Kyugan: Ugh, Hangovers are murder.

Lelouch: And you call yourself an irishman.

Kyugan: You try drinking a Scumble Scrumpy Suicider Cocktail and see how well YOU feel you inbred streak of-!

Shinji: Now now, no fighting guys...

Hikari: Yeah, It's Sketchfan-san's birthday! You know what that means!

Jotaro: MASSIVE ORGY-!

Little Kids: UPDATE!

Jotaro: -yupdate. That's...totally...what i meant.

Hikari: You perv.

Jotaro: I know.


Intermission: Paradise Lost.

In the shadows of the park, a caped figure stood, watching the battle between Rider and Noah, an outsider, but at the same time, one that was deeply involved with the scenario unfolding before him. "Looks like they've done it again…" the little bat noted, fluttering into view with a giggle, crooning in approval as she watched Decade unleash Blade's Final Attack Ride on the Noah "About time too…he shouldn't play with his food, it's bad manners."

"He always did have a habit of show boating." Zero muttered, the caped messenger's modulated tone low, as if he were struggling with some inner emotion, his masked gaze never leaving Decade's form, mixed feelings washing over him as the battle drew to a close.

On the one hand, it was good to see that this world's problems would soon be resolved, outsider or not, Zero couldn't abide wrongdoing, and despite making amends for his involvement in Ryuki's world by basically handing Tykki Mikk over to the Riders on a platter, he couldn't help feeling like this entire situation was partially his doing.

'No, that was foolish.' He reasoned, shaking himself minutely, his eyes narrowing beneath his helmet as he glared at Decade 'The only reason Tykki Mikk was able to pass between worlds was because of the distortion born from Decade's existence…I merely took the necessary steps to limit the damage.'

After all, there was no guarantee that, even WITH the Advent Deck, the Noah could have survived long enough to complete the Rider Battle, in which case, Zero would have dropped him into BOARD's laps without a second thought. And as much as he despised it, the Rider Battle was the way things were in Ryuki's world. With so many riders out for each other's blood, surely one of them would finish Decade in the process, right?

But no, despite the stacked odds and the steps he'd taken to turn the tide against him, Decade had weathered the storm, not only managing to gather a small group of allies to stand alongside him, but even going so far to rewrite the very history of Ryuki's world, changing the Death Match between Riders into a Legal System that, despite it's ludicrousness, DID get the job done with surprising effect.

"Why so quiet, Zero-sama?" the little bat crooned, snuggling up to Zero's helmet coyly, rubbing her snout against it teasingly "Oh, you're disappointed aren't you?" she deduced, noting the masked man's posture "Let Kivala-chan suck that anger away…"

"We're leaving…" Zero muttered, waving a hand to dissuade the magical automaton from nibbling on him, for as therapeutic as the little vampire's kiss was, it was still an unnerving to experience, even as a silvery mist appeared behind him, the masked man stepping backwards into it without another word, vanishing from view.

"Ah! Zero-sama!" Kivala cried, the little bat fluttering excitedly as the object of her interest vanished from view, leaving only a silhouette against the receding fog "Mou-! Wait for Kivala-chan!"

So saying, she hurled herself after the masked man, her Silhouette hot on his trail, even as the mist slowly faded out of view, leaving only the darkened woods in their wake.


Off to the side...

"Damn…" a voice muttered, the cap sporting woman from the café stepping out from behind a tree, one hand gripping the bill of her cap as she glared at the spot where Zero and his little vampiric groupie had been skulking in not ten seconds ago.

"Man, likes to make an exit…" she muttered, snorting in disdain at the false-prophet's flair for the dramatics, shaking her head at having missed such a perfect chance to get some answers out of the freak "Oh well," she sighed, shrugging her shoulders offhandedly, even as she turned her lidded gaze towards the battlefield below "Least I got to see Tiger in Action again…" her lip curled in a perverse smirk as her gaze traveled due south "he DOES pull the pink off well…"

"That being said, I think it'd be best if I moved along…" she reasoned, tugging the brim of her cap lower over her eyes, a dangerous, feline smirk adorning her features, accentuating the weird stripe that ran down her right cheek as her baby-blues flashed mischievously in the dark "Just gotta pick something up first…"


With Decade...

