Here's the next chapter. Anyway, I don't own Code Geass or any of the characters just the OC.
28. Operation Pacific Ocean Ambush
At Ashford Academy, a ball is taking place to end the festival and everyone is dancing in the courtyard. Everyone is enjoying the ball. However, on the roof of the main School building where Suzaku, Lelouch and Rolo were having their own private conversation, Lelouch and Rolo stood shocking after hearing a new bit of information from Suzaku.
"Suzaku, what did you just say?" Lelouch asked, taken aback.
"I know you heard me, Lelouch. The new Viceroy of Area 11 is going to be Nunnally." Suzaku repeated.
"But how can that be?" Rolo asked, just as surprised. "To make someone as vulnerable as Nunnally a Viceroy, especially one in the middle of a conflict of this scale. That makes no sense."
"I agree sending a blind, crippled girl to run Area 11 is something no one would decide. That's why she requested it herself." Suzaku informed them.
They both gasped.
"She requested it?" Lelouch asked in disbelief.
Suzaku nodded.
"Is it because Euphemia defected or her personal attachment to Japan?" Rolo asked.
Suzaku shook his head. "I don't know, all I know was that she asked this of the emperor and he accepted.
Lelouch grit his teeth. "Is this a part of his scheme? He's using Nunnally against me."
"Lelouch I've been assigned to be the aid to the Viceroy," Suzaku told him.
Lelouch and Rolo were surprised by that sudden information.
"I told you I would protect Nunnally. This way I'll be with her at all times." Suzaku assured him.
After hearing his words Lelouch calmed down. "I believe your words Suzaku." He responded. "For right now, we should focus on other matters."
"That reminds me. Lelouch, I have a message from Big Brother." Rolo told him. "The military district of India contacted Rakshata about the new Knightmares for the Black Knights. They'll be loaded on a cargo ship heading for Japan tomorrow."
"I see, that's good," Lelouch replied. "This way, we'll have the necessary fire-power to face the Britannians."
"About that." Suzaku chimed in. "The Britannian forces are aware of that cargo ship and are planning to stop it."
"What? Was our plan leaked?" Rolo asked.
Suzaku nodded. "I'm afraid so. They're planning to dispatch an air-force battalion to commandeer the cargo ship and take the Knightmares, the goal is the leave the Black Knights vulnerable and without enough military strength to fight."
Lelouch thought for a moment. "We're at a disadvantage, and we don't have a clear grasp of the enemy's power." He turned to Rolo. "Rolo, how far has Rakshata come in modifying the Knightmare's we already have?"
"She's still in the process of making the necessary upgrades for the Guren and all our other Knightmares are the same as last year. But the Agravaine has been completely upgraded to an Eighth-Generation Knightmare and both it and my Vincent have float-units. Plus the Gawain has been completely reconstructed and made into a new Knightmare for Zero's personal use as you requested. It's being transported along with the rest of the new Knightmares." Rolo answered.
"Hmm. That's even better than I was hoping for." Lelouch then looked at Suzaku. "Suzaku, do you know who will be participating in this operation?"
"I do." Suzaku acknowledged. "Just a simple battalion led by a general named, general Upson. But Lord Guilford and the Glaston Knights are to be the rear-guard, and me and two Knights Of The Round will act as reinforcements should the situation turn dire."
"Guilford and Knights Of The Round?" Lelouch considered all this, then thought of something. "Yes, I think we can use this to our advantage.
Britannian Military Base
At a military base within the Britannian Homeland was a large battleship on a landing-strip preparing to leave for a mission. Parked next to that ship was the Avalon that would take a direct route to Area 11. Nunnally was aboard a small ship that would leave after the rest, while Guilford was inside the base along with General Upson, David Darlton and a few soldiers who were all ready to begin the operation.
"Don't underestimate the threat. They may be at a disadvantage but we are still dealing with the Black Knights." Guilford warned. "You could be sure Zero has some plan underway. And beyond that Soul is formidable, a half-hearted attack will be useless against him."
"Such a cowardly response and they call you the Spearhead of the Empire." General Upson berated. "Fortunately your job is to be the rear-guard in this operation, all you need to worry about is remaining behind the ship.
"But General, what about Viceroy Nunnally?" Guilford said concerned. "Is it wise to leave her, without an escort?"
"That has already been taken into consideration, Lord Guilford." General Upson responded. "The Viceroy will be taking a different route from us and will be heading straight to Area 11 on a different escort ship, a more secured aircraft than any of ours. Regrettably, we can't be there to protect her, however, her safety should be guaranteed."
"Speaking of regret!" Lloyd called out happily as he approached them down the hall, with Cecile beside him.
The others turned to him surprised to see him hear.
"Earl Asplund." General Upson noted.
"Sorry, we're late. Adjusting Lancelot took longer than we thought it would." Lloyd said, stopping in front of Guilford.
"It's been quite a while, Earl Asplund." Guilford greeted.
"That's because I'm working directly under little Charlie now," Lloyd said playfully.
"Are you referring to His Majesty…?!" General Upson asked, both shocked and outraged.
"Please forgive him, sir. Lloyd, please!" Cecile scolded nervously.
"Hum, Did I say something wrong?" Lloyd asked, nonchalant.
"I see that you haven't changed. As for the item we discussed." Guilford addressed.
"Yes, it comes to us via Prince Schneizel," Cecile confirmed.
"It's rather nice having the Second Prince to call on?" Lloyd said pleased.
"You have my thanks," Guilford said.
"Unbelievable." General Upson thought, annoyed by Lloyd's attitude. "This prodigal aristocrat is serving as Lord Kururugi's guardian. He'd better not interfere with efforts to educate the new Viceroy."
Meanwhile, aboard her escort ship, Nunnally was inside an indoor garden thinking to herself.
"I hope everything works out." Nunnally thought, upset. "Euphie, I hope I have a chance to speak with you."
Area 11 Tokyo Settlement
Back at Area 11. It was now nighttime and news about the next Viceroy was being broadcast around the Tokyo Settlement, many people on the streets stopping to look at the large broadcast screens around the Settlement to hear the news.
"The new Viceroy is set to arrive at Area 11 tomorrow to take up her post." The male news anchor announced.
"The name and background of the new viceroy still has not been released to the public." The female news anchor added.
