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Reaching the Start Line

Charles zi Britannia, 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire, was in the process of accessing the Thought Elevator. The intention was to use it to speak to Marianne, the only woman he would ever claim to truly love. He had hoped to discuss plans with her. And then lightning struck.

That one flash of light froze in in his tracks. It had happened before. Eight years ago in fact. The night he had lost his true wife.

"So. it's happening again, isn't it?" a voice spoke from behind Charles. He turned to see a woman in white robes approaching him. When she was less than a meter away, she removed her hood, revealing long green hair and amber eyes.

"It would seem that way. Perhaps this time you will do a better job keeping us prepared" Charles said, a small amount of bitterness in his voice.

The woman adopted an amused expression. "Charles, are you honestly blaming me for what happened that night? You know as well as I that none of us had any control over what happened."

"Perhaps. Even so, if you had given Marianne a Geass like she had asked, perhaps she may have found a way to survive that night."

"Are you still hung up on that? Do you honestly think a Geass would have helped her to survive what your children described happening? I myself have doubts."

And as much as he hated to admit it, so did Charles. According to Lelouch and Nunnally, a literal lighting storm had barged into their house. Even V.V. had been had been at the house, and he attested to seeing the same thing. No one could explain it. He had to alter the memories of Lelouch and Nunnally to keep them from asking questions about that night. Questions that he could not answer.

And even after years of searching, no one had any feasible answers as to what may have occurred. It was suggested that Geass users with illusion abilities had attacked with the intention of destabilizing the plan. But V.V. had his doubts concerning that. The lightning felt too real, and Marianne's death would not have sufficient impact on the plan.

But despite the best efforts of everyone within the Order, no one could find a single clue as to what occurred that night in the in the Villa. And everyone had been trying their hardest to find anything. Well, almost everyone.

"I wonder C.C. You showed very little interest in the incident years ago. Why the change in attitude?" Charles asked the enigmatic immortal.

C.C. shot him a smile that could rival the Cheshire Cat. Even after years of working with her and learning what they could about Geass from her, there was still so much mystery surrounding the woman. Honestly, they still didn't even know her end goal. She rarely gave the power of Geass to anyone, leaving V.V. to do most of that work. Clearly she had no intention of passing on her immortality. So what was she after?

"This time Charles, I think things are truly about to change in very exciting ways."

C.C. walked away, leaving Charles to ponder what she meant.

Lelouch was having a day that cut in both ways.

One the one hand, he had just woken up from a coma after surviving a lightning strike, and was able to reunite with his friends and sister. On top of that, he had just learned that he could now move at speeds he could hardly fathom. He could now outrace trained athletes, when before he couldn't run ten feet without losing his breath. This power would have been immensely useful in a fight against the might of Britannia.

Unfortunately, a prince of Britannia was standing in front of him.

"Lelouch? Is it really you? Prince Clovis la Britannia asked. His eyes sparkled with hope. Could it really be his brother.

Lelouch responded in the only way way he could. He picked himself up and ran away.

"Stop him!" Clovis yelled at his guards. "I, Clovis la Britannia command you! Stop that boy and bring him to me!"

Lelouch picked up his pace slightly. He had to get away, but he didn't want to risk anyone (Clovis least of all) seeing his new power. He ran off the street and entered an alleyway.

"Catch him. Obey his Highness!" he heard someone shout behind him. Lelouch turned to see that the guards had not caught up. They weren't in the alley. He was clear.

Lelouch activated his new power, and ran.

In less than a second, Lelouch was gone from the alley. He kept running, red lightning trailing behind him. As he ran, he tried to come up with a plan. Clovis had seen his face, there was no way around that. But there might still be a way to save the thing that mattered most to him.

Nunnally.

Clovis knew that Lelouch was alive now, but he didn't know anything about his sister. Lelouch could sue that fact to his advantage. Ensure that Clovis did not find out.

Lelouch stopped running at a street corner, and puled out his phone. He accessed his contacts, and called Sayoko.

"Master Lelouch. How may I be of service?" his maid answered.

"Sayoko, we've been compromised. I need you to grab Nunnally at once and get her ready." Lelouch told her.

"At once. Just let me get her."

Lelouch waited several minutes, before he finally heard his sisters voice.

"Lelouch? What happened? Where are you? Milly said you went out for air, but you aren't at the school anymore." Nunnally's voice was racked with worry, filling Lelouch with guilt over what he was about to tell her.

"I left the school for a walk Nunnally. But I messed up."

"Messed up? How?"

Lelouch sighed. "Clovis saw me. He knows I'm alive now. I have to send you away."

"Lelouch, no! I can come with you. You don't have to go. We can..."

"No Nunnally. He saw that I'm alive. He'll do whatever it takes to find me. But he doesn't know about you. You have a chance of escaping him."

"But Lelouch. I want to stay with you" Nunnally said. Lelouch felt his heart swell at her words. It broke seconds later when he remembered his situation.

"I know Nunnally. And I want to stay with you. But it can't happen" he told her. "If you go back to the Imperial Family, there is little chance of you being able to survive there. I have the best shot out of both of us. It has to be me that carries this burden".

