile, she picked up the device and pressed the button.


Cornelia was in the command room of the G1 when a technician suddenly reported the complete loss of one of their forward scouting units. All heads turned towards her in expectancy, their faces eager at the prospect of wiping out yet another group of those filthy elevens who dare defy their brilliant Britannia.

"What are you waiting for?" the princess questioned. "The enemy has shown themselves and have decided to fight rather than run. For the glory of the empire, commence the attack."

With that order, the command center suddenly came alive as the soldiers began to spread the order throughout the ranks. Satisfied that her troops would be able to complete their objectives quickly and efficiently, Cornelia turned her attention to the map, which showed their entire formation.

A large explosion suddenly shook the room with great force, sending several officers grabbing for something to stabilize themselves. Cornelia, however, merely stood there as if the entire vehicle was not shaking, looking as unmovable and unbeatable as a mountain. She quickly turned to a startled sergeant.

"What the hell happened?" she roared.

"Um… I-it would appear that the terrorists have blown the bridge. I am also getting no response from any of the units stationed there. I'm afraid that they are lost." Replied the poor man, scared out of his wits by his superior's rage.

His fear, as well as those of several others, increased when a dark grin slowly appeared on her face. Guilford, who stood in the corner watching the entire scene, even had to admit that he was slightly intimidated at her expression.

"It would appear that we might very well be dealing with Zero himself. Come at me Zero, my brother Clovis will be avenged."


At the same time, Lelouch was becoming extremely satisfied with how things were going for him. With the destruction of the bridge, and Cornelia's rear most guard along with it, and several patrols being swiftly dealt with, things were beginning to become interesting.

"P group, fire anti-armor rounds 30 degrees and to the north."

This order was accompanied by the sound of two tanks exploding simultaneously over his radio. With a smirk, Lelouch turned his attention back to the monitor to search for his next target.

"B3, head to point L14 and engage your emergency IFF signal. B2 prepare to engage any units that approach him from the east, B5, the west."

After a couple minutes, a report came in stating that they had successfully ambushed a squad of soldiers and one tank. Seconds later a report came in from CC warning him that Cornelia had dispatched a pair of Gloucesters, heading for the direction of L14. After acknowledging, he sent a warning to the units positioned there, who promptly escaped through the route he had described. With a sigh, he switched to CC's personal channel.

"CC, anything to report on your end?"

"No, but I can tell you are enjoying yourself." She replied in a teasing tone.

"Of course I am, things are going perfectly. In fact, I am certain that Cornelia will go into the second phase of her operation and recall her troops very soon. At that time I will infiltrate their forces with Kanagawa's team and secure Cornelia."

"And I will be waiting to save you when things go wrong." She teased.

"There is nothing to worry about, we—"

He was suddenly interrupted from his conversation when a loud beep sounded throughout the knightmare, indicating the loss of a friendly unit. Taking a look at the screen, Lelouch noticed that the knightmare that had been destroyed had been one of those whom he had tasked with guarding both himself and the rebel HQ. As if to hit home the fact that the battle was changing, 2 more blips suddenly vanished from his monitor, these two being even closer to where his position was than the last. The loss of those units now meant that Lelouch was in the path of whatever was decimating his forces, with no more terrorists to act as a protective net.

He immediately switched over to the main frequency of the radio and contacted Kanagawa, asking him for a situation report on whatever it was that was advancing steadily towards him.

"Its Cornelia and those elite troops of hers, they are killing us out there! I knew it was a bad idea to listen to you!" he roared. "Everyone, this is Shinji, we are getting out of here, we can't fight against these guys!"

"Wait! We can still win if we—"

"Shut up, you bastard! Because of you I lost a lot of good men! Screw your orders, nobody can win against Cornelia or her elite soldiers."

With that, the line went dead as Kanagawa cut the connection, followed soon by the remaining rebels.


Throughout the Saitama ghetto, the remaining terrorists threw down their weapons and abandoned their knightmare frames, trying to escape or surrender. In the G1 command center Cornelia gave a small grin of satisfaction at the success of the operation so far, now there was only one thing left to do, and that was to see if Zero had fallen for her bait and folded in with her retreating forces. She turned to the officer in charge of the communications.

"You there, how much longer until all forces are recovered?" she asked rather impatiently.

"Complete withdrawal should be complete in the next 5 minutes, princess."

"Good," with that she turned to her knight, Guilford. "I will be in my knightmare, remain here and take command until I return."

"I understand, my princess. But do you think it wise to go out there? If Zero is actually fool enough to try and infiltrate our lines then you would be placing your own life in danger."

"Guilford, I am not one of your weak women, do not worry about me." She said as she walked out.

"I know, but please be careful, Cornelia." He said so quietly nobody heard him.


Back at CC's perch, the immortal witch was trying to calm down the angry prince in front of her. Although she herself was also irritated that they had once again lost at Saitama due to the cowardly and disorganized bunch of so-called freedom fighters, she understood that some things, such as human nature, could not be changed with a simple strategy and knowledge of the future.

"Damn those cowards! If the conditions were equal I would have won for sure." The teen fumed at nobody in particular.

"That may be true, but they weren't so, there is no use in complaining about it." She reasoned. "The question is what will we do now. Do we follow the original plan with just the two of us or do we fallback for now?"

Although she asked what he wanted to do, CC had a feeling that she already knew, and that her accomplice would want to continue the attack. Much to her surprise however, he gave a much different answer from last time.

"We will leave for now, there is nothing more that we can do with just the two of us. But next time we will win, I will make sure of that. I can no longer rely on just these pathetic terrorist, what I— no, what we must do is create an elite fighting force that can stand up to Britannia." He said, as he walked in the direction of the sewer, which would provide their escape route.

Some things never change, CC thought with a grimace as she thought of the horrid stenches she had to endure in there once before.


Cornelia had just finished inspecting her troops, searching for an imposter. But to her dismay, there was nobody in her lines that shouldn't be. Apparently the man who called himself Zero did not fall for her trap.

Or, she thought bitterly, perhaps we never were dealing with Zero in the first place.

With one last glance at the ruins of the ghetto, Cornelia ordered all of her remaining soldiers to withdraw from the area of operations and head back to base.

"This isn't over, you smug bastard. I will find you, and when I do, I will make sure you regret the day you were born."