Decade panted, his breath coming in exhausted gasps as he stood up, the Blade-Blade held in one hand, his narrowed eyes, hidden behind his helmet, never leaving the smoldering flames that, presumable contained the remnants of the Black Joker.

"Looks like that did it…" he muttered, straightening up as he tossed his oversized weapon/comrade in the air, Blade letting out a startled yelp as the transformation wore off, the Rider of Spades landing awkwardly on his feet, only to fall on his ass, the holographic card washing over him once again, even as Decade's own transformation wore off.

"Ow…" Allen winced, the pale haired youth rubbing his abused backside tenderly, one eye closed in a pained grimace "That's gonna leave a mark."

"Walk it off…" Lelouch instructed, the elder teen stepping towards the downed Rider with a neutral expression on his face, his steps slow and determined.

Allen flinched, the Albino Noah and Rider of Spades looking up at the elder teen with understandable concern, wondering if he were about to suffer the same fate as his fellow Noah. It'd certainly fit, after all, it's what HE'D have done if the situation were reversed, and the BOARD committee had been quite adamant about sealing him up once the last Noah had been sealed last time.

Even so, the pale haired youth couldn't help flinching and averting his gaze from Lelouch when the elder teen reached out, only to blink when the expected blow, or worse, the draining feeling of a Rouse Card, failed to land.

"Need a hand?" Lelouch asked, his features as neutral as ever, only to split into an encouraging smile as Allen gaped up at him in confusion "C'mon," he urged, his tone light and mocking "I'm not gonna eat you, you don't look particularly appetizing either way."

"Eh?" Allen exclaimed, looking up at the elder Rider's proffered hand in confusion, and a little wonderment, having fully expected to be re-sealed once the battle was over. When several seconds passed, and Lelouch's hand still remained offered out to him, the pale teen reached out, tentatively at first, before gripping the elder Rider's hand in a tight grip, Lelouch reciprocating with a tight, warm grip of his own.

"There, that wasn't so hard was it?" he asked, an encouraging smirk adorning his features, even as a nervous, grateful smile made it's way onto Allen's own as Lelouch helped the younger teen to his feet with a grunt.

"ALLEN!" a voice yelled, the pair looking up just in time for Allen to be tackled by Lavi and Krory, the pair latching onto the youth's neck, tears streaming from their eyes like geysers.

"I WAS SO WORRIED!" Krory bawled, Lelouch backing away hurriedly, an expression of mild revulsion adorning his features at the sight of snot trailing from the older man's nostrils.

"ME TOO!" Lavi bawled, the redhead lifting his patch up with his free hand to wipe the tears out from what was apparently a fully functional eye "I THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU AGAIN FOR SURE!"

"L-LAVI! KRORY!" Allen yelped, the teen's features lighting up in embarrassment as he struggled to remove himself from his friends' over-enthusiastic embrace "I'm alright! Really!"

"But you were a sword Allen!" Krory sniffled, the count looking highly perplexed as he patted the younger Rider over for injuries with his gloved hands "Your body must've been put through hell!"

"Hey yeah!" Lavi yelled, grabbing Allen by the shoulders and shaking him hard, his eyes wide with excitement "How'd you do that anyways? Is it some sort of secret Noah power?"

"Idiot." Cross barked, the younger Riders flinching as one at the sound of his voice, looking back to see their de-facto leader standing at the rear, a scowl adorning the part of his face that wasn't covered by his mask, and a slumbering Lenalee held in his arms, wrapped in his coat "We've got bigger things to worry about."

"Lenalee!" Allen exclaimed, the Noah-Rider's eyes widening in alarm as he shoved past Krory and Lavi, ignoring their cries of protests at the rough treatment to get to the girl "Is she…did they-?"

