Here's chapter seven. Anyway I don't own code geass or any of the characters just the OC.
7. Attack Cornelia
A flashback from eight years ago shows a young Lelouch vi Britannia entering the Britannian throne room where his father waits to have an audience with him.
"Announcing the 11th Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, The guard started, "Lelouch Vi Britannia, 17th heir to the imperial throne!"
As Lelouch proceeds towards the emperor, the hushed voices of the Nobles can be heard discussing the recent death of Marianne vi Britannia.
"I heard Lay Marianne was killed within the Aries Villa," A male noble whispered.
"There's no way terriorists could have gotten through there," Another male noble whispered.
"Then that would mean the ones who responsible are-"
"Be quiet, you'll get in trouble if the wrong people here you."
"And yet the boy remains, despite the fact that his mother is dead." A third male noble whispered.
"It's over, and the Ashford family that was backing them is finished as well." A fourth male noble said.
"What of the princess?" A female noble asked.
"As I understand she was blinded and crippled."
"Now she can't even be married off for political gain."
Lelouch finally confronts Charles.
"Hail, Your Majesty." Lelouch spoke calmly. "My mother, the Empress, is dead."
"Old news. What of it?" Charles replied with a bored tone.
"What of it?!" Lelouch replied suprised.
"You sought an audience with the Emperor of Britannia simply to inform me of that?" Charles looked to his side. "Send the next one in, I've no time for these childish games."
Lelouch ran towards Charles and stopped as two guards with spears rushed towards him and Charles signaled them to stop.
"Father! Why didn't you keep mother out of harm's way?" Lelouch asked angrily "You're the Emperor! The greatest man in this nation if not the world; you should've protected her and now you don't even visit Nunnally!"
"I've no use for that weakling." Charles responed coldly.
Lelouch was shocked again. "That weakling?"
"That is what it means to be royalty."
Lelouch clenched his teeth and his fists in anger.
"Then I don't want to be your heir," Lelouch looked at his father with hatred. "I give up my claim to the throne!"
Lelouch's declaration shocked and stunned the crowd in the throne room.
"I'm sick of the fighting and scheming over who will succeed you, father! I've had enough!"
"You are dead." Charles replied harshly. "You've always been dead to me; dead from the moment you were born. Who gave you the fine clothes you wear and comfortable home, the food you eat and your very life? All of those, I have given to you. In short, you are nothing to me because you have never existed! Yet you dare speak this foolishness to me?!"
He towers over the child Lelouch. Lelouch gasps and falls
Charles continues. "Lelouch... You are dead, therefore you are not entitled to any rights. I am sending you and Nunnally to Japan. As prince and princess you will serve well as bargaining tools."
(Back In The Present, Lelouch and Nunnally's Residence)
Back in the present, it was dawn and Lelouch sat on his bed thinking back to that day.
(Area 11 Government Buearu)
In the Knightmare hanger, Lloyd shows off the Lancelot to Cornelia.
"It's a seventh generation Knightmare Frame," Lloyd explained. "making its abilities far greater than normal…"
"I understand that the Lancelot's pilot is an Eleven." Cornelia interjected.
"That's correct, an Honorary Britanian." Lloyd replied. "However…"
"I'm promoting this man from private to warrant officer," Cornelia interjected again. "that should satisfy him. I'm trying to win without having to rely too much on the Numbers."
Cornelia walked away and Lloyd sighed heavily and slumped a bit but moved on with Cornelia and her two guards.
Meanwhile Euphie was sitting in her desk in her office looking over the reports and she had her thoughts on what was happening and what had happened ever since so got to Area 11.
'Those who risk their lives on the battlefield are the ones who deserve to rule. I understand the theory, sister. But still…' Euphie sighed.
(A.S.E.E.C. Hanger)
Suzaku in his flight suit was doing his homework and Cecile was keeping him company.
"Sorry, you have to sit here watching me do my homework." Suzaku said.
"Oh, don't worry about it." Cecile assured with a smile. "You've never attended a regular school before, so it can't be avoided."
"The guys on the Student Council are helping me, too. But… it's still hard."
"Hehehe. To be perfectly honest with you, I've been a little bit worried. It's supposed to be a liberal school, but I was afraid you were fitting in well."
"Me, too. I was expecting that." Suzaku said with a smile. "But I happened to run into some old friends there and they smoothed everything out for me."
Cecile smiled cheerfully. "Be sure you never take those friends for granted. If your friendship continues, your reunion won't have been coincidence. It will have been predestined."
"O.K." Suzaku said happily.
"Anyway, please try one of these." Cecile said looking at the tray of rice balls.
"Thank you, I will." Suzaku said looking at one of the rice balls and taking a bite of one.
"I'd like your opinion of them." Cecile said.
Suzaku was suprised and looked at what was inside. "There's… jam."
"Yes. I just happened to get some lovely blueberries." Cecile said feeling proud.
"Alright, everyone." Lloyd said loudly. "Pack it up, pack it up. Well done today. Don't do anymore." Lloyd waved his arms. "Hip, hip, hurrah! That's all folks… haah."
Lloyd sighed heavily and Suzaku and Cecile were suprised.
"Ah… Um…" Suzaku spoke.
"Go to school." Cecile said with a smile. "Classes might be over for the day, but it's important to meet your friends and have a social life, too."
(Ashford Academy)
Over at Ashford Academy Shirley and Kallen are setting up Arthur's cat house in the club room.
"Say, can I ask you something important?" Shirley said.
Kallen picked up Arthur
"Uh-huh. Sure, what is it?" Kallen said.
"Ah, Kallen, are you hiding something from us?" Shirley asked.
Kallen looks suprised by that question.
"If it's something too personal…" Shirley said looking downcat.
"No. What are you talking about?" Kallen asked looking nervous and takes out her purse.
"You can tell me. I promise I won't be shocked or upset. Uh well the thing is I happend to see you before." Shirley said.
Kallen thinks her cover is blown and takes out the hiden knife in her purse, Arthur sees this and get frightend and tries to make Kallen let go of him.
Shirley turns around and says. "Urghh, you're going out with Lulu, right?"
