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Leap, fellow soldiers, unless you wish to betray your eagle to the enemy. I, for my part, will perform my duty to the republic and to my general
standard bearer of the 10th legion of Julius Caesar
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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
Sun Tzu
Friday, September 2, 2015
They are spending the weekend at a little resort in southern Japan. They hope to enjoy the last few weeks of summer. Lelouch rented out a few cottages for them to stay in. Lelouch and the kids get one. Kallen, Milly, Nina, Ayame, Sancia, and Lucretia get the next one over. Euphemia, Shirley, Nunnally, Dalque, Alice, and Kaguya get the one after that. Suzaku, Rivalz, and a few others guys get the last cottage. Only it is kind of separated from the others.
Rivalz groans, "Man, we aren't even going to see them when they come out in the morning or even when they come out just to get some air."
One of the other guys shakes his head. "Just give up on her, dude. It's obvious that she is into something else. I'm just hoping to get a peek at Shirley."
A few of the other guys agree. Some wouldn't mind getting a peek at Euphie, but she and Suzaku have this burgeoning relationship. Rivalz groans again. He wonders what these guys mean about Milly being into something else. Sometimes Milly and Nina make these long trips to get supplies. Of course Milly and Lelouch work late nights on student council stuff, but Lelouch has Kallen. Rivalz shakes his head trying to get all these thoughts out of his head.
The other guys stare at Rivalz as the gears in his head go into overdrive. Suzaku has an idea. He hands the other guys pillows, and they beat Rivalz down. They finally let Rivalz up.
Suzaku laughs, "Come on let's go to the beach and see if there is anything there. Maybe we can find a girl that Rivalz can actually get."
The other guys cheer and get ready to go out to the beach. It is early in the evening, and the sun is still up. The girls are already outside getting ready to play volleyball. All the guys except for Rivalz and Suzaku decide to check out the rest of the beach. Lelouch and Nina are sitting playing chess on the veranda of his room. Ayame is watching the kids to give Lelouch a break. Nunnally and Kallen are choosing teams.
"Heck ya, I choose Suzaku."
Suzaku walks over and high fives Nunnally who begins the trash talk.
Kallen twists her mouth. "Let me see, Milly."
"Alice." N
"Sancia." K
"Shirley." N
"Dalque." K
"Euphie." N
"Lucretia." K
The last two choices left are Rivalz and Kaguya. Rivalz looks like he wants to cry. Nunnally twists her mouth.
"Well we already got Suzaku so you can have Rivalz. We get Kaguya."
Kallen has look that says she would rather have the energetic young Japanese girl. She gathers her team.
"Alright as long as Cardemonde doesn't screw it up, I think we can win."
Milly adds, "Okay just set Kallen and me up for spikes, I think we have them."
Rivalz gulps. He figured this would just be a nice friendly game of volleyball. Lelouch and Nina are sitting there playing chess, however; the game is just a clever disguise. In reality Lelouch is explaining to Nina about her meeting with Cecile tomorrow. He looks over at the game that has broken down. It seems as if they can't agree on certain rules. Nobody wants to be an arbitrator mostly because they don't want to upset or piss off the girls. Lelouch sighs and decides to get involved. At least Kallen and Milly are on the same side so his plans for the weekend won't be ruined by this stupid little game.
After the inspection, Colonel Kusakabe comes for Naoto and won't take no for an answer. However Colonel Kusakabe is very upset because the cottages at the end of the resort are not available. Every year he rents one of those cottages out, but this year someone paid the resort ridiculous amount of money for them. Now Naoto has to go over to try to convince the people in one of the cottages to switch rooms so that the colonel can get a cottage by the beach. Naoto hears laughter.
"Damn, a bunch of teenagers."
Naoto see who they are and walks away dejectedly. He knows the colonel will not be happy about this. As he turns the corner he bumps into someone. Naoto gathers himself to apologize. Maybe this person will need some sort of assistance because Naoto is not ready to face the colonel with the bad news. Naoto is surprised at who he sees.
