AN: ok, we got some questions.
Q: Pretty cool. And I honestly thought Suzaku was going to go crazy when Lelouch revealed himself.
A: Well unless your name happens to be Speedwagon… Even he would be losing himself….. And even he was afraid.
Q: Does this mean we won't see the Ikaruga in this story?
A: Not until we get to R2.
Now let's begin!
Code Geass: Black-Blooded Orphans
Stage 14: Island of the Gods
Kamine Island
The Avalon had landed on Kamine Island to search for the Black Knights, who were hiding in the Pacific Ocean just approaching the island. Clovis got out of the ship and looked at the cave where the Gawain was. Clovis remembered that he went with Schneizel on the Avalon. He remembered just how much trouble it took to make sure Code R was never found, which was now all in vain since Zero showed up. He remembered that there was a huge stone tablet in the cave, the Gawain's Druid System could easily identify the object and see if it can reveal its secrets. Lloyd was called in to perfect the cannon, but he was busy attending to the Kimaris.
"These Artifacts may be the reason why our Emperor may have wanted to conquer every stretch of land possible." Bartley said.
"Is that so?" Schneizel asked.
"Yes Brother, after the Shinjuku Incident, this thing was discovered so I thought this may require our attention." Clovis said.
Medical Wing, Avalon
Euphemia woke up in the medical wing with a eye patch over her left eye. Suzaku was with Euphie to insure nothing bad happened.
"Suzaku? Is that you?" She asked since she was just recently getting back up.
"Easy now Euphie. I'm right here." Suzaku said to comfort the princess.
"Did anything happen to anyone else while I was unconscious?" She asked.
"Rai managed to get you to a safe place and were on the Avalon already." Suzaku said.
"Really? Where—"
"We're on a island similar to Shikine Island, but it's uninhabited. It should be safe." Suzaku said.
Medical Wing, Isaribi
Nunnally had a patch on her right eye. Rakshata was checking for any abnormal damages that may have occurred after Nunnally deactivated the NLS System's safety systems.
"Hmmm….. Yep. There has been no damage to your brain or any parts of your nervous system. You should be good to go in a day or two. For now just relax. You'll be combat ready soon enough." Rakshata said.
"Thank you, Rakshata-chan." Nunnally said.
"Anything to make sure my little mouse is a-ok." Rakshata said, "Now I'll go and assist Nina with the analysis."
She leaves the room and Naoto came in holding a plate of Hibachi Steamed Rice and Pork.
"Oh, Naoto-San." Nunnally said.
"Well Little Mouse, you look better." Naoto said as he handed the plate to Nunnally, "How do you feel?"
"I'm feeling better I guess. Rakshata said I should be able to fight within a day or two." Nunnally said.
"A day?" Naoto muttered.
"I know. It's crazy at first, but how else could you explain it?"
"I guess you're right." Naoto said.
Command Bridge, Isaribi
Ohgi was left in charge of the ship while Zero was in his quarters to formulate a plan against the newly arrived Avalon.
'Once a Resistance member, now a captain of a ship. No wait, I'm just substituting for the captain while he makes a plan.' Ohgi thought.
Yoshida was in charge of the main artillery guns and missiles and the automated AA guns.
Cafeteria
Arthur was being fed by Sugiyama. He fed him some cooked fish.
"You like that little guy?" Sugiyama asked.
"Meow~!" The cat replied cheerfully.
The rest were eating Shirley's cooking, which wasn't all that bad actually. Inoue was helping Shirley with the cooking.
Hangar Bay
Rivalz was on Maintenance duty for the Knightmares and Knight Walkers. Rivalz looked at the Ganymede, which was in for repairs.
'Man, she got wrecked. Shipwrecked. Hopefully this thing gets repaired within a day or two, otherwise we might be in a disadvantage.' Rivalz thought.
The Burai's were being given shields to use as protection. The Kishi Kai was being re-armed. The Ganymede itself was getting its armor changed. The Ganymede was also being given a huge Mace called the "Soul Eater", a mace that can open up like the jaws of a beast that clamps down in its prey with a hard grip as hard as steel. There was a built-in saw inside the mace should it grab anything that needs to be cut down.
Zero's Quarters
Lelouch's as in his Quarters, trying to think of a plan.
'That black Knightmare from before, it might be useful to me. Once we have it and disabled that flying battleship, we might be one step close to liberating Japan.' Lelouch thought, 'As for Schneizel….'
Hangar Bay, Avalon
Lloyd was looking at the Kimaris's data from its fight with the Ganymede.
'It seems like Rai wasn't kidding when he said he may have seen two Devils dancing in the battlefield. The NLS System can turn anyone, even a Knight of the Round, into a demon.' Lloyd thought.
"Cecile, you wanted to know why the NLS was forbidden in the military, yes?" Lloyd asked.
"Y-Yes. I did want to know." Cecile said.
