Kyugan: And here's the next chappie!
Shinji: Poor Komui-san.
Lelouch: Poor Lenalee you mean, it's always harder on the survivors.
Kyugan: So true. In any case, on with the show!
Double Down.
"MOU-!" Hikari muttered, the freckle-faced teen pacing around inside the deserted fortuneteller's shop they'd mysteriously inherited with Lelouch's new role as she waited for the elder teen and Shinji to get back from wherever the hell they'd gone off to "They do this all the time!" she exclaimed, absently carrying stacks of old books into neater piles than they'd been before.
"They could at least call me to let me know they're all right!" she muttered, reaching into her skirt pocket to withdraw her cell, only to blink, a bead of sweat appearing at the back of her head as she realized that it was VERY unlikely that her cell phone would get a signal in this world, seeing as they still used rotating dials and gas lights.
'It's just one thing after another…' she wondered, slumping against a bookshelf with a defeated sigh, only to yelp as several hastily stacked volumes fell around her, bringing a cascade of dust down on her head. "That's it!" the freckled teen insisted, clenching a fist, her eyes glaring accusingly at nothing as the last of the books and dust, pigtails rising behind her in her ire "When those two get back, I'm giving each of them a piece of my mind!"
"Excuse me…" A hesitant voice called out, the freckled teen letting out a small cry as she whipped round to find a young woman of Chinese descent standing nervously in the doorway, dressed in a plain black dress and boots, her long black hair done up with ties at both sides of her head. "I'm sorry," the older teen apologized, dipping her head towards the distraught Hikari, who was praying she hadn't come off as some weirdo "the door was open and I thought I'd see if the storekeeper was in…" she looked at Hikari's disheveled appearance, a nervous smile adorning her face "Is this a bad time?"
"NO!" Hikari exclaimed, the poor girl's face so red from embarrassment that her freckles were nigh invisible beneath the glow. Internally, the class rep was cursing herself for being so caught up in her ranting she'd done so in front of a complete stranger, something she dimly recalled Asuka was prone to doing when vexed sufficiently. "I mean yes! I mean-!"
She paused, holding up a hand for silence as she took a deep breath to calm herself, letting it out slowly before smiling at the woman, the very picture of calm. "I'm sorry," she apologized with a bow "the shopkeeper is out at the moment, but if you take a seat, he should be back soon."
"N-No it's okay…" the older teen countered, holding up her hand reassuringly "I didn't really mean to come in here." She chuckled guiltily to herself, one finger stroking her cheek in embarrassment "Really, it was simply a moment of whimsy on my part…" she offered by way of explanation, only to looked off to the side, her features saddened as she gripped the strap of her bag "just a …silly idea really…"
Hikari blinked, eyeing the older teen in concern, her eyes widening slightly as she caught the familiar look in the other girl's dark eyes. It was the same ones that had been looking back at her since Touji died.
With this realization, Hikari's features set, the freckled teen nodding in understanding as she dusted herself off, patting down and smoothing out her clothes with her hands before stepping forward purposely.
"Just let me just lock up… she insisted, smiling up at the understandably confused elder teen reassuringly "I was about to step out for a while, we're new in town and I wanted to explore a bit." She smiled up at the woman "And it's better to explore with company than alone right?"
"Um…I guess so?" the Chinese woman stammered, smiling uncertainly as Hikari locked the shop up, before smiling at her "Oh! If you're new, then you should come to Jerry's! He has the best cakes in town!"
"Sounds good to me!" Hikari smiled, clasping her hands before her as she offered the older teen a polite, eastern style bow "I'm Hikari Horaki, pleased to meet you."
"I'm Lenalee Lee…" the woman replied, returning the bow with an equally pleasant smile of her own "The pleasures mine."
New Board HQ...
Inside Cross' office, the assembled Riders, past, present and passing through, sat in silence as the masked, red haired man finished his tale, taking a sip of wine from his glass as he did so. "So that's what happened to the Chief…" Krory muttered, his eyes downcast as Cross finished his retelling of the tale "Miss Lenalee never told us what happened afterwards…just that she was living alone…"
"I took over from him shortly after his funeral," Cross admitted, inclining his head towards his former partners "It wasn't a good idea to keep her here, where her memories would only torment her, so I had her moved so that she was close enough for you two to keep an eye on her."
