Hi everyone! Here's a new chapter, so enjoy it! I would like to thank blackbullet for providing me ideas for this chapter, as well as other readers who messaged me. I would also like to thank all the reviews! I really liked all those ideas and I might use some of them in future chapters, so thank you guys and keep it up!

Sorry for taking so long again, college stuffs.

Note: The chapter is revised, special thanks to Yimo for checking it.

"Nothing is forgivable. So if you cannot forgive him, it means that you don't want to" –Shirley Fenette, Code Geass.

Stage 9

...

In a Britannian Graveyard

...

It was a sad day for the Fenette family. Today was the day they would bury the man of the family, Shirley's father, who died during the battle of Narita. Everyone was there, his father's and mother's friends, as well as Shirley's friends: Milly, Rivalz, Kallen, Nina, Suzaku and Lelouch. Strangelove and Huey also attended the funeral to pay their condolences.

To make the already glum atmosphere worse, it just so happened to be a rainy day; a perfect climax for a day filled with sorrow.

After the priest finished his prayers, they proceeded to bury the coffin.

"No! Please stop!" Shirley's mother fell to the ground with tears on her eyes.

"Please I beg you! Stop! I don't want to see him suffer more!" She said incoherently as Shirley went to her mother's side to try and calm the grieving woman down.

After the burial, most attendees left, leaving only Shirley's friends. The first one she came across was Huey.

"I'm so sorry for your loss, Shirley." Huey said sadly. Although they had met just recently, he'd started to care about his "students".

"it's alright professor Huey, there's no need to apologize." She said with a smiling face, but was an obviously fake and forced expression.

"Do not give up hope, Shirley. I'm sure your father would have wanted you to be happy." Said Strangelove with a reassuring tone to Shirley.

"Thank you so much, Professor Marshall " Said with hope Shirley. She really appreciated her support, but it wasn't enough to make her feel better.

"I'm so sorry!" Kallen apologized.

"It's ok! There's no need for any apologies. None of you have done anything bad." Said Shirley with a small voice once again.

"Hmm, actually I have to." Spoke Rivalz. "Since I said that Zero was cool and all those things during the Hotel hijacking, so..." he couldn't continue as he felt shame to continue.

"So im sorry!" He finally finished as he bowed down.

"THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE! " Suddenly shouted in rage Suzaku catching the attention of everyone, except Lelouch.

"Zero, the Black Knights, Big Boss, Militarie Sans Frontieres." Suzaku named the people and the organizations he'd begun to hate.

"They are nothing but scum! Zero and the Black Knights are cowards! He doesn't face the challenges set before him himself! All he does is use people, stir up trouble, then act like a judge and declared himself the winner! This isn't going to change anything! They're not vigilantes. They seek to complete their goals by endangering innocent people and care for nothing but power!

"And then there is Big Boss, and his mercenary nation. They are causing wars to spring up everywhere! Every time they appear, innocent people die! Instead of joining Britannia, they are selling themselves to terrorists or criminal organizations just to kill more innocent people!"

Suzaku spat out as he made his own views on the matter abundantly clear. Zero received support from the Japanese people, but his method of endangering others to reach his own goals is disgusting. As for Big Boss and his mercenary nation, not only had he been humiliated by Big Boss personally, but the mercenary leader had also joined forces with the Black Knights to cause more trouble and to kill more innocent people. This is the world as he saw it, and Suzaku didn't like it one bit.

For several seconds there was an awkward silence, but Milly, socially apt as ever, broke it by speaking up.."Anyway, it's time we get going. Shirley, we'll be waiting for you in the same old student council room." Shirley gave a slight nod to signal her understanding.

"Come on everyone! Let's go!" With that they all left.

But unbeknownst to them, Veg Linxing was hiding behind a tree located to the right side where the pair is.

"I'm sorry that this had to happen." Veg said softly as he adjusted his hat and black coat and left the graveyard silently.

Almost all had left now, only Lelouch and Shirley remaining behind.

"Lulu…" Spoke Shirley with a sad tone.

"I'm sorry, that wasn't fair of me" Lelouch looked at her with a surprised face.

"What I did wasn't really fair, was it? The way I did it…You had no other choice, so please let's just forget about it, ok? Sorry if I put you in a bad spot" She said with a nervous smile the last part, they knew what it was since they had their first "kiss" the last night.

"What I did, I went about it the wrong way, I mean. you kissed me, and I'm not even happy about it!" Said Shirley with an uneasy tone and then she suddenly ran away while crying.

"Shirley!" Called Lelouch but in vain as she already left him.

Now he was feeling bad. He'd never thought that his actions would cause this kind of consequences, and was slowly starting to feel lost.

That evening, Lelouch took a shower as he always did. But as he was left alone with nothing but running water and his own thoughts, he started to question his own actions, so much so that he started wondering if everything was worth it. He still wanted to create the world Nunnally had always wanted, but does that really mean that he has to sacrifice so many lives to reach it? He did say to Taizo that he will walk a bloody path, but said path never included the blood of his loved ones. Then memories of his father, Charles, appeared in his mind. His father that stared at him, chiding him silently for his folly. Lelouch punched the shower wall in frustration as he forcefully pushed the man out of his thoughts.

...

Meanwhile with Huey

...

Huey was moving his wheelchair through the halls of Ashford Academy while thinking about what had transpired. He felt really bad that Shirley lost her father. It pained him that kids at such an age would have to go through that amount of grief. He had read profiles of every students and several of them had families who had died recently or during their childhood. Among these were Suzaku, who lost his father after he had committed suicide, Lelouch and Nunnally, orphans since childhood, Kallen, who had lost her brother, and now Shirley had lost her father.

After recalling those profiles and the reality that they inferred, he proceeded to think on what he was going to do about it. During his free time, he secretly did research on an admittedly selfish project. Because of the high standard of tech that this world provided, there was a high chance to create something that he had always wanted: An exoskeleton for his legs that would allow him to walk.

To walk on his own is what he always dreamed. He used to be ignored by his colleagues because of his disability, never taken seriously despite his accomplishments. Even though in Mother Base people had stopped treating him like a useless man, he still wanted to walk. This was his golden opportunity to create a some kind of apparatus for him to walk, and if he wanted to, make it into a power suit so that he can finally defend himself. He was going to be able to stand up and fight.

As he thought about the design of his marvelous invention, he reached the student council. He came here often since it felt nice to be there. The optimistic spirit of youth never failed to reinvigorate him.

Sliding the door to the side, he entered the room and saw Nunnally and a maid sitting on chairs while making origami cranes. The maid saw him and greeted him with a smile.

"Aah, is that you professor Huey?" Guessed Nunnally, Huey still couldn't believe that she's capable of recognizing him without being able to see.

