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Chapter 26

The light of the sky washed over the room, lighting up both the room and Suzaku's spirits. It's been a long time since Suzaku saw clouds. The side of the ship cracked as a result of the broken ceiling. The view was partly covered by a looming Sutherland, which had it's hand held out in wait. Suzaku clutched at Lelouch, not wanting to let him go.

"Well, Lulu, Let's go!" Suzaku yelled. Lelouch nodded, then pushed both of them onto the hand. The building crumbled more, and Suzaku turned back and looked at the others in the room. The majority had betrayed them, but he saw the look fear on Anya's face as she grabbed Gino and tore him away from the falling chucks of the ship. Anya, who rarely showed any emotion, had a look of horror on it as she watched someone fall into the waters below. Something inside Suzaku snapped.

"No, Lulu-" Suzaku yelled, breaking off from Lelouch's tight grasp. "I have to save them. That doctor she helped me...And Gino is my friend, so-"

Lelouch latched on again. "No. Suzaku you're staying with me."

"But! They'll die!" Suzaku yelled.

"Lord Suzaku! Please sit down!" Jeremiah's voice boomed over them from his knightmare speakers. " I cannot move without you both being safe. The side of the ship will fall any moment now!"

"Suzaku!" Lelouch yelled at him, pulling him closer.

"No! I have to Lulu! Sorry!" Suzaku jumped off and landed, just as Jeremiah's knightmare pulled away. Lelouch screamed and yelled at Jeremiah to go back, but the ship jolted, sending the people tumbling near the door of the room. "Just trust me!" Suzaku yelled. Lelouch stared at him for a few moments, before nodding. The knightmare disappeared from sight.

"I'll come back Lelouch!" Suzaku yelled, as he opened the door to the hallway. "Come on! Go! If the ship keeps turning, we may get thrown out!"

As Suzaku scanned the room, he noticed that only Kallen, Gino, and Anya remained. "Where's the rest of you?" He asked.

Kallen paused before speaking up. "Schneizel and Kanon left. Kaguya and her bodyguard left with them. And Irine-the doctor- and her son...they...fell..."

Suzaku gulped. So that man was the doctor's son, huh? He shook his head, he can't worry about them now. "Well! Let's go!"

Gino hesitated. "But...Lelouch...I betrayed..."

Anya looked down at the floor, and even Kallen tsked. "Just go, Kururugi. Lelouch would have us killed anyways if we survive." Kallen snapped.

"What! No he won't! Now hurry up!" Suzaku argued.

"No. His Majesty most certainly will. I knew him since I was small, Suzaku." Gino spoke up quietly.

"No! I'll convince him!"

"Why?" Kallen spoke up. "You hate us, right? We hurt you. Betrayed you. Just let us die." The plane jerked again, and the people found themselves flipped upside-down.

Suzaku, who was holding onto the the door handle, felt his shoulder's get painfully jolted up. His metal arm pushed into his flesh. Suzaku gritted his teeth and held on. The rest of them were quick enough to hang onto the edge of the ceiling, but that was crumbling too.

"Damn it! Just how weak is this thing!" Suzaku muttered as he swung himself down to a patch of ceiling that was still intact.

"Hey! You guys! Hold on!" He yelled holding out his hand. Kallen gritted her teeth, then moved herself over to it, and pulled herself up. She helped Anya up as well, and the trio looked towards Gino. He landed the farthest away and was struggling to hold on. His cape caught in a metal rod that was poking out of the ceiling, and he couldn't break free. The only way was to have someone take the cape off for him.

"Come on Gino!" Suzaku yelled, standing up to run to him, with the other two girls following. Gino struggled some more, then gave a defeated sigh. He lifted both of his hands to his cape, and undid it.

"GINO!" Suzaku yelled as Gino fell down. Suzaku threw himself forward, and caught Gino's arm. He felt a pressure at his feet, and he looked up to see Kallen holding his legs.

"Argh!" She yelled as she tried to pull both of them up. They didn't budge.

"Just let me go." Gino said, grinning at Suzaku. "I can't go on, Suzaku."

"Yes! Yes you can!" Suzaku yelled, latching another hand onto the knight's arm.

"Why? Why do you care so much?" Gino asked.

Suzaku closed his eyes. "Because you're my friend! You and Anya were the only ones that accepted me while the other knights just laughed! So just help me just this once and save yourself! I don't want you to die!" To his surprise, tears prickled at the corners of his eyes.

"Argh! You are so HEAVY Kururugi!" Kallen yelled. Just then, the plane flipped over again. The three of them landed on there heads, crashing hard against the hard floor. "Why does it flip NOW? Why not sooner? Sheesh! Now let's go!" Kallen yelled. "Are you coming or not, Gino?!"

Gino gave Suzaku a glance, then pressed his lips together. "Yes." Suzaku sighed in relief, and the four of them ran through the door of the room.

