Chapter 2 Alliance

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(Student Council Office)

Sayoko turned off the television knowing that her master and former master wouldn't take the news well and they clearly hadn't if the look of annoyance on their face was any indication. However the rest of the council was confused.

"Wait a minute Lelouch; I thought you were the one who killed Clovis." Rivalz questioned.

Lelouch was a little surprised that Rivalz believed the broadcast so easily after what he told them about Shinjuku but he put that annoyance to the side, "That's the thing Rivalz. I did kill Clovis and I even have the gun I used to kill him in my room. However that's not the real problem." Lelouch said coldly.

"Huh" Rivalz replied clearly unsure of what he was getting at.

Lelouch groaned mentally before revealing the truth. "When I first found the capsule, the person who discovered me was that guy Suzaku. He was actually shot by some of Clovis' men because he refused to silence me. Obviously he survived but anybody with half a brain knows that there's no way he could've killed Clovis." Lelouch explained with venom in his voice. Revealing his connection to Suzaku would be pointless since he had no intention of getting his old friend to join him in his quest. In truth, he was disgusted that Suzaku was in the military in the first place.

"Those bastard Purebloods are framing him!" Kallen cursed.

"Purebloods" Rivalz asked in confusion.

"They're a faction of the Britannian Army that is filled with well, Pureblooded Britannians. If I remember correctly, they are next in line in Area 11 and this move stinks of something they'd do" Lelouch explained. He did his research on Britannian military to prepare for his eventual takeover so he knew all about the group. Admittedly he didn't know the members directly but he knew how a group like that tended to think.

"Anyway, the Purebloods are using Suzaku here as a scapegoat to save their hides and because it gives them an excuse to stop the Honorary Britannian system. They would claim that because they allowed Numbers to gain their status that the Prince was killed" Kallen said with disgust.

"Exactly and nobody would question it either since Britannia isn't telling anybody the truth. They've done it for years to ensure that the populous remains naïve and loyal. It's one of the worst parts of our little country" Lelouch finished.

"That's horrible." Nina exclaimed. She was afraid of eleven's after a traumatic event in her childhood, but she wouldn't wish this on anybody.

"So what now Lelouch? Are you going to let this guy take the blame for your handiwork?" Milly teased. She was well aware of Lelouch's connection to Suzaku and she knew that he would save him out of gratitude. She wouldn't say anything to the others since it would cause unnecessary complications.

"I'm going to save him." Lelouch said frankly. He owed Suzaku for many things, and this was a simple way to repay him.

"Hold on! You're really gonna save him by yourself" Shirley said in disbelief. Lelouch was always reckless but this seemed extreme even for him.

"I'll need a little help from you guys but yeah." Lelouch said calmly. This was the first test of his new alliance and it was a big one.

"Well I've got your back buddy." Rivalz said happily. If this guy saved his buddies life he would help however he could.

"Me too" Milly added. She owed Suzaku for having Lelouch's back and ensuring that the pair could meet again.

"Since I'm part of your little gang I'm in also" Kallen smiled. If she read Lelouch correctly, this would be his way to prove to her little group that he was legit. Plus she was curious how he'd pull this one off since it was far more difficult than Shinjuku.

"I'll do what I can also" Shirley spoke up. Without this guy her crush would be dead and Lelouch was pretty confident that he could win.

"I will also" Nina said nervously. Lelouch's story opened her up to the horrors of the world. Now it was time to see if she could face her fears.

"Thanks guys and I'm glad that you're all on board." Lelouch said with a smile.

"Now it's time to meet this mysterious girl" Kallen spoke up catching most of the council off guard.

"Huh" Shirley said in confusion.

"This girl is such a big deal that Clovis resorted to destroying an entire ghetto to prevent her identity from being revealed. Sorry if I don't want to know more" Kallen scoffed.

"She's got a point and maybe she can give us this power you mentioned." Milly smiled.

"That sounds awesome" Rivalz smiled at the idea of getting some superpower.

Lelouch wasn't shocked by their desire to meet C.C and he was more than willing to give in. "Alright. She's staying with me for the moment so you guys can come over for dinner tonight." Lelouch said calmly knowing that there was no way he could say no.