Kallen looks confused. "Lulu?"
"The other day I saw you outside." Shirley said.
Kallen realizing what day she is talking about quickly tries to deny it. "Ah, no no no no. That was all his doing."
"His doing?"
"No, wait! It wasn't like that."
"I don't get it. You were trying so hard to catch the cat before." Shirley said.
"No, that wasn't it. Besides it's not like we kissed or anything." Kallen said.
"Or anything?" Shirley said looking at her shocked. "Then you stopped short of doing it?"
"Will you quit imagining things?" Kallen said angrily while blushing. "You don't understand the circumstances one bit!"
While those two are talking about love, Milly Ashford is in the principal's office on a call with her mother with a depressed look.
"But an arranged marriage is so…" Milly spoke. "I understand how much you want to reestablish the Ashford family. But mother, it's just that…"
(Saitama Ghetto)
Outside the walls of the school, Britannian forces have surrounded the Saitama Ghetto.
(G-1 Mobile Base)
A meeting was taking place in the bridge with Cornelia sitting on the throne and Guilford standing next to her while Darlton and Cornelia's staff officers were standing by the console.
"The Saitama Ghetto is now completely surrounded." Darlton reported. "The Yamato Alliance's hide out is located at somewhere in here. Half the people in this neighborhood are cooperating with them. So, if we proceed now…"
"What will be the effect on production?" Cornelia asked.
"Primary sector output should decrease by 0.2%"
"Within expectations, you mean. All right." Cornelia responed and then looked over to three men who were staff members who worked under Clovis. "All of you here participated in the Shinjuku disaster. Is that correct?"
The staff officers bowed.
"Yes. And we're indebted to you Princess Cornelia for your mercy." One of the staff officers said.
"That's not what I'm asking." Cornelia looked at the monitor. "Do you think the conditions are similar?"
The three staff officers were confused.
"To those in Shinjuku." Cornelia clarified.
(HiTV Studio, Tokyo Settlement)
Cornelia has organized this attack in order to create similar conditions to those of the Skirmish in Shinjuku Ghetto in hopes of drawing out Zero. They even broadcast their time of attack on the news.
"Mlitary authorities report that they have surrounded the Saitama Ghetto, a known hiding place for terrorists." An anchorwoman reported. "Viceroy Cornelia is also on the scene, and entry to that area is restricted."
(Ashford Academy, Lelouch's Room)
C.C was placing a stamp on the card Pizza Hut when Lelouch walks in with his eyes narrowed.
"Hum-hum-hum." C.C then notices Lelouch. "Oh, well? What has you looking so serious?"
(HiTV Studio, Tokyo Settlement)
"It appears that a full scale assault will be launched in two hours. Consequently, power will be shut off…"
"News is one thing, but why are we broadcasting the start time?" A crewmem asked.
"Because they are trying to provoke Zero and Soul." Diethard answered.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
"Zero and Soul are criminals with a flair for theatrical." Cornelia said. "I've recreated the same conditions that existed in Shinjuku in order to draw them out. If they're the over-confident type, I predict they'll come here to try to kill me.
"Viceroy, you'd really risk your own life like this?" One of Clovis's former staff officers asked suprised.
"What you fail to understand is war is a strrugle between pride and life." Cornelia explained.
(Ashford Academy, Lelouch's Room)
Lelouch was putting things away in his briefcase while C.C was lying on the bed watching him.
"You're not falling for the enemy's provocation?" C.C asked.
"They went to such trouble to invite me, though. Besides, there's something I'd like to ask Cornelia personally."
"Destroying Britannia or discovering who murdered your mother, which is more important to you?"
"The two are of equal importance." Lelouch answered. "The royal family members are competing with each other to see who will ascend the throne and become the next ruler. Or rather, they're being forced to fight by that man." Lelouch frowned and clenched his fists thinking about his father.
"But the very thing you hate is the same thing that makes Britannia strong." C.C commented. "The royal heir who is best fit become the next ruler of Britannia is the last one left standing."
"Exactly. The weak ones lose and they're cast aside." Lelouch said. "Britannia is that kind of nation. That kind of world."
"Survival of the fittest is the most basic rule of all."
Lelouch then slams the briefcase shut.
"If that's true, then what happens to Nunnally?" Lelouch asked in anger. "Should I simply give up on my sister because she's frail? I refuse to accept that. I'll wipe out that sort of world myself."
Lelouch is about to leave but then C.C. holds a gun to him.
Meanwhile in the hallway of Ashford Academy, Suzaku arrived wearing his school uniform and was waving a fuzzy tail on a stick so that he could play with Arthur while humming to himself. He reached the door to the Student Council room.
"Like I've said, there's nothing between Lelouch and I!" The door opened and Kallen came out.
"Lelouch?" Suzaku replied.
"Anyway, that's how it is. There's nothing going on." Kallen said before leaving in a hurry.
Suzaku enter the room and looked around only to see Shirley. "Huh? Um… where is Lelouch?" He asked.
"I don't know where he is. And I don't give a damn!" Shirley said feeling upset.
"Huh?" Suzaku responed confused.
(Lelouch's Room)
"You can't go, Lelouch." C.C said still pointing a gun at him. "You need to fulfill your part of our bargain, so I won't have you dying before that."
"Notice that what you're saying and what you're doing are contradictory." Lelouch pointed out.
"Oh, I won't kill you. I'm merely going to shoot you in the leg to quiet you down."
"And what about Logan and Rolo? will you do the same to them."
"I need them alive to, if I stop you from going they won't go either."
"Now I get it. You are unable to use Geass yourself, aren't you?" Lelouch said with a smirk.
C.C gasps
"I'm not surprised. I suspected as much. You obviously wouldn't have ask us to do it if you could've done it yourself." Lelouch then takes out his own gun.
"Do you honestly think you can threaten me with a gun?" C.C replied suprised as she arched an eyebrow.
"Yes, I do." Lelouch then points the gun at his own head.
C.C was shocked by his action.