"Corporal Futaba, I certainly wouldn't expect to see you here. This resort is a little, how should I put it, expensive."
The corporal twists his mouth at bit. "You see sir. My sister won a contest at work. She decided to bring the family instead of some friends."
"Oh I see, you wouldn't happen to be in one of the cottages at the end, would you" Naoto pauses and shakes his head, "You know what never mind. But if you see the colonel around, don't tell him where you are staying."
Naoto goes back to face Colonel Kusakabe.
Sunday, November 20, 2015
The semester has passed quickly. Lelouch has just returned to Japan from Area 10. For the past two months Nina has been traveling there to talk about her theories with Cecile. She even has her own workstation now. This time Lelouch went with her because he wanted to look at his new knightmares. The security around these is tighter than ever as the next generation of knightmares is nearing completion. In fact the facilities have been expanded over to Area 12 and 16. He has sent some of the new people over to Area 17. Lelouch has completely abandoned Area 11 and Clovis. With the resources and manpower of his newly conquered area Lelouch is moving forward with several projects.
Before going home he goes to pick up Kallen. Her parents are off on another vacation and she is going to stay at the student council clubhouse. Lelouch decides to spend the night with her.
"Don't wakes them brother Lulu is going to get mad."
…
"Pollux don't"
"But sister Milly says to wake them up."
Lelouch looks over and sees the twins standing at the side of the bed.
Lelouch sighs, "What's going on guys?"
Pollux answers, "Sister Milly says it is time to get up."
Lelouch looks over at the clock. It is barely 7:30.
"Okay guys we are getting up. By the way where is Evelyn?"
The twins look upset. Castor answers, "She is with Jinta in the council room."
When the twins leave, Lelouch gets up and heads for the shower. The only reason Milly has to wake them up is for a student council meeting or because she wants to be a bitch. After his shower Lelouch wakes Kallen up. Then he checks his phone and heads over to his computer. Then again perhaps Milly doesn't want them to get caught in the clubhouse by some random maid. Lelouch checks up on the status of his online classes. It looks like the investment is paying off. Now most of his classes are online. His West Point stint has liberated him from P.E. classes for which he is thankful. The only time he has to go into a classroom is for science labs unless he does the experiments with someone that the teacher knows or trusts. Luckily for Lelouch, Cecile, Lloyd, and Rakshata are well known in the scientific community.
After a few minutes of sitting there Kallen goes over to take a shower. Since neither Milly nor the kids come in to get him, Lelouch assumes that Milly just wants them awake. He notices that he is just about finished with his online classes, and he knows that he is done with his lab work for the semester. There is still a month to go. Despite spending three years waking up before seven, Lelouch is still not a morning person. He notices that he has a message from Cassius. He clicks on it and waits it to play. Instead of a message Cassius show up, and he looks very tired.
"Oh Lelouch, you're awake."
"Is something wrong, Cassius?"
"Yes there is a rebellion."
"Already I was hoping that some of our new laws would change things. I think the Duke of Oregon would be of greater help since he is closer."
Cassius shakes his head, "No not here in Area 15, brigadier general. You have a brigade there. Apart from the fact that you are the highest ranking noble near the area."
Lelouch freezes for a moment. Was it possible that this rebellion was planned? His Japanese sources tell that a few Burai Kais have been completed and sent somewhere. He wonders if they were sent to Area 15. The Sumeragi owned Blood of the Samurai Company formed the New Japan Technological Company from Lelouch's former Shinkiro Company. The have been working on the Burai Kai since August. A few have been created and shipped off to wherever Japan is sending its mercenary forces. At the moment the company is working on customizing a few Burai Kais for Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords. Mitsubishi, SunTech, and the Sakura Technological Conglomerate are also working on Burai Kai. The Japanese government cancelled its other contracts and gave to these four companies.
Lelouch sighs, "I take it that Jeremiah is preparing for our departure."