"Yep it's me"

"Oh, I remembered, I think you don't know my maid" She said as she introduced her. Sayoko stood up.

"Her name is Sayoko. She is our household maid." Sayoko took some steps forward and bowed to him.

"Nice to meet you" Huey had a small blush on his face because of how cute she was.

"Nice to meet you too, Sayoko-san" Huey said politely. Sayoko smiled back since he wasn't acting discriminatingly to her, a rare occurrence when it came to Britannians.

"So what brings you here? Huey-san?" Sayoko asked nicely, ever the dutiful maid.

"Nothing important, just here to look at the outdoors and refresh my mind." He moved his wheelchair close to the window and stared outside.

"Ooh, I also like to see the outdoors, they're beautiful"

"And what about you guys?" Huey asked.

"Nunnally-sama wanted to make origami cranes with me" then she walked to Nunnally's side and then started to make one.

"Ooh? that sounds fun. Mind if I join?"

"Of course not, Professor Huey " Nunnally said happily.

Huey moved his wheelchair closer and took a paper.

"So how do I do one? "Asked Huey as he sweat dropped, as he realized that he had no idea what he was doing. Nunnally and Sayoko both chuckled as they decided to tell him how to fold one.

After they told him how to do one, Huey easily made it.

"Hey I did it!" Huey showed a perfect origami crane. Sayoko clapped her hands.

"Congratulations, Huey-san" Huey grinned happily. Then he noticed that there are at least 40 of these ones.

"If you don't mind me ask, why are there so many origami cranes?"

"Sayoko-san told me that if you fold 100 cranes a wish will come true." Answered Nunnally happily.

"Wow! That's awesome! So what is your wish?" Asked Huey. Nunnally cutely made a thought face and said.

"My wish is to be able to walk again" Huey smiled at this.

"Since I was a little girl, I loved walking and running, it makes me feel free." then she said with a sad tone. "Until my mother was caught in a terrorist attack and she died with her arms around me. After I went to hospital, they said I was crippled and I wouldn't be able to walk again." A small tear fell down from her left eye. Sayoko took a handkerchief and whipped it.

"Sorry for bothering you with this." Said Nunnally in a sad voice.

"It's alright, it's a good thing to tell what is in your mind. And to tell you the truth, I know how it feels." Sayoko and Nunnally looked at him in wonder.

"When I was born like this, all the people I knew laughed at me because of my incapability to walk. I was bullied and mocked by them. Even during my career, my colleagues wouldn't take me serious." Nunnally and Sayoko felt bad for him at such life he has to endure.

"Sometimes I wish I was dead, but a friend of mine once told me that no matter what the world throws at you, you get up and keep moving forward until you have reached your goal. That gave me enough strength for a reason to live on" Said Huey reminding the friends who gave him courage. Big Boss, Strangelove, Miller and everyone from Mother Base.

Suddenly, he felt a hand on his left hand. He saw that Nunnally held his hand in comfort.

"That's so sweet, Professor Huey, having friends to support you. Somehow, it gives me hope that one day I'll be able to walk just like you will." Nunnally said softly. Sayoko couldn't help but smile.

Huey was moved, so much so that he decided to share something that may have risked his cover.

"Can you keep a secret, girls?" Nunnally and Sayoko nodded with a smile.

"It's a promise" Nunnally let out her hand and showed the pinky promise.

Huey knew what he had to do, so he let out his left hand and put his pinky between Nunnally's pinky.

"I'm not just a professor" Nunnally and Sayoko listened closely.

"I'm also a scientist and mechanical engineer" Nunnally and Sayoko made a "wow" face as he continued.

"I'm creating a machine that will allow me to walk" After he finished saying it, they were really surprised that Huey is a scientist and mechanical.

"And I will create one for you too." At that part Nunnally felt an explosion of joy coming from the inside. Did she heard it right? That he is capable of creating a machine to help her walk? She didn't know because Britannia has never interested on creating machines to help their own people.

"Is it true?" Said Nunnally in hope that she heard it right.

"Yes, I haven't started it yet, but I guarantee that I will finish it for you and me both." Nunnally let out tears of joy.

"Thank you, Huey. Thank you so much."

"You have my eternal gratitude, Professor Huey." Sayoko thanked him. "We will be forever on your debt. If there's anything you need, just call me and I will help you"

"Thank you Sayoko-san, but don't worry, I'll try to handle it on my own."

...

With Lelouch

...

After taking a bath, he exited the bathroom with his clothes on and headed to the student council.

After arriving to the student council he was surprised as he saw Nunnally, Sayoko and his professor Huey Emmerich, making origamis.

"Oh! Big Brother!" called Nunnally happily.

"Lelouch-sama"

"Hello Lelouch!"

"Hello Nunnally,Sayoko-san and Professor Huey?" at the last he was wondering why he was here.

"Sorry if I'm getting a little intruding, but they invited me to make origami cranes, it's really fun!" Huey said happily while expertly folding another crane. He'd really gotten the hang at it.

"Glad to hear it professor" Lelouch said with a smile.

"Professor Huey is really nice once you get to know him better!" Nunnally said happily.

Lelouch smiled but he was feeling suspicious towards Huey. In order to get it out of his thoughts and take no risks with the man, he made a decision.

"Hmm professor Huey? May I speak with you?" Asked Lelouch.

"Yeah sure!" Huey moved the wheelchair to get close to Lelouch.

"Can it be private please?"

"Of course!" With that they went outside. Luckily school wasn't in session today, so there weren't many people around.

"So what do you want to talk to me about?" Lelouch quickly activated his geass.

"Answer my questions" As soon as he said that, Huey fell to its effect.

"Of course." Said monotonously Huey.

"What's between your relation with my sister Nunnally?"

"We are just friends. When I walked in on her making origami we started talking about our disabilities, since we have that in common." Huey Answered. Lelouch understood it all too well. Nunnally was sorely lacking in conversation partners when it came to that topic.

"Are you planning to do anything with my sister?"

"I going to help her walk again" Lelouch eyes widened in surprise.

"What do you mean by walk again?"

"I'm planning to create an exoskeleton suit that will help me walk, but since we share the same disability, I decided that I'm going to help her walk again by making her one too."

Lelouch actually felt happy hearing that Nunnally will be able to walk again, but that leads to another matter.

"Who are you really?"

"I am Huey Emmerich, chief of the R&D team facility of Militaire Sans Frontieres, I am one of Big Boss close friends."

Lelouch's eyes widened in shock as this answer really caught him unguarded. He'd never have guessed that Huey was actually part of Militarie Sans Frontieres. He couldn't believe how lucky he was to find out something this big.

"Who else is from Militarie Sans Frontieres? "

"Just me and Dr Strangelove, also known as Vanessa Marshall." This also surprised Lelouch as well.

"Why are you and Professor Marshall, or rather, Dr Strangelove, here at Ashford Academy?"

