Hi everyone! I was surprised that I was able to finish this chapter in almost 2 weeks! So enjoy it.
Note: This chapter was finished a month ago, but the proof reader has alot of schedules so he was unable to finish it, so excuse for the grammar errors, also this chapter is somewhat rushed.
"My name is Paz, I'll do anything to protect my namesake"- Paz Ortega Andrade. MGS PW
Stage 8
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Narita Mountain, command center of JLF, right after Big Boss and Zero left.
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The situation of the JLF is a disaster. After losing so many men and equipments, the JLF is in disarray. Some members deserted during or after the battle, some decided to stay and fight but only few survived. Currently Katase was sitting on a chair in worry, while the other members were quickly packing every resource they could find and leave Narita as soon as possible. Katase was worried since he hadnt heard of Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords. He thought if they have perished or they are just unable to contact.
"Tohdoh, where are you?" Muttered Katase.
Suddenly the main door of the command center started to make banging noises.
*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!*
All the JLF members readied their pistols and aimed at the main door. Then the main door exploded, spreading lots of dust.
They all covered themselves from the small explosion.
"NOBODY MOVE! THIS IS THE ORDER OF THE BLACK KNIGHTS AND THE MILITAIRE SANS FRONTIÉRES!" Ordered Inoue as members of the Black Knights and MSF soldiers entered with weapons on hand.
Katase eyes widened in surprise since he did not expect the Black Knights or the mercenary nation to show up, he thought carefully this situation.
On one hand, he could surrender and live, but that would mean exposing the weakness of the JLF, they would lose morality amongst the JLF members, as well as the Japanese people. On the other hand, if he was going to fight them, he would surely lose since they just defeated the greatest commander of Britannia, Cornelia li Britannia, and thus leading the end of the JLF. It seemed that the possibilities are against him, so he decided to choice the less worse option: Surrender.
"Everyone! Put down your weapons!" Ordered Katase which shocked all the JLF members.
"But sir!" A member complained but he was interrupted by Katase.
"Im not letting our resistance disappear just because one of us didn't want to surrender. So obey!" Said roughly Katabe. After this claim, all the members complied his order as one by one dropped their guns.
They all raised their hands in surrender while the Black Knights and MSF soldiers entered and surrounded them.
Behind the main door, Miller entered the chamber while staring at the JLF members.
"Miller-san, I suggest you to stay behind, we will take care of this" Said Inoue, then she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned to see it was Miller who put his right hand on her shoulder.
"Its alright, I can take care of this" Miller passed them while the Black Knights still had their weapons pointing at the JLF members.
Katase saw Miller and by the looks of it, he seemed to be the one in charge of the group.
"Are you the one in charge?" Asked Katase. Miller then spoke carefully.
"Yes, I am. I take that you must be the general Katase, the last leader of the Japanese Liberation Front."
"That's correct, may I ask why the Black Knights and Militaire Sans Frontiéres have come here for?"
"We are here to help the survivors. The battle is over; Britannia has left the Narita Mountain for good and they don't seem to care about you guys for now. If you cooperate, we can help you with this mess" Instructed Miller. Katase raised an eyebrow in wonder.
"Why? Why are you helping us?" Questioned Katase. Miller chuckled slightly.
"Because a friend of mine taught me to respect the opponent once they are defeated." Replied Miller with an honorable tone.
"This is really interesting, a Britannian showing respect to defeated opponents." Said Katase with a smile, he never thought that such person existed in Britannia or even in the world, not since the ancient era of Japan where samurai's have the code of honor known as Bushido.
"These are the options I'm giving to you." Spoke Miller.
"We can help you escape and get out of here with our helicopter, we will take you to the Chinese Federation's mainland secretly and give you a head start"
"WHAT?! That's dishonorable! We will never…" Protested one of the members but what shushed by Katase.
"Silence!" Strangely Katase felt that he had to respect Miller, this kind of kindness was indeed strange these days.
"And whats the other option?" Asked Katase.
"Or you can join us, Militaire Sans Frontiéres" Finished Miller.
Katabe reflexes on the options, it was dishonorable to leave Japan and flee to the Chinese Federations like cowards, but since Miller said head start, he might have an idea on reinforcing the JLF on the Chinese Federation and then return. Now about the second option, joining the mercenary nation seemed to be promising, if what he said it's true, then maybe they can go there and live on without having to worry, that's when he realized that by doing this, means to betray his country, and he hasn't lost hope, yet.
"Thanks for your proposal, Miller-san, was it?" Miller nodded.
"But im afraid I have to take the first option. While your offer of joining you is promising, I haven't lost my hope. I love my country, and Im sure that one day, we are taking it back for the Japanese people" Responded Katase with determination. Miller let out a smile, this people really reminded himself when he used to think that way.
"Good, then its settled." He motioned everyone to lower their weapons. They did so and then they started to lead all the JLF members to outside.
"Just promise me one thing, Miller-san" Spoke suddenly Katase. Miller stared back at him.
"Promise me that we will get to the Chinese Federation safely"
"I will, general Katase" Promised Miller.
Once they were outside, Miller called two choppers, they arrived as fast as they could. The helicopters are accompanied of 6 MSF soldiers to ensure safety and then all the JLF members boarded it.
"You are a good person, Miller-san. I really wished that more Britannians could have been more like you" Said Katase while boarding the helicopter.
"Actually, im not fully Britannian" Miller removed his sunglasses revealing his Asian eyes. This surprised him.
"You are Japanese?" Wondered Katase.
"Half Japanese, actually"
"I see where the Bushido came from; you have the blood of Japanese inside you"
"Arigato, Katase" Spoke Miller in Japanese, to show more respect he bowed down in a Japanese way.
Katase smiled as he bowed down too.
"I hope we meet again, Miller-san" With that the helicopters departed.
"Alright everyone! We have to secure this area until further instructions!" Said Miller to everyone, they complied his orders as they left.
As soon as the helicopters arrived the coast of the Chinese Federation in Shanghai, the JLF got out of the helicopters, they said their good bye to the MSF soldiers and then entered the deep forest of the Chinese Federations.
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1:00 am, daytime, outskirts of Mother Base
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After 1 hour of trip, the helicopters and MSF Knightmares arrived to Mother Base. Inside Morpho's helicopter, the Black Knights members stared at the window with their eyes widened at Mother Base. It was really gigantic, they could see the platforms, the airports, the command center and the hangars, as well as many soldiers walking, standing and running around.
