Alright before we begin, we got Questions.
Q: Ok, I'm asking this, is Schneizel Montag?
A: Clever girl…. Or boy…..
Let's just get going.
Code Geass: Black-Blooded Orphans
Stage 13: A Person's Heart
On a Britannian Ship
Rai was surely looked a little bit too excited. The reason being is that he and Suzaku were Euphemia's personal Knight's now. Suzaku seemed a bit excited too. The ship was headed to Shikine Island where Schneizel was to arrive. The Kimaris had been given a modified Lance that uses a VARIS. Euphie thought all that had happened back at Kawaguchi. She wondered and even considered that Zero could have been Lelouch this whole time. She thought very carefully.
Black Knights Submarine
The Black Knights had recently joined up with Rakshata and her team and took a sub that was offered to them from India. The Black Knights were already on their way to Shikine Island. Zero was going over the reorganization of the Black Knights. The Zero Squad would be led by Kallen, Nunnally, Shirley, and Naoto. Ohgi was given the position of deputy chief of the Black Knights. The first special forces would be led by Minami, Yoshida, and Inoue while Tamaki, Sugiyama and Keitaro was left with the second special forces. Asahina would lead the first squad, Senba will have the second, Chiba will have the third and Urabe will have the fourth squad. Milly will handle logistics, Diethard will handle with the media and intelligence. Shirley would be the chef while Arthur is the mascot. Rivalz was in charge of mechanic duties while Rakshata along with Nina as her new lab assistant worked in the research division.
"Now the mission priority is to capture Kururugi and or the Lancelot. We'll take any of the supplies at the base. If we were to capture Kururugi and make him our ally, we'll be one step to making Japan into an independent nation." Zero said.
The Black Knights seemed confused about that last part just now. But they knew not to bother asking because it was pretty obvious that Japan being an independent nation and the liberation of Japan are the same thing are the same thing in general.
Shikine Island
The ship had docked at the Island. Euphie and the others were off the boat.
"Is it safe to assume that the ship will be docked here?" Euphie asked.
"Yes your highness." A soldier said.
"So when will Schneizel arrive?" Euphie asked.
"He will arrive shortly." The soldier said, "We already— wait…. What the—?"
Explosions were coming from the base. The base itself was under attack.
"Terrorists?! How did they get here?!" The commander said.
The Four Holy Swords in their new Gekkas charged in and slashed the Sutherlands and Grazes that came out to defend the base. Todoh's Gekka rushed in with its Brake Sword and slashed a Graze.
"First Squad Advance! Zero Squad, cover the First Squad!" Todoh said.
Zero was in his Burai and watched from afar.
'No wonder he managed to pull off a win without a Knightmare. Now all that's needed is Euphie to find out that we're here.' Lelouch thought.
Meanwhile back at the ship, word had just come in from the base they were under attack.
"They're saying that the Black Knights are attacking the base, they could be planning on taking all of the supplies here and might possibly be after you, your highness." The soldier said.
'They must have found out about our little trip to this place no doubt about it.' Rai thought.
"Can you arrange an escort?" Cecile asked.
"No, there's interference. However, I think we can radio an SOS signal. That might work, but the signal will have to be boosted in order fo for that to work. We need someone to buy us some time." The soldier said.
"Then you wouldn't mind if we go right?" Rai asked.
"And how do we know you won't just turn the Lancelot and the Club against us?" The soldier asked.
"Look man, it's either do or die so you're gonna have to put your faith in us or we all die." Rai said.
"And you just questioned a member of Royalty may I add." Lloyd said.
"Well… I um…" The soldier stuttered.
"Let us head out. I beg of you." Suzaku said.
"Alright fine. Just go deal with the Black Knights." The soldier said.
Back at the Base, The Ganymede rushed in and flipped out two guns. The guns looked like the VARIS that was stolen from the Lancelot and the Club back at Narita. It fired an energy beam containing S-Particles and uses energy fillers made specifically to be used in the new S-Guns called S-Caps. The Ganymede fired the S-Guns. The two beams hit and destroyed a Sutherland. The Ganymede fires at another Sutherland, destroying it completely. The Lancelot fired a shot from its VARIS Rifle. The shot hits the head of Tamaki's Burai, forcing him to eject.
Tamaki Count: 4
"Oh Come on!" Tamaki yelled.
"Hey wait up Suzaku! I haven't caught up yet! Euphie might even get to you faster than I could." Rai said.
"Well at least we know their numbers. Our casualties will keep rising if we don't find Zero." Suzaku said.
"Well gee captain obvious, you sure have the best eyesight possible." Rai said sarcastically.
The Lancelot got shot in the back by Zero's Burai. The Lancelot turned to see the Burai holding its cannon with a smoking barrel.
'Really? Is that how you're going to fight me? You asked for it now Zero. You'll regret shooting me in the back just now.' Suzaku thought as he quickly gave chase.
"Assume formation, do not fire on the target. Do not fire on the target." Todoh said as his Gekka backed away.
