A/N when you see the line "May I have this dance?" Que the song 'Dance with the devil' It's over when you see the line "Everyone began to clap."
Lelouch was on a comfy chair in a conference room on Taris, he was waiting patiently for a very specific person, if things went right he would have another ally.
The door to his office slid open, and in walked Asajj Ventress.
Her eyes widened upon recognizing the man before her, he wasn't who she was expecting to see.
"Ah, miss Ventress, it is a pleasure to meet you, please, take a seat." He pointed at the chair opposite of his desk.
"It is an honor to meet you, sir, but why do you want to see me?"
"That's a good question, you see, when it comes to my military, I only take the best of the best for whatever job they take. General Grievous is a field commander second only to me, captain Phasma is a very good squad leader and security officer, and is in charge of protecting whatever place I am present at the time, admiral Yularen is a skilled naval officer, whom only I out skill and out rank, colonel Stadtfeld is a skilled soldier and pilot, one whom I know and trust, and is in charge of my personal guard, however something is missing, I need someone capable of leading special operations troops on covert missions, an assassin."
He leaned back in his chair. "I believe you are the best choice for the job."
She was speechless, she looked down at the floor unsure how to answer.
"You do not have to answer right now, you have seventy four standard hours to make your decision. I'll leave this for you."
He placed a data pad on the table, there was a single file in it, she looked up to find the man was gone. She looked back down, picked up the pad, and began to read, it was an older file, pre clone wars. Her eyes widened upon seeing whom the file belonged to.
Count Dooku.
Time skip, two days later, New Republic capital, Chandrila
Lelouch was sitting down on a cushioned chair in a modified lambda shuttle, it was black with a white outline and gold trim, and had no weapons, it was his diplomatic shuttle for traveling to other world's not in his control, it did however have powerful kinetic, and energy shields, as well as far more powerful communication systems and engines.
To his right was Kallen, whom was wearing a red, strapless, dress, with her back exposed and a long black skirt, it had a cut through its skirt for easier leg movement to his left was C.C. also wearing a dress, but white instead, with a small slightly ruffled skirt.
The remaining seats on his side of the shuttle where Yularen, Grievous, and Sparky. Yularen was wearing his uniform, and Grievous was wearing a white cloak, with Velvet inlay. Sparky was wearing a fresh coat of paint. Lelouch himself was wearing a black tuxedo, with a white collar, violet tie, and dress pants.
On the other side of the shuttle was his main security detail, Phasma in her standard chromium storm trooper armor was directly across from him, in the other seats where 5 veteran imperial commandos, wearing heavily modified and upgraded Beskar armor. There where also 4 BX-1 Sentinel class Commando droids, a variant of the standard BX-1 Commando with denser armor and more accurate targeting systems. Two where standing at the entrance of the shuttle, the other two near the cockpit, stored just above them in the compartments where 10 B1 heavy security droids with red striped paint. The B1 heavy was a variation of the standard B1, it was slower, but had heavier armor to compensate.
They where here for a party.
Just the day before Lelouch had arrived on a diplomatic mission...
Flashback
"Senators of the new Republic!" Lelouch called out, he was standing on a podium within the Senate.
"I have come here today because something needs to be done!" He spoke grabbing the attention of many.
"To the north lies the new sith empire of the Penta-star alignment! To the west a brand new dictatorship under Thrawn is being enforced! And in control of the core worlds is what's left of the old empire, they are all threats, not only to you or me but to the billions of people they enslave and kill without guilt or mercy! I have come here to seek more than just a continuation of our cease fire, tourism, trade, and military cooperation! I have come for a true peace between us, the Republic and the Neo Imperium, as allied factions, and for help! These war mongering dictators wish to fight, they wish to destroy the peace and prosperity we have worked so hard to achieve! I propose that we put aside what few differences we have and come together to stop this invasion of our borders before it begins! They will not stop! They will not listen to reason! And they will NOT negotiate! We have but two choices, we can stand tall, or we can fall! United, we have a chance! But divided we are doomed! We must fight for our lives, we must fight to protect our loved ones, we must fight for all that we cherish and hold dear or we will lose it all!"
The moment he stopped there was an uproar in the senate, hundreds of different species began to argue with each other, both human and non human. Until the roar of a single phrase swept through the crowd.
"VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW!"
Flashback end
His shuttle touched down, and all those seated began to stand up.
"Sixer!" Phasma barked.
The BX-1 on the right side of the door gave a salute. "Mam."
"You know the drill, your squad is to protect the pilot droids and keep our shuttle secure, anyone comes by they get one warning, if that doesn't work stun them, if they're confirmed hostile, blast em."
"Roger roger."
"Alright squad, form up."
The six troopers got into formation, two in line on one side, two on the other, one rear guard, and Phasma took point, Lelouch stood behind her, Kallen to his right, C.C. to the left, The others in single file with sparky in front, Yularen second and Grievous third. They stepped out onto a busy landing pad, surrounded by cameras and reporters, after a few minutes the group made it to the mansion owned by the Organa family, where they where attending the celebration of an official peace treaty and alliance between the Imperium and Republic.
The four droids stood in attention, two of them where going over the best way to secure a perimeter, two however, where not.