"WOOOW! Its huge!" Expressed Tamaki in awe.
"Y-Yeah" Muttered Ohgi in amazement.
"Sugoi." Said Kallen in amazement too.
"I think this is really heaven" Said Minami.
"I might spend a good time here" Remarked Sugiyama.
"Pretty impressive, Big Boss" Praised Zero staring at the gigantic size of Mother Base.
"Thanks, Zero. It took me a while creating this nation" Thanked Big Boss.
Once the helicopter landed on the helipad, Big Boss is the first to exit the helicopter, and then followed by Zero, Ohgi, Kallen, Tamaki, Sugiyama, Minami, Ocelot and the MSF soldiers.
The Black Knights kept staring in awe at the base. While they were admiring the base, Big Boss and Zero were the only ones who were focused on their objectives. Then they were greeted by a MSF soldier.
"SIR!" He saluted at Big Boss and Zero, Big Boss saluted him back while Zero just nodded.
"So how is our prisoner?" Asked Big Boss.
"We handled her well sir. Although she proved to be a pain in the ass, we managed to get her to the Brig" Informed the MSF soldier.
"And what about her Knightmare?" Asked Big Boss.
"We removed its entire armament of the Knightmare, as well as her weapons sir!" Informed the MSF soldier.
"Good, lets go" The MSF soldier nodded and then he lead the way. The Black Knights stopped their staring at the base and followed Big Boss and Zero.
They first entered one of the bridges that connects to the brig facility.
"Boss!" Suddenly a female voice called the group. The Black Knights looked in front to see a beautiful blonde woman wearing some kind of safari clothes coming to greet Big Boss. Kallen thought that this woman was really beautiful, while others were thinking other things. Sugiyama and Minami had a small blush because of how hot is this woman, Ohgi also blushed but tried to behave himself and Tamaki was so caught on this hotness that he actually plans to flirt her. Lelouch didn't mind her much but he did admit that she's a beauty.
"Ah, Cecile. What's up?" Asked Big Boss. Cecile hand him a folder, he opened it and saw that it was a report from the Mess Hall Team. It was written that all the supplies are replenished enough to feed everyone for 1-3 months.
"Good to know it, Cecile" Said Big Boss happily as he closed the folder and then handed it to her hands.
Cecile took it and that's when she finally noticed the Black Knights.
"Bonjour! You must be the Order of the Black Knights!" Greeted Cecile happily.
"God, she's from E.U! No wonder she's so hot!" Thought Tamaki with excitement.
"Yeah, My name is Zero, leader of the Black Knights." Introduced Zero offering his hand. She shook his hand with a sweet smile.
"Of course I know you, Monsieur Zero, I saw you on the TV when you stood on top of the Kawaguchi hotel." Said Cecile.
"By the way, you have a sexy voice, Zero" Said Cecile with a flirting tone. This caused Kallen to have a tick mark.
"Who the hell she thinks she is?! Saying that to Zero?!" Thought Kallen almost jealously.
"Huh, thanks Cecile" Said Zero, he was thankful that nobody could see inside his mask, because he blushed a little.
"Humph, Cecile" Coughed Big Boss. Cecile realized that she was taking their time.
"Oh, I forgot that you are busy, sorry for wasting your time, I've got to go!" She left the group before Tamaki could do his move.
"Wa-wait!" Called Tamaki but with no veil as she left already.
"Lets keep moving, Zero" Suggested Big Boss.
"Right" The group continued through the bridge, they arrived to the Brig strut where there are guarded by the Ocelots Units. The entrance was guarded by 4 Ocelot units.
"Sir!" Saluted one of them. They made way for them to pass.
They entered the facility, inside there was a g, uniant waiting room and an elevator that leads to the basement. There wasn't much guard this time because there weren't any prisoners, they either joined MSF or were discharged by Big Boss. This means that Cornelia is the only prisoner.
"I suggest that you leave your members here, in the waiting room" Said Big Boss, Zero agreed with a nod.
"Everyone, stay here until I come back" Ordered Zero.
"But Zero!" Protested Kallen.
"Don't worry about me Kallen, I'll be fine" Assured Zero. She complied as she nodded.
"Lets go, Big Boss" They entered the elevator and the door closed.
After Big Boss and Zero left the group, the Black Knight members were left alone.
Tamaki threw himself into a comfortable sofa and let out a tired sigh.
"Aahhh, this sofa is really comfortable, how did they afford these comfortable sits?" Said Tamaki.
"Beats me" Said Minami and then he added" However, this mercenary nation is really a mystery."
"What do you mean, Minami?" Asked Sugiyama.
"A huge platform that's almost as big as Area 7 suddenly popped out without any nation noticing it, just feels strange." Said Minami putting his left index finger on his chin.
"Now that you said it, it makes sense, how is it that we never heard of this place before? Sure they managed to stay hidden, but this place is actually visible enough for anything to see it" Added Ohgi.
"Unless, they used some sort of camouflage" Remarked Tamaki.
"Hmn, it kinda makes sense, I recall from the news that Britannia was developing some kind of camouflage for the ships" Said Kallen.
Suddenly they heard footsteps coming from the entrance of the command center. They turned around to see 5 people wearing shinning grey armors, silver gauntlets, black military pants, and dark grey helmets that resemble a knight's helmet. One of them was wearing the same outfit but with gold color.
"So this is the famous group, The Order of the Black Knights" Spoke the man with the gold outfit.
"Hey, do you have a problem?" Tamaki stood up almost aggressively.
"Calm down Tamaki, we are guests here." Ohgi tried to calm him before he could do anything that would result on a disaster.
"Yes, and who might you be?" Asked Ohgi.
"We are the Britannian mercenary faction, The Forgotten Knights." Said the man.
"What?! A Britannian mercenary faction? Why didn't I heard of them?" Thought Kallen in shock.
"My name is Gregory Charles" Introduced Charles as he offered his hand.
"Huh, yeah. Nice to meet you, my name is Kaname Ohgi" Ohgi shook his hand.
"So, what brings the Black knights to our new home? If I may ask?" Asked Charles.
"Wait, your new home? You mean that you guys just moved here?" Asked Kallen.
Charles nodded as he said "Yes, right before the Narita battle, miss…?"
"Kallen Kouzuki" Introduced Kallen. Charles nodded in aprovement.
"We are actually here to accompany our leader, Zero." Said Ohgi.