"The big question is the Chinese Federation Consulate, right?" Another male news anchor said.
"You mean regarding Zero?" Another male news anchor asked.
"As there has been no formal announcement, some thinks chief consul Gao Hai may be acting on his own. The consul general's standing will depend upon the balance of power." The female news anchor announced.
Chinese Federation, Vermilion Forbidden City
Meanwhile, in the Chinese Federation capital of the Vermilion Forbidden City, Kaguya is with the Empress of the land, a young girl named Tianzi. Currently, the two of them are having a conversation while sitting by a small table inside a little gazebo in the middle of a small lake outside the palace. Standing next to the two of them are two more members of the High Eunuchs, Zhao Hao and Xia Wang.
"What about the standoff in Area 11?" Zhao Hao asked.
"Oh, I'm afraid I don't know the details," Kaguya replied.
"Can you tell me anything about the outside world? I've never gone beyond the walls of this palace." Tianzi said.
"That's because this Forbidden City in the Luo Yang capital is the very centre of the world, Empress." Zhao Hao said pleased.
"But..." Tianzi muttered.
"I'm going to go outside and see what's happening," Kaguya said surprising Tianzi. "The truth is, I came today to say goodbye to you."
Tianzi began to tear up when she heard that. "Oh no, not now, when I finally made a real friend."
Kaguya had an apologetic smile. "I'm very sorry. But you know my husband is waiting for me."
Ashford Academy, O.S.I Underground Base
The next day, Lelouch sits in the O.S.I Underground base alone, where he video chats with C.C. and fiddles with a Black King Chess piece.
"The supplies were successfully received in Niigata," C.C informed.
"I'm already aware of that," Lelouch said.
"Then you should know there's no way to get them into the consulate now." C.C reminded him.
"I never intended on having them there in the first place," Lelouch said.
"Nunnally is going to be the new Viceroy. Will you be able to fight her? Your sister?" C.C asked.
Lelouch slammed the Chess piece in his hand on the board and glared at C.C. "Fight? Nunnally? Is that some kind of joke?"
"Then you're just going to leave her alone?" C.C asked.
"Out of the question. If nothing's done, Nunnally will be used as a political tool, just like she was before." Lelouch said displeased.
"A girl who can't walk and can't see. Do they plan to use her as a pawn and throw her away?" C.C questioned.
Lelouch grit his teeth angrily. "I'm doing all this to keep that from happening. That's why I formed the Black Knights. I became Zero for Nunnally's sake."
"I'm well aware that your sister is your entire reason for living. However…" C.C paused. "Do really think they would agree with that?"
Lelouch stopped and looked at her.
"You became Zero for Nunnally, but Logan and Rolo became who they are now for much more than that." C.C continued. "Even though the promises and ideals you told the Japanese were simply a means to an end, they were fully intent on backing up those words, you realize that don't you?"
"I know," Lelouch said in a quiet tone. "I am going to create a world where Nunnally can live happily. To do that I will obliterate Britannia. But I'm not so arrogant to believe that those around me will devote everything to that goal alone." Lelouch placed the Black King piece beside the Black Knight piece and Black Bishop piece. "They've already done so much for me, I fully intend on crushing Britannia to help them as well." He looked back at C.C. "You mentioned V.V. Is he in the Britannian homeland?"
"I don't know that much about him. However, I know that he is your father's first ally. Emperor Charles of Britannia's chief confederate." C.C answered.
"Confederate?" Lelouch repeated.
"Long ago. They made a pact." C.C specified.
Sword Of Akasha, C's World
Standing at the top of the stairs of the shrine in C's world was Charles and beside him was V.V, the two of them were looking off into the distance.
"I shall slay the god." Charles declared.
"Yes, that is our binding contract. Tell me, Charles, why didn't you tell Nunnally about Zero's true identity and about Geass?" V.V asked.
"It wasn't necessary for her to know," Charles answered.
"You know Charles, you really are still a child," V.V said amused.
"Perhaps I am, big brother," Charles replied with a smile.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Later that day, a small fleet of battleships with the flagship commanded by Upson in the centre was flying over the pacific ocean. They were on a course to intercept the cargo ship with the new Knightmares for the Black Knights.
Aboard The Flagship
On the bridge of the flagship, General Upson was sitting on the command seat and was feeling a bit impatient.
"How much further is the target?" Upson asked.
"It's already on radar sir. We should have visual before long." A soldier answer.
"Then we can finally begin," Upson said.
Black Knights Submarine
Inside the meeting room in the Submarine that the Black Knights control, Euphie was alone in the room until the door opened and in walked Kaguya.
"Lady Kaguya." Euphie got up and greeted her. "I'm glad to see you returned safely."
"It's a pleasure to see you as well, Euphemia." Kaguya returned the greeting and looked around. "Are we the only ones here?"
"Actually, miss Rakshata is here as well, but she's in the middle on something. Everyone else left for a mission." Euphie explained.
"I see, and here I was hoping to see everyone after being gone for so long." Kaguya lamented.
"Rest assured that will be a problem, in fact, we'll be leaving ourselves before long," Orpheus said as he entered the room himself.
"Lyra? You were here too." Euphie said.
"That's correct." Orpheus then turned to Kaguya and removed his mask. "It's a pleasure to meet you, at last, miss Kaguya Sumeragi."
"And you as well, I was also looking forward to meeting you." Kaguya greeted back. "You're Orpheus Zevon, correct."
"That's right, though I also answer to Lyra," Orpheus said. "Back to the matter at hand, you won't have to wait too long to see Zero or the others."
"Oh, and why is that?" Kaguya asked curiously."
"Because I just got word from Rakshata, she's already finished on what she was working on. Now, all that's left is do deliver it." Orpheus said with a smile.
Aboard The Flagship
Back with the fleet of Britannian ships as they were now close enough to see the cargo ship they were after, a large number of enemy signals appeared on their radar and appearing on screen was Knightmares belonging to the Black Knights, including three Burais, five Gekkas, and the Guren being carried by fighter planes and heading for the fleet of Britannian ships.
"The Black Knights?!" Upson gasped shocked.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Inside one of the Burai's was Zero.
"The objective of this operation is to bring down the Britannian fleet and to take possession of our Knightmares. No matter what happens, we absolutely cannot allow them to reach our ship. Drive them off. Is that clear?" Zero ordered.