"We are given the order of Big Boss to locate any student that might pose as a threat to MSF."

"Have you found any students that might pose as a threat?"

"So far, the candidates are Kururugi Suzaku, Kallen Stanfield, Nina Einstein and you, Lelouch Lamperouge."

The answer is what he expected.

"What would you do after having found these students?"

"We would inform Big Boss about these students and it's up to him whether he neutralize them or not do anything."

Lelouch was on his thoughts on what to do with this. He stopped thinking as he faced back to Huey.

Then the geass effect wore off. Huey blinked in confusion as he looked at Lelouch.

"The thing is... I might be absent in your next class, there is something very important I need to do" Lelouch told him half the truth what he was going to do.

"Alright, but why did we have to go outside?"Asked Huey since it was just a normal request.

"I don't want my little sister know that I skipped classes." he said with a smile.

"Ooh, I see. Ok, all I need is a notification paper from you and then it's all settled"

"Thank you, Professor Huey."

"You're welcome, Lelouch!" Huey said happily as they went back to the student council room.

...

Meanwhile at Ohgi's home

...

In a dark room purist faction member Villeta Nu slowly woke up, realizing that she's on a bed and that the room is a bit dark with only a small light coming from her right side.

"Are you awake?" Ohgi said out of nowhere while sitting on a chair next to the bed with a gun in his hand.

"Y-yes?" Spoke weakly Viletta.

"Why were you collapsed in that place? What's your name?" Questioned Ohgi.

"My…My name?" Said in confusion Viletta "What is that?"

Ohgi looked at her in shock.

"Don't tell me your memory is gone! What about Zero?! You were mumbling about him!" Said Ohgi with a desperate tone.

"Who is Zero?"

Ohgi face palmed in frustration "What the hell am I doing?! I practically betray him and now this?! " Expressed in frustration Ohgi as he remembered the yesterday's event.

Flashback, Narita Mountain

After their little tour in MSF, Kallen, Minami, Ohgi, Sugiyama, Tamaki went to patrol the areas of the battlefield in search for any value or scavenge any kind of resources.

Ohgi separated from the group when he noticed something behind a forest. He noticed a small metallic piece, but the forest was blocking all attempts at a clear view, so he decided to go and find out what it was.

When the group noticed Ohgi going into the forest, Kallen called out to him.

"Ohgi-san! Where are you going?"

"I saw something in there. Don't worry I'll be back later!" Assured Ohgi.

"Wait! We are coming with you!" Spoke Tamaki as the rest proceeded to go with Ohgi.

"No, its ok! You guys keep going! Remember that we have to be back to the base soon!"

"But Ohgi!" complained Minami.

"Its not a big deal, if there's nothing I'll catch you up!" Assured Ohgi. After several seconds, the group complied.

"Ok Ohgi, but come back after you are done!" Said Tamaki.

"I will"

"Please be careful Ohgi-san" Said Kallen to Ohgi.

He gave her a thumb up and said "I'll be ok"

With that, the rest left. Ohgi entered the forest and was able to see the view of the metallic object. It was actually a Knightmare cockpit.

"A Knightmare cockpit? " Thought Ohgi. He readied his weapon and then approached it.

Then he saw a woman next to the cockpit. Her skin was tan, with a silver hair ,her clothes were tattered and she was injured heavily since her head was bleeding, possibly hit on the head.

"Hey! You alright?!" Shouted Ohgi, but all he heard was some groaning. He approached her and slowly helped her up.

"N-no" Muttered Villetta

"Huh?"

"No…I must…the student….Zero" Muttered again Villetta, Ohgi's eyes widened in shock. If this woman knows something about Zero, then maybe he could find more about the man if he were to interrogate her. He looked around nervously, trying to decide on what to do; Leave this woman here, or take her away with him.

These two options weren't ideal in the slightest: If he decided to leave her, he may lose the chance to get info about Zero. Even though Zero showed that he is someone who can be trusted, Ohgi wasn't totally trusting of him just yet. The woman herself might be a threat to the Black Knights as well, given the place where he found her. On the other hand, he could take her away in secret and find out more about Zero, but that meant betraying his comrades and Zero.

Too bad that his curiosity bested him.

He put his hand on his communicator and called the group.

"Guys, I won't be there. I have some matters to take care of."

"Ok Ohgi, come back when you are done" Replied Tamaki carelessly.

Present

"But I really don't know…!" Villetta raised her body, but she failed to notice that she was naked in time, revealing her bare breasts to Ohgi.

She quickly covered herself with the blanket, blushing furiously. "Anything"

"Sorry, I had to heal the wounds from your injuries. I was able to take them off with my eyes closed but…" Said nervously Ohgi.

Villeta smiled "I'm glad that I was saved by a kind man"

Ohgi couldn't do anything but stare at her in shock because of how kind she was to him, despite being a Britannian.

...

The next day, Viceroy Palace

...

On the top side of the palace many Britannians were united, waiting for the helicopter that would bring back their beloved Princess Cornelia to them. Among those present there are: Guilford, Darlton, Princess Euphemia, some nobles and, surprisingly, Prince Schneizel with his loyal guard Kanan.

Those present had mixed feelings. Most of them were feeling humiliated that some lowly man was able to capture Cornelia, the supposedly "goddess of war" who'd won many battles and suppressed all the rebellions and terrorists who posed as a threat to her homeland.

Guilford and Darlton didn't have any of these feelings, they would have enough time to feel humiliated and disgraced later. Right now they focused solely on getting Cornelia back.

Euphemia was really happy that Cornelia would be returned safe and sound, as well as meeting Big Boss again. She wished to talk to him about her Special Administrative Zone and would ask him to join her movement.

Schneizel was feeling quite interested on meeting this man. Big Boss, the man who had made such impact on the society with his ideology and amassing enough soldiers to build his very own nation.

Suddenly 2 helicopters appeared from afar. After they'd gotten closer, they were able to see the MSF logo on the helicopters. The Britannians had some soldiers around, but they still tensed as the helicopters got closer. They were about to raise their weapons but Schneizel raised his left hand to halt their fire.

The first helicopter was the one to arrive on the helipad, slowly descending and landing with a soft thud. The second helicopter remained in the air, close to the first helicopter in case of emergency.

The door slid open as Zero and Big Boss came out.

The temporary representative of Area 11, Euphemia, walked forward with Schneizel and Cornelia's Knights: Guilford and Darlton, by her side.

Both party walked forward until they were face to face.

"Schneizel" Thought Lelouch almost in anger. Right in front of him was his older brother who was considered to be the most brilliant tactician of all Britannia and one of the only people who beat him in chess games as well as one only of the people who know about what happened the day his mother died.

"Welcome Zero, to Pendragon, the capital of Britannia." Spoke Schneizel seeing Zero. Then he turned his sight to Big Boss.

