Sovereign: Hey guys, surprised that this story is getting an update again? So am I. I was thinking of cancelling this story because I was starting to think the storyline is silly, but it turns out there ARE people who still want me to continue and this story is still getting favorites and alerts as the months went by. So, I've decided that I mind as well finish this story once and for all. And besides, I hate leaving my stories incomplete, heh. Thirteen months later, let's go again.
Chapter 10: Showdown
Rivalz drives the limo with Lelouch sitting behind. On his lap is a metal briefcase containg the right amount of money Mao wants from him. After an hour of driving, they arrived at the warehouse where he is supposed to meet Mao.
Lelouch looks outside and sees Schneizel, Mao and his entire group of thugs standing outside the warehouse. Lelouch turns away, lowers his head and takes a deep breath.
'I hope your plan works, Shirley.' Lelouch thought before he steps out of the limo.
The thugs hold up their rifles while Lelouch calmly approaches Mao and Schenizel with the metal briefcase in his hand. Mao then holds up his hand.
"Stop." Mao said as Lelouch stops at his tracks. "Show us the money."
"You want ten million, right? Here." Lelouch then kneels down and places the briefcase on the ground. He slowly opens the briefcase and reveals all the money inside it.
Mao whistles at the sight of it and claps his hands. "Thank you for keeping your promise, Master Lamperouge." He chuckled.
"Now." Lelouch said in a flat tone as he stood up. He gave Mao a death glare. "Let…Nunally…go."
"Yeah, about that…" Mao snaps his fingers and Schneizel takes out his pistol and aims at his brother. The thugs also aim at Lelouch and ready their rifles.
"What the hell is this?" Lelouch asked angrily.
"You know, before you arrived, I was thinking. Why should I only have ten million when I can have your company as well? I would not only become leader of Wales, but also become a tycoon owner of a multi-million dollar company. I'll be the richest person in all of Britain." Mao smirked as he claps his hands again.
"You god damn bastard…" Lelouch uttered.
"Schenizel, do the honors." Mao said to Schneizel.
"What?" Schneizel asked, widening his eyes as he turns to Mao.
Mao turns to Schneizel with a deep frown. "Do it, Schneizel. You always hate your brother for being the head of the company instead of you right? Now's your chance to take revenge on him."
Nunally sniffed as tears continue to stream down her cheeks. The room temperature is also getting hotter and more sweat is rolling down the sides of her head. It's hopeless. All she can do is sit here and wait.
"I…I really am hopeless. I really am…" Nunally said to herself. She closes her eyes and starts thinking of her family, hoping that she could be with them again and wished that she isn't in this room at all. Then, she not only thinks of her siblings and Lelouch, she also starts thinking of the servants who had treated her with care and kindness.
"Everyone…I wish I could be with you again…" She said. Then, her eyes snap open when something suddenly starts to dawn upon her. She remembered what Shirley said to her back at the pool.
"Never give up unless you really think it's over."
Nunally narrows her eyes, gaining new confidence and determination. "Yes Shirley, you are right. How could I have forgotten?" She said.
Nunally then turns her head around and tries to untie the ropes that are tied around her wrists. But after struggling for a while, she thought of another idea. It's crazy but it might work. She turns her head away, closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. Nunally then leans herself backwards until the wooden chair she is sitting on falls backwards and smashes as Nunally lands hard on the ground, She groaned a bit before turning herself to the side. She is now free.
Nunally then turns to the door. She had to get out of here. She places her still-tied wrists in front of her and using all her strength she has in her arms, she slowly pulls herself forward to the door. The weight of her legs is heavy, but Nunally did not give up. She continues to trudge on.
Eventually, she did reached the door and Nunally smiled. She then slams the door with her wrists a few times, hoping to get attention.
"I'm in here! Somebody! Get me out!" Nunally yelled. After slamming the door for a few minutes, she let out a huge sigh and falls back down on the floor, trying to catch her breath.
Suddenly, Nunally gasped as the doorknob turned and the door opens, revealing Shirley, Kallen, C2, Suzaku and Gino.
"Nunally!" All the servants cried in unison.
"Guys!" Nunally cried. Tears formed in her eyes, but they were tears of joy and there is a huge smile on her face.
"We heard knocking so we decided to check this room and thankfully, we have found you." Kallen said as they all kneeled up and helped Nunally sit up on the ground.
"Guys…thank you all for coming…" Nunally said as she sobs happily.
"Hey, thank Shirley. She's the one who convinced us to come here and rescue you." Gino smiled as Suzaku cuts the ropes around her wrists with a pocket knife.
Nunally turns to Shirley, who smiled back. "You really are a wonderful person, Shirley." Nunally said to her.
"Hey, no problem. I'm just doing my job as a servant." Shirley said.
"How did you guys come in here anyway?" Nunally asked all of them.
