Code Geass: Valiant R2 Chapter 9 - The Madness

[Tokyo Settlement Government District]

"Q-2, there appears to be no available pathway for extraction within sector six"

"Roger that K-1, proceed to next sector for recon"

"Confirmed, rerouting now"

Neo sighed as he walked the street across from the Government Building.

'When the hell did they get such good patrol routes' He thought in frustration 'Kai must be expecting company. But is it me he fears or someone else?'

"Excuse me sir, are you lost?"

Neo looked back to find a familiar blonde girl in a Valiant uniform.

He was thankful for his disguise he decided to wear. It was loose fitting black jeans, a white tank top with a short-sleeved button down shirt that was opened. He also wore his hair in a tight pony tail, wore shades and a baseball cap with the Valiant sigil.

"I'm just admiring as much of Tokyo as I can while I'm here" He replied.

"You're from the Valiant Islands right?" She asked "I can tell by your skin and hair style"

"I'm sure the hat helped" He joked.

She chuckled "Yeah a bit. How did you get to Tokyo with the attacks in the pacific blocking air traffic?"

"Been here for a few weeks" He said "Was on a trip to visit the monument of Lady Elizabeth and pay my respects for her brother. I'm sure you Valiant Knights understand"

She frowned "I guess with all of the fuss recently we've forgotten to go pay our respects to our old friend"

"HEY JEN!"

Neo mentally smacked himself as another girl ran up holding a rather large shopping bag. Only when she got near did he realize just who it was.

"Why did you leave me back there!?" The girl whined.

"I saw this creepy guy a few times around the building so I came to talk to him" She said pointing towards Neo "And now I know he's not creepy at all but just dresses funny"

"I take offence to that" Neo groaned.

The other girl slowly moved her gaze to him and lightly gasped.

"Hey are you okay Nana?" Jenny asked looking between the two "I guess I should've mentioned a guest sooner. Oh I never got your name"

"It's Jordan Kael" He said with a slight bow.

Nunnally seemed to glare through him and smiled "Good to meet you mister Kael"

"You as well madam" He said with a nod "But I must be going"

"Nonsense!" Jenny exclaimed and grabbed his arm "You can come have dinner with us before we head back to work"

"I really must go" He insisted.

"Yeah he really does" Kyle said suddenly behind Jenny.

"Oh please can you?" She begged "Kyle's just afraid of Nana being around good looking guys"

"Jordan honey, there you are" A blonde Kallen said walking towards them holding little Logan in her arms.

Kyle glared between Neo and Kallen while Nunnally smiled brightly.

"Hello dear I was just on my way back when I met some of Lord Neo's friends" He said kindly as Jenny back away from him seeing the death glare from Kallen.

"We were just leaving" Kyle growled "Come Jen, Now!"

"Oh your so boring" She groaned as she followed him away. She then smiled "Race you to the restaurant!" and was off, leaving Kyle and Nunnally alone.

"Did you see the baby?" Nunnally asked excitedly.

"I did" Kyle replied simply.

She smiled "I wish I could've seen him with my eyes. He looked so pure and beautiful"

"All babies have that cute little ball of energy" He said "It's nothing special"

"Little? He was radiating light like how they describe angels in books. It was beautiful"

"That's impossible" Kyle stated but said no more as they entered the Government Building.

[Hydra Bridge]

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN MY MEN ARE GONE?!" Kayla's voice screamed throughout the room as her holo-image showed pure rage on her face.

"As I said Princess, Your brother took the whole White Lotus task force to assist with the battles in china soon after you left for Japan" Juliet said annoyed by being yelled at by a child "The Ikaruga was never reinforced and Xingke reported no sightings as of yet. Even the Valiant network cannot find them"

"You can just lose three airships in the Chinese wastes!" Kayla growled "Did he say anything before leaving?"

Juliet shook her head "We only knew what was happening when a transport plane dropped off the Morgana onboard the Hydra yesterday. The pilot didn't stick around to answer questions"

Kayla just scoffed and cut the comms.

"Agh! I hate kids!" Juliet growled with a bulging vein in on her head.

"Yes even Lelouch is having issues with her"

Juliet jumped at the sight of a holo-Neo standing in front of her.

"Cant you make a call like everyone else! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"It's my ship" He said simply.

She scoffed "What do you want boss? I thought you were on rescue duty until we got the call from your cousin"

"We are, but I was just listening to the issues with Xavier and I don't like it that he as second in command and take the White Lotus without Kayla's orders"

"You think that was all just a scam?" Juliet asked.

