A/N: Guess what: I can update while in West Virginia! Finally, after a long flight from San Jose to Salt Lake City to Cincinnati to finally the city of Charleston, West Virginia, I can do what I love most; writing. So stop reading this A/N and read the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam, Code Geass, or even Star Wars. I know; it sucks.
Queen captures Knight
-I-
Lelouch looked at C.C in disbelief; he knew that C.C was old, after seeing her memories two years ago, but discovering that she was a Jedi Knight from over 4,000 years past was as shocking as… discovering that you love your best friend but find out she's engaged to another man.
Meanwhile, the droid started beeping. Caterina turned to the droid. "T3; what is it?" the droid, whose name was T3-M4, responded with series of beeps, whistles, and drones. Of course, everyone didn't know what the droid was saying, but Caterina and Bastilla quickly spun around and activated their Lightsabers; Bastilla had a double-bladed Lightsaber with a yellow blade, while Caterina had a standard Lightsaber with a green hue, though the handle was longer; about more than 10 inches long.
They soon found their assailants; a trio of Dark Jedi approaching the, sabers drawn. "Please surrender; we do not want your innards desecrating this holy place." One of the Dark Jedi stated.
What he got was a highly compacted ball of pure light energies thrown at him. The intense heat of the ball, coupled with the violent collision of Light and Dark side energies, literally blew away The Dark Jedi. "Leave this place; lest your dark aura continue tainting this place." Caterina coldly stated. "Whoa; who knew past C.C was so badass?" Cody said. C.C quickly shushed him.
One of the Dark Jedi chuckled. "Ah, a smart one; you shall regret those words once you taste the heat of my blade!" he quickly charged right at Caterina, but she sidestepped him and the battle was joined. Caterina was ever graceful and fluid, like a ballerina. Her assailant brought down his Lightsaber in downward chop, but Caterina side-stepped the blow and responded by a whirling slash, which The Dark Jedi barely blocked. She continued her momentum with a rapid-fire series of whirling cuts and slashes; she moved so fast that she was a blur. "Dang; you're fast, C.C." Cody said. "Was fast." She replied.
Suddenly, The Dark Jedi fired a burst of Sith Lightning at her, but she outstretched her palm and absorbed it and redirected the energy at a nearby pillar. The Dark Jedi took advantage of the distraction and slashed her at a blind spot at her right hip. However, Caterina managed to block it and, grabbing the end of her Lightsaber, twisted clockwise and separated the handle, revealing another Lightsaber. Using the extra Saber, she slashed at the Sith in a reverse grip slash. The dark Jedi barely avoided that and now faced not only a skilled Jedi, but one armed with two sabers.
Caterina tossed her Lightsaber up in the air and grabbed it in a reverse grip, now holding both of her sabers in a reverse grip (Note: A reverse grip is when you hold a knife or a sword with the blade parallel to your forearm, essentially holding it backwards with the pommel or bottom facing your enemy. Ideal for wide slashing attacks). She advanced on her enemy, blades at the ready. She then twirled around in a 360 degree spin, sabers outstretched. The dark Jedi blocked both sabers, but Caterina followed that up with a roundhouse kick to the Sith's head, knocking him off guard. The two continue to battle as our heroes looked on. "Whoa; I never knew C.C was such a good fighter." Kallen commented. "I was proficient in duel saber wielding and a master of Form II Lightsaber combat; at least in my past life." C.C answered.
"Past Life?" Lelouch wondered.
-I-
Meanwhile, Bastilla was dealing with the other Dark Jedi. She was aggressive in her fighting style; giving the sith no rest. However, the Dark Jedi had a trick up his sleeve. Bastilla did a whirling quarterstaff like attack on The Dark Jedi, but then he fired a force ball at her, knocking her off her feet and unconscious. Caterina saw the attack and paused her combat with the sith. "BASTILLA!" she screamed. But unbeknownst to her the Sith she was fighting snuck up on her and bonked her on the head with the hilt of his Lightsaber. She was knocked unconscious too. "And now to open the window once again." The dark Jedi said. he and his accomplice started to chant in some sort of ancient language. As they were chanting, tendrils of dark energies appeared on the pillars and connected like a unholy chain. Then in the middle of the Stone circle, a tear was violently ripped of the ground; as if the universe was torn asunder with a bloody knife. What were found inside the tear were a huge ethereal storm; dark red and black energies clashed with white energies; the dark side and the force ever battling in this storm.