"While Lelouch is at the entrance of the warehouse right now, we arrived here in this building from behind. Thankfully, the back of the warehouse isn't secured at all and so far, we never encountered anybody." C2 explained to her.
"Wait, did you say my brother?" Nunally asked in concern.
"Yes." Shirley nods her head. She turns to the other servants. "Come on, let's go save our master. He's the one in trouble now." The others nod their head.
"Hold on tight, mistress." Suzaku said as he carries Nunally up before they all quickly leave the room.
Schenizel slowly approaches Lelouch while still holding up and aiming his pistol at him. When he's near him, he places the pistol at Lelouch's forehead.
Lelouch let out a sad sigh. "Brother, I guess this is it. You can finally have your revenge on me." Schneizel widens his eyes as his mouth agape. "I guess you have the right to hate me since I gotten the position from our father instead of you. But…before you shoot me, let me tell you what our father's final words are. You are the only one who wasn't there on the day he died. Before he left, he told me this." Lelouch looked up at his brother before reading out his father's last words. "Schneizel, please come home. I have always treated you as my beloved child. Just like all your other siblings in your family."
Schenizel didn't realize that he is crying until a teardrop falls off from his eye.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot him!" Mao yelled at him.
Schneizel closes his eyes and lowers down his pistol. Lelouch looks surprised. Shcneizel then turns around and aims his pistol at Mao.
"What are you doing?" Mao asked, looking extremely surprised.
"Leave…my family…alone…" Schneizel said in a flat tone.
Mao narrows his eyes angrily and snorted. "Fine. You die too, bastard." He said before drawing out his pistol. "Aim!" He and all of his thugs then aim their guns at Lelouch and Schneizel.
"Lelouch…I truly am sorry…" Schneizel said, dropping his pistol and lowering his head in shame.
Lelouch stands next to his elder brother, turns to him and smiled. "Don't be." He said to him.
"Leave him alone!" A voice yelled as suddenly, Shirley, Kallen, C2, Suzaku and Gino burst through the doors and attacked the thugs from behind.
Mao and the thugs turn around and yelp in surprise. Shirley runs over to a thug and punches him in the face, sending him stumbling on the ground. "Who's next?" She yelled at them.
"Take them out!" Mao ordered his thugs. The thugs then run over to them.
Kallen roared as she runs over to a muscular thug and punches him hard in the abdomen. The thug gasped before Kallen uses her other fist to punch him hard in his left eye, sending him sprawling through the ground.
One of the thugs tried to fire but C2 quickly kicks his rifle away before she punches him across his right cheek.
One thug fires some bullets at Gino, who quickly dodges them by rolling over the ground. He sees a beaten thug lying on the ground and his rifle is still in his hand. Gino grabs the rifle and throws it at the thug like a boomerang. The thug yells in pain as the rifle hits him at the side of his head and knocks him out.
Suzaku smiled as he gently placed Nunally on the ground. "Stay down, mistress." He said politely.
"Sure thing, Suzaku." Nunally smiled. Suzaku then turns to the thugs and removes his gloves before charging towards them.
Suzaku proceeds to punches one of the hugs in the gut. The thug closes his eyes and passes out. Suzaku tosses the thug away before going over to another thug and punches him in the face. One thug tries to attack him but Suzaku quickly grabs his rifle and snatches it away. He swings the rifle across his face, knocking him out.
Mao grits his teeth angrily as he watched his thugs being beaten down by…mere servants!
"Why am I wasting time!" Mao yelled as he turns back to Lelouch and Schneizel and aims his pistol at them. Lelouch gasped as Mao immediately pulls the trigger.
Lelouch shuts his eyes tightly, thinking he is done for. But when he didn't feel any pain, he reopens his eyes and gasps in horror when he sees Schneizel standing in front of him.
Schneizel turns to lelouch and smiles at him despite blood streaming down from his mouth. He then closes his eyes and slumps to the ground.
"Schneizel!" Lelouch cried in horror as he kneels down to his wounded brother.
Mao snorted and said, "He was a worthless idiot anyway. Now, I'll deal with you." He aims at Lelouch again. But suddenly, Shirley appears beside him and grabs him by his arm.
Mao yells in pain as Shirley twists it, causing him to drop his gun. She then punches him in the gut, causing him to back away.
Mao growls angrily as he grabs his arm and looks up at Shirley, who gotten into a fighting stance. Then, he laughed and said to her, "There is no way in hell some maid is going to knock me out!"
"We shall see about that." Shirley narrows his eyes. Mao yells as he charges toward Shirley and swings his fist at her. Shirley quickly dodges it by ducking and punches him in the gut again. Mao cries out as he back away. Shirley quickly lifts her leg up and brings it down onto his back, kicking him down to the ground.