Lelouch smirked. "Even if I die I know Logan and Rolo can continue this battle without me, as for myself. "Until I met you I was dead. An empty corpse existing behind a false guise of life, a life in which I did nothing real. Day to day, I merely went through the emotions of living as if I were a zombie. And I always had the feeling that I was gradually dying. If I'm condemned to go back to that, then I'd rather…" Lelouch prepared to pull the trigger.
"Stop it." C.C said loudly before dropping her gun. This convinces C.C. and she lets him go. "I see now. It's life without meaning. And a life like that…"
Lelouch prepares to leave. "C.C know that I'm not being reckless, this battle will just be an experiment."
"Experiment?" C.C said looking confused.
"Yes I'm going to field test some new weapons, One is Geass and the other is..." Lelouch said before leaving.
(Outside Ashford)
Lelouch is then leaving Ashford while talking on the phone,
"When can you two get to Saitama." Lelouch asked.
"When can make in a few minutes." Logan said on the other line.
"Perfect I'll meet you there also how the Sutherland?"
"Completely repaired, Rolo's already gotten the hang of the controls."
"I see and the statis of the Agravaine?" Lelouch asked.
"Fully loaded and ready to go." Logan answered.
Lelouch grinned happy at that information "Excellent."
(Saitama Ghetto)
At the same time, the Saitama Ghetto Ambush begins and the Brittanians start gunning down civilians.
"Oh, my God. Why the hell did you do that? Even children are here. What's going on? We haven't done anything." One of the civilians said.
"That's exactly why. The people of this ghetto refused to report the terrorists. You hide them, cover for them. That's treason against a suzerain state!" One of the soldiers said before they open fire.
G-1 Moblie Base
"We've done sweeping away those in charge." Darlton reported.
"It's nearly time to set our plan motion. So shall we begin?" Cornelia asked.
"Right. Attention all forces. Commence eradication of the Saitama Ghetto." Darlton ordered. "All forces, assume No. 1 battle stations."
As the battle commences, Jeremiah Gottwald and his squad are not permitted to engage in the battle.
"I don't understand." Jeremiah said upset. "Why won't Princess Cornelia order us to attack as well?"
"She won't because Orange is here." Kewell said with contempted and made Jeremiah look at him and Kewell looked away in disguist. "Just be thankful that you haven't been disposed of. You're to blame for this. It's due to you that our careers are over."
"You're wrong. Zero's the one who did it." Jeremiah insisted.
"That again, humph."
Villetta looked at Jeremiah and then she recalled something. 'Zero. Could those students be working with him?'
(Saitama Ghetto)
"Suppression of area 4 complete." A Knightmare pilot ordered. "8th and 11th mechanized infantry companies are sweeping north and south in a pincer movement."
Lelouch was dressed like a soldier watching them massacre the civilians with disguist. 'Always the same.' Lelouch thought. 'Cornelia replaces Clovis, yet Britannia never changes.'
Lelouch then takes out a radio to contact Logan and Rolo. "Alright were ready to begin are you both in position?. Lelouch asked.
"Yes, I'm in position awaiting your instructions." Rolo said over the radio.
"I'm in position and ready to go, just say the word." Logan said over the radio.
"Okay, now let the experiment begin." Lelouch said preparing to contact the Yamato Alliance.
(Yamato Alliance Base)
"It's hopeless." One of the members said.
"Can't we break through along the Saikyo Line." Another member suggested.
"They got armor blocking it. We can't use backroads, either. Any reinforcements from Akabane or Jujo?" A different member said.
"One man might get through but not a group."
"Izumi!" One of the members ran in holding a communicator.
"Damn. Any words of Toda or Kawaguchi districts?" Izumi asked.
"Forget that. Listen!" The Yamato Alliance members listen to here the voice of Zero.
"This, is Zero." He said over the communicator.
"Zero!"
"Zero, you mean?" They were all shocked at hearing Zero.
"I assume all of you have heard about the Shinjuku incident. Do what I say, and you will be saved." Zero offered them.
(Saitama Ghetto)
"B-12 Pilot: B-12, suppression complete."
"F-7 Pilot: F-7, no sign of the enemy."
"D-24 PIlot: D-24, we are 87% complete."
"Paladin team, change course to 5-1-6."
"Yes, my Lord. moving to 5-1-6."
Sutherland Pilots were driving side by side.
"No response at all. Thess guys Zero and Soul might turn out to be no shows.
"Yes, they're just run of the mill terrorists."
As they said that to they were struck by missiles and their Knightmares exploded, members of the Yamato Alliance were hiding inside a ruined building having fired the missiles from there.
"They came! They really came!" A member said.
"Just like Zero said they would!" Another member said.
"Now then. It time to find out just how capable these terrorists are, prepare yourself Cornelia," Lelouch then began to give them more orders. "R-1, R-2, maintain distance. Draw them back to the area where N-2 is. B-7, open fire towards 2 o'clock. P-5's team will commence its barrage."
In a different area a two Sutherlands moved and then they stopped and activacted their Factsphere Sensors and then two of them were suddenly struck by slash harkens and ejected.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia and her staff officers in the bridge were seeing signatures of their Knightmare forces being lost. Cornelia was getting reports of teams being lost.
"First team, contact lost." One of the staff officers said.
"Kuznetskii team engaging. They were ambushed." Another staff officer said.
"The enemy appears to be using Sutherlands captured from our own forces." Another staff officer said.
"Exactly the same as Shinjuku." One of Clovis's former staff officers said.
"Has there been any sign of Zero or Soul yet?" Another one of Clovis's staff officers asked.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Back in the ghetto, the Britannian forces were being decimated as instructed by Lelouch with the Yamato Alliance. Lelouch then wondered what Cornelia was going to do next.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
There was another beep and they saw on the screen that five Knightmares were lost and it was at the area where there was a bridge being destroyed.
"Point 1-7 has fallen." One of the staff officers said, "Hally team, contact lost."
"That's enough." Cornelia said. "Order all troops to fall back. Further damage and casualties serve no point."
"Fall back?" One of Clovis's former staff officers spoke in disbelief, "With all due respect, we can still fight them."
"We can't fight them like this." Cornelia pointed out.
