"The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist. It is by the ideal that we live." Victor Hugo
"The food here is too rich for my tastes." Zidane Tribal
It was sometime later when Zero returned to his room at Ashford manor. Since Zero would have woken someone up if he tried sneaking in from the front entrance, Zero wall kicked up the building to his window. His kicks made several loud noises as he jumped off and back, but he moved fast enough to where no one would have seen him anyway. Zero opened up the window that leads to his room. Leviathan was still in his room, watching TV. Lelouch's little performance had stirred up so much commotion over the area that must TV stations were reporting it all over. Most stations we're put on hold because of it. Leviathan looked as Zero opened up the window to his room. She originally was about to hide under the covers to conceal her naked body, but when she saw it was Zero coming in, she relaxed a bit. She still concealed herself as much as she could, but it was obvious she would let him peek if he wanted.
"Were you spotted?" Zero asked.
"No." She said.
"Good." Zero said. "I see you were watching the hornet's nest we stirred up."
"It was splendid." She replied. "Did you see Mega Man X?"
"Yeah." Zero said. "He's there alright. I ended up crossing swords with him. Luckily, it doesn't look like he's figured out it's me...for now. I don't know how long that cloak is going to keep me safe."
"Scared?" She asked playfully.
"No way." Zero said as he pressed the crystal on his helmet. When he did, Zero's whole body glowed for about a few seconds. His armor during this time slowly began to fade out in a series of zeros and ones. Eventually the whole armor vanished and Zero was in a Britannian student uniform; with only the green beam saber, the pistol, and Zero's helmet remaining. Zero's helmet piece then opened up so he could get his hair out of the helmet. He then took the hair out of the ponytail allowing it all to come down. "X is scared to unleash his full power because he doesn't want to go Maverick. His scared of his true power because he knows power corrupts."
Zero went under his bed as he was speaking and pulled out a duffle bag. Zero put the pistol, saber, and helmet inside of it. Leviathan heard something like a floorboard moving and the duffle bag falling onto something. Zero had made a hidden compartment under his bed to hide his true belongings in.
"I, on the other hand am technically already a Maverick." Zero said as he got back up. "Thanks to the effects of the Sigma virus (or more properly stated as the Zero virus), I can't become ensnared by power. I simply absorb it and become more powerful…while still maintaining my sanity."
Zero then sat on his bed.
"I really don't know what I'm fighting for…but as I watched Suzaku on that platform, I think I was able to come up with an idea. I think it's the Japanese here that I am really siding with. I want to help them…but I already know talking isn't going to help…because they have no power behind them. I want to give them that power…so that the world was as unified as it was before Neo Arcadia…it's an idea right now…but it's the best reason I got."
"I see." She said as she laid her head back down on her pillow. "That sounds like something a human would say…not a Reploid."
Zero grunted at her. "The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist. It is by the ideal that we live."
Leviathan stared at him blankly.
Zero sighed. "It doesn't matter. No matter what I say or do, killing a human still breaks the first law…but now I can't bring myself to follow it anymore…not after what I've seen. Humanity still has true freewill…and I don't even know what I am anymore."
"Why do you say that?" Leviathan said. "You're resisting both humanity and government."
"Because I'm still following orders from humanity." Zero said as he sat on the bed. "If I was a true Maverick, wouldn't I have killed my master by now…because he's human…why am I still…me?"
"I don't know..." Leviathan said. "Maybe…you just hit a new knew form of understanding…an enlightenment if you will?"
"Enlightenment?" Zero said. "...I suppose…it's better than what my reasons were earlier…which was nothing."
"I know." She replied. "Glad I could help. Hey why did you let your boss take your name anyway?"
"Zero?" Zero asked.
"Yeah him?" She asked.
"I guess because Zero means nothing." Zero said. "How does one research nothing to begin with? They have no clues, no facts, and no history, nothing to go on. The perfect cover. I don't necessarily mind him borrowing my name. Besides…it'll keep X off my trail…hopefully."
He then turned to Leviathan.
"And what about you?" He asked. "Where do your loyalties lie?"
She looked at him, confused for a few moments, pondering on what to say. Then she receded under the covers.
"Not sure." She said. "Can't say exactly whose side I'm on. I definitely was not on Neo Arcadia's when I came to your aid; so Britannia may be out of the question…but there's still you…and from there…I don't know. I don't want to talk about it."
And Zero decided to adhere to her request. "I see you've been enjoying the program I inserted into you." Zero said, looking at all the lingerie on the ground.