"And the founder of the mercenary nation, Militaire Sans Frontieres, Big Boss"

"I must say it is an honor to meet both of you personally. That you both were able to shake my homeland Britannia with your actions in worthy of praise."

Big Boss and Zero felt the intimidating tone of Schneizel at the last part. It was as if saying" I will strike you deeper and harder in retaliation soon enough."

"Thank you, your highness." Greeted Zero as he bowed slightly.

"It is also an honor to meet you, your highness" Big Boss greeted and bowed slightly as well. He may be a prince, but he's a military tactician, a powerful one and is one that shouldn't be underestimated. He bowed to show some respect to his soon to be enemy.

Schneizel smiled as he nodded. He saw that these two aren't as bad at all as everyone said. They showed some sense of morality and respect to their enemies. They would most likely be worthy opponents when he has to fight them, for that is an inevitability.

"Now, it's time for your part to be done" Said Schneizel. They nodded as they turned their sight to the helicopter.

Big Boss waved his hand and made some hand signs.

Then from the ramp, 3 figures emerged.

Cornelia slowly came out of the helicopter with 2 MSF soldiers behind her. She looked perfectly fine, no sign of harm on her body and still dressed in her vice governor outfit.

The Britannians felt happy when they saw that one of their princesses was back and unharmed. Guilford and Darlton were particularly happy to see her, Euphi was beaming with joy and Schneizel just smiled.

"As promised, here is Cornelia unharmed." Spoke Zero.

Cornelia approached the group, standing between Zero and Big Boss.

"Brother, im sorry" She said with an ashamed tone, being switched like this was embarrassing for her.

"No need to apologize Cornelia" Said with a comforting tone Schneizel.

"It's time for you to fulfill your part. We will leave this place and no one is going to fire at us, understood?" Said Zero.

"You have my word, Zero" Nodded Schneizel. Though he wanted to eradicate these two threats, he decided to wait, there's enough time to come up with a plan. Beside, the MSF invasion is the main focus.

"Now, I guess it's time for us to leave" Spoke Zero, he and Big Boss were about to leave until Euphi stopped them.

"Wait!" She moved from the crowd and approached them. Zero and Big Boss turned to face her.

"Euphi, what are you doing?" Asked Cornelia, almost with a demanding tone.

"I need to speak with them!" replied Euphi.

"Speak with them? About what?" Spoke Schneizel.

"About my dream, I know that you said that they are terrorists, but I don't think they are! They share similar ideologies like mine! There is a possibility of turning them into a peace group!" Said Euphi with determination.

Zero and Big Boss, raised an eyebrow curiously at this.

"But you know that we can't allow you to speak with them. They are criminals Euphi." Said Cornelia, hoping to reason with her.

"Please, sister. I owe them for saving my life and the lives of the civilians back in Kawaguchi" Pleaded Euphi. Cornelia thought about it and came to the conclusion that Euphi may be right. The apparent tag team between the Order of the Black Knights and Militaire Sans Frontiéres had been able to rescue the civilians and neutralize the JLF back during the Kawaguchi incident after all.

Cornelia sighed in defeat as she said "Fine, but do it quickly" This made Euphi happy.

She approached Zero and Big Boss.

"Euphi" Thought Lelouch remembering his happier times with her when they were children.

"Greetings, Zero and Big Boss." She made a small bow in front of them.

Big Boss and Zero also made a small bow and greeted her.

"Greetings, Princess Euphemia" Greeted Zero with a pleasant voice.

"Nice meeting you, Princess Euphemia" Greeted Big Boss.

"First, I want to thank both of you for saving my life and the lives of the citizens at the Kawaguchi Convention Center. I know it was almost a month ago, but I never got the chance to thank you personally."

"You are welcome, princess Euphemia. We are the knights of justice after all." Replied Zero.

Big Boss let out a small smile and said: "It was nothing, princess Euphemia. I also want to apologize for deserting you and the hostages back there. It was a…crucial moment" Referring to his debut.

Euphi let out a smile

"It's alright, Big Boss."

"Now, what I wanted to speak about." Spoke Euhpi. Big Boss and Zero listened.

"There is an important event that I would like both of you participate in. It's a special administrative zone that I will create and lead personally. It will help greatly all the Elevens…No, all the Japanese of Area 11, or better yet Japan. The Special Administrative Zone will become a new home for them and they will receive all the rights and privileges that are denied to them as colonial subjects." Said Euphi with determination.

This statement surprised both Big Boss and Zero. Big Boss was surprised because of the will of this princess. She seeks for equality and peace for the Japanese who are oppressed by the imperialist Britannia, despite being a member of the royal house that caused said oppression. It somehow reminded him of a certain student peacekeeper, but instead of a spy, it's a princess. He couldn't help but smile since she was more or less creating an "Outer Heaven" of her own.

Lelouch was really surprised. Not only does her half-sister acknowledge the national identity of Japan, but was also planning to create a home for the Japanese. His sister was trying to achieve one of Nunnally's dreams. Could it be that she wished to do so because it was one of her dreams, or was it a result of her own noble soul?

"I…I'm impressed, princess Euphemia." Zero almost stuttered.

"That's really admirable from you." Added Big Boss.

Euphi smiled at this. "I'm glad to hear that! So are you two willing to join?"

Zero and Big Boss could and would to agree to it. But now it was not the time. Lelouch may take it into consideration, but after everything that had happened, he needed time to think. Big Boss had to stick with Zero for a while since Veg hadn't contacted yet. He must stay with Zero until Veg decides to appear. If Zero decides to join the event, then he can join the event too.

"That's a generous offer, princess Euphemia. But I need more time to think about it." Answered Zero.

"Sorry, princess. For now I'm tangling along with Zero. But in the future, if he decides to join in, then so will I."

"I understand" Said Euphi almost sadly, but then she brightened up "I hope I can receive your answer soon! Thank you so much for hearing me out!"

Zero and Big Boss smiled.

"We will, princess Euphemia" With that they turned around and left on their helicopter.

Inside the helicopter, Big Boss and Zero were sitting on the seats while thinking about this matter.

"Zero"

"I know, Big Boss"

"So, are you going to agree her offer?"

"Perhaps, but I'm afraid that it will have to wait. Once I achieve my goal, I may accept her offer." Replied Zero.

"Big Boss, there is something I need to ask you." Zero Started. Big Boss stared at him intensely with his one eye.

"Yes? What is it?"

Zero joined his hands and was like pressing them nervously. He put his head down looking at his hands.

"Tell me, how do you think I'm going so far?" Asked Zero, Big Boss noticed a slight unsecure tone.

Big Boss raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"I mean the way I'm achieving all my goals. I've accomplished many of them, but was it worth it?" Big Boss mulled it over, finding it curious that Zero sounded so insecure.

