AN: now before we begin, I like to get some things out of the way:
serpintking terumi: you got those lines from samurai jack didn't you?
Yeah, I did. I mean Suzaku at this point is already broken, he already killed his own father, so I'd imagine him having nightmares about millions of people suffering in agony and how they think that Suzaku is to blame when we already know who is to blame.
As for the shipping…. we haven't sailed yet.
And that's it. Now on with the show!
Code Geass: Black-Blooded Orphans
Stage 9: The Aftermath of Narita
"I am the Devil." Madd said.
"What are you talking about? Have you gone senile?!" Joseph said.
"Like I said, you wouldn't understand." Madd said.
"Understand what?" Joseph ask.
"About the existence of Geass." Madd said, "But before I end your life, how about I go on and tell you all about this mystical power that are ancient Celtic ancestors used."
"Our ancestors….. what do they have to do with this?" Joseph asked.
"You'll find out." Madd said, "It all began back before Britannia ever came into existence. Back then, our ancestors ruled by using this power. This power came when the Gods decided that it would be best if humanity was under its watchful eyes. So they granted some of ancestors with immortality, endless youth, endless regeneration, and an endless life that would give those that they had chosen as their successor and gifted those who were not immortal powers that allowed them to achieve their greatest desires."
"Greatest desires?" Joseph muttered.
"…But then our ancestors got greedy and all of this is happening because of them." Madd said.
Joseph couldn't believe what the Colonel was saying. None of it made sense to him. Why would God give man the power in which their own desires could come to life just to make sure the world God made would stay in a permanent cycle of peace and tranquility when men would become greedy for power and immortality? What does it even have to do with Code R at all? Could it have something to do with the Immortal Witch? Just what on earth is going on in this world?
"I see you look very confused." Madd said, "Seems really confusing isn't it?"
'I… I don't even understand a word of it…' Joseph thought.
"But I guess I'll also have to mention that the Siegfried itself may have been created by our ancestors 7000 years ago." Madd said.
'7000 years?! That's how old that THING was?!' Joseph thought.
"It was apparently made by a civilization that was pioneering on the verge of colonization into the depths of space. They had begun to make bipedal humanoid mobile weapons, like the Knightmares for example." Madd said, "The Siegfried was a Knight Giga Fortress, a large mobile weapon with very powerful tools of destruction. Every last one of them was controlled via an AI system that controlled the body. Each AI they stuffed in the machines was unique in a sense of Individuality. But that Individuality soon lead to what they called, 'The Calamity War'."
'Calamity War? As in… a war that tore the world in a cataclysmic force?' Joseph thought.
"About almost ⅓ of the human population was reduced during that time period that lasted for centuries. After that, all of humanity just vanished completely, and then reemerged as who we are now." Madd said.
'⅓?! By god…..' Joseph thought.
"They created the Knightmares to defend themselves against these 'Angels of Death', and now all we are doing is repeating their mistakes." Madd said, "Now enough about history, it's about time you die now."
Madd activated his Geass, which allowed him to use fire. A quick snap of his fingers could set off whomever or whatever his finger pointed at in nothing but fire or an explosion. He was going to toast the man into nothing but a burning body.
'Susan… Shirley…. Forgive me….' Joseph thought as he closed his eyes awaiting his horrible demise.
Bullets suddenly flew in between the two and both men backed away. It was Nagata's Burai. Madd got inside the Alpha and switched it on. The Alpha got out a rifle and fired back. The Burai got behind a building as Joseph quickly ran for cover.
'Damn!' Madd thought, 'If he gets away he'll-!'
The Alpha comes out to see the Rei charge at it head on. The Rei shoves a lance into the Alpha. Madd ejected as soon as things got bad. The Alpha exploded.
'What in the—! Oh no…..' Joseph thought.
Shirley opened the cockpit and got out with tears in her eyes.
'Shirley? Why is she–'
Shirley got down from the Rei and tackled her father, crying into his lab coat.
"Papa…" Shirley whimpered.
Joseph threw the confusion aside and patted his daughter on the back.
"I'm right here…. I'm right here….." Joseph said as his daughter weeped away.
Madd dragged Guilford's poor body to the truck and puts him in it. He got in the truck and told one of the Researchers to drive. The truck drove out of the area.
'Great… just great…. and just after everything was going to plan…..' Madd thought.
The Black Knights along with the escaping JLF fled the area along with Todoh and the Four Holy Swords. They celebrated in victory. Lelouch watched from atop his Burai with a smile on his face.
'We may have failed in taking Cornelia, but now our forces have strengthened.' Lelouch thought, 'We didn't lose a single soldier in combat. They managed to blaze through their fear.'
Naoto looked at Lelouch with a smile.
Flashback
2011
Young Lelouch and Young Naoto were looking at the horizon at night. Lelouch and Naoto both wore a jacket and had headbands on their foreheads. Lelouch was wearing the "Number Two" Headband while Naoto wore the "Number One" Headband.