"Calm down!" Cross ordered, the General's tone stern, but low, as if to avoid rousing the sleeping princess held in his arms "She's just unconscious…give Tykki Mikk one thing, he knows how to treat a lady."

"Thank goodness…" Allen sighed, some of the tension going out of his shoulder as he gazed down at the slumbering young woman in relief, though she was technically older than him, marveling at how peaceful she looked in slumber, only to look up at Cross' pointed cough.

"Look, this is all well and good…" the Rider of Diamonds muttered, looking between the younger Riders, Lelouch and Allen in particular, with a decidedly pointed stare that reminded all of them he kept a loaded firearm about his person at all times "But you two DID remember to seal that fucker…didn't you?"

Allen blinked, his eyes widening in alarm even as he rounded on Lelouch, who had shuffled over to check on Shinji while they were talking. "Don't look at me." The Passing-Through Rider countered, quirking a brow at the local Riders, even as he slung Shinji's limp, groaning form over one shoulder in a traditional fireman's carry "I'm not equipped for sealing Noah…"

"And I was a sword…" Allen added lamely, looking a little uncomfortable even as he said it, his eyes flicking towards the dying flames behind them, praying against hope that their opponent was still there.

A futile hope it seemed, for as the last of the flames died and the smoke cleared, all that was left was a scorched patch of gravel and dirt. There was no sign of the Black Joker.

"Terrific…" Lavi muttered, the younger redhead gripping the sides of his head in exasperation, threatening to rip out clumps of his spiky red locks "So we've got another Joker running around out there, and we don't even know what the fucker's called?"

"Language, Rabbit." Cross warned, the General tilting his head pointedly down towards the slumbering form Lenalee, indicating there was a lady present "Though I gotta agree…" he admitted, his one visible eye grim "this is as bad as it gets."

"We need to find him!" Allen insisted, a grim Krory nodding his head empathetically beside the young Rider "Who knows what he'll do if we don't stop him!"

"Indeed." Krory agreed, the Count's features, while still nervous, were lined with a determination that spoke of burning bridges "Who knows what kind of trouble that man will cause, now that he has all four of the Sealed King Cards."

"I wouldn't worry too much about that…" Lelouch countered, the Board Riders turning to find the Passing Through Rider smirking coyly as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a Rouse Card, more accurately, the sealed Category King of Hearts.

"Tykki's card!" Lavi exclaimed, the redhead gaping at the shorter teen in disbelief, an expression that was matched by all the local riders at that moment, even the normally impassive Cross "How in the-?"

"It must've fallen out of the Joker's pocket during the fight." Lelouch reasoned, smirking mockingly as he held the card aloft, between thumb and fore-finger, for all to see "That's the problem with bringing formal wear to the battlefield…" he pointed out, tapping his own waistcoat for emphasis "no serviceable pockets."

"Amen to that…" Cross muttered, the General handing Lenalee over to a nervous Allen, who staggered back, almost dropping her before he caught his balance "Now give it here," the General ordered, holding out his hand "I'll lock it up again."

"Not happening." Lelouch countered, flipping the card so that it apparently vanished into thin air, a smirk on his face as the BOARD riders tensed "Oh don't look at me like that." He muttered, his tone mocking "Think about it, the Joker's broken into BOARD once already. And from the looks of things, he's not above using the other Noah to get what he wants either."

"Tell me about it…" Lavi agreed, a raunchy grin adorning his features as he elbowed Krory in the arm "That Lulu-Bell, what a babe eh?"

"I'd be a bit dubious about flattering a shape-shifter." Lelouch countered, quirking a brow at the redhead's perverted antics "For all we know, SHE could just as easily be a HE."

"Get to the point." Cross countered, ignoring Lavi as the younger redhead's features turned green and his cheeks swelled out "So he's broken in before, all that means is that the next time the Rabbit publishes a book, it's not getting out without a serious screening process."

"Have them check the spelling while you're at it," Lelouch added with a snort, ignoring the hurt frown directed his way by Lavi "But outright security issues aside, you've a more pressing issue to address." He eyed the General "Aside from the glaringly obvious location, how many people actually KNOW the location of BOARD headquarters? And of those, how many know the location of the Vault?"