(Scene Skip)

Just as they wanted, Lelouch brought the council over for dinner that night in order to meet C.C. Unfortunately for Lelouch, his younger sister somehow ran into C.C while he was out and Sayoko had to explain that she was joining the school next week and Lelouch was allowing her to stay with them for the time being. Outside of that dinner was pretty normal and once it was done, Sayoko took Nunnally away and the gang went back to the living room in order to chat. It was a simple room with a small table one large couch two small chairs and a television. Lelouch sat on one of the chairs with Milly deciding to sit on his lap. Shirley Rivalz and Nina sat on the large couch while Kallen took the other chair. C.C sat near the television

"So this is the girl that Clovis was trying so hard to get. She's nothing special" Kallen said calmly. C.C was certainly beautiful and exotic, even Kallen had to admit that, but there was nothing else special about her. The rest of the council didn't say as much but they pretty much agreed.

"This from the girl who pretended to be sick and weak while she was a terrorist" Lelouch retorted causing Kallen to blush slightly.

"Point taken" Kallen pouted.

"While Kallen may not be the best person to discuss how appearances can be deceiving" Milly teased causing the red head to pout again. "She does have a point when she says you don't look immortal"

C.C frowned as she reached into the pocket of her prisoners outfit and pulled out a small knife clearly anticipating this conversation. The group looked on in shock as C.C slit her throat with the knife.

"Are you crazy" Shirley yelled out as blood dropped down her neck.

"Just relax" Lelouch said calmly.

"But" Shirley started to say until C.C wiped her finger along the wound and everyone watched as it closed completely.

"Is that enough proof for you?" C.C deadpanned as she received a towel from Sayoko who had returned as C.C was slitting her throat.

"Y-yeah" Shirley stammered unsure of what else she could say.

"Now that there's now doubting your immortality, I'm curious how you became immortal in the first place?" Lelouch asked calmly.

"This is how" C.C smiled as her forehead lit up and a large red crane-like mark appeared. It was glowing with power and the teens outside of Lelouch were stunned.

"What is THAT!?" Shirley exclaimed not expecting something like this at all.

"This, my dear, is called Code Geass. One could say it's the bonus stage of the power that I gave Lelouch." C.C said with a grin on her face. She secretly loved seeing the shock on people's faces when they first learned of the real power she wielded.

"Bonus stage" Lelouch wondered.

C.C turned towards Lelouch and her expression stayed the same "That's right. As you continue to use your Geass it will become stronger and eventually it will advance in stages. For right now you can turn it on and off but eventually it will reach a point that the crane-like symbol that you saw on my forehead will be stuck on your eyes. You won't be able to turn off the power no matter what you do"

"That's scary" Nina said nervously aware of the dangers that Lelouch's power carried if it was permanent.

"Tell me about it. Lelouch's power is one thing since he can easily work around that but depending on what type of Geass you have it could be a disaster." Milly explained.

C.C got a solemn look on her face briefly before returning to a calmer expression, "That's right but that's the final stage. Those who are at the final stage can gain Code Geass by being given it by somebody who already has it. The Code grants me two powers in particular. The first is my immortality and the second one is the ability to give Geass to others." C.C continued.

"So if somebody has to give you Code Geass, who gave you yours." Kallen wondered. It was a simple leap of faith to make really.

"That's not important right now" C.C deflected. She didn't want to discuss her past since that would be far too much of a downer.

"She's right. What's important is deciding if we want the power for ourselves" Milly said catching everybody off guard including Lelouch. He was considering it but he didn't expect Milly to bring it up so casually.

"What are you saying Prez" Shirley said in disbelief.

"Like I said earlier, if we get this power, it would make it much easier to help Lelouch." Milly explained undeterred by the risks.

"Yeah but what about the risks" Nina said calmly.

"You have to take some risks if you're gonna change the world. I mean Lelouch killed his own brother and Kallen has been living a double life, in the hope that they could change the world. This is the least we could do" Milly said much to the joy of Lelouch and their new ally.

"True" Nina said bashfully.

"Well I'm in. Lelouch is my friend and if I can help him change the world I'll do it" Rivalz said happily.

"I owe Lelouch my life because of that ceasefire. So I'm in too" Kallen smiled. Given her personality she knew that whatever Geass she did get would only help her cause.

"I guess I'll try also" Nina said timidly. Since everyone was with her she was willing to give it a chance even if she was scared.

"Sorry guys but I don't think I want one." Shirley said bashfully.