"Aah, Zero. I m anxious to meet him" Said Charles pleasantly. "And what is he doing here?"
"He and Big Boss are in the interrogatory room with the princess of Britannia, Cornelia" Said Ohgi.
"Hmn, Cornelia. I remember her, though I never meet her, I heard that she is a powerful opponent to defeat. It surprised me that my new commander was able to defeat her"
"Yeah, we were also surprised that we won the battle." Said Ohgi with his eyes closed and a grin while putting his hand on his back head.
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Meanwhile with Big Boss and Zero.
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Zero and Big Boss walked through the hall of the Brig, they saw Ocelot and 4 MSF soldiers guarding a door, which its obviously where Cornelia is.
"How is she?" Big Boss asked to Ocelot
"She looks to be fine, Boss" Big Boss nodded and then he turned his head to face Zero.
"Are you ready, Zero?" Asked Big Boss.
"Yes, lets do it" Big Boss motioned them to make way, and then he went to open the door.
Cornelia was inside an interrogatory room, she's currently strapped on a chair with no weapons, leaving only her uniform. Cornelia couldn't do anything but sigh, these soldiers definitely made sure not to leave any ties untied, there was even a camera on the edge of the east side of the room.
Then the door opened revealing Big Boss and Zero. Lelouch noticed the camera, he smirked as he anticipated that there would be a camera.
"Big Boss, Zero" Said Cornelia.
"Cornelia" Said monotonously Big Boss.
"It seems that I lost, you both are indeed formidable together" Added Cornelia with a defeated tone.
"So, what are you going to do with me? Use me as a bargain? Execute me? Or convince me to join you guys? Which I highly doubt that would ever happen."
"It is not up to me, but Zero's" Said Big Boss indicating that Zero is the one who will decide her fate.
"Zero? I see, I forgot that Zero hired you" Said Cornelia while glaring at them.
Zero turned his head to Big Boss and then spoke to him.
"Big Boss, could you leave me alone with Cornelia?" Asked Zero, Big Boss raised an eyebrow curiously.
"Why? Give me a good reason" Said Big Boss since he didn't want to get into trouble with Britannia.
"I have to discuss her something very personal. Don't worry, I won't harm her." Assured Zero. Big Boss sighed in defeat.
"Don't do anything rush, Zero" Said Big Boss as he went out. He closed the door and just leaned the back door. But thanks to his good hearing, he can hear what is going on inside.
"What happe…" Ocelot asked but he was shushed by Big Boss, he made some hand signs indicating that he will listen the conversation.
Now the interrogatory room was just Lelouch and Cornelia.
Lelouch secretly touched a bottom inside his clothes, it projected some kind of small EMP that seemed to jam the security camera.
"Huh, so you want to talk to me with something private." Said Cornelia. Lelouch turned around and hissed his left eye with the geass active.
"Wha the?" Said Cornelia with a surprised tone after seeing the geass symbol. Big Boss moved his hand softly to his belt where his survival knife is.
"I order you to answer me my question" Commanded Lelouch softly so that anyone from the outside could hear him. The Geass symbol flew straight to Cornelia's eyes and then she fell under the Geass effect.
Meanwhile in the command center, one of the operators of the Mother Base cameras was reporting a malfunction with the interrogatory camera.
Back to the brig facility, Big Boss intently heard the conversation in wonder.
"Right" Said Cornelia monotonously. Big Boss raised an eyebrow curiously, did Cornelia just said that?
"Were you the one who killed Marianne vi Britannia?" Asked Lelouch.
"Marianne vi Britannia?" Thought Big Boss, it was the name of the empress of the Holy Britannian Empire. But why would Zero want to know her? He remembers that through the history books, Marianne died by the hands of terrorists. Maybe Zero is trying to avenge her. Big Boss kept hearing the conversation to gain more information.
"No" Asnwered Cornelia.
"Then, who was it?" Asked Lelouch again.
"I don't know" This answer shocked Lelouch. Big Boss started to get more interested on the conversation.
"You were in charge of her personal guard, weren't you?!" Said Lelouch almost with an angry tone, but silently so that no one from the outside could hear.
"Yes"
"The why did you withdrew her escort?" Asked again Lelouch.
"Because I was asked to."
"By whom?!" said again Lelouch almost with a demanded tone.
"Lady Marianne"
"What?! That's impossible! Are you saying that she knew she would be attacked that day?!" Said Lelouch with a shocked tone.
"No its impossible! If she did, she would have gotten us out of there!" Lelouch unconsciously said that a little louder, then he managed to relax a little in order to not get any attention from the outside. But unbeknownst to him, Big Boss was hearing everything.
Big Boss was really curious, is the conversation about who killed the empress Marianne? Why would Zero want to know? Did he idolize her? A close friend? A lover? Or if he has to guess, is Zero the son of Marianne who seeks to avenge her? There were so many theories.
Ocelot also heard the conversation, it was really intriguing.
"What happened on that day?! Who killed Marianne?!" Demanded Lelouch again.
Big Boss only heard the paused voice of Cornelia, implying that she can't answer that question.
"You don't know? Then who knows the truth?!" Lelouch clenched his fists in anger.
"I know you've investigated what happened that day yourself!"
"His majesty The Emperor, ordered Schneizel to transport the body out of there." Responded Cornelia.
"The body? You mean Marianne's? Then what was in that coffin?"
Cornelia tried to talk again, but no words came out.
Lelouch clenched his fists harder that meant he has to find a bigger pray, his brother Schneizel or worst, possibly his father, The Emperor.
"Damn it" Cursed Lelouch.
Then the geass effect slowly faded away from Cornelia's eyes.
She seemingly woke up from her trance as she recoils her head and then have a puzzled face.
"What?" Said Cornelia with a confused tone. Then she moved her gaze to Zero, who just stood there.
"Well Zero? What do you want to discuss?" Asked Cornelia. Big Boss was really confused, why did she just suddenly ask what they want to discuss if they have already talked? It was as if that conversation never happened. Big Boss thought on something that it might be impossible, she may have been hypnotized. As absurd as it sounded, it was the only thing it could have happened, and considering the things he has seen in his life, it might be possible.
"Its nothing, Cornelia" Spoke Zero, which confused Cornelia.
"What? What are you talking about? Are you making fun out of me?" Said Cornelia angrily.
"No, im not making fun out of you. I realized that holding you here is actually not a good plan at all." Said Zero with a regretting tone.
"What are you planning , Zero?" Questioned Cornelia suspiciously. Zero turned around and said.