"So far, you were able to do something that no other Area or nation has done before. You created an organization to fight back against the oppressors and you turned the soldiers of your organization into true warriors. That takes a lot of motivation and guts to do it."

"Even if that means killing innocent people?" This caught Big Boss' attention.

"Yesterday, on the news, I saw the consequences of my actions during the Battle of Narita. I indirectly killed all civilians in that town. Amongst the victims, was the father of one of my friends. She said that her father was a good person and had done nothing to deserve death. I… I don't know what to do." Zero tightened his hands.

In war, there's always casualties, whether it's soldiers or civilians, that's a fact that cannot be denied. A fact Big Boss himself knew all too well. It seemed that Zero now doubted his own actions as he was confronted with this truth. If the leader doubts his actions, the whole organization will inevitably fall.

He laid his right hand on Zero's right shoulder. Zero raised his head to see him.

"That's something that cannot be stopped. Every time a war or a battle starts, innocent people die. That's a fact that we can't change. During my life I've fought many people. I did all I could to kill as little people as possible, but in the end I still killed them. All those actions I committed, I carried them with me. It's a burden that we must carry, we all must. The best we can do is to avoid killing innocents as much as we can." Spoke Big Boss.

Lelouch started to feel better with Big Boss speech. Maybe that's why he's so famous.

"Thank you, Big Boss"

"You are welcome, Zero" Big Boss couldn't do anything but mentally laugh at the irony. It was like helping with Zero from his world.

Half hour later, MSF secret base in Japan

"Boss!"

"Welcome back, Boss!"

"Boss!"

Big Boss walked through the hall as he was greeted by MSF soldiers. After his chatting with Zero, he returned to Japan to see how everything was going. So far everything was fine. He was able to plant moles in every part of Japan, which was important since this Area was far more active than the other Areas. And speaking of Areas, he also received news about the uprisings in the Areas. All rebels were somewhat silenced and the uprisings seemed to have died down. Maybe that was the reason why there weren't any more recruits from Britannia joining MSF as of late: They'd sealed off the airports for the citizens who are not guaranteed to be loyal to the empire.

He checked his Idroid to see how many recruits from this world he has. Right now he had 100 recruits, not including the mercenary factions yet. 40 from EU, 30 from the Chinese Federation, and 30 from Britannia. There first ones that arrived to Mother Base formed the Hotel team, known as "CG Hotel Team" to differ from the original Hotel Team, and he had to hand it to them, they carried out the missions pretty well.

His staff wasn't the only thing that had improved. Mother Base had grown and improved a lot due to the technology present on this world. Big Boss doubted if they'd ever be able to attain this level of technology on their own back in their own world.

"Boss!" Came an MSF soldier. Big Boss saluted back.

"We received 2 recruits, Sir!"

"Good" Said Big Boss not seeing very interested.

"But Boss, these two are very familiar" Big Boss turned around with an eyebrow raised.

"What do you mean by "familiar"?"

"I think it's better if you see it for yourself, sir."

Boss sighed. "Where are they?"

The MSF soldier led the way, to the room where the new 2 soldiers had been brought to.

"It's them, sir." Big Boss looked at them, it was a strange sight because the 2 soldiers were an Asian and a Caucasian man, possibly from the EU or Britannia. What could they be doing together?

"Oooh, Kami. Its an honor to finally meet you" The Asian man, which turns out to be Japanese, bowed down in front of Big Boss. He seemed to be 50 years old or less. He had a small moustache and short black hair.

"I also feel honored to meet you, sir!" Spoke the man who sounded like a Britannian. He looked like he was in his forties and had long, black hair and beard.

Big Boss couldn't help but feel that he knows them from somewhere due to the fact that their voices sounded very, very familiar, but he can't quite place it.

"So, I see you two want to join my nation."

"Hai!" Said the with enthusiasm the Japanese.

"Yes, sir!" Said the Britannian.

"Tell me, who are you two?"

Starts the song "Fool of Sand" from Jojo Bizarre Adventure (Note: I love Jojo Bizarre Adventure)

First they cleared their throats, like preparing a speech.

The Japanese stepped forward and started "My name… is Akio Ohtsuka! I was in the Japanese military during the Britannian invasion 7 years ago.

The Britannian stepped forward and spoke "My name is David Hayter! And I have been trained to be a soldier my entire life."

The two spoke together "And we are known as the "Roaring Duo"!"

"Roaring Duo?" Said Big Boss.

"Because our battle cry is to roar, giving our enemies fear, but if we are with our comrades, morale boosts." Explained David.

"So, you two are together?" Asked Big Boss.

"Hai! David saved my life a long time ago. From that moment we became partners."

"Yeah, I saved his butt from under some rocks" Joked David, they both laughed.

"I see. Right now I can't take you both to our home, but you two can join me here."

"Gladly, Sir! We will do anything for you!" Said David.

"You two will be a good addition to my army. I welcome you to Outer Heaven!"

"Thank you, Big Boss!" They thanked him.

End of the song

He turned around and exited with the brand new additions to his army following him closely. He came by the MSF soldier and said, "Led them to their quarters.".

The MSF nodded as he led the two soldiers to the quarters.

Just as they left, Big Boss received a call from his communicator.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Big Boss! It has been a while, huh?" Spoke Veg.

"Veg? Where have you been? You went missing after the Kawaguchi incident"

"Yeah, sorry about that. I've been busy."

"I see. What do you want, Veg?"

"I have an urgent matter and I require your aid."

"What is it about?"

"It's about our new friend, Zero. He and his girlfriend will encounter a foe that possesses the same power as I have."

"What? You mean a Geass?"

"Exactly. Until now he hadn't made a move yet, but I found out that he will be at the Narita memorial in 2 hours."

"Uhg fine. But tell me, when are your superiors going to show up?" Big Boss demanded. The man's secretive behaviour was starting to annoy him a lot.

"Don't worry, Big Boss. You will meet them eventually."

"Uhg, alright." Sighed in defeat Big Boss since he couldn't do anything. After all, Veg was the only connection to return him and his men to their home.

"Good, now this is what I want you to do…"

2 hours later, Narita memorial.

Shirley and Lelouch were walking to the summit of Narita where there's a memorial for the people who died during the battle. It was an awkward moment, Lelouch was feeling guilty for indirectly killing his friend's father and Shirley for kissing Lelouch as a form of comfort.

He asked to Shirley if he could go with her to the memorial to pay his condolences to her deceased father. She accepted and said that she was glad to have him with her.

Unbeknownst to him, C.C was following him. The reason was that she felt a strange energy coming from Narita. She didn't know what it was, but she felt some sort of connection to it, almost like the Geass power. And since Lelouch was going there with Shirley, she decided to follow them while avoiding getting noticed. Right now she was hiding behind some bushes while staring at them.