Cassius smiles, "As soon as the order was given. A jet will pick you up in a few hours."
"Very well I'm on my way."
Kallen comes out of the shower. "On your way where?"
"Get dressed and I'll explain everything on the way to the student council room."
Lelouch explains things to Kallen on the way down the stairs.
"I'm going with you, Lelouch."
Lelouch sighs. He knew that she would be like this. Like him, she took advantage of the online classes.
"Going with him where."
Milly is sitting down with the kids.
Lelouch answers her, "There is a revolt in Area 15, and I have been ordered to head over there."
Milly's eyes narrow, "And Kallen is going with you."
"Well only I have been ordered to go. The two of you can stay here."
"Hm that doesn't nice. Now does it guys."
The kids don't say anything. They don't like the idea of any of them leaving particularly Lelouch. Lelouch knew that Milly would be like this as well.
"Well we all can't leave at the same time. I've covered my classes for the semester. Plus I am officially in the military as Lelouch Lamperouge as well. If you two want to come then you have to come up with your own excuses."
Kallen smiles, "I have taken care of that. I have finished all my online classes for the semester, and my parents are off on vacation."
That took care of Kallen. Milly is another thing, but she is smiling.
"I have also have signed up for a few online classes. Plus I have been training Nunnally to replace me just in case something like this happened. I am going back to Britannia because my parents want me to meet a few people. We are nobles after all."
Lelouch can't believe that the girls have also been planning for this. He wonders if they have also been trying to ease any concerns the twins may have about them leaving.
Lelouch sighs, "Okay if you guys feel secure in your stories. I will have a jet for you guys this afternoon. I'm sure that one is waiting for me as we speak."
Lelouch leaves and several hours later is in Area 10 observing the knightmares being loaded onto several planes. A carrier full of knightmares left by sea as soon as the order was given. Kallen and Milly left a few hours after him. Lelouch has been ready to leave as soon as his sources told him about the Burai Kais being sold off to foreign interests. They just didn't know where. It is pretty obvious that the girls were also ready to leave at a moment's notice.
Lelouch is waiting aboard the cargo plane. His command staff is with him. Jeremiah and Kewell have gone ahead to take command of the situation. Lelouch will only be in command until Cornelia or someone else arrives. Lelouch knows that that will take quite some time. Since they will have one of two choices: fly from the west coast of Britannia which would take over a day of non stop travel or fly down through Area 6 and then east south of Africa. Neither option is appealing, and the latter leaves the possibility of flying near hostile territory.
Both girls arrive a little after Lelouch boards the plane. They take their seats next to him. Lelouch looks around at those with him. Villetta has been made a major as have Milly and Kallen. The latter almost seems an insult to those that have worked there asses off in the military. Jeremiah is now a colonel and Kewell is also a major. Lelouch wonders how Kewell and Villetta feel about the situation. Not only are Kallen and Milly of higher military rank, but they are also of higher noble rank. After their successful conquest of what are now Areas 16 and 17 Villetta and Kewell gained their new military ranks and also were awarded with baronies. Now both were of the hereditary noble class rather than just knights of honor.
Piloting the plane are Major Hillis and Captain Cunningham. Both were part of Lelouch's invasion group. They have been assigned to his brigade. After the plane is up in the air Lieutenants Sanderson and Goodley begin to sort out the situation. They were part of Lelouch's first squad at West Point. They both later on joined the Black Knights. They were part of the support staff during his invasion.
"We should probably all get some sleep. Once we land it is going to be nonstop."
They decide to take his advice.