"That's fine Shirley." Lelouch said with a smile. He couldn't fault anybody for hesitating after seeing everything they had.

C.C was shocked that all of them would be willing to take the chance for Lelouch but she smiled since she wanted a bit of revenge herself. "Alright everyone it's time to get your powers." C.C smiled.

(Scene Skip)

"Well that was interesting" Lelouch thought to himself as he began to do the dishes from the gathering. After everyone got their Geass's the group spent a few minutes learning about the individual powers and they got some very interesting results. Nina's Geass gave her the ability to construct any machine or mechanical object as long as she had the blue prints and the tools. He gave her a burner phone he used for his gambling and she was able to take it apart with very little issue. It would be a wonderful ability. Rivalz ability wasn't clear to everyone but they suspected it had to do with luck since he activated it and a minute later Shirley tripped on nothing and fell onto Lelouch's lap which was free for one of the few times that night. Kallen's ability seemed to give her faster reflexes which would help when she was in a knightmare again. The thing that bothered Lelouch was when Milly got her Geass. She immediately said something about not wanting to use her Geass, which meant that she knew what it was but didn't' want to use it. The fact that he saw Milly secretly activate her Geass before closing the door bothered him even more.

"Lulu do you have a minute" Shirley said bashfully from behind him. A shocked Lelouch whipped his head around to face the orangette and noticed the red ring that signified Geass was cast on Shirley and he knew what was going on.

"What is it Shirley" Lelouch replied turning towards the orangette. There were a few ways that this could go and he liked most of them.

"I love you Lelouch. I know you and Milly are dating but I had to tell you how I feel." Shirley said bashfully before the red ring vanished.

"Huh… what am I doing here?" Shirley said in a confused daze.

Lelouch wasn't sure if he should tell her but figured that Milly had gone through all the trouble so he should give in. "You were just confessing your feelings for me." Lelouch said with a smile.

"I...what…how…" Shirley said panicky since she somehow confessed her feelings without realizing it.

Lelouch mentally face palmed since he was certain that Milly used her Geass on Shirley but needed proof, "So Shirley what's the last thing you remember." Lelouch said calmly.

I remember walking with the Prez after Rivalz Kallen and Nina made their way towards their homes and then the Prez whispered 'Guts' and that's it.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me." Lelouch groaned now well aware of Milly's power.

"What's going on Lulu" Shirley said nervously. He seemed more annoyed about what Milly did then the confession and that was a red flag.

"Milly used her Geass on you." Lelouch said bluntly.

Shirley looked at Lelouch in shock, "How could you know that? We never found out what Milly's Geass could do."

"Because Milly figured it out and wanted to set up this little prank." Lelouch said calmly now certain he knew what her power was.

"Huh?" Shirley said in confusion.

"Milly's Geass is basically a more powerful version of her infamous Guts spell. She used it on you in order to get you to come back here and confess to me." Lelouch explained causing Shirley to blush even more.

"So now what" Shirley said bashfully. Her feelings were out and Lelouch knew them so what happened next.

"First off we need to redo that confession. I want to hear the words from you Shirley. Not the Geass influenced you." Lelouch smiled.

Shirley's eyes widened since she knew what had to be done, gathering all of her confidence she looked at the man wearing the silly apron and said the words that she could never say before. "I love you Lelouch. I know that you and Milly are together now but I wanted to tell you how I feel."

"Thank you Shirley and I'm glad to know how you feel but I want to correct one thing for you first." Lelouch smiled as he took off his apron. The dishes could wait until tomorrow morning.

"What's that" Shirley said before Lelouch walked up to her and wrapped her arms around him.

"Milly and I aren't together." Lelouch said with a smile. Before Shirley could say anything else Lelouch pressed her lips against his.

'I'm actually kissing Lulu.' Shirley thought to herself. This was like a dream and she never wanted to wake up. Any anger she may have had towards Milly for tricking her, was gone and all she could do was enjoy the moment with Lelouch.

"So Shirley" Lelouch smiled as he pulled away much to Shirley's disappointment.

"What is it Lulu." Shirley wondered still in dreamland.

"Why don't you show me how much you love me" Lelouch smiled as he grabbed her hand and led her towards a place the orangette never thought she'd see in her life, Lelouch's bedroom.