Cross tensed, his visible eye widening ever so slightly, even as his lips formed a thin line across his features, which Lelouch noted with respect, hardly paled a shade. "Even with all her abilities, and Lavi's publishing, there was no way that Lulu-Bell could have known WHERE the head Matron had gone after the old headquarters had collapsed." Lelouch continued, his tone solemn "True, she could base her performance of Lavi's description, but actually tracking the old woman down to replace her when the call to reform came out would mean having access to the central personnel records."

"But…only Chief Komui had access to those!" Allen exclaimed, looking from Cross to Lelouch in alarm "You're not saying-!"

"He's not." Cross assured his one-time apprentice grimly "Even if he wasn't dead," he flinched slightly at Allen's expression at this bit of information "Komui would never betray us to the Noah…and especially not to one that was out to hurt Lenalee."

Lelouch noted the minute flinch that crossed the features of the BOARD Riders at this statement, hinting that the General's last statement might NOT have been entirely truthful "Is there anyone ELSE that might know both the location of the Vault and its contents?" he demanded.

"Myself for one." Cross pointed out, his tone suspicious "Though that wasn't until I was actually promoted to Chief of BOARD in Komui's passing." He frowned "The only other ones I can think of are BOARD's Board of Directors."

"What?" Lavi exclaimed, the redhead looking vindictive "You mean those miserly old codgers that kept cutting funding in order to get results?"

"The very same." Cross muttered, his tone grim "They were the ones that appointed me Chief when Komui died and half the Noah were released, they weren't too happy about it either."

"Can you really blame them?" Lelouch pointed out, readjusting Shinji's form so as to make the weight of the unconscious Rider less noticeable "Half the sealed undead unleashed once again and ANOTHER Joker on the loose? I'm surprised you weren't sacked."

"I would've been," Cross admitted with a snort "if it weren't for the fact I was the ONLY Rider left that was actually a part of BOARD, and the only one with any experience to not only run the organization, but do it WELL."

"Komui always was a little…lackadaisical when it came to running things…" Allen admitted with a guilty smile, the others sharing exasperated sighs "We lost track of the amount of times he tried to sneak out of the office whenever the paperwork piled up."

"Man never thought to delegate." Cross muttered, snorting as he spoke "All you really need is charisma, drive, a well loaded gun, and suddenly all that paperwork is someone else's problem." He snorted, "About the only ones I see are the ones that need my signature, and even for that I've got a stamp."

"As fascinating as your approach to bureaucracy is…" Lelouch opined, the purple eyed teen snorting even as Allen glared at the taller redhead "Don't you think it's about time we got the hell out of here?" he tilted his head towards the park, where the sounds of approaching barks and footsteps were getting ever closer "I don't particularly feel like explaining to the constabulary why the park's been put through a rendition of the first World War."

"Wait, WHAT war?" Lavi wondered, eyeing the passing-through-Rider in confusion, only to be brushed off as they beat feet out of sight, leaving the long arm of the law to find naught but a desecrated section of park.


BOARD HQ...

Hikari looked up from changing the cool cloth on Miranda's brow just in time to see Cross kick the door to the trashed hospital room in with a crash. "GENERAL!" she began, only to blink as she espied the figure held in the man's arms, eyes widening as the others stumbled in after them, a strange young man with white hair following close on the general's heels.

"Keep it down." Cross ordered, setting the slumbering form of Lenalee on a nearby bed, idly brushing dirt and plaster off the sheets as he pulled them over the girl "She's had quite the evening."

"She's not the only one…" Lelouch muttered, grunting as he dropped an unconscious Shinji into one of the beds, popping his back into place with a scowl "Good grief, what the hell has he been eating?"

"Is Lenalee-san going to be alright?" Hikari asked, the freckled girl ignoring the Passing Through Rider in favor of examining her new friend, who simply lay on the bed "The Noah didn't do anything weird to her, did they?"