"All forces, fall back behind Ghetto perimeter at once. Formation dosen't matter. Fall back behind Ghetto perimeter at once." Darlton orders over the loud speaker.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch hears that order while in the ghetto as well and watches Cornelia's forces pull back. "Well, how interesting, if I was working alone I probably would make my move at this point, but I have something better planned." Lelouch looks at the monitor. "It's almost time."
(Ashford Academy)
Back at Ashford, C.C was still lying down on Lelouch's bed looking up to the ceiling. "Heh heh. You can't fight your own blood, can you? But regardless, that type of person is dangerous." C.C said talking to seemingly no one. "I wonder which path he'll take. I understand. Just who do you think I am, anyway?"
Meanwhile in the Student Council room Suzaku was waving the fuzzy tail in front of Arthur. "So Lulu and Nunnalived here before in was an Area, and Logan too" Shirley asked. "Were they neighbors?"
"Um, something like that," Suzaku replied. "What about you?"
"Well I guess I was like Lulu as well. I mean he was too frivolous and would sneer at working hard. I honestly didn't like him at first."
"I see..."
"But then something happened back when we were freshmen. There was this traffic accident. The driver that hit the rear was clearly at fault anyway you looked at it but he tried to make it seem like it was the couple's that he hit and no one would set in to help them. When I looked over, I saw Lulu and Rivalz and Lulu was just sitting there in the passage seat reading a book with a bored look on his face," Shirley recalled as she told Suzaku what Lelouch did and it was that Lelouch got up and placed the hook of a towing truck to the rude man's car and when the truck drove off it took the man's car with it and the man frantically ran to stop the truck so that he could get his car back and Shirley had a look of amazement when she saw it, "Lulu didn't do it to boast or laugh about it. He did it with that same bored look on his face. It was then I started wondering, What's up with that guy? What's he thinking? What does he really want to do? I wanted to know.
"So what did you do?" Suzaku asked.
"I asked Logan," Shirley said. "They were always hanging out and Lulu only ever opened to him so I figured he would know. When I told him what happened, he just smiled and said. 'I had a feeling had to something like that.' Then he told me that was oneof his virtues and that it's not something he could just explain, that I had to get to know him and find out for myself."
"Sounds like the kind of thing he would say." Suzaku said with a smile. "Afterall I agree."
"I wanted to know and well, the result of trying to figure him out and trying to understand him...I..."
"You fell in love with him," Suzaku deduced.
Shirley flinched and then she blushed, "I...I suppose...Maybe."
Outside the Student Council room, Milly was listening to the conversation between Suzaku and Shirley.
"Oh to be in love," Milly said in a quiet tone.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch walked on the monitor seeing Cornelia's forces pull back.
"Cornelia you stand no chance you'll lose." Lelouch said confident in his victory.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
"This is the end I'll win," Cornelia said with a smile.
The staff officers look at her suprised while both Darlton and Guilford nodded with confidence for their princess.
"Indeed that is why your called the Godness of Victory," Darlton said.
Cornelia nodded and looked over to Guilford, "Are you ready Guilford my Knight?"
Guilford bowed to her, "It is my pleasure to serve and obey, Princess."
Cornelia smiled happy with his loyalty.
(Inside The Cockpit Of A Sutherland)
Rolo inside the Sutherland Lelouch commandeered from Shinjuku saw Cornelia's forces pulling back on his monitor and contacted Lelouch.
"Hey Zero, shouldn't we move in and use this chance to take Cornelia by suprise?"
"No, best we don't" Lelouch replied over the radio. "just stick to the plan we agreed on earlier."
"Are you sure? even though we have big brothers Knightmare?"
"I'm sure, if we move in well be doing just what see wants," Lelouch tells him. "Besides Logan's Agravaine has a different objective here."
(Ashford Academy, Student Council Room)
"Kallen got annoyed with me and said it was nothing," Shirley said. "But still I think she was trying to fool me."
"Which is why the best way is to ask him directly," Suzaku said as he picked up the phone and dialed Lelouch's number, "I'll ask him how he feels about you."
Shirley was suprised and blushed at what Suzaku just said.
"Wait, what?" Shirley spoke. "Are you serious?"
"I am, dont worry, I'll handle it."
"No way!" Shirley takes the phone from him and hangs up.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch's phone started ringing then immediately hung up.
"Hmm? well that was strange," Lelouch said. "Anyway moving on."
(Student Council Room)
"Come on. Let me handle this for you." Suzaku said. "I'll ask him."
"No I don't want you to, okay?" Shirley replied.
They tussle about and Suzaku ends up landing on top of Shirley much too their embarrassment and then Suzaku's hand is bitten by Arthur.
"Oh. Does that hurt much?" Shirley asked.
"Yeah, alot." Suzaku answered.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch watches as Cornelia's forces falls back successfully. And the Gloucester Knightmare frames plioted by the Royal Guard were dispatched into the ghetto.
"So Cornelia, you're using the Royal Guard now," Lelouch said. "Heh just as I thught you would." He then pick up the radio. "This is Zero. N-1 will reengage their IFF signal. Operate as a Britannian unit."
"Understood."
Lelouch smiled and thought. '… as my decoy.'
(G-1 Moblie Base)
A signal was showing on the monitor inside the ghetto.
"One Knightmare unit is transmitting an IFF signal left within the city area," One of the staff officers said.
"Can we get contact?" One of Clovis's former staff officers said. "We need to hurry and form a rescue team."
"Destroy it." Cornelia said.
"Your Highness," One of Clovis's staff officers said as he and the were shocked by her order. "It might be one of our own captured by the enemy."
"I ordered all forces to pull back," Cornelia pointed out. "I have no use for soldiers who can't follow my orders."
"It's as she says." Darlton said.
"Do your duty even at the cost of your life, that is something all my subordinates know."
(Saitama Ghetto)
Four Gloucesters of the Royal Guard were moving to where the lone Sutherland was.
"As you wish, Your Highness." Guilford said.
Guilford and the other three members of the Royal Guard charged the Sutherland with their Jousting Lances.
"Hey! What're you guys doing? I'm on your side! Read the IFF signal!" N-1 said as he saw them preparing to attack.