(Scene Skip)

'I could get used to this' Lelouch happily thought to himself as he woke up with a smile on his face and with no clothes on his body yet again. Next to him was a naked Shirley Fenette who shared his bed the night before thanks to Milly's antics, "Time to get going Shirley. We have Clovis's funeral to deal with this morning" Lelouch smiled as he kissed her on the head.

"Five more minutes Lulu" Shirley whined. Her body still ached from the pounding Lelouch gave her the night before. It turns out he actually had decent stamina when it came to sex.

"Sure" Lelouch smiled before kissing her on the cheek and getting up to shower. Lelouch would never admit it, but he was glad that Milly used her Geass to get Shirley to confess. He really did like Shirley, but because of the many secrets he held, he didn't want her to be put in danger by their relationship. Because he was lost in thought, he mindlessly opened the door and was met with the sight of a very naked C.C just getting out of the shower. He had to admit that the prisoner's clothes hid her rather impressive body but he also noticed the large scar on her stomach. It struck him as odd since he knew she could regenerate easily after her display.

"You can stop staring now Lelouch. I know I look good for a girl who has been alive for close to 1000 years but I am naked here." C.C said in a very teasing fashion hoping to prevent him from asking about the scar.

Lelouch was no fool and realized she didn't want to discuss the scar. "Yeah yeah, I just hope you get some actual food instead of pizza like you have been eating. Your prisoner's uniform looked a little tight yesterday" Lelouch replied sarcastically abiding by her unsaid wish. In just a few days she had ordered 6 boxes of pizza and finished them all by herself. Looking at her figure, he had to wonder just how she could eat all of that and look as good as she did. Of course he didn't voice as much since he had some decency.

C.C twitched slightly but wasn't going to give in, "Seeing as how Sayoko is taking me shopping today for some actual clothes, that shouldn't be a problem anymore." C.C replied calmly knowing she could get Lelouch later.

"Better Sayoko then Milly" Lelouch groaned knowing that Milly would get stuff that would drive him nuts especially since Nunnally couldn't see them.

"Don't you have to get ready for class?" C.C smiled before leaving the room.

"Yeah Yeah" Lelouch replied as he got into his shower. Today was going to be very boring and the early morning amusement was refreshing.

(Scene Skip)

The news that school would be off for a few days because of Clovis's death was a lucky break for the new alliance, since it meant they had more time to prepare for Suzaku's rescue. Luckily for them, the school was still open and the student council went to the student council room in order to discuss the plan moving forward. Oddly enough it was Milly who started things off instead of Lelouch. "Since you turned off the news before we could get all the details, I decided to do a little research on my own last night." Milly said with a teasing smile.

"So what did you find out?" Lelouch asked calmly.

"That, as we expected the Purebloods are currently in control and that Suzaku's trial is a farce. On the bright side, the person who is in charge of the trial is Jeremiah Gottwald."

"And that should matter why?" Lelouch wondered. Sure the purebloods were very predictable but that was it.

Milly frowned a bit since that name was actually very significant to Lelouch and if he didn't remember it something was very wrong, "It matters because he was one of the guards at the Aries Villa. My daddy has some connections in the army and rumor has it that he volunteered to come here in order to search for you" Milly revealed and Lelouch's bad mood was gone.

"Milly I could kiss you right now" Lelouch said happily. Now he could rescue Suzaku and get an ally in the military all in one move.

"Then do it" Milly smiled as she got out of her chair and walked over to Lelouch's before sitting down on his lap.

"Alright" Lelouch smiled as they engaged in another heated makeout session causing Kallen to blush heavily while Rivalz pouted.

"Geez can't you guys wait till later to do this" Shirley groaned equally as annoyed as Rivalz. The two girls spoke for a little bit just before the funeral and although Shirley forgave her for using her Geass to get her to confess to Lelouch she was still not pleased with the idea that she'd share Lelouch with her best friend.

"Sorry" Milly said bashfully though she really wasn't.

"So why are you so happy Lelouch?" Kallen asked calmly.

Lelouch couldn't help but smirk at that one, "Because Jeremiah is exactly what I need to move things to the next stage"

"What do you mean by that?" Rivalz asked finally recovering from his malaise at seeing his crush so openly affectionate with Lelouch.

"If Milly's sources are to be believed, then Jeremiah wanted to come here in search of me but blames Japan for my death."

