Council of Change

by Imperial-samaB

After killing his half-brother Clovis, Lelouch vi Britannia realizes that the terrorists won't be enough to go against the real firepower of his old home Britannia and he decides to recruit his friends on the student council. Can this rag tag group really topple the most powerful nation in the world? Lelouch x Harem. Characters are OOC.

10. Battle of Narita Pt 2

Chapter 10 The Battle of Narita Part 2

I don't own Code Geass. Anything I use is property of its creators. Anything I use from other sources is also their property.

Narita concludes.

(Narita battlefield)

Gilbert GP Guilford was the knight of Princess Cornelia and he took great pride in that fact. What drew Cornelia to him in the first place wasn't his looks or his skill on the battlefield, but his mind. He was as good a tactician as anybody currently in Britannia outside of Princes Schneizel and while Darlton and the Glaston Knights acted as her blade, Guilford was her brain and he loved that role. Which is why when the earth rumbled underneath them, the bad feeling he had in the back of his head got worse. "What's happening" Guilford said nervously and unfortunately for him, the answer was about to make itself known.

(G1)

'He's really doing it.' Euphemia li Britannia thought to herself as the screen that was following the battle revealed some large source of energy heading straight for the battle. Lelouch's landslide was serving its purpose, smashing the Britannian forces that were unfortunate enough to get in its way. Her sister was fine due to the strength of her custom Gloucester, and her main troops were mostly unharmed. Sadly, the same could not be said for the other units that were only Sutherlands. In a flash they had lost sixty percent of their men and there was nothing she could do about it. It was a brutal execution and even though she knew what was at stake, she had no choice.

"What's going on?" Jeremiah roared having just arriving in the main hall of the G1. Like Euphemia he knew what was coming, but he had to play his role. It was bittersweet for him seeing all these good men lost in the attack, but it was for the greater good that they be sacrificed.

"Sub-Viceroy, a landslide seems to have come out of nowhere and demolished most of our troops." One of the officers revealed.

"How is the Viceroy doing" Jeremiah said calmly trying to keep his façade up for as long as possible.

"She's fine for now. Hopefully we can resume pursuit of the JLF forces once we gather everything." The officer continued.

"Agreed" Jeremiah replied with a grin on his face that hid his true feelings. What Cornelia and the other forces weren't aware of was that an even more dangerous group was waiting in the shadows and now the Witch of Britannia was about to meet her match.

(Peak)

Up at the peak, the Black Knights watched the destruction that the simple attack brought to the battlefield and were stunned. "Holy cow" Tamaki gasped his feelings matching those of most of the group.

'Nina's simulation didn't do this monster any justice.' Kallen thought to herself. Even though she knew how powerful the wave of destruction was, seeing it in purpose was a different matter. Now more than ever she was grateful for Lelouch and his connections because without Nina and Euphie, the Black Knights would be cold hearted killers. True the world would never know but they would.

Lelouch was equally amazed but he had to stay focused, "Black Knights prepare to attack. The Britannian forces will be stunned by this strike and they will be vulnerable. Take them out and bring us victory." Lelouch ordered.

"Yes sir" the Black Knights shouted as they prepared to move out with the Sutherlands roaring to life. The battle for Narita had begun and the Black Knights were ready and willing to fight.

(G1)

While the G1 staff was recovering they received an unpleasant surprise, at least to most of them, "Princess Euphemia it looks as though a group of knightmare have been spotted near the summit. Lord Carius's unit is moving to engage." An officer revealed.

"Alright but be careful. There's no telling who this new group could be." Euphemia said nervously. She had to do her best to stay neutral during all of this since she was well aware of what was happening and that things were about to get worse for Britannia.

All of the sudden there was an incoming message that changed everything, "It's not the JLF it's the Black AHHH" before static ruined the message. Even if the man's message never came through, it was clear what happened.

"It can't be" Euphemia gasped playing her role convincingly now that the stage was set.

"It would seem that the Black Knights have appeared on the battlefield, but how in the world were they able to defeat Carius so easily." The same officer said nervously.

Jeremiah had to play his role even if he knew what was going on, "Find out what's going on and tell Princess Cornelia immediately. Zero is not an opponent we want to underestimate again." Jeremiah roared making sure that the troops did their part.

"Yes sir." The men roared as the group tried to find out what happened.

