Code Geass: Infinity
Code Geass: Infinity
Chapter 8: Dead and Reborn Orange
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Hello, I'm back, did you miss me? I sure feel like writing a lot of fanfiction, unfortunately, I have a lot of English homework (the irony, I know) so my updates will be pretty erratic, sorry.
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"So, we're going to Britannia huh, it's been a while" said Lelouch Lamperouge.
"I highly doubt we can just waltz in and pick up an immortal without somebody noticing us" said Suzaku.
"Afraid?" asked C.C.
"No, it's just that, how are we supposed to do this? Our Knightmares are powerful, but I highly doubt that we're a match for the Britannian military" said Suzaku.
"We won't invade yet, we have to plan our attack first. Also, it would be best if we waited for Jeremiah and Sayoko to rejoin" said Lelouch.
Sutherland Sieg
"Well, I suppose it's a good thing that this Knightmare has a large cockpit so I don't have to be cramped with you" said Sayoko.
"I'm just glad that Lord Lelouch is safe"
"Yeah, from what he told me on the phone, it would seem that he went through a lot during Ragnorok. What with the Emperor and Mari-uh-oh"
"What?"
"…nothing"
"Please, finish that sentence"
"When Master Lelouch briefed me on the current situation, he told me that he had faced his father…and mother in a strange weapon…and killed them both"
The Sutherland Sieg suddenly started losing altitude and flying recklessly, a reflection of its pilot.
"…Lord Lelouch said that he was doing this all for Empress Marianne, why…"
"The Odin is up ahead, you can ask him yourself.
The Sutherland Sieg then entered the black airship through an opening into the Knightmare Garage, the ceiling entrance opened up and Sayoko and Jeremiah were greeted by Lelouch, Suzaku, and Shirley.
"Hello Orange, I'm glad to see you're ba-
-Jeremiah had exited his Knightmare and tackled Lelouch to the ground, his wrist blades extended, Geass Canceller already active.
"Lelouch Vi Britannia, why did you turn against the Empress?"
"Jeremiah, my mother betrayed Nunally and me, what did you expect me to do!"
"Empress Marianne would never do anything like that"
"You're so blinded by loyalty you're throwing away your own heart and emotions"
Jeremiah had gotten off Lelouch and stormed out the room.
"I'll go talk to him" said Sayoko
Sayoko had followed Jeremiah, who was inside the medical ward with a syringe needle filled with a red liquid; Refrain.
"Lady Marianne, you are so powerful in that new Knightmare Frame. I would like to be Empress Marianne's personal guard. Ah, Empress, I live to serve you with all my loyalty. No, what's going on, why is my idol dead-she's dead again, by her own son-what?
The Refrain had worn off, partly due to Jeremiah's cyborg body and missing brain tissue. He immediately got a larger dose, but was stopped by Sayoko.
"Lady Sayoko?"
Sayoko then slapped Jeremiah's face, the force of which knocked the 300-pound cyborg to the floor.
"I am absolutely disgusted with you. You claim to be loyal, but to what. A loyalty to a noble who threw away her own children for a man obsessed with the past is pathetic. Master may not be perfect, he is anything but, yet he still tries his hardest to bring peace to everybody, even if it means destroying the world and rebuilding it with hands stained with innocent blood"
"Just leave me here"
"If you wish, but think about this. What's the point of being alive, if there's no future to live for?"
Sayoko left the medical ward, the mechanical door closing behind her. Jeremiah had picked up a portable Gefjun Disturber.
Odin-Bridge
"Jeremiah refuses to help us, we're on our own" said Sayoko.
"Dammit Orange, why now?" said Lelouch.
"What do we do now?" asked Shirley.
"We'll land the Odin on the outskirts of Britannia, and then we'll lead a ground recon for a safe passage to Pendragon. It's the only plan we've got" responded Lelouch.
The Next Day
C.C. had flown the Odin to the outskirts of Britannia, close to a river.
Lelouch, Suzaku, and Shirley then exited the Odin with their Knightmares. Cecile and Lloyd had stayed behind to finish upgrading the Sutherland Sieg that Rakshata had started.
Almost immediately, Sutherland and Gloucester units began attacking the trio. Against the more advanced Knightmares, they were fodder, but the sheer numbers were overwhelming.
"There's too many of them, we have to retreat" said Suzaku.
The trio had retreated to a more rugged terrain, where they could hope to break the Britannian formation, but no such luck came.