Mao quickly gets up and tries to punch her but Shirley quickly dodged to the side and thrusts her palm onto his back, knocking him to the ground again. When Mao opens his eyes, he sees some sand on the ground. He smirks as he grabs some sand and slowly gets up from the ground.
"You're really a good fighter, girl." He said. "But can you fight without your sight?" He turns around and throws sand into Shirley's eyes, causing her to yelp in pain.
Mao then proceeds to punch her in the stomach, then pulls her hair and throws her to the ground. Shirley groaned in pain as she slowly gets up while Mao watches in amusement.
"Come on girl! Where are your fighting skills now?" Mao laughed. Shirley narrows her eyebrows and kept her eyes closed.
"Don't get so cocky." She said. When she is standing again, Mao quickly runs over to her and tries to kick her back. But suddenly, Shirley turns around and grabs his leg.
"What the?" Mao widens his eyes. Shirley then brings down her elbow and hits his knee. Mao yells in pain as Shirley lets go of his leg. Mao grabs his knee. His leg isn't broken but it still hurts like hell.
Shirley wipes off the sand from her eyes, allowing her to see again. She walks over to Mao. Mao gulped as she grabs him by the collar and lifts him up.
"Have…mercy?" Mao said.
"After what you did to Nunally and my master? No way." Shirley said flatly. Mao screamed as Shirley proceeds to punched him hard in the face, sending him sprawling through the ground and over to Nunally.
Mao groans as he tries to get up but Nunally quickly hits the back of his head with her fists, knocking him out.
"Payback." Nunally smirked at him.
Kallen kicks the last remaining thug in the chest and he falls to the ground in pain. The servants look around and see that they have taken out every single thug and all of them are now either lying on the ground unconscious or rolling around in pain.
"We did it guys!" Gino said. Shirley, Kallen, C2, Suzaku and Gino all cheered victoriously. Suddenly, Shirley remembered someone.
"Lelouch!" She said. She turns around and sees Lelouch carrying Schneizel's body. Rivalz is next to him, examining the bullet wound. The bullet has shot into his stomach. "Oh god…" Shirley uttered.
"Quick! We got to get him to the hospital!" Lelouch yelled to everyone.
"Why should we?" C2 asked as they all approach him. Suzaku is carrying Nunally in his arms. "Hasn't he caused you and your family pain in the past?"
"Yes. But still, he's my brother." He said.
"I'm sorry master but...he won't last long..." Rivalz said sadly.
"it's okay…Lelouch…" Schneizel managed to say. "It's too late…for me now…"
"Schneizel…" Nunally said as tears start to form in her eyes.
"Brother, don't go…" Lelouch said as he looks at his brother with tearstained eyes.
Shirley narrows her eyes and tightens her fists. "Master, put your brother down on the ground." She said.
"What?" Lelouch widens his eyes.
"I won't let him die." She said. Everyone had their mouths agape as they turn to her. Lelouch then nods his head and places Schneizel gently on the ground.
"C2, give me your pliers." Shirley said to C2 as she extends a hand. C2 nods her head and give her the pliers. Shirley then kneels down to Schneizel and said to him. "Take a deep breath. This might hurt a little."
Schneizel nods his head and takes a deep breath. After that, Shirley proceeds to open the pliers and dip it into Schneizel's bullet wound. Kallen, Gino, Nunally cover their mouths as they, Lelouch, Suzaku, C2 and Rivalz watched the operation anxiously.
"Please Shirley, don't hurt my brother." Lelouch said to Shirley.
"I won't." Shirley replied, not looking at Lelouch and concentrating on Schneizel. Schneizel graons a bit as the pliers go deeper into his wound.
Then, Shirley felt something hard and she closes the pliers. Schneizel cries out in pain as Shirley now slowly removes the pliers from his wound. Finally, when the pliers are completely out of the wound, Schneizel lies back on the ground and pants heavily as Shirley holds up the pliers. Everyone surrounding then smile in relief as the bullet is in between the pliers.
"You did it Shirley!" Kallen said as she hugs her from behind.
"Yeah, I did it!" Shirley smiled.
"Way a go, girl!" Gino said as he pumps his fist into the air.
Lelouch then kneels down to Shirley and smiles at her. "Thank you…for saving my brother."
"No problem at all, master." Shirley smiled back.
"Please…it's Lelouch." He chuckled. He then proceeds to embrace Shirley tightly. Shirley chuckled as she hugs her master back.
"Well, looks like we have a happy ending after all." Suzaku smiled.
Kallen, C2, Suzaku, Rivalz, Gino and Nunally watched as Lelouch and Shirley remained in their tight hug, not wanting to let go for a long time.
END OF CHAPTER
Sovereign: That was the nwest chapter. I hope you all enjoyed! Can't believe it finally came out thirteen months later. Anyways, the next chapter will be the final chapter and this story will finally end after two years. Again, thanks to everyone who continued to show support to this story. I'm very grateful. Stay tune and read and review!