"Not that we could see." Lelouch assured her, the elder teen's tone calm as he placed a hand on Hikari's shoulder to waylay the girl's fears "From the looks of things, Tykki and Lulu," he suppressed a slight twitch, as for some reason the female Noah's name felt oddly familiar "were just supposed to bring Lenalee to the Joker…apparently it doesn't count if someone ELSE killed her." He snorted "You could say that the very rules of the Battle Royal helped us out, TWICE if you include Walker's revival getting rid of those Roaches."

"About bloody time we got to bit of help if you ask me…" Lavi muttered, the faux-cyclops scowling in distaste as he recalled all the trouble the rules had caused the first time round.

"Still," Hikari murmured, looking down at the still form of Lenalee in concern "I don't think its right…her just lying there like that."

"Maybe she's in a trance?" Krory opined, the count holding his chin in thought, his normally timid eyes locked in a thoughtful expression "Drugged perhaps…"

"I know!" Lavi opined, the redhead radiating harmless lechery as he waggled his eyebrows in the direction of the bed "Maybe she just needs a little kiss to wake her up-!"

"LAVI-SAN!" two voices yelled, the redhead doubling over from an elbow to the gut, courtesy of Allen, slowly collapsing on the floor, cackling manically as he fought for breath, thanks to the almost simultaneous thumb to the neck courtesy of Hikari.

"Honestly, Lavi-san!" the freckled girl fumed, her hands on her hips as she stood over the cackling redhead like he was a puppy that had unwittingly done something inexcusable on her carpet "There's a time and a place for such jokes!"

"She's right." Allen agreed, the pale haired youth rubbing his elbow where it had made contact with the elder teen's stomach "Besides, if Komui caught you…" he paused, suddenly seeming much smaller as he looked to the ground "Oh…I forgot…"

Silence, save for Lavi's manic cackles, fell over the ward, the remaining BOARD Riders and Lelouch eyeing the pale haired teen in concern, only to turn as a rustling from the bed drew their attention.

"Ugh…where?" Lenalee murmured, the Chinese girl sitting up in bed with a groan, holding the side of her head with a grimace.

"Welcome back." Cross greeted, the redhead clamping a hand on Allen's shoulder as his once and future disciple tried to slip behind him, out of sight "There's someone here to see you."

"General Cross?" Lenalee wondered, blinking up at the redhead in confusion, only to pause, her eyes widening in shock as she gaped at the pale haired figure struggling to get behind the man "Allen?"

Allen froze, his attempts at seeking refuge having been thwarted by his uncaring master, before turning to face the young woman on the bed, a nervous, embarrassed smile adorning his youthful features. "Hello, Lenalee…" he greeted, one hand coming up to rub the back of his head nervously as she simply stared at him "You grew your hair back out…that's nice…"

"ALLEN!" Lenalee cried, surprising everyone as she clambered out of the bed, treading on Lavi's head, earning a yelp of pain from the redhead, before hurling herself at the pale haired teen, wrapping her arms around his neck "YOU'RE BACK!"

Allen stiffened, a look of wonderment adorning his features as he felt the pigtailed older girl embrace her shoulder trebling as she sobbed into his chest. Then his features softened, his eyes closing as he returned her embrace, patting her soothingly on the back as he held her close.

"I'm home…" he croaked, his voice breaking halfway, shaking himself whilst clearing it loudly, before repeating himself "I'm Home."

Lenalee pulled back, her eyes wet with tears, but there was a smile adorning her face as she looked the pale haired youth in the eyes, the Riders and Hikari smiling at them from the background.

"Welcome Home."


Jerry's Bar...

"Cheers!" several voices cried, the clanking of glasses filling the air of Jerry's bar, the whole gang having gotten together to celebrate.

"Quite the little get-together…' Lelouch opined, the passing through Rider smirking as he sipped at his beer, a nervous Allen and a smiling Lenalee sitting at his side as they watched the proceedings unfurl from one of the outer tables.

Off in one corner, Cross was surrounded by the several women of 'negotiable affection', as the General put it, the redhead having the time of his life, confident in the fact that BOARD was footing the bill.

