Code Geass: Infinity
Chapter 3: Reclaim
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Hello, I'm back. To respond to some of the complaints, I don't like giving away all my secrets in one go. There is a (story wise) rational explanation for everything. I'll tell you everything eventually, but not now. I'll give you one hint on Shirley's 'revival', G.G. has a secret agenda about the contract, and it involves C.C. and her missing Code.
And about Ganymede, don't forget that its design is the basic skeleton for virtually every Knightmare in existence. And I'll explain how the upgrades exist in the first place.
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"Master, I wish to join you in battle" said C.C., who had reverted to her personality before Geass; that of an orphaned slave girl.
"No, we're going to be using Knightmares, and we don't have enough time to teach you how to pilot one" said Lelouch with gentleness.
"Yeah, you should stay here" said Shirley.
"By the way, how do you know how to pilot a Knightmare anyway?" asked Lelouch.
"Well, I don't, but my partner G.G. does, she's immortal, and has been around to see them in battle and know how they work. She does most of the battling, while I just plot the Ganymede's course; I do wish I could be more help though" said Shirley.
"And how were you two able to upgrade the Ganymede so easily, shouldn't it take months to make upgrades that powerful?" asked Lelouch.
"Well, the funny thing is, after I snuck into Camelot by tailing Suzaku, I started looking around, and I suppose the person who ran the place must've been expecting the Ganymede, because there were parts that were labeled for it, as well as various manuals on their use and installation. G.G. and I had to steal it, as well as Ganymede, and hid it underwater in a cave. The parts fit with the Ganymede perfectly, and we followed the manuals, and well… we had ourselves a Knightmare" explained Shirley.
Shirley Fenette and Lelouch Lamperouge were conversing to calm their nerves, the second Battle for Tokyo was about to begin. Lelouch had sent Rolo to rescue Nunnally, he couldn't risk Shirley again, and he wanted to keep the two as far away as possible. Lelouch brought out his signature king switch, and pressed it. The G Train soon began to cripple the G-5 and older Knightmares; half of their forces were wiped out.
Brittanian POV
Suzaku Kururugi was flying above Tokyo, in Lancelot Conquista… equipped with FLEIJA. He didn't want to use this weapon; he knew from the look in Nina's eye, that this was going to destroy so many, even their own. Suzaku had been questioning Nina's sanity ever since Euphy's death and this strengthened his resolve.
"Zero, I have here a weapon's-grade nuclear warhead, surrender now" said Suzaku, hoping Lelouch would fall for his bluff, and end this.
"No, I know you're lying, you betrayed Japan, you betrayed your father, and you betrayed friendship, so you will betray me now" said Lelouch, making sure to cut his comm. to Shirley; he didn't want her to hear him like this; like Zero.
Suzaku had to admit his own stupidity, of course he couldn't negotiate with Lelouch anymore.
Lelouch POV
"Rolo, secure Governor Nunnally and then take a Knightmare and deliver the subject to the Ikaruga and rejoin the battle; Sayoko, rescue Kallen and recover the Guren; Jeremiah, destroy Lancelot; Shirley, I"
Lelouch was interrupted by Anya inside her Mordred.
"I wonder which defense is stronger, Mordred, or your Shinkiro" said Anya.
"Lulu, I'm coming" said Shirley.
Shirley POV
Ganymede had slammed into Mordred, though it was able to break past the energy shields, Mordred's skin was too thick.
"You're finished, without a Float System, you won't be able to dodge Stark Hadron" said Anya.
Mordred fired, but Shirley quickly used the Float Boosters to boost to Mordred's Float System, and severed it.
Brittanian POV
"What, that's Ganymede!!" exclaimed Lloyd Asplund.
"Yes, but when did it get such modifications? Lloyd…" asked Cecile.
"Well, back when I was engaged to that girl, I thought that they might share Ganymede with me, and I just got a little-over prepared" said Lloyd.
"You were planning on using that girl just to test out some new toys of yours!!" said Cecile.
"If you put it that way, but I'm surprised they're working. They didn't function well with Lancelot, I assumed because that was because of all the experimental technology, so I needed something basic, so why not the most basic of combat Knightmare Frames, the G-3 wonder, Ganymede" explained Lloyd "Don't worry though, all of the technology inside that Ganymede is support, it was originally designed to support other weaponry, Mordred will win, but I hope that the devicer won't mess up Ganymede too badly, I want to salvage it and add it to the collection"
"He's still the same" thought Cecile.
Kallen POV
"It looks different" said Kallen.
"I've got the manual, will you pilot it?" asked Sayoko.
Kallen entered the new Guren; Guren SEITAN Eight-Extremities. She activated it and took off, while Sayoko went to find Nunnally, she didn't trust Rolo.
Normal
Lelouch was caught by Luciano and the Valkyrie Team, Shirley was barely outmaneuvering Anya, and Rolo was preparing to kill Nunnally; things were looking bad. Then, the Guren burst, and killed the Valkyries, and set its sights on the Vampire of Britannia.
"Tell me, is the most important thing to you, your life" said Kallen as the Guren fried Percival.
Meanwhile, Shirley had her hands full with Anya. Shirley knew that if Mordred managed to connect a hit, it would be all over. Then, Shirley had an idea.
"G.G. I need you to break through the Mordred's energy shielding one more time, this time near the cockpit, and see if you can get it open, even slightly." said Shirley.
"You're planning to use your Geass, but what is the point, you can disrupt that child's Knightmare, but you still won't be able to destroy it" responded G.G.