Nunnally stayed silent for several moments. When Nunnally finally spoke, her voice was hoarse. "You're going to let him catch you, aren't you?"

Lelouch sighed. "I don't want to. I really don't want to. But I have to keep you safe. And besides, he will be most likely be sending soldiers after me. Sooner or later, he'll find me."

Silenced reigned again. Lelouch was almost afraid Nunnally had hung up on him, until she finally spoke. "Alright. What is your plan?"

"I've had a safe house prepared in case of this ever happening. Sayoko knows where it is. You'll have to take a train to get there. I have to do something at home, but I want you gone before I get there. Understand?"

"Yes" Nunnally responded.

"Good. I'll try to meet you at the station before you go. But I don't want you to wait for me. Got it?"

"I got it."

"Alright. I love you Nunnally. I'm so sorry I let this happen" Lelouch told her, trying his best to force back the lump in his throat.

"It's ok big brother. I know this was an accident. It isn't you fault" Nunnally told him.

"She might think differently if she knew what happened. I should have known better than too play with a power I barely understand. I have to be more careful" Lelouch thought to himself. He kept his thoughts to himself, and responded with "Alright. I'll talk to you when I can. Goodbye."

"Bye, Lelouch." Nunnally hung up, leaving Lelouch to sulk. He couldn't believe this was happening. That he had let this happen.

But he couldn't change it. He could only go forward. He straightened himself up, and turned in the direction of Ashford.

He ran to get there.

In less than two minutes, Lelouch was now in front of the door to the Student Council room. Not even an hour ago, Lelouch stood before this door about to receive a pleasant surprise. But now, he was about to enter to deliver grim news. Realizing that waiting would not do anyone any good, he decided to just go in.

"Lelouch! Where were you? And why did Sayoko just come here to take Nunnally away?" Milly demanded the moment she saw him walk through the door. Her face was racked with frustration, as well as no small amount of worry.

"I need to talk to you. Alone" Lelouch told Milly.

Milly's face adopted a small grin. "Why? Do you intend to seduce me in private before..."

"This isn't a joke Milly" Lelouch cut her off, shocking everyone in the room. No one had ever seen Lelouch this intense before. "It's serious. It's personal."

Now understanding the gravity of the situation, Milly nodded. The two of them stepped out into the hallway. Milly asked the first question.

"What happened?" Milly asked, all sense of teasing and fun gone.

Lelouch clenched his jaw as he prepared to tell her. "Clovis saw me."

Milly's eyes widened. "What? How? You said you were only going out for air!"

"I did, but I decided to take a walk as well. I need to clear my head after what happened." Not a total lie, just nowhere near the whole truth. "Clovis was riding about in his car. I didn't see him when he stepped out. But he saw me."

Milly scoffed. "That's it? Your whole life is being destroyed by chance?"

And carelessness. "Yes. That's why I sent Nunnally away" Lelouch said.

"Sent her away? Where?" Milly asked.

"A safe house I had ready in case this happened. I can't tell you where it is. The less people know, the safer she'll be."

"But why send her alone? Why not go with her?"

"Clovis saw me. I plan to keep Nunnally safe by telling him that she died during the invasion. Besides, I sent Sayoko with her, so she won't be alone."

Milly sighed. "So what are you going to do?"

Lelouch became downtrodden as he looked down. "I have to let Clovis find me. I can't risk having him do a sweeping search of the area. I don't want others to deal with that. And once he has me, I can direct him, and the rest of the Royal Family, away from Nunnally."

Milly held herself tighter in sadness. "This is goodbye, isn't it?"

"Yes" Lelouch said as he began to turn. "Tell everyone that I will miss them. And feel free to tell them about me and Nunnally's past. The story will probably be on the news soon enough."

Milly was now fighting back tears as she watched Lelouch. Once he was gone, they flowed freely.

Lelouch moved as fast as he possible could to the train station. Before, that wouldn't mean much. But now, he made it in less than two minutes.

He barged into the building the moment he arrived. He tried finding Nunnally, but there a lot of people in the station. It was crowed, and it would take a long time to find just two people.

Thankfully, Lelouch had a solution to that. He remembered the incident earlier in the clubhouse room. He replicated how he felt in that moment, too fast for time to keep up with him.

The entire station was now filled with people moving at the speed of sleep-deprived sloths. Lelouch moved around, passing every person that didn't matter to him. He was careful not to cause damage. He didn't know what would happen if he was careless with the world like this. He was already passing the price for carelessness today.

He was about to accept that they may have already left, when he saw them. The most beautiful girl in the world, aided by the most loyal person he knew. He lowered his speed, and the world returned to normal.

"Nunnally" Lelouch said. Both she and Sayoko turned in his direction.

"Big Brother!" Nunnally happily screamed as she moved herself towards him. Sayoko followed behind her.

"Hi Nunnally" Lelouch said as he tried his hardest to fight back tears.

"Please Lelouch. You don't have to go. You could come with us" Nunnally said in her sweetest voice. The offer was the most tempting thing Lelouch had evver received.