"Roger." All the Black Knights said in unison.
The Britannian's deployed fighters planes from their flagship and the planes fired Gatling guns at the Black Knights.
One of the Burai's that was being piloted by Minami was shot down along with the plane carrying it that was being piloted by Tamaki.
"Tamaki, what are you doing?" Minami cursed by ejecting.
"Amateurs! Bringing land-based units for an aerial mission." One of the Britannian's that was piloting a fighter plane said.
Suddenly a green smoke-screen was released and surrounded all the air forces around the ship and messed up their vision.
Aboard The Flagship
Aboard the flagship, Upson was taking command of the Britannian forces.
"Surface flares will have no effect on our defence. Surround them and attack now!" Upson ordered.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
The planes piloted by the Black Knights were closing in on the Britannian ships.
Ohgi was piloting one of the planes and had contacted Todoh.
"All right, General Todoh, the rest is up to you," Ohgi said
"Right. Good luck Deputy-Commander." Todoh replied.
Ohgi released Todoh's Knightmare from the plane and he landed on the flagship, Todoh immediately drew his Revolving Break Sword and slashed the ships wing-mounted cannon.
Aboard The Flagship
"Impossible. They're landing on top of us?" Upson said shocked.
Soon the Guren and another Gekka land on the flagship and others landed on the three escort ships.
"Two more enemy Knightmares are landed on our main wing." A soldier on the bridge informed.
"They're on our escorts as well." A Britannian staff officer reported. "Send our aerial forces to…"
To the surprise of the Britannian's the large smoke-screen suddenly ignited with flames and all the Britannian aerial forces were inside which caused them to be destroyed.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
"You took the bait, commander. I figured you concentrate your airpower on the smoke. The obvious response." Zero thought pleased.
"Now we can focus on the flagship," Asahina said pleased as he fired at the flagship's float unit.
"All right. We're withdrawing. Yoshida, finish up." Ohgi said as he and the rest of the planes flew off.
"Right, I'm on it," Yoshida replied as remained, piloting the plane that held Zero's Burai which headed for the cargo ship.
"It's time for me to claim my Knightmare," Zero said to himself.
Aboard The Flagship
Back aboard the flagship, Upson started to panic.
"Deploy the remaining airships and the escort ships fire as well!" Upson ordered.
"But sir, the enemy is targeting our float units. We can't shoot back because our shields are up." A Britannian staff officer reminded him.
"Then how can we defend this ship. If I'd known this was possible I'd had Lord Guilford as the main guard instead of the rear!" Upson cursed. "It'll take an hour for reinforcements to reach us from the Tokyo Settlement. We need to hold out somehow!"
Black Knights Cargo Ship
After landing on the ship, Zero board the inside and exited his Burai. After that he contacted Yoshida.
"Yoshida. fall back and meet up with Ohgi, then inform him to begin the next phase of the operation." Zero ordered.
"Understood," Yoshida responded before he flew off.
Zero then walked down the hallway of the ship.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Back to the battle, the Black Knights continued attacking the Britannian ships that we're unable to defend themselves.
Asahina used his Gekka to outmanoeuvre a fighter plane and destroy it. "Now, Samurai Leap over floating boat attack. You can put your shields up, but once we get inside, you're finished." He said confidently after seeing three of the four escort ships were falling from the sky. "Looks like they're running out of air strength, too."
"You'll end up a skinned rabbit. Don't get cocky." Senba reminded him.
"Right, right. I'll stick to basics but…" Asahina said before quickly dodging bullets that were fired at his Knightmare from a distance.
"Reinforcements from Tokyo? So soon?" Chiba questioned.
"No. It looks like their rear guard. And they have float units." Todoh noted.
"Knightmares! It can't be. That machine is…" Kallen said with a shocked expression.
The Knightmares that were closing in on them were five Gloucesters and leading them was a Vincent model Knightmare Frame, the same as Rolo's however, the colour was different, being purple and sliver. All of them were equipped with the same float-unit as the Lancelot. Piloting the Knightmares were the Glaston Knights and the one in the Vincent was Guilford.
"Just like the intel we got from Zero said, then the pilots must be…" Urabe said.
The Britannian Knightmares were preparing to attack.
"Now let's bring down the curtain." Guilford proclaimed.
"Yes, my lord!" The Glaston Knights all said in unison.
Avalon
A short distance away from the fighting, the Avalon was floating by with Lloyd and Cecile in the bridge monitoring the status of the battle and the output of the Knightmares.
"Output on all unit is normal," Cecile reported.
"Isn't mass-production nice?" Lloyd commented carefreely.
"Well, I'm not so sure about this. Did Prince Schneizel really approve the budget?" Cecile asked.
"If he didn't, he'll notice it pretty soon," Lloyd said nonchalantly.
"What? You didn't tell him what you were doing?" Cecile asked shocked.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
"I don't need to fly for this!" Kallen shouted.
She fired the Guren's wrist-mounted gun at Guilford's Vincent. Unfortunately, Guilford used his flight advantage to skillfully dodge her attacks and close in.
"You have the right instincts. But the wrong Knightmare!" Guilford said as he dashed past Kallen.
Guilford then flew upwards and went over to Sugiyama's Burai and slash it, forcing him to eject.
"Sorry, I'm out," Sugiyama said before ejecting.
Suddenly at that moment something burst out from the ocean and shot upwards in the air at high speed, stopping in front of Guilford and his men, a short distance away from the ship. What appeared was two different Knightmare Frames.
One was the Vincent that Rolo piloted, it was now equipped with a float-unit. They were similar to the one the Gawain had but more advanced. The other Knightmare was the Agravaine that was also equipped with a float-unit. However the Agravaine was different, it had more upgrades than before and its wrist-mounted Gatling gun was gone and in its place seemed to be a blaster, plus the two short-Swords in its forearms and back were gone. It also had a large VARIS on its back and two Swords on its hips.
"Looks like we arrived on time," R.R said in his Vincent. "Glad we got the signal in time."
"And the enemy is lined up right in front of us," Soul said in his Knightmare. "This'll be a good field test for my new Phantom Agravaine."
"That voice, Soul and R.R!" Guilford realized.
"Correct Guilford, and sorry to tell you this but this is where it ends for you all," R.R said confidently.
"But what were you doing underwater?" Claudio asked.