"Lelouch" Started Shirley once they'd arrived at the monument. He turned his head to look at her.

"Thank you for coming, it means a lot to me" Said Shirley with a sorrowful tone. Lelouch was now feeling hurt. He never thought he would be this hurt by anyone but Nunnally.

"Shirley…I" Lelouch stopped at that moment realizing that was about to reveal one of his biggest secrets, mentally kicking himself for being so distracted to nearly allow that to happen.

"Well, well, well. Fancy meeting you two here." Spoke a voice behind them. They turned around to see a young man.

He was wearing a large shirt with

"Excuse me, but who are you?" Asked Shirley.

"My name is Mao, I have come here to pay my condolences to the unfortunate civilians." Spoke Mao as he walked forward.

"What's a Chinese doing here?" Thought Lelouch.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Shirley Fenette, and my…friend Lelouch Lamperouge"

"Nice to meet you two too."

Lelouch was feeling suspicious. The way Mao spoke and the atmosphere surrounding him made him feel uneasy.

C.C eyes widen in shock as she recognized the young man.

"No, it can't be, Mao!" Thought C.C as she stayed where she was. She decided that she'd keep waiting until the right moment came.

"So, can I ask you a question? Who was the victim you came to see?" Asked Mao.

"That was rude, Mao." Said Lelouch angrily.

"Lelouch! You are the one being rude!" Retorted Shirley.

"Oh, no, no, no, he is right. I'm deeply, deeply sorry for saying that. We shouldn't fight at this place. This place is to commemorate the dead of the battle." Said Mao. Lelouch was actually feeling very suspicious of him.

"I know that I shouldn't say this, and I'm really sorry, but…" Mao stopped there.

"But what?" asked Lelouch. Then there's an awkward silence that lasted 4 seconds.

"Did you know that it was him who killed your father?" Said Mao with an evil grin. He decided to drop the bomb like the magnificent villain he was.

Lelouch eyes widened in shock and horror at what Mao just said. If he knew about that, then he had to know about everything that had happened in the battle of Narita!

"W-what?" Stuttered Shirley in confusion, still not having processed what Mao just said.

"I asked if you knew that your boyfriend is the one who killed your father." He said, pointing at Lelouch.

"W-W-WHAT?!" Stuttered Shirley again.

Suddenly she chuckled nervously.

"You must be joking. It has to be, it must be a joke, a cruel prank" She slowly began laughing a very nervous laugh.

"Mao! How dare you! You liar!" Shouted Lelouch.

"Me? A liar? Ahahahaha!" Mao pointed himself with a finger, and then started to laugh as he clapped his hands.

"The one who is lying is you! You lied to her, in fact you are telling lies to her right now!"

"L-Lelouch, what is he talking about?" She said, slowly losing her mind.

"Do you want me to tell her?"

"Shut up!" Barked Lelouch.

"He is Zero, the leader of the Black Knights."

Shirley dropped her bag.

"No…No…" She muttered as she remembered what Villetta showed her several days ago, that Lelouch is supposedly related to the Black Knights.

"Didn't you ever wonder why he disappeared when the Battle of Narita happened? In fact, didn't you notice that recently he's been disappearing from school a lot?" Asked Mao.

Lelouch was trying to come up with a plan desperately, but he was uncharacteristically grasping at straws. Who was this man and how did he know this?!

Shirley covered her mouth with her hands in horror. "No…No... This...This… is not true!" Screamed Shirley.

"Shirley, don't listen to him!" Shouted Lelouch.

"And why should you listen to your boyfriend? Wasn't he the one who killed your father? Or, if you want to hear it, that he has another girl he loves"

"What?!" Shouted Lelouch wide eyed.

"Another girl?!" Screamed Shirley, everything was happening so fast that her mind is taking too much.

"Do you want to know more? Lelouch is thinking on a plan to tell you more lies."

"You are also selfless girl, you know that? You used your father's death to get a reward from Lelouch"

Suddenly she remembered the kiss that happened 2 days ago.

"How did he know?" Thought Lelouch in shock. Then he started to think multiple alternate theories.

"Amazing, you came up with 24 theories about me, and one of them is correct" Clapped Mao as he lowered his glass revealing geass to Lelouch.

"Geass!" Thought Lelouch. He activated his to control Mao, but he quickly deactivated his when it dawned on him that Shirley's sanity had priority right now.

"No! That is not what I…!" she screamed again.

"Shirley! He is just trying to confuse you! Don't fall under his influence!" said Lelouch trying to help her.

"Oh Lelouch, how could you do this? How could you let your girl's father die like that? Buried under those heavy rocks when you detonated the mountain." Said Mao

Now Shirley was crying, she grasped Lelouch's shirt and said. "Please, tell me that's not true, please!" She cried more and more.

"Perhaps this will work" Mao drew out handgun and aimed at them. Lelouch gasped in shock.

Then Mao threw it in front of them. "Use that gun and kill him"

Shirley looked down at the gun in horror. She was scared and was losing her mind. Confusion and madness is what she was feeling.

"Shirley! I…" Suddenly she pushed him and snatched the gun. And then she pointed the gun at him.

"Tell me! Did you kill my father, Lelouch?!" Screamed Shirley again.

"Shirley, wait." Lelouch didn't move as he raised his hand slowly.

"Come on, Shirley Fennette. Kill him, avenge your father." Suggested Mao sadistically.

"Damn you, Mao!" Thought Lelouch angrily.

"Come on! Kill him! Kill him! KILL HIM!"

Shirley hands were shaking.

"Just tell me the truth…. Did you kill my father?" She said with tears on her eyes.

Lelouch didn't know what to say her, tell her the truth or not. Suddenly he remembered the discussion he had with Big Boss.

"All those actions I committed, I carried them with me. It's a burden that we must carry, we all must."

He thought about it and decided what to do.

He clenched his hands and gritted his teeth's.

"Yes Shirley, I did. I killed your father."

Shirley started to cry more. Her hands were shaking like crazy while pointing at the man she loved. She stared at his eyes with a mix of sadness and fury.

"But please, if killing someone is such a sin, then don't it. Let me carry the burden of my actions." Said Lelouch staring at her eyes.

She still had her hands steady and pointing at him. Her fingers almost pressed the trigger. But then…

She lowered the handgun, with her eyes all teary. She dropped on her knees as she put her hands on her face.

"No…I can't do it!" She cried again.

"Uuuuuugh, so boring." Sighed Mao.

"Well, then I'll have to do this myself" Mao drew out a rifle and pointed at them.

"Hold it right there!" Spoke a voice from behind the group.

They turned around to see another young man wearing a Chinese-like shirt, black pants, a pair of sunglasses and leather gloves. He also has a green hair that resembles a certain woman that Mao is looking for.