Neo nodded "They have been receiving supplies from some major backer. Kayla was simply someone for them to rally behind. She likes being in control so they would have to play along with her"

"But haven't they been attacking Britannia the same as everyone else?"

A globe appeared above Neo with red markers over several places around Britannia and Japan.

"The White Lotus have attacked factories, laboratories, military bases and estates of noble families all over the Britannian Mainland…"

"Isn't that a good thing?" Juliet said simply.

Neo nodded "Normally I wouldn't see an issue but these targets all have a connection that I was only made aware after a recent investigation into one of the Royals. These facilities have all been supported by Prince Arthus at some time"

Juliet gasped "The White Lotus are the enemy of Prince Arthus?! Who the hell is that stupid!?"

"Apparently Xavier or whoever he works for" Neo answered "The Prince has no clear enemies so I am unaware of his side in all of this but as of now, the White Lotus are to be considered hostiles"

"That's a bit extreme to say without the rest of the alliance isn't it?" Juliet argued.

"No, I agree with Neo" Lelouch's voice came in as he stood next to Neo "The Black Knights will want retribution for being abandoned twice with no warning. Xavier knew what he was doing when he left"

Neo nodded "The White Lotus are enemies of peace"

The ship's VI chimed "Valiant CEO Neo Valiant and Order of the Black Knights CEO Zero authorization confirmed. Order of the White Lotus IFF tag updated to Hostile and removed from Alliance Command Structure. Updating all allied computer systems. What is status of Former Order of the White Lotus CEO Princess Kayla Va Britannia?…"

"Remain friendly and add to roster of veteran pilots for the time being" Neo ordered.

"Affirmative Lord Valiant"

[Area 11 Government Building - Destiny's Cell]

Suzaku stomped into the room with a dangerous look across his face. The sight before him stopped him in his tracks.

"He's going to hate me" Destiny said trembling in fear. Then she suddenly looked angered "He's too stupid to hate me for anything" She started trembling again "But I don't know what I will become" She changed again "I will be who I need to be to do what needs to be done" She changed back "But I killed so many people" and back again "Then I will save even more"

Suzaku just stood shocked at the door with the thought of what he did last night after his last visit.

[Flashback: Area 11 Government Building - Chief Medical Office]

Suzaku threw the doors open without caring that a nurse was knocked to the floor in the process. He walked up to the head doctor with determination across his face.

"Tell me everything you have on Destiny! NOW"

"Right away milord" The man quickly rushed out with the poor nurse to retrieve the files.

Suzaku stood looking out the man's window. As all windows in this place it overlooked the city.

"What are you doing?" He whispered to his reflection "She's playing with your head Suzaku just like Lelouch and Neo did"

"Sir Kururugi are you alright?"

Suzaku jerked around to find the doctor with a large medical file.

He nodded and both men took seats across from each other.

"So to start off, we were unable to get any information on the functions of her cybernetic implants except the devices that monitor the vitals. Her entire skeleton has been hardened with some metal-like substance. she could survive falls from small building"

"What about her appearance?" Suzaku urged.

"Nothing seems to be natural" The doctor said "we cannot detect exactly how but her implants seem to be able to change her hair, eye and skin color. It also appears that these people were able to use the metal substance to remold the skull so while it's there we cannot get an real ID"

"Wouldn't that leave scars!?" Suzaku growled involuntarily.

"As I and Earl Asplund told the Viceroy. This is tech that we didn't even know people were working on. We cant even get a blood sample out of her cause something draws the blood away from the needle or even an open wound when cut. Further testing of this would go against her highnesses orders of non-violence"

"So you're saying that this girl has gone through a lot of trouble to have everything about her appearance changed?" Suzaku asked.

"Whoever did this made sure this girl could never be identified unless she wanted to tell someone. Earl Asplund suspects she was changed sometime after the black rebellion due to the fact that her knightmare was recorded as Stage-1 of Project Destiny and it was completed near the end of the war yet we didn't see it in battle until months after"

"What… what exactly do you know about who she was?" Suzaku asked hesitantly.

"We've gotten her age as 17 thanks to her talks with Princess Nunnally. We know she has a bullet scar aged from a little over a year ago that just definitely hit her heart and should have killed her but we assume the implants around her heart were for that…"

The man kept talking but it was enough.

[End Flashback: Area 11 Government Building - Destiny's Cell]

"EUPHIE!" Suzaku called out.