"So" Rivalz said nonchalantly.

"So what happens if he learns I'm alive?" Lelouch smiled as the rest of the group had an Ah-ha moment.

"He could be an ally to our cause. A spy in the military who can not only give us information, but supply us weaponry if he's in position to do so."

"Exactly" Lelouch smiled back.

"Well then let's get to it. Why don't we get a hold of Jeremiah and convince him to help us" Milly smiled grabbing one of Lelouch's spare phones.

"Sure I just need Nina to make a slight adjustment and we can begin." Lelouch smiled as he turned towards the verdette.

"Yes sir" Nina said happily knowing that she was being relied on instead of just sitting in the shadows.

"So here's what I want you to do." Lelouch said calmly explaining what he need Nina to do with her Geass.

(Area 11 Government building)

Jeremiah Gottwald was on top of the world at the moment and he knew it. He was at last in charge of Area 11 and he could finally begin his search for the supposedly dead Vi Britannia siblings. He was loyal to the crown but he always found it strange that the Emperor would attack Japan despite sending two of his children to live there and the reports that Lelouch and Nunnally died during the war were shocking. Jeremiah had blue coifed hair that always seemed to stay in place and orange eyes. He wore the standard Britannian uniform with a blue vest over it that he wore since becoming Viceroy. Next to him were Kewell Soresi and Villetta Nu two of the high ranking officers in the Purebloods. Villetta Nu was a tall young woman with bluish-gray hair, yellow eyes, and dark skin. Her hair hung off the right side of her face with her left side tied up with various ornaments. She wore a white and red shirt covered by a long purple vest-like shirt; a black skirt and black belt along with black thigh-high stockings boots and long purple gloves. Villetta was Jeremiah's right hand and despite the odd incident in Shinjuku where she gave up her knightmare, her record was spotless. Then there was Kewell Soresi he was a smug man with blonde hair and blue eyes. Jeremiah knew he was loyal to a point but he didn't trust him. "Lord Jeremiah, are you sure this will work?" Villetta said nervously. The plan to frame Kururugi was a big risk that would be great if it worked but would ruin the Purebloods if it failed.

"It will Villetta. The terrorist from Shinjuku were clearly aided by somebody and that person killed Prince Clovis. There's no doubt that the person in question will appear again to save him.

"You're playing a dangerous game Jeremiah" Kewell warned. He was gambling their group's fate by doing this.

"Yes but thanks to our reporter friend, he won't be able to get to us so easily." Jeremiah said happily. Jeremiah made sure that the streets would be aligned with Britannians so the terrorists would have to try an alternate route.

"Then we'll leave you to you work Jeremiah. Call us if you need us." Villetta said calmly as she and Kewell left the room. Almost as if by fate the moment they left the phone rang.

"Hello" Jeremiah said calmly. He didn't recognize the number which was not unusual but he had to answer nonetheless.

"Hello there, Mr. Gottwald. I'm glad to see you survived the encounter with my Glasgow friend." Lelouch said calmly. The phone he was using was adjusted by Nina's Geass to be untraceable and he already had a voice changer handy to disguise his voice.

"You've got a lot of nerve, calling me after the stunt you pulled." Jeremiah growled into the phone. He knew that this was the person who led the terrorists to victory and killed Prince Clovis. Everyone knew that Kururugi wasn't the killer and while it was a risky move the only real loss would be to Camelot and if he was being honest Jeremiah wanted the Lancelot for himself. After Suzaku, he was the person with the highest compatibility rate and if not for the leader of the group's unique personality he would've gone out in that frame.

"Thank you and don't bother trying to trace this call. I'm not naïve enough to call the sitting Viceroy without caution" Lelouch taunted.

Jeremiah growled because the voice was right. To kill a Prince required skill and intelligence and somebody who did that wouldn't be sloppy. "What do you want? You're obviously not going to turn yourself in and the only reason I can think of that you'd call me is about Suzaku Kururugi."

"That's right" Lelouch replied with mock respect. "I'd like to make a deal with you."

"Oh and what would you possibly offer me?" Jeremiah replied.

"Lelouch Vi Britannia lives and if you give me Kururugi I'll tell you how to find him" the voice smiled.

Jeremiah paused and barely had to hold back his temper since this voice knew something he badly wanted to know. "How do you know he's alive?" Jeremiah growled.