"Well, the NLS is capable of doing anything to anybody, given that the person itself decides to use it to the fullest or not. It was implemented into children once so that it would grow with the child as it grew up. As they get into more conflict, the child begins to develop some kind of bond to the Knightmare itself. That bond would soon have led to the exploitation of unbelievable power." Lloyd said, "This system would turn children into monsters, it could easily make men into demons, and just for the record, that ancient civilization had only one valid reason on using it than insisting that it be rid of for good. That reason was because they were fighting what they called 'The Angels of Death'. Mechanical machines that grew self-aware and began to send humanity into extinction. After 7000 years of fighting, the civilization vanished, only for it to be resurrected in a form that could only be called a Knightmare Frame."
Cecile was both amazed and terrified at the same time upon hearing this.
"My father was once a researcher who looked into this matter, only to be killed in an incident." Lloyd said.
Kamine Island
There was a metallic bird like head coming out from the walls of the cave. The machine bird was stuck inside. It was being kept from moving because of the Gefjun Disturbers that were captured by the Britannian Forces that were put on the wall its head stood out, little did they know that it was no ordinary machine.
The Next Day…
The Isaribi had surfaced and had fired to anchors. The ship rose up so that its hangar bay doors were not going to be flooded with water. The door flips down and revealed Burais and C6s as they rolled out. Soon, the Black Knights got out. Ohgi was in charge of the ship while everyone else headed out. The Gefjun Disturbers acted as a stealth mechanism, keeping the ship from being detected on radar. The Ganymede had been repaired and Nunnally was combat eligible again. Nunnally was wearing a pink pilot suit much similar to Kallen's red pilot suit.
"Are you sure this will help with the Ganymede?" Nunnally asked.
"Why of course little mouse. It will help with your life expectancy." Rakshata said.
Nunnally got in her newly repaired Ganymede and took the Soul Eater. The Ganymede had round shoulder pads and armor that covered the cockpit. It's cockpit was now round and the Float unit was attached to its back.
"So how does the Ganymede feel now?" Naoto asked.
"It feels much better." Nunnally said.
"Wait Til those Brits start losing their heads." Tamaki said.
"Jeremiah, Nunnally, attack the enemy up ahead while the others move in to secure the target." Zero said, "Ohgi, have the ship engage the Enemy battleship. Activate Rakshata's new Radiant Wave Shield."
"Right." Ohgi said, "Activate the shield."
"Activating Shield." Milly said as she turned on the shield.
The shield surrounds the ship in a red sphere that will react to enemy fire.
"Ascend the ship, fire the cannons as soon as Nunnally gets the ship's location." Ohgi said.
"Right." Yoshida said.
"Have the Bridge go into combat mode." Ohgi said.
The Bridge was stowed as its shutters closed and revealed images from outside the ship. The anchors get disengaged and are retracted.
"Begin the operation!" Zero said.
The Siegfried moved on ahead. The Ganymede activated its float unit as its wings fold out. It flies up and follows the Siegfried.
"How's Rakshata's float unit working milady?" Jeremiah asked.
"It's working out just fine. I never thought that it was possible to make a Knightmare fly." Nunnally said.
"Well I guess we proved the world wrong." Jeremiah said.
The rest of the Black Knights moved out on the ground. Once the ground units reach striking distance of the Britannian Forces, they will charge at the enemy while they try to get a hold on the situation.
With Schneizel
"Lord Schneizel, two enemy units have been spotted. They're Knightmares and are apparently flying." A soldier reported.
'So… They managed to make a float unit….. Guess I should have brought one from the mainland just in case.' Schneizel thought, 'Could they be after me, the Gawain or the Avalon?'
The Britannian forces scrambled. The Siegfried found the Avalon and radioed its location to the Isaribi.
Isaribi
On the command bridge, the transmission of the location was marked on the map.
"Alright, engines at Max, retract anchors and prepare to fire. We're going to hit that ship with everything we got." Ohgi said.
"Ascending now." Milly said.
"Aiming Gun Turrets." Yoshida said.
Kamine Island
The anchors are retracted as the ship lifted into the air and began to move towards the Avalon's position. The Siegfried fires its cannon, hurling a huge massive bolt towards the Britannians. The Sutherlands sent to intercept were destroyed long before they had time to react. The Ganymede engaged the enemy VTOLs that were launched. The Ganymede knocked a VTOL out of the sky using the mace it got from the ship. The Ganymede fired a slash harken, destroying the other VTOL and fires its guns at the remaining VTOL aircraft.
Meanwhile, ground forces were moving in undetected. They hid under the cover of the trees to protect them from enemy attacks from above. The Siegfried sees the Avalon and the enemy force guarding it. The Avalon's AA guns come online and begin firing at the Siegfried. The bullets were deflected by the Siegfried's new Radiant Wave Shield that covered it. The Siegfried fired at the entrance of the cave, making a giant hole. The Black Knights Ground Force comes out with their jets on and flew into action.
"KURO BANZAI!" The Black Knights howled.