"Very considerate, and resourceful of you." Lelouch mused approvingly "Since these two are longer Riders, then you technically aren't wasting BOARD'S resources." He quirked a brow "So this Joker got his hands on the sealed cards?"
"Not all of them." Cross countered, which earned a sigh of relief from Lavi and Krory, and for some reason, Miranda "Of the 53 Noah cards we sealed, about half have been released."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Lavi demanded, the redhead slapping his palms on Cross' desk once again, his features alarmed "How can we protect Lenalee if they come looking for her?"
"There was no point in telling you." Cross countered, his tone grim as he glared at the younger redhead, who backed away from the man's desk uncertainly "Of the 26 released, two were the Category Aces of Clubs and Spades." He suddenly flicked a card at Crowley, who blinked, eyes widening in surprise "Fortunately, I managed to hold onto the Ace of Hearts and my own."
"That's one small relief then…" Lelouch muttered, frowning as he steepled his fingers before his lips as he eyed Lavi "Still, with the Ace of Clubs and Spades out there, Blade and Leangle can't transform."
"Which makes them useless." Kanda pointed out, staring down at the group with a look of disdain in his eyes as Lavi glared at him "What, you want to deny it, one-eye? We don't need you here."
"Quite the contrary." Cross countered, the duo looking back to find him pouring wine into his now empty glass "In fact, I believe I gave you standing orders to contact with these two as soon as possible."
Lelouch didn't miss the unvoiced question in the man's tone, and neither, by the look of them, did Lavi, Krory, and the new Riders. "We're…sorry sir…" Miranda offered hesitantly, averting her eyes from Kanda's glare "We were…caught up with looking for the Noah…"
"Yes," Cross noted dryly, his eyes on Kanda the entire time "You've been VERY enthusiastic in your duties…THAT part of them in any case." He chuckled "Really Kanda, is it really so embarrassing to turn to your seniors for help?"
"Feh, you'd pick THESE two over us?" Kanda demanded, nodding his head towards Krory and Lavi in distaste "A reclusive shut-in that run's a dusty, hole in the wall junk shop." Lelouch quirked an eyebrow as Krory's eye twitched, the Count's features hardening darkly "And a lecherous, one-eyed has-been author that got lucky by selling CLASSIFIED information for his own benefit? The three of us are more than enough for this-!"
"Kanda…" Cross stated, the tone of his voce causing everyone to shiver as the temperature in the room dropped instantly, the redhead setting his wine glass on the desk before him "Let me make this clear for you: You work for ME. You follow MY orders, to the letter." He nodded towards the group, though his eyes never left Kanda "You will work with your teammates AND your seniors, I don't particularly CARE if you like it or not, but you WILL show Lavi and Krory all due respect." He picked up his wine glass again "Three Riders aren't enough…I know that all too well."
'He's good…' Lelouch noted, smirking to himself as Kanda stormed off, looking red in the face at being told off by the redhead, Miranda fretting in concern, only for Marie to place a hand on hers to calm her down 'Runs a tight ship, I like that.'
"In any case…" Cross muttered, eyeing Lelouch "From what Marie's reported, you and that other boy over there possess some form of Rider Systems different from our own, is that correct?" his eyes narrowed "Where did you get them?"
"Such suspicion." Lelouch noted, crossing his legs as he tapped his thumbs together in his lap, a smirk on his face "We're just a pair of passing through Kamen Riders that wanted to help out." His smirk deepened "You DID say three wasn't enough, correct?"
"I'll give you that." Cross acknowledged, scoffing at the purple eyed teen's daring before setting his wine aside "Alright, at this moment I'm not about to look a gift horse in the mouth…"
Suddenly his revolver was in his hand, aimed right between Lelouch's eyes, though the teen remained calm, despite the panic around them. "But if you even THINK of stabbing us in the back," Cross continued, his tone cold "no matter the reason, I'll gun you down."
"Point noted, 'Tex'." Lelouch countered, smirking to himself as Cross scoffed and backed away, the groups eyes widening as Lelouch lowered the corkscrew Cross had used to open the wine bottle earlier from where it had been aimed at the man's crotch "One question, if I may?" he asked, thumbing in the direction of Krory and Lavi "I know those two are Leangle and Chalice…and that YOU are Garren, but I've yet to see Blade."