"A simply strategy I borrowed from a previous encounter," Soul said before thinking. "Wait underwater and then burst out and ambush your opponent with a superior Knightmare, it was a smart idea, Jeremiah."
"Even if you've come, do you truly think you two alone can defeat all six of us?" Bart asked.
"Yes we can, that's why I'll be taking you on by myself," R.R said as his Vincent moved in front of Soul's Phantom Agravaine.
"Are you sure about this?" Soul asked, despite being unconcerned.
"You need to save your strength for the Knights of the Round. Leave the weaker enemies to me." R.R reasoned.
"Very well," Soul said.
"You insult us? How dare you!" Edgar yelled as he charged at them.
R.R's Vincent drew both of its MVS short-Swords and prepared to attack.
Black Knights Cargo Ship
Back on the cargo ship, Zero was still walking down a hallway.
"All tasks at hand have been cleared. And now the tide of battle shall turn." Zero thought to himself.
He then reached an automatic door and opened it. Inside there was an adult male in a lab-coat who appeared to be Indian, approached him.
"Zero correct?" The researcher asked. "We were informed you would be here."
"You're a member of the research team for the Military District of India. I assume you're here to show me my Knightmare?" Zero asked.
"That's right." The researcher nodded. "Please follow me."
He then led Zero to another door that was a few steps forward and entered a code into a keypad which opened it. Once the door opened and both of them walked through what they saw was a large dark room that was filled with large steel containers.
"These are the containers that are filled with Knightmares, aren't they?" Zero asked for confirmation.
"They are. They've all been built to be of a higher calibre than the ones the Black Knights currently use." The researcher confirmed leading Zero to a specific one. The researcher then entered another code to a keypad on the steel container and the front opened. "This one contains the Knightmare that was made for your personal use. It was made after using parts and data from the Gawain."
Zero looked at the Knightmare in front of him and was pleased.
"How interesting," Zero said before turning to the researcher. "Is there anyone else aboard this ship and is there any way of leaving in case of an emergency?"
"Oh, well the only others on this ship besides us are the two who are piloting and there's an emergency helicopter that can be used for an escape." The researcher said, slightly confused by the sudden question.
"Good, have the pilot set the ship to auto-pilot and then evacuate immediately." Zero instructed him. "We no longer need the ship itself.
After saying that Zero walked towards his Knightmare and prepared to enter.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
R.R's Vincent clashed against Edgar's Gloucester, MVS short-sword against Jousting Lance. However, Edgar was pushed back.
"What?" Edgar utter surprised.
"What was that Guilford said about having the right instincts. But the wrong Knightmare." R.R taunted. "Looks like that's true in this case as well."
"Damn you." Edgar cursed.
"Let me help," David said as he appeared beside his follow Knight. "He can't take both of us."
"Naive," R.R said as he activated his Geass and appeared behind them. He then fired his Slash Harkens at David's Knightmare.
"It's a Harken!" David exclaimed before he was forced to eject.
"But when did—" Before Edgar could finish, R.R's Vincent appeared in front of them and slashed his Gloucester with both of his short-Swords. Forcing Edgar to eject as well.
"A half-hearted attack like that, won't work on me." R.R proclaimed.
Soul watched him from a short distance and observed the battle.
"Guess he doesn't need help." Soul thought.
Soon one of the Burai's was hit by a large Slash Harken and the one the fired it was Gino inside the Tristan in its plane form heading for the ship.
"Okay. It's discipline time." Gino said, closing in.
"What a weird looking fighter plane," Asahina noted. "Even so…" He tries to shoot it down.
"Asahina, look out! That's a—" Soul attempted to warn him.
But he was too late as the Tristan dodged the bullets and stopped in front of Asahina, upon doing so it transformed into its Knightmare form.
"A Knightmare!" Asahina exclaimed shocked.
Unfortunately, before he could do anything, the Tristan slashed Asahina's Gekka with its MVS Scythe and forced Asahina to eject.
"I'm finished. Sorry…" Asahina said.
"Tch, the Knights of the Round." Soul said annoyed. "They got here faster than I was expecting."
Suddenly there was beeping on the Agravaine's radar. It showed another Knightmare to the south that was closing in.
"Another one." Soul turned his Knightmare around and faced it. The Knightmare that appeared was the Mordred. Expect it wasn't aiming at him or an of the Black Knights. To Soul's dread, the Mordred was actually aiming at the cargo ship that wasn't far from them.
"Just destroy it, then this will be over," Anya said without emotion.
She prepared to fire.
"The Mordred always handle things in its own unique way," Gino said amused, knowing what Anya was planning.
"No, dammit." Soul cursed.
He closed in on her with the highest speed his Knightmare could manage in an attempt to stop the Knight. But unfortunately, he was too late and the Mordred fired the Stark Hadron Cannon at the ship. The Stark Hadron Cannon was a system that combined four Hadron Cannons together to fire a blast that had overwhelming destructive power.
The blast was just about to hit the ship when suddenly, a Knightmare appeared in front of it and in a flash the blast was blocked. This shocked everyone who witnessed it, especially the one who fired the Cannon; Anya.
"But how?" Anya asked, shocked.
After the blast dissipated, the Knightmare that stopped it was revealed. Its armour is primarily black and gold, and it has several unusual physical features. Its feet are not round, instead consisting of eight large toes, and its head has four eyes. Its cockpit is also much wider. In addition, it looks somewhat similar to the Gawain. Expect instead of being large and bulky it's standard sized and slim.
"I'm amazed, this is easier to get used to than I was expecting," Zero said within the Knightmare.
Avalon
Lloyd and Cecile witnessed the appearance of Zero's Knightmare and were shocked.
"Lloyd that Knightmare! Do you think it's…?"
"Yes," Lloyd said displeased, knowing what she was thinking. "I didn't think they had something like that up their sleeve."
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
"Man, I can't believe he blocked that," Gino said amazed.
Anya attempted to fire again but Soul quickly appeared next to her and attacked. The Mordred used its shield to block him and the two engaged in a battle.
"Sorry to tell you but, you can't break past that defence," Soul said. "Though, I'm not letting you try regardless."
"That Knightmare. What is it?" Anya asked.
"That is Knightmare Frame Shinkiro," Soul answered. "A Knightmare built just for Zero."
"Zero's piloting it?" Anya said surprised.