A pair of armor piercing tarts priced one of them on each side, the squad leader and left most BX-1 shut down. The other two seemed to shimmer. After a moment their bodies exploded into pixelated light, and two completely different droids stood in their place, they where pitch black, and badly damaged.
One of them stepped forward and opened the cockpit door.
One of the blue striped B1 droids turned around. "Is everything OK back th- HEY, YOUR NOT-!" Another metal dart priced the one that spoke, the other tried to reach for its pistol, but it to received a dart.
A black droid arm reached into a sealed compartment, after bypassing the security, and placed something inside the data pad that lay within.
The two unidentifiable droids left, popping open the emergency hatch of the cockpit, then sealing it behind them. They left, and hid in the bushes nearby, waiting, if they weren't concealed by the plants, their blood red photo receptors might have been noticed.
Inside the ballroom Lelouch had finally finished greeting the various senators that came to say their greetings, and was waiting for Kallen to finish her discussion with C.C., he didn't know what it was about, but it seemed casual, so he didn't worry, he straightened up when she returned, he held out his hand, she allowed him to take her own.
He gave a bow, kissing the back of her hand, holding it in his right while his left was behind his back.
"May I have this dance?"
She blushed, and smiled. "I've been waiting for you to ask."
They made it to the dance floor of the ballroom, and began to do a slow waltz.
"I'm glad we could do this, we haven't been able to bond or anything for a while."
"I'm happy to my dear, we can finally spend a little time together."
"Want to show these uptight politics how to dance?"
Lelouch grinned "I would love to."
Their dancing intensified, their steps where fluent, passionate, and strong, they moved about the dance floor like an unstoppable wave, they moved with the rhythm stepped with the beat. Their breathing became heavy and they began to sweat, time seemed to stop, how long they did this was impossible to tell. Seconds, minutes, hours? They didn't know, and didn't care, all that mattered was dancing with their love at that point, the music began to come to its climax, Lelouch picked up the pace, and Kallen went right along with him, they began to spin, and Lelouch gave her a twirl, lasting several seconds. He then stopped stepping and halted her twirl, placing his hand on the small of her back once again and leaning her back, they where panting, and their eyes met, he leaned down and she pulled herself up slightly with his help...
They kissed.
Everyone began to clap. A few whistles where thrown out as well.
They both stopped kissing realising that they where the center of attention and the only two people on the dance floor, they stood straight, blushing with embarrassment. They looked around. Yularen and Grievous where both clapping, though not as enthusiastically as the others, C.C. gave a knowing smile, Phasma gave them a subtle nod, and Sparky, the witty B1 commander, gave them a thumbs up.
"Cheeky droid." He muttered through clenched teeth.
Sparky shrugged. "I try."
Kallen smiled at the banter and relaxed, and Lelouch followed soon after, he gave a curt bow, and she curtsied.
She hugged him, and kissed his cheek. "I love you."
He returned the hug. "I love you too."
"... Lelouch?" She whispered.
"Yes?" He whispered back.
She pressed her head into his shoulder. "Do you... do you ever think about us becoming more than this."
"... yes."
"So do I."
"What do you think?"
"I'm scared, I'm afraid I'll mess up."
"I'm just as hopeless as you are love."
She grinned. "Guess your right."
"Of course I am, I'm me." He said playfully. But there was an edge to his voice, he was nervous.
"So with that in mind-" He took one hand and slid it into his coat. He pulled his hand out a moment later. "Would you like for us to fumble through this together?" He opened his hand in front of her, a black velvet box was in it, it opened, revealing a ring.
She put a hand over her mouth, stepping back in shock, she stared at it. The room went quiet, and Lelouch bit his lip in anxiety. He closed his eyes.
"Yes." A muffled whisper was heard. His eyes snapped open.
Kallen was smiling wider than he had ever thought possible. She pounced on him, bringing him into a hug, crying tears of joy.
"Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!"
He smiled, gently holding her right hand with his left took the ring out of her box, and put it on her ring finger. They kissed again, and the crowd roared in applause, several pictures where taken.
C.C. shook her head, still smiling.
"You where both always so over dramatic..." She muttered.
Sparky was happy for them, but he left, the noise and fanfare was too much for his sensitive audio receptors to handle, he stepped aboard the shuttle, noticing that four droids where down and two where missing. He activated the B1 security droids, and told them the situation in binary, so as to confuse anyone listening in.
He checked the data pad in the cockpit, noticing it had been tampered with. He didn't want to barge in on the party, but Lelouch and the other party goers could be in danger, he contacted Phasma and got in touch with the local security, within minutes the mansion had been cleared out and put on lock down. After Lelouch and his group where given clearance, they left for secure space, though not til Phasma and the other Commandos triple checked for bugs or explosives.
In the bushes, a beep was heard, signaling to the two droids that their chip had been found, just as planned.
"Statement: Mission accomplished."
!OMAKE!
Lelouch finished his speech, and a single phase was heard.
BOO! GET OFF THE STAGE!
A Jogan fruit splattered in his face.
A/N So how did I do? Had some plot, threw in some romance, an OMAKE for comedy, oh the tension!
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