They impaled the Sutherland with their Jousting Lances.
In a different location saw them destroying the Sutherland on his monitor and smirk. "Hmph, you've fallen for my trap." He then pushes a button. Suddenly the ground around Guilford and the Royal Guard exploded taking out the other three, however Guilford was able to escape the explosion. Then a second Sutherland that's the colour black came and took one of the Jousting Lances.
"Good it worked," Lelouch said. "I knew you would destroy that unit Cornelia, that's why a planted a landmine in that location and had N-1 go there before turning on his IFF, sadly we couldn't take out Guilford but oh well."
(G-1 Mobile Base)
They saw the signatures of the Sutherland and three of the Royal Guard lost while one of them was moving away and were shocked.
"What happened?" Darlton asked.
"Guilford, responed." Cornelia contacted.
"This is Guilford," Guilford said on the other line.
"Guilford, what's going on?" Cornelia asked. "What happened to the others?"
"Forgive me princess, after we destroy that Sutherland the ground beneath us exploded, I think it was a landmine."
"A landmine?" Darlton said as he and the others were suprised.
"Yes, I'm the only one who escaped the other three were killed." Guilford said.
"A trap, and we fell for it." Cornelia said clenching her fist. "Guilford return for now."
(Saitama Ghetto)
"Well time for the next phase." Lelouch then contacts the terroists. "N-2, transmit signal then fall back to the hospital ruins. R-1, R-2, hold your positions, fire only if attacked."
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia see the signal appear onthe monitor. "They've transmitted another signal which means one thing. They've set an ambush." Cornelia deduced. "Send in more Gloucesters and surround them."
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch see the Royal Guards movement on the monitor. "They're not following? No, damn it! R-1, R-2, abort the ambush and fall back at once. Abort!" Lelouch orders them.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
"Gloucesters have arrived at the indicated area." One of the staff officers reported. "No sign of the enemy."
"He anticipated my move. It really is Zero isn't it." Cornelia said with a smirk.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch contines giving them orders. "P-2, N-3, circle around behind the enemy. What's wrong? Come in! P-2, N-3! Damn it!" It shows that they ran away and left the radio.
"B-1, B-5, move in!"
"Like hell! There's no way we can beat Cornelia's Royal Guards. That's a death sentence. I'm out!" B-1 and three other terriorists get out of their Kinghtmares to surrender.
"Hey, all we surrender."
"We won't resist."
"Spare us."
(G-1 Moblie Base)
"Kill them" Cornelia ordered ruthlessly.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Lelouch watched the terroists die with a glare and turned off all communications with them, "If you can't follow simple orders... If you just run away when pressured... Then I have no use for you."
Soon before long all the terroists in their get wiped out one after another intil all of them are dead.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia and her staff officers watched all the enemy Knighmare on the monitor be destroy and Cornelia believes she is victorious.
"It's over, send orders for all soldiers to fall back." Cornelia said with a smile.
"Yes, understood Your Highness." Darlton said.
'Too bad Zero but things aren't the same as they were in Shinjuku.' Cornelia thought.
(Saitama Ghetto)
"Alright you two, the real battle is about to begin," Lelouch said contacting Logan and Rolo. "The Yamato Aillance has been wiped out so now you two will have to destroy Cornelia's forces, begin immediately."
"Understood, we'll take care of it." Rolo said on the other line.
"Got it, we'll wipe them out." Logan said on the other line.
In a different part of the ghetto a black Knightmare frame plioted by Logan was charging at a Gloucester and the Gloucester pliot saw the charging black Knightmare and tried to counter it but it was to fast for the Gloucester to counter it's moves and slashed by one of it swords.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia as well as everyone else in the bridge was suprised seeing one of their own members being destroyed.
"Hmm.. Seems I was to hasty," Cornelia said. "Looks like there's still a few left. In that case, send orders to the Royal Guard to enter and find them and then destroy them on sight."
The order Cornelia give was sent to the Royal Guard and they began searching for their enemy.
(Saitama Ghetto)
In an area in the ghetto, Rolo in his black Sutherland spots a Gloucester and fires his gun at his ejection block killing the pilot inside. Then a Second Gloucester appears.
"So that where you were hiding," The pliot said before he began his charge. "DIE!" he roared but before he could get close enough Rolo activates his Geass freezing the pliot and stopping his advance, Rolo quickly then picks up the Jousting Lance from the first Gloucester and throws It at the second one, he then deactivates his Geass when the Lance hits.
"Impossible? how did you-" The pilot said before his Knightmare explodes.
In a different area of the ghetto, the black Knightmare Logan was piloting was heading to the location of another enemy when a Gloucester above him jumps in the air intending to impale him. But Logan quickly turns around and shots his slash harkens using them to wrap around the Gloucester and stop his movements, then his Knightmare fires a mini-gun attached to it's wrist destroying the Gloucester.
"An ambush huh," Logan said after finishing off his enemy. "A good try but your Knightmare wasn't fast enough to pull it off." Logan drove off.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
"Your Highness, based on what's going on we can confirm there are two enemy Knightmares in the city, and they're rapidly destroy our soldiers." One of the staff officers reported.
"Kill them," Cornelia said vengefully, "Don't let either of them live."
"Yes Your Highness"
(Saitama Ghetto)
Three members of the Royal Guard found Rolo and were chasing him, Rolo leads them into an alley, as he drives around the corner they chase him only to see that he's not there. Rolo having used his Geass to freeze them then used his Knightmares slash harken to climb the buliding above them then drops a Chaos Mine at them, having no room to escape in the alley they are killed.
A Royal Guard member saw Logan's Knighmare charging towards him and tried shooting at him, but he was to fast and dodged his attacks, he then used his Knightmare to punch the Gloucester and then snatched his Jousting Lance using it at the moment to impale the Gloucester and kill the pilot.