"It's An Eighth Generation Transformable Knightmare Frame constructed for Zero's personal use. It was deconstructed from the Gawain and reconstructed into that. Not to mention it has the highest defensive power of any Knightmare Frame. Absolute Defence Field." Soul continued. "Well, Zero does favour defensive power over offensive power after all."
"A shield system," Anya said. "I didn't think there were any shields that could block my Stark Hadron Cannon."
"There wasn't until recently. But with Zero guarding the ship, you all should give up on your attacks getting through." Soul said as he went back on the attack.
While the fighting was going on, a small jet flew by heading for the Avalon and in the pilot seat was Suzaku. He put on a headset and contacted Lloyd.
"Lloyd, how's the Lancelot?" Suzaku asked.
"Ready and waiting for you. Come and get it." Lloyd said over the headset communication.
Black Knights' Submarine
At that moment the Black Knights' Submarine surfaced above the ocean and was floating near where the battle was happening. On the communication deck of the Submarine Orpheus and Euphie were setting things up to contact the others, Kaguya and C.C were with them, while Rakshata and her two subordinates seemed to be setting up something important.
"Is it ready?" Orpheus asked.
Rakshata nodded pleased. "Everything's done, now all we need is to link it up with the Guren."
"Are we close enough to reach them?" Euphie asked.
"We are, I'll set up a communication with the others," Orpheus said before he put on a headset.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Back to the Battle. R.R was still facing Guilford and the remaining Glaston Knights. R.R used one of the Vincent's elbow-mounted Needle Blazers on the centre of Claudio's Glocester, which blasted a hole through it and forced him to eject. The two remaining Glaston Knights tried to close in and pierce him with their Jousting Lances but the Vincent used its speed to fly back and dodge them.
"Just two more," R.R said to himself.
Suddenly he had a signal on his communicator and so he turned on his radio.
"R.R, this is Lyra." Orpheus contacted.
"What is it?" R.R asked. "I'm in the middle of a battle."
"The Submarine has arrived and we've brought the upgrades for the Guren," Orpheus informed him. "That means we're finally ready to finish up the operation."
"I understand," R.R confirmed. "I'll finish up on my end."
"All right, I'm going to inform the others too. They need to get off the ship so we can end this. Over and out." Orpheus finished and ended the contact.
R.R readied himself to continue fighting. "Well too bad, but I'm on the clock. So I'll have to end this quickly."
"Bastard, even now you insult us?" Bart cursed.
"Don't underestimate the Glaston Knights, we are the sons of Andreas Darlton!" Alfred shouted.
"You might think you're strong but, tell me…?" R.R immediately closed in on them and used his Geass to freeze them. He then separated his MVS spear back into two MVS short-Swords and deactivated his Geass just before stabbing both their Knightmares in their ejecting blocks, stopping them from ejecting. "…Who do you think defeated Darlton every time we stood on the same battlefield?" He asked rhetorically.
And with that both their Gloucesters exploded with them inside, ending their lives.
"No Bart! Alfred!" Guilford shouted in dismay seeing two of his comrades be killed.
R.R simply watched unconcerned. "No matter who they are, none can live in the same time as me."
Meanwhile, Todoh and Senba's Gekkas were moving along through the interior of the ship and had just got the message from Orpheus. Todoh was moving in front with Senba following behind him.
"All right you heard them." Todoh contacted Senba. "We need to get off the ship right now, I wanna rendezvous with Chiba, Urabe and Kozuki so that we're all accounted for."
"I agree. In this situation we should—" Senba was interrupted.
Suddenly Gino's Tristan appeared from outside the ship and stabbed his MVS Scythe into Senba's ejection block, which also stabbed him.
"Senba!" Todoh turned around and called out worried.
"I don't like picking on those who are weaker than me but…" Gino said.
And with reluctance Gino made his Knightmare stabbed further into Senba to ensure his death.
"Never thought a place like this," Senba spoke weakly due to his injuries.
After saying those words, Senba's Gekka exploded with him inside and thus he was killed.
"Senba!" Todoh shouted in dismay at the death of his comrade.
At that moment the Agravaine appeared and knocked the Tristan away from the ship. The two Knightmares started fighting and Soul contacted Todoh.
"Todoh, what the situation?" Soul asked.
"Tch, Senba has fallen," Todoh said, anger in his voice.
"Dammit." Soul cursed as the Mordred fired its Miniature Proximity Missile Launchers at the Agravaine and he was forced to dodge them. "The others are on the outside of the ship's main bridge, meet up with them and escape."
"Understood," Todoh said before he left.
The Agravaine continued to dodge the Mordred but then the Tristan tried to slash it with its MVS Scythe. The Agravaine flew further from the flagship to gain some distance from its opponents and then it drew its VARIS Rifle and fired shots at them. The Mordred defended with its Blaze Luminous and the Tristan flew around the shots. The Tristan fired back with its Slash Harkens which the Agravaine dodged.
"You really think you can take us both on by yourself?" Gino asked confidently.
Suddenly the two Britannian Knightmares were hit by Hardon Cannon blasts that were in the form of a bullet rather than a focused beam, the one firing was the Shinkiro that appeared and was firing with its two wrist-mounted Hadron-Blasters.
"Who says he's alone?" Zero said preparing to fight.
"Zero huh? Didn't expect you to join in," Gino said surprised.
"But you left the ship unguarded," Anya noted.
The Mordred then faced the cargo ship again and prepared to fire the Stark Hadron Cannon a second time. But before it could the Agravaine appeared beneath it and kicked the Mordred upwards, stopping it from firing.
"Did you honestly think we'd let you use that weapon again?!" Soul shouted determined.
"Not bad, you guys might be as good as Knights of the Round." Gino praised. "Even so!"
They continued to fight.
Back with R.R and Guilford. They were somewhat even because they were using the same Knightmare but R.R still hadn't used his Geass. The two of them were clashing with their MVS Lances until Guilford's Vincent fired its Slash Harkens at R.R's Vincent. R.R broke the clash and used his MVS Lance to block the Slash Harkens. R.R's Vincent brought out its Grenade Launcher and shot at Guilford's Vincent. Guilford's Vincent dodged most of the rounds, but one of them hit the Knightmare's leg and blew it off.
"Damn, I'm hit." Guilford cursed.