Tuesday, November 22, 2015
After getting very little sleep, Lelouch is up early in the morning. Lelouch knows he should have taken his own advice. He spent most of the night looking over at the situation. The area has been quiet since Cornelia's conquest was completed early in 2014. It was the same conflict that saw Lelouch, Gino, and Anya in action but on the other side of the African continent. Since that time the EU has lost control of the African continent. There are now several unions throughout the continent. The EU also lost the opportunity to enlarge itself in western Asia. The Middle East Federation and the Turkic Union have managed to remain independent be playing off the EU and the Chinese Federation against each other. Lelouch wonders if Britannia will get involved
Lelouch landed in Djibouti. The main revolt is taking place in the south around Mogadishu. A smaller revolt is taking place in the north around Asmara. The central and western part of the area is under control. Since it borders the North African Union and Central African Confederation, there were plenty soldiers in the area. Despite the fact that the eastern part of the area is near the Middle East Federation, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and fear of reprisal keeps them at bay. That doesn't mean that they don't provide assistance to the rebels.
Lelouch has already sent Villetta and Kewell out with to test the enemy defenses. Jeremiah is sent to Addis Ababa to secure the western border. Lelouch's knightmares and a few test Gloucesters are being unloaded from the transport plane. He notices that there are many ships just sitting at the dock. He turns to the nearest naval officer who happens to be the fleet admiral of the Britannian Indian Ocean fleet.
"Admiral, is there a reason why those ships are just sitting there?"
"Pirates, your highness."
"Pirates."
"Yes. Even though the pirates do not have anything that can match those ships in fair combat, they are still in danger out in the open ocean. We have lost a few ships to suicide attacks. The HIMS Yorktown was lost in that manner. It is sitting over there receiving repairs."
"I see. Do you have any idea where the pirates are coming from?"
The admiral clears his throat at the clear accusation from Lelouch.
"A few are coming from the south while others are coming from the Middle East Federation."
Lelouch grins at that.
"Well why don't we go do something about that. Admiral, prepare a few transport ships."
"Yes your highness."
This is one instance where Lelouch uses his social rank to get something from someone. In less than an hour Lelouch has several transport ships out at sea. The Titan Mk II, Callisto, and Europa are heading out with him. Villetta and Kewell have the Titan and Europa Attack. Jeremiah has a Gloucester. A package about the half the size of a knightmare is also being put in the ship as well. The admiral comes over to Lelouch.
"Well your highness, where are we going?"
Lelouch looks at a map.
"We will attack along the western Arabian peninsula at these four ports Aden, Mocha, Al Hudaydah, and Jizan. The forces that attack the three northern towns can then turn and attack Asmara. We will land in Aden and destroy a few facilities."
The admiral looks incredulous.
"Your highness you can't be serious. That would put us at war with the Middle East Federation."
"You can stay here if you want admiral," Lelouch pauses, "But when I return I will have you court martialed or executed for insubordination," Lelouch looks over at Kallen, "Major Stadtfeld did you inform Colonel Gottwald of our intent."
Kallen answers, "Yes general sir."
Using their military ranks reminds the admiral that he is actually ranked higher than Lelouch. Lelouch decides to remind him of his social rank.
"Thank you Lady Stadtfeld."
"My pleasure, your highness."
"We should be going now."
Lelouch and Kallen board the ship leaving a distraught admiral behind.
Captain Naoto Kouzuki and Corporal Ichiro Futaba are sitting in a warehouse in Aden. They just managed escaping Area 15 before Britannian reinforcements arrived. Officially they are supposed to be in the northern part of the Middle East Federation instructing them on how to use the Burai Kai. In reality the Middle East Federation is quite pleased with the Bamides and has no use for the Burai Kai. They are simply the mediator between Japan and the rebels in Area 15. In fact Naoto and Ichiro are not even in uniform. They are both having slight problems calling each other by their name rather than rank. Naoto begins to hear a loud buzzing noise coming from down the coast.
"I wonder what that noise it."
Ichiro looks up from his breakfast.
"It could be pirates coming back from a successful attack."
"Yes but it seems a little noisy. I thought that they were trying to be secretive about it. Well I will go check it out. "
Naoto looks out the window of the apartment and is quite surprised at what he sees.
"Corporal, let's move."