"Hey Lelouch." Naoto said.
"Yeah Naoto?" Lelouch asked.
"Do you see what I see when the sun rises?" Naoto asked.
"Well…. No. All I see is a brand new day coming about." Lelouch said, "One in which peace is insured."
"Well… I see a Japan free from Britannia's grasp." Naoto said.
"Naoto…" Lelouch said.
"Now tell me Lelouch, what do you truly see when the sun comes up?" Naoto asked.
"I see…. A world free from evil and corruption." Lelouch said.
"That's right. As my Number Two and soon the Number One of this ragtag bunch of misfits, can you make that world a reality? Even at the cost of your own life?" Naoto asked.
"Yeah." Lelouch said as he nodded.
Naoto smiled at the boy.
"Come, the others are waiting." Naoto said.
Flashback Over
'You really are making that world we envisioned a reality as the Number One of this bunch of misfits… No, as the Number One of this army of Knights.' Naoto said.
Todoh looked at the boy and saw him as a man who had proven himself as an inspirational leader.
'You really have come a long way, haven't you Lelouch?' Todoh thought.
Katase looked at Lelouch with awe in him.
'That brat… I could still remember the times in which he beat me in a game of chess. Even Todoh the miracle worker, with his sharp mind and samurai reflexes was close to beating him until he got carried away and lost.' Katase thought.
Nunnally looked at her Brother and looked at the sky.
'Like you said Lelouch, we go as high as the sky.' Nunnally thought.
'You really have grown my boy. I'm proud of you as your mother.' Marianne thought.
The Black Knights soon left with the JLF as a part of them.
G-1 Base
Cornelia had looked devastated on the return trip to the Tokyo Settlement. By the time the Black Knights came in, almost 90% of her forces were dead just moments after their arrival to the battle. She had been devastated by the loss of her royal guards, who were loyal to her until the end of time. She had wished that she should have been the one to die first instead of every last soldier that was killed by Zero and his Black Knights. She had now fell into a state of depression. She had begun to lose the fire that was once her strength. She tried to cope, but alas the effects of losing a friend, loved one, even family still linger within.
'Lelouch, Nunnally, Darlton, Guilford… If we were reborn again….. Let me apologize to you all for being so weak.' Cornelia thought.
Turbines Base
The Turbines were filled with nothing but women who worked for Naze to help out with the transport of various materials. Alice herself was among them. She was reporting in to Naze's office as it would seem that Teiwaz seems very interested in Zero. Naze had already managed to get a fix on the origins of the Ganymede's pilot.
"A girl of almost my age?" Alice asked.
"That's right, I want you to go to the school she goes to and keep an eye on her, can't afford to lose something of great importance. She's as good a pilot as you are." Naze said.
"And you said she was once a princess, right?" Alice asked.
"Yup. Got thrown to this place and then war came and tore the place up. Now she's back with a vengeance against her own father." Naze said.
"Right then. I'll go to her school first thing tomorrow. Is there anything else I need to know of?" Alice asked.
"Her brother can be very protective about her so I wouldn't go too close to her unless he trusts you, otherwise you can kiss that behind of yours goodbye." Naze said.
"Right then….. I'll go now." Alice said as she left Naze's office.
ASEEC Trailer
Lloyd was utterly devastated by the horrible damages both his Lancelot and Club received in battle. Cecile looked worried about Lloyd.
'Poor Lloyd, if only I had some pudding to cheer him up.' Cecile thought.
Rai and Suzaku looked depressed.
'We flunked it big time.' Rai thought, 'We may as well go back to the drawing board.'
'I failed Euphie…. I doubt me or Rai will have a second chance anymore…..' Suzaku thought.
Black Knights HQ
Everyone was celebrating. They had drinks, food, leisure time, they had it all. Lelouch watched as the Black Knights toiled away at the party.
'I guess we're all one big family now….. Naoto, you made me finally realize that I was never alone to begin with ever since you took me in as your Number Two.' Lelouch thought.
Kallen had looked at Lelouch and wondered why he would save her when Cornelia was about an inch away from killing her. Even when she thought about it, she felt her chest tighten.
'What's with this feeling?' Kallen thought.
Shirley saw Kallen as she stared at the man.
'I guess Kallen is falling in love with Lulu….. I guess that's ok as long as it's the same guy.' Shirley thought.
The Black Knights were drinking up beer that Rivalz himself made for the group. Jeremiah had drank 2 cups already and was finishing his third cup.
'This beer is the finest in the world! Any man would kill to get his hands on this fine fresh drink this young man has made with his own bare hands!' Jeremiah thought.
Keitaro ate away at some of the food Shirley cooked up.
'This girl has the best cooking skills I've ever seen in my life!' Keitaro thought.