Destiny glared at him and then smiled warmly "Suzaku it's so good to be able to talk to you as myself one last time" She then scowled "Yeah so be thankful I'm giving in now"

She shook her head from the fuzziness before smiling at Suzaku again "I haven't had control in so long that I forgot how good you looked right in front of me"

He just stood slack jawed at the sight of his love. Her appearance seemed to changed before his eyes. Her face, hair and eyes were those of HIS Euphie.

"Well don't just stand there Suzaku. Your Princess is awaiting her knight" She said extending her arms to beckon him to her embrace.

He hesitantly inched forward until he was consumed by her all too familiar love. Immediately tears began falling from both their eyes, soon after that their lips met.

In the shadow of the closed doorway laid both guards bodies. Both slain with a single strike.

[Geass Order - Throne Room]

"It's through here" Victoria said as she pushed open the doors to her worst nightmare. The throne of V.V.

"Now Euphemia will be avenged" Cornelia grinned darkly.

The two women strolled along the long room to the child sitting gleefully at his mini throne.

"Little Victoria in the flesh this time" He grinned "And you brought Cornelia too, we've been so worried about you"

"Yeah cause no one else is doing a decent job of fighting back Neo's forces" Cornelia replied.

V.V. laughed "I've already heard that the two week long battle for Belarus is over. Britannia actually won for a change"

"That really doesn't seem to happen very often" Victoria smirked "Can you win a war with a one to fifty ratio?"

"It matters not" V.V. said "All that matters is the here and now"

"Yes this is for Euphie!" Cornelia shouted before throwing her dagger into the immortal's head.

He dropped to the floor dead for a moment before slowing rising with a laugh "Didn't Victoria tell you I cannot be killed by mortal weapons!?"

"I sure did" Victoria said right in his face with her geass activated "Now you will face judgment for the thousands of innocents you ruined!"

V.V. couldn't move. He simply looked like a deer caught in the headlights that would soon end him.

"Let go of him Vicky" A man called with the sound of a gun cocking.

"What are you doing here Xavier!?" She yelled back.

"I'm doing what must be done" He said directly behind her now.

Victoria slowly looked behind her to find Cornelia knocked out and Xavier with a gun to her head.

"We could both die right now" She said looking into the gun barrel "Look into my eyes and shoot me. Then we can end all of this. I cant live with this power any longer! Either I take his immortality or you shoot me. Either way my geass is destroyed"

"Vicky…" He said sadly "I cannot die now and neither can you. I also cannot allow you to kill V.V. it is not his time"

"Aw how cute" V.V. taunted "The agent of the True Eye and the agent of Infinity. This is the kind of useless emotion that results from allowing your underlings there freedom. Kill her or I'll tell Alucard of this relationship you two seem to have"

"His Grace know of this already and my hands are tied on the matter" Xavier said sadly.

"Well what the hell does tha…" Victoria was cut off by the soft sound of Xavier gun as it rendered her unconscious.

V.V. got up and brushed himself off "You called over an hour ago and said you were in the area. What took so long!?"

"Doing as I was instructed" Xavier said simply as he lifted Victoria unto his shoulder.

"Where are you going with my experiment?" V.V. growled.

Xavier chuckled "Everything you have is by the good graces of Lord Alucard. Anything here is subject to his divine will"

In a flash Xavier was gone, leaving V.V. with renewed fear for his master, a destroyed home and a captive Cornelia.

[Ashford Academy - OSI Room]

"This is so boring!" Kayla groaned and threw the magazine she was reading across the room.

She was sitting at one end of the table as Villetta monitored the grounds and Neo was working at the other side of the table using a holo-device. Rolo went to pickup the discarded book.

"You're the one who said you weren't leaving this room until I found your brother" Neo stated with a smirk "Are we not as patient as we think we are princess?"

"She's just worried about her big brother" Rolo defended "I feel the same way whenever my big brother is away"

Neo glared towards the boy but something else drew his attention on the monitors behind Rolo.

"Who's that with Shirley?" He said making the screen zoom.

Shirley was walking towards the Clubhouse with a blank expression mostly hidden by her hair. Beside her was a boy around her age with short spiky blue hair.

"Maybe she finally got herself a boyfriend" Kayla shrugged.

Neo tapped his arm and brought up an image of Elly.

"Yeah bro?" She said with a yawn "I was trying to take a nap before I met with Lulu later"

"Just thought you'd like to know that Shirley is coming into the clubhouse with a guy" Neo said smirking "No more worrying about her fawning over Lelouch"

"Well good for her" She said uninterested "Now can I go back to sleep?"

Neo shrugged "What kind of brother would I be if I didn't tease you from time to time?"

Elly just scoffed and cut the line.

Neo laughed and turned back to the screen.

