Act Five: Part Five
UNBETAED VERSION
48 minutes Before the Execution of Zero - Ashford Academy
Suzaku ran his way up the stairs in the Student Council building, up to get Nunnally as Lelouch had asked him to do.
Lelouch… He was Zero this whole time. It stung to Suzaku that what he had believed was his best friend had ignore the fact to tell him. After the time they had been friends, when they had each other's backs. He would have thought the Lelouch would have trusted him a bit more.
But even after the lies, Lelouch still had his back. Zero had saved him from being killed by the purists and to pull all the blame to him. Suzaku still didn't understand why or even if Lelouch killed Clovis, yet he had took the blame to make him a household name. And that he did.
Zero this and Zero that, he had put the name Zero into everyone's televisions and burned it into the brain's of millions. Just like Lelouch wanted.
Then the Kawaguchi Lake Convention Centre Hotel Incident. The JLF had taken over a hotel full of innocent Britannians. Some being his friends for school and secretly his own princess had been in there. He didn't believe the official reports that Josui Kusakabe had committed seppuku and his men suicide after realizing what they were doing was terrible. No Lelouch had something to do with it.
While Zero had done horrible things, everything had a reason on why each thing was done. He saw that now.
Suzaku got to the room and found Milly, Shirley, Rivalz, Nunnally and Sayoko watching the television, the news of the invading Black Knights spreading across the news. Suzaku walked forward until he notice Shirley crying.
"Shirley, everything will be okay, I promise." Suzaku said the the orangette before walking closer and putting a hand on her shoulder. When he did he thought he had heard her say something, but couldn't hear it. "Sorry what was that?"
She turned around and looked at him, her eyes red from tears as she spoke again. "Where is Lelouch…?" She asked still softly which startled him.
"Why, do you not know where he…"
"Where is Lelouch, where is Zero…?" She questioned, firmness in her voice.
40 minutes Before the Execution of Zero - Tokyo Settlement Bureau
C.C. opened the private quarters of Cornelia Li Britannia and looked at Lelouch who was undressing from his normally clothing. "Oh if I knew we were going to have some fun I would have came faster." She said with a smirk
"Not right now, we all have a role to play very soon, Cornelia has hers, The Black Knights have theirs, and I have mine."
"And myself?" C.C. asked, starting to undue the Zero suit that she was currently wearing. Lelouch stared at her before getting into a large box that held dark black bags. He throw one of the bags at her which she easily caught.
"You know your role my witch, don't act like a insignificant imbecile. You are far too clever for that. There is your new uniform by the way, make sure it fits."
She peaked inside of the bag and smiled, knowing exactly what it was. "Oh if it doesn't.?" She gave a teasing wink which Lelouch shrugged at.
"Then you would have to go naked and that is unacceptable. Only Kallen and I are allowed to see that." Lelouch took off his pants and grabbed the last bag in the hefty box. "Now, it's time to shake up the pot."
Same time - Black Knights G1
Kallen stepped out of the G1 and walked up to her Guren, not being seen by anyone. She looked at the frame as if it was a old friend, because to her it was just that. Battle after battle it had came back with her always changing as she had. Now though might be the last time she really got to look at this frame again.
She hit the button to open the hatch and the cable dropped down to her so she could climb in. She zipped up to the top and got into the motorcycle like seat which she enjoyed. As a kid, she had grown up on a dirt bike, driving it around with Naoto, having the time of their young lives.
After the war had ended and had met back up with Lelouch she explored that love again and found out she was a skilled motorcycle driver as well.
The feel of the seat, it made her feel as if she was free as she passed by things at high speeds whether it be on a motorcycle or a knightmare. And for that reason she would always keep this style of seat, it was a way to stay closer to Naoto to her.
She got in the seat and plugged in her key, the hatch behind her closing her in. they system booted up and the Guren MK- II came to life and she couldn't help, but smile. She turned on her come and channelled into the G1's frequency.
"Kallen ready to go?" Ohgi's face appeared on her screen, but she didn't send a feedback.
"Let's do this, they won't know what the hell hit them." Kallen stated with authority back to him.
"Kallen, your video feed is down, is it broken?" Ohgi asked, worried if that was then something else of the Guren's could be too and there was no way they could get Zero back without Kallen, her Guren Unit was the only one that could stand up to the Lancelot even though she has never defeated it.
"It's defective, I must have hit the wire when doing some repairs. Right now isn't the time for little worries like that, what are my orders?" She asked, biting her tongue from growling at the man.
"Right, The Zero Squad, you and myself are going to do the first assault for Zero, our goal is to go in unnoticed and to find Zero. We believe he is being held at the front of the bureau."
"Why are you going Ohgi, it could be risky?" Kallen was amazed of how bold this was.
"Tohdoh is staying to lead the Four Holy Swords and I am the next best pilot then." Ohgi said dejectedly obviously not liking the idea of going out to the front lines.
"Well suit up, we are leaving soon." Kallen said firmly before ending the call. 'Hipiciticle bastard.'