The Black Knights continued to celebrate. Soon afterward, Lelouch, Nunnally, Rivalz, Nina, Sayoko, Milly, Shirley and Kallen went back to Ashford.
Ashford Academy
It was night and Nina was working on something on her computer. It looked like plans for a giant Yggdrasil Drive that was as big as a reactor. This reactor could potentially revolutionize the way all machines work. A reactor like this could make lives even better. She had also been looking at the Siegfried's data and couldn't believe what she was seeing. She saw lots of complex formulas and theories.
'There's so many theories and formulas… just what is this thing?' Nina thought.
She decided to look into each of the formulas and applied them to the Yggdrasil Drive. She worked for almost the entire night before going to bed.
The Next Day…
There was chaos all over Ashford Academy as many parents of the students who attended the school were panicking after news of Guilford's demise was released. There had also been riots by civilians who were concerned about the Black Knights as resistance groups everywhere had begun to intensify after the Narita Raid. They were afraid about their kids being potentially killed by terrorists should they ever attack this place. The riots were soon over as people began to go back to doing their usual activities. Meanwhile at Ashford Middle School, Alice was being introduced to a class that Nunnally was in.
"Hello, my name is Alice Haliburton. It is pleasure to meet you." She said to class.
Most of the boys were infatuated with her just like when Nunnally first came to this very school.
'Yup….. I think almost every boy in here is going to be crazy for her.' Nunnally thought.
Alice managed to spot out Nunnally among the students who were there. Class was over and she got to know Nunnally better.
Viceroy's Palace
Clovis was told to come back to the homeland after everything was over. Before he left, he went to tell Cornelia something that related to the Black Knights.
"Lelouch? In Shinjuku? You're positive it was him?" Cornelia asked.
"That's right, the Lancelot's live camera feed in Shinjuku got him alright. There is no doubt in my mind that Lelouch was working with the Resistance Cell called Tekkadan." Clovis said.
"So if he's alive, then Nunnally should be too, right?" Cornelia asked.
"Well I'm not sure about that, all I know is that he and Nunnally were under our noses from the moment they were declared 'dead'." Clovis said.
"Then shouldn't we—"
"No." Clovis said.
"Wha-why?" Cornelia asked.
"I'm afraid the line is already drawn. For now, just keep it between us. Schneizel may have already found out anyway." Clovis said.
"I… See then… I understand." Cornelia said.
"Good. I got to go now. Goodbye dear sister." Clovis said.
Clovis went and got his bags for the trip back to Pendragon.
Stadfelt Manor
Kallen went down stairs to see a familiar figure in the foyer. It was James Stadfelt.
"D-Dad?!" Kallen said.
"I'm sorry if I came in unannounced. Where's your mother? Is she well?" James asked.
"James?" Sena asked.
James turned to see the woman he loved back in the house again.
"Sena…" James said.
"James…. I thought you—"
"Well, it would seem that the current events as of now required that I be here. Besides, I needed to come back here once in awhile, otherwise I wouldn't see you once again." James said.
"Oh James….." Sena said.
"Oi ChiChi, what brings you here after all those years?" A voice came.
James turned to see his son by the front door.
"Naoto… You've grown…." James said.
"Well I was going to be taller than almost everyone around here anyways, wasn't I?" Naoto said.
Unknown Location
Kewell's Sutherland was a wreck after what had happened. The thing was a horrible mess. He decided to have it rebuilt with different parts that he seemed to have found in the Internet. The Sutherland was going to use different parts from different Frames. His Sutherland's head was being replaced with a head of a Rodi Frame. The average Rodi uses a mono-eye camera system. The left arm was going to use a 3-pronged claw that can fire a dagger shaped harken and has a small wrist cannon on it. The back was being given thrusters. The right arm was going to utilize a Gatling gun, the Sutherland was also going to use two manipulator arms that could hold two Smoothbore cannons on the back to use to fire at long range. The legs were being replaced with Rodi Legs that use jet thrusters inside the feet.
The machine was no longer a Sutherland. Kewell called it The Sutherland K Custom. It used a much better Yggdrasil Drive, has better output and is much more agile. Kewell knew that in order to defeat Jeremiah and the Siegfried, he would have to use much more power and must be more faster than the Siegfried should he come face to face with it.
Code R Project Site 15
The Researchers had arrived in their new site in a abandoned building. They had managed to get Guilford back into stable condition and had turned him into a cyborg. There was a huge Gloucester that was sitting down. It was the Gloucester Tyrant. The Tyrant was a huge machine that uses a different NLS system called NLS Type B Version. The Tyrant uses two machine guns in its shoulders that fold out of the armor. It also uses machine guns in its arms. It had two lances on its waists and two axes on its back. Pile bunkers were also put inside the arms.
The machine was finished. Soon, all that needs to happen now is for Guilford to be its pilot, and it will be unbeatable.
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