Sayoko appeared in a captured Sutherland, and was a decent pilot, but the heavy numbers overwhelmed her as well. A barrage of pellets came charging towards them, and was stopped only by the Shinkiro's ADT. The Britannians had put together a Raikou, made out of Sutherlands, and therefore being much more powerful. Things looked even grimmer when a group of Vincent Wards arrived on the battle scene, with even more Float-equipped Sutherlands. The Raikou fired-
-"I'M COMING LELOUCH!" said Jeremiah.
One day previously
"Ah, I thought that I heard a sound around here" said Lloyd
"Tell me, would you continue on, even if there was no past for you to follow?"
"Evolution is about moving towards the future, so my answer would be yes"
"But what is the point?"
"Jeremiah, do you have anybody you wish to protect?" asked Cecile.
"Yes"
"Then they'll be your reason to live, fight for their future, it's your job as a loyal knight"
"Loyalty..."
Jeremiah had gotten up and crushed the Gefjun Disturber
"Sir Lloyd and Mis Cecile, how long would it take to modify the Sutherland Sieg"
"Well, we'll have to install a new control cockpit since this one uses the neural uplinks"
"Keep the cockpit intact, I'll pilot it. Tell me what to do"
Presently
A new Knighmare had descended and taken the hit for the others. It had a basic orange color scheme, had two large slash harkens mounted on its side, which had opened up to reveal dual hadron cannons. The head was red with jewels for eyes. It had a heel like protrusion from its feet, which held its Float System. Along its arms were smaller slash harkens which emitting EMV shielding laced with the original radiation shielding.
"Eighth Generation Knightmare Frame: Thor Sieg" said Lloyd through the communication lines. "Cecile and I were tinkling around with some of Rakshata's technology and decided to improve it a little bit. We decided to use the new shields from the Lancelot Albion, but we didn't have enough materials to build Energy Wings, but we settled for Energy Steps, which are like a float system except allowing the Knightmare to walk on air. Not as good as Energy Wings, but still better than your average Float"
"Lelouch… I finally understand myself and my loyalty. My intentions had always laid in the past, to rewind the hands of time for my own gain, but now I understand that what you desire is a peaceful world for everybody; so, I, Jeremiah Gottwald, pledge my allegiance to you, Lelouch Lamperouge"
"Orange, thank you"
"And also, Miss Sayoko, after this is over, I would like to talk to you privately"
"Jeremiah!"
The battle went easily, with the Thor Sieg obliterating the Britannian reinforcements, Lelouch, Shirley, Suzaku, and Sayoko had obliterated the remaining ground units.
Onboard the Odin-Jeremiah's room
"So, what made you come back?" asked Sayoko.
"I remembered why I fight in the first place, to carve a new world. You reminded me of that"
"Really"
"Yes. Miss Sayoko… I owe you my life for stopping me from following through with a very dark plan so"
-very slowly, very deliberately, Jeremiah brought Sayoko's face to his own, and kissed her. They held it for a while, and then broke it.
SLAP
"What! You don't just confess to a girl and expect her to swoon all over you! Who do you take me for?"
Jeremiah was still trying to regain feeling in the rightt side of his face.
"Still, it was sweet" and Sayoko followed suit and returned the kiss.
C.C's room
"You are a wild, impulsive, and self-destructive man; you know that" said C.C.
"I know, you're not the only one who's told me"
"Why are you here?"
"Huh"
"Despite everything that's happened between you and Lelouch, you've returned to his side, but why? How does siding with Lelouch benefit you?"
"When you're friends with a person, that's the only reason you need for helping them. Personal gain comes second to helping a friend who needs it"
"Must sound great"
"You should know. You've got friends, like us"
"We're friends?"
"Yeah, comrades are friends"
"You're a strange person indeed"
Lelouch's room
"We got through that. I wasn't sure we were going to make it, but it's a good thing that Mr. Jeremiah pulled through when he did, right Lulu"
"Yeah"
"What's the matter, you look nervous"
"Well it's just, I don't know how to put what I'm about to say"
"The just say it all at once"
"The words just won't come out"
"Is it really important?"
"Incredibly important, it's about our future together. Shirley, with you, I feel like I can change the world, so"
"Lelouch had reached into his pocked and retrieved a small black box. He got on one knee in front of Shirley, opened the box to reveal a shimmering diamond ring, and asked the question of a lifetime.
"Will you marry me?"
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There you go, a little Orange-centric, but I did manage to deliver a cool 8th generation Knightmare, a funny, yet romantic fluff scene with Sayoko, and gasp, Shirley's going to be Mrs. Lamperouge. What will happen next?!