"That is for me to know and you to find out. However if you don't believe me ask Suzaku Kururugi." The voice taunted.

Jeremiah was furious because this person clearly knew information that he didn't and the only way to learn the truth was to play along. "Alright so let's say I go with your plan. What's my signal to free Kururugi?"

"I'll mention Orange in some fashion and that will be your signal" Lelouch said with a smirk. He was lucky that the speaker wasn't on because his new team was laughing behind him.

"I see. I assume I won't be able to contact you again from this number." Jeremiah mused.

"That's correct and don't worry about what my plan is. You should be able to figure it out as I go" Lelouch smiled.

"Alright, so what should I call you" Jeremiah asked calmly. He was curious what this masked men called himself.

"Zero, you call me Zero. Oh and do put on a good show because I certainly intend to" Lelouch smiled.

"Very well then, have a nice day Mr. Zero." Jeremiah replied as he hung up the phone. This was far too easy but he had to give in since the bait was far too tempting. He knew his position was only temporary and given his knowledge of the Britannian structure he knew who would be taking over next. This knowledge might save him if things go south and leverage was everything in the current society. "It would seem I have to go visit Suzaku Kururugi yet again" Jeremiah groaned. What he thought would be a simple day was growing more complicated plan.

(Student Council Office)

As Lelouch hung up the phone he was smiling like a loon because he knew that his plan worked. "That's quite the gutsy plan Lelouch" Kallen smiled.

"Yes but as we can both attest, you need to take some risks." Lelouch smiled. If it worked he had an ally in the military and Suzaku would be safe.

"Well if that's all why don't we take the rest of the day to plan your introduction to Kallen's friends. Surely you planned to do that soon" Milly smiled.

Kallen was pleased that her little group was getting some much needed help but she realized that they should be warned about a few things before they get going. "Hold on guys" Kallen said nervously.

"What is it Kallen" Lelouch wondered.

"Well I figured I should tell you a few things about my group before we begin in order to make things easier." Kallen said calmly. A nod later and the explanation had begun.

(Prison interrogation room)

Suzaku Kururugi was led to the interrogation room but for once he was unsure of why. They already told him the charges and his eccentric boss had all but confirmed his belief that he was going to die. The question now was why he was brought back again. "How do you like your stay, Suzaku Kururugi. I hope you've been comfortable so far" Jeremiah said sarcastically.

Suzaku could've replied sarcastically but he knew Jeremiah was here for a reason. "So why are you here? I imagine it's not for small talk" Suzaku replied confidently.

Jeremiah looked at the young man and a part of him smiled. Brash in the face of danger and despite everything that happened he still had the same fire in his eyes. "I have a simple question for you and if you answer it, maybe all of this can go away." Jeremiah smiled

Suzaku's eye widened since he didn't think there was a chance of him getting out of this alive and now one was presented to him, "Alright. Ask away."

"Are you familiar with one Lelouch vi Britannia?" Jeremiah asked calmly. He was fortunate that nobody was watching him since this was a dangerous game he was playing.

Suzaku couldn't help but wonder why he was asked about Lelouch, but he was going to answer as he wanted. "Yes I know him. When he was sent to Japan he lived with my family at the Kururugi shrine." Suzaku explained calmly.

Jeremiah frowned slightly since it wasn't quite what he wanted, "I see and now I have one more question. Have you seen him since then?" Jeremiah probed.

Suzaku's eyes widened since he was left in a horrible position. Should he expose his friend to save his skin, or should he lie and succumb to his fate. Ultimately he went with the more sensible decision, "That's right. During the operations in Shinjuku I ran into him when I was pursuing the terrorists. The interesting thing is that it appears as though we soldiers were lied to." Suzaku said calmly. Not only could he save himself but he could give Jeremiah information that would serve him well.

Jeremiah's eyes widened since that meant the mysterious voice was telling the truth but what Suzaku said about the soldiers being lied to concerned him even more, "Tell me more t" Jeremiah ordered. As Suzaku explained his side of events in Shinjuku, Jeremiah Gottwald slowly realized that Shinjuku was a much bigger event than anybody realized and he discovered something he very much wished he hadn't.