As Jeremiah watched things proceed he couldn't help but wonder what Lelouch was planning. Sure he had Sutherlands to match the group but their experience was still no match for that of Cornelia's troops and even though they took out a lot of fighters, the Glaston Knights were no joke. 'What are you up to Lord Lelouch?' Jeremiah wondered. It was a time like this that he both regretted and appreciated the fact that he was Sub-Viceroy. Regretted because he would've loved a battle like this, but he appreciated it because he knew that anybody in Lelouch's path was a dead man. Whatever his master used to destroy Carius's unit was not going to stop at just one unit.

(Lelouch's forces)

"Come on guys we can do this." Kallen roared as she led the charge for the Black Knights. Thanks to the landslide the number of opponents was limited and that's what the group wanted. Most of the knightmare frames flanking Kallen were distractions that would allow her to get close and use the Wave Surger up close for a sure-kill attack and that had already born fruit. Now her goal was to find Cornelia and really see what she could do. During Shinjuku she was the hunted because of the Glasgow's weakness and her lack of experience. Thanks to the Guren Mk II, she was now the hunter and she reveled in it.

"Remember Kallen, you have to conserve your energy as we approach Cornelia." Lelouch warned. This was not going to be an easy battle and although they've done the hard work. The real battle was on the way. Cornelia was no joke and Lelouch knew that even with Kallen's new weapon, she would have a hard time winning.

"Die FILTH" a Britannian soldier roared as he aimed his slash harken at Kallen. Unfortunately for the man, the Guren's great speed allowed her to easily dodge the attack and grab the knightmare with Kallen's signature weapon.

"Sorry but no" Kallen said sarcastically as she pressed the button for the Guren's signature weapon. As the hellish light of the Wave Surger quickly destroyed the knightmare in front of her, Kallen's smile widened. 'We can do this. We can really do this' Kallen thought to herself as the battle raged on. Lelouch's strategy had worked like a charm.

(Camelot Trailer)

As the battle raged on the Narita mountains, a third party that could change everything was watching from the sidelines. "Isn't that interesting, somebody's managed to induce a landslide artificially and use it against us." Lloyd Asplundh smiled as he looked over the readings from the recent attack.

"That means" Cecile gasped realizing what was at stake.

"Yes. The Black Knights have gained access to Rakshata's Radiant Wave Surger and if I know that woman she has a powerful device to go with it. This should be very interesting" Lloyd smiled. Rakshata was his former rival and the pair were at odds for years. Lloyd respects her skill and having her as an enemy is a problem.

"Is everything okay" Suzaku Kururugi asked nervously having listened in to his boss's rumblings. His conversation with Tohdoh back in Shinjuku had shaken him to the core but he was determined to continue. His goal was to change Britannia from within and no matter how naïve that might seem, he would do his best. He owed that to his people as far as he was concerned.

"It's fine Suzaku don't worry. We're on standby anyway" Lloyd said calmly. Internally he knew it was a matter of time before Suzaku had to battle. The Black Knights had Cornelia trapped and they knew it. The question was what they would do once they confronted the Goddess of Victory.

(Battlefield)

Guilford was not a happy knight right now since the battle had turned for the worst. The landslide disabled most of their troops and now he was separated from the Princess, "Die" Guilford shouted as he easily fought off one of the Black Knight Sutherlands. Even with the better weaponry the pilots lacked the experience needed to take him out. He just needed to beat these cretins and then find his master.

"Guilford we may have a problem." Cornelia said nervously catching him off guard

"What's wrong princess!" Guildford wondered nervously. His Princess was rarely nervous and that was a bad sign.

"I've found the unit that took out Carius's men." Cornelia grimaced as Kallen arrived at last with Lelouch along with her in a Sutherland he painted black for his use.

"It's a pleasure to see you again Princess Cornelia." Lelouch said sarcastically. For him this was a battle for Kallen and Kallen alone but he would have his fun when the time arrived.

"Zero, this time you won't escape me." Cornelia roared as she charged Zero's unit just for Kallen to get in the way.

"Sorry Princess but if you want Zero you have to go through me." Kallen said defiantly. This was her moment and she had no intention of giving in.

Cornelia found it shocking that this new unit was led by a female pilot but then remembered the reports from Shinjuku about a Glasgow pilot that fought off the purebloods, "Well little girl I heard you did some great things with a Glasgow. Let's see what you can do with a slightly stronger unit." Cornelia smirked looking forward to the challenge.

Kallen was pleasantly surprised, "Very well Witch of Britannia but you'll find I'm no slouch in this baby also." Kallen smiled.