"Im releasing you, Cornelia" this somewhat surprised her.
"Release me? Is this some kind of joke? Because its not funny at all" Said Cornelia almost angrily.
"Im not joking, Cornelia. I realized that it won't do any good for me if I kill you, it would be against my ideology after all, and besides your sister, Euphemia would be really sad if news comes out that you died. So I decide that instead of killing you, I will release you." Spoke Zero with sincerity. Cornelia was really amazed at Zero, he was acting not like the terrorist she believed, but a noble man.
After thinking, she made her decision.
"Alright, Zero. You win" Admitted Cornelia. Big Boss was also amazed, Zero showing mercy and respect to the enemy kinda resemble his own ideology. If he were to join Outer Heaven, he would surely be his successor.
"Fine, so how is it going to be?" Asked Cornelia ready to hear his plan.
"I will send a message to Britannia that you will be taken to a noble location near the Viceroy Palace, the only condition is that the Black Knights and Militaire Sans Frontiéres won't be harmed once you were returned." Instructed Zero.
"Fine by me" Replied Cornelia.
"Do you swear it?" Asked Zero. Cornelia gritted her teeth in anger, but calmed once she thought of Euphi.
"Yes, Zero. I will tell them not to fire." Cornelia said. Lelouch smiled with satisfaction "Good" He turned around and went to open the door.
He heard that Zero was coming near the door, so Big Boss backed away from the door and just leaned on the left side of the door.
Zero walked out and spoke to Big Boss.
"Im done, Big Boss." Said Zero.
"I suppose that everything went according to you plan" Guessed Big Boss, deep inside his mind he already knows that it didn't.
"Not exactly, although she is considered to be the "Goddess of Victory", it made me realize that she is not the pray I'm looking for" Replied Zero.
"So that means you have to find a bigger pray." Said Ocelot.
"Exactly"
"That will cost you more money." Said Big Boss, it was after all business.
"I know, I will reward you with anything once I am done" Said Zero, he was determined to sell everything to get to his objective.
"Good, ill stay here and make sure that her highness is comfortable." Said Ocelot to stand watch.
"Thank you Ocelot" Thanked Zero as Ocelot nodded.
"So what do you want to do with her?" Asked Big Boss pretending that he didn't hear anything about the "hypnotic conversation"
"Im going to release her and give it back to Britannia" Said Zero confidently. They entered the elevator and then went up.
When they exited the elevator, Lelouch saw that his members were talking with some soldiers that resembles Britannian knights. He was going to do something harsh, but he remembered that this is Militaire Sans Frontiéres, there are no discriminations in this place.
The Black Knights and the Forgotten Knights noticed them so they went there.
"I see that you guys made friends" Spoke Zero.
"Yeah! These guys aren't so bad at all!" Said Sugiyama happily, it was the first time he ever saw that Britannians showed kindness.
"So you must be Zero" Approached Charles.
"Yes, but who are you? I don't think I have seen any Britannian faction like yours before"
"We are the Britannnian mercenary faction, the Forgotten Knights. And im the their leader, Gregory Charles. We recently arrived here to live our lives." Introduced Charles. Lelouch was impressed that there was actually a mercenary faction in Britannia though he never heard of them.
"It seems that you are gaining a lot of popularity, Big Boss. More than me" Said Zero with a teasing tone.
"Sorry if I stole your thunder" Teased back Big Boss, they both chuckled for a moment.
"Now if you excuse me, we are taking our leaves." With that, Charles and the rest left.
"So, Zero. Did we get what we wanted?" Asked Ohgi.
"Yes, Ohgi" Lelouch lied at that part.
"Really? What was it?" Asked Minami.
"Sorry, Minami, its something personal"
"Aah"
"Now what should we do with Cornelia?" Asked Kallen.
"We are giving her back to Cornelia" This shocked them
"What?! We are giving her back?! She is our prisoner! We should take advantage!" Protested Tamaki with a pissed tone.
"Do I have to remind you that we are the allies of justice?" Said Zero. "We are not murderers like the Japanese Liberation Front, we stand for justice!"
Tamaki lowered his head in shame. "Yeah, sorry, Zero"
After that they left the brig facility, Lelouch was formulating a plan to send a message to Britannia.
As they walked forward through the connecting bridge, Amanda appeared in front of them, with Chico behind her.
"Hello, Big Boss!" Greeted Amanda.
"Hi Boss!" Greeted cheerfully Chico.
"Hello Amanda, Chico" Greeted Big Boss as the group stopped on their track.
Lelouch raised an eyebrow in wonder, this place even allowed a child?
"A kid?" Thought Kallen.
Amanda and Chico then saw the Black Knights. "Hmmn, so this is the Black Knights, huh?"
"Yes, we are" Spoke Zero and then he started to introduce themselves.
"I am Zero, the leader of the Black Knights. And these are my comrades, Kallen Kouzuki, Kaname Ohgi, Shinichiro Tamaki, Kent Sugiyama and Yoshitaka Minami."
"Nice to meet you, Zero and members of the Black Knights" Said Amanda as she introduced herself.
"I am Amanda Valenciano Libre, leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front"
"And I am Ricardo Valenciano Libre, but you can call me Chico! Im her little brother! The brother of my cacique!" Interjected Chico with a smile.
"Cacique?" They thought at the strange word he just said. Big Boss mentally face palmed because Chico just said a nonexistent word in this world.
"Hmn, another liberation front?" Asked Zero forgetting about what happened.
"Yeah, but we managed to remain in secrecy before Big Boss let us in here" Lied Amanda, this was yet another cover story in order to stay hidden.
"WOW! You look like one of my comic book heroes Zero!" Said Chico in excitement. Zero and the Black Knights actually sweet dropped at this.
"Um, thanks, Chico, that's uh good to hear." Said Zero.
"So Amanda, what do you need?" Asked Big Boss.
"There's a mercenary faction that wants to join us" Informed Amanda with a serious tone.
"What? Another?" Said Big Boss surprised at this. This caught the attention of the Black Knights.
"Yes, they are right outside of the command center" Said Amanda.
"But there is something I have to say, it kinda makes me uncomfortable" tried to explain Amanda.
"What's wrong?"
"Is there something wrong, Big Boss?" Joined Zero in the conversation.
"If there's something, we can help" Zero offered his help to Big Boss.
"Thanks, but it's not really a serious matter"
"Really? She seems to be frightened" Said Zero looking at her.