(Scene Skip)

As Kallen stood at Tokyo Tower, she couldn't help but frown at the next step in her new teammate's plans for her terrorist cell. 'This is ridiculous' Kallen thought to herself as she waited for Lelouch's eventual summons. After telling her new comrades about her team Lelouch decided a test was in order before he could eventually join them and this was it. Kallen was dressed in her school uniform and watching her were three teammates nearby who were acting as bodyguards of sorts. The first of those three friends was Kento Sugiyama he had hazel eyes and teal hair that framed his face. He was wearing a green long sleeved jacket that had a cuff at the sleeves red pants and some tennis shoes along with a red headband that was a symbol of the group. The second was Toru Yoshida a man with dark brown hair that was held back by his red headband and turquoise eyes. He was wearing a blue sleeveless vest and blue pants along with some. Finally there was the captain of their group Kaname Ohgi. He had short brown hair held in place by his headband and grey eyes. He was wearing a dark brown long sleeved jacket with a dark yellow t-shirt underneath and gray pants along with some tennis shoes. Tamaki was hoping to join them but Kallen refused since he would undoubtedly cause headaches. All that was left was for Kallen to wait for the signal from Lelouch and they would make their move. Listening to her friends mumble they believed Suzaku was behind it which made no sense at all.

"Paging Kallen Stadtfeld of Ashford Academy; one of your personal effects has been turned into the Kiosk at the observation deck." A voice said over the loudspeakers.

'Really that's what he's going with' Kallen thought to herself as she made her way towards the kiosk with her friends tailing her close behind. Grabbing the item, she smiled at the simple phone that she knew was prepared by Nina and would lead directly to her new boss. With almost perfect timing the phone rang and with the codename Zero on it. Kallen naturally answered and the fun was about to begin.

"Do you have any idea how suspicious it looks when three Japanese men are following a single Britannian girl. Your friends could very easily get arrested if somebody were paying attention" Lelouch teased.

Kallen mentally chuckled at that before playing her role "So what do you want me to do now?" Kallen said softly.

"Well, I want you to join Shirley and Milly in my bed but that can wait until after the mission" Lelouch teased calling Kallen to blush slightly. "As for today and my meeting with your friends, all I need is for you to take the outbound loop five. Your instructions will follow once you get on." Lelouch smirked before hanging up.

'That guy' Kallen smiled for a moment before leaving knowing that her friends were not far behind. To be honest she was shocked that nobody called security on her friends, since they were extremely close to her all day. Then again, Lelouch's Geass could prevent anything like that from happening and she had no doubt that he would've done something if it came to that.

(Scene Skip)

Just as Lelouch instructed, Kallen led the group to the train and were easily able to board. "So now what" Ohgi said calmly. This felt wrong to him and he couldn't quite explain why.

"We'll see" Kallen replied as the phone rang again. Kallen quickly answered knowing her instructions were on the way.

"Enjoying your ride" Lelouch chuckled through the phone.

"Where are you" Kallen replied with mild frustration. This was a bit much for a simple meet and greet and she wanted to know what he was planning to do.

"I'm in the front of the train. Don't take too long or you might miss me" Lelouch chuckled before hanging up the phone again.

'This guy is gonna be the death of me' Kallen thought to herself as she made her way forward with her team following close behind. As she moved she was shocked at how easy it was for her to get through. Looking closer she realized that Lelouch used his power on every single person there which was insane. Eventually, the four youths reached the last train they noticed it was dark and that a single figure was waiting but because of the lack of light, they couldn't see him.

"Was it you?" Ohgi said nervously as they looked on at the single figure unable to determine more. As the train went into a large tunnel the figure turned around and Lelouch revealed himself at last. Well sort of.

'You have got to be kidding me. I know you wanted to disguise yourself but this is over the top Lelouch' Kallen thought to herself. Lelouch was wearing a black cape that flowed all the way down to the middle of his legs but was curved so it created a semicircle around his head with gold trim on the outside but that wasn't the end of the outlandish appearance. The person wore purple pants with gold trim and purple shoes and a purple shirt with a white ascot. Finishing the look was a black mask with four spikes.

"Hello there everyone. I'm glad my ceasefire seems to have spared you all." Lelouch said through a modified voice.

"So you are the one who arranged that ceasefire. I don't know which is more impressive, the fact you did what you did or that you wear an outfit like that?" Kallen teased knowing Lelouch wouldn't take too kindly to that.