Krory was sitting with Mari and Miranda, the Count having a quite pleasant conversation with the married couple, even going so far as to invite them to his chalet in the mountains for the honeymoon, citing that what Mari needed right now was somewhere to relax and recover from his injuries.

Lavi, of course, was doing a dance atop one of the tables, a suitably sloshed Shinji singing alongside the redhead as they made fools of themselves, whilst Hikari, who was trying to get Shinji to put his shirt back on, held off an irritated Kanda, who was fingering a katana with a dangerous expression on his face.

"Are they normally this rowdy?" Lelouch asked, quirking a brow at the pair, only for Allen to chuckle weakly and Lenalee to sigh "Answers my question…" he muttered, taking another sip of his pint, suddenly feeling as if he was going to need something stronger to get him through the night.

"Um…" Allen spoke up, Lelouch turning his head to look at the Noah-Rider, quirking a delicate brow at the teen's uneasy expression "I um…never thanked you…for earlier…"

"You're Welcome." Lelouch offered, smiling reassuringly at the teen as Allen blinked, caught off guard by the older Rider's attitude "Least I could do."

"I…see…" Allen wondered, blinking at the older Rider's attitude, only to shrug it off, smiling at the elder teen even as Lenalee got up to help Hikari keep Kanda from beheading Lavi and Shinji with his sword "So, what'll you do now? Are you staying with us?"

"Tempting, but I'm pretty sure my job in this world is done." Lelouch opined, sipping thoughtfully at his beer while Allen blinked in confusion "Shinji, Hikari and myself are traveling between worlds, helping any Riders we find along the way…" he snorted as Hikari jabbed Kanda in the neck with her thumb "Well, I am anyways, they're mainly just along for the ride."

"I…see…" Allen muttered, his tone making it clear that this answer just went right over his head, pressing on despite the confusion "So why're you traveling worlds then?"

"Dunno…" Lelouch muttered, setting his beer on the table as he spoke "There's some masked prick running around saying I'm supposed to be the Destroyer of Worlds…" he snorted, missing Allen's look of alarm "But so far, all I've done is help the local Riders with their problems…hell it's not even my business, I'm just looking for a place to be."

"I…suppose I know what that's like…" Allen muttered, looking down at his glass of milk, having refused to touch any form of alcohol "I was just a homeless drifter until General Cross found me…if it weren't for him I'd still be living hand to mouth, doing card tricks and cheating at poker to survive…"

"Home is where you hang your hat I suppose." Lelouch quoted, smirking at the pale haired teen as he held up the Decadriver briefly "Or Rider System as the case may be."

Allen blinked, only to smile, hand going to the Blade Buckle in his pocket, looking up as Lelouch held up his glass, the two of them toasting one another even as a series of whistles and Hikari's shriek heralded Shinji tossing his pants in the air.


Later...

"Well now…" Watanuki noted, the bespectacled man smiling knowingly as he leant against a pillar, a faint cloud of pipe smoke wafting around him as he watched the trio stumble through the gate posts, a red-faced Hikari in the lead, while Lelouch helped a drunken Shinji stagger towards the house "Had a night on the town did we?"

"Save the commentary four-eyes." Lelouch muttered, nodding his head towards Shinji, who despite all logic, had managed to find a necktie to tie around his forehead, making him resemble a typical salary man after a night out with his superiors "Sir Chugs-a-lot here needs a place to lie down…if you got a hose I can rinse him down first."

"Lamperouge-san!" Hikari exclaimed, frowning disapprovingly at the teen, though she did so from a distance, as Shinji DID smell pretty rank.

"I'll take care of it." Watanuki assured them, releasing a long suffering sigh, almost as if he recalled something fondly, as he snapped his fingers "Maru, Moro," he called out, the twins apparating around the corner like magic, "take Shinji-kun to his room, would you? And make sure we have so Eki-kyabe on standby."

"Looks like you're a dab hand at this." Lelouch muttered, quirking a brow as the twins dragged Shinji down the corridor, a concerned Hikari following at their heels.