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The plane was crumbling fast, and there was no one to around. Alarms shrieked, so Suzaku had to strain to hear what Kallen was yelling.

"Our Knightmares are on the bottom floor! We're on the sixth right now! When we reach the basement, turn right then take the first left! The code's 2725! Got it?!" Suzaku nodded as the group went to their destination.

When they reached it, Suzaku jammed the code in, then threw the door open. Inside, the Guren stood, with the Tristan next to it. Kallen and Gino ran to their respective Knightmares, with Anya running to a side door. Mordred was inside, next to what seemed like a control panel.

"Suzaku, get in with me." Gino said over his Knightmare speakers. "I'll take you to His Majesty."

"No! He's coming with me!" Kallen protested. The two continued to bicker.

"Um..." Suzaku interjected. "I think I should just take an extra Knightmare."

After a moment of silence, they agreed. Suzaku scanned the area, and saw a run-down, old model Knightmare that he hadn't seen in a while since he served in the military. He climbed on, and to his relief, found that this model was so old that it didn't need a key to activate. With a push of a button, the screens before him came to life. Suzaku settled back into his seat and fiddled with the controls.

"Suzaku, you ready?" Gino asked.

"Yeah. Let's go."

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"What do you mean I can't go?!" Lelouch yelled, struggling to push the button that will get him to Suzaku. Jeremiah gave his king a glance, then patiently held him down against the Knightmares seat again. This lead to an awkward fumbling that ended up with Lelouch pressed against the side of the Knightmares' interior, away from the release button.

"Please understand that your safety comes first. Lord Suzaku will have to wait."

"Well, I don't give a damn about that. Just get me to Suzaku. Now." Lelouch demanded coldly.

"No." Jeremiah deadpanned.

Lelouch raised an eyebrow. "Do you intend to disobey me? There will be consequences. I can have you executed."

Jeremiah nodded. "I understand. However, my duty as your knight calls for this kind of action. Please punish me later, as you will. As of this moment, I need to bring you to Lady C.C."

"C.C.? When did she come here? And what took her so long?"

Jeremiah looked tense, before closing his eyes and sighing. "After we discovered you and Lord Suzaku were gone, I dispatched several search parties. It was all kept in secret, of course, but it seems like some people knew of your disappearance. Do you remember the man that tried to kill you a couple months ago?"

Lelouch didn't. Assassination attempts happened way to often for him to remember all of them.

"The one that Lord Suzaku killed?"

"Oh." That one. "Yes. I remember."

"Well, it turns out that he was a follower of Schneizel, and was used by him to serve as an distraction. Do you remember how he was only a couple blocks away from the palace and you had to go yourself to the location? That was a diversion for Schneizel to sneak in and place spies and gather information about you and Lord Suzaku. When you had to move from your bedroom to the tents in the garden, Schneizel's forces already began to move. The other assassination attempts all had the same goal: to get Lord Suzaku hurt enough so that you couldn't be protected by him. Lady C.C. was attacked right after you disappeared. She spent her days recovering, but I'm afraid her memories of her past and C's World made her a little...out of it."

"What do you mean?"

"Lady C.C...I'm not sure how Schneizel managed it, but Lady C.C.'s lost memories seem to have to have a connection with him as well. When she was healing, her lost memories came back, but there was something odd about them. Schneizel's voice would whisper things to her in them. Apparently, Schneizel wants Lady C.C. to kill you. The good thing is that Lady C.C. fought it off. The bad-well, Lady C.C. is fainting often now. Whenever she wakes up, she would vomit or groan about Schneizel's voice. She had a hard time locating you because of that. She's at a base we set up right now."

Lelouch pressed his lips together. "Where am I?"

"The ocean between Britannia and the Chinese Confederation."

"How long did it take for you to fly over here, to this part of the ocean from the base?"

"Three hours. And I was actually underwater, My Lord."

Lelouch nodded. If he went to C.C. without all the pieces to what was going on with her, he probably wouldn't has a solution. Also, Suzaku would be alone.

Lelouch looked at Jeremiah. "I can't go. We're staying."

"Forgive me, but I need to get you to Lady C.C. now."

"She can manage on her own. We're staying. And that's final, Jeremiah."

"...Very well, My Lord."

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"Your Highness?"

"Yes Kanon?"

"It's all going according to plan."

"Good job."

I hope that answered some questions. I don't think that the Pacific Ocean is still called that in CG, so I just left it as "The ocean betwn Brit. and China." But if any of you need a visual guide, Lelouch is were the Pacific Ocean is right now.

Also, to clear up how Schneizel never noticed them, I had Jeremiah go from underwater, like Suzaku did at the World Conference in R2. However, it seems that Schenizel is planning something. O.o.

Thank you so much for reading and staying with this story for so long. I reread some of the early chapters, and I apologize for the awkward wording and dialogue I had back then and still kinda have. Also, for some plot holes that might never be answered. I really appreciate all your support. Thank you.