"I heard that a mercenary faction wants to join you, do you mind if I tag along?" Said Zero with interest.
"Sure"
Once they were outside, they saw MSF soldiers with weapons on hand pointing at a group of 60 people all wearing a green military uniform with black boots. Some of them have officer caps, soldier helmets and soldier caps.
For the Black Knights they looked like normal E.U soldiers, most likely from the country Germany. But for the MSF soldiers and Big Boss, they were shocked. Yes, shocked, not because of a mercenary faction from the E.U, but their uniforms disturbingly resembled the SS uniforms from Nazi Germany. They even have on their armband the Nazi symbol, but instead of the swastika symbol, it's just an X on it.
Big Boss instantly understood why Amanda was intimidated; the fact of having Nazis in his nation wouldnt suit well for other countries when he return. He lightly shook his head and went straight to the group. He motioned the MSF soldiers to lower their weapons.
A man in his 30s was in front of the group. He has black short hair, black eyes, with some German features and a monocle on his right eye, he also has a black cap and a black uniform that looks like the uniform of a SS officer walked forward. They stopped and now they were staring at each other.
"I assume that you are the leader of this mercenary faction" Spoke Big Boss.
"You are correct, and you must be Big Boss, the founder of this nation, we heard a lot about you" Spoke the man with a German accent.
"Who are you people?" Asked Big Boss, the Black Knights were also staring at this scene.
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Starts the song "Propaganda" from JoJo Bizarre Adventure
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All the E.U mercenaries stomped the ground after joining their legs and made the Nazi salute.
"My name is Rudolf Von Adalhelm! And we are the Werewolf Corps! The best E.U mercenary faction!" Proclaimed Adalhelm with his right hand on the air.
Big Boss and the other MSF soldiers were feeling nervous because they might have encountered the Nazi Germany counterpart in this world.
Big Boss decided to make some questions for them, it might offend them, but it's a necessary one to make sure that this faction won't commit any atrocities like the Nazi Germany.
"Before I let you join, you must answer me these two questions with all your honesty" Stated Big Boss.
"Yes, Sir!" Said Adalhelm.
"Do you have any feeling of discrimination?" This question actually offended a little the Werewolf Corps. But nonetheless, Adalhelm answered it with honesty.
"Absolutely not sir! We are committed to fight for anyone! No matter where they're from, and surely we won't act like the Holy Britannian Empire! We are socially good with every kind of people, if there are Britannians here in this nation, that means they are our comrades in arms!" Asnwered Adalhelm with pride. The answered seemed to satisfy Big Boss. It seemed that this German group is completely different from the Nazi germany from his world.
"Now the second question, Are you sure you want to join me? Once you have accepted, you are obliged not to reveal anything that could jeopardize your new home."
"Yes, Big Boss! We want to join you and settle in this place the home we have always wanted, to guarantee the safety of this nation, we will lend you our strength!"
"And one final thing, I do not mean to disrespect you but… Can you change your logo to another? A lot of soldiers in here tends to misjudge your symbol with something else." Said Big Boss.
Surprisingly, Adalhelm removed the symbol on his armband. "But of course, Boss! If this means that we will become one with this place, we will gladly take off these symbols and change it to another! It will mean our evolution!"
All the members removed the symbol. Amanda was feeling better since these Germans are not really Nazis, in fact they are completely opposite!
With this act, Big Boss made his decision.
"Alright then, with all my blessing! I welcome you to Outer Heaven!" Proclaimed Big Boss earring cheers from the Werewolf Corps.
"Wooah" Said the Black Knights in awe.
"Impressive" Muttered Lelouch.
"Listen up! I am Amanda Valenciano Libre! I will be your tour! So whatever you do, do not cause any trouble, or I will personally punish! Follow the rules and there won't be consequences! ARE WE CLEAR!"
"Yes ma'am!" They all agreed as they followed her.
"I'm impressed Big Boss" Praised Zero, Big Boss smirked at Zero.
"This is Morpho! It's time to depart!" Informed Morpho through the loud speaker. They boarded the helicopter and left Mother Base to return to Japan.
"I hope I don't get grounded by Milly when I get back." Thought Lelouch, suddenly he received a call from the Black Knights in Japan.
"Zero!"
"Inoue? What is it?" Asked Zero, getting the attention of everyone.
"We received a message from the Six Houses of Kyouto!" This surprised Lelouch and the rest.
"Six Houses of Kyouto" Thought Big Boss, he recall that its an organization of elite Japanese industrialists and plutocrats who the Britannian Empire left in charge of running Japan's major industries, particularly its Sakuradite mining operations.
"The Six Houses of Kyouto?"
"Yes! They urgently request a direct meeting with us!" Lelouch was in deep thought, this seemed to be a golden opportunity for him to get more supplies and support from the public, this didn't look bad, he had after all the trust of his members.
"Understood, did they name the time and place?"
"Yes, today at 4 am, im patching you the direction." This surprised Lelouch. It was too soon, he checked his time and it said 1:45. That meant he had enough time to do one of his moves.
"Big Boss" Called Zero, Big Boss was sitting on one of the choppers sit, he raised his head to see him.
"Its time to send Britannia a message"
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Meanwhile in Viceroy Palace
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"Please you Highness! Allow the invasion!" Begged Guilford.
Right now, we see all the surviving soldiers from the Narita battle regrouped in the conference room with Guilford, Darlton, as well as princess Euphemia nominated as the heads of the surviving group. The conference is being held with prince Schneizel and several generals on giant screens.
Suzaku was also present. He was clenching his fists in anger at such fail, he was supposed to be the best pilot, but now he failed miserably by the hands of Zero and Big Boss. He swore that no matter what, he will definitely defeat them and arrest them.
When the news that Cornelia was captured, all the generals pleaded and suggested to Schneizel that the invasion of Militaire Sans Frontiéres be approved. Except Euphemia who is against this.
Not only they lost the battle, but they couldn't get close to the town to verify the civilian casualties. Worst is that they suffered so much casualty that there's not enough people to assist the town.
Although the blame goes for the Order of the Black Knights, Militaire Sans Frontiéres took part in the battle.
Schneizel had his eyes closed to reflex on this matter, he had a headache few hours ago on thinking what to do. Though he managed to get all the data's on the mercenary nation, it didn't seem wise to charge against a mighty force. He decided to consult his father, The Emperor about this matter. To his shock, The Emperor told him to approve this invasion. He tried to convince him not to underestimate the mercenary nation as he read all the reports about their actions. The Emperor told him that he is aware of it, but the invasion is a step that Britannia required to defeat this nation. Schneizel accepted his recommendation, but he can't shake the feeling that this action is the use of brute force.