"I can't. Clovis may not use the media to find me, he would be considered mad looking for supposedly dead siblings. But he'll employ every soldier he can to every corner of the area if it means finding me. I can't risk him finding both of us. I have to go alone."

Now Nunnally was truly crying. Tears were flowing from her face at the thought of having to live without her brother. It broke Lelouch's heart to see her like this.

He held her hand. "I promise Nunnally. Any way I can, at every opportunity I gain, I will reach. You won't lose me forever" he told her.

"Especially once I learn to master this power of mine. With it, I might even be able to see you in person" Lelouch thought to himself. While he may have to explain his new abilities to Nunnally, it would be worth it just to see her again.

Nunnally held out her pinky finger. "Do you promise?"

Smiling, Lelouch joined his pinky with hers. "On everything I have, I promise."

He let her hand go, before engulfing his sister in a hug. "I love you Nunnally."

"I love you too Lelouch."

Lelouch stood up, and turned to Sayoko. "Take care of her. Please."

The maid gave a curt nod. "I will defend her with my life."

Lelouch returned the nod, before turning to leave. He had to keep his sister safe.

He had a brother to reunite with.

Lelouch made no haste when heading to the Viceroy's Palace.

He probably could have made it in seconds, but why bother? He was basically coming here to sign his own death warrant. And even if the Emperor decided not to kill him, it's not likely for him to let Lelouch live a happy life. he would probably make him suffer for having the audacity to survive the invasion. In any scenario, Lelouch was heading straight to hell.

"Might as well get it over with" Lelouch thought as he headed towards the door. Before he could reach it, two guards came up to him.

"Boy! What are you doing here?" One of them yelled at him. Lelouch didn't answer, only shooting him a blank look.

"He asked you a question! What are you doing here?" the other one said. Lelouch decided to speak before the situation escalated.

"The Viceroy is looking for me. I decided to make things easier for him and turn myself in."

"Is that so? Let's see about that shall we?" the first guard said as he roughly grabbed Lelouch's arm. He led Lelouch inside the palace, the second guard following behind them.

The two dragged Lelouch through many hallways. Lelouch found many areas of the building to be interesting. He even slowed time down in one room just to see the paintings that were in it. They were very well drawn.

Finally, the two guards dropped Lelouch off before what seemed to be a conference room.

"Wait here. We'll tell the Prince. He'll decide what on what to do with you" the first guard told him.

The second guard stayed behind to watch Lelouch as the first entered the room. The walls of the door were quite thin. So Lelouch was able to make out whispers of the conversations inside. He clearly heard the last part. mainly because it was screamed.

"What?! Out of my way fool!"

Clovis came barging out of the room. His eyes fell square on Lelouch.

"Is... Is it truly you?" he asked.

Lelouch shifted in his spot. No matter how happy Clovis may be, this was the last place on Earth Lelouch wanted to be. He would honestly rather be drowning in the sea, or launched into space than here. But it was too late to turn back now.

"Yes Clovis. It is me."

The smile on the Viceroy's face was immense, and it even confused the guards watching. They became even more confused when the Prince rushed over to envelope Lelouch in a hug.

"I knew you weren't dead. I knew it."

Lelouch, wishing that he were dead, did not return the hug.

Clovis let him go. "What about Nunnally? Is she well?"

"She died during the invasion" Lelouch bluntly lied. The lie hurt to say, but fortunately, Clovis seemed to buy it. His face became downtrodden.

But he quickly dismissed the look. He flashed his brother a smile.

"We can mourn her later. Come brother. We must tell everyone. Lelouch vi Britannia is alive and well!"

"Alive? Yes. Well? Debatable." Lelouch thought as he was dragged by Clovis.

His life would never again be the same.

C.C. entered her private quarters after her talk with Charles. He had suspicions, but that was nothing new. He had been suspicious of her, but that was of little consequence. So long as everything went according to plan, he would not succeed anyway. For now, she would just have to deal with him.

Speaking of the plan...

C.C. grabbed the remote to her television and turned it on. She went to the news channel, where one story seemed to dominate all others.

"That's right ladies and gentlemen!" a news anchor said as he spoke to the camera. "We have received confirmation from Prince Clovis himself! Lelouch vi Britannia, thought to have died during the invasion of Area 11, is indeed alive and well. No word has been given on the fate of Princess Nunnally, but Prince Clovis has assured the citizens that now is a time for celebration."

C.C. smiled as she watched the now proclaimed alive prince enter the frame. Seeing his dark hair, slim frame, and violet eyes widened her smile.

"A time to celebrate indeed." She stared wistfully at the man on T.V. She left the T.V. on as she jumped on to her bed. She sprawled herself out like a cat. "You and I are going to have a lot of work to do once you arrive, Lelouch."

She sat up to see his face again.

"And I am looking forward to every second of it."

So that's it for now. Before I leave, I should probably thank Allora Gale for the inspiration I received from the story Dauntless. I'll do my best to not just copy it. But like I said before, the fact that Lelouch has the Speed Force already means that it won't go the same way.

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Until next time.