R.R's Vincent closed in and he aimed his weapon at Guilford's Vincent. But then he lowered it slightly.
"Guilford, there's something I've been meaning to ask you for a while now and I suppose this is a good enough time," R.R said. "Almost a year ago when Cornelia vanished Darlton went with her, I was wondering why you didn't follow her as well."
"That should be obvious, it's because I am her Knight." Guilford declared proud. "As her Knight, it is my duty to fight for her honour, so if her Highness had to pursue something that was so important to her that she left everything else behind, then I will fulfil my duty and fight alongside her army until she returns."
"Even if that means not being able to protect her?" R.R asked.
"She has Darlton with her and I can think of no one I trust more to protect her them him," Guilford answered. "So I will do all that I can to maintain the peace in her absence."
"Heh, I wasn't expecting that answer," R.R said with a small laugh. "While trusting someone else to protect her, you try to maintain things until she returns, is that it?"
"I don't expect a filthy terrorist to understand!" Guilford shouted.
Guilford's Vincent drew its Assault Rifle, but before he could fire R.R used his Geass to freeze Guilford and had his Knightmare fire its Grenade Launcher at Guilford's Vincent, destroying it and forcing Guilford to eject.
"I understand more than you think," R.R said to himself. "Now, I'd better hurry up."
With that done, R.R's Knightmare flew off.
Meanwhile, on the flagship, Todoh, Chiba and Urabe's Knightmares were standing near the edge of the ship, preparing the jump.
"The radar says that the Submarine is right beneath us," Todoh informed them. "We've done our part, now all that's left is to escape and leave the rest to Zero and the others."
"Roger!" They both said in unison.
And thus all three of them jumped.
On the other side of the ship, the Guren was also standing at the edge and jumped off. As it was falling, Kallen contacted Submarine.
"Hey, I jumped separately from the others, now what?" Kallen asked, a hint of nervousness in her tone.
Suddenly her screen turned on and it showed Rakshata "What a perfect position."
"What...? Rakshata?" Kallen spoke surprised.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I have the new Black Knights glide wing pack for you. You did review the manual I sent." Rakshata said.
"Uh, sure. I'm good to go." Kallen confirmed.
Black Knights Submarine
Rakshata was standing in the communication deck instructing Kallen while the two subordinates were working on activating a device. Also in the room was Orpheus, Euphe, C.C, Kaguya, Ohgi and Minami. They could her Kallen through the monitor.
"All right. Let's try it out then." Rakshata said
"We'll give you the basic guidance from here," Kaguya said.
"It shouldn't be much different from what you're used to, the basics are still the same," Orpheus advised her.
"Uh, right," Kallen replied.
"Opening number three launch chamber." The fat subordinate reported.
"Connection signal with Guren Mk-II confirmed." The thin subordinate reported.
Outside the Submarine, there were missile launchers attached to the Submarine and they opened up, inside the launchers was a large metal device with a missile-holder attached to it.
Rakshata smiled. "Take to the skies, my soaring glide wings."
Sky's Above the Pacific Ocean
On Rakshata's words the missile-holder launcher and soared through the air at a high-speed heading towards the falling Guren.
As the missile holder approached Kallen pulled a lever within the Guren's cockpit. "Rotate!"
After doing that the Guren rotated at a 180-degree angle and the Guren's right arm that held the Radiant Wave Surger was detached, while the missile-holder soon reached the Guren. It attached itself to the Guren, covering the top half of the Knightmare and started to link up new instalments and systems to the Guren.
"Guidance signal confirmed." The thin subordinate contacted.
"Contact angle, aligned." The fat subordinate contacted.
"Link up." Rakshata contacted.
"Linking up. Fly!" Kallen exclaimed.
Just then as the Guren was about to hit the ocean, it started to fly cutting through the ocean surface at high-speed and began flying upwards. Just something else launcher from the launcher and it was a missile rocket that was also moving towards the Guren. Once it reached it the missile slowed down to fly at the same pace. The missile moved up to the Guren and linked itself to it, attaching itself to replace the Guren's right arm.
"Armor-piercing arterially right arm unit." Rakshata contacted.
"Right arm unit, decelerating for link-up. Transmission neurons, 0.5 to 0.8 M.M.P. No obstacles detected. Elastic muscles, one through five, are operating normally. Activation of shock control confirmed. Linking up." The fat subordinate contacted.
With that, both the metal missile-holder and rocket missile detached themselves from the Guren and the Guren revealed itself, now being a more upgraded Knightmare. The Guren Flight-Enabled version's most obvious change is the addition of an Air Glide Wing System, allowing it to fly, and aesthetic changes to the head, like antennae on the sides and line-marks on the face. It also gains a new "armour-piercing bombardment-type" Radiant Wave Surger arm which matches the Knightmare's colour scheme, though the forearm is still predominantly silver.
"No matter how many enemies are coming. I can do it! With this Guren Flight-Enabled Version! " Kallen declared as she flew towards the flagship.
Back in the sky's where Zero and Soul were battling the Knights of the Round, Gino noticed an enemy signal on his monitor and looked to see the approaching Guren.
"Huh? In the sky? The Black Knights have another flying Knightmare?" Gino asked surprised.
"Heh Kallen, she's finally here?" Zero said pleased.
"Zero, now that Kallen is here you should go and join up with R.R," Soul advised him. "We need to finish things up."
"Agreed, but first," Zero said before he paused.
Zero piloted the Shinkiro away from the Knights of the Round and faced towards the Britannian flagship. Zero then pushed a button which activated the chest-mounted Diffusion Structure Phase, Transition Cannon. Once activated, a prism-like object was fired from the Shinkirō's chest. The Shinkirō then fired a powerful beam into the prism, which refracts the blast into dozens of devastating pinpoint lasers. All the lasers blasted into the ships main-bridge.
Aboard The Flagship
The crew on the flagship were shaken as the lasers were targeting the main bridge which was causing explosions, Upson was horrified and the crew was in a panic as the explosions were happening all around them and the main-bridge itself was about to explode.
"This can't be! I—" Upson shouted but he was cut off as the room exploded, killing him and the pilots.
Sky's Above the Pacific Ocean
Outside the flagship, a large explosion was seen coming from the main-bridge and now the ship started to slowly descend towards the ocean. The Shinkiro overlooks the falling ship and flies away. Zero pushes a button to contact Soul.