"Please brother, don't do it!" Pleaded Euphemia, she was doing everything she could to stop this invasion and solve this through a pacific way.
"Please princess Euphemia, let his highness Schneizel approve it, it is the only way to save her highness Cornelia!" Begged Darlton.
"But this is not the way! I don't want blood to be shed!" Protested Euphemia. Schneizel opened his eyes slowly and looked at him with a sad face.
"Sorry Euphi." Then he stood up and proclaimed.
"I, Schneizel el Britannia, approve the invasion of Militaire Sans Frontiéres in the name of his majesty and my father, Charles zi Britannia!"
All the generals and soldiers cheered at the proclamation, they would finally end this plague once and for all.
Euphemia couldn't do anything but lay her hands on her chest in worry. "Sis"
Suddenly the main door opened, a Britannian officer came running.
"Your Highness!" He kneeled down for a brief moment.
"What happened?" Asked Schneizel.
"Sorry for the interruption, but we are receiving a call!"
"Decline it, we are discussing an important matter" Declined Schneizel.
"But, my lord! This is really important! Its Zero!" This shocked everyone. Schneizel raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Alright, patch it" Ordered Schneizel. The officer pressed the bottom of the communicator.
A new, small screen popped out on Schneizel's and the officers screen while the conference it projected on the main screen.
Then the face of Zero appeared in a background that looks like a chopper.
"Greetings, Britannia" Greeted Zero.
"ZERO!" Shouted Guilford in anger.
"I am sure you all know that Cornelia was defeated by me and the Militaire Sans Frontiéres , and that she is currently my prisoner"
"I swear if you touched her, I will personally kill you with my own bare hands!" Threatened Darlton.
"Sir Darlton" Spoke Schneizel directly to Darlton implying to him to calm down and let him handle it.
"Forgive me, my lord"
"Zero" Said Schneizel looking at the screen.
"Schneizel" Thought Lelouch.
"Prince Schneizel, it is an honor to meet you."
"Likewise, Zero. Now, to the main topic, why have you called us? Are you going to tell us that you want to make a trade with us? " Questioned Schneizel.
"No, Scheneizel, im here to inform you that, I will release Cornelia and give it back to you." Everyone was surprised that Zero just said that he was going to free Cornelia just like that.
"What trickery is this?" Asked Schneizel.
"This is no trickery, I am going to release her from the confinements of Militaire Sans Frontiéres and give it back to Britannia, I have no further use for her"
" Wait a moment, you mean that you've got what you wanted from her?"
"You must have tortured her!" Accused Guilford.
"You are wrong, Guilford. I assure you, she is unharmed and safe. I have done nothing with her, I realized that killing her would be against my ideology, so I'm going to return it for you." Said Zero, thanks to his charisma, it did calm everyone in the conference.
"I will also order the Black Knights to withdraw the Narita Mountain so that you can treat the mess I made" This seemed to be good for them since they will be able to possibly save any civilians.
"I assume that there are conditions for her return, right?" Supposed Schneizel.
"Yes, there are only 2 conditions. The first condition is that, once we release her, Britannia will not open fire at the Black Knights or the Militaire Sans Frontiéres. And the second condition is that once we are leaving, you will not fire at us once we are out of your reach." Stated Zero.
"Screw that! We are not negotiating with the filths of…" Insulted one of the generals but was stopped by Schneizel.
"I accept your terms, Zero" Said Schneizel.
"But my lord!" Schneizel glared at him. The officer remained silent.
"Good, the place will be right here, on the outside of the Viceroy Palace at 6 am" Said Zero as the communication was cut off.
Euphemia sighed in relief. "Thank goodness"
"Well, gentlemen. Everything is settled it, do the preparations for your princess return!" Ordered Schneizel which everyone complied.
"You don't have to worry anymore Euphi, we'll have her back"
"Yes! Brother" She said happily as she left the room.
"I guess that we don't have to invade Militaire Sans Frontiéres after all" Said Guilford to Schneizel and the officers. Then Schneizel said...
"Now, now, who said that the invasion was called off?"
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Ashford academy, 2:30 am
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Lelouch managed to return to safely to Ashford after the MSF chopper left the Black Knights in some coast of Japan. He walked quickly so that his friends and specially Milly wouldn't lecture him or worse, a punishment from Milly.
"Hey! Lulu!" Shirley called him from behind. Lelouch turned around to greet her.
"Ah, Shirley! How are you doing?" Greeted Lelouch.
"Im good! Ne, Lulu, there is something i want to show you." Said Shirley shyly with her hands behind her back.
"Yes?" Shirley took out her hands and gave him some kind of tickets. Lelouch curiously took it and then she said.
"Can you come with me to this concert?" Asked Shirley. Lelouch thought for a moment.
"Um, I'll think about it" Said Lelouch. This made her happy.
"Great! Take your time! Remember! Notify me!" She said while pointing at him strictly.
"Huh, yeah" Almost sweet dropped Lelouch. With that she left him.
She went behind a wall and gasped "I did it! I actually did it! Now what? He will come ,right?"
She started talking to herself. "He didn't say no. But still…"
She shook her hand and said "He is just coming with me to a concert! If it's just that, it's nothing big. Still it's my chance!"
She closed her eyes happily and said "Thank you, dad!"
Suddenly her phone rang, she opened her eyes and saw an unknown number.
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Lelouch's room
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C.C was lying on Lelouch's bed after eating a slice of pizza, she was bored as hell after being left in Narita, there was no one she could tease. She got up of the bed and went to hug Cheese-kun.
"For god sake, why did you have to leave me here with nothing else to do?" she stared at the face of Cheese-kun.
"At least you are here to keep me company, right Cheese-kun?" C.C said to the doll with a small smile.
"Well, I am here to keep you company, too." Suddenly spoke a voice behind her.
She quickly turned around to see a young man in front of the door. He was wearing a green Chinese like clothes with sleeves, a blue jean, black gloves, black shoes and a sunglass, he has short green hair, his face skin color was slight yellow, and a pointy nose.
"Who are you?" Demanded C.C. Veg bowed down in a fashion way and introduced himself.
"My name is Veg Linxing, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. C.C" C.C made a surprised face since she have never seen him before.