The Black Knights obeyed as Zero baited the Lancelot into a trap he had set just a few minutes away from him and the Lancelot. The location of the trap was a crater of sand that had mysterious disk like objects surrounding the crater. The Burai went in the crater as the Lancelot followed.
'Now I got you Suzaku!' Lelouch thought.
"Now just push…." Rakshata said as she pressed a button with her pipe, "...and watch."
The objects activated, the Lancelot and the Burai suddenly shut down from a signal that was being emitted from the objects. These were called Gefjun Disturbers. They send out radio waves that interfere the Sakuradite's superconductivity powers, causing Sakuradite powered technology to go offline. The Black Knights surround the two Knightmares as Zero got out.
"You know Suzaku, we could just talk this out. The last thing I want to happen is your princess witnessing your demise as you get filled with holes." Zero said.
'That's exactly the next that will happen if I pop my head out of this thing.' Suzaku thought, 'But for now I'll play along and stall for time. That will do it.'
Suzaku decided to play along and got out.
"Let me guess, you want me to join you." Suzaku said.
"Well I was going to say that, but I guess you already knew didn't you?" Zero said, "But I guess there is something you never knew."
"Like what?" Suzaku asked.
Zero reached for his mask as the clamps retracted.
"Behind this mask…" Zero said as he took off his mask, "Is an old friend of yours. Isn't that right Suzaku?
Lelouch revealed his face to Suzaku. Suzaku's eyes suddenly widened to the point where they looked like the scale version of the very crater that he was in. He couldn't believe that all this time, his best friend was dead serious from the start when it was about that proclamation of the desired destruction of Britannia itself. He began to wonder whether or not he should cut ties with him or let him live to see the light of day again. He tried to deny what his eyes were gazing upon, thinking it was just a trick. He knew it wasn't a trick, it was heart that was playing tricks with him. His own heart wanted to deny the fact that the man who he thought was nothing but a bringer of chaos was his best friend.
"You mean…. All this time….. You….. You were….. BAKANA! This can't be right at all! You can't be Zero! It's just not possible!" Suzaku said as he tried to deny the truth.
"Denial will get you nowhere Suzaku. Just as it did when you killed your own father." Lelouch said.
Suzaku's eyes widened even more.
"How? How did you—? When did you—?" Suzaku stutters.
"I knew the moment I asked Kirihara. He told me everything and how you killed your own father in impulse." Lelouch said, "I could understand you didn't want people to suffer, but what you did made it worse. No, it wouldn't have mattered what you could have done, it would only get worse with or without your intervention."
"But I didn't mean it! I never thought that something like that would happen! I-I-I I just—!"
"Save your breath Suzaku. You know that no matter what you do, nothing will change. The only way to do change things is to become the strongest person in the world with the most power possible to do it. No matter how good your intentions are, they can lead to horrible consequences. You don't have to get yourself killed just to redeem yourself, you think that's what Euphie would want?" Lelouch said, "Because I can name a few reasons why it isn't what she would want."
Suzaku was silent from that point on. He knew that if he did die, he would have gotten his redemption for his sins. But then Euphemia would blame herself for letting him do something that reckless because she would have taken his place instead or prevented either her or Suzaku from dying.
"Besides, I'm not asking you to join me as Zero, but as a friend. Euphie would want you to live. You know it." Lelouch said.
"Lelouch…. I… I wish I could, but after all that I have done…. How can I redeem myself by living?" Suzaku asked.
"It's simple really." Lelouch said as Geass flowed into his left eye, "Forgive yourself for the death of your father and be free from the burdens of your own sins."
The Geass flowed into his friend's eyes. Suddenly, Suzaku felt the weight of his sins leaving as the burdens began to die out. He felt the burdens leave him as the weight of his biggest burden of that being the murder of his father slip away. Suzaku finally felt at ease after 7 years of bearing these burdens ever since the war came. The red rings suddenly fade away. The Ganymede and the Kimaris were fighting each other. The two back away as they fired at each other.
'Even with my Geass, she can still keep up with me…' Nunnally thought.
'These movements… They definitely resemble lady Marianne's movements, yet…' Euphie thought.
'There's only one way this can end.' The two girls thought.
Nunnally goes to turn off the safety programs. Her mother warned her that if she turns them off, she might risk death. But her determination and her opponent's will to fight on pushed her to this point. Euphie remembered that turning the limiter off would be suicide, but she had no choice. It was her, or the enemy. The two girls turn off the safety limiters and felt massive amounts of data flow into them.
The two Knightmares suddenly had red glowing eyes. Nunnally's right eye was red because it was now bleeding from the excessive amount of data going into her head.
"This is it. Use me however you want Ganymede, will win together no matter what." Nunnally said.
Euphie's left eye began to bleed as well.
"Let's do this, Kimaris." Euphie said.
The two continued to fight. Rai watched as the two fought and was scared just by looking at this. He felt fear as the two went on.