"I leave thing here with you and Kallen," Zero said.
"Right, you just get to R.R," Soul responded.
Avalon
Meanwhile on the Avalon Suzaku had the Lancelot in position, which was ready to be launched with the Avalon's hatch opened up and the ramp extended. Suzaku was readying himself to fight the Black Knights.
Lloyd and Cecile were contacting him through his communicator.
"Sir Kururugi, I'm confirming the data now. The number main-bridge on flagship has been severely damaged and all the piloting systems have been destroyed. The numbers two three and four float unit are interlinked so a Case Theta has occurred." Cecile informed him.
"To sum that up, we'll all be swimming in the ocean soon. Except for General Upson who regrettably didn't make it." Lloyd informed him.
"Right now completing the mission has top priority," Suzaku responded, gripping the controls.
"Starting E.C.M. signal noise cleanup. Phase preset. Sending the layout of the ship's interior." Cecile confirmed.
"Confirming data link," Suzaku said.
"Complete. Channel M.B., roger. Lancelot Conquista, now launch!" Cecile instructed.
"Launching!" Suzaku exclaimed.
The Lancelot launched from the long ramp and was in the air. The float unit activated and the Lancelot flew towards the fighting Knightmares. The new Lancelot Conquista was a new second season upgraded version of the Lancelot. It had stronger armour, the Float System backpack is now standard equipment and a much larger VARIS Rifle mounted on its back.
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Once the Guren arrived, Soul contacted Kallen.
"Kallen, I need you to take care of these two." Soul requested. "I have to save my remaining power for Suzaku."
"Leave it to me," Kallen said confidently.
Shortly after the Lancelot arrived to confront the Agravaine.
"Suzaku, you finally made it." Gino greeted.
"Gino, can you and Anya leave Soul to me." Suzaku requested.
"Sure thing, we'll take care of this one," Gino said, referring to Kallen.
"Don't let your guard down. That's the pilot who defeated Lord Jeremiah." Suzaku warned him.
"The one who beat Orange boy?" Gino asked.
Gino transformed the Tristan into its plane form and closed in on the Guren
"C'mon." Kallen pulled a lever.
This activated the Radiant Wave Surger, only this time the Guren aimed its right arm at the Tristan and the Radiant Wave Surger fired a focused beam of Radiation that was fired from long range and shot towards the Tristan. The Tristan was able to dodge it. Suzaku saw this attack and was shocked.
"It can fire long-range now?" Suzaku said astonished.
The Tristan tried to fire its two large Slash-Harkens at the Guren, but the Guren flew out of the way and continued its advance. The Tristan then fired bullets and the Guren manoeuvred around them.
"Well look at that! She's also as good as the Knights of the Round too?" Gino asked astonished.
"We'll see. Right now." Anya said with doubt.
Anya aimed the Mordred's targeting system to lock on to the Guren and then the Mordred fired the Stark Hadron Cannon at it.
"Don't underestimate the Guren!" Kallen shouted.
The Guren flew around the Stark Hadron Cannon's blast and closed in on the Mordred. Upon doing so the Guren aimed a kick right on the Mordred's head which shook the Knightmare a bit.
Anya was a bit shaken and then muttered. "Dirty shoes."
The Mordred then fired its Miniature Proximity Missile Launchers upwards at the Guren. The Guren flew and blocked the attack using its new Radiant Wave Shielding System which used the energy of the Radiant Wave Surger in the form of a shield barrier. Kallen then aimed the Guren's right arm at both the Britannian Knightmares and it began to build up power.
"I'll take care of you guys later!" Kallen yelled before firing.
Once again the Radiant Wave Surger fired, this time it released a strong burst of Radiation that covered a wide area range and engulfed both the Tristan and the Mordred.
Avalon
On the bridge of the Avalon, both Lloyd and Cecile gasped in shock after seeing all of the Guren's new weapons and abilities. Especially the attack it just used.
"It can fire wide-range, too?" Cecile asked shocked.
"What's its total energy?" Lloyd asked.
"The same amount, but scattered," Cecile answered. "With the internal damage it caused, those units won't be able to function for a while."
Sky's Above The Pacific Ocean
Just as Cecile said before the Tristan and the Mordred appeared to be fine but were both unable to move and could only float, motionless in the air.
"So what's with that Knightmare?" Anya asked.
"Ah-ah. It's all the pilot." Gino praised impressed. "I shouldn't have held back on my attack."
"That just leaves you, Suzaku Kururugi." Soul addressed him.
The Agravaine drew its two MVS short-Swords and readied itself for battle. The Lancelot did the same and both Knightmares charged forwards and clashed their weapons against each other in a struggle.
"Even so, I won't let that cargo ship reach Area 11!" Suzaku exclaimed.
The struggle broke and they were both pushed back.
"You still don't get it," Soul said. "Take a look at what's behind you."
Suzaku was confused, but when he looked he realized it. At the cargo ship that was carrying the Knightmares for the Black Knights, the top hatch of the ship had opened up and over the ship was the Shinkiro and R.R's Vincent. Both of them were using their Slash Harkens to hook onto the metal containers to lift them up and carry them out of the ship, after that, they carried them to the Black Knights' Submarine.
"Then you're plan was to…" Suzaku spoke surprised.
"That's right. Did you really think we have such important cargo but sent to Area 11 like that, on an unguarded ship?" Soul asked, rhetorically. "In truth, we just needed to get the cargo ship to our Submarine base and then transfer the cargo onto it."
Suzaku grit his teeth. "But that won't work if I stop those Knightmares!"
Suzaku tried to pilot the Lancelot towards the cargo ship but the Agravaine gave chase and cut him off before he could get far. The Agravaine then tried to slash the Lancelot with one of its MVS' but then Lancelot used its shield to block it, though it was pushed back a bit.
"You could do that unless I were to stop you." Soul reminded him. "It's simple really, all you have to do is defeat me before they finish moving all the containers from the ship. But that's assuming your Lancelot Conquista can defeat my Phantom Agravaine."
"Fine, but this time you'll lose!" Suzaku said charging at him.