Lavi and Krory flinched, and Lelouch swore he saw Cross' eye twitch as the man sat back in his chair, suddenly looking older. "Blade…is no longer with us." The elder redhead muttered, his eyes half-shut as he peered into his wine glass, Lelouch's further questions cut off short as an alarm went off in the building.
With Hikari...
"So you're looking for someone?" Hikari wondered, the freckled girl looking at Lenalee as they sat outside Jerry's bar, eating the most sinfully delicious cake she'd ever tasted.
"He's a…very close friend of mine, actually." Lenalee admitted, a sad little smile on her face as she fiddled with her own slice "He disappeared without a trace four years ago…it's so strange, I wonder if he's even ok…?"
"Your boyfriend?" Hikari asked, holding up her thumb to emphasize her point, grinning as the older girl turned red in the face and began to spout denials "Calm down, I was kidding!"
"Good!" Lenalee huffed, turning her head to the side to hide her remaining blush as she coughed into her fist "Allen and I were simply friends, that's all."
"Allen huh?" Hikari wondered, the freckled teen looking at the elder girl intriguingly with her fork tapping against her lips "What's he like?"
"He's…different." Lenalee admitted with a nervous smile and a weak laugh "It's hard to describe it really, but he's kind, gentle…and makes you feel safe just by being there."
"Sounds like one hell of a guy…" Hikari admitted, looking up at the elder teen with a small, approving smile on her freckled face "Maybe Lamperouge-san can help you find him."
"It's alright…" Lenalee assured her, waving her hands defensively before her "I don't want to bother him…just knowing he's alright is enough for me."
Hikari would have made a comment at that point if one of Jerry's girls hadn't screamed, the duo looking up to see a horde of Noah marching towards them, led by a figure wrapped in a silver cloak.
"This way girls!" Jerry shouted, gesturing for them to get inside his bar as he picked up a table and slammed it into a random Noah's face "Get inside!"
"C'mon!" Lenalee insisted, grabbing Hikari's hand and making for the door "We need to get out of here!"
"But Jerry-san!" Hikari began, only to gasp as the purple haired man was sent flying through the air, crashing into the window of his bar, courtesy of a large, hammer wielding Noah, the silver clad, one stepping forwards.
"That girl is the key to unlocking the seal?." It wondered, it's tone lilting, as if two people were talking at the same time, one laughing, one crying.
"Yeah…" the hammer wielding Noah acknowledged, the girls shivering as its eyes came to rest on them "The one Lord Joker's been looking for…"
"Run!" Lenalee cried, dragging a startled Hikari after her as they raced AWAY from the bar. It was clear that the Noah were looking for one of them, which meant if they could lead them away from Jerry's place, the man and his girls wouldn't be caught in the crossfire.
Still, it didn't change the fact they were being chased by a multitude of Noah, the Category Aces following almost serenely in their wake, as if out for a stroll. Their attitude took a complete one eighty as two strange machines rushed in, slamming the Noah against a wall, the figures riding double on them dismounting.
"What'd you call this thing again?" Marie asked, releasing his hold on Shinji as they dismounted from the Machine-Kuuga, the Last Ikari sending a jealous look towards Lelouch, who was helping Miranda off the Machine Decader.
"Motorcycles." Lelouch offered, smirking as he turned to face the Noah "A Rider's best friend, and our preferred mode of transport."
"Gotta show this to the research division." Marie noted with an intrigued air, even as Miranda tried to settle her hair "Beats a carriage any day…though I'll probably be using a side-car."
"I'm sure Miss Lotto can handle the driving." Lelouch joked, earning a flush from the perpetually nervous woman, before readying his Decadriver "But talk about that later…there's a bad hand that need's sorting here…" he readied a card even as Shinji summoned his belt and Marie and Miranda slotted a card into their buckles "Henshin!"
"Kamen Ride: DECADE!" the Decadriver declared, Lelouch and Shinji going through their respective transformations as Marie and Miranda snapped their buckles open with a cry of "Open Up!" a green and red holographic card appearing before them as they walked forwards, Lance and Larc falling into step alongside Decade and Kuuga as they met the charging hordes head on with the patented Rider greeting, otherwise known as the Boot To The Head.
"What in the…?" Lenalee began, only to blink as someone grabbed her shoulder, looking up in alarm at Lavi as the redhead held a finger to his lips, before dragging her and Hikari by the wrist back inside Jerry's, nodding to Kuuga and Decade in passing as one of Jerry's girls let them into the barricaded inn to watch the fireworks from safety.
