AN: Hello, everyone...You know, I really don't have that much to say in this author's note… Well then, how's life?...Uhhhuhh…..Oh, that's interesting…I'm very glad/sorry to hear that.

Disclaimer: The claim that I own Code Geass is like the cake: a lie. (I'm sorry, I just had to use that once in my life! Wait, does that mean my life is complete now? THANK YOU INTERNET MEMES!)

Now that they were no longer walking at Zero's pace, they were moving quickly. It only took them about ten minutes to reach the Britannian base. When they saw it, Ohgi and Tamaki's eyes went wide. Lelouch also showed surprise under his mask.

Diethard flipped on an ancient light switch on the wall. There was a large, computer-looking thing in one corner of this cave cul-de-sac. Dust and ice covered it completely. Drilled to the wall was a ripped and dirty Brittanian flag. And sure enough, there were a few old guns, too old to work, and several crates labeled Dried Rations.

"I can't believe it," Ohgi gaped in awe.

Tamaki nodded. His eyes then fell on the crates. A huge smile grew across his face. "ALRIGHT! FOOD!" he cheered, pumping his fist in the air.

"But how are we supposed to get them open?" Tohdoh asked aloud.

The others sighed, forgetting that little detail. "Come ON, guys! At least try to do something!" Tamaki franticly cried. He ran over to one of the crates and tugged as hard as he could. Whimpering when he fell back trying, he looked up to Ohgi with puppy eyes.

Flinching while may or may not be trying to hide any sort of disgust, Ohgi hastily went over to try to help. It was futile, even when Diethard joined in as well. Tamaki growled something about the physically strongest one not being able to help because he was baby-sitting Zero.

Lelouch ignored that comment and spoke up quietly, "T-Tohdoh, I th-think it w-would be b-best if you w-were to p-put me d-down now."

Giving an impassive yes, Tohdoh set Zero down gently on the ground. The Japanese soldier then went to help get the box of food open.

Letting go again, Ohgi stepped away from the crate. "There has to be some way to open it," he said in annoyance. He had thought of using Diethard's lighter again, but knew how stupid of an idea that was. Of course, burnt food was better than no food, but…

Tamaki furiously beat down powerfully on the top of the crate. A huge THUD echoed around the whole cave. A dog-like yelp, followed by some swears, shot from Tamaki's mouth as he held his hand to inspect the damage. Even through his glove, he could tell it was bruised and bleeding. Possibly a bone fracture, too.

"TAMAKI!" Diethard yelled.

The said Black Knight faced him trembling, expecting to be rebuked harshly. To his great surprise, the other three were looking at him with indebted expressions. Confused and curious, Tamaki looked back at the crate. There was a small, visible hole where he had punched it.

He cheered as they all went back to work trying to get it open with much more success this time. Tamaki simply only used his other hand.

While those four went on with that, Lelouch was left to bathe in his own thoughts. His fever had gone down a little after he fell in the water. But it was back now, and it felt even higher than before.

Even while lying on the ground, not pushing himself in the least, his vision wasn't working right. Was the world supposed to be blurred and spinning? Well actually, he couldn't remember. What did the world look like again?

Suddenly, a flash of something made the world come into more focus. Lelouch had seen something. It was familiar. Very, very, familiar. He saw it again: a figure, sitting near him. Her outline was hazy, but Lelouch knew she was smiling.

"N-N…" He coughed harshly. "Nun…Nunnally!" he called dimly, reaching out to her with a trembling hand. "W-Wha…are…y'd-doin…h…here?" An excruciating headache hammered against his skull, but Lelouch didn't care. Not now that his sister was here.

The girl's mouth moved, but only a quiet murmur of a sound came.

I love you, Brother. At least, that's what he thought she said.

A cheer erupted from three of them as they finally managed to rip the top of the crate. Tamaki scooped up an armful in a flash and started shoving it all down his throat.

Diethard and Tohdoh were more subtle. The calmly picked up a piece and ate, despite how starving they must have been as well. The latter checked the packaging and confirmed the expiration date was in two months.

Ohgi grabbed a piece, but didn't start eating yet. He turned his head. "Hey, Zero, you must be hungry. Would you like…?"

"Guys," Ohgi whispered quietly. This was a sharp tone, mixed with fear. Just be hearing that tone the others knew to stop what they were doing. "I think…I think Zero is hallucinating."

A silence acted as a gasp. They should have known his fever was high enough. But the shock of hearing something like that about one of the most powerful men in the world was…

Zero was crawling and shivering fiercely towards an empty spot of ground. He was touching some invisible object. No not touching, Ohgi knew, he was hugging it. Zero was speaking something too. However it was almost inaudible. The only thing they heard was "N-n…nun…ly..."

Ohgi flashed back to a few hours ago. Zero was asleep. He had whispered the exact same name. Nunnally.

It was Diethard who ran over to him. "ZERO!" he yelled, grasping onto the terrorist's shoulders. He tried to shake him out of it, but Zero only leisurely looked towards him.

"Huh? Sch-schnizel?...H-How…d'y-you…get h-here?" Zero tried to escape Diethard with a pathetic effect.

Tamaki groaned. "Great. Now he's hallucinating who we are!"

Ohgi gritted his teeth. 'This can't be happening!' he thought. 'Normally this wouldn't be that big of a deal, but like this…he's completely vulnerable. If Britannians were to come right now, there's no way we could escape. This situation…is hopeless…"