Meanwhile Rolo appears in front of and shots him to get his attention, The Gloucester tries to charge at him but he uses his Geass to stop him then gets behind him and his Sutherlands Stun Tonfas to hit to Gloucesters ejection block, damaging it so the pilot can't eject. He then deactivates his Geass but before the pilot can find out he's behind him, he fires his slash harkens at the Gloucester, causing it to explode and killing the pilot.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia couldn't believe what was going on, she watched the monitor showing her Royal Guard being decimated one after another.
"This...This can't be." Cornelia said in shock.
"Viceroy," Darlton said looking at Cornelia. "The Royal Guard is..."
Cornelia stood up from her throne and clenched her fists in rage.
(Saitama Ghetto)
One Gloucester stood alone acting as a decoy and waiting for an enemy, while a second Gloucester stood above it on top of a structure waiting to ambush the enemy. Logan's Knightmare appear and was about to charge the decoy, but then turns about to fire his gun at the structure the second Gloucester was standing destroy his foot hold and making him fall in front of Logan, the other Gloucester turns around and sees Logan's Knightmare and charges at him hoping to stab him with his Jousting Lance, but Logan's Knightmare jumps in the air to avoid being stabbed and the enemy accidently stabs the other Gloucester. Before he can try to attack again Rolo's Sutherland appears and open fires at both of them, kiling them instantly.
"Okay that's all of them," Logan said. "Get to your location like we planned and I'll contacted Zero."
"Right, I'm on it." Rolo said before driving off.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Cornelia stood in shock at what she had hust witnessed and her staff officers as well as Clovis's former staff officers were stunned as well.
"The Royal Guard," Cornelia said shocked, feeling hatred and rage. "Curse you, Zero... Soul,"
Suddenly there was static on the monitor suprising the staff officers as they try to get it under control. The static then stopped and then Zero appeared on screen suprising everyone.
"Cornelia li Britannia, we meet at last." Zero said.
"Zero," Cornelia said in anger. "It really was you."
"That's correct," Zero said. "I suppose I should congratulate you for destroying the Yamato Alliance, but that was a simple task, unfortunately it seems your Royal Guard weren't up to the task of defeating Soul or one of our agents."
"Zero..."
"It's poetic justice if you think about, back at Shinjuku after Clovis's forces were destroyed by the enemy, he sent out a single Knightmare on it's own and it one sidedly all of it's enemy's" Zero pointed out. "This is practually the same except the roles are reversed.
"Your a fool Zero, this battle isn't over yet." Cornelia declared.
"Yes I agree, that is why if you feel up to it why not end it with a final battle, you and your Knight against Soul and our agent."
"You're challenge us?" Cornelia asked.
"Indeed I am," Zero replied, "That's honestly the main reason we came here."
Cornelia thought about it then looked at Zero with a death glare.
"Very well then Zero," Cornelia said as she clenched her fists. "I'll accept your challenge, I'll make all of you regret standing against me.
"Hmph, we shall see," Zero said. "I'm sending you their coordinates, their in different parts of the city, on the left is Soul the right is our agent."
The transmission end and Cornelia began to depart while the staff officers looked at her with suprise.
"Viceroy, you're going to accept his challenge?" One of the staff officers said.
"Absolutely," Cornelia replied, "This will be the pefect oppotunity to destroy Soul and Zero soon after."
"We're getting something." One of the staff officers said looking at console.
"Those must be the coordinates that Zero sent," Darlton said.
"Very well then," Cornelia said. "Prepare my Gloucester and tell Guilford to be prepared as well, it's time we put an end to this," She then turned to Darlton. "Darlton you be ready to move at a moments notice, if this is a trap I'll need your help."
"Understood Milady, it shall be done,"
Outside the G-1, Cornelia and Guilford were now inside their Knightmares about to move out.
"Guilford head to the location on the right," Cornelia said. "I'll take care of Soul, you deal with the other one."
"Yes Your Highness, I swear I shall be victorious." Guilford said.
"I know you will, now move out."
Cornelia and Guilford's Knightmares drove off heading the their respective locations.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Meanwhile Zero was looking at his monitor, seeing the signature of two Knightmares making their way to the location he sent.
"Hmm it seems Cornelia's began making her way there." He then contacts Soul.
"Soul Cornelia is now heading to your location as we speak."
"Yeah, I'm ready, and with the Agravaine I can't lose." Soul said on the other line.
"Good and Guilford is heading to meet Rolo, remember defeat them but don't kill them, atleast not yet."
"...Yeah, I-I know." Soul said nervously.
"I can tell from your voice that your worried," Zero said. "Is this about Rolo."
"Yeah afraid so," Soul said. "It's just that this is his first real battle and he's facing Guilford."
"I understand he's at a disadvantage," Zero agreed. "He's using a Sutherland against a Gloucester, he's facing someone on a different level then the Royal Guard, and this is his first real battle against someone who's been on the battle field for years." Zero pointed out. "But remember he still has his Geass and that's something that tips the scales in his favour."
"I know, and beside I still believe he'll win," Soul said. "After all he volunteered to fight Guilford, and if we don't believe in him who else will."
"Heh, yes that's true, then all we have to do is wait, now then good luck." Zero said before turning off his communication.
(Soul vs Cornelia)
Back with Cornelia, she piloted her Knightmare and stopped at the location Zero slowed her.
As she looked around she saw a black Knightmare, it was the Agrvaine, it had two retractable Factspheres affixed on its chest, two forearm-mounted short blades similar to a Sutherlands Stun Tonfas, a miniture gattling gun mounted on the erist of it's right arm, and four Slash Harkens two on its shoulders and two on its hips. It also sports a pair of Swords, equipped on it's back.
"Glad you could make it Cornelia." Soul said coming out of the cockpit of his Knightmare. "I had feeling you would come to my location."
Cornelia come out of her cockpit. "Soul, we finally meet."
"That's right, we do."
"So is it just you? don't you have others waiting in the shadows preparing to attack?"
"Oh, you think I'm setting a trap, did you really believe we sent you here just to ambush you?"
"Considering I'm dealing with a terriorist yes, it would be foolish to believe your words."
"I'll thank you not to pass judgement on me or any of else based on your prejudice and discrimination, and as for an ambush you really think I'd need that when it's already clear I can defeat you at this moment.