With the Riders...
"Attack Ride: BLAST!" the Decadriver declared, Decade unleashing a salvo of dimensionally displaced bullets at the oncoming hordes, sending the lesser Noah staggering back in agony, while Kuuga, in his Blue Dragon Form, Larc and Lance took their time with the others, the local riders hurling sealing cards at the downed Noah as they fell.
"Club's on the move!" Lance declared, moving to follow the hammer wielding Noah, only to be swamped by several of the lesser categories "Dammit!"
"Shinji!" Decade called out to Kuuga, switching the Ride Booker to sword mode to fend off the attacks from the silver clad Ace of Spades "Get after it! Protect the girls!"
"On it!" Kuuga acknowledged, twirling his staff to trip up several Noah, before using it as a pole to vault over the Noah, placing himself in it's path and standing firm as it reared back to strike, only for a black and gold blur to knock it down.
"Kanda!" Lance called out, looking on as Blade's replacement stood deadlocked with the Noah, sword straining against hammer "You're LATE!"
"The carriage just got here." Glaive countered with a hint of anger in his tone, glaring at Decade and Kuuga's bikes out the corner of his eyes "What are those things?"
"If you'd shown up on time you'd know." Decade shot back smugly, the two of them kicking their respective Noah's in the chest to fend them off, before glaring at one another.
"I thought I asked you all to play nice?" a voice drawled, the Riders looking up to see Cross bearing down on them, tossing a cigarette aside as he slapped an older looking buckle with a Diamond crest around his waist "Henshin."
"Turn Up!" the buckle declared, the symbol flipping over as a blue card with a stag beetle crest formed, washing over the man, covering him in silver and red armor with green eyes.
"Step aside brats." Garren scoffed, interposing himself between the two, drawing two cards from his hip as the Ace of Clubs got to it's feet "Let a pro show you how it's done!"
"Absorb Queen: Fusion Jack!" the reader on his arm declared, a golden peacock crest forming before Garren's chest, before flowing over him, changing his armor plating so there was more gold in the design, four metal 'wings' attached to his back like a cape as he drew three more cards and his firearm.
"Burn! Rapid! Fire-!" the scanner built into the weapon declared, holographic images of the cards appearing over Garren, before flying into his chest plate "Burning Shot!"
With a roar, Garren's wings opened, lighting up golden as he flew towards the Noah, slamming into it and carrying it into the air, before firing his weapon at it's midriff, it's hideous screams cutting off as it hit the ground.
"About damn time…" Garren muttered, hurling a sealing card at the Ace as he touched down, catching it just after the ace's body exploded, before turning towards the broken window of Jerry's, where Lavi was staring up at him in wonderment "Catch!" he ordered, flicking the card at the stunned redhead, who caught it, looking up in surprise as Garren held up a familiar buckle "Put this on and get out here already!"
"You got it!" Lavi cheered, catching his buckle with a grin, slipping the category ace card inside before slapping it on "HENSHIN!"
"Open Up!" the Leangle Buckle declared, a purple spider card covering Lavi's frame, only to be replaced by Kamen Rider Leangle, who summoned his 'club' themed staff and threw himself into the fray, swatting Noah aside with a zeal that was frightening to look at.
"Oh man I missed this!" the Rider cheered, swatting Noah aside with his staff, pausing to point at Glaive, Lance and Larc as they passed each other "Keep your eyes on me rookies! You might learn something!"
"I'm a little busy here." Lance shot back with a hint of amusement, smacking a Noah that ha d tried coming up behind him between the legs, before sweeping it off it's feet, Larc offering an apology while Glaive ignored him altogether.
"Everyone's a critic…" Leangle muttered, looking most put out by how well the rookies were doing, it looked like Cross hadn't lost his touch for personnel selection over the last four years, letting out a yelp as the Ace of Blades attacked from behind, only for another familiar face to come to the rescue "Krorykins!"
"I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME THAT!" Chalice snarled, Krory's voice sounding deeper and more confident in Rider form than normal as he lashed out at the Noah with a strange, bow-like weapon with blades "COME AT ME YOU BASTARDS!"
The Category Ace of Blades, as if sensing that defeat was imminent, promptly leapt back, landing on the rooftops, before speeding away from the battle, leaving it's fellows behind. "Damn!" Chalice swore, the heart Rider themed Rider glaring after the last remaining Ace as it sped off to parts unknown "We almost had it!"