"You could say I've had…practice…dealing with overly enthusiastic drinkers." Watanuki replied cryptically, his eyes appearing distant for a moment, only to be replaced with his usual lethargic smile "And I see you have something for me."

"Sharp as ever…" Lelouch mused, smirking to himself as he flicked his wrist, Tykki's card appearing between his fingers, the teen flipping it towards Watanuki, who caught it expertly put of the air "Stick it somewhere safe," he ordered "or hell, use it as a coaster, just don't let it out of the shop."

"Very well," Watanuki agreed, flicking his wrist, the card disappearing about his person, even as he smiled at the teen "And now, would you care for a game?"

"I think I'll pass on that one." Lelouch countered, a wry smirk adorning his features "I've had just about enough of card games."

"I can imagine." Watanuki chuckled, before gesturing to a set of chairs beneath one of the tree's in the garden, which hadn't been there a second ago, where a bouncing Mokona was waving at them "Fortunately, Mahjong does not require cards to play."

"Mahjong huh?" Lelouch muttered, quirking an eye at the black manju thing, before turning to the bespectacled store owner, who returned the look with his usual smile "Meh, I'll try anything once…"

"That's the spirit." Watanuki applauded, the two of them taking their respective seats, the three of them shuffling the tiles beneath the light of a full moon.


In another world...

In an underground facility, sheltered in the bowels of one of the most prestigious companies in the world, a woman in a smart business suit was making her way down a dimly lit corridor, humming a quiet tune to herself as she went.

A gloved hand lashed out, wrapping around the woman's mouth from behind, her eyes widening as several men wielding semi-automatic rifles, burst from cover, dragging her out of sight of the security cameras that lined the halls. "Don't make any noise." One of her captors ordered, the woman looking up to see that all of them were wearing what looked like white leather jackets.

"The Emperor belt…" a figure with a star shaped afro demanded, aiming his rifle at the woman alongside his fellows "Where is it? ANSWER ME!"

"The Emperor's belt…" the woman stammered, her guards stepping back to let her speak, only for her to smile, her mismatched eyes glinting with malice as bone like particles formed over her brow.

"Shit!" the leader exclaimed, shoving one of his men to the side as their would-be victim shifted, her form replaced with a strange, pale skinned monster, a bone-like mask forming over her face "FIRE!"

The guerillas did so, their weapons impacting against the monsters form, causing her to double over in alarm, only to look on in horror as she got to her feet, a low, echoing growl emanating from her throat as she glared at them.

"Well hello there…" a voice called out, the group turning round to find a pink haired, bespectacled man standing behind them, holding his elbow in an effeminate pose, whilst several suited men glared at them from behind him.

"You gentlemen are all members of the Human Liberation Troops, correct?" the man noted, smiling like a cat that's wandered into an aviary "I must admit I'm surprised, you managed to get quite far into our facility…" he smirked, snapping his fingers as the men behind him shifted into their true forms "Allow us to welcome you…PROPERLY."


Lelouch: Well...this won't end well...

Jotaro: No shit.

Hikari: Jotaro-san, language.

Jotaro: Yeah yeah...fucking dyke...

Hikari: Laughing Preassure Point-!

ZA WARUDO!

Shinji: Pffft! HAHAHAHAHA

Hikari: Wha-Ikari-kun? How? Why?

Lelouch: Damn he's good.

Next Time, on Code Decade:

A new world awaits...

Lelouch: Smart Brain...the hell?

With New Dangers...

Lelouch: There's something wrong with this place...

Monsters walk in the form of men...

Lelouch: Don't you think they'd react to a monster attack?

Shinji: Those people are-!

The World has changed...

?: As of Ten Minutes ago, the Human Liberation Force attacked Smart Brain HQ!

And not for the better...

Hikari: These People...they aren't...

Watch out dear travelers...

?: The World has fallen into the hands of the HOLLOWS.

For here there be MONSTERS.

Destroy Everything! Connect Everything!