"Do get full of yourself, you will die and soon after Zero will to, I'm going to avenge my Royal Guard and my brother Clovis by ending the both of you."
"Wrong you can't stop us, we won't die intil we crush Britannia, and as for avenging them, remember you Royal Guard were soldiers and soldiers die on the battle field everyday if your truly going to waste time avenging them then your a fool and as for Clovis, let me ask you how many people have you killed not just soldiers but civilians as well, and knowing that how many family's have you separated, how many siblings have you killed, after all that you really think you have any right to avenge anyone."
"BE SILENT!" Cornelia roared. "Your just a filfy terriorist, a vile criminal, don't you dare think you can lecture me."
"It looks like talking to you is meaningless, even when someone tells you the truth you refuse to listen," Soul then enters his Knightmare. "Fine then lets battle my Knightmare the Agravaine with take you on."
"The Agravaine?" Cornelia replied as she got in her Knightmare. "So that's your Knightmares name?"
"That's right, now prepare yourself."
Soul's Knightmare then drew one of it's Swords and Cornelia readed her Jousting Lance, both prepared to attack.
(Rolo vs Guilford)
Guilford in his Gloucester arrived at the location he was sent and looked around for his opponent.
"I take it you're Guilford." said a voice,
As Guilford looked he saw a black Sutherland appear and Rolo came out of the cockpit, he was wearing a visor that covered his eyes and a black fabric mask that covered his nose to his neck.
"I see," Guilford said and came out of the cockpit of his Knightmare as well. "Are you the agent Zero spoke of that help Soul destroy the Royal Guard?"
"That's right and now I'm going to defeat you as well."
"Unfortunately that won't happen, I have sworn to destroy you as the of Princess Cornelia."
"Heehee," Rolo gave a small laugh. "Forgive me but, I find it ridiculous that you believe you can stop us for the sake of that witch."
"Hold your tongue!, I won't allow scum like you to insult Her Highness name."
"I didn't insult her, I just called her what she is, and besides knowing her she probably has plently of enemy by now how have called much worse. do you get angry at them all the time."
"Yes I do, as her Knight it is my sworn duty to defend her honor at all times."
"Her honor? well then, you'll probably be pretty upset when Soul defeats her."
"You fool that's not possible, Princess Cornelia is called the Goddess of Victory for a reason, so won't lose hear."
"The Goddess of Victory, considering the three of us sold our souls to the devil Gods and Goddess don't scare us."
His statement confused Guilford as they both began entering their Knightmares. "First let's exchange names, I am Gilbert G.P. Guilford." Guilford said inside his Knightmare.
"I am R.R." Rolo said inside his Knightmare.
"R.R?"
"That is the name they give me." Rolo replied. "Zero and Soul, I have no other name, atleast not one I can tell you."
"Very well then R.R, lets begin."
They begin their fight with Guilford charging towards him, R.R fires his Assault Rifle but Guilford dodges and moves back to gain distance, R.R then fires his slash harken knocking one of Guilfords Assault Rifles from his hand, Guilford goes back on the offensive and drews his Jousting Lance and charged at him to impale him, R.R dodges by shift to his right and drews his Stun Tonfas but Guilford pierces it with his Jousting Lance, however in that moment R.R seeing Guilford in close range uses his other arm to punch Guilford's Knightmare in the head and follows up by firing his slash harkens, knocking Guilford away from him and in some rubble.
Guilford's Knightmare gets out of the rubble with some damage, also having dropped his Jousting Lance. 'He's good, I can't let my guard down' Guilford thought.
R.R looked at the state of his Knightmare and thought. 'This man really is different from the others, that last move greatly damaged the Sutherlands arm I can't use it anymore. I need to wait for just the right moment to use my Geass.'
They continued the fight by circling around each other and firing their Assault Rifles at each other. Soon R.R's bullets hit their target and destroyed the Gloucesters Rifle, but Guilford was able to destroy the Sutherlands damaged arm at the same time. Then while they both thought about what to do next, they both at the same time saw the Gloucesters Jousting Lance that was previously dropped, in that instant both of them rushed to grab it, but R.R thinking fast drew the Stun Tonfa of his remaining arm and used it to slam into Guilford's Gloucester knocking him back and grabbing the Jousting Lance first.
'Now's my chance.' R.R thought as he held the Jousting Lance, he quickly activated his Geass and froze Guilford then charged towards him and deactivated it as he was right in front of him about to attack. Guilford who was too shocked at seeing his enemy suddenly right in front of him didn't have time to react as his Knightmare was stabbed by the Jousting Lance and fell to the ground.
"It's over Guilford, you lose." R.R said.
"That move you just made, that was impossible," Guilford said frusturated. "What did you do?"
"Sorry but I have nothing to say to you." R.R than fires his slash harkens destroying Guilford's Knightmare after forcing him to eject.
After defeating Guilford R.R than contacts Soul. "Soul it's me, I'm calling to let you know I've just defeated Guilford, I repeat I've defeated Guilford."
"Good work, I'm glad to hear it," Soul said on the other line. "Now go meet up with Zero, I've almost finished up here as well."
"Understood." R.R turned off his communicator and drove off to meet up with Zero.
(Soul vs Cornelia)
Going back a few minutes, Soul's Knightmare then drew it's Swords and Cornelia readed her Jousting Lance, both prepared to attack. Both of them charged at each other Cornelia's Jousting Lance clashed with Soul's Swords, they both kept attacking and countering with their weapons, Cornelia thrusted her Lance forward but the Agravaine jump in the air and dodge it, then landed and used it's free arm and threw many punches which connected with Cornelia's Gloucester, he then launched a kick which knocked her back.
"Fast, that's no ordinary Knightmare." Cornelia said.
Cornelia then had her Gloucester use it's Assault Rifle and tried shooting at Soul's Knightmare, but it was to fast and charged at her while dodging her attacks, then when gets right in front of her Soul uses the Agravaine's Sword to slice off the Gloucesters arm holding the Assault Rifle.
"Damn it," Cornelia cursed. "What kind of Knightmare is that."
"The Agravaine is a costume made seventh generation Knightmare Frame, a Gloucester has no chance against it." Soul said.