The two of them now prepared charged at each other, first, the Lancelot fired its Slash Harkens at him, the Agravaine dodged and went in close the distance, the Lancelot dodged a slash from an MVS by moving to the side and then tried to slash his opponent with his MVS, but the Agravaine quickly moves back to avoid the hit, however, the Lancelot quickly follows up with a spin-kick, the Agravaine lifts up its arm and blocks the kick, then it fires its Slash Harkens, the Lancelot flies upwards to dodge, both Knightmares each then put away their Swords and drew their VARIS Rifles.
The Lancelot then mounts another sanction of gear onto the VARIS and aims the Rifle at the Agravaine.
"This is the Hardon Blaster, a new addition to the VARIS Rifle," Suzaku said before he pulled the trigger.
When fired, it shot out a miniature Hadron Cannon beam from the Rifle, the Agravaine was almost hit but managed to dodge it.
"Not bad," Soul smirked. "But mine's better."
"What?" Suzaku confused.
The Agravaine then aimed its VARIS Rifle at the Lancelot and after building up power it fired out the same Hadron blaster that the Lancelot just did. Suzaku was surprised but still managed to dodge the blast before getting hit.
"The Hadron Blaster?" Suzaku asked shocked.
"Did you forget? Our side was the first to perfect the Hadron Cannon System." Soul reminded him. "Because of that, we have been able to develop weapons from the Hadron Cannon at a much greater pace. So make no mistake, anything you have that was made from the Hadron Cannon series, know that we had it first." The Agravaine then pointed its wrist-mounted blaster at the Lancelot. "For example."
The Agravaine then open fired and the blaster on its wrist was shooting Hadron bullets just like the ones used by the Shinkiro. The Lancelot used its Blaze Luminous to back the bullets, but then the Agravaine charged into close range and then used that opportunity to kick it, knocking the Lancelot back. The Lancelot then sheathes its MVS and VARIS, while the Agravaine did and the two Knightmare then engage in close combat, they clashed and went back and forth with their attacks, countering each other blow for blow with intense speed, the Lancelot then went for a spin kick, and the Agravaine countered with its own. The Agravaine threw another blow at him, the Lancelot in that same moment also threw a punch at the Agravaine and they were both hit and knocked back, they both quickly regained their balance and at that moment they charged at each other and clashed with equal force.
Suzaku then looked and saw that Zero and R.R were still moving the containers from the ship. Suzaku knew he was running out of time and tried to force the Lancelot past the Agravaine, but the Agravaine held firm and pushed back.
Suzaku started to get desperate and brought out the VARIS, he then fired the Hadron Blaster again, but Soul did the same and the two blasts collided, causing a shockwave around the area in the sky they were fighting in to be discharged. Suddenly Soul was contacted by Orpheus.
"Soul we're done here," Orpheus reported. "Zero and R.R have finished transporting the Knightmares onto the Submarine."
"I see, good to hear." Soul turned off his communicator and then turned on his loud-speaker. "It appears you've failed Suzaku, Zero and R.R are done with their part."
Suzaku looked for himself and saw that the Vincent and Shinkiro were longer flying towards the cargo ship and that meant they were done. "Grr, Dammit." He cursed.
"The crew has also evacuated so it's only moving on auto-pilot." Soul informed him. "That ship has no crew nor cargo, now even if you reach it or even destroy it, it won't mean a thing."
The Lancelot then turned to the side and tried to fly off.
"I can still go after the Submarine!" Suzaku said determinedly.
"Hold right there, Suzaku!" Kallen shouted getting his attention.
When he and Soul looked, they saw the Guren hovering next to the Tristan and Mordred, who was still unable to move. The Guren was holding up its right arm and aiming it at the Britannian Knightmares.
"Don't even think about going after the Submarine." Kallen threatened. "If you try it, I'll destroy these two right here and now."
"Kallen, you'd dare?" Suzaku asked angrily.
"Try me," Kallen warned.
Gino sighed and then turned on his loudspeaker.
"Suzaku it's fine, let's just take the loss," Gino advised him.
"Gino?" Suzaku said confused.
"Yeah, it's a bummer but it's better than dying." Gino reasoned. "We can just retreat now and live to fight another day."
There was a brief moment of silence which followed by the Lancelot lowering its weapon.
"Very well, we stand down. In exchange let us retreat unharmed." Suzaku demanded.
"Fair is fair, Kallen lower your weapon," Soul ordered.
"Yes, sir." Kallen obeyed.
The Guren lowered its right arm and both the Guren and the Agravaine flew off to return to the Submarine. While the Lancelot flew over to the Mordred and the Tristan and hooked its Slash Harkens on the two of them, it then flew off with both Knightmares in tow towards the Avalon.
"That should be enough." Suzaku thought.
As the two Black Knights' Knightmares were flying towards the Submarine Soul set up a private channel to Zero and Zero appeared on his screen.
"Zero, we're heading back," Soul said.
"Good, that means the mission was a success. Not to mention that last battle with Suzaku went perfectly." Zero said.
"That's right, after seeing our battle against each so desperately no will suspect a thing." Soul agreed.
"Yes, now even if someone realizes that information from this mission or any subsequent mission has been leaked, they went think of Suzaku as a suspect." Zero said sure.
"Though to tell the truth, I was actually trying hard to win that fight," Soul admitted.
"I'm sure Suzaku would say the same thing, you both get that way sometimes," Zero noted, not bothered by that fact.
"Still with this, we have everything we need to fight against Britannia on equal footing," Soul said.
"Indeed, now there's only one thing left we need to do…" Zero said seriously. "Nunnally…"
All the Black Knights' Knightmares returned to the Submarine and they all made their way back to the Tokyo Settlement.
To Be Continued
And that's the chapter. And to start things off, the main focus of this chapter was the battle and the reason for the fighting was different from the canon because I figured this would be a faster way for them to get their new Knightmares.
Speaking of Knightmares, I had Lelouch gain the Shinkiro sooner, I figured fighting the Knights of the Round was a good time and I didn't want to wait so long for him to use it. Plus Logan's Agravaine has been upgraded too, after all, if the Guren and Lancelot get upgraded then so will the Agravaine.
To end things up Soul and Suzaku had yet another fight, and the truth is that fight was just staged so Suzaku could keep being their mole while showing everyone that he gives it his all against the Black Knights so if anyone ever did think he was leaking intel, he would have an argument against them. Wasn't much Nunnally in this chapter but it couldn't be helped.
So see you next time, leave a review, hope you enjoyed, and have an awesome day.