The use of military rank causes Ichiro to jump up immediately and head for the door. There is nothing in the room worth saving except for their computers, and those would probably have to be destroyed. Once outside Ichiro sees what got Naoto so excited. Along the shoreline are several Britannian battleships annihilating the dock. They are even in the secret pirate dock. If wasn't enough fighters and bombers were all over the sky. Several Britannia carriers have landed and were unloading tanks, mechanical infantry carriers, and artillery. It made Jinta and Naoto wonder if Britannia is invading the Middle East Federation. The Aden garrison sent out its Bamides and Panzer Hummels to dispatch the conventional weapons. Naoto noticed a few Burai Kais coming out of a hangar. The same hangar they were making a run for. Then it happens. The devil himself lands a few feet from where they are standing. It all makes sense now. Naoto looks over and sees the White Witch and Red Demon attacking the Aden Garrison.
A few Burai Kais rush Lelouch. He waits for them to get closer. He wonders if any of these pilots were involved in the revolt in Area 10 last year or perhaps defending Indonesia this summer. Either way this will be their last mission. The difference between the Burai and Burai Kai is negligible. The biggest difference will be the addition of the revolving blade sword, but it is not completed. Lelouch decides to show them the advancement of Britannia technology or rather his version of Britannian technology. As two Burai Kais fire their slash harkens at him, Lelouch pulls out his new secret weapon, the maser vibration sword.
"Let's see how this guys hold up to this."
Lelouch slices down the slash harkens. He pounces on the two Burai Kais. He notices Naoto and Ichiro on the ground running for the hangar. He allows them to enter, and a few minutes later several more Burai Kais come out. He gets a signal from Ichiro letting him know that his Japanese spy is still in the hangar. Lelouch smirks and decides to go full speed. Five Burai Kais begin to spin around him. He reminds him of the first time he tested the Titan; Jeremiah, Kewell, and Villetta did the same thing. Now he is piloting a better knightmare with better weapons.
As the enemy pulls out their assault rifles to attack, Lelouch fires his slash harkens disabling the rifles. Lelouch then lunges at the nearest Burai Kai slicing it in half with his M.V.S. The other four Burai Kais pull back. Lelouch picks another target and makes short work of the smaller and heavier knightmare. He blasts one more with his shoulder cannons. He fires all six of his slash harkens at another, then disables it with his wrist cannons. The final Burai Kai comes flying at Lelouch assault rifle firing away. Lelouch manages to dodge the first attack, but the enemy is relentless having picked up several more assault rifles.
Lelouch dodges the attack biding his time. Most knightmares are built with the idea of being infantry and armor support. But not Lelouch's knightmares, they were built with the idea of fighting other knightmares as well as against traditional weaponry. In other words Lelouch built his knightmares to by the end all be all of fighting. Tiring of running Lelouch fires his slash harkens and takes away the Burai Kai's assault rifles. He begins to fire his cannons to guide the enemy to where he wants him. Once there Lelouch pulls out his M.V.S. and slices into the Burai Kai. He makes sure to block the ejection system.
"Well here we are once again with your life in my hands. I suppose my wedding gift to Kallen should to let you live once more, eh."
Lelouch releases the ejection system allowing Naoto to get out just as the knightmare explodes.
"Q1, Q2 have you reached your objective,"
Kallen answers, "Yes sir."
"Very well let's get back to the ships. This should make those bastards think twice about providing aid to rebel forces."
Ichiro pulls Naoto back towards the hangar where their jet is hiding. While the battle was going on Ichiro was preparing their escape. He notices a few fellow Japanese slowly coming over. He tells them to hurry. Ichiro is in no mood to be there when government officials arrive. The jet manages to fly out of there with minimal problem. Now comes the difficult part getting through either Britannian or Chinese controlled territory.
They arrive back in Djibouti that evening to discover that one of Lelouch's older sisters has arrived, and it is not the one that they expected. In the north thanks to the fleet going out, Kewell and the Titan Mk I have managed to get things settled. There is still some light fighting, but it should be finished in a few days. However in the south Villetta is having a few problems. This is now augmented by the fact that Guinevere has gone in that direction to take over.
