The Demon's Pride V2
Alright everyone, as DJ Khaled once said. "Another One."
Chapter 5: Questions and Answers.
Clovis stared at the figures in front of him in shock. One was the young green haired immortal that he had been experimenting on for the past few months and who was glaring at him with hate and fire in her eyes. The other...
"Le-Lelouch?" Clovis managed to stutter out, seeing the face of his long thought dead brother. "Is-is it really you?"
Lelouch took a theatrical bow, before locking eyes with his half-brother. "Indeed, it is, dear brother. It is I, Lelouch Vi Britannia. Son of a murdered mother. Brother to a crippled sister. The man who just kicked your ass and is currently holding you at gunpoint." Laughing a little at the end, Lelouch began to walk towards Clovis, the whole time continuing to hold the gun level at Clovis's head.
Clovis straightened in his chair and tried to think of a way out of this current situation.
"Well...I am certainly pleased to see that you are alive brother. And judging by your...speech, I would assume that Nunnally is also alive and well."
"As well as can be, given that we were abandoned by our family, tossed into a foreign country, which was then attacked and turned into a hell on earth by our family."
Clovis swallowed hard at that statement. "This is great! Now, you two can come to rejoin us in the homeland, I am sure that everyone would love to see you again. Euphie and Corneli-"
Clovis was cutoff as a bullet sped past him, chipping some wood off his chair. Looking his half-brother in the eyes, Clovis saw that they held anger and fire the likes of which he had never seen, not even in his father's eyes.
"I can assure you, Clovis, that I do not want to hear about how any of the members of our family are sad that we are gone!" Lelouch smirked at his trembling brother.
"Instead, I would like to talk about something else. My mother's murder."
Clovis's eyes widened at that statement.
"I have no knowledge about that Lelouch! I-I had no part in that!"
Lelouch laughed. "Oh, that I believe. But you may still have information about someone who might know something. And now...now I can get the answers to all of my questions!"
"{Now, obey all of my commands!}"
Clovis straightened up in his chair and looked dead in Lelouch's eyes.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"{Now my first question. Who murdered my mother?}" Lelouch knew that Clovis had no knowledge about this, but it would still be interesting to see what he had to say.
"I do not know. But I do know two people who were involved with your mother that may know."
"{And who are they?}"
"My elder brother Schneizel, and my elder sister Cornelia." Lelouch's eyes narrowed at the stated names. 'Schneizel, the only one able to beat me in chess. And then...her.'
"{How would they know?}"
"Schneizel was tasked by the emperor to look after Lady Marianne's body. Cornelia was the Captain of the Guard for Lady Marianne during the time of the assassination."
Lelouch nodded at that information, before beginning a new line of questioning.
"{Why did you perform this massacre?}"
"Because one of my pet projects had escaped confinement. I had to track her down so as to not be disinherited."
Lelouch trembled with rage.
"{That's the reason you killed all these people! Hundreds of deaths on your head! All so that you wouldn't be disinherited! What about the fact that the majority of the citizens of the ghetto had no knowledge of the terrorists?!}"
"It mattered not to me. They were scum, filth beneath my feet. Why should I, a prince, care about these animals."
Lelouch's whole body began to tremble at Clovis' response.
"{And your experiments on this woman. Why?}"
"She has a unique ability. I believed that if I was able to gain control of this ability, I would be able to become the next emperor. I had also believed that if I could duplicate and enhance this ability, I could use it to revive my fallen siblings."
Lelouch's face went chalk white at that statement.
"{What do you mean?}"
"I was devastated when my siblings died in this backwater country. Not only I, but many of my other siblings miss them. I wanted a way to bring them back, even if it seemed impossible, I would find a way. Not only could I have brought them back, but I could have prevented any of my other siblings from dying."
Lelouch shook his head at that statement. 'No, this can't be true! They hate us, they left us! Why would he...why would they...'
Seeing her companion in distress, C.C. approached Lelouch, lightly touching his shoulder.
"Now is not the time to think about this Lelouch. Remember your promise to me and the resistance fighters. Remember your promise to yourself."
Lelouch put these new emotions into the back of his mind for now. 'She's correct. I need to remain focused on my objective.' Turning back to Clovis, Lelouch began to ask some new questions.
"{Are there any others here in Area 11 who were aware of this project.}"
"Yes. General Bartley was in charge of operation, following my directions, along with several scientists."
"{Anyone outside of this Area that knows?}"
"My father, the emperor, gave me plans for the containment unit that the subject was placed in. It kept her in a state of suspended animation, which allowed us to experiment on her without any sort of interference."
Lelouch's eyes widened at the knowledge that his father knew about these experiments. Glancing at C.C. he saw that she had a seething anger at what Clovis had said. 'Does she know father?' Turning back to Clovis, Lelouch began to ask more questions.
"{I would like you to download all of the current files on all Knightmare shipments, developments, projects, finances, and files on all the high-ranking nobles in Area 11. I would also like the passcode for the backdoor access port for the server used by the Viceroy and Sub-Viceroy.}"
Clovis moved to the computer console and began to download the files Lelouch told him to. Once he finished, he removed the flash drive and gave it to Lelouch, along with a piece of paper that contained the passcode for the server.
"{Does this include the information about that experimental Knightmare frame?}"
"No. The information for that is the property of Camelot, which is under the jurisdiction of Schneizel. As such, I have no access to the information."
Lelouch nodded, not really surprised that someone other than Clovis had been behind the creation of that machine.
"{Very well. I want you go back to your chair, and sit down.}"
Clovis moved back to his chair and sat down.
"{Now I want you to forget this conversation.}" Lelouch said, putting the helmet back on his head, and canceling the effects of his power. Clovis returned to the way he was before Lelouch revealed his identity.