"It's spectacular!" She shouted. "I've never felt so alive. I feel like a real human. I mean sure I was pretty advanced and pretty close to one when I was made...kind of thinking that my designer was a bit of pervert because of that. I mean really detachable armor plates. C'mon. Freaky. But this thing is amazing. Now I feel all these weird new feelings that are slowly coming into comprehension. It's amazing. Did you make this!"
"It was a project me, Ciel, and Cerveau began after Omega was killed." Zero said. "To allow Reploids to feel completely human and even be able to simulate those emotions. All Reploids; even me are made with bio metal. The metallic ore that has biological material lodged within it. The program simply converts the outer shell into data, and then uses a series of electrical surges and other unusual phenomenon to alter the body completely. We already have matter transfusions and morphing abilities even in the 21xx era. Essentially this is the same thing…just on a whole different level. Speaking of which..."
Zero reached under the bed and pulled a pink dress and white t shirt from it. He hung it up on Leviathan's side of the bed.
"What is that?" She asked. "Don't tell me you have a femin…
"Utter one more syllable and I'll kill you here." Zero snapped. "Those are your clothes for tomorrow. You and I are going shopping."
"Oh is this rich." She said in delight. "Since when does Zero and shopping mix?"
"You need clothes if you're going to fit in or be able to move around the Tokyo settlement undetected." Zero said. "I have about 343 pounds right now in my wallet. You're going to get some decent clothes so you can move around and so I don't have to sleep next to you being naked all the time…and have to see this."
Zero continued to stare at the undergarments on the ground. Finally he shook his head and looked at her.
"Okay seriously; where did you get all this?" he asked.
"Stole it from that rich girl who lives here." She said.
"You need to return this before she finds me with all this." Zero said. "You're doing that first thing in the morning when she leaves. And then were getting clothes…so I don't have to deal with this"
"Tough luck." She said. "I actually enjoy sleeping like this. Why? Is it a problem sleeping next to girl?"
Leviathan slowly inched up to Zero and let her chest slowly touch his back. Zero felt a jolt go to his brain as he felt the covers over her body fall off. Zero became entranced by the feeling, but within a few seconds later, he pushed Leviathan back onto the bed, although he didn't choose to cover her.
"My brain tells me to enjoy it and indulge it, but my sub conscious tells me otherwise." Zero said.
Leviathan giggled as she got back up.
"Oh Zero; you're so fun to tease." She said as she went over and put her arms around his neck as she slowly relaxed on his back. "Don't worry; I won't do anything to you unless you say yes. But that doesn't mean I won't hit on you."
"First you want to kill me; now you want to satisfy me." Zero said, still trying to control his brain. He pushed Leviathan off of him again, but he was much gentler about it this time.
"I didn't want to kill you back out there." She said. "I wanted to see if you were the same. I was over killing you after Weil unleashed Omega on the world. Besides you saving me and patching me up really just turned me on about you…and you saved my life! Why wouldn't I want to sleep with my knight in shining armor! Oh look at me; I sound like a regular human girl!"
"Whatever you want to do." Zero said as he took off his shirt and laid his head down on his bed.
"Oh come on Zero." She said. "It's only a matter of time before your brain takes over and let human nature run its course naturally. Your brain runs like a human brain right now…how long until you give in? You can only resist for so long."
"Well then, you're just going to have to try harder." Zero said. "I'm not one to succumb to desires as easily as some people."
"Oh man you are so much fun!" Leviathan said flirty as she went back on her side of the bed. "Well can I at least hold onto to you while I sleep?"
Zero looked at the girl as she eyed him with innocence.
"Do as you wish." Zero said.
Leviathan inched up next to him and put her arms around him as the two fell asleep in the night.
It took Lelouch much longer to get home than Zero. Zero had the pleasure of being able to use his accelerators in his feet to get home quicker, but Lelouch sadly had to take a series of rides in order to get home. Lelouch had already vomited several times after Zero and him teleported to the ghetto to get Kallen and Ogei. And it somehow got worse each time he used it. So teleporting was now only until necessary…for health based reasons. Definitely having your entire atoms and singular mass convert into an electronic form, and then transferring from one place or the other was not the key to long life.
He managed to get home three hours after Zero got back home, but at least he could enjoy his nice comfortable bed. After today, Lelouch needed all the rest he could get. He walked up to the door and opened up to see his sister's shining face.
And someone quite unexpected.