Guinevere is a major investor in both the Ford Knightmare Company and Philips Magnavox. Two of the companies heavily involved in the making of Britannian knightmares particularly the Gloucester. They are also the two companies that bought the rights to make mass production models of Lelouch's Io for the Britannian armed forces.
Lelouch begins to ask around for information. He receives very little until he threatens to kill everyone in the dock and government office. Guinevere has landed with several unusual looking knightmares. Lelouch surmises that they are most likely Gloucesters and Ios. The Ford Company has designed both a little different than Lelouch. He also discovers that the admiral went south with Guinevere. Lelouch grins at that. Stupid admiral has signed his death warrant and given Guinevere an out.
Lelouch is having a conference call with Jeremiah and Schniezel. They are going over the day's events. Lelouch is very tired. Jeremiah notices this.
"Perhaps we should end this and your highness can get some rest."
Schniezel agrees, "Yes Lelouch get some rest. Tomorrow you can head north."
Lelouch shakes his head. "No, I'm going south,"
This surprises Schniezel. "Surely even an incompetent like Guinevere can handle that situation."
Lelouch nods, "Yes well that remains to be seen, but she has Gloucesters."
"Impossible! I would have gotten word of their completion. Yours were only just finished a few days ago."
Schniezel is correct on several accounts. He would have received word as both an investor and prime minister.
"Let me explain, brother. They simply stole my ideas and plans. Well at least they thought they did."
Schniezel first looks shocked and then smiles. "Very well Lelouch handle the situation as you see fit. I will deal with the Middle East Federation. I will also leave the Japanese involvement in your hands. "
Schniezel signs off and signals for Kannon to make the necessary calls. Schniezel smiles. He was right to back Lelouch. In no time at all his little brother would rise to the top, and then the world would have no choice to be pay attention.
Lelouch sighs as he lies down on his bed. Kallen and Milly are already asleep beside him. The ground transport isn't the quietest and smoothest ride, but it is the safest. A train would invite guerillas. With the majority of the navy in the north a ship would be almost unprotected. The safest route takes them through Addis Ababa where they pick up Jeremiah. They continue the trip to Mogadishu.
Thursday, November 24, 2015
Villetta has been sitting in the back watching Princess Guinevere screw everything up. The prince's plan was simple. He takes out the pirate hiding spots while she and Kewell advance on the main areas in rebellion. Once the prince is done dealing with the pirates, the navy would sweep in both directions. Then Jeremiah and the prince would head north or south to help out. In one powerful and masterful stroke the pirate and rebel problem would be dealt with. However the interference by Princess Guinevere appears to be screwing that up. Villetta wonders how the princess got a hold of Gloucesters. Then something begins to happen for some reason the princess's knightmares begin to experience failures. Villetta is unsure whether to laugh at the princess's misfortune or cry at the loss of lives. The princess orders a full scale retreat. Villetta has neither the rank nor title to stop it. Suddenly the familiar voice of an aqua haired margrave comes over an open channel.
"Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds, that lour'd upon our house,
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths;
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern alarums chang'd to merry meetings,
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.
Grim-visag'd war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front;"
Jeremiah pauses for effect before letting out a yell.
"All hail Lelouch!"
Villetta looks up and sees Lelouch's forces behind the rebels atop a small hill. A Gloucester is standing in the front spinning its lance around. Behind it are the Titan, Europa, and Callisto. The four knightmares come down upon the enemy. The Titan hangs back allowing the Europa and Callisto to unload on the rebels before attacking. The Titan slides down besides the Gloucester and pulls out a sword like weapon. Villetta has never seen it before. She notices the Gloucester pull one out as well.
Lelouch looks down at the rebels in their motley assortment of vehicles. They have several outdated tanks, mobile artillery units, a few newer tanks, six Burais, two Burai Kais, and about three dozen Glasgows. Kallen and Milly have disabled or destroyed most of the tanks. The forty or so knightmares should be no problem. He feels like telling everybody to stand back while he takes care of it himself. He notices Guinevere's force retreating even as Villetta moves her forces forward. Lelouch signals for Jeremiah to lead his forces in the destruction of the rebels.