"Yes; the schism of the force; with it, we shall gain ultimate power!" The Dark Jedi shouted. A tendril of dark hit the Siths, overloading them with power. Caterina, however, woke up and saw the Schism.
And in that moment, the destinies of two people separating by millennia were intertwined.
-I-
A tendril of white energy hit Caterina and enveloped her, but the energy had a pure, almost heavenly aura to it. "What's happening?" Kallen stated. C.C, however looked in a daze. For in that moment, the Dark Jedi's suddenly scream in pain; the power was too much for them. They were lifting up in the air, fire coming out of their eyes. Then, they exploded in billions of dust particles. Its job done, the schism closed like a wound healing, never to be open again. Caterina continued to glow, until after a few minutes the energy surrounded dim and went out. She looked exactly like she did before. She stood up and walked to Bastilla, silently waking her up. "What happened? Did we seal the schism?" she asked her.
Caterina smiled, "We sealed the schism, old friend." Her smiled then disappeared. "But I… cannot travel with you anymore." Bastilla looked worried. "Why?" Caterina stood straight and merely answered, "This is why." Suddenly, she went on fire, or rather some sort of ethereal fire. Bastilla looked on in both wonder and awe as she saw Caterina change before her eyes. Her hair seemed to change color, while her body remained the same. Finally, she was "Extinguished," and standing before Bastilla was Caterina, changed beyond imagining and with Green hair. She pulled a few loose strands of hair and examined them. "New hair, that's weird." But what was even weirder was the birdlike sigil on her forehead.
That day, Caterina died, and from her ashes was born C.C.
The scene suddenly changed back to the living room, as if nothing ever happened. "I can't… I can't believe this." Cody said in shock. Lelouch looked at C.C, who looked sad and was silent. "You didn't know your past, didn't you?" C.C nodded. "All these years, I wondered why was like this. Why I couldn't die, and why…" she traced her forehead, "Why I can grant powers. All these years, I wondered what was wrong with me; why I was treated as if I was inhuman, and subjected to… terrible things. I wonder why I was always… I was always…" She tried to fight back the tears, but couldn't. she suddenly ran to Lelouch and hugged him with her might. "ALONE! FOR ALL THESE YEARS, I WONDERED WHY I WAS ALONE!" she sobbed into his chest galleons a plenty. Lelouch was stunned at first, but then he wrapped his arms around her waist. "C.C; remember what happened two years ago, what I told you on the Gawain?" he gently stroked her green hair.
"I told that you weren't alone. You know why?" C.C looked up at his mysterious purple eyes. "Because if you are witch, then I am a warlock." He said. C.C stopped crying and smiled. "I'll never leave you, Caterina. Because…. I love you." Lelouch stated. C.C didn't answer; instead, she closed her eyes and kissed him. Lelouch didn't hold anything back this time around. "Aw, isn't that sweet?" Cagalli muttered. Kira looked at his sibling wryly. "Thinking of Athrun again, huh?" Cagalli quickly blushed and turned away. Kira merely smiled.
C.C's and Lelouch's passionate kiss was interrupted however, when a voice stated, "A Revolutionary leader and a witch in love? How romantic."
Lelouch turned around to see the person he was least happy to see:
Suzaku Kururugi: his former friend and now commander of the 181st Mobile Suit division.
Next time on Geass Front: an old friend arrives at Taika base to conduct some well-meaning "Business" with Lelouch. However, when Cody brings in the Calvary in the form of his own entourage of friends, things are accelerating faster than expected. Be ready for knight captures pawn, the next chapter in the thrilling series that is Geass Front.
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