"I'm home Nunally." Lelouch said.
"Welcome home Lelouch." C.C. said.
Lelouch was stumped to see the green haired girl who had given him his power of Geass right in front of his face. He had clearly seen her shot. But here she was; alive and moving. She didn't even seem to have any difficulty as well. She moved with almost no pain in her body. And she was busy helping Lelouch's sister make paper cranes.
"I'm assuming you ate out tonight judging from your appearance." She continued.
"Thank Goodness." Nunally said. "I thought you had got caught in all the uproar caused by that man Zero. I tried to call you, but you wouldn't answer your cell phone. Miss C.C. has been waiting for you as well."
"C.C?" Lelouch asked, still confused on the whole scenario.
"Your friend has such a weird name." Nunally said. "It seems she only goes by her initials."
"Yeah." Lelouch said, still confused.
"I was just wondering is C.C. your girlfriend?" Nunally asked.
"He made a promise about our future together." C.C. said as she looked towards Lelouch's direction. "Right?"
Lelouch shot back, still completely lost on the whole thing. He was still wondering how this woman was still alive to begin with anyway.
"A future together?" Nunally said. "You mean marriage?"
"No!" Lelouch shouted. Last thing on his mind was being married to a woman who was probably a zombie. "That's not what C.C. meant…I mean….she's joking."
"No I'm not." C.C. said almost instantly back at Lelouch.
"Well you sure are rushing this sooner than most people." Nunally said. "Well I supposed everyone is different so I guess it's okay."
While Nunally was talking, Lelouch was trying to find a way out of this situation. He looked all around the area for some means of escape. He noticed a tea cup that was full to the brim. Lelouch picked up the tea cup and while Nunally was talking, threw it on the floor. Nunally stopped talking as Lelouch proceeded to speak.
"Oh C.C. look what you've done; your soaking wet." Lelouch said as he forcibly grabbed C.C's arm and tugged her away. "Come on let's get you into a dry change of clothes."
Lelouch tugged C.C. away as Nunally remained confused on what had happened that night.
Lelouch moved C.C. to his room and locked the door. He forcibly threw C.C. in the room and began to interrogate her.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Nunally told you didn't she?" C.C. asked. "I'm C.C."
"That's not what I meant." Lelouch asked.
C.C. ignored his remark continued to speak freely.
"Do you like the gifts I have sent you?" She asked.
"As I suspected, you are the one who gave me this…gifts?" Lelouch asked.
"Come now, you didn't think that Reploid came to you by chance didn't you?" C.C. said. "I directed Elipzo to send Zero into a rift in space caused by the Geass and awakened Zero using Elipzo's cyber elf essence to revive him. Zero was someone I dragged from his world to ours to help you; though I see that has had some dramatic consequences."
"Dramatic?" Lelouch asked.
"Zero's world was a dry, dying wasteland." C.C. said as she dragged her nails across a cupboard. "I don't know I did it yet, but I sort of dragged all the other reploids into this mess; even ones who had died beforehand."
"How?" Lelouch asked.
"I said I don't know?" C.C. said. "Maybe my message reached out to the sub conscious minds lost in the netherworld; maybe someone repaired them and sent them here, no one knows why things are the way they are, they just are. Why? Are you satisfied?"
"In terms of that Reploid and this power, I am grateful." Lelouch said gaining a bit of pride. "You have sped up my schedule."
"Schedule?" She asked confused as she lay on Lelouch's bed.
"For the annihilation of the Britannian empire." Lelouch said with the Geass power on.
"You plan on destroying Britannia with one eye and a single super solider?" She asked.
"I intended to do so without it." He said.
C.C. simply looked at Lelouch blankly.
"As I thought," she said. "You are a particularly interesting man."
Lelouch enjoyed the compliment from the girl he had met officially only for now five minutes but then remembered that the military was after her.
"What will you do now?" He asked. "Isn't the military after you?"
"Only a small portion." She said. "Not much of worry, I just need to stay here for the time being."
As she was talking, C.C. began to take her outfit off till she was in a small one-piece Leotard. She crawled into Lelouch's bed and pulled the covers over her as she had owned the place.
"Hey wait!" Lelouch said.
"Boys sleep on the ground." She said playfully.
"You can't be serious." Lelouch said.
"If I'm caught, it'll cause trouble for you as well." She responded.
"This is dangerous for the both of us." Lelouch said as he crawled on the bed above C.C. Lelouch felt a small surge of hormones surge to his brain when he crawled on C.C., but his morals stopped him before any more thoughts appeared.