Before their attack they received word that Cornelia arrived and headed north to assist Kewell. Lelouch smiles at what has occurred. In less then a week Britannia moved several forces other large portions of the world and completely annihilated a rebellion. Not to be forgotten was the attack on various cities of the Middle East Federation. If ordered to Lelouch has no doubt those citied can be held. In fact at the moment they are still in Britannian hands.
After Jeremiah leads the defeat of the rebels, Lelouch and company head over to what used to be Villetta's headquarters. Troops from the area are beginning to flood into Mogadishu to retake control of the city. After putting their knightmares away, they head over to the command center. Guinevere is standing there with her staff. The fleet admiral is standing behind her looking like he wants to defecate in his pants.
Lelouch smiles, "Lord Gottwald, please take this sorry excuse for an admiral and execute him out back somewhere."
They all stare at Lelouch. Guinevere looks like she wants to stay something.
"Is there a problem with the order?"
Jeremiah looks over at Lelouch.
"No your highness but."
Lelouch stares at Guinevere.
"Is there a problem sister? It is my understanding that the admiral convinced you to come here an area where you have no authority of any sort. Once you arrived he convinced you once again to move in an area where you have no authority. You were lied to by the highest ranking military officer in the area to move in a method that you were told would be beneficial to Britannia. If I am mistaken, please correct me."
They all knew it was a lie. Guinevere came here of her own accord. Rather than waiting for Cornelia or Lelouch to arrive, she moved south of her own accord. Here Lelouch is giving her an out at the cost of the life of one man. A man that Lelouch is planning on ridding himself of anyways, but nobody knows that but the two of them. If she takes the blame, she can save the life of this admiral or so she believes, but at a great cost to her own prestige. She will never be allowed to lead a force ever again. Se most likely will be sent to be Viceroy of Area 4 or 5.
"Yes brother it is as you say."
Lelouch smiles, "Colonel Gottwald, see that the matter is taken care of. Major Stadtfeld, please contact Commander li Britannia. She will want to know of our progress here."
Lelouch walks back outside. The smell of the battlefield is disturbing.
"The only thing worse than a battlefield lost is a battlefield won."
Milly comes and stands besides Lelouch.
"Are you going to stay out here?"
"I have to make sure certain things get done. Why don't you find some place for us to sleep?"
Milly nods and scampers off. The transport they used to get here is miles away on the other side of the battlefield.
Guinevere walks away from the whole situation. She leaves it all behind. None of her advisors can comfort her. Despite the fact that she is now blameless for this event, the embarrassment of it will haunt her for years. If she would have taken the blame her actions perhaps, she would have gained an ally in that admiral. No that isn't possible. It is as her advisors told her that man was going to die no matter what she did. Her advisors secure her a flight out of the area. It is going to be a long trip back to Britannia. On the way she wonders what happened to her Gloucesters. She was certain that she had won a great victory over Lelouch and Cornelia. Now she is embarrassed beyond belief.
Somehow Corporal Futaba is able to get through Britannian territory with little effort. Naoto and the others are too glad to ask how. They are going to have to come up with better methods of testing out the Burai Kai. Naoto also has to find a way to avoid meeting the Titan in battle.
Author's note: Lelouch getting involved in the knightmare technology race has made a few big changes. The biggest being that there is actually sixth generation of knightmares. Also that the fourth and fifth are being left behind sooner. The next logical step is to build the Lancelot and Guren only they get different names. Kallen still gets what would be the Guren Mk II. Milly gets a combination of the Europa and Lancelot. Lelouch gets a combination of the Titan and Lancelot. There will still be a Lancelot built but a little later on.