"We'll get it soon enough." Garren assured him, patting him reassuringly on the shoulder, even as Glaive sealed the last of the batch "For now, let's just get these back to the base."
"I agree…" Decade opined, stepping up to the Diamond Rider, reattaching the Ridebooker to his waist "We can finish where we left off."
"Pushy little brat…" Garren muttered, sounding amused as he held up a hand to still Chalice's reaction to the pink Rider's tone, before giving the order to move out, just as a police carriage appeared at the end of the street.
As the Riders ride off...
"Lelouch-san!" Hikari called out, only to sigh as the Rider rode off with Miranda on his bike, Shinji escorting Marie back, the two riders heading off ahead of the carriage Cross boarded with Kanda, Lavi and Krory "Dammit! They left me behind again!"
"What's going on…" Lenalee wondered, looking pale as she held her shoulders "Why are…Krory and Lavi riders again? The Noah were sealed…weren't they?"
"Lenalee-san?" Hikari wondered, looking at the elder girl in concern, even as Jerry placed a hand on her shoulder, shaking his head at the inquisitive look in her eye.
New BOARD HQ...
"Impressive work everyone." Cross applauded, the elder redhead placing the sealed cards in a special vault hidden deep within BOARD headquarters before turning to Lavi and Krory "Especially you two, good to see you haven't lost your touch."
"Like riding a bicycle!" Lavi boasted, even as Krory, timid once again, offered a shy nod as he rubbed the back of his head, earning a disgusted scowl from Kanda.
"General Cross." Lelouch called out, the purple eyed teen waiting for the elder redhead to address him before continuing "I have a question…you mentioned you sealed one of the Jokers…correct?"
"Indeed…" Cross admitted, his tone solemn "That ones kept in a separate facility, only I know where it's held."
"I still can't believe there's TWO of them!" Lavi whined, gripping the side of his head with a look of panic on his face "I mean c'mon!"
"So at the very least, the Joker wasn't interested in simply unsealing it's brethren." Lelouch muttered, recalling Cross' tale of the Noah's release "So what could it be after?"
"Follow me…" Cross instructed, the stern faced general leading them out of the card vault and down a series of hallways and staircases that led to a room guarded by two of the BIGGEST men any of them had ever seen, dressed in black, their features hidden behind executioner masks.
"They're with me." Cross muttered, the guards eyes, which shone with a bestial intelligence, narrowing as they stepped aside, allowing the party to step through the opened doorway, sticking close to Cross as the door shut behind them.
"What in the HELL is that?" Kanda muttered, quirking an eyebrow as he gazed up at the giant stone obelisk that stood in the centre of the room.
"An Ancient Stone Relief that Komui and I uncovered while researching the Noah in the Thailand Mountain Ranges." Cross explained, his tone solemn at the memory of his late friend, the previous chief "Apparently its purpose was to give the victor of the Battle Royal 'Great Power'."
"Why do I not like the sound of those words?" Lelouch asked, having caught the emphasis on the capitals as the other Riders muttered amongst themselves "So the Joker's goal would be THIS then?"
"Most likely." Cross agreed, his tone grim as he lit a cigarette, the smoke drifting almost lazily into the air "There's something else…" he added, nodding to Lavi and Krory, "Four years ago, when Komui and I brought the 53 sealed cards together…" he pulled a card out of his pocket "the Four Kings created another card."
"Wha-?" Lavi gaped, eyeing this new card with a look of alarm on his face, even as Krory stood lost for words "How's that even possible?"
"I see…" Lelouch muttered, his tone grim "It makes sense…The Battle Royal, as the name suggests, implies only one winner…"
"This means that when there was only one left, the requirements for achieving the power were obtained. But there was no Noah around to accept it." Cross agreed, nodding his head "Probably why it freed so many, it probably didn't know which of the cards it was looking for."
"Which means," Lelouch reasoned, his features firm, "if the four kings are captured again, then this Joker has all the tools he needs to access the power." He frowned, only to look up at Cross' scoff.
"You think I've been sitting on my ass sipping wine all this time?" the masked redhead demanded, holding up two cards "I already bagged two of them."
"That's the boss for you!" Lavi chuckled, grinning cheekily at the general as he held his arms behind his head, winking in Kanda's general direction "Looks like we're partners, Yu!