"And who are you supposed to be?" Asked Mao annoyed that he got interrupted.

"Veg?" Thought C.C

"I'm Veg Linxing, and im here to take you away" Spoke Veg.

"Ooh? Another of my countrymen? Good, then perhaps you can help me here" Said Mao ignoring what Veg said at the last part.

"No thanks, I'm not here to torture Lelouch"

"What the… how does he know me?" Thought Lelouch.

"Hah! And what can you do? I have a goddamn riffle on my hand, what can you possibly do?" Taunted Mao

Veg raised his sunglasses revealing Geass. Lelouch and Mao eyes widened in shock.

"Geass?!"

"Guess what idiot! I posses the same Geass as yours! And the best is that I can control it!"

"What did you say?!" Mao growled with envy, the young Chinese man seems to be able to control his power, while he can't control his.

*BAM!*

Mao shot his rifle at Veg, but he jumped to his right hiding behind a tree.

"Damn it!" Cursed Mao.

*BAM! BAM! BAM!*

Mao jumped backward as bullets hits the floor. He looked in front of him, only to see none other than Big Boss.

"Big Boss!" Thought Lelouch in surprise.

"The famous mercenary leader, Big Boss!" Shouted Mao in shock, but then he grinned.

"Good, let's see what's in your mind" Thought Mao.

"Kid! Run! Get away from this place" Shouted Big Boss suddenly, he already knew that the boy is Zero, but decided to fake it by assuming that he is just a civilian. However, he had a feeling that he met him before. He couldn't remember it well, but there was a distinct feeling nagging at the edges of his memory.

Lelouch was a little surprised, but complied what Big Boss said. He grabbed Shirley by her hands and ran away.

"No!" Said in anger Mao, he pointed his gun at them. But then something unexpected happened.

"Stop this! Mao!" Stepped out C.C from her hiding and faced Mao.

"What the… C.C?! What is she doing here?" Thought Lelouch in surprise, but he kept running with Shirley behind him.

"C.C!" Shouted with joy Mao. "I have been looking for you!"

"Now is the time!" Veg muttered as he equip some sort of metallic gauntlet.

He quickly came out from the tree and dashed to Mao.

Mao turned around to shoot him, but it was late as his head is being held by Veg.

"Got you!" Then the gauntlet emitted electricity shocking Mao in the process.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Roared Veg.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Screamed Mao in pain.

"Veg! What are you doing?!" Shouted C.C. She left Mao behind, but he still worried him.

"AAAAAAHHHH!"

While Veg held his head, information started to pass to his head. The gauntlet seems to be like some kind of information transfer, the user has to hold the head of an individual and wait until the gauntlet absorbs all the memories.

"GAH!" Veg jumped back. "Oh, that was tough, but i got what I needed"

"Aaah… I'm going to kill you" Mao slowly rose up with his rifle on hand.

"Big Boss! Run and get the hell out of here!" Recommended Veg as he dashed to where C.C is.

"Wait! Veg! What are you…?!" Then she was tackled by Veg and pulled her to the bars behind the memorial, and both of them fell down into the depths.

"No!" Yelled in anger Mao chasing them. But when he reached to the bars, they'd already disappeared. Mao turned around and Big Boss was gone too.

"God damn it! Damn you, Veg Linxing!"

Meanwhile, somewhere in Japan with Miller and his group

In a small Britannian base, Miller with his group consisting of 4 MSF soldiers, codenamed Wolf, Giraffe, Dog and Worm, and Kallen Kouzuki, were hiding behind some crates located at the entrance.

Wolf used tranquilizer gun and incapacitated one of the Britannian guards patrolling the gate.

*Thud*

"Hey! What's wrong?!" Came his partner, only to fell down on the ground incapacitated too.

"Let's go, everyone" Whispered Wolf.

Giraffe drew out his handgun with a silencer on it and took cover behind the group. Dog and Worm prepared their assault rifles, these naturally had silencers as well seeing how this was a sneaking mission, and covered their sides. Wolf, Miller and Kallen went forward, approaching the metallic gate.

"Miller-san, I'll cover you and Wolf." Said Kallen as she turned around with her handgun out. It was an hour ago that Miller and some of his MSF soldiers decided to embark on a mission for their mysterious client Veg Linxing. The mission was to infiltrate a small Britannian base, which contained many valuable pieces of information, such as research plans, weapons weapon blueprints and important dossiers. Kallen had volunteered to go with them. She wanted the Black Knights and MSF to have a good relationship. After all, MSF was their most powerful ally, even though there are only few of them helping the Black Knights.

"You've got it, Kallen." Miller turned back to the lock of the gate. He and Wolf started to decipher the codes of the gate.

1 minute of hard work, trying not to trip every alarm on the gate and then…

"Access Granted" Spoke the computer of the gate, as it swung open.

They all moved forward and entered to compound, the MSF soldiers immediately spotting the guards that were patrolling. Moving fast, and with their guns already aiming at each target once they noticed the danger, the MSF gunned down every single one of them.

With all the Britannian guards were neutralized, they entered the building and reached their destination. They entered through a metallic, sliding door, spotting a computer in front of them. Seeing cameras around the room, each MSF soldier shot at the cameras, thus deactivating them in a rather destructive way. They had to be quick about their business now, because the guards monitoring the cameras were sure to notice the loss of vision.

Miller and Wolf started downloading the files. They successfully downloaded them all, but then Miller noticed something. In one of the files, there's a file with a tagline of "MSF"

"Let's play quickly this one." Said Miller, overcome by curiosity.

Wolf uploaded it to everyone's IDROID. Kallen was given an IDROID for this mission, and she had to say it was one of the most sophisticated gadget she'd ever laid her eyes on.

And so they heard what was inside, and what they heard was shocking.

"So, is everything prepared?" Spoke a smooth voice.

"Yes, Your Highness. Preparations are complete; all soldiers have been briefed about their mission." Said another voice.

"Good. Are they aware that I will be the one who will be in charge of this invasion?"

"Yes, they were surprised, but nonetheless, they will gladly give up their lives to destroy Militaire Sans Frontiéres."

"How are you feeling, Commander Lector?" Asked the one with smooth voice.

"Nervous, your highness. This is the first time that Britannia goes on a full scale attack against an army filled with mercenaries."

"I know how you feel, commander. But we will wipe them out together. With them gone, Britannia will be back to normal and all the citizens will be safe from these terrorists. Troop morale will be boosted as I will be there to guarantee their victory."

"But my lord, princess Cornelia protested against your on-site involvement in this mission."

"Don't worry about her, I took care of it. I told her that this mission is beyond her reach. Her place is in Area 11, where she will halt the advance of the Black Knights, and make it a better place for our sister, Euphemia li Britannia."

"Understood, Your Highness"

Suddenly footsteps were heard from the recording.