So people have been waiting for the weddings and the reactions the girls' families particularly Kallen's father. I think I have said this before or I at least I have said it to people that have specifically asked about it, there will be two wedding for each girl. The first will be a civil wedding because he has to marry them by the end of the year. The second ones will be the big white dress, decorations, everybody dresses up kind of things. These will happen a little later on. As for the reaction of Kallen's father, some people might not like it. Actually at this moment you don't even know why you might not like it.
Maybe I should label this story a Lelouch/Naoto story since they are getting most of the screen time. How about that for a yaoi couple? Lelouch can be engaged to Kallen or Naoto to Cornelia but somehow they fall for each other.
I thought it would be neat if Lelouch still hated P.E. Just because he can, does not mean he wants to.
Well thanks to everyone who gave me company names for Japanese and EU knightmare makers. I was kind of hoping for person names especially Japanese ones, but I guess I can make those up myself.
Okay about Marianne being an Ashford and a commoner. It is pretty simple if you think about it. I will explain it this way. If everything was more or less normal in the Code Geass universe (no geass), VV would have been in line for the throne. When Charles took the throne, VV's kids would still be in line. His grandchildren however would not unless they married someone that was. His great grandchildren would be even further from the throne. At this point some of them might no longer be noble because of marriage and circumstance. Quite a few would stop using the surname zi Britannia. In less than a hundred years a line of that started with someone in line for the throne now probably has commoners in it.
On a personal note I have met people with the same surname that I am not related to. In fact I have met people who have the same name as my brothers and I. I also have several nieces and nephews that I have not seen in many years that I will probably never see again. They could be having kids. Maybe some Ashford had an illegitimate child or remarried. It is not that hard if you think about it, but Marianne was related to the Ashfords somehow. The family rose and fell with her.
On the subject of the Ashfords and nobility. Is it ever stated out right that they are no longer noble? I know Milly has the marriage interviews, but those could have just been to raise the family prestige. In season 2 after Lelouch becomes emperor, Milly is going to a meeting, and she tells Nina, "By the way I am no longer noble." This means that she was previously noble but is no longer because Lelouch did away with the nobility. Of course it could just be a mistake by the writers.
Does anyone else find it funny that only Shirley was affected by Jeremiah's geass canceller at the end of the Love Attack episode? I know that other people also got affected but nobody important. It seemed as if Jeremiah was doing a systematic geass cancelling of the city. It seems like bad planning or some crazy coincidence that neither Milly nor Rivalz were affected by it. I guess I'm just throwing random questions out there.
Known Areas
1 United States aka mainland
2 Canada and Queen Elizabeth Islands
3 Mexico
4 Greenland
5 Iceland
6 South America
7 Hawaii and Midway Atoll
8 Falkland Islands
9 New Zealand
10 Indochina 2009
11 Philippines 2010|
12 Cambodia 2011
13 Southern Pacific Islands 2013
14 Morocco/Western Sahara 2014
15 Ethiopia/Eritrea/Somalia/Djibouti 2014
16 Thailand/Malay peninsula 2015
17 Indonesia/Borneo/PNG 2015
Burai Kai
characteristics
Height: 4.37 meters
Weight: 7.48 metric tones
Power Source: Yggdrasil Drive, Energy Filler
Design Features
Cockpit Ejection System
Factsphere sensor
Landspinner propulsion system
Armament
2x Chest-mounted Slash Harkens
2x Hand-mounted Protectors (Shield-like bracers)
1x Torso-mounted Antipersonnel Machine Gun
1x Assault Rifle
Titan Mk II
General characteristics:
Height: 5.86 meters
Weight: 7.02 metric tons
Power source Yggdrasil Drive energy filler
Color: purple with some camouflage abilities
Design features:
Factsphere sensor
Landspinner propulsion system
Cockpit ejection system
Armament:
6 x Slash Harkens (two hip mounted, two chest mounted, two shoulder mounted)
2 x assault rifle
2 x Stun Tonfa one in each arm
2 x shoulder mounted rotating cannons\
2x wrist mounted cannons
Multiplex chaos mines
Maser vibration sword