"Very well." Cornelia said happily as the duel began.

(Outside of Narita)

One would think that anybody who possessed any sanity at all would stay away from Narita after the massive rock slide and explosion; so two large vehicles making their way towards the battlefield was a pleasant surprise. However the people inside were not ordinary human beings. Inside the vehicles were Colonel Tohdoh and his most powerful soldiers the Four Holy Swords. When Tohdoh received word of the attack he ran back to Kyoto with the Holy Swords to get new Custom Burai, the Japanese knightmare of choice, and try to save his former leader. "We must hurry. Even though that landslide was certainly the work of the Black Knights, General Katase could still be in danger." Tohdoh roared. Like everyone else Tohdoh saw the massive landslide and he couldn't help but smile since he knew that would change things for the better.

"Colonel you seem certain that the Black Knights are behind that attack, and that they can help us, how come" Asahina Shōgo said skeptically. Asahina was in his late 20s with white skin and dark green hair and glasses.

"That's enough Asahina. Shouldn't you trust the Colonel after all this time." A female voice chided. This was Chiba Nagisa, the second member of the Holy Swords. She was a brunette with grey eyes and skin slightly darker than Asahina's and like her teammate she was in her late 20s.

"Oh relax Chiba. I'm a little surprised myself that the Black Knights are making a move like this. It doesn't seem to be their style" Another male voice joked. This voice belonged to Urabe Kōsetsu the third member of the Holy Swords. He was in his mid-30s with dark skin and blue hair. The third member of the team was very calm under the circumstances and just able to relax.

"Stay focused everyone. Regardless of who it is, we have to rescue the general." A final voice said calmly. The final member of the Holy Swords was Senba Ryōga a much older man with white hair and distinctive white eyebrows along with black eyes. Together the Four Holy swords were Tohdoh's personal force and the best pilots of the JLF.

"Senba is right. We must stay focused on the task at hand. Zero and his men will distract Cornelia and we must do everything we can to ensure that the General can escape. Leave Cornelia to the Black Knights"

"Right" the others roared as they charged towards Narita. The Four Holy Swords might be late to the party, but they were going to do everything they could to crash it.

(Cornelia vs Kallen)

"Die!" Kallen roared as she charged Cornelia once again with Lelouch watching the battle in awe. Much to his shock and Cornelia's, Kallen was keeping up with the veteran pilot. Kallen's lack of experience was being made up by the technical masterpiece that was the Guren.

'This is unbelievable. Kallen's fighting my sister almost to a draw.' Lelouch thought to himself. It didn't help that Cornelia was trapped because of the unique way the Guren fights. Cornelia's lance was her primary weapon and she tended to favor it over the various other trinkets in her unit. Unfortunately for her the moment she got in range to use it, the Guren's Claw would grab it and destroy it. The Guren was also too fast for her other weapons and Kallen's instincts were too good for a feint. There was the added advantage of him acting as a watchdog so if Kallen got in real trouble, he could act as a distraction.

"Damn you." Cornelia roared aware of the same problem. On one hand she was impressed that she was pushed this far, on the other she was furious that she was losing to amateurs.

As amusing as Lelouch found the situation, it was time to end this and Lelouch knew just the way. "If you're worried about me I suggest you stop Cornelia. I'm the leader of knights and a true knight would never interfere in a battle." Zero smirked knowing that Cornelia was worried about him doing something.

"Worried, you must be joking." Cornelia spat finding the idea disgusting, but the moment of distraction was enough for Kallen to grab a hold of her lance.

"It's over" Kallen smiled as she activated the Surger and destroyed her lance leaving Cornelia without her best weapon.

"Damn you, Eleven filth." Cornelia roared before tossing the lance to the side. She was now in big trouble and she knew it. The moment that hand grabbed her it was over and her primary weapon was gone.

"Princess Cornelia we may have another problem." Guilford said nervously via a com link.

"What now Guilford I'm busy." Cornelia said angrily since she was now in deep trouble

"It seems as though two large vehicles are approaching the battlefield. We believe it may be the Four Holy swords since we've received no indication that Tohdoh was on the battlefield." Guilford replied.

Cornelia was pleased by the news since she always wanted to face off with the legendary warrior, but she was a little occupied at the moment. "I'm a bit busy now Guilford. Send the special corps unit to deal with the others. I have a rebel to capture." Cornelia frowned. She hated using the Eleven pilot, but there was no choice at the moment. Tohdoh's arrival could ruin everything.