"Oh dear god…. Suzaku, I think they want the ship." Rai said as the Club and the Lancelot got out.
"Lloyd, how long until Euphie is good to go?" Suzaku asked.
"Just a few minutes, she's good to go, but the Kimaris will need sometime to be repaired and fully rearmed." Lloyd said, "Just make sure none of them attack the ship."
The Lancelot and the Club got out and engaged the Black Knights. The Lancelot fired its VARIS at a Burai. The Burai protects itself using the shield it carried. The shield withstood the shot.
"Oh great. They're using shields now." Rai said as he fired at a Burai.
Naoto charged right in and got the Gekka's claw on a Sutherland and activated its Radiant Wave Surger. The Sutherland exploded. The Guren shoves its fork knife into a Sutherland and thrusted its claw into the Sutherland's cockpit. The Guren finishes it off using the hand cannon on its wrist. The Sutherland blew up. The Four Holy Swords and Todoh were moving in a Serpent Formation. Todoh swung his sword to slash one Sutherland, Asahina fired his gun at the Sutherland while Urabe slashed another Sutherland coming from the left. Chiba shot the Sutherland on the left while Senba finished off the Sutherland on the right with his sword.
"These guys aren't so tough." Asahina said.
The Kishi Kai fired at a Sutherland, shredding it to pieces. The Rei came in and finished it off using its mace. The Lancelot fired again, destroying one Burai. The Lancelot and the Guren clashed at each other. The Guren slashed at the Lancelot with its Fork Knife. The Lancelot quickly got out its sword and blocked the knife. The two clashed their blades multiple times. The Guren activated its Radiant Wave Surger and manages to take out one of the Lancelot's arms. The Lancelot jettisons the right arm right before it exploded. Zero's Burai got on the top of the cave and fired at the floor below, making an opening on the roof of the cave. The Burai fell down as the C6s rushed in to secure the Gawain. Zero got out of the Burai after it landed on the floor and went to get inside the Gawain. He got inside the Gawain as the Black Knights surrounded the Britannians.
"No! Not the Gawain!" Bartley said panicking.
'So he was after the Gawain….. I see now. He intends to steal it and learn about all of the secrets about the Camelot Program.' Schneizel thought.
The Gawain was activated as Lelouch was amazed at the Knightmare itself.
'A two seater Knightmare Frame….. And it uses the same technology as does that Flying Battleship Schneizel took with him. Now to put this thing to the test.' Lelouch thought, "Black Knights, we have what we came for. Head to the rendezvous point and head back."
The Black Knights left as the Isaribi soon got in striking distance of the Avalon. The Isaribi aimed its cannons at the ship.
"Fire all cannons!" Ohgi said.
"Alright! Let's do this!" Yoshida said.
The Isaribi fired at the Avalon. The Avalon tried to fire back, but could not be able to mount a counterattack due to the confusion that was going on. The Avalon took some serious hits. Explosions occur on the Avalon as it is bombarded with shells. The Isaribi heads back to the rendezvous point. Lelouch activated the Gawain's float unit and flew away with the Ganymede and the Siegfried.
"Not again! First the Siegfried, now our prized Gawain? They even damaged the Avalon. Those damn Elevens!" Bartley said.
"Well the Gawain was just a test model anyway. The Avalon will need to be repaired." Schneizel said, 'Incredible Lelouch, you manage to surprise me yet again. No wonder Cornelia and Clovis lost their touch. You have grown much better than the rest of us.'
The Gawain, Ganymede, Siegfried, and all the other Knightmares got on board the Isaribi. Rivalz came to the hangar to see the massive machine.
"Jesus H Christ! That thing is huge!" Rivalz said.
"What in the hell is that thing?" A Black Knight asked.
Zero got out of the cockpit.
"Mission accomplished men. Good job." Zero said.
The Black Knights cheered on for their leader and ace pilots as they got out. Nunnally was glad to see everyone back safe and sound. The Isaribi quickly dived into the water. Rakshata and Nina went to perfect the Gawain's Hadron Cannons. The Black Knights went and made it back their HQ and rested easy.
Viceroy's Palace
"Zero did what?" Cornelia said.
"He stole a Knightmare Frame that was already in development, if he were to use it against us…." A soldier said.
"I know that things won't be pretty now." Cornelia said, "And here I thought we had the lid on them."
"Your Highness," Guilford said as he came in, "Enemy units have amassed themselves in Fukuoka and multiple routes to Kyushu have just been blocked off!"
"What?" Cornelia stuttered.
"Multiple landing craft are also headed there via the Genkai Sea." Guilford said.
"Is it the Chinese Federation?" Cornelia asked.
"No, they're carrying the flag of Japan!" Guilford said.
Genkai Sea
Multiple landing craft were approaching the shore. These landing craft had Japanese Exiles that were being backed by the Chinese Federation. Among them Atsushi Sawasaki, a member of the now defunct Japanese Government.
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