'It's as if Euphie just finally lost it. I know that NLS System can be helpful, but at what cost? Becoming a demon? Fighting like a bloodthirsty animal with no heart? Dear god, those two have become Devils. Devils that don't care how much they bleed as they fight. Please don't make me one of their victims.' Rai thought.
The Ganymede got out its swords and clashed with the Kimaris's lance. They backed and ran into each other and clashed every single time. The Ganymede swung its swords as the Kimaris thrusted its lance. One of the swords cuts the head in a downward cleave. The lance takes the Ganymede's head. One of the horns on the Ganymede's head comes off as the Kimaris lost its left eye.
"That was close you bastard!" Nunnally said.
"I won't falter that easily!" Euphie said.
The Kimaris and the Ganymede traded blows as the Ganymede lost its left arm while the Kimaris lost its left arm. The two thrust their weapons at each other in one act of defiance. The lance and the sword hit the cockpits, both slip past the girls as they hit the cockpit. They were both unharmed. They both fired slash harkens at each other. The Knightmares were strained beyond operational limits and deactivate. Both units lost their arms. Rai was left speechless as he saw the two just stand there. He quickly grabbed the Kimaris and rushed back to the ship. Shirley approached the Ganymede and checked up on Nunnally, who was unconscious.
"Nunna? Nunna are you ok? Respond. Nunna I'm being serious, wake up." Shirley said.
"S-Shirley?" Nunnally responded weakly as she woke up.
She was utterly sluggish. The fight had drained her of her strength. She had to be carried back. The Rei takes the Ganymede back to the sub. Meanwhile in the crater of sand, Suzaku was still trying to piece everything that had just happened to him after Lelouch casted his Geass on him. Cruise missiles were flying right into the crater.
"Incoming missiles! Shoot them down!" Todoh said.
The Black Knights fired at the missiles. The missiles were being quickly dispatched.
"Well Suzaku, guess that means we will have to meet again on the field of battle at another time." Lelouch said as he puts on his mask, "I'll give you time to think about my offer a little bit. Besides, you have something to live for, don't you?"
"Wait Lelouch. What are you—"
The missiles were destroyed, but a giant orange airship was floating above the crater.
'What the hell is that?' Naoto thought.
"I think it's time we run back to the sub!" Asahina said.
"Zero! Get out of there!" Kallen said.
Zero turns off the Gefjun Disturbers. He got his Burai out as a storm of black energy balls rained from the underbelly of the ship. The Lancelot made it out just in time to escape and run back to the ship. The Black Knights retreat to the sub and escape as well. The sub quickly submerged as soon as it got clear of shallow waters. Lloyd was amazed by the orange airship.
'They finally finished it. Britannia's first airship, the first airship of many to come. The Avalon…' He thought.
The Black Knights managed to escape the clutches of fate once again. They can finally relax. Nunnally was being hospitalized at the medical wing of the sub. She had to stay in the medical wing for at least a day until the injuries wear off and her stamina returns. Teiwaz informed the Black Knights about a little gift for them. The sub steams towards Teiwaz HQ.
Teiwaz HQ
The Sub was docked and the Black Knights came out. The Black Knights looked at a giant ship that looked like a fish with 5 cannons. 4 on the side with 2 of the 4 on top, the other 2 on the bottom while the 5th one was behind the bridge that sticker out. Mcmurdo and Naze walked over to them.
"That there is the Isaribi. She's all yours with a free warranty and with no strings attached. This baby is a bit special." Mcmurdo said.
"How special are we talking?" Tamaki asked.
"This thing can fly." Naze said.
"It can fly?! Sweet!" Rivalz said.
"A flying ship? Now we're getting down to business." Naoto said.
"That's right. And it's all thanks to Rakshata and little Einstein." Naze said.
"Nina and Rakshata?" Milly muttered.
"Well the Air Glide System was a piece of cake and thanks to Nina, the ship now has an actual functioning Yggdrasil Drive." Rakshata said as she puffed smoke out of her pipe.
"Y-Yeah. Something like that." Nina said.
"Guess we'll have to pack everything up and put it on the ship." Naoto said.
The Black Knights quickly got everything on the ship. The C6s, Burai's, Gekka's, and the Guren were given jet thrusters while the Ganymede got a prototype Air Glide Float Unit on the back. The ship came with everything every ship had, a kitchen, command room and bridge, two anti gun turrets, missiles and missile tubes, it even had a catapult. The Black Knights got the Gefjun Disturbers and put them on the ship to use as a stealth system. The inner circle finds themselves in the bridge. The Black Knights took up positions as the ship was about to launch. There was 5 seats. Zero, Ohgi, Milly, Minami, and Yoshida got in the seats.
"Alright. Isaribi, set sail!" Zero said.
"Isaribi, setting sail!" Milly said.
The Isaribi begins to head out as its bridge stows itself. The ship dived and left Teiwaz HQ and went out to Kamine Island. The Black Knights thought that the orange airship would go there as well to look for them. They would seen come into battle with airship against airship at the Island of the Gods.
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