Code Geass: Infinity
Code Geass: Infinity
Chapter 5: Interim
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Sorry about my rant, I'm stable now. Thanks for your reviews, and for those who have watched the end of Code Geass (nooo) I won't kill Lelouch or Shirley, but C.C., can't give any promises, I don't like putting too much thought into plot, but more thought into character development, I keep the plot simple, but leave the details to the characters' point of view
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A week after the death of the Emperor
"So Lelouch, what are your plans now?" asked Suzaku
"I don't know, to tell you the truth, I guess I'll try to get Nunally back"
"You don't know, so what are you going to do with your life now? You can't return to Ashford since the Black Knights know your identity, and you can't Geass all of them, since you've already used it on Kallen and she'll recognize the Geass command. Shniezel and Cornelia have Nunally, and plan on making her the Empress in Charles' wake, so she'll be able to live a good life"
"With Nunally on throne, she'll be able to make the changes she wants, and without Zero opposing Britannia and the Black Knights aligned with Schniezel, there'd be nobody to challenge her except from the inside and with Schniezel and Cornelia as her assistants, even there she's safe. What about you Suzaku, what do you plan on doing? You can't walk back into the Motherland after participating in the Emperor's downfall, and you can't return to Japan anymore with the U.F.N. established and Japan relinquished."
"Originally, I came here to kill you" said Suzaku, taking out a gun "But I walked into Shirley on the way here, she told me everything"
"Oh, Suzaku"-
-Suzaku had punched Lelouch and the prince had fallen down, with Suzaku putting his foot on Lelouch's head.
"You stupid idiot, you had a power that could turn people against each other, you witnessed another Geass User lose control and fall into insanity, you've seen what the Geass had cost you and others, and even so, you let it usurp your soul at the worst possible time. But even when I knew that you were Zero, you still lied to my face and claimed it was for your own selfish reasons, Lelouch, you are a disgusting bastard"
"You're right. You're right about everything: Euphie, my Geass, myself; you have every right to kill me"-
-"And let you off easy, no, I won't kill you. Your life maybe dark and wretched, but it still holds some worth, and there are still some people who want you: Shirley, C.C., Nunally. You said you became Zero for Nunally, that was a half-lie; originally, but now, you fight for those close to you. There are still countries that hate Britannia, Nunally won't be safe, even with all her allies"-
-"So we'll help Nana, we'll protect her from the shadows, and when everything is right, Lulu will be reunited with her, right Suza-kun" said Shirley, appearing once she turned her Geass off.
"Will you cut it with that nickname?"
"Hey Suza-kun, your foot is still on my head, and it's very heavy" said Lelouch.
"Not you too Lelouch"
Shirley started laughing, and soon Suzaku and Lelouch joined in as well. Lelouch was surprised that Suzaku was his friend again, thought the latter had just threatened him a little while ago, the two boys knew deep in their hearts that their friendship had rekindled.
"So, if we want to help Nunally, what should we do first?" asked Shirley.
"First, we'll have to find all the secret groups that Charles had funded during his reign. Even though he's dead, I'm pretty sure that they'll still be active, and won't accept Nunally and might make an attempt on her life. So, we're going to strike first, before they learn of Charles' death." replied Lelouch.
"This airship has a stealth system that we can use to gain a pre-emptive strike, but where should we start?" asked Suzaku.
"C.C. will decide that, she was close to Charles and Marianne, so she'll know where the locations of these groups are. We'll attack when she decides" said Lelouch.
Meanwhile
"Hey G.G., why did you leave me back there?" asked C.C.
"I had gained the Code at that point; I didn't want to break your heart when you died of old age while I still remained in a ten year-old body. But maybe that's what drove you to accept the Code from the last C.C."
"Unfortunately, I wasn't as ruthless with my Geass as you were. It took me six years before my Geass was strong enough to have the Code forced on me; it took you half the time"
"Yes, I did have a powerful Geass, only natural that I would abuse it"
"So, why did you take the Code of V.V.?"
"To bring back X.X."
"You don't mean"-
-"Yes, that's exactly what I mean C.C. The first one to discover the Code, The Original Geass User, and whose powers were second to the World of C itself; X.X"
"I understand, but we need the Codes of A.A. and Z.Z., we already have 3 Codes, but to find the other 2 is going to be almost impossible"
"You forget C.C., your partner was able to Geass the World of C, and my own partner's Geass is growing at a remarkable rate, plus we now have that boy who is able to sense the presence of the other Coded: that boy is the-
Lelouch's Room
"I wonder what's taking C.C. so long to decide our next course, I know that Charles had a lot of secret groups, but I didn't think it would take this long to go through all of them" thought Lelouch as he sat in his bed.
Just then his door slid open and Shirley walked in.
"Hey Lulu, I just wanted to know how you're doing"
"I'm really irritated, I want to take action, but right now we've got to wait until C.C. decides where to go"
"Oh…"
"Hey Shirley, thanks for helping things between Suzaku and me"
"Really, I didn't think I helped much, I just told him the truth, that's all"
"You really helped; I could've never gathered the courage to explain the truth to Suzaku"
"He would've beat you to a pulp if you would've done that yourself"
"Yeah, he would've. Shirley… what do you want to do once all of this is over?"
"Hmm…well, you'll take me on a date first, and then I can brag to Milly that I got a boyfriend before she did, and then I'll see my Mom to let her know I'm alright, and then I'll-
-Shirley was silenced by Lelouch's sudden kiss. They held it for an eternity, or maybe a second, it was difficult to tell, and then they parted.
"Lelouch, don't surprise me like that"
"Why not, you did it to me too. Just call it payback in full"
"Okay then, how about I give you your change back"
Shirley got on top of Lelouch and was about to kiss him…but the door slid open and Suzaku came in.
"Hey Lelouch, C.C. says she's found-
He had just walked in to the sight of his two friends kissing.
"Uh, I'll tell you later"
Suzaku walked out nervously while muttering an apology behind his back as well as a warning to keep it under home.
"Well, Suzaku just ruined the moment" said Shirley as she slid off Lelouch.
"We might as well go see"
The couple exited Lelouch's room and walked to the bridge of the airship: Odin.
"So C.C., where are we going?" asked Lelouch.
"We're heading towards the Code Dictorate"
"What is that?" asked Shirley.
"You destroyed the Geass Dictorate that was made to study, analyze, and reproduce the power of Geass. This Dictorate is similar, except with the power of Codes rather than Geass. Their prime samples were Charles and another Coded named A.A., and therefore they'll be the first to know of Charles' death. They also seek C.C. and I, so it would be best to destroy them before they became a problem" said G.G., who had entered the bridge as well.
"Where is it located?" asked Suzaku.
"The Middle East; Area Eighteen, but that's all we know. You we'll have to search for it manually" answered C.C. "Also, your Knightmares don't have the equipment to maneuver in the soft sand, so we'll be at a disadvantage if we attempt to storm it after discovering its location" said C.C.
"We'll get past that problem once we come to it" said Lelouch.
"Let's Go"
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You're probably hating me for all the close moments, sorry, but I'm just mean that way. I probably won't be able to update tomorrow, or maybe I will; all depends how much homework I've got, but I'll definitely be able to upload on weekends.