Over with Lelouch, he was receiving the same message from Euphemia about the new vehicle and he was certain it was the Four Holy Swords. 'Well isn't this interesting.' Zero thought to himself. Tohdoh must've realized the danger a bit too late. The question was what now. He wanted to capture Cornelia and chat with his sister, but this changed matters. Tohdoh would be furious if he learned that his group let Cornelia go.

"Zero what should we do." Kallen said anxiously wanting to finish Cornelia off.

"Let's keep going Kallen. Tohdoh and his forces should hold off her reinforcements." Lelouch smiled.

"Yes Sir" Kallen said proudly as she continued the battle.

"Let's dance girl." Cornelia smiled knowing that she was good and trapped and that this might be it for her.

(G1)

Although Jeremiah and Euphemia were on Lelouch's side they couldn't reveal the true allegiances just yet and the Four Holy Swords interference would serve them perfectly. "Asplundh we have need of your services after all." Jeremiah said with a smile having just received the order from Guilford.

"Is that so, I thought for sure we would be reserves against the JLF." Lloyd said with a whimsical smile.

Jeremiah could appreciate the man's skill but not his personality. "You're needed, because a pair of vehicles that likely belong to the JLF are on their way to the battlefield. We want you to intercept them and make sure that Cornelia's forces can fight off the Black Knights."

"So we're stalling huh. I suppose it's better than nothing." Lloyd groaned before hanging up. He hated such a boring situation but he had no choice.

(Lancelot Trailer)

After receiving the orders, Lloyd turned to a frowning Suzaku and smiled. "You've been sent to take care of some party crashers before they get involved and mess things off." Lloyd ordered in a teasing smile.

Suzaku's eyes widened but he quickly calmed down since he had work to do. There was no doubt in his mind Lelouch expected him to be there but also that Cornelia wouldn't use him. Now he had a purpose and he was going to do everything he could to win. "Yes sir" Suzaku replied as he prepared for battle. What he didn't say vocally but knew internally was that the new forces were almost certainly his old teacher and that was not news he wanted to hear.

(Battlefield)

While Kallen was doing fairly well with her battle, the rest of the Black Knights had a much harder time. "Keep fighting" Ohgi ordered as his troops continued to fire off any attack they could. The Sutherlands were fighting evenly with most of the forces, but whenever one of the heavy hitters in a Gloucester appeared they were quickly overwhelmed. It was a horrible situation and he knew it.

Meanwhile the Glaston Knights and Guilford were pleasantly surprised by their new enemies, "Is it bad that I'm actually glad that the Black Knights arrived." Andreas Darlton chuckled as he easily took out one of the Sutherlands with his jousting lance.

"Yes it is Andreas though I do agree with you. The Black Knights are pushing back with impressive numbers even if they lack the battle experience that we do." Guilford chuckled while using his Slash harkens to take out another unit.

"Perhaps so but it's at times like this where our mettle is truly tested." Darlton replied. His sons were caught up in the landslide, but luckily they were all alive. In truth this was their most intense battle to date and even though they had the advantage their thoughts turned to the Princess who was still engaged with Zero and another unit.

"I, AGREE" Guilford roared causing the destruction of another Sutherland. The Glaston Knights and Guilford were Cornelia's only chance at this moment and they knew that it was only a matter of time till their princess fell and the thought terrified them.

(Narita outer edge)

As Suzaku stood at the outer edge of Narita he couldn't help but frown as he looked at the destruction around him. Although the Black Knights managed to avoiding killing anybody, Suzaku couldn't help but wonder what would've happened had Euphemia not evacuated the town earlier. 'Do you hate Britannia that much Lelouch.' Suzaku thought to himself. He was willing to destroy a town and kill millions of people in order to win one battle. When it came time to actually confront Britannia there was no telling how many innocent lives would be lost.

"Suzaku is everything okay." Cecile asked over her communication link breaking him from his musing.

"Yes I'm just thinking about a lot of stuff." Suzaku replied calmly.

"We should talk about it later." Cecile said calmly.

"Thank you Ms Cecile." Suzaku smiled but that all changed when his Factsphere activated and he was face to face with the trucks that were no doubt carrying his sensei and his elite team. "I have to go Ms Cecile." Suzaku said sternly before focusing on the matter at hand.