"Seventh generation?" Cornelia said suprised. "That's impossible."
"Why did you seriously believe Britannia was the one capable of this technology? if so then your more arrogant then I thought."
Cornelia's Knightmare fired two of it's slash harkens but the Agravaine used it's Sword the cut both of them, then fired it's wrist gun at the Gloucester but Cornelia dodge his attack and charged at him again, however Soul's Knightmare charged at her too with greater speed and drove past her while throwing a punch at her side just as he passed by knocking her Knightmare to the ground.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
Darlton and the staff officers were waiting for the battle's to end when the monitor showed the signal for Guilford's Knightmare to be lost, shocking all of them.
"This can't be, Lord Guilford's signal is gone." One of the staff officer said.
"But that means he lost, this is horrible." Another staff officer said.
"Worse this means the Viceroy is the only one left standing on our said." Darlton said.
(Soul vs Cornelia)
While Cornelia's Knightmare was on the ground, Soul recieved a signal on his communicator. "Soul it's me, I'm calling to let you know I've just defeated Guilford, I repeat I've defeated Guilford." R.R said on the other line,
Soul was pleased to hear that while Cornelia was shocked at what she just heard. "Good work, I'm glad to hear it," Soul said. "Now go meet up with Zero, I've almost finished up here as well."
"Understood." R.R said before hanging up.
"Well Cornelia looks like your Knight wasn't up for that task." Soul said.
Cornelia's Gloucester got back up "I can't be, there's no way Guilford could have lost to you people." Cornelia said.
"If you don't believe then just call him and ask, I'll wait." Soul said mockingly.
The Gloucester then charged once again and tried using the Jousting Lance to stab Soul's Knightmare but then the Agravaine drew it's second Sword and used them both to block the Jousting Lance and push the Gloucester back, while Cornelia is pushed back she throws the Jousting Lance at the Agravaine, but Soul reacts quickly and uses his Swords to deflect the Jousting Lance knocking it away. With the Gloucester now without a weapon Soul fires his slash harken at the Gloucester severing off it's other arm.
"No it can't be," Cornelia said feeling cornered.
"I'm afraid it is," Soul said now having his Knightmare close in and about to finish it.
"Now, are you prepared to repent." Soul said ruthlessly as he uses his Sword to slice of the Gloucesters torso and forces Cornelia to eject.
"Well that take care of that, now to take my leave." Soul said before driving off to meet up with the others.
(G-1 Moblie Base)
In the bridge Darlton and the staff officers look shocked and horrified at seeing Cornelia's signal also being lost.
"This is awful, Viceroy Cornelia was also defeated." One of the staff officer said shocked.
"Soul actually defeated her, unbelievable." The second staff officer said.
"General Darlton, your the one in command here, what are your orders?" The third staff officer asked.
"Calm down," Darlton told them. "Order any forces we have left to form a rescue team, secure the Viceroy and Guilford and bring them back here."
"Yes My Lord." They all say.
(Saitama Ghetto)
Cornelia's ejection block landed and Cornelia sat there enraged at her defeat. "Zero, and Soul as well, it seems I underestimated them and the fact that Guilford was also defeated means their forces are slowly growing stronger, meaning I need to get rid of them fast before they grow to big, but... For today atleast I concede victory to you two." Cornelia bitterly said.
(Ashford Academy)
Later that day as the sun set, Lelouch Logan and Rolo were in Lelouch's room pleased with today's victory.
"Congradulations to both of you for your outstanding victory's, with this we have hand Cornelia her first defeat." Lelouch said with a smile.
"Thanks but still, the Sutherland was badly damaged back there," Rolo said upset. "And I Wouldn't have been ableto defeat Guilford without my Geass."
"Stop it," Logan said placing a hand on his shoulder. "You did great, a Sutherland can be repaired quickly and Geass is still a weapon, and like any weapon it depends on how you uses it."
"He right," Lelouch said agreeing with Logan. "It's important to use an advantage given to you, you should be proud with your victory in that battle."
"Yeah, I guess your right," Rolo said now feeling better. "But I'm surprised you didn't have us capture Cornelia, Didn't you want to get answers out of her?"
"Don't be concerned about that." Lelouch said confidently. "I want to find out who killed my mother, but can wait intil after we've defeated Britannia if need be, there's no need to be hasty."
"Still it's too bad about the Yamato Alliance." Rolo said.
Lelouch then looked annoyed. "I know, even though we got good battle data for the Agravaine to send to Rakshata, but the other reason we went was to see how capable the Yamato Alliance was, it's a shame but not all resistance groups are built the same."
"True, compared to Kallen group they were worthless," Logan said. "they were nothing but meat shields against the Royal Guard."
"That reminds me," Rolo said. "Even though we destroyed Cornelia's Royal Guard, I'm pretty sure our battle are only going to get harder from here, honestly I don't think we can win with just us alone."
"Don't worry it won't be just us," Lelouch said be declaring. "Now we'll raise an army that can't lose to Britannia, of people, a nation!"
"A nation?" Rolo said.
"I see, so inside of using terrorists we'll build our own independent nation to fight Britannia." Logan deduced.
"That's right and it begins by liberating Japan." Lelouch said.
"But who's going to be in this army that you have planned?" Rolo asked.
"Leave that to me, I already have it planned out, now let's get started." Lelouch said.
"Get started on what?"
Lelouch smirked and said. "My revolution."
To Be Continued
And that's the chapter, First of all sorry this took so long to post I thought of spliting this into two separate chapter but then decided to make one big one. Now as for Logan's Knightmare, from the start I planned to give him that Knightmare, if you remember chapter three Lelouch and Logan were talking about a Knightmare Rakshata was building, and since both Suzaku and Kallen have seventh generation Knightmare I figured he should to, as for the name, since all the Knights of the Round's Knightmares are named after members of the Knights of the Round Table I did the same for him. As for Rolo's fight I wanted to so where he is right now in strength, even with his Geass he's still new at this but he'll get better in time, facing Guilford demonstrated that.
So see you next time, hope you enjoyed, and have awesome day.