"What is it you want?"
Leveling the gun at Clovis, Lelouch looked him dead in the eye. "Justice"
Lelouch pulled the trigger. The bullet sped out of the barrel, the recoil causing the gun to move upwards slightly. Time seemed to slow for Lelouch as he saw the bullet fly through the air towards the figure of his brother. The bullet impacted Clovis between the eyes, causing his head to snap back, before his body slumped in his seat, blood running down his face. Lelouch turned from the corpse of his half-brother, shaken by the events that had transpired and the information that he had learned.
"It won't get any easier." C.C. said.
Lelouch looked at her quizzically.
"The act of murder. It is never easy, but the first face to face kill is especially brutal. Although, I suspect this isn't your first kill is it?"
Lelouch nodded. "That's a story for another time. For now, we must return to the Knightmare, then back to my base of operations. Come." With that, Lelouch and C.C. turned and walked out of the room, leaving the now dead prince on his bloody throne.
(Scene Change)
(Shinjuku Ghetto)
Kallen and the others sat in their base, a dilapidated school building that Ohgi used to work at. They had heard the announcement about Clovis calling the ceasefire and had assumed that it was thanks to Zero, but they had yet to hear back from him. Ohgi, Nagata, and the others sat in a small circle with their walkie-talkies in front of them, waiting for a call, while Kallen sat in one of the desks, thinking over the events of the past day. 'It's because of him that we won. It's because of a damn Britannian that we're alive right now. There was no way that we would have survived otherwise. I understand that. But still...I don't know if I can trust him.' Kallen thought. She remembered the lessons her brother gave her about the various members of the Royal Family. 'Lelouch Vi Britannia. Exiled prince, assumed dead, has a full sister.' She couldn't remember much else about Lelouch's past. 'Hopefully we'll get our answers soon.'
"This is Zero. Does anyone copy?" Zero's voice came from Ohgi's communicator, which he almost dropped in surprise before grabbing it and talking into it.
"This is Ohgi, we read you loud and clear Zero."
"Good, I was hoping you all were together. I would like to thank you all as a group for trusting me enough to follow my instructions and strategies today. I understand that was a stretch for some of you."
Ohgi nodded. "It was, but in the end, it turned out to be profitable. Now, before we go any further, we have some questions we need to ask you."
"Very well. Ask away."
"First off, the ceasefire was thanks to you, correct?"
"It was. Amazing the what a man will do with a gun pointed at his head." This got a dark chuckle from some of the resistance members.
"Thank you for that. Next question. Why us? Why come to us? Why not another resistance group or the JLF."
There was silence on Zero's end for a few seconds.
"The truth. It was a matter of convenience. You see...I sort of saw the transport truck flip over on the highway and leapt down to help. I fell into the back when Nagata started driving. When he crashed in Shinjuku, I knew that I would need your help to successfully leave the Ghetto in one piece."
This story brought out a round of snickers from some of the resistance members.
"So, the only reason we're alive is because you're a klutz?" Nagata asked with mirth in his voice.
"Actually, I would say the reason is your bad driving Nagata. Both cars and Knightmares. I imagine you walk everywhere."
Tamaki laughed at that, while Ohgi and the others smiled, Nagata slumped in depression.
"I have a question." Kallen said. "Why do you hate Britannia so much? Why does a damn prince want to see his nation burn so badly?" The silence was longer this time, and Kallen assumed it wasn't due to embarrassment this time.
"That is a long story, better told later. I'll contact you all later to set up a meeting in order to discuss that and other matters."
"Wait, how will you know how to contact us?" Tamaki asked, an awkward silence following as the others looked at him. "What?"
"I do believe that you were the one who shouted out how Kallen went to the same school as me. I'll talk to her there." Tamaki flushed as he remembered what happened, before wilting as Kallen seethed at him.
Ohgi thought about it for several seconds before responding. "Very well. But please make it quick."
"I will. We'll meet within three days time. Now if you will all excuse me; I have a blonde bombshell and sexy orangette to get home to. Zero out."
The group stared at the communicator before Tamaki mumbled. "Lucky."
(Scene Change)
(Ashford Academy)
Lelouch and C.C. began to their ascent up the stairs of the Ashford Academy Clubhouse, heading towards Lelouch's room.
"So that comment about the blonde and the orangette?" C.C. asked.
Lelouch turned and grinned. "Why C.C. are you jealous. You know, I've never been with a greenette, but I suppose that would make the situation interesting. Of course, we'll have to get a bigger bed."
"Please boy, I am too much for you to handle."
"Oh, this will be fun proving you wrong." Seeing C.C.'s cocked eyebrow, Lelouch continued. "Simple. Milly will no doubt pull the surveillance that is here, she loves watching me and Shirley in the shower. Or bed. Or kitchen. Anywhere really., and will discover this conversation. After that, you would have better luck making a mountain move then deterring her from getting you into her-and eventually my-bed."
"...What sort of den of debauchery do you live in."
"The best kind C.C. the best kind." Lelouch answered before approaching and opening the door to his room. "Now be quiet. Those two are probably still asleep, along with Nunnally and Sayoko, and I would rather not wake them."
"My dear Lulu, that is not an issue." Turning to the owner of the voice, Lelouch paled as he saw his girlfriends, Milly Ashford and Shirley Fenette, sitting on his bed, and his maid/bodyguard/sensei Sayoko Shinozaki sitting at his desk, all three staring right at him and C.C.
"Aww damn it."
I hope you all liked it, again leave reviews, comments, concerns, questions. I will do my best to answer at the top of each chapter.
Next chapter is one that I enjoyed reading the first time around, and made some changes to. It is a Lemon chapter. So please keep that in mind, special markings should identify where that scene begins and ends.
INUYAHA signing out.