"Can we get an ID of the guy?" He asked

Villetta walked to the console and began typing.

"His name is Dante Black" She said after a moment "That's odd… It says his occupation is Nicky's brother"

"WHAT!?" Neo and Kayla both jumped up.

"Neo I feel intense hate and anger coming towards the clubhouse!" Elly said appearing on the screen "Also I'm getting devout loyalty and pride"

"Suspicion person sighted near the chapel" Reported one of the geassed agents.

Neo turned one of the other monitors to the area.

"Lord Jeremiah!" Villetta gasped.

Neo growled "Orange-boy and a geass wielding lunatic. Rolo and Sayoko will halt Jeremiah, Kayla and I will deal with this Dante"

"What about me!?" Elly huffed.

"You are to find Lelouch at Ikebukuro and warn him of the situation. No doubt they are here for him"

She nodded "I hate to leave you without a sniper but I understand"

[Area 11 Government Building - Viceroy Throne Room]

"We're getting reports that Ser Bradley has entered the battle at Belarus but soon after all contact was lost in the area due to a large storm" Jenny informed the council.

"Reports also indicate all Pacific Territories excluding the Valiant Islands, have been wiped out by the Raikage and her command" Ashley reported.

Nunnally frowned "So they may seek to attack here soon"

"It is a possibility" Kai confirmed.

Nunnally nodded and spoke more officially "I want all civilian shelters ready and ensure those still within the Ghettos can take shelter in the old fortified tunnels used by the Alliance last year"

"That will take much time and resources Viceroy" Lohmeyer said disapprovingly "You have a duty to defend the Empire not protect the disobedient rabble in the Ghettos"

The room fell silent to her words as the Avengers stared the woman down. Kai with a look of pure death.

Nunnally continued as if nothing was said "Kira, you are my military aide now that Neo is gone. Please see to our defense. Ashley and Jenny please see that ALL of the people know what to do in case of an attack"

"It will be done" Kira said before walking away.

"No prob Princess" Ashley said following him out.

"Leave it to us" Jenny said doing the same.

Nunnally turned her chair to Miss Lohmeyer.

"If you ever speak out at her highness again I will not rest until I see you in pieces!" Kai growled but was silence by Nunnally raising her hand.

"It's not an issue Ser Valentine" Nunnally said calmly.

The woman bowed "I'm sorry your highness if I offended, but I was appointed to this job to guide you in your inexperience and I was only pointing out the error of aiding the Elevens due to your scandalous affections for one half-breed and-"

"Your fired" Nunnally said sternly "I was trained by a man who is a hero of battle and beloved lord of the most productive land in the empire. To question my rule is to question the way of Valiant and Neo Von Waldstein himself. You insult all those who follow his teachings and the last person to do so was slain by the commanders hands. Now that is me and I feel very insulted"

The woman stood shocked but with one more death glare from Kai she took her leave.

"Don't listen to her Nana" Kai said taking her hand and coming level with her.

"I wasn't" Nunnally said urgently "That meeting we've been waiting for has come. I didn't want her in the way"

A dark laugh filled the room. "How compassionate for a princess of Britannia"

A boy roughly 16 walked into the room. His skin pale and his hair a dark blonde cut in short locks. He wore a hooded black overcoat and on each wrist was a bloody hidden blade.

"So V.V. means to punish us for allowing Neo to regain his memories?" Nunnally asked.

"You seems ready to die" The boy said sadly "And here I was hoping for a fight. A shame, I hear the ninjas of Japan were quite skilled against Geass"

"I am the one you're after" Nunnally said "Kai stay out of this"

"Are you crazy!?" Kai shouted "There's no way I'd leave you to this assassin"

"The name is Connor" The boy said "I was ordered to kill the both of you so no one here is making a heroic sacrifice"

Nunnally moved forward "Is there no way to stay your hand? Neo could protect you from V.V."

Connon laughed "Neo is at Ashford soon to be killed. Same goes for Zero, Kayla and Eve. No one is safe being the enemy of power!"

Connor's left eye shined with geass and he was gone.

"What the hell!?" Kai exclaimed.

"Kai behind you!" Nunnally yelled.

Kai turned round just in time to dodge a strike from Connor who once again disappeared.

"He's camouflaged" Kai growled looking around "My detection abilities aren't as good as yours"

Suddenly a shot was heard and Kai dropped to one knee with a bullet in the other.

"Kai!" Nunnally screamed.

"I heard the princess was 'Improved' by Neo" Connor said in the shadows "Where is this power?"