"How do you know my name?" Questioned C.C
"I've got my sources" Said Veg as he walked forward and sat down on a chair.
"Really, why have you come here?" Asked C.C.
"To tell you something." he reached his hand to grab a slice of pizza, but then he received a glare from her.
"Get your stinking hands off it, you damn dirty boy!" Warned C.C.
"Ok" he said while retracting his hand from the pizzas.
"Seriously, I don't have time for your games, just tell me already why you're here" Asked in annoyance C.C
Veg sighed "Fine, im here to warn you of a danger" C.C raised an eyebrow.
"What kind of danger?" Asked C.C
"Someone from your past has returned to haunt you" Said Veg.
"What are you…"
"C.C" Suddenly Lelouch called her as he opened the door. She turned around to see him and then turned back only to see that Veg was gone. She was stunned that this young man disappeared without her noticing.
"Where did he go?" Wondered C.C. She wondered if he was just a product of her imagination.
"What's the matter, C.C?" Asked Lelouch, She shook her head.
"Nothing" She noticed that Lelouch had a pair of tickets.
"What are those?" Lelouch looked the tickets in his hands.
"Its nothing"Said Lelouch and then he asked C.C
"Are you busy?"
"No, In fact im bored" Retorted C.C lazily.
"Good,because I need your help" Said Lelouch.
"What do you need?"
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4:00 am. Somewhere in Tokyo Settlement
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Zero and the Black Knights member, Ohgi, Tamaki,and Kallen, were sitting on a limo with its windows covered in black so that wherever its going, remains a mystery.
"It's been a while, how much further till we're there?" Asked Tamaki.
"How about calming down? Its embarrassing!" Retorted Kallen.
Suddenly they felt a rumble, and then the sound of elevator?
"What the hell?" Said Tamaki.
"We are going up?" Supposed Kallen as she felt that they are going up.
Then the elevator stopped and the car moved forward. Then it stopped.
The door was opened by the driver and said " Sorry for the convenience. The master is waiting for you."
They got out of the car and saw a giant window. Tamaki ran straight to the window and saw where they are.
"This is the Fuji Mine?" Said Ohgi.
"That cant be! C'mon we cant have gone there!" Said Tamaki in disbelief.
"But it has to be! This mountain!…This scenery!" Said Kallen.
" You mean, underneath us is the Sakuradite? The treasure that caused the whole war?!" Said Tamaki in shock.
"Its an abomination" Suddenly spoke the voice of an old man as the room turned red and the windows turned into wall. They turned around to see a small tent with 2 bodyguards.
" , a sacred mountain once a scenic wonder of clean water and lush greenery… And now its bent to the empire's will. Its continual rape a reflection of what Japan has become. What a wretched thing it is." Spoke the old man.
"I apologize for not showing my face. However you do the same, Zero. I must be sure though, sure of who you are. Therefore… You will show me your face!" Said the old man pointing his crane at him, then 4 Glasgows appeared surrounding the Black Knights.
"Wait, please! Zero has given us strength and victories! That should…" Kallen tried to defend him but what shut up by the old man.
"Silence! Which of you is Ohgi?"
"Y-yes, that's me sir!"
"Remove Zero's mask!" Ordered the oldman. Ohgi was hesitating but he gained all his strength to do it.
"Ohgi-san!" shouted Kallen.
"Im sorry, Zero. Though we won the Narita battle, there's still mysteries surrounding you." He put his hands on Zero's mask.
"I want to trust you, so please…Let me trust you" Ohgi said as he removed Zero's mask. The tree gasped in shock at what they saw. Zero is… a woman!
"A woman!"
"It cant be!"
"Impossible!"
Tamaki , Ohgi and Kallen said in shock respectively, they never expected that this girl is the one who pulled the strings.
"You,girl! Is this true?" Asked the old man
"Yes" Answered C.C
"And you aren't Japanese, are you?"
"Correct, Kyouto leader, or should I say. Kirihara Taizo" The bodyguards then reacted.
"No one who knows his identity is allowed to live!" one of the guards said while taking out their guns.
"Specially a non-Japanese!"
The Glasgows readied their weapons.
"Wait! Leave me out of this!" Shouted Tamaki in fear.
Suddenly 3 grenades popped out of nowhere and fell in front of the Glasgows.
"Grenade!" But it was too late as it exploded, but instead of an explosion, it caused the Glasgows to malfunction.
"What the hell?!" the pilot's screen turned to statics and were desperately trying to control their Knightmares.
The bullets appeared on top of them and hit the Glasgows legs and arms, incapacitating them in the process.
Then the bodyguards fell to the ground unconsciously. "WHAT?!" Said in shock the old man.
"What is going on?!" shouted Tamaki.
"As expected, your methods and philosophy are outdated! Thats why youll never win!" Suddenly the voice of Zero spoke.
To the Black Knights shock and disbelief, Zero materialized in front of them, and then Big Boss also materialized to his left side.
"Zero! But how?" Said in disbelief Kallen.
Then from the roof, 10 MSF soldiers came down through ropes, they landed on the floor with assault weapons ready.
"Militaire Sans Frontiéres?! I should have known!" Said in shock the old man.
"Nobody make a move! That's an order!" Ordered the old man.
Zero walked forward as he spoke
"Kirihara Taizo, the founder of Kirihara Industries, which has a monopoly on Sakuradite mining. You were one of the major backers of the Kururugi you changed your coat after the defeat and became an active collaborator with the colonial rulers. Popularly known as Kirihara The Traitor. However in actuality, you are one of the leaders of the "Six Houses of Kyouto" who organize resistance groups nationwide. In other words, a double agent"
"And it is as you guessed, im not a Japanese!" Claimed Zero which shocked the members of the Black Knights, Big Boss and the MSF soldiers were surprised, but didn't show.
"Seriously? So that's why he never showed us his face" Said Tamaki.
"If you aren't Japanese, then why do you fight? What is it you want?" Asked Taizo.
"The destruction of Britannia"
"But why ask my help? You already have the Militaire Sans Frontiéres backing you up" Said Taizo why is true.
"True, but im not that lazy to let these soldiers fight for me. I must gain my own strength and force to destroy Britannia." He turned his head to Big Boss and said.
"We are comrades after all" Said Zero as Big Boss let out a small smirk. He turned his face back to Taizo.
"And you think such thing is possible? By you?"
"I can,because I have a reason why I must accomplish that" Zero chuckled a bit and then did something unthinkable. He removed his that.