Over in the large vehicle, Tohdoh was extremely calm as he looked at the white knightmare that was a thorn in Zero's eyes during Shinjuku. "It would seem we've been sent Britannia's secret weapon everyone." Tohdoh smiled. Since the group was expecting to join a battle once they arrived, they were already in their new weapons and all they needed to do was come out and play.

"Let's show Britannia's White Knight that the Four Holy Swords are not to be messed with." Asahina smiled.

"Agreed." Tohdoh smiled and the vehicles opened from the top to reveal the five machines with four being black but the final one was a bright white. Each machine had their Revolving blade swords by their sides as though they were warriors preparing for battle.

"This isn't good" Suzaku groaned. He was positive that the white machine was Tohdoh's and if that was true he was in trouble. Unlike the Black Knights, Tohdoh was an experienced fighter and he taught Suzaku everything he knew. This was not going to be fun.

"You should be just fine Suzaku, these machines are no match for the Lancelot" Lloyd scoffed. The idea that his baby would lose to the Burai knockoffs was embarrassing.

"Lloyd he needs backup." Cecile admonished.

"Ms Cecile I'll be fine." Suzaku said firmly as he charged forward. Lelouch would not harm Cornelia, that much is certain, so he could focus on the battle and see if he could conquer his doubts.

"Oh wow he's staying." Asahina said with a smile.

"Well let's show him what we can do." Chiba shouted.

"Let's go" Urabe roared and the battle began. Suzaku surprised the group by revealing his own blade before charging at Senba's machine aiming to slash him apart but the blade strike was blocked.

"Fast" Senba gasped not expecting that level of speed and reaction time.

"Don't worry, it's just one machine." Asahina chuckled before charging towards Suzaku himself but found his attack blocked.

"This one machine is a seventh-generation. That means it's incredibly dangerous" Chiba reminded him.

"That's right everyone. We may have more people but his machine is far stronger. This will not be simple." Tohdoh lectured choosing to watch the battle from afar after seeing the first strike. He couldn't explain why it bothered him so much but it did and he had to wait and see if his sneaking suspicion was true.

"Got it, but something else is odd about this guy." Asahina said nervously before dodging a slash from Suzaku.

"I agree. It's like I'm fighting you sir." Senba said nervously.

"Impossible" Tohdoh gasped before realizing what was wrong. "Everyone I want you to back off for a moment." Tohdoh said sternly before finally stepping in. He knew that Suzaku was the pilot even if he couldn't see his wayward student. This was personal.

'What's going on' Suzaku thought to himself as the swords backed away and allowed Tohdoh to fight. If his older teacher was getting involved he had to be ready.

"Britannian, surrender now or suffer." Tohdoh roared. His response was the Lancelot charging at him ready to slash him with the blade. Each time the two moved the clashes were even and Suzaku couldn't help but admire his old sensei and how skilled he was.

'He's still as strong as ever. I have the better machine, but he's fighting me evenly. Then again, I'm using my blade only.' Suzaku thought to himself. He had the V.A.R.I.S and a few other tricks up his sleeve but his own honor dictated he fight with blades only. At least that was his original plan

"Suzaku fall back. We've been ordered to retreat." Cecile revealed catching him off guard.

"What happened" Suzaku said nervously. This changed everything.

"It doesn't matter Suzaku. If the Princess is retreating so are we." Cecile said sternly and Suzaku understood before finally aiming his slash harken at Tohdoh's legs forcing him to jump back. That gap was all Suzaku needed and the superior speed of his frame allowed him to quickly get away from the Swords before they could respond to him.

'What happened?' Suzaku thought to himself wondering why the order to retreat was being given. Something was wrong.

(Cornelia)

Cornelia li Britannia was in a horrible spot and she knew it. With her lance gone she had no way to fight off the Red knightmare and worse off Zero was still in the way. "Guilford my knight, I'm ordering you to retreat. We've lost this battle." Cornelia said humbly shocking everyone.

"Princess what about you?" Guilford said nervously having never expected such a thing.

"I'm going to do everything I can to stall Zero and that red knightmare. That way you can get everyone back safely" Cornelia said with determination in her eyes.

"Princess." Guilford said nervously. It was as though his master was preparing for her death and she knew it.

"That's an order Guilford." Cornelia replied harshly leaving no room for argument.

"Alright Princess." Guilford hesitated knowing that he may not see Cornelia again. "All units retreat. Return to the G1." Guilford ordered reluctantly.