"Such persistence annoys me." She said as she turned over on her side.
"You sure take things casually don't you?" Lelouch said as he sat down and began to pick up C.C. clothes.
"Good night Lelouch." She said.
Lelouch just grunted angrily at her.
"Help them Tohdoh!" A JLF member said. "Zero has thrown the Britannians into chaos. Now is the time for the Japanese Liberation front to make its stand!"
"Calm down!" Tohdoh shouted. "The rumor of Kyoto giving Zero the Guren MK II hasn't been confirmed yet. If we pay attention to rumors, we may end up slipping up."
"Yeah!" Axl shouted. "What are we yelling about again?"
"Aren't you supposed to be cleaning up the mess you made earlier?" The JLF soldier shouted.
Axl began making several grunting noises as he picked up a broom and continued cleaning.
Early that morning, Lelouch had waked up from his night on the couch. Lelouch didn't mind it out of honesty. It took him an extra hour to fall asleep, but he got enough to the point of allowing his brain to function. C.C. was up early as well. She had ordered Pizza (of all foods) as her breakfast. She had taken off most of the remaining clothing she had earlier, wearing only under garments and a large white button up T-shirt. Lelouch had taken out the hard drive again and hooked it up to his computer. It took forever being highly futuristic so Lelouch had to work around it each and every time he uploaded it.
"So what was the orange thing?" She asked.
"For someone who doesn't answer my questions, you sure like to pester me with yours." Lelouch said as he came across another password screen. "I don't suppose you know any of these passwords?"
"If you don't want to answer my questions, then just stay silent like I do?" C.C. said. "And do I really look like the technical type?"
Lelouch scooted back and decided to rest a bit.
"There is no orange thing; I made it up." Lelouch said. "But the more they think their military commanders are comrades of mine, the more thorns of suspicion will be planted."
"Everyone on Earth is looking for you." C.C. said as she looked through magazines that were piling up everywhere. "Because of you, the world is going through an upheaval. So is this it? Is this what you wanted to see?"
"No." Lelouch said. "This uproar is simply a means to an end. The world is destined to descend into greater chaos."
In the afternoon hours, Zero and Leviathan went out into the town. The dress Zero had taken was actually something from Nunally. Lelouch had loaned it to Zero to help deal with the Leviathan situation. Zero was hoping that from this, he would convince Leviathan to join. Lelouch planned on meeting up with them later in the evening, but until then, Leviathan needed clothing to move around peacefully.
Zero and she went to the shopping district. Zero knew that Leviathan was definitely more of the shopping type girl so he expected this to be a long day. They stopped at a boutique first and Zero let her try on an assortment of clothing. Most of Zero didn't really approve on; not because they weren't good, but because they showed way too much cleavage. Zero knew for a fact that she was doing it to turn it on, in which it'd be a lie to say it wasn't working. But unlike most people, Zero had far more mental control. Eventually he gave in and allowed Leviathan to get some of the upsetting outfits in return that she'd get some that looked decent. In the end, Zero spent 134 pounds in getting the young lady some outfits.
"Least now she can hide easier." He said.
Leviathan decided to actually wear one of the outfits he bought her: A small black tank top with a long black skirt. The skirt covered almost of her legs, but the shirt only barely covered her breasts. Leviathan caught Zero staring at her at times, in which her only reply was looking innocent and giggling. Zero just sighed and let out a breath of fresh air. He knew for a fact that she might end up getting she wanted in the end. But still, Zero had to endure it on the count that her assistance could greatly help Lelouch in his plan. Zero already knew for a fact Lelouch was planning something big.
Zero and Leviathan decided to stop and get something to eat. He was still new to the whole eating thing, and taste to him was also still being developed, but it seemed like a decent time to continue developing it. They stopped inside a small restaurant on the streets of the settlement. It wasn't too fancy, but it wasn't too plain. The wallpaper was a white background with a variety of plants, vines, and roses around the bottom. But the drapes in the windows were well made, a combination of silver and blue mixing together on the fabric. The table they were made of a decent hardwood. Zero ordered a steak and some soda, while Leviathan ordered a chef salad and water. Zero really didn't eat his steak though; he more or less picked at it.
"Why aren't you eating?" She asked.
"This food here is too rich for my tastes." He said. "I'm still getting used to this sense of taste."
Zero took a small bite from the steak after cutting a piece off. After he took a bit, his eyes lit up for a second as he swallowed it.