"Im glad you are the one I met" he showed his face to Taizo which his eyes widened in shock.
"You!" After that they started to speak.
While they were talking about a personal matter, the Black Knights tried to look Zero's face but Big Boss and the MSF soldiers did not allow them.
"Don't do anything, guys" Said Big Boss
"Huuuh? Why?" Said Tamaki in annoyance.
"Zero told us to guard him while he speaks to Taizo, so obey his orders" Said Big Boss.
"I don't…" Before Tamaki could protest Kallen stopped him by raising her left arm.
"Enough Tamaki" Then Tamaki noticed C.C
"And who are you?" Questioned Tamaki.
"My name is C.C, I am Zero's accomplice."
"C.C?" Said Kallen in wonder, she also thought if she knows Zero's real identity.
"C.C? Strange name" commented Tamaki. Suddenly Taizo laughed loudly.
"Ohgi!" Called Taizo.
"Y-yes, Sir!"
"This person is definitely an enemy of Britannia, Im also satisfied for his reasons for not revealing his face.I assure you that you should follow Zero. And we will assist you in cover-up operations and strategic support" informed Taizo.
"Thank you Sir!" Ohgi gave his thanks to Taizo.
"Also…" Taizo trailed his words.
"The man known as Big Boss!" Called Taizo, Big Boss was surprised that Taizo called him.
"Yes?"
"We are willing to pay you richly if you keep assisting Zero in his quest " Promised Taizo.
"Thanks for your offer, Kirihara Taizo." Said Big Boss, this was getting good since he is going to get more and more resources for Mother Base.
"I appreciate it, Lord Kirihara."Lelouch put back the Zero mask and turned around.
"You are going to walk the path of blood?" Asked Taizo with a smirk.
"If that is my destiny, so be it"
After that, Lelouch couldn't feel more satisfied, he has almost everything in his hands to destroy Britannia. But little did he know that that night, he will discover the consequences he has to face due to his actions.
End of Stage 9
Here is it! Please favorite, follow and review please! And as a bonus here is a side story!
Note: The next chapter will take time since i pretty much diverged an important part from the main canon.
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Bonus, Side Story
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Night time. Ashford Academy.
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Strangelove walked through the halls of the school. After analyzing every single student's profile, she managed to figure out the possible candidates of these dangerous students.
Kururugi Suzaku, a Japanese, enrolled recently on princess Euphemia suggestion, this one is a brilliant boy because of his scores in classes, but sometimes he gets bullied just the fact that he is a "eleven". He was easily targeted because of his connections to the Britannian army. Due to this, he was sometimes absent.
Nina Einstein, a brilliant and intelligent girl, though she is a shy girl, she showed to be extremely intelligent than any other students, not to mention that her last name is Einstein, name of the scientist of her world who created the first atomic bomb in history.
Kallen Stadfield, another intelligent girl, but this one seems to be mostly absent. According to the profile, she was absent during a whole term, but surprisingly she managed to have high scores in class.
And lastly, Lelouch Lamperouge, another brilliant boy who has high scores on every class. Recently hes tarted to get more absent, and that's what makes him a suspect.
Suddenly she heard a noise, the noise of moving back and forth. She turned her head to the right to see that it came from the Student Council.
Strangelove poked the door for one second and what she saw was… somewhat disturbing.
In there she saw Nina, one of her most talented student, putting her finger inside her shirts while staring at what she could see, an album of photos.
"Huh,huh" Coughed Strangelove as she leaned her back on the edge of the door. This surprised Nina.
"Huh?! Miss Marshall! Wait! This is not what you think!" Said Nina closing the álbum with a panicked tone.
"You don't have to worry, Nina." Said with a reassurring tone Strangelove. She looked her with a confused face.
"Im not telling anyone what i saw" This made Nina sigh in relief.
"But, first answer me this question." Nina raised her head and looked at her in worry. Then Strangelove slowly walked forward with her right hand on her hips.
Nina stared at her figure with a small blush on her face. The body and the curvy figure of her teacher were turning he on.
"Are you lesbian?" Asked Strangelove.
"Huh?"
"I said, if you are a lesbian" Asked again Strangelove.
"H-huh, i'm not" Lied Nina.
"Please child, there's no need to hide it. I know exactly how a lesbian or a bisexual act" Said Strangelove as she got closer to Nina.
"Why are you asking me this?" Asked Nina shyly. Strangelove trailed her hand from the table and moved slowly to Ninas hand.
"You've got a beautiful skin" Whispered Strangelove. Nina started to realize where this was going.
"W-wait, i cant teacher, there's a rule about the strict relationship between students and teac..." She was interrupted by Strangelove when she put her finger on her lips.
"Sssshhh, i know" She leaned closer, then she grabbed her chin and she connected her lips with Nina.
"Hmph!" Gasped slighly Nina. She tried to get away, but her arms were paralyzed as she felt the lips of her teacher.
"Mmmn" Purred Strangelove as she tasted the lips of Nina. Then she made a daring move, her tongue slowly licked Nina's lips.
"Hmmn" Moaned Nina, she slowly opened her mouth and let her tongue out to lick her teacher's lips.
"Hmmmn" Moaned Strangelove. She raised her left hand to Nina's back head and held her closer.
Nina blushed, she was having a passionate kiss with her teacher, even though they are aware of the rules, that there should not be any kind of sexual relationship with students and teachers.
Nina moved her right hand and laid it on Strangelove's hips.
Strangelove continued to be dominant as she devoured her mouth.
Finally they disconnected their lips, leaving a large trail of saliva. They gasped for air.
"Aah, aah" Gasped Nina as Strangelove did the same.
"You taste delicious,Nina" Strangelove slowly licked her own lips. Then she laid her right hand on Nina's cheek.
"Did you enjoy it?" Asked Strangelove seductively. Nina couldnt respond as she felt that she committed something outrageous.
"H-huh, yeah" She said with embarrassment, Strangelove's finger went to Nina's chin and rose to make eye contact.
She kissed her left cheek and then purred to her left ear as she said "This will be our little secret"
Strangelove backed away from Nina, she turned around and left the room, but not before she stops at the entrance of the room, she turned her head to Nina who was still dumbstruck.
"Don't forget the assignment for the next class, Nina" She blew her a kiss and left, leaving a wide eyed Nina in shock.
"Hmmn,hmmn,hhhmnnn, what a lovely girl" Strangelove hummed as she walked away.