Nunnally frowned "I do not wish to fight you. Please just tell us where to find V.V. and we'll forget about this"

"Still trying for the happy ending here" Connor laughed "You are doing to die that's all that's going to happen. You're going to be another sad story just like your whore of a low-born mother"

"I'm sorry Lelouch" Nunnally whispered sadly.

Kai felt her sorrow "What are you planning?"

She ignored him and began rolling her chair towards where only she could see Connor.

"If you think that the reason I can see you is the ability I learned from Kai then you are wrong" She said in a voice of authority. Her hands gripped the control orbs of the chair harder "I have Neo and this chair to thank"

"So the guy gave you a anti-geass device, big deal. It wont stop me from killing you and you filthy eleven boyfriend" Connor said as he walked slowly towards Nunnally.

"It is a big deal. Neo once called me his perfect killing machine… his Iron Maiden" She said with a smirk "And this is why"

IRON MAIDEN ACTIVATED

Nunnally's chair bounced into the air and exploded out and folded over Nunnally. Her pendant with the Valiant sigil glowed white as the chair became armor and Nunnally soon took the shape of a small Vivian with a long cape.

"The fuck!?" Connor and Kai both exclaimed.

Nunnally's voice came out echoed and metallic "You wanted a real fight and now you've got it. Neo ensured no one could assassinate me before he made me Empress"

Connor laughed and raised his hands "I must concede the victory to you your highness. I cannot hope to defeat even a miniature Knightmare"

He reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a piece of paper "This is the location of V.V.'s base"

"You would betray V.V. so easy?" Kai growled.

"I am not a fool" Connor said "If I fight I will die"

Nunnally slowly walked towards him "Don't make any sudden moves"

The moment she got close Connor smiled "And why would I do such a thing a move when you come to me?"

Suddenly his body expanded and exploded.

"Nunnally!" Kai yelled into the dust that filled the room.

"I'm alright" She called back "My shields activated in time"

"Oh and I was hoping this would be faster" A man said.

"Well bro we are dealing with the daughter out Marianne the Flash" A woman said.

Nunnally jerked to face them "No!" She gasped.

The smoke cleared enough for Kai to see. the woman was clad in the uniform of a Rounds with the crimson cape of the Knight of Five and the man was wearing the a Valiant-like uniform with the marking to match. Both had long raven hair and green irises in their black eyes. Their skin pale and broken.

"Surprised to see me my dear Nunnally?" the woman laughed.

Nunnally could only whisper "Isabella"

[Ashford Academy Underground Tunnel Access]

Elly ran towards her old sports car.

'Lulu please be okay' She thought.

She hopped into her car and revved the engine.

"Lulu is okay now but you want to kill him" Said the man who suddenly entered the car.

"I want to kill Lulu" Elly said dazed as she took off down the tunnel.

Mad laughter filled the car and the man soon began to clap.

[Ashford Academy Clubhouse - Ball Room]

Dante and Shirley entered the room.

"Seems like some crazy stuff happening out there" Dante joked.

Shirley laughed "you should see the stuff Milly make us do here"

"Shirley get away from him!" Neo ordered from the top of the stairs.

"You must be the famous Neo von Waldstein I heard so much about" Dante said kindly.

"I don know what power you have over her but let her go now" Neo warned.

Dante and Shirley walked to the center of the room.

"She was lost after Jeremiah restored her" Dante informed "my family and I healed her and gave her a new purpose in life"

Kayla jumped from down blocking the door. Her eyes alit with her blue geass.

"She's not under a geass" She said shocked.

A shot rang out in the room. Neo held the bullet in his metal hand and also held a shocked face at the shooter.

"Zero and X must die" Shirley declared plainly.

"You monster" Neo growled "Using a broken girl like this"

Dante laughed "So says the hypocrite"

Neo narrowed his eyes.

"You, who used a girl you knew didn't share your ideals only to kill her when it suited you. You, who said you would protect your knights only to let your bitch murder her to aid in the cover up of your sister's death. You, who has used the excuse of your mother's death to commit mass murders to further the fear of the Grim Reaper"

"Shut your mouth!" Kayla shouted and charged the man with her sword.

Suddenly a black flame erupted in front of her and a white sword blocked hers.

From the flame, a woman in a flowing blue gown with long pure white hair now locked swords with Kayla.

"Mother!?" Kayla gasped.

Dante laughed and two more flames erupted around Neo.

Neo looked shocked at the faces before him.

"Amanda Hathaway, Lady Freya Darlton and Empress Leah Va Britannia" Dante laughed "Today marks the end for your little alliance and the beginning of the Reign of Apocalypse"

Chapter End