35 minutes Before the Execution of Zero - Tokyo Settlement Bureau
Lelouch walked down the hallway as he watched time go by, C.C. was on his left shoulder, a murderous look on her face. C.C. She was determined as Lelouch was to make everything right, and here would be the starting point. Everything was going according to their plan as it should.
Those rats would get what they deserved a long time ago. It was funny to her, they had came back to fix the wrongs of their past and save the lives of those who had died, yet here she was just thinking about killing those bastards.
She hated a very few people in the world, Charles was one of them, Marianne was another, The Nun who she had trusted, but no one pasted those who would die at her hands today.
"As a result of this, our hands will be stained with blood once more." Lelouch stated to her, not even turning his head to look at the green haired woman next to him.
"Yes, and I welcome it this time my Warlock." She said, a dark look forming in her golden irises, a look of a demon.
In Cornelia's Gloucester
Cornelia watched her feed as they set the border around the innermost part of the Tokyo settlement, staying away from the outermost sector as Lelouch had specified. What he had plan was a mystery, but she trusted him and his decisions. The fire in his eyes showed how real this is to him.
He hates the Emperor as she does so their goals are similar. He is a strong, charismatic leader that can make some of the foolish terrorist, a strong force to be reckoned with. She did not know how far reaching his hand was, but one thing was for certain. Lelouch would be one hell of a ally.
"Cornelia, can you read me?" She heard her brother's voice coming over her private com which she grabbed.
"Yes Lelouch, what is it?"
"I'm almost there, if your team sends you info of a group of Black Knights sneaking into the Tokyo Settlement, let them go by." This confused her and she stated as much.
"Why the hell would I do that?" He chuckled and made her relax a tad, he laugh was calming to her for some reason.
"I have a plan." She hated not knowing what the hell was going on.
"Which is Lelouch?"
"Let's just say I'm a flare for the dramatics." He ended the transmission and she sighed in frustration. He made this trust thing very grinding.
She focus back on the screen in front of her and sure enough she spotted a unit with it's IFF still on. She wondered without Lelouch if the Black Knights were competent enough to even get past a roman candle. Probably not, but still.
"Princess, we have spotted a group of Black Knights coming into the settlement, what do you want us to do?" Guildford asked his princess which made her smile,he was always on it.
"Leave them, once they try to find Zero the will made a example of."
"Yes your highness." He responded before ending his transmission. 'Lelouch you better have a plan.' She curses to herself.
With Ohgi, Kallen, and the Zero Squad
Ohgi drove his was past all the Britannian buildings, not wanting to get noticed by the Royal Forces. They had gotten past the Outer part of the Settlement easily and was heading to the Inner part where the Bureau and Zero was. Once Zero was back they would be able to fight the Britannians head on.
Once the got close they would alert the Black Knights and have them begin the assault so the Black Knights could draw away the attention from those who were going to go save Zero.
Tohdoh would begin the assault and the war for independence would begin and once they won Japan would be freed once more. It was their dream, to once again be called Japanese by the public eye.
"How close are we?" One of the Zero Squad member asked which was answered by their leader Kallen.
"Only 30 seconds till the battle begins, one minute til we reach the Bureau." Was he calm answer.
They swung past more buildings and finally reached the halfway point and which meant it was time to strike. "Tohdoh, this is Ohgi, it's time to execute plan Hozon Zero!"
"Right."
He raced as fast as he could, the fast the retrieved Zero, the faster Japan could begin a new.
The Front of the Tokyo Settlement Bureau
A camera turned as a man walked out to the front of the building. It trained on his frame as he strode to the spot Cornelia had stood. The man was a tall skinny man with pure black hair and violet eyes.
He wore a black cape that flowed all the way to the ground where it split into four different tails, the inside of it a dark red. His jacket was a black that had a tall white collar on the inside. On the shoulders were gold pads with thread hanging from them and the jacket was held together by two golden clasps and some rope of the same color. the shirt very similar to the Knights of the Round shirt, the key difference was a pronounced black and red eye that was outlined in gold in the middle. The pants were similar to the pants Zero wore only black and gold. Finally was a stunning black and gold belt with the same eye on the left and right side. int the middle sat a golden king piece.
He looked like power with a smirk on his face, his posture nothing but confidence.
The camera panned down to his hands where the Zero helmet was, blood across the purple glass. The camera turned quickly as seven knightmare frames before the man, surrounding him from any escape. These were Black Knight frames as the infamous Guren MKII was with them. One of them came forward and pointed his rifle at the black hair man.
"Freeze right there, who are you and where is Zero?!" Ohgi yelled over his loud speaker. The man however laughed at him.
"Who am I? My name.. my name is Lelouch… Lelouch Vi Britannia, and Zero is dead.. LIKE YOU! KALLEN NOW!"
What is going on?
A/N And there is Act Five in total. Now we begin the fun part. Lelouch's design is based mainly on his Julius Kingsley look in Akito The Exiled. I just gave you the biggest twist to date and like I said at the beginning, this story will be like no other Code Geass story. Now I have a question for you all. Would you like the Acts coming out at one time in one big chapter or do you like the shortened parts? If I get enough on the longer parts I will repost each act as one big piece for you all to enjoy. Please review and tell me what you think. GODRAMM out.