"Call me that again and I'll gut you like a fish." Kanda growled, holding his Henshin buckle up threateningly as he glared at the redhead "Chief, I'm telling you I don't think this is a good idea. Having these two along will only mess up the team dynamic."
"Team Dynamic?" Lelouch repeated snidely "Is THAT what they call it when you charge in at the last minute, hacking away at anything that moves and bossing everyone around?"
"Play nice Kanda." Cross warned, his tone reminding the foreign teen of their earlier argument in the Chief's office "You can relax anyways, Krory and Lavi will be working with me."
"What about those two?" Kanda demanded, inclining his head towards Shinji and Lelouch with a cold stare "They can't even seal the Noah."
"But we can get there faster than all six of you combined and can hold our own in a fight." Lelouch countered with an oh-so-sweet smirk on his face "So while you're threatening the coachmen, Shinji and I will be running damage control until you show up to seal them."
"Works for me!" Lavi reasoned, giving the purple eyed teen a hearty thumb's up "Less work for us that way!"
"Do what you want…" Kanda snorted, turning on his heel and walking off, glaring at Lelouch over his shoulder coldly "Just don't get in my way."
As Kanda buggers off...
"Charming as always…" Lelouch muttered, snorting disdainfully as he watched the man saunter off to wherever he went to brood "How in the hell did you recruit someone like that?"
"The same way I recruit all Rider candidates." Cross countered, his tone guarded "A process of carefully screened choices and deductions, based on skill and merit."
"He lies." Lavi countered in a stage whisper "He and Komui used to just grab any interesting guy off the street and make him a Rider if he could fight."
"What's that Lavi?" Cross asked, holding a hand up to his ear, his back to the group as he walked out of the tablet room "You're saying you want all the proceeds from your books donated to charity?"
"I'll be good…" the younger redhead whimpered, hiding behind Krory, who didn't take too kindly to being used as a meat/debt shield, though he passed it off with a long suffering sigh and a shake of his head. Apparently stuff like this happened regularly with these two.
"Excuse me…" Miranda called out, the nervous looking woman raising a hand meekly as she smiled at the group "Um, Marie and I were wondering if you'd care to join us for tea? It's getting late, and we were going to grab a bite to eat on the way home."
"We wouldn't want to intrude…" Lelouch countered politely, subtly stamping on Lavi's foot when the redhead made to cheer at the invitation "You're certain you don't mind us tagging along?"
"Not at all." Marie countered, smiling at them despite being unable to see "Think of it as a chance for us to get to know one another better…if we're going to be working together, it's best to break the ice first."
"Sounds good to me." Lelouch reasoned, the purple-eyed teen inclining his head in agreement towards the happy couple "Lead the way."
Kyugan: And we'll leave off there!
Hikari: Why do you guys keep forgetting I'm here!
Kyugan: No offense Horaki-san, but that's pretty much the role of side-characters when Kamen Riders are around.
Hikari: LAUGHING PREASSURE POINT!
Kyugan: KAWARIMI! (is replaced with Lelouch)
Lelouch: Pfffft-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!
Shinji: (sweatdropping) You're a monster.
Kyugan: I know.
Next Time, on Code Decade:
Introductions are made...
Lelouch: You have good friends here...
Lenalee: We've known each other for four years now.
And memories are dug up.
Lelouch: What happened to Blade?
Lenalee: If I knew the answer to that, I'd be a lot happier...
A surprise attack...
Miranda: MARIE!
Marie: Jo...ker...
Catches the Riders off guard.
Cross: Apparently THIS joker possesses shape-shifting capabilities.
Kanda: Which means everyone's a suspect.
Suspicions rise...
Lelouch: Looks like we'll be having a full house soon enough...
Cross: Unlikely, Blade's user is still unavailable.
And mysteries deepen.
Lenalee: Do you know where Allen is?
Cross: I have my suspicions.
A new threat emerges...
Cross: THE VAULT!
Shinji: over there, it's-!
As allies begin to fall.
Lavi: How in the hell are they getting their intel?
Lenalee: I wish Allen was here...
The enemy makes their move...
Lelouch: You almost had me for a second there...
?: Pretty sharp for such a young man...
As the final hand is played.
Lelouch: Was wondering when you'd show up...
?: Long time no see...Decade.
Destroy Everything! Connect Everything!