"Wow…that's not bad." He said.
"How exactly does the food process work if the simulator is not on full power?" She asked. "I know that when humans eat or drink, eventually it's got to come out…you know in that one room…what's it called?" She asked.
"Bathroom." Zero said. "More than likely the food just gets broken down by our generators on the molecular level and just leaves naturally…I don't know…feel glad you don't have to deal with that…unless you want to."
"Eh; not particularly." Leviathan said. Since they were talking about destroying the government, they had to be as quiet as possible. "So..are you seriously planning on going through another rebellion?"
"In all honesty, I really don't want to." Zero said. "This isn't my territory…this is not the place I should be…yet…here I am. Not like we have much of a choice now. Britannia is after us…and I'm already too deep in my convictions. Still confused on your decision?
"Yeah." Leviathan said. "Why are you going to do about X though? Do you really think you can defeat him? History told us that even when you went Maverick you were unable to defeat him even with your most powerful abilities unleashed to their fullest capacity."
Zero smirked.
"He got lucky." He said. "I'm more powerful than I was back then, and definitely a lot smarter. I won't go after X, but if he starts to become an annoyance, I will have no choice but to retire him…Though…I really hope that I that won't be the case."
Zero finished the last bit of his food and gulped down his drink as Leviathan and he stood up to leave.
Zero and Leviathan continued to walk around the settlement. Zero used his mechanical eyes to keep constant surveillance over the entire area. He knew for a fact that Britannia had no idea who the cloaked figure was, but with X in the army, Zero took no chances. Leviathan continued to be in her own little world, while Zero took things seriously. While they walked around town, Zero noticed in an ally several Britannian's beating on an Eleven girl. Zero merely watched then for a minute and then began to walk in the ally.
"Hey wait." Leviathan said. "I know you can't stand terror, but that doesn't you mean you can go around and do whatever you want."
"Sorry…this is something I have to do." Zero said as he continued to walk down.
"All right fine." She said. "But if the cops come after you…"
"They won't." He said.
Zero walked right up behind the Britannians. No one even knew he was there.
"Stupid Eleven!" One of the said. "You should know better than get in the way of a noble's son."
"Please forgive me!" She screamed out. "I'm sorry! It won't happen again!"
"I suppose you think all of you are tough picking on a defenseless girl?" Zero said.
"Who the fuck are you?" One of them called out as they approached Zero. "What? Got a problem with us picking on the Eleven?"
"First of all she's called Japanese." Zero said to their shock. "Second, you're proving nothing more than how pathetic you actually are. Using your own status as a shield and fighting an unfair battle. Arrogance and ignorance all in one. That's all nobility is. Overpaid slackers who do nothing but feed off the weak. If you had any bit of decency, you have would have actually attacked this woman yourself rather than have your friends to do it for you; you lazy son of a bitch."
"You got some nerve you know that; talking down to nobility like that!" He shouted. The Britannians surrounded Zero, but Zero showed no change in expression.
"I know what you're planning." Zero said. "And I suggest you stop. If you don't want to end up hurt and broken, you'll back down."
"GET HIM!" The noble son shouted.
The five other men charged at Zero with clubs, brass knuckles, and one even had a knife. Zero dodged the first one's punch and ducked as the second tried to club him in the face. Zero uppercutted the first one with the club who had struck first and then round house kicked the one behind him. Zero dodged several other strikes from the one with a knife. During one of the attacks, Zero grabbed his arm and the karate chopped the elbow. A large cracking sound was heard as they guy screamed in pain. Zero had obviously broken an elbow. The last two charged on either side of Zero. Zero simply watched them and when they were about to hit, Zero leaped over them and they hit each other, breaking each other's faces.
Zero gracefully landed next to the noble son. The noble son's expression was now of pure terror. In an instant, the son tried pulling out a tazer. Zero however grabbed the young man's arm and crushed the hand by squeezing it. The man dropped the tazer and then Zero punched the young man in the stomach. The force of the impact was so great that the noble dropped to his knees almost instantly and vomited right in front of Zero. Zero stared at him as the noble looked at him with fear and disgust.
"See how it feels to be put in her position." Zero said. "Only I'm guessing the humiliation is far worse than hers is. She is used to stuff like this. You on the other hand have the privilege on doing whatever you want. This is humility. This is how it feels."
The girl herself could not believe a Britannian as she perceived Zero to be was helping her.
"Why you little…" The noble kid shouting grabbing his tazer to shock Zero.