Once she was sure that Guilford wasn't aware of her actions Cornelia decided to do something that shocked the two watching and place her hands in the air in surrender. She knew that she couldn't win and her hope was that Zero would spare her life.

"Is she really surrendering?" Kallen gasped not expecting this at all. They had done it, they stopped the Goddess of Victory and now she was at their mercy.

"Yes she is." Lelouch smiled as Cornelia spoke to the group.

"Zero I surrender. As long as you spare my troops you may have me as your prisoner" Cornelia said calmly. Despite what happened with Clovis, she was positive that Zero would spare her. She had no idea why, but she knew.

"Alright." Zero replied with a smile. Lelouch could only watch on as Cornelia left her knightmare and was weaponless. This was going even better than he could've imagined.

"Now what" Kallen gasped never expecting something like this.

"Now we join her, well I join her. It would be foolish to have you join us." Lelouch smiled before leaving his knightmare. Cornelia Li Britannia and Zero were face to face and there was no telling what would happen next.

"I must confess, I never thought I'd see the day I lost a battle." Cornelia chuckled.

"Yes, but failure is the greatest weapon of men. Would you not agree?" Lelouch replied calmly.

Cornelia could appreciate the man's calm but she was more focused on something else. "I assume if I try anything your partner there is going to shoot me." Cornelia said calmly.

"I would expect so. However, you won't do that." Lelouch said with a smile through his mask.

"And why's that?" Cornelia replied with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Because you have far too many questions. Ones that only I can answer" Lelouch smiled.

Cornelia frowned since he was right and the first question was critical since it was something that was bothering her the whole time. "Were you the one who sent the message about Code R to the palace?" Cornelia asked nervously. Guilford was right that the message seemed odd. She had to know the truth.

Lelouch was a bit surprised but smiled, "Yes I was. One of my sources found a member of the team and I convinced him to hand over the data. I shared it with you, because I thought that you would attack the base and eliminate those monsters. Even I was surprised when you evacuated the town in order to do it" Lelouch chuckled. Cornelia eliminating Code R was a beautiful thing but when she got rid of the innocent civilians it allowed him to launch his attack.

Cornelia frowned since she was played. Somebody informed Zero about the Narita attacks and he found about the Code R separately. He used Code R as bait to get her to evacuate the town knowing that she couldn't risk regular people discovering what was happening and then waited until her troops had climbed the summit enough and hit them with a landslide to cripple them. "So now that you've beaten me, what now." Cornelia groaned with resignation.

Lelouch smiled calmly since he knew his troops wouldn't like this at all, "Honestly you're free to go. Knowing that you surrendered was enough for me." Lelouch admitted causing Cornelia's eyes to widen. With Tohdoh around, there was no time to have a proper discussion. It was unfortunate, but he had to do what he had to do.

"Why" Cornelia replied unsure of what else to say.

"Because capturing you won't gain anything for me, and killing you is an even more foolish idea. If I let you live, you'll help me by eliminating garbage that I would otherwise have to address. Plus I've already won against you once. I should be alright if we have a rematch" Lelouch boasted.

Cornelia was furious, but she had to admit that he was right. Her father had already shown that prisoners were useless when he attacked Japan and if she died, her father would send Schneizel or worse one of the Rounds to Japan and the Black Knights didn't need that. "Very well then Zero. I hope you don't regret this." Cornelia said calmly before going back to her knightmare with Zero following suit. The battle of Narita ended on an anti-climactic note and in a weird way everybody won.

(Scene Skip)

A smiling Lelouch sat in his office back at section 4 and he couldn't be happier. Code R was destroyed and now Lelouch knew he could beat Cornelia. Things couldn't have gone better if they tried. The troops were currently celebrating the victory which gave Lelouch time to figure out what his next move would be. At least that was his plan till somebody knocked on his door. "May I come in Zero?" Inoue said nervously. She no doubt realized that Lelouch might be without his mask and that would cause tons of problems.

"Of course" Lelouch replied calmly. Ironically enough, his mask was actually on for the moment and Inoue regrettably discovered that when she walked in.

"Do you mind explaining why you had Cornelia in your grasp but you let her go." Inoue wondered. When he spoke to the group after the battle and revealed his decision to spare Cornelia it was not a popular one. When Tamaki among others asked for an explanation he simply claimed that he won so it doesn't matter. If he captured her once, he could do it again. That was enough for most since he was right in a backwards way.