"Just trust me, okay, when you see it, you'll know" said Shirley.
Shirley forced Ganymede forward towards Mordred, and Ganymede broke through the shielding, using its katar, it managed to open the cockpit, where Anya stared at Shirley, and got hit by her Geass. When the cockpit closed, Anya felt herself starting to feel extremely sleepy, and then start having nightmares about her insecurities, such as being forgotten. Mordred was raging, and from its back, G.G. could see an opening on its back; where the Float System connected to. G.G. took this chance, and struck the spot; the electrical surge fried the Yggradsil Drive, and shut the Knightmare down.
"We won" said Shirley as she started to fall down and pass out due to the downside of her Geass. G.G. caught her, and put her inside the cockpit.
"You are one interesting girl, I am lucky to have found you" said G.G. to nobody.
Meanwhile, Guren was winning against the Lancelot Conquista, while Lelouch was going to pick up Sayoko and Nunnally from the Governor's Palace. Jeremiah was decimating the reactivated Sutherlands; the Black Knights were winning.
Kallen was destroying the Lancelot, piece by piece. Lloyd and Cecile were enraged by the fact that their inventions had been stolen.
G.G. had landed Ganymede by the Governor's Palace; she took out a gun, and entered the palace. She was walking when she heard footsteps and stopped. She saw Rolo aiming a gun at Nunnally and Sayoko, he was using his Geass. G.G. shot Rolo, but missed a vital. Rolo aimed a gun at G.G., and was able to cripple her in one shot. He went over to her, and was about to finish Nunnally off, until Shirley stopped him with a gun shot.
"Stop Rolo" said Shirley.
"Shirley?" said Rolo with a surprised look "I thought I killed you"
"Miss Sayoko, get Nunna-chan out of here" said Shirley.
"Understood" said Sayoko as she boarded a Sutherland with Nunnally.
"Shirley, why are you here? Why do you show your face to the person who tried to kill you?" asked Rolo.
"Because you said you like Lulu, and since Lulu likes you back, he'd be sad if anything happened to you" replied Shirley.
"Haha, you didn't know anything about Brother, he used his Geass on you, he lied and deceived you, he took your father, but he would never hurt me" said Rolo.
"I know that Rolo, and I know that he never meant it, and that he's sorry, and that's good enough for me" said Shirley "Lulu has been alone for awhile, that's why he needs us, not just you and me, but Nunnally, Sayoko, Kallen, even the others at Ashford"
"Shut up, I won't let anybody else take him, I won't be alone again…just the two of us, that's all I need" said Rolo, readying his gun.
"I know that's not how you feel Rolo, you're a lot like Lulu, you want people, so that's why you won't shoot me" said Shirley.
"I've been killing since I was six; for ten years I've killed in cold blood and no remorse, what makes you think I couldn't add another one to the list!" yelled Rolo.
"If I'm right, you won't pull that trigger" said Shirley, closing her eyes and dropping her own gun.
…BANG!!
"Why? Why? WHY CAN'T I KILL YOU?!" screamed Rolo, who began to break down and dropped his gun; he missed, and Shirley didn't move an inch.
"Because you want people" replied Shirley, perfectly calm.
"WATCH OUT, THEY'VE FIRED THE NUKE" yelled Lelouch through the radios.
"Let's go to Lulu together" offered Shirley.
Just then, the remainders of the Black Knights were scrambling out, and firing through the walls, the Palace began to shake, and the ceiling caved in, and a pieces of the ceiling pinned Shirley to the ground.
Rolo was about to make a run for it, but had a change of heart, and pulled Shirley out. Then, even more of the ceiling collapsed, and fell on Rolo's leg.
"Rolo, just hold on, I'll get you out" said Shirley.
"No Shirley, get out, I can't return to Brother, but you can" said Rolo "I'm sorry for what I've done, but you need to get out, and return to Brother. I can't make him happy if I'm dead, so promise me you'll take that place for me, promise…" and he threw his cell phone, with the heart on it, to Shirley. The ceiling completely collapsed, and Rolo died.
Shirley got out, and after a few close calls, picked up G.G. and exited the Palace, in the distance; they could see FLEIJA coming closer. Shirley entered the cockpit, and took off with the rest of the Black Knights.
"I'm not going to make it" thought Shirley. Just then, she felt something grab Ganymede, and fly with it.
"Shirley, is that you" asked Kallen.
"Kallen, thank you" said Shirley.
From the screen, she could see FLEIJA destroy the Palace, though, thanks to the Guren's new speed, they were now far away from the blast.
I promise Rolo
At midnight, Lelouch had been told of what happened by both Sayoko and Shirley. He decided to make a speech, he grabbed Rolo's heart token, and said:
"We have lost many lives in the Black Knights, and family members, and while we were about to lose more, Rolo sacrificed his life, to make sure those death weren't in vain… REST IN PIECE, ROLO LAMPEROUGE"
Lelouch and Shirley were inside his room, the others had given the two some personal time, and the Black Knights now knew that their teenage leader needed it.
"You know, I was planning on using Rolo, I told myself I never loved him, and would use him like a tool until his usefulness ran out, and then I would kill him myself" said Lelouch, through a broken voice and tears
"So now, why can't I stop crying?!"
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You guys probably have some questions about G.G.'s agenda, well, I won't give it away, but I'll explain how Shirley came back to life. Just like C.C. could inflict psycho illusions on others, G.G. can use her Code to temporarily transfer the immortality ability to someone, basically, regenerating them. G.G. is also interested in the Codes of C.C. and V.V. that's all the spoilers I'm going to give
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