Zero instead pulled out his resistance pistol and pointed it at the kid's face. The kid stopped dead in his tracks. Zero stared him with a cold look that gave no care in the world.
"You…you…wouldn't shoot…a noble?" He said with terror.
Zero cocked the pistol from the back.
"You really willing to take that risk?" Zero said. "I pissed off enough with your arrogance as it is. I suggest you leave. Go on get. I don't mind killing you right now, but I don't want to."
The youth looked at Zero for the longest time, before running away in terror. Zero pointed his gun down when he saw they cleared out. He put the pistol in his pocket and turned to the girl. The girl was still scared out of her mind. To calm her down, Zero reached out his hand gently to the girl.
"They didn't hurt you bad." He said. "You can move. Don't worry; I'm not a poppas pig like the rest of the Britannians."
The girl did nothing but nod her head. She was still scared.
"Th…than…thank you for saving me." She said. "But what about you? You just threatened a nob…"
"The sheer odds of him being able to find me again are mathematically against him." Zero said. "I wore no clothing that could distinguish me from anyone. The odds of him finding me again are also against him. I don't get out much anyway. He also didn't get my name, address or anything. He can file a report all he wants; the fact is I know how to blend in with a crowd anyway so he's never going to find me. And with nothing to lead back to, this is the last time we will ever see each other. You should get out of here. Knowing people with arrogance such as himself, instead of blaming himself for his actions, he'll blame you. Accusing you of forcing him into a fight he couldn't win. And knowing the police, they'll arrest you for something that doesn't even make sense. Go home. Stay out of here for a few days. Wait for him to calm down. He'll probably go home and pretend this never happened. Just like everyone else like him. That also means we can't be seen together so don't try and find me yourself. Just pretend you never got into this and stay home."
Zero spun his pistol around in his finger before putting it in his bag and left the girl in the darkness.
"You really took a risk there." Leviathan said.
"Don't care." He said. "But you know…I think…I think I found my conviction for this fight."
Zero and Leviathan walked down the street.
"Hey Zero." She asked.
"Yeah." He asked.
"Let's go down by the beach." She asked. "I want to swim for a bit."
"All right." He said.
Lelouch stayed at the school grounds studying. He had C.C. hang out at the house, seeing as he had no choice to begin with. Lelouch stood still as he read his book, trying to comprehend everything that happened that day. While he was reading, Kallen walked over to him.
"Hey Lelouch." She said. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure what is it?" He asked.
"About that man on the phone." She said. "You wouldn't happen to have a caller ID on the phone? I would really like to call that man again."
"The call came from a school phone." He said. "There's no way of tracking…"
Lelouch gasped as he looked behind Kallen and saw C.C. dancing about outside. And in his clothes.
That bitch!
Kallen continued to talk without Lelouch listening. Lelouch grabbed her face and pulled it close to his to confuse her. When Kallen left, all she could do is look at Lelouch. When she was no longer in sight, Lelouch grabbed C.C. and pulled her to a secluded spot.
"What the hell are you doing?" He shouted. "You're not supposed to be outdoors!"
"I'm not supposed to be anywhere." She said.
"That's not what I mean." He said. "You're not a student. They could kick you out."
"Whatever." C.C. said as she watched a girl with blue hair crave a cross into the wall om the school building way far below the ground. "What's she doing?"
Lelouch's tone seemed to calm down. "Ahh she's doing it again I see."
"Again?" C.C. asked.
"I casted Geass on her to crave a cross into the school building every day." He said.
"Trying to learn about your weapon." She asked.
"I must know the specs of my weapon if I must use it." He said. "Zero's easy to understand; just boss him around like any other soldier. Geass is a whole new ballpark. I might even use it on you if necessary."
"Will it work on me?" C.C. asked. "Don't worry: I won't do anything that'll endanger us and our contract."
Lelouch simply grunted.
The Shinjuku Ghetto was now in worse shape than it was earlier. Buildings were even more destroyed than earlier and the streets no longer even existed. One lone girl walked the streets as she tried to understand where she was. She wore a pink shirt and dress with black tights and pink boots. Her hair was long and tied into a ponytail.
"Where am I?" She asked weakly. "Zero. Where are you?"
The girl turned around as she heard something approach her.
WHAM!
The girl was hit on the head with a rock. She lost conscious almost instantly and fell over out cold. One was now able to see the nametag on her shirt if one was behind her the whole time.
Ciel.