"Your Highness, they are ready. When will the invasion begin?" Spoke another voice

Steps from the unknown smooth voice were heard.

"5 hours, in 5 hours we will march and give Militaire Sans Frontiéres a show they'll never forget."

"Yes, lord Schneizel" Was the last thing that was heard before the recording was stopped.

All of them were in shock and horror. Prince Schneizel, who was considered to be the most powerful tactician and strategist of Britannia, has issued a plan that is all MSF soldiers fear: the destruction of Militaire Sans Frontiéres.

"Dear god."

End of Stage 9

Done! I hope it was ok, this felt kinda rushed.

The next chapter may take even longer to complete it since it will be focused more on the invasion. If anyone can give me idea for the next chapter, I will gladly use them. But be aware that I can't take them all, I will do everything I can to use them.

Fun facts: Akio Ohtsuka and David Hayter are the voice actors of Snake.

Also, I want to point out that every mercenary faction leaders that appears are based on characters from movie, games, TV, anime and actors I like.

So far:

Gregory Charles: A mix between Glenn from Chrono Trigger (Not taking the frog design) and Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones.

Rudolf von Adalhelm: Rudolf von Stroheim from Jojo Bizarre Adventure. (Beta's note: GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!)

And more will come!

And to conclude, here is the Side Story, which is basically a small continuation of the end of this chapter.

Side Story 2

"So, the mercenary faction "Werewolf Corps" have been in hiding ever since the European Union politicians became a bunch of bureaucrats?"

"That's right, Sir Gregory. The truth is, I want to go to the EU and knock some sense all bureaucrats for making my former homeland look weak."

The mercenary leaders of the Forgotten Knights and the Werewolf Corps, Gregory and Adalhelm, were sitting on a small round table in the mess hall discussing their own problems. Gregory took a sip of his glass with water.

"So how do you feel in our new home, Major Adalhelm?"

"Quite good actually. The Militaire Sans Frontiéres soldiers are good people. Big Boss really meant it when he said that there is no discrimination in his ranks." Adalhelm took a sip of his beer.

"I also noticed some hot chicks around." Said Adalhelm as he saw from another table 3 female MSF soldiers talking each other. One of them noticed Adalhelm, so he decided to smirk and wink at her, she replied by winking him back.

"I hope you don't think what I think you are thinking, Major." Said Gregory as he took a sip of his water again.

"What's up, men?" Said a male voice suddenly. They turned around to see none other than Ocelot.

"Oh Ocelot, sir!" Greeted Gregory as he raised his glass of water.

"Mind if I join in?"

"Sure! Take a sea.t" Offered Adalhelm. The two mercenary leaders remembered how they met him once they entered MSF. At first they felt that he's just a cheap and worthless man, but after knowing him more, they realized that he is the most badass and brilliant soldier they'd ever seen.

"What are you doing here? Asked Gregory.

"Just taking a break. After Boss and Zero took her highness Cornelia away, I needed tounwind for a bit." Ocelot said as he sat down.

"You know, I was wondering, how did you meet Big Boss?" Asked Adalhelm. Ocelot was surprised for a moment, he decided to come up with something new.

"Well, that's a long and strange story. You might need some more beer to last you through it." Said Ocelot

"Don't worry sir, we've got plenty time." Gregory adjusted his chair to feel more comfortable.

"Well, it all started in Russia. Back then I was a cocky and arrogant rookie, but because of my excellent display with handguns and connections to several important figures in the secret services I was given the title of Major and founded my own unit: The Ocelot unit. My unit and I did a lot of missions for our homeland and we were successful in all of them. After each mission, my sense of patriotism towards my country began to grow ever stronger. Not to the Chinese Federation, but to the country Russia. But then, a colonel named Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin started his own rebellion against the Chinese Federation by first taking over Russia. Since he had great influence on digital information, the rebellion was organized in perfect secrecy so the Chinese Federation wouldn't know of its existence." Said Ocelot.

"So, what happened next?" Said Adalhelm, clearly impressed with the story thus far.

"After thinking it over, I decided that I wanted my country free of the Chinese Federation's influence. So to accomplish that, I joined colonel Volgin. He gave me a mission to intercept an enemy that was retrieving an important scientist. From there my life would change forever."

"Wait, don't tell me that this enemy you are referring is actually…" Said Gregory in anticipation.

"Yes, it's Big Boss. Back then he was known as Snake."

"Hmmm, Snake, huh?" Spoke Adalhelm with interest.

Just when Ocelot was about to continue, his radio rang. He put his left finger on his ear and spoke.

"Yes?"

"Ocelot" Spoke the voice of Miller.

"Oh, Miller, what's up?" Asked Ocelot.

"We have a situation" Said Miller with a serious voice.

"What happened?"

"My team and I discovered a Britannian radio communications log. What we found out is something really bad." Said Miller in horror.

"Wait, don't tell me that the Britannians will…" Said Ocelot in shock, Gregory and Adalhelm were watching him in wonder.

"Yes, they will invade MSF with all their military might." Concluded Miller.

"Damn it." Cursed Ocelot.

"Sir Ocelot, what's wrong?" Asked Gregory. Ocelot raised his left hand to tell him to wait a moment.

"Does the Boss know about this?"

"No, Ocelot. I tried to contact him, but there's some sort of jam that's preventing me from contacting him." The situation was getting worse and worse by the minute. It seemed that Mother Base's survival would be all up to him.

"Do you know when they'll attack?"

"In 4 hours. I need you to prepare our soldiers and have all civilian staff members evacuate to the command center. Nobody should know that you know, given that our comms are perfectly secured. Go and warn Alligator and mount a defense as fast as possible! " Then the radio was turned off.

Ocelot stood up and was having a serious face.

"What happened, Herr Ocelot?" Asked Adalhelm. Ocelot looked at them and eyed them up. They seemed to be great leaders, so he decided to give them a task.

"Prepare all our soldiers, the Britannians are coming." This shocked the two mercenary leaders.

"What?!"

"They will be here in 4 hours. We must prepare ourselves."

"Then there's no time to waste!" Gregory stood up and prepared his armor "We mustn't let Britannia destroy our new home!"

"Damn straight! We must strike before they do!" Stood up Adalhelm.

"Before you two leave, take this." Ocelot gave each of them a red card.

"This card allows you to activate the emergency alarm for the combat units. Activate it, tell our comrades about the invasion and to arm themselves with everything we've got at our disposal." They accepted the cards as they nodded.

"I'm counting on you two."

"Let's go!" Yelled Ocelot as they left the mess hall. Gregory and Adalhelm went to the quarters where all the soldiers lived, while Ocelot headed to the command center and told Mosquito to warn all the staff members about the imminent attack, as well as to activate the automated defenses. This would be the hardest and most difficult battle MSF had yet to face.