Lelouch twitched from underneath the mask but he knew that Kallen did it just to tick him off as payback for leading them like this, "Putting that aside, I'm sure you're wondering why I've summoned you here."

"I'm more curious who you are?" Ohgi said sternly. This person was clearly messing with them and Ohgi wasn't going to take it lying down.

"Of all the questions you could've asked me you chose that one. Perhaps I should find a different terrorists group to work with since I doubt you'll be much help." Lelouch teased causing Kallen and one of the guys to twitch.

"What was that" Yoshida said angrily. Kallen mentioned that Yoshida was not very patient to the gang but that another of their members was far worse.

"I'm underneath a mask for a reason and I would've thought that was enough for you to not ask. However since you clearly have doubts about me, how about I remind you of just how good I am." Lelouch taunted.

"What was that!?" Sugiyama growled. Sugiyama was actually very level headed but he didn't like being treated like a fool and Lelouch was doing exactly that.

"Didn't you find it odd that you four have been following a beautiful young woman like her throughout the city and nobody said a thing or even bothered you once?" Lelouch said calmly.

"What's your point?" Ohgi said curiously. In truth he did find it strange how easy it was for them to move around but he didn't think about it until now.

"No point but I'm simply saying that if you want to save Japan you need me." Lelouch taunted. Kallen knew that inside the mask he had a savage grin on his face.

"What makes you say that?" Yoshida said angrily still not pleased with the man's games.

"Ignoring the fact that you've come all this way just from a hint I gave Kallen, let me remind you of what I've done for you so far. I managed to lead your rag tag group to the only victory that the Japanese have had against Britannia since the Miracle of Itsukushima without any coordination whatsoever and a very limited knowledge of your group. What do you think would happen if I joined you more actively and used my various skills to make you guys into a real militia?" Lelouch replied sarcastically again catching the resistance group flat footed.

The offer was tempting but one member of the group wasn't satisfied. "If you're such a badass, why don't you save Kururugi from his fate. That should be a much harder challenge" Sugiyama challenged. Sure he helped them win and arranged the ceasefire but as far as Sugiyama was concerned that was luck. Saving Kururugi, now that would be a challenge.

From behind his mask Lelouch smiled since he didn't even need to bring up Suzaku, "Very well I'll take back Suzaku Kururugi and to make things even more interesting I'll only need one thing from your little group in order to do it." Lelouch taunted.

"No way" Sugiyama scoffed. There was no way he could do it alone.

"What do you need from us?" Ohgi replied diplomatically. He was no fool and this guy clearly had a plan.

"All I need… is her" Lelouch smirked as he pointed to Kallen.

"Me" Kallen said in disbelief.

"Yes. All I need is for you to act as my driver and I can save Suzaku Kururugi from his fate. If that isn't enough to get you to trust my abilities I don't know what is" Lelouch said happily.

The four Japanese looked at each other and then Kallen who nodded her approval and that was enough, "Alrighty then. If you can save Suzaku with just Kallen we will work with you." Ohgi confirmed.

"Excellent. I'll be sending more details via that phone." Lelouch smiled. The first step was complete and now he could get to work on the final phase of his plan to save Suzaku.

(Scene Skip)

Jeremiah Gottwald went from being above the clouds to as miserable as he had been in a long time. Suzaku's confirmation of Lelouch's death was just the tip of the iceberg. To learn that instead of poison gas, the container that the terrorists stole contained a single girl with long green hair was devastating news because of what it implied. Good men were lost because Prince Clovis wanted to save his skin, but that was only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

As he made his way back to the Viceroy's office, he went over details of the battle to see if there was anything else he missed and realized that the person who helped the terrorists and ultimately killed Clovis was the person who stole Villetta's Sutherland from her early on. It would explain how the terrorists had access to their codes and knew about the truck. When he came back, he immediately called her to his office asked her for a description of the person hoping to get some hints to the person's identity and boy did he get it. Villetta's description meant one thing. Not only was Lelouch Vi Britannia very much alive, but he was the person who aided the terrorists and killed Prince Clovis. Jeremiah was torn between loyalty to a country and loyalty to a person he swore to protect after one of his greatest failures.

Well that's it for the Chapter and there were a lot of moving parts to this one so I hope everyone enjoyed it. Next chapter things heat up when Lelouch makes his very public debut and saves Suzaku but things only get more interesting from there.