Lelouch frowned before taking off his mask, "Do you remember the night you discovered my identity Inoue." Lelouch said calmly.

Inoue blushed heavily at the mention of that night because of what she Lelouch and Kallen ultimately did, "Yes I do, but what's your point."

"I merely told you that I was a Britannian student but that was a lie." Lelouch said calmly hesitating before revealing the real news. "My name is Lelouch Vi Britannia the 17th heir to the throne of Britannia."

Inoue was stunned by the revelation and many questions popped into her head but only one mattered for the moment, "So why would a prince rebel against his homeland?"

"My mother Marianne was murdered and I believe Britannia was to blame for it, but that was just the beginning. I was sent as a politic prisoner to Japan before the Pacific War." Lelouch revealed causing Inoue's eyes to widen even more. He didn't need to tell her the full story but what he said was enough. Japan had two prisoners but Britannia attacked anyway.

"Taking her as a prisoner would be pointless." Inoue said solemnly.

"Yes and killing her would be worse. The Emperor would send a Knight of the Rounds and depending on which one appeared we would be doomed. There's a member of the Rounds named Luciano Bradley and he's known as the Vampire of Britannia. I don't need to tell you what a man with that type of name would do in territory like this." Lelouch said coldly.

"My god" Inoue gasped. Clovis was a fool who cared more about parties then politics and Cornelia was civil outside of the battlefield. If Luciano Bradley arrived, there would be trouble.

"Exactly, he would kill the men with no hesitation and the women… well I doubt they'd have a pleasant life. If he had his way" Lelouch said coldly. He would do anything and everything he wanted and the Emperor would have no problem with it. The look of horror on Inoue's face was fully expected. Hell he imagined that Kallen Milly Shirley and Nina would face similar fates if not worse because they actually are Britannian. Cornelia was the lesser of a great deal of evils and he couldn't stand that.

"I see" Inoue said calmly.

"Yes and I'm afraid that's enough of that talk. I have a few more things to work out before I return home and you have a part to enjoy" Lelouch said calmly. That was a heavy discussion and he was frankly tired of it.

"Of course" Inoue replied before leaving Lelouch to his work. To the victor goes the spoils or in Lelouch's case, the paperwork.

(Scene Skip)

With all the craziness of the day before, Lelouch was hoping to spend his Sunday relaxing and not doing a thing. Narita was a bizarre battle and while things worked out in his favor, he knew that the next time it wouldn't be that simple. Now that Cornelia knew what he was capable of, he'd need a much better weapon if he hoped to win. His musing was broken when his phone rang and the message he received was news that he did not like.

'Everyone, my sister has decided to execute everyone from Code R in secret and then pretend that they were killed in the landslide. If the world learned of Code R it would be a disaster so this is simply a way to save face. To Shirley in particular I apologize because this is your father.'

Euphemia.

"Good grief" Lelouch frowned since that was just a royal pain. The fact that they were killing the scientists wasn't a surprise but the fact that they are blaming it on the battle was. Britannia was spinning the story to their favor once again and Lelouch expected as much. Turning off his laptop and making his way over to his bed, he prepared for the inevitable arrival of Shirley. Twenty minutes later, he got his wish and he orangette appeared

"Hello Lulu" Shirley said with a face that no doubt cried a few tears because of her father's fate.

"Shirley I'm" Lelouch started to apologize before Shirley walked towards his bed and silenced him by kissing him on the lips. The pair kissed for a few moments before Shirley pulled away.

"I know that you did what had to be done Lulu. I love my father and I'll remember all the kind things he did for me. At the same time, he's also a man who worked with a group like Code R and did horrible things to plenty of innocent people including C.C and that's as important if not moreso. If you really want to apologize to me, sleep with me and make me forget all the horror I've heard about in the last few days." Shirley smiled knowing that Lelouch felt guilty for what happened.

"Alright" Lelouch replied before wrapping his arms around Shirley and resuming their makeout session. A lot had happened between the pair in the last few days and there was no doubt more to come, but for now it was time to be around people you care about and hope that the dark days would come to an end soon.

That's it for Chapter 10 everybody and honestly there's nothing else to say but this was on me. I promised you guys a chapter every 2 weeks or something like that but this chapter got me bad. One of the weaknesses in my writing is that mech battles and physical battles are not my strong suit. Because of that this chapter was a lot harder to write out then I thought it would be and that's why it took so long